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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
7
June 7 dispatch notes massive bombardment in Flanders with artillery and mine explosions. War headlines highlight German panic, while U S War Department moves to regulate the second step of the draft by lot. Local boards to decide exemptions with no class-wide carve outs.
Paris reports American transport carrying wheat for troops has crossed the Atlantic under a warship guard and is unloading at a French port. Camps for infantry artillery and aviation have been laid out for American forces with families not accompanying officers. Jupiter, a key American collier, arrived in France with 10,500 tons of wheat and supplies.
The Silvershell under Captain Tom Charlton fought a submarine May 30 in the Mediterranean, sinking it after a 22 hour and a half running engagement. The 5605 ton vessel, owned by Shell Oil, carried a crew of 43, with American and New York connected officers praised by Secretary Daniels.
The government issued a decree to form a coastal defense section and to open a credit of eight hundred seventy million reais to expand armament and naval forces. The move, reported from Rio Janeiro in June, signals wartime mobilization.
British forces struck along a nine mile Mesельne Wytechsete ridge front between Ypres and Lille capturing Messines ridge positions, Lenfer and Zarreba, and surrounding Wytechsete. More than 1,000,000 pounds of explosives were detonated under German lines as 20 percent more heavy guns were used. Over 1,000 Germans were taken prisoner as the attack began in mid morning, with the French front largely quiet and a new aerial raid reported on Nieurmunster.
Ten thousand Confederate veterans marching up Pennsylvania Avenue to view President Wilson in a tribute of national reunion. Grand Army of veterans escorted the Confederates as 2500 drawn from the Army of the Balen Reserve Training Camp at Fort Myer joined the pageant. Wilson stayed two hours on the reviewing stand despite a heavy shower. A veteran group urged readiness to serve France if needed. A two foot high sign proclaimed to honor those who ask for their country’s aid.
An American destroyer patrolling off Ireland encountered a German submarine shelling lifeboats from a sunken vessel. The submarine vanished before a shot could be fired, and 20 survivors from two ships wrecked nearby were rescued at a British Atlantic port. The ships were the Russian bark Lynton and the Norwegian bark Madura. American sailors from the Scorpion joined the rescue voyage.
Kronstadt remains loyal as factions within the fortress reject the provisional government. Workmen and soldiers delegates assumed control on January 10, removing government officers. Missionaries were sent to sway nearby towns, while Socialist ministers Teere tli and Skohbeleff tried to deter acquiescence. The surrender appears linked to their arguments. Garland registration figures updated for Garland and surrounding towns. A Tennessee law now requires bathrooms and lockers for country employees.
Reports from Stockholm and Paris relay a day of clashes as German assaults falter. Soviet style agitators urged strikes in Sweden while police clashed with thousands of workers near the Hinadag building and royal palace, leaving wounded and trampled in a chaotic scene. Demonstrations in Norway proceeded quietly, and French forces repelled a surprise attack northwest of Et Quentin with heavy losses to the German force.
Premier Bratiano asserts Romania reorganized its army and is ready to resume the war. He states Romania seeks liberation of Hungarian‑held Romanian territories and warns allies to stay committed to wartime terms as the conflict nears its final phase.
A Dutch newspaper quoted Crown Prince Rupprecht of Darana as being aboard during Mons bombardment. The city was allegedly bombarded, with claims of Allied air raids. The article notes a fine and mentions monetary figures in relation to the event.
The Strasbourg landtag opened with Dr. vot Dallwitz declaring a steadfast will to end the war victoriously and protect German Alsace Lorraine. Dr. Georg Ricklin praised the peace offer and urged rejecting actions prolonging the war, while Alsace Lorraine residents favored union with Germany and peaceful labor. The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung echoed that there is no popular French bid for reunion and urged France to relinquish unattainable aims.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad subscribes 6 million dollars under a gradual payment plan announced for employee purchases. In Lehi, the June voter registration count shows 228 enrolled, with preliminary tallies indicating 224 after checks from the registrar.
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