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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
1
Scoop from Cheyenne State Leader details entente advances in Belgium and France with rapid gains against German defenses. British and American units seize key targets in Flanders and near Mezieres while Albanian and Serbian fronts show allied momentum. An American attack northwest of Verdun reaches beyond Grand Pierre after encircling objectives.
Paris Oct 15 The Turkish capital dispatch notes crisis before Enver and Talaat Pashas retirement. Military club members demand closure of Union and Progress clubs dissolution of the chamber resignations and demobilization for peace on any terms. The sultan sent the note to Talaat Pasha as the army warned of force if needs not met. President Wilson replies to Austrian Turkish moves unclear.
Treasury officials warn Liberty Loan progress is grave with only 156 million dollars on new due today and a total of 2.964 billion five hundred sixty million still shy of five billion. Campaign managers urge immediate 10 percent installments to ease banks and reveal on final day whether the nation can meet the goal.
Washington Oct 15 The senate finance committee adopted an amendment to the war revenue bill providing a two cent stamp tax on all bank checks The measure revises the house draft Havre Oct 16 Belgian and French forces in Flanders report 7000 Germans captured and six guns seized Officials limned by the Belgian war office tonight note Belgian Belgian and French cavalry advances by French and British forces
The forecast indicates unsettled conditions with possible rain for Wednesday and Thursday, focusing on northern and western portions. Weak to moderate chances of showers persist as fronts approach.
Basel reports from Berlin that the Reichstag president postponed its fittings scheduled for tomorrow and reserved the right to convene later. German Socialists, amid the political situation, will not oppose Prince Maximilian of Baden in his bid to stay as imperial chancellor.
Washington notice reports the Douglas Wyoming state fair government exhibit as a top feature. Correspondence from George Creel and F Lamson Scribner indicates plans to expand similar exhibits next year. Letters to Senator Kendrick praise the display and urge continued departmental exhibits for education and public understanding.
Washington reports influenza has reached epidemic proportions in every state with high death rates. Officials expand measures as epidemics intensify in New England and the South while the Treasury halts new hires to limit spread.
Scotland reports 427 lives lost from the Otranto disaster with 169 bodies recovered by Oct 16. Recovery work along Islay coast is hampered by rough seas and extensive wreckage.
Los Angeles city council backed a proposal to pay women police officers the same salaries as men for similar work. Women now earn 55 to 95 dollars a month while men reach up to 115 dollars. The plan also sets a 1200 dollar retirement after four years of service.
Letter from the Office of Exhibits, Department of Agriculture dated October 10 1918 to Senator John B Hendrick praises success of a plan to send exhibits to thirty five state fairs. The letter notes strong support from fairgoers and claims these exhibits were the principal features of each fair in wartime effort and outdoor war expositions.
Paris reports Marshal Foch has forced a widening wedge between German bases at Pruden Ghent and Lille as Allied forces push toward Courtrai. The British right wing under General Plummer nears the Courtrai junction, threatening German lines at Lille Ghent and complicating rail routes through Belgian towns.
American troops advance at Hill 299 under heavy fire from 200 machine guns hidden in woods. They seize Till 286 amid relentless shelling and wire obstacles, push toward Cote de Chatillon, and capture the Tuileries farm northeast as part of a wider assault north of Verdun.
Serbian forces moving north from Nish on a wide front seized the Morava heights, taking 41 Meld guns and capturing a large amount of war material during the Nish operation, an officer reported in Washington on October 15.
Five trains with rescuers near Duluth monitor fires feeding across a 20 mile arc from Lawler to Mellrath as wind shifts renew a blaze endangering McGrath Salona White Pine and Sloane. Officials prepare evacuations and await word on casualties with a potential full state guard mobilization.
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