27 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1914
Page
1
Reports from Paris London and Berlin describe major battles on both western and eastern fronts as German forces push toward the Somme and Meuse regions. Casualties are listed and leadership concerns noted with ongoing fighting from Soissons to Verdun and Woevre.
The French denounce the German destruction of the Rheims Notre Dame at Richelms last week as willful while Germans claim it was incidental to siege. The 12th century rosette window and triple portal were celebrated features. the rose window measuring forty feet in diameter was torn away by a shell. The cathedral hosted coronations from Philip I to Charles, including Joane d’Ares, with Chauvet V’s coronation linked to its tragic ruin.
The Viktoria Luise, named for Kaiser Wilhelm’s daughter, is shown as a vast dirigible with workmen beneath it. The German Army operates many airships capable of carrying 10 to 50 men and bombs. Bombs dropped at Antwerp weighed over 600 pounds with at least four from one dirigible. Dirigibles have near total wartime utility except for scouting. two dirigibles flew over Paris dropping bombs while French airplanes did not damage German cities.
A Cheyenne State Leader reprint recounts how the state Republican majority after Warren's reelection pursued petty politics. It alleges attempts to discredit the state administration, block judicial relief without a special election, and push costly district plans. The piece notes insinuations of manipulated investigations and a blue sky law adaptation, with continuation promised.
The Jones bill to grant eventual independence to the Philippines is under discussion in the House under a special rule. Republicans oppose the rule as unwarranted amid the European war, while Democrats back the bill as a pledge to the Filipinos. The debate extended over two hours and may continue for much of the week.
Wyoming forecast notes Sunday cloudy with possible local showers. Monday should be fair and cooler with changing conditions across the state little detail provided.
William Hawks of Bennington Vermont, known as an avid range cowboy, travels to Douglas for a reunion and plans to publish a book compiling more than 150 range songs from Texas to Montana and the Missouri to the Pacific. He preserves photographs of famed cowboys like Jim Bridger and others who shaped 1860s frontier life.
Dispatches from London recount chaotic shellfire at Fort Treyon near Verdun as German forces unleash straw-barrage tactics. Reports claim 7000 German corpses found on slopes after a fierce siege, with wounded arriving and details scarce.
Washington reports imply Villa and Zapata seek allied support from federals in Mexico as conflict widens. Carranza warns of further bloodshed, while Obregon is reported prisoner and Hill's 1500 troops brace for Maytorena assault in Sonora amid shifting northern movements.
Upton paper reports cashier W J McKinley of the local bank disappeared Thursday. A search party found his body in the combat storehouse behind the Upton Lumber and Hardware building. Att. Geo J Wilklie and others led the search. Continued on Page Two.
Reports detail German advances near Noyon and the Meuse with the Allied lines under pressure. British and French forces push on from St Quentin and Hervy It in a continuing offensive as manpower and reinforcements arrive. Belgian and Allied defenses around Waterloo feint, while Verdun and Toul see heavy bombardment and strategic shifting. Austrian war office confirms Asiatic cholera among wounded near Vienna. Russian efforts push German forces from Polish positions toward Gumbinnen as air reconnaissance missions suffer losses.
Austrian intelligence reports imminent capture of Przemyśl and ongoing Russian bombardment. Eastern fronts show Kushan artillery fire deadly while Russian forces advance toward Cracow and rail hubs. German reinforcements defend key fortifications as Austrian command reports heavy casualties and shifting positions along rail lines.
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