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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
8
Reporter describes General Allenby and staff at Arras as dawn breaks for the new British offensive. Continuous German barrage lights the sky, with flashes like sheet lightning, as troops advance across a 15 mile front amid snow sleet and cold. Wounded and prisoners stream back as five lines push forward.
A humorous piece contrasts talking furniture with new summer slip covers of cretonne and linen. It notes form fitting, snap fastenings, domestic production, and popular patterns such as birds and baskets. The essay shifts to a personal scene with Ethel and Anita, describing a warm day, luncheon, and reflections on kindness and reward.
A fragment recounts a day after returning from filming exteriors for a Vitagraph picture. The narrator plans a luncheon with Ethel and notes Bud's mother recovering from illness at a summer resort with her daughter.
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