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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
12
A Cheyenne post office notice lists 1813 Carey Avenue and 93 Colorado as mail matter of the second class. It notes the advance mail rate and references the Colorado Newspaper League and wartime postal terms.
Rumors say the old railway mail service order will be resumed with two divisions between Omaha and Ogden, bringing back thirty or more clerks who moved away with families in three months. Chief Clerk Myers denies knowledge of any plans while others seek confirmation amid scattered reports.
Herbert Hoover, praised for efficient food relief in Europe, is named head of the food administration by President Wilson. The piece argues Hoover’s experience justifies broad powers and cautions critics who fear centralized authority in wartime food control.
The piece argues that the public must trust the executive in wartime to avoid paralysis by cautious Congress. It praises Mr Hoover as an able leader bringing efficiency learned abroad and urges mobilizing power to win the war, even if it means rapid, decisive action now.
War museums will feature trench news sheets from belligerents with humor and pride. The French poilus produce comic journals while Britain in Macedonia prints Halkan News for relief from trench warfare. German public opinion leaders push for peace, while Senator Vardaman criticizes Mississippi newspapers.
A brief notice notes that certain local functionaries are exempt from federal income tax and selective service, prompting commentary on privileges and the need for cultivating class consciousness among the public.
The piece notes production declines as wells finish and new ones drop, warning that prices hinge on an unseen understanding between government officials and the petroleum board from a Washington meeting. It suggests price stability relies on negotiations for naval crude supply.
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