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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
9
Congressman Medill McCormick of Illinois outlined allied needs after touring battle fronts. He said the Allies require at least 25,000 large guns first, then more men and broad American political unity to boost morale and sustain the war effort.
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Selective Service Act as constitutional, ruling Congress’s war power includes compelling citizens to serve. The decision stems from 18 appeals, including New York cases of Louis Kramer, Morris Becker, Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman, and Meyer Graubard. Sentences ranged from two years for Kramer to two years plus fines for Goldman and Berkman.
The comptroller of currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks of the United States as of the close of business Monday December 1.
Mrs. Clara Axford of Wheatland Wyoming testified on January 7 in Gouchland Courthouse Virginia for her father Dr. Asa W. Chamberlain and his brother Judge Albert P. Chamberlain. She described their family bonds and produced letters from her father about his care for his injured brother. The court heard further defences as the trial neared the jury verdict.
Chicago faces crippling snow as 24 hours after the Sunday blizzard traffic is limited to street car paths. 2,000 laborers aided by private firms struggle to reduce giant piles while milk trains fail to arrive and deliveries face disruption amid forecasted cold across Minnesota and the region.
The Walsh-Pittman oil and coal land leasing bill was approved by the Senate 37 to 0 and moves to the House. It removes naval oil reserve language, sets prospecting permits within a geological structure, and grants lessees royalties and potential patents. It limits holdings to 2560 acres per person and tops ten percent of any refining group, with amendments on pipelines and refineries adopted.
Cheyenne adopts first act of new leadership with unanimous passage of an ordinance cutting saloon hours. Saloons open 7 am to 10 pm, replacing 5 am to midnight, reducing daily hours by four. New mayor E W Stone and appointees take office. council to consider second reading on Monday.
German newspapers react to Lloyd George war speech arguing for strength and continued imperial aims. Dutch papers note Britain seeks peace terms but underline old objectives. London press reports broad approval of the premier's statements with debate on details and colonial terms.
Washington January 7 mobilization of three million workers for agriculture shipbuilding and war contract plans was entrusted to the United States Employment Service by the Labor Department John B Densmore Montana solicitor for the department of labor will be national director of the employment service by appointment of Secretary Wilson
PAIS dan John Stark of Athol Massachusetts an American student at a French flying school was killed when his plane plunged from 206 yards height. He was near completing instruction and to be transferred to the aviation service in the United States. Deaths of Lieutenants Willian Fly and Sergeant George Hiowmlek in a French air crash were reported today by General Mer ash ing. Fly Hired in Rocheleau and Houdek are named in the notice.
A Washington report reveals secret German censorship guidance aimed at shaping U S and international opinion. Instructions directed newspapers on what to publish, how to frame issues such as labor unrest and food shortages, and to highlight enemy narratives while restricting content on negotiations with Russia.
Amsterdam report says Jace William awards Kophamel the Order Pour le Merite after a Cape Verde Islands cruise. Kophamel claims he sank an American destroyer and fourteen merchant ships during basepuride.
Reports say a blaze yesterday wiped out the Aberdeen communications center after a fire burned the telephone exchange and telegraph office. Officials seek to determine full extent as wire service links remain cut.
Sheriff guards Miller into City Hall after noon as the newly elected mayor enters the office. Former mayor Krueger challenges Miller claiming he is an alien enemy, while a procession of supporters follows. Authorities act to prevent trouble before Valparaiso rules on a temporary restraining motion.
Senate military committee hears a telegram from Frank F. Hagenborth of Salt Lake City asserting the wool shortage scare is stirred by interests seeking to force wood manufacture for military needs. He says raw wool supplies are ample and adequate for clothing.
A fragmentary account notes a steamer wreck off the Canadian coast near the Atlantic front. The report mentions storm conditions and a witness indicating the ship was endangered by severe weather and sea conditions.
London reports appointing Earl Reading as high commissioner to the United States to take over the embassy workload in Washington and expand British establishment in New York and Washington. The move shifts functions to financial and general business affairs while Earl Reading oversees the embassy, with Lord Norteliffe directing the American mission from England.
Allied dispatch notes intensive artillery duels across three theaters. German efforts near Ypres fail under British infantry fire. A Verdun Hill 204 raid is repulsed with German losses. Bolshevik front uncertainties persist as Petrograd reports bolster.
Reports from London and Amsterdam indicate failed attempts to move peace negotiations from Berlin to Stockholm. Officials describe German and Allied council meetings, with Bolshevik factions and Austrians noted. the confrontation over self determination and democracy remains unsettled amid shifting loyalties and declarations.
The article reports government officials weighing war related impacts on industry, with consideration of key economic players. It notes a court ruling or statement to be issued today except for a specific case involving a major corporation, which will proceed or be advanced in the near term.
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