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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
2
The Standard, established 1970, publishes in the local press with Associated Press and Peace Bureau content. This archival fragment notes the paper’s independent stance and a regular publication schedule excluding Sundays.
Officiel. 19 Washlegion admit that National Guard officers have used discipline to prevent rempage and Exaging anti-war orders. Spring may bring intense antiwar feeling, threatening enemies of the United States who block war preparation. The country has chosen to oppose the central powers and those disloyal should hide their stance.
The article comments on German character and its foreign relations during the war. It notes a belief that Germans sought to deceive the United States government and that Berlin’s leadership was educated to pursue duplicity. The piece hints at a growing shock within the Kaiser’s circle over these duplicitous aims.
A fragmented critical passage condemns American and allied missteps in wartime policy. It argues that reliance on intelligence was undervalued and cites German errors in Argentina as evidence of overestimation by enemies. The tone labels German strategy as bungled and surface-level.
Fragmentary pro dictatorship statement calls for a military ruler in Russia with uncompromising will. It advocates restoring discipline by making disobedience punishable by death and using force to suppress opposition.
Military analyst J. J. Halderston notes a new form of warfare has emerged on the western front forcing armies to abandon fixed trenches for open battle. He argues trench warfare, once dominant, is now obsolete due to massed firepower, while trenches themselves are being destroyed as fighting shifts to shell holes and open ground.
A wartime discussion questions the next phase after trench warfare. General Calderston predicts a war of movement as shells obliterate front lines, while others fear bombardments will erase survivable positions. The debate centers on mobility versus firepower and the implied need to fight on the move.
A historical note warns that outsiders offering support to a man's family for non patriotic ends can seed conspiracies and coercion. It argues such motives distort exemptions and may constitute criminal influence in court battles. The piece cites laborers and planters under controversial bonuses as part of reckless schemes.
From Meltourne Australs comes word that William M Headen premier intends to consult churches on a marriage by proxy scheme between Australians overseas and Australian women to legitimize unions. A Chicago source with German ties notes letters showing widespread promiscuity in Germany. If the war lasts three more years it may erode two commandments, Thou shalt not kill already branded in large print.
An advertisement from St. McIntyre Drug Co. features Alvis Goures of Ade Ind claiming Foley Kidney Pills cured his back and kidney pains after eight years and multiple doctors. The notice urges readers to try the product for quick relief from backache rheumatic pains and swollen joints.
Nelson Lockwood, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Lockwood of 652 Twenty-fifth Street, enlisted in the Navy. After early years in Omaha and a note of athletic prominence in local schools, he trained at the Naval Hospital corps but instead joined the Amalgamated Sugar company unit in Idaho before enlisting in another branch in Chicago. The tale traces his path from youth through tentative calls and delayed entry to service.
A survey of city food plants by Walter E. Boyden and George Shorten finds most factories first class for sanitation. Special praise goes to the Shupe Williama candy factory as the finest, cleanest, and most sanitary in the state.
Salt Lake City Sept 12 Im morality is attributed to parents not the military or environment says Mrs FLW Menk president of the Draper Mothers club speaking on a social problem discussed by Dr Mary Riggs Noble and supported by Governor Namberger and Captain Alfred Haas grovek. The issue centers on parental accountability for their children, both sons and daughters, amid concerns over soldiers now in training.
The Orpheum announces another strong Pantages vaudeville bill for this afternoon and the balance of the week. Headlined by the musical comedy Oh Please Mr Detectivea with swift action and clever dancing, the lineup includes Woman Proposes sketch, From Farm to Cabaret, and three clever entertainers Green McKenry Dean Btnart, the male PatU who can pose as a woman, plus Hadina the acrobat, Wil Morris, and Matt and Jeff with new antics. Three daily performances at Pantages prices.
In a two day city court trial, I. E. Pribble was found not guilty of cruelty to an animal after witnesses testified about an incident involving a horse owned by Andrew Jost. The jury's decision followed testimony alleging Pribble beat the horse until it had to be killed.
In San Francisco on September 12, Don G. Hathbee of the Department of Justice warned draft exemption boards that doctors abroad are giving men injections to secure physical exemptions. The alert urged careful eye and nostril checks for signs of drug administration. Two doctors, including S. German, are said to be administering the treatments.
Springfield Nova Scotia area sees broadening strike action as barber, grocery, brewery, and meat counter workers join. Electricians and tram workers threaten to quit, amplifying industrial unrest amid governor's warnings.
Workers walked out not in sympathy with the car strike but to protest police and military denial of union aid for a parade last Sunday. Estimates place the lumber protest at 7,000 to 8,000, mostly coal carriers. Governor Lowden warned of drastic measures to curb the unrest and martial law was discussed as a possibility.
Cheney Co offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrhal deafness that cannot be cured by their remedy. The ad warns of permanent nerve destruction from inflammation and claims catarrh causes deafness, urging readers to seek their product and urging a trial in Toledo, Ohio.
Isramerhood of American Teamen Oxdep Homestead No 1508 gathers each Tuesday in the W O W hall Prox lernity Building Washington Visiting Archers are invited Fred Mitchell foreman A Dunk secretary 4202 Weanvision a ie The Woman's pene Arsociation y are Meccabers Biker Review No 1 meet Fridays at 8 o'clock in Woodman hall fraternity block 520 Washington Visiting peap cordially invited The Royal Highlanders Ogden Caxtly 625 meet Lagies ful on student venue every second and fourth Tuesday evenings 4 o'clock G Highland cordial invitation G Van Holst Ll Pro B F Land 2526 Lincoln secretary treasurer
A garbled notice lists C A? ensley as president and Dz as secretary for several societies including Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Women of Woodcraft, Relectors, and a lodge with Woodmen in 8390 Nodern Woodmen oF meen eve. It mentions meetings at Hurst hall and 1:35 clock on Wednesdays with dues collected monthly at Paine store. Contact Sarah T. Ransom for details.
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