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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
2
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The piece argues Germany faces a hard peace after World War I and warns that Germans misjudge Allied restraint. It contends recent German rhetoric hides guilt for wartime devastation, notes Allied vigilance, and suggests concessions depend on Germany’s future conduct and demilitarization.
In August 1914 British and French leaders clashed over command as Generals French and Kitchener disagreed on how to defend Paris. The dispute centered on whether the British should follow French guidance or retain control of operations, influencing early Allied strategy and troop coordination.
In Ogden a weekly topic urges residents to buy local bonds and support Utah factories. The piece argues keeping municipal and school bonds at home prevents future interest drains and boosts local mortgages, suggesting Ogden could absorb a million or two in bonds without distress.
A long Ogden fire alert urges preventive steps after two alarms daily for two weeks with substantial property loss. Old shingle roofs, unprotected metal stovepipes, brooders, and stored gasoline ignite easily. waste paper and boxes fuel blazes. A citywide fire survey is proposed to reduce risks and cut future costs.
Washington May 1 The War Departments history of the material aid to winning the war reveals machine gun production by two factories at outbreak, rapid scaling after war declaration, and turning existing plants into weapons factories. It notes Browning rifles as effective and the Lewis weapon’s adoption for standard use, with emphasis on flexible capacity building and reallocation of manufacturing lines to meet demand.
Report outlines dearth of heavy machine guns for aircraft and the push to sync with propellers. It notes French British and American shortfalls, mentions the Marlin gun as a rapid stopgap, Pershing's November 1918 cable, and the use of Vickers and Chauchat weapons by American divisions arriving in France.
J. J. Brammitt offers Liberty bonds at prevailing rates from 2417 Hudson Avenue. Call 59 for arrangements. Classified Ada notes brisk sales.
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