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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
2
Fragmented text references a local political group or meeting. Names and specifics are unreadable, but indicates a republican context and a community event. Further readable fragments mention a local association and civic matters, with limited concrete details available.
The article analyzes Germany's large infantry push after a heavy bombardment from La Fere to the Sambre, aiming to break through Cambrai defenses. It notes the sector’s historical fortifications, questions the choice of ground, and warns that continued German pressure could mirror Verdun losses, while considering feints with possible Italian front effects.
A. Le. Mills, president of the First National Bank of Portland Oregon, urges bankers to lead by example in the next Liberty loan. He predicts the loan will exceed the second issue and calls on banks to invest for themselves and to loan customers on Liberty bonds with substantial security. He warns that without bankers loyal support the effort would falter.
The nation urges banks to fully support the third Liberty loan. Banks must prepare to meet heavy April through June demands, curtail nonessential credit, and avoid speculative projects. Individuals should thrift, and businesses must operate on minimal, sound funds to withstand wartime strain and emerge solid after the war.
California faces a tomato pricing controversy as editors accuse eastern lawmakers of fixing canned tomato prices. The Chronicle defends H. Bentley, denies profiteering, and questions why California growers should not receive parity with eastern rivals amid transport and military provisioning costs.
The article discusses a $15 price claim and a heated dispute over pelce levels for tomatoes, with growers expecting government aid and opposing a $4 per ton below New Jersey prices. It notes wartime production growth across Maryland, California, and Delaware, leading to a rising canning output and relying on Utah and region rotation for quality, amid industry tension and forecasts.
An Associated Press dispatch from New Orleans reports Louisiana bankers favor firing squads for guilty spies and call for drastic laws against German agents. Resolutions urge interned aliens be made to work, and Congress pass tougher measures. Public mood shifts toward harsher wartime action as Americans grow weary of soft methods.
A condensed survey shows repeated Allied and German attempts on the western front with limited territorial gains. Major efforts at Neuve Chapelle, Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Artois, Champagne, Verdun, Somme, and Arras yielded partial advances, heavy casualties, and eventual stalemates, culminating in significant but costly losses and minimal strategic breakthroughs.
French produced local guns while British forces halted advance from the starting point. In the summer the British at Ypres extended gains to six miles over four months, breached the Ypres salient, took much of the Paschen ridge, then were stopped.
Harry Carey stars in The Phantom Riders and Broncho Billy appears in Billy's Close Call at the Cozy theater today and tomorrow. Action-filled Westerns with classic frontier action run through two programs.
Thomas G Burt outlines cooperation between the Camel of Defense labor committee and Ogden City schools to organize war gardens. He aims to secure cooperation from real estate men with vacant lots for gardens and to identify acreage suitable for planting beans and maize to aid the state fund supply.
Paris reports February Red Cross activity in France shows extensive aid to soldiers. Canteens in metropolitan areas served 440 000 meals and drinks, seven front canteens delivered 430 000 drinks, and six front canteens supplied 475 000 meals. Hospitals furnished 4 096 vases and 257 883 articles. Donations supported 319 500 pairs of flannel pajamas and 146 000 muslin pajamas, among other items. Rest stations fed 800 men daily with nurses in charge. farms near base hospitals planned to employ convalescent soldiers for hospital vegetables. A Second item notes B D Whitman of Soda Springs, Idaho, buying from Ogden merchants.
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