German General's Offense Led to War Losses, Says Column
The piece argues Von Hindenburg's west front offensive failed due to overreliance on manpower and misjudged aims. It contests the ability to translate captured successes into victory, noting heavy German casualties and greater Allied resilience with American troops approaching France. It frames the loss as a result of reckless leadership and predicts democracy's triumph over militarism.
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Weertero
J. Quentin
Ypres
Amiens
St. Quentin
France
Britain
America
Germany
West Front
Hohenzollern
Guleide
Iémocracy
Rossman Named to Fill School Board Vacancy
The annual school election results show J. F. Rossman winning the vacant school board seat left by W. R. Grier with G. L. Strader as opponent. Attorney John D. Clark is reelected. A light vote occurred. The War Department orders rifles from Cheyenne high school cadets shipped to Wheatland for the local guards, Rev. W. H. Frame organizing the unit. Fifty rifles already shipped. rest soon.
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J. F. Rossman
W. R. Grier
G. L. Strader
John D. Clark
War ‘Department
Cheyenne
Wheatland
Wheatland Company
W. H. Frame
War Department
Hudson Co. Oil Lands Sold by Court After Bid
The Hudson Development property in the Dallas Wyoming field was sold at Lander by court order for 300000 to French interests, above a 208000 minimum. The Dallas field, Wyoming’s oldest producing area, has seen extensive development and legal battles, with 21 wells completed and a Wyopo pipeline system linking the field to the railroad.
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Petroleum Maatchappli
Hague
Holland
Hudson Development Company
Dallas
Wyo
Lander
Ballas
Wyoming
Hudson
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Wyopo Company
Hudson's
Dallas Field
Wyopo Station
Wyopo
Casper-Embar well contract signed in Hidden Dome field
A Casper dispatch reports a contract to complete the Casper Embar well in the Hidden Dome field was signed Saturday. A cash bond to be forfeited if the well is not completed secures the agreement. The well must be drilled to 2500 feet at no cost to Casper Embar. Elk Basin Petroleum reports a Dec balance sheet with cash in banks 161.22 and Liberty bonds 40000, showing a 55278 surplus after 20000 dividends in 1817 and total assets and liabilities of 2236678. President J F Leeper of Bates Park Oil says new well at Bates Hole will come to production once casing material arrives. a packing device from Tulsa will separate oil from water. A crew has been hired.
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Big Muddy
Ohio Oil Company
E. J. Carlin
Section 16
Wall Creek
Wyoming
Pilot Butte Dome
Whbch
Big Wind River
Pilot Butte
Maverick Springs
Casper
Hidden Dome
Citizens’ State Bank
Casper-Embar Company
Elk Basin Petroleum Company
Liberty Bonds
J. F. Leeper
Bates Park O Company
Bates Hole
Tulsa
Dubois Man Buys Lenore King Store Building
F H Welty of Dubois, long involved in general merchandise, has bought the C H King general merchandise building at Lenore and plans to open a store soon. The King company platted Lenore two years ago and erected a large store room later left idle due to wartime delays.
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Dubois
KING
Lenore
Card of Thanks to Cheyenne Lodge of Elks and friends
The family of Mrs. Ed Hofmann expresses gratitude to neighbors friends and the Cheyenne Lodge of Elks for acts of kindness during their bereavement.
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Cheyenne Lodge of Elks
ED Hofmann
Wool Shipping Business Surges In Early War Era
Reports from the division freight agent indicate wool shipping is rising rapidly with buyers on the ground and shipping pens full. It is unclear if the government will take over the wool clip, but all wool is moving eastward unsold and buyers may serve as government agents if a takeover occurs.
Yankees Casualties In Today's Official List
United Press reports 41 names on today's casualty list from Washington dated May 7. Four killed in action, five wounded severely, two wounded, one other cause, one missing, thirteen wounded slightly, and fifteen severely wounded.
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United Press
Washington
Copper king John J. Ryan to accelerate plane program
John J. Ryan, dubbed the copper king, known for building Montana power and Wall Street reach, is tapped to speed the airplane program. A university man at 54, he organized the Montana Power Co and dam projects, shaped electrification for the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway, and has wartime Red Cross involvement.
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John 1D
John J. Ryan
Ryan
Schwab
Anaconda
Wall Street
Montana Power Company
Great Palk
Mont
Montana
Mountain Division
Chicago, Milwaukee& St. Paul Railway
Red Crom
Gate
Old Fire Bell Urges Bond Purchases in Seattle Town
An antique fire bell once used to summon Beat residents for duty is revived in Seattle to urge Liberty bond purchases. The bell, dated thirty years, rings through streets while Kenneth Kerr, a Seattle journalist and bond committee chair, calls for communal response as global conflict rages.
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Seattle
Wash
Men of
Europe
Kenneth Kerr
First Brazilian Airmen Arrive in Britain for Front Training
London newspapers publish photos of a Brazilian airmen group completing training for the front near London. They are believed to be the first military party from South American allies to reach Great Britain.
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London
Theira
Great Britain
Personal notices and visits in Cheyenne from regional figures
Local column lists arrivals and visits including D J Foxton and C D Larson from Grendo and Hook River, F Simmons from Scottsbluff, C E Brady from Hereford, Burt Jones from Meridan, Dr J W Mills from Casper, M E Beck from Fort Collins, D R Jones from Sidney, J R K Gilbertson from Iron Mountain, Hillsdale residents for a school election, Burns professor Painter joining the army, A B Bouton from Douglas, and Merrill the Waterloo Bay tractor agent visiting Cheyenne.
Sergeant Baylies Downs Sixth German Plane
Sergt. Frank Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts attached to a French air squadron has brought down his sixth German airplane in an official announcement today.
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Sammy Downs
Paris
Sergt
Frank Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
German airmen attack Dutch fishing vessels
London May 7. German planes have recently attacked Dutch fishing boats with machine gun fire wherever the Hille boats have been found in the North Sea. Five Dutch fishermen landed yesterday at a British port after a harver...
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London
North Sea
Woman sought for pantry work at Plains hotel kitchen
Short job notice invites a woman to apply at the Plains hotel kitchen for a fruit pantry position. Experience not required.
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Plains Hotel Kitchen
Weather forecast for Cheyenne and Wyoming region
Fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Wyoming wide expect warmer readings in the southern and central portions while the north may turn unsettled. Shippers should protect 36 hour shipments against 44 to 48 degree temperatures in all directions.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Portie
Wheatland to Launch Daily Afternoon Newspaper
Wheatland will launch its first daily afternoon newspaper this month joining the Wheatland World which has been using United Press bulletins for weeks. The move will make Wheatland one of the state’s more active towns in local news.
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Wheatland
Wheatland World
United Press
House Judiciary Committee Backs Overman Bills Passage
Washington May 7 The House judiciary committee ordered the Overman bill granting the president power to reorganize executive departments reported favorably without amendment The bill has already passed the Senate and now moves forward in lawmaking.
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Washington, D. C
House
Judiciary Committees
Senate
Porterhouse and mushrooms recalled in old times toast scene
A Washington Star excerpt presents a waiter interrupting a stranger who orders a porterhouse steak with mushrooms and buttered toast. The waiter questions whether the diner is placing a real order or reminiscing about old times, in a humorous exchange.
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Sul
Washington Star
Y M A Seeks Men for War Work Mission
The Y M A seeks men over military age who are physically fit and of good character to join war work with the YW C A. The effort requires hard dangerous duties and aims to recruit at least 4000 men within ninety days.
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YW. C. A
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