Gilpin observer., 1919-04-17
/ FOREIGN

wounded In street fighting. 1t added
that order was quickly restored.
Reginald Devnelle, fashion design
er formerly of New York, was found
not guilty of manslaughted In connec
tion with the death of billie" Carlton
an American dancer, in the Old Bailey
court In London.
The troops at Munich express sym
pathy with the soviet cause. They have
declared their intention, however, to
maintain neutrality and to prevent
rloting. At all public gatherings enthu-
, slasm is shown in favor of the soviet
| idea.
The alrplane of the Shortt Brothers
one of the entries for the 10000 ster-
ling race across the Atlantic. will start
from Ireland for Newfoundland short
is expected to make the journey in
twenty-four hours.
There is n widespread agitation in
ConstantinOple that If any country be
given the mandatory of Turkey 1t must
be the United States. Turkey is bank
rupt financially. politically and COM
mercially, and 1t is impossible for her
to recover by her own resources.
The Berlin Zwelf Uhr Blatt reports
that 157 persons had been killed and
1S1 wounded in the fighting between
troops and strikers at Dusseldorf. The
strikers attempted to cut off the water
supply.
Replying to question In the House
of Commons of England, Stanley
Baldwin, parliamentary secretary to
the treasury, said allied obligations to
We're 1,56S, ,447. 900 pounds sterling and
obligations of the dOminions 1885,
600 pounds sterling.
AS n result of the strike of bank en-
plOyes In Berlin the German govern
ment was unable to remit 35,O0O 900
ment due the allied powers on food
shipments. The amount was to have
been transferred to the Deutsche bank,
which was compelled to close by the
strike.
SPORT
The Chicago Cubs played the Doug
las military team at Douglas, Ariz., to
a score of IA to ..
The New York Assembly passed the
bill of Senator Walker permitting Sun
day baseball games. The bill now goes
to the governor for his approval.
frankie Britt of Boston had the bet
ter of a slow six-round bout at Phila
delphia with Willie Jackson of New
York, lightweight.
Augie Rather. an American boxer,
has been matched to meet Johnny Ba-
shan, the welterweight champion of
England, in twenty-round bout at the
National Sporting Club June 16 for
purse of $4,000.
John Fitzpatrick, who was the ref
cree in the fight in Mississippi City in
which John l.. Sullivan won the
worlds championship from Paddy Ry-
an and the seventyfiverOund fight be-
tween Sullivan and Jake Kilrain at
Richburg, Miss, is dead at this home
in New Orleans.
GENERAL
A new worlds record in shipbuilding
was claimed for the Ford Eagle plant
in Detroit in the completion to the
launching point of U. ). Eagle boat No.
80 in exactly ten days to the minute
from the time the keel was laid.
The Georgia early peach crop was
seriously damaged by the cold weather
according to reports deceived from
Fort Valley, Byron and Marshallville,
the centers of the peach belt. The late
peaches are not believed to have been
affected.
SIX physicians and four druggists
were arrested by internal revenue Of
ficers ut New York charged with viola
tion Of the Harrison act. Fifty drug
addicts We're taken in the raid and
habit-forming drugs valued ut 5000
were seized.
The Ukrainian soviet forces have
captured SimferopOl, capital OF the
Crimea, and Eupatoria, thirty-eight
miles northwest of Simperopol, with
considerable booty.
Bond to the amount of $4,000 for
the release Of William ID. Haywood, l.
w. W. leader, who last year was con.
victed of violating the espionage act
and sent to the Leavenworth peniten-
tiary, was signed by George NJ. McIn-
tosh of Peoria, Ill.
Comforting on themselves the free
dom Of the city" nm unknown numher
Of yeggmen spent the weekend in New
York cracking seven safes and obtain
ing nearly $4,000 In loot and getting
away with all of 1t, according to re.
luctant admission by the police.
Rear Admiral William II. Caperton
commander-in-chief. of the Pacific