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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1918
Page
9
Washington reports demand for wartime food controls as Wilson and Hoover unveil a broad food conservation program. The plan includes Victory bread with mixed cereals, wheatless days, meatless days, and restricted purchases to boost exports for the Allies.
Chicago faces isolation again as a third blizzard in two weeks drops seven inches of snow. Temperatures linger near ten degrees above zero and fears of famine coal tie ups wilt shortages and embargoes loom as trains halt and freight embargoes extend.
Chicago January 26 The executive committee of the National Association of Master Bakers forecasts higher war bread prices following government regulation changes.
Special agent J. McClement recovered a money belt lost by A. F. Bigelow on the Union Pacific right-of-way fifteen miles west of Laramie. Bigelow claimed he was robbed by two I W Ws between this city and Green River. The belt was found intact, contents undamaged, and returned to Bigelow.
A report claims Austria is ready for a separate peace with Russia while Brest-Litovsk talks continue. In Germany, Scheidemann presses for spring peace based on Wilson’s points, but insists Alsace Lorraine stay German. Military leaders appear to retain control as calls for peace grow. The Bolsheviks report Cossacks forming to confront General Kuledynes at the front.
Thirteen home guards were killed and several wounded in a clash with federal troops at Satero fifty miles south of Chihuahua City. The incident occurred Monday, according to a letter received in El Paso from Chihuahua City.
The War Department recommends harsher penalties for two Army medics convicted of mistreating sick soldiers. First Lieut.oon G Dwyer faced delays and denials on duty with a pneumonia patient who later died. First Lieut. Charles W Cole Beaur egard supervised an ambulance transfer, delaying care as nine patients waited in cold rain, with two later dying.
A cotton roll sent to Red Cross headquarters in Springfield is reported to carry tetanus and anthrax germs. Federal authorities investigate the roll’s source as the centers in France receive the material.
An explosion at the Newport naval torpedo station killed eight civilian workers and buried ten others under debris as rescue efforts saved two in a damaged bomb proof. Authorities called the blast accidental while a late rescue found two men still alive before dying.
Secretary Baker will testify before the Senate Military Committee on Monday to present the administration’s reply to Senator Chamberlain’s attack on war department shortcomings. He aims to reassure Congress and the country while outlining local preparations.
British airmen shot down sixteen enemy aircraft on the French front in a single day and lost one aircraft. They also bombed several objectives, dropping about eight tons of explosive cargo on targets behind enemy lines, according to Field Marshal Haig's report.
London dispatch says Amsterdam correspondent reports extraordinary rumors of a German revolution amid disorder in Berlin. Police reportedly crushed protests leaving men women and children wounded. no confirmation of scale or official action.
Dispatches report soldiers with machine guns surrounding Budapest inner city to block revolting workers. Thirty members of a revolutionary council and laborers including soldiers and students were arrested. Berlin reports note socialist leaders Schheide mann and Ebert involved. Vienna and Austrian demands for food and peace linked to unrest.
President Wilson, acting on a special commission recommendation, has written to the California governor urging favorable action on the Mooney case. If the state supreme court sustains Mooney’s conviction, the president will decide on further steps after the governor responds.
A garbled clipping references Vicdoy Morgan of the Cleveland Brass and a German front line. The text mentions plans and preparation but conveys little coherent detail and names appear fragmentary.
General Goethals cleans house in January reorganization of the canal commission. Two brigadier generals removed and civilians named as business leaders take over supply, maintenance and embankment movement bureaus under new chiefs. Widespread changes shift clothing distribution and logistics to new leaders in Boston Chicago and New York.
A dispatch from Telegraydi describes Rumanian forces closing in on a key area as heavy clashes continue between opposing factions. Details remain uncertain as reports vary about the exact location and involved units.
Berlin reports Kaiser contends the United States blocks German triumphs as he faces questions on Allied power and strategy. The dispatch lines quote political rhetoric and indicate continued tension over prospects for victory in Europe.
Washington report outlines attempts by major packing interests to sway President Wilson and public policy to favor Austria peace aims. Officials warn that delays could harm Western front hopes and risk widespread upheaval if negotiations fail.
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