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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
9
City authorities warned Cheyenne residents of a three foot wall of water moving down Crow Creek after heavy rain. Water cascaded thirteen inches deep at Granite Springs reservoir and was expected to reach Cheyenne about nine this Thursday night.
Washington May 31 Officials report 10000 New York youths may remain outside military service as draft enforcement tightens. Secretary Baker seeks Crowder’s ruling on Americans abroad, while justice department argues departures homeward breach the draft law.
A chaotic report thread details a May 61 city scene with arrests of anti-draft figures and a jailed pastor denying incitement. authorities surveil Emma Goldman and anti-conscription groups amid secret watch lists and liberty loan activity.
A Cheyenne Women's Civic League meeting at the library pressed Mayor LaFontaine and Commissioners Martin and Laughlin to promise action on closing the segregated district. Martin argued vice is ancient and persistent while Laughlin urged police-backed control. The mayor pledged to raise the issue at the next regular meeting. A follow up gathering is set for Monday evening to review council reports and developments.
Fort D. A. Russell has received six to seven hundred new cavalry recruits in the past week with a thousand more expected in ten days. Major Smokey says the three regiments could reach full strength of 4215 men within ten days to two weeks as men arrive from across the United States. Horses are not yet secured and full equipment is awaited before intensive training begins.
A historic campaign note emphasizes June 9 as the final day of the extensive Extra Vote Offer. The organizer promotes 76,000 Extra Votes as the best inducement, urging supporters that no larger offer will come later and promising significant opportunities through Saturday, June 9.
London reports a repulse of a hostile trench raid south of Armentieres with Haig noting artillery activity remains lively on both sides. Other dispatches report Russian socialist conference in Stockholm July 15 to 30 and Jutland victory observances in London and Berlin.
Reports from May 31 indicate multiple tornadoes in Missouri leaving at least 25 dead and over 100 injured. Wayne County and towns including Mineral Point Palmer Popular Bluffs Zalma and Selma suffered severe destruction and widespread homelessness. Springfield also reported fatalities in the Piney River region.
Washington May 1 War tax measures near completion as the Senate finance committee drafts a bill totaling about 1.6 billion. New revenue sources include 1 cent parcel post and express surcharges, higher transport taxes, and excises on sugar coffee tea and cocoa. repeal of a 12 1/2 percent munitions tax is proposed to offset wartime needs.
Special to The State reports Wyoming is four recruits short of its regular army quota after Wednesday enlistments. The War Department will shift attention to recruiting for the national guard once the quota is met.
In Washington May 1, the House passed a bill section striking out censorship provisions of the spy bill and others by a vote of 186 to 144. The move limits government control over information and signals a shift in legislative stance on intelligence transparency.
In Keokie Iowa on May 11 Admiral F C Smith of the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association announced the annual regatta set for July 16 at Minneapolis is canceled due to patriotic fever.
Wyoming reports an increase in guards from 240 to 850 since April 1 as stated by the adjutant general. About 500 still needed for state service. In Cody Major Cavender enlisted seventy two in ten days. Cody population about 1500. Currently about 40 in federal service and two Mary Ware enlisted in national guard. Roughly 150 have signified intent to join.
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