Gilpin observer., 1918-05-02
Foreign

Of Empress Zita, has been ordered to
leave Austria.
DIR. Won Seydler, the Austrian pre-
mier, has for the second time pre-
sented his resignation. according to q
dispatch from Zurich.
After a long debate the Chamber
Of Parliament at Stockholm has re-
jected a bill calling for woman suf-
frage. The vote was 81 to 49,.
Senator Emile de Marcere died at
Paris. He WAS the last of seventy-fivs
senators nominated for life by the
Senate under the constitution of 1875.
The report current that Germany
had sent an ultimatum to Holland led
to revolt among Germans interned
at the Vapeveld camp. according to q
dispatch from Hattem, Holland.
1t was learned from trustworthy
source says a Zurich dispatch that
Germany's submarine losses during
the past six weeks were more than
double the losses during January and
February.
Holland has yielded to Germany's
demands concerning transport and the
supply of sand and gravel, although 1t
is understood that the amount of sand
and gravel will be limited instead of
unlimited.
The newest Russian government in
Petrograd, according to the Alton
bladst of Copenhagen, says an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch, has de-
nounced the Brest-Litovsk treaty with
Germany. 1t calls for new treaty
with Esthonia under Russian rule.
The formation in Vienna of an anti
Emperor Charles party" composed OF
persons prominent in court circles, is
reported in a Vienna dispatch to the
Tageblatt of Berlin. In the party are
members of the nobility who were per-
sonal friends of Emperor Francis Jo-
seph.
Correspondents of Swedish newspa-
pers in Finland telegraph persistent
rumors in circulation there of import
ant happenings in Russia. The most
definite rumor declares that the for
mer Grand Duke Alexis, son of the
former Emperor, has been declared
Emperor, with Grand Duke Michael
Alexandrovitch as regent, and that the
new government would refuse to rec
ognize the Bolshevist peace treaty
with Germany.
For the purpose of ending sensa-
tional speculation on the diplomatic
situation between Japan and China in
the Chinese press, the government
has authorized the following state
ment: "The existing negotiations be-
tween China and Japan are intended
to refer solely to cooperation against
the enemy. The agreement will be-
come invalid as soon as the European
war is terminated without infringing
upon the political or territorial integ-
rity of China"
Sporting News
Pal Moore, Memphis bantamweight,
gained an eight-round decision at
Memphis, Tenn, over Earl Puryear of
Denver in a hard fight.
Louis A. Celia, oil years old, million
aire sportsman and owner of the La
tonia, the Fort Erie and the Hot
Springs racetracks, died at hospital
in st. Louis.
James Barnes of the Broadmoor
Club, Colorado Springs, Western open
champion, and Gill Nichols of New
York, professionals, defeated Jock
Hutchinson. professional at Glen View
Club, Chicago. and Chick Evans, ma
tional amateur and open champion, /
up in an eighteen-hole four-ball match
for the benefit of the American Red
Cross. Several thousand dollars were
collected.
General
Capt. Kermit Roosevelt, who, at his
own request has been transferred from
the British army In Mesopotamia to
the American army in France, is on
his way there.
A British airman bombed Zeebrugge
mole while the kaiser was inspecting
the results of the recent naval raid
A war message to the women of
America from Mrs. Thomas j. Preston,
formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland, was
made public in New York by the Ma
tional Security League. We can win
II America can be held steadfast and
answering, and the women of Amer
lea can hold her steadfast," said Mrs.
Preston. Against all temptations to
compromise. the women Of America
should stand firm and united"
One hundred and five heroes OF the
French army, members of the famous
Chausseurs Alpine corps, nicknamed
blue DEVILS" who arrived In New
York. and the fifty veterans OF Gen
eral Pershing's army who came from
overseas gave New Workers. series
OF thrills. Patriotic fervor reached n
high pitch when General Pershing's