The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Rocky Ford.
Four TO five hundred cases OF influ.
enEa were reported in Denver.
A monster parade opened Denvers
drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan
All the counties express their con.
fidence in going over the top" with
the Fourth Loan.
Thousands of spectators swarmaa
Cheesman park Sunday to get a closer
view of the giant battleplane which
landed in Denver Saturday from III.
lington field, Texas.
Guy Duncan, 20, son of Walter Dun.
can of Peetz, in northern Logan couu.
ty, was killed in action Sept. 2. ac.
cording to a telegram received from
the War Department.
Roy Nanarter, II, following All alter.
cation with his father, II. o. Vanar.
ter. at Colorado Springs, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head with small caliber rifle.
Richard Crawford Campbell Jr. Il
years old, died at Hanover, y IL, of
pneumonia, following Spanish influ.
nnza. Mr. Campbell was student at
Dartmouth, and was taken i'll more
than week ago.
Pupils in 5000 Colorado rural
schools will start work Oct. Is, taking
census of the states livestock and
acreage. Each school will be assigned
specific amount of the surrounding
territory for the census.
Miss Theodosia L. Raines. director
of the woman's division of the United
States employment service in Colo.
RADIO, doesn't think II necessary for
Colorado women at present to take
up the work of men along general
lines.
John Jakawicz of Louisville Is dead
If wounds in France, as reported in
he casualty list. The following were
wounded severely in action: Chester
l.. Burke of Pueblo. Steve D. Daial-
eros of Greeley and Richard A Lewis
If Cameo Ray r. Harris of Line and
kimball G. Bartlett of Limon are miss
ng in action.
1T viii be the glory of this genera.
ton to hand down heritage Of per
manent peace, and the way to do This
is TO support our soldiers to the limit
and win this war as quickly as posi-
BILE" declared Chairman Karl c.
Schuyler of the Denver Liberty Loan
Committee. in an address before near.
ly 200 members OF the Rotary Club
in a Liberty Loan meeting
Following the order issued late Sat.
urday night by the Denver Board OF
Health closing schools and theaters
and other places of public gatherings
rs precaution against the spread of
the influenza epidemic, it is now prob
able that action will be taken to close
all state educational institutions for
such a period of time as seems neces.
sary to check the spread of the dis
ease.
Should any army or navy nurses be
captured and held prisoners by the
Germans. they will be provided with
food and clothing by the American
Red Cross during the time of Captiv
Ity, according 10 information received
at the headquarters of the Mountain
division OF the Red Cross from Miss
Jane A. Delano. director of the de
partment of nursing in Washington.
John II. Bird, Yampa, is among the
killed in action reported in the cas-
ualty lists made public by the War
Department and the Marine Corps
Among the wounded severely in ac-
ton are Fred ]. Duckworth. Hillrose:
Jacob F. Binder, Wheatridse, and
Lawrence D. Barner. Lewis. John B.
Howard. Avon, previously reported
Missing, now is reported killed in ac-
lion.
Disabled soldiers who go to the Au-
ora recuperation camp, are TO have
he opportunity TO learn farming.
Two hundred and fifty Colorado
men will receive special technical
raining at the State Agricultural co..
ege at Fort Collins under the cal
ssued by the provost marshal general
soI 29,999 men to entrain Oct To-
None but registrants who are physl-
cally fit and who are grammar school
graduates will be accepted under this
call. Voluntary enlistments Will be
allowed until Oct. -.
Last weeks weather crop bulletin
says: The yield of small grains. how
ever. is generally satisfactory. The
rains have put the soil in excellent
condition for fall blowing and seed
ing, which is under way generally.
larger acreage of wheat is being
planted in many districts. The pick
ing of apples has begun in all sections
IF the western valleys and In the
Canon City district: in the latter dis
trict a short crop is reported. the
harvesting Of truck, potatoes, beans
and the third crop of alfalfa is pro
crossing. The harvesting of sugar
beets has been started.
Loyal Manitou." consistent with