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Show MAYOR "FIRES" CITY FIREMEN BEFORE STRIKE COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Dec. 13. Mayor Charles E. Thomas tonight notified the thirty-eight members of the firo dopartment whose resignations, resigna-tions, effective Monday, were in his hands, that their services were no longer needed. The messages were taken to the fire stations by men who have been engaged by the city council to fill the vacancies. The new department depart-ment is recruited mainly from other branches of city service. Refusal of the council to Include a wage Increase for the firemen in the 1919 budget led to the resignations. |