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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
WILL WELCOME SOLDIERS

It has been. previously announced,
that the American Red Cross has3
been designated by the War Departs
ment as the official welcoming bodt3
for the soldiers now being dsmobil]
lied.
Arrangements are being perfected
by the organizations of the American.
Red Cross all over the country toj
care for the wants of these mon en-.
route, and to welcome them when
they arrive at destination. The War
Department has made the suggestion,
which will be acted upon, that the
Red Cross, through it's various Chap
ters and Branches, should express
the appreciation of the American
people to the discharged soldiers a.
they journey homeward. These men
temporarily gave up home, friends,
positions and everything to under
take, the rigors and hardships Of
training preparatory to duty over
seas on the'battlefields, and it is the
intention of the Red Cross, through
it's local organizations everywhere, to
appoint "Welcome Home" committees
to meet trains carrying these men TO
their homes and give them such re-
ception as will make them feea that
the American people appreciate thste
sacrifice.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
Captain PI.tt Killed in Action


Captain Lawrence H. Platt, former
ly student in the Gunnison High
School, was killed in action in France.
About a. m., Tuesday, September
IL, at Jaulny in the San Mihiel sali-
ent, while he was holding an officers
meeting in a front line dugout,
heavy enemy shell made direct hit.
destroying the dugout and setting it
on fire. Capt. Platt was hit by a
piece of shell, and though rushed to
the hospital, died shortly after. He
endeared himself to his associates in
Gunnison by his mental and athletic
ity; his rise In the army was phenom-
email. He was acting Major at the
time of his death and had been rec
for his Majority. His wife,
formerly Miss Moyle Canady, was also
known to Gunnison people.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
MUST SAVE MORE FOOD

Between 80 and 60 days from now
will begin the actual shipping of food
to meet the Food Administration
reconstruction program; will begin
that intensive strain on our food sup
plies which will make Americans feel
the world shortage in food; and will
begin also period of still greater
prosperity for the farmer and stock
man of the West.
A parting message from Herbert
Hoover to the Colorado Food Admin
istration sent out just before the food
chief sailed for Europe stated that
within 80 to 60 days ships will begin
to be diverted from military use to
the carrying across of the 20,0oo,00o
tons of food which America hhs
pledged to the hungry of Europe.
Mr.. Hoover pointed out that the
first food commodities which would
feel the effects of heavy exporting
will be butter and condensed milk,
and stated that Immediately the ship
ping begins American people must
make sharp cut in their consump-
tion of these dairy products.
Another immediate effect of the
shipping program will be the stimu-
lus to the live stock industry of the
West according to the Food Admin
istration, which has just received the
report of Dr. Vernon Kellogg, sent to
Europe by the Food Administration
to conduct live stock survey.
DIR. Kellogg reports that the herds
of France have been depleted as fol-
lows:-Cattle, II per cent; sheep and
goats. Al per cent; pigs, 40 per cent;
horses and mules, 371a per cent; that
the United Kingdom has suffered
only small loss of it's herds. with the
exception of hogs, where the loss
has been 25 per cent; and that in
Italy the depletion runs-Cattle, Ia
per cent; hogs, 1924 per cent; horses
and mules, 25 per cent.
The Food Administration an
nounces theat it now plans to re-
stock European herds, not by ship
ping live animals from America, but
by stopping completely the killing
of animals in Europe for meat and
permitting the herds to replenish
themselves.
This means that all meat eaten in
European countries where the Food
Administration will undertake recon-
struction, must be shipped from
America. and should result In intense
stimulus to our Western livestock
industry.
The Denver stockyards and all
stockyards throughout the West are
planning to run to capacity in prep
aration for the heavy foreign shipping
of meat. Many of the packing plants
have stated that they will run night
and day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
SAFETY FiRsT-TAkEs I'm soTM
Applies for Msrrisae l;ossss st ~
icss Department. -Wea't
Spoil Dlsak

Miss Mae Hynes, marriage license
clerk at the court house, temporarily
impressed for other service to meet
the rush, readjusted her flu mask and
turned to the next in line.
Ever had permit before?" 1t was
the regulation question.
"Yes."
'More than month ago?"
"Oh, yes; longer than that; much
longer"
"Two?" asked the clerk, that being
linguistic shorthand now employed at
the clerks desk for "Two quarts Of
liquor for medical purposes"
Yes" said the applicant. "Two."
Where from?" asked Miss Hynes.
Cheyenne" was the most natural
reply.
What house?" pressed the clerk,
busily filling the blanks in turn.
"Why, the last time was from the
Methodist church," admitted the ap-
plicant.
Church? Methodist church? Say,
Mr.. Man. what sort of permit are
you after?" inquired the puzzled Miss
Hynes.
why, marriage license, of course
its my third permit to get mar
ried," was the bland response. Isn't
this the place to get them-it's where
I've always come before"
Eyes, this is the place, all right,
but most of them are hunting the
other kind these days. You made me
spoil a liquor blank"
"Never mind, guess I'll take that,
too-maybe I'll need it."
81 would think man facing third
marriage after two divorces ought to
need few more or less" foated thru
the flu mask as the lady signed the
liquor permit and resumed business
at the old stand, leaving her sector
of the booze line to wait.-Denvsr
Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
ch-i. F.Ietti Meets Bon Jorssnsen in
q rr."oe -. :, ,o,o


My Dearest Mother:
Your letter of Sept. 11th, received
few days ago. had already ans
wered the letter had received few
days previous. This last letter was
handed to me in small village we
were staying in over night, being on
the move again for some other part
of France. -
While was standing with my back
against a wagon wheel reading the
Gunnison paper and seeing little
item about Ben. Jorgensen, who did l
see riding by in Y. M. C. A. motor,
but Ben.
1t was quite surprise to both of
US: He looked as natural as ever and
seemed to be pretty busy, as we did
not have but few minutes to talk
things over.
He said l was the first one he had
run across in France that he really
knew, and l was surely glad to see
at home he was getting along fine
and likes the work he is in-also his
best wishes to all.
For the last week we have been
travelling through some of Frances
beauty spots and the roads are al
most paved.
have told you in my last two let
ters about the candy. 1t reached here
all right but could not use it on ac-
count of the mail bag getting wet
and the candy was ruined
The place we are in today is about
the best we have struck yet. Have
table to write on and the Y. N. G. A.
is handy. Getting stocked up on ci-
|garettes etc. Guess we move out to-
night to join another division.
l suppose you have read in the pa
pers what this division has done so
far. don't think we will get off the
front until it is all over, which we
all think will be soon, by the news
which is going around. Anyway
France is getting larger every day.
1t is larger than it has been for the
past ten years, and when we get on
German soil we will be better salts
fled that the war will be over, "Toot
Sweet" as the Frenchmen say damn
quick.
Had a vaudeville at the Y. last
night which frightened things some.
They had young American lady
along who sang few songs and it
sure seemed good to me to hear
little singing after being out where
you can't hear such things The Y.
M. C. A. has been doing very good
work over here.
1t is nearing Mess time and moth
ing else to write about so will bring
this letter to close. am in the
bcst of health and hope this letter
will find you the same and well set
tied in your new home.
Give my best wishes to all parties
you mentioned in your letter and all
C. B. friends.
Will close with love.
Your loving son,
CHRIS FALETTI,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
Save the Interest on Your Liberty
Bonds
Normal School Bulletin.

Normal School Bulletin.
Between now and the end of the
year, interest coupons of the First,
Second and Third Liberty Loan is
sues will mature, which in most cases
can be very well converted into War
somewhat behind in her quota of
War Savings Stamps, but if all the
owners of Liberty Bonds will invest
their interest coupons in War Savings
Stamps, it will assist very materially
in filing more nearly our quota
James Herbert Kelley, County Direc-
tor War Savings.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
W. S. S. REPORT FOR OCT. !. 1918.

This estimate of sales of War Saw
ings Stamps in Colorado is as nearly
correct as we can get it. 1t is based
on reports from the Federal Reserve
Bank and postoffices. However, as
many Central Accounting Postmast-
ers have failed to report to US. it is
not as complete as we would like to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28

La France went away over the top in
the securing of subscriptions to the
last Liberty Loan. AS reward they
have beautiful flag with an honor
star, which they will always cherish
as an evidence of their patriotic en-
deavors.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
Pittser Loads
Normal School Bulletin.

Normal School Bulletin.
G. C. H. S. is watching with inter
est the phenomenal foot ball record
of Chester Pittser and his Mines
Team. Chester's name seems to
make up the bulk OF the references
on the sporting page these days. We
have every reason to know Of his
ability from his athletic work here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28

Mike Perko was business visitor
in Gunnison from Crested Butte on
Friday and Saturday last.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28

dorm 10 mI. anu lpIS. Mike NlCcOu,
Friday, Nov. 22d, . fine boy.
Miss Irene Thomas was a business
caller from Gothic Saturday.
R. H. Mace has accepted position
at Smith Hill He will run the drum.
I Mrs. Seb Gruber is still very low
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Belt
ler. ~
Matt Starika went to Gunnison Fri
day. where he had some dental work
done.
Lawrence, the pine-year- son of
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence Beitler, is
quite i'll.
George Andretta boarded the train
at Jacks Cabin Friday bound for
Gunnison.
Mrs. G. v. Benson went to Gunni-
son Thursday to visit relatives for a
few days.
WIN Young was brought down from
Smith Hill Tuesday, suffering with
pneumonia.
George Songer and Frank Mace are
helping seine fish for spawn at the
Hillside ranch this week.
Miss lGaribeI Hudson is helping in
the dry goods department Of the
Colorado Supply Co. store this week.
Mr.. 8. C. Bergman, who has spent
tbs summer here with his son Carl,
left Tuesday for his home In Chicago.
Forest Duncan brought up q wagon
load of turkeys from the ranch near
0uhhison, and sold them around town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bergman, with
Mr. Q. C. Bergman were entertained
ct the H. T. Smith home Friday eve
ming.
DR.. J. w. Rockefeller made trip
to Crested Butte Thursday, returning
to Gunnison the same evening on an
extra.
Miss Katie Blair, another of our
teachers, is in quarantine in Gunni-
son. She expects to come up one
day this week.
Have you heard about that fine
baby boy who arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berryhill, of Bo-
sr~n,s Corpr, 1o at wAek7
Mr.. Kunze came up from Jacks
Cabin Monday and stayed until Tues
day. He has gone to Mt. Carbon
where he intends to spend the winter.
Friends here received word from
Mrs. Hattie Schneider saying she ex-
pected to 90 to Denver on Nov. 25th,
where she will be located perma-
nently.
On account of bad weather and
scarcity of carpenters the Smith Hill
mine has resumed operations and Will
not do any more repairing until
spring.
.Joe Echer returned home from Den
yer Thursday. He had taken cattle to
market and went into quarantine at
his ranch below town Immediately
on his return.
Mrs. C. H. McCutchan, who has
been in a Denver hospital since her
arrival in that city from Long Beach,
California, is at last able to be out
but is still very weak.
Miss Fern Handy, who has been
spending the past few weeks in Den
yer, returned to Crested Butte Sun
day after having spent five days IN
quarantine in Gunnison.
s. 10
Mrs. Tucker who came up from
Gunnison to run the boarding house
at Smith Breaker, returned home last
week. As there were no carpenters
tn hoard a cook was not needed.
The trip run away at Smith Hill
Tuesday, and Theo Cucuzza who was
riding it had his thigh broken. He
was taken over to the Red Cross hos
pital at Salida on Wednesdays train.
Among ranchers who transacted
business in town Saturday were Mr.
and Mrs. John Mink, Mrs Carl Berg
man, Mrs. S. G. Bottenfield and son
Ernest, Mrs. ]. Y. McClenathan, MRS.
Rudolph Sneller and Matthew Stobs.
Last Friday William Hearst, ST.
went to Gunnison where he will visit
With the Zurelder family until after
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28

II in want of anything try an adlet
in the Pilot. 1t will bring results.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
PURCHASE w. S. S. STAMPS

If in want of anything try an adlet
in the Pilot. 1t will bring results.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
SWEEPING REFORM PROPOSED

Hdq. Co. 113 F. A., A. E. F. France.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28

R. H. Mace has accepted a position
at Smith Hill. He will run the drum.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28

Miss Irene Thomas was business
caller from Gothic Saturday.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-11-28
Local and Personal
Mrs. G. v. Benson returned home
from Gunnison Monday

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Niccoli
Friday, Nov. ed. . fine boy.
The sun., 1918-12-15
HARVARD ROWING
PROSPECTS ROSEATE
Most CrelU Members in Ser
Uice, but Expect Discharges.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 14.-Harvard
rowing the first sport at the university
10 be give UP when the war seemed i'm
mlnent. will be the forerunner of other
college athletic activities the coming
year. Prospects for a crew appear eX-
cellent and large squad OF candidates
will be at work by the time the shells
are ready to be taken on the river.
Williams Haines, the professions
coach, who assisted Head Coach Robert
f. Herrick in 1915 and acted as his
own boss last spring defeated Yale. will
be back with the crew. He ALREADY has
attended to the preliminary work this
fall.
The Crimson will have its 1918 Gag
tain, r. S. Emmett, back again The
Harvard stroke was UNIT for service,
but has been doing Red Cross work In
London up TO the past week, when he
left England with the intention OF re-
is spoken OF as one OF the best stroke
cars ever turned out at Cambridge.
]. s. Coleman, No. 2 last spring, is
still In college, but the remainder OF
the eight. with the exception OF D. l..
wilmington, who died after an attack
OF Influenza, are in service and with
one or two possible exceptions may be
returned to their collegiate tasks
There probably will be no wrestling,
fencing or gymnastics at Harvard this
winter, but a hockey team is among the
proba II such seven is organ
ICED II will practise and play at the
Boston Arena George Percy who was
officer in tho Marine Corps. It is not
officer in the Marine Corps, and II is not
known whether he can return TO college.
The sun., 1918-12-15
CHESS NEWS NOTES.

After winning two games In success
sion from l.. Rosen and A. HallEarten
c. J. Beihof yesterday lost 20 r. T
Black in the championship tournament
OF the Manhattan Chess Club A Kup-
chik, former club champion, won from
o. w. Field. A. Hallgarten won from
Field, and II. l. I.add drew with w
Malowan.
Boris Kostich OF Gary, IND. Western
champion and second prize winner in
the recent internRtio tournament, tied
with Charles jane in the first masters
rapid transit tournament OF the newly
organized StuyVesant Rapid Transit
Chess Association OF POI Second avenue
Each OF the leaders scored e]5--lb. r.
Rosenthal. 5L5-2h. was placed third
and H. Helmes and A. Kupchik, with
scores OF IS each, divided the fourth
and NTH prizes, Other scores were: r
T. Black and 4. Schroeder, eAcS as /:
II. Liebenstein. IL; r. O. WahrburK,
h-7h. Officers OF the association
Were elected ~ follows II. Cassal, chair
man; r C, Wahrburg. secretary treas
ury.
Officers of the Correspondence Chess
League Of America have been elected for
the year az follows: a. Leslie Hoover,
Manhattan. president; Charles L. Rand,
Brooklyn. hrst vlce-president II Helms.
Manhattan. second vice-president w. r.
Hlckok. SO Claremont place. Mount Yer
non, y, Y, secreta ry-treasurer; ] IL.
lDongacre, Philadelphia, tournament d.
rector. The sixty annual American
and third annual Canadian champion.
ships, to he known as Victory Tourna
ments'' VIII be started on january l.
The sun., 1918-12-15
wI1IIAMs's SPORT COST.
Baseball Took e2,14O of Total Ex-
penditures, s7,oOO.54.

WILLIAMsrowN, Dec. 14-Despite the
loss OF over so per cent. IN the student
body. williams College was able to COM
plete the l9l7-lslS academic year in
athletics without drawing upon the re-
serve fund OF the athletic council. which
Is invested In Liberty Bonds. according
20 the report made public by E. Herbert
Botstord, graduate athletic treasurer.
The report shows that the expenditures
for the year amounted 10 $7.59054
which sum was covered by the custom.
airy athletic a hsessment on the students
and contr1but ons from other sources
Baseball cost S2,l4o; basketball, 1886;
football. 1915 track, 1885. and minor
sports and other expenses. $2,s53.
Overdrafts in baseball reaching $3.50
and in basketball totaling 1896 were re-
ported They were made UP by balances
in other departments
The sun., 1918-12-15
MANY GOOD SCORES
ATTN. Y. A. G. TRAPS
Fog Aids Rather Than Ham
pers Gunners-Straight
Strings Resulting.
DIR. MARTIN Is HIGH MAN

New York Athletic Club gunners gave
an excellent exhibition OF shooting at
the Travers Island traps yesterday. Not
only did II rain throughout the shoot
but a heavy fog swept in from Long
Island Sound. making conditions on the
firing line anything but pleasant and
easy. Thirty-four nimrods took part in
the weekly shoot.
Notwithstanding the weather every
one Of the regular weekly fixtures was
taken by a straight score. In several
two glnners made perfect strings. The
background of the fog was partly re-
sponstble for the excellent scores.
Thrown against the fog the blue rocks
looked big and round 1t required quick
work with the trigger as the light was
not particularly good and the targets
soon were hidden.
In the shoot for the Travers Island
trophy NJ. McVoy and G. II Martin
each had straight scores. The gunners
shot of in the shoot for the accunula-
ton cup. the winner finally being Mr..
Mcvoy. DR.. Martin had the satisfaction
OF winning a leg on the club cup.
Again he had perfect string d. l.
Bradley also had a perfect string in
the same event. Besides being the only
gunner TO make two perfect strings
during the day. DR., Martin was high
gunner. with card OF &c out OF pos
stble 100 targets.
T. l.. Lawrence won n leg on the sc-
cumulation cup with a straight string.
The win also gave him a leg on the
Red Cross trophy. J. p. Donovan was
the only other nlmrod 10 run a straight
! string during the afternoon. He made
his perfect score in the shoot for the
Haslin cup. A special was taken by
w b. Ogden.
Tho scores:
The sun., 1918-12-15
PRINCETON PLANS
TO RESUME SPORT
Basketball and Summing to
Be the Mainstays.

PRINCETON. n. J., Dec l4.-With
Princeton's opening on a peace basis on
January 6 winter sports will be re-
sumed and intercollegiate games in
basketball. swimming. water polo and
possibly wrestling will be played.
Candidates for the varsity and the
freshmen. basketball teams have already
been called, about 80 holding regular
practice. The varsity squad numbers
twenty, and this will be much increased
with the return OF undergraduates In
the service.
Among the experienced players who
are hero now are Bauhan, Raymond,
Woods and Hynson, forwards; Dickin-
son. Opie and Brawner. centre, and
Leggett and Flynn guards Bill Gray.
guard who was elected captain last
year, 10 a Lieutenant in the navy and
Is expected back. II Is also expected
that Trimble. the star forward and
also a capable baseball and football
player, will be back OF the able play
ers who left for war. Blue, guard, is
at the Naval Academy; Parmele, for
ward, IL an Ensign: McGraw, centre, is
Captain In France. and Winter is a
Lieutenant with the A Z. r. Netts is a
Captain and Margetts Is n Lieutenant.
McGraw and Winton have been
wounded The more promising fresh
men are Murray. Wittlner, Winfield.
Winton and King.
Practice has been started for the
swimming and water polo teams John
son, the intercollegi late champion In the
80 yard, and Dane. intercollegiate cham
pion In the fancy dive, are both here.
II Is expected that three members OF
the team that broke the intercollegiate
record in the zoo yard relay race will
be back, namely. johnson. Harris and
Georgi.
The sun., 1918-12-15
Throttle Tricky Managers
if Boxing Is to Flourish
Unsportsmanly Tactics Of Handlers Outlines Dis
credit Sport-Lppes Claims for Attel Are
Unfounded- Notes.
BY Cross COUNTER.

recently gave circulation to this state
ment;
ABE Attell was the greatest little
fighter In my opinion. that ever lived,
He probably made more money In the
ring than any other boxer and saved
less. To-day Abe, the idol OF the fght
fan. Is poor man. He was the cham
pion OF the featherweights for ten long
years and during that time he fought
IN almost every State OF the Union. He
fought 30 often he seldom had time to
train for any of his battles, but he al
ways was In shape. He never dlsap-
pointed club and fought whether he
felt like II or not, but Able always won
until he met Johnny Kilbane In 1912"
Although Lippe had but to look at the
records TO learn how hopelessly errone-
Gus his assertions were. he seems to
have been content to let them stand
Abe Attell laid claim to the feather
weight title In 1904, about the time that
Young Corbett vaulted into the light
weight division. Three months after
Attell claimed title ne got into the ring
with Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan and was
knocked out in the fifth round.
It was four years before Attell got a
chance to regain title, which he did in
1908 by stopping Sullivan in the fourth
round. Attell was Knocked out in Billy
Elmer's gymnasium here by Tony
Bender. Jerseyman. In the second
round OF bout in 1905. but as Attell
was not champion at the time Bender
got nothing but the prestige. and that
did him little good.
Four Years, Not Ten.
Attell lost his featherweight crown TO
Kilbans in 1912. and thus held title for a
trifie more than four years. instead OF
ten. Attell was outpointsd In 1903 by
Jem Driscoll in a ten round no decision
bout in this city, showing that the
American was not the greatest fighter Of
all times.
AS to never disappointing a club, At
tell was matched with Joe Bowker OF
England in 1904 to night In the National
Sporting Club OF London. Attell signed
articles. received his travelling expenses,
named the ship on which ne would sail
and then took train for San Francisco
Perhaps Lippe never heard OF these
facts
The sun., 1918-12-15
RICHMOND HILL TOWNSEND HARRIS
EvANDER CHuDs.
ERASMUS
SYRACUSE SEEKS ENTRY.
Wants 60 Become Member OF Has
ketbalI League.

When the Intercollegiate Basketball
League meets here on December %
Syracuse again win ask TO be admitted
The Orange will present ms one OF It's
strongest arguments for admission the
fact that since the sport was taken mp
by II the teams representing Syracuse
have been as expert as any Of the teams
in the league
The fact that Cornell and Dartmouth
are doubtful about continuing in the
league Is understood 10 be one Of the
reasons why Syracuse will renew It's APP
pllcation at this time, Syracusc's re-
turn could make the league more COM
pact. y