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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
9
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Sergeant Harold Montrace arrives in Lawrence Mass as one of fourteen survivors of the Princess Pat regiment. He recalls two years in trenches at Verdun Hill Courcellette and the second battle of Ypres. He was poisoned by gas and left unconscious for forty eight hours amid the fallen.
A soldier asserts witnessing German barbarities including French children maimed and Canadian comrades crucified after capture. The statement portrays brutal acts attributed to opposing forces and reflects wartime propaganda tone.
A fire damaged a waste paper basket in the United States Navy recruiting office located in a Wyoming hotel. The blaze was minor, quickly put out with three gallons of chemical powder, and caused a general alarm but no panic.
The AP reports French salvage depots at Orleans recover battlefield debris turning waste into usable gear. Women workers, including widows and soldiers’ families, repair cartridge pouches, jackets, and shoes, saving millions and employing 6000, with daily outputs like 2000 repaired pouches and 590 new shoes from old pieces.
A National Emergency Food Garden bulletin advises careful seed selection from biennials such as beets carrots parsnips turnips cabbage and parsley. Choose roots in prime condition store through winter and plant crowns just below soil surface after hard freezes. Parsnips may stay in ground. carrots may in warmer regions.
Officers left Fort Rus sell early yesterday to join various officers training schools. Lon Davis advertises ranch sales at 1714 Carey Ave. A report on German sympathizers in UP construction at Rock River was denied by local officials. A. D. Kelley returned Monday from a northern state trip. WANTED- Girl for general work.
The alley between Capitol and Carey avenues and Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, undermined by the Hynda building excavation, will be repaired with a cement wall to stop caving and restore passage. Mrs J H Conway cited as resident at 604 E 18th with contact phone 10.
The notice reports the office relocation from 223 West 17th to 216 West 19th with a new phone number 491 for Stanton Transfer Co. Also lists various society items including Mrs. Bristol's return from a Wheatland trip with her sister Mrs. Peter Macfarlane and a call for a local collector.
Davenport reports Mme. Sarah Bernhardt turning 73 as she faces France's trials with courage. She expressed profound admiration for America and remains a prominent figure in French cultural life during wartime.
A speaker extols American women and men, praising the deep gratitude they inspire. She notes broad surprise at widespread spirit as she remarks on the boys who are going.
A speaker urged support for France in the war effort saying America will win the war for France. The remark followed a birthday celebration here before a local theater appearance.
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