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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
3
The Standard notes it is a second class matter paper in Gedern Utah, published daily except Sundays, with AP news credits. It reports the paper’s finances and equipment funding under wartime constraints and quotes a stockholder stance favoring continued private ownership over government control.
A new German government plan calls for a neutral commission to determine responsibility for the war. The idea faces skepticism as historians note German actions and Bavarian archives may bear on accountability and officials from the old regime have left testimony.
Merlin reports a ploy to restore Emperor William with General Mackenson and military officers at the helm aided by policymakers including Lt Gustav Krapp von Nolen who oversaw finances. The document cites evidence linking Krupp works to the danger, urging destruction and punishment of the pirate nation’s leaders. Troops stand at Cologne as a Coblenz on the Rhine pledge.
A bridgehead is the establishment of an American military force on the river’s right bank to enable crossings by other troops, not just the bridges at Coblenz. It includes a screen of troops and artillery extending up to about 20 miles east of Coblenz to allow movement across the Rhine even under German attack.
President Wilson addressed Congress on railway control saying no return to prewar private management without reform. He favored government oversight until a satisfactory readjustment plan is agreed by Congress. Prominent financiers oppose full privatization as risks of disaster loom.
A harsh defense of President Wilson amid efforts to discredit him over his absence from Washington. The piece argues anti administration circles spread cables and rumors to Europe, aiming to undermine him. It notes a belief that impeachment rhetoric and disgrace are being prepared as groundwork, with covert sources driving the campaign.
Guaranty Trust vice president Francis J Ileson argues the United States entered peace stronger than before war. He notes vast military and industrial buildup, wartime taxes, and expanded infrastructure, but warns postwar readjustment is unique and challenging. He calls for effort to rehabilitate Europe while leveraging American strength for reconstruction.
A garbled, sensational mock speech mixes mockery of preachers and enemies with references to Europe and figures like Uncle Sam. The text sneers at Belgium France Verdun and Austrian retreat, ends with scrambled lines about a kneeling figure and generic threats, in a chaotic Civil War era voice.
A fragment touts weight loss claims promising easy methods without dieting or danger. It mentions Marmola and mail order prompts, claiming low price and quick fixes but reads as advertisement with unclear instructions and unreliable tone.
A World War I dispatch recounts heroism from Sergeant William Stanton of the 862nd Infantry and others, detailing brutal battles at the Argonne and frontline conditions. It describes bravery, captured prisoners, and munitions stockpiles, alongside harsh experiences of soldiers and Belgian civilians, with lament for lost comrades and homes left in ruins.
A letter from Chester Knudson to Mrs J C Knudson of Birmingham City describes Belgian towns spared from destruction during the German retreat. He reports Germans took valuables but avoided razing villages, hoping Allied arrival would meet reciprocal restraint.
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