Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvENTo
coNDENsEp FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
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WESTERN

WESTERN
]. e. Gebhart, farmer, who lives in
Plainville, Kan, boasts a goat that
gives her weight In milk every eleven
days.
Charged with having fled with sew
sral thousand dollars of the stockhOld-
srs' money after destroying the books
Of the company, ID. II. Kicker, presi-
dent of the Associated Swine Breeders,
inc, is being sought by the police au-
.horities of San Francisco.
All the joy has been taken out of joy
rides in stolen automobiles by a bill
passed in the Washington Legislature
and signed by the governor. The new
law makes it n felony to steal an auto
mobile or to ride In an automobile
that has been taken without permis
sion of the owner.
Quarantine because of Influenza
against Skagway and all ports south of
Skagway or elsewhere on the Alaskan
coast has been established by Gov
ernOr Mackenzie of Yukon territory.
No one will be allowed to leave Skag
way southbOund until after five days
detention in quarantine at their own
expense.
Seattle's municipal government has
taken over the local street car system
of the Puget Sound Traction, Light
and Power Company. Addition of the
cOmpany's property to the car line now
operated by the city will make the To-
cal roads, officials said, the largest
municipality owned street railway sys-
TEN in the world.
Liberty bonds owned by national
banks cannot be deducted from the val
uation of the banks capital stocks
when valuation is fixed for state taxa
ton purposes, the Supreme Court of
Nebraska held in passing on II test case
appealed from Aurora. Neb. The gov
ernment, which intervened in the case
will carry the case to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
WASHINGTON
Increased use by American farmers
of tractors was shown in reports from
manufacturers, estimating that ap-
prOximately 315,000 of the machines
will be produced this year. This is
more than double the number manu-
factured last year.
Three weeks before the Victory Loan
compaign is to open the first subscrip-
ton has been received. To the navy
goes the honor of firing the first
shot Secretary Daniels, just before
he sailed for Europe, sent II check for
$1,000 to Rear Admiral I. ]. Cowie, in
charge of the navys subscriptions, and
at the same time called on the men
who made the sea safe during the war
to continue the splendid record of pre-
vious loans.
Forty-six per cent of the commits
stoned officers who were on the army
lists Nov IL, 1918, had been discharged
on March 20 last. A statistical report
prepared by the general staff showed
that of the 1SS,434 officers on duty
when the armistice was signed, 1O2, ,473
were in service on March 20. The
greatest reduction was in the chemical
warfare service, SO per cent of Its COM
missioned personnel having been re-
leased.
An oak tree dedicated to the soldier
dead of the Department of Agriculture
was planted on the department grounds
by Secretary Houston, assisted by Col
Henry S. Graves of the forest service
who himself saw service In France
Representatives Of the army and navy
participated In the ceremony
Casualties among army medical of
ficers In France from the time of the
arrival of the first units to March Il
numbered 442. A War Department
statement showed forty-six killed In
action, twenty-five died of wounds
twelve died Of accident and Other
causes, 101 died Of disease, four lost a
sea, seven missing in action. thirty
eight taken prisoner and 30 wounded
In action.
Five hundred dangerous enem.
aliens. including convicted criminals
spies and agents, will be turned FIRE,
upon the conclusion of peace unles.
the next Congress Immediately passes
legislation providing the necessary ma
chinery for their deportation. This fac
was revealed In statement by Attor
ney General Palmer, In which he dis
closed the number OF persons now in
termed in detention camps as 1000.
Sales to foreign governments o
more than $20O,0OO,00O worth of sur
plus war supplies has been announce,
by the War Department. Most of thi
went to France. whose purchases In
cluded smokeless powder, acids, cop
per. cannon and steel plates, for whic
$155, 100000 was paid.
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war to determine the exact locatio
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