The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-26
usHrxNsiAL STATE ITEM

lasfs naads p1blic by the War Depart
Nens Dec. 10. Among the dead Of
wounds received in action Ii Robert
Yonng. Rodley. while among the deed
If disease are Clyde C. Hartshorn, P'r
ebao. and Adam Schleiger, Berthoud.
Four missing in action are James E.
Reilley. Denver; Paul l.. Stewart, Fort
Collins; Arthur Johnson. Silt; James
8. elmer, Kirk, and Lloyd C. House
Craig. The list Of wounded severely
in action includes Lester J. Whitmore
Rugby; Orville C. Rinkle, Crowley; !;
Lowell F. Butler. Denver: Stephen M
Dubois, Pueblo; Walter Hummell
Grand Junction: Donald o. Taylor
Black Hawk: Dean J. Sarl. Leadville;
William F. Day, Denver. and Petei
Kimmick, Canon City. Among tho
wounded. degree undetermined, ars
E. Coleman. Good Pasture; Earl
Clark. Pueblo; Alfred C. Cran,er
Wray. and Albert Lee Mentz. Otis. In
cluded in the list Of slightly woundsf
are Carl e. Simon. Denver: Goyd r
Barnes, Oak Creek; James E. Mccain
Snyder; Frederick V. Hickman. Olney
Spring.: Henry Pollino. Oakview:
James A. Eberhardt. Pueblo: Roy W
Popetoy, Pueblo: John Damjanovich
Leadville; John A. Anderson. Love
land: Evan R. Evans. lafayette. ano
Michael German, Leadville.
Seven more deaths among COLORADO
soldiers are recorded in the lists Oh
Casualties made public by the Wal
Department Dec 16. Four killed il
action are Joseph Antrille. Williams
burg; Joseph Aloysius. Leadville:
George A. Robbins. Grand Junction
and William H. Sands, Pueblo. Three
dead Of disease are Otto c. Dunbar
Boulder: Roy c. Evans, Durango. anc
Wendell w. Jacobs, Carbondale. Two
missing in action are William O
Kulbe, Padroni, and Harold Caldwell
Denver. Among the severely wounded
in action are Lawrence Bert Wilson
Maxey; Bert w. Malin. Pueblo: Thant
b. Smith. Denver; Joseph J. Martello
Goldfield: Homer f. Elliott. Eckert;
benjamin Levitt, Denver. and William
r.. Isom. Brush. The list Of wounded
degree undetermined. includes Alloy
sius o. Kasel. Pueblo. and Ralph ia
cober, Hermes. The list OF slightly
wounded includes RaEnar Lofquist
Dillon, and Fred II. Kalbfel. Pueblo
When Republican state executive OF
ficials-elect met in Denver to consider
the policy Of the incoming atminis
tration they were confronted with SOC
applicants for places and only twelve
or fourteen plums hanging on the po
litical tree. The reason for this small
list of appointments was explained in
the fact that they are virtually the
only ones In some 1900 appointiye
positions that are exempted from the
operations OF the new civil service
amendment to the constitution.
THE Finishing Fifth" will probably
be the slogan for the next Liberty
Loan campaign, according to Pup
Mcity Director Alva A. Swain OF the
Colorado State Liberty Loan commit
tee and the Colorado War Savings
committee, home from an Atlantic
City, N. j.. conference, Of district ex
ecutives and publicity men represent
ing Liberty Loan work in all parts Of
the United States.
The epidemic OF influenza in Long
mont II believed to be practically over.
City Health Officer Stradley reports
but two and three cases day. and
lieve that incubation. practiced gen
orally for the last month, has been
the greatest factor in stamping out
the disease. More than 1000 have
been inoculated and many are still
being treated daily.
The first shots in the counter at.
tack, at Chateau Thierry which recap
tured the position just won by the
Huns ON the south bank of the Marne
and proved the turning point in the
entire war were fired by two Colorado
batteries-battery q. known as Den
vef's Own" and battery A of Fort
Collins. These two now famous bat.
teries were units OF the 14Sth artil-
lery regiment.
The working forces at the Camp
Bird, Atlas and Mountain Top mines
have been reduced by the epidemic OF
influenza At the Camp Bird but one
shift Is being worked. there being fiji
ty-eight men In temporary hospital
near the mill. The two hospitals in
Ouray are filled Nth patients.
The Denver Tramway Company
was authorized by the Colorado utili.
ties commission TO charge fare OF
Z cents for adults and az cents for
children under 12 Where transfer
is issued an additional cent may be
charged.
Miss Genevieve Miles. one of the
prominent labor leaders in Denver and
the organizer OF the Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks, died at her home from
pneumonia. following influenza Misc
Miles was sick two weeks.
Colorados grain crop will fall l..