08 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1917
Page
1
A wartime notice states by June 5 the barracks will be readied to house officers or training functions. It mentions Fort Kumaoedl as potential, with posts filled by summer and a single post into which United preparedness funds are directed. The order emphasizes predesignated posts for officer training and wartime staffing.
Washington report states that the average winter wheat condition on April 1 was the lowest ever recorded. Planting for spring wheat is strong, with expectations of a record crop despite dry, windy winter conditions harming much of the crop.
JUAREZ April 7 General Murguia concentrates forces at Juarez as troop trains from Chihuahua City shift to the Casas Grandes line. He aims to thwart a border raid and to encircle Villa by a simultaneous north south drive, while pursuing the bandit forces.
Residents of Claude Kitchin's district condemn the Democratic House leader for refusing to back the administration. They accuse him of treachery and say the majority leader should resign, per a Kingston Free Press report from Rocky Mountain North Carolina dated April 7.
Paris reports the formal entry of the United States into the war, fated to bolster Allied ranks. The move boosts morale among troops in the trenches as officials confirm the U S aligns with the Entente. Gabriel Hanotaux comments that President Wilson has sown a strong spirit in America.
Dispatches from Havana and Washington indicate Brasil will declare war on Germany on Monday to aid the Entente. Huge loans of at least two billion dollars, plus a possible five billion bond issue, are planned to support allied needs with extensive banking credit extensions. Hoover will head the national food commission to conserve supplies and aid the Entente allies.
The telegrams from Buffalo show rapid enlistment interests shifting from army and navy to the Wyoming National Guard. Recruitment officials report slow navy admissions due to physical disqualifications while guard units see daily requests to report to Fort D. and Rassei or join Company B at Lanerder.
Fifty armed guards have been posted over the Cheyenne water pipeline and municipal plant after arrangements between the city and Union Pacific authorities. The guards were paired and assigned to sections, with the reservoir located twenty nine miles away. Mayor LaFontaine issued a proclamation urging citizens to stay away from the Granite Springs dam North Crow dam and Crystal Lake and to plan fishing trips and picnics elsewhere.
Wire service dispatch reports rumors of German raiders sighted off the Nantucket lightship and at Virginia Capes as shipping was detained along the Atlantic coast. Kerensky signals potential talks if the Russian crown is dethroned, but denies involvement in any separate peace. Berlin reports destruction. Continued on page eight.
State funds from revenues and land sales will distribute 338000 among 41168 school children this year. Each child receives about 8.39 dollars. totals to Cheyenne and other counties amount to 23105 dollars, with court battles over land sale proceeds still unsettled and potential tax implications if funds cannot be released.
The House Military Committee heard Secretary Baker outline a plan to train officers who would train half a million selective conscripts within a year. Debate focused on selecting between voluntary enlistment and conscription as the bill evolves to raise 500000 soldiers and organize technical units. An amendment to favor volunteers faced early resistance from Representative Anthony and others.
A fragment listing multiple ship sinkings and casualties during wartime, noting vessels such as Falaba Lusitania Arabic and Hesperian. It records American fatalities and missing in various attacks, with dates around February to April and ships like Lusitania Susses Laconia Vigilancia and City of Memphis.
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