The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-22
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

paid sugar beet growers OF Colorado,
Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska $13.-
100000 in round figures for October
deliveries This represents deliveries
OF about rs per cent OF the crop. it is
believed. or the $4,000 900 paid over
by the company, 100000 went to
the following ten towns in Colorado:
Brighton, Greeley. Eaton, Windsor.
Fort Collins. Loveland. Longmont,
Fort Morgan. Brush and Sterling.
Fort Collins share was s1,375.O0O,
while $4,000 went to Loveland and
81. 1.246.0o0 to Longmont.
Draft activities in Colorado were
brought to halt Noy. l2 with the ex-
ception OF the classification of youths
between is and 19. Draft calls, includ-
ing the departure OF 1880 men, have
been Cancelled. One group OF sixty
seven men left Canon City Tuesday
for Camp Pike, Ark Their journey
came to an abrupt stop when they
reached Pueblo. The message telling
of the cancellation of the movement
had been delayed.
With more than 100000 worth OF
clothing and equipment for immc-
diate mobilization, should occasion
arise. on the way to Denver from
dozen arsenals OF the country for the
Third Colorado regiment OF the Ma
tionaI Guard, efforts are under way
for an encampment of the 1,349 men
and fifty-three officers, together with
auxiliary forces. at on early date in
Denver or at the rifle range near
Golden.
Five Colorado lives given to the
cause of winning the war are recorded
in the casualty lists made public by
the War Department Nov. 16. Two
Killed in action are Carl A. Miller.
Center, and Arthur Pads. Smuggler.
One dead of wounds received in ac-
ton is Edward Z. Wurtz. Denver.
Two dead OF disease are Edward II.
Johnson, Julesburg, and Thomas L.
Collins, Boone.
A final report showing 5000 500 in
Fourth Liberty Loan subscriptions
turned in by Colorado's women loan
workers was sent to the Tenth Fed
eral Reserve District headquarters In
Kansas City by the Woman's State
Liberty Loan Committee. This amount
is 20 per cent of the s37.473.55O Colo
RADIO quota. or nearly 19 per cent of
the states total subscription of s42.-
$50
Influenza is raging among the
Southern Ute Indians at the Ignacio
agency, twenty-five miles south of Du-
rango One hundred cases are re-
ported among the 400 Indians on the
reservation and twelve deaths have
been reported. No whites have died.
Ignacio is quarantined tightly against
either entrance or departure and all
stores have been closed.
Capt. Barlow II. Hall. OF Colorado
Springs. formerly assistant city attor-
ney and son of II. c. Hall, member
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, has been sent to a hospital in
France for the second time. He re-
ceived a bullet from machine gun
through the left lung, and is reported
to be doing finely.
Officials in Washington have re-
quester Gov. julius C. Gunter, along
with other govern-s, to see that tn,
signing of the arnaistice with Ger
many will in no way lessen the re-
sponsibility OF communities either in
keeping up the war machine or in
furthering the nations shipbuilding
program.
Three Colorado boys who gave their
lives to win the war are reported in
the casualty lists made public by the
War Department Nov Is. Two killed
in action are Corp. John Vass, Den
yer, and Charles L. Conrey. Fort Col
Inns. Among the dead of disease is
Sergt. Jess @. Hamm, Loveland.
Petra Sisneros. a Mexican woman.
was arrested in Denver, charged with
assault with intent to kill. Paul Lu-
cero, at whom the woman is supposed
to have aimed, and Thomas Kreegar,
an innocent bystander. were shot.
Upon the refusal of discontented
stockholders in the National Film
Company TO accept his suggestion for
compromise reorganization of the
board of directors, Judge II. G. Strong
of Greeley. sitting in the Denver Dis
trict Court, denied the application for
a receiver.
Merlin Palmer of Boulder was killed
in action during the battle around
Chateau Thierry, Oct. 4, and his
nephew, Merlin Palmer, received such
injuries at the same time that he died
ten days later.
A community sing in the Auditorium
is being planned for Thanksgiving af-
ternoon by a special joint committee
OF the mems and women's Denver
County Councils of Defense.
Paul Rivar, IL years old. was so in
jured when struck by an automobile
at Pueblo that he died few hours
later The car was driven by Mrs.