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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
1
Paris reports three German aeroplanes over the capital with two French machines in pursuit. Rifles and machine guns mounted on public buildings keep a steady fire as one German aircraft breaks away and is pursued. The other German planes likewise escape, while a siege of Paris appears unlikely despite fears.
Washington dispatch says James McReynolds will take the oath as associate justice of the supreme court and T. W. Gregory will assume the office of attorney general tomorrow.
United press style bulletin summarizes early war moves across Austria Germany England France Russia and Turkey. Austria says Lemburg fallen as 1,000,000 strong army pressed by Russia. Germany claims eastern and western victories with Prussia offensively poised. France admits German right wing near Paris while center holds. Britain reports high officer casualties and large missing lists. Russia claims defeats of two corps and German gains near eastern Prussia as Berlin movement delays. Turkey potential entry eyed by London.
President Wilson and Secretary Bryant expressed satisfaction to Provisional President Carranza over rapid progress toward restoring peace in Mexico. The U.S. administration believes the government is stabilizing and foresees elections soon despite delicate reconstruction. In Puebla, thousands of arms were surrendered at the national Palace under military decree. A constitutionalist generals meeting discussed plans to call a general election per Gaudaloupe plan.
Etna Green near Warsaw Indiana was struck by a fire that started at the railroad depot and spread through the town during a rainstorm. The blaze left about 500 residents homeless with damage estimated around $160,000.
Sir Court Bennett, British consul general, said a trusted friend reported the Kronprinz Wilhelm seized by British cruisers in nearby waters and taken as a war prize to Bermuda. Bennett noted the information was unconfirmed but believed true.
The third ballot in the papal election, taken today in Rome, produced no result and the ballots were burned as tradition dictates. French German Austrian and English cardinals are closely watching the war news.
Berlin counters claims of Russians investing Koenigsburg and abandoning Brussels. German officials say Brussels administration active daily and dismiss rumors of a Russian advance. Reports in European papers quote London as a lie factory and describe German casualties and Belgium’s destruction in alarmist terms.
With the primary results in from most counties and a state board of canvassers gathered, an official recount for the state is expected to begin today. Returns arrive from Johnson and Crook while Hot Springs reports on the way. The board includes Auditor, State Treasurer, and Secretary of State with J. L. Baird and F. L. Houx in town, a quorum.
On September 2 martial law began with no disturbance. Militia moved into Butte's business district to arrest four leaders of the Butte Mine Workers' union and search for Mitchie MacDonald, president of the union, as a search continues for additional arms.
The Clayton bill supplementing the Sherman law cleared the Senate 46 to 16. It imposes fines and imprisonment on officers of corporations violating trust laws and targets prohibitive contracts, holding companies, and interlocking directorates while easing injunction procedures.
Vice President Marshall states Woodrow Wilson will be the Democratic nominee in 1916 and will receive united party support. He argues Wilson deserves a second term to prove his policies, and notes Democrats will not replace him in the next election.
A Reuters dispatch reports that the Russian capital will be renamed Petrograd by imperial decree removing the Teutonic element from the city name. The change marks a shift in nomenclature for the capital founded by Peter the Great in 1712.
Chronicle dispatch from France relays officers’ view that August 26 near Mons saw German forces press with overwhelming strength into British lines. They call it the fiercest engagement yet with huge charges and high casualties, predicting the encounter will be judged a major military achievement akin to Waterloo.
Reports from Berlin state authorities ordered all lions and other carnivores in public zoos killed to conserve meat for the population. London confirms the directive amid food shortages affecting residents.
The Sporte man reports Kineborge wishes horse racing to continue during the war and plans to enter his own horses despite the conflict.
Washington reports the new War Risk Insurance Bureau will open in the Treasury Department tomorrow. President Wilson signed the bill and named W. C. Delany as director. No initial requests had arrived at the agency.
An official report says a Zeppelin dropped bombs on Antwerp causing house damage and minor injuries near hospitals marked with Red Cross. The raid aimed at wireless stations. patrols failed to stop it as Belgian forts and searchlights engaged the airship before it retreated toward Mulines.
President Wilson plans to address Congress with a message urging a war tax to boost national revenues. He aims to gather House and Senate leaders before sending the message. About 106 million dollars are expected to be needed.
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