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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
1
Allied reports note German destroyers submarines and mine sweepers active near Riga as a possible land and sea offensive. Bombs dropped on Russian ships and harbor works. raids on gulf islands continue. Russians conduct raiding actions near Iluksi amid unchanged fronts.
East coast peace conference delegates, unsure of a meeting venue, arrived by train in Chicago and formed a committee to pick a site. They were greeted by sympathizers at the station with no demonstration. A later notice said the People's Council of America conference would be in Milwaukee next Sunday, announced by Morris Hillquit.
The People's Council of America for Democracy and Peace seeks protection for its proposed national peace conference. Leaders debated Milwaukee Chicago or Washington as the site after arrivals of delegates and trains. Some favored Chicago others Washington, with a few suggesting Milwaukee as a stopover.
Overnight entries list for Cheyenne Wyoming event on Saturday includes Claiming races with purses from 150 to 400 dollars. Notable horses include Violet May Heroine Mallory DancIng Star Signorette King Max Night Night, and Army horses with riders listed among the field.
London reporters say Premier Kerensky warned that four thousand Russian soldiers may be shot for desertion if order is not restored. General Korniloff returns from the Moscow conference to enforce a blood and iron policy as deserters weaken the southern front. The war office reports daily desertions as Teuton forces push toward the Black Sea. Kerensky claims the Moscow meeting will speed Russia's war effort.
William R. Hearst will not be a candidate for mayor of New York in the coming election. He declined to have his name appear on the primary ballot, filing the declaration with the board of elections on the last legal day. He had been designated by petition for the Democratic nomination.
The treasury department tentatively sets October 1 for the opening of the next Liberty loan campaign with subscription books closing November 1 unless amended. Details on bond amount interest rate and denominations will be announced after Congress acts on pending bond bills.
Jockey David Bloom was thrown from Treowem during the sixth race on the back stretch. He was stunned and carried away by bystanders but was not seriously hurt. Reports say he suffered temporary stun and a leg injury with two bones broken. Bloom is under contract to owner Wm Kane. Treowen continued racing two laps before stopping on his own.
The Associated Press reports Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing will move his headquarters from Paris to near the training camp to stay close to his troops and oversee their field training as American forces prepare for the western front. The report describes vast American support lines, French collaboration, and aviation training with both French and American teams.
A Greensboro court on August 31 ruled the child labor law unconstitutional, reversing prior enforcement actions. The decision affects employment restrictions governing minors and several pending cases in the state. Local officials indicated plans to review related ordinances and potential appeals.
Senate expected to begin voting on the war profits section of the war tax bill after yesterday’s cloture defeat. Johnson of California proposes a gross 80 percent levy, with LaFollette set for a war profits speech and Borah signaling no delay to action. The administration bill, backed by Adamson, would allow soldiers and sailors to obtain up to 5000 in insurance at 0.8 percent per year, with compensation provisions for death injury or disability.
Iowa Attorney General M Havner announced verification that Lynn J Kelly itinerant clergyman confessed to eight murders at Willisca Iowa in 1921 He has been under indictment since last spring The statement notes Kelly repatriated the confession to his attorney in the Willisca jail with the sheriff present.
Ottawa reports officials expect Canada to set wheat prices to match the $2.20 level fixed in the United States. The announcement indicates Canada may align its price policy with Washington figures as the market adapts.
A brief call to action urges Americans to save food through mindful buying proper cooking and prudent eating as part of a national effort led by Mrs Hoover. The appeal stresses reducing waste and promoting domestic food resilience.
Wyoming to send 39 men, five percent of the state quota, to American Lake training camp in Washington next Wednesday. The group represents 14 counties with Albany and Carbon each providing five men and Sweetwater seven, while several counties meet their voluntary enlistment quotas.
The Omaha ball team named four classy amateurs from Upward Wall and semi pro ranks to face the Qreeley Spada ul Pro Deer Park Bullday Sunday afternoon. Listed players include Jim Moylan, Chris Kenny, Hazen, Swanson, Vernon, Smith, Holbrook and Stuckey. The squad arrives Sunday morning on No. 4.
The Idea Nazionale claims a quarrel erupted between German and Austrian high commands. Vienna allegedly asked for immediate German reinforcements to plug gaps in Austrian lines and slow the Italian advance toward Trieste and the Bathsirea plateau, but von Hindenburg refused to provide troops. The paper cites a lively controversy between the two commands.
An Atlantic port report says a large British freighter was torpedoed near the Trinh coast by a German U-boat but the sub submerged after a convoy destroyer appeared and air torpedo and gunfire failed to trap it. Greece signals readiness to join Allied operations within three months as Austrian prisoners number 1300 taken in yesterday’s fighting on Mount St Gabriel’s slopes.
Horses ran at Frontier Park yesterday afternoon with several finishes decided by official eye judgments. Judges and track conditions prompted careful review of rail positions and disputed outcomes across multiple races, including a notably dramatic sixth race and a contested sixth through ninth with no clear selections.
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