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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
2
Reports condemn air raids by Kaiser forces at Truk dropping eighteen inch rubber bombs filled with liquefied mustard gas. American troops vow retaliation and vengeance for the brutal chemical weapon use. The piece denounces enemy methods as barbarous and warns of future retribution.
The Metropolitan Magazine replies to George Creel of the Bureau of Public Information who attacks the publication in defense of its wartime stance. The editor argues the bureau should inform the public about the war aims and support vigorous prosecution, noting the magazine supported preparedness, universal service, and a swift war against Germany after episodes like the Lusitania sinking.
A fragmentary letter page discusses how the Metropolitan newspaper backed war early and opposed administration aims toward peace. It argues the Metropolitan is politically driven, seeks to undermine current authorities, and condemns persistent nagging criticism while recognizing the need for constructive critique in government.
For some time we have been unable to get thin rare tea. We have just received an express shipment and have 5000 pounds in transit by freight. We will have no more shortages on Royal Garden tea. Ask for it, 4 lb package green Japan tea 28 cents.
George E. Brown of The Vigilantes urges vigilance against complacency in government. He warns that small annoyances, likened to grain of sand in the royal wheels, can derail national service and calls for steady, honest effort to keep the machinery moving and aligned with public aims.
W R Gaylord cites Eduard David to claim German Socialists pressed a dual war strategy. The piece argues Socialist-Democrats in America foster class conflict and pacifism to aid wartime aims while Germany fights and prepares. It recalls German Socialists shifting from antiwar stances to support for imperial war.
This morning at the police court the sole action involved the cases against Abs Shuskin and Yelta Dan OS. The judge dismissed both as the evidence was mixed, with Shuskin and his wife denying the claims while Mrs. Danzik asserted she was injured. The dispute centered on a store at 137 Twenty-Third Street and a sale of twenty second-hand suits.
Ottawa March 20 A Canadian overseas casualty list issued here mentions Americans including Wounded W.L. Peares Grand Rapids Mich Irving Alexander Detroit J E Bigin Brownsville A Jonson Calumet Mich Grant Bread's Ferry N C N Wenner Millersburg Pa R Athey Argyle Minn M Exgliat Wren O. The text also records reflections on propaganda and troop trains with a mix of opinion and verse, noting skepticism toward German influence and socialistic rhetoric during wartime.
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