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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
6
Honor Roll list names Octavia Muehlhausen J M Carey Mrs J M Carey Chas W Hirsig John L Manewal connected with a $1000 W S S Cab program honors.
A Russian group visiting Wyoming to study U S highway conditions traveled with State Highway Engineer Z E Levison to Laramie and western Wyoming. The delegation included E B Zack A Bereskoff J Zuhko and H Graphnski and plans to apply their observations to Russian road projects after their return.
Private Harold Hamel of the 66th Regiment at Fort Adams reports a three month cough improved after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He says two 50 cent bottles provided relief and recommends keeping it on hand forInflamed irritated surfaces and coughs including colds croup and bronchial affections.
A local parlors listing advertises chiropody services and sulphur vapor baths at 1815 Capitol Ave with phone 17. The notice highlights Ligier Leauty Parlors and related treatments in a compact business card style entry.
Miss Geraldine M. DeCourcy of Missippi, serving in the U S legation in Berne, received a silver service cup from the British government for aiding British prisoners at Ruhleben. She was the only woman allowed to visit the camp and assist prisoners for 18 months, often accompanying Ambassador Gerard Viellet. The cup awaits congressional consent for delivery.
Dublin July 12 Irish censor Lord Decies gains broad respect across Sinn Fein and Orangemen for fairness and impartiality. His office on Grafton Street mixes routine censorship with informal chats on sport and horses. Residents joke at times calling him His Royal Highness the Lord High Executioner of Copy. Lady Decies is Vivian Gould of New York.
In Detroit Texas W H Hill Justice of the Peace endorses Foley Kidney Pills claiming they heal and strengthen weak kidneys and bladder by eliminating waste. He states they do the work where others failed and calls them the best among his experiences.
The Arizona legislature rejected a bill aimed at banning non English speaking workers in mining quarrying and railroad jobs. The piece argues such a policy would promote loyalty during the war but notes opposition from workers aligned with the Industrial Workers of the World.
A quotation argues that a proposed law barring foreign workers would favor US citizens and miners, claim it would force Mexicans and others from jobs in mines railroads smelters and public works, and warn copper production could drop by half.
War Paper Ghess Problems featured in Palestine News July 12 issue from First Echelon Jerusalem. The page includes chess puzzles, theatrical and sporting notes, church service announcements for St George Colagiate, Hoyprice Mount of Olives, and Marie Reparatrice, plus local ads. Hotel Fante urges visitors to bring own rations. emphasis on clean beds in display ads.
The American University Union in London has launched weekend trips for college men on wartime work. The first excursion goes to Oxford, the second to Stratford upon Avon. Participants include Army Navy aviation Red Cross and YMCA personnel. At Magdalen College Oxford they were welcomed by President Sir Herbert Warren. The Stratford visit was guided by Sir Sydney Lee.
Cheyenne workers at the Northern Colorado Coal holdings in Coalmont face potential closure as two mine rooms burn uncontrollably. Fire has burned for years in one room and a new shaft may be sunk if indefinite shutdowns occur.
Vera Hloux daughter of Gov Houx and two Cody girls Irene and Jene Wilson were stranded during high waters near Yellowstone Park after a bridge washed out. They had food and remained safe but feared being cut off for days. Mr Wilson left to seek help crossing ruined routes as rescue efforts began.
The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung argues Prussian reliance on force is a vain superstition. It cites the Junker class and German magnates as teaching violence as power, notes peace by violence in the east and German successes boosting Western war aims, and contrasts with changing English sentiment.
Report from Italy states Ticiano relics once stored at the Museum Pieve di Cadore in Austrian territory were removed to safety prior to Hua forces arrival, pleasing American admirers of the Venetian master.
Princess features The Blindness of Divorce by William Fox. Atlas presents Pantages Vaudeville. Lyric shows George Walsh in The Kid Is Clever. Amage screens Charley Chaplin in Who Got Stung. Circus Grounds hosts Sells Floto with two shows at 2:15 pm and 2:15 pm, big parade at 10:30, doors open an hour early. Fagles Hall hosts a social dance.
A pilot mourns a fallen friend as a phone message confirms the comrade landed safely within their lines. The survivor, though heavily armored, managed to straighten himself before landing just above tree tops in French territory. The aircraft then endured savage German shelling after touch down.
F L West of seed farms ltd in Leipsig Sask notes crops in 1912 and 1915 were essentially secured after July 1 while 1914 drought year saw rapid growth to that time. He cautions it is too early to estimate national yield. Returns of soldiers ease outdoor labor needs and government aid expected to address labor. Machinery growth reduces manpower needs. A briquetting plant proposal in southern Saskatchewan would cost about 400000 with production costs seven dollars a ton.
A Saskatchewan farmer's wife was jailed for a month after discarding about one hundred pounds of flour in anger. This marks Saskatchewan’s first legal punishment for food wastage. The report notes broader agricultural activity in Western Canada, including large scale tomato growing in Southern Alberta, Edmonton brick plant revival, and new canning operations for Great Lakes fish. A Manitoba farm lands association loan program offers $150,000 monthly to boost production, with first year revenue of $1,366,500.
Paris reports the gallantry of aviators in Lorraine where a captain observer and his protector pilot escaped death after a perilous fight. The protector sacrifice drew German attention, wounding his Spad as he drew fire, allowing the captain in a slower craft to reach French lines unseen.
A new pig iron plant at Port Moody British Columbia has secured 3000 tons of contracts, with part of the cargo destined for Japan.
An ordinance from the State Council of Defense requires all men aged eighteen to sixty to work at least thirty hours weekly. No exemption for bond buyers or war fund contributors. All capable men must work. enforcement urged to support war and democracy.
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