23 May 1918
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
1
Washington May 27 Representatives of the copper industry urged the price fixing committees of the war industries to set the price at 30 cents per pound for three months. They argued current 23 and a half cents is inadequate due to high labor and production costs and fear small producers may suspend operations if not raised.
Des Moines area reports show more than 20 deaths with nineteen confirmed, over 50 injured, and property damage exceeding 1.6 million dollars as the storm's reach extends from Downvan Crawford county eastward. Officials warn of continued casualty counts and widespread disruption.
Allied air forces including French British and American aviators strike deep into German held Rhine areas and back front lines. Americans gain praise for raids near Laneville Toulsetters and even near London while French and British advance in Somme and near Albert. German offensive plans are hampered by allied air superiority and rapid Allied raids continue across the western front.
Santa Fe New Mexico May 22 A former National Guard captain Frank Blamlein was found guilty on two espionage counts for encouraging a young man Anagio Romary of Clovis to evade the draft. Each count carries a maximum 20 year penalty.
Washington May 23 the senate without a roll call passed the naval appropriation bill authorizing about 1.61 billion dollars an increase of roughly 226 million over the house figure The measure now goes to conference for reconciliation with the house draft.
The forecast calls for a warm day on Thursday followed by cooler conditions on Friday. Expect a rise in temperatures Thursday with a drop the next day.
The Bohemian division into 12 districts with regulations that favor the German minority risks disenfranchising the Creech element and cutting representation in Parliament. Martial law was declared in Ostrava, Pilsen, and Nadad, with over 150 arrests as authorities tried to restore order.
In Denver on May 22 officials including Governor Julius Gunter and the federal fuel administrator discussed declaring a military dry zone in the southern Colorado area to curb liquor traffic across the Colorado Wyoming border. Coal operators report production fall as cross border smuggling intensifies. No decision reached, but crisis deemed critical and options include federal troops or state patrols on adjacent borders.
The University of Denver defeated Colorado School of Mines won the Intercollegiate Championship in a ten inning baseball game here. Proceeds from the event go to the Red Cross.
Gilbert K. Ree, counsel for Senator La Follette, wraps up in the Wisconsin senate hearing arguing the St Paul address was largely commonplace and based on known facts. He urged dismissal of charges of disloyal and seditious utterances, asserting patriotism and lack of evidence.
Attorney General Gregory yesterday transmitted a letter from Charles Evans Hughes urging a complete, unhampered investigation into aircraft production. Hughes argues investigations should probe to the bottom, even if results affect criminal or civil actions. The exchange ties to broader wartime policies and industrial concerns.
Chicago May 22 More than a score of letters from eight I W W leaders on trial before Federal Judge Landis were entered to show a conspiracy to disrupt the draft. Letters reveal attempts to dodge service by hiding out registering to avoid jail and placing members in key industries to paralyze war production. Alexander Courtees of the Weather Bureau advised methods to evade the draft and shift members into essential occupations.
Washington May 22 a reduction of about 20 cents a ton in the price of coal to the public was proposed to the president by the railroad administration. It suggests a plan if railroads must pay more for their fuel than under private operation.
Charles E. Hughes, named by the President to head a Justice Department inquiry into aircraft production, writes that parallel investigations are unnecessary. He sent the view to Attorney General Gregory, who forwarded it to the Senate committee. President Wilson had opposed the Chamberlain resolution, fearing a separate war conduct committee. A compromise limits the Senate committee to raft production issues while DOJ investigators probe broader roots.
May 12 dispatches report Petrograd faces severe conditions as bread distribution halts tomorrow and a half pound of potatoes becomes the ration. Sour and sugar vanish, prices soar, and ruble values are noted. Paris reports street battles, robberies, and arrests as Bolshevik and German actions unfold. London cites Finland's possible moves near Murmansk and warns neutrals.
Cheyenne welcomes Belgian and French troops with a large afternoon parade. Crowds cheer as wounded Fort Russell officers, bands, and military units march past, carrying tricolor and Belgian colors amid loud outpourings of applause.
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