Soldiers of all States Now Abroad
National guardsmen from every state have arrived in France and are among troops training near the battle front. The move aims to form a homogeneous American expeditionary force with units kept close by state origin where possible. Some Wyoming troops reportedly remain on American soil despite assurances of arrival.
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France
Union
United States
National Guard
Third Wyoming Infantry
Wyoming
Rance
New York
Beet Sugar Refineries Profited In California Last Year
A telegram to President Wilson and Food Administrator Hoover reports profits of about 800000 dollars on a 500000 dollar investment by one southern California beet sugar refinery while growers lost money. A second refinery with 1250000 dollars invested earned between 900000 and 1000000 dollars despite prices lower than government approvals.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
California
Wilson
Hoover
Thomas Lee Woolwin
Zimmermann Is Called Traitor
In Dresden on November 30, Deputy Fleissner of the Social party denounced German foreign policy in the Saxon lower house. He displayed a treaty allegedly signed by Dr Alfred Zimmermann former German foreign secretary. The document, if valid within the empire, would amount to high treason. The treaty is thought to reveal Zimmermann’s scheme to prompt Mexico to attack the United States with German assistance.
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Dresden
Saxony
Fleissner
Alfred Zimmermann
Awart
Zimmermann
Mexico
United States
Lost youth becomes officer after training success
Allan Geddes son of Fred W. Geddes the famed ranchman who vanished earlier has reappeared from officers training school with a commission. Efforts by his mother and California police to locate him proved fruitless before his enlistment and turning up now as a commissioned officer.
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Allan Geddes
Fred W. Geddes
California
Mayor to Take No Action on Cheyenne Saloon Hours
Cheyenne was named in a Union Pacific request to regulate saloon closing times. Governor Houx asked Mayor LaFontaine to set 7 AM to 9 PM hours, but with only 34 days left in office, no action will be taken and the matter will await the incoming administration. Licenses issued remain valid.
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Jack A. Bristol
Cheyenne
William M. Jeffers
Union Paridic
F. J. Houx
Union Pacific
Houx
R. N. LaFontaine
LaFontaine
Cheyenné
Laramie
Hog
America's First Girl I Left Behind Me in WWII Love Story
Miss Lonvicia Sutton of Manila Ark recalls James Hethel Gresham the first Sammy to die in Europe. Their exchanged letters spanned two and a half years and shaped her grief after receiving the news of his death from his sister in Evansville Indiana.
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Marie Barnett
Manila
Ark
Lonvicia Sutton
America
James Hethel Gresham
Sammy
Miss
Nola Lowey
Gresham
Evansville
Ind
Miss Sutton
Lansdowne Idea Heatedly Repudiated By Unionists
London November 30 Frenie News reports a unionist meeting where Chancellor Bonar Law denounced Lord Lansdowne's peace letter as a disaster. The Lansdowne letter tops London papers but is condemned by most editors including The Times which calls it foolish and mischievous.
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Bonar Law
Associated Press
London
Freniie News
Lord Lansdowne
Marquis of Lansdowne
Daily News
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Paria
the Times
Court Martial Verdict Postponed in Houston Uprising Case
In San Antonio the court martial of sixty three soldiers from the 24th Infantry, charged with murder mutiny and riot in the Houston uprising of August 22, reached a verdict. The ruling will be reviewed before public release.
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San Antonio
Tex
24Th Infantry
Houston
Urges No War Against Turks
Boston editors argue the United States should not declare war on Turkey or Bulgaria, saying both remain under German influence. They claim Turks oppose German domination and warn a war move could empower German policies in Asia Minor, with Bulgaria and Turkish officials leaning toward the U.S. as Germany wanes.
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Boston
United States
Turkey
Berlin
William E. Strong
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Bulgaria
Strong
Germany
von Bernastorff
Constantinople
Death of Ex Navy Secretary Chandler in Concord
William Eaton Chandler, who served as secretary of the navy under President Arthur, died in Concord New Hampshire on November 30. Chandler held the post during the late 19th century and was a notable naval administrator in his era.
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Concord
N. H
William Eaton Chandler
Navy
Arthur
Lenin and Bolshevik Coalition Rise Amid Russian Turmoil
Reports from Petrograd and London indicate the Lenine government is collapsing, replaced by an advanced socialist coalition. An agreement unites the workers and soldiers council with the peasant executive committee, signaling a major shift in Russia’s governing power.
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My Associated Press
Petrograd
Socialist Revolutionaries
Russia
Lenine
London
Nikolai Lenine
Daily Chronicle
Holsheviki
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
all-Mussivan Peasants’ Congress
British troops push to consolidate Cambrai gains in renewed front
British forces report near complete consolidation of the Cambrai area with rapid logistics and disciplined lines. German offensives across portions of the front make limited advances while counterattacks recapture several breached positions. Italian front clashes continue with heavy artillery and hand to hand fighting near the Piave.
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France
Cambrai
U S Engineers in Battle Line Work with French Forces
American engineer units have begun operating on the French battle line near the front. They collaborate with seasoned French engineers to receive instruction and gain battlefield experience as they integrate into ongoing combat operations.
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U.S
Associated Press
France
Tau Thes
Defendant's Bodyguard Seeks to Block Witness Testimony
Mrs Anna J Robinson, mother of Maude A King, testified for the prosecution in the Gaston B B Means murder trial in Concord NC. Means bodyguard Henry D Deitch blocked passage at court doors to stop her entry as testimony continued. Court staff cleared the obstruction and the elder witness was brought inside. Her earlier testimony cited Means keeping Mel King from seeing her daughter. The testimony proceeds the next day.
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Concord
XN. C
Anna J. Robinson
Maude A. King
Gaston BB. Means
Bister
Mary Melvin
Weather forecast for Cheyenne and Wyoming Saturday
Cheyenne and Vicinity expect unsettled conditions with continued cold. Wyoming forecast shows unsettled weather with rain or snow in the north and extreme west, and colder air in the far west.
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Por
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Huns Slaughter Non-Combatants
Reports from Rome indicate Austro German invaders in Italy are using brutal tactics seen in Belgium. Civilians including women and children are said to be placed before troops, with Italian labor conscription and looting paired with alleged massacres of noncombatants.
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Washington, D. C
Belgium
Rome
Maly
Zenson
Priuli
France
American Engineers Break German Front in France Advance
American engineers, the first U.S. troops to engage British front operations, played a prominent role in the breakthrough on the German lines near the Belgian border. British HQ in France reports the action dated November 26.
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France
Draft M en Must Answer New Questionnaire Before Dec 22
Registrants for selective service warned by Provost Marshal General Crowder to update addresses and respond to the questionnaire. Delayed responses risk automatic classification and loss of potential exemptions. Public notice urges immediate contact with local boards and broad newspaper publicity through December 22.
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Crowder
Wiese
Frank J. Hous
Holly
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James Bethe Gresham
Lansdowne
U. S
Kaiser
Foreign Missions Editor
People's Council
Austria
Pempe Mons
Austrie-lurgary
Wwe
Brest Litovick
Jyng
Bourton Weel
Meeuvres
Pinlish
Heupanme-Cambrai
Graincourt
Gonnelien
Giouzeaucourt
Lavaouquerie
Gouzeaucourt
Piave
King’s
Werather
Italy
Mirtheey
Weaver
Clark
Ida R. Graham
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