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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1917
Page
2
The Standard notes publishing irregularities with an apparent gap in daily editions and mentions missing content around weekends. It references editorial differences and a questioned schedule affecting readership trust and circulation status.
President Wilson states the United States was driven into war by German oppression and espionage. He cites German misconduct, spy rings, and treachery by Zimmerman as key causes, noting American honor and rights demanded defense. The speech frames declared peace as unattainable without action.
The Utah Power and Light Co announces a new rate schedule with higher minimum charges and a 10 percent discount if bills are paid within ten days. Without the discount, charges may exceed former levels, prompting questions about company profits and the necessity of rate increases.
Government officers told Oklahoma authorities that draft dodgers who took up arms must be tried for treason. Treason means death. If the men who planned to break down the governments selective draft are caught and convicted the harsh mandate of the law will be enforced.
Potash extraction from cement plants emerges as a new wartime by product. The article notes U S dependence on European sources, the shift to domestic production, and cement plants installing potash recovery equipment. Revenue estimates suggest substantial daily returns to stockholders as plants expand, with an Idaho plant planned to be equipped for this process.
The American mission head expresses belief in a strong permanent government for Russia and its ability to oppose central powers on a frontline from Riga to the Carpathians. Observers note mixed reports from a fragile situation, with Kerensky trusted to lead and military authority centralized to stabilize the republic and deter desertion as Turbulence begins to ease.
The article discusses James W. Gerard revealing intercepts and telegrams from 1917 that implicate Germany in deliberate war planning. It claims a telegram to President Wilson signed by the Kaiser asserts Germany violated centrality in strategy. It also cites Balarr and Sir Edward Grey related disclosures about neutralities and King George’s failed authority in 1914 London.
A Booth Pacific letter to the Standard argues that freight costs are far higher than the retail price of goods. It cites examples from clothing, shoes, eggs, and beverages showing how transportation inflates prices from New York to San Francisco and Nevada to California, urging opposition to a proposed 15 percent rail rate increase.
Tour details list stops at Caniston Lethbridge Magrath Raymond Spriss Coules and Stirling from Gregan Short Lite routes in Utah and Idsho. For reservations rates and more information contact local agent or City Theket of fre 2811 Washington arenas Onde by phone 3800 7081.
Paving work restarted this morning on Twenty-Eighth Street after over a week’s delay. Moran contractor crews begin from Lincoln Avenue with concrete placed between Wall Avenue and Lincoln. Ogden, Ingan & Idaho Railway Company contractors also placing concrete on Jefferson Avenue south of Twenty-Eighth Street and will move toward Washington and Jefferson Avenues. Large concrete mixer and dump trucks speed progress on this paving district.
Ogden’s Battery B assembled at the armory for mobilization as a full unit of the United States Army. Seven members were absent. the crew received assignments to four platoons and learned duties from Captain J. Ward. Family members waited outside as the men pledged loyalty to Uncle Sam, with immediate mobilization expected.
The Masonic funeral for the late Benjamin H Newton will be held from the temple at 2 p.m. Tuesday August 7. Members and attendees are asked to be present at 1 36 p.m. by order of W M Nichols Secretary.
Investigators probe whether a deliberate act caused the derailment of the Yellowstone special on the Oregon Short Line. A gas pipe on a search point allegedly blocked the sealing, delaying the train by minutes with no wrecked engines beyond two cars. Oregon Short Line officials say no clue points to a planner.
The Utah Canning Company is described as now practically 209 percent perfect from the standpoint of saints, indicating an extraordinary positive appraisal of its performance or quality.
Distinguished screen star Marguerite Snow appears at the Alhambra tonight only in The Faded Flower, a six part feature. Show times are 7:30 and 9:15 with merchants’ tickets honored from 7:30 to 8:30. Snow is described as wife of James Cruze, Ogden’s famous screen star.
Weber county crews repair a washed canyon road near Qaden canyon entrance. A heavy retaining wall is built to protect the roadway after spring floods damaged the grade. Men fill the large hole with gravel and dirt, haul material from higher up the canyon, mend fences, and prepare to tar a highway coating to restore it to former condition.
Brigham City Aug. 6. Seventy nine soldiers from Brigham and Box Elder counties boarded a special train for Logan on the Ogden Logan and Wahs railroad amid cheers. The departure was delayed by crowds of citizens and touching scenes from widows and sweethearts. The troops join Logan troop C in Logan before heading to Salt Lake. Brigham City Military Band performed at the depot and the Bremen parade from Main Street to the depot featured uniforms with white trousers blue vests and blue caps.
An Eagles group schedules a Wednesday meeting for nomination and election of trustees. The notice lists August as the time frame and specifies a focus on trustee positions within the organization. The exact date appears unclear due to the fragmented OCR text.
Washington, Aug 6. A provision protects harvests from manpower shortages caused by mobilization. District exemption boards will decide essential field labor needs, allowing workers to stay until their tasks are complete, then join the draft. Local boards use crop conditions to determine necessary workers. Peoria Mackinister Union raises wages to 10 cents per hour.
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