Treat Yanks As One Of Family In French Billets
In central France a regiment of American artillery soldiers from California and the Northwest is billeted in village homes. Hosts note informal life, improved sanitation, and a sense of home as soldiers gain French insights. Negro troops share songs and craps, keeping morale high amid war noises.
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France
California
North Dakota
Montana
Northwest
Mill Race
Lind
Thale
Great Lakes
Turmoil in German Army and Navy Described in Dispatch
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Rotterdam cites sensational claims of mutinies and mass desertions in Germany's army, with Bavarian and Silesian units disarmed and punished, while munition workers slow production. A Copenhagen report adds that German torpedo boats mutinied and were sunk in a chase to Norway.
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London
Germany
Daily Telegraph
Rotterdam
Arras
Bavaria
Berlin
North Sea
Christiania
The
Times
Jutland
Aftenpost
Copenhagen
Norway
Night raid on German dump behind German lines
An Associated Press account recaps a 58 minute bombing mission by a British aircrew led by Lieutenant W A Barnes. The pilot describes locating a camouflaged German ammunition dump, using a parachute flare to reveal ground features, and enduring searchlights and anti aircraft fire before dropping bombs and returning home. The raid reportedly consumed hundreds of German man hours in munitions production.
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France
America
Lient. W. A. Barnes
Hlidrome
Reco
Hunland
Germany
New Cure for Cooties in War Time Letter
Private Fred G. Motten logs a New York note praising a new nightly disinfectant for lice and cooties. He says the wash helps soldiers sleep and keeps kaisers away, easing worry about the outbreak among troops.
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New York
Fred G. Motten
New Silhouette May Be Adopted In War Fashion
A 1918 fashion column flags a shift to draped long skirts and a return to bold hats. It notes skirts will lengthen as the season advances and outlines how bodices, basques, and sleeves must harmonize with the new silhouette. The Anzac hat complements slim draped frocks, signaling a period-wide style evolution amid wartime fabric restrictions.
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New York
France
McClure
New Millinery Trend Uses Small Ostrich Feathers
Article describes converting unused small ostrich feathers into autumn hat fashions. Highlights a model featuring a black velvet crown, gold rose, velvet brim with black and gold cord, pale georgette facing, and radiating small black ostrich feathers. Notes feathers may be dyed for variety.
Autumn Fashion Corsets Emphasize Good Fit and Price Shifts
Autumn models in dresses and outer garments feature Parla designs with lines that favor a good fitting corset as essential for every wardrobe. Corsets have risen in price and styles are fewer due to material and trimming limits, but proper corseting remains necessary in new autumn outfits.
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Parla
Square Jet Buttons on High Collar Frock Design
The article describes square jet buttons running from the collar to the waistline on a new frock. The high flaring collar is supported by wires to prevent the heavy buttons from pulling it down. Also mentions color tones: Indian Reds light burnt orange and amber brown.
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Yanks
Europe
Taraotalse
Savoy
Picardy
Flanders
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