Wyoming Guard Arrives in Cheyenne for Welcome
First of twelve car troop train reaches Cheyenne at 4 am with a second half hour later and residents plan a royal welcome for about 400 Wyoming and Colorado troops. A Monday reception at the state capitol will honor the guardsmen with Governor Houx and Mayor La Fontaine presiding.
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Cheyenne
Here
Denver
Colorado & Southern
Fort Russell
Colorado
State Capitol
Frank L. Houx
BR. N. la Fontaine
Uuste
Maj
Arthur Parker
Ray Olds
Geo. Klett
Industrial Club
Cheyenne Electric Railway Company
Mexico
Jons
Parker
Wyo Ming National Guard
National Guard
Sun-Tanned Colorado Troops Set Longest March Record
About 163 Colorado guardsmen at Fort D. A. Russell completed a 170 mile overland march from Fort Cummings to El Paso in five days. They trained with Fifth United States artillery regulars, benefiting from Major Sharp’s prior service with the unit. Muster out planned for Tuesday with equipment and property valued at $250,000 per battery left at El Paso.
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D. A. Russell
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Mexican
Uncle Sam
Fifth United States Artillery
el Paso
Fort Cummings
Texas
United States Regulars
Sharp
Jim Baker Cabin Arrival Expected Today in Cheyenne
The Jim Baker cabin shipped from Wamsutter yesterday is expected to reach Cheyenne today. Statehouse sources say Charles B. Boyce relayed the news to J. Thompson Jr. The cabin, linked to a Wyoming and Colorado pioneer, will be restored to its original condition.
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Jim Baker
Wamsutter
J. Thompson, Jr
Statehouse
Charles B. Boyce
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
Villa Aims to Nab Carranza and Take Juarez
From a wounded Villa officer’s report government agents say Villa planned to seize Carranza and capture Juarez as he moved among central Mexican cities. Another reason given for aborting plans to take Chihuahua and Juarez is Villa’s desire to recover from an old wound exposure.
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Villa
Leare
Carranza
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Juares
Grocers and Butchers Meet to Plan Lower Cheyenne Prices
Cheyenne grocers and butchers prepare a meeting next Tuesday to form an association and coordinate efforts to curb the rising cost of living. They note cash payments to wholesalers raise prices nationwide and cite stores in other towns increasing can goods from 10 to 15 cents.
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Cheyenne
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Cheyenne Girl Marooned After Snowstorm on Prairie
A Cheyenne taxi driver left 18 year old Miss Hastings five miles east of Cheyenne on the Lincoln highway during a blizzard after a miscommunication with her sister. Police later coordinated efforts to locate her as heavy snow and darkness complicated the search. a hayrack lift and another driver eventually aided her return toward town.
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Cheyenne
Bell
Dan Hastings
Lincoln Highway
Miss Hastings
Embry
Sulis Seiters
Survivors Rescued After Two Days At Sea
The Dutch steamer Samarinda rescued 172 survivors from five ships sunk by German submarines in the Bay of Biscay on February 3. They include officers, crew, and passengers in open boats, some afloat two days, exhausted from hunger and cold.
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Famiglia
Sandel
Maritime Register
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Samarinda
Rotterdam
Norfolk
Visser
The
Samarindsa
Bay of Biscay
Vise
Port Adelaide
Waédale
Rigel
Semarinda
German surprise attacks repulsed near Vinegrel and Montdidier
Paris report says two simultaneous German assaults west of Sois sons were directed at positions northeast of Vinegre and were repulsed with enemy losses. The night saw two enemy aeroplanes bomb Montdidier before midnight. (Continued on Page Five)
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Montdidier
Newspaper men indicted in spy plot in New York
Federal grand jury indicted Albert A. Sander Charles W Wallenberg and George Vaux Bacon on charges of launching a military enterprise for a foreign government on U S soil. The leaders pleaded not guilty and were released on bail. Seven American reporters were allegedly sent to England and Holland to relay military information to Germany.
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Federal Grand Jury
England
Intrest
Germany
Albert A. Sander
Charles W. Wallenberg
George Vaux Bacon
United States
George W. Bacon
Holland
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Bacon
Itill
Sander
Worr
Conqueror of Kat-el-Amara Rapid British Advance
General F. 8. Mande led the capture of Kat-el-Amara in seventy three days, a feat praised by Enellah. Townshend’s garrison held the same place for 1406 days against the Turks, while Maude’s swift rise in the British army promises new achievements for the war effort.
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Kat-el-Amara
Enellah
Nation forms war council to direct wartime course
Washington March 2. A war council to guide the nation in hostilities is forming. It will include President Wilson and cabinet members with industrial experts from the National Defense Council. The coalition seeks broad political support with over twenty posts across transportation supplies and communications. Daniel Willard of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad may head the transportation department and is ready to serve if called. Continued on Page Sixty.
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Wilson
National Council of Defense
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Transportation Department
Willard
National Defense Council
Navy moves to arm ships as Wilson acts
The Navy and President Wilson prepare to arm American merchant ships to counter the German submarine menace. Congress debates a naval appropriation and a bond issue of 100 million dollars to fund arming and related measures as the Senate passes the naval bill and the armed neutrality plan advances.
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Notte
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Senate
Hope
War May Last Another Winter Says General Maurice
London dispatch notes General Maurice, director of military operations, says the war could extend into another winter based on enduring strategic principles. He compares Civil War tactics to today’s conflict and cites Napoleon and Lee as enduring influences shaping long campaigns.
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Frederick B. Maurice
Imperial General Staff
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Maurice
Robert WK. Low
Lee
Napoleon Jan Loe
Napoleon
Dhie
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Lodge
Leah Foliette
Jeneth
Horsh
Swanson
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Horton
Americaa Line
Lena
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