Lex Anteinternet: Wyoming State Tribune, March 29, 1918. The Germans in control of the breweries?

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Wyoming State Tribune, March 29, 1918. The Germans in control of the breweries?

Lots of grim war news.

And a report that the Germans were in control of the breweries to the tune of, a fellow from the Anti Saloon League claimed, 75%. That is, he said, 75% of all the stock owned in breweries was owned in Germany.

Hmmm. . . . .

And a draft evader was shot in the Seminoes after fighting to contest his arrest. As this shows, there was opposition to the draft during the Great War and it was sometimes pretty determined, even if most people accepted it readily.

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