Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27
FOREIGN.

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Hungarian peace delegation, notified
the supreme council.
A copy of the extremely rare two
pence stamp of Mauritius, issue of
1917, was sold for 100000 francs at the
sale of collection In the Hotel
Grouot, in Paris.
Greek and Turkish troops have
clashed about twenty-five miles east of
Smyrna, where the Turks are taking
the offensive and are apparently mass
ing relnforcements preparatory to fur
ther advances against the Greeks.
The carrying out Of $50 death sen
fences pronounced by the courts-mar-
tial in the Ruhr district in Berlin has
been postponed by President Ebert's
order, according to official announce
ment. The sentences probably will be
revised.
The Bolshevists have launched an
attack on the northern front between
the River Dvina and BOrisOff and the
Poles have been compelled to surren-
der ground in the face of superior
forces, says an official communication
issued at Warsaw.
The council of the League of Nations
has sent Il message to President Will
son requesting him to convOke the
League of Nations next November at
Brussels. 1t is pointed out that Gen
eva is not ready to receive the assem-
bly,.
A $25O,OOO plant to manufacture lig-
mite briquettes to help relieve the
coal shortage is to be erected at Bien-
| fait, Sask., Immediately. The plants
| product will be sold for S1O.5O to $11
Il ton, and it is said it will equal the
best American anthracite.
A reward of 100000 pesos for the
death or capture of Francisco villa
has been offered by the government of
the state of chihuahua. This an
nOuncement was made by Provisional
Governor Tomas GamerOs, who added
that 1000 troops left Chihuahua City
under orders to hunt down the bandit
chieftain.
A lump of pure gold weighing just
over twelve pounds, one Of the largest
nuggets ever found, has been discov-
cred in the Kilo state mines in the
northeastern district of the Belgian
Congo, according to the African
World. 1t is now in the possession of
the London branch of the Banque du
Congo Beige and will be sold on behalf
of the Belgian government.
GENERAL.
A hydro-airplane marked mo. $685.
was picked up at sea off Scotland light
ship by the steam pilot boat New York
The hydrO-airplane was upside down
,ind there were no traces of any occu-
pants.
Whitney, won the historic Metropol
itan handicap at Belmont park, at New
York. Thunderclap was second and
On Watch third. The time was
:3S 4-5.
Thirty-five states will elect govern
ors next fall at the time when the
President and vice president are chos-
EN-. Thirty-two United States senators.
to take office March 4, 1921, also are
to be elected.
Three men We're killed and Sisters
vile. w. Va, was rocked by an explo-
sion of 100 quarts of nitroglycerine at
the plant of the Young Torpedo Com
pany The cause of the explosion has
not been determined.
A nationwide campaign against the
use of tobacco was advocated by Mrs
Stella B. Irvine, president of the w.
G. Il. u. of southern California, at
that organizations thirty-eighth an
ual convention at Long Beach, Calf
The American Legion has inaugu-
rated n campaign for the re-adoption
OF approximately 5000 of the more
than 300 fatherless French children
whom the American expeditionary
force cared for during the war. 1t was
said that only about 700 of the chill
dren have been able to live without
outside assistance since the A. f. f.
ceased to provide for them.
Fifty persons saved themselves by
jumping into II life net spread by po-
lice and firemen when fire broke out
in the Hotel Manhattan, at Paterson,
N. j., four-story structure in the bus
mess section. The loss is estimated at
100000.
Eight large passenger liners, carry
ing more than 1900 persons have left
New York for European ports, mark
ing one of the largest sailing days
since the close Of the war. Among
passengers are Commander Evangeline
Booth Of the Salvation Army, Walter
Hagen, golf champion; more than 900
students for the Sokol athletic meet
ings mt The Hague. and II number of
grand opera stars.
The U. S. super-dreadnaught Mary
land Is soon to go in commission. This