Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-30


The Leipzig dressers and dysrs were;
recognized as the best IN the world.
Each year after the fur was prepared
and German merchants had Axed tho
price, Americans were allowed 20 pur.
chase as much 40 three.fifths 0& the
years output for manufacture int
garments, but In 20 doing they wsro
forced to pay tho original cost, sx-,
pense Of dressing and dyeing, . BIG
profit to the Germans, and q % pee
cent duty, before the furs wero q.
turned to America.
The war deprived Germany OF the
chance to purchase fur In London, and
limited the supply from America.
now also entirely cut Oh.
According to the Leipzig colrespoad
ent Of Christiania newsp9ber. the
Leipzig spring fair showed exhibits al
many substitutes and surropates which,
have been placed on the market in3
Germany. Descriptions q some oA3
these have been received BY the Unit
ed States chamber of commerce:
A surrogate for pepper ts offered -
sale which. Judged only BY its appear
ance, seems almost the same 90 real
pepper. The color; odor and tastd
have been surprisingly well Initiated
A tea is shown to which the nanae 81
German tea" has been given. Il =!
prepared from any one or q coabina.
ton Of great variety Of planta frem|
strawberry leaves to linden sbaossoms|
1t is said to taste very much like geni
uine tea, but even q half dozen cups
will not produce the stimulation caused
by single cup Of real tea.
There are any number OF surreeates
for marmalades. Most Of them are
prepared from garden vegetables In
stead Of from fruits, With nninimum|
amount of sugar.
Substitute soap 10 offered for sale
which Is said to hawe been prepared,
from the oil in berries and from pun.
Ice stone. 1t lacks however, the sone
main ch9racteristFe Of soap. that ol
working up into rich. creamy latheIl
otherwise it is very good. Substitutes
are also to be had for laundry blueinS.
Substitute bicycle tires are soma.
times made Of two concentrtc Iron
rings with small spptngs between them.
They are very serviceable ON asphalt
pavements, but Are not exactly %
noiseless nor as easy riding a. gen
uine rubber tires.
A large number Of articles offered
for sale had been prepared largely g
entirely from parer-coarse working
clothes for men and wOAen, blouses,
aprons, and other fabrics. There were
paper belts which seemed& capable o1
driving heavy loads.
Many artificial and subktituts leath.
ers We're noticed. Brass and coppsz
articles were not seen, And attempts
were made to place substitutas on the
market in the form Of plated wares.
A committee on public tformatio1
Representative In Londoa salys:
London has never heard Of a base
ball season before, but viii get II
chance this year whea the American
baseball league gets III schedule ol
games well underway. Thers are eight
American and Canadian teams -
cruited from various organisations sta.
toned in London with games sche1
uled for each Saturday t1uring ths
summer
The thousands Of Amerlcan soldier
who may pass through London, or bl
invalided orr stationed here are in &
fair way tofbe made to feel9that Eng.
land is the, next best place to homl
and that Engiish hearts aretkept warn
for them.
Make England the : sammy'a
'blighty.' ~ is the way the English
press pats 1T in urging readers to sa.
tertaini the American troops. "BM8htys'
is the war word for everything tke
soldier wants in intervals Of his flGht.
ing work; the place where friends,
recreation, and homelike comfost
await him.
!, The Weekly, Dispatch recently called
flor suggestions for public entertain,
ment to be. offered American soldieFs
and an instant response made tkoa.
sands 'of dollars available Tor amuss.
i ments and entertainments. The idea
that found greatest favor, howevee.
was to throw open the homes of til
nation to the Sammies.
An officer commanding an AmeEibAu
squadron operating with tn Bridah
lffeet has reported on late inspection
and speaks in high terms of the pres
ent state of efficiency in whidh hs finds
both ships and men
Vessels show the most gratifying
Improvement in battery and 1lre con
troll" he said. "Our ships are. sma,f,
ispick and span, and have hesn 4recipl-
Tents Of many high compliments fro0
British flag officers"
II Prior to the war the treasury ~
|pared approximately 10000 cheers
japnually for the payment Of int6sese
lon registered bonds Of all loans, tie
tissue OF these 10000 checks being
distributed through the year. In ~
Il May payment Of interest on reSistere
Il bonds Of the second Liberty loan m0ss
than twice that number Of cheGkg
Il Ewere prepared.
More than 2,0Oo. 900 .sasmbers u
American fighting forces Aars now q.
4 sured BY the unitsl 1t9tss govss1'
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