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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
2
A damaged newspaper text notes that The Associated Press is credited for news and republication rights are reserved. It references standard publication practices and ownership terms for the Am Independent Newspaper, published every evening except Sunday, with notes on sourcing and republication.
Berlin dispatches claim British forces north of Jericho retreated while London reports an advance. Turks concentrate in both zones threatening Holy Land and Mesopotamia as Britain could lose access to rail routes from Baghdad and risk encirclement without a safe rapid retirement option.
The article notes cautious optimism in General Foch’s plans as German forces press from the north toward Amiens. It highlights Foch’s prowess in identifying weak points and directing assaults that aided Allied advances at the Marne. Amiens rail network and its strategic role are described amid the Hindenburg drive rumors.
The article notes reserves not used yet and a new American force joining the field. Citizens at home await the moment when the Stars and Stripes will be raised again to influence the outcome of the struggle. The writer expresses hope that America will avenge three years of harsh warfare and barbarism.
Lord Robert Cecil denounces Count Czernin’s peace overtures as hypocritical claiming moderation while authorities ignore self determination, with examples from Austria Hungary’s actions in Romania and Bulgaria. He accuses central powers of ruthless disregard for the wishes of peoples and for territorial boundaries.
Arthur Brisbane sketches a mental line across the continent. He portrays youth at the front bravely fighting or dying, plus the home front worker, industrial cooperatives, and the American mechanic whose skill multiplies national effort, ending with the creative mind and body contributing to victory.
A devotional wartime tribute extols mothers who support all fighting men, arguing their love and devotion fuel national strength and endure beyond battles. It asserts that destroying a nation would require breaking the bond between mother and son, a loss impossible to imagine.
Under a new draft plan about 150000 will be drafted into the army with a goal of 800000 to be raised. Soldiers are departing across the ocean at a rate exceeding 100000 per month. Ogden will feel the drain as detachments depart. farewell scenes are planned starting April 26 at the depot to cheer the departing troops. A revival of Home Guards is urged nationwide to meet internal defense needs.
A reader-poem in Ogden papers presents a boy's garden as a frontline. The child imagines rows of beans as soldiers marching, watering cans as trenches, and weeds as the enemy to defeat for country’s victory. The piece urges every youngster to find a task to aid the nation and moral uplift.
A controversial plea argues for federal laws to curb disloyalty and vandalism toward Americans of German descent. The author urges penalties for sp illegal acts and spy activity, tying hate crimes to national security and urging swift federal action to deter mobs. The piece critiques anti German sentiment and calls for strong, legal safeguards.
April 12 marked the first anniversary of America entering World War I with ceremonies at 12 shipyards from Maine to Florida. Edward Hurley of the Shipping Board urged shipbuilders to commit fully, saying our all is needed to defeat German submarines. Officers, companies, officials, and workers joined singing of the national anthem and readings at the events.
Ottawa reports a casualty list including American names such as Jack Teracian and others across Detroit Saint Joseph Michigan. The notice lists several individuals presumed wounded or killed in action as part of a Canadian overseas casualty report.
An old ad copy extols Musterole a white ointment with mustard oil to ease neuralgia headaches and inflammation. It claims rapid relief for sore throat bronchial congestion pleurisy rheumatism skin aches bruises and chest pains and notes doctors nurses recommend it.
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