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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1918
Page
9
Dorothy Dix argues common sense can ease daily woes and marital strain by addressing physical health and nerves. She urges wives to seek outdoor activity and medical care over lawyers, and suggests temporary separations to revive affection.
British Field Marshal Haig releases a dispatch detailing the Cambrai operations in last November. It covers initial successes, later reverses, and the decision to withdraw from captured ground. He explains the rationale for attacking in Cambrai to exploit tanks and secret plans amid strained Allied forces.
The readable fragments show Mrs Hortense Ward, a practicing Houston attorney, as the lone woman voter among Texas judicial candidates. A historical military discussion follows, detailing a World War I offensive plan, bombardment, and a strategic withdrawal on strong defensive positions, highlighting command decisions, air observations, and the impact on subsequent Allied and German actions.
Officials debate use of state penitentiary for alien enemies amid wartime, detailing camps at Fort Douglas and other sites. Warden and governor discuss legality, civil prisoners versus enemy aliens, and the growing civilian alien inmate population.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver booster. It claims quicker, gentler relief than calomel, with no teeth-weakening effects, and notes benefits for headaches dullness and a heavy feeling. Available in boxes for 25 cents at druggists.
London reports chilling details from Chesterfield sailors torpedoed by German submarines. Adrift nine days in an open boat, they lacked food and water, drank sea water, and chewed leather to survive. Several died of exposure, two suffered temporary insanity.
The readable portion shows a wartime note near the Scarpe river discussing time required to develop and complete an operation. The speaker believes November dates approached success and justifies attempting the plan to fulfill the overall program of power.
Marie Malim, age twenty two, is among the navy's leading fingerprint experts and the second woman to enter this branch of the government service. Dahm pursued civil service exam to join the New York police. Her Washington work is described as unusually intricate.
An advertisement extols Vinci as a constitutional tonic from Culley Drug Co and nationwide outlets. It claims Vinci restored Mrs. Arine Davis of Keene New Jersey to health after severe fatigue cough and loss of appetite, asserting improved digestion strength and stamina.
March 5 report from Vamp Kearnay describes Utah artillery units conducting target practice with pistols and under underground firing conditions. The exercise featured rapid fire, issues with target reappearance, candy deliveries to boost morale, and transfers within units including the 357th Infantry and field batteries.
A list of Privates from the sanitary detachment and other units completed gas defense training at the divisional gas school. The report notes assignments to teaching gas warfare basics within their companies and mentions several named soldiers from A, B, and F batteries, a supply company, and head squads. Also covered are church leaders set to attend a troop review in Carp Kearny, with Governor Bamberger represented.
An ad touts Creem Balm for nasal congestion and cold symptoms. It claims the balm soothes swollen membranes and provides relief from sneezing and stuffiness, promising quick penetration of the head air passages and easy breathing.
Berger, running for U S senator, campaigns on immediate and permanent peace and withdrawal of American troops, nationalization of key industries, and state ownership of transportation and communication. He calls for higher wages and shorter hours, with a focus on ending war profits and broader social reforms.
Four American naval servicemen who died overseas were flown home aboard a U S naval supply ship. A brief funeral on the quarterdeck was attended by onlookers ashore as flags flew at half mast on American and British ships. Bodies in sealed caskets were draped with the flag and a chaplain led the Episcopal burial prayer. Among the dead were Dodiey W. Queen a surgeon from Texas and William Lilsac Martin O Callaghan and Jobe Bourke sailors or petty officers. A later burial of an American penal man from a destroyer was also noted amid wartime losses.
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