Gilpin observer., 1920-03-25
FOREIGN

| out on March lS, according to adviCes
received in Paris. OF this number $50
were killed in Berlin alone.
American troops along the Rhine
"are ready for any emergency" that
may arise from the chaotic situation
in Germany, Major General Allen,
their commander declared in an inter.
view at Coblenx.
An increase of sos, ,O2e, ,s82 In Ca
madam trade, both imports and ex-
ports, was made in the eleven months
ending February 90 over the same pc
riOd year ago, according to statistics
announced by the Customs Depart
| ment.
| Septlets were born to the wife of
Jesus Lopez, private in the Mexican
army at MOntezuma, Mex. The ar
rivals are three girls and four boys,
weighing about two pounds apiece, and
each perfectly developed In every re-
| spect.
The constant pacing of the sentinel
behind former Emperor william when
he walks in the Bentinck castle gar
den has so annoyed the one-time Ger
man ruler that on several occasions
| he has told the guard not to follow
him 80 closely but stay out of sight.
With total cylinder area of only
80 cubic inches, an international light
car race will be held near the town
| of lie Mans, France, on August 10th.
This race, which will be open to all
but the late enemy subjects, Will be
IN Iiato 90 ~
Is the smallest car race ever held In
France
Berlin representatives of the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy
and Belgium have expressed to the
Ebert government their satisfaction
with his recovery of control They
| warned him that German disorder i'm
perils the establishment of good rela-
tlons abroad and improvements in pro-
visloning the country and in the un-
favorable economic conditions through
relief measures already projected.
The Dominion of Canada has decid-
| ed to increase the pay of officers and
enlisted men Of the militia Officers
of both the permanent force and that
undergoing training will receive
raise of 10 per cent. Privates of the
permanent force will receive SITO q
day, an Increase of 80 cents. Pri-
Yates during the training period will
| receive S1.25, an increase of 25 cents
Noncommissloned officers will receive
prOpOrtionate increases
GENERAL
Announcement has been made that
Swift & Co. here had received a car
load of frozen veal from New Zealand.
The veal entered the United States by
way of San Francisco. The shipment
is tryour, plenty more being avail
able II the pioneer carload proves sat
isfactory as u method to reduce the
cost of living.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
by jury in the Federal District Court
| at New York in the case of Jay A.
Weber, secretary of the Pictorial Re-
view Company, who was charged with
attempting to bribe an agent of the
Internal Revenue Department to fall
sify the income tax return Of the cor
poration
Relief ships to be sent by the United
States within the next month with
flour for needy countries of Europe
also are going to be soviet arks, ac-
cording to information obtained from
immigration officials. More than 400
Russians. Firms and Poles from all
parts Of the country will he shipped
on them in groups.
Fishermen are earning S1OO per day
at Portsmouth. N. H., graphing for
junk, metal and coal In the waters
along the navy yard wharves. These
men, placed In u serious way by the
| storms which destroyed most of their
lobster gear. found the loss a blessing
In disguise. for they are uncoveriug
valuable materials Oft shore in largo
quantities.
The open shop principle was upheld
by the full bench of the Supreme
Court OF Massachusetts, when 1t or
dered n permanent injunction to issue
against photograph engravers local
end international unions, restraining
them from interfering with the bust
ness of Wright & Co., and the Folsom
Engraving Company. Refusal OF the
companies to comply with union de-
mand to conduct their shops on
closed bnsis had resulted In q strike
declaration.
Truman II. Newberry, junior Unit
cd States senator from Michigan. was
convicted by n jury Of having con-
splred crlminally In 1918 to violate the
election laws. He was sentenced by
Judge Clarence w. Sessions to two
years Imprisonment and fined $4,000,
released on bond pending an appeal.
and Mt once issued u statement declar
ing his intention to retain hiH seat In