Gilpin observer., 1920-12-09
FOREIGN

nized the government of President AL
varO Obregon of Mexico.
An earthquake has occurred in the
Tepeleni district, to the southwest of
Avlona, Albania, rendering $4,000 per-
sons homeless. An American Red
Cross party in charge of Henry Rey-
nolds of New Britain, Conn, has gone
to the disturbed area.
Denmark has sent n communication
TO the League of Nations refusing the
request 70 send troops to Armenia.
The note said Denmark hoped troops
would not be necessary now that
President Wilson has promised to
mediate between Turkey and Armenia.
Norway and Sweden viii take similar
action.
Musrapha Kemal Pasha, leader of
the Turkish NatiOnalists, is massing
10000 troops for an offensive against
the Greeks in Smyrna. according to Il
dispatch from Constantinople. All
these troops are being withdrawn from,
Armenia since soviet Russia ordered
the Turkish Nationalis,s to cease their
war against Armenia
Thousands of tons OF German coal,
Intended for some of the entente ma
tions, have been stolen while Ell route
down the Rhine and smuggled into
Holland on barges, says the ROtte,-
dam COur Aut Only part of the
coal was unlOaded at the allied depots.
and the rest, covered with stones, was
brought down the river to Holland
No less than an average of forty
persons day were sentenced to death
by the Moscow revolutionary tribunals
and executed during September, ac-
cording to the official soviet organ
lsvestia. The same paper throws
light on the desperate fuel situation in
Moscow by stating that 5000 wooden
houses have been torn down i'm Mos
COW to provide fuel for the people.
General Semenoff, leader of anti
Bolshevist forces along the frontier be
tween Siberia and Mongolia, has ar
rived nj Nladivostok under japanese
escort. Dispatches from that city state
he has gone on board Japanese trans
port. General Semenoffs troops de-
feated by the Bolshevists recently, de-
serted in such numbers that their lead
er gave up the struggle against the
soviet armies in that region.
Increasing hostility toward Ameri-
cans and American relief interests is
being shown by the Turkish national
lists, says II letter from Henry Riggs,
director for the Near East Relief at
kharput. He asserts the nationalists
still refuse the Americans permission
to proceed to various places to carry
on their work and forbid the American
flag to he flown from American build
ings and automobiles.
The naval court of inquiry investi-
concluded its hearings in Haiti with
the examination of Lieutenant Colonel
Hooker of the gendarmerie, who testi-
fled To the belief that 1000 peaceful
tIaltiens had been killed by bandits I'm
The last few years. He declared that
from March, 1919. to October, 1919,
large farming and settlement areas
We're completely wiped out by bandits.
GENERAL
An epidemic of fires in several
Texas cities and towns near Dallas has
caused the loss of one life and prop
erty damage totalling upward of $780,
900.
The United States District Court of
Appeals has reversed the recent judg-
ment for S264O00 granted by the Dis
trict Supreme Court against the ma
.ior baseball leagues in favor of the
Baltimore Federal League Club which
claimed violation of the antitrust
laws, by the use of the reserve clause
in the players contract.
a reign of terror exists in many
districts in Fayettc, Westmoreland and
| Washington counties, in Pennsylvanir
comprising an area of $50 square
miles. Firebugs are runping amuck
and many schoOlhouses, barns, stOr,
and other buildings lfive been mysteri
ously burned within the last thirty
days.
Brownie of I.inwood, 4-yenr. OLD
Guernsey COW owned by the Coriun
farm, near Fond du Lac, Wis, hns
completed years official test with
"A record of producing S31.01 pounds OF
butterfat, the equivalent of l,03S
pounds of butter. This record Is be
lieved to rank her first in Wisconsin
among Guernseys of her age and sec
ond In the United States.
G. T.. Troycr of La Fonlainc, Ind.
was named the national "c.rn king
ut the Hay and Grain show in connec
tion with the International Livestocl
exposition ut Chicago. Peter Lux. ais,
of Indiana was last years king" Mr.
Troyer's ten winning ears of corn wer,
gathered from n seventcen-ncrc ficl,
that yielded 100 bushels to the acre.
On grounds lhnI the phllllns Clrcui