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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
1
Halifax miners trapped after explosion at Acadia Coal company's colliery shaft in Stellation. About 100 men were entombed. seven rescued alive as rescue teams rush to shaft. Dense smoke halted surface work. no word on remaining ninety-five men.
Washington today reports Fuel Administrator Garfield pressed for a general embargo across the eastern rail network to curb coal shortages. A temporary order by Director General McAdoo limits freight movements on key lines and exempts food fuel and war supplies, with a focus on coal to New England and New York harbor as weather improves.
New York stock exchange board of governors decided to close the exchange on all remaining heatless Mondays imposed by the fuel administration order.
Jan 25 report that complete prohibition will be in effect across Canada after May 1 following Quebec's decision to go dry on that date.
An Atlantic port report dated January 22 says a Norwegian captain saw a fleet of ninety German U-boats off Cape Frio Brazil in late December and notified a large Argentine vessel. Paris dispatch notes Germany recalling subs for a new campaign plan possibly replacing older boats with armored U-boat cruisers.
In Nottingham Pag., on December 24, the British Labour Party delegates voted by about two thirds to endorse the war aims laid out by the party executive, aligning with President Wilson and Prime Minister Lloyd George.
A British air and sea attack struck German military works along the Belgian coast Tuesday and caused substantial damage, according to a dispatch received in Amsterdam.
In Indianapolis on January 23 Sam Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor urged a universal seven hour work day during the war to relieve fuel and railroad congestion. He defended officials in high government positions and warned labor must choose between autocracy and democracy to ensure victory.
New York dispatch reports Weiner Ko. W. Stursel a young German spy who operated mainly in Porto Rico was captured and moved with an armed guard to Port Oghemiorpe for detention. Authorities say he was among the most dangerous and elusive alien enemies the federal authorities faced.
Maj Grayson M P Murphy warned in New York of brutal German atrocities to come on the battlefronts. He spoke of bombs on the wounded, English soldiers massacred, and urged sacrifice to defeat Germany, noting Red Cross help and the vast German war machine.
Republican senators and representatives in joint conference named the members of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee for states with GOP reps. The slate includes Wyoming representative F W Mondell and others to direct campaign efforts.
Frank Jones a negro recently released from Rawlins penitentiary faces trial for assaulting Mrs. Dilek Combs last Monday night. Deputy George Carroll matched footprints in the snow and shoe wear marks to Jones. Jones gave conflicting alibis about his whereabouts. officers say both are false. He allegedly apologized to Mrs. Combs upon identification in jail.
Bolshevik foreign minister Leone Trotzky returns to Petrograd from Brest Litovsk and says German terms would crush Russia. Austrian delegate played little role, merely approved German proposals. A Petrograd dispatch claims Bolsheviks seized Romanian treasury funds in Moscow and the crown jewels at Kishinev. Queen Marie reportedly fled Kishinev for Jassy.
In Petrograd and other large northern cities the collapse of transport and commerce after the dissolution of the constituent assembly deepens a bread shortage and lack of foodstuffs. Public attention shifts to the crisis as economic stagnation worsens daily life.
William Remser, secretary of the South Dakota branch of the People’s Council of America and socialist delegate, was forcibly ejected from Mitchell while attending a convention. He was seized by six unidentified men, hustled into a car, driven four miles, and released on a prairie with agents claiming sedition activity at the meeting.
The weekly Allied naval report shows a continued decline in German submarine sinkings of British merchant ships. Only a small number were destroyed in the last week, with minimal tonnage lost, according to the official summary released today.
London reports confirm the sinking of two steamers by the enemy in the Mediterranean about three weeks ago with loss of life. Thomas MacNamara, financial secretary to the admiralty, disclosed the figures to the House of Commons. He also noted another December sinking near the Mersey with forty aboard. No life loss announced for the recent Mediterranean sinkings.
Dispatches from Vienna report the Austrian government accepting strikers demands for bread and a speedy peace to calm rising unrest and threats of rebellion. American officials in Washington scrutinize Austria’s strikes and doubt London’s view of the situation as a public manipulation. In Vienna an Austrian chief of staff says no delay for peace and no annexations are sought. Amsterdam reports Hungarian premier Wekerle received a workers delegation urging a speedy peace with no annexations and respect for self-determination.
Senator Chamberlain plans to answer President Wilson’s accusation that the government is broken in war policy. The dispute over a war cabinet and munitions director will be raised on a personal privilege question with a lengthy rebuttal. Several administration speeches are expected as part of the day’s debate.
Alfred F F Bigelow of Moscow Idaho says two I W W members drugged him on a train near Green River. They stole a Liberty bond two $500 deposits and a New York bank draft totaling about $3080, plus $250 in gold. He reported the loss to train staff and depot authorities. suspects were not yet caught.
A fragmented report notes Belgians demanding full freedom amid political tension. The unclear text references government terms and public statements, with mentions of papal context and scheduled debates affecting policy, though specific names and dates are obscured.
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