The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-13
Denver Has Found 1t Pays to
Lead in Entertaining
Service Men.
GEN. WOOD is
ONE TO PRAISE
Colorado Already Has About
10000 Men in Military
Service.

Denver, Colo, June 12-The city of
Denver and the state of Colorado have
found It pays to lead in war activity
and welfare work for soldiers and
sailors.
Denver has found It's reward from
the praise of Major General Leonard
A. Wood, who has been commander
Of Camp Funston. Kansas, and other
high army officials for its work in
training its draft men before they
leave for the national cantonments and
for raising the morale Of the men by
paying the government premium on
81 900 insurance for each man who en-
ters military service.
Many inquiries have been received
from other states concerning Colo
radios war work and plans. Some
other states, 1t is said. already have
put into effect plans for which Colo
rado acted as pioneer.
Colorado already has more than 90,
600 men In the government military
service This number is expected TO
be increased to 10000 by the end of
the year. Approximately one third are
from Denver.
The State Council of Defense holds
weekly meetings at which the govern
or presides The Womens Council
also meets weekly.
Most army attention has been called
to the training Denver gives all its
men who will accept It. In this way
rnAnuAp-s-naana soon after being
called in the draft have been made
non-comissioned Officers without the
training they would have been com
PEELED to join the "awkward squad :
OF all II has made better soldiers, say-
army officials. The men are drilled
at the city auditorium by former arms
and guard officers paid for the duty
The Opportunity School. a public
institution. also has had a large share
in fitting Denver men for special army
dty This school has trained 500 me-
chanics for the automobile service end
almost as many telegraph and radio.
operators since this country entered
the war. Even women who expect to
do ambulance duty for the Red Cross
in France have learned the secrets OF
automobile repair work in the schools
shops.
The city's war activities do not stop
with the men at war. The lawyers
have established a legal aid bureau
for soldiers and their families at
which all legal work is done without
cost to the soldier or his dependent.
The Optimists' Club also sees to It
that those left behind" are taken
care of and arranges not only neces-
stiles for those needing them. but out
ings and gifts at Christmas time. The
atrical parties also have been given
the absent soldiers dependents by the
club.
In the downtown section a club
room has been fitted up for soldiers
and to which they are always well
Here they can find writing
material, pool tables, cards and other
diversions. Light lunches also may
be had for nominal price.
state activities include:
Assistance to farmers through pub
lie utilities commissions to market
crops when transportation facilities
were limited and congested.
Labor exchanges to meet demands
Of farmers.
Farmers Induced to greatly enlarge
and own their own storage
facilities. Colorado's crop last year
was the largest in it's history and
promises greater this year.
Censorship over all solicitation OF
funds to protect the public
Census obtained of all women and
men with experience IN nursing to be /
ready for federal call
Third regiment of national guard /
organized to be ready for government |
call.
Organization of state constabulary /
force to guard the state and act as
peace officers. It may be said that /
since the war started not a single dol
ar's worth OF Colorado property has
been destroyed through act of an /
enemy and not one soldier has been
asked by the state to guard It's prop
srty. This is the only state with this
record. IL Is said here.