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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary text from a news page shows garbled lines and misread words about publication scheduling and Associated Press credit. Hard to extract a clear event or attribution. readable bits mention a Sunday exception and a tense exchange, but no concrete facts or names to anchor a story.
The noted sculptor Gutzon Borglum, famed for his public monuments, has fallen from a height in a puzzling incident. The piece discusses his alleged profiteering links and the ongoing aircraft investigation, urging a rigorous inquiry and lasting punishment for the guilty to deter traitorous acts.
A wartime dispatch questions whether nations and citizens truly uphold pledge of loyalty amid global conflict. It challenges complacency by warning of surveillance and the risk of homefront neglect, while noting covert influence campaigns and propagandists abroad.
The piece discusses whether victory belongs to the side with overwhelming numbers or to a few decisive strokes. It cites Napoleon on temporary gains from surprise attacks and notes German high command would value attrition and massed force to blunt Allied effort as U.S. troops land in France.
A reflective Mother’s Day piece recalls Civil War veterans and soldiers writing to mothers from cantonments or abroad. It laments the sorrow of those who have lost mothers within the year and honors the enduring, memory-filled bond between mothers and their children.
Poem by Fred Hmerson Brooks praising boys who vow to defend their mothers and endure hardship in defense of liberty. It honors brave youths and recalls a pledge to resist tyranny while invoking divine blessing on those who fight for kin.
George Hrinton Chandler, noted for publicity work with the Connecticut State Council of Defense, is slated to address a war conference in Ogden next Friday night. Born in Fryeburg in 1865, Chandler has served in the Connecticut House, on the National Commission on Industrial Relations, and led statewide publicity campaigns.
A church bulletin describes a Salvation themed program with multiple sermons and Bible studies. Highlights include talks on The Sinner's Prayer, The First Commandment, and The Savior's First Miracle, plus a Mother's Day event and youth Bible study. A special woman preacher is noted and evening rallies with songs and readings are planned. Fourth Ward reports a sacra ment gathering with religious influence discussion and a musical program. ELIM Lutheran Church details Sunday school, services, and a superintendent.
A long notice lists Sunday school and worship services across churches. It notes Mother's Day sermons, district meetings in Idaho, Dorcas and Women’s auxiliary activities, church officers, and potential changes to morning worship hour. Readers are urged to attend the varied services and events at Saint Paul’s, First Congregational, Second Congregational, First Methodist, First Baptist, and other churches.
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