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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
6
A fragmented wartime column describes a marching song titled Doings at the Military Post LONG BOY by William Herschell and lists military notices. It mentions soldiers, promotions, drill details, and various incidents including a captured prisoner, birth and discharge notes, and updates on units, horses, and informal club activities.
Treeops Wage Author MM Dewen and his wife returned from a delightful trip where they stopped at a scene described as sprite filled and homey in Deter.
Soldiers and civilians report shifts as 25h tavales and Corpore join a new duty with Mater company. Sergeant O'Toole, recently hospitalized, wakes to sympathy from Martin Salyman and others who raised money for him.
The troop, led by Second Lieutenant Dahar Mowe, reports lighthearted exploits, training shifts, and several promotions within its ranks. New corporals Brown, Brownstein, Frite, and Derry join, while Seth Breen and Wearpoint Larrabee receive higher ranks. A soldier dog, Naco, and the famed mascot list appear amid routine camp life.
Chief Iamnes shows satisfaction with his new post and anticipates heavy rear-area work as field pieces arrive soon. He has completed arranging 120 grooming kites in a pigeonhole box designed for 100 and plans to study mechanical draftsmanship to speed tasks.
A House committee proposes a graduated war profits tax on individuals and corporations, aiming to curb evasion by basing the levy on profits and differing from the present eight percent excess profits law. It adds a one cent per twenty five cent parcel post tax and removes five percent taxes on electricity and local phone service, while trimming insurance taxes and the manufacturers tax regime.
A committee urged a war revenue style tax on automobiles and motorcycles with a moderate excise for owners. It supported a new one cent stamp tax on bank checks and retained meat house stamps. The report criticized moving picture theaters under 25 cents and rationalized tax pass-through to consumers versus producers.
Two thirds of men examined seek exemptions in the draft with claims centered on dependents and aliens. Greeks Trajans and Mexicans appear in claims while Germans show none. Some cite dependents other than wives or children or enlistment as honorable exemptions. Government intends to select those most fit to serve to avoid crippling industry.
J. W. Howard holds the lowest bid for upcoming state building projects as officials consider new structures. Murphy of Pocatello completed a state capitol building in Idaho, with local leaders aiming for a handsome design using Rawlias stone in the forthcoming construction.
Federal agents assist in a second city raid against houses of ill fame. Five arrested at a Nineteenth street house include one man and four women, with several named individuals taken to city and county jails. Two men arrested and two raids at 2814 Dillon street and 2509 Bent street may face charges for operating within the five mile limit and other offenses.
The American Red Cross appropriated 800000 dollars to meet civilian sanitary emergencies around army cantonments. A new bureau of sanitary service will oversee work with Dr. W. H. Frost directing. Military authorities control cantonments while adjacent districts lack such jurisdiction, risking health as troops assemble.
Twenty percent of men examined in four Seattle districts and King County on Sunday were rejected chiefly for flat feet throat troubles and bad teeth In one district 1 of 69 men was rejected and 45 of the rest demanded exemption blanks.
CHICAGO Aug 6 Dr Bertha Park of Denver took poison and inhaled an opiate to end presumed suffering. Her body was found in a downtown hotel. A note to her Denver brotherinlaw Dr Grant Peck is believed to explain her death.
Guglielmo Marconi of the Italian mission after returning from the United States stated that America is to play a big part in subduing the submarine menace. He noted danger is decreasing daily though no decisive means to destroy U boats has been found and cited impressive American scientific advances aiding the Allies.
The results show the National League games with Philadelphia defeating Chicago Brooklyn 0, and St. Louis 1. In the American League Cleveland beat Boston 2 0, St. Louis 0, Washington 4, Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2, Detroit 2, New York 4.
Erma Brown arrived from Denver as did the Dickersons amid a Mann Act related dispute. Smith identified as a friend of Dickerson, a detail cited in the unfolding case.
Burke H. Sinclair editor of The Cheyenne State Leader is appointed lieutenant colonel of the Third Wyoming Infantry by Governor Houx completing the state troops mobilization. He returns to Denver to settle Sugar company affairs and will soon assume guard duties. The entire guard is at the mobilization camp with Sheridan and Newcastle companies arriving after a bridge fire delay. The force will drill intensively for several weeks before leaving for Palo Alto California for further training.
Conference reports approve the priority shipment bill empowering the president to direct rail carriers to give essential defense commodities priority. A central Washington board will enforce orders, with penalties for obstructing interstate movement. The ICC size would rise from seven to nine, pending presidential action.
Rescue teams pressed tonight to recover twenty miners believed trapped in the West Kentucky coal mine after an explosion Saturday that entombed over 100 workers. The death toll stood at thirty-one.
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