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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
7
Washington reports protest over President Wilson’s fuel order aiming to curb coal use. The plan pauses manufacturing in eastern states for five days, shifting coal to essential sectors. Officials warn thousands face unemployment as industries suspend output and wage losses mount in New York and Philadelphia.
San Francisco January 17. Government warns of German pollen pollen spread to destroy California wheat crop. Bulletin from state defense council urges police officers and county councils to prevent pollen spread and alert farmers. Two liters already delivered. authorities fear pollen in the hands of German agents.
Indianapolis January 17 delegates at the coal miners convention discussed a five day shutdown order as a fuel shortage looms. International President Frank J Hayes cited rail bottlenecks and urged faster output claiming 300 million tons yearly could be produced with better facilities. The group opposed private guards and stakebreaker imports and urged cooperation with Fuel Administration directives.
A garbled clipping describes a senator allied with Herbert Hoover. It notes his progressive stance and sharp criticism of critics, highlighting his role in supporting Hoover and challenging opponents like Jim Reed. The passage appears as a noisy OCR excerpt from a mid-century political column.
Washington Jan 17 Six men were killed and three injured aboard the Be a Michigan when the ship faced a heavy gale at sea. The accident occurred when a cage mast collapsed during the storm, marking the first such fatal incident in the Navy. The dead are Osben Capers Melytu Carl Frederick Maraheneng Clnrence Eugena Cook Frank John Pring and Julian Hel. The fireman John Bassellia Chico also died. Injured include Edward Thomas McDonald Gordon Solo ton Farmer Virgil V. Bigkers. All injured were four men.
The former emperor Nicholas Ramanoff and his family reportedly escaped a Toworsk area prison. Dispatched from Russtan’s capital Petrograd, they were moved to Tabalak and later to Abolek monastery. Kronstadt deputies urged bringing the ex-emperor to Kronstadt as protests grew. Reports from Amsterdam said the ex-empress was deemed insane and confined to a genitarium in Toho Jak. In Bern, Swiss government recognized Finland’s sovereignty and independence.
United States Senate debates to suspend or delay the fuel administrator's order shutting down industrial plants. Senator Hitchcock and allies urge a five day pause for investigation and hearings to assess necessity. Protests flood White House and Congress as officials prepare to implement the measure at midnight.
A wireless report from Las Palmas states the American schooner Monitor, 137 tons, built 1901 at Gloucester, was torpedoed near Fuerteventura and Canary Islands while its crew were saved aboard a cargo vessel. The Monitor was later rescued from a German boat with a cargo of wood.
Geneva dispatch quotes warnings of mutiny among German U boat crews after a recent attack. Several mutineers linked to Kiel incidents, signaling widespread discontent among submarine personnel as returns to port decline month by month.
Washington Jan 17 Rail administration plans temporary transfer of skilled railroad machinists and car repair men from the west to the east to ease congestion at Atlantic ports and repair locomotives and cars. Weather and coal shortages hamper movements. some western railroads resist releasing workers, while eastern and midwestern lines struggle with snow and coal drifts. Officials say coal shipments resume as conditions improve, with fuel orders in place and many workers being moved to address shortages.
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