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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver Passage of the Mayer
constabulary bill, final consideration
of which had deadlocked for two days
the Senate and House. brought to q
close at o'clock Aug. the special
session of the Colorado Legislature.
In the eighteen days of the session
bonds and other war revenue meas.
ures to raise $3,250,OO0 were passed,
and expenditures amounting to $2.722.-
900 authorized. The balance of $685.
| 900 is to be used for interest on bonds
and other purposes.
| Conferees on the constabulary bill
reported an agreement Saturday and
the recommendations which they sub
mitted were approved by both houses.
thereby breaking the deadlock.
The bill received 80 votes in the
House and 81 in the Senate. 1t was
enacted with the votes of the Re-
publicans in both houses; seven Dem
ocrats in the House and five Demo-
Gratis in the Senate.
or the measures asked for by the
| governor In his special message. all
were enacted save the one providing
for the regulation and control OF
foods and the one permitting state
banks to come under the supervision
OF the federal reserve banks. The
bill providing for the regulation and
House and the bill providing for \
two-dollar poll tax also was killed.
The Legislature enacted the bond
issue bill providing for a $2.500,000
bond issue; the mill levy bill. provid-
Ing a one-half mill levy an all prop
erty. the tax to be used for war pur-
| poses; what Is known as the certtfi-
cate of Indebtedness bill. which pro-
vides the 100000 which pays for the
mobilization of the National Guard a
year ago; the cooperation bill giving
the governor the right to cooperate
with the federal government on all
matters; the corporation tax bill pro
viding for a flat tax of ten cents on
every one thousand dollars incorpora-
tion with a minimum tax of $40: the
constabulary bill. which creates the
state constabulary; what is known as
the National Guard bill. appropriating
$4,000 to reorganize the National
guard after the present guard has
been mustered into federal service:
the war council appropriation bill, ap-
propriating 100000 to pay the ex-
penses of the war council. the extra
session expense bill, appropriating
$4,000 to pay the expenses of tho
special session; the soldiers and sail
ors' home bill appropriating $4,000
additional to make room in the sill
diers' and sailors home for those in
Colorado who may be injured in tho
French trenches what is known as
the National Guard appropriation. ap-
propriating $4S0,00O to pay for the
mobilization of the National Guard
this year. the food destruction bill.
which is intended to prevent the de-
struction of food with the view OF in
creasing prices on that which is left.
The appropriations are all supposed
to be paid out Of the funds raised by
the mill levy bill.
With one or two exceptions Gov. J.
c. Gunter's war program was carried
forward as recommended in his mes
sage, and he sent congratulatory
message to both houses in the closing
hours for successful legislation &C
complished.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Greatest Tax Budget Reported.

Washington.-The war tax bill. fin
ally revised to meet latest climates.
was favorably reported back by the
Senate finance committee. 1t proposes
to raise s2.G06.S70.000 by taxation.
The House bill proposed $l.S67 .000.-
600 in new taxes. No provision for
additional bonds to be considered
later by the House are made in tho
Senate bill Chairman Simmons plans
to call up the revised bill for debate
this week and hopes for its final en-
actment by Congress early next
month.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Naturally Grave.

II have here" said the party with
he unbarbered hair who had elected
his person into the editorial sanctum
when the office boy wasn't looking. "a
little poem entitled. "A Pauper's
Gravev"
Huh :" growled the editor. Nothing
remarkable about that. Who has a bet
ter right to grave than a pauper?
You certainly wouldn't expect his mirth
to slop over. would you?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
RUSSIA SURE TO TRiUMPH.-Root.
America Faces Hardship and Suffer
Ing, Is Warning Of Statesman.

Ing, 10 warning OF statesman.
A Pacific Port.-"Liberty, founded
on hardship and sacrifice. can be pre-
served only by sacrifice and suffer
ing External struggle is the price of
liberty" declared Elihu Root, head Of
the diplomatic mission to Russia. at
a luncheon attended by more than q
900. rendered the former secretary of
state and his associates on their re-
turn to the United States.
The first and greatest test is not
between the troops of Germany and
those OF our country" Mr.. Root said.
~but between the great and noble
qualities Of the American nature and
those degenerating tendencies which
come with luxury and tend to kill
mems capacity for sacrifice"
The address of Mr.. Root and others
who spoke dealt vigorously and feel
ingly on the tremendous scope OF the
task which the United States faces
and the need for casting aside petty
differences for united action against
Americas foe. They were unanimous
in declaring that Russia, in bitter ira
vail, would arise, strong and free.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Baby. Remains burned in Rubbish.

automobile carrying the license tag
7,l17 stopped in front of the Denver
& Rio Grande shops at Burnham and
asked permission of J. p. Needham. a
fireman, to burn bundle of papers
Needham gave his permission and re-
ceived in turn 30 cents as tip. Tom
Eads. an engineer. suspicious aroused
by the nervousness OF the pair. made
an examination OF the charred pile of
papers Immediately after they left He
found the partly burned remains OF
one-day-old baby.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Champion Woman Rider Killed.

Denver.-Yielding to the request OF
her husband, after being urged on by
the plaudits of a large crowd in the
grandstand at Union park to partici-
pate in the womens broncho busting
contest. after she had refused to take
part, Mrs. Margaret Wright, 2S years
old, champion woman broncho rider Of
the world, received fractured skull
and internal injuries from which she
died at the County hospital
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Thirty Join coIors on Colorado Day.

Thirty Join Colors on Colorado Day.
Denver.-While enthusiastic citizens
lined the streets, cheering the regis
tered army and the Colorado national
guardsmen as they marched by on
their last home appearance, taking
part in Colorado's fortyfirst anniver-
sary celebration, the Denver recruit
Ing stations of the army. navy and ma
rine corps kept steadily at work. In
spite of the call of the holiday crowds
and the "doings" at City park. nearly
thirty young men celebrated Colorado
Day by joining in one or the other of
the three branches of the regular
service.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
thousand. See FIaas Pre.ented.

Fire. rain and winds failed to mar
the celebration at Camp j. c. Gunter.
when thousands of Puebloans and WIS.,
itors from all parts of Colorado were
present to witness the soldiers field
meet, military drills and the present
alton Of thre flags to the Second Reg
iment infantry of the Colorado Ma
.tional Guard and hear the presenta-
ton address.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Colorado Give. Each Soldier $40.

AS a fitting tribute to the Colorado
soldier boys about to leave for the
front, legislators sitting in extraordi-
nary session voted to give each one
of the 4.O04 men in the federal service
Aug. 5. $40 gold piece. The sugges-
ton came from Senator William r.
Eaton OF Denver. and met with no op-
position. Accordingly. an additional
appropriation of $4O.O4O was voted by
the Senate for this purpose.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
BUMPER CROPS IN WELD
ACCORDING TO SECRETARY OF
GREELEY COMMERCIAL CLUB.
County Has 10000 Acres sf Beans and
Will Produce Enough Foodstuffs
to Supply State.
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Denver-According to Secretary ].
F.. McCrery of the Greeley CONNER
cial Club. Weld county alone will pro
duce this year enough foodstuffs to
supply the whole state of Colorado.
Mr.. McCrery, who was a visitor at
the office of the State immigration
Board. stated that 5000 men will be
needed in Weld county this fall to
assist the farmers in harvesting one
of the largest crops in the history OF
the county.
I'VE have 10000 acres of beans un-
der cultivation now said Mr.. Nc
Crery. "and that is an increase OF 2S,-
600 acres over last year. OF the other
products we have under cultivation
and under irrigation 81 500 acres OF
beets, 10000 acres of potatoes. an in
crease over last year of 5000 acres;
5000 acres of cabbage. ESQ acres OF
cucumber pickles for our picking
works, $4,000 acres of winter wheat.
and there are 10000 acres Of winter
wheat more this year than last in the
dry belt.
''The Weld County Free Labor Blu.
rcau. with its system operated for a
number of years by which surplus
of labor is taken care of in communi-
ties where there is scarcity, can
take care of the great harvests which
we expect soon. By the last OF Sep
tember the potato harvest will be
ready, and potatoes will probably be
placed on the market at 81 per 100"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
-iqhtnina Kills Youth, stuns Others.

Fort Morgan.-George Lohner, IS
years old. of southwest of this city,
was struck by lightning and killed,
He was with four other men when
struck, they being stunned and
thrown to the ground but not serious
ly injured.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Military Field Day and Farewell

Denver-Farewell was said to Colo
radios soldier heroes at Overland park.
where state units of Camp Baldwin,
Fort Logan and Golden were quar-
tered. Racing. a Wild West show,
broncho busting. band concerts and a
military fete. sham battles and cav
airy sports were features of the days
program.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
officers Reserve Men to Report.

A number of Denver applicants for
the officers training school of this
department. which will be held at
Fort Smelling. Mimi. have received
notices to report to the commanding
officers of the post the morning of
Sunday, Aug. 26 There are S13 ap-
plicants in Colorado. many of whom
will not be called.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
nolloman Named New Mexico Judge.

Santa Fe-Reed Holloman OF San
ia Fe was appointed by Gov. Lindsey
to be Judge of the First Judicial dis
trict with headquarters here. succeed
ing Judge Edmund C. Abbott. re-
signed. colonel of the New Mexico Ma
tional Guard mustered into federal
service.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
District Board Prepare. Draft List.

Preparing lists .or the 10000 men in
thirty-seven counties of Colorado who
have been summoned by draft to be
examined for military service is the
task OF the seven clerks in the office
Of the district board of appeals. in the
federal building at Pueblo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Legislature Passes War Measures.

Denver.-The war program was
carried out in the special Legislature
with the exception of restoration to
the statutes of the common law pro-
visions regarding food manipulation
and trade conspiracies.
The legislation enacted is as fol-
lows: Two and one-half million dollar
bond issue; mill levy to raise 100000: :
flat tax corporation bills to raise
$250.000: measures providing for the
expenditure of approximately $l,51l.-
900 for war purposes and provision
made for the use of the remaining
S1.7S9.O0O.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Negro sattaIions get Uniforms.

The two negro battalions OF the
Colorado National Guard, modified at
the Rifle Range near Golden. have
been furnished with their new uni
forms and are being put into condi-
ton for guard service of the various
public utilities throughout the state
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Bow Killed by PLAYMATE.

Pueblo.-Joe Prevoc, 4-year-old Aus
trian, was killed by the accidental dis
charge of .22-caliber rifle with which
a companion was playing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Practical Lessons in Agriculture.

Courses in agriculture will be
taught in the country schools next
year. according to plans worked out
by Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford, state
superintendent. who has outlined
work for all the elementary schools
in the state.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Couldn't Blame Him.

Jie-Do you like romantic girls?
Jack-No. When you make a hole
in your bank account buying them
flowers. they tear them apart, saying:
HE loves me; he loves me not"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Bumper Corn Crop In Missouri.

Columbus. Mo. - Missouri's corn
crop, estimated at 100000, 900 bushels.
will be about s0.OOO.OOO bushels in
excess Of that of last year. according
to the monthly crop report.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
His Wife's Little Shot.

"Tm glad you're over the draft age"
"Why7"
''rhink how humlliated l should be
to have to admit that was dependent
on your stingy salary every week for
my living"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09

1rasshoppers Attack Denver Gardens.
The annual late summer and fall
drive against grasshoppcrs is on. the
Denver war garden sectors being the
most hotly contested points.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09

Southern States contain TIT cotton
mills, valued at 225,OOO.OOO.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
Amsterdam.-In character sketch

of DR.. Richard Won kuehlmann Dust
appointed German secretary for for
eign affairs) the Nieuwe Courant OF
The Hague. says that DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann has always been vigorous op-
ponent OF ruthless submarine warfare.
He is also. says the newspaper. a dis
ciple of the policy OF doing everything
possible to avoid the further aliena-
tion OF Great Britain. believing that
after.the-war friendship between Great
Britain and Germany Is necessary to
the latter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
FIVE MINISTERS AND FIVE SEC
RETARiEs IN GERMAN CAB
MET RESIGN POSITIONS.
vONKUEHLMAN NAMED
NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY oP.
PoNENT OF U-BoAT WAR AND
WOULD MoLLIFY ENGLAND.
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Berlin-Official announcement was
made Monday that five ministers of
state, Foreign Secretary Zimmerman
and four secretaries of state, includ-
ing Finance Minister Lentze and In
terror Minister Won Loebell. had re-
signed their portfolios.
DIR. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German ambassador to Turkey, has
been appointed secretary for foreign
affairs in succession to DR.. thinner
mann.
The ministers and secretaries of
state who resigned were:
Ministers OF State-Minister of JUS
tice, DR.. Beseler: minister of ecclesi-
astical affairs and instruction. DIR. Won
Trott Zu Solz; minister of agriculture,
domains and forests, DR.. Won Schorle
mer; minister Of finance. DR.. Lentze;
minister OF interior. Herr Won I1oebell
Secretaries Of State-Imperial post
office. Herr Kraetke; imperial secre-
tary OF Justice; DR.. Lisco; secretary
for foreign affairs. DR.. Alfred thinner
mann. appointed November, 1916:
president OF the food regulation board
Adolph Won Batocki.
Dr. Richter. under secretary of the
imperial home office, also resigned.
DIR. Karl Helfferich will continue to
be the representative of the imperial
chancellor and member of the min
istry OF state and temporary minister
of the interior.
The Landrat Won Graevinitz was ap-
pointed to succeed Arnold Wahnschaf
fe as chief of the imperial chancellery.
In addition to the appointment OF
DR.. Won Kuehlmann as secretary for
foreign affairs Herr Ruedlin was
made director of railways and minis
ter OF posts, and Privy Counselor Won
krause was named secretary of JUS
tice. President Won Waldow was
appointed chief of the Department of
Army Nourishment.
The vacant Prussian ministerial
posts were filled as follows: Minister
of justice. DIR. Peter Sphan. leader of
the Catholic party in the Reichstag:
minister of the interior. Under Secre-
tary Drews. minister OF instruction.
Ministerial Director Schmidt: minis
ter of agriculture, DIR. Essen-Hart-
ruthe; minister of finance. DR.. Hertz.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.

Aug. 13-14.-Trap Shoot at Oak Creek.
Aug. 25-Pickle Day at Platteville.
Aug. 2S-Sept. 1.-Prowers County Fair
at Lamar.
Aug. 2s-30.-Annual Convention X. p.
Grand Lodge, including Uniform
Rank. Pythian Sisters and knights
of khorassan, at Colorado Springs.
Sept. 47.-Frontier Days celebration
at Fort Morgan.
Sept. 4T.-Arkansas Valley Fair at
Rocky Ford
Sept. 6-S.-Firemen's State Convention
at Colorado Springs
Sept. 11-14.-Logan County Fair At
Sterling.
Sept I7-2.-Coiorado State Fair at Pu-
eblO.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09
WAR LEGISLATURE ENDS
STATE coNsTAsULARY MEASURE
PASSED BY ASSEMBLY.
Special Session Passed Bonds and
Other War Revenue Bills to
Raise $3,25o, 900.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-10
BLAME FOR KILLING OF
SHEFFIELD IS PLACED
coroner's Jury Holds Fred Andersen
Guilty of Numbering Great
Northern Man,

The coroner's jury at Moorhead
Tuesday afternoon returned verdict
charging Fred Anderson with caus-
ing the death of George Sheffield at
the Great Northern depot on the
morning Of Sept. 19. Anderson is
now a prisoner in the Clay county
Jail held to answer first degree
murder charge at the December
term Of district court.
Following is the verdict returned
by the coroner's jury:
The said George Sheffield came
to his death, on Wednesday, Sept. ls,
1917, at about 1:15 a. M, while in
the Great Northern Railway COM
panys ticket Office in the city Of
Moorhead, county Of Clay and state
of Minnesota. XII.
And we further find from the
evidence brought before the Jury
that the said George Shefield came
to his death by a bullet fired from a
Ss caliber revolver; said revolver be-
ing then and there held in the hand
Of Fred Anderson, the said Fred An
derson being then and there aided
and abetted by an accomplice to this
jury unknown E.& "
Signed, Thomas Torson, Nils
Holbeck, John T. Lamb, r. H. Nc
Gill, ]. A. Seaver. III. J. Harris, c. G.
Vincent, coroner" ..
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-10

There is a firm conviction in Detroit
among Bill Donovan's closest friends
that william will not be manager OF
the New York Yankees next season. II
is said that william himself has no
thought of being reelected to the
managerial role. Willie has played IN
tough luck ever since taking up the
New York Job. Things have broken
the wrong way at all times and Will
has gotten into the habit OF believing
that he never will have any breaks as
long as he remains on Manhattan
island. 1t Is not his fault nor the
players fault particularly, just bad
luck of baseball.
is said to be the greatest girl back
stroke swimmer in the world. She has
double-jointed arms and shoulders,
and when in action her hands appear
as paddle wheels. This permits her TO
fective angle in back Of her head and
to follow up with a strong sweep for
the pull In addition to being the
fastest back-stroke swimmer on the
Pacific coast, Miss Ross 1s q clever
diver. she is one of the coming
champions in aquatics.
A hint of conditions in minor
leagues is given in this comment by
a. Grand Rapids baseball writer:
Grand Rapids has won another base
the goodvold national game that would
have been a tremendous event in the
life of the community. Now with war;
automobiles and amateur sports dis
tracing the attention Of the populace
it causes only a mild ripple. But so
far as credit to the club is concerned
the winning of the pennant ls deserY-
ing of just as much commentator as
in the times when pennant BraDDers
were local idols. The Grand Rapids
club has put up a plucky, determined,
worthy battle in the face OF q Wnole
lot of discouragements, including
series of injuries TO members or the
team and lukewarm interest on the
part of a large share Of the pubic. 1t
has come through a winner and II is
entitled to a winners measure OF
honor"
Jack Bulger, manager Of the emi--
nent exponent of boxing as business,
All Mccoy, rises to protest against
boxers breaking engagements and ad-
vises promoters to insist on contest
ants posting money to guarantees ap-
pearance. Mr.. Bulger adds that ne
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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-10

dismissed Walter Mohr from his star.
BILE because the latter failed to keep
an engagement to box at the Broad
way Sporting club. AAf
Mohr, presumably through 3 match
made by BulgeT, had boxed at Provt-T
dence Friday night and did not feel
able to go through with another nara
battle on Saturday night. AS matter
OF fact no boxer should be asked to
box more than once a week, especially
in a ten-round bout. Clubs should re-
fuse to accept a boxer as a contestants
another club one or two days preYi-
ously. The fault Is not so much with,
the boxers. but Is with the managers
and promoters.
Johnny TiIlman, the Minnesota
lightweight, has nothing but praiaa
lightweight domain. 'Tve boxed Leon
ard twice. says Tillman and have a
pretty good idea of what he's got. NY,
my, but that boys a regular nghter
1--WE boxed all of them and just got
through short time back with CHAR
ley White and Johnny Grifhths.. But
must say that Leonard Is the best mn
isher ever saw. When he hits you
he. takes it all out of you and never
have seen q man so fast in, following
up an advantage He nailed me on
the chin with a short left that didn't
travel six inches. Ill swear to that. 2 J.,
went down, you can bet. 1t so hap
pened that 1t was near the end OF -
round, otherwise ] don't know what
would have come of It. was pretty
silly when got to my feet" $3.50 d.
II the opinions OF the leading army
offfcers, who have been In active touch
with the various officers' training
camps throughout the country, are
accepted by college authorities one Of
the first results of the war will be q,
more general participation in athletic
competition, not only among college
students. but young men OF every
class. An analysis of the principal
reasons for. the rejection OF many cane
didates for officers commissions ree'
veals the fact that most OF them were
for defects, either physical or which
could have been corrected by thes
proper sort of athletic exercise. One
prominent army officer is quoted as
saying that most OF the rejected mem
who came under his personal inspec-
tion were not accepted because OF
physical slouchiness", unclean habits
and inability to decide quickly.