Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK o.
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvENTs
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western NewspaI
WESTERN

WESTERN
Lieutenant Colonel Emmons, aviator
dreamed he was licked in an air bat.
lie and had to jump. He leaped from
ais bed and broke a leg at Long Beach
Calf.
Prince Utah, baby elephant born in
captivity in Salt Lake City last April
He'd there Of unknown causes. 1t was
found by the keeper when he went to
iced the mother.
An extraordinary congressional ses
sion has been called to meet May al
dexico City, presumably to consider
many international questions including
damages to foreign oil interests during
the revolution.
Three men were killed instantly, a
Fourth died soon after, and fifth was
seriously injured at Cutler station, Il
crossing on the RedondO Beach line OF
the Pacific Electric Company, when
the automobile in which they were rid
Ing was struck by an electric train.
Private George Burnle, negro, who
was awarded the Croix de Guerre,
with palm for extraordinary herOism
while under fire in France, was shot
and killed in st. Louis by Holly Jones,
also u negro, eight minutes after ar
riving home. Jealousy is said to have
caused the shooting.
Director Sam Hughes, former Cana
dian minister Of militia, gave notice in
the House Of Commons that he would
Introduce a resolution calling for in
vestigation of the heavy losses suf-
fered by Canadian troops overseas. Sir
Sam recently made charges that some
officers sacrificed their men for per-
sonHl glory.
Thirty members of the exclusive
American Club at Aberdeen are minus
1880, having been the victims of two
bandits, one of whom welded a wood
en- gun covered with tinfoil. After the
club members had been lined up and
their money taken the bandits fled.
The wooden gun was dropped as the
robbers ran.
Unless prices of foodstuffs to con-
sumers materially decrease and at the
same time producers given opportun-
ity ito exist" the "red flag" soon
twill be flying over our public build
ings," according to testimony of s. 8.
Knight president of the Poultry Keep
ers' Association of Petaluma before
the joint special committee of the
Statn oyieIo tura OP CaIIForrto tpya.tt
eating bread, milk and egg prices. The
poultry men represented by Knight
ship more than 16,OOO,OOO eggs annual
ly, he said.
WASHINGTON
Italy's loans from the United States
were increased to 81. .421, 100000 by n
new credit Of $18,5OO,OOO. This made
total credits for all allies 1885,, ,157,-
600.
appointment by Secretary Lane of
the relief commission to adjust claims
growing out of government efforts to
stimulate production of minerals need
ed in war has been announced at the
Interior Department. The members
are Philip Moore of st. Louis, mining
engineer; j. #. Shafroth, former SEN
atOr from Colorado, and NJ. d. Foster,
former representative from Illinois.
The Navy Department announces
that there were 1872 enlistments dur
ing the past week. or these, 772 were
in the Eastern, $3.50 In the Central, 1872
in the Southern and 10 In the Western
departments.
George Hodges of Chicago, widely
known railroad man, who directed the
movement OF troops in the United
states for the railroad administration
during the war, died in Washington
from pneumonia.
Joseph p. Tumulty, secretary to
President Wilson, announced that he
was In receipt of cablegram from the
President stating that "the plenary
council has positively decided that the
league of nations is to be part OF the
peace treaties"
Release Of 10000 tons of nitrate OF
soda by the War Department to the
Department of Agriculture for uee as
fertilizer was announced in Washing
ton. The chemical was purchased for
use In making high explosive shells
The Bureau OF Markets announced that
an effort would be made to distribute
100000 tons this month from eighteen
cities where the nitrate Is stored
many urgent orders having been re
celved because OF the mild weather.
Charles NJ. Galloway. member of the
Civil Service Commission, whose resig
nation has been called for by Presi
dent Wilson, announced that he woult
resign within few days. "At the
proper time" he added, II shall prob
ably make n statement of the real rea
sons for the request for my resigna
ton
The State Department was advised
that AletandrO AL legal advispr IN IN,