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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1917
Page
17
American troops enter the first line trenches on the French front for the first time in the war. American artillerymen fire the first shot at 6 a m on a German working party as heavy artillery duel continues. French cheer Sammies arrive as the sector holds a cautious line with Americans in a French controlled trench.
The second Liberty Loan swelled to well over five billion dollars with subscriptions pouring from all districts. Secretary McAdoo announced the loan was greatly oversubscribed and that official totals would take days to determine as banks await complete recordings.
Jassy notes Romania stands at risk of starvation and destitution unless urgent relief acts are taken. An Associated Press report cites a dire shortage of wheat, rye and meat, with civilians receiving less than a pound of bread per person daily and a collapsing meat supply, threatening strategic wartime needs.
About 600 Union Pacific Coal miners in Sweetwater County subscribed 30 000 to a loan drive. By Friday the total reached 42 000 and 45 000 by yesterday. A special delegation brought 10 000 more from Elk Mountain. Superior miners added 82 000 and the Rock Springs mines 30 000. John W. Lacey praised the drive.
The Amsterdam Anzeiger quotes Berlin paper Zusunft reporting Maximilian Jarden has been forbidden to deliver lectures after radio utterances triggered suspensions of his newspaper.
Secretary Lane announced that motorcycles will be admitted to Yosemite National Park. The change applies starting immediately and expands access for travelers touring the park near Washington.
Local retailers report a car shortage, not a sugar deficit, is delaying potato shipments amid bumper crops. Farmers from Torrington to Ault seek rail cars to haul spuds, frost damage risks rising, and rail handicap is blamed on nationwide movement needs rather than railroad inefficiency.
Army dispatch from northern Italy reports a major Austro German push led by Field Marshal Von Mackensen. About 60,000 Italian troops or prisoners are cited as the offensive drives toward Tolmino Santa Lucia Santa Marie and Monfalcone with two main attack lines and Italian retirement to Monte Maggio and Auzge Mune as bombardment and reinforcements shift.
Wyoming launches a new food conservation pledge drive following the liberty loan campaign. About 12,000 women signed the first pledge in September, with 27,000 more signatures targeted. Mrs. B K Brooks, Mrs. K H Morton, and Mrs. Stone lead the effort. T C Diers oversees federal food administration in the state.
Orders reached Fort Thussell for the Twenty fourth Cavalry to move from the post to an army post in Texas. The departure date is withheld but expected in a few days. The transfer will reduce work at boot Russell by about one third.
French troops pressed in Flanders seizing several villages and many forts with a large number of prisoners. The Paris and Berlin bureaus report advances along the Ypres Commeet road and Alene front with farm occupations and gains near Bultehawk beyond Gheluvelt.
An insurance agent from Kansas City named Sorticer was hailed for his service as a home coverage agent but is reported to be jailed in Wyandotte County Kansas. Details remain unclear due to garbled OCR.
President Wilson ordered a 45 cent per ton rise for bituminous coal effective Monday morning. The cost impacts consumers nationwide, reflecting wage agreements reached between operators and miners in the central field and beyond.
Figures show total unofficial state returns reaching 5 494 900 with Lincoln County oversubscribing its maximum allotment by 37 300 and Natrona Converse Sheridan and Sweetwater also well above limits. Reports detail bond sales by Union Pacific workers and humorous anecdotes from campaign workers in Wosney and Crook counties as lines of effort and difficulties are described. continuation promised on Page Two.
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