The Denver Jewish news., 1919-06-11
Denver Man Quits I'm
portant War Post
AARON ,-ACHOFSKY RESI- G n S
PLACE AS ACTING NEWS Bt.
REAU DIRECTOR. ..


Interview by Louis Ludlow of Wash
ington which appeared in the Denver
I'ost Sunday. In part it said:
A Denver man. whose name never
appears in the newspapers. left the
service OF the war department last
week, and the Washington correspond
cnts were sorry TO see him go. He was
the chief source of the war depart
ment and army news printed in the
press of the country during the last
year and yet he was unknown except
to the newspaper correspondents and
the government officials who came in
contact with him or with his work.
He left Washington because he want
cd to get his business affairs in New
York In shape so he can go hack to
Denver and be with his own people.
His name is Aaron Rachofsky and
his family lives ut 1850 Cook street.
Since June OF last year Mr.. Rachof-
sky has been assistant director and
acting director of the war department
news bureau. and the representative
of the secretary of war for publicity.
When the secretary of war. early last
year. decided to centralize all the pub
licity of the war department in one
office he selected Marlen Pew. then
with the committee on public inf"rma-
ton. TO handle the job with instruc-
tions to select an assistant for appoint
nent by the secretary.
Pew flashed the word to Rachofsky
In New York to come AT once.
The war department news bureau
under Pew and Rachorsky has func-
toned always in the interests OF the
people. From that office came the
cabled communicates from Pershing.
the authorized and official news of the
crmy and the war department.
Thru the medium of the bureau
there was arranged the weekly confer
,nces Of the chief OF staff nj. which
the correspondents were given the de-
tails of the fighting OF the week by
General March. Illustrated by the
great Mar maps which lined the walls
of the conference room.
Newspaper men, who cover the war
department permanently, sny they
never saw Rachofsky leave his office.
Nights. Sundays and holidays found
him at his desk with the inevitable ci-
gar or pipe in his mouth, getting ca
Lied news fresh from France, answer
ing telephone or telegraph queries,
reading reports, editing news stories
o, taking care of the thousand and
one details that always clampred for
attention. ~. - !.
Marlen Pew relinduished the reins
two months ago and went back to New
York almost nervous wreck, but Ra-
thofsky has gained weight and was as
smiling and cheerful the last day on
the Job as he was when he first came
10 Washington. d.. s.r...
Rachofsky has been In war work
since 1914, when he was appointed
member of the New York state COM
mittee of mercy by Governor Glyun to
raise funds for the relief of the people
Of Belgium and France. He was di-
rector Of publicity of the great pageant
produced by the American Red Cross
ON Long Island and assisted III the
publicity campaigns for the fund.-
= i ~ eh.. Dal Z
A. and the Jewish relief committees.
Hardly relief campaign in New
York that Rachofsky was not called
on to help, either in an active or advis-
ory capacity and now he feels he has
earned rest. ar,
Il am keen to get back to Denver
,aid AR. Rachofsky when the cores
pondent of The Post called to say
GOOD bye. Il want to see that new
civic center and all the improvements
4 which my city Is always adding to
| make itself more beautiful. l want to
enjoy the society of my family and my
friends and breathe the Denver air. so
/ full of health. and the spirit of the
! people of Denver"
! Il would like" he added earnestly,
ITO tell Denver how proud it should
be OF its newspaper workers who have
done such great work in Washington
--of George Creel, Edward Keating,
Calaro Sears Taylor, John Tierney'
Mildred Morris and others Who have
brought credit to Denver aud TO the
newspapers that trained them. Their
names should have prominent place
III the list Of sons and daughters OF
Denver who have given sheir every
effort to the winning of the war