Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
FOREIGN

nounced by the Montenegrin consul at
Rome.
All of Americas fighting men now
in Europe will be back in the United
States within the next eight months,
according to reports.
There have been 10000 deaths in
the present influenza epidemic in
Italy, according to Mgr. Montague
Arnieri, who is asking the govern
ment to do everything possible to
fight the disease.
Two German river steamers, to be
used for excursions up and down the
Rhine by officers and men of the
Third Army, has arrived at Coblenz.
The trips are to be part of the recrea-
tion program for the army.
Resumption of mail service to Ser
bia, which was suspended at the out
break of the war, was announced by
the postotfice authorities. Deliveries
will be effected thru Italy, but mail
able matter is restricted to letters and
postcards.
The interests of the Russian pris-
oners of war still in Germany to the
number of 100000 will be looked
after by Major Carl Taylor of the
American Red Cross, who will proceed
into Germany with the Red Cross ex-
pedition.
Jose Yves de Limantour, former
Mexican minister of finance, has do
mated $4,000 francs to the Academy
of Moral and Political Sciences. This
sum is to found prize intended to
strengthen the bonds of friendship
and understanding between Mexico
and France.
Georges Clemenceau, premier of
France, will be the permanent presi-
dent of the interallied peace confer
ence as a mark of proper tribute to
the premier of the country in which
the conference is held. President
Wilson and the American delegates
have agreed to his appointment,
which is by common consent of all
the delegates.
SPORT
Indiana University defeated the
University of Iowa at basketball, 23
to IA, in Iowa City.
Phil Bloom of Brooklyn decsively
outpointed Joe yelling of Chicago in
the twelve-round bout at Providence.
Jeff Clarke of Joplin was given a
popular decision over Hugh Walker
of Kansas City in twelve-round
bout.
Billy Miske of st. Paul defeated
Tom Cowler of Australia in Philadel-
phia in bout that went the sched-
uled six rounds. 1t was Miske's fight
from start to finish.
Welker Cochran of New York de-
feated Jake Schaefer of San Fran
cisco, 4,200 to 1856, in the fourteenth
block, 1872 balkline billiard match,
which were concluded in Detroit.
Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
champion, is first lieutenant in the
United States Army Reserve Corps.
The commission was offered him as
reward for his work as boxing in
structor at Camp Sherman.
George Hallas, former University
of Illinois athletic star, and one of the
mainstays of the Great Lakes naval
training station football and basket
ball teams, will get tryout for the
outfield with the New York American
league club next spring.
GENERAL
The transports Rochambeau, Lap
land and Cretic have sailed from
France for New York with $50 Off
GERS and 4,200 men,
A movement to change the name of
Yellowstone Park, Americas great
est public pleasure ground and game
reserve, to Roosevelt Park, as ma
tional memorial to Theodore Roose-
welt, was started by Mayor Harry
Davis and leading citizens of Cleve-
land.
Twenty thousand dollars was the
amount which the salvage depart
ment of the Denver Red Cross turned
into the treasury of the organization,
according to figures compiled when
the Red Cross shop and warehouse
were closed. This amount is clear
profit and is the result largely of the
Red Cross disposing of various ar
ticles such as old papers and tin foil
which would have been waste other
wise.
Naval officers at Mare Island ar
ranged to take over st. Vincent's
Catholic school, and operate it as a
free hospital for influenza.
Despite the great prosperity in this
country during the period of the war,
with thousands of coal miners and
others earning from So to $25 day.
the poorhouse shows :. large increase
in the number of inmates.
Walter V. Turner, manager of the
engineering department of the West
inghouse Airbrake company, and an
inventor Of note, died in hospital in
Pittsburg after brief illness. Ris-
ing from a Wyoming sheepherder to
one of the country's foremost author
tiles on pneumatics. Mr.. Turner had
more than 400 patents granted for va
rious inventions. One Of these. the
tx" triple valve, is said to be valued
at s28,000,000.
In raids on the United Kingdom by
the Germans during the war 5,511
persons were killed or injured, Of
whom. ,750 were civilians. An official
summary Of the casualties caused by