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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1918
Page
12
A wartime message urges vigilance against German loyalists in the United States. Citizens are told to treat anyone with German ties as a potential spy and report suspicious acts or disloyal words to police or local military information offices to protect morale and the war effort.
The Welsh statesman argues central powers refuse to specify aims and must accept treaty principles before any peace. He cites repeated U S President Wilson requests, demands on territorial settlements, and international guarantees for eastern security as prerequisites for negotiations. The piece notes Britain’s stance against tearing apart sovereign nations and seeks durable terms including self determination and oversight.
A newspaper summary notes that calls to reconsider French rule in the lost provinces hint at a plebiscite under German or French sovereignty. Lord Georges speech aids the allied morale, contrasting with Wilson and Vienna peace signals, and supports the allies’ political campaign against German subterfuge.
Americans are urged to curb meat consumption to boost aid to allies and conserve wheat. A Washington telegram notes meatless days have increased supplies for December shipments and wheat exports are limited to conservation, while the public is praised for sacrifice and warned not to relax efforts.
Senators Watson and New pressed President Wilson to block an unnaturalized German, Fred C. Miller, from becoming mayor of Michigan City Indiana. Despite Miller’s election and a federal court ruling, the court said it lacked power to intervene. The piece urges amending enemy alien controls and enforcing American citizenship for city leadership.
Excerpts discuss German influence and fear of German expansion in the early 20th century. Citations from Kellogg 1917 Atlantic Monthly and Vallert 1903 Blatter warn of German world power, German pressure in South America, and risks to U S interests and Central America.
German scholars argue for a strong German economic and political leadership in Spanish and Portuguese America to counterbalance the United States. They claim the moral sanction of the Monroe Doctrine faded after the Philippines annexation and warn that Europe, led by Germany, will curb U.S. influence in the region. The text cites Von Schulze Gaevernitz and Unold on Germany guiding Latin America’s development and timing for asserting such influence.
A narrator recollects a troubled evening with Alice and Harvey dying, noting missing dividends, a bookkeeper's meddling, and a plan to secure five thousand dollars. Harvey seeks help, a father’s lie, and a vow to keep Alice's secret while a bank loan and a future inheritance loom.
A Cologne butcher avoids conviction after a woman sued for insult over the phrase Hold your snout used when she waited two hours for meat. Vienna reports say the case marked by stronger abuse disclosures, with a lieutenant acquitted after soldiers testified of repeated brutal discipline and a soldier's suicide threat.
The three year old son of Mr and Mrs D G Brady of Carpenter died yesterday morning at Cheyenne private hospital from tubercular meningitis. The body was taken to the Carpenter home for funeral services, with the scene noted as a solemn family observance.
The speaker notes that many town folks are allies and hard workers around the polls. He says the war is becoming a party issue as politics split into multiple factions and directions.
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