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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
8
American Army in France reports a fragment struck a reporter's helmet during German bombardment near a village housing American and French troops. He escaped serious injury, praising the tin hat as lifesaving while shells and dugouts dominated the scene. Casualties were light as shells peppered streets and a hospital.
City hall announced the completion of Gilchrest Park a triangular plot between Twenty-fifth Street Plonger Avenue and Randall Boulevard at Carey Avenue head. Actual work likely starts Saturday with sidewalls laid and lawn planted. Benches will be installed later and space reserved for a captured German cannon.
All members of Cheyenne lodge No. 660 are asked to meet at the Elks home at 2 50 p m Friday April 26 to attend the funeral of our late brother C Rk Stabler. James T Speer Exalted Ruler Attest John J Melmerney secretary
Cheyenne will beautify the town with 250 trees to be planted in parks, along boulevards, and at Round Top once workers are hired. Pine trees will also be set at Round Top and 100 six foot trees at Signane's lake, with the rest in city parks and boulevards. An additional 250 seedlings were ordered and arrived this morning.
Stores will close at noon Friday to observe a state holiday per the governor. Groceries and meat markets remain closed until Saturday morning with plans for an Arbor Day celebration and a send-off for drafted men.
The ceremony will be led by Rev. George Van Winkle of the Baptist church. A list of next year’s teachers is given, with Ira B. Fee as superintendent and a full slate of principals, teachers, nurses, and staff across the night schools and rural buildings.
Washington April 25 Maj William Thaw commanding the Lafayette escadrille added two more enemy planes to his record in an official dispatch. The double victory moves him into prime aviators, now second to Major Lufbery in enemy planes downed.
Bryce Preston a 17 year old of Greeley was arrested after he carried a six shooter and was charged with impersonating a secret service officer in the post office building. He was taken into custody by police under Denver secret service chief Rolland K Goddard and jailed awaiting county disciplinary action. Preston had enlisted in the navy but was rejected after about two months of service.
San tokh Singh, convicted Hindu revolt conspirator, will be charged as an accessory before the fact in the murder of Ream Chandra. In a sworn statement he said Raotokh Singh handed an automatic pistol to Ram Singh who killed Ram Chandra in a federal courtroom Tuesday.
Cutiaens of Cheyenne report Friday April 20th as a national holiday. Twelve beat boys are called to go to the front in the afternoon with a 2 30 pm Industrial close. They will train to an unspecified destination as music and patriotic activities occur. 100 per cent American.
Heralded by heavy artillery the German assault neared Amiens with a village capture at Villers-Bretonneux after all day fighting but other sector attacks were repulsed. Reports from General Pershing on the battle were not received.
News from the prairie and Lost Soldier fields details nine of eleven wells flowing within five weeks, with outputs of 1500 and 800 barrels on Prairie Oil Company land. Diamond Oil plans eight new wells this summer as refineries and pipelines expand, with multiple new facilities and lines proposed or under construction across Wyoming, including Fort Steel, Kemmerer, Glenrock, and Thermopolis.
A embroidered French pillow top sent from France by Thomas McGough is displayed in the window of W Bordiel’s drug store. The piece features both the French flag and the United States flag in embroidery, praised by critics. McGough and his son are residents near the South Side Road.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes the town declaring itself dry despite a quoted seller offering drinks for two bones. The text reflects local language and period attitudes toward prohibition.
C R Stabler aged 47 of 908 East Sixteenth died at Union Pacific Hospital Wednesday at 5 20 pm after a two day illness from pneumonia. Survived by mother and three children Harold Frank and Irma with Harold in the Navy at Panama. A veteran yard master and brakeman, he worked at Cheyenne yards and belonged to Elks and O R K. Funeral services tomorrow at 2 30 pm from the Elks home with the Bike and the O R C in charge.
The Local 230 executive committee of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in Denver met theater managers of the Amuso and Allas venues. Both signed agreements, making operators members of Local 230 and boosting Cheyenne to ninety percent unionization. The Lyric had joined earlier. Cheyenne’s effort included William J Walls and William J McDonald volunteering to secure the deals, with Ed Shiels as president and others assisting.
Secretary McAdoo urged local Liberty loan committees not to cease activity after meeting quotas. He noted reports of towns being satisfied with 100 percent records and stressed continued effort to maintain war bond support.
American League results show Cleveland 2 Detroit 5 and Boston 0 Washington 4 New York 5. National League games list Brooklyn 2 New York 46 Chicago 2 St Louis 0 Boston 1 Philadelphia 4.
KR C Poster arrested by United States Marshal’s Office at Green River for selling liquor to soldiers on a troop train passing Cheyenne yesterday. He was taken from the train with ten halfpints of whiskey hidden in pockets and held at Green River until a following train brought him to Cheyenne where he was lodged in the county jail.
San Francisco reports Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray has been ordered relieved from command of the western department. Maj. Gen. Charles E. Treat, then at Camp Sheridan, is designated to take command upon arrival at the coast. The order comes from the War Department.
Twenty aliens, mostly Austrians, were tarred and feathered by Cononaugh residents after they balked at contributing to a home guard fund. The incident followed refusals to buy Liberty bonds, assist the Red Cross, or join patriotic drives.
Five trainloads of soldiers moved east from Cheyenne overnight, en route to Pato Alto, Cal. Most were members of the new national army. Local women led by Mrs Bruce Jones met arriving trains to distribute candy and smokes to the men.
The Union Pacific gravel pit at Buford opened this week after a weather delay. Superintendent McDuffie announced the start, noting limited work earlier in the week. The pit supplies ballast for the railroad and is vast in extent, with capacity to remove 90 to 100 carloads and depth seemingly unlimited.
Members of Cheyenne lodge 660 B P O Diks are asked to meet at the Elke home at 1 30 p m Friday April 26 to attend the funeral of our late brother K Stabler Exalted Ruler Attest John J Melmerney Bec y
Washington April 2. Among the graduates from the third officers training camp at Camp Upton N Y were Archie W Alderson Fondneta Ida and William J Buchanan Rawline Wyo announced last night by the adjutant general's office.
An ad touts Foley Kidney Pills claiming women endure daily work despite pain while kidney and bladder disorders cause backache sore muscles and dizziness. Mia Thou Davis of Montgomery Indiana says eight bottles cured her. pills sold everywhere.
Denver report says one brigade of marines is sought for service in France with men 21 and over eligible before registration. Expanded force requires hundreds of officers promoted from the ranks after training. Recruitment office listed at 308 First National Bank building. Capt Guggenheim notes Colorado and Wyoming to supply 500 men monthly as Congress authorized a 50 000 increase for immediate action in France.
In Washington D C on April 25 the Emergency Fleet corporation awarded contracts for twenty nine more vessels totaling over 215000 tons. The awards expand the wartime shipbuilding program.
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