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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
14
Descriptive account recounts long fighting routes in Palestine and Mesopotamia. It notes sacred sites near Kufa and Babylonian relics, then details linguistic changes among Arab soldiers and British troops. The piece discusses population figures in Basrah and outlines reforms including native councils and increased franchise and education pending South African parliamentary approval.
W. L. Wade of Cheyenne says Wyoming liquor interests and anti side wage paid workers to sway votes as prohibition battles heat up. He reports 2000 unpaid volunteers and 590 precincts targeted with planned Sheridan county meetings and a Saturday event.
In June in Landon, the Bolle Government is noted for the natives land act as a landmark policy. The article discusses the act as a major administrative experiment and references its broader historical significance amid ongoing political debate.
A hundred young bluejackets from the Pacific Northwest start four months of intensive training at Naval Station Seattle. Eighty will learn navigation while twenty study propulsion and turbine engines. The program, dubbed The Annapolis of the West, forms a separate company for student officers who may earn ensigns gold stripes or rise in ranking after exams.
Two Night engines on the UPL line collided on a daylight track causing derailed wheels and heavy front damage. Both locomotives require repairs estimated at about a month. Frontier Stationery announces orders for business advertising stationery as the big event approaches. Auto travel increases with daily trips west and visitors pausing in Cheyenne to view the city.
London reports a surge of thieves disguising as soldiers and officers to cash bad checks. Scotland Yard notes increased crime since the war began as criminals exploit uniformed men. A common scheme involves wounded officers making rounds at houses and hotels to pass checks of 100 to 150 dollars, with some cases reaching around 500 dollars.
Two men posing as wounded Australian officers worked together to cash checks in inner London. They gained sympathy from new acquaintances, but police uncovered the disguises and recovered the uniforms while the men remained at large, prompting Beotland Yard to intensify counter-thief efforts in the city.
British submarine leaders report from Lantaon on June 14 that zigzag and irregular courses, combined with speed, help dodging U boats. They credit these tactics learned from allied shipping experiences in making warships harder to target.
Amsterdam dispatch prints a translation of the new Ukrainian republic hymn praising revived glory and freedom. It envisions Ukraine as restored with brothers smiling at spring and the foe melting away. The verse recalls Cossack heritage and the call for soul and body to be free in their homes.
London June 14 report says the latest Meld for women workers trains skilled women to make lenses and prisms, fit glasses into periscopes gun sights field glasses telescopes and cameras for aircraft use.
London report says an order requires all street railway companies in Great Britain to reduce coal consumption by 15 percent from last year. Liverpool and Manchester lines plan to adopt skip stop cars, removing about half of their usual stops, following an American precedent.
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