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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1917
Page
2
An incomplete AP memo fragment discusses publication rights and credit for news items, noting uncertainty over authorship and the treatment of unsigned or attributed material. The text hints at policy or procedural concerns about curating and distributing news with proper credit.
A letter urges government action on farm prices for potatoes and wheat. It questions whether wartime price controls should continue, presses for a minimum price to protect growers, and argues stabilized pricing would aid farmers and consumers while encouraging planting next season. It cites Ogden potato sales near zero and Idaho produce at high and fluctuating costs as evidence.
John Dabb, at Harriavilla, harvested 100 tons of corn from five acres, feeding fodder chopped and stored in a silo. He reports 20 tons of excellent feed per acre, arguing silage yields high tonnage and better livestock feed overall. Over five years silos have sprouted across northern Utah, proving corn can grow here and silage storage promotes extensive farming. Dabb showcased 12 foot corn stalks with large ears to demonstrate potential.
The Utah draft boards and the county exemption boards are cited in the Salt Lake Tribune for their role in conducting the federal draft. A financial statement shows about 4000 paid, with remainder due, and eleven counties involved. Board members and staff reportedly donated their services in the process.
The summary lists draft costs by district with Balt Lake City District No 1 paying 217.10 for 128 men, Ogden and Weber county bearing the largest bills at 730 and 445.40 respectively, while Salt Lake District No 3 secured four times as many men for 739. The note calls for a full detailed statement including meal tickets transportation and telegraphs costs not counted here.
Farmers on Band Ridge report repeated raids stealing ripe melons from vines and even wagonloads. The crop loss hits hard workers relying on harvest rewards, with some urging severe punishment for those harming fields and livelihoods.
Gold output now exceeds early wartime levels, driven by continued growth in Transvaal South Africa. Forty years ago Africa produced none until the Johannesburg conglomerate reef sparked a major supply, now Africa yields about half of new gold. Last year world output reached 1,104,442,000 with Transvaal at 192,138,000 and the United States at 192,315,000.
The piece argues for vigorous action against traitors and agitators in the United States, denouncing subversive activities and demanding federal authorities act decisively. It claims a tradition of swift punishment, asserts treason as a deadly threat, and praises wartime resolve to defend the nation.
A Polish national defense committee, in New York, sends a formal protest to Cardinal Secretary of State via Apostolic Delegate in Washington. The letter demands German evacuation of Belgian, French, and Polish territories and </p>discusses the Holy See's stance on Poland’s right to independence and the partitioned fate of Polish lands.
Fragmentary text discusses armed groups and a stern government duty against Prussian opponents. Mentions of a likely labor or military dispute, shelter settlements, and unrest in a period of national defense. Names and details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A long excerpt argues that Holy See policies and Austrian partition history harmed Poland, contrasting with President Wilson's 1917 stance that nations must freely determine their fate. It cites Polish suffering under occupation and calls for recognition of an independent Poland aligned with liberty and self determination. Leaders Joseph Zalenki and Stantal Raysacher sign the plea from the Parish National Defense Committee.
The COZY presents The Neglected Wife with spotlight on a love triangle and domestic tension. A mystery unfolds as a second woman tests loyalty, provoking questions of blame and jealousy.
Seventeen members of the National Retail Monument Dealers association were fined by Judge John C. Hosa in United States district court. The association itself was levied a $3,500 penalty.
Lady Diana Gomerset, daughter of the Duke of Deaufort, heir to a venerable British title. Henry Heaufort, third Marquis of Worcester, became Duke of Heaufort in 1682 under Charles I. Her father, the ninth duke, was a noted sportsman as well.
Parlin via London September 12 official German staff announcement says Russian prisoners captured by the Germans in the Riga battle numbered 900 with 323 cannon also taken.
Richt Hon. Viscount Reading, lord chief justice of England, landed today aboard an American steamship from Great Britain. He is accompanied by Lady Reading on a trip viewed as a note of Anglo American ties.
Havana Sept 12 President Mens oral tax lay by special decree removed the war revenue tax recently imposed by an act of congress on exports of copper and iron from Cuba.
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