18 Jun 1915
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
1
In Joplin Missouri thousand miners dig for seven days after a cave-in traps two men. Tappings on a shaft line indicate the trapped men are alive. Operators have pledged over a thousand dollars to fund rescue crews. Four other miners were rescued on Tuesday.
Reports from Washington and California describe proposals to deploy 200 Marines and bluejackets to Mexico only as a defensive measure. Officials insist no invasion orders exist and deny any move toward intervention while Yaqui Indian actions disrupt the region. Brigades led by Villa and Carranza factions draw international attention as propaganda and armistice rumors swirl.
Overseas dispatches report a decisive battle advancing along the Russian front with German and Austrian forces pushing a major offensive along the Rawicke river in Poland and into Galicia and Hukow. The agency notes the German lines are 1,100 kilometers long and anticipates significant results.
At Independence Hall on June 17 a group formed the League to Enforce Peace with the aim of creating international bodies and preventing war. Former President Taft presided and was named permanent president with an executive committee instructed to promote the league’s goals.
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Cheyenne plans for July 1915 Frontier Days include a real eight footed horse, a living relic of Miocene Wyoming. Geologic research links the ancient horse’s evolution in the region from five toeed forefeet to modern form, with early ancestors having four toes on the front and three on the hind feet, as explained by Prof. William D. Matthew.
Sheridan Wyoming June 17 Governor John D B Kendrick says conditions are good across the state abundant rains have farmers and stockmen optimistic and business reviving Sheridan he notes mixed results from recent laws including workmen compensation and widows pension while utilities law remains new He plans a five day stay in Sheridan before returning to Cheyenne
London June 17 British war office announces a air fleet of about 2500 biplanes and monoplanes plus fifty dirigibles, aiming to deter German air power. German Zeppelin output continues, but Britain maintains aerial superiority as raids and patrols expand across Europe and toward France.
Washington reports signs of European participation in submarine warfare negotiations with Germany. Swedish Norwegian and Danish ministers met with Acting Secretary Lansing as talks shifted toward possible protests over German submarine attacks on neutral and merchant ships.
Casper Wyoming June 11 report says a man named Gregg Johnson drowned in the Platte River about evening yesterday. He was last seen near a mile below a known bridge. witnesses recall he had been drinking and fell in while boating with companions.
Campaign encourages out of town letters and subscriptions after the 19th to push candidates into the eight free trips to the exposition. Readers are reminded to submit subscriptions by 3 D. mw Monday for inclusion in Tuesday’s vote count and to support their favored candidate to win or maintain a spot.
The Italian government purchased 108 horses from Charlie Irwin yesterday at the stockyards. Heavier horses for artillery service fetched 165 dollars per head while lighter ones brought 125 dollars. The crowd watched horse breaking contests with no injuries reported as riders kept their seats.
London dispatch reports Austro German forces battering toward Jaworow and closing on Lemberg from the west, while Russians retreat toward Tarnograd. Observers see the move as a strategic distraction that could favor Russia by delaying a major push toward Grodek and disrupting German lines in Galicia and Bukovina. The press notes Grand Duke Nicholas’s maneuvering shifts front across the northeast and northwest, likening the retreat to the Marne era.
Paris reports a series of desperate encounters north of Arras Aix Noulets Neuville and St Vast with heavy shelling and grenade exchanges. French forces claim an important advance while Germany says they repelled a French push and held key positions near Helium and Labasse with heavy casualties.
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