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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
5
The Cumberland train leaves Kemmerer daily except Sunday at 7 a.m. and returns arriving at 6:45 p.m. The morning and afternoon trains numbered 18 6 12 15 17 12 52 09 5 4 65 am pm reflect a fragmented timetable.
In a call to Kemmerer voters, the editor likens the town election to a military campaign and urges unity over party politics. Three solid citizens should be nominated in a single primary, elected without bitterness, and then supported to serve the town.
The Kemmerer Chamber of Commerce moves swiftly to business after a patriotic meeting and dance held last Wednesday. It also secured the Wyoming Stock Association convention for Kemmerer next spring, with President Burch praised for leadership and Oscar Beck of Heainey highlighted for the convention effort. Lincoln County is set to host a memorable visit for stockmen.
The notice states the material is entered in the Kemmerer post office as second class matter, indicating the mailing status and classification for publication or distribution.
Evanston has sent twenty two men to our company and started a second company with about sixty men already enlisted. Two committees of twenty business men organize public meetings every other night. Young men are personally recruited by committee members and at least three local business men offer to support families of enlisted married men. Patriotism is highlighted by these actions.
Hundreds of Camera readers urged to order early as limited copies of a special edition will be printed on fine book paper. The issue features over a hundred pictures and a complete county history, presenting past and present Lincoln County for 26 cents. Subscriptions include free copies for all subscribers.
In this piece Americans are urged to distinguish between the German and Austrian people and their governments. The author argues the conflict is with governments, not citizens, noting Germans and Austrians are loyal and would be further so if the United States avoids broad accusations of disloyalty.
In a Kansas coal town workers threatened to strike over the absence of an American flag on the site. The German operator was told to display the stars and stripes at the highest point, and the strike lasted just thirty minutes.
Attorney Ivan 83 Jones came back last week from a trip to San Francisco California where he reports high wartime excitement. Mare Island Naval Station now bars visitors with Jones refused admission as a precaution against a former local resident residing in Sacramento.
Exhi bitions display loyalty as Charles K. Hughes Roosevelt and W J Bryan publicly commend President Wilsons Congress address. Hughes calls it the greatest state paper since Lincoln while Roosevelt and Bryan pledge hearty support to the president.
The article asserts Germany's population is about 50 percent larger than France, the United States is 50 percent larger than Germany, and Great Britain falls between Germany and France. It states this country surpasses both Britain and France combined in population and nearly equals their wealth, while Russia has higher population but one quarter the wealth. Uncle Sam is described as the true earth’s colossus, now ready to be awakened to preparedness and to contribute a figure in the war.
Garage foreman Bert Smalley of Frank Brezovnik has opened temporary headquarters in a former livery stable near Frontier Supply Co and lumber yard. Smalley, well known in Lincoln County, previously lived in Big Piney for 15 months as machinery arrives and is stored at the new site.
A group of German soldiers recently captured by the French said they had received no news of progress since February 2. The remark tests the Imperial Government policy of keeping its fighting men ignorant of current events.
A German Reichstag resolution urges creating a committee to revise the constitution. The text argues that if Germans gain a say in government affairs, the war may be short, noting parallels with Russian upheaval and an overwhelming majority backing the measure.
John Reed of the Beckwith-Quinn ranch near Sage reports severe ice and water actuation. A large dam across the river on the Beckwith-Quinn ranch saw chunks of ice weighing tons pass over last week. Railroad authorities are taking every precaution to handle the high water. Cool weather recently aided conditions. Reed notes the Beckwith-Quinn cattle wintered nicely.
The Casper Daily Tribune’s big oil edition surveys the state oil situation with emphasis on Casper. It presents well written articles describing industry developments, prospects, and local impact in a period tone.
The Sheridan Post and Rock Springs papers back John Hay of Rock Springs as a Senate candidate in 1919, challenging incumbent Warren. Hay is a well known banker and stockman, seen as a strong statewide figure.
Public notice from Kemmerer Wyoming concerning editorial and ownership details for the Kemmerer Camera. It lists publisher Chas G Bruce and owner Robert R Rose, with notary J A Christmas dated April 3 1917 and bondholder statement showing none holding 1 percent or more.
Immediately after the United States entered the great world war prices on all staples jumped again. It is hoped the Federal government will find some way to regulate prices on life’s necessaries to a greater extent.
Organized labor again shows loyalty to the Government by declaring no strike during the Germany crisis. The decisive attitude of labor unions is seen as crucial, as early wartime effectiveness in Great Britain was hampered by various strains and thefts.
The work of the diplomatic service in South America is yielding visible results as several republics break with Germany. Prospects rise that all will soon align with the United States, and the bond with South American nations has strengthened markedly in recent days.
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