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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
ALLIES PREPARE TO LAUNCH COUNTER
 ATTACK K-AMERICANS WANT TO ASSES
NDICA AT|0NS ARE THAT GERMANS HAVE REACHED CLIMAX OF EFFORTS AND THAT
 ALLIES WILL SOON START AN ATTACK

PARIS March 29 (0: 30 m)-Vent Montder according official
 
 French took Moncel north of Montdder
 The French and British held up the German thrust The German losses extremely heavy.
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS March 29 030 m-The rad Marcacave 12 miles of Am only by med attacks The efforts south of Somme The British battling bbny and brilliantly the advance which must be admitted has been steady.
 WASHINGTON March 29Mta observers confident ubstana American ready take first when LONDON March 29 (Ate Repor)he British have
  cording t n official n.a After holding the yesterday the y enemy the British positions The British took The Germans suffered exceedingly heavy PARIS March 29 (Aternoon ReporThe Germans ens because the Somme and establishes with England The loss will be but vital The French pon and the Germans original and nm cal superiority Is decreasing. @TN }~#f344t #eH J There feeling that the battle will for the Allies and lost The bombardment of Paris by long guns has been resumed DATELES The 9:30 m)-The battle the ap and Disc the southern flank of the has entered ph Repd their efforts break the the Allied denses the Germans have turned their attention the of the salient the Allied mes Heavy fighting along of the 55mle front. On the northern although era attacks He has held intact his positions between Albert and Beux On the Monter the French offensive south of Noyon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
Tides Tomorrow

Time of High and Low Tides at
 Juneau for
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE he Time. When It Is News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-29
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
 and Mail Information
Now Northbound

IVVW lvOI SIIOVUll0 Princess Sophia is northbound and will be due tomorrow night with mail.
 Scheduled Sailings Alameda is scheduled to sail from Seattle Monday. Spokane is scheduled to sail from Seattle next Friday. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS Jefferson scheduled to sail southbound early tomorrow morning.
 Princess Sophia will be due to arrive here southbound Mon- day morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
g27| ;. DRESS }! 2 Is! S.
" .0llGu 81 T,1s.e Rite n house


font of inspiration that one transfers
the study of native clothes from Toxic
to Pekin.
Modified Chinese Tunic.
There is no doubt that the Chinese
native dress has inspired much that
we will wear this spring. Touches
from Pekin may be seen in the clothes
of last spring as well. The sleeveless
! tunic is from Shanghai. The type of
embroidery, small buttons. long arm
holes and separate sleeves which We
wear SO carelessiy and without
thought of their source, all come from
/ China. So does the narrow skirt with
the loose, f1aring tunic over 1t, Whlle
a good many of the ornamental head
dresses worn by the. smart Partisan
women at the theaters and the opera
this spring are modified limitations OF
the natique Chinese headdress as we
saw it in THE Yellow Jacket 1t
was worn by Schuyler Laid as the
| Daffodil.
| BY the way, it is interesting that
this robust young man who took the
part of the effeminate Chinese noble
/ man. is ln or on his way, to the front
| trenches of France. Instead OF his
! glorious headdress of antique pearlh
and emeralds, he wears helmet. but
/ in his training camp behind the lines,
he has been getting up private theat-
ricals among our boys. which they say
| are as clever as his work in The yell
/ low Jacket
This is not the first time that
France and America have yielded to
| the charm of old China in clothes.
| but it is the first time that we have
made them so entirely serviceable and
| reduced them to the ranks of good
looking street clothes for actively in
| ciined American women.
They serve also for afternoon and
evening gowns when made of Chinese
brocade, a Id especially of Mandarin
yellow satin with a girdle of topaz and
| fringeS of the same crystals.
The Hip Girdle of Bulloz.
Bulloz took the Chinese suggestion
and turned it into something quite
| fascinating in a gown of taupe-col-
ored satin. 1t has a loose, slightly
f1aring tunic of taupe-colored chiffon
embroidered in a great Chinese de-
sign of dull gold. The flare of this
tunic is more decided than one sees in
the other French gowns, and it gives
| an added attraction to the exceeding
ly narrow satin skirt that shows be-
meath.
/ The top of the tunic is loose, and
the girdle at the hips is of chiffon in
stead of satin and ends in a sash al
one side. The taupe-colored satin OF
the skirt rises above the waistline il
the form of a decollette waistcoat, ant
in the middle of it is a great greer
and black ornament.
The top of the bodice is cape
shaped, with transparent sleeve:
reaching nearly to the elbows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12

war chest-and the Red Cross is to
launch it's second campaign to raise a
war fund.
Many persons ask What was this
first $780, 100000 spent for?"
In answer the Red Cross points
with pride to its achievements in the
environments of America and in its re-
lief work among the families of our
soldiers and to its prompt aid in the
crises that face the allied nations
every day in the war zone. The Red
of unpaid workers-trained men such
as physicians. nurses, engineers. so
cial settlement workers, counaelors at
law. and men trained in commercial
life-and says so much have We al
ready done and stand ready 10 dc
more.
Worked Rapid in Italy.
The Red Cross points to its rapid
aid when Italy recoiled before the
Italian refugees checked the roads
and railway stations for endless miles
back of the fighting lines. The or
ganization is world wide, even going
into the prison camps in the Central
powers to bring relief and succor tC
our soldiers who are subjected to the
awful barbarities of the German
guards
on time without much variation, an6
the results have always been the same
I'm the light of past performances
said s e. Cobb. divisional committee
man for Kansas this morning, the
American people can not make bet
ter investment for the relief of theil
bows who are sure to be wounded ir
action in fighting overseas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
u. S. MARINES LAND?
Washington Has Received No Word
From VIadivostok Yet.

Washington, April 12.-No word of
the landing of American marines at
Vladivostok to aid British and Jap
anese forces already there as told in
press dispatches has reached state or
navy departments early today.
The addition of American forces is
expected to reaSSure Russian govern
ment officials, who for a time after
the japanese landed. appeared in
clined to believe Japan planned an
invasion of Siberia. 1t was believed
this would emphasize that the action
is purely of a local character.
Press dispatches from Moscow have
said that Bolshevik officials were not
SO fearful now as at first that the in
cident would lead to advance in
Siberia.
The reported landing does not mean
that this country has changed her
policy toward the recently proposed
Japanese intervention in Siberia, it
was stated officially today.
1t was said that if the marines were
landed they were put ashore merely to
protect American lives and property
and not to interfere with the political
situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
THE HOUSEHOLD
Edited by ANNE RITrENnoUsE.
sa'hc Where and Why of Jet.

5Thc Where and Why of Jet.
AFSmart hat of blue Georgette crepe
is embroidered with shining jet
sequins arranged in conventional de-
signs ON the crown.
Silk by the yard shows a design
worked in Jet.
Strings of jet and pearl beads COM
bined possess SmartnesS and more
over, real beauty. The brilliant sur
face of the Jet and the soft, glowing
texture of the pearl are in charming
contrast.
Jet embroidered slippers of both
satin and kid are shown for evening.
There was a time when we looked
upon all beaded slippers-just as well
as other kinds-as slightly informal.
They were not bedroom slippers but
we wore them only in our own homes
in the evening and would not have
thought of wearing them to a dance
or dinner. But the times have
changed in this respect as in many
others and today jet embroidered slip
pers ray be worn for any formal or
informal evening diversion.
Jet rings are used as part of the
trimmings of a smart hat. They are
about an inch in diameter and are
rather heavy and have rounded edges.
Ihey arc USED, TOUR OF them, TO con-
meet little strands of ribbon around
the base Of a hat crown, like the rings
in a mans belt.
Jet hatpins, too, are featured and
of course jet earrings have come in
for much attention. Various other
bits of jet jewelry are also effectively
used.
OF course there are all sorts OF
trimmings by the yard, net in wide
bands fairly encrusted with jet Sc
quins. and lace with the pattern en-
phasized by bits of applied jets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
BRITAIN is CONFIDENT
Amba ssador Heading says That Allies
Can and Will Win.

Chicago. April 12.-England's Of
fetal message of confidence in Amer
lea was given to delegates to the
Chambe~ of Commerce of the United
States today. 1t was brought by Lord
Reading. British ambassador.
Fighting side by side. the allies
can win" the ambassador assured a
cheering throng. H. predicted the
eventual defeat of the submarine and
told of the bettered relations between
the allied countries. certain to result
from the closer association in war.
During the last few weeks" said
Lord Reading I'VE have met heavy
concentrated attacks from the Ger
mans, made possible thru withdrawal
of forces from the eastern front. 1t
would be idle to pretend the attack
did not succeed to some degree. But
they have not attained their OBJ
jec4ives and they will not attain them.
There will be more attacks, but
we SHALL not fear them. We shall
sustain them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
Recent Disclosures Emphasize
Necessity of Openness.
Peace by Mail or "Star Cham
Der" Is Impossible.
SECRET MESSENGERS USELES
Allies Ready for Only Open
Bona Eide Peace.
TeutOnS Show No Desire for
Such Peace Yet.

Washington. April 12.-Peace eff
forts-by mail. secret messenger, or
star chamber session-only empha-
size the value of open air diplomacy,
officials declared today
1t was their answer to the latest
Developments in the international
peace pickering, launched recently by
the Teutons and now involving Aus
tria France and the United States.
The futility of alleged peace nego-
tiations such as the Austrian Count
Czernin declared France had sought
with Austria in Switzerland. or such
the French government asserted
Austria had taken up by autographed
letter from Emperor Charles with
France. is shown plainly, officials de-
clare, in the fact that today Premier
Clemenceau says Count Czernin lied"
and Emperor Charles says "Clemen-
ceau lied
L. S. Disayowed Anderson.
Meantime the United States got into
the peace parley situation with the
Austrian story that Professor An
derson had been pickering for peace
with Austria-with the prompt dis
avowal here of anything Anderson
may have done officially.
On the heels of this. it was learned
today that the state department files
and informal peace feelers launched
from time to time at different places
which have come to naught.
No Progress by Secret Moves.
This government is ready today-as
President Wilson indicated at Balti-
more--to receive bona fide and sin
cere peace offers and it will negotiate
on sincere basis with such offers
But it is emphasized that nothing can
be gained by the deceitful, back door
methods thus far pursued by the Teu-
tons. Such tactics only meet with
passing of the lie, disavowal and nc
progress toward a just peace.
The fundamental of such negotia
tons must be according to reiterated
emphasis of President Wilson, the
right of small as we'll as great nations
to determine their own destiny.
Teutons Must "CIcan House,"
Thus far the "star chamber and
tsecret messenger" diplomacy mingled
! with iron listed bargaining have
failed to reveal the slightest intention
| of the Teutons to advance a sincere
| proffer.
! Until their diplomacy undergoes q
| renovation there is nothing but force
and fight ahead
| Revelations such as have featured
/ the press during recent days regarding
secret pickering only emphasize theil
uSelesSneSs and serious discussion OF
/ them is absurd, officials here declare
!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
District and County Officials To
Plan Next Drive Here.
]. johnson, Divisional Chair
man, To Be Principal Speaker.
SESSION IN TOPEKA APRIL IS
Drive for S1OO,GO0,OOO To Be
Launched Nationally May 20.
Public Must Respond Literally
in Dollars OF Mercy.

All district committeeman and
county managers Oft the Kansas 1918
Red Cross war fund campaign are 10
he in Topeka April 8 for general
Meeting where the plans for the cam
naign .yilI be definitely explained %
the divisional managers
The meeting * to be in charge OF
S E. Cobb. divisional corhlnlt eIti,ili
for kansas. j. L. Johnson. chairman
If the second Red Cross war tuna
campaign in the southwestern DIVISION
viii he one of the principal speakers
At the meeting. Johnson VIII eNpldlii
in detail the methods thru Whlch me
campaign is TO be handed III the Vi
vision. 60
To bring the work of the Red Cross
in Eurone close to the hearts of the
workers for the fund, Chairman Johh-
son has announced that he Will be ac-
COMMANDED on his tour by Capt. Lesile
Vickers of the British army. captain
Vickers is nov in this country recoN-
ering from wounds received in action
q few months ago.
The III -isional campaign IS beng
foste by a tour of the southwest
ern divisional officials of the Red
Cross Meetings are held in each OF
the five states of the division in prep
arat ton for the drive which starts May
20 and goes on until the 27th- The
second war fund campaign is for
sl00.000.O0O just the - me as the first
one.
Money Is All Spent.
A little less than a year ago the
American Red Cross asked the Ameri-
can public for war fund of 500, 900
cuO The fund was contributed with
s3.O000O0 to spare in one week. For
every one of these s103, 5000 no less
than s1-O2 has been spent. on the
first day of March, 1918, less than
100000 was left in the Red Cross
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
The Chinese Influence Is Playing an
Important Part in Our Spring Ap-
parcl. and Builoz Takes 1t Up in an
Interesting Way.

New York.-Bulloz, who creates SO
many of the best fashions in Paris and
leads the way for a hundred or more
American designers. has a fancy for
placing the girdle at the hips.
He is not the only designer who does
this. There are so many French
gowns in the market that show this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12

easy and artistic way of holding in a
tunic that one believes the East is to
have a fuller domination than ever
over the summer clothes.
1t is a bit difficult to say from what
part of the East this inspiration comes.
From the frequency of kimonos used
as street gowns made up in serge.
gabardine and wool jersey, one might
say that Japan was the source from
which this fashion springs Yet as
soon as one decides upon Japan. there
is so much evidence of China as the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, ATTENTION

The knights of Topeka commandery
No. will assemble at the asylum in
full uniform Saturday, Apr. 8, at
6-15 p. m. sharp for the purpose of
participating in the third liberty loan
! parade. Visiting Knights welcome.
y. 3. THOMPSON, Commander
GEO. W. McCLELLAND, Recorder.
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12

Russian officers driven out of the army
by the Bolsheviki and who offered their
services to fight under the American flag
were refused permission because our law
does not permit other than American citi-
zens to become officers in our army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12
NO GRADUATES o. T. C.
Men Must Go Back Into Ranks Until
Called, Is Order.

Washington. April 12.-There will
be no graduates from the third and
subsequent officers training camps
and the men given training will go
back into their organizations as pri-
Yates and non-commissioned officers
to await commissions as their serv-
ices are needed.
The men trained. the war depart
ment announced today. will wear
white arm bands to. distinguish them
from their fellows.
They will be known as eligible and
will be classified according TO the
grades they made in training.
I wish to thank all of the neighbors.
friends and members of Topeka lodge
No. II. A F. & A. NJ. for their assist
ance and sympathy and beautiful flor
al offerings during the sickness aud
death of my dear husband.
MRS. c. L. TOLER
AND RELATIVES.
ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-12

! font of inspiration that one transfers
the study of native clothes from Toxic
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-02
Odd Buildings In Far East.

OF the many strange buildings and
temples in the far East, says a writer
in the Wide World, there are none
more wonderful than the $50 temples
of the law at Mandalay, in upper Bur-
ma, known as the Rutholdaw, "Royal
Merit" The group consists of a large
central pagoda surrounded by hundreds
of smaller white temples or shrines.
They were erected by Ain-shay-min,
who assembled the throne on the death
of his brother in 1857. The latter was
cruelty murdered by his two nephews,
and 1t appears that this very much af-
fected the new king. Not only did he
devote his energies to peace, but erect
ed this strange group of temples, each
one Of which contains a slab on which
is engraved a portion of the Buddhist
Bible. The holy tablets are made Of
soft marble or alabaster, each slab be-
ing about the size of a large, old-fash-
toned upright tombstone. On both
sides are engraved chapters from the
Buddhist scriptures. Over every slab
is erected a canopy surmounted by a
gilded framework of metal with small
t1nkling bells. The temples are stu
ated in a beautiful wooded valley and
seer from the surrounding hills they
present a fascinating picture.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-02
British Rural Life Changes.

With women taking the place of men
workers, conditions in many parts of
the country are undergoing a remark
able change. This is most noticeable
in parts where woman land workers
are making their homes.
The Woman's Institute is largely re-
sponsible for the movement. which is
gradually revolutionizing village life,
making it more attractive and stimu-
lating a sense Of citizenship. In con
junction with the food production de-
partment, a parliamentary meeting is
called which elects a democratic com
mittee representing farmers wives,
cottagers and landed women, who
thereafter manage affairs, arranging
for monthly social gatherings where
useful lectures are given, exhibitions
of housecraft or gardening skill held,
and old, treasured recipes and house
hold hints exchanged.
Several hundred villagers already
have their committees and the food de-
partment is inundated with demands
for organizers and lecturers.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-02
In FASHION LAND
fashion.

Lace is being used %profusely.
A new two color coat is very chic.
Country frocks are made of linen.
New parasols are edged with fringe.
Belts and sashes are made of ribbon.
Shawl collars appear on the new
coats.
Black lace over white is greatly
worn.
Sweaters are being knit from baby
ribbon.
Satin is very fashionable for spring
frockS.
Blue serge is frequently embroid-
cred in red.
There seems to be a revived inter-
est in color.
Cinnamon brown is a fashionable
color for hats.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-02
FADS lover There"
Skirt With Ankle Slit
The Sugar ChateIaine.
Tiny Case Is Used to Garry the Very
Scarce Sweet-Tin Helmets With
Brims of Straw.

The wool shortage works out differ
emily in London and New York ap-
~parently, for word comes recently that
English women are reviving the skirt
with an ankle slit. Skirts must of
necessity be of scanty dimensions, and
one simply cannot wea a skirt that is
only a yard and a half wide and hope
to walk with ease. Hence the slit,
states a fashion correspondent. Five
years ago the slit skirt was uAdoubt-
eddy merely a freak of fashion. We
didn't have to wear such narrow
skirts. But now, apparently, it has
come back in London as a matter of
necessity, if lot of actual patriotism.
Here, of course, we manage, as W.
think, more cleverly. We combine wool
with silk and other fabrics In a way
that makes 1t possible to have the
minimum of wool in our frocks, with
out a skirt so narrow as to make the
slit inevitable.
During the sugar shortage last win
ter there were some hostesses who
added a line bearing the words
"Please bring your own sugar. to their
cards SEN out to invite friends to aft
ernoon tea. At least one woman,
who was particularly frank, resorted
to this device when her own sugar
supply had been reduced to zero. But
that is so long ago, and so remote now
Is any actual famine in sugar, that
we have forgotten all about it. 1t
seems now as if wheat was the only
thing that we had ever had to con-
r However, in France, and to
a certain extent in England, sugar is
still a scarce article. In parts of
France there simply isn't any. 1t isn't
= question Of conservation there, for
how can you conserve that of which
you have positively none?
When there is any sugar it is priced
as were costly spices from the Indies
priced in the days when to seek a
short route to such prizes was sufi-
cient incentive to make Christopher
Columbus brave the unknown seas.
French people never knew how much
they liked sweets until now. And
among the most recently produced
''vanity" accessories for the fashion
able woman's chatelaine is a tiny sugar
case. 1t is carried to tea parties. Pre-
sumably, the woman fortunate enough
to have a supply of sugar profits
thereby and drops it into her own tea,
while those about her go without. Or
perhaps she takes the sugar box with
her so that she may share her good for
tune with those with whom she drinks
tee.
Just why the women Of England
should feel constrained to wear tin
hats it is hard to see. Surely there
is no demand for straw in war work?
So in using tin they are not effecting
-0y sort of conservation. These he'll
NETS are made in all sorts of %colors,
and, strange to say, are extremely
light-really lighter than the average
crown made Of straw. The tin helmet
is combined with a brim of straw or
fabric, to make hats of various shapes
and sizes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-02

made Of partly burnt and partly nat
ural ostrich. The shape proclaims a
street hat and it's trimming lifts it into
the plane of semidress hats that r
so highly useful. The small tuscan
of crepe supports a huge ostrich POM
pom that is splendid enough for any
state occasion. We do not need the
word of an expert to decide that this
is a dress hat pure and simple, more
accurately described as pure and COM
pick.