Severe criticism of Lloyd George as war council debated
London Nov 13 Premier Lloyd George faces the gravest crisis of his tenure as prime minister amid criticism over an proposed internal war council with Italy and France. Newspapers attack the plan as dangerous demagoguery and fear it could undermine British operations and the alliance, fueling talk of a possible resignation and parliamentary vote.
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London
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Italy
War Council
Britain
France
Versailles
Army
Europe
Morning Post
The
Globe
Times
Asquith
the Globe
L. J. Maxes
National Review
Daily News
Mr. Lloyd George
Womans Club Holds Meeting With Library Program
The regular Womans club session was held in the library with Mrs Fred Vincent as moderator. After business they formed committees to consult with the local picture show for improving Mims quality and to draft a new constitution and by laws. The program included readings and songs by Wilma Skovgard and Mrs.
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Womans Club
Fred Vincent
Encore and solo performances amid a Iowa Indiana trip
Sliver and Sunny Duve selections open with Pine solo and Dell of Havana. Ruth ONeill and Adelaide Newport perform with Helen Anderson on piano. Mr and Mrs Harry Hime and their son James depart Monday for a month long visit to Iowa and Indiana visiting Indianola and Marion with relatives and friends of Mrs Hime.
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Harry H. Hime
James
Iowa
Indiana
Indianola
Marion
Ind
Hime
Cropsey Heads East for Rest and Medical Visit
Col. W. B. Cropsey of Greybull departed last Saturday noon for an extended eastern trip. He will consult a Des Moines specialist about his condition and hopes to return with improved nerves to the Big Horn Basin.
Parcels for the Basin Soldier Boys Guidance Issued
Mothers and friends seek parcel rules as Basin soldiers move from Camp Green to Mineola Long Island. Handbood directs addressing parcels to the adjutant general or port of embarkation Hoboken with 7 to 20 pound limits and wooden boxes.
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Basin Soldier
Camp Green
Mineola
L. I
France
National Service
Committee of Public Information
Adjutant General
Pier I
Hoboken
N. J
Postminsters
Hasin
Postimaster
Mission Service at Catholic Church Sunday December 2
Father McNamara of St Stephen Mission will hold services at the Catholic church on Sunday December 2. A redivision of territory may place a priest at Bastin. The Christian Science church plans Thanksgiving service at Rex Theatre at 11:00 AM.
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Father McNamara
St. Stephena Mission
Bastin
The
Christian Science Church
Rex Theatre
Oil Field Rumor Circulates West of Worland
Word spreads that a new oil field lies about four miles west of Worland with Basin businessmen filing on it this week. Local activity includes oil company executives traveling between Casper Grass Creek and Worland while the Lamb Drilling Co. advances at about 2150 feet in the Buffalo basin amid ongoing legal actions in Worland over oil property titling.
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Worland
L. D. Baird
Carter Oil Co
Basin
Casper
T. F. Algeo
Grass Creek
Midwest Refining Co
T. Erle Keefer
Chatham
M. A. Winchester
Falo Basin
Joe Cook and Associates
Ohio Oil Co
L. C. Thompson
Casper Embarks! Co
Sherard Home
Tensleep
AMERICAN PATROL AMBUSHES GERMAN FORCE IN NO MAN'S LAND
American and French troops ambushed a large German patrol near the French lines in No Man's Land, killing or wounding several enemies. The encounter followed a trench raid and involved sheltering on a shell ruined farm as both sides increased patrol and artillery activity. An American noncommissioned officer was killed by German fire.
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France
No Man's Land
Hime Family Relocates to New Southwest Home
Mr and Mrs Frank Hime and family moved into a newly completed house in the southwest part of town. The residence, under three months of construction, includes an addition to the Basin neighborhood homes.
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Frank Hime
Basin
Wyoming Memorial Funds to Erect Cody Statue
Campaign officials explain Wyoming funds are for a larger Cody memorial at Cody Wyoming not only the Lookout Mountain memorial. Five thousand dollars from Wyoming's legislature will be added to by statewide contributions to create a grand equestrian statue in Cody with granite base and a surrounding park. The project aims to honor Colonel Cody and his service to the nation while promoting education and civic pride. Campaign work and state outreach are set to begin with literature distributed statewide.
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Buffalo Bill
Cody
Wyo
Wyoming
Cody Memorial
Col. Cody
Pioneers of America
Lookout Mountain
Golden
Colo
Wye
Yellowstone Park
United States Army
Married Here: James Reid and Annie Tanner United in Burlington
In the Live Wire club parlor, James Douglas Reid and Annie Ann Tanner of Burlington were married by Justice J. R. Bonwell. Reid is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Reid and a respected young farmer. Tanner is a popular local young woman. The community extends best wishes.
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Live Wire Club
James Douglas Reid
Annie Ann Tanner
Burlington
J. R. Bonwell
Reid
J. E. Reid
Planning for a Big Year at Presbyterian Sunday School
The Presbyterian Sunday school officers and teachers were entertained at superintendent Mrs. J. P. Arnott's home on Tuesday evening. After addressing several important school matters, refreshments were served and a social hour followed.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
J. P. Arnott
Highway meeting at Thermopolis plans Yellowstone road development
Thermopolis hosts the annual Yellowstone highway meeting on Friday the twenty third with delegates from Colorado Springs to Cody invited. Officers and county reports are on the agenda as the group plans further development of Wyoming roads to boost tourism and year round maintenance.
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Thermopolis
Colorado Springs
Cody
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Gus Holm
L. L. Newton
A. K. Lee
R. B. West
Basin
M. A. Randel
Worland
J. B. Okie
Lost Cabin
W. Conwell
Casper
M. R. Collins
Douglas
W. L. Ayers
Wheatland
Fred Hoffman
Knitting Classes Grow as Red Cross Seeks Soldier Goods
Mrs. W. J. Stanley reports many Basin residents, both women and men, taking up knitting. New pupils arrive daily as she guides them on items the Red Cross needs for soldiers.
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W. J. Stanley
Red Cross
Red Cross Seals Campaign Set With Rex Theatre Campaign
The Red Cross seals will go on sale after the YMCA funds drive closes. Mrs. Thos. M. Hyde is named committee chair with a large campaign planned in Red Ace at the Rex theatre each Wednesday night.
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Red Cross
Thos. M. Hyde
Red Ace
Rex Theatre
Austrian traitor beaten then spared by Arizona miners
Joe Nejy an Austrian insulted the American flag at Gebo, provoking a hostile crowd. Miners halted a lynching, forced him to kiss the flag and kneel, then had him guarded by mine managers until Sheriff Holdrege and Deputy Robbins arrived with Nejy to Thermopolis. Federal authorities will decide his fate.
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Thermopolis
Joe Nejy
Stars and Stripes
Gebo
Berlin
Nery
Holdrege
Robbins
Nejy
Orr Bound Over For Trial In District Court
At a preliminary hearing in the case State versus Orr in Justice Bonwell's court last Friday afternoon, Orr was bound over to the next district court term. Testimony from J. P. Zane and R. M. Jones for the state led to binding. The defendant declined to testify or present any defense.
Cupid Still Busy In Basin Weddings
Maude Louise Jones and Chas Jorgeson wed yesterday at her mother’s home in Basin. Both newlyweds are well known locally and received wide good wishes. A license was issued to Herbert Peterson and Elsa May Carlson of Germania yesterday.
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Maude Louise Jones
Chas. Jorgeson
Basin
Herbert & Peterson
Elsa May Carlson
Germania
Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Today
The Chamber of Commerce holds a big dinner at Mountain View hotel at one o clock to elect officers and review progress since last spring. President R B West urges all businessmen to attend to discuss winter matters and plan Basin advertising for spring.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mountain View
R. B. West
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