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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
16
Editorial urges readers to defend parcel post against a proposed fifty pound limit. It attacks railroads and express companies and calls for correspondence with Congress to stop the amendment and preserve federal parcel post development. The piece frames democracy as an army of common people fighting privilege.
The piece argues that gasoline prices rise beyond auto use and war effects, citing exports rising from 5.0 to 6.5 million barrels in 1914–15, storage at 200 million barrels, and 15 percent of crude production stored. It notes oil majors show higher profits and urges government inquiry, while riffing on a newspaper typo about Prosperity and Brandeis.
A congressional session features a tabled Gore resolution urging armed vessels and travel bans against belligerents, amid debate over whether to request war powers. The corrected Gore amendment warns that German submarine attacks on American ships could justify war. Senators discuss accountability for the vote and criteria for war.
Joe Stecker of Nebraska defeated Pat Connolly, Brleh champion, in two straight falls at Butte. Promoters confirmed a $40,000 gate for the Goteb Stecker championship bout there this July.
Washington debates warn against claims that exhaustion ends all war risks. Officials argue Japan’s growing strength and possible naval resilience could threaten the U.S. West Coast, while history shows combatants often rebound with new resources and veterans after extended conflicts.
Senate ratified the Nicaragua treaty and a new Newlands railroad inquiry, while halting the water power bill and delaying government ownership. Keating Owen hearings lingered, Brandeis inquiry continued, and bills on sugar, armor plate, and Philippine independence progressed or stalled amid party divisions. 4,000,000 women voters boosted child labor reform momentum.
Sidney faces Cheyenne at the high school gym tonight with cadet band music and a postgame dance. Admission 50 cents for gentlemen and 25 cents for ladies.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchel of New York city addresses the National Conference of Mayors on Defense in St Louis. He calls for organizing public opinion and pressuring Congress to establish a complete national defense, citing European preparedness and U.S. vulnerabilities as lessons. Vanderbilt and Mahan are referenced in support of stronger naval power and a pro prepared stance.
Reports indicate heavy fighting around Douaumont with French pressure west and south, Germans yielding ground. Verdun remains a focus as artillery shells strike Beaumont area. British regain positions near Ypres but are pushed from many by German counteractions. Argonne and Alsace see trench gains by French. Ottoman forces claim Aden coast control after tribal submissions. Sidi Barani in Egypt is reoccupied by British forces. A German seaplane was captured off the Belgian coast with one occupant drowned.
Paris March 8 The French ministry of marine reports nearly 4 000 aboard the Frei auxiliary cruiser Provance when sunk in the Mediterranean February 26. The staff lists Third Colonial Infantry regiment Third battalion and end company of the First battalion Second Machine Gun company and one extra company aboard. Survivors numbered 70. The ministry notes the overall loss at about 5 140 lives the greatest ocean disaster of modern times.
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