Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1918, Page 4

WEAVER CALLED TO GAPITAL: NO MUSTER TODAY Next Drill Set for Friday Night with Mustering in anes igh Regimental Sought Here The mustering in of Companies D and E of the Casper Home Guards was called off upon Captain Lanning receiving a telegram from Adjutant General W. K, Weaver last night to the effect that General Weaver had | 1y been notified by the war department at Washington to leaye for the nation’s ‘capital at once. General Weaver wired the Washington offi- cials stating that he was to muster in the Casper Guard today but a re- turn wire ordered him to put off the muster_day to August 19, as the busi- ess which needed his attention at Washington was urgent and would not brook delay. At the same time, orders were re- ceived by Colonel George M. Sliney, who is commander of, the Third regi- ment Wyoming Home Gtards, to pro- ceed with the mustering in of Com- pany B at Basin,, which will take place today. Immediately upon re- ceipt of the new orders, Captain Lanning issued orders for the annul- ing of the muster as planned and} setting the date of the new day as Monday, August 19, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon. Also there will be no drill tonight and the next meeting of the Guardsmen wil be next Friday evening for the reguar drill. An importdnt communication was | also received by the commanders here in which Casper, is asked to pro- vide a regimental band for the new Guard. Casper has many good musi- cians both in the present city band and also some who have no connec- tion with any organization, Any one wishing to join the musicians’ unit will appear on the drill grounds next Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The new company of Guards ‘will have a foreign contingent consisting of 24 Greeks commanded by a ser- geant, making 25 men in all. These are all veterans of the Balkan wars and many have the sears~of old wounds to show for their actual par-* Boise, Idaho, is tied up by strikers ticipation in that conflict. addition to the veterans Spanish war and dther engagements that the Americans haye~ been en- gaged in, the new company can well be proud of its members as practi- cally every man has been tried under aetual battle conditions. A few there With this | are who have not sgen actual service! ~ but thesé are mostly ‘mew from the Wyoming plains and no other section of the world offers as good tarining unless it-would be in actual battle. goat sat te Le a LATE FLASHES BY STOCK WIRE (Taylor & Clay Wire.) By a vote of three to one Den- ver voted to purchase the plant and system of the Denver Union Water company. Premier Clemenceau says that the Allies in their counter-offens- ive have taken over 35,000 prison- ers. United States shipping board announces that 123 ships of 631,- | 944 were launched in July, great- ly exceeding the June record. Indications are that the com- mittee wll mot reach a definite agreement upon the war profit sec- tion of the revenue bill until Sec- retary McAdoo returns to Wash- ington tonight. General Foch has been made field mavshal of France for his di- rection of the victorious Marne of- fensive, Investigation of the discharge of union employes of the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph companies has been ordered by Postmaster. Genera! Burleson and he intimated that any men so pen- alized for union mg¢mbership would be reinstated under government control of the lines, | down after trying to reach the pay| |the hole and have dubbed it the Hoo-| of thet John Ik. Tener, president of the | National’ Baseball league, has re- signed. Fifty women were arrested in Lafayette Square, Washington, for attempting to s a demonstra- tion against senate delay in suf- frage matters. A percentage of the world: ‘series, if played this year, is'asked by the Xe C.°A. for army and navy | ‘ork, ba i eta ctgel eT Lauis J. Malvy, former minister , ct France, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment when, ‘yester- \ day, he was foundaguilty’ in Paris of having held communjecation with, enemy. | Guar ar ear oa ery Today’s Quotations ~ || Furnished by ' ! OTIS & CO. si } 2.75 | 4.00 | .00% (054 10 18 25.00 1.02 1.25 115.00 028 63 08% .08 07 | 05 13 01d | Midwest Com. Midwest Pref. hoa Outw - Pahtf3 er Premier __ Republic Pi Riverton Rfg. Shiloh United Pet._ Wyo. Blackfoot. Western Ex.___ Wind River Ref. CHEYENNE aE Wil STILL TANGLED IN JINX: The Hoodoo well of the Cheyenne | River Oil company, located about 20} | miles north of Douglas, is again shut) sands. This well has been drilling off and on since last summer and last fall the wife of one of thé diillets shot him and then tried to commit suicide. A run of bad luck appears te have followed the operation and the work-| ers seem to have a_bad opinion of) doo well. Contractor Youse__has charge of the well as present and ‘is| trying to get the tools into the oil- bearing sands. rae Se a ee ‘The Alene mining district near who walked out of the big zinc mines yesterday. Troops have been asked to patrol the area. Berlin claims the capture of 100 Prisoners the storming of Brit- h positions north of the Somme | | Creek Falls. jhas agreed to furnish the melons for {the lads out to the grounds and bring’ |J. H. Hanway and J. P. Smith. | comin TRIBUNE T0 BE HOST TO LOGAL \ ‘ Fete Planned at Garden Creek! Sta’ Falls Next Week Open to All Carriers and Newsboys - of Casper The Tribune will give a picnic to the newsies. ‘his event will take | place a week from next Saturday, un- der the auspices of William McMil- lian, the auditor of the Cunningham| this stores and the Casper National Bank. Mr. McMillian ix a Harvard graduate, and has had a large experi- ence in the East with the Y. M. C. A.| and also with his college organization in planning entertainments for young boys. The newsboys’ picnic will be staged| by The Tribune, and will give the youngsters who sell the paper on the | streets and also the carriers on the} routes a chance to get out of the hurry and bustle for a day among the mountains in the vicinity of Garden The hearty endorsement of the plan has already been given by many of the business. men and stores of| Casper in the-way these have come forward with proffers of the loan of jen automobile or the offer of food- \stuffs and supplies to make the day! an enjoyable one for the kids. | The Richards & Cunningham store W.C. 7. 0. WORK IN NATRONA Ao NEWSIES AUG. 17, SEEN BY PAPER ec Organ of Wom: Woman’s Christian ig 9 essa Union Reviews Activities of Casper Or- ganization The following from the Wyoming Watchword, the official organ of the Woman’s Christian | Temperance union in this state, will interest the | rai > alas of the organization in ei The Casper union was up and do- ing her bit on the Fourth of July, announcing the unton’s Las 6? gr be ness by furishing a beautiful float was entirely covered with white) was entirely cover with white |against wHich the gay flags and bunt- ing were displayed. A big flag float-| ed from a tall pole at the front of the float. Uncle Sam and the Goddess of Liberty stood guard at the rear, | with two attendants in uniform. The president, Mrs. F. A. Gould- ing ahd 20 school children, the lat- ter dressed in white and wearing Y. C. P. caps of red and blue, rode with-| in the float. An rane beys and girls wearing) the Y. €. caps and carrying flaga} marched atthe rear. Huge white banners at either side! of the float. ammounced patriotic work done by the Casper W. C. T. U.»To Wyoming campaign fund, $500; to ¥. M. C. A. $500; to municipal bonds, \the kids’ dinner, and five large care [AD OS9 to No. 2 Liberty loan, $5000; have been promised so far to carry |them back again. The donors of the! ears are.as follows: Patrick J. Sulli- van, A. J. Cunningham, James Burns, A part of the program has already been mapped out and: the entertain-| ments will consist~of wheelbarrow, | sack, obstacle, shoe and potato raees, | also a fifty-yard dash and a tug-of- war, The kids received the tidings of the} event with great enthustasm | jwhen they were informed of what | would happen. | In Scotland it is a belief that idiots are incapable of sneezing and the | power te do so is deemed evidence | of the possession of a certain degree of intelligence. —— | The French army was the first to, use a magazine rifle. ————— We buy Liberty bonds. Dutton | Staley & Co. to Red Cross, $25; to third Liberty loan, $200; to Belgian relief work, | $65; total, ‘$14, 490, On the evening of July 13 a band! RELIANCE CEMENTS OF WATER IN DOUGLAS WELL The well of the Reliance Qib com-} pany, located between Fetterman und ° Douglas along the Yellowstone high- way is cementing off the water on) | top of the sand which they found the) oil in about 1400 feet. This well is probably getting its oil from the first Wall Creek sand and it is well within the bounds of} reason that it would produce oil im} paying quantities from this depth. The Brenning Basin field lies clo: |to the Reliance well and the Bren- | ning oil is a shale prodnetionm probab- jly coming from sands that were oil- | bearing in former ages. — The first military balloon wag | used in 1794 by Guyton de Morveau, | who twice ascended at the battle of} |Fleurus and obtained military infor-} mation of importance. nn) |of Casper W..C. T. 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