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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-17
Britain Determined to
Break German Grip
on Belgium
OFFENSIVE
POWER GROWS
That of Germany Is
Receding, London
Belief
BY ED. L. KEEN.

(Stdr Correspondent United Press)
LONDON, June l7.-Although an
Official statement Is not procurable,
l am authoritatively informed that
the Allies, especially Great Britain,
would regard any German peace
overtures at this time as premature.
Great Britain is determined to
continue the war, at least until Ger
many is driven back on her own ter
ritory. Any peace talk that has
reached the United States certainly
has not had its origin either in Lon.
don or any other capital Of the Allies.
There are several reasons why
Great Britain in particular intends
TO prosecute the war until the Ger
man grip upon Belgium and northern
France has been shaken. Briefly
these are. among the more import.
ant:
First--Tt Ia the firm belief here
that Germany has reached and pass
ed the high peak of her offensive Of,
fciency. England believes that from
now on the kaiser must fight desper
ately on the defensive to hold what
his armies grasped by getting the
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Mr. and Mrs. A. Jacobs. No. 80 Al.
fredst. are visiting friends in New
York
Mrs. Paul Lane and family. No. ~
Josephine ave, will leave next week
for California
Mr.. and Mrs William Heavy. No.
205 Atkinson ave. have gone to Cal.
ifornia for a months stay.
The University OF Michigan club
will give moonlight. Thursday
evening, July s. on the sappho.
Mr.. and Mrs. s, D. Walden and
Miss Minnie Walden, No 50 Jose
phlne-ave., will leave Saturday for
California.
Miss Winifred Robb. who has been
the guest Of Miss Doris Mcmillan.
left Thursday. for her home in New
York.
Mrs Henry ]. Leonard and Miss
Grace Leonard Will spend the sum
mer in Sandwich. where they have
taken a house.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trunsky. No.
253 Theodore ~ . have left for an ex-
tended visit with friends in New
York and other eastern cities.
mr. and Mrs Crawford Scadding
and Miss beatrice scaddlng. Toron.
to arc the guests OF Dr. and Mrs.
R Arlington Newman.
Palestine lodge. No 357. r & \.
NJ, viii give tia annual moonlight,
Friday evening. the boat 10 leave the
Bates-st. dock AZ SIS O'Clock. In
addition 10 dancing there will be a
cabaret performance
Mr. and Mrs James 4. Curtis and
Miss Frances Curtis have returned
from the commencement exercises at
Vassar from which college Miss Cur
It's graduated with sthe present class.
o
Mrs. Herman Doy and Miss char.
lotte Dey. formerly Of Detroit. who
have spent the last few months in
this city visiting old friends, have
gone 10 their summer home in Co
burg, Ont.
O
The following young women will
leave the first OF the week for Camp
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The Confessions of a Wife
Margie Talks To Her Little Book"

something so fascinatingly beautiful
that Il has made all the lesser Joys
OF my married life seem tame.
Now. In its place. because now
that am not guided by deliirous
and unreasonable love. have raised
another Ideal.
Is that. too. incapable OF being
realiEed7
Can any wife become one halt Of
the wholeH
Can she stand side by side with
her husband In the comradeship
and partnership OF welded life?
Through understanding on both
sides Is It possible for these halves
that are not at nrst alike 10 grow
into a symmetrical whole
Am | hghting 10 bring Dick al
ways 10 my way OF thinking, and is
he always calmly insisting that his
is the only way?
DO the bonds that bind us. which
only four years ago We welded to-
gether with what we thought was
something 40 strong that only
death could break them. sometimes
chafe him as much "a they do me-
Again. little book. we come back
10 the stone wall. We can hear the
distant melody OF hfe's sweet song.
but We cannot sing Il. for our voices
are unframed and We lack the poise
or even inclination TO sustain the
note
am so glad. little book. that
can say these things TO you without
being called fanciful or silly.
have been called both when have
tried 10 make others understand the
longings OF my soul.
know. little book, that every
woman has them more or less and
nowadays some OF them are throw.
ing aside their shyness and voicing
these ideas 20 each other. and once
In a while I seem 20 feel that man
too has come 10 the conclusion that
something might be done 20 make
OF the lives OF two people who elect
10 live them together. a realization
of that for which they have hoped
and confidently expected.
II should read this 10 Dick
little book. he would say: as Il
possible. Margie. that my taking
Few drinks with Harry can make
you feel like this Yon must un.
derstand that man cannot always
be perfect. he must ny the track oc-
casionally."
can't make him understand that
II II not the occasional "nying the
track" that hurts me II is the
whole plan which makes wife out
az unreasonable when she deplores
what the husband thinks Il his right
as we'll as individual pleasure.
When hold my baby next my
heart. little book. I'll stop each fool.
ish ache with the feel OF its downy
head against my breast | am re.
solved that nothing shall hurt me
as long as have my child.
ITO BE ContinuedD
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If Society," Fashions, Household Hints and Helps .

jump on the Allies at the beginning
OF the war.
Second-It Is the universal belief
here that England is now only APP
preaching the height of her offensive
efficiency. When Its full intensity
is developed. the Germans. II is be
lieved here. must be rolled back out
OF France.
Third Military men here agree
that the final verdict will be won.
not by brilliant dashes, but by a
long drawn-out endurance struggle.
They base this belief upon the
strength OF line after line OF strong.
ly fortified works on both sides OF
the Flanders France battle line. And
England is certain that the longer
the struggle. the more certainly will
the great resources of the Allies al.
timately overwhelm the kaiser.
Fourth-England wishes 10 dem.
onstrate that citizen army, organ.
lied by volunteer enlistment, can
cope successfully with what she calls
German militarism" The signing
OF a peace pact now, no matter how
satisfactory its terms might be TO
The Allies. would leave the solution
OF the question of the ability OF a
democratic" army still in doubt
In support of the statement that
Germany has passed the height OF
her offensive ability, it is pointed
ont here that since the dash into
France last fall, the Germans have
been unable to make any appreci.
able progress against the France.
| Flanders front. On the contrary,
they have been forced back at sew.
eral points, notably north of Arras
The German victory in Galicia is
credited TO temporary shortage OF
shells in Russia. The same lack OF
munitions. II is admitted. has pre-
vented France and England from
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Aloha, in New Hampshire; The
Misses Helen Hunt. Evelyn Gray.
Barbara Lobenstine and Alice Wood
run.
Miss Madelon Shidler.( OF South
Bend. Ind. who is visiting the Misses
Dorothy and Margaret Spain, No l27
Melbourne-ave.. will be guest OF hon
or at a theater party in the Temple.
Thursday evening. OF which Ralph
Jones will be host.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. b. ID. futile. No,
220l West Grand blvd, celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary.
Monday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. TUT
tie were guests OF honor at supper
party given by Mrs II. J. Secor. "
OF their intimate friends being seated
at the table.
o
The annual Joint Presbyterian
outing will be held Wednesday. June
%. on Bots Blanc. The following
churches have united for the outing
Cadillac-ave.. Calvary, Central. First,
Forestave.. Gratiot-ave.. Westmin-
ster. Highland Park, Memorial, oil
vet. SCovel. ST. Andrew and Royal
Oak.
A song recital will be given Thurs.
day evening, in Trinity Methodist
church. Highland Park. by Mrs. +.
G.. Burkhardt. Mrs. Mary Harrab
Waterman. Mrs. W. y. Braley, Miss
Bissie Brockway Brown and Howard
Seelye. pupils or Miss Alice May
Harrah.
A number OF men engaged In the
lumber trade in Detroit will act as
hosts OF a dinner Thursday evening
in the Detroit Athletic club, given in
honor OF Arthur L. Holmes. The
committee in charge OF the affair In
cludes John J Comerford. Charles
l. Weeks and Charles w Restrick.
o
Miss Lillian Hazel Blessing enter
tanned the girl members of tho grad
uating class OF the Field school,
Wednesday afternoon. in her home
No 1926 Kercheval-ave. Pink and
white. the class colors. were used
for the pretty decorations OF the
luncheon table around which were
seated the Misses Violet Quenby
Florence Pelodon. Irene Dowson
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There was nothing FOR me TO do
but TO stay through that luncheon
with my sister Marion and Percival
Rarlowe. scarcely could eat. II
a-gered me to be forced 10 be the
guest OF man | had come To de
sp'se And It frightened me 10 see
my sister falling beneath he spell
OF words and looks | had learned
TO know as false and cheap
But as for Mr. Barlowe and
Marion. my silence seemed TO worry
them but little. As a matter Of
fact, I might Just AZ we'll not Lave
been there for all the attention they
paid to me. | think our famors
comic opera tenor knew | was once
and for all outside his influence. lie
would waste no more effort upon
ne. But here was my sister with
her far more snowy attractiveness
apparently so easy TO conquer.
Mr.. Barlowe loved admiration. and
Marion was giving 70 20 him in full
measure My one hope that no real
harm might come OF the situation,
must lie In the fact that neither Of
these two had any great depth of
feeling 10 be plumbcd.
Marion was almost flashing in her
prettIness. She was pleased and
fattered so her eyes looked big
and shining like stars. for Mr.. Bar
lowe had assured her a place was
20 be made for her In the chorus.
And this in spite OF the fact that
only few hours before the stage
manager had told me there was not
a chance ot a position In our pro
duction. which was so soon ~ have
lts opening night
ITS pull that makes the world
go round" laughed Mr. Barlowe TO
Marion. you get some things on
your merit, but not much. You see
how far you got this morning with
that fool stage manager: but
caught him for few minutes alone.
and | told him he had 10 make an
opening for you No opening for
you and I'd have a word or two TO
say about some OF my songs. Oh,
tell you. delivered my ultimatum'
Net result-you begin rehearsing
this afternoon
Marion leaned across the restau-
rant table toward him.
"T won't forget this" she said.
I'm going to be grateful. You'll
see"
Are your" asked Mr.. Barlowe,
curiously.
And something IN their tone made
me put my napkin hurriedly on the
table and push my chair back.
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believe. little book, that know
how a condemned man feels while
he is waiting through the long. In.
terminable days for the great ad.
venture.
Strange as Il may seem. believe
that the days waiting days OF
horror are as long To them as they
are To mo-
Today l have put my house In
order" Everything Is ready for
the coming OF my darling baby. His
little first clothes are lying with mis-
toilet articles In his little basket.
A note OF instruction TO the nurse
and a note To dear Aunt Mary. AJAX
ing her TO take charge OF him and
the house for while. IL laid under
the clothes at tho bottom OF the
basket, to be opened md read
in case | I'm too I'll 20 talk"
Ny own clothes are all arranged
In MY bureau drawers with rib.
boss In night dresses and every
thing ready have gone through
all the old letters and keepsakes In
10 be burned and some 10 be kept
II my boy should live and | pass
into the unknown.
And last OF ALL dearest little com
panlon OF my life, ! have been going
back over the path OF my life with
you.
wonder II most wives date their
existence from their marriage |
umes before my wedding day "a i,
they were the pages from the life
OF another girl. one whom | had
known intimately for some years.
morn.
Some way. little book. felt rath.
or sorry for that little Eirl. She
had such high hopes. such great
ouEhly in tho possibilities OF love
and life.
That ecstatio outburst on -the
night before my marriage" was her
farewell 10 the life she had known
10 the love which was in her mind
and heart a combination OF ecstacy
and idealism.
81 want 10 belong" was the
ecstatic cry % that girl whose only
hope ot happiness WAS TO be merged
into one with the man she loved.
oh. little book. little book. why
IA Il given TO us poor hnite mortals
10 imagine what We can never hope
20 attain. to conceive what We are
unable 20 accomplish.
No mortal can become ono with
another and no human being can
belong" to another as does ones
hands or feet or any other OF the
members ~ ones body 10 he nm
questioningly directed by one brain.
Neither the mind nor the soul can
belong 10 anybody but the body the
mind and soul inhahits know.
little book, | conceived a thing I'm
possible OF realization but Il was
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Houses %Glass
rDu/uN DIGS

wife been down lately
NO. she dislikes the salt air. YOU
lon. or something like that, and pre-
fers 20 live inland further. She never
comes down.
''MMAl.tU AMmmmmmm" Mrs Fail
said no more then to her compa Hion
tut as she rose and started 70 move
leisurely OF. Mrs Hunters nnslv at
tuned ear received An Impression OF
sound. that. after dilisent assembling
she was sratin.a TO ~" res "SSy "' into
something that sounded very prom
islnsly like Birds OF feather
obviously on the scent. on dear no
That would never debut eagerly on
the scent-keenly on the scent.-urg-
emily on the scent, her bright expec-
pied smile signifying unquestIonahlv
10 those who knew her that the tran
Was warm, the quarry faint, and ere
trev. 20 camp something TO talk
about between dances for many a
week TO come
shs called on Ethel In her country
courtesy her position" made neccs
sary
Good morning Mr., Norris"
:. an 11 sn. %p.nd pi ns. @nt'r; this
We'll, you don't come to sec us
Mahomet and the mountain, don't you
w.
you %rs h, sow vsry. kind Of you. Won't
Thanks can't stay very long
Informal morning musicale ut the
The ormsbys. Of course; but r To,
promised for eleven. Come down and
see Us. won't you We have some do.
liShttul timer, and you can bring
Your young friend along"
MY. young friendr"-in n tone OF
hewilderment.
Yes the girl At your cottage. you
know Came down with your hus-
band yesterday-lovcIy young thing,
the girl, OF course. Such eyes and
such lovely black hair"
Yes. yes. 10 he sure"--duickly, and
trying 10 cover the very evident fact
that che knew nothing AZ all about e.
VIII. shortly. So good OF you TO
I'm afraid 7 must bs going now
oh, Hesvens" docking at her watch)
Mr.. ormshy viii never forgive moi
Good bye, Mrs. Hunter; sorry you
can't stay"
Ethel ga, there. mute and wonder.
ing trying struggling 10 grasp the
meaning OF II ali. and vaguely dread
Ing as she struggled 20 arrive At an
esplation all too plausible that would
sustain and reinforce her horrible
suspicious OF yesterday. She had felt
yesterday, that II only the awful mis-
conception linking her name odiously
with Mr. Falls could he dispelled. she
could master the doubt that pervaded
her 81 her husbands relations with
Myra Foster.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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strictly reserved.
,Cont,.ued FROM Ye.terdsyl
Mr.. Norri. saw her husbands Of
ncN was smpty what could ~ mean
shs mad. boidcr. stepped 20 the e-n-
te- OF the aperture, and bent far out
20 peer into tho office opposite. Tho
sheer derth 81 IN. long shaft 'as-
cina,ed her and gave her light hol-
low feeling % nausea She drew IN
her h..9 WITH a., '6 .g9,r j"5k' oy ana
coming her she would have fallen
but for strong arm around her
waist II was Willard FAN
She turned her head toward him.
haif smiling. hair apologize, TO thank
h'ru for his timely aid Rut the words
froze on her Hips, her heart coutract,
81, her "ntlr. body was convuised
with y shudder and an appalling fear
In IN. doorway stood Mrs. Fall =
FATE was now taking hand. and
the certain d"H''ny started on its way
by an Nvi' -tonRued man ana aus
picious minded woman was hurrylng
the pawns 10 swift destruction.
Mrs Norris went 10 her mother. who
Gained her fears and sent her 10 her
home again. after good nights sle"r
Mr. Fall applied for divorce and
then went 20 the seashore and sought
her cottage on the beach.-t same
'e"' " on NulNh AHo A'1A''' N''N'NN
Mrs Rail arrived at the beach In
tine TO enjoy the sea air for half an
hour before dinner and relaxed In
her comfortable beach chair along
aide another occupied by Mrs Hun
ter Mrs Hunter like Mrs Fall. was
one Of the old Guard Of Society, and
the range OF her Conservation" was
sstonirhirg Other peoples AFFAIRS
wore as the breath 81 lIfe 20 her. ard
took IL. IN eject, as personal AZ
furnish her keen scent with n fresh
track Just now she fairly nuttsred
with pleasure as might hungry
sparrow who has unexpectedly come
upon some delectahle morsel
Nice PLACE the Norrises have
Quite nice" Mrs. Fall didn't care
81 that moment 10 think OF the Nor
rises
by the wsy did you par. there on
your way down. There WAS that IN
her voice that bespoke somcthing
mors than her words could he liter
ally held 10 account for Mrs. Fail
NO. | came down by train-whv7''
oh nothing Only I thought you
might know who that young woman
~ he brought down In his machine
this afternoon-slim, brown eyed.
black hair"
Alone eagerly.
mo with a combined hand wave
and shoulder shrug. IS though that
didn't alter ~ any she was with
what looked like delightfully."- use
less chaperone superannuated
"ssssssooooooooo, Tell me. has
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Nurses Graduate

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. juno IL.
Especial -Eleven nurses from
the training school OF Traverse City
state hospital were given diplomas
last night. Or. C. C. Slemons. OF
Grand Rapids. gave the address. and
VIM. J. Lloyd. Manistee. presented
the diplomas.
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Athletic events as we'll as . pro-
gram OF speeches have been ar.
ranged for the annual picnic and
outing OF the employees of the De-
troit Copper & Brass Rolling mills
which will be held at Put-in-Bay.
Saturday. II is expected that about
half OF the I 300 employees will board
the steamer Put-in-Bay at the Ash
ley e. Dustin wharf at the foot Of
First-st. at O'Clock.
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launching an effective drive asainst
the enemy. But this situation -
now being remedied both In France
and England, and within q short
time the superiority In ammunittoo
supply Will shift from the Austro-
Germans TO the Allies.
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How can they tell a horses age
by his teeth" asked little Edna.
why. II he has false teeth they
know he is real DID," remarked her
small brother.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-17

THAT she had no pull" IL always
the cry - the Failure Shr who
succeeds knows there Is hut one road
marked merit"
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Elizabeth Gourlay, Lilly Kade. Mar
gsret Neville. Leonore Voelker, AIDE
laide Jenking and Jessie Jelliffe.
Miss Inez Collver. OF New York,
cousin of the young hostess, was
guest of honor.
In celebration OF the founding OF
the order. Acoemetae council, No,
l2l, Royal Arcanum, Will give an en-
tertainmont Wednesday evening,
June %, in G. A. Il. hall. S. H. Wo-
lebin. f. J. Millen, Meyer Bing. John
Mcneil Burns and b. A. Fields. the
latter the recently elected regent OF
the council, have arranged a novel
and entertaining program.
A party OF 40 young women. dele
gates from the various clubs belong
ing 70 the Detroit Y. W. G.. A.. will
go 10 Dewey lake for a conference
OF club girls. June 1928. The party
will be In charge of Miss Selma o.
Hahn, Miss Adalene p. Wood, Miss
Ruth Lee Pearson. and Miss Ger
trude NinL local Y. w. c. A. score
taries.
About 80 members OF the Eighth
Michigan volunteer infantry partici-
pated in the forty-ninth annual re-
union, Wednesday. The veterans
met in the c. A. r building for noon
luncheon, enjoyed an automobile
ride to Crosse Pointe in the after.
noon. and in the evening held a
camp fire In G.. A. r hall. with in.
formal speaking, camp songs and
stories.
The annual mo dance" moonlight
OF the Union of Epworth Leagues OF
the city will take place Thursday
evening, on the Pleasure, the boat
TO leave the Bates-st dock at 7:45
o'clock An excellent program OF
music and other features will be Civ
en- by Harold Jarvis and other we'll
known entertainers The proceeds
OF the moonlight will be devoted &c
the work OF the Fort.st. settlement
O
a very beautiful dinner was given
! "Wednesday evening, by Miss Sarat
! Caulkins. in the Country club. II
honor Of Miss Elizabeth Bull War
rem and Allen Sheldon, whose mar
riage will take place Wednesday
June 90 Three tables, seating eight
/ guests each. were decked with blu,
and white mpins, arches of pink
rambler roses connecting the tables
The guests included the maids and
men OF the bridal party, and an init
mate circle OF friends.
o
Miss Pauline Brooks viii give 6
dinner-dance Thursday evening. II
/ the Bloomfield Hills Country club, in
honor OF Miss Marian McMath anC
| her bridal party. Friday evening
! Mr.. McMath will give the rehearsal
dinner for his daughter, in the home
/ No. 2l5 Iroquois-ave. Miss Nc
Maths marriage 10 Harold Edwards
J OF Syracuse, y Y, will be celebrated
/ Saturday afternoon, in Christ
church.
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The so boxes arranged for the in
formal dance TO be given Friday
evening, I'm the Palais de Danse, un-
der the auspices OF St. Mary's auxil-
iary, have been sold. the following
having taken the six remaining
Thursday. Mrs Abner T. Larned,
Mrs Martin +. Calvin, Mrs. Ernest
O'Brien, Mrs. f. J. Hickey. Mrs,
Frank j. Navin and Edward H.
Doyle. Members of the auxiliary are
asked 10 send flowers from June gar
dens to the palais Friday, where
Mrs. A. Guindon and committee
will receive them and fashion nose
gays for sale to the guests at the
ball Student nurses in st. Mary's
hospital dressed in their uniforms
will sell the flowers. The dance will
be entirely informal Excellent seat
ing accommodation has been provid-
cd for dancers and spectators. Tick
cts for the dance may be had at the
door Friday evening.
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Detre,t Times Job Printing Dept
Main $3.50.
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Grace cottages at Lake Orion,
group OF four unusually attractive
summer homes for girls. under the
direction OF the Y. w. c. A. will be
open for the season Saturday, June
20. These cottages are provided for
members OF the association in Michi-
gan. Young women from Flint, Sag
NAV, Bay City. Ann Arbor. Owosso
and other points, besides many from
Detroit, avail themselves each sum
mer OF the privileges afforded The
first part OF July the cottages are
reserved for members OF the Grace
Whitney Hoff and Business leagues,
two declarations OF clubs in the De
troit association, and after that girls
from all over the state will visit the
cottages for periods ranging from
two days TO two weeks. The open.
Ing week from June 26 until after
the Fourth of July, the cottages viii
be open TO any young women ire
spective OF association membership.
Groups OF girls will have the priv
ilege OF going for the weekend
June &c to % AT an unusually low
rate. or for the week beginning June
26 as already stated.
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