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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
12
A colorful 1918 column riffs on Wilson era WWI motifs with jabs at the Kaiser, food profiteers, and the home front. It notes destroyer Ward’s quick launch, calls for direct action, and jokes about a typist seeking fair wages and votes while car season arrives.
The Public Safety commission in Minnesota, appointed by Governor Borhquist, faces National War Labor Board questions over prohibiting recognition of labor unions. Taft and Walsh will investigate the commission’s open shop policy and its claimed authority amid wartime labor issues.
A citizenry critique denounces a state commission for anti labor conduct and autocratic rule. It links the measure to war profiteering, warns it would discourage production, and urges the National War Labor Board to investigate and remedy the situation. The piece defends labor morale and frames the issue as unpatriotic and un American.
A Guaranty Trust expert notes Canada has expanded finance and industry during nearly four years of war. Despite a lean population, Canada lent over 760 million dollars to the government, handled war orders near two billion, and boosted foreign trade by over a billion, signaling a shift from agriculture to nationalism and large scale modernization.
During battles Austrian advances were slowed by electric searchlights used by Italian forces to illuminate rivers and halt their progress. The United States forces viewed searchlights as a growing engineering asset with a $1 million appropriation for field and anti aircraft types. 34 inch lights produced 1,000,000,000 candlepower with about 10,000 yard ranges.
Hamburg newspapers feature many advertisements offering rewards for the return of gold and silver plundered from homes by both professional and amateur burglars. The notices underscore widespread theft and the abundance of private gold and silver in society.
Washington dispatch notes rigid precautions as American troops depart for France. Ships keep crew and civilians isolated from the pier, with mail and safeties arranged in advance to speed arrival messages. A vivid harbor send off follows a quiet pier departure.
The Interstate Commerce Commission may revise daylight saving rules before the spring advance. Hearings in El Paso and other eastern and mountain cities wrap up as examiners assess how railroad time belts and local “town time” practices affect business and daily life. The law sets standard time across the United States but is not universal, and adjustments may emerge from ongoing rulings.
Ad reads that four tellers are available with no waiting at the Growers Nations Bank during the noon hour. Special arrangements have been made to speed cash payments and service for customers.
Robert Emerson returns from Denver with Mrs Emerson and their infant son who were in a hospital there for weeks. Mrs Ed Garrely comes back from Kansas with extended family. Cassie Cole resumes work in Greeley after visiting her parents. Cole and A L Johnson with three children plan an extended Nebraska visit. D Cale of Hillsdale halts in Cheyenne. BS Lewis of the Leader plans to move to Cheyenne. Peter McParland visits Denver briefly. J M Downs of Edinburgh is visiting Cheyenne. Ruth Nash of Cheyenne attends summer school in Laramie. Pred Queso returns home to Berne from Berne. James Wheatsend among visitors in Cheyenne over Sunday. Mary Brown visits in California for a few weeks before returning to Cheyenne.
Patrons can expect prompt service with no queueing at Stockhowers National Bank. Bank officials emphasize quick teller access and efficient transactions for customers.
Buenos Aires reports rapid expansion of bilateral trade with South Africa since a Japanese direct route linked Yokohama to Buenos Aires via Cape Town. Trade totals exceed £500,000 with exports including steel rails leather shoes massed oil canned meats and wheat while Argentina imports ostrich feathers tea wine coal and brandy. Argentine leather and footwear industries gain access to South Africa and reps visit to secure deals.
Tokyo reports intense speculation over the Terauchi administration with views divided on whether it will endure the war or collapse within months. Baron Koto Goto, termed the Roosevelt of Japan, is named foreign minister amid debate over his diplomacy and colonial administration credentials.
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