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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
2
The Standard reports the annual May festival at the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind, set for tomorrow on the school grounds between 6:20 and Tipp. The event, eagerly anticipated and growing in prominence, offers a delightful treat for all residents to enjoy.
Detailed reports of the Warrs fight show Germans first using poisonous gas. Canadians play a crucial defensive role preventing a Kaiser's breakthrough. Americans follow with keen interest as Canadian troops display initiative and dash like American volunteers. At Ypres they faced 150,000 enemy with three fronts, resisted, countered, and gained ground before retreat to straighten the line.
A doctor following war developments argues war or a major awakening could lift the nation from social decay. He cites rampant dissipation and unemployment, urging a revival of Americanism and duty to spur youth away from idleness and toward a greater collective purpose.
The Standard is added to The Observer on London's top weekly list to present English views on great war issues. A May 2 issue argues the war demands empire strength and disillusionment with hopes of a quick victory, stressing the need for sustained effort and realistic aims amid immense German power. The piece notes underestimation of the task and counters confident forecasts of a June end to the conflict.
The text argues the next phase of World War I will demand patience fortitude and national resolve. Despite Allied superiority in manpower money and industry, actual fighting power remains balanced with Germany. Victory hinges on exhausting the enemy and mobilizing four reserves while the Allies struggle to organize and sustain war aims through 1915.
W F Astmur of Green River Utah reports US engineers returned to continue a government project to store flood waters of the Green and Colorado rivers. A dam about 190 miles below Green River will rise 1000 feet long and 280 feet high creating a vast artificial lake. Estimated cost 40 million dollars aims to provide irrigation water for seven million acres and cut flood risks along the lower Colorado basin. Project may need new congressional funding to proceed further.
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