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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
16
German morale collapses as Teutons tire in attacks on Paris defenses at Montdidier and the Marne and on Italian lines near the Piave. Renewed frontal assaults fail while casualties mount with little ground gained.
Rail service on the Burlington line faces heavy washouts beyond Casper. Forty three miles of track have been washed out in two days, halting mail dispatch to Casper and delaying express and mail trains westward. Shoshoni and surrounding farms also report flooded lands and uncertain damage extent as trains struggle to pass. Passengers for points beyond Casper are warned they may not reach their destinations and suspicions of limited service persist.
A letter from Alex Douglas notes Cheyenne boys working for the surveyor general in Wyoming enjoying their duties. Guy Williams plans to join Hans Voight in the western state, Walter Sohag and Ralph Graham with W. H. Clark near Clearwater, Arthur Davia and Mark D near Meeteetse, and Alex Douglas with Eugene Adams in Ten Sleep country. Douglas reports camp on Ten Sleep Creek with good trout fishing and the boys inviting Cheyenne friends to visit the camp along nearby wires.
A summer camp league in Tacoma Washington features eight teams entered from ambulance and hospital companies of four infantry regiments. Games run a short schedule in the M. A. auditorium as the division limits its stay are uncertain.
Frank Jones, a foreign laborer at Foxport labor camp, shot himself twice with a small caliber revolver in an apparent suicide attempt. Found bleeding and alone, he was taken to the hospital. Doctors now think he may recover due to the revolver's limited power. motive appears related to possible mental derangement.
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association extends free admission to all soldiers and sailors in uniform and to allied troops. Grounds open two hours Sunday afternoons in summer under an officer. Weekday hours extended to 9 AM to 6 PM, Saturdays until 6 PM. Reports note historic rallies and Washington’s award to St George Tucker presented for Alabama.
Casper switches the Daily Press from evening to morning publication to provide up to the minute world news. The paper emphasizes reliable arena reporting and timely updates sourced from nightly wires.
In a London report, 21 German destroyers and numerous submarines are blockaded in Bruges canal following British actions against submarine bases on the Belgian coast. The German vessels face continual bombing and many are already out of commission.
Reuter's Rome correspondent reports the Austrian emperor at the front is disappointed with recent offensive results and the gains the Germans secured. He intends a further desperate attempt to overwhelm the Italians unaided before asking Germany for help.
At Montello Plateau and along the Piave near Sandona di Piave Austro Hungarian and Italian forces press to advance in open terrain. Artillery drives the battle as Italian guns dominate and enemy ranks reel under heavy fire.
Police Judge Swainsen fined five drunks and a bootlegger after a honeymoon return. Fines ranged from 6 to 50 dollars with one bootlegging case at 50. Several others faced charges for disturbances and polling violations.
A farm entry rider May Ride Agate-Frank Carter plans to compete in the park heat this year after his recent champion broncho busting. A resident reports heavy rains in the north and east and predicts good crop prospects for the season.
Officials wait to secure details before acting against Turkey. In Cheyenne the General Winfield Scott Garrison Army and Navy Union No 15 admitted all G A R members in good standing and veterans of Civil Indian and other wars into the union. General Hugo Danzleman hosted a Hooverized banquet and spoke for the Army and Navy Union as the social program continued with dancing.
Partly cloudy conditions expected in Wyoming on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures are forecast to rise and fall with notable changes across the two days.
Washington reports Turkish forces attacked the American consulate at Tabriz and looted a Presbyterian hospital there, heightening war talk with the Ottoman empire. American and British personnel reportedly left before Turkish troops arrived, with unclear details from officials. New York Presbyterian board confirms the hospital as the Tonton Memorial facility funded by a Philadelphia family.
A Cheyenne crowd of 500 to 1000 gathered to see the so called human fly scale the Citizens National Bank building last night but police halted the exhibition after discovering no permission from the building owners and no official sanction from the Red Cross. Officials postponed plans and expect the organizer to address the minor formalities today to reschedule the stunt.
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