Gilpin observer., 1919-04-17
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABoUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT RvENTo
CONDEMNED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union news Service.
WESTERN

WG0 GnN
Six persons are reported killed, n
number of others seriously injured and
many houses and barns were demol-
shed in storm which swept through
Durant, Okla.
Believing that nine out of ten men
DO not know how to propose to girl,
the manager of school of expression
opened q class in San Francisco to
teach bashful swains to express them
selves at that vital moment
What was described by the police de-
partment as one of the grOssest acts
Of vandalism ever committed in Seattle
was the theft of more than $500 worth
Of vestments, linens and covers from
the Holy Rosary church in that city.
Sixty hours after he had accidentally
swallowed diamond, valued at 1875,
Arman JessOp, jeweler Of San Diego,
recovered it. The mishap occurred
while Mr.. Jessop was inspecting dia
mond which had been offered for SALE
When finally offered salary raise
after years of poor pay, a University of
California professor said: "Never
mind; I've changed jobs with the jan
itor," President Saylor told the Assem-
bly, at Sacramento in urging passage of
bill to appropriate $74,7OO for Uni
versity of California salaries. The bill
passed.
Russell Newman, perhaps the Oldest
N TO tr., hr
oldest Odd Fellow in the United States,
ls dead at Midvale, Idaho. He was an
active member of both the Odd Fellow
and Rebekah lodges. Mr. Newman was
born in Kentucky March 20, 1911, and
was pioneer in Missouri, Colorado
and Idaho.
Private Irwin, formerly of Company
III, 18th U. s. l., has two prizes from
the war he's going to keep. They are
the official notification to his parents
at Lawrence, Kan, from the War De-
partment that he was dead. and the
ETY. asking for his photograph for the
state archives. Irwin beat his own
death notice home, receiving it while
on furlOugh.
So long as the railroads remain un-
der government control it is improb-
able that homeseekers' excursion rates
will be put into effect. according to
letter Secretary of State C. L. Stew
art of Montana, has received from Ed
ward Chambers, director of traffic, un-
der the railroad administration. The
letter was in response to a memorial
Of the Sixteenth Montana Assembly
asking that such rates be restored.
WASHINGTON
Out of total of 750 Oregon draft
registrants reported to the office of
the adjutant general as deserters or
delinquents, 450 still are under inves-
tigation by Department of Justice op-
eratives.
Lieutenant Colonel Ansell, former
acting judge advocate general and one
of the leaders in the controversy over
courts martial procedure, has been di-
rected by Secretary Baker to prepare
and submit n bill which in his opin-
Ion would correct deficiencies in the
existing military justice system.
Approximately 1900 officers and
men will be engaged under Rear Ad-
miral Strauss in the dangerous task of
removing the $1,000 mines which
American naval forces laid in the
North sea anti-submarine barrage.
Eighteen mine sweepers will be used
and attached to the fleet as tenders.
Allotments OF the $2OO,OOOOOO bond
issue of the war finance corporation
were announced by federal reserve dis
tricts-as follows: Boston, $26,951 600 /;
New York. S5.74S,O0O; Philadelphia,
1924, 900; Cleveland, $19,54S, 900 /;
Richmond, $S.545, 900; Atlanta, S1,SOf,-
900; Chicago, 500, 1927, 900; st. Louis,
e4,247 900; Minneapolis, $5,752, 900 /;
Kansas City, $2.s83, 900; Dallas, $685.
900; San FRANCISCO. $1O,325,OOO.
Company of the 339th infantry was
identified by General March as the
unit which recently refused to return
20 front line trenches In the Archangel
sector when ordered to do so by its Of
ficers. A supplementary report to the
department on the incident said 1t was
worthy Of note that the questions put
up by the men Of Company to their
officers "were identical with the Ques-
tions which Bolshevist propaganda ad-
vised that they put to them"
The American army In France on the
day the armistice was signed held 1874
miles of battle front, or 81 per cent of
the entire line. General March gave
the divisions Of the front that day be-
tween the allies us follows: French, 55
per cent; United States, 81 per cent /;
British, 1S per cent; Belgians, 9 per
cent
Demobilization has reduced the total
strength Of the American army below
100000. Complete reports to April