The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-07-05
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


tween the ages of sixteen and sixty
years. to engage In some useful occu-
patton for at least five days each cal
endar week. and an average OF At least
six hours per day: and calls upon ev-
cry such person to perform this duty
! for the duration of the war: provided.
that the proclamation does not apply
to students while attending education
al institutions, or to tourists seeking
health and recreation. or to persons
regularly employed who are takinS
customary vacations"
A dispatch from San Francisco tell
ing of the suicide OF Col. James Went
worth Clinton, U. 8. A., who recently
I returned from France. where he had
been assigned to special duty with the
French forces, writes a tragic "finis"
to a romance that began in Denver
twenty-one years ago. Colonel Clin-
I ton. whose army career ended with
/ bullet through his heart from his own
( revolver. began his military life -
trooper at Fort Logan in 1897. where
he met and married Isabel Howell,
( daughter Of Lieut. Daniel L. Howell,
now Colonel Howell. commanding Of
ficer OF the big Colorado army post.
! You represent 100000 citizens OF
/ this great United States-you have all
the rights and privileges OF any citi-
zens under our flag-you have been
tested and have proved that you are
capable Of filling all places afforded
by that citizenship. and that you are
| justly entitled to it. One-third Of Col
orado's National guard Is composed OF
colored citizens of the state" Gov.
julius C. Gunter told the audience at
the Denver Auditorium at the first
meeting Of the twentieth annual con-
vention OF the National Association of
Colored Women
J. N. Collins of Eaton has reported
to the State Council OF Defense that
there is . slight improvement in the
situation confronting the milk con-
denseries of the state which have
been unable to sell their products. A
letter from the head OF the canning
division Of the U. s. Food Administra-
tion says that the Loveland condens-
cry was really a little favored. receiv-
ing orders for 18Th cases when its al
lotment under the restrictions in force
was 1880 cases.
There were 1896 thirsty persons
in Denver for the first half Of 1918
and they paid $16,998 merely for the
permit to buy the liquor to Quench
their thirst These facts were brought
out by Charles A. Lammers. Denver
city and county clerk and recorder in
his statement OF the liquor permit
business for the first six months OF
I the year.
Corporal Leon H. Harlow OF Rifle,
has been cited by General Pershing
for valor on the field of action in
| France. Here Is the citation: "He
left a sick cot and volunteered to
fight. He repaired five breaks in .
wire during heavy artillery and ma
chine gun fire and carried message
safely to the regimental commander"
The officers training school for the
national guard opened at the state ar
mory in Golden with twenty-five or
more students on the register. 1t was
originally planned to admit 200 men to
the school, but the officers in charge
have decided to limit the number to
100 in order that the instruction may
be more individual
The Cripple Creek & Colorado
Springs railway. which owns all the
lines serving the Cripple Creek dis
trict except the Short Line, on which
it has lease has been taken over by
the federal government and will be
operated by officials to be named by
Hale Holden, regional director for the
mountain district.
Director General McAdoo an
nounced that he had taken over the
Denver Union Terminal railroad and
the Pueblo Union Depot & railroad,
and that they would be operated by
the government This is in conson-
ance with the government policy of
operation of all terminals.
Thousands of dollars in damage and
narrow escapes from death for hun
dreds Of persons, is the toll Of a fire
bug. believed to be pro-German, who
II plying his dangerous trade along
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
The net result SO far OF his activities
10 four destroyed railroad bridges OF
various sizes, three lumber mills and
two lumber yards damaged.
The American Federation of Human
Rights. an organization composed of
Masons and women affiliated with
Masonic organizations, held its second
annual convention at Larkspur with
176 delegates present from all parts OF
the United States, and several dele
gates from Great Britain, France, Gu
ba and Italy.
Devastated France is being aided BY
the work Of Countess Madeleine dc
Bryas, who is touring this country at
the request OF the committee on pub
lie information at Washington and the
American committee for devastated