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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
4
Fragments describe severe pains and weakness from an unnamed illness in bere Wis. A contemplated operation is mentioned but rejected. An advertisement-like passage promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related remedies, urging readers to seek advice and relief from hormone or female-illness symptoms.
Amsterdam reports a Frankfurt Zeitung record of a 1903 talk between President Roosevelt and German Ambassador von Sternburg. Roosevelt voiced fears of a German occupation of South America, including a proposed German state in South Brazil, and warned that Germany would arbitrate the Venezuela issue within ten days or face war, with Admiral Dewey on standby. the German ambassador claimed not to commit, then returned to say Germany would arbitrate within days.
Washington reports the Council of National Defense opposes new non essential enterprises as war mobilization demands all resources. In a letter chaired by Secretary Maker to Indiana defense officials the panel says no new undertakings will help the war and resources should be directed to victory.
British report from France and Belgium recounts the death of German aviator Vorse after a midair clash on September 23. Captain Guyemer also reported missing, with German forces later locating Vorse’s body. The tale follows a multi-plane dogfight at 7,000 feet as British pilots engaged Albatross and Liplane attackers and forced the German craft down.
An Atlantic Port report says the American tank steamer Weateego, cited in a navy release from Paris, described a daytime and night attack by six submarines on a merchant convoy. Two ships and one submarine were sunk, with the rear unguarded at times during daylight. The ships were likely the Delphic and the Middlesex.
London experienced a large influx of people into towns outside the metropolis after recent moonlit air raids. Many poor residents slept outdoors during the hot nights until authorities arranged sleeping quarters in public buildings, though most travelers return to London at daybreak each morning.
Two severely injured when an eastbound New Auto Stage Line car from Salt Lake City plunged down an embankment four miles east of Singham. A Greek man and an American driver were hurt as responders reached the wreck, with one victim unconscious and the other tended by a deputy sheriff and a bystander.
British guns blast German counterattacks on the Drifteh and Ypres fronts. Heavy artillery and rifle fire repulse three German assaults near Polsgon wood and Menin road. Cameron house area sees fierce local fighting as Germans push the Chileh back. Germans repulsed near Zandeken railway, with many captured. Front-line artillery pummels German positions, claiming significant enemy losses. Wyoming schedule notes football dates and weights with team roster details.
News reports thousands of Jews fleeing Russia are stranded in Manila, Manchuria, and Yokohama, Japan, in distress while awaiting immigration to the United States as Secretary of State Lansing notes the situation.
An old country advertisement claims Vinol builds strength and vitality. It asserts the published formula proves the claim and offers a money‑back guarantee if customers are not entirely satisfied. The note targets weak, overworked adults, the elderly, and delicate children with broad health assurances.
The Sheltering and Immigrant Society of America stated that depreciation of the Russian ruble depleted funds as they faced weeks of waiting for passage to this country due to inadequate steamship facilities.
Chicago fans growl as pavilion seats require entering the grounds to buy a ticket. Runway has a tilt and wire netting with a box office reachable only by line. Only one ticket per person, forcing long waits and in-line chaos.
A Wisconsin mother from Eau Claire writes that Foley's Honey and Tar stopped a severe croup attack by thinning mucus easing throat phlegm and relieving a harsh cough ensuring quiet sleep. The advertisement credits the remedy for coughs colds and whooping cough.
New York October 2. Due to a cold contracted by Viscount Ishii head of the Imperial Japanese mission to the United States the proposed trip of the mission to Theodore Roosevelt's Oyster Bay home was cancelled. Vice Admiral Takeshita, also ill, was confined to bed yesterday making the ride inadvisable.
Reports from Petrograd describe a growing revolutionary movement in Turkestan led by General Cherkhsa who seized Azched and other areas. A temporary counterrevolutionary cabal formed as two regiments defected while the interior minister vowed to quell disturbances. amid this, central authority remains unshaken.
The resistant county attorney argues only the courts can nullify the auditor’s action. He notes the method for resolving the matter hinges on a mandamus action to determine the validity of the auditor’s position.
The Supreme Court was urged to hear at the earliest date a constitutional challenge to the selective draft. Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman are among appellants whose cases were requested to be advanced and heard together. Proceedings were taken under advisement.
Oct. 2 report from Salt Lake states orders have been issued to attach the regulation quota of medical officers and enlisted sanitary soldiers to each of the three infantry units.
Orders from the commanding officer of the western department call for attaching seven medical officers to each resident, plus one first-class sergeant, four ser Renala, and forty three privates of the sanitation corps to each regiment. Major H W Teffix to review medic and sanitation detailing for three regiments. Approval to follow.
Utah officials disclosed a relief plan from the National Car Service Commission to detour more than 1000 empty westbound cars to Utah coal mines. The move aims to load coal for distribution points in the South and avert a winter shortage. Utah Fuel Administrator W. W. Armstrong will seek continuous car detours in Washington to secure several hundred cars weekly.
Washington Oct 2 miners representatives rejected a proposal from operators to share the wage increases demanded. Conferences will be controlled.
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