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Show I THAT "EXTRA" OF JULY 18. : Whon the Stnndard Isued an "extra" Mn tho middle of July, and the railroad 'whistles blew and tho church, bells jrang, tho tremendous import of that inows was scarcely realized, although many rejoiced as they had not rejoiced since tho beginning of the war. Looking back, that July day, which signalized the striking back of the ! forces of liberty against the tyrant army, marked the turning point in tho great war. Women cried and men shouted at the shrift in the clouds through which I the sun was shining, and ever since then the gloom of the days when tho German hordes were making headway has been gradually dispelled until now. deep anxiety has ceased to exist and a liberated world joins in thanksgiv-Had thanksgiv-Had the German battering ramSjeen able to, go on crushing as it had between be-tween March 21 and July IS, the people of Ogden would now be facing most distressing uncertainties. Turmoil and war would be our lot for years to come. We would be suffering anxiety and be afflicted with wretchedness. As it is, we are looking forward to a more 1 delightful future, resting assured that the ideals of self-government will prevail, pre-vail, our home life be unaltered by brutes of tyranny ?.nd civilization continue con-tinue to build on the foundations of human liberty and individual effort. No overlords for us; no military masters; no serfdom! We have escaped a horrible nightmare. |