United labor bulletin., 1914-10-17

heavy artillery Is peins
brought forward for the main action
to be fought on November 3. Begin
ming tonight there will be sharp shrap,
nell shelling in every vacant nan ano
room in town not overlooking hotel lop-
bies. bar rooms and ice cream parlors-
Som big Krupp guns from Washington
are on their way, scheduled to reaeh
Colorado next week During the past
few DAYS skirmish lines have been
spread out over the northren and south
ern districts. with one important en-
gagement reported each from Pueblo
and Trinidad. At the former place Gen
erslissimo George A Carlson, heavily
reinforced by raw recruits from the -
f. & /. steel plant, Is reported by the
allies as having gained a slight adVan-
tage. In Trinidad Field Marshal Pat
terson and Chief of Staff Roady kene-
han. assisted by legion OF seasoned
campaigners from the long-estab bll=hed
camps OF coal strikers. recorded an I'M
decisive victory. To the north OF Den
yer on the open plains Grand Pilot =
p. Costigan has conducted more or
less successful accommodating expedition,
while his chief aides. Ben B. Lindsey
and Archibald A. Lee, have opened re.
cruiting stations at the established
base. Ii il the opinion OF The Bulletin
tighter early next week. eenterlng on
Denver. with wings reaching out in four
different directions. 4 clash OF some I'M
portauee may be expected any moment
after sunrise on Monday. CommissarA
commanders of the three armies report
a discouraying shortness of simoleons,
and this is said to be seriously retard-
ing forward movements. Camp follow
ers are growing inpatient and threats
of desertions brood trouble for the ord
nance departments. This is very much
to be regretted.
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From the south comes word that
Roadv Keuehan. candidate for state
treasurer. is making the big hit so far
in the present campaign. And the hon-
ct horscshoer has developed INTO a
spellbiuder Of DO mean quality. some
OF the campaign managers wanted 10
keep Raady out OF the counties domi-
mated by Jeff FAIR and Jesse North
cutt. but the plueky union labor states
man insisted that he would go, either
with or without consent Of the Demo
cratic speakers bureau, and OF course
he went with consent At big meet
ing in Trinidad the crowd didn't want
him to stop talking. for he was bring
ing to them facts about horses sold to
the state militia for sl25 per head and
bought back for sea. lie told them
how he prevented the military board
from raiding the state treasury for bills
rendered that did not represent pur'
chases OF any kind. Ready doesn't dress
his facts in fancy rhetoric. but hands
them out so bare that even the most
ernditc can grasp the meaning.
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Secretary OF State William Jennings
Bryan, always a prime favorite in Col
orado. but now more 50 than ever with
his splendid record of constructive
craftsmanship as premier in President
Wilson's Cabinet, will spend two days
in Colorado next week. and they will be
full of action. He will enter the state
over the Santa Fe by special train or
Wednesday morning. October 81. and
speak from the train vestibule at every
important point en- route TO Pueblo,
where he viii hold big meeting at
night Next morning. Thursday, the
22nd, he starts north, speaking by the
way. holding noon meeting in Colo
RADIO Springs. Bryan is scheduled TO
arrive in Denver at 2:l5, and after rest
ing a moment at the Brown Palace,
will appear at the Press Club in the
Denham building, going from there to
the Broadway theater, to speak at n
woman's meeting at , o'clock. His main
address during the two days tour of
the state will be delivered Thursday
night at the Auditorium, and he viii
leave at II p. m. for Cheyenne.
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Not to be entirely eelpised. the Re
publican speakers bureau announces the
coming OF John Wesley Hill. president
Of the International Peace Forum. Not
being very busy in this line at the pres
a.
cital here. John Wesley has kindly con-
sented TO come to Colorado and help
out the an-Lawandorders. 1t
would be happy event should he bring
piece of peace serum along and apply
it to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pany officials. Any contribution, how,
ever small, of this character viii he
highly appreciated by the people of Col
orado at this time.
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The women voters are making more
political fuss than usual in this cant
paign. They are trying to establish a
new record after having had suffrage
for 2l years. by landing two of their
sex in State House jobs. Course they
have always been conceded the supcrin-
tendcnt' OF public instruction, and no
party dares nominate n man for this
position. However, this year they are
striving also to capture the secretary OF
state portfolio, with Mrs. Agnes Riddle
as the runner up on the Progressive
ticket. \ roundup committee. composed
of more or less prominent women OF all
political parties, all of whom will eN-
pect jobs if their campaign is success
ful, has been organized to boost the
game. There has been more or less
discord in this committee of 200. it is
reported, and some of the leaders have
quit. But Agnes is some hustler her
self. having served two tcrms in the