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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
2
The Standard Independent Newspaper states it publishes every evening except Sunday with Associated Press news and local law notices. The paper attributes all news to the AP or local sources unless otherwise credited.
An old editorial argues for immediate home training of recruits to speed up war readiness. It laments drafting delays and cantonment bottlenecks, urges use of vacant armories like in Ogden, and suggests mobilizing local men under army pay to build a ready force. The piece stresses patriotic duty and faster deployment by keeping the flag in homes.
The text argues home environment training could curb military corruption by ensuring funds drawn from the public are distributed to smaller towns. It claims money previously flows to large population centers, while home training would aid recruits and balance financial impact across communities.
The Standard criticizes Utah secret service methods, noting loose surveillance limited to Salt Lake City while Ogden serves as a transit hub. Reports recount a landlady warning of German-linked travelers and a Turkish-sympathizer overheard boasting of disasters, illustrating gaps before federal agents act from Ogden.
During the Civil War homefront cheer rose as troops returned. The piece invokes the song When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again and looks forward to soldiers arriving at Ogden terminal station with pride from families and towns.
Lloyd George declares no one in England matches his resolve and urges steadfast war aims. He warns against peace terms that would cede to Prussia and stresses the need for greater manpower tonnage and industrial mobilization as America enters the war. He argues Russia and America shape the global balance and calls for intensified production and transport to support France Italy and the Allied effort.
Ogden mourns the retirement of T B Evans & Co a longtime reliable grocery, due to ill health and labor shortages as three of his sons are in the draft. He sold to Modern Market where his customers will receive the same service, with Lawrence Evans joining the new firm. He plans to wind up by year’s end and spend months in California seeking better health.
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