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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
13
Mrs. I. S. Childs of Rawlins, traveling from Denver with her son's body, was injured when she was thrown in the train aisle as it lurched. She had been confined to bed and unable to attend the funeral.
In New York City over a thousand children are refused working papers annually due to physical unfitness. Nurses from the Bureau of Child Hygiene assess and treat defects, arrange clinics, and refer cases to doctors or hospitals. They also handle chronic conditions, sometimes arranging scholarships and city supervised camps to enable affected youths to be useful without risking health.
Geneva report cites a Berlin dispatch claiming Pan-Germans openly seek global dominance and lasting peace through victory. They liken Germany to the epoch of iron and quote Hin denburg urging a strong path to rule benevolently over nations.
French torpedo boats captured the commander and twenty one crew members of the German submarine that sank the French cruiser Chateau Renault in the Mediterranean. The U boat fired two torpedoes, submerged, then surfaced to strike again before French destroyers sank it with shell fire. Survivors were rescued.
Milwaukee dated dispatch reports Edwin Kaiser enlisted in the navy and shortly after Stonewall Jackson joined as a mess attendant for the Jackies. The brief item notes both enlistments in the same timeframe.
Government agents in Glenrock Wyoming have arrested about a half dozen men for dodging military duty. Local youths are suspected of misrepresenting their ages, with Hoy M. Locke nour named to verify eligibility. The push aims to enforce strict compliance amid wartime stress.
Actual mean temperature this date is 37 degrees with a 24 hour drop of 4 degrees. Highest 49 degrees at 1:00 pm and lowest 22 degrees at 6:00 am. Precipitation since January 1 totals 14.07 inches with normal 19.61 inches. Wind from the west at 11:56 am records 20 mph.
More than two thousand boxes arrived from Denver and Colorado senders to assure every soldier at Fort Russell receives a Christmas box. The Denver office co ordinates, with John J. Melnerney named head of distribution. A committee including Dr H R Millard and P L Corbin assists, plan for gifts distribution at the M C A hut on Christmas Eve.
A Cheyenne women's committee organizes holiday decorations for a local event. The feature notes Hobbs & Huckfelt offer furniture at Plains Hotel opposite the location.
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