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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
12
A troubling incident prompts questions about who tampered with a reducing valve and why. Rail authorities and local federal officials are urged to determine responsibility while critics blame the water system, though the system itself is not at fault if a firebug blocked a manhole on railroad property at night and disrupted the valve controlling water pressure.
A critical excerpt discusses WWI German war poetry praising the army and denigrating England and the Allies. It analyzes vivid depictions of soldiers, the Emden, home guards, and brutal imagery of violence, contrasted with a single somber piece about a wife named Marie. The piece hints at nationalist sentiment and the propagandistic tone of the poems.
A stark editorial frames the Kaiser and Count von Hertling blaming the entente and America for war continuation. It mocks the Kaiser’s martyr pose since 1914 and questions claims that Belgium and Austria forced Germany into conflict. It notes Germany’s early 1914 halt near Paris.
A lyric riff urges forgetting the thorn and remembering the rose. It threads playful lines about a girl with a notable nose, a straight Congressman, and a diligent milkman, each contrasted with praise for a gentler ideal. The narrator vows to join those who forget the thorn and remember the rose.
Investigators suspect arson in the Cheyenne Colorado and Southern roundhouse blaze. Tampering with the water supply valve and low pressure hindered firefighting. amid wartime nerves, authorities note possible connections to earlier sabotage by German and Austrian agents. Further inquiry needed to identify culprit and motive.
The New York World criticizes Nicholas Longworth for opposing Congress's wartime authority and warns that his stance would undermine national unity. It lauds the framers who vested war powers in the president and urges constitutional amendment to place Congress as the supreme wartime authority.
An opinion piece by Earl Derr Biggers criticizes German propaganda and the hostility of Herr Lissauer’s hymn as England endures war. It contrasts British morale with German invective and mocks attempts to belittle British resolve amid Zeppelin raids and battlefield carnage.
A narrator recounts Mary and Max visiting from Italy, sparking reflections on love, devotion, and marriage. Friends discuss whether ecstasy remains after vows, with Jim joking about offering himself as lover to all, while a memory hints Mary’s past and Jack’s loss. (To Be Continued)
Rumors spread in the Richmond Times Dispatch about mountain moonshiners considering days without their stills as a novelty or fashion trend.
A Washington Post observation notes that Russian readers may discern a distinction between Bolshevik forces and the government, suggesting the Bolshevik movement is not synonymous with state power. It implies future shifts in perception of who governs.
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