Trail Development Held Up by Funds Shortage in 1918
Cody Wyoming April 12 Further development of the trail to Shoshone cavern known as Front cave is impractical this year due to the $5000 appropriation for national monuments being inadequate. The National Park Service estimates $14 800 is needed for protection in the 1918 fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Cody
Wyo
Shoshone Cavern
Front Cave
T. Mather
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
A. Baker
Congress
Becays
Sue Holm
Burglar King Is Sentenced to Death in Utah
Howard H. de Weese, self styled king of burglars, was sentenced to death by Judge Louis Brown in Salt Lake City as of April 13. He was ordered executed May 24 after being found guilty of murdering his wife, formerly married to H. W. Fisher of New York. The supreme court denied a new trial and remanded for sentence.
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Salt Lake City
Howard H. de Weese
Louis Brown
District Court
de Weese
H. W. Fisher
New York
Supreme Court
British Losses Deep in Amiens Air Drive
Official government dispatches report heavy British losses of airfield and operation equipment in the Amiens drive. While some machines were recovered, substantial equipment and permanent structures remained in German hands.
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United Prep
Ashington
Amiens
Our Duty to Fight Ruthlessly Cries Kaiser to Austria
Kaiser Wilhelm telegraphs Emperor Karl thanking him for repudiating the French premier statement and asserts the need to ruthlessly beat enemies in all war theaters. The Paris report notes Emperor Charles letter to Prince Sixtus of Bourbon outlining peace terms was shared with France's allies.
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Kaiser
Austria
United Press
Amsterdam
Kaiser Wilhelm
Emperor Karl
Vienna
Associated Press
Paris
Charles
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon
France
Petit Parisien
Stettinius May Head New Aircraft Hoard
Washington April 13 Ed ward R K Stettinius assistant secretary of war probably will head the new aircraft board when the Snow don Marshall report is made to President Wilson. The report is expected today and will recommend a reorganized aircraft board to speed the war program. Stettinius is regarded as the man to direct the work. 1000 Y A A secretaries are needed in war zone.
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Washington
Edward RK. Stettinius
Aircraft Board
Snowdon-Marshall
Wilson
White House
Stettinios
Rheims in Flames as French Battle to Contain Fire
Paris dispatch reports Rheims is burning under heavy bombardment. French forces struggle to limit the blaze and contain the advancing destruction amid ongoing attacks.
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Paris
Rheims
Goose Step Spy Suspect Walter Peters Arrested in California
Walter Peters, dubbed one of the best German spies, was arrested in California after a neighbor noticed a goose step in his stride. He admits serving on the German cruiser Leipzig near the Falklands and reporting from Mexico to a German consul. Police seized drafts, shipping diagrams, and a diary of Leipzig activities.
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United Press
San Francisco
Walter Peters
Crockett
Peters
United States
Leipzig
Falkland Islands
Mexico
California
Veale
Contra Costa County
Puget Sound
Son of Wealthy Family Charged With Bank Theft
Edward von Walden, 25, from a rich Cincinnati lineage, faced arrest in New York on charges of fleeing justice. Authorities say he robbed the First National Bank of Madinonyilile, Ohio, on April 2, stealing 8,868 dollars. A loaded revolver and 6900 were found on him.
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New York
Edward von Walden
Cincinnati
von Walden
First National Bank
Madinonyilile
Ohio
Honor Roll for $1000 W S S Club
Honor roll list includes William Mullen Mrs Ida M Howx Margaret Burdick Thomas Hunter Charlie Ke Lance Hilliard Ridgely William Kinkeoad W Burdick J R Carpenter Richardson Bros L Decker H P Hynde Jamie Idelman Jess Vader France Marsh Charles Smith M F P Thompson Claude Palmer Western Life Ins Co H N Boyd George W Plummer Bon Shoe & Clothing Co E W Stone W Riner Cyrus Keard The Ingersoll Stores Co Mrs Lake Morton Douglas M Orton Do Wgo Philip Heckerdt George Powell Albert D Chamberlain Sewin
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Irvine
William KE. Mullen
Ida M. Howx
Margaret Burdick
Thomas Hunter
Charlies KE
Lance. Hilliard
Ridgely
Willliam
Kinkeoad
W. Burdick
J. R. Carpenter
Richardson Bros
H. N. Hoyd
George W. Plummer
Bon Shoe & Clothing Co
E. W. Stone
Return From Convention And Local Notices
J L Jordan and Fred Thomp son returned from Kemmerer where they attended the stockmen's convention. Burke’s pneumonia case at St John’s hospital shows slight improvement this morning. Notaries appointed Mary A Garrett and J W McGill. Papers for sale 250 per bundle at Leader office. Page includes ads for harness repair and bicycles.
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J. L. Jordan
Fred Thompson
Board of Livestock Commissioners
Kemmerer
German Drive Is Checked In West Front Action
Report from Meld describes British forces pushing Germans back across the Steenbeke river and reaching the eastern border of Wulverghem, halting a German advance near Neuve-Eglise as of April 1.
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Steenbeke
Wulverghem
Associated Press
London
Neuve-E¢lise
Meld
French Counterattacks Repel German Assaults
Paris reports a night counterattack success with German forces driven back and seventy prisoners taken, including three officers. French also hold the village and cemetery at Hagard while bombarding Montdidier Noyon and Rheims as Germans press raids and bombardments in several sectors.
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Paris
Presch Groops
Haggard
Montdidier
Noyon
Orvillers
Midz
Rheims
Qemen
Bond Drive Nears Half Million In One Week
County 30 reports $540,650 raised in a week toward the Liberty bond quota of $048,000. Optimistic countywide sales data from Burow and Pine indicate strong momentum, with subscriptions mounting as the drive continues.
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Burow
Wyoming bond drive aims to exceed quota in Laramie County
The drive leaders express confidence the balance of the Laramie County quota will be met and possibly oversubscribed if current subscription rates persist. Cheyenne banks report treasury guidance allowing conversion of former bonds into the present issue with higher interest after July 1. Local workers say 20,000 to 60,000 subscribers are sought, with Wyoming’s exact quota undecided.
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Laramie County
Cheyenne
Treasury Department
Congress
Alf Kelley
Wyoming
Mother of Fire Victim Dies of Grief at Home
Mrs. John A. White, mother of Roy White who died in the Inter Ocean hotel fire in Cheyenne in December 1916, passed away in Sheridan Iowa from nervous prostration linked to grief. She will be buried in Sheridan. Roy White, his wife and four children perished in the blaze.
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John A. White
Roy. White
Inter Orean
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Roy White
Mra White
White
Leader office contact numbers prompt help
Call phone 73 at Leader office for the News and Editorial Departments. Call phone 08 at Leader office for the Advertising Business and Circulation Departments.
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Wright & Earl
Tate
Arthur
Labor Hall
Stettinius
Associated Presa
Chicago
Flanders
Y. A
OF Rheims
The
Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank
Cheyenne, Wye
Aspect
W.S.S. Club
Cheyenne State Leader
Western Front
Apital Coal Company
Cahill & Holliday
Morris Harness Shop
West 16Th St
Bon Ton
Mary .A. Garrett
Garrett
J. W. McGill
Laramie
Reed H. Holliater
Pioneer Ave
Torrington
W. C. Menteer
T. P. Wilcox
Wension
Loader Office
Fiberman Paint Co
Citizens, National Bank
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