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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
3
British expert says machine guns vastly outpace rifles in mass attack and defense. Types like Lewis, Vickers, Maxim and Peacemaker are mobile and sustain heavy fire, capable of hundreds to over a thousand rounds per minute, with crews reloading and advancing under cover. The article emphasizes their destructive power and role in recent fighting.
New York May 20. With Miller Huggins short on reliable arms the Yankees may drop to a second division berth. Caldwell Mogridge and Russel struggle while Love and Thormahlen form the nucleus of a new staff. Rudolph’s sale remains a bargaining point with the Braves as NY seeks veteran help.
At the war outset British infantry battalions had two machine guns each. The number has grown, and a special machine gun corps has been formed to support operations.
New England colleges will admit candidates who lost part of the school year due to war work in agriculture or industry. The Schoalmasters club report to Connecticut officials notes Harvard and Yale are included in this leniency. An employment notice for a domestic helper follows.
Position seeks an experienced stenographer in Indianapolis capable of rapid accurate writing and transcription tasks. Applicants should demonstrate proficiency in shorthand, speed, and detail oriented data entry for official records and legal documents.
Local ads show APTTAL COAL COMPANY and Reed H Hollister listings, a Red Cross benefit dance planned May 20, and a flood of arrivals from Cheyenne and nearby towns. Names include Cahill Holliday Maréus Coad Banfield DeWitt H J Banfield and J F DeWitt with multiple travelers from Grand Island Fort Laramie Greeley and Rawlins. Also public notices of estate matters and a Wyoming Consistory meeting set for May 18 1915.
The Indagan farm school in Sulu, Philippines, operates on 40 acres donated by American Mrs. Lorillard Spencer of Newport R I, with 40 trainees in modern buildings. The Philadelphia Review says the institution promises lasting benefits to the Filipino people and government, projecting wide influence across the region.
Delta Gamma members in the United States and Canada contribute 1000 toward Belgium relief as part of a drive to raise ten thousand dollars by a mile of dimes. Lambda Nu from the University of Minnesota proposed the idea to support war work, estimating a mile equals 5280 feet and about 17 dimes per foot.
Notice announces no special meeting of The Mountain and Galf Oil Company stockholders at its Cheyenne office to be held on Saturday June 15 191K at 1 50 p m. The purpose is to consider and propone amending Article IV to increase directors from five to seven. M ALT KEN President.
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