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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
1
In France, American artillery and anti aircraft fire halt enemy air attacks and scatter a large enemy working party near St Baussant while gas shells target batteries. War maps indicate potential allied counter attack momentum may emerge today or tomorrow with possible American participation.
Washington reports through the Russian front that Odessa has been recaptured by Bolshevik troops after three days of desperate fighting near Sevastopol. Officials note Bolshevik advances in the east as German forces suffer in the west and suggest renewed hope in the Ukrainian situation and the broader Russian crisis.
Washington March 28 The bread card issue was debated in the house as Rep Lever chairman of the agricultural committee urged a gift appropriation for farmers loans. He warned the food scare is serious and that the past year's war damage has left hardships.
Allied planners report fifty Austrian divisions moved to the Italian front, signaling confidence in an Italian offensive despite the French front in the west. British and French forces remain in place, with a potential Allied counterstroke anticipated. German deception attempts were thwarted as prisoners were captured for wearing British uniforms.
A mass meeting at the high school gym debated prohibition with Gov. Houx Carl Sackett and A J Finch addressing the crowd. Beckett cited three farmer cases showing varied effects from saloons on farming family welfare and incomes.
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi urged expulsion of Senator La Follette of Wisconsin in the Senate. He cited an editorial on Wisconsin politics and “Wisconsin's present representation in the senate,” urging that Follette be removed.
March asserts to the nation there is no danger from the German advance in the Charleville sector and expresses full confidence the Allied forces will prevail. He notes sacrifices may be required but pledges eventual victory for the Allies.
Washington reports a German spy damaged steel at the Curtiss plant, sawing through a piece and plugging it with lead to avoid detection. Senator Overman described the incident as delaying battleplane construction by two months, noting the suspect has not been captured.
In Paris on March 28 Premier Clemenceau said that regardless of convulsions in the coming days the German plan had failed. He remarked that British and Allied forces achieved a highly successful operation along the Euphrates front west of Hite capturing or destroying Turkish frontier forces.
An official Paris dispatch reports the hospital chaplain and two nuns at St. Elizabeth in Antwerp executed by German forces. They were killed in the court yard of the barracks alongside Belgian oculist Dr. De Meta.
London report says Allied aerial operations show Wednesday’s combat with twenty four German aircraft brought down and seven out of control. Nineteen British machines are listed missing.
The Cheyenne State Leader highlights two extra war editions pushed yesterday marking a milestone in their coverage. The paper touts dual use of Associated Press and United Press services to deliver timely Europe war news and additional features from the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
War trades board announces new shipping deal with Japan. Japan will turn over twelve 100000 ton steamers to the American fleet immediately in exchange for steel supplies. Negotiations also seek transfer of 200000 tons of new construction.
In San Francisco on March 28 Maj. Gen. Arthur A. Murray confirmed five privates from Cheyenne Wyoming faced sentences for conspiring to escape from Fort C.B. A. Hussell. Harold Hubert Andrew Armen and Herbert Fiddle received three years hard labor each while Joseph C. Miller and Joseph Cox drew five years. All were dishonorably dismissed and forfeited pay.
President Wilson today signed the DIT paving the way for sale of German properties in the United States and allowing the government to seize German steamship piers and docks at Monoken. Properties and investments of German Junkers including former chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg will be sold to the highest bidders.
Chicago March 28. Haunt overs of millions of barrels of oil were deemed possible by Prof. W A Kant geologist of the University of Nebraska at the Western Oil Jobbers Association convention. Shale in western Colorado Utah and Wyoming contains from 60 to 120 units in the shale.
German push in Picardy stalls with gains limited to the tip of the salient. French forces drive six miles along the southern edge while British lines north of the Scarpe hold, but southward retreat continues. New German activity east of Arras signals widening battle as Allied news looms.
At a Plains hotel banquet the Lions Club discussed a major paying question. A five member committee will investigate community views and feasibility of a solution amid city officials and members present. Mayor Stone and T. P. Pahey urged careful study of paving history and potential benefits to guide future action.
The Wind River irrigation project gains a $50,000 appropriation in the Indian bill advanced by the Senate. Senator Warren Komdrick and others urged support while committee leaders emphasized the project’s regional benefits and needs.
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