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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
2
Great Men Working Out the Problems in Chicago Conference
A. C. Bedford, president of Standard Oil, joins a Chicago conference with other high earners remarking on war and government efforts. He commends seasoned industrial leaders for quietly solving government problems while criticizing those who hinder progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Bedford
Standard Oil Company
Washington
Chicago
German advance reported near Armenieres and Merville
A wartime briefing notes continued fighting heavy as German forces push north and south around Armenieres, claiming capture of Merville near Eslairea. British statements acknowledge gains, with Germans aiming to deepen wedges north of Neuvo while driving near the opening of the Mul drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armeneres
Merville
Eslairea
Mul
Neuvo
Battle of Messines Ridge Recounted in Stinging Word
The text describes German offensives from Arras toward the coast with rapid shifts at Messines Ridge. It recalls the British victory after a devastating, mined explosion and the subsequent ground exchanges in a harsh, bloody struggle. It notes the fiercely contested area and the high casualties implied by the shifting front. It emphasizes the ferocity of combat and the ever-present danger to western forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messines Ridge
Lloyd Grorga
London
Meseines
Authority on Our Foreign Trade Speaker at Chicago Meeting
F W Tausig, chair of the United States tariff board, spoke at a Chicago Chamber of Commerce gathering about postwar international trade. He warned that basic economic principles are poorly understood, noting that ports gain value only when buying imports, and that trade surpluses in gold do not ensure prosperity as wartime exports showed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Hell
Chicago
F. W. Taussig
United States Tariff Board
Mercian Digo on Prosperity and Trade Policy
The speaker argues that gold abundance did not bring prosperity, with prices for labor and goods rising. He contends America should export goods on a flat basis of efficiency and quality and import foreign commodities for mutual intrinsic benefits, noting hidden costs and selective export rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jquantives
America
In the Show Houses of Ogden
A City Federation committee reports theater operators will cooperate to improve safety and sanitation but notes no city ordinance exists to guide action. Officials warn neglect could harm public health and risk a major disaster for Ogden’s daily showgoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Federation of Women's Cubs
Sirs. C. Wallis
Josephios Hirst
Jeanette M. Mortell
Moving Picture Theaters
Ogden
Disease and Bullets in War Report Casualty Notes
Worn by harsh climate and living changes, soldiers in France suffer disease alongside enemy fire. Smallpox cases appear amid pneumonia and other illnesses as death rolls climb. Records show 447 admissions in six days, 283 in one day, and 110 yesterday, with Somme losses cited at about 50000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hesh
Toins
The
Somme
Congress Criticism Echoes GOP Lean in War Prep Debate
A Salt Lake Tribune critique notes excessive politics in Congress as it endorses swift war measures. It argues the Senate delayed essential war legislation with lengthy debates aimed at discrediting the president and gains for some Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Horn
Salt Lake Tribuna
Sedilin Hill
Thane Samsons
United States
Bo Shoad
Cozy Attraction Delivers Bold Reckoning in Drama
In an unusual tale Rand Star, nearly penniless after his father’s business failure, turns to robbery seeking rehabilitation of his fortune and love Dora Dean. Dora, a telegrapher at a country station, faces a city drama as Rand’s path entangles her with a mentor who reshapes his fate and tests loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand Star
Finn
Ite
Dora Dean
Srathar
Ram ‘Lala Fark
Tarzan of the Apes Five Day Run At Ornneam
Mad with the death of his ape mother Tarzan roams the jungle killing cannibals and destroying their village. He leaps between trees and saves his ape mother in a mournful scene before calling his elephant friend to raid the cannibal camp. Opening Sunday at 8 p.m. for five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarzan
Hown
Lady Alice
Elephant
Ornheam
Dera Faces City Crisis as Jon Fails to Act
Dera mortgages the home and arrives in the city seeking funds to save him but arrives too late. Jon attempts suicide, but Randolph triggers the master-switch of the city’s power, causing lights to flare with a hopeful glow that seemingly saves his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dera
Jon
Randolph
Blind Bogey Contest at Ogden Golf Club
A blind bogey contest will be held at the Ogden Golf and Country Club on Sunday April 14. Prizes will be awarded for ladies and gentlemen entering the contest. Come out for the day and luncheon. Mrs Winters has charge of the dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Golf and Country Club
Births Reported This Morning in City Health Departmen
The following births were reported this morning to the city health department. To Fred and Maggie Gibbona Burdette, 876 Twenty-sixth Street, April 11, 2 day: to Joseph T. and Selma Matison Smith, 2071 Adams Avenue, April, 8 girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Health Department
Fred
Maggie Gibbona Burdette
Twenty-sixth Street
Joseph TV
Selma Matison Smith
Adams Avenue
YMC A Men Welcome Drafted Soldiers at Camp Lewis
At Camp Lewis Tacoma April 10 new draftees arrive to a dark, lonely scene. A YMCA volunteer greets them, easing loneliness and guiding them through quarantine. The secretary of the YMCA assists with reading materials writing supplies and occasional entertainments during ten weeks of isolation before unit assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Bersons
Northwest
Liberty Theater
Ja. Duldings
Jin
Lisha Vo
C. A
Kairnis
Calumbya Serretar
Vowlsy
Welfare groups aid new arrivals at camp life reminiscence
Welfare board and religious organizations aid incoming arrivals as impressions of camp life fade. The narrative notes how men learn to cope, finding strength in community support and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufe
Naval expert on freedom of seal lands in critique
New York April 42 report that Captain Persius, a German naval analyst, rejects the German proposal for freedom of the sea in a Berlin Tageblatt analysis dated March 21. The piece notes unceremonious dismissal of the idea and cites Persius’ counterarguments on maritime rights and belligerent duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Persius
Views on German freedom and peace strategy from captain’s article
The excerpt discusses two views on how Germany should secure freedom in the future. One argues freedom can be gained only through peace by understanding, while forceful peace would render seas and nations unfree. It notes Korea’s policy favoring Britain’s defeat as a prerequisite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Korea
Great Britain
Telephone discovery a divine accident says Bell
In Chicago on April 22 Dr. Alexander Graham Bell called the telephone discovery a divine accident willed while solving another problem during a dedication speech. He framed the invention as a fortunate outcome of serendipity and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theas
Alexander Graham Bell
Deaf school named in honor of pioneer inventor
A Chicago audience celebrated a school named after a pioneering figure for deaf education. Dr Dell recalled discovering the telephone’s role in aiding hearing, noting the device’s evolution from a flawed instrument to the modern telephone during the dedicatory exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dell
Ambulance Driver Killed in France
Paris April 12 Carey Richard Evans of Columbus an ambulance driver was killed that week while serving with the French army Evans a new man received army training at Allentown Pa He was aiding stretcher bearers leading the wounded to a vehicle when a shell exploded nearby killing him instantly He was buried with military honors at the scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Carey Richard Evans
Columbus
Evans
Aly
Allentown
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Warwick
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Bob Warwick
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Tate
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Pubtlan
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Marshall
Jefer
Wee Lawee
Chicago Wholesale Gro. CO
Congress
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ACES
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Barts
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