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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
9
Dorothy Dix argues that mothers shape sons into soldiers and workers through firm discipline over sympathy. She praises Brooklyn mothers who push duty, forego maudlin sentiment, and raise capable men while warning that indulgent pity leads to cowardice, laziness, and divorce.
Ogden High School yesterday raised a large Service Flag to honor 143 former students serving in Uncle Sam’s forces. Principal Herman Jensen delivered the address as students gathered in the school building and later shared a lunch and semi banquet in the domestic science department. The school has supported soldiers with Red Cross drives, Christmas presents, and ongoing recognitions of enlistees’ valor and welfare.
Officials in Weber and Davis counties discuss state aid for a 15 mile road spur on the West Link of the Overland trail through Park Valley Ogden and Salt Lake officials confer with the state reads commission and Governor Bamberger about funding a $10,000 project and using convict labor or German prisoners at Fort Douglas. Governor favored road work and study of completing the Ogden to Salt Lake hard surface road was urged. Delegates from Ogden Weber Davis Box Elder and surrounding counties return with advisement for an early decision.
Members of the Reorganized Church of the Later-Day Saints will hold their annual conference here Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Apostles J F Curtin and W W Green as principal speakers. The church on Fifteenth Street and Washington Avenue will host the event. Green has returned from Palestine and will focus Friday evening on lectures about the Holy Lands.
The medical advisory board reported on physical examinations of draft applicants from the city district and Weber county. Ten men qualified for general service, four for limited service, and three were rejected for disability. Names of those passing for general service include Charles F. Moore and Spencer Collins. those for limited service include Merrill Ure and Edgar Fett. rejections include Joseph Karl Arave and David Widmer.
A regional wave of intimidation targets alleged I W W supporters and pro German sympathizers. In Staunton and nearby towns residents were tarred and feathered or coerced to pledge loyalty. arrests and threats followed in multiple communities. In Hillsboro a 21 year old, Clifford Donaldson, was killed during the violence, while others were wounded. The viglante drive claims civic approval and seeks to stamp out dissent amid wartime fervor.
The Hague reports Germany paid compensation for damage to Tel non relief commission property caused by a spring 1915 raid on the Rijnsdyk stead during World War I. An August 1916 apology preceded the settlement, with November notice confirming the payment. The item shifts to an unrelated mix of humor about children’s gifts and school reports.
In a Wah School monthly issue the Deaf and Blind program is highlighted. It profiles Jun Hens and explores ambition, fear, and the challenges faced by children deprived of sight or hearing. The article notes trips, activities, and writing by and about these students.
In a lower Austrian chamber, a debated linkage with Romania drew cheers as Dr Wimmer the minister of state spoke on government credits amid a mixed public reception. The fragmentary text notes an AdvAcEmEnt of a collision and premined negotiations involving Romania and Austrian authorities.
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