The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-11-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Thirteen Colorado boys are On the
casualty lists made public by the War
Department Nov. 20. OF these four
Denver boys are reported as follows:
Erwin p 0reenewsld. dead of disease:
William Ernest Henry, missing in &C
ton; Carlyle Massey, slightly wound
ed. and Sidney Bridgewater wounded.
degree undetermined. Among the So
verely wounded in action are Corp. T.
J. B. Auflick, Ramah: Charles W. Alb
bott, Burlington: Lloyd Dunn, La
Sale. and Paul l.. Kriley. Canon City.
The list OF wounded. degree undeter-
mined, includes Carl Lenhart, Lamar.
and George G. Rule, Leadville. Among
the slightly wounded are Corp. August
Aibuer Walsenburg: Floyd F. Brisen-
dine. Sunbeam. and Lieut.. Thomas J.
Kennedy. Canon City.
Nine OF the thirteen casualties
among Colorado boys. reported in the
lists made public by the War Depart
ment Nov. %, record fatalities Two
were killed in action They are John
c. Cooper. Lamar, and William G.
Crossley. Deer Trau. Two dead Of
wounds received In action are Frank
J. Arndt. Denver. and Bruce D. Brown.
Craig. Five dead OF disease are:
Lieut.. Raymond <. Peebler, Boulder:
August kitzmann. Goodrich; James
W. McCrun, Aurora; Byron L. Nc
Gwire, Longmont. and Arthur e
Sellers. Boulder. The list OF wounded.
degree undetermined. includes Charles
E. Rice. Steamboat Springs. Three
slightly wounded are: Joseph B. Jor-
dan. Denver; Lutte Cordova. Walsen.
and James A. burning, Greeley
Although the casualty list made pub
lie by the War Department Sunday.
Nov "a. Is one OF the longest OF the
war, only nine Colorado boys are in
cluded. Two are reported dead OF dis
ease. They are Carl H. Miller, Dill
Ion. and Jose e. ValesQuez. Antonio.
Among the missing in action is John
A. Wiley. Sterling. while In the list OF
wounded severely in action are Ray 8.
Brooks. Red Cliff. and Catarino "a
mora, Higbee. Four wounded slightly
in action are Harold NJ Webster, Den
yer; Allen ]. Givens. Primero; Leo
Scavotto, Trinidad. and Charles A.
With the announcement OF General
March in Washington that orders had
been given General Pershing to start
the return to the United States of sol
diers not needed In France, plans for
the welcoming of Colorado men now
in khaki suddenly jumped from the
abstract to the concrete. As soon ~
the official order designating the Red
Cross as the agency to make arrange
ments for the welcoming home of the
demobilixed troops was received in
Denver . committee to have charge
OF all such receptions was appointed.
The Denver health board revoked
the closing order issued Friday, effec-
tive Saturday morning. and Saturday
afternoon ordered that all persons rid
Ing on street cars. at picture shows
and many other places, must wear
masks to prevent the flu. Ten deaths
were officially reported Sunday and
seven unofficially from influenza, =
large number of new cases developed
and overcrowded hospitals were re-
ported from many quarters.
With q big meeting at the Audi
torium on Saturday night, Dec Z, Den
YER will join in the nationwide cele-
bration Of Britain day" which IL be-
ing arranged by 4 group of patriotic
American societies to celebrate Great
Britain's part in the war and make
formal acknowledgment Of the debt
which America owes for the defense
of civilization.
No fresh outbreaks of Spanish in
fluenza were reported to the Colorado
health board within the thirty-six
hours ending Saturday, according to
DR.. Erlo E. Kennedy. and conditions
generally indicate an abatement Of the
scourgo.
The 11-year-old daughter Of Jules
Lora Of Erie died Wednesday night
and . 5-year-old daughter died Thurs
day morning, both from influenza. Mr..
Lora, his wife and his one surviving
child also are seriously Ill of the dis
ease.
Considerable interest is evident in
Pueblo in . new song recently re-
leased by one of the big music pub
fishing companies in the east, entitled,
Don't Think I'll Forget, Beulah
Dear" the words OF which were writ
ten by Roy A. Williams. a Colorado
boy, recently discharged from the
United States navy due to a physical
disability incurred in the line of duty
after serving one year in the great
world war.
Construction work Is being done on
the Denver & Rio Grande and the
Santa F9 railroads to do away with
three crossovers between Denver and
Pueblo and to make the tracks en-.
way.
The first colored Y. NJ. C. A. secre-
tary to receive orders in Denver to