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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
2
The writer defends Ogden against claims of labor disorder, noting that major U.S. cities faced strikes and violence yet still grew. Ogden’s labor movement is described as conservative with little radicalism, and the city is viewed as a favorable field for capital from a labor perspective.
Editor notes Utah sent 20,336 men to serve with the United States in World War I, nearly a full division, while many Utahns also served with Canadian English and other forces. National totals reached about 4,330,268 called, with about half reaching France, and states like New York and Pennsylvania contributing large numbers. The piece extols America's growing strength and wartime mobilization.
The Versailles settlement redraws Europe, forming Czecho Slovakia Hungary and Yugoslav kingdom from former Austro Hungarian lands. Austria shrinks to German Austria with reduced army and naval fleet handed to Allies. Fiume dispostion unresolved while Francis Joseph would lament the ruin of his empire.
The article from Scientific American summarizes US participation in World War I. Of about 2,084,000 American troops landed in France, 1,390,000 saw front line service. Forty two divisions served overseas, with 29 in active combat across 13 major operations. American divisions held 101 miles of front in October, advancing an average of 17 miles amid heavy resistance. The record notes 63,000 prisoners taken and large artillery and machine gun losses, highlighting St Mihiel as a major American operation.
Across the Meuse Argonne campaign American forces surged from Saint Mihiel to a massive nine-week assault. The Meuse Argonne battle, praised by General Pershing, overwhelmed German divisions, yielding 16 060 prisoners and 443 guns after forty seven days of intense combat.
Neserat News argues that the league offers a practical, humane path to minimize future wars. It contends the league is not a flawless cure but the best chance to prevent repeated global conflict and safeguard humanity, urging ratification and swift implementation.
Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes of New York, chaplain general of the Army, blessed General John J. Pershing in a public ceremony on Fifth Avenue. Hayes praised Pershing for seeking spiritual welfare of troops and for uniting religion with war effort. Secretary Baker lauded Pershing as a mastermind, noting his role in shaping an American army of millions. The procession showcased a massive display of national pride and military power.
The article recalls Pershing riding to the front at the Metropolitan Grandstand as crowds cheer. Veterans of the 25,000 regulars, richly equipped, march past the grandstand with the Flags and a four-star general. Cardinal Merler and Belgium’s primate greet the American hero as guns ring and hymns fill the cathedral.
A Florida letter writer from Rocky Mount North Carolina shares a testimonial praising Foley Kidney Pills for wartime help. She claims kidneys and bladder weakness cause lame muscles puffiness and fatigue and says the pills strengthen weak kidneys and bladder as an advertisement by A R Meloyre Drug Co.
Fatty Arbuckle stars in a double program at the Back Stage picture palace last evening. The crowd waited half an hour for seals as Fatty’s film drew advance news of a great show with an Albatr era appearance and roped finish. Arbuckle to headline again Friday and Saturday with a full schedule to be published tomorrow at six, eleven, and twenty cents.
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