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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
8
Mobile bandits raided henhouses and garages in Hudson before daylight, fleeing with 190 chickens a quaver of beef and a chest of tools worth about 190 dollars. About 50 chickens were taken from Mayor F. L. A.'s properties.
Thieves target the Hensley residence and neighbor J A Hume stealing a large quantity of beer from the Hensley garage along with tools and jute supplies. An automobile engine near the Hensley location about 3 am served as the sole sign of intruders.
The fuel administrator orders two lightless nights weekly. Cheyenne residents and Plains hotel crews comply, with lights out Thursday and Sunday. Police report no surge in crime, and officials say most locals cooperate readily.
London reports that Zionist policy gains backing in war aims as the British push to control Jerusalem. Figures such as N. Sokolow and Dr. Welman figure in negotiations with Pope and Allied capitals, with Balfour seen as a convert to the project and a proponent of a democratic, Jewish national government in Palestine under British protection. The piece links biblical parallels to contemporary events and outlines a future Jewish republic based on proportional representation and single tax.
Major E Requin of the French general staff speaks in Washington about the democratic tradition in the French army where officers up to major know every man in their command. He notes officers rise from the ranks and stay close to soldiers, writing to families when a soldier is killed and sharing intimate knowledge of troops with Marshal Joffre's Masson officers.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mentz of Douglas arrived in Cheyenne last night with C. W. Hirsig, brother-in-law of Mrs. Mentz. Funeral services are expected Saturday afternoon.
A. G. Schwarts, briefly removed then reinstated, traveled from Cheyenne to Wheatland to seek a probe into charges by Dr. F. Weber and Sheriff A. B. Road. He accuses Phiter and Schwartz of staging a political move to block his Wheatland postmaster appointment. An official in Wheatland confirms a probe underway and notes Schwarts as a loyal local businessman amid the controversy.
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