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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
7
New York June 1 Macy reports a record May in expanding American maritime interests. Public statistics show authorized capital stock of new shipping and ship funding corporations. May capital reached 447,430.00 with about 43,000,000 for ship building alone.
Administration managers in the Senate today work to remove the censor ship section of the espionage bill that failed in the House yesterday. Senate conferees expect to drop the contested section and refile the bill for final passage containing only undisputed provisions.
Subscriptions to the Hherry tea n in New England totaled over 115 million. Subscriptions included 3,000,000 by Copper company, 1,000,000 by Tay Con aciliated company, Ching company, and Nevada Cont sattdnted, and 590,000 by Hutte gad Superior Mining company.
General Parker orders Company J A Gaston to Presidio to oversee the occupation aftermath at Rinaga following Vil Iistas action. Gaston instructed to intern all Mexican soldiers taking refuge on the Texas side of the river, whether armed or not.
Chicago June 1 additional arrests of alleged anti conscription plotters were expected after Hinton JG Clavaugh head of the bureau of investigation questioned one detainee. It was said the suspect supplied information involving five men and four women already in custody and others yet to be taken. Fine rug cleaning Ogden Steam Laundry Phone 175.
Jan 2 report from London describes the April 25 sinking of the transport Ballarat torpedoed by a German submarine while carrying Australian troops to England. The narrative highlights orderly evacuation, naval rescue by destroyers and trawlers, and the morale of sailors. Every pet was saved except for a few cats. the crew maintained humor and discipline as boats were filled and the ship settled.
In San Francisco a jury refused to follow the court and returned a verdict for the estate after nine jurors balked at ruling in favor of Frederick William Sharon the decedent's supposed adopted son. Judge Coffey dismissed the foreman and replaced him with a juror who then delivered the verdict per instructions. Attorneys for Sharon said they would appeal.
Reports from the Western Front describe German forces under the crown prince pushing north of Moulin de Dalfaux and near Moulin de Laffaux as French counterattacks regain ground. Artillery duels persist in the Verdun and Ypres sectors with heavy losses reported for German troops, amid ongoing infantry inactivity in several sectors. Lincoln’s cousin Solomon Wanke dies in Bloomington, Illinois at age 84.
Springfield dispatch reports the infant son of J. Holland Ket, a former banker, kidnapped from his bed while the parents attended a country club ball. After two days of searching, authorities warn the kidnapper may be a woman. Ket has offered 96000 for the child's return, while his mother's estate is valued at about 413 million.
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National City Bank President Frank A Vandarlip urged employers to help employees subscribe to a war foundation, urging sums never dreamed of. Otto H Kahn supported savings and thrift to back the war effort, and appealed to Americans of German birth to back the government and oppose German doctrines.
On June 2 Washington reports the army will receive 2,600,000 pairs of shoes and the navy 850,000 in a record government purchase valued near 17 million dollars. Contracts awarded to Brown Shoe, International Shoe, Weyenberg, Weinbrenner, Hulskamp Troth ers and Hamilton Brown were issued through the army and navy supply departments to stabilize leather prices and fulfill a wartime needs plan.
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A midweek editorials urges rapid mobilization for the loan drive as Germany watches the United States to see if it will make a strong effort in this critical wartime step. The piece argues national resolve and emergency action are essential to support the war effort.
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