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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
2
Reports describe American managers and railroad engineers near Harbin and across Manchuria during a Siberian transport push. Fred C. Smith and others are cited as coordinating workers, with notes on weather, food, and railway links to Vladivostok and China. The piece portrays U S involvement shaping railway logistics amid Siberian upheaval.
A Harbin refugee attempts to buy a Manchurian railroad ticket but finds Russian rubles nearly worthless. He borrows American money from Harbin engineers to avoid becoming a public charge as he travels toward Fusan, highlighting currency devaluation amid transit.
On Decoration Day there should be dedicated in the city cemetery a plot of ground where monuments may be erected to Ogden Baye who fall in France or give their lives in war service. We must teach our children that the greatest devotion to country is to offer one's life and that those who do are worthy of everlasting gratitude. One way is to enroll the names of our heroes on imperishable tablets of stone.
A letter to Arthur Brisbane from a New York congressman argues that air power can quickly end the war by bombing trains and tracks. He suggests even a chauffeur could use planes to strike rail lines and bridges, while Brisbane cautions about German realizations and the evolving war’s risks and ethics.
The author argues the United States must deploy large air forces to strike Germany, predicting intensified bombardment and a public call for peace as German home fronts feel war there. German safety behind Hindenburg would erode under heavy bomb pressure, leading to a demanded end to hostilities.
The American Red Cross designates this week for collecting used garments for European places in need. Ogden residents are urged to donate outworn pieces instead of discarding them. Deliver to 2368 Washington avenue or arrange pickup with neighbors. bundles from blocks can be transported to 2268 location.
State director George T. Adel urges Utah mothers to read articles about German gas attacks that sickened and killed American soldiers. A France dispatch describes gas victims in detail as doctors fought to save them. Readers are asked to consider the horrors and verdicts of the war and to read the Classified Ads.
The War Department reports a cautious view on a spring western front offensive by Germany. Fresh divisions arrive as weather and logistics threaten large-scale operations, while American forces fight on five fronts including near the Swiss border and in Lorraine. The secretive briefing notes German density could strain communications, with only minor raids and continued activity across France, Italy, and Finland.
The District Court of Weber County Utah issues summons in a divorce action by Louisa Hosss Pintatet against Alma F deave seeking dissolution of marriage, custody of a child, support, and restoration of maiden name. First publication March 38 1918 last publication April 22 1918.
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