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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
THE SOLDIER'SM MAIL
DELAY OFTEN DUE TO MADE
.QUATE ADDRESSING.
Million Letters a Day Received in
France From This Country; Cen
trail Postoffice at Tours.

The mail service for our army
abroad has now been taken over by the
army. 1t is handling a million let
ters day that are received in France
from this country, and about 100000
letters day that are mailed in France
for soldiers in France. 1t has ware
houses for sorting mail at French
ports. 1t has railway mail clerks
on some 1000 miles of French rail-
roads. 1t has a central postoffice at
Tours, permanent postoffices at va
rious points. mobile port offices right
up to the firing lines and mail order
lies attached to each company of
troops.
In the past, when the mail service
for the army was under civil control,
great delays were caused in the de-
livery of mail by the necessary Sc
crecy concerning troop movements.
Now, under military control, all move
ments of the mobile postoffices are
telegraphed in code to the distribut-
ing postoffices and the letters follow
the soldiers as they march. All the
hospitals notify the central postof-
fee of the identity of wounded SOL
central postoffice works with the CEN
tral record division of the adjutant
generals office where every soldier in
the army is card indeNed, and $50 men
are there constantly employed search
ing out addresses. A system has been
devised by which delivery may be
Quickened TO Replacement units" who
have been scattered among widely sep
arated troops. And various means
have been found for overcoming delays
due to lack of shipping facilities or
congestion of mail at crowded posts.
1t still remains true that mail for
some $4,000 soldiers in France is de-
layed because the letters are made
quately addressed. In the future all
such letters will be stopped at New
York and returned to their senders. 1t
is estimated that 100000 letters a
month have been delayed in the past
because the men were in replacement
units" This "fioater's mail" is now
being handled expeditiously. The de-
lay due to censorship is not great and
it is being reduced.
The army authorities are aware that
nothing sustains the morale of SOL
dier like letters from home. The mo-
bile postoffices now keep up with the
troops; the mail is received with the
rations at the kitchen; and the whole
reorganized postal service is devoted
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
NOLABOR SESSIONS
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC PUTS A
STOP TO ALL GATHERINGS.
Trades Assembly and Building Trades
Council Have Transacted No Busi-
ness During Past Two Weeks.

There has not been a union labor
meeting held in Denver during the
past two weeks, owing to orders of the
board of health placing a ban on in
door and outdoor meetings, due to
the influenza epidemic. Business of
the Trades and Labor Assembly and
the Building Trades Council is at a
standstill, and DR.. W. H. Sharpley,
head of the health department, gives
no encouragement for a raising of the
ban.
This week Governor Gunter issued a
proclamation against meetings of
every character in the state. This put
a stop to the speaking campaigns
of the Democratic and Republican
parties. Candidates are conducting a
publicity campaign by newspaper ad-
vertising and circular letters from
their respective headquarters in Den
yer.
Railroad and street car travel is be-
ing curtailed as much as possible.
Curtis street, Denver's Great White
Way" is like Oliver Goldsmith's de-
serted village at night Some of the
downtown restaurants close at 2:30
p. m, as everybody goes home for din
ner.
The number of influenza cases in
Denver approximates about 1000. with
200 deaths from the disease reported
in two weeks.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
WIRE TYRANTs DYING HARD.
Endeavoring TO Prevent Government
Control Being a Success.

The government is nominally in
control Of the telegraph and tele-
phones, but government control is not
yet fact. says President Konenkamp
of the Commercial Tebgraphers
Union, in the official magazine of that
organization.
THE telegraph tyrants," he says,
are taking every advantage of their
dying moments to prevent government
control being a success. The telegra-
pliers can see indications of this on
every side. but we are chiefly inter
ested in the governments labor policy
Unless conditions improve rapidly it
will be necessary for the Commercial
Telegraphers Union to appeal to the
President of the United States for JUS
tice. II so, we will make the removal
of certain telegraph officials the lead
ing feature of our appeal. To the
workers, government control is
means to an end-decent working con-
ditions under decent supervision, with
a decent wage for the work performed,
is what we want"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
BAER DIES
WAS PROMINENT MEMBER OF
PLUMBERS UNION.
Served Term in Legislature and Was
Candidate for State Senate in the
Recent Primary Election


Charles Baer, prominent member of
Denver Plumbers Union No. 8, and
representative in the 1917 state leg
islature, died Tuesday of influenza at
his home, 3241 York street. Private
funeral services were held Friday
morning at his late home. Interment
was in Riverside cemetery.
Mr.. Baer was as years of age and
a native of Detroit. He came to Den
yer in 1880 and first engaged in the
drug trade with ]. J. Reithman, but
soon turned to the plumbing business,
in which he embarked on his own ac-
count. In the days when Elyris was
a separate municipality he served that
town as clerk and recorder.
Mr. Baer was a member of the Or
der of Red Men, the Modern Woodmen
and of Rob Morris lodge, A. F. and
A. NJ. He leaves widow and three
children, two girls and boy. Four
brothers survive him, Jacob and Ed
ward of Pueblo, Max of Harden, Mont,
and Ben, a member of the police force
of Denver. His mother and a married
sister live in California.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
NEXT WAR SERVICE
CAMPAIGN OPENS NOVEMBER IL
FOR SEVEN IN ONE.
Ten Cents Per Day Will Bring Cheer
and Happiness to 100000 OF
Our Boys in France.

When the United War Work cam
paign is launched on November II
the people of the United States will
be asked to give sl70 900. 1t will
seem like "A vast sum for overseas.
altho seven organizations are includ-
ed in the merger, the Y. NJ. C. A., the
Y. w. C. A. the National Catholic
War Council. the Jewish Welfare
Board. the American Library Associa-
tion, the War Camp Community -Serv-
ice and the Salvation Army.
When the huge sum is translated,
into terms per capita of the boys in
uniform "over there" il means only 10
cents day for each lad.
Ten cents n day brings the home
to im-happiness, cheer and COM
forts. 1t gives him more hot choco-
late and coffee and cigars than are
served under any roof in America.
That dime n day buys for him more
candy than all of Huyler's stores can
sell.
1t bakes for him more biscuits and
cookies and crackers than the twenty
largest bakeries in New York can
bake.
II runs for him more stores at the
front than Woolworth has in America
There have been sent. to him over
seas $50, 156 cans of fruit, 14,510,0 900
packages of chewing gum. S4S, ,7s6, ,s05
cigarets, 32,35s,700 cigars, 2,557,4 ,4s1
packages of tobacco, 463,S24 pounds
of cocoa. 1,665,120 cans of condensed
milk, 31,279,020 pounds of flour, over
10000, 900 pounds of sugar and 55l 500
tubes of tooth paste.
What man or woman in America
will say that 20 cents week for each
boy in our army and navy is too much
for their cheer and entertainment
Colorado must raise her quota and
she will.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19

Local divisions chartered. 45
New Members enrolled. 29,S34
Contracts renewed-...-.-.-...--.. 65
New contracts secured "a
Divisions receiving wage
increase ..--..--....--.-...-.-......-. 167
Members enrolled in mill
tary ervice--..--.-.---.--.--...--- 9,215
Death benefits S179 ,590.37
Disability benefits paid. 6,700. 90
Old age benefits paid. 100000
Total benefits for term. 1S7 ,S90.S7
President Mahon, who is a vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor, was one of the first labor
officials to see the significance of the
European struggle, and to urge labor's
undivided loyalty in the war. As
result his union has obeyed the man.
date of the government as n unit, set
ting aside its temporary differences
with the employers so that transit and
transportation could be uninterrupted.
But President Mahon believes that
unions must maintain their integrity.
even tho they temporarily relinquish
certain conditions in war time.
THE time will come when the war
is over" he says, land then we will
need our organizations, and, in my
opinion, need them badly. My con-
ception of this struggle is that it is a
fight for democracy and that the
worker in order to enjoy his share
and participate in real democracy,
must be in a position to express him
self upon the same when the time
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
TOTAL OF 10000 REGISTERED.

With 10000 Denver voters register
ing Thursday, election commission Of
ficials say that there are fewer quail
fed to vote at the coming general
election than has been the case for
some time. 1t is estimated that there
are 1900 names on the books, while
at the election two years ago close to
the belief of election commission Off
cials that the light vote is due to the
war, it having taken all the public in
terest
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR ..
ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENT OF
CANDIDATES ON STATE TICKET
Continued from Page one)


@ I % & ] office come. T he ii5se @ @ Ra" 8 %
Treasurer
pss S9.Fs + as,Sa3s s5sss 5io5 $
once 0 state Auditor of State.
Thomas T Barnard ticket member
Nine S1 NH smsieT wore record
ask tRe R support ' of an onr % embebp for his Election
% Of that T' Position iii % With
years Hi his 1 Hssea es =
% s 's nd ufG fS oSP'
Superintendent of Schools
Mrs Man Bradford has Ps560!Ted no the duties ties % Of this Ge in S SO
I Snr membepshp ns a use @ e1e eort her beha
the State University.
S, H ea & s5 F?s s' ss';a
si''f S"ia'S 'ss r:r sssF' OF 'S' ~ "
local assss 5 the s @ H' sf % @ s
nd @ s: its and those who are
Platform Declarations on Labor
ne
5 Of sssS Psr F: the labor p'"N " adopted by
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with % aS a Sao,s snGFe @ & is % ito
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the provisions of the prohibition law
We prohibition prohibition,
a
I'VE public ownership mills
which of
both the producer and the
people
legislation
land with labor employed in the market"
Republican
publican
fully the
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disability and amendment which will
of atwila
full justice to all
As
satisfactory
protecting
of
nstrumentalty
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we favor the enactment of
effective and adequate conditions
We favor immediate child labor
All of which
Sada
ton OF Labor Fraternally
w. II. YOUNG,
ANDERSON
CLINT c. HOUSTON,
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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMIT
TEE OF THE DENVER TRADES AND
LABOR ASSEMBLY ON CANDIDATES
Denver, Colo, Oct. II, 1913.

To the Officers and Delegates OF the \
Your legislative Committee G look up the records
prohibited holding any meetings Assembly
report your eonsideaton liberty
the sbo prss se report TO the rank
The political committee OF the OF
Labor having compiled the records OF state officers and
the members OF organized labor thuout the state
our OF the choice OF certain candidates by
mttee to ampoant congress
man from the First De II the labor & stands for the the
committee should have known its duty in this respect and not let
ddates office OF Congressman from the First
R and @@ X @ W e
labor OF Mr. iard good canot let this weigh against
known caused his speech be
peace nothing less than
pro organizations formed all kinds obstacles the
citze believing President Wilson's war policies
As Vale believe time Repub-
things that will labor the that
gt much and we believe President Wilson supported
that while he comparatively in the political
aaa na % THAI aoG sd e will al @ ge labor square
deal and he IS pledged % to M support ] resident ] m,In NJ % 1m all %
party and your committee believes that no mistake viii be made
For State TreasuTe5-Hary Mulnix CRepublieanl and
both good organized labor would suffer by the election
senators from the F5 Senatorial Pis!5ie,
]. Knauss and Foster Cline
Representatives the Twenty Assembly
following: Thomas Spacey
dermueen. Frank Maneni Annie p yde John c Mo William
r Charles A. Mast Halscy NJ Rhoad Republan) Louis
H. Mayer Republican, Nora b Wright Sidney H. Johnson and
Thomas +.
District Judges Second Judicial District. your
oowngs William d Wright George Dunklee John
Mullins Charles C. Butler Rcpubcan), and Julian H. Moore
(Republcan) Clarence J. Morley (Republcan).
Your desires inform the members OF organized
enemy Greeley Whitord seeking
judge efforts should be spared defeat him thereby
reegate him TO political oblivion.
Fracrnaly submitted,
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE DENVER TRADES
AND LABOR ASSEMBLY.
BY RAY f. LOWDERBACK. Chairman
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19
STREET CAR UNION.
GAINS 10000 MEN
WO RKIN LOYALLY IN
SUPPORT OF WAR.
Has 9,215 Members Enrolled in the
National Army; Secured Wage In
crease for 167 Local Divisions
During the Past Six Months.
Especial Correspondence

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 15.-An ex-
ceptional record of distinguished serv-
ice to the nation has been made public
here by the six months report of the
activities of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street and Electric En-
ployes of America.
President W. D. Mahon of the union
thinks his union is as patriotic as any
in the land. Certainly the facts bear
him out. With 9,2l5 members enrolled
in the nations military service dur
ing six months, his union has paid out
no strike benefits, yet has succeeded
in securing wage increases for 167
divisions.
The record of the unions activities
is given in the following concrete
form:
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19

to providing that the doughboy's let
ters shall reach him as promptly and
regularly as his meals.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19

The National Society of the Daugh-
ters of the Revolution has shown its
patriotism during the last year by
collecting s1,409, $50 for the Liberty
loan.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19

The saints may have the best of it
hereafter, but the sinners think that
they have the more fun here on earth.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-10-19

The Bulletin wants to do your Job
printing. Prices right, work excellent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
MORE MEN CALLED
FOR EXAMINATION
BY BOARD NO. 4
Summoned TO Appear at the Old
Court House on May
2, 3 and 4.
FOR NATIONAL
ARMY

Exemption Board No. has called the
following men in the draft TO report at
the old Court House on different days
this week for physical examination:
Nav 2, 9 a. m.
Morris B. Tomases, 1912 Walnut street.
Columbus Tillison. Cecilton, Md.
Lowell Drew Moore. 700 King stree. .
William W Thompson, 36l Howe St.
Chester, Pa.
Clarence r Seals, 634 Townsend street
Henry Blackledgc, 402 Townsend st.
May ?, 3 p. m.
Farley Morris Lowe, 800 East 2nd st.
Sun Thomas. oil Tatnall street
Eugene F. Dougherty, 6l9 East 4th 81.
Charles Lambert. 7l2 Wilson street
Howard Davis, 219 West street
Edward Coles. 433 Buttonwood St.
Abraham Sklut, 300 Tatnall st
Hilman Wilson, POS Orange street
Claud Leroy Morris, $40 East 4th St
Bvard Qualies. S07 East 5th St
Frank Joseph Emmy, ) Cedar street.
MAY 3, Q a. III.
Elmer Dredden, S4S Wilson street
Alfred A. James. 40 East 4th street
William smith 1888 Walnut street
William Good, 1888 Wilson steeet.
John Joseph Collins, All West 2nd st
John Bannar, 517 ; Heald street
Baynard Kelly Gibbstown. y J.
May g. 3 p. m.
Daniel johnson. Rolington, Va
WILLIAM Otho Boyles. Centrevlle. Md.
R. f. D.4
David Y. Camalle, COS Penn street
Crawford Ellison. $50 East 2nd street
John Dohring, 4l2 Townsend street.
Major Elliott, S11 East 5th street
John F. Polk. 502 New Castle avenue.
Walter Johnson 500 East 2nd St
May 4, a m.
Richard Downs, SO Wilson street.
Robert K Martin, 500 East 18th St
William Joseph Kelly, 422 East 4th St
Willie Robbins, 203 Poplar street
William Leon ~ right, 303 East Sth St
Parker IT, Mckee, 679 4th Ave. Car
ney's Point
May 4 3 p m.
Brack Tomlinson. Ill9 Walnut St
Cornelius Lynch. g W 4th street
Hugh Miller, 523 East Bird street
Walter Groves 400 Poplar street.
Harry Francis Suder, 6l2 French st.
Rov Thompson. p klund street.
Some 20 of the above NAMES were passed
on previous calls. owing to their cInnploy-
ment at the time IN Emergency Fleet
work. IN shipyards and elsewhere, but are
now eligible on account Of having left
such employment
Aug. Finielle, transferred from Lock
Haven, Pa and Henry F. Devine Of 627
East Seventh street. transferred from
Cleveland, O.. are notified TO appear for
physical examination at once before
the Local Board for Division No. ,.
Fred c. Temple, I44 Shell Road Car
news Point; William H Carney Of
Townsend and Thomas Ferebel Of 2l3
West Third street reported today to the
Local Board No , for physical exami-
nation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
HOLLAND YIELDS
TO HUN PRESSURE
Met Germany 5 Demand Tor Trans
pOrtation OF Sand Through
The Netherlands.
Bv Associstcd pres, 10 E,e-s t,cpus

By Associetcd Press 10 Eee-s ttcpus
London. April % Holland aa- yielded
10 Germany demand concerning trans
port and the supply ot >and and gravel
although It IS understood thar tine amoJut
Of sand and gravel viii - limited instead
III unlimited. SAYS di~ratch from The
Hag!e the DMly Ntail dated >uriay
III. add q that general understanding
will be required from Germany that the
sand ana gravel WIN not be used ior
military purposes.
In summarizing the situation. tnc dis
patch continues, il IS felt the ciisls with
Germany has passed although 9c solu-
ton is no Wise and ideal one for Holland.
Relations between Germany and Hol-
land have been at almost 3 breaking point
for some days owing 70 German demands
that Holland permit the transHlissioa
over her canals and RAILWAYS "a sand and
gravel from Germany 10 Belgium. The
controversy was a three cOrnered one as
Great Britain had warned Holland -
take steps 90 make certain that the
sand and gravel would not DC used TOR
military PURPOSES.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
ALLIES AT CRUCIAL TEST;
HOLDING YPRES SALIENT
German Troops Attack voormezeeIe With Fury Hoping to
Prevent Orderly Retirement of British Armies; LOcre
Still in French Hands, Despite Determined
Assaults of Enemy. g
FRENCH STOP DRIVE AT LOCRE
Associated Press Dispatch Received at 800 D. m.

what the British h
the crucial test Of the Allied holding this
a a
preliminary the took onie
nontGo of o
Cnrya lin he
in whe n al
has
drawaIo Of the
beeney Genera
Of
of the
develop Immediately because the sf Allied resistance"
Further in
this thrust ike manifest itself
ty Of
The French who holding the line d lore fortified
repulsed .
onaskth
the To
frontb
week
the Of the In
the
last stweekT drov q
wood hoveye o
the French fire and the Allied artillery Vigorously
ife OF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
U-BOAT SINKS SHIP.
YIN. {. AMEN ABOARD
Steamer Carrying 81 Americans
Was Strongly Conveyed; All
Rescued But Three of Crew.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press to Every Evening
London, April ga party Of 81
American army Y. NJ. c. A. workers under
Arthur Z. Hungerford arrived IN London
last night. The ship on which they sailed
was torpedoed yesterday morning and
sank In II minutes. All the passengers
and all but three of the crew were saved
The passengers were picked up in
lifeboats and landed at a British port
The Americans are all safe and well
On their arrival In London they were
taken In charge by the American Y Nj
G. A. and the Red Cross
The number of persons on board the
vessel was about $50.
One of the ships officers told The
Associated Press that the Americans had
conducted themselves IN an admirable
manner They were the better able to do
this because they had spent most Of their
time aboard the ship III military drills
and daily and nightly boat drills. Every
man knew his station and duties as though
by instinct.
Destroyers were sent Immediately TO
the rescue and all the lifeboats were
picked up wii+in half an hour.
The vessel was struck amidshIps while
proceeding In large convoy under the
protection OF number of destroyers. 1t
was proceeding at about 10 knots, in
bright moonlight, when struck There
was an immediate heavy list and three
minutes later the boilers blew up, ex-
ti7guishing the lights throughout the
ship
THE Americans behaved like veterans,
and were of the greatest assistance in
launching the lfeboats and handling
them" one of the officers said
Two Of the members of the crew who
lost their lives were caught below and went
down with the ship. The third man was
the ships baker, who after reaching his
Iifeboat station, went back for his money
lost.
The discipline on board the ship was
excellent. Although the time was brief,
ali the boats were. launched successfully.
Most of the Americans had little clothing
and no baggage. Several of them lost
their passports and all their money
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29
HUNS FIRE finn
BATTERIES At Biz
RUSSIAN FLEET
Germans Violated Brest Litovsk
Treaty, Which Promised Ships
Immunity From Attack.
las VESSELS UNDER FIRE

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, April 29.-Finnish shore
batteries in command of German officers
opened fire on las Russian ships which
left Helsingfors for kronstadt, the State
Department was informed today In diplo-
matte dispatches. This was held to be q
violation Of the Brest-Litoysk which
stipulated that the vessels should move
unmolested
\ Stockholm dispatch to the State
Department declared that supplies requl-
sitioned by the Finnish government would
not be exported to Germany as had been
reported. and that assurance had been
given that the materials will be retained
for the Finnish government.
The supplies included tobacco, oif..'
coffee, gasoline, copper and cloth, a
large part Of which was owned by British
and American interests.
The White Guard, the dispatch said,
rapidly is obtaining control of the situation
in Finland
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-29

The above figures show that during this
week. in order to reach the goal, cluSens
OF Wilmington and rural New eastie
county to the number of 1925 must sub
scribe s.. $50. 1t rs the confident
belief of some of the earnest workers
for the loan that this can be done. II 1t
can be it will not only be great honor
to the State but very materially assist
In raising the minimum quota OF the lhIrd
Federal Reserve District and making
more certain the full subscription of the
81. 900 OOO. 900 called for by the govern
ment. The district Is S75,000,0O0 behind
its allotment and the country at large
$500. 900 600 II viii require maximum
Of effort everywhere to make the loan
safe
The Treasury Department has an
nounced that subscriptions up to Satur-
day aggregated approximately " S2 BOO
600 600, with the individual subscrib-
ers numbering 9,46l,l3S.
On the face OF these facts, Said the
Treasury Department st. tement. these
two outstanding features are apparent ::
That the third Liberty Loan bonds
will have much wider distribution than
either frsts or seconds, being, In truth,
peoples loan.
That only the hardest kind OF work IN
the next six days will make possible
approach of the 20,000,000 subscriber
goal asked for by Secretary McAdoo.
Another hard fact which the nation
faces is that &c. many, after three years
of war, recently foated a loan which
averaged one bond to every 10 persons
In the empire, and that 1T behooves this
country TO go well above this average in
order to make an impressive demon
stration of unity.
SHOW YOUR BUTTON.
This Is "show your button day In
many sections OF this Third Federal Re
serve district. Those who have bought
bonds of the third loan have the little
button given them indicating their pur-
chase and. OF course, those who have not
bought third loan bonds are liable to be
utnzzed by their friends and acquaintance
about their detection.
Continued on page