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Evening star., 1918-11-18

| The Order of the Gold Star, mem
bers of which may be fathers, moth
ers, brothers, sisters or wives Of
/ Americans who died in the armed
service of the United States or its co..
belligerents, has been organized at
Omaha
Evening star., 1918-11-18

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Evening star., 1918-11-18
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Evening star., 1918-11-18
PRIVATE MYERS DEAD.
Washington Soldier Was Graduate

Washington Soldier Was Graduate
Of Immaculate Conception College.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Myers. 1870 8
street, have been notified that their
son. Private Matt F. A. Myers. was
killed in action September 30.
He was twenty-seven years old and
graduate of the Dominican College
of the Immaculate Conception He
was a member Of the Knights Of Co
Iumbus and the A. o. H.
Evening star., 1918-11-18
Start Made September %.

II was at daybreak of September IS
when the Americans went in. Using
nine divisions for the preliminary at
tack and under vigorous artillery sup
mort they advanced five kilometers the
first day. But the enemy was not tax
On wholly by surprise. The second day
he threw into the line five counter :
attack divisions he had held In close
reserve They were his best troops,
hut they failed not only to push the
Americans back. but they failed 70
check the gradual advance OF the
Americans over the difficult terrain j.,
The first phase of the action endeo
October 81. during which the Amerl-
cans gains Mere not large. but they
compelled tie enemy to use a large
number OF divisions which became
slowly exhausted and thus were un-
bile to parry the hammering he was
receiving. from the French and. Brit
ish on the west.
II was bitter fighting in the woods.
lrush and ravines, over a region per-
Gectly registered and plotted by the
enemy. where his guns, big and little,
could be used with the greatest effl-
Evening star., 1918-11-18
st. Mihiel Victory Factor.

In order to understand the military
situation which made the Argonne op-
erations the crux of the war it is neces-
sary to go back to the reduction Of the
st. Mihio1 salient in the middle of Sep
tember. This brilliant American accom-
plishment is still fresh in history. 1t
cut off at ono stroke n menacing enemy
projection toward Nerdun and weakened
the enemy's defensive by threatening
Metz, one of Germany's two greatest
advance railway centers for distributing
troops and supplies along the Mont
I1edy-Sedan line.
Metz also was the pivot on which the
enemy swung through Belgium into
France and therefore obviously it was
the pivot on which his retirement must
hinge. The Areonne. the next step be-
low here threatened the great railway
arteries running westward from Metz.
With the conclusion of the ST. Mihiel
action the steady inflow of American
forces caused a displacement Of power
IS between the allied and German
armies Thus it no longer was necessary
TO pursue policy of reducing salient
or nibbling at it. The American troops
had shown what they could do.
Evening star., 1918-11-18
Germans Life Artery.

From the edge of the forest. where
the resistance was viciously strong,
the enemy possessed innumera BILE
fanking positions. But beyond this
difficult region lay the Montmedy-
Sedan line. which was recently cap
tured German order described it as
"our life artery" 1t represented one
half of the German rail supply on the
western front 1t meant death if cut.
The high command told Pershing to
cut it. The American list Army was
put in motion from St Mihiel. In nine
days il was on the Argonne line ready
for an attempt, the failure of which
might mean disaster and the success
Of which would give untold results.
tNhts quick movement OF an enormous
ody of men. the establishment of
,,ew line of supply and all the compli-
Gated military preparations, was re-
Irded with pride by the American
comma na1ders.
The 4 Americans knew what confront
ti them. They realized that this was
20 second ST. Mhiel. but an enterprise
- which other armies had balked for
four years. They knew that here was
- be fought a fight to rank with the
first battle of the Narne, with Nerdun.
with the Somrle and the Chemin -des-
DANES. and they knew that on them
depended the fate of the great attack
on the rest of the front If forced
back here the enemy must give way
70 the west If he held he could hoid
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1918-11-18
Pershing,s Task Difficult.

A broader policy Of general attack
along the entire line was then adopted
and the high command called upon Gen.
]'ershing to take the Argonne sector,
admittedly one of the most If not en-
tirely the most difficult of the whole
front. The broken terrain. the topog-
raphy and the lack of roads made a
problem difficult to describe. Germany
had in four years fortified it to the last
degree of military skill, with superb
1oaGs both rail and motor. connecting
up to the rear positions and bases.
The outstanding feature of the Ar
gonne forest is long chain of hills run
ming north and south, covered with a
dense growth Of trees and underground,
making an advance difficult and offering
superb defensive qualities. Virtually no
roads exist in the forest, except for a
few ransversal passes running east and
west The soil is such that the least
rain converts it into a slippery, miry
mess In other words the physical con-
Gition is such that the line of attack for
an advancing army is limited to valleys,
chief among which is that of the Aire
river.
Evening star., 1918-11-18

cheney. The original nine American
divisions in some cases were kept In
line over three consecutive weeks.
The American reserves then were
thrown in until every division net
engaged on another part Of the line
had been put into action.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

is, the smarter it is; and the smarter it is, the more expensive. But simple things must absolutely possess good lines and be fashioned of good ma terials and these two points, of course, account for the substantial cost of modern, simple porch furnish ings. As a rule, one pays for comfort too. Very good wicker chairs may be had for four or five dollars-until you see the eight and ten dollar chairs! The latter seem to be the acme of luxury, and poses of humans in them the epitome of grace until you see the eighteen and twenty dol | lar chairs.
 As one disgruntled young housewife put it: 'The stunning low chairs and settees occupied by smart folk in mag azine illustrations and pictured on the spacious verandas of bungalow-beau, i tiful magazines are all around twenty dollars apiece when you come to search them out in the shops" | But let not the woman furnishing an out-of-town house this spring be
 too completely discouraged by first
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

luxuriously comfortable chaise tongue design for mans comfort rather than womanis-as the French chaise tongue is-may be had for about six. teen dollars. With such a set of
 Oriental rattan furniture round and
 oval porch mats and grass rugs give the proper background and bamboo
 hanging lantern will add the final touch of Oriental charm.
 The least expensive sort of porch rocker is the painted wood kind with split reed seat. These ancient and honorable porch rockers give g false suggestion of comfort for rarely are they anything but painfully un.
 comfortable, and it is never safe to sit in such rocker before the mid.
 ale of August-when the paint has
 had time to dry quite thoroughly Even rockers purchased in the shops (and not repainted at home) are apt to have paint blisters in unsuspected spots and white frock or white boots
 may be ruined very easily. This sori of furniture is. also, impossible for
 indoor furnishing; it must be carried to. attic or cellar when summer is over. It seems better economy to buy
 wicker porch chairs which may be
 used about the house all winter and which can always be freshened by g coat of shel1ac or enamel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

waistband and tucked all the way down in groups of quarter-inch tucks. four to a group. The belt is of match ing velvet ribbon drawn through a pearl buckle at the back. Another French skirt or flesh tinted crepe de chine has tucks from hip to hem, the usual process being reversed, for the tucks graduate in width from top to bottom of the skirt, the tuck at the hip being four inches wide and each successive one slightly narrower until the tuck just above the skirts deep hem is a quarter-inch in width. And all these tucks and the hem are hem stitched.
 A very attractive semi-dressy skirt is made of silver gray silk poplin. These silvery looking skirts promise to be very popular; so lustrous and cleaning is the material that it al most appears to be silver-woHen and the skirts are in great favor for wear with blouses of flesh colored and pale blue silk crepe and organdy. Such | skirts have usually tunic drapery of one sort or another; they do not sug- gest athletic wear in the least.
 Foulard And Satin Skirts Delightfully."-
 Cool.
 It would be hard to think of a more comfortable skirt for warm summer day than the pictured mode, of checked foulard. Almost negligi I II 41,S- sl- simple lines are excellent. Straight breadths of the foulard are box p1eat ed into the waistband, the pleats un pressed and stitched only a few inches over the hips. The wide, fla belt fastens with pearl buttons at the back. This summer girl wears witt her black and white foulard skirt, z very pretty blouse of pale green hand
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
Sport Skirts and Dainty Semi-F Formal Skirts -Tucks, Tunics, Pleats and DraperiesBut Lines Are Straight andNarrow- -PocketsNot
 Essential To Skirt sModishnessNow

ilege before. Indeed the separate skirt may be said to have reached its apotheosis this season; one can hard ly conceive of it's being more conspic- uous a style feature or more import ant an item in the wardrobe than it is at this moment.
 Skirts Have The Slim Silhouette.
 However the separate skirt is made, whatever the material that goes into it, it's silhouette must keep to the pre- vailing and prescribed lines of the mode. That is, it must be as narrow and slender as possible without in any way suggesting tightness or sl1impi- ness. Many of the French skirts meas ure only a yard and three-fourths at the hem, but American women prefer the two yard width; for when all is said and dones separate skirt is an informal garment, a representative of the sport realm in dress. It must be comfortable and allow freedom of movement which no skirt, less than two yards wide, can possibly do, no matter how graceful or smart it may be. For this reason the pleated skirts have favor for out-of-door wear. They are pressed and pleated to suggest the narrow silhouette but the pIeats
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

August and one suspects these modish sport togs will take a prolonged rest until crisp September days, once tor rid midsummer sets in. But if pride can keep a woman warm when she ventures forth in pumps and thin stockings in January, no less should it keep her cool when she wears a satisfyingly smart velvet coat in July, so if ones pride is strong enough to be relied upon, one may invest con tentedIy in a velvet summer sport costume like the one pictured. The gay little silk-bound coat of black velvet accompanies a sport skirt of checked velvet in black and white Be sure and note the exceedingly French sport hat in helmet shape, covered with plump ribbon pipings, a still plumper piping forming the chin strap and long streamer that hangs therefrom. This hat is in raspberry shade-and is most effective with the black and white costume.
 Practical skirts for summer wear are illustrated in the pleated models of light weight wool stuff; one a skirt of plaid cheviot in black and white, the other model of green and white French flannel. Both these skirts are pleated for comfortable fullness but the pleats are pressed flat to give the narrow silhouette. With the black and white skirt is worn a tailored waist of fine white linen; a tucked shirt of white washable satin accom- panies the green and white flannel skirt and green silk stockings are worn with white buckskin shoes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

kerchief linen with little pleated frills of white net White pumps and stockings and big white Panama with silk crown complete a very fetch ing summer day costume.
 There are blue and white foulard skirts too, some of them with slant ing pockets and trimming of white Fpearl buttons. For these skirts the figured foulards in checked and geometrical designs are selected and tailored lines give the silkeH fabric the informal sport effect. Satin skirts, on the contrary. are often draped with long loops and folds of the material; black satin skirt of this sort has drapery faced at the edges with white satin, and the drapery is so arranged that here and there the. white facings show effectively. White satin and tub silk sport skirts in severely plain, tail | ored style, with pockets, stitching and buttons, are correct for tennis and golf wear with tailored blouses. With such costume hat and footwear are usually white also. and the sport jack ct may be of colored silk jersey or of velvet. The bona fide athletic maid scorns an "athletic'' costume of such dainty type and satin sport skirts are more likely to be worn by onlookers at vigorous sports and by women who play just enough at golf and tennis to justify their sport toggery and so-to-speak-f1t the picture.
 Velvet Has A Place In Summers
 Realm.
 Just now fur and velvet pretend with Fashions full sanction, that they are admirable for midsummer wear Sport jackets and skirts of velvet however, though they look very smart and desirable these spring days, can. not possibly suggest comfort in mid
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
Sleeveless Guimpes
 Should Be Cool

~HERE ALWAYS seems to be something hypocritical and of
 the poseur type about a sleeve
 1 less front which is only SUD- posed to show one face to the world at large, but this spring the shops abound with these make-believe blouses-for indeed one must call them that! At least they should be cool, and after all, there may not be the least occasion to remove ones street jacket from the time one leaves home to the time one returns; but personally, the Scribe admits a pre- affection for a blouse that would not embarrass her, if some emergency made it essential to doff temporarily, the jacket. There is an incomplete sensation, somehow, in the wearing of an incomplete garment; garment that could not bear the light of day in public-if anything did happen to make it necessary to remove ones coati Yet in themselves these tricky fronts are quite alluring. One, par | ticularly, of blue and white checked organdy with tiny plisse frills of plain blue organdy up and down the front and around a collar that turns over the top of the jacket. There are even Georgette and chiffon guimpes of the sleeveless sort, and tucked organdy and batiste models-all designed to look like the same thing, a really truly blouse of conventional sort un- der ones jacket
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
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glimpses at stunning wicker furniture. A great deal of this furniture is really modestly priced and one may always avoid extreme novelties when econ omy is to be conserved. One. of the luxurious novelties is represented in the picture, very smart and modern porch set of cream and black wicker, with upholstery in Roman striped silk tapestry, the colors black, white, American Beauty and just dash of rich blue. This is a set of furniture for spacious out-of-door living room
 or sun parlor; the many pieces would somewhat crowd the ordinary coun- try house veranda. The floor lamp is an interesting item in the group and, of course, this lamp is supposed to
 have an electric light attac achment- an oil lamp would scarcely be prac- tical on an open porch. The tea table
 has glass top, the writing desk also,
 with the gay striped tapestry stretched beneath the glass. The wicker plant
 stand is another interesting feature, the potted plant adding an artistic
 note to the out-of-door furnishings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
THE PERSONAL, SWEATER

HN USY AS most women are these E<A days, turning out knitted gar
 ments for the soldiers every JA@ woman has the right to one sweater of her own, surely, for sum- mer-time wear. and in many capacious knitting reticules thel personal sweat CT occupies place, progressing along with the war knitting under flying needles. Sweaters of heather mixture yarns are the favorites for outing wear this year. The lighter shades are in combinations of pastel blues, pinks and yellows with enough gray to give the soft heather effect In the darker shades the flores are twisted so clever ly that no particular color predom- mates. Sometimes collar, cuffs and belt are of plain colored yarn, con trasting smartly with the heather mix
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

P ABOVE the shop departments where are displayed frocks and A frills for the coming summer w season, is a fairyland of sum- mery suggestion into which enter but few of the busy women, absorbed in the selecting and purchasing of sar- torial adornment a few floors below. Most folks who search out the furni- ture department, seek it with deter imitation and intent-they are not idle lockers" The lockers" are far too busy at this season finding out what summer has to promise in the way of new clothes; to the fairyland up on the fifth floor go the people who are planning summer homes, or planning new furnishings for estab- lished homes, the brides and grooms to whom furniture is enticingly inter couples who hope nobody will catch them looking at tables and chairs and draperies. And there are also the women who live in city apartments and dream of having, some day, real homes with trees and lawns about, and porches with fascinating wicker fur niture.
 In many of the big shops the dis play of summer furniture is so realis- tically contrived that it is hard to believe one is not out of doors, under trellis or pergola, and that if one could take the time to look away for an instant from the alluriAg furnish ings, a glimpse of hills or of sea would be obtainable through wonder vine clad lattice, or under that gay striped awning. Plants in hanging baskets and pots, pools with swimming fish birds singing in countless cages-all add to the illusion of out-of-doors and summer time, and luxurious veranda life.
 A good deal of this summer porch furniture is appallingly expensive though it seems to be so simple ir design. But then, simplicity is ths keynote now; the simpler furniture
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
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pulled out, represent at least two and a half yards foot-room; and this the athletic girl who strides across the golf links, or runs about the tennis court, or steps briskly from dock to sailboat deck. must have.
 Not all separate skirts however are intended for athletic wear-not by any means! There are house-skirts, semi-formal skirts to wear with pretty afternoon blouses, dainty white satin and crepe de chine skirts to accom- pany colored silk jersey sport coats at the country club, good looking wool skirts for wear with tailored blouses under travelling or motor coats, and many other kinds of sep arate skirt. evening models for in formal evening wear with blouses of lace and chiffon. Of the latter type
 is a French skirt from a Paris shop, a fragile but lovely model of palest gray crepe de chine, gathered into the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

\ o LITTLE of the shirtwaist N shows in comparison with the
 amount of skirt, that it is small V wonder fashion is very, very fastidious about skirts; insisting that they shall be of suitable type and suitable material for the blouses they accompany, and that there shall be a sufficient number of skirts in the wardrobe to give it variety and in- terest.
 The skirt used to be subservient to the blouse; so long as it was neat and of the correct silhouette, nobody mo- ticed it very much. It was the dainty blouse that caught and held the at- tention; which was the focus of in- terest in an informal skirt-and-waist costume. But now the separate skirt has become an extremely important item. It can make or mar the whole costume by it's style and its material. Nowadays, when you see well dressed young woman in sllirt-and- blouse array, it is much more apt to be her skirt which attracts your eye than the simple, even if expensive little blouse she wears. Blouses, to be good style, must be rather simple, but skirts have a dash, an obvious ness that was never their proud priv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

style! Then come the tables, from wee knitting stands to full size lunch con tables, with every possible size between. There will be also, muffin stands and various styles of tea wa gons and stands. For the corner of porch is the "Chesterton" tea table, with low settees facing each other and a one-legged adjustable table be- tween-the sort of table they set up, or rather, let down. in Pullman, but made of wicker like the settees and a cozy little fence that runs around three sides of the affair.
 Chinese rattan porch furniture with hour-glass tables, and chairs piled with striped Madagascar grass cushions, gives a decided "tone" and distinction to any porch. The chairs cost from eight to twelve dollars each and a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

ture of the sweater.
 Another thing the woman who knits is making for personal wear this sum- mer, is a "set' of knitted trimmings for her sport frock of striped flannel, crepe de chine or jersey silk The knitted collar, cuffs and belt which comprise the set must match one of the colors in the striped material, and knitted band to match for the sport hat will be an added touch of smart ness. A young woman who has planned a sport frock of white and yellow silk jersey is knitting a set of collar, cuffs, belt and hatband in vel low Shetland wool; another girl whose sport frock is to be of blue and white flannel will have knitted trimmings of l plain blue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

Large plants in pots and hanging plants are exceedingly valuable as furnishing features of an outdoor living room. There can scarcely be too many. know a little porch which does not happen to look out on a very pleasant environment, but so
 shut in with growing things is that cozy nook that one never thinks of glancing beyond the railing. This railing has been built up rather high and on the porch floor, within it, are pots of Boston fern The rail itself is a green-painted lattice thiclz1y GOV cred with vines. It rises about four feet from the porch floor and along it's top are set pots of primroses. On the uprights which support the rail- ing, or lattice, are hanging baskets of green pottery with trailing Wondering