Star Circle Contest Promises Prizes for YMCA Youth Essay
A Seattle Star Circle contest invites boys to submit essays on how vacation study helps them. Prizes total four awards including a six week YMCA scholarship and a free Orcas Island camp trip. Winners gain swimming and outdoor skills lessons and trips to Cedar River Dam Snoqualmie Falls and Iscaquah while learning camping basics.
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Star Circle
Orcas Island
Cedar River Dam
Snoqualmie Falls
Iscaquah
Uncle Jack
Allies Using Poison Gas Bombs Now
A London report quotes Lord Kitchener urging retaliation with poisonous gases against German forces. It describes gas attack methods, gas clouds rising to 300 feet, and Allied soldiers swapping respirators and helmets as trenches yield to chemical warfare.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Great Britain
Belgium
France
Kitchener
House of Lords
Guna
Belgians Welcome King Come Home Hope and American Aid
Reporter describes Belgian villagers awaiting King Albert's return to Brussels and praising Americans and the Belgian relief effort. A Belgian woman shows an American flag, while a child notes a fallen Dublin Fusilier, Private Patrick O'Reilly, buried in the farm yard. The tale blends daily life under shelling with personal memory of a soldier's kindness.
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William G. Shepherd
United Press
Britain
France
Mall
New York
Helgium
Brussels
Albert
Belgium
Mr. Wheetlock
Brand Whitlock
Meester
Mr. O'Reilly
Monsieur
Patrick O'Reilly
Dublin
Germany Faces Food Shortage Amid Wartime Strains
United Press War Expert J. W. T. Mason reports Germany's policy to ban lavish dinners signals broader food and supply stress. He cites scarce cotton and wool, potential factory closures, and unemployment as the economy falters. Italy's war role shores up imports via Austria and Switzerland, yet Germany may curb submarine warfare if trade restrictions ease.
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Germany
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
England
Uncle Takes Johnny to the Circus Adventure
A Chicago junior notes outing with Uncle and Johnny to a three-ring circus. They encounter elephants, peanuts, and pink lemonade, with acts by Miss Leitzel and a daring Icelandic performer firing at will with hands tied.
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Ritten
Chicago
Mundy
Johny
Cirkus
Evrything & Men
Annymore
California
Solomon
Sheba
Ringling
Miss Leitzel
Popular Scent Confusion Sparks Father’s Perfume Insight
A mother, feeling chilly after a cold bath, drinks whisky to ward off a cold. Her daughter asks for her ribbon. the mother ties it and the girl says she smells "father's perfume" from the mother's use. The moment reveals the mix up and a domestic chuckle.
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