The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


Denver boys are reported as follows:
Erwin P. Greenewald. dead OF disease;
William Ernest Henry, missing in ac-
tion; Carlyle Massey, slightly wound
ed and Sidney Bridgewater. wounded,
degree undetermined. Among the Sc
verely wounded In action are Corp. T.
J. B. Auflick, Ramah: Charles W. Abb
bott, Burlington; Lloyd Dunn, La
Sale. and Paul L. Kriley. Canon City.
The list OF wounded. degree undeter-
mined. includes Carl Lenhart. Lamar.
and George c. Rule. LeaGville. Among
the slightly wounded are Corp. August
Aibuer. Walsenburg; Floyd F. Brigen-
dine. Sunbeam, and Lieut.. Thomas ].
Kennedy. Canon City.
Nine OF the thirteen casualties
among Colorado boys reported in the
lists made public by ehe War Depart
ment Nov %, record fatalities. Two
were killed iu action. They are John
C. Cooper. Lamar, and William G.
Crossley Deer Trail. Two dead OF
wounds received in action are Frank
J. Arndt, Denver, and Bruce ID. Brown,
Craig. Five dead of disease are:
Lieut.. Raymond Z. Peebler. Boulder;
August Kitzmann, Goodrich; James
w. McCrun. Aurora; Byron l.. Nc
Gwire. Longmont, and Arthur e.
Sellers. Boulder. The list Of wounded,
degree undetermined, includes Charles
e. Rice. Steamboat Springs. Three
slightly wounded are: Joseph B. Jor
dan, Denver: Lutte Cordova, Walsen,
and James A. burning. Greeley.
Although the casualty list made pub
lie by the War Department Sunday,
Nov. "a. is one of the longest of the
war. only nine Colorado boys are in
cluded. Two are reported dead of dis
ease. They are Carl III. Miller, Dill
lon, and Jose E. valesquez. Antonio.
Among the missing in action is John
A. Wiley, Sterling. while in the list o.
wounded severely in action are Ray S.
Brooks. Red Cliff. and Catarino "a
mora, Higbee. Four wounded slightly
In action are Harold M Webster, Den
yer: Allen j. Givens. Primero; Leo
Scavotto, Trinidad and Charles A.
Dunn, Manassa.
With the announcement of General
March in Washington that orders had
i
the return to the United states of sol
diers not reeded in France. plans for
the welcoming of Colorado men now
In khaki suddenly jumped from the
abstract to the concrete. AS soon as
tho official order designating the Red
Cross as the agency to make arrange
ments for the welcoming home of the
demobiiized troops was received in
Denver committee to have charge
OF all such receptions was appointed.
The Denver health board revoked
the closing order issued Friday, effec-
tive Saturday morning. and Saturday
afternoon ordered that all persons rid
Ing on street cars, at picture shows
and many other places, must wear
masks to prevent the flu. Ten deaths
were officially reported Sunday and
seven unofficially from influenza, a
large number of new cases developed
and oyercrowded hospitals were re-
ported from many quarters.
With big meeting at the Audi
torium on Saturday night, Dec. Z. Den
veB will join in the nationwide cele-
bration of Britain day" which is be-
ing arranged by group OF patriotic
American societies to celebrate Great
b. tain's part in the war and make
for val acknowledgment of the debt
which America owes for the defense
of civilization.
No fresh outbreaks of Spanish in
fluenza were reported to the Colorado
health board within the thirty-six
hours ending Saturday, according to
DR.. Erlo Z. Kennedy. and conditions
generally indicate an abatement of the
scourge
The 11-year-old daughter OF Jules
Lora of Erie died Wednesday night
and a 5-year-old daughter died Thurs
day morning, both from influenza. Mr.
Lora, his wife and his one surviving
child also are seriously i'll of the dis
ease.
Considerable interest is evident in
Pueblo in a new song recently re-
leased by one of the big music pub
fishing companies in the east, entitled.
Don't Think I'll Forget, Beulah.
Dear" the words of which were writ.
ten by Roy A. Williams. Colorado
boy, recently discharged from the
United States navy due to a physicaI
disability incurred in the line of duty
after serving one year in the great
world war.
Construction work is being done on
the Denver & Rio Grande and the
Santa Fe railroads to do away with
three crossovers between Denver and
Pueblo and to make the tracks en-
tirely separate and parallel all the
way.
The first colored Y. M. C. A. secre-
tary to receive orders in Denver to
report for foreign duty is William e.
Parks. who left for New York. Mr.
| parlrs waa the first ORG anizer of !,