Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
ForeiE

Wuuo hungarian ministry resigns.
Baron Gautsch Won Frankenthurn,
former Austrian Premier, is dead at
his home in Vienna.
Count Czernin, according to an Of
ficial dispatch from France, is to be
appointed ambassador to Berlin.
Duke Frederick H., ruler of the Ger
man duchy of Anhalt, is dead at Bal
lenstedt castle. He was 61 years old.
The neutrality of Switzerland had
been violated $50 times up to the end
of January. according to an official
announcement at Geneva. In 418 in
stances aviators were responsible.
Switzerland has received little salts
faction for the protests made.
Altho picked troops were used in the
operation. which was in course of
preparation for over a week, the Ger
man offensive against Belgian troops
between Kippe and Langemarck last
week did not win an inch of territory
and was beaten back with heavy
losses.
The long range bombardment of
Paris was resumed Sunday There
were no casualties. Analysis of the
German long range gun bombardment
of Paris shows that shells have fallen
on seventeen days since March 23,
and that. with the figures for two
days missing, 118 we're killed and 23O
injured
Blame for the collision between the
Norwegian steamer limo and the
French munition ship Mont Blanc,
which resulted in the loss of 1900
lives at Halifax, N. s., on Dec. G, was
placed on the Mont Blanc by Justice
Drysdale in decision filed in the ad.
miralty Court in the libel and counter
suits brought by the owners Of the
two vessels.
The streams Of wounded Germans
from France and Flanders, says the
frontier correspondent of the AIMS.
terdam Telegram, continue SO great
that all the hospitals, monasteries,
converts and schools, not only in
Brussels but in many towns, are filled
to overflowing. The Germans have
even requisltioned private houses for
Forty ambulance trains en-.
tered Brussels daily last week.
Sporting News
Walter Camp, commissioner of ath-
letics for the navy, has announced the
appointment Of e. C. Henderson of
Seattle. Wash, to be athletic director
there.
A purse Of $4,000 has been guar
anteed by Spencer Penrose on behalf
of the Broadmoor Golf club for the
Red Cross exhibition golf match to
be staged ON the new Broadmoor
course at Colorado Springs, July 4,
with four of the greatest golfers in
America participating.
A Liberty bond battle at the Twin
Cities or military show at Camp
Grant, ILL.,, was the choice before
Champion Jess Willard and Challeng-
er Fred Fulton at Chicago for their
July bout. Willard said he had
called Miller from st. Paul to con-
slider the offer from Camp Grant.
Capt. Baron Max Won Richthofen,
known as the most prominent and
successful aviator in the German
army since Captain Boelke was shot
down in October. 1916, and who was
a nephew Of Baroness Louise Rich
thofen Of Denver. has been killed, &C
cording to dispatches from London.
General
Governor Beeckman of Rhode Island
signed an act passed by the General
Assembly requiring every man be-
tween the age of 1S and 80 years to be
employed for at least thirty-six hours
a week.
A counterpart of the recent lynch
ing Of Robert p. Prayer in Collins
Vile, ILL.,, was checked at Collinsville.
Okla, when Charles Miller, assistant
chief Of police. was able to convince
crowd Of fifty men that 1t would be
better to give Henry Rheimer. al
legged pro-German. a chance before the
Council Of Defense rather than to take
his life without unprejudiced hearing.
The State Council of Defense Of
'AOhsoho AhooS u dll
men able to labor to do five days
work week upon pain Of prosecu.
tion under the board powers given the
council.
Mineral Wells. Tex. was selected as
the 1919 meeting place OF the United
States Good Roads Association and the
Bankhead Highway Association, at the
concluding session of the 1918 meet
ings at Little Rock. Ark.
Reports OF extraordinarily low tenn
peratures for this period OF the fruit
season In the Grand and Gunnison val
leys In Colorado. and In the Roswell
fruit district Of southeastern New Mex.
leo. last week caused some anxiety.
Polygamy throughout the world as q
result OF the tremendous slaughter OF
the men OF this 1eneration Ia tho N M.