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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1918
Page
16
War thrift stamps go on sale at numerous Cheyenne stores and shops to fund ammunition and aviation fuel. The Citizens National Bank, Stock Growers Bank, and First National Bank back the drive. Listings include a long roster of merchants and service providers across Cheyenne, urging quick participation.
Moorcroft oil fields report promised reduction in output with East Field currently producing about 00 barrels daily as operators adjust operations and plan new development.
Paul O Peters formerly of Cheyenne now at Kelly Field San Antonio Texas writes to his mother from a wartime aviation training camp. He notes moves to Auguste Ga and plans to France via Charleston and the ocean, discusses army pay insurance and savings, YMCA facilities, and his weight gain from 142 to 167 pounds with clothes. He mentions meeting drafted men and awaiting further orders.
British raiding parties on the Flemish front were driven off yesterday as army headquarters reported. Artillery stayed active along the line east of Ypres, while French forces near Fear de Paris in the Argonne were repelled after heavy preparatory fire and hand to hand combat.
Washington reports the Department of Labor has ordered large firms to cease advertising for help after Virginia truck farmers warned they could lose one million bushels of potatoes. Assistant Secretary Post pledged cooperation to supply farm labor while stopping ads aimed at drawing workers to industrial centers.
A fire on the third floor started from a cigarette left on a bed, with hotel staff quickly containing the blaze. Firefighters arrived to find hotel employees already battling the flames and saved the building from a worse disaster.
The War Cabinet backs an early public confrontation as lawmakers clash over war policy. The president touted the government’s record and projected doubling of Americans abroad by June, while critics led by Senator Chamberlain prepare to argue government delays and supply gaps revealed in the war inquiry.
England plans to settle the Trish question through phased measures of unusual length and importance. The premier warns the end cannot be delayed much longer and notes the political world was surprised by the development.
The Federal Reserve Board warns that expanded banking credit contributes to price increases and urges wartime economies. It calls for absorbing government loans from savings, reducing Liberty loan risk, and government intervention in corporate financing while noting earnings and reserves of the twelve Fed banks in 1917.
A conference led by Surgeon General Gorgas urged prompt bill to provide physical reconstruction and mental rehabilitation for disabled American soldiers and sailors under Army and Navy surgeons general until discharge.
Two gunmen, one in a U S Army uniform, held up Cottage Grove State Bank at noon and fled with 600 dollars in cash. An automobile with the motor running was left at the bank door. The incident follows news of Sir Edward Carson's resignation amid Irish convention deliberations and UK government moves on Iran policy.
Lieut Patrick O'Brien of the Royal Flying Corps, famed for a daring wartime escape, arrives home to Momence to a 3,000-strong crowd and the town band playing Hail the Conquering Hero. He admits fear at the reception and seeks quiet after an hour with King George. His mother greets him with tears as the hero pauses before speaking.
Germany pressures Sweden over allowing American ships to use Swedish tonnage. The Cologne Gazette says Sweden would breach neutrality. In Washington, the Nieuw Amsterdam remains detained at Rotterdam with 2000 passengers, including the Dutch minister, under a U S condition for a direct return trip after one voyage. Germany demands Dutch compliance and Dutch refusal could affect the ship’s movements.
Capt. Richard Haigh of the British tank corps told the Senate military committee that German morale is ebbing after multiple trench assaults. He cited Bavarians and Saxons as the best fighters, while Prussians show a yellow streak and lack the early war spirit. He contrasted German and British trench warfare and praised Bavarian and Württemberg troops despite internal Prussian quarrels.
Idaho Governor Moses Alexander invites governors from California Nevada Washington Utah and Oregon to Boise for a conference on the proposed dry constitutional amendment. Wyoming Governor Houx is awaited and may attend along with others as national prohibition leaders urge extra legislative sessions to ratify the federal amendment this year.
City commissioners condemn scavenger William Morris for unsatisfactory work. Street Commissioner David Nimmo voices disapproval while City Clerk J J Showalter warns Morris' bondsmen that contract termination and bond forfeiture will follow if ashes are not removed. Fire chief notes frequent fires in Cheyenne from hot ashes remaining dangerous for days.
Weather report shows mean temperature at 20 degrees and 28 degrees at 3:00 p m. West wind at 7 degrees a m and 10:50 a m peak wind velocity 40 miles per hour from the west. Relative humidity listed as 0.865 and high readings indicate warmer conditions over 24 hours.
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