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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-30

The substitution of a work hour
at the beginning of the working
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
THE MODERN WOMAN UNCONCERNEDLY
BRAVES THE RAIN SNlARTLY DRESSED

went about in wooden shoes or shoes
Of the hesviest, most unNhapely leather.
Shoes were then. as now. high heeied
the only difference being that there
were no other sort. They were made
Of thin colored leather. and the tops
were open and fragile. All the more
distressing was this in view ~ tho fact
that the streets II London md other
cities Of those days we're Rlufted with
mud. roofs dripped on foot paths, and
water spouts from roof corners poured
forth their dirty water In the most in
convenient places
The ideal thing FOR tho lady Of fnsh .
ion 70 do then was either 70 stay IN
or 10 20 out in chair or coach n she
hnd 10 go forth on foot. she donned
wooden pattens and as heavy riding
hood as she had turned up her skirts
all round about and tripped forth n
was not until less than two hundred
years ego that umbrellas wero gener-
ally In use IN England or tho American
colonies They were ~ first large
cumbersome affairs. made II oilskin.
and were used only by ooachmeu 70
hold over raasidiour lafier and genflo-
men as they anghted from their
coaches n was not until 1888 hat
mere man dared To unfurl an nm
brella IN London Women Ind carried
them before that time or had hai sArY-
ants accompany them carrying tnem,
but men before fhat time depended
merely on thick wooien overcoa's ~
keep out the rain
To see y finely dressed lady. after
he introduction ~ this modern device.
tripping her way through ~" streets
cornpn m lively dry md T"ours Vas .
sight that attracted attention and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

doors This is convenient in the room
whore pier glass on the outside Of
the closet door or elsewhere In the
room would be out Of the decorative
scheme.
The interior decorator now has
something TO say about the closet as
we'll the rest of the room Closets
are not left unpapered and crude as
formerly The color scheme of the
room is continued in them Usually
the shelves are finished in the same
finish as the woodwork the room
with IN additional coat Of varn!sh or
enamel 80 as - make them more easily
cleaned. There should he an ahund
ance Of dress and coat hangers arrang-
ed on a metal rod SO that the skirts
Of the dresses will not drag These
hangers are sometimes padded and
covered with silk or chIntz 10 match
the rest Of the room and sometimes
they are scented with sachet
For shoes there Is usually q special
closet or buiit-in set OF drawers II
the closet is large this set OF drawers
may be within the closet Sometimes
the lower shelves or the closet. are
fitted with little cubby holes large
enough TO contain a pair OF shoes and
this is protected by a chintz curtain
run on a brass rod.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
THE NEW BAG APRON.

There is a new sort Of knitting bag
and apron combined And when We
arc forced to work with a rather in
fertor quality Of wool. that sheds lint
and even little spIInters as We knit. We
feel the need Of some sort Of knitting
apron for our socks This new one is
made a little differently from the old
kind that had a long pocket on draw
string across the bottom or the apron
You remember the apron part was
folded down in the pocket and the
strings were drawn taut when Il serv-
ell as a bag New the new one has a
pocket shaped just like half Of one Of
those knitting bags that We wore over
our wrists to hold our yarn bali only
larger OF course, Then there Is an
.apron extension that slides down into
the bottom Of the bag when il is not
needed and Is pulled up about the
waist when It is needed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
WHEN YOU COOK
VEGETABLES
cauIiHower ana Onions

CSuiiNower ano Onions 51t. .a-
9ower and 0rons l III -rr -er-d
saucepan .o make --= .a1- as ...-
apparent IA -ha GoLs- as .a-s...- sa
cave tne Sitcnen win1oWs auer y. me
-op for a seR .-ches -als metaol IA
renJIat.rS arti-s Il muca
odor.
For Whiteresa.- -5rle ooks -rz
tHat a --t-a oit ~ .Iti-r 4Ided
water 2 wnIcE green 1r1 ~ 49,
flower are 81 be cooked seeps t1A e-ge-
taOle white u ne curse x .ooH.-z
cuour5ers. -Reuern5er rat tie ..t-
Ter Juice Il the cucumber 3 . .4
point. 80 cll cI the pointed end before
pairing. else he knife VIII -a--y
juice from .ae point al a.onS ,a4 s.--
face " -he cucumber.
Sweet Potatoes. sweet potatoes are
usually rather damp pnen caey are
boiled. and are therefore muca .nprav-
ed by a second cooking They ea1
be fried n 5utter French fried. rnasa-
au ana made .1to axes or -roGIett=s
pr served in any other II a -Gnoer 81
iecilious forms.
Lettuce. Lettuce should - nor
ouEhly washed t,e minute Z !s -ece.v-
ed IN the Kitchen. p ea1 re satlstac-
-or.ly cleaned n sev-ra. eow.fuls b
water or slse under running water
Then i should 5~ -arefuUy wrapped j.
a wet clean riota and plt directly 5r
The ice -ntl - IS needed
Green Peepsrs. Remember .hat
sometimes wheu green peppers are. O.
far As ;her 1esH gots. perfectly
sw eej tbe seeds are not II cooked
with .he peppers -aey give an lnpieas-
au-ly peppery ,aste 30 them. So they
should always lie carefully b -enoveG
before Che peppers are coo6ed
Celery When celery IS algh -scs-
dlEide L tnto rue r- thr-e parts. The
Very hearts are Tor eating is they are
chilled ami split. al The -aH.a The
next stalks can 81 used IA salad 5s
creamed and served no, The besc %
The outer pieces. with some ~ tHe tops
can be ho.led slowly foc sev-ra rours
and plt through a vegetable press Cor
cream II celery soup or Else used sog
+ havorinS iu other soup.
Good 5akea Beans. Ta make xeau J
inc Boston baked beams soak arse
nav,- beans over n.Eht -hen parboil
them Guti' t-aaec. drain ana au the
huttered beaa no, adding salt pepper
and for ONE sort . tablespoon 81 81
1ar, and for t1e other y cup ot mo-
asses. tt raa u.t with enough at The
bean na -o mn.-teu -horoaSA.t .ad
Place L nie.a Ne1 Scored as-a "a
po-k on ,ap. cover ana Bake na,1
Hay. Remove rre cover ir the morning
when warming sol breakfast and tet
TIM rou brown
TO naAe The BROWN acead ,aat a.-
H companies thu aoaus either hot ~
sliced and toasted spread with plenty
~ butter, take TWO cups of solr milk
ia one, Dissolve leaping teaspoon
/ ~ soda ana when ID goams add one cur
sweet rich milk. one cup corn meal
one cup rye meal. one cup New or
\ leans molasses and a little salt Mix
/ Well and turn into buttered mould and
( covering tightly, steam four hours
4 Then bake slowly one hour serve hoi
3 or cold
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

more than one poet Vas Inspired 20
rapture A. the sigbt - HVSef maid
who
undernoa'h. the r1nhrells's
oily shad"
Safe through The We, On c'nkioz
psfters trend
But those carly umbrellas we're but
clunsy affairs ~ hest. and pattena
we're not the most comfortable things
IN the world ~ wax on. Unknown 10
such a maid or nnarron we're tho MOI
orn conVenionces FOR the woman ~ TO-
day Whp ventures forth In 're rain. a.
neatly and comfortably eqIippef a.
though out for q sumuer evening stroll
Y wns less har "a generation ag1 that
we 0rst heard about the rai-y daisies
and though 'he wDr0eu Vho received
this appelat'Du received atrc no Hrraii
amount y rid.ruie -hov 3lI a worth
while work IN taxing step aUBy frora
skirts that tra'ied and naf - ~ .If'sf
on rainy DAYS They uers gionserg ~
the rnoyerocrt 'owa-d ot'trR no rat--.
day sfti-o ~ .hf rair tat ordlflr~r
Apparently simple Hr1 t-1s 7av
s'ili. IKE o'tar ptooeer. s-~au
things thet re~e, ,vol o'rrr rr~e ~
'4ie NfI ~iFf.4eF WAN II n m lHHI
attempting rs tc~r roo-e aras'.~
rrforru
Sow n. Vir' 1-a-s,4 s-o-op-,s.s'-
for ratrr 30.y ts -ons-a- ~ ag---
Designers ~ .Arprco' -oafe M La'-
and Ehor' "a'lvy sk'-'v e.a's~o-,-'
shoes AMI -Ihrers on.a ~a-art->S "
. make rhcso va'sl ~ -r-er.v md a~~s.
soT'e~ err a'r-a ctt-r. .estGes aoo-c
pri'e ~ .nat sc-0e' nee -rre- ~ot -
counter sr1a~-'y srassaI --ors-
dressed ~ rain sn- here X, tv-N'
thar tev rain ~r4'groa -trzs .-. -e..
charms 119 gra~ev 81 ser Dpaa r. -rs.
one wonders y.re'ne- ~ raro -
tn fre 'ag' ~napter .- 'ts natter n
r. inv faf af.i-e D~-evtoYaIt,-
meets -1i~z gi-f ar1 -zs .re.
0noa' tD-.,-sate ~rh-affa fe~~-
don oavea sone-htry fo ~ dasi~oH
2 trar1a- I" ge ~af- She -v4a
wth -ol ma. '-e 1eaf ---+-a--i r
would not have ~ y ne'1 , r-u'd
'asten Lightly IN we shoulders 0- r.v1-
rom Tie center m ra re. r Nra-s
II oversh0As arc ra. according .a s,-7e
exaoting godNstr'ans .he 3eal soo- ,ro-
lection FOR rafnv dave -ra are ----
strictIrR and ar<ra-5 a1a e-er moro
aukward are golo4-sa " rav RIA,
some one ~iN nve-. Z1ta- IRE
oomforta rie ata-p-o-f e-t-z e5-
he Feet and Ther .cese -s.azg a-a
come " pass. then .ae ounz man
no goes forth IN ra.rv dav u,r II
- much y an tnpro- ar1er- ~ he a.-i
y today a. the girl os t0dav .s m ne
paften- -shod sirl n Two hundred ears
ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

T~O be caught in shower while out
walking or 10 have 10 venture
forth on foot on n rainy day used
TO be considered ono Of the most soul
vexinR things that could occur 10 n
woman who nnds pretenses NJ fashion.
OF course. country girls. milk maids
and shepherdesses, no doubt had to
bravo the humid weather az we'll as
that which was halmy. Rut they were
hardy creatures. used to being .drenched
neither friiis, ribbons nor ruffes that
would be injured by the downpour
In nothing does tho girl of the enriy
twentieth century differ SO much from
IN. girl Of tho early eighteenth cen
tury as IN the why she encounters rainy
weather. As matter of fact fashion
able woman's attire two hundred years
ago was not fitted for outdoor wear mt
all Il is aafe TO say that no fashion
able woman was properly Hhod Tor the
streets Enruited as arc many of the
shoes our women arc persuaded 70 buy
IN the name Of fashion and Appearance.
still there are shoe= that ere weather
worth and shoes that are entirely suit
I'd for street wear And tho more pre-
tensions . woman If to-day makes at
being well dressed and well bred. the
more she is sure 70 have the right
kind of footgear to wear in the street
on q rainy day
hut two hundred years ago sensible
shoes simply we're not mnde for wo-
men. saws for country women. Vho
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
DARK oRaANov FLouNclNa.

one If the developments Of early
summer fashions Is the vogue for dark
organdy. To be sure we have long
since passed the time when the word
organdy called forth The vision only
of a cloud Of crisp white fabric we
have had the pink ana blue ana yellow
organdy III profusion for several sea
sons And this spring. especially
frocks ~ oraandy ia these >olors have
aboGnde1
The dark colored organdies however.
are newer. And now Il IL possible for
the women who wishes a. produce in
teresting effects without the expendi-
ture OF much money TO buy the dark
orsandy ia wide houncings ready 70
make into the daintiest Of summer
frocks These wide nouncings come IN
taupe and dark gray and navy blue.
and are made IN a variety OF styles.
with futings and pleatings ana ruf-
fiings along one edge. This edge serves
as the lower edge OF the skirt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

" HOSE Of us who wish pe were
queens and princesses perhaps
feel that our ideal clothes closet
would not be closet az all, but huge
and elaborstely ARA nEed room-per-
haps a whole wing IN our royal palace
conveniently near 70 our royal sleeping
Quarters-where our mistress OF the
wardrobe and her trusted assistants
should have no thought save that Of
guarding our enormous wardrobe and
where a dozen skilled needlevvomen
and tailor or so would be constantly
az work keeping everything in repair
Some of US. you know, dream on
very pretentious' scale.
But there IS far cry between this
wardrobe Of our castles In the air and
the rather inadequate little closet that
most OF US have 10 contend with How
ever, one need not tie a princess or a
queen or even person Of wealth TO
have a clothes closet that approac hes
the IDEAL In fact in a good many
rather simply built houses that have
been planned lately the bed rooms are
supplied with closets that are q JOY.
In your old house you could al small
expense remodel your clothes closets in
such way that the keeping OF your
clothes would become a dozen times
simpler and pleasanter than II is a the
present time.
To begin with the ideal closet should
have outside ventilation. If possible II
should have a window. The new clos
cts are made that way and IL would not
he an expensive proposition 10 have a
small window placed in the side OF
your present old type closet This
makes Il possible 10 see your way
about. n also makes II possible 10 ven
tilate and air your closet and II helps
enormously IL keeping moths from fiy-
ng about your clothes or possibly lay
ing eggs there, because these pests.
YOU know. dislike the light.
To light the closet by night there
should bs an electric light fixture.
Sometimes these are go arranged that
they go on autonTa tically. after the
night switch has been turned, when the
closet door is opened and turn off
again when the door Is closed
Many new closets are made with
long pier glasses on the inside OF the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

roni. Cook than in boiling water
twenty minutes Brown the chopped
onion sDd the herbs IN fat Add the
-four. stirring thoroughly. add The milk
salt and pepper and cook in double
boiler twenty minutes. Strain and
pour over the cooked potato. Sprinkle
with grated cheese and serve.
Potato sour1e calls FOR four cups OF
hot mashed potatoes, l tablespoon of
melted fat. two tablespoons Of milk.
tablespoon OF salt. !. teaspoon Of pep
per. the volks Of 2 eggs and the whites
ot eggs beaten stiff Mix all but the
whites of the eggs in the order given;
beat thoroughly. fold in the stifTiy
beaten whites. pile in a baking dish
and bake until the mixture pufTs and IS
brown on the top.
To make Armenian potatoes mix the
following ingredients One quarter
cup OF oil. ! quart Of raw diced pota-
toes. 4 cup OF tomato pulp n cup
water N teaspoons salt I teaspoon
paprka, or white pepper ! garlic, sep
Arat4d into cloves and each Glove peel
ed and sliced. and ! bunch parsley or
tablespoon dried parsley. Mix and
bake In a covered baking dish IN
SLOW oven for forty minutes.
Meat Substitute Dishes.
This potato peanut loaf takes the
place OF meat al luncheon or dinner
II calls for ] pint % mashed potatoes,
cup ground peanuts or !. cup peanut
butter. teaspoons salt y teaspoon
pepper. = cup milk. 2 tablespoons fat
and eggs Beat the eItire mixture to-
eether and place in creased baking
dish set fn a second pan containing
not water and bake in the oven until
firm. Serve with tomato sauce
Shepherds Pie.
2 cups cooked faxed fish. 2 table
spoons fat, ! tablespoon flour u tea
spoon salt. 4 teaspoon pepper ! cup
beef soup broth. cups mashed potato.
Put diced or faxed fish in baking dish
Add sauce made OF the fat -four. sea
son1ng and broth Cover top with
mashed potato. brush with fat or
cream and brown in g hot oven
Potato snd Lima Bean Loaf.
! i-S cups cooked Lima beans (p.t
through sieve. 2 tablespoons fat. q
teaspoon salt % teaspoon sage. 2
cups riced potato. Il cup milk. "a tea
spoon fat n teaspoon fat for brush
ing. Mix first four ingredients and
place In bottom Of an oiled dish. Whip
together the hot potato and the re-
naming ingredients Place the mix
ture on top OF the Lima beans Brush
with fat. Bake in a quick oven Serve
with tomato sauce.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

more than one poet vas nHpirsd 20
"a pture ~ 'he Eight ~ y Hgref maid
who
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
All Potato Dishes.

Here are some dishes suggested BY
the Food Administration TO make use
Of potatoes without the addition Of any
-four. Obviously they were chosen be-
cause Of their unusual deliciousness.
Try them and see whether you DO not
think they are a good selection.
The rule for Julienne potato with
savoury sauce calls for the following
ingredients
3 cups potato cut In strings. 2 small
onions. chopped, 2 teaspoons mixed
herbs. tablespoons fat, tablespoons
Hour. l pint milk. 2 teaspoons salt. u
teaspoon pepper. Cut the raw peeled
ootatoes into strings the size Of maca-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
THE
CLOSET IDEAL

" HOSE Of Us who wish We were
queens and princesses perhaps
feel that our ideal clothes closet
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

undernea'h. the rBrhrelIa's
oily shade
Safe through The We. on ~Hnklez
pafteYs trend
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-17
PROBING AVIATION MIDDLE
Department of Justice and Senate
Committee Dig Into Affairs Of
Aircraft Board.

Washington.-With the department
OF justice investigation of aircraft pro
duction under way and another inquirJ
by the senate military committee start.
ing, Secretary Baker announces that
he is Withholding action upon applica-
tons by three signal corps officers for
examination by a military court OF
their connection with the aviation pro-
gram.
The secretary's statement disclosed
that in addition to Maj.-Gen SQuier,
chief signal officer, Col. Montgomery.
In charge Of contracts, and Col. Deeds,
executive officer for production, have
asked that the mention of their names
In connection with sweeping charges
OF graft and d~isloyalty be made the
subject OF inquiry by military tribu 4
ais. AS head of the signal corps, Gee.
SQuier until recently had direct con
troll of army aviation and he and the
two colonies represent the wal depart
ment on the aircraft board.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-17
REPORT ON SHIP BUILDING
Admiralty Statement Gives Details Of
Ships Built During Year BY
Great Britain.

London.-ln April merchant ships
with an aggregate gross tonnage of
111,53S were completed In yards of the
United Kingdom and entered for ser
vice as compared with 1854 In
March, according to an admiralty state,
ment. The total for the year endod
April 80 was 1.279,337 tons. Last
months output was achieved notwith.
standing a large increase in the re-
pairing OF merchantmen.
The amount of shipping completed
in allied and neutral countries in the
first quarter of 1918 a 544,327 tons.
Yards Of the United Kingdom turned
out S20,2S0 tons in this period. The
admiralty statement also shows that
the total construction in 1917 in the
United Kingdom and allied and neutral
countries was 2,907,7 S6 tons, of which
the United Kingdom produced 1,16S.
474 tons.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-17
MAY HAVE 100000
Modified IN YEAR
MORE THAN 100000 ORAFTERs
ALREADY IN TRAINING CAMPS
OR UNDER ORDERS.
EVERY DEMAND BEING MET
Ordnance Department 10 Keeping Up
With Every Demand In Supplying
Equipment-Troops Are Going
Overseas in Big Numbers.

Washington.-More than 1900, 600
men have been called in the draft SO
Gar and either are in France, in camp
or under call to go into service before
June /.
The total of 1900 600 Includes all
men summoned in the May contingent.
There is every indication that even a
larger increment viii be summoned in
q progressive monthly mobilization
continue through the summer and fall
months as the environments are expand.
cd II is expected that at such a rate
the army will reach a full strength Of
well over 3 600, 1000 within the next II
Or - months II Is possible, some of.
iicials say, that the number will be
closer to 5000 600 than 1900, 900.
Although American troops are going
overseas in large numbers, the ord.
nance department has been able TO
keep up the new program and every
soldier who boards a transport is fully
equipped with arms, the ordnance bu-
reau announces.
Artillery and machine guns already
are in France in sufficient quantities,
Il was said, to meet immediate de.
mands.
The statement said:
"The army ordnance department has
thus far met every demand imposed by
the new program for overseas ship
ment Of American troops.
Despite the great acceleration in
the sending OF American forces to
France, no infantryman goes aboard
ship without a United States model
1917 rifle modified Enfield, bayonet,
belt, haversack, pack carriers, bando-
leers, bayonet scabbard and full mess
equipment.
Tonnage is today n limiting factor
IN the shipment OF ordnance material
overseas, especially because Of the
present necessity of increasing the
transport OF infantry regiments.
Sufficient supplies OF artillery,
French 75-millimeter and l55-millime.
Ter and American heavy railway artil'
lery are already in France to meet the
present demand. Sufficient machine
guns are also Immediately available
Tor American forces in France"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-17
EXPECT NEW TEUTON
Earl Curzon Says Grave Times Are
Ahead, But Unity of Allied Com
mand viii Triumph.

London,-Speakmg to the Primrose
League, Earl Cnrzon, government lead
err in the House of Lords and member
of the British war council, said that
grave times we're ahead, and that the
British soldiers might have to give
ground. Encouragement was to be
found, however. he said. In the unity
Of command, in Americas effort and
In the resolute. indomitable spirit Of
the British people.
THE bulk OF the German reserves
is still in the rea of the Somme front
and 1t must be assumed the enemy's
big, main effort will be in that direc.
ton said a representative of General
Delma Radcliffe, chief director of mil.
itary operations at the war office, in
summing up the weeks war develop
ments. 1T is equally certain that he
will not discontinue his attacks In
Flanders"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-17
Watch Your Calves
No Pleasure In IdIeness.
Dr.. Dsvla Robe

Idleness is never a source Of pleas
ture. The nation puts folks on IN
forced idleness as a punishment. A
well-earned rest is a boom to any busy
man, but that's far from idleness. The
idler is just a spender, a parasite, a
candidate for social Ostracism and
the pOOrhouse. He soon loses the
power for real enjoyment. He's just
a burden to himself and the folks
around him. He's always hunting
happiness, but Is too sluggish to use
the means that bring it. His is the
passive existence Of Incidence, stag
nation and deafness. The very facul-
ties capable Of giving pleasure r
obsOlescent. It's no use to dream
about happiness unless you are will
ing to do a little to help bring 1t.
Like love it wears best when used.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-17

"Good morning, children" said the
arithmetic teacher. "How many Of you
have prepared an original problem in
multiplication as 1 requested" Only
m hand went up.
well, William, you may give your
problem and the rest of the class may
solve it."
IF my baby sister is a year old now
and weighs 20 pounds, and keeps on
gaining two ounces a day until she is
sixteen years old, and If the price Of
living doubles again in the next ten
years how much will my sisters grad
uation outfit cost? Mother says she
would like to know."-RehobOth Sum-
lay Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-17
COUNCIL RETIRES MAURICE
Charged With Stating Untruths, Brit.
ish VA Council Places General
Maurice on Retired List

LOndon-Gen. Maurice. former di.
rector of military operations, has been
retired by the army council, It was
officially announced.
The council considered Matrices
explanation Of the breach Of regula.
tions he committed by writing and
causing the publication of a letter
questioning the veracity OF Premier
Lloyd George and Chancellor of the
Exchequer Bonar Law rs insufficient,
and directed that he should be placed
nj once on retired pay.
The army councils action ended the
public career Of the man who has ere.
ated more confusion In British military
and official circles in the last few
weeks than any other individual since
the start of the war.