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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1918
Page
9
New York January 21 definite information from the government says German agents were told to paralyze freight movement and ship clearance. Authorities doubled guards at piers shipyards and terminals and intensified credential checks for pass holders to prevent infiltrators. Washington issued telegraphed orders for prompt action and heightened vigilance.
In Omaha on January 21 two people were killed and fifteen wounded when a railroad car loaded with cinders broke from a switch train and crashed into a street car full of passengers. Police and rescue workers responded to the scene, treating the injured and investigating the collision.
London January 21 Sir Edward Carson resigns as minister without portfolio in the war cabinet. The official announcement confirms his departure over the Irish question and states the move concerns policy rather than the overall war effort.
President Wilson defended the war effort and criticized Senate inquiries into wartime reforms. He praised Secretary Baker and warned that a proposed war cabinet plan faces Senate obstacles while promising reorganization only after current measures prove effective. Senator Chamberlain vows to press the issue despite White House opposition.
In the Prussian diet Dr Franz Mehring questioned Americas military capacity citing Canada as evidence. Finance minister Herts admitted uncertainty about American strength but doubted a U S invasion could occur. General von Stein said central powers were prepared to meet America in this war.
Director General McAdoo told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that the government should retain operation of the railroads for some time after peace and delay private ownership until new comprehensive laws are enacted to govern them.
Cheyenne reports an assault on Mrs. Richard Coombs an employee of Cheyenne Wool and Hide as she walked home from work near Bent Street. An unnamed burglar entered the Martin residence at 414 East Eighteenth Street stealing a revolver three rings and a diamond stud. Police chased several suspects while rhythms of rumors and a drunken man named Slim filled the station.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels urged Congress to raise the naval strength to 180000 and to authorize 10000 naval flyers, up from 5000, to meet immediate demands. He also called for increasing apprentice seamen from 6000 to 24000 to support expanding fleet deployments.
General Pershing reports Private Olaf Larsen of the engineers died in France from tuberculosis. His wife Martha M. Larsen resides in Hawlins, Wyoming. The casualty adds to World War I losses announced today by the AP from Washington.
Senator Stone of Missouri delivered a prepared two hour speech accusing Republicans of partisanship in war policy criticism and labeling Theodore Roosevelt as the most seditious man of consequence in America. The chamber was crowded as Republicans defended their right to critique administration inefficiency while Democrats supported Stone. adjournment followed amid ongoing volleys.
Reports from Berlin and Petrograd describe warnings to Trotsky to accept central powers demands at Brest Litovsk or peace talks will break down. A German chancellor speech is awaited, while sailors and workers killed two anti Bolshevik cadets and soldiers in St Petersburg related violence.
Mise Anita Patton of San Marino California denies reports she is engaged to Gen John Pershing commander of the American force in France The item is based on a newspaper photograph and unclear captions from El Paso Texas dated January 21 1918
Unconfirmed reports say three large convoys were destroyed in the Mediterranean near a Spanish village by a lone attacker near a lighthouse. One ship was an American freighter amid a destroyer group, with names withheld and details still unclear.
Paris dispatch reports Germany concentrating troops in West Germany as preparations for an offensive increase. Observers note movement around Limburg and surrounding provinces with armored and support units massing and supply lines tightening.
Associated Press reports Chinese forces fired on the American gunboat Maenanicity near Voohow on the Yangtze. One sailor was killed and others wounded. authorities suspect a detachment of southern revolutionary elements carried out the attack.
President Wilson faces a demand to grant powers to fix prices of essentials for the war effort. The plan aims to ensure stable costs for food and other critical goods while Congress debates wartime measures.
The Wil Wh Crooks company at Locust Point faced a damaging blaze that swept piers laden with food supplies for allies and firemen, hampering efforts by scarce water. Two vessels near the pier burned, guards reinforced ships, and amid confusion the fire spread along the waterfront.
Ice floes sweep down the Mississippi crest causing four steamboats to sink near Memphis. The sudden cold and rapids disrupt river traffic as crews battle ice jams and perilous water, with ongoing efforts to salvage wreckage and inform authorities.
Austro Hungarian minister resignations spark question who will lead new government. Count von Toggenburg named to organize a replacement cabinet while details on the current ministry remain unclear. Dispatches discuss von Seydlers position and pressures from Czech, Slovak, socialist, and German factions.
Dispatches report widespread protests and strikes across Austria and neighboring regions. Railway and underground systems face disruption as crowds call for peace and political reform, with authorities reporting blocked streets and emergency measures in several cities.
Fort Collins, Colo. Lieut. Geo Beach, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Beach, was killed in an airplane collision during a practice in northern Italy. The death was confirmed by a telegram from the War Department received this month.
In Marshfield Missouri on January 20 Taylor Adams and his son Jesus Adams received long prison terms after pleading guilty to kidnapping Baly Lloyd Keet and conspiring to produce CO. Clement, a Springfield jeweler, pleaded guilty in the same case with Taylor Adams sentenced to fifteen years and Cletua Adams to ten years.
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