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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1917
Page
2
The Standard newspaper founded in 1570 continues as an independent daily paper published each evening except Sundays, retaining its nonclub stance and absence of any club affiliation.
A fragmentary letter argues for suppressing Bill Haywood and condemns disloyal antiwar rhetoric. It discusses labor turmoil and predictions of strikes threatening US industries, accusing Haywood of agitprop and praising governmental discipline against disloyalists.
A Rawling Wyoming subscriber asks why Japan aids Russia less than expected. The Salt Lake Tribune replies that even with 2,600,000 Japanese soldiers in polar regions it would be easier than feeding them, and argues Japan must send more men and munitions to Russia, including shipments by ships to Vladivostok and the Far East port.
A historical analysis discusses Vladivostok as a supply hub with single-track rail limits, US rail commission insights on capacity, and speculative troop movements by Japan and Russia. It weighs rail links to Harbin, Mukden, and Port Arthur, and evaluates whether wartime logistics could sustain large forces, noting winter constraints and wider strategic risks amid German, British, and American positions.
Haring completed a survey of Hunteville dairy stock with government expert J T Neal reporting 700 milch cows tested none afflicted with tuberculosis. Near Salt Lake an untold herd yielded four cows recovered proof Ogden Valley suits dairy focus. Authors urge better barn cleanliness and improved housing for cows to boost dairy industry prospects around Hentaville and nearby towns.
America’s leading war analyst Frank HT Simonds projects a conclusion to the Great War within 1918. He cites his France visits, Verdun victory, and Crown Prince campaigns to forecast a final military decision by year’s end, contingent on Russia and the United States’s full effort and American reinforcement.
A fragmented notice indicates a Wednesday meeting for the Eagles group to discuss and elect a trustee. Details are sparse with partial terms like Norioation and ovens, leaving the exact time place and agenda unclear.
Reports from Copenhagen and Copenslagen detail German political turmoil as Catholic Center leader Dr. Spahn faces possible resignation for a justice portfolio, while Augsburg and Vorwaerts signal shifts in the chancellor Michaelis era. Debates over parliamentary influence and peace policies stir liberal and socialist camps amid rising calls for a new system.
Classified notice from New Century Printing Co offering blank books loose leaf work and related printing services.
Copenhagen reports delays in a German ministry reshuffle with two municipal administrators Weldratt and Schwandar named for interior and economics posts. Chancellor Nichartis considers their prior work on food rationing and control as proof of energy and ability. August Mueller, a leading prospective appointee, may join if he accepts office.
Miss Margaret Chiperfield daughter of Representative Chiperfield of Tillacta is a popular Washington youth leader active in war charities. The piece notes reactions to German and domestic officials, mentioning John Bolth and Herr Mueller, with possible shifts in policy and the Vorwaerts newspaper greeting for von Kueblerson as a symbol of peaceful understanding amid a complex political landscape.
In Mineola New York John Longer De Saulles, child of Mrs Bianna De Saulles, is found in the custody of G Maurice Heckscher, ending a murder related custody dispute. Mrs De Saulles, under murder charges, may appeal for access to her son. Funeral services for De Saulles held today as legal maneuvers continue.
London report from Times correspondent at General Korniloff’s headquarters says Russia will not surrender. He warns a dishonorable peace would make Russia a German colony, seizing food and men. He calls for allied help to reorganize railways for warfare and notes troops are undertrained amid mobilization and routine duties.
John Verplancke Newtin of Whitford, Pennsylvania, an American field service member, died at the front hospital on August 2 after being seriously wounded by a shell at a post. A Princeton student, he was the second Princeton man killed in the last week. Julian Droome L. Allen of New York, trader for the section, was wounded.
A July dispatch from Petrograd reports on a surge of fake assassins generating profits and notoriety after revolutionary turmoil. Convicts from Siberia, volunteers, and self styled heroes travel, receive gifts, and gain marriage proposals, while staged murders collapse under scrutiny. Catherine Smirnoff in Minsk and other claimed murderers mislead authorities, exposing looser moral enforcement and mob justice.
A collage of old jokes and quips on misread notices and social scenes. A farmer’s whiskey tale, a servant boy misadventure on Saint Patrick’s Day, a penitentiary pun, and several brief humor vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. It also mentions Canton traders’ blacklist fears and a Conservative Society convention in Staunton, with dates noted for a September start.
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