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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1917
Page
4
The piece laments American apathy as Germany seeks success in World War I. It argues that delay and misjudgment by citizens and leaders alike threaten swift victory. It cites Gerard and Wilson warnings, urging firm support for intervention to end the conflict soon.
A hostile editorial argues pacifists delay war's end, enable autocracy, and condone German aggression. It attacks pacifist influence, cites the pope and Wilson speeches, and asserts the US must reject pacifist pressures or risk embracing cowardice and defeat.
Ballard Dunn discusses the draft and war insurance in the context of Yellowstone Park, arguing that a strong support system at home is essential. He urges Congress to pass a pending war insurance bill to provide for soldiers families, ensuring morale both in the field and at home.
The piece argues for a government supplied war insurance program at cost, covering dependents of soldiers, with compensation for death or disability, reeducation for the maimed, and no profit motive. It condemns private insurer rates as discriminatory, urges prompt action, and frames the measure as essential humanitarian duty and national honor.
Christopher Columbus Herd was arrested Friday night after escaping officers at noon. He faced charges for beating an unknown man behind the Lincoln Highway garage. Herd claimed the other man, who tried to rob him in a saloon, followed him out and started throwing stones, leading to a brawl in which Herd’s assailant was badly beaten. Herd, naming himself an employee of the Union Pacific, was released after paying a $5 fine.
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