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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
1
News from Retrograd reports German forces push on Moscow from southwest west and northwest as authorities evacuate hospitals and munitions plants south of the city. Lenin may take the agricultural portfolio while a former Marine Commissary is arrested for opposing the peace treaty.
Washington reports indicate an early shift of Hindenburg’s main thrust toward the Italian theater. Italian envoy accepts no surprise attack while asserting army morale is high and auxiliary forces strong. American officials see no German breakthrough and note renewed activity along the Piave as fighting intensifies across the front.
Washington March 22 62 names appear on the American expeditionary forces casualty list. Of the 62, two killed in action thirteen missing in action fifteen dead of disease one killed by accident one died of wounds nine severely wounded and twenty one slightly wounded.
Miss Margaret Wilson daughter of the president may visit Cheyenne Jolly if she accepts the tuition offer sent by a representative of the women's clubs. A Denver invitation was sent yesterday but no decision was reached by late hour. Mike Wilson is in Denver at the invitation of city authorities for the dedication of the municipal organ. He stated she expects to move to France within a short time.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell declares in his first interview after returning from the French front that there is no reason for pessimism. He says the undertaking is serious but will be accomplished thoroughly with patience and perseverance.
At the Fabens area border post in Texas four Mexicans were believed killed after firing across the border. American troops replied with strong return fire. no American casualties reported though one horse was killed.
Navy department announced sixteen deaths from the collision between the destroyer Manley and a Brithman of war on March 19. Ten additional men were reported injured, raising the toll and extending the incident's impact on the crew.
Philadelphia march 22 two enemy aliens and one naturalized American were arrested today on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government by providing defective gauges for torpedoes used on American warships.
Major Steever, commandant of the Dallas aviation field, Texas, has been selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel. He is among the youngest in the service to attain the rank and is known locally for organizing the Steever system of military training at Cheyenne high school years ago.
American artillery wiped out the first and second German trench lines east of Limevilla. A patrol crossed No Man's Land with no casualties and found the positions destroyed. Deserters surrendered near Toul, providing details on a Feb 27 gas attack and losses from the effort.
The federal trades commission heard testimony on alleged information dissem ination related to the reshaping of livestock shipments from Kansas City to other markets. Witnesses were examined and four Denver residents named as future witnesses. The hearing in Kansas City will continue tomorrow.
Reports from Basel and Geneva say a British air raid on Mannheim caused widespread fires near the railway yard. A powder factory and a gas plant exploded and residents fled to Switzerland. Berlin shows no sign of negotiating while south German press protests aerial reprisals.
In The Hague Dutch students protested before the American minister's residence amid calls from Handelsblad for a Dutch parliamentary leader to seek recall of the Amsterdam envoy and expulsion of the American minister. The Rotterdam papers report anger and confusion as crowds read about President Wilson's seizure actions, deeming them a stain on U.S. history and promising dignified Dutch reaction.
Snow has fallen for twelve hours at Perico in Dallam county, Texas. The precipitation is melting on contact with the ground as reports arrive from Fort Worth on March 22.
Washington March 22 Rural letter carriers receiving 1200 m year or less will gain a 20 percent raise under an amendment tentatively added to the postal increase bill today. Oral carriers with routes over twenty miles will get $24 a year for each mile beyond twenty they travel daily. The measure aims to adjust compensation for long rural routes.
Allied air forces flew low to support French fighting along a 50 mile front in France, killing and wounding German troops with machine guns and bombing rear positions. Berlin reports say 16 000 Germans and 200 guns captured as British lines resist a major German offensive.
Washington dispatch reports pressure from foreign capitals for U S entry into war against Bulgaria. State Department notes Bulgarian troops on the Western Front with British forces but no immediate diplomatic shift expected. Emperor William and German generals travel to the Western Front to observe the attack as Austrian forces move to the west.
British dispatches report the first day of battle on the western front with German claims of 16000 prisoners and 200 guns, though British sources call the German figures exaggerated. The front saw fierce fighting, heavy German attacks and costly engagements as British positions were held and withdrawals made in order.
Senator Jones of New Meslea defends wartime price fixing for food and coal, saying it saved the U S from chaos. He counters criticism by Lodke of Minnesota and asserts transportation and fuel policies, not administration overreach, kept supplies steady amid shortages.
A U S Navy cruiser captured the German raider Alexander Agaile after a pursuit off Marathon Menton. The ship was seized with its German crew and outfitted for continued raiding activity while onboard officers questioned the prisoners.
Kibney No 14 well in GLANROCK Wyre Maren 22 produces an estimated Li0 barrels per day. The well has been expected hourly for several days and sits in section cane with production figures not clearly readable.
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