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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
2
A projection warns that tensions with Mexico could trigger a war across the Rio Grande if kept unsettled. It argues U S forces might be needed to stabilize the region and speed up war readiness, urging decisive action to curb border raids and hostile bands.
In a call to national unity, citizens are urged to save and lend for the war effort. The argument states individuals should forgo personal purchases to supply the government with funds and materials, enabling production and reducing strain on resources.
A wartime message urges workers to free hours for war work and maximize freight space, stressing that the sacrifices workers make are small next to those made by soldiers who lay down their lives. The appeal frames labor contributions as essential for national effort and victory.
Senator Stone of Missouri, chairman of the foreign relations committee, was stricken with paralysis while riding a street car in Wallington. Reports say his condition is serious. The article portrays his career as marred by a break with the administration over war entry and criticizes his use of alleged German sympathy for political advantage, noting public disgust and a near-tragic fall from prominence.
An Ogden reader, Fred C. Smith, cites Harbin dispatches dated February 17 detailing German and Austrian influence in Siberia. He warns Bolshevik and German agents have infiltrated interior towns, using passports and forged papers to push their agenda. He argues without decisive Allied action, Germans may seize Siberia’s vast wealth and strategic rail routes.
An Englishman arriving from Krasnoyarsk reports German and Austrian prisoners in control of Krasnoyarsk work sites and transport hubs. He says Germans are running electric light and railway facilities, steering mining profits, and flooding the area with cheap goods to win local support. He warns the Allies must stop German influence to protect the region’s vast resources.
A wartime poem by Virginia Frazer Boyle appeals to workers and unions to support shipbuilding and military effort. It extols labor, patriotism, and the nation’s call to produce ships with strength, faith, and loyalty to liberty and country.
An old advertisement warns spring poisons cause headaches and dizziness. It touts sulphur tablets and laxative purifying herbs to cleanse bowels liver and kidneys, claiming to relieve ailments from winter and prepare for spring. Grandma’s molasses cream of tartar and tablets with guaranteed satisfaction are promoted by druggists selling the product.
Mrs Leena Tracy promoted to day matron at Union Depot succeeding Mrs Adela Treadwell who resigned. Mrs Sam Thomas to assume night matron duties tonight after recent appointment. Also includes fragmented poem about Belgian children during wartime and stray text about political discussions.
A. Varela’s store at 109 Twenty-fifth Street was burglarized last night. Thieves took $6.50 from the cash register and two watches, a cheap timepiece and a Hamilton. Police investigate with leads suggesting suspects, no arrests yet.
Leon Trotsky, former foreign minister, has been appointed joint minister of war and premier in Moscow. He has acted as minister of war since the government moved to the capital, per Associated Press dispatches.
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