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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1915
Page
3
New York fashion pages praise Tipperary cloth for sport coats and gowns. War inspired colors and military details dominate spring designs with khaki tones, violet shades, and gold braid, while beauty products face a new internal revenue tax amid the war impact.
International News Service reports that a tunnel under the English Channel could serve as a rapid link for reinforcements between France and Great Britain, transforming both strategic defense and cross channel cooperation amid the war. Albert Gauthier appeals to England to consider the plan, noting shared peril and the potential to end misunderstandings between nations.
The article quotes a French speaker urging a Channel tunnel linking Dover and Calais, arguing it would shield England by rapid troop movement and deter Germany. It notes past efforts in 1867 1869 and wartime delays, with a projected 50 million dollar cost and a twelve year timeline.
Nearly one thousand boys from Y M C A groups Sunday schools church clubs and other youth organizations gathered in Wichita Kansas for the Kansas older boys conference. Leaders including John L Alexander of the International Sunday School Association and David R Porter international secretary of the Y M C A high school department will speak during the several days of the meeting.
London reports two American nurses with German sympathies were exposed as spies and removed from service. The Nursing Mirror cites prior leaks and Kitchener inquiries leading to corrective actions. A wounded corporal recalls trenches as mud, while a Cornwall recruiting poster promises a spring trip to Germany with all expenses paid for men aged nineteen to thirty eight.
The trans pacific service of the Great Northern line will resume with the Minnesota sailing from Seattle to the Orient tomorrow. The Minnesota is the largest vessel in the fleet and the service has been nearly idle for months due to the European war.
All arrangements are completed for the Boston Athletic Association indoor track and field meet at Mechanics Building tomorrow night. The event will draw top club and college athletes from the East and features a Harvard versus Yale 3120 yard relay.
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