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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
12
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A lyrical poem from Sheridan Wyoming extols the gloaming hour over the hills and mountains. It praises Wyoming’s beauty as paradise with lovers vows and celestial imagery, comparing twilight to heaven and divine inspiration.
S G Hopkins, once Wyoming commissioner of public lands, gains wide responsibility in the interior department. With Lane's absence his duties shift to Hopkins, and officials consider assigning him permanently to oversee the broad reclamation program as government work expands.
The upcoming congress sees a Republican fight for the Speakership. James R. Mann of Hivols declares candidacy but faces strong room opposition. Gillette of Massachusetts and Fess, who led the party campaign, also seek influence as Mann angers Illinois Senator Yormen by urging critics to stop opposing Wilson. Sherman bears hard on the Illinois plan and signals a bloc willing to thwart Mann.
A broad inquiry questions who opposed immigrant assimilation and English language use, who funded newspapers to promote alcohol culture, provoked war with Japan for German interests, stirred anti English sentiment, influenced strikes and sabotage, revived sectionalism, and had ties to Bernstorff or the German American Alliance. It asks who subsidized writers and lecturers, planted figures in science and social clubs, organized boycotts, and depicted German civilization as America’s ideal.
A Knox of Pennsylvania criticizes a hard line against Germany while urging reparations and indemnities. He warns extreme policy risks bolstering Bolshevik power and a radical government, echoing historical cautions about clinging to privileges and extremes.
War Risk Insurance Bureau faces thousands of undeliverable checks as recipients failed to name beneficiaries or moved without updating addresses. Despite heavy workload and inexperience, over 90 percent of allowed claims are processed promptly, with volunteers driving a task larger than any private insurer.
With Secretary Lane’s plan for providing for soldiers not yet announced, Wyoming’s delegation closely watches the situation. They aim to ensure a large development project in Wyoming using suitable lands, trusting Lane’s fair attitude toward the state.
As California governor and Roosevelt ally Hiram Johnson keeps his radical image, now in the Senate he questions U S relations with Russia and the Bolsheviks, prompting critics who frown on liberal or nationalist stances.
Senator Johnson presses for full State Department details on US actions toward Russia and the authority behind them. The piece notes public questions about war aims, entente harmony, and President Wilson’s handling of Russia amid Allied strategy and potential shifts after a peace accord.
Count von Reventlow, editor of the Deutsche Tage Zeitung in Berlin, accuses England of rejecting some of President Wilsons policies with the utmost in enation, following a page taken from Republican critics of Wilson.
Britain showers honors and fortunes on its generals as reward for service. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig receives exalted rank and a rich endowment. The article notes earlier rewards to John Churchill and the Duke of Marlborough, including titles pensions estates and palaces, reflecting long standing gratitude.
The text lists numerous generals and the lavish rewards they received for service. It cites pensions, peerages, viscountcies, baronies, and various orders of knighthood awarded after campaigns from the Indian mutiny to the South African war, highlighting figures such as Napier, Gough, Hardinge, Wolseley, Roberte, Kitchener, and others. The account emphasizes the extent of parliamentary thanks, annuities, and large monetary grants bestowed over time.
The British Food Ministry reports Europe faces severe food shortages as war-torn states struggle to supply bread cereals, meat, fat, and dairy. It warns neutral countries may receive aid after a blockade ends while urging efficient global distribution of cereals and fodder amid depleted fertilizers and livestock.
The discussion outlines scarce staples across Europe as nations face limited transport, reduced cattle feeding, and declining beet sugar production. Germany, Austria, Hungary, France suffer declines while Switzerland and Denmark maintain exports and Italy, Norway, and Holland brace for continued shortages.
Mrs C M Peters of 2521 Central received a Christmas cable from her son Carl Peters in Sansorigine Belgium. He served in the Argonne Meuse fighting and came home uninjured. This is the first word since August. Brothers Jean and Paul Peters also in France sent letters praising the armistice and eagerness to return home.
Lectures on child rearing and housekeeping open at Teachers College under Dr Josephine N Kenyon. The program features experts and aims to modernize methods as educators discuss child welfare and domestic science.
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