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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
11
Physician says Nuxated Iron boosts energy and strength, with a two week trial showing renewed vigor. Manufacturers note claims widespread use and a money back guarantee, urging readers to test their endurance after a biweekly regimen.
Washington May 24 Secretary McAdoo delays final decision on revenue legislation. He telephones Senator Simmons to say more study needed. Majority Leader Hitchcock notes no revenue measure unless essential. McAdoo reportedly still expects action this session despite postponement.
May 24 dispatch from Alsington notes Germany forming convict battalions to ease manpower strain. Report mentions stripping munition factories of wire and using women, children, and prisoners, plus moving troops from Dutch frontier and Russian front toward the west. Washington reports the Ten Ale military committee favorable on a nomination.
March acting chief of staff promotes Major-General Payton to full general and Tasker H. Bling to general by breve. The note outlines advancement within the staff ranks and confirms the proposed elevation.
An exhibit of war bread is set for tomorrow afternoon at the court house in Weber County. The Weber County Women's Farm Bureau will present local cooks who gained fame for making war bread from scarce ingredients. Demonstrations will feature substitutes like potato, rye, barley, oatmeal, rice and graham flour. Speakers include Mika Gergrade McCherne of the Agricultural College and Mrs Edna Dauwig of the county women’s bureau. All interested are invited to attend and may hear short lectures. The event is organized by the women's farm bureau consumer committee.
The Neighbors will meet at the ball at 7:00 p.m. Saturday May 25 to participate in the Red Cross parade. All members are earnestly requested to march with us on this occasion. Cleric Galt G C WM Muller M A.
Modern Woodmen of America members are urged to gather at the hall on Endsman Street at 7:40 PM Saturday for the high pinnacle parade, with W. TL Johnson, Commander, directing.
H W Beckett Sr employment examiner in charge of the federal employment bureau has been instructed not to accept any loss of army registrants for shipyard work. The last call for labor for the yards arrived recently, with skilled workers including machinists boilermakers riveters and others eligible from 1-A. Enrollees or ship workers must have registration cards and be of that age. naturalized citizens with papers are also accepted per the instructions.
The Alhambra theater previews The Unbeliever, a wartime drama praised as a masterwork of photography and acting. Marguerite Courtot leads as an American aristocrat who joins the marines, with vivid trench warfare and battles depicted as realistic and gripping.
In Paris on Thursday May 23, a German air raid killed six members of a Paris family and injured ten others. Bombs dropped in the outskirts and suburbs caused damage to farms and property, with additional blasts reported near Janda.
Washington May 24 Three quarters of the hundred million dollar second war fund of the Red Cross had been subscribed when totals were reported at national headquarters this morning. Early tally stood at 71 269 925 with optimism for a large over the top total as the drive continued. Evan Wie Hams noted tenor died at City hospital after a weeklong illness in Axnon Ohio.
The next group of ten to depart for Camp Lewin from Weberson and Ogden is set for Monday May 27. Grover C. Tee of Weberson county receives dual C classifications, while Brigham Gly and four Huntsville draftees await ordination with county board exams. A local committee plans a public demonstration and two bands will serenade the men at their departure location.
P B Nichola, a member of the forest service, leaves for Idaho to work for five national forests including Targhee Chinit Lombl Payette and Salmon to eradicate poisonous weed that harms livestock grazing. The effort targets weed from livestock feed and aims for successful eradication across ranges used by sheep and cattle.
Washington May 24 reports indicate demonstrations by German regiments and troops from the east and west fronts against continuing war efforts. Moscow to Berlin dispatches allege German merchant vessels bombarding Black Sea towns, Italian fishing boats attacked again, a Russian passenger carrier torpedoed, a hospital ship attacked, and Russian property seized in Finland.
Annette Kellerman returns to the Orpheum this Sunday and Monday in the production A Daughter of the Gods. The 1906 show features a scenic, magical fantasy with gnomes and witches and Kellerman performing aquatic feats. Adults pay fifteen cents for admission with the event billed as a major attraction at the theater.
Tokyo May 18 An agreement signed signaling a potential permanent alliance between Chan and Gherefutures. Rel mW Guru notes a historical moment as talks center on joint development and broader cooperation between two blocs with Ritasta and Hopesava considerations.
In Washington on May 24, plans for an aircraft inquiry were discussed amid Senate military committee pooling. A decision on scope was postponed after Senator Thomas spoke with Clifford Eylighes, head of the Justice Department inquiry. The sub-committee, led by Senator Wirehead, held its first open hearing amid investment affairs concerns.
May 24 dispatch from Tokyo reports Bolivian envoy Munoz Tepes arriving to arrange large scale Japanese emigration to Bolivia. The plan targets ten thousand Japanese farmers to work lands in Holjul and other regions, foreshadowing a major migration wave. The Daily Mail notes the government and public interest in the initiative.
A fire swept the business station at Caliente Nevada and nearby mining operations early today, with reports from railroad officers saying flames spread rapidly around 2 o clock in the morning. The blaze threatened the residential area as crews fought to contain the flames across the town and adjacent properties.
Lemuel Johnson, a Richmond dentist, testified in his own defense denying the prosecution’s claim he gave his wife a death tablet and disputing much of the testimony heard against him in the trial for his wife’s murder.
May 2 report from Paris says American volunteers will form an escadrille to aid France in defending Paris from German air attack. The unit will be selected from U.S. forces and organized with French government approval, following an offer by the United States to provide a capable squadron for the capital’s defense.
A dispatch from Moscow dated Friday May 17 reports a German telegram indicating the view of Kish government and Musanimans on the remaining governance in the Crimea. The Central powers' perspective and postwar arrangements are touched upon as the situation develops.
May 24 report says Mrs Springer set a world knitting record in a Red Cross event in Detroit with 700 women present. Fred Boringsoy of Detroit confirms the record. Mrs Springer reportedly completed a tricky knot covering the leg, heel and foot sections. Mrs Nathan H. Jowell of the Red Cross lining division states the feat has never been equalled.
London dispatch reports in Tokyo that G. O. Wallenberg Swedish minister and fourteen prominent residents faced allegations of unneutral conduct. No diplomats accompanied him on departure from the railway station amid speculation reflected in a Daily Express dispatch dated Thursday.
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