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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1918
Page
7
Washington reports united allies including the United States Great Britain and France will cooperate with Japan to intervene in Siberia. Tokyo stated Japan may act promptly to safeguard Allied interests as Bolshevik and German actions heighten security concerns in the region.
London reports heavy fighting on the Lorraine front and strong artillery duels in northern France and the Vosges. Paris notes a large scale attack near Calonne and gains to German lines, with American and French forces capturing prisoners and shelling troops northwest of Toul. Also listed are raider Wolf’s ship sinkings and Canadian Parliament called for March 15.
Berlin dispatches describe a peace framework with Russia and the Quadruple Alliance. Key provisions include evacuation of Anatolia, ceding regions west of the Rhine, and Russia delaying disarmament while transfers of warships proceed. Arctic blockade and Baltic routes to be opened with a mixed commission to regulate merchant shipping and mine removal.
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission issued complaints against the Americas Agricultural Chemical Company of Connecticut and the Brown Company of New Jersey for unfair methods in suppressing competition in fertilizer. The actions allege price manipulation of raw materials to exclude small rivals, and claim the American Agrichemical firm acquired the Brown Company in 1917 to lessen competition and create a monopoly. Hearings were scheduled.
Announcement of the next draft is imminent as the Provost Marshal General prepares an important appointment to set up the second levy. The first group may move to camp in April. Congress has not acted on changes to the selective service act, centering quotas on the number of men in Class A-1. Preparations continue to summon the remaining Negroes certified under the first draft. Between 70,000 and 80,000 were called, but about half have reached training camps. Centralizing troops in southern camps is questioned, and army medical officials oppose transferring them to northern camps in winter.
British, French, and Italian embassy staff who tested retrograd last week reach Helsingfors. The Swedish government asked to assist with a train to Tornea on the border. About 250 Extente nationals, including some Americans, are stranded on Finland’s west coast awaiting guidance from their governments. London reports the British embassy staff arrival at Helsingfors en route to Petrograd.
Washington reports a maximum base price of 32 cents per pound for aluminum set by President Wilson for American plants and subsidiaries. The price, to be revised June 1, applies to large lots and ingots, with wages preserved and distribution steps to prevent speculative price spikes. Also mentions Austrian forces’ actions to restore order in Ukraine per official Austrian war office statement.
An Exchange Telegram dispatch from Petrograd dated Monday reports Narva, 100 miles southwest of Petrograd, has fallen to German forces. The enemy is believed to be continuing his advance on Petrograd as German troops push forward.
March report from Paris notes sixty enlisted men from New England serving in a Red Cross led investigation into trench fever. Volunteers from the 101st, 203rd and 101st field hospitals and related units offered to participate as the army seeks to isolate the fever’s cause and assess its impact on manpower.
A fragment from a newspaper notes Red Cross support for a program assisting paralyzed individuals. The text mentions essential training and services provided to improve mobility and independence, reflecting ongoing relief efforts.
March 4 NiW New York reports labor groups unite for Thomas J Mooney in response to California Supreme Court confirmation of murder convictions from the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing. Central Federated Union plans mass meeting to support Mooney with funds flowing from major cities and the International Workers Defense League aiding effort.
The funeral of Most Rev Edmond F Prensder RAat archbishop of Philadelphia was held today at St Peter and Paul Cathedral with Cardinals Gibbons and Varley Archbishop Tonzang and hundreds of clergy and lay mourners from across the country.
A report from Fort Worth describes Major Boyd Ful being shot through the epaulet by a mortar while commanding the first battalion of the 144th Infantry at Camp Bowie. The incident occurred in the afternoon, leaving his status uncertain as the unit moved through training.
Geneva March 5 Heavy snowfall in the Swiss Tyrolean Alps battered the region in the last 24 hours with depths from three to six feet. An avalanche blocked an Austrian military train south of Botzen, killing twenty five officers and men.
A Siberian council has formed in Irkutsk to reject any imperial German peace, uniting Bolshevik and revolutionary groups under Shozatsky as president and ST Weinbaum as foreign minister. An independent central executive committee was created to act as a governing body.
President Wilson plans government seizure of the Flambourg American and North German Lloyd Wharf properties in Hoboken New Jersey. He meets with Senator Martin to seek an amendment in the urgent deficiency bill authorizing legal title transfer and to expedite the storation plan with Attorney General Gregory. Redmond has poor day in London as Irish leader recovers from operation.
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