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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
12
Washington reports a senate committee has been formed to study practicalities of backing a back-to-the-farm movement aimed at aiding soldiers returning from war. The discussion centers on pay, housing, and training to prepare veterans for peacetime industry and farming, with emphasis on capital and readiness for future conflicts.
The piece argues future military service must be democratic and popular, not only fought but also learned from as an industrial training. It proposes options like pay bonuses for post service training and treats military duty as an industrial school boosting post discharge earning capacity. It notes ongoing peace talks and domestic security concerns amid wartime tensions.
An editorial excerpt argues U boats cannot win the war alone as German plans face reality. It cites Captain Persius challenging Tirpitz era hopes, notes England’s continued resilience, and warns against overoptimism while acknowledging U boats’ limited impact before America’s shipping surge. The piece questions whether submarines can force peace and reflects mixed German naval sentiment.
The fragment appears to be a garbled note about Germany with references to newspapers and eras. No clear event or details are readable to identify a specific news item, person, or place.
Reports from the Gazette and the Manecner Neueste Nachrichten reflect cautious optimism and suspicion about a possible peace. They discuss the risk of a counter revolution in Russia, Bolshevik strength, and the reluctance of Germany to rush to peace, warning that war may continue despite late hopes.
A notice says HLACS will talk on the War relief fund in Seattle during January. They plan to address conditions in the war zone and the American Jewish World War relief effort, with stops at local addresses and engagements in Seattle.
J J John A Chirke of Baltimore writes from France dated November 27 describing a German prisoner assuming news that American arms are successful. A rifleman reports a German believed the German army had invaded the United States and captured New York with triumph in Wallington.
A long denunciation of imperial German ideas from 1917 wartime writings and later fascist advocacy. It cites Kellogg on German belief in their propaganda and traces calls for lebensraum expropriation of Poles Alsatians and Lorraine residents, the claim of a greater Germany, and suppression of languages and cultures. It also notes racial hierarchy and the creation of a German warrior aristocracy as justification for conquest.
A man giving the name Frank McKeon was seized at Cowley by Sheriff Frank Christensen after making traitorous remarks about soldiers and the president. He was sent to Basin in charge of a state reform school deputy and met by J. P. Zane with a warrant. He remains held for further investigation.
In a reflective scene Margie and Dick discuss an anonymous letter to Eliene asserting women are not angels. The trio of friends, including Pat, Alice, Mollie, Chad, Mary, and Max, navigate election chatter, personal pasts, and urban life as they anticipate dinner and the election results, hinting at deeper dramas ahead.
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