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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
4
Credit Men association sponsors Pay Up Week February 19 to 27 to clear debts and boost community prosperity. Merchants showcase efforts as residents urged to settle accounts and remove lingering debts to stimulate business and create jobs.
The article argues Chancellor von Siethmann-Hollweg vows total effort as Germany seeks a quick victory. With land options blocked and resources dwindling, Berlin bets on submarines to cut Allied imports from the United States, hoping six months of pressure force Britain to accept peace or risk a turning point in the war.
The piece argues Belgian relief relies on American initiative and funding. It credits Herbert C. Moorer and New World aides for organization, notes US contributions under nine million dollars, and contrasts with per capita wartime gifts from other nations while urging broader American support.
The text argues Germany can gain by restrained submarine warfare and seeks a peace settlement with the United States. It claims U S friendship could shape a favorable peace conference, while continued attacks would ruin Germany's chances and invite downfall akin to Napoleon's. It warns of potential collapse if the submarine campaign fails.
Boston health commissioner warns spread of illness from coughing sneezing or spitting in public places and on sidewalks. He urges use of a handkerchief and considerate behavior to protect others from bronchitis tonsillitis and the common cold.
A German note outlines a blockade regulation permitting the United States to send one steamship per direction to England via Falmouth. Vessels would fly the American flag rear and two masthead flags, carry vertical stripe markings, and be illuminated at night as they follow a specified course.
A historical report outlines American losses in German and Austrian submarine attacks during World War I. It notes at least two Americans killed with likely more, most aboard unarmed merchant ships, and details key incidents including the Lusitania, Arabic, Falaba, and Leif Erikson era cases with named ships and dates.
The piece surveys famous war quotes and the origins behind them. It notes Manila Bay and Santiago battles, includes Dewey, Sampson, Schley, and Sherman lines, and recalls Stark, Perry, Taylor, and Wellington at Waterloo. It examines how leaders’ statements gain immortality.
Photo shows the czarevitch heir to the throne, grown taller since the war’s start. The Ross family has kept his health issues private, noting a mysterious impediment and his delicate condition.
A historian notes popular phrases attributed to Napoleon era leaders and events. The passage recalls Elzear Blaze on marshals, Nelson and Wolfe sayings, Cromwell’s powder, Drake’s Armada confidence, and Drake’s boast about time to win.
The piece recalls how offhand political sayings shape campaigns, naming Lincoln Grant and the phrase Go up Salt river as a symbol of a fallen candidate. It notes Salt River’s Kentucky origins and how the expression spread, signaling a career-ending defeat.
A Philadelphia North article reports a shortage of first class wireless telegraph operators causing ships to delay at American ports. One ship bound for England paid a New York man to join after Philadelphia applicants refused due to German submarine risks. Operators on cargo boats earned 40 to 60 dollars monthly plus meals.
A London Answers item notes that Scribble’s villain in Burke-If mimics the publisher who refused his first book, a jab at publishing rivalries and literary reputations. The piece hints Burke-Oh as the caricature.
The Potunia tavern landlord describes his predecessor as a dare night smarter than Taif while confessing the high cost of living weighed on him and that he sold out to the speaker.
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