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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
12
The speech denounces German and Austro-Hungarian aggression and praises President Wilson for urging open covenants and a durable peace. It notes American support for allied aims, warns against secret treaties, and emphasizes a united front against imperialist rulers guiding Berlin and Vienna.
The article argues for open crisis resolution over secret messages in 1914 style diplomacy. It asserts Wilson and Lloyd George seek frontiers readjustment and reparations from Germany, evacuating Belgium Serbia Romania and France, and forging a world alliance free of autocratic rule. It also stresses Anglo-Saxon resolve to seek justice for all races and allied nations.
A vividly critical column contrasts German “kultur” with Allied acts of mercy. It recalls a U boat sinking a crew after capturing sailors, then a U boat depth attack by an American destroyer where two sailors saved a German. It ridicules German censorship and mocks Kaiser propaganda as war nears a turning point.
The letter excerpt reports Kaiser Wilhelm and German officials discussing plans to seize New York and Washington after the war, control South America, and force indemnities while denying hostility to the United States. It cites James W. Gerard detailing the Kaiser’s warning that America must beware after the war.
Washington January 8 The United States will restrict coal exports to only war use shipments and exchanges for commodities the U S must obtain. Fuel Administrator Garfield announced that exports will not reach the volume of the previous year.
The excerpt cites Vernon Kellogg on German propaganda and belief, Alfred Hettner on the Monroe Doctrine and American stance, plus a World War I era anecdote recounting an 1898–1917 discussion with Count von Goetzen predicting a future German move on Paris as part of a broader war plan.
A Teutonic-sounding piece in the Deutsche Zeitung reports a dreamlike scene in the Reichstag gallery where Erzberger urged the Kaiser to remove the Hohenzollerns to speed peace. The Kaiser, in the dream, listens and then awakens to the reality of no terms with the Hohenzollerns. The fictional dialogue mirrors German fears about militarism and pursuit of peace.
The War Department plans battalions of United States guards to guard docks bridges government buildings shipyards and munition plants on and near the Pacific coast. Applicants aged 15 to 21 and over 31 welcome with pay from 30 dollars plus 15 dollars for a wife and small allowances per child. Guards will be armed wear blue uniforms and likely not serve overseas.
A defective flue in Riverton State Bank triggered a small fire early Wednesday morning. Firemen arrived after the fire whistle sounded about 8 o'clock and stopped the blaze near the furnace before any damage.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Brown longtime Cheyenne resident and barber at 1600 Carey avenue leaves to enter railroad service as telegraph operator and stenographer. She is a music teacher singer and artist active in charity and hospital work. Lealies Under Quarantine The home of A Leslie placed under quarantine yesterday by city officer. Prom Lookout John Ostrum of Lookout was here yesterday.
A conflicted narrator recounts Pat and Alice facing moral tension over a dying man whose defalcations and illness stir sympathy. The fight centers on keeping secrets, protecting loved ones, and choosing mercy versus hard judgment as Alice aids the wretched man while Pat seeks quick removal.
Plains hotel manager Hynds travels to Kemmerer to investigate reports of a large oil well being brought into the area.
C A Paige, a Wheatland resident, visited Cheyenne yesterday as a guest, engaging with local residents and sharing remarks during his stay.
ABE MARTIN muses on Belgians in war and meets a rare person who is too honest to steal too proud to beg and too tired to work, mixing humor with pointed social critique.
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