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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
4
Editorial notes Greybull to Basin path gains popularity for walkers. A chicken thief faces trial tomorrow. Liberty Loan shifts to US history and MCA funds will fund youth programs. The army Y M C A. provides wholesome recreation for front line and training camps, improving minds during idle hours.
This excerpt urges gratitude amid wartime, praising American liberty and the young military, and recalls historical roots and the upcoming campaign while noting a local Basin Gardens link and reflections on harvest.
Toledo elected Cornell Schreiber non-partisan mayor over socialist Robert Haworth with a small margin. Louisville chose Republican George W. Smith over Democrat Charles Cronan by a large margin. San Jose voted to end licensed saloons by about 970 votes in early returns. Albuquerque showed Prohibition gains with 20 000 majority. East St. Louis adopted the commission form to govern. Ohio sees tight Prohibition race while Chicago backs a bipartisan slate and countersocialist sentiment among German areas.
Basin school reports an average 97.6 percent punctuality and 90 percent attendance for the month. Perfect attendance certificates go to eight students. First grade dismissal stays 11:20 daily for rest of year to lengthen recitation. Senior high knit club supports Red Cross. new basketball for seniors. visitors include multiple area residents. Riverside notes: Hallowe'en gathering at O. R. Irwin with decorations, goblins, recitations, and a pleasant evening.
The column discusses winter preparations and anticipation of further notes from the Colonel of Basin Gardens. It hints at a second article by the Colonel that would read peculiarly now, and expresses gladness at neighborly news and hopes other correspondents will follow suit.
The report notes that democrats view the zone system as promising and discuss its merit as they begin campaign efforts.
The plan introduces eight zones each directed by a head subsidiary to the national committee. Critics fear feudal or Maharajah like governance could sow jealousy and threaten party unity, though precise powers remain undisclosed.
A San Diego naval training camp census shows thirty two Smiths and eighteen Joneses. Y M C A secretary M A Hollabaugh declares the Smiths are the most patriotic Americans, noting Smith is a typically American name and its bearers are patriots in the navy.
From a health farm retreat the Colonel notes a damaged eye from a boxing bout at the White House during his presidency. He recalls seeing the national entry into war as unavoidable and urges preparation. He criticizes modern advocates of what he calls broomstick preparedness.
German soldiers complain that orders abolishing furloughs undermine faith as a large American force reportedly advances on the western front. Troops accuse officers of lying about U S involvement and the expected impact on the war.
The Bolsheviks in Russia, likened to the I W W in the United States, publish their peace terms. They call for neutralization of the Panama canal and insist that Kiel canal paralyzation must occur first.
London reports Germany mobilizing its last available men for service amid rising furlough restrictions. The piece notes preparations for a spring blow on the western front as Allied forces, including American troops, brace for a major spring drive toward the Rhine. Grumbling over forced continued service is cited as soldiers remain at duty.
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