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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
7
British dispatch reports Germany abandoning long trench lines in France and Belgium. Front now features dispersed outposts in shell holes linked by underground passages, with dugouts and heavy timber reinforcements, as British artillery buries front line trenches and creates deadly mantraps.
In trenches infantry lurk with machine guns and rifles ready to rush out and fire if an attack is launched against them.
A period critic argues Congress bears partial blame for delays in building transports, chasers, freighters and in food control measures. He says executives outside Congress directing ship programs and food policy caused the stalemate, while noting crop production remained strong without a food control bill.
The piece attacks former Ambassador Gerard for publishing a facsimile of the Kaiser’s wartime letter to President Wilson. It argues he gained literary and financial advantage from his official position in Germany. It questions whether he had proper permission and warns against exclusive use of public information.
The article argues that fixed prices across copper mines are impractical due to varying ore richness and costs. It notes that low grade mines would shut down, while high grade mines gain, and that government price setting undermines supply and demand. A cautionary allegory follows about a horse misled by green spectacles.
A brief item reports United States tires were tested or offered at Lee Motor with an 18 11 7 sequence. The exact event, date, and participants are not fully clear from the fragment.
County horticultural officials urge growers to bring all fruits for display and premiums at the county and state fairs. The superintendent asks for broad participation, citing rule details and a handicap in county knowledge, and thanks fruit producers in advance.
Old timers recall Slick Nard, the Basin region bad man, possibly the same cowboy Hoyt in town last week. Jennie Boland and John Burns of the Indian police confirm likeness as Nard, who once partnered with Jack Bliss. Nard married in Lander in 1892 before divorcing here and later allegedly killed a sheepherder in Johnson County, serving 18 years at Rawlins. Bounty money tied to the Bliss killing aroused further notoriety.
An old Western tale unfolds of Nard a former partner of Bliss and a famous horse and cattle thief. He allegedly returned with a scalp and ears paid for by Bliss who fled to Canada. Nard roamed the Hole in the Wall area, linked to the Curry gang, while Espenito the cowgirl flaunted trophies from roping and shooting. A classified line adds a note seeking a reliable colored woman for day work.
Riverside Inn owner Claude Lockhart announces Sunday dinner service at Hyattville. Those driving from nearby towns may be accommodated by sending a card the day before. Republican for job printing.
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