The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-11-02
CENTENNIAL STATE 1TElA

Colorado and the state council ~ fol-
lows: Our armies In Franco are In
the midst OF 4 great offensive. TO
carry It through to . successful CON
olusion It IL absolutely essential that
vital war projects be furnished men
Immediately. Between now and No
vsmber 20 II your state will do its du-
" By furnishing the number Of men
herein indicated you will be making
the most valuable contribution to the
winning Of the war that It IL possible
to make at the present time"
Three Colorado boys who have givsa
their lives to their countly's cause are
reported In the casualty lists made
public by the War Department Oct. ls.
They are Chester, A. Bsgss. Colorado
Springs. killed In action: Corp. Frank
b. Nilliard. Denver. died Of wounds.
aad Leslis d. Newton. Pueblo. died Of
disease. Five other Colorado boys are
reported severely wounded In action.
They are Lieut.. Richard q. Clancy and
Gay Walker, Lamar: sergt. Earl Rist.
Aurora: Frederick A. Geisert and Ron
aid W. Walker. Denver. Among tho
wounded, degree undetermined, are
Lueiden Deranleau, Sterling. and Joe
cermak. Primsro.
Sergt. Perry w. Tiff. Denver. u
dead from wounds. according to the
casualty list made public by the War
Department Oct. Is. Joseph Bassea.
Heating, has been killed In action.
John r. Vance. Virgins. IL missing In
action. Two Denver boys are among
the wounded in action: James j.
O'Connor Il severely wounded. and
Earl Kane Ia wounded. degree unde-
termined. Lincoln 8. Wise. Wray, and
John M. Heggen. Longmont. Is
wounded severely.
Immediate organization OF Highway
Transport committees in every COM
munity In the state will be undertaken
at once by the Highways Transport
committee of the State Council Of De-
tense, acting upon instructions re.
ceived from Washington. In the mean
time the Educational division Of the
Transport committee is proceeding
rapidly with Its plans for Motor Trans
port day throughout the state on
Nov. Is.
For relief works In European Russia
the Red Cross has spent to date 81.
sO7.9lS. OF this. S531.0 was for
milk for the babies of Petrosrad. $685..
975 for l25 motor ambuiancqs. and
s384.l63 for medical and surgical sup.
plies. One hundred and twenty thous-
and dollars were spent for the relief
OF refugees In Switzerland and Siberia
and for destitute families Of soldiers In
Russia.
Corn meal and corn flour show = re-
duction In price Of from 10 to 80 cents
per 100 pounds over . week ago. This
reduction has bsen announced BY mills
and the price control committee OF the
United States food administration do
mands that retailers make . proper.
tionate reduction. An increase Of
cents per pound In the sale price Of
lima beans is noted In the quotations
announced.
Tho Spanish influenza is still spread.
ing in Fort Morgan. Two deaths have
resulted. Two Of the five doctors have
recovered from 1t. while about twenty
cases are In the city. The barber
shops were closed on the 18th by the
owners to stop the spread Of tho dis
ease, while drastic steps are being
taken by the authorities to prevent its
spread.
Colorado has been included In the
plan Of educational exchange which
has boen started between the allied
countries and has received A. her
charges two young women brought
from France by Mrs. Stocks Miliar
and enrolled At Colorado College. Colo.
RADIO Springs.
A parsonage will be erected near
the church at Maybell.
F1agier's streets have been graded
and are to b gravelsd.
DR.. e. e. Kennedy. secretary Of the
State Board Of Health. sent dispatch
to Surgeon General Blue in Washing-
ton stating that with the cooperation
Of doctors and nurses the influenza
situation in Colorado was under con.
troll. and that there were NO indica-
tons Of its reaching dangerous proper.
tons.
The men in the Montana contingent
at the students army training camp at
Boulder started . Liberty Loan cam.
paign among their own members. The
first result was the buying Of fifteen
500 bonds, one to 20 to each Of the
families Of the fifteen men who have
died Of influensa at the camp.
A change has been made in the hour
during which the stores will be open
In Denver to avoid crowded street
cars. not because Of conditions in tho
stores but on account Of the influenza.
During this period the stores will open
at 8 q. m. and close at 8 p. m.
Forest service road projects In Colo