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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
4
Reports accuse the Y M C A of profiteering in tobacco sweets and trifles in France, stirring national concern as returning troops praise wartime aid. An official investigation is promised by its secretary with Dr John R Mott expected to back full disclosure and accountability.
The piece notes Poland's plan to hold elections for Polish and German areas in the former German lands to decide whether to join Poland or stay with Germany. It contrastsPoland's ballot approach with Germany's coercive actions and suggests Berlin protests mask Prussian fury at nationalist shifts.
The piece argues democracy faces threats from dictators and Bolshevik movements. It condemns Spartanist and Bolshevik leaders, highlighting Russia’s rise to dictatorship and the spread of insidious propaganda. It frames World War II era defense of liberty as crucial for all nations.
After disorganization the land reemerges with propaganda reaching other nations. In America, soviet style groups or local meetings are gaining traction in certain circles.
The piece explains two core ideas behind a League of Nations, a court based dispute settlement and collective security. It compares English and American perspectives, discusses disarmament, international police, and the issue of binding decisions versus nonbinding disputes.
The American Library Association asks for gifts of recent fiction to stock hospitals and demobilization camps for soldiers. Public libraries nationwide serve as receiving stations. Popular titles include Zane Grey, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Rex Beach, John Fox Jr., B M Bower, 0 Henry, Tom Sawyer, Anna Katharine Green, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Gene Stratton Porter, Harold Bell Wright, and works by McCutcheon.
A fighting section of Arabs marched seventy miles in twenty four hours toward Damascus. The war’s four year expenditure reached 145 billion, roughly equal to the combined wealth of the United Kingdom and France.
Washington dispatch notes former Secretary McAdoo enjoys broad confidence for his nonpartisan fairness and statesmanlike conduct. It discusses his call for a five year government operation of railroads as a tested alternative, contrasts wartime and peacetime rates, and cites political scrutiny around Newberry’s primary spending and proposed investigations in the Senate.
The War Department commission on training camps appeals to holders of Smileage books to send them to the commanding officers of embarkation ports for distribution to sale arriving from overseas. Sale of mileage books and coupons for Liberty Theaters has been halted due to insufficient funds to cover all outstanding accounts.
Age is in the hands of local committees who bought it for soldiers and the commission says it serves the best use by placing it with homecoming men. Veterans arrive hungry for theater but lack funds for Liberty theaters at camps. Smileage books go to port officers for debarkation and are reused for returning soldiers. Americans can help by using Smileage books to support a welcome for those who fought in France.
Five dollar gold pieces will not be used for Christmas presents this year. A war savings stamp will be appreciated by friends and help finance bringing our men home. Buy W S S stamps to help fund returning soldiers. State Leader Want Ads Bring Results.
A Federal Reserve Bank report shows the Tenth district, including Wyoming, ranks second in quota sales per capita behind San Francisco by seven cents. The note hints at aiming for first place while promoting war savings stamps as sound investments.
In Rome officials praise the American Red Cross for emergency help to Italian soldiers and repatriated prisoners. Colonel Buckey reports the Dalmatian coast kitchen served over 600000 hot rations and eased severe repatriation congestion after Austria’s collapse.
A bold pitch promotes Eatonic tablets as quick relief for acid stomach. It claims the absorbent tablets neutralize excess acid and reduce bloating, heartburn, and indigestion, promising faster digestion and better sleep. Testimonials promise dramatic but unverifiable results and urge purchase with a money back guarantee.
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