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Rock Island Argus., 1915-05-07

Paris. May IA Rome dispatch
says the vatican has advised all Ger
man and Austrian eccIesiastics and
theological students TO leave Rome
Immediately, asserting the hour is
near at hand for momentous decisions
by Italy. The Observatore Romano.
vatican organ, deprecates in strongest
terms the war il believes probable.
Rome, May Upon receipt of a
dispatch from Berlin the German
school here suddenly closed yesterday
The teachers. with a number of news
paper correspondents and several Ger
man families left Immediately for
Germany.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-05-07
WARMING is GIVEN AS SHIP
SAILS FROM new YORK LAST
WEEK OF DANGER IN STORE

Prominent Americans Receive Mysterious Notes the
Eve Of Their Departure for Europe That Their Lives
Would Be Imperiied in German Sea Zone
Rock Island Argus., 1915-05-07
German School in Rome
Closes and Teachers and
Others Leave City.
VATICAN IN A WARNING
Clergy and Students Advised
to Depart Immediately-
Crisis Thought Near.

Hopes that Italy would settle peace
fully her differences with Austria ap-
parently are fading. Exodus of Ger
mans from Italy continues. Austria is
making energetic military prepara-
tions for an attack by Italy.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-05-07

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
Japan and War Prices.

In all other belligerent nations but
Japan, said Mr. Wakatsuki, minister
OF finance, addressing the convention
of clearinghouse managers at Osaka
recently, commodities have greatly
increased in price, while Just the re-
verse is the cast with this country.
Britain and Russia have introduced
large increases in taxation, and
France and Germany will probably be
compelled to follow suit; even the
United States, Italy and other coun-
tries are faced with the necessity OF
increasing taxes, but in Japan no adj
dition has been made to the burdens
of the populace. Whereas both the
belligerents and the majority of nom
belligerents have been compelled to
initiate currency by such means as the
suspension of conversion, and the IN
limited issue of notes, Japan has been
favored with the contraction of cur
rency. 1t will thus be seen that Japan
has got rid of the two most important
factors in the outflow of specie, that
is, the appreciation of commodities
and the imitation of currency. 1t is a
duty of the government and the peo-
pie alike to strive to the utmost for
the furtherance Of the economic in
terests of japan at the present mo-
ment by encouraging the development
of home industries and the indepen.
dence of capital.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
HANDGLASs OF GREAT VALUE
Enables Woman to See Complete Ef-
feet Of costume-To Be Rid
Of Hangnails.

The woman who has spent many eve
nings sitting in the theater must re-
alize how few of her sex apply them
selves faithfully to studying the hand
glass in connection with the mirror.
Many women use the handglass to
study their couture, and then do not
employ it again after completing their
toilet. This is a great mistake. No
matter who fastens your dress in the
back or adjusts your collar and girdle.
study the results carefully by the aid
of a handglass.
You always take n final survey of
yourself in the mirror. Why not swing
around and get a glimpse of your
back? Use a large hand mirror, shaw
ing glass, or even a wall mirror for
this purpose.
Hangnails are the result of neglect.
By applying cold cream to the cuticle
about the nail the flesh will become
soft and pliable and can be loosened
by means of the orangewood stick.
When selecting the stick see that you
get the genuine orangewood. which is
soft, velvety and pliable, and not an
ugly copy of a roast beef skewer.
Every morning battle the hands with
pure soap, warm water and a nail
brush, using the stick when the flesh
is soft,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26

Whether to be worn to gather vege-
tables or flowers from the garden or
to go ~a-marketing in the morning or
FOR the drive about the country every
woman wants becoming headwear.
And it seems she is destined to be
gratihed, for the garden hats and sun
bonnets of today are as carefully
planned as the dress hats with which
fair women fortify themselves to meet
the critical eyes of their peers.
Cretonnes, ginghams, chambrays, and
new fancy cotton weaves have been
brought into unfamiliar service and
used in new ways to evolve the home
made headwear that is illustrated in
the picture given here. Even the
plain little sunbonnet manages to be
becoming and prettily frivolous, while
1t fulflls its mission OF shading the
eyes and protecting the neck.
Some Of the new cotton fabrics, such
as cotton gabardine or cotton poplin,
are Of just the right weight and body
for these pretty bonnets. Plain white
tape or binding braid makes an at
tractive finish and adds to the frmness
of edges and shapeliness of the capes
and brims. There is quite a variety
In paper patterns for making them and
they are designed to be easily laun-
dered. There are the time-honored
ginghams and chambrays, more beau
tifuIiy colored than ever, to be used,
and combinations of plain and figured
fabrics where a fanciful bonnet for the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26

To be practical for all the demands
OF a journey, long or short, to be COM
Portable, are the ends sought for in
this suit of good wear-resisting serge.
1t is n of the plainest and quietest
of models and is presented for the con-
sideration of those who are preparing
Tor a summer outing which may take
them over land and sea, in cities or
to the wilderness.
An easy adjustment to the figure. a
certain masculine severity and sim
plicity Of line in this suit, have re.
suited in meeting that demand for a
combination Of the smart and practi-
cal.
The skirt is plated with a straight
panel down the front and back hay.
ing two wide plaits at each side. It Ia
cut ankle length and finished with a
three-inch hem. There are small pock
cts at each side and the waist xtends
three inches above the normal waist
line. The short skirt is the only n
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
A New Waisteoat.

or five threads are run over the space
to be filled, crossing one another in
the center; then weave in and out at
this point to suggest the spiders web.
Twisted embroidery silk may be used
for these stitches, but medium weight
silk is best for bu~tton-holing.
The material selected for the, illus
tration is dull blue army cloth. The
luster powder is silver crossed with
silk and outlined with cords in a dark
er shade of blue. Silver ball buttons
are used for the closing.
A leading point in favor of luster
work is that it can be quickly done;
also it Is admirably adapted to the
decoration of many things. A scrap
of silk Dr. velvet 'lustered" may be-
come a card case; a strip of satin may
be transformed into a handsome belt;
a larger piece may be fashioned as a
handbag or a pair of slippers. Half
a yard of woolen goods becomes a
pretty pillow slip after a couple of
hours work with needle and brush.
Finally there is such a variety of
colors in powder and silk to select
from that the final result is bound to
be harmonious.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
Growing Spirit of Thrift.

There is a growing tendency on the
part of the people everywhere to be
more thrifty, to save more and to hus-
band their financial resources as they
never die before. This quality is be-
ing preached from the pulpit, in every
schoolhouse and in every well regu-
lated newspaper, the country over. 1t
is developing a characteristic in peo-
pie for which they will be the better
off, more independent, more self-re-
liant, more sturdy and more
full. The tendency is among the best
signs of the times. A factor in this
education is the newspaper advertise
ments of VARIOUS banks appearing in
the columns of the press of the coun-
try. These T causing the people to
think, to saw and grow more thrifty
than YER This form of advertise
ment is a form that is not only help
ing the banks, but also the people,
turning their attention to a subject on
which they need to think deeply. The
bank ad is responsible for much good
Terrell Transcript.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26

beach or mountain road is required.
A garden hat is shown made of plain
chambray for the brim, with a pulled
crown made of figured cretonne. One
hardly needs a pattern for a hat SO
simple as this, but the standard pat
tern companies furnish such patterns.
The brim Is a circle of butchers linen
covered with the plain chambray on
both sides. 1t is stiffened with rows
OF machine stitching. The crown in
this hat is made of a small circular
piece Of the linen covered with ere.
tonne, with a puff Of the cretonne
gathered into 1t. The lower edge of
the pun is turned up and gathered
and sewed to the brim. There is a
band OF silk braid about the crown.
tinished with a little bow having dou.
BILE loops. Gayly Powered small fig.
ured cretonnes are used with plain
goods Of the same color as that pre-
vailing In the cretonne.
The black-and-white checked hat 4.
part hat and part bonnet in design.
A stiffened cape at the back may
be either turned up or down, and fast
ems by mean Of a loop to a button ON
the visor at the front. Bright red
green. or black braid is used for the
binding and the crown is a circle plat.
ed into the band at its base. Machine
stitching and an interlining of butch.
er's linen provide the requisite stiff.
ness for the brim Int cape.
JULIA BoTToMLEy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
Overcoming oppositlon.

Keeping sweet in spite of opposition
is never. a sign of amiable weakness;
only the strongest can do it. There
fore such keeping sweet is an irresist-
IDLE attack on the opposition, and will
convert it to friendliness or agree
ment if anything can. One man who
is often right in his convictions, and
who is able to express them clearly,
wonders why it is that he has difficulty
in getting others to agree with him.
The whole trouble lies in his over-sen-
sitiveness to the disagreement of those
whom he would convince. The instant
they show or express a difference of
opinion, he flares up" and his oppor-
tunity and power are gon Another
nan keeps undisturbed and smiling in
the face of disagreement, and wins
men to his side in most that he has to
say. The difference between the two
men is not in the truth that they pre-
sent, but in the way that they present
it. The surer we are that we are right,
the more important it is that we should
not dishonor our message and lose our
case by antagonizing those whom we
ought to win.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
To Color sIouses.

When a white silk or crepe de chine
blouse becomes yellow after much
washing 1t can be tinted SO that it viii
look like new. Buy a bottle OF red or
green ink. or any color that is de-
sired, and pour in into the rinse water
and dip the waist into 1t, A portion
of a bottle OF rcd ink will keen tbe
color in a iesh-tinted garment or will
give a yellowed waist a delicate pink
color. Every time the waist is washed
1t should receive the same treatment.
1t is such an easy think to do and
quite a few new garments may be
added to your wardrobe by using the
dingy old waists.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26

came back to her face and her eyes
shone.
II it was just a game-why, II was
time that dear, foolish mother was
checkmated.
SO Edith danced and rode and golfed
and boated with the rich Mr.. Denway
it proved to be Cecil-and Mrs.
Wadham nodded and smiled and scrib-
bled long lists and even surrep-
titiously ordered a few articles for
Edith's ~trousseau. James Wadham
whistled when he received the bills.
But, as Mrs. Wadham assured her
husband, the sister-in-law of a count
ess must be properly attired.
But, my dear" he feebly objected.
Il don't believe Edith really loves the
mani"
Il don't see how any sensible girl
could help loving a Denway," she re-
torted. and was afterward angry at
the silly remark.
Just when her hopes we're at pin.
nacle point--they fell with a crash.
1t all happened at once.
Edith had been missing all after
noon and Cecti Denway had mooned
around the piazzas, reading the papers
and yawning in a bored way. He
didn't seem a bit interested when Mrs.
Wadham cornered him and began to
talk about Edith.
1t was in the midst of a maternal
eulogy of the sweetest daughter in
the world that Mr.. Denway leaped
his seat with a word Of apology
and rushed down the steps to meet a
large motor car.
From the motor car descended a
very pretty woman, who was ardent
ly embraced by Cecil Denway. She
was followed by four charming chill
dren and a French nurse.
His sister-in-law, Mrs. Reggie. 1
presume?" said Mrs. Wadham to her
neares neighbor.
But that dowager only smiled
wickedly.
"Oh, no, his wife. She was one of
the Evans girls. Reggie isn't mar
ried yet, though his engagement has
Just been announced, He's been
spending the summer in Europe, you
know"
Mrs. Wadham didn't know-she felt
in that instant that she didn't know
anything. Never again would she trust
that false prophet, the blue book.
Her husband discovered her in their
sitting room, the fatal book open on
her lap. The page of Denways was
blistered with tears.
MY dear" he said, gently, Edith
is outside-with Dick Ainslee. They
want to marry each other; I'm going
to boost Dick and-I told Edith that
of curse you wanted her to marry the
man she loved"
"Of course l do" Mrs. Wadham
smiled through her tears. Tell them
to come right inland unjust
throw this book in the firei"
And she gave her husband the
priced blue book.
Why should she keep it when Edith
had flouted the social register and was
marrying the man she loved?
I'm very glad after all" she sighed,
and she mean it.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
FOR MORNING AND SPORTS
Separate Skirts Are Not as volumi.
nous as Are Those Designed for
the Afternoon.

Separate skirts are fashioned not
quite 80 voluminous al are the after
noon and evening frocks. OF pique.
cotton corduroy, g~abardine. serge. fan
mel and linen r the fashioned with
yokes or belts that reach only part
way round the waist certainly much
be~pocketed and many times with sus-
penders. One seer recently in a Fifth
avenue New York; shop of oyster
white linen, had suspenders that
started from a tab in the back and
ended in the front with a smart little
vest effect. These are usually worn
with coats, sports coats of any or rev.
eral materials usually fashioned on
very full lines, quite like mems coats
when they are not belted.
Some are quite long with uneven
hens. while others are smartly short.
Corduroy and the velvety surfaced ma
terials will be the-most popular, also
much worn will be the bright shades
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
Madam Sailors

A survivor from one af the torpe-
doed ships says: I'VE had no men in
our boat who could row. We very
soon learned to row. l had
rowed a boat before. but l can do so
now" The smallness of the number
of men in our mercantile marine who
can handle a rowing boat would sur
prise the majority of people, and
those who can handle a sail are an
even smaller band. They get almost
no opportunity of learning. AS for
swimming, very few are experts, and
battalions OF them cannot swim a
stroke. Just last summer l sailed
with a British cargo boat differed by
non-swimmers, and having on board
only four men in all who believed that.
unaided, they could keep themselves
afloat.-London Chronicle.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
PRETTY LUSTER WORK
EFFECTIVE DECORATION FOR
HOME AND PERSONAL USE.
Few Materials Necessary, and Only a
Little Thought Is Required to Ac-
eomplish Design That Is Thor
ouohly Worth While.

Luster work is being revived as a
decoration for the home and for per
sonal adornment. The Illustration
shows a waistcoat design in this com
bination of brush and needle which
will be found very easy to work out.
b materials necessary for luster
work are the luster powder, banana
oil, a small fiat camel's hair brush and
embroidery silks. The powder comes
in silver, bronze, violet, brown, green
and old rose. 1t is mixed with the oil
and applied to the fabric-which may
be satin, art serge, poplin, velvet,
monks cloth or other similar material.
1t is impossible to give here the ex-
act proportions of oil and powder, be-
cause some fabrics absorb more mois-
ture than others. Therefore, try the
mixture on a small sample of the
goods to be decorated. II imperfect
add more oil or more powder as may
be found necessary.
One can stamp the design on the
cloth or trace it with a pencil. This
design is to be filled in with the lus-
ter to form a background for the
stitches. AS the powder sinks quick
ly to the bottom of the mixture, It is
necessary to stir the paint each time
the brush is put in it in order to keep
the color even. AS slight imperfec-
tons will be concealed under the m
broidery stitches, one need not be too
particular.
When the paint is dry the whole
design is outlined with a silver cord
put on with a COUGHING stitch-i: e.,
a wide %buttonhole stitch-or with a
chain stitch worked in heavy floss.
Chain stitch also is very effective
when used to fill in the design, 1t
adds lightness and has the appearance
of cut work, If one desires some
thing heavier buttonholing may be
tried.
The spider-web effect is very deli
cate looking and not difficult. Three
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26

really to be considered for a jour-
ney or for street wear in a city.
The coat is a box model with dou-
bic breast when fastened at the front.
1t opens with long revers and is fur
nished with pockets at the sides and
an inside pocket for convenience,
such as are found in mems coats.
The sleeves are long and plain, having
cuffs finished with braid and three
bone buttons like those used for the
fastening at the front of the coat. A
plain full blouse of white crepe de
chine. open at the throat. has a wide
collar of black-and-white wash silk and
a small cravat bow of the silk IS a
finish. 1t fastens At the front with
square buttons of black jet.
A well-fitting Panama hat, with band
of black-and-white ribbon, short white
washable gloves with black stitching,
and cloth-topped shoes complete the
details of a costume In which the trav-
eler will feel at ease wherever her
wanderings may carry her.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
Germans Gas is Made Harmless.


The perils of the deadly gas used
by the Germans since the third battle
of Ypres was launched the latter part
Of April have already been minimized
by French scientists. At first taken
by surprise, the French, English and
Canadians were driven back before the
terrific charges made by the Germans
under cover of the asphyxiating gas.
This gas has been found to be prin-
cipally bromide chloride, which in ex-
treme cases affects the lungs to the
point Of suffocation. But now the
French spray ammonia when the Ger
man gas comes rolling toward them.
The ammonia combines with the
greenish-hued gas to form the nonin-
furious ammonium bromide.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26

be twisted round the Ease and tied to-
gether in the manner shown in the
small sketch on the right of the il
~lustration.
The size of the case in a measure
Will depend upon the size of the scis-
sors and it is a good plan when pos
sible, prior to cutting out the leath-
er, to arrange the scissors and razor
upon the material and mark out a line
round them, leaving plenty of room
for making up the case.
This case when filed will easily
go into a breast-coat rocket and the
leather will keep both scissors and
razor in a nice and bright condition,
an item of no small Importance.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
Come One, Come All.

Persons who have gained the In
preston that the United States is
becoming thickly settled. and that pio-
neering possibilities are ended, may
be surprised to learn that there yet
remain in the United States upward
of 800, 100000 acres of vacant public
lands, to say nothing of an even great
er unoccupied area in Alaska, yhere
the government is planning a $35, 900.
900 railway, 1000 miles in length,
which will do for the big peninsula
what the transcontinental railroads
have done for our W West.-Chris.
tian Herald.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
MAGNET IN SURGERY
Hunting Needle in Body Is Now
an Easy Matter.
Scientists Have Devised Scheme by
Which Trouble Of the Most Ser
Ious Character May Be Prop
erly Dealt With.

When a needle has wandered around
In the body, as needles SO often do.
and pain In some spot has aroused
suspicion that it is the cause, the sur
geon had to cut it out. This is not so
easy as it may seem, because he does
not want to make an unnecessarily
large wound and he cannot find out
the precise position of the needle until
he reaches it.
DR.. ]. II. Monks recently devised a
method of finding the needle, which
he describes in the Boston Medical
and Surgical Journal. A powerful
magnet is passed over the suspected
spot. This magnetizes the buried nee
die. Then another, suspended from
a fine silk thread, is passed over the
same locality, when the poles of the
buried needle will attract unlike poles
of the examining needle, causing the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
FOR RAZOR AND SCISSORS
Useful Little Gift That Would Be APP
preciated by Man Who Does
Much Travelling.

Our sketch shows an acceptable
gift for a man who has much travel
ing to do.
1t is carried out in soft washleath-
er and bound at the edges with mar
row ribbon. 1t is cut out in three
pieces, one Of which forms the back
of the case and the follower lap,
and a second piece which forms the
front Of the pocket into which the
razor is slipped, and a third piece
sewn on in front of this makes a 0ock-
ct for the scissors.
Two pieces Of tape are sewn on to
the edge of the Zap in front and when
the flap Is folded over these tapes can
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
MoIasses Tarts.

Make a good short paste and roll
out twice to about half an inch in
thickness. putting a little butter and
lard on 1t each time. Grease we'll an
oval dish and line with the pastry.
Put one'half cupful of molasses in a
basin and stir in a few very finely
grated bread crumbs. Pour some of
this into the dish, then another layer
OF pastry and continue until the dish
Is full. Wet the edge of the pastry
with milk and pinch. Bake in a mod
crate oven until brown. This is a de-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
JurIes selected by Girls.

A Los Angeles girl was allowed to
assist in picking a jury. II the intu-
ition of a woman is to he brought to
bear in the selection of trial Jurors.
a good many different elements will
be brought into play with varying re-
suits. On the whole the process
should be satisfactory, if the girls are
not too much inclined to exhaust the
number of their challenges all in a
bunch.-Los Angeles Times.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
Cheap Sink strainer.

An economical and exceedingly USE
full sink strainer may be made by
punching holes with a nail and ham
mer in the bottom of a lard pail. Stand
this in the corner of your sink to re-
ceive potato skins and all sorts of de-
bris, which may be put into the stove
or garbage pail, al preferred. At the
end of each meal. Wash the pail with
hot suds when washing the other
dishes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-26
hcious molasses tart if carefully made
n baked. and the molasses does not
run out and burn.
Homemade towels.

A fad has developed among fastidi-
GUS women for making their own tow
els. They buy for the purpose fine
French bird's-eye and French buck for
their own personal use and German
buck for general family use. OF
course. the fancy towels. which are
lace trimmed and embroidered. are
not honestly practical.