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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces in France appoint General Foch as supreme commander with a large strategic reserve. The German advance slows after eight days of rapid advances, with stubborn British and French resistance along the Somme and Oise fronts. Local fighting continues north of the Somme and near Vimy Ridge as capture efforts with multiple divisions meet heavy pushback.
President Hoover warns of a grave wheat shortage as hotel managers hear new conservation rules. He urges all Americans to abstain from wheat until harvest to aid Allied needs, comparing the moment to Gettysburg and signaling possible further cuts in consumption. The House passes seed aid on credit to farmers with a wartime proclamation.
Washington March 29 A national war time labor policy signed by leading labor and employer figures plus Taft Walsh and Wilson aids unions with near complete recognition of workers rights. The plan creates a labor board to adjust disputes and marks a radical shift in organized labor history.
New York March 29 a 5 500 000 check is received by Collector William H Howardy of the Wall Street district. It is the largest so far paid for corporation income and war profits taxes. The largest individual income tax check exceeds 740 000 dollars.
The report notes American history will mark June 6 as a wartime service day when men respond to the draft call. Provost Marshal Crowder plans a second draft region for men aged twenty one to twenty five. The program aims to add about 600000 physically fit men to defense columns each year during the war.
A conference in St Paul on March 29 will decide if the entire Northwest retail tour trade should switch to a food card system. State Food Administrator A D Wilson said the meeting, called by Federal Food Administrator Hoover, will discuss flour cards though bread cards are not being considered.
Washington March 20 Taft and Harvard president Lowell told President Wilson the League to Enforce Peace program for the win the war convention in May. They decided not to ask him to attend due to the president's heavy workload.
German forces in the west may be shifted to counter a Slav uprising as Soviet sentiment grows. Odessa Nikolayev fighting and Bolshevik pressure are cited as reflections of Russia being deceived by Germany. Trotzky aims to rebuild the army while German setbacks strain the front.
Petrograd papers via Reuters report the German offensive toward Kursk 300 miles south of Moscow began on Wednesday. German advance guards are said to have been seen about twelve miles from Kursk. The Ukrainian government oversees the Russian language policy.
German Foreign Minister von Koehmann said armed action was justified after American Ambassador Francis questioned US readiness to regain influence in Russia. Odessa was defended by 10 000 workers after Soviet evacuation orders. Ukrainian sympathy for a German revolution grows and could turn against both Germany and the rada. The Lion editorial urges Russia to rejoin the ally war effort.
In Fort Worth on March 29 two aviation cadets died in Texas incidents. J Beott Rowan, a Scot, was killed in a crash at Camp Benbrook while F J Dwyer perished in a fall at Camp Everman. Both were Royal Flying Corps members.
An American regiment intelligence officer and four men captured four German youths at a daylight post in No Man's Land. The prisoners were fed and clothed, and the capture was described as orderly. The report notes the broader casualty list from Washington with names and injury statuses.
M Adoo urges nationwide observance of Liberty Day on April 6 1918 marking the first anniversary of the war with Germany. He calls for parades patriotic meetings and demonstrations in every city town and district to spur support for the third Liberty loan and the nation’s war effort.
Oil Director Requa declared before the Petroleum Congress that government control of the petroleum industry will be invoked if necessary to meet war needs and curb profiteering. The March 29 address in Chicago outlined the wartime policy.
The railway wage commission plans wage increases totaling more than 250 million dollars annually for railroad workers. Average boosts are about 200 dollars per year, though some employees may get no raise. The commission aims to deliver recommendations to Secretary General McAdoo soon, with a decision expected by early May.
Paris March 20 official report says a German long range shell struck a church during Good Friday services killing seventy five and wounding ninety many women and children. Among the dead was H Stroehlin councilor for the Swiss legation in Paris. The same church was hit again last Sunday with many casualties.
A Petrograd dispatch reported the Russian cruiser Admiral Makaroff sunk by a mine in the harbor at Heval on the Gulf of Finland. The vessel, laid down in 1905, measured 442 feet, displaced 7 775 tons, and carried guns including eight inch six inch and three inch types with two torpedo tubes and a crew of eight.
Miss Marion G Crandell of Alameda California was killed by a shell explosion at the French front while serving as a canteen worker for the YMCA She was 46 years old and had arrived in France February 15 details of the incident were not yet received as of March 20.
In Quebec on March 20, a mob terrorized the business district as militia was deployed to restore order. The Chronicle office owned by Sir David Watson was wrecked and the Auditorium theater reportedly set ablaze. Also, Paris reports Davice Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts as a Lafayette Escadrille ace with five confirmed kills.
Washington March 29. High American army officers said the great counter drive against the German onset is developing slowly. They expect no day or more for the movement to reveal itself as troop dispositions are made and the Allied army maneuvers take up an important task. The German advance remains near standstill though further violent efforts to break the line are expected. Observers say the great momentum may strike when Germans fatigue and are pressed by French and Allied attacks near the river and Montdidier while the western front flexes. General Bell and others cited Allied artillery location by observers and sound-ranging methods aiding Pershing.
Wilfrid O Leary deputy attorney general resigns to take effect April 1 and join attorney General Poughie Prew ton in private practice with W G Budick in the Wayne National Bank Building. Mr Clenry has served as deputy attorney general for four years and Lloyd Harn is expected to fill the vacancy.
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