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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
5
Wireless dispatches from Berlin report the Central Powers refuse withdrawal from occupied Russian areas. Germany and Austria-Hungary say they will reduce troop numbers but will not quit these territories during the war.
A large protest movement erupts as fuel saving orders go into effect, prompting a Senate vote 50 to 1 to suspend the order for five days. House actions stall amid stormy debate, with lawmakers accusing the administration of national calamity and industrial paralysis. The White House, Senate, and House discuss appeals to President Wilson as opposition lines form.
San Francisco reports a state defense bulletin warns Germany plans to ship poisonous pollen to the United States to destroy wheat crops. It cites two letters and says some pollen may already be in the hands of agents in California. Agricultural experts call it an enemy plot and urge prevention measures.
Interstate Commerce Commission orders major rate cuts on coal shipments from Sheridan Kirby Hudson and Glenrock to South Dakota points. Reaffirms list sdumer report and denies re-shearing petition by Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul. New rates must be established by March 1.
Senator John B. Kendrick urged unity among oil operators and called for a united committee with authority to act for all operators. A set of resolutions was adopted to be sent to Senate and House conference committees as part of a vigorous campaign. He criticized retention of acreage holding clauses and pressed remedial action allowing prospection on several homestead locations at defined distances.
Washington dispatch reports six sailors were killed and three injured when the U S S Alichigan battled a heavy gale at sea. Official confirmation came today from maritime authorities.
Efforts to recover Christy Hous, seventeen, son of Governor F L Hous, from Lindermeier lake at Fort Collins failed. Searchers on raft with 25 to 50 men could not locate the body after hours of digging. Christy had allegedly prophesied his own death, expressing a wish to join the University of Wyoming in Laramie but dying before transfer.
A bomb addressed to Governor William D. Stephens was intercepted at the ferry post office in San Francisco. The package, bearing sufficient postage, contained dynamite and aroused suspicion during inspection.
London January 17. The House of Commons voted 156 to 48 to reject an amendment to the man power bill that would have applied conscription to Ireland.
President I. T. Pryor of the American Livestock Association announced the appointment of several new members to the executive committee. Named were N Walters of Buffalo Wyoming and I W Jenkins of Cora Wyoming among others.
London dispatch reports the British Admiralty confirming the loss of two torpedo-boat destroyers amid a violent gale and heavy snow Saturday night, with no immediate word on survivors.
Washington announces the third Liberty Loan subscriptions to begin with January 29 payment deadlines and April 22 maturity. Secretary McAdoo confirms treasury certificates bearing interest while Congress speeds up appropriation measures and aims to adjourn by June 1.
Louis F. Swift president of Swift Company tells National Wool Growers Association that packers do not fix prices. He notes prices are determined by supply and demand and calls for industry-wide cooperation to help the market.
Senator Kendrick will relate experiences from the western war theater at a Saturday night meeting held at the Ellis home. A delegation from Cheyenne attended the American Mining Congress in Casper and planned return to Cheyenne.
Lenine today signed an official act for the arrest of Kite Ferouland of Humania. Ferouland is to be sent to Petrogred for a maricondiment in the fourtrete of St Peter and St Maul.
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, warns workers would suffer under fuel restriction order yet pledge to maintain legal eating. He questions five day industry suspension and favors a nationwide white hour work day during the war. A protest wired to Wilson by manufacturers condemns the order. Labor leaders in Boston report 1,240,000 New England workers could be affected by the policy.
Garfield signs an executive order amid Senate requests and opposition comments. The measure aims to aid fuel administration with limited details on enforcement while outlining exemptions for specific wartime industries and naval plants.
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