The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-04
oENT1lN1AL srAT1 1r1las,

rested at Enslswood by b. o. Smith
Of the Department Of Justice. He was
wearing the uniform of soldier Of the
United States. He enlisted, he claims,
at Cheyenne under the assumed name
of John c. Kennedy. and had been sta
toned at Fort Logan. Snedgen's homo
Is in Greeley. He admitted-not to
the military authorities. however, but
to a friend, according to the federal
agents-that he enlisted 10 that he
could get back to Germany and while
doing SO be Of some aid to his father
land.
Twenty boys doing work on farms
are established in the first camp Of
Boys Working Reserve in Colorado.
The camp is near Crowley. A school
principal of La Junta is supervisor OF
the camp. The boys buy their own
food and pay their cook. Most Of
them walk or ride bicycles to the
farms. which are near by. A few
farmers take the boys to work in their
autos. A second camp for boys who
will help in canning work is to be es
tablished near Fort Lupton about
July 12.
Thirteen hundred and twenty-one
Denver men were affected in Ameri
cas- second drawing of draft numbers
at Washington, the government lot
terry including all men who have At
tanned their majority since the first
draft drawing in 1917 These men,
who registered June in Denver's nine
districts. are receiving their question
naires and will be classified soon, TAX
ing their places at the bottom Of the
respective classes in which they are
to be placed by their boards.
| The death of two boys at Adobe
Park. near Salida. was one of those
strange freaks not uncommon In the
mountains, where fearful lightning
comes down out Of clear sky Leon.
ard Spence. aged II. was driving .
cultivator in . potato field. and Lyle
Spence. Of Saguache. aged 8. was rid.
ing and driving. Tho boy and horse
were all stricken, with the sun shin
ing and no storm in sight.
The University Of Denver proposes
to establish, facing the Civic Ientcr in
Americanixation." where courses of In.
struction will be offered every evening
in American history and American 20
litical ideals and American literature.
In an assembly hall will be given ev-
cry night lectures and entertainments
for the education Of the public mind.
A statewide movement. probably
rAA - hA~
launched In Denver for the military
training of boys between the ages Of
1e and 18 years. They will be enrolled
In an organization to be kaown ~ the
Junior Colorado Reserves. and will
prepare to serve their state and coun-
try under drillmasters appointed BY
Adj. Gen. Frank ID. Baldwin.
Under an order of tho Interstate
Commerce Commission, the clocks in
Sterling were set back one hour after
=. M. June 30. This cancels the hour
recently gained under the daylight say.
ing plan. The order was issued when
the town was transferred from tho
central time division to the mountain
time division.
Coal production In Colorado duriaa
| May increased 71.SS6 tons over ADeil
and II now 1o4.s60 tons ahead Of the
1917 production for the first five
months o( the year. according b Al
official report by State Coal Mine In
spector Dalrymple. During May 14.60l
men were employed in and about the
mines.
Motion for a new trial Of the suit
by which Thomas Russum. Chicago
engineer, obtained judgment for $40.
900 against Francis w. Keeler. Den
yer broker. for alienation Of the At
fections of JacQuemena Davis Rogers
Russum was denied in Denver by Dis
trict Judge Harry 8. Class.
The road beyond Placerville to Tell
uride in San Miguel county IL in top
condition.
"The war is making the production
and conservation of food second In i'm.
portance only to direct military opera.
tions," says Governor J. C. Gunter In
a proclamation calling upon all the
people of the state to cooperate In the
important work of harvesting and
threshing our grain.
Free training In farm work 10 to bs
given 100 Colorado boys from July 8
to 10 at the State Agricultural Col.
lege a. the result Of an appropriation
granted by Governor Gunter to the U.
8. Boys Working Reserve for Colo
rsdo upon Recommendation Of the
State Council Of Defense.
The State Agricultural College viii
give = practical course in food con
seryation for Colorado housewives at