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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
2
Paris dispatch reports American warships anchored off the French coast greeted with joy by the French Navy and people. The announcement frames the event as a symbol of unity against a common enemy and celebrates Anglo American alliance.
Local cinema ad highlights a screening of The Lost Trail at the Alhambra with the presenter Warner delivering a famed snowbound tale. Families with children enter free tonight under the policy for youngsters.
German army headquarters reported French positions along the Cherain des Dames front south of Pargny Filain, near one and a quarter miles retaken. Early today Flanders fighting flared as heavy shelling continued. Brantford trades and labor council moves to form an independent labor party for upcoming elections.
The Standard, established 1870, operates as an independent daily newspaper publishing every evening except Sundays, without a toll or club.
Tomorrow women in Ogden will begin organized activities to support the Liberty Loan. Secretary McAdoo urges both men and women to mobilize quickly to end the European war and establish self government worldwide. Ogden women with a surplus are urged to buy bonds and invest for their children’s future, as Liberty Loan bonds are a strong US-backed asset.
The article notes contracts for 2,450,000 pairs of army shoes, with 2,600,000 allocated to the army and delivery due in eight months. It discusses shoe design changes, pricing around $4.83 to $4.85, and recalls past Civil War and Spanish American War scandals over inferior materials, urging scrutiny of manufacturers and swift court action against fraud.
A reader examines wartime rhetoric opposing capitalistic influence and antiwar movements in the United States. The piece cites The New York World analysis criticizing anti American attitudes and warns against militarist tyranny supporting German aims, linking it to Belgian atrocities and broad civilian suffering.
Government bulletin suggests preserving fruit without sugar to prevent waste as peaches must be sold within ten days. Methods include cleaning and packing in glass jars or cans, sterilizing in a hot water bath for thirty minutes, then sealing and storing in a dry, cool place.
A Utah editorial questions the Ogden Socialist stance following California Socialists’ support for an antidraft measure. It urges Socialists to disavow the April 7 convention resolution and warns that support for anti military tyranny collapses their claim to represent American liberty. The piece predicts the party’s future depends on distancing from perceived disloyalty.
A dated front dispatch praises allied steadiness while noting heavy bombardment as the battle of Flanders unfolds. The report contrasts British improvisation with German expectations, highlighting British growth from early war unpreparedness to a developing military mastery amid Somme era pressure.
A scrambled page lists medical cautions about kidney pain appendicitis and stomach trouble alongside weather tips and distant health warnings. It notes an alleged warming of disease signs and mentions an advance warning of serious appendicitis symptoms. Also reports A. Hetlamy predicting women railway workers will stay and a 3d weekly wage rise for Londonderry pork currier firm workers.
Leishman claims government interest in rapid telegraphic picture transmission machines. He reports discussions in Washington with navy officials and the Associated Press about immediate commercial use after testing. He notes six new patent applications and improvements, with stops in New York Chicago and Davenport praising war effort and liberty loan campaigns.
London reports renewed British advance on a nine mile front between Messines and Wytschaete with several prisoners taken. German reply claims all initial objectives seized and progress satisfactory along the front as bombardments continue toward Ypres region and Lille.
London June 6 6 p m The official report of the British admiralty notes British losses by mines or submarines include ships of 400 tons and more and other vessels under 1600 tons. The tally shows several merchant ships sunk last week with several more attacked. Arrivals 3 693 and sailings 2 645. The report records increases in vessels sunk and those under 1 600 tons, with gains over the prior week.
An advertisement touts real estate in a growing Rushton city, claiming real estate as the safest investment with a listing price of two dollars and fifty cents per month to buy a lot in Rushton Addition today.
A destructive storm swept central Michigan including Battle Creek and Jackson, causing about 750000 dollars in damage and injuring score of people. Three deaths reported in Washtenaw Eston and Ingham areas with one death in Jackson County. Farmers reported crop losses.
Announcement urges action now to secure a lot in Rushton Addition on easy terms and bargain prices. Mentions Halifax and Sydney Nova Scotia Frades and Labor Councils have passed resolutions urging government control of foodstuffs.
Secretary Casing rejected Chinese press claims that the United States supported a revolutionary movement and funded it. He warned the charges misrepresent U S goodwill toward China and suggested Chinese sources may misinterpret Minister Neiisch in Peking amid tensions over severing relations with Germany.
The sale offers any lot in Rushton at $2.50 a month. The notice repeats the sale end date as this Saturday. A separate line references a Russian upheaval and a Roumaglap Parliament meeting ten organs in a labor party, but details are unclear.
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