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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1916
Page
8
British and French forces report heavy fighting along the Somme and Ancre as dawn assaults push German defenses back from first trenches. Artillery and aerial activity dominate the battle, with Allied gains at Fricourt Contalmaison Gommecourt and Thiepval observed amid fierce German counterattacks.
A fragment from Ogden in 1903 era dialogue reveals the idea that photographs are personal gifts not commodity. The speaker plans to commission Mr Tripp of Tripp Studio for a personal portrait, noting his long standing local business in Ogden and capability in commercial photography and finishing Kodak prints.
El Paso July 2 national guardsmen pour into El Paso as most units move westward toward the border. Massachusetts infantry to Columbus to reinforce New Mexico guardsmen. New Jersey batteries sent to Douglas to relieve regular cavalry. Local undertakers to fetch bodies from Carrizal under Obregon safety guarantee. Heavy heat slows units. many suffer exhaustion but readiness to strengthen border patrol grows.
Cor corporal F X Cooke of Ki troop Tenth cavalry describes evading capture for four days after the Carrizal engagement. He was hospitalized in Juarez then sent to Villa Abumada, where locals nursed him back. He details resistance to surrender, swift move toward the line, and his eventual transfer to American authorities, noting Mexican soldiers and civilians aided him. The tale updates the American dead count at Carrizal to fourteen.
Peter Christian Wangscaatd a resident of Orden Valley died Saturday at 6:15 p.m. in Deo hospital of Rhines trouhte. The body was taken to Lotdquiet mortuary for burial.
Prepared for burial sod the funeral will be held in Huntsville Utah at 2 p m today. Interment in Huntsville cemetery. Mr Wanggaard was born January in Denmark, emigrated to the United States, walked across the plains to Utah in 1866. He married Ingeborg Jacobson at Bear Lake City Sept 7 1872 and lived in Huntsville for many years before moving to Order. He was a faithful Mormon and active in church circles with wide recognition in Weber County. Survived by wife and many children and grandchildren, including Peter Wangngaard Daylor Idaho Jacob Wangeraard Huntsville Mie tingeborg Miller Mountain View Wyo Mrs Annie McGregor Oren George Wangseaard Ogden Mrs Dame Hinchcliffe Ogden Christian Wangsgaard Mountain View Wy Thomas Wangsgaard Osten Mrs Minnia Taylor Mountain View WC Arthur and Samuel Wangeaard Huntsville Utah Beriba Wangsraata Orden and Walter Wangagaard Huntsville, plus brothers and sisters James C C Chris Han Wangsedund Etugtaville Mrs Joseph Harrop Paul Mae Cena Staples of Ogden and many more.
London reports General Letchitsky's army pressing west after Kolomas as Austrian positions fall to storming. Vienna notes violent fighting west of Kolonca and south of the Dniester. In the north near Jinek, German offensive is checked. Russians claim two thousand prisoners taken west of Kolomia in the past twenty hours.
Fourth of July activities set for Huntsville with a morning program at the meeting house featuring an audience singing America, invocation, recitations, and an orchestra. An afternoon athletic tournament for all ages follows, a 2 o'clock baseball game, a children’s dancing party, and a dance for older residents in the ward hall with refreshments. Special car service provided by local lines.
Denison Texas ad recounts a woman who suffered female troubles after childbirth. After trying doctors without relief, she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and improved, continuing treatment. The testimonial urges others with female ailments to try the product.
A vivid account of World War I bombardment preparations near the Somme in July. Officers conceal plans, temporary headquarters move forward, and artillery from field guns to heavy explosives fire across German trenches. Observers describe shelling, signals, and the terrifying night view of battle.
London reports the Allied offensive advancing with heavy German resistance. French and British forces push along a broad front. Fricourt, Feicourt, and La Noerelle fall as the advance nears strategic rail lines near Peronne and Albert. More than nine thousand German prisoners are taken and hundreds of square miles cleared.
Report from the day’s battles describes a ten mile front with French forces pressing German lines. German counterattacks seek to reclaim ground as the push targets Perosne and supply depots, while an advance moves through a village toward the east.
Varied French commentary from July 2 on the Franco British offensive. Lieutenant Colonel Rousset notes awaiting developments and Verdun defense influence. Joseph Reinach cautions against judging by one day and urges monitoring all European battlefields. Gustave Nero praises trench discipline and prisoner patrols. Marcel Hutin says German trenches are deep and multiple offensives needed with no immediate results. General Verreane contrasts Somme with wider fronts and describes preparatory works and deep attack potential.
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