Gilpin observer., 1920-10-07
FOREIGN

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cial institutions in that country, says
a dispatch from Rome.
Northeast of Grodno the Poles have
reached the River Ulla, half way be-
tween Grodno and wilma, the Lith-
uanian capital, says the official state
ment on fighting operations.
Capt. r. w. Schroeder of McCook
field, holder of the world altitude
record, will retire from the air serv-
ice as soon as he returns from
France, where he flew In the Gordon
Bennett race.
| Japanese troops have been sent to
Hun-Chun, n town in Manchuria, near
the Korean frontier, which was raided
| by bandits Reports received at Toxic
state that the attacking party consist
ed of Russian Bolsheviki, Koreans
| and Chinese, who are bitter against
Japan.
Two thousand peasants took part in
the seizure of royal estates near
Naples. AS they marched toward the
kings property they carried shotguns
and sang the "workmen's hymn" The
property seized was called the "Car-
diello" and was one of the largest be-
longing to the royal house.
| With big cocoa boom on, untold
wealth is being won by the natives OF
the gold coast, West Africa. More
than 200 of them now run their own
automobiles and another 200 are i'm
patiently awaiting delivery of theirs.
European style houses, costing in some
instances as much as $4,000, have
been built by the most prosperous.
Signature of the definite agreement
between employers and workmen,
which resulted in the occupation of in
dustrial plants by metal workers, took
place in the presence of the prefect
of Milan. The spokesman of the en-
ployers said they were obliged to bow
to "impositions independent of their
will"
GENERAL
Four armed robbers escaped with
$4,000 after holding up the cashier
and bookkeeper of the American
Cigar Company in New York.
Five children were burned to death
when fire destroyed the farm home of
Ed Nelson at Irma, near Merrill, Wis.
A sixth child was painfully burned.
Twenty-Five hotel owners in Chicago
have agreed to cut their restaurant
prices from 20 to 33 1-3 per cent.
Vegetables, fruits and cereals will be
cut the most.
Mrs. Elizabeth Niles, 81 years old,
who with close clipped hair and uni
form that concealed her sex, is said
to have fought beside her husband
thru the Civil war, is dead at Rari-
tan, n. ].
Howard w. Showalter, banker Of
Fairmount, w. Va, who was sentenced
TO five years in federal prison in 1917
for misapplication of national bank
funds, has been granted n pardon by
President Wilson.
A bill appropriating S3,00000O for
the construction of thousand-bed hos
pital for the care of the states World
War veterans who have become men,
tally disabled, has been signed by Gov
ernor Smith of New York
Twelve members of the crew of the
steamer Speedwkn, wrecked in a trop-
ical hurricane in the gulf, and one
passenger, were picked up in life
boat by the steamer Lake Superior,
according to radio advices received at
New Orleans.
Rosa Raisa, the Italian soprano, an
m OF IA .r;,,
to Giacomo Rimini, baritone, who is
in Maine with her to take part in
musical festival. The wedding was
celebrated in Naples just before the
couple left for this country.
Gustaf Nelson, son-in-law of United
States Senator Nelson, was convicted
at Alexandria, Mimi, of charge of
murder in the first degree. He was ac-
cused of the killing of Joseph Middle
ton, farm hand, who was shot during
n scuffle for possession of shotgun.
Babe Ruth, worlds champion
home-run hitter. on his way to
Springfield in new roadster, col
lided with truck in Meriden, Conn.
He landed in a field, with his car
wrecked, even to the steering post.
but he and friend, who was his
passenger. escaped unhurt except for
scratches from the broken wind
shield.
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
Chicago White SoX, sent checks for
81 800 each to the ten members of
last years team who We're not in
volved in the baseball scandal. Let
ters accompanying the checks stated
the money was sent to reimburse the
players for the amount they lost when
the White Sox failed to win the 1919
world series.