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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
2
An Independent Newspaper publishes daily except Sundays, with Associated Press content. The paper carries news items credited to AP or other sources and republishes them for local readers in concise form.
Ships drop into the sea as orders surge. In two weeks sixteen vessels were delivered to the shipping board, ready to aid the freedom effort. Ten of the fastest war program ships averaged three months to build, a year prior. The Pacific coast leads in production, aided by west coast yards and Great Lakes Atlantic unions, while skilled workers move westward to the new iron producing plast.
The report notes 717 casualties among Marines in France with 106 killed in action and 58 dying of wounds. One missing and one held prisoner in Germany are listed. Marines fought near Meuse and Chateau Thierry, reporting fierce German resistance and counterattacks.
A garbled regional clipping rails at O Leary with calls for removal. The text mentions Justice and Ethel Enn Podie in a distorted reference to a Genepirator and public potion by Kurrins and Woodrow Wilzen in a CAMpiien context.
Fragmented speech denounces an American labeled traitor O Leary as a dangerous renegade plotting against munition works and national security. The speaker calls for swift punishment and execution to deter treachery and protect homes from German influence.
In France, American doctors report trench fever caused by bites from trench lice. After testing 65 volunteers, they confirm the lice transmit the disease the article notes. The workers who permitted the experiments are praised for their sacrifice amid war conditions.
Italian Alpini soldiers have demonstrated remarkable skill in mountain warfare amid heavy combat on the Italian front. A captured aerial tank and other enemy positions have been reported, highlighting the brutal struggle and the adaptation of Italian forces to high altitude fighting.
Amid high mountain combat, Italian Alpini emplace improvised dreadnoughts across chasms and clinch a position after tunneling under a peak. Volunteers man machine gun crews as they repurpose cable cars and a pearl mine thrower to reestablish a broken aerial tramway and contest Austrian positions.
A fragmented critique contrasts German camp dogs with U S wartime fears over the Browning automatic rifle. It argues U S opposition delayed adoption, potentially aiding Germany by highlighting a weapon our forces would soon share, and frames the war department criticism as unpatriotic.
A notice dated June 1 1958 states that the undersigned, James Wyan Fora, will not be responsible for any bills contracted other than by himself. The message appears as a public declaration regarding personal liability.
Washington June 15 The Marine Corps casualty list today contains 102 names, covering those killed in action and wounded in action, with officers and enlisted personnel named. Included are Private James P. Tharp of Mississippi and Gunnery Sergeant Francis J. Flinn of New York, among others, along with several from Oregon, Washington, California, and Indiana.
Capt. 4 G Weidantach, appointed head of the government's airplane trail service fliers, has three months of overseas service with the American expeditionary forces as a filer.
The page lists numerous soldiers with varied addresses and ranks, including privates, corporals, sergeants, and a few officers. It details deaths from wounds received in action, previously reported wounded, and severely wounded personnel, followed by scattered ad text and unclear lines.
Heber Scowordh Jr former Ogden draft volunteer and captain of the first contingent to Camp Lewis is home on a short furlough visiting his parents at 795 Twenty fourth street. His wife, who has been near Camp Lewis for months, remains with him. He reports many city men who went to Camp Davis last spring are still there and serving.
Salt Lake June 18 A warrant was issued for the arrest of Willtro N M Fer ad in the death of Miss Gertrude Thosnas after an inquest led by Henry C Lund acting coroner and peace officer Mayor Perry's automobile incident near Thirteenth East and.
The city announces Annis Brown is now secretary of the Water Works department. The appointment, made permanent by the city clerk, follows a period as acting head and confirms Brown in the role.
The commission accepted the resignation of Mrs. Elda Guerin secretary of the water department and later sent a letter of appreciation for her efficient service while noting her marriage to a wealthy lawyer.
A city commission received a resolution from the Clyden Trades and Labor Assembly endorsing the anti footh ordinance. City Attorney Reeder plans to appeal the matter to the Supreme Court. Unpaid taxes on the Joseph Clark estate were discussed as a separate issue. A water mains extension petition for West Twentieth Street, led by Joh Warner, was referred to the waterworks superintendent. In other notes, the Dominican Republic has adopted the metric system for trade but uses avoirdupois in most marketplaces and governing bodies. A suburban garden incident involved a tramp threatening a resident and her dog, prompting the woman to warn him away.
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