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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson reiterates refusal while he waits for all allied leaders to join in a coordinated response. The stance emphasizes unity among allies before any new terms or actions are considered.
President Wilson confers with premiers Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando on Germany’s latest peace proposal. Officials indicate the reply will set terms of unconditional surrender and reject any negotiated peace. Ottoman peace appeal reportedly not yet received.
Troops under General Berthelot score a major blow northwest of Rheims, threatening Laon and outflanking Neufchatel as French and American forces drive the Germans northward from Rheims to the Meuse. Turkish losses at Beirut weaken Ottoman positions while Hindenburg resigns as chief of staff after a heated meeting with the Kaiser.
Amsterdam dispatch from Oct 7 reports Berlin Tageblatt’s Hege n from Mont Medy on Oct 1 recounting an attack in dense fog where American forces dashed from the depths and struck German rear areas. The German line collapsed briefly before counterattacks stabilized the position from Cannevoux to Mont Faucon. The Americans probed toward Malis court westward and nearly captured a regimental staff before it was saved.
Frank Drenson is hospitalized with a bullet wound from a revolver used in a tragedy at home. He shot his daughter in the left breast and then wounded himself in an attempt murder and self harm. Both lie between life and death as physicians prepare to operate and determine the full motive amid domestic trouble and a strained marriage.
Washington Oct 1 Every retail grocer in the United States will be asked this week to sign a pledge to conform to the rules and regulations of the food administration and to cooperate in the vast food saving program needed for America to meet its war obligations to its associates and to European neutrals.
The article discusses shortages in Austria and punitive measures against Trieste amid Habsburg rule. It notes plans to send city children to Hungary for rehabilitation, with restrictions favoring Germans and Slavs and tying participation to German school enrollment, amid wartime paralysis.
A fragile market note flags two exchange traded funds facing elevated risk. Analysts warn volatility may spike as investor sentiment wavers and liquidity remains constrained. No definitive outcomes yet, but swift moves could determine which fund stabilizes or fails.
In London on Oct 7 the correspondent reports that allied soldiers and civilians alike desire peace but insist on a decisive victory. The piece suggests resolve remains strong unless a genuinely sincere settlement is reached, with emphasis on enduring terms and safety for troops returning home.
A protest was filed with the American consul at Juarez and sent to Washington against General Francisco Murguia s proclamation seizing all horses and mules in Chihuahua for military use. The manifesto orders delivery of all animals to the military and copies were circulated locally.
The senate and house adjourned early to pay respect to Representative Talbot of Maryland who died Saturday. Committees were named to attend his funeral. The report notes hunger and hardship among Italian and other populations in Trieste amid Austrian governance and war, with protests from the Lavoratore and repatriation efforts described.
A letter to the Red Cross from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt urges men who remove civilian clothes to wear Uncle Sam uniforms to donate their discarded garments to the clothing collection drive. The aim is to supply uniforms to war sufferers in France and Belgium.
Perth Amboy New Jersey October 7 head of the down up T N T plant Mr Gillespie said reconstruction had begun after a Friday night explosion at about 7 40 p m in the 6 inch shell plant where 74 men were at work Twelve including two government inspectors are accounted for sixty four missing evidence points to the initial blast occurring in a room where 155 millimeter loaded shells are handled under standard methods used for over three months without accident A operator error or inadvertent action may have caused the blast.
The report notes pronounced temperature changes Tuesday and Wednesday with marked warmth and chill across the area. Highs and lows vary notably, affecting clothing and activities.
Governor Gunter signs a proclamation urging mayors and health authorities to close public gatherings and schools, with colleges kept open for military training under quarantine. In Denver 11 more Spanish influenza deaths raise city total to 20 as health officials enforce precautions and close churches and shows.
Reporting from the American front west of Verdun on October 7 the Americans repulsed a German daylight attack near St Etienne and Chiampagne, advanced into German lines and held key ground on the river Aire while American troops north of Verdun pushed toward higher ground. Washington released figures showing 1,405 American Expeditionary Forces soldiers captured in Germany, plus 20 civilians and 6 sailors held in Constantinople.
Workmen in Riverton Franklin county Nebraska struck an oil velocity well that flows a gallon of oil every three minutes. Experts in Lincoln assessed the tool as of good quality according to a dispatch.
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