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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1918
Page
9
Dr. C Y Beard reports 18 new influenza cases on Friday with three deaths. Public amusements close and seating limits help. Cheyenne schools will stay closed until December 16 or longer until the outbreak ends. Superintendent A L Jessup notes schools will not reopen until the epidemic subsides.
In Newcastle Premier Lloyd George asserts a British inquiry of jurists finds the former German emperor guilty of an indefensible offense requiring accountability. London reports say advance British troops reach the German frontier from north of Luxembourg to Lachan area.
President Wilson will head the American delegation to the peace conference with Robert Lansing Henry White E M House and General Tasker Bliss among the members. The White House announced that Bliss may attend with ambassadorial rank and the setup aims to match allied representatives while allowing leaders to return home after outlining treaty principles.
The federal employment service will establish agencies in every American city and town to help returning soldiers find work. Instructions to proceed were sent to regional directors, with city and town agencies to report vacancies to their directors and to seek cooperation from mayors, local councils of defense, commercial groups, draft boards and farm agents.
Petition filed in the federal court by 21 Chicago stockholders seeks to place Hack Diamond Oil Company of Chicago under receivership in the District of Columbia. The firm, authorized at 26 million dollars, faces claims of swindling and asset dissipation under management of alleged officers.
In Juarez Mexico the Western Union office and many stores closed early amid fears of Francisco Villa’s raid. Villa’s band, thought between Villa Ahumada and the border, loots and raids stores, with reports of fighting between federal forces led by General Murguia and Villa forces uncertain as lines and rails are cut. A rancher who saw Villa tonight estimates his force at 1200, though likely exaggerated.
Mrs J L Jordan led the Red Cross Christmas package room at Industrial club Seventeenth and Warren. She reported 600 boxes prepared for shipment to men in France after Friday closing at 9 PM. The effort honored by Cheyenne families and featured workers Mia Jordan Miss Girth and many volunteers.
The forecast calls for a pleasant weekend with warmer conditions on Saturday and Sunday. Expect mild temperatures and light winds with no significant precipitation anticipated.
E St Elme Lewis of the federal department of commerce told the National Conference of Student Employment in New York that schools and business must cooperate to bridge the gap between education and the job. He urged schools to emphasize practical job training and to instill the idea of earning a living, while business leaders should value actual school work more than mere records.
Denver based John D. Gelebeek, consul for Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, says he mailed resignation to the Dutch legation in Washington. He cites his government's sheltering of the former German emperor and other wartime actions as reasons. He notes a campaign to justify sheltering William II.
London reports eleven hundred Jews killed during a three day massacre in Lemberg Galicia. Fire at a synagogue trapped worshippers. Copenhagen dispatch cites Berlin papers via Central News. Stockholm notes pogroms last Friday and Sunday destroying Jewish areas with bombs and many deaths.
Five freight cars loaded with 100 pound barrels of sauerkraut left by the German army enrich American messes in Arlon. The German retreat left a well stocked depot, now distributed among divisions as troops advance.
Director General urges continued purchase of War Savings and Thrift Stamps to fund war expenses, support the army in Europe, and enable loan repayment. Message sent to all regional railroad directors.
General von der Marwitz's Fifth army will begin crossing the Rhine Friday with eight to nine days of movement. Three columns operate at distant points as 200,000 men are to be quartered daily at Frankfort though only 10,000 accommodations exist. Congestion at Trevesia reported as rail lines struggle to move troops eastward. Proclamations by Field Marshal von Hindenburg urging resignation and courtesy toward Allied troops appear near American lines.
Peru’s Foreign Ministry through Consul General Higginson in New York denied Chile’s claim that Peru apologized for withdrawing diplomats. Lima said severing relations followed attacks on Peruvians and the forcible detention of the Peruvian consul at Iquique aboard a ship, not reports of anti-Peruvian demonstrations.
November 28 report from Peking describes President Men Shih Chang reviewing Chinese and allied troops in a grand victory celebration. A reception followed in the historic robing room as foreign guests toured the throne room and the lacquered furnishings, a scene unmatched in Pekin’s history with the Forbidden City opened for visitors.
A telegram dated November 29 1918 from New York informs Governor Carey that Vice President Marshall has cancelled his Wyoming trip due to important matters in Washington. The message suggests rescheduling the convention to January and notes the influenza epidemic as a factor delaying plans for a League to Enforce Peace event in the western states.
The Cheyenne group motto “Cheyenne for the Chaplains” promotes newlyweds in movieland. Miss Mildred Harrin has become Mrs Charlie Chaplin, drawing public interest to Chaplin’s early life and public remarks.
Reports say a shrine for the movie queen will be set up and a formal invitation may be sent to the newlywed couple to visit that way on their honeymoon for an ovation. East Seventeenth is cited as the birthplace and early home of the now famous young lady.
Capetown dispatch reports Viscount Buxton stating that influenza deaths among Europeans and natives in South Africa are estimated at 60,060. The figure was announced amid ongoing health concerns and was noted in a wider AP coverage.
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