Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
FOREIGN

Premier Clemenceau has resumed his
official tasks.
The ports of Libau and Windau in
Courland on the Baltic sea, which
were taken by the Bolsheviki January
31st, have been recaptured.
The German legation at Libau re-
ports that Bolsheviki have occupied
the island of Oesel and assassinated
the secretary of the German legation,
his wife and a courier.
An American airman, Second Lieut..
Lee Cossing, was killed instantly near
London The machine in which he was
flying nose-dived, crashing to the earth
on the Haddingtonshire coast.
The radical party of Chile has
drawn up II petition to the govern
ment asking it to follow the example
of the United States and prohibit the
consumption of alcoholic beverages in
Chile
The Prince of Wales is expected
shortly to become Freeman of the
city of London. He became entitled
to this on his coming of age. but the
ceremony had to be postponed owing
to the princes military duties at the
front.
The French government hastens to
give It's consent to the appointment
of Hugh c. Wallace as American an.-
bassador to succeed William G. Sharp,
according to the announcement of
Stephen Pichon, minister of foreigi.
affairs
Captain Bouchardon, of the Paris
military court heard the evidence of
persons who were eye witnesses of the
attempted assassination of Premier
Clemenceau. He has asked DIR. Rou-
banOwitch, Il widely known alienist,
to examine Emile Coffin, NJ Clemen-
ceau's assailant, to determine his de-
gree of mental responsibility.
Not guilty. was the verdict spoken
by three judges in the assizes court of
the department Seine-et-Marne,
France, and Marie Lescont, dress
maker, %, knelt down and prayed. She
had severed n vein in the child's foot
and let the babe bleed to death, be-
cause, taken prisoner at Maubeuge,
she had unwillingly become the mother
of Il German child
SPORT
Johnny Dundee of New York defeat
ed Johnny Mealey of Philadelphia in q
six-round fight at Philadelphia
Champion Corwin Huston of Detroit
defeated Percy P. Trump of Pittsburg,
300 to 232. High runs: Houston, So;
Trump, o.
Willie Ritchie, former lightweight
champion, and Miss Ethel Pierce of
San Francisco were married in that
city last week.
The Navy matmen defeated the
wrestlers of Yale college by score
Of "a to at Annapolis, in practically
the hest meet of the season.
Unconditional release of Richard
Hoblitzell, first baseman OF the Boston
American league team, has been an
nounced. HOblitZell, now an army lieu
tenant, does not plan to return to pro-
fessional baseball, it is understood.
Alaska and Yukon territory bowlers
are engaging in an international bowl
ing tournament Mt Juneau. Teams are
entered from the Alaska towns of
Juneau, Treadwell, Skagway and the
Yukon towns of Dawson and White
Horse.
The wrestling team of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania won from the
Columbia team by score of II to 1.
The meet was close from start to fin
ish, and it was not until the last bout
that the ultimate winner could be de-
termined.
GENERAL
Three men attached to the naval av-
iatiOn station at ROckaway beach
were killed by the explosion Of depth
bomb they were carrying.
Jerry Doc" Koehler, 6S, said to
have been the originator of the first
flea circus in the United States, is
dead at Evansville, Ind. KOehler for
many years Travelled over the country
with his flea circus, exhibiting the
fleas, which had been taught to do
tricks, under magnifying glass.
Short line railroads will be reim-
bursed for competitive traffic diverted
to government-cOntrolled railroads be-
tween April l and Nov. l, 1918, and
hereafter will be given the same pro-
portion OF competitive traffic that they
averaged during the years 1915, 1916
and 1917, Railways Director Hines an
nounced this week.
1t has virtually been decided that
there is no possibility of the Panama
canal or of any North American wat
crway, coming before the peace con-
fe, "cc as the subject of proposed in
ternational regulations. 1t is asserted
TIA, the Panama and Suez canal are
not regarded as International water
ways, each being within one country.
Indiana has stamped out the teach
ing of the German language and the