Gilpin observer., 1917-04-12
Foreign

Kaiser orders that drafts of proposed
constitutional reforms be submitted to
him
Gen. Murguia ridicules idea that Ger
man plots have entered his military
operations.
Filipino veterans of the revolution
are pledging their loyalty and coop
Grafton to Governor General Harrison.
The official journal at Madrid pub.
lished decree declaring the neutral
ity of Spain in the war between the
United States and Germany.
A majority Of the Austro-Hungarian
newspapers display a more sober tone
than the German journals in discuss
Ing the entry of America into the war.
Negotiations are proceeding at Lon
don for immediate revision of the
British blacklist. whereby America
will probably be excluded from its op-
Grafton
Chile will maintain an attitude OF
neutrality, so long as she is not made
the object of a direct attack, accord
ing to assurances given by govern
ment officials.
The complete text of President Will
sons message arrived in Berlin by
wireless. After careful study the
foreign office declared that there will
be no official reply
I Among women at Copenhagen who
are interested in politics there Is
great indignation over the course Of
Miss jeanette Rankin in opposing the
war resolution in Congress.
The French Cabinet at meeting
| presided over by President Poincare,
decided to have President Wilson's
war message to Congress posted on all
public billboards in France
A Vienna telegram says that it is Of
| ficially announced that 6,234 100000
| kronen have been raised as a result of
the fifth Austrian war loan. The new
money is said to be AGA 100000 kro-
| men.
The arrival at Zurich of Frederic C.
| Penfield, American ambassador to
| Austria. Mrs. Penfield and three mem.
bers of the embassy staff, is reported
in a Havas dispatch from st. Gall,
| Switzerland.
Some excitement was caused in
| O'Donnell street in Dublin by the
hoisting of the Republican flag on the
ruins of the postoffice, while small
party waved similar flag from the
Nelson pillar.
| Minister Of Justice Kerensky said in
an interview at Petrograd that If the
German people would follow the Rus.
sian example and dethrone their EN-.
peror 1--WE offer the possibility of pre-
liminary negotiations"
President Wilson received cable
| grams from King George of England
and King Victor Emanuel of Italy,
congratulating the people and govern
ment of the United States on their en-.
trance into the war against Germany
Sporting News
| The stakes which will be raced for
during the 1917 season in Austria and
| Hungary will aggregate $2,O00,000.
The members of the Boston Nation
al League baseball team will be
trained as bombthrowers and trained
| also to shoot straight, George T. Stall.
| ings, manager of the club, announced
at Boston.
Playing an errorless game with ev.
| cry man on the team using his head
| as well as his hands and feet, the
Denver Grizzlies took Matt Mesch's
| city champions into camp at Broad
way park in Denver by 10 to 0
count.
| Bobbie Quinn, formerly secretary
of the Columbus American Associa.
ton Club, was appointed business
manager and efficiency expert of the
Browns at st. Louis. Quinn steps
into the job vacated by Branch Rick.
ey, now president of the Cardinals.
General
Richard Olney, secretary of state
under President Grover Cleveland,
died at his home in Boston.
No strikes or labor disputes of any
kind during the war is the program of
the Labor Committee of the Council
of National Defense's Advisory Com.
mission headed by Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor.
Running safely through the dangers
of the German submarine blockade of
Great Britain and without sighting
periscope either on the outward or
homeward journey, the American
armed passenger liner st. Louis ar.
rived at her home dock in New York.
I'VE are entering upon one of the
greatest wars without reserve OF
food" declared Henry j. Waters,
president of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College, before the confer
ence at st. Louis called by Secretary
Houston of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, to consider the