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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
9
Union leaders at a wage commission hearing lambasted inefficent railroad operation under government control. They cited delayed crews and misused rolling stock as evidence of management discrediting eight hour laws and warned banks and old leaders resist government success.
Paris February 5 Filippo Cavallini, a defendant linked to the Bolo Pasha treason case, admitted to the court that he handed more than 400000 dollars from Kevil Pasha, another participant, the prosecution announced today.
Report from Berlin cites Field Marshal von Hindenburg meeting thirty German newspaper editors and discussing Germany’s food crisis. He reportedly told them that by next April he would be in Paris, signaling a dramatic travel plan amid growing shortages.
Washington reports General Bis representing the United States at the supreme war council weighs a plan with British officials to train American battalions in Britain for frontline service in Flanders. A proposal seeks 150 battalions to be diverted to British ports before joining General Pershing’s army to speed combat readiness amid France embarkation congestion.
Chairman Flood of the foreign affairs committee asserts in the House that the United States will supply more men and money for the war than allies had hoped, outlining the state department plan and noting less friction with Japan after the Ishii mission. The relief bill includes 5,204 officers and clerks for next year to support expanded embassies and secret funds.
US forces repelled a German silent raid with a heavy American artillery barrage near the trenches. German plans were thwarted as allied guns concentrated fire fifteen minutes before the attack, with heavy casualties feared. American patrols probed No Man's Land amid increased front activity and gas shell exchanges. two soldiers were wounded.
Senator Wadsworth warned in the Senate that lack of vision stalls America's war engine and a greater breakdown threatens unless a directing agency is created. He criticized the administration and highlighted blindness as leaving the country unprepared at the war's outset.
Paris February 5 A German detachment attacked Chemin des Dames on the Aisne but was repulsed according to a war office update. Thirteen German aircraft were shot down Sunday as French forces pressed a strong offensive and engaged in heavy fighting. Padua faced night air raids with several houses damaged but few casualties. Italian aviators claimed four enemy aircraft brought down and British forces claimed eight at various points. With the American Army in France February 5 shelling intensified across the sector as air activity increased above trenches and anti aircraft defenses on both sides engaged actively.
Reports from Amsterdam and Geneva say German measures against strike leaders stir discontent among troops near Flanders. Soldiers incite Persian laborers to strike. a home made bomb was tossed at the imperial palace grounds during a Herlin demonstration. Berlin pending trials reach one hundred twenty five, including Vorwaerts editor Blanercol and Mrs Lereth Unterleiner for high treason.
Anaconda Montana February 5 report states the Anaconda Standard plant and building were nearly destroyed by a late night fire. Losses may reach 250000 dollars. The fire caused extensive damage to facilities and utilities, with unknown cause under investigation.
Special Counsel Francis J. Heney of the federal trade commission with four aides seized Swift & Co. files in Chicago offices of Henry Veeder under a search warrant issued by Federal Judge July Landis. The action followed Veeder's and other lawyers' protest as investigators said Armour, Swift, Cudahy and Wilson Packing firms conspired on meat bids for the American military.
London Paris papers note a Berlin led pause in Brest-Litovsk talks with Trotzky silent and German Austrian ministers meeting the Kaiser. Reports claim Ukrainians retook Kiev while Polish forces seized mobile Russian HQ at Mol till and Ensign Krylenko is captured. Civil war rumors swirl in Crimea as central powers push for Ukraine terms.
Petrograd reports a decree signed by Lenin and the de facto government severs church from state, seizing church property and income while promising broad religious freedom as long as religious groups do not interfere with public order. The move ends church privileges and replaces church offices with secular authorities.
Franz von Rintelen a German naval officer and ten co defendants were found guilty in federal court of conspiracy to destroy food and munitions ships by placing bombs in cargoes. The judge imposed maximum sentences including eighteen months imprisonment and fines of 2000 each. The government alleged the plot aimed to weaken Allied supply lines and the defendants were depicted as ringleaders ordered by a German authority.
In Washington the administration said workless Monday will be continued indefinitely after a conference between Secretary McAdoo and fuel administrator Garfield. Reports show coal movement 6 percent down and the country faces ongoing labor and fuel shortages as the Mississippi flow from the southern borders to the Gulf of Mexico remains disrupted.
Associated Press reports that non official documents allegedly prove Berlin planned war and preorganized actions. A June 9 14 circular ordered factory owners to open mobilization envelopes, while a November 14 14 note directs agents to use valied credits to destroy enemy factories and trigger strikes. Special agents were to be deployed to cause explosions and fires.
Washington Feb 5 The House committee on the leasing of oil lands opened hearings with California operators H. J. Schwarte and Jerry Yahoney from Wyoming testifying after Casper meetings. Attorney General Gregory favors Wyoming cantons and proposed changes to section seventeen including substitutions for a work notice provision and a shift to permitting wells instead of white claims. Gregory and Daniele also propose modifying the presidential withdrawal power and other clauses in section thirty-four.
A court ruled that importing liquor into the state violated state prohibition laws. The decision considered whether personal possession or intent constituted an offence under the ban and outlined conditions where importation could be prohibited or permitted.
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