Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
FOREIGN

President Wilson will avail himself
of the first opportunity between the
meetings Of the peace delegations to
visit the devastated regions of France.
The Commercial Bank of Buda-
pest has decided to sue former En-
peror Charles for 100000 crowns,
which he subscribed to the eighth war
loan and which he refuses to pay.
A soft blue.white diamond weigh
ing 388A carats has been found at the
Jagersfontein mine, Orange River
colony. This promises to become one
of the diamond fields historic gems.
The former chief of the White Rus
sian Soviet government has proclaim
ed the Smoiensk and .Minsk districts
part of the Russian Soviet govern
ment, according to dispatches received
at Amsterdam.
Princess Charlotte, sister of Grand
Duchess Marie, has been chosen as the
latter's successor by the Chamber Of
Deputies, which met Immediately after
the abdication of the Grand Duchess
was announced.
1 The project of establishing an un-
official American "embassy" in Ger
many is under consideration by the
American delegation to the peace con-
ference. Its functions would be to
gather direct information on condi-
tions and events in Berlin and the
provinces.
The German government has sent q
note to the Russian Boishevik gov
ernment protesting against the sup
port given the Spartacans by the Boil
sheviki. The German government de-
clares it is in possession of "irrefuta-
BILE proofs" that the revolutionists
were paid with money officially sup
piled by the Russian authorities
regular aerial passenger service
between London and Paris in con-
nection with the peace conference has
been inaugurated. A number of air
planes have been fitted up for the
service. They have comfortable
cushion seats and table entirely en-
closed with glass. The airplanes will
make the trip in two hours. IN
SPORT
| Harry Greb of Pittsburg easily won
from Young Fisher in ten rounds at
| Syracuse. Greb carried the fight all
the way. He scored two knockdowns
and had Fisher groggy, although still
on his feet at the end.
Lew Tender won easily from Young
Brown of New York in a six-round
bout at Philadelphia. Brown with
stood lot of punishment, the local
fighter landing hard blows virtually at
will.
George Hallas, former University
OF Illinois star, and one of the MAIN
stays 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.
An affiliation between the National
Federation and the American Indus
trial Athletic Association was accom-
plished at the morning session of the
annual convention of the federation in
Cleveland. A working agreement will
be arranged between the two organi-
cations.
Francis O'Loughlin was compe-
tent business man when his duties as
umpire in the American League did
not require his attention and he had
number of paying investments. His
will, filed in Rochester, indicates he
left his wife an estate valued at least
at $25,000.
GENERAL
Price and all other regulations on
coke and coal except Pennsylvania an
thracite will be suspended February
l, the Fuel Administration announced
However, the regulations will be re-
instated if future conditions require it.
All the Dutch ships requisitioned
by the shipping board for war emer-
gency operation, with the exception of
those engaged in government service,
will be turned back to their owners
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American ports.
Prices for standard wide sheeting
has dropped 12h per cent, while huck
towels, damasks and quilts We're re-
duced 10 to 20 per cent in New York.
Prices from three cents to four cents
less than asking figures for spot
goods were obtained at an auction
sale of burlaps ordered by the Textile
Alliance.
Americas largest dirigible, the C-1,
terminated its successful flight from
Far Rockaway, n. Y, naval air sta
ton to Key West. The distance of
approximately l 200 miles was covered
in twenty-nine hours, an average
speed of forty-eight miles an hour.
Eight are dead as the result of 4
fire in the Italian quarter at Phila-
delphia. Mildred Napolitano, IL years
old, is the only one of the nine occu-
pants of the house alive. She almost
succeeded in saving two small chill
dren after heroic effort, but the fury
of the flames forced her to drop them.
A negro rescued her.
The Presbyterian Church in the
United States has provided in its 1919
budget for fund of S1,000,000 to
increase the salaries of those among
its pastors who are not considered
adequately paid. This was announced
by the national headquarters of the
new era movement" Of the church in