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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
4
The war department reports many youths under 28 enlistment age or even under 15 with parental discharge requests and evidence. Authorities seek stricter recruiting checks to prevent minors from serving too early and avoid government waste and harm to young soldiers.
The address before New York Republicans critiques campaign loyalties favoring the president. It argues Republican lawmakers should oppose the administration in power and questions Warren and Aldrich as aligned with old business interests shaping tariff and reform debates. The piece hints at a broader shift toward a younger, reform-minded Republican stance versus the current administration.
London July 14 The Priteh government prepares a wartime photo exhibit for America Major Ian Hay Beith guides the tour describing colossal images up to 4000 feet of wall space The collection shows scenes from Jerusalem to U boat conning towers and a British army girl in a smock and boots A friend says harvest may fail without more women and the speaker hopes the exhibit inspires Home front effort
Paso Tex July 15 cor com notes dances held for different units at Fort Bites Khaki club downtown. Recent gatherings brought officers and enlisted men from the fort’s hospital units together with city fraternal hosts. The club rooms, turned over by management, featured music and dancing with Vanderlie numbers performed. events occur weekly except Guam observances.
New York reports Kurd von Strantz, a Pan German leader, calls the present war a war of revenge in his book Our National War Goal published in Germany. He says the dream of German unification drives the conflict and faults postwar aims and leaders for not completing earlier frontiers.
The Vorwaerts accuses Pan German circles of criminal activity and openly boasting that they longed for the war, suggesting Herr von Strauts was used by enemy countries as a conduit. The piece argues the author’s book proves these conspiratorial aims and denounces the collaborators behind it.
Romanian delegates, invited by Germany, arrived in Bucharest for preliminary peace talks but were treated coldly by Field Marshal von Mackensen. He gave only five minutes, warned of a harsh offensive if no agreement, and hinted at detaining Allied missions. Delegates reported bulldozing tactics and unclear terms.
London hosts the sixth Wilbur Wright lecture by Dr. W. F. Durand, with British officials lauding Wright’s role alongside Fulton and Stephenson. The Royal Aeronautical Society funds the event from an endowment, highlighting progress in aeronautics and the Liberty engine’s global tests.
Amsterdam reports the death toll of six children at the Tiefenort reform school in Saxe Weimar from under nourishment, sparking international comment. Germany defends the deaths by blaming tuberculosis caused by deficient mental conditions, prompting Vorwaerts to condemn the explanation as more serious and mysterious than the Spanish influenza outbreak.
The Frontier week effort includes additional police assigned by Chief Embry. Some officers are already on duty, with plans to expand coverage at the Leader offices and other key locations as safety and order are prioritized.
The article notes British lines in France rely more on low flying aircraft to harass German troops. It cites military leaders saying more planes and trained men are needed after success against Germans in two months. Low flying planes cause slaughter and, more, disorganization, rattling troops on marches and signaling German failure. Berlin’s Vorwaerts grudgingly acknowledges British airmen’s partial credit.
A high official urges immediate expansion of the air force with trained personnel and finished material, saying superiority is not total mastery and allied air strength must be maintained. The piece also notes old ads and a Wyoming legal notice about a mortgage foreclosure filed July 11, 1918, with a August 31 deadline if unanswered.
Dublin reports the agitation against conscription has relaxed with proclamations urging voluntary enlistment. No draft enforcement expected before October, except in major recruitment shortfalls. Prosecutions for illegal drilling continue, counties may be declared special military areas, and officials push civilian-led recruitment. The Associated Press cites plans to bring American troops to Ireland to spur recruitment and counter views that the war is only an English affair.
The United States Food Administration urges rigorous meat and poultry conservation to support army and Allies demands of about 75 million pounds weekly. It suggests eliminating waste, limiting purchases to balance short markets, and substituting milk products during a period of seasonal meat decline.
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