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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
1
Italian war department report details heavy dawn assault aimed at Canby Summit and Monticello bridge. Firm resistance and subsequent counterattack broke the attack, with heavy enemy losses, 100 prisoners taken and several machine guns captured.
Reports from Atlantic ports indicate German U boats attacked ships near the Virginia capes and off Nantucket. The vessel Keemam, a British registered steamer of 8074 tons built in 1902, was reported sunk with uncertain crew status, while another ship’s fate remained unclear after long-range pursuit.
St Paul June 14 Konekamp president of the Commercial Telegraphers union said President Wilsons moves to have telegraph officials accept findings of the national war labor board could lead to a settlement of the dispute and avert a Western Union strike.
Denver and other Colorado cities see higher telephone charges after a June 14 order by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The Monntin States Telephone and Telegraph Company gains about 270 thousand dollars in annual revenue, with increases to residence, business, and extension services and reductions in some call rates.
Denver reports indicate a new system will require shippers commissionmen and country merchants to candle eggs before purchase to root out decay. The move aims to fix responsibility and mirror policies to be adopted in other states amid continued food administration efforts.
St Paul reports that the coal shortage will be more severe this year than last, according to representatives of the miners union attending the AFL meeting in the city.
First Lieutenant Edward Buford Jr of Nashville Tennessee in the American air squadron is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General Pershing. On May 12 1918 near St Mihiel he fought five German biplanes over 45 minutes and shot down one while others fled. Washington report notes American bombing over enemy lines June 18 with five planes dropping bombs and repelling German pursuit planes.
Washington June 14 The Senate Agricultural Committee reconsidered an earlier favorable report on the Jones national prohibition during the war and will hold hearings starting Monday. The committee kept its prior decision to remove the standard prohibition from the agricultural bill and will review the Randall amendment. Senator Norris may offer a substitute as some members doubt constitutionality of the amendment.
War dispatches describe the Montdidier Noyon and Soissons Rheims fronts as quashed by Allied pressure with thousands of German casualties. Allies report limited local actions southwest of Solowons near Villers Cotterets and a halt south of the Aisne while German reserves mass for a renewed strike. Air forces from American British and French troops continue raids behind enemy lines amid heavy artillery activity.
The thirty fifth annual AMA gathering in Chicago endorses universal military training and withholding suffrage until men reach voting age. It cites health improvements from training and the need to fortify the nation, urging a permanent policy of universal service before enfranchisement.
The article by J. Lincoln promises a forthcoming piece on a new star and a diagram to help amateurs locate it. An additional article will discuss the orientation and significance of this extraordinary sight linked to an upcoming event.
From Pranh France June 14 a French British and American force repelled a German assault near Compeipe and Montdidier Noyon with heavy losses to the attackers. Allied troops under General Foch show confidence in stopping the push as fresh U S troops arrive to turn the tide.
Washington reports that marriage as a basis for draft exemption will end with the revised law, except for certain men reaching age limits. Boards must review dependency claims, including children, under the new rules. A London dispatch notes censorship and a French patrol report near Bailleul.
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