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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
9
Halifax Nova Scotia January 24 Explosion buries workers at Acadia Coal colliery Saint Ellation shaft. About 100 men entombed seven rescued alive as rescue crews race to shaft while surface teams battle smoke and fumes. No word yet on rest of men.
Washington reports Garfield pressed for a general eastern embargo on freight to ease the coal shortage. A temporary embargo was ordered on key lines from Pittsburgh eastward and on lines feeding New England and New York Harbor, exempting only food fuel and war supplies. McAdoo said the measure lasts until weather improves.
New York stock exchange governors decided to close the exchange on the remaining heatless Mondays imposed under the fuel administration's order.
Jan 25 report from Quebec notes complete prohibition will be a national fact after May 1 as Quebec votes to go dry on that day. The move follows the province's choice to end alcohol sales, signaling broad enforcement nationwide.
An Atlantic port dispatch reports a Norwegian captain sighted a fleet of ninety German submarines off Cape Frio Brazil in December and notified an Argentine vessel. Paris reports Germany recalling subs to base and considering armored U boat cruisers with large guns in a new campaign plan.
The British Labour Party delegates in Nottingham voiced support for the war aims announced by the executive committee. The viva vote, by about two thirds, aligned with President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George.
British forces carried out a combined sea and air attack on German military works along the Belgian coast Tuesday. The dispatch states that much damage was inflicted and the operation covered a wide area.
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, told the United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis that a universal seven hour workday during the war should replace sporadic suspensions. He defended leaders amid wartime policy shifts, urged labor to back democracy, and pledged to obey national decisions if needed.
New York reports a young German spy named Weiner Ko W. Stursel who operated mainly in Porto Rico was captured and transported under armed guard to Port Oghemiorpe for federal authorities to handle.
Maj Grayson M P Murphy former Red Cross leader in France warned in New York that German barbarities against wounded and civilians would soon be repeated by German troops. He stressed Red Cross work, Allied unity, and the danger of any peace that concedes today’s gains, citing German slave labor and conquest of Austria Turkey and Bulgaria. He recalled English women carrying poison in case of invasion.
Republican senators and representatives named the members of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee for states with GOP lawmakers. The group includes Wyoming and Representative F. W Mondell among its initial list.
Frank Jones, recently released from Rawlins penitentiary, faces trial for assault on Mrs Dilek Combs after bullets of evidence were gathered by Deputy Sheriff George Carroll. He matches the description and imprint marks found in the snow. He allegedly admitted error in a jail identification scene before charges.
A Petrograd dispatch reports Bolshevik foreign minister Trotzky stating German terms favor annexation and aim to strangle Russia. Austrian delegate plays little part, agreeing to German proposals. A separate report claims Bolsheviks seized Romanian treasury funds in Moscow and the Crown Jewels in Kishinev, while Queen Marie flees to Jassy.
In the wake of political dissolution and party strife, public focus shifts to Moscow and Petrograd as bread and foods vanish. Transportation breakdown and commercial stagnation follow the closing of the lake, leaving major northern cities starved of supplies.
William Remser, secretary of the South Dakota branch of the People's Council of Ameren and delegate to the socialist party state convention, was forcibly ejected from Mitchell during the gathering. He was seized by six men, hustled into a car, driven four miles away, released on the prairie, and warned not to return to Parkston.
Unclear text reports fewer British merchant ship sinkings by submarine, noting mine and torpedo actions. Administrative figures indicate several tonnages and ships destroyed last week, with emphasis on reduced enemy losses and ongoing naval danger in Atlantic waters.
London reports three week old sinking of two steamers in the Mediterranean with loss of life. The Admiralty confirms no further loss of life in the recent Mediterranean sinkings. The December Mersey incident also noted with forty lost wage aboard.
Dispatches from Vienna report the Austrian government accepted strikers demands for bread and peace, while unrest and threats of rebellion grow. American officials monitor Austrian strikes as Zurich and Amsterdam dispatches note no delay to peace and no annexation aims. Dr Wekerle receives workers with a memorial urging swift talks and no annexations.
Washington June 22 Senator Chamberlain plans to answer President Wilson in the Senate on a personal privilege with a long reply to Wilsons accusation that every government department has erred in the war. The dispute concerns proposals for a war cabinet and director of munitions. Several administration speeches are also planned ahead of tomorrow's debate.
Alfred F. Bigelow of Moscow Idaho reports being drugged and robbed on a No. 18 train near Green River. The attackers took a Liberty bond, two $500 certificates, an $800 draft, and $250 in gold. Bigelow identified possible I W W members. investigation continues as banks were notified and payees warned.
Fragmented OCR text shows Belgians seeking complete freedom and government terms amid political tension. The garbled lines indicate a public reply and calls for clearer policy, with references to leaders and statements on national autonomy.
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