Cheyenne record., 1918-10-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
,es,ern Newspaper Union New. Service,

Rocky Ford.
Four to five hundred cases of influ,
snxa were reported in Denver.
A monster parade opened Denver's
drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
All the counties express their con.
fidence in going over the top with
the Fourth Loan.
Thousands of spectators swarmed
Cheesman park Sunday to get closer
view of the giant battleplane which
landed in Denver Saturday from FL
lington field, Texas.
Guy Duncan, 23. son Of Walter Dun
can of Peetz, in northern Logan coun-
ty, was killed in action Sept. z, &C.
cording to a telegram received from
the War Department.
Roy Vanarter, II. following an alter.
cation with his father, H. o. Vanar.
ter, at Colorado Springs, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head with a small caliber rifle.
Richard Crawford Campbell, Jr., 13
years old, died at Hanover, N. H.. OF
pneumonia, following Spanish influ-
enza. Mr.. Campbell was a student at
Dartmouth, and was taken Ill more
than a week ago.
Pupils in 5000 Colorado rural
schools will start work Oct. Is, taking
census of the states livestock and
acreage. Each school will be assigned
specific amount of the surrounding
territory for the census.
Miss Theodosia E. Raines, director
of the woman's division OF the United
States employment service in Colo
RADIO, doesn't think 1t necessary for
Colorado women at present to take
up the work of men along general
lines.
John Jakawicz of Louisville Is dead
of wounds in France, as reported in
the casualty list. The following were
wounded severely in action: Chester
eros of Greeley and Richard A. Lewis
Of Cameo. Ray r. Harris of Line and
Kimball c. Bartlett of Limon are miss
ing in action.
"It will be the glory of this genera.
ton to hand down heritage of per.
manent peace, and the way to do this
is to support our soldiers to the limit
and win this war as quickly as possi
ble," declared Chairman Karl C.
Schuyler of the Denver Liberty Loan
Committee. in an address before near.
ly 200 members Of the Rotary Club
in Liberty Loan meeting.
Following the order issued late Sat
urday night by the Denver Board OF
Health closing schools and theaters
and other places of public gatherings
as a precaution against the spread Of
able that action will be taken to close
all state educational institutions for
such a period of time as seems neces-
sary to check the spread of the dis
ease.
Should any army or navy nurses be
captured and held prisoners by the
Germans, they will be provided with
food and clothing by the American
Red Cross during the time of captiv
ity, according to information received
at the headquarters of the Mountain
division Of the Red Cross from Miss
Jane A. Delano, director Of the de-
partment Of nursing in Washington.
John H. Bird, Yampa, is among the
killed in action reported in the cas-
ualty lists made public by the War
Department and the Marine Corps.
Among the wounded severely in ac
ton are Fred ]. Duckworth, Hillrose:
Jacob F. Binder, Wheatridge, and
Lawrence D. Barner. Lewis. John B.
Howard, Avon. previously reported
missing, now is reported killed in &C.
ton.
Disabled soldiers who go to the Au-
cora recuperation camp, are to have
the opportunity to learn farming.
Two hundred and fifty Colorado
men will receive special technical
raining at the State Agricultural col
ege at Fort Collins under the call
ssued by the provost marshal general
'or 29,999 men to entrain Oct. 15
None but registrants who are physi
cally fit and who are grammar school
graduates will be accepted under this
call Voluntary enlistments will be
allowed until Oct. IL.
Last weeks weather crop bulletin
says: The yield Of small grains, how
ever, is generally satisfactory. The
rains have put the soil in excellent
condition for fall blowing and seed
ing. which is under way generally. a
lasger acreage of wheat is being
planted In many districts. The pick
ing of apples has begun in all sections
of the western valleys and in the
Canon City district; in the latter dis
trict q short crop is reported. The
harvesting of truck, potatoes, beans
and the third crop of alfalfa is pro
crossing. The harvesting of sugar
beets has been started.
Loyal Manitou," consistent with
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