Gilpin observer., 1918-06-20
Foreign
Reports of serious crisis in Aus
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The failure of the Austrian drive
involves possibilities of the utmost
Importance to the allies.
Eleven persons were killed, includ-
ing four children, In a German air raid
over the French city of Calais.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung says
Nikolai Lenine, premier of the Bolshe-
visit government In Russia, is plan
ming to visit Berlin and Vienna.
Japanese marines were landed on
Sunday at Swatow, treaty port OF
China and center of the sugar in
dustry, 225 miles northeast Of Canton.
An incoming steamer reports hav-
ing picked up floating mine about
four miles off Ship Shoal Island, Va.
which is some distance north of Cape
Charles light.
1t will be necessary to Introduce
meatress weeks in Bavaria, owing to
serious shortage of food, the home
secretary has announced, according to
Copenhagen dispatch
On the anniversary of the arrival OF
American troops in France President
Poincaire dispatched message to
President Wilson expressing his ad-
miration at the magnificent Ameri-
can effort" and extending his congrat-
ulations.
Rumors that Villa followers cap
tured Parral, in circulation at Juarez.
were partially confirmed by report
from Chihuahua City saying Villa and
his men entered Parral Friday, looted
the town and were driven out by fed
eral troops.
Mrs. Lily Busch, widow of the late
Adolphus Busch of St. Louis, arrived
at a Cuban port from Germany on her
way to the United States. Harry d.
Hawes, of ST. Louis, who accompanied
Mrs. Busch, denied reports that she
had donated $1,000,O00 to war relief
in Germany.
Australia's tungsten is now con-
troled by the British government. To
encourage the supply the government
of Australia has guaranteed a fixed
price per unit, the price to continue
for ten years after peace Is declared.
This gives capital and the prospector
something to steer by.
German submarine activity off the
Atlantic coast of the United States
should not be taken seriously, as the
Germans probably will not attempt to
blockade the American shores. This
is the opinion of Vice Admiral Sir
Rosslyn Wemyss, first sea lord of the
D,it tel lr,f vol b1 Jno iroI hn-
lieves that there is only one subma-
rine operating off the American coast
and the purpose of its trip across the
Atlantic was to frighten the Ameri-
cans.
Sporting News
An auto race will be run from Chey-
enne to Denver on July %.
Miss Corrinne Gould of st. Louis
won the championship in the Central
States tennis tournament for women,
defeating Miss Adelaide Yeager OF
Los Angeles, Cal, in two straight sets.
6 to and Z to 5.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight pugi-
list, has been placed in class 4-A by a
San Francisco draft board it became
known when Dempsey and his manag-
er started for New York. Dempsey is
matched to box Fred Fulton in Con-
necticut July 4. Deferred classified
ton was granted on account of de-
pendent parents.
Numerous baseball players in the
major leagues who are within the
draft age, but who have been placed
in deferred classes because of de-
pendents, will not know where they
stand until further notice Is received
from Washington. In the meantime
unless the ball players are exempt,
the major leagues will have diff
cult task on their hands rearranging
their forces to enable them to play
out the season.
General
Total casualties among the Ameri-
can marines overseas from the date Of
their landing to June number III
Twenty of the crew of the Nor
wegan bark Kringsjaa were picked
up at sea and landed at Lewes, Del.
The Kringsjaa was sunk by U-boat
about ninety miles off the Virginia
coast.
Caleb S. Spencer, vice president
and treasurer of the Adams Express
Company, has been appointed to the
same office in the new American Rail
road Express Company, 1t was an
nounced here.
In recognition for its services to IL
lied troops interned in Switzerland
and held prisoner in Germany, the
Swiss Red Cross has been gi-en an
appropriation Of $125,00O by the Amer
lean Red Cross.
Seven hundred and seventy casual
ties reported among the American ex-
peditionary forces during the week