Gilpin observer., 1918-11-21
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western Newspaper Union News Service
About the War

x1bOaG Vic wal
French war prisoners numbering
10000 will be repatriated soon.
Movement Of American troops
across the Atlantic has stopped entire
~. and rehabilitation of troops in
environments and camps at home is
under way
Eight Rumanian divisions are ad-
vancing against Hungary and panic
prevails in Budapest, said dispatch
from Zurich Monday, quoting the
8reisgau Gazette.
Germany's bill of damage in Bel
GUM. payment of which will be one of
The primary conditions of peace, is
estimated at s2,5OO.OOO,OOO by well-in-
formed Belgians.
American troops entered Briey, the
heart OF the Lothringian iron fields,
Monday morning There were arches
across the main street and the town
was bedecked with flags. Fifteen hun
dred civilians greeted the troops.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker of Colum
bus, Ohio, dean of American aces, is
believed to have fired the last shot
of the war. He was given the honor
of making the last flight over the Ger
man lines before the armistice became
effective.
German Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen, who has been operating in Ru-
mania, arrived at Debreczin, Hungary,
with 1000 of his troops. according to
dispatch from Vienna. The troops
were disarmed and started towards
Germany.
Released French, British and Bel
ing into France in the region of Nancy
Many of them show plainly how long
they have been in captivity The
American Y. M. c. A. is clothing an
feeding the prisoners.
Germany owes France SOS, 900 ,00O,-
900, according to figures compiled by
Paris LIE Matin. The following items
are included in the total: Cost of war.
$4,000. 100000; reparation. 100000
100000; pensions, $S,OOO.O0O,O 1000: re-
turn of the 1871 indemnity, $1,000
100000; interest on 1871 indemnity,
$1,000. 100000.
The Hungarian government has or
pretext that it is necessary for the
maintenance of order, according to a
Prague dispatch from the Czecho-
Slovak press bureau, which quotes adj
vices from Skalitz. Four classes have
been called upon and among the
troops modified are Slovaks.
Western
White bread made entirely of wheat
flour went back on the American
tables after an absence OF more than
nine months.
The announcement from New York
that Arizona is the fourth state to go
over and will have one of the honor
huts named for 1t in France, came as
surprise to state headquarters fol
the United War Work campaign.
Joseph F. Smith, president OF the
Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day
Saints (Mormon), is critically i'll at
his home in Salt Lake, and not much
hope is held out for his recovery. He
suffered paralytic stroke last April
Five persons, two whites and three
negroes, are known to be dead, and
twenty persons injured, as a result OF
promiscuous firing at Winston Salem,
N. c., when mob attempted to take
a negro from the city Jail The ne
gro Is charged with shooting Jim
Childress, farmer. attacking Chill
dress wife and later shooting Sheriff
Flynt.
Washington
Reduction of the enlisted strength
OF the navy has commenced. Secretary
Daniels said, and applications for dis.
charge by men both in the regular
service and In the reserve divisions
are being received
The American copper industry,
through committee of producers and
refiners. agreed with the War Indus.
tries Board to maintain the present
rate of production and preserve exist
ing levels of prices and wages.
President Wilson announced Mon
day that he will sail for France early
in December TO attend the opening
session of the peace conference and
participate in the formulation OF tho
principal features OF the treaty OF
peace.
Government agents have evidences
that German propaganda machinery in
the United States Is being put in work
ing order again to promote sentiment
of leniency toward Germany in peace
terms. Consequently Department OF
Justice officials warned that the pub
lie should remain watchful against re
sumption OF propaganda by interests
formerly actively pro-German and fol
the last year passive.