Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-05-16
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llshed during the week ending May IL
totaled 10000.
The Uruguayan minister at London
has been appointed minister to the
United States.
The British government is trans
porting 1900 Armenian refugees from
Jerusalem to Port Said
Field Marshal Viscount French was
sworn in Saturday as lord lieutenant
and governor general of Ireland.
Considerable criticism is being
heard in Germany and Austria regard
ing the peace treaty of Bucharest.
Mrs. H. Gordon Selfridge, wife OF
the American who established the first
department store in England, died in
London of pneumonia
Two women spies, Josephine AL
varez and Victorine Faucher, con-
demned to death by court-martial Jan.
%, were executed at Nantes, France.
From army postoffices scattered
throughout France--just to the rear of
the front lines to far Southwark
deluge of Mothers Day letters was
poured in Sunday upon the American
army postoffice.
So many German wounded have ar
rived from the Flanders battle front
that the German authorities in Selzae-
ter. Getvelde, Terdonck and various
other towns in western Flanders have
closed the schools, converting them in
to hospitals.
Poland is handed over to Germany
economically, politically and militar-
lily, according to the terms of secret
treaty reached at Brest Litovsk be-
tween a delegation of the Russian
government, headed by Leon Trotzky
and German representatives, accord
ing to the Gazette of Lausanne.
The Austrian food controller is con-
sidering the introduction of one bread
less day week, according to dis
patch from Geneva to the London
Daily News. Vienna newspapers say
the government is forced to take this
action owing to the rapid diminution
of the flour supply and the small pros
poets of obtaining more wheat. before
the next harvest.
Sporting News
Missouri university defeated Kansas
university in a game Of basketball,
Columbia. Mo-, 70 to SO.
All men in uniform, sailors and SOL
diers. will be admitted free to Ameri-
can league games at the Polo
grounds in New York, it was an
nounced.
Dick Loadman of Lockport, N. Y,
will have a chance at the bantam
weight title May 81, meeting Cham
pion Pete Herman at New Orleans.
Loadman whipped Johnny Ertle at
Milwaukee recently.
Forty shooters competed in the first
annual registered trap shoot of the
Greeley Gun Club at Greeley, Colo.
Conditions were very bad. the wind
blowing continually. w. C. Phellis,
professional, succeeded in making a
run of 127 straight, the longest made
in the West this year. R. A King, the
state amateur champion, made run
of 90.
At Louisville, KY, 10000 people
viewed the running of the derby, and
while Exterminator passed under the
imaginary wire length in front of
X. d. Alexander's colt there was
momentary hush. Then when the
numbers were finally posted there was
ripple of applause, but only ripple
The great majority of the thorough
bred lovers at historic Churchill
nDxxr 1p1 h4, -
torious, not alone because his owner
is a Kentuckian, but because he is in
the United States aviation service, and
some time ago declared his intention
of donating the rich derby purse to
the Red Cross, in the event his good
colt should win.
General
Beer rationing is in sight, it was
declared in New York, unless saloon
keepers voluntarily reduce their or
ders and sales by 80 per cent.
Governor julius C. Gunter tele-
graphed the Colorado delegation in
Congress endorsing the suffrage
amendment TO the federal constitu-
ton.
President Wilson has decided to
spend the entire summer in Washing
ton this year as he did last, so that
he can keep in constant touch with the
war making machinery.
Announcement was made in New
York that in recognition of their eff
forts in behalf of Serbia, the Order of
Knighthood OF st. Sava had been con-
ferred by the prince regent of Serbia
on number of Americans.
Richard G.. McCalla of Toledo. Ohio,
student aviator, was burned to death,
and George I. Henderson of Paw
tucket. r. l., student aviator, was bad