Gilpin observer., 1919-05-01
FOREIGN

left In Italy, excepting few railroad
transport officers and military police.
A clause has been drafted for in
sertion In the peace treaty, fixing the
date for the transition to n state of
peace sixty days after the signing of
the treaty.
The provisional government of Vor-
arlberg, the westernmost district of
the former Austro- Hungarian empire,
has decided to submit the question of
union with Switzerland to a plebis-
cite.
Dramatic and lyric performers on
the French stage, at meeting, decid-
ed to form union. The new organiza
tiOn will be affiliated with the Nation
al Theater union and through it with
the General Labor Federation.
In three years the British public has
bought 300,OOOO0O war savings certifi-
Gates at $3.75 each. So successful has
been the work of the national war saw
ings committee that it is planned to
continue its 10000 savings associations
on permanent peace basis.
The state of New South Wales, of
Australia, in settling its returned SOL
diers on the land, not only provides
them with farm on easy payments,
but makes sure of the repatriated An
zac's welfare by paying him an allow
ance up to $40 week for sustenance
during the unproductive period of his
tenure.
Almost 100000 persons have died
in British India of Spanish Influenza
and fully 100000 others are believed
to have died in the native states of
the same cause, according to a report
of the Indian government. The area
affected contained population of
23S,026,24O. In few months, it Is
observed, influenza claimed half as
many victims as did the dreaded
plague in twenty years.
SPORT
Tom Gibbons completely outclassed
Capt. Bob Roper in ten-round bout
at Waterloo.
frankie Mason Outfought John Ertle
in every round of their ten-round fight
at South Bend
Joie Ray of the Illinois A. c., Chi
2 minutes 13 % seconds in winning Il
special 1,OOO-yard run in Brooklyn.
The American crew was defeated by
the crew from New Zealand In the
final heat of the regatta on the Seine
today for the trophy offered by the
Rowing club of France
Billy Miske won fifteen-round de-
cision at Tulsa, over Bill Brennan by
terrific rally In the last half of the
fourteenth round, during which he
had his opponent standing helpless In
the center of the ring taking rights
and lefts in succession. Honors were
about even up to that time. The men
are heavywelghts.
GENERAL
Ern G. Eagleson was elected mayor
of Boise, to succeed S. Fl. Hays. John
Mcmillan. the defeated candidate, lost
the election by 81 votes.
immigration of 100000 foreigners,
mostly Chinese and Japanese, every
year for the next fifty years, was pre-
dicted in Chicago by Abraham Bowers,
immigration secretary of the Y. NJ. c.
A., in the course of an address before
committee.
A beautiful gold casket, which 10 to
contain the certificate of freedom 'of
the city of London, to be presented to
President Wilson, now is on view at
the Guildhall in London. 1t is of 49,
carat gold throughout, and bears the
portraits of King George and Mr.. Will
son and figures representing Britain
mia and Liberty. The arms of the al
lied countries and of the city of Lon
don appear in enamel below the pOr-
traits.
Lieut. C. e. Hines, of Lake Charles,
Ia, flying instructor at Kelly field,
was instantly killed in the fall Of his
airplane. Cadet Masse, flying with
him, was slightly injured.
After considerable research, Prof
Treyor Kincaid, department Of zoolo-
gy, University of Washington, has
identified the so-called Puget Sound
pllchard fish as plain herring.
A naval seaplane of the F-5 type,
propelled by two Liberty motors Of 400
horsepower each and carrying crew
of four men, remained In the air at
the Hampton Roads naval base for
twenty hours and ten minutes, estab-
fishing what naval officers said was
worlds record for senplanes.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, who passed through New
York on his way to Washington, said
he was convinced President Wilson
would be compelled to call an extra
session of Congress before July LIST,
due to the failure Of Congress to pass
necessary financial bills at Its last
session. Senator Lodge refused to ex-
press an opinion on the revised text