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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
16
Cheyenne city items report visitors from Pine Bluffs Cody and Casper. Senator Kendrick and other officials are in town for sessions and business. Police issue reminders on German alien registration while taxis and street lighting feature in daily life.
The cooks at the new Union Pacific hotel observe the wheatless and meatless schedules as laid down by Herbert Hoover, while a few local arrivals are reported including Mrs Delfelder and Mr Ohenstein among others arriving from Chicago and Denver.
Petrograd dispatch notes German delegates urged allowing the former imperial household members to travel to Germany. The demand was refused and a decision to try the former imperial figures followed. Bolshevik forces and Romanian troops clashed as leaders were captured and 15,000 Bolshevik regulars were disarmed.
William J. Baker, 62, prominent New York financier with ties to Postal Telegraph and Western Union, killed himself with a pistol in the Sonia Hotel yesterday after a nervous breakdown. He formerly served as vice president of his Postal Telegraph and Cable Company and secretary of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
President Mencow of Cuba by decree authorizes distribution of the entire Cuban sugar crop through the international sugar committee in cooperation with the food administration, allowing export to the world.
Evanston Wy Jan 16 Trainmaster Ray Hamilton died in Ogden hospital at 4 30 p m from injuries suffered in a train wreck near Bridger station last Sunday He was well known and highly esteemed in the community and leaves a wife a child and a brother in Evanston
Armour & Co and Swift Co announce that all pickers affected by the Garfield closing order will be paid wages during inactivity. The general offices issued the statement today in Chicago.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper will extend the filing period for income tax returns beyond March 1 when accounting difficulties prevent completion. Regulations with the tax form for incomes of 2000 dollars or more allow returns on cost or cost or market value basis, whichever is lower, with explanations. If property held before March 1 1913 is real, its estimated value must be reported with an explanation.
The Hawaiian-American liner Texan, struck by a warship convoy last Monday, reached Atlantic port under its own steam. Bulkheads kept water out as compartments flooded. crew uninjured, coast guard took charge, and the ship will be dry docked for repairs.
Serious strikes accompanied by rioting have broken out in Vienna and other Austrian cities, with reports from Zurich and Swiss points via news agency telegrams. The unrest reflects widespread discontent across the region.
The bill to form a three civilian member war council advanced in the senate military committee and will be introduced in the senate on Monday. Proposals to include the secretaries of war and navy were defeated in committee.
Washington Jan 18 The administration wins Senate approval of a 50 million dollar BEA to buy lands near ship yards for government housing of ship yard workers after brief debate. The move aims to provide homes for employees at major ship building sites.
The fuel conservation order idles 400 000 workers at 10 000 plants in Chicago as railways ease and coal moves to ports. President Wilson and Food Administrator Hoover defend the measure and urge compliance to avert food shortages. Shipping delays loom as Garfield notes congestion and calls for continued wage support while workers idle. Observance is widespread with few violations and a Justice Department review planned.
A cablegram reports that Col. Theodor Roosevelt and his grandfather are in Madrid. It notes a son of Mr and Mrs Kermit Roosevelt is present in Madrid, Spain, per the cable.
In a postwar speech, the prime minister and Lloyd George defend hard war aims. They praise Wilson’s program and deny any peace without Belgium’s restoration and reparation. Germany’s response is deemed staunchly against Alsace Lorraine reconsideration and continued Turkish rule in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
Mexico City January 18 The department of commerce and industry announces a bill to designate the petroleum industry as a public utility. The measure, to be introduced at the Congress session in September, implements article 27 of the new constitution and empowers the government to regulate the industry.
The campaign introduces Smileage books for soldiers at camps. Each book yields coupons redeemable for theater seats, with 20 coupons for a dollar or 100 for five dollars. Books connect front line troops with home, encouraging morale and shared leisure during wartime.
The Senate military committee tacitly agreed on two bills to centralize wartime operations. One creates a three member super war council and the other would establish a director of war industries. The measures aim to streamline national war efforts.
Clarence R Ritchie will have funeral services from St. Marys Cathedral at 9 AM Monday. He is survived by six children and Mrs Ritchie. He was a carpenter at the Union Pacific shops in town.
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