Many New Colors for Late Summer Fashion Forecast
War fears drive American buyers to Paris in April and May reports on next season colors. Six red shades lead the palette along with munitions grays and academic purples. soberer tones may dominate after summer as manufacturers push durable, costly garments amid war pressure. Silk remains strong while cotton costs rise, with satin and velvet expected for winter.
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Paris
New York
Mars
Cfuvers
France
England
Canada
McClure
Bodice Back Tie Appeals to Slim and Stout Figures
The New York Evening Sun notes the new back tied bodice that conceals middle body measurements. It suits both slim and stout forms, disguising any shape and adding a sense of grace through its wrinkled drape, leaving observers unsure about actual fullness beneath.
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New York Evening Sun
Elegant frock with dark satin coat and silk jersey trim
A blue satin frock with a matching coat combines white silk jersey in the trim and belt area. Elbow length kimono sleeves complement the ensemble. Navy Milan hat features cherry trim, completing the coordinated outfit.
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Milan
Gigantic Drive Predicted by Allied Envoy
A diplomat from the Allies arriving in Washington forecasts a colossal American military push after U S troops enter Europe. He cites the spirit of Johnny Bull and French and Italian troops and recalls the line Damn the torpedoes go ahead to describe the American soldier and its psychological and physical impact on the front.
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Washington
Europe
America
Tommy
Pollu
Bersogliiere
United States
Joffre
France
England
Italy
MONGOLIA MISHAP EXPLAINED BY NAVY OFFICIALS
In testimony before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Rear Admiral Earle said the gun accident on the liner Mongolia, which killed two Red Cross nurses en route to the front, was caused by an unpredictable rebound of a brass cartridge cap rather than officer negligence. Admiral Exile pledged future safety, noting brass caps have been replaced with a wooden disk that would be destroyed upon discharge.
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Washington
Mongolia
Red Cross
Treason Plot Nets Six Arrested In Cedar Rapids
Federal authorities arrest six men in Cedar Rapids on treasonable utterances. a railroad official’s son aided arrests. Most detainees are socialists or German sympathizers. Secret Service warns of more arrests as meetings across Linn County are watched.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Marshal Healey
Secret Service
Socialist Party
Linn County
Marion
Antar
Iowa
Provinces Rebel Against Peking Governm ent in China
Eleven Chinese provinces including ChiLi province reject Peking authority. Kwang-Tung Kwang Si and Yung-Nan back President Li Yuan Hung, demand dismissal of military governors. Sun Yat Sen and Tang Shao Yi rush toward Canton. Military governors threaten, Peking isolated, censorship set on telegraph lines.
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Peking
China
Chi4Li
Kwang-Tung
Kwang Si
Yung-Nan
Li Yuan Hung
Sun Yat Sen
Tang Shao-Yi
Canton
Indict Fourteen in Spy Plot In Chicago Case
Baron Kurt von Reiswitz former German vice consul in Chicago and 13 others are named in federal grand jury indictments charging a large spy plot. Gustav H. Jacobsen a Chicago real estate man was taken into custody weeks ago. von Reiswitz and his wife left Chicago for Germany in February. The indictments are not connected to the draft plot.
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Chcago
Baron Kurt von Reiswitz
Chicago
Gustav H. Jacobsen
Baron von Relswitz
Germany
Circe Sinks Large Submarine Near Cattaro
The French submarine Circe torpedoed and sunk a large enemy submarine as it emerged from Cattaro, escorted by a torpedo boat. Circe, though attacked by airplanes, returned unharmed to its base.
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Rome
Circe
Cattaro
Work of Woman Agent in Cedar Falls Canning Drive
One thousand quarts of dandelion greens canned in Black Hawk county this spring marking a new effort led by Miss Tara G Hawk the county home economics agent. Sixty four clubs formed including canning corn garden and poultry clubs reaching twelve thousand people and traveling 1 986 miles by ten demonstrators under Miss Hawks supervision with local schools Iowa State College and other partners.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Tara G. Hawk
Iowa
Miss Hawk
County Superintendent of Schools
Iowa ‘State Agricultural College
Iowa State Teachers’ College
International Harvester Company of
Chicago
Washington
Russian Calendar Confusion in Sioux City Draft Query
Ivan Muscovich a Russian faced calendar confusion over registration for the draft. Russia uses the Julian calendar while the United States employs the Gregorian. Officials advised registering to be safe.
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Sioux City
Ivan Muscovich
Russia
America
Muscovich
R. J. Andrews
Calhoun Bankers Pledge Liberty Loan Funds
Fifteen banks in Calhoun County have pledged 165000 to liberty loan bonds through the newly formed Calhoun County Bankers Liberty Loan association. The total is expected to reach at least 200000 as remaining members report subscriptions from all parts of the county. The association was organized in Rockwell City to promote the drive.
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Calhoun
Liberty Bonds
Rockwell City
Calhoun County Bankers Liberty Loan Association
Wonderful Crimea as a postwar travel paradise and coast range
The piece extols Crimea after the war as a major American travel draw with steamer routes to Black Sea ports. It highlights the Yaila mountain range shore scenery, coastal passes, and villas, plus an island climate, fertile vineyards, and diverse flora and ruins along a picturesque coast from Sevastopol to Fayodosia.
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New York
Black Sea
Crimea
Sebastopol
Bala
Russia
Riviera
Mediterranean
Yalla Range
Yalla
Yaila Range
Cape Sarythh
Fayodosia
Theodosia
Lnes
Sevastopol
Kertch
Fayodosin
Yallo Range
Mountain Meadows Mountains
Caucasus
Cape Fiorente
Parthenium
Iphigenesa
Fayodosla
Cape Saryth Gn
Baidar
Melitopol
Perekopisthmus
Simferopol
Yalta
Cat and sparrow debate on humane reform and nature
An opinion argues against eradicating cats as a danger to birds, noting sparrows persist and serve insect control. defends cats as protectors from vermin and warns against fashionable cruelty toward animals.
His Problem with Summer Plans Sparks Potato Bug Dilemma
A humorous note shows a speaker unable to decide between staying home to guard own potato plants from bugs or traveling to help a patriotic farmer keep pests away. The quip reflects midcentury rural life and seasonal duties, highlighting farm labor contrasts.
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American Red Cross War Council
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Teuton
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Balaklava
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Feline
National Humane Review
Nature
Humane Societies
Tommyrot
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