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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
8
German and Austrian forces show collapsed morale as they abandon do or die spirit. Fresh assaults to Paris from Montdidier to the Marne fail, Alpine and Piave actions yield no gains, and mounting casualties leave ground littered with corpses without meaningful results.
Severe washouts on the Burlington road beyond Casper disrupt mail and express service. About 43 miles of track washed out in two days, delaying dispatch from Cheyenne and forcing detours via alternate routes. Track around Shoshone damaged, with farmland flooded and limited visibility of total impact. Passengers bound east and west warned travel may be blocked past Casper.
A letter from Alex Douglas reports Cheyenne youths employed by the surveyor general in Wyoming hiking and fishing camps. Guy Williams plans to join Hans Voight in the western state, Walter Sohag and Ralph Graham with W. H. Clark near Clermont, Arthur Davia and Mark D. near Meeteetse, and Alex Douglas with Eugene Adams in Ten Sleep country. Douglas camped on Ten Sleep creek, where trout abound, and all are in good health and invite Cheyenne friends to visit their camp sites.
A summer camp volleyball league with eight teams was adopted June 10 at the camp in Tacoma. Games are played in the M A auditorium and include each ambulance and each hospital company from the four infantry regiments of the division. The schedule will be short due to uncertainty about the division’s stay.
Frank Jones a foreign laborer at Foxport labor camp in Laramir shot himself twice with a small caliber revolver in an apparent suicide attempt. He lay bleeding alone overnight before being found and hospitalized. doctors now think recovery possible due to the weapon's insufficient power.
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association invites soldiers and sailors in uniform to visit Mount Vernon free of charge. Grounds and house will be open 9 am to 6 pm on weekdays, with two Sunday afternoon hours for service members. Nearby camps are coordinating visits, and allies’ uniforms are included. The council noted historic rallies and General Washington's award to St. George Tucker, presented by the Viceregent for Alabama.
Casper, June 19. Casper has a morning daily, the Daily Press, which began as an evening paper but switched to morning to capture late-night world news. The paper says wires deliver up-to-the-minute updates, making it essential to report current events reliably.
In a Commons update, Thomas J. MacNamara reports 21 German destroyers and several submarines are sealed in the Bruges canal following British raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge. Bombing has disabled many vessels and two dozen ships remain trapped, unable to join the sea war.
Rome reports say the Austrian emperor at the front is disappointed by the recent offensive and the German gains. He plans another desperate attack to overwhelm the Italians without aid before appealing to Germany for help.
At Montello Plateau and Piave bottom lands near Sandona di Piave, Austrian and Italian forces clash furiously at night. Open ground warfare with no trenches sees artillery dominate, Italian guns positioned advantageously, and enemy ranks shattered by heavy shelling.
Police Judge Swainsen fined a group for city ordinance violations after returning from his honeymoon. Five drunks received $6 or $10 fines, one bootlegger paid $50, with several others noted for similar offenses as more cases were listed.
May rider Agate Frank Carter, a champion broncho buster from the farm, may enter the heat at the park this year. A visitor notes heavy rains in the north and east, with prospects of a good crop this term.
Officials wait to secure details before acting against Turkey. The General Winfield Scott Garrison Army and Navy Union No. 15 in Cheyenne merged with the local G A R post, admitting all in good standing and other veterans present. General Hugo Danzleman hosted a Hooverized banquet and spoke for the Army and Navy Union.
Partly cloudy conditions in Wyoming on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures are expected to vary with noticeable changes across the two days.
Washington reports say Turkish forces attacked the American consulate in Tabriz and sacked the Presbyterian hospital amid strained relations with Turkey. American and British staff fled or prepared to leave as officials seek fuller details before any action. The incident follows long in the wake of suspended diplomatic relations since April 20 1917.
A planned stunt by the "human fly" failed after officials learned no formal permission or bank owner consent had been obtained for scaling the Citizens National Bank building. Police halted the event as a crowd of 500 to 1,000 gathered, with organizers expected to obtain proper sanctions before rescheduling.
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