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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
6
English air raids target zeppelins during a fourth series assault. Reports say airships were destroyed and armored craft engaged, leaving many passengers in danger while Britain claims success in the counter offensive.
Major General Pershing arrived in Paris amid a flurry of war news. A channel steamer carried Pershing and staff to Boulogne where French and British troops greeted the party and bands played The Star Spangled Banner. He then rode to Paris for a formal reception and reviews with French territorial units.
In Springfield on June 1 a coroner's jury heard testimony from four men who found baby Lloyd Keet's body in an old well at the Crenshaw farm after his kidnapping. The jury returned a verdict that the child died at the hands of an unidentified party or parties.
Boston reports the Leyland Hiner Anglian, sailing from Boston November 30 to Liverpool, torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Crew saved though officers lack details. ship valued at $2,000,000 with cargo. Five men reported missing. two Americans aboard.
Washington June 13 The Federal Trade Commission recommends pooling newsprint paper production and imports under a government agency to distribute to publishers at a fair profit to manufacturers. It urges emergency legislation to make the plan effective. The commission warns that if 2016 consumption of 1 778 000 tons is matched this year consumer costs would rise by about 105 million dollars, with half the increase going to manufacturers. It notes earlier effort to secure price stability failed due to voluntary nature and lack of authority. The situation is serious as newsprint has been billed at prior exorbitant levels.
Manila May 315. Datu Math leader of the Joto Moros and about a half dozen followers attacked a company of Moro constabulary under Lieutenant Ward. The lieutenant and six of his men were killed, most Moros slain in the ensuing conflict. The event underscores the dangers of tribal inflexibility and signals potential newspaper supply worries as demand for newsprint rises.
Washington dispatch reports the Russian mission led by Doris A. Dakhmedoman arriving at a Pacific port and heading to Seattle then Washington to serve dual roles as temporary ambassador and liaison for a permanent post. Separate item from Oklahoma City notes a southbound collision near the city leaving seven dead and about fifty injured with ambulance and fire crews dispatched. In New York, Slants Kramer, an anarchist, is sentenced to prison and fined for conspiracy to distribute anti conscription literature. Morris Becker receives one year eight months. A Brooklyn judge also outlines Lavine’s sentencing for failing to register.
Copenhagen via London June 13 The radical party convention in Prussia passed resolutions on reforms, yet the reform movement shows signs of fading after its clash with the Mursian revolution and America's entry into the war. Berlin defers major franchise changes until peace returns, while Socialist and radical calls are dampened by government confidence and war pressures.
Portland reporter Miss Avis Lobdell leads Union Pacific effort to train women as passenger agents in Oregon and Washington. Miss Myrta Baker serves in Walla Walla and Miss Edna Flyes in Brattle. The program, begun two years ago, aims to teach ticket reading and travel arrangements for women travelers.
The coast guard cutter McCulloch sank after a collision with the passenger steamer Governor off Point Arguello near San Francisco. Crew were transferred to the Governor with no casualties. The vessel, a former gunboat at Blanila Bay, had patrolled the coast since the start of the war.
The United States says it has not participated in the allied coup that dethroned King Constantine and remains a military economic partner rather than a diplomatic actor. Attention centers on whether Greece will enter the war or stay neutral as Allies seek to guard Salonika and threaten the central powers with a Turkish Bulgarian front. The London press notes King Constantine’s abdication and Greece’s possible future role, while Athens reports ongoing military measures and questions about King Constantine’s actions.
Paris May 28 The Paris press reports French coal output rising by about 800 000 tons per month versus December 1916. More miners have been recalled from the front to aid coal mining. The heating problem for the coming winter remains difficult but manageable under efforts to boost supply.
Red fire, brass bands and banners mark the race to boost Liberty Loan subscriptions. Union Square rallies, bank hours extended, and Boy Scouts report $1.277 million raised from 6,000 people as small subscribers push toward the $2 billion target before Friday night. Clerks note total subscriptions reach $1.616 billion by 11 am, with First National Bank of New York seeking $100 million for steelized clients, the largest one-source bid yet recorded.
A June 12 report from Washington states the Senate Agriculture Committee ordered a bill to prohibit manufacture during the war of nonperishable foodstuffs into distilled spirits and malt liquors. The measure would also empower the president to requisition supplies to conserve food or secure alcohol for bar use. The bill aims as a food conservation and wartime prohibition tool, not a substitute for broader food control, combining several prohibition concepts. It would prohibit conversion of certain foods into beverages and authorize preventing each instance.
Paris report dated June 13 describes ongoing artillery duels in the Moulin du Laraux Mont Carallet Hutte de Mesnil and Des Parches region. An enemy assault near La Haute Chavannes was repulsed and the night was generally quiet elsewhere.
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