Allied Counter Drive May Be Starting Along Two Sectors
Allied offensives reported with the war office stating large enemy forces attacked the line running through Arleux Fampoux Meuville Vitasse and Boisleux. In reports from Berlin the German war office claimed the enemy was driven back northwest of Bucquoy and south of the Somme with French and Allied troops advancing in several untouched areas.
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War Office
Hamel
Arrat
Arleux
Fampoux
Meuville-Vitasse
Boisleux
Berlin
Bucquoy
German War Office
Somme
Allied mobile army readied for decisive German strike
Washington dispatch reports an 800000 strong allied force now poised to strike the faltering German front. An officer said about 1 American division could join the maneuver as British leaders reject a mere lull, aiming to force a final, decisive engagement and end the war.
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Washington, D. C
United Press
William Philip Simms
England enfranchises women and expands male voting under reform act
London reports England’s new electoral reform act doubles the number of voters from 8 million to about 16 million. It grants women vote up to age 20 with university graduates gaining two votes, while men may gain two votes through university or business occupancy in another district. Sentences describe plural voting, the married household example, and nationwide simultaneous voting with absentee options.
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London
England
Army
Navy
Ake
Rey
Lions Club Urged to Postpone Court House Vote
A local report notes the Lions Club is urged to drop efforts on a new court house as the town faces heavy taxes and incomplete street paving. Mayor Blone argues the timing is poor to conclude the issue and advises against pressing the matter now.
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Blone
British Outposts Pierced by Foe
British forces repulsed German attacks along a wide front north and south of Arras after an all day battle, with heavy enemy losses reported. Reports describe fierce fighting near the Scarpe and Somme sectors, including Hoyelles Moyenneville Abainville Buchquoy Puisieux and Bereuincourt, and counterattacks restoring positions.
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Associated Press
London
Scarpe
Arras
Haig
Somme
Hoyelles
Moyenneville
Ablainville
Buchquoy
Puisieux
Bereuincourt
Arvilliers
Vrely and
Hamel
Dry State Advocated at Meeting Here
A local meeting argued for prohibition, outlining three regulation paths: consumer, saloon operator, and manufacturer. Governor Houx claimed vast liquor spending nationwide and in the state, cited Cheyenne murders tied to booze, and praised Denver’s post dry success with fewer minor arrests, bank growth, and population rise.
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Ofr
Sackett
Houx
Mqnor
State Pardons Board
United States
Wyoming
Mgnor
Cheyenne
Finch
Denver
Sixteenth Street
Curtle Street
Danyer
Farm expert appeals to agricultural effort in war
Dr. W. O. Thompson president of Ohio State University spoke at the Parish House under the 100 Per cent club on war problems. He warned of wheat shortages and urged every available acre be planted with wheat to aid the Allies. He reviewed war causes and spoke of Armenian suffering under the Turks and future reckoning for aggressors.
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W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
100 Per Cent Club
Thompson
Central eighth grader Isabel Tucker wins two WCTU essay prizes
Isabel Tucker of Central School, eighth grade, earns two prizes in annual WCTU essay contests. She won top honors for her grade and class, pleasing her classmates and adding laurels to the Central School journalism group.
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Isabel Tucker
Central
Isabel
Prise
Dunkirk Bombarded By Heavy Attacks
Paris dispatch reports Dunkirk on the English Channel subjected to heavy bombardment for several days. Five people killed and minor material damage noted. Dunkirk lies about twenty miles west of the nearest German line point. The coastal city had faced prior bombardments.
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Bynsted Press
Paris
lDunkirk
Dunkirk
France
English Channel
Neorest
YMCA Worker Held as German Sympathizer in Houston
The Rev George A Mayer Y M C A worker was held as a German sympathizer and faced a likely formal charge after a closed session with Maj B M Chipperfield. He urged mercy as he broke down, and the report notes wartime debates on grain and sugar use amid civil defense concerns.
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Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
George A. Mayer
B. M. Chipperfield
Mayer
Late War Bulletins and Draft Changes
United Press reports pressure on the U S government to speed overseas troop movements to aid allies while Britain appeals for action. A second draft wave is noted with less training than the first batch. Amsterdam dispatch notes Germany plans to draft criminals of military age.
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HY Cars
Groat
United Press
Washington, D. C
England
Tocai
Austrian War Office Reports West Front Resistance
Vienna dispatch says the Austrian war office declares another push on the west front with renewed ground gained. In Venetia on the Italian front there is lively local artillery fire.
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United Press
Vienna
Venetia
W C T U Essay Prize Winners Named for Local Schools
The Cheyenne W C T U held its sixth annual public schools essay contest on prohibition topics. Winners: sixth grade James Rinports Converse school first and Claude Fredricson Churchill school second. Seventh grade Louise Frisby Churchill school first and Jack Astle second. Eighth grade Lorene Hobbs Johnson school first and Isabel Tucker Central school second. Essays ranged 300 to 600 words by grade.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Unions
Cheyenne W. C. T. U
James Rinports
Converse School
Claude Fredricson
Churchill School
Louise Frisby
Jack Astle
Lorene Hobbs
Johnson School
Isabel Tucker
Central School
Montdidier Rail Center Falls to British Forces
British reports confess abandonment of Montdidier, a key railway hub west of Roye and Amiens, after bitter fighting. Frontline dispatches describe heavy bombardment north of the Somme, German high command uneasy as British, Allied forces strengthen and push back repeated German attacks near Sailly-Laurette and Beaumont-Hamel.
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United Press
Montdidier
Fee Eee Eee
Roye
Amiens
Noyon
Tergnier
Beaumont-Hamel
Sailly-Laurette
German Plans in Quiet Front Face Austrian Rotations
German forces aim to substitute Austrian divisions in quiet French front sectors while massed artillery pushes toward the Oise valley. French troops hold the left bank between Terquiers and Noyon, with bridges under tight control as German activity continues after years of warfare. A. J. Whiteman from Evanston arrived in Cheyenne last night.
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Olse
Rybe
Batile
Hatile
Oise
Terquiers
Noyon
Marne
Evanston
A. J. Whiteman
Cheyenne
Plaintiff Wins Case Against Fruit Company
Isa dora Davis sued Galinsky Parsley company over a carload of peaches sold last October. Davis held a special sale to move the fruit and a Galinsky clerk assisted during the rush. Davis alleges the entire proceeds were improperly taken. the jury awarded her share after an accounting.
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District Court
Isadora Davis
Galinsky Parsley Company
C. EB. Lane
Thomas Winter
Albert Walton
Davis
Pgp Parsley Company
Galinsky
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