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Show oo BRITISH W IS HIT BY TI 'FLU' What Ogden would have done today and tomorrow, if the city had been sufficiently free from the opidemic to allow tho city board of health to lift i the ban, would have been remembered for a long time, for throughout the United States this day and tomorrow are meant to bo the occasions when tho people of this country take timo to give uterance to their regard for what Britain and Britain's sons have dono during the great war to mako and keep the world safe for democracy. Tho following letter was sent out to the Individual members of the committees com-mittees for the State of Utah by Governor Gov-ernor Simon Bamberger and nothing else than tho influenza epidemic has impeded them from getting to work and causing a celebration that would be worthy. "Under tho auspices of the National British day committee, headed by (Judge Alton B. Parker, tho American I people are called upon to observe Sat-i Sat-i urday, December 7th and in churches December 8th, as British Day in recognition rec-ognition of the splendid work dono by Britain in defending France and Belgium and thereby safeguarding civilization. civ-ilization. Americans aro asked to remember re-member that It was not international j law but the British fleet that kept clear the paths of the sea to American commorce; that tho wavering of tho ; British 'contemptibles' at Ypres would have forced a peace full of menace to the world." Mayor Browning is of tho opinion that Ogden City must take tho opportunity oppor-tunity at a later date, when all tho conditions aro such that crowds may be encouraged to' gather and do full honor hon-or to the aim of the celebration. |