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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
4
A wartime pledge urges vigilance against spies and disloyal acts. It warns that Germans and Austrians linked to enemy nations should be trialed as potential spies and urges reporting suspicious acts to police or Justice Department offices.
A northern city urges Cheyenne and other towns to fly the flag and decorate for a united wartime message. Citizens are asked to replace tattered flags and display patriotic banners ahead of a pivotal national decision.
A guide shows how small Liberty bonds aid war effort. A $40 bond outfits a rifle company with gear or grenades. a $100 bond can clothe and feed a soldier for months. multiple bonds enable horses, motorcycles, X ray outfits, or overseas support for infantry units. The piece urges buying lower denominations to strengthen Uncle Sam’s defenses.
A stark warning that German triumph would erase civilization and humanity, as the policy of blood and iron is claimed to entail systematic civilian destruction in Belgium, France, Poland, and Serbia, enslaving survivors. It argues Prussianism represents ultimate inhumanity and would annihilate cherished values and people.
Rousing call urges Cheyenne residents to join tomorrow’s procession marking America’s entry into the war. Citizens urged to show support for servicemen, renew allegiance, and back the war effort with wholehearted participation despite weather.
William Guggenheim argues for government action to legalize sound money and currency controls to fund the war effort. He cites British wartime measures, warns of inflation risks, and urges gold reserves and government bonds to stabilize finance and prevent a future collapse. He critiques current policy and calls for law changes reflected in The American Defense Society publication.
A young Western journalist convinces an editor to let her write a story about a century old building. She pitches her work to prove her merit and earn a paycheck, describing her struggles and determination as she fights for recognition. The dialogue reveals gender bias and the demand for strong reporting.
A fragmentary piece recounts the red and white flag of Bohemia as symbol of Czech Slovak unity and resistance against Hapsburg rule. It interweaves verses about home, freedom, and the fight of Czech and Slovak peoples with wartime sentiment and a serialized novel subplot featuring a disgraced mayoral candidate and a struggling writer.
A fragment recounts a World War I scene involving a southern black soldier in France who, during combat, uses a knife in close quarters. The German foe is wounded by the thrust and the exchange ends with taunting replies as the scene shifts.
In Glenrock a Cheyenne family misadjusted their clocks on April Fools Eve delaying church by hours and three family members added minutes, causing a three hour and ten minute early arrival. The Glenrock Gazette splashed rumors of a German capture and a town war clock celebration.
A Casper Press item discusses a headline about a widow of Maude and notes a misspelling altered to General Maude. The piece contrasts with a Denver paper’s headline about rain delaying a drive, implying punning on rain checks used by allies.
HR B Iliff purchases Frank Renfro’s Cheyenne insurance office at 1714 Carey Avenue and will continue in the insurance field. Iliff brings extensive experience in the insurance field and Cheyenne ties. Renfro shifts to the oil business.
Ames Iowa April 5 five hundred conscripted men will begin vocational training at the Iowa State College here starting April 14. The first group of five hundred includes 425 auto mechanics 25 machinists and 50 blacksmiths.
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