Gilpin observer., 1919-06-12
FOREIGN

The Pan-German union proposes to
introduce In the German national as
sembly resolution inviting the for
mer German emperor to return to Ger
many, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Berlin.
The Mexican government has or
dered the withdrawal of the Mexican
delegates from the Pan-American
commercial congress as a protest
against the speech recently made be-
for the congress by Speaker Gillett of
the House of Representatives.
The Freiheit declares that great ac-
tivity is being displayed in Germany in
the recruiting of men and the gather
ing of ammunltions The Socialist pa
per Abedi, of Vienna, has published
documents that show how busily en-
gagged Is the Vienna recruiting agency.
Direct telephone service between
Key West and Havana will be real
ity by December, according to Colonel
| Sosthenes Behn, who announces that
the submarine telephone cable connect
ing the mainland and Cuba which was
planned before the war will be laid
|
Taxicabs are to have a new competi-
tor in the streets of Paris, thanks
mostly to the American army. Five
hundred side cars are to be licensed
to ply for hire at about 20 cents
mile. The American army has made
great use of side cars in Paris and
their hardness has appealed to every
body.
Investigation by the military author
tiles failed to reveal the identity of
the person who fired three shots at
the house in COblenz occupied by Brig.
Gen. Marlin Craig, chief of staff of the
Third Army. 1t is said that the name
of General Craig is the third on the
German secret list of marked Ameri-
cans
Captain Funck of the Austrian army
has been tried and sentenced to death
as spy by a secret court-martial at
Paris. Captain Funck was in Paris
before the war began and remained in
the city throughout the hostiities and
1t was alleged that he made the en-
emy acquainted with information re-
garding air raids
SPORT
In boxing match, Lassallat, an
American sailor, won from Albert Ba
doud, welterweight champion of Eu-
rope. The men fought ten three-min-
ute rounds at Brest, France.
Wayne S. Mcconnell, junior at
Purdue, was elected captain of the
1920 baseball team. He has been a
member of the nine two years, hold
ing down the third sack
The New York American league club
announced it had obtained Outfielder
Wickland from the St Paul club of the
American association in exchange for
a Yankee player, to be selected later.
Wickland has played with the Cincin-
natl, Chicago and Boston Nationals.
GENERAL
An alleged conspiracy to defraud
the government of S30,O0O,OO0 worth
of munitions supplies has been uncov-
cred by Department of Justice agents
at Detroit.
Mrs. HOke Smith, aged 5S, wife of
Senator Hoke Smith, died at Atlanta,
Ga, at the family residence after an
illness of ten years. Senator Smith
was with her ut the time of death.
Lawrence Smith, aged recluse, re-
ported to the police at Port Town
send that some one entered his cabin
on the beach and took S65,O0O worth
of Liberty bonds from his clothes.
Federal Judge Carpenter of Chicago
set for trial on Sept. % the case of
eleven officials and promoters Of the
Pan Motor Company of ST. Cloud,
Mimi, charged with using the mails to
defraud. June % the defendants must
file any demurrers. District Attorney
Cline charges the indicted men OBJ
tanned about S7,0OO,00O by stock sales,
but that the company's assets are less
than $2,OOO,OOO.
Carl Duede and George Barnett, both
of Guthrie Center, landed at Guthrie,
having completed an airplane trip Of
approximately 900 miles from Toronto,
Canada. The actual flying time was
approximately fifteen hours.
Increased telephone rates for the
more than 100000 subscribers In Chi
cago effective June 18 and the ad-
vanced toll rates in Illinois promul-
gated by Postmaster General Burleson
Jan. 81 NOW effective" has been an
nounced by b. L. Sunny. president of
the Chicago Telephone Company. He
said during the nine months under gov
ernment control the telephone COM
pany had lost $1,950,0O0.
The champion Holstein COW, Rollo
Mercena de Kol, was sold for $4,000
at an auction Of pedigreed cattle In
connection with the annual convention
Of the Holstein-Friesan Association at