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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
13
A rush of visitors gathers in Cheyenne with figures from Casper Denver Chicago and Omaha arriving for brief stays. Notables include J Sullivan prominent attorney from Pasadena, F A Therbur from Salt Lake and M Elma Butler of Casper.
A meeting of Republican women interested in supporting higher office will be held tomorrow at a new start time changed from 2:30. The location is Plains bojel pd 8-17.
Paris dispatches report ongoing Allied gains on the Somme while German anxiety grows in Berlin. Emperor William agrees to send more troops after Francis Joseph appeals for military aid and German officers to key commands. Troops head toward Trieste as Italian pressure intensifies.
A war dispatch describes heavy bombardment and close combat as British forces attack the German line. The correspondent notes exhausted, driven infantry acting with initiative, ruined villages, and civilian casualties including French girls killed by bombing near harvesters.
The Senate approved the conference report on the Philippine bill which provides for independence once a stable government is ready. Approval by the House is expected in a few days, sending the measure to the president. The bill reorganizes island government and extends native control.
Forty five provisional regiments with about 5000 men have been formed among foreign wars veterans since state troops went to the border. They are ready to be mustered into federal service if the government accepts them amid a possible war. Kansas City Chicago and Denver branches each organized one cavalry and one infantry regiment.
The Standard Oil company announced a one cent cut in gasoline prices in St Louis with top grade at 21 5 cents and second grade at 20 cents. In Chicago gasoline was reduced to 17 5 cents a gallon, a one cent decrease.
General Nicholas V. Ruzsky is named commander in chief of Russia's northern armies by the czar. Once hailed for capturing Lemberg and other Austrian towns, he was relieved from command last year and is regarded as one of Russia's ablest officers.
The article reports a plan to prevent a railroad strike, with talks of congressional action and a mediation board expansion. It mentions an eight hour day trial with pro rata overtime pay and details on wage comparisons, plus discussions between employers and unions seeking a deal.
Health notice advises readers to combat fatigue by eating baked whole wheat biscuits with fresh fruits and vegetables. Suggests cutting meat and potatoes, replacing meals with nourished loaves, and enjoying breakfasts with milk or cream and lunches with berries and bananas. Made at Niagara Falls, New York.
A Leramie man admits involvement in a bank holdup and describes threats to a clerk. He fled the scene, hid in Denver, planned to travel to Routt county, and faced possible punishment. His father, John S. King, reportedly offered restitution and seeks clemency. The elder King owns Empress and Lyric theatres in Taramiv and other ventures, making him a wealthy Wyomin g businessman.
New York authorities weigh postponing the September 25 start of city schools due to an infantile paralysis outbreak. Today 34 deaths and 113 new cases reported, raising total deaths to 1497 as health conditions improve or worsen.
Paris report says Allied forces captured the Dotran railroad station and four villages on the Saloniki front with ongoing routin e advances since August, the official statement announced today.
Thirty thousand acres near Cameo in Mesa county were opened to entry today after a withdrawal under the High Line canal project. The release marks the first portion of several hundred thousand acres in the reclamation initiative, with a portion of the 20,000 acres watered by the project ongoing.
Brand books issued last week sold quickly as officials urge immediate purchases. Secretary Thompson notes copies are available now at 1.90 dollars, below the usual 2.00 to 2.50, to cover printing costs. Bound in red leather, they present a neat appearance and contain Wyoming livestock industry laws.
Sheriff Clamentson arrested Jack McAuley last week near Rock Springs on a horse stealing charge and jailed him in Jander. McAuley denies guilt while the report notes a likely Union Pacific stockyards project at Restanee with farmer support. Funeral services were held for Mrs Mildred Bowman Weber of Cheyenne at Striker parlors in Loramie yesterday.
Buenos Aires reports the coldest season in living memory as natives and visitors seek warmth. Americans attending the Fourth of July reception at the U S embassy wore heavy overcoats and sealskins.
Frank Write, 25, a carpenter from Idaho Falls, diagnosed with infantile paralysis as the epidemic spreads from the eastern United States to Salt Lake City on August 14.
A humorous wartime prose line in broken German English echoes cheerful literature. The speaker notes a friend’s quip about smiles easing woes and the world’s reactions, reflecting light relief amid daily life.
Judge Martin A Knapp and other officials seek to avert a national railroad strike after railway unions vote overwhelmingly for action. The 400000 workers threaten a stoppage that could paralyze the industry unless federal mediators resolve the dispute.
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