Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-05-23
FOREIGN

The trs.wler Ally sank 1. German
submarine, captured the commander
and liberated the captain and crew Of
Spanish sailing vessel, taken pris-
oner, a dispatcn from Toulon said.
Nicholas Romanoff, former emperor
of Russia, and his family. according 10
reports printed in Vienna newspapers,
Rumania or Switzerland, and have de-
cided to go to Switzerland.
With the number of Sim Feiners
under arrest in various parts CT Ire
land estimated at from 100 to 500 and
the situation apparently well In hand,
it came to light that the German gov
eminent has intrigued for an irish re-
bellion ever since the war began
Maj. Raoul Lufbery, American ace
and former member of the Lafayette
escadrille, was killed in an air battle
over the American lines. The body
fell in the American front line and
was recovered, and was buried with
full military honors, in which both
American and French troops partici-
pated.
The German submarine U-39 says
an official dispatch from Cartagena,
entered that port Saturday night in
damaged condition. The U-39, accord
ing to German advices, is the subma-
rine that torpedoed the Lusitania off
Kinsale, May Z, 1915. A dispatch
from Munich, Bavaria, received in
Switzerland on May 8 said that it was
the U-39 that sank the British liner.
The ruthless methods of Germany
in attempting to gather foodstuffs in
the Ukraine are meeting with bitter
opposition from the exasperated popu
lace, according to Russian govern
ment wireless message received in
London. District assemblies through
out the Ukraine decided to burn all
bread and other provisions. The land
owners were declared to be outcasts.
SPORT
An eleven-inning game marked the
opening of the Anglo-American base
ball season in London. The score was
Army, 7; Navy, 6.
The sixth annual renewal Of the
Mountain Marathon will be held June
8 over the Littleton-to-Denver course.
which is ten and two-fifths miles.
Baseball has made strategists of all
American soldiers, General Pershing
says in letter received by Capt. G. d.
Adams, former state commander Of
the G. A. R. at Omaha.
Mike Gibbons, prince Of the middle
weight division. has announced his re-
tirement from the ring Mike has
gone to Camp Dodge to finish his cs.
reer as an instructor of boxing in the
regular army.
George (Babe) Ruth, premier pitch
err of the Boston Red Sox and the
American Leagues leading batter for
this season SO far, collapsed on
street car in Boston while on hisway
to Fenway park, where he was TO take
part in the Cleveland Boston game.
GENERAL
The Third Liberty Loan exceeded
four billion mark
The War Industries Board has fixed
the price of the 1918 wool clip at the
prices established June 80, 1917, at At
lantic seaboard markets on the scour-
ed basis.
Some Baptist universities, as we'll
as secular ones, were the subject of
attack by the Southern Baptists' con-
vention at Hot Springs. Ark, as being
institutions of learning which "reek
with German kultur"
One million six hundred thousand
train miles per year were trimmed
from the Santa Fe railroads train
schedule by officials OF the road in ses-
sion at Topeka. Kan. This cut repre-
scented the Santa Fe's share of the cut
of 100000 train miles per year re-
Gently ordered of Western roads by
General Director of Railroads McAdoo.
The seiismograph at st. Louis Uni
versity recorded an earthquake at
1875 o'clock May 20. the tremors
continuing for five minutes. The loca-
ton is given as approximately 1000
miles south, probably in Peru.
Opening with a speech in New York
Saturday night the Red Cross drive
for second $100,000.0OO war fund.-
President Wilson announced the pur-
pose of the United States to set no
limits on its effort to win the war.
Fifty ships of major size will be put
into commission at American yards
next month, and a larger number will
be ready for sailing In July and Aug
ust, said cambridge Colby, United
States shipping commissioner, in an
address in New York.
Aggressive patriotism of North
American Indians have been RESPONSE
BILE for Liberty Loan record which
may not be surpassed by any commun-
ity in the United States. It was Off