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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment from Ogden Utah describes Associated Press content and republication rights. It mentions a weekly evening publication schedule, with unclear authoring and publication details. The readable portion confirms AP credit and republication note.
Casualty figures through May 30 show 463 Abelodees in action with 1124 deaths from disease and accidents, 565 killed in battle, and 287 dying of wounds. Pershing notes 74 captured, 236 missing, 841 wounded. overall, deaths exceed half from disease and accidents rather than direct combat. climatic conditions partly blamed for higher disease deaths.
The passage discusses choices of maneuver in a potential decisive engagement. It notes the ability to strike on either flank of a deep salient while concentrating pressure at the wedge tip and references a powerful weapon system similar to those the Germans possess. The tone is analytical about potential battlefield outcomes.
A North Ogden regiment contributes 23 boys to the United States army. Eighteen are credited to North Ogden, though flys from Idaho towns aren’t counted in the town quota. The note warns more calls will come as the war deepens.
A trench front correspondent notes German readiness to form large maneuvering masses while Allied commanders stress no ground for alarm. He suggests a decisive field in the forthcoming struggle will determine Germany's fate, and British nerves grow as rumors of an army of maneuver circulate amid headlines about the Somme drive.
The piece discusses Allied hopes for a German push to stall soon, arguing a rapid advance strains supply lines and slows engineers. It suggests German patience may mask a well planned, deep strategy by a premier French general, with a sudden maneuver possible at the opportune moment.
British observers hail American forces in Cantigny as a pivotal moment in the war effort. The London Evening News celebrates the youth and discipline of the U S troops, praising their steadiness, speed, and promise to weaken the Kaiser.
A Utah editor condemns local insults toward Red Cross solicitors during the recent drive. The note condemns discourtesy to loyal volunteers and highlights the shock at such behavior amid community efforts.
A letter from Frederick Everett denounces anti American sentiment and urges full support for Red Cross relief efforts. He argues that even pro German individuals should show basic courtesy to mercy workers and that critics deserve scrutiny for their lack of patriotism during war relief drives.
A wartime exhortation by Thomas Addison urging every man and woman in the United States to sustain the war effort. He stresses that government power relies on ordinary workers in offices, mills, yards, and trains, insisting unity and daily effort propel Washington’s war machine toward victory. He names Jones Brown Robinson and others as examples and ends with a call to maintain steam toward the final mile.
War Mother devices blend with battlefield imagery in a Victorian style tribute poem. It laments sons lost to war while praising mothers, veterans, and national unity under one God one country and one flag. The piece links memorial ritual to Lincoln era memory and celebrates enduring loyalty to Columbia and Uncle Sam. A university note mentions a student delegate’s return from a peace league convention and public sermons in Moravian and Carnegie venues.
A British medical mission of eminent surgeons arrives to speak in Chicago on June 10. Sir James Mackenzie Sir Kathnot Lane and Colonel Merbett Brace will discuss war experiences and medical challenges faced with the wounded. The group commends American surgeons for their frontline efforts and thanks those who aided during illness and bereavement.
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