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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
6
Fithonian and Finnis forces secured a notable victory in a coordinated operation. Military units reported successful advances, overcoming resistance in targeted sectors with reports of reinforced positions and operational gains across multiple fronts. Leaders praised the effective collaboration and tactical discipline displayed by both contingents.
A legislative panel faces opposition as bills to regulate meat packing move forward. Critics argue the proposals impose heavy compliance costs and centralize control, while supporters say tighter rules protect public health and worker safety amid ongoing industry concerns.
London reports a Bolshevik retreat after a Baltic operation near the Reval-Petrograd line. Finnish and Estonian forces cooperated as troops seized a town, capturing prisoners and booty including regimental equipment. Leon Trotsky and Bolshevik leaders were present before their defeat. Swedes return from Lithuania praise fending off Bolshevik advances and note limited expedition plans toward Estonia.
Armour and Company witnesses defended their operations at a federal hearing on meat packing. Armour argued prices and inflation, not collusion, drive meat costs and explained profits and reinvestment. He stressed keen competition with rivals and denied plans to control groceries or enter retail trade, saying byproducts and new lines meet customer demand.
Washington January 21 railroad administrators announced that Interstate Commerce Commission decisions on rates do not affect recently set lumber rate revisions. The ICC opinion, by Commissioner Altchivon, links war demobilization to rate fairness, reversing some eastward lumber rates and stressing equal transportation terms across regions as industries return to normal. The ruling emphasizes an end to wartime controls and a shift to peacetime economic policy.
Charles M. Schwab arrived in Coblenz amid Belgian and French battle zones to inspect coal mines in the Lene region. He warned many mines were damaged and conditions in the shattered area would take years to restore operations, with two years expected before mining could resume.
Frances Perkins named industrial commissioner for Alex York with a reported salary of eight thousand dollars annually. She advocates labor reform and a proposed American Labor Party. Her husband previously served as secretary to Mayer Mitchel.
Washington officials testified on meat industry regulation as Armour and other large firms faced scrutiny. A Swift employee, Logan, claimed influence over speeches for Hurley of the Shipping Board, while denying a authored book for him. Logan also ran a correspondence service for newspapers and magazines, earning $2,700 monthly from several corporations.
Incomplete results show Majority Socialists leading with 2 603 422 votes while other parties trail. Independent Socialist 401 187 Christian People's 1 110 137 German People's 266 157 Conservatives 437 367. bourgeois bloc likely to hold a majority in the national assembly. Civil service exam set for Pocatello Idaho for postmaster, $3200 salary, open to all residents. two Wyoming postmasters appointed.
Delegates at the peace congress discuss easing parts of the harsh blockade to allow neutral traffic and essential materials into enemy nations. American experts weigh relaxing import controls for raw minerals and fuel while guarding against price spikes and wartime disruption.
Public arable land will be nationalized and all privately owned farmland taxed to curb speculation. Farmers may buy land from the government over 20 years with government subsidies, under a reconstruction program led by Calder and endorsed by the Dominion minister and provincial leaders.
Berlin reports an autopsy on Dr. Karl Lichknecht, Spartacan leader, shows a bullet entered the back of the head and exited the forehead. Surgeons deny beating claim. proceedings include Tiebknecht and Luxemburg investigations, with a 10,000 mark reward for information. Luxemburg’s body remains missing.
A Vienna dispatch reports that Emperor Charles I of Austria faces pressure from monarchist movements in Loic and abrasd ceane. The dispatch claims he could be forced to abdicate if pressures continue, with alleged debts and assurances tied to his fate in the Avdleian capital.
Danish minister Ho Rimsit arrives to present views on the Russian situation at the peace conference. Officials deliberate on uniform action, potential armed aid, and options to curb Bolshevism while weighing German food supplies and Allied responses.
Report describes Sinn Fein plans to convene a high profile assembly in Dublin under military oversight, aiming to declare independence and form a delegation to the peace conference. It notes half the Sinn Fein electors in Ireland and a tense political climate amid British authority.
Washington January 31 two transports the Conta and the Susquehanna and the cruiser Frederick are en route from France with more than 6000 troops. The Conta is due in New York Friday with about 2300 troops including the 231st infantry campit of the Red division. The Susquehanna is due at New Port News January 30 with nine casual companies and about 1560 officers and men, plus sick and wounded and several officers. The Proterick is due January 29 with 100 men aboard.
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