31 May 1918
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
1
A government witness, Wormkee, details alleged I W W sabotage schemes across multiple states. He links the group to arson attempts, railway disruptions, and grain sabotage aimed at hindering war production. He cites factory fires, train blockades, and intimidation of nonmembers.
Major Lipson, Jewish chaplain in the Home Forces serving London, has sent a letter to Col. Harry Cuttes, head of the Welfare Board, noting that Jewish soldiers are being administered in France and England. The dispatch estimates over 40,660 Jews in the military, with more anticipated to enlist.
Senior Jewish chaplain Maj. M Adler overseeing Jewish spiritual support for troops. two chaplains assigned to Egypt with headquarters in Cairo and Alexandria. One minister serving in Satanikl and another for Australian troops. In the United Kingdom fourteen officiating clergy. Aldershot hosts a full time military chaplain. Plans outline appointing chaplains to new regiments with Jewish Russian or Hungarian personnel and US troops if stationed here. Vilaecommittea will assist in visiting the sick and wounded and hospital care in the United Kingdom.
An advertisement extols youth preservation for women advising against aging. It promotes Q-ban Hair Color as a non dye cosmetic that restores natural hair color without staining scalp or washing out, claiming easy application by combing and a money back guarantee. It appears framed as urging readers to try the product through a dealer network.
The Weber club headquarters tally shows remaining Red Cross contributors at three. Secretary Z Bellwott estimates total returns near $58,000 with Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph at about $510. Businesses listed include Marshall Drag, Stimson Calif, Dorothy Midsen Millinery, Utah National Bank, and others. A separate scene depicts an irate elder complaining of a stuffed parrot incident.
In Terre Hate, Inc and nearby areas, men serve on committees for varied tasks. Several clubs exist primarily to occupy time and prevent unwanted calls or interruptions, reflecting the era’s social organization.
Washington dispatch reports broad rail growth across the Orient highlighting American locomotives at Maigan on the Mongolia border, trade via rail from China to the interior, and contrasting gauges in Japan Australia and New Zealand. It cites Frank Aher’s bureau reports on rail development, gauge issues, and potential American opportunities in China.
An old advertisement urges women to remove painful corns with Freezone plus an ounce of safety. It claims quick, painless treatment that lifts the corn with direct application and promises a smoother, youthful step through a gummy drying substance.
General Pershing reports consolidated positions in the Camigny salient despite heavy artillery and machine gun fire while raids in Lorraine yield prisoners. American artillery hits a German ammunition dump near Sh mintet and an aviator is captured after a dogfight. Also notes hog and cattle disease concerns and vaccination efforts in the state.
The report notes continued U.S. purchases but predicts larger new investments in China, Korea, and Manchuria by Japanese capital, tapping coal and iron deposits with abundant labor. Philippine railroad growth is limited by land area while England likely maintains eastern colony rail supply.
May 20 report shows casualties by status with names and home towns. Killed in action include Cartland, Miller, Foresman, and others. wounded and missing in action list several soldiers led by Lieutenant Lautres and others. Some entries note deaths by accident or disease, with a long roster of personnel from Minnesota to Texas and Wisconsin.
The list reports slightly wounded Privates Roe A. Bale and Fart T. Lewis among others. Officers Lieutenant Edward A. Koeune and Lieutenant James F. Crawford are mentioned with locations in Rochester and Warsaw. Several names appear as prisoners or previously missing from various states, including Mass, Wis, N.Y., Conn, and Ky.
Washington dispatch reports continued fighting around Cantigny and in Lorraine with word that the enemy has been repulsed once more. General Perishing's evening update from the War Department notes no major advance by German forces and emphasizes vigilance in the new American position near Cantigny.
May 31 Spanish Fork Utah Dr T R Hoggan stock inspector reports thirteen cattle dead from anthrax in a 120 head herd owned by Atenaril L Jox. Post mortem and analysis confirm anthrax outbreak. remaining animals placed in quarantine and further precautions enacted to curb spread.
Horace Munger writes from France that the French nickname Americans as wild and brave soldiers. He notes the M C A is in the trenches and that servicemen carry the stakes up front for the men who must stay at the front.
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