Browning Gun for Aircraft Tests and London Baseball Scene
The Browning machine gun passed a test for aircraft use by synchronizing fire with propeller revolutions. In London, American and Canadian troops boost baseball crowds as officers in the U. S. teach gas defense. reports recount London fan reaction and a growing Army Navy league with eight teams.
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U. S
London
Committee On Public Information
England
Thomas Hurke
London Star of May Oy
Army
Navy
Thad
Frank Bragwyn
City Firms Urged to Aid War Effort by Farm Labor Help
Clarence Ousley urges commercial clubs to form a farm labor committee to recruit workers from town businesses for planting, cultivating, and harvesting. He argues closing stores for volunteer farming can boost wartime food production and return customers.
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Freedom of America
Hoya
Bill Brown
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Clarence Oussey
Agriculture of the
United States
Business Men’s Association
Grange
Co-Operative
Farm and City Man Pleads For Farm Labor
A call urges city men to reflect on the farm’s contribution to their strength and success and to answer the farm’s dire labor need with patriotic service and effort to repay the debt to the land and country.
Farm Labor Problem Needs City Help and Cooperation
The farm labor issue affects farmers and city dwellers alike and requires city collaboration. Request a copy from the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC titled The Farm Labor Problem Many power Sufficient is Properly Mobilized by Co operation and Community Ac toa.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Red Cross Expenditure Report Inspires War Effort
A stirring call to join the Red Cross as it unveils expenditures for Europe and America. The report details relief work totals across France Belgium Italy Russia Romania Serbia Great Britain and other fronts plus U S prisoners in Germany and base hospitals. It notes the need for money and knitted socks and cites a Kentucky town corn shucking bee that raised funds for the cause.
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American Red Cross
Europe
America
Red Cross
Germany
France
Belgium
Italy
Russia
Roumania
Serbia
Great Brit- Nsh
U. S
Germady
Red Cross-Indies
Kentucky
Fashion Points of Interest on Modern Necklines and Collars
A fashion note highlights four topics: severe uncollared necklines, short sleeves, cape backs, and scant chiffon blouses. A dressmaker warns about wash blouses for shirt waist wearers and critiques sailor collars as unfashionable. High collars roll over at the back and front not attached to coats.
Sleeves Rise in Evening Fashions Amid Soft Silhouettes
Fashion notes praise new gown sleeves as mild eccentricities of the era. Evening dresses feature long cloudlike tulle that drapes from the shoulder, warming with a shadow of fabric and flattering both thin and full arms after a period of bare arms.
Dress-Up Frocks for Little Maids
The article highlights three fabrics volle dotted Swiss and organdie for kids party wear. It describes a white volle frock with a smocked blue embroidery yoke and crocheted buttons, a dotted Swiss dress with embroidered clusters and forget-me-not motifs, and notes summer play and outings as context for the dresses.
Gingham Waistcoats Capture Youth Fashion Attention
The article notes gingham waistcoats gaining popularity among the young, with shops showing varied prices and windows displaying colorful groupings. Styles include high necks and long double breasted revers, and waistcoats offer easy wear with built in fastenings. Pique fabrics return, while checked gingham and plaid muslin are less favored.
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Gioghan
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U. K
Admiral Sims
Naviculure
Vice of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
Spockullain
Bureau of Chemistry
Igeiculture
Army Ordnance Department
Department
Congress
Ordnance Department
IMS
Ordnance Office
Washington
Ordnance
Treasury
War Department
Gas Defense Service
Bavaria
Saxony
Prussia
Munich
Wershing
United States Department of Agriculture
Clarence Ousley
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