Gilpin observer., 1918-09-19
Foreign

Since their defeat by General
Mangin, the Germans have under
taken the destruction of the architec-
tural masterpieces of scissors.
Premier Clemenceau has made
visit to st. Mihiel. To the correspond
ent of Echo de Paris he said: "All is
going well and it will continue So"
The St Mhiel salient has been
wiped out. The line now extends past
NoEToy, Jaulny, Xammes, ST. Beno,t.
Hattonville, Hannonville and Herber-
vile.
The London Daily Express claims,
to have unquestionable information
that the former empress of Russia
and her four daughters have been
murdered by Bolsheviki.
One hundred and fifty-four persons
are missing following the 'torpedoing
of the British steamship Galway Cas-
tie, which was en- rout, to South AT
rica. or this number thirty-four were
members of the crew.
Socialist members of the municipal
council of Berlin raised the food ques-
b,
to the Telegraaf. One speaker ex-
claimed; 1T is time the war came to
an end" His words We're greeted by
loud applause from the public gallery.
Hints that the Bolshevik government
of Russia may seek alliances with 9th
er powers are contained in note ad
dressed to the peoples commissarie
and soviets by Nikolai Lenine, the Boil
shevik premier, printed in the Pravda
of Petrograd and repubished in the
Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin.
troopship with $500 American
soldiers on board was torpedoed. All
hands were saved. The troopship was
beached. The transfer of the Ameri-
can soldiers from the stricken vessel
to escorting British and American tor
pedo boat destroyers was o.. ~illy
made without injury to anyone.
While Austria was preparing her
note to the belligerent nations, pro
posing that they meet in informal dis
cussion of peace terms in q neutral
country, Germany was making ready
to make another offer of separate
peace to Belgium. 1t is announced
that the Belgian government has been
approached with proposal that if she
will remain neutral during the remain
der of the war Germany is ready to
withdraw to the frontiers that were
violated in August. 1914 1t is af-
firmed from Berlin that the Austrian
government acted on its initiative in
sending out its proposals. but the offer
of Germany to Belgium points TO what
may be said TO be more than a coinci-
dence and probably desperate peace
offensive is now well under way
Sporting News
Manager Ed Barrow of the worlds
champion Red Sox will go to France
next season if the war continues.
Jimmy Hanlon of Denver was
awarded the decision over Red Dolan
of New Orleans in the eighth round
of scheduled fifteenround fight at
New Orleans. La. Dolan injured his
shoulder in this round. The men are
lightweights
On an average twenty-five games OF
baseball are played daily at Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Tex, according
to report made to DR.. Joseph L. Ray
croft, head of the athletic division OF
the War Department commission on
training camp activities, by Bud Good
win, the camp athletic director
b.. General
The strike of machinists and tool
makers in Bridgeport, Conn, munition
factories was ended Monday.
Observance of Labor day as ma.
tional holiday resulted in a falling off
in coal production of 100000 tons for
the week ending Sept /, as against the
record of the previous week. accord
ing to the report of the United States
geological survey.
The United States, as was fully ex-
pected, Internationally rejected Ger
many's peace feeler In doing so. the
government has spoken for all the co.
belligerents.
The British steamer Galway Castle
was torpedoed and sunk Sunday morn
ing. She carried $50 passengers, in
Guiding 800 women and children.
Eight hundred were saved
William IL. Taft, president of the
League to Enforce Peace, has been in.
vited to deliver the principal address
at the first meeting of the League OF
Free Nations Associations to be held
in London, Oct. 10.
sLieut. Charles Kenney, Jr., of Gov.
ington, KY, and e. II. Austin of Bos-
ton were killed when an army aero
plane from the Mineola aviation field
crashed to earth in the Flatbush sec.
tion of Brooklyn. N. Y.
More than 5000 men have received
training within the past thirteen
months in thirty-six free schools con.
duced by the United States shipping
DOarl tO eauin them tn bacomp off.