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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
2
A fragmented descriptor from an old newspaper touts a standard issued daily in the evening. It oddly references an antedependent entity and uses playful terms like muzzle or club, suggesting a quirky or satirical note rather than a clear news item.
A reader reproduces Congressman Roberts of Nevada arguing against conscription in Congress on April 26. He defends volunteer service, warns against dragging citizens from firesides, and urges decisive, modern war effort to defend liberty and civilization. He critiques compulsory service as a threat to personal liberty and advocates using available military resources efficiently.
In the Mendey edition dated May 28, Rev A I Kennedy is cited arguing the cyclone shows God moving in the wind while the writer questions this view. The letter contends God was not in the wind and contrasts divine will with Christ’s authority, signed Audrey Patkeil Abbott, Utah.
Editorial urges Ogden to bid for a federal military camp, supply depots, and ordnance plant highlighting rail access via Union Pacific and Southern Pacific lines, water from artesian wells, and Ogden’s strategic location as a merit-based national asset for a future army post.
The article accuses American Socialists of being German influenced and using the union to disrupt U S war efforts. It calls for Germany to declare war terms and urges delay to obtain a democratic declaration from a militarized Germany, arguing the US should not unilaterally set peace terms.
The passage discusses naval power, listing ships and vessels. It cites 16 battleships, 3 armored cruisers or jerumete, 36 destroyers, 97 submarines. In reserve 20 armored cruisers and 11 destroyers. Total ships reach 300. Seven battleships exist with four more authorized.
Theodore Roosevelt speaks at Minneola urging neighbors to serve country when called. He condemns nonparticipation, praises loyalty to flag, wife, and nation, and urges action over self pity amid Germany's menace. French favor his leadership of American efforts in WWI.
Fragments describe a looming railroad strike with firemen conductors and others poised to quit. The piece warns the move could cripple thousands of miles of track and invites serious consequences, though it hints at possible action by brotherhoods to avert fast Erlesatve.
The Finnish government, on the senate’s proposal, proclaims full or partial remissions for pre March 20, 1917 crimes, while enacting stricter anti alcohol rules. Imprisonment for drunkenness ranges from eighteen months to years, with penalties for drunkenness linked offenses and public disorder.
A Cracow meeting of Austrian Poles issued a resolution calling for the reestablishment of a free Polish state with Austrian backing. The declaration urged international handling for lasting peace, noted hoped Austrian aid would secure the monarchy, and envisaged Warsaw and western Russian Poland joining an independent Poland.
Navy confirms expansion of Great Lakes naval training station to quadruple capacity. Official plans approved to house about 13,000 men, with funding of ten billion dollars allocated for the project. Announcement came today from Contain We AL Moffett, briefing on department approval and construction scope.
Washington May 31 The senate finance committee approved changes to the war tax bill raising revenue by taxing imports coffee tea sugar and cocoa with specific rates. It abolishes a 12 13 percent war munition tax and adjusts excess profits rules on corporations. Repeal and reform aim to balance revenue while exempting refined beer and near beer under new provisions.
The provisional government approved Finance Minister Feret Kehlenki's plan to raise 2.05 billion rubles and secure funds for the treasury as trends shift toward independence. The unanimous vote follows reports from the official news agency in Tetrograd via London. The item notes broader economic actions and stability measures in the capital.
George Fleming Moora of Washington D C sovereign grand commander of the supreme Council of the thirty third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Northern and Southern jurisdictions toured Ogden yesterday en route to Sacramento to dedicate a Masonic temple on June 2. He was welcomed at the Upton station and treated to a motor ride through Ogden Canyon followed by luncheon with Weber club officials and Ogden Masons. In Salt Lake City he attended a banquet at the Masonic temple with Judge Charles W Morse officiating as toastmaster and remarks by A R Heywood and Judge Meara.
Secretary McAdoo said a new speaking tour begins in New York on June 4 with stops along the eastern and southern coasts. He urged mass subscription to liberty bonds to fund allied needs and promote a swift, just victory, while stressing unity in wartime finance and broader humanity.
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