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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
9
Verdun once more dominates the western front as French forces seize the Thinumont work and much of Fleury on the Meuse right bank. Fleury changes hands amid fierce combat. Germans report regaining the village and holding the area as of today.
New York Railways workers vote to strike after rejecting a three cent wage increase. About 2000 employees join, solidarity pledges flood in from Chicago Boston and Detroit, with 4000 strikebreakers lined up from other cities. Violence erupts as lines are drawn and police disperse crowds.
Adjutant General Andersen reports 15 recruits from three towns, with Laramie Basin and Sheridan contributing. A mass meeting in Laramie aims to boost numbers to meet the minimum strength and deploy to the Mexican border, as the state questions if it can furnish two battalions.
In Portland the Knights of Pythias conclude sessions of the twenty ninth biennial convention. Supreme lodge members plan a respite visiting Astoria and Seaside with a luncheon on the municipal dock and a clam bake later in the day.
Wyoming public service commission urges Congress to empower the interstate commerce commission to set wage terms for railroad employees amid the possible 440000 ballots. The measure aims at a fair, impartial settlement involving workers, railroad companies, and shippers. Other western states have issued similar resolutions urging swift federal handling.
Mrs Leona A Whaley of 721 West Twenty seventh Street was arrested by police after being found digging at the city cemetery by sexton Oscar Braun. She was handed to county officials and jailed. neighbors say she has suffered fits of insanity in recent months.
The Red Cross exhibit on the safety first train arrives August 10 at Cheyenne Union Pacific station. It showcases government safety measures, first aid instruction, and the expanding role of the Red Cross in workplaces with railroad, telegraph, and industrial partners.
German papers hail Field Marshal von Hindenburg as the right man in the right place for supreme command on the Western front. The announcement follows praise for consolidating eastern army groups amid the crisis on the eastern front. The statement notes German forces also reporting ground actions in the Carpathians and near Rudka Mirynakaia east of Kovel.
Washington reports indicate President Wilson will appoint three commissioners to join a Mexican delegation led by Luis Cabrera Ignatio Donillas to discuss border disturbances with a focus on troop withdrawal future border protection and an inquiry into raid causes. Meeting details await selection of time and place.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German forces strengthening along the Flemish coast as entente forces attack on multiple fronts. Zeebrugge port shows heavy military activity with reinforced marine units and workers. nighttime alarm drills simulate repelling a landing.
The United States and Denmark sign a treaty to transfer the islands of St Croix St Thomas and St John from the Danish West Indies to the U S The sale price is set at 25 million dollars and awaits ratification by the U S Senate and Danish parliament The Danish action faces uncertain approval with opposition likely over price while European powers are unlikely to support the sale discovered by Columbus in 1499 and currently home to about 93000 residents including 30000 African Americans.
Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes will fly from Salt Lake City on August 24 and stop briefly at Pyapeton Rewlins Rock Springs and Laramie before Cheyenne reception. He arrives in Cheyenne August 25 afternoon for several hours and departs for Denver next day.
Peking reports dispute Yuan Shi Kai death rumors with claims he escaped abroad and that enemies stage managed a funeral to shield financial misdeeds. An anonymous letter in the Peking Daily Gazette mocks the theory and questions foreign experts in China’s politics and finance.
Charles Linville, a sub-contractor on the Pike's Peak highway project, was struck and killed by lightning at the summit of Pike's Peak in Colorado Springs. Authorities reported the fatal incident occurred today as the storm moved over the area.
Seoul Aug 4 The government general of Korea will present albums to President Wilson containing photographs of historic treats in Korea. Albums will also be presented to the king of Britain the president of France and the czar of Russia as well as to other rulers and high personages.
Paris reports a new war role for Verdun called the courier of Verdun. These agile messengers relay orders across a blasted front where trenches fail and optical signals prove unreliable. The man must be an athlete with strong lungs and a stout heart to dodge shellfire and carry vital information.
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