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is sure Of the effect they will procure.
They can kill or cure a room. depend
ing on how and in what combinations
they are used; and 1t is well worth
while to seek the advice OF an expert,
and revel in some of these lifting,
colorful fabrics.
The dining-room is depending on ac-
cessories to keep it keyed to all that
is expected of 1t in cheer and charm.
So-called sets" are too scarce and
too expensive to permit entire re-
furnishing, and consequently ingeni-
Gus housekeepers are turning to the
unique and the unusual. In lieu of
the standard sideboard we see con-
soles with mirrors; serving tables with
tall unshaded candles; refectory ia
bles with a rare piece of tapestry.
All of these are welcome changes and
can be carried out to express ones
own individuality. In linens we have
a new departure from the convention
al table cloths-these are no more
than cloths and napkins of heavy col
ored linen. monogrammed in white
and piCoted around the edge. These
may be used on all but the most
formal occasions, and we have but lit
tie use for formal linen, anyway.
American made glassware in all the
deep colors is a useful adjunct to the
dining-room. and is supplanting silver
and glass for decorative purposes.
The laywoman should be most care
full in the use of wrought-iron pieces
which appear in so many attractive
forms. Unless it is for a solarium
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ting stands. adjustable reading lamps

with softly shaded lights.
Householders are realizing the i'm
portance of making use of the spaces
under deep windows. When one stops
to think, there are many uses for the
very spots which have been so often
left idle. Window seats, radiators
hidden behind cane panels, book
shelves, drawers for blankets, for
toys, doors which on opening disclose
a neat wood-box. zinc-lined trays for
gay flowers and bulbs; these are
few suggestions. The curtaining OF
these windows is al art in itself. We
naturally think of white scrim cur
tains, pulled back so that only half
of the pane is covered. Shades of
glazed chintz or cTetonne supply the
picturesque touch. Different windows
of course demand different treatment.
For the country house, or for the city
house with a view, curtaining should
re arranged to permit almost UNIV
atricted view of hill and dale. Fef
the. average town house one must
plan to gently but firmly screen the
glass, in order to shut out any gloomy
brick walls that are near. or that are
apt to arise over night. Lace cur
tanning in excellent imitation, sug-
Eesting the Chinese or Oriental influ-
enCc. is being used extensively for
formal window dressing, and this
treatment is generally accompanied
by oveTdrapes of solid colors. The
say modern Cretonnes are most GER
:ainly to be sought after, by one who
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which is used in drawing-rooms and
in state dininS-rooms; The simple.
straight effects that may be placed in
the apartment living room, nursery
or bedroom; and lastly, the crude,
brilliantly colored kind that finds its
best setting on the porch or in the
cottage, r'ose to nature. With care
ful Consideration possibilities are un-
limited, for one can gather together
a whole roomful Of atrocities. and
with the aid of a decorator. convert
them into a harmonious whole. Some
specialists contend that, for informal
Use. a room furnished entirely in
painted furniture is like bread without
salt Unless a piece of pretty old
walnut is placed tudiciously, the
zcheme loses what 1t started out to
create. This is a dangerous theory,
but it listens well, especially for the
walnut And there is no doubt but
that the soft. polychrome colorings
provide a happy foil for the valuable
TtiIue: and Ibis idea is also a prime
4 to our economical plans-to COM
-ice the old with the new.
For that vitally important spOt-the
aiding and sowing corner. there are
r n.-ry tOucrcs that make for rest
r'ncss. Tic shops have such a pleas
- array Of clever ard inexpensive
~1junCts for the careful housewife.
ere are reversible down-Stuffed
c. hons, IahogGnv-finished book
@C!lF and wagon. CnaTlClcd smoking
nd -i.h ash trays of bronze.
r~intcd humdOrs. mahoSanized knit
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the fact that It's not what you do
hut how you do it, that raises any act
from the commonplace to the artistic
so she has set about to equip her
kitchen with new. labor-saving de-
vices, worthy counterparts OF friend
husbands dictaphone and adding ma
chine She has been prodigal in the
use of ivory or gray paint, in oil for
the floor. Washable rugs and flow
cred curtains, bright china on shining
shelves-all these things she arranges
with Jealous care; dismisses her maid,
and buys baby bonds with what she
saves. Indeed many women have dis
pensed with the dIning-room and are
making their kitchens do double duty.
an ennobling practice and one certain
to become universal once women real
ize the full meaning OF efficiency. by
eliminating the useless, and making
every inch OF space count
Many women are installing (or
should il be extalling0 outdoor glass
gardens this fall. The first thought
when we think OF conservatories is OF
how much they do cost. but this is
obviated by the new styles that are
being manufactured at small cost, and
which come in all sizes from a hot
bed to q pretentious small building.
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or a formal dining-room or drawing
room, this furniture should be used
in a severely decorated hall
Tinted walls, or plain papers are
being considered almost exclusively
for bedrooms. The neutral back
ground is needed as a setting for the
parti-colored rooms that are in vogue
today. Silk over-curtains bound in a
contrasting color are repeated in the
deeper tone of the rug. Lamps and
glass dresser accessories are carried
out in the two shades. Successful
combinations are green and lavendar;
silver and blue; mauve and gold;
Cerise- and gray.
A hat cabinet seen in the shops
might be copied by using the old
faithful music cupboard. divesting 1t
first of its inside shelves and any ex-
cess ornamentation, then painting IT
to harmonic with ones bedroom
Place hat blocks securely inside. line
with wallpaper. and there you are
A word should be said for the patri-
otic kitchen. For years this center
of the home has been relegated to
the hazy rear. visited as little as pos
sible and thought of in connection
with grease and drab walls. Todays
patriotic housewife has awakened to
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The patriotic have forsworn wJ
Fundamentally this is the cause
the change in the mode. for rarl
could a non-wooIen fabric be fou|
in other days that would bring a
tinction to a tAilleur. Occasional
velvet fashioned a smart suit, h
even the artistic touch did not
ways achieve this result On II
account now that silk and vel,
are the substitutes for wool. IL Is
sential for the designer 20 consi
their texture when creating |, !
hOuette. But even these fabrics N,
be looked upon with an eye 70 ca
servstion. so the dress for winter
made with q narrow skirt-And We
smart is this narrovness. when I
skirt peeps out from benssth
yoluminous wrap. or is vorr WI
one Of the attractive short Jack.
for which there Is so moeh iilt
these days
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For evening there are many new
and interesting materials Metal
cloth, metal brOcades, and metal
gauzes are used to a great extent
OF course, these are expensive mate
rails, which can only be afforded by
a limited number. In less expensive
materials plain colored chf1ons are
shown, and, smartest OF all, accord
ing to the indications OF the early
forecasts, are velvet, panns velvet.
and chiffon velvet Satin. too. will
be used to a certain extent. Most
gowns OF these materials are sbso-
lutely without trimming.
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! by
sKats Webber

The extrayaxances of our nation
have been Along many lines, next in
Importance 20 food being shelter.
Women have been accused Of being
the major calprits, not because they
srs incapable. but for the reason that
for Centuries they have not had the
responsibility nor the training which
'insthe present day would serve them
nssuch good stead The government
has asked the aid and cooperation of
every woman sin its o,Go.ooo homes,
tosput those homes on scientific
basis Respsnse has been spontane-
oVs, and women are realixing more
and more every day that when they
conserve at home they are just as
earnestly serving as II they were Red
Cross nurses at the front. To live
more simply and more economically,
to cheerfully accept the task of keep
ing up the spirit and morale Of those
at home, Is wornan's duty and sacred
privilege. So we must turn our at
tention to using over and over again
those things which in happier days
we should cast aside; to arrange the
home always. with the idea of bright,
sunny vistas and cosy. restful corners.
Most of US are privileged to have at
least one room whose owner has but
recently walked out with shining eyes
and squared shoulders, to give his
utmost IN the great conflict Let US
.fot lower the shades and close the
loor to keep his memory fresh-rather
shall we remember his glorious faith,
and keep his abode. like his redis-
covered soul. filed with sunlight and
song. awaiting his return
Home furnishings have escaped with
little criticism or censure so far-the
government no doubt knowing that as
soon SIS women got around to that
angle Of looking at IL they were 60
iag to attack and solve this problem
with the same energy and vim that
they have used in solving others.
And we have learned also, that fur
niture is not being manufactured with
the same abandon as of old. Fac
tories have been Communicated for
more urgent work, and machinery has
been put to graver use. Turning
lathes are Cbroadly speaking) turning
autocracy into democracy, and erst-
while blue prints of thrones are max
Z ing excellent. tapers to light the fires
of Freedom
1t is nov a comfortably settled fact
that 6sfinite period rooms are no
longer accepted as the infallible law
Of furnishing. 'Tis true, they are
still attempted, but unless treated
freely, they are almost invariably dull
and unlivable. Our minds as well as
our stomachs must be fed so it is
important to seek satisfying effects.
home may be furnished around
the fireplace, for it is the center of
interest. From il radilte all schemes
u decoration. in front of it one is
ziven to mediation and happy still
pesses. 1t - of utmost irlporta nee. \
palace without n fireplace would seem
a dreary spo- indeed. compared to
lr.THle cottage with a cracking fire.
TIE history Of Ers 3'Gces in America
from those OF the curly Co
y Gavc: thee have never been ex-
'lyd for grace aud charm of out
T,rr-h or smooth brick are very
q. rS il t''".. in anv Of the lovely
- rr - zcd cCI0iiugs.
r. Cr-T f. IE--rht in work
-! ~r,Jln is to-
ii furniture
D t-. o.. e ~ Of lis pop
n. in the frs
,. e~sfu-c the
I'.~.., % thr-.
'Nr S~-----.l v-r-c-v.
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One can have vegetables an winter,
and have the spring garden earlier
than II they waited for spring plant
ing. War gardens all the year round
should be the slogan, and II we can't
buy them, We can make them our
selves, and 50 by putting our hands
to the plow, help that much.
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JOHN H. RICH HEADS CAPITAL ks.,
ISSUES COMMITTEE OF NINTH ys,s.4
FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT

John B. Rich, chairman of the board
of directors of the Minneapolis Re.
serve bank, has been made chairman
of the Capital Issues Committee of the
Ninth Federal Reserve district Four
teen other northwestern bankers and
business men are named members.
The appointments were made by
Charles S. Hamlin. chairman of the IL
Federal Receive banks who also is
head of the Capitol Issuer Committee
at Washington. =
Besides Mr.. Rich, other members OF
the committee will include Theodore
Void of the Minneapolis Federal Re-
serve bank as vice chairman; George
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PARIS OFFICE or THE
GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF NEW NORk

those things for which this country in
the past has looked to Germany. She
refuses to consider resuming purchases
of raw materials in Germany. She be-
lieves, too, that3-we shall rather buy
from her than Germany.
Frances determination to eliminate
Germany from future economic rela-
tionships is well illustrated in her
plans regarding the future Of the
chemical industry. The French intend
from now on to develop TO the limit that
production Of raw materials for use In
the manufacture Of chemicals for
which the necessity ofwar has proved
their capacity, and to increase greatly
the number Of their factories engaged
in the manufacture OF chemicals. New
companies hive been o:gT:.!.:z>I. ard
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fired over hills, where poisonous
clouds then roll into dugouts and rout
gunners from their positions.
The HUNS use two types of shells:
some explode when they hit, others
have time fuses. They send over
shells with longtime fuses, then 9th
ers with shorter fuses, which explode
all at once.
Certain gas shells are marked "T''
or *" The first contain dense gases,
slow to dispense; the TX" shells de-
liver. lighter gases that float away
quickly, allowing assault troops to fol-
low up the gas attack.
Besides issuing masks, u S. army
gas specialists have carefully instruct,
ed Pershing's men in other protective
methods. They have shown them how
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FATHER OF u. S. MARINES
NEVER FORGETS BOYS KIN
~ GEORGE 3. NEWLAND.
IN. e. A. Staff Correspondent.)

Washington, July 22.-You will be
glad to know, as an American citizen
that in this very big and busy govern
ment there exists Soul, which con
Germs itself with your intimate pride
and sorrows.
You reading this, may be one of
those to whom it has been revealed
II so, you know the infinite tender
ness it, And you have instictively
wanted to clasp the hand of the man,
through whom it was manifest-Maj
Gen. George Barnett, Commandant, OF
the u S. Marines.
Being unable to, you wrote him in
stead what was in your heart. You
said you were grief-stricken in the
loss of your boy, who fell fighing in
France; but, you said, it was Tor the
cause of decency and righteousness
and in that knowledge you were proud
to give him up. g
You should know that Gen. Barnett
treasures those letters. They will be
kept in the records of his office for
ever.
A Real Letter.
1t isn't a stereotyped message OF
coincidence. This is what he wrote
the father of Corporal George Belfry
f 4213 Grand-blvd, Chicago, who died
in action abroad:
His death has not been in
vain. And the sacrifice he has
made has earned the homage that
comes from the hearts Of all
Americans
The father, in response to the brief
telegram conveying the first news of
his sons death, had written:
eve are proud Of our boy, and
know that his sacrifice and ours
is not in vain. know he has full
filled ur expectations, not only as
a soldier, but as a patriotic son of
America"
Now, Gen. Barnett. who is busy
man, harried with innumerable Off
cial details, might have closed the in
cident there. But that is not the
way.
THE sorrow cannot be les
sened," he wrote George Belfry's
father, but it is leavened when
learn, as learned from you,
That the courage ana PATRIOTISM OIL
man we have lost is born anew
in the hearts Of those he leaves
behind. AS we share the sorrow
at his death, so many we also
share the pride in the noble ex.
ample he has set.' ~ J.
And it wasn't just lett r. 1t was
the real sentiment Of man speaking
out OF the depths Of sympathy. An
official merely doing his duty could
not have written George Belfry's par.
ents like that.
You have only to look into the gen,
erals deep.set eyes and to watch his
sensitive lips to understand. When
he says my boys it is like father to
q SON.
NJ Accuracy Always.
Gen. Barnett has set himself TO
maintain absolute accuracy in the deli,
cate mechanism of his information de,
partment. He keenly senses the i'm
~. E, q d j.
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this debt. Probably Great Britain and
the United States will help their ally
with this burden. but even then the
task will take time to accomplish. 40
France has certain elements of
strength, however. upon which she is
relying to restore her former prosperi-
ty. She, has a splendid climate, 4 rich
soil and an industrious and thrifty
population. With her coal and iron
mines, her crops Of wheat. grapes.
hcHp. flax and jute.s her skill lin the
Manufacture of leather, hosiery. cotton
goods glassware and silk goods. her
fu;4re is exceptionally bright There
viii! probably pass from view. for a
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portance. Eut lapses in human ma
chinery will occur.
The other day cabled casualty
list contained the name of Don NJ
Blankenship. among the dead. The
clerk, running down the list on file
came to the name dan NJ. Blanken
ship" Attributing the slight differ
ence to errors of transmission. he no
titled the parents Of Blankenship OF
their sons death.
A few hours later the error was de-
tected and a message was speeded to
the parents, assuring them thei son
still lived Then, by singular freak
of fate, the very next day came the
news of the boys death in action
And a third telegram went forward
The letters to Gen. Barnett from
bereaved parents would form beauti
Jul page in war history, for in them
pronunciation and loyalty 90 hand and
hand. ." .E ~ ,...
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:rc"ciA; co;n,e:i:ion after the war the
French IRE trying now through the
GaetiG:, OF great. fairs. like those at
LyCl.c. % :cauaiii; all the world with
the excellence ot their wares, and also
tn iecrn from, The exhibits Of others
where Preach Importers may look for
:heir requirements. z
TIE. French var debt at the close OF
:hs year probably VIII he nearly S24.-
NWCGO.DC0 or. about four times what
Ii was before lie war., For several
years france has lsen 9 lender 70
En>s:.l, and TIC. present state OF that
cn';il.::.!. has pos; :,cncd the payment Of
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capitalizations have been Increase:
since the war began, ard specie!
schools are graduating chemists.
The Republican CoE::n!ttce Of Ccr!-
merce. Industry, and Agriculture.
which was founded in 1914 under the
auspices of the Ministry of Commerce.
has been surveying tic possibilities nr
the French colonies ard Of friendly
countries to asccr;G:3 where products
formerly imported from Germany arc
to be obtail:el. Tic Preach govern
materials; wit; countries which. it is
hoped. will prove to ue pCr::.2.1cEt
SOURCE: of supn'y.
III PRESERVATION to meet Grli,>:,: carr
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d. Dayton. William A. burst, J. L.
Record, F. A. Chamberlain all Of Min
neapolis; John r.. Mitchell, W.; J..
Dean, Walter Butler of st. Paul;
George w. Burton, La Crosse, Wis;
Isaac Lincoln, Aberdeen, S. D.; c. B.
Little, Bismarck. Nd: A. NJ. Mar
shall. Duluth; Allan f. Rees, Hough-
ton, Mich, and Samuel Stevenson,
Great Falls, Mont Commercial West.
--BuY ". S. S.
HOBBS PLAYED HORSE.
Frank Hobbs of Billings county,
who is charged with having mortgaged
some horses he didn't have, and who
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to stop the HUN gases, all heavier
than air from pouring into dugouts
and cellars.
Blankets are nailed across the top
of the doorways of dougouts and at
tached along the bottom edge to a
plank upon which the blanket may be
rolled up. When the gas warning is
sounded these blankets are unrolled
and sprayed with water or a mixture
Of water and glycerin to ensure air.
tightness. ~
The men are. also taught to clear
trenches and dugouts. after a gas at
tack. The men literally dig the gas
out with big canvas blades that have
the general form Of a snow shovel. In
dugouts a small fire of wood will dis
perse the poisonous fumes: a..S "
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is now in custody in Chicago, is call.
ed for in requisition made by Govern
or Frazier up on the governor of Ill
inois. Hobbs is claimed to have
made the First State bank of Fryburg
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UNITED STATES GAS SHARPS ~
FIND SHELLS BEAT CLOUDS
Devise News Ways for the Yankees to Combat
Huns Poisons
BY J. n. DUcHWORTH.
IN e A. Staff Corresnondent.l

Washington July 2Uncle experts today regard
shells
Vomiting shells effective sending
clouds cylinders IS.
elaborate
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BY FRANCIS n. SlSSoN,
Vice President Guaranty Trust Cor
pany Of New York.


Vice President Guaranty Trust CON-
pany Of New York.
America may we'll look to France
for example ard inspiration in prepar-
Ing to develop her foreign trade after
the war. In all history there Is no
people whose rising to meet a seeming
" overwhelming assault upon every
thing they consider worth while has
had such power over the emotions of
mankind. There has been a complete
surrender Of the nation as whole to
the idea that every available agency
should be utilized for the single pur-
pose Of winning the war. France has
sustained every shock of war. Some
Of the fairest portions of her territory
have been overrun, and others are use
less except for military operations.
Now, with characteristic ADJUSTABLE
ty, the French are Transforming emer-
gency into opportunity. In all their
preparations for reconstruction when
peace comes they are applying the
principles that have been at the foun-
dalton Of their efficiency in the war;
They propose to keep modified for
considerable period after the war is
over that spirit Of unity. cooperation
and concentration in enterprise that
has kept them from vassalage since
the war began.
France sees clearly the double ma
ture Of her problem. She must re-
store the country itself and must re-
establish its relationship with other
countries. In doing both she looks to
the United States for help. She pro-
poses to purchase In this country vast
supplies Of raw material. building sup
el;es and machinery, which she cannot
get f.om her colonies or from other
nations engaged, like herself. in the
work Of rehabilitation. She proposes
{, ps.. for these things snd to meet
tie debts she now owes ty selling to
tAlD ceslstrF Eot orly an Increased
CHASTITY OF t;:4se th:nxs 10 the Nen11-
f*ctsrs o: whicA she crr~ls, tct also
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his victim Charles F. Will is going to
Chicago as agent Of the state in the
matter.
-BuY'w. S. S.----
Tribune Want Ads Bring Resultse y.
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time at least, that France OF highly
specialized, highly individualized and
artistic manufactures to which the
world turned for tasteful Injuries.
Her leaders look forward to a long pc
Rod of standardized. quantitative pro-
duction for the markets Of new coun-
tries. They expect also to exploit the
colonies that can purchase raw ma
terials and absorb finished productAi
Until her debts are paid France will be
a nation OF traders. q.
France has gone steadily toward her
goal Of bringing foreign trade under
the strictest control. and her govern
ment proposes to insure the country
against any private interference with
the work of rebuilding and rehabilita.
ton. asa
She must have easy and cheap com
,nunicatiOn with her colonies and with
other countries The prime essential
is Ships All sca-going vessels have
been requisitioned for government serv-