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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
9
An AP dispatch reports Petrograd facing possible famine as flour provinces withhold supplies. The mayor warns of potential unrest with Maximalists, while the military governor bans meetings. Waves of looting on railways and new security measures follow.
Ten American congressmen arrived in Paris en route to the front to meet General Pershing who will host a dinner. Ambassador William Graves Sharp will welcome them at 5 p m tomorrow. The group will tour the American training camp before visiting the French and British fronts.
Airmen crossed the southeast coast in relays between 10:45 p m and 11:30 p m last night and proceeded toward London. An enemy plane had earlier attacked the Kentish coast at 4:50 a m yesterday. coast guns engaged it and it fled, dropping bombs into the sea.
Washington Oct 31 The Elgin butter board will shut down for the war period under an agreement with the Food Administration. The closure was requested by Food Administrator Hoover and the board promptly complied.
Oil workers in the gulf coast district of Texas began a strike at midnight after failed government conciliations and business efforts to mediate with producers. The action follows extended labor tensions and affects oil operations in the region.
The district adopts Prohibition era law ending alcohol manufacture sale and distribution. Citizens react with mixed celebrations as authorities enforce the new dry status in Washington.
Final settlement of the Clifton Morenci Metcalf copper miners strike after a July 1 stoppage was announced by Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson, who chairs the federal industrial commission. The strike had been ongoing in the Clifton Morenci Metcalf district.
In Baltimore on October 31 two men connected to the Baltimore and Ohio terminal fire were arrested and questioned by the justice department. Names were not released. one suspect is described as a saloonkeeper. A statement tied to a planned attack on elevators was alleged, with one man claiming a Russian Pole but later identified as native-born German and naturalized. The suspect was seen near the piers by motorboat yesterday.
Canadians gain ground on the Passchendaele ridge and establish a front within a few hundred yards of Passchendaele village. They repulsed four German counterattacks with heavy casualties, advancing amid fierce hand to hand fighting and bayonet charges at Crest farm and Meerchiesle spur. A German prisoner aided a wounded Canadian, showing humane acts amid battle. Dunkirk bombardment noted. French thwart a German assault in the Argonne as bombs fall on Dunkirk.
The United States will waive export restrictions to aid Italy in resisting Austro German invasion. Secretary Lansing and Italian ambassador Count di Cellere approved unlimited access to needed materials up to Italy’s shipping capacity. Italy seeks coal and steel with 1000000 tons shipping promised and faster delivery. food shipments may follow if prioritized.
The Admiralty reports fourteen British merchant ships over 1600 tons sunk by mine or submarine in the last week. Four smaller vessels under 100 tons were also sunk, with fishing craft affected.
In France on October 31 the sector around American troops remains routine as artillery continues and weather turns cold and showery. German aircraft carried out several sorties with three planes over the trenches, while eager junior officers and non commissioned officers join patrols despite higher ranking officers' reluctance to depart from regular duties.
Berlin reports Italian losses exceed 120,000 in the Austro German drive and more than 1000 guns captured. Italian headquarters in southern Italy say details are withheld to avoid aiding the enemy while describing a major left wing setback and a retreat under heavy bombardment along the Julian front.
London, Oct. 31. Germany is calling available and some unfit men for military service to meet the American army on the western front. The German government prepares for a spring blow as British French and American troops move toward the Rhine. Furloughs are largely abolished causing unrest among troops and fear of harsher fighting ahead. The presence of a large American force is rumbling through German ranks and prompting questions about U S involvement in the big conflict.
Associated Press reports French troops prepare a renewed push southwest of Laon amid German artillery fire and terrain obstacles. In Flanders, Canadian units clash near Paeschendae and Poel capelle as they push to extend the British line, with limited gains and counter fire. In the Argonne a German surprise attack is repulsed and fires loom as Petain coordinates possible actions along the Laon sector.
Three alarms within ten minutes kept the fire department on the scene shortly after midnight. The first call reported a shed behind a house at 2118 Warren Avenue, where the structure burned and wiring was damaged. Two additional alarms came from Seventeenth and Van Lomeren area, but crews found no further fires.
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