Hindu Slays Co-Defendant in U S Court
In a San Francisco courtroom on April 0, 0, a defendant fatally shot co-defendant Ram Singh during a U S court session. A bystander officer raised from a bench fired, killing Singh, as spectators watched a chaotic scene unfold.
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Pershing objects to brigadier generals nominees in Senate
General Pershing cabled the War Department protesting nominations of several brigadier generals sent to the Senate last week. Secretary Baker said young officers are needed to win the war and Baker indicated opposition to raising the draft age. A later session will address the matter among other wartime issues. A boxing bout from Minnesota between Willard and Fulton was approved for July 4 after a unanimous vote by the state boxing commission.
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Huns Train to Fight Yankees
German storm troops trained and rehearsed for a large assault on American forces with French units near Lorraine. Prisoners reported planned attacks, and dawn bombardments preceded renewed French and American actions that pushed German troops from a wood near Beicheproy after a probing attack.
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Kembres Wood
Beicheproy
Britons Use 102 Divisions in Violent Allied Campaign
Report from London dated April 23 states 102 enemy divisions have been deployed again on the Virgin Islands front since March 21. Marshal Wentworth Matt reports many divisions were used three times, indicating intense activity and "resisting the heat" amid strained wartime conditions.
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London
Viritivh
Matt
British forces press Germans toward the Ancre River
British units advanced about 260 yards on the 1000 yard front in Aveluy Wood and Robecq area pushing Germans toward the Ancre River. The correspondent notes local raids, prisoner captures, and artillery activity around Albert Nieppe forest and Ypres sectors with multiple pockets of engagement.
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Aveluy Wood
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Ancre
Americans Repulse German Assault Northwest of Toll
US forces repelled a German attack northwest of Toll with heavy enemy losses. American trenches and No Man's Land saw over 800 German dead, while allied artillery battered German lines near the junction. A grenadier recalled fighting with two green recruits as veterans held a critical sector at Dead Man's Curve.
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St. Mihiel
Gia Tin
Bank loan totals in Cheyenne adjust after error
Cheyenne banks report revised totals with First National adding 12000 and four banks totaling 1208050. Union Pacific employees contribute 260200 to the Wyoming division and reach 61 percent of the goal while local donors include Burns sending 600 in cash.
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Cheyenne
Union Paole
Wyoming
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Burns
Cheyoumo
Curtailment of Pleasure Car Production Seen After Industry Meet
United Press reports a sharp curtailment of pleasure car production expected after a conference between all auto industry leaders and War Industries Board chairman Baruch. Industry leaders provided full 1917 production details and estimates for 1918 at the government request.
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Washington
Automobile Industry
Baruch
War Industries Board
Germans Move to Split Belgian Finances Into Regions
AVATERDAM April 23 The Volks Zeitung of Cologne reports German authorities in Belgium have ordered the finances of the Flemish and Walloon districts to be administered separately. The measure appears aimed at furthering a plan to weaken Belgium by dividing it into German aligned Flanders and Walloon states with nominal independence.
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Governors Asked to Fix April 26 as Liberty Day
Secretary McAdoo urges all governors to proclaim next Friday a national holiday aligning with President Wilson’s Liberty Day. The goal is to boost Liberty bond sales toward the $3,000,600,000 minimum as part of the nationwide celebration.
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McAdoo
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French War Office Reports Raids and Prisoners
Paris dispatch notes artillery activity along the Somme and the Aisne fronts. German raids between Le Saux and Noyon northwest of Reims and in the Vooges area were repelled and prisoners were taken.
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Lightless Nights End Through September 1 Order
Washington D C April 24. Fuel Administrator Garfield orders suspension of lightless nights from next Thursday night through September 1. The directive explains the change and outlines affected periods and conditions for residents and utilities.
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Garfield
Five Concrete-Filled Vessels Blown Up To Block Harbors
London april 23. An enemy destroyer was torpedoed and five concrete filled block ships were blown up to block Ostend and Zeebrugge harbors in a daring raid. British forces, with auxiliary ships and volunteers, fought for an hour at Zeebrugge mole and an old submarine was exploded nearby. Ostend lies eight miles east of West End on the North Sea coast.
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German Women Rush for Passports at New York Port
A surge of German women visit the New York port enemy alien bureau to seek permission to return home after Berlin based registration rules. Among applicants is contralto Millie Margarete Arnot Ober who sang at the Metropolitan Opera as Margaret Ober and hopes to secure an engagement in Berlin.
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New York Port
Germany
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Metropolitan Opera House
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Berlin
Metropolitan Singers
Weather and shipping forecast for Cheyenne region
The weather outlook for Cheyenne and vicinity calls for rain tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. The shipping forecast advises protecting 46 hour shipments against temperatures around 22 degrees, varying slightly by direction.
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Cheyenne
Hadlus
Liberty Day Observance Declared for Wyoming
Acting Governor Frank L Houns proclaims April 26 1918 Liberty Day urging Wyoming towns to observe an afternoon holiday to support the Third Liberty Loan and patriotic activities. He asks mayors to ensure public observance and displays of support for democracy and human rights.
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United States
L. Prank
Wyoming
Atal
Pen
German tactics shift after Allied bombardment orders change
London April 21 The anonymous tomes detailed on the enemy by the British have prompted General Ludendorff to alter his approach and he orders broader German attacks. A Daily Mail correspondent reports Ludendorff’s March 30 directive criticizing manpower offensives as futile and advocating a different method of advance.
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Ludendorff
Daily Mall
Pritieh
Inco
Ludeuin
Mansea
Ander
U.S. Leases 400,000 Tons of Norwegian Ships for War Trade
The Shipping Board chartered 460,000 tons of Norwegian sailing ships to join nonhazardous trades with South America and Australia. The move aims to reduce steam tonnage use, lower rates, and improve handling by ending the tramp shipping method. Some vessels will carry ordinary merchandise to sustain economic activity, while ten days of grain aid are set for Belgians amid dire straits.
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Washington
Shipping Board
South America
Cartoen
Atlantic
Pacific
Australia
Orient
Fight Over Oil Measure Prompts Expected Dissent
In Washington on April 2 the public lands committee voted to report the bill though opposition within the committee foresees a minority report by Chairman Perris. He will seek changes to the measure while California and Balt Crk operators push for relief and modified provisions.
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California
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Wiley
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