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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1918

Page

6

Fresh beef destined for export meets domestic market demand

Perishable fresh meat must be sold within about two weeks. Some beef is frozen for foreign shipment, but domestic buyers want fresh chilled unfrozen beef.

First Night in Trenches Explores a Recruits Fearful Wait

London reports on the nerves and whispers of American troops as they face their first trench night. A British fusilier recalls a recruit named Cheeser standing guard eighty yards from the enemy with a hush that thickens the air and thoughts of unseen danger.

Dick Cheeser Cheeser Flemmet Ghonper

Time, not a German et'rred in trenches experience

The fragment reflects a veteran's remark on the odd and terrible first night in the trenches. It contrasts that with a later night described as an easy matter, signaling acclimation to wartime conditions and the psychological shift soldiers undergo in combat environments.

Auto Road Race Brings Many Entries for Frontier Event

Enthusiasm grows for the Denver to Cheyenne automobile race opening the Frontier celebration on July 22. Entries flood in as drivers scout the Denver route via Greeley to Cheyenne, with stock cars from Chevrolet to Saxon six poised to compete. Participants include C. P. McFetredge of Ault with a Chevrolet driven by Art Lyes and mechanic M. J. Copes, among others.

Denver Cheyenne Greeley Chevrolet C. P. McFetredge Ault Colm McFetredge i Art Lyes M. J. Copes Ford Chicago Texas

Italian girl served as Bersaglieri heroine in wartime

Mantua in northern Italy recounts the tale of an attractive woman who served through several campaigns as a soldier in the Bersaglieri. A severe wound revealed her sex but she had served with distinction, earning a bravery medal, and later buried her two brothers who were also Bersaglieri. Upon discovery she was honorably discharged, becoming the only woman to have served in the Bersaglieri.

Mantua Italy Bersagliere Corps Bersagliere

Go to War Go to Work or Go to Jail Ordinance Urges Wartime Labor

An ordinance from the State Council of Defense compels men 18 to 60 to work at least thirty hours weekly. The measure targets drinkers and loafers, enforcing work duty with jail for idlers while all soldiers and donors are urged to continue supporting bonds and Red Cross efforts. The policy seeks universal labor mobilization as part of the democracy war effort.

State Council of Defense Red Cross

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