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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-22

In the face of changing styles that
make up the panorama of the seasons
there are a few things that reappear
each year and show some degree Of
stability of form. A long and ample
cape Of handsome fur is an instance
Of this. Every winter we are sure to
meet the fur cape among the rich pos
sessions Of some matronly wearer, who
knows better than to change It with
shape less enduringly good. The long,
full cape Is never entirely out Of the
running. After all, It seems the best
of all garments to choose when costly
furs, growing always rarer. are to be
made up.
Very rich and splendid fabrics could
not be better managed than by follow
ing the suggestion for furs. Heavy and
gorgeous brocades and velvets demand
the simplest lines and need not be
changed at the within of fashion. Wom-
en- who own wonderfully embroidered
mandarin coats would not consider
changing and undermining such works
of art; they belong to no particular
time or season and are best worn as
they were originally made.
The evening wrap pictured is long.
full mantle with Its upper portion
made of brocadsd satin. and the lower
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-22

The latest message from the Red
Cross tells us that there is need Of
knitted sox. They are more diff
cult to knit than some other garments,
but that will not deter women from
undertaking them. For we hear that
many soldiers are suffering from
trench feet" Directions for knit
ting sox are given here and In almost
every community there is someone who
will instruct learners in knitting meth
DDS.
Medium Sized Sock.
Four Red Cross needles No. 1, IN
hanks Of yarn (M lb.).
Set up GU stitches, 20 on each Of
three needles. Knit plain and 2
purl for IS rows (4h inches). Seth
row knit plain stitches, knit to-
gether: repeat this until the round is
completed. There are now so stitches
on the needles. Knit so rows plain
until leg measures IL inches. (6h
inches Of plain knitting) Take half
the number Of stitches COSY on first
feeble for the heel Qeaving IL and ID
stitches on second and third needles
for the instep), and on the Is stitches
knit l row, purl l row alternately for
26 times Cor 8 inches). always slip
ying the first stitch. Begin to turn
heel on the wrong side. slip l, purl 10.
purl 2 together, purl /.
Turn work over. slip 1. knit 4. slip
I. knit l. and pass 1t over slipped
stitch. knit I. Turn, slip 1, purl s,
purl 2 together, purl 1. Turn, slip 1,
knit 8, slip l. knit 1, and pass it over
slipped stitch, knit 1. Continue work
ing toward the sides of the heel in
this manner, leaving 1 more stitch be-
tween decreases on every row until
all the stitches are worked In. There
should then be Is stitches on the
needle. Pick up 13 stitches on side
" heel; now knit the rs stitches on
"a and Sd needle on to one needle
which becomes your 2nd needle; with
your Sd needle pick up the 10 stitches
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-22

on other side of heel, and knit Z
stitches of your LIST needle so that you
| will now have 81 stitches on the
| LIST needle, % stitches on the I'd
needle, and 20 stitches on Sd needle.
LIST needle (a) knit to within stitches
Of end, knit together. knit I. I'd
needle (b) knit plain. Sd needle
| (c) knit 1. slip 1, knit l, pass slipped
stitch over knit plain to end of needle.
Knit around plain (d.
Repeat a. b, and until you have
stitches on LIST needless stitches
on I'd, IL stitches on Sd. Knit plain
for Az inches. LIST needle (e) knit
10 stitches-knit together. knit 1. End
needle (f) knit l. slip l, knit l. pass
slipped stitch over, knit 10 stitches-
Knit 2 together, knit 1, Sd needle (g)
knit l, slip 1. knit l. pass slipped
stitch over knit 9 stitches, knit
rows plain CHI.
Repeat e, f. & and h times. then
narrow every other row until you have
5 stitches on your LIST needle, stitches
on your I'd needle and stitches
! on your Sd needle. Knit the
stitches on your LIST needle on to your
Sd. Your work Is now all on
needles opposite each other. Break
off yarn leaving Pinch end. Thread
into worsted needle and proceed to
weave the front and back together as
follows:
Pass worsted needle through 1st
stitch Of front knitting needle as II
knitting and slip stitch of-pass
through 2nd stitch as II purling-
leave stitch on, pull thread through
LIST stitch of back needle as II purl-
ing, slip stitch OFF. purl thread through
End stitch of back needle as If knit
ting, leave stitch on. Repeat from
until all the stitches are OF the
needle.
Sock when finished should measure:
Foot, from tip Of heel to tip Of toe,
II inches.
Leg, from tip of heel to tip Of leg.
"A inches.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-22
CHAPTER XVII.

To the right of the hallway, as one
entered, stood a conventional ma
hogany hat and coat rack, framing a
coat Craven had worn. His hat lay
on the floor near the foot of the stair
way. Immediately opposite the mirror
an arch admitted to the drawing room,
room in darkness tempered by the
glow from the hallway.
Just within the arch lay the body Of
Thaddeus Craven, supine, limp, with
arms outstretched. Kneeling beside the
body Quoin looked up at Mrs. Ellswor-
Light. pleased"
The woman moved away into the
gloom. A switch clicked sharply; the
room was rendered brilliant by half a
dozen sconceS.
In this illumination the body Of Cra-
ven wore an aspect even more terrible
and repellant. Death conferred no ma
jesty on his clay. The upturned face
was deeply congested and hideous. with
eyes bulging and glazed. with lips swol-
len, purple, and half parted.
Quoin bent an ear to the bosom.
above the heart, sat up and felt for the
pulse In q swollen red wrist, bent again
to hold his ear close to the gaping lips.
Then he got up and, looking from Mrs.
Ellsworthy to Peter, nodded sober refu-
tation of any lingering doubt.
'Gone! !" he said. "Not a flicker of
heart or breath-a stroke Of apoplexy
or something. I'm no DOCTOR"
"How did it happenT
"He was coming downstairs" Mrs.
Ellsworthy replied with difficulty.
Quoin interrupted brusquely. "What
was he doing upstairs, please?"
Ills daughter-talking to her."
"She's up there now? Safer Un-
molested"
Locked In the sitting room-safe,
yes"
Doesn't know Of this as yet-ehr
'sNo. With the door closed, the room
is soundproof. Besides, there was NO
noise"
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AUTHOR 1.-THE LONE
WOLF. THE BRASS
BOWL" ETC.
COPYRIGHT er LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

take against you, but, as for me, ask
nothing better than to be permitted to
60 and forget you"
You mean you won't appear against
met" he asked.
mot II can manage to lose myself
another name, perhaps"
ut won't be necessary" Craven in
terrupted In a voice Of chill despair.
He rose. stood staring at her with eyes
deep sunken in sockets that had been
suddenly followed out by despair. I'm
done fort"
A certain simplicity in that declara-
ton convinced and struck fear into q
heart that had been impregnable to all
other appeals.
"What do you meant Father. what
do you meanT'
you remember the knave Of dia-
monds-the knave Of clubs1 There's
one more knave in the series-spades
and that spells-death"
"Father!"
"It's an old story-too long to detail.
The knaves are warnings. l haven't
had spades yet; but I'll get 1t within
six hours unless produce the necklace
to be sold and shared. And that's now
removed forever beyond my reach!"
"Father!" the girl reiterated witless-
ly. She caught the arm Of chair to
steady herself, unconsciously sank Into
1t, and sat staring and terrified.
1.-THE trouble" said Craven in q
broken voice, 1.-THE trouble is, I've al.
ways wanted to run straight-always
guess every crook does, down deep.
And when I saw q chance to marry
money shook Smith and Gordon. Only
they wouldn't be shaken. And then
ran short. and to keep up appearances
until after the marriage made up my
mind to turn one last trick-the neck.
lace-and them" he laughed bitterly
virtue! But they were on the same
job. And then you turned up. Other
wise I could have come through with
the loot and saved myself. Now"
He paused an instant, profoundly
speculative. II may have a chance YET
for a getaway. They don't know where
l am: though they may suspect. II
only I can get an hours lead out Of
town."
The sound of sobbing disturbed him
What lies had conjured up-fear. dis
gust, contemplate truth had exor
cised the rags and tatters Of her child
hoods love for him alone remained
Spent, broken in heart and spirit
humbled and torn with the horror his
confession inspired, Lydia sat huddled
in misery, racked with tearing sobs.
Craven moved to her side, touched
her hair with hesitant fingers. SWELL
well!" he said huskily. 1--WE were fond
Of each other, weren't we, while 1t last
ed, little girl7 And your mother
loved her. Well-wellE"
He turned and without her knowl-
edge gained the door; paused for q
single. prolonged backward glance
shook his head uncertainty; shrugged
deity inserted a key in the slit In the
doorknob; and let himself softly out.
Only the muffied jar Of the closing
door made her understand that she
was alone.
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tTHE END.)
ProphetDe,

Sir Hubert Herkomer, the we'll
known artist, used to tell an amusing
story Of a London art dealer. This
man had two beautiful reproductions
Of the painting 1.-THE Approaching
Storm"
One Of these pictures he placed in
the show window, but 1t did not sell.
At length, in order to draw attention
to the picture, he put a card on it on
which he printed the words, 1.-THE APP
preaching Storm, especially suitable
for q wedding present"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-22
AIkaIi saIta.

Alkan salts follow water when The
course is downward and flowing to
lower levels, but q well It rises to the
surface By capillarity. and when the
water evaporates he salts remain
flxed and We - Tie alkaM on the
surface.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-22

Gut a large towel in three; hem
sides, shape neck and sew tape. leave
ends long enough to de around baby's
neck. These will cover enttro front IT
q small cAild's draas.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-22
ugPa0vED UNlPoRN MfEkRATloRAl
SUNlNSQlO0L
LESSON

(By Il. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago)
(Copyright. 1917 Western New.paner Union
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-31
NO MORE
JAMAICA
ALLOWED

The reign OF King Jamaica
Ginger" in Tacoma is at an end.
An ordinance passed Friday
morning by the city council aimed
to stop the promiscuous sale of all
preparations containing more than
"a per cent alcohol passed its final
reading at the morning session.
The ordinance provides that no
medicine or chemical preparation
of any kind which contains more
than "a per cent alcohol shall be
sold or dispensed by druggists or
by anyone else, except On a written
permit issued by the chief of po-
lice.
No person who shall have been
convicted of drunkenness within
80 days OF his application for such
permit shall be granted one, neith-
er shall permits be issued to any
ONE who has been convicted for
any offense under the liquor laws.
Assistant City Attorney Carna-
han appeared before the council
and exhibited more than q dozen
empty Jamaica ginger bottles, to
support the contention OF COM
mfssioners to to the promiscuous
method employed in the selling of
this preparation. Most of the bot
ties bore the label of one drug
store, and Commissioner Petit
told the council that no less than
four men were brought in togeth-
er the other evening and each man
had bottle Of jamaica ginger In
his possession.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-31
MISS LUSK
MAD;TRIES
TO ESCAPE


WAUKESHA, Wis, May 81. -
Miss Grace Lusk, once brilliant
minded school teacher, gave way
to fits of violence in her jail cell
here today.
The iury's verdict of second de-
gree murder for shooting Mrs.
Mary Newman Roberts, followed
by Miss Lusk's tigerish assault on
Prosecutor ID. S. Tullar Wednes-
day night, has completely un-
strung the former Waukesha club
leader.
A deputy overpowered her when
she fought to escape her nurses
and batter the cell bars.
1t was necessary to hold Miss
Lusk on the prison cot.
These fits of violence, accom-
panied by piercing screams which
brighten the feathered tree dwell
ers outside her cell window, occur
frequently, according to her at
PENDANTS.
At other times she lies in a
coma, from the effects of opiates
administered by physician, and
talks incoherently.
Attendants deny that she ever
calls for DR.. David Roberts, whose
relations with Miss Lusk cost his
wife's life.
Miss Lusk's attorneys fear she
may not recover her sanity.
If she does not rally soon they
will. ask for a commission to In.
vestigate the advisability of plac.
ing her in an asylum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-31
HUNS IN element!
"MeUnd Gott"Very BUSY

WHAT THE ALLIES DID ON CORPUS CHRISTI DAY
Strictly observed their promise to the pope,
request the archbishop of Cologne,
cities outside the this religious holiday
WHAT THE GERMANS DID ON CORPUS CHRISTI DAY
Sheed Paris with long guns, killing persons.
One shell struck church.
Attempted air raid Paris. On being driven by
aerial they dropped bombs outside city
Bombed a British hospital killing large number Of
nurses attendants wounded after dropping
to plainly reveal their targets.
hospitals
Pcardy Corpus Christi dropping
pouring gunfire into the tents
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-31
F|G| TO Reach V|ARN ]!
Joyride
Ends I'm
Killing!

Harry Boren, 1106 Pike ST.,
Seattle, is dead, and Louise Luf-
sky, same address, Is injured as
the result of an auto accident
shortly after midnight Thursday
on the Puyallup valley road near
Ardena station.
Boren apparently drove his
auto into a telegraph pole. Ar
irving at the scene of the acct
dent the police found scattered
about the car pieces of broken
bottles that had contained liquor.
The automobile, almost demol-
ished, was found bottom side up.
c. II. Void and w. Dinfield no
titled the police about 1915 a.
m. Friday that big Studebaker
car was lying wrecked near Ar
dena station and Officer Paulsen
Immediately drove out to investi-
gate. He found Boren lying a
few feet away from the car dead,
having apparently been thrown
out with terrific force. The wom-
an was lying some distance away
moaning as tho in pain.
Paulsen summoned the coroner,
and the girl was rushed to the Ia
coma General hospital but it was
found that her injuries were only
slight bruises, and that she was
suffering from shock. She left the
hospital few hours later and
stayed the remainder of the
morning with friend, Mrs. Her.
man, at the Lawrence hotel, who
declared she went back to Seattle
on the interurban. The police are
investigating.
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Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
PARIS, May 3f.--German
airmen, on Corpus Christi
day, again bombed British
hospital, far behind the lines
killing women nurses, doc
tors and patients, setting fire
to the buildings.
After dropping flares. SO as to
reveal their targets, the Germans
dropped large number of huge
bombs.
One, scoring a direct hit on a
large hospital prominently dis
playing the Red Cross, wrecked
the building, in which sisters adj
ministering to patients were pin
ned under the wreckage, together
with the wounded soldiers and
stricken attendants.
Eighteen were killed and
wounded i'm Thursdays long.
range gun bOmbardment of
Paris, It was officially an.
nOunced today.
This bombardment took place
on the feast of Corpus Christi
when the British had agreed not
to conduct raids against towns
not in the war zone.
One church was struck by q
shell.
Soon after the shell struck the
Corpus. Christi procession was
started again.
An attempted air raid on Paris
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AT RHEIMS

Epernay. II flows northeastward-
ly, converging with the Vesle at
Fismes.
The German progress has been
slower and more difficult for the
past several hours owing to the
steady arrival of French reserves.
The enemy apparently has been
entirely checked at most points on
this front.
How They Advance.
Every German regiment engag-
ed in the southern drive advances
in successive bounds" Four
companies are in the front rank
each time. Each company has
four portable machine guns, with
one in reserve. Each regiment.
in addition, has three machine gun
companies, possessing IL machine
guns apiece and three mounted
trench mortar companies which
have a new long range weapon.
As each wave OF four CON-
panies leaps forward successive
ly. IL IL able to precede itself with
"a machine gun barrage. while the
portable trench mort4rs disIodge
the allied machine guns and wipe
out the centers Of resistance.
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Eneln.y'S
Casualty
Toll Biz


! WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 81.
-Foch has insufficient men for a
great counter drive. altho he can
operate to upset seriously the
German advance, army officers
here said today.
So critical has the problem of
reserves become that the chief OF
the allied arm ,es can hope only
to bring the enemy drive to full
halt, it was added on responsible
auth GRITTY.
Some significant revelations
were made today concerning the
/ situation on the allied side. In
formation received by army Off
GERS here shows that the French
line was stripped of troops to
dangerous extent in the quiet sec
tor in order to bolster up the
Flanders and Picardy fronts at the
crisis of the March fighting.
Outnumbered.
In many sectors of the French
line, the average strength left was
one man per meter in the entire
front line system, three trenches
deep. This means that in the
very first trench there was only
one man to guard seven meters.
In some places the number was
even smaller.
Before the fight began in March
the Germans had 1876 divisions in
the west. The number was in
creased to 21O and now is believ-
ed to be near 23O divisions. The
allies have been unable to meet
this increase in strength, despite
the flow of American troops.
The line between scissors and
Rheims was lightly held when the
present attack began, the number
of allied troops being about one
fifth the size of the German forces
used in the attack.
Marine Will BE Fortified.
Under the circumstances the
line was forced to give, but the re-
deeming feature is that there was
no breaking, the allies receding
gradually and are holding a uni
form front.
The number of prisoners claim
ed by the Germans, it IS explained,
probably is due to the tenacious
resistance of the French and Brit
ish. Positions were held until
enemy waves swept over them. 1t
was impossible to carry off their
wounded and these fell into en-
envy hands.
Military men here looked for a
Tightening of the allies line when
the Marine is reached. There are
splendid defensive positions along
, that river.
German Losses Large.
British military officials today
still believed the present action
between SCISSORS and Rheims is
not the big drive" the Germans
have been preparing for.
Official dispatches state that
thus far only 40 enemy divisions
have been identified as participant
ing In the battle. Fifty other Ger
man divisions are in reserve ready
for amy sector.
While they regard the situa-
ton as serious, and admit that
Germany's claim of $4,000 pris-
oners probably is conservative"
British military men declare that
the Germans have lost more than
that number in dead alone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-31
BREAD UP
ONE CENT
in TACOMA

The maximum price of bread in
Tacoma went up cent Friday.
On the recommendation OF
County Food Admins rator ii. s.
Griggs. an order has been issued
,by State Administrator Hebberd
ALLOWING Tacoma bakers retail
price of IL cents for pound loaf
and / 6 cents for pound and one
half loaf.
Tho maximum wholesale price
also was raised a cent, to . cents
and 13A cents.
The reason for the increase,
which has been in effect in Seat
tile, Portland and other northwest
cities for several weeks, is the In
creased cost of wheat substitutes,
material and labor. according 70
Griggs.
He declared 1t will be optional
with the bakers and retailers
whether they raise their prices;
lalso that any concerns that are
found to be making unreasonable
profits with the incrNase In offpeo
viii be held to the lower prlooA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-31
MORE sNAPPY STUFF

(From whispering Wires" in the
Sat. Eve. Post.)
"Quite SOL" snapped Stock
bridge with choler.
"I'n take the case" snapped
Drew.
Drew stepped back from the
table followed the figure in SON.
Der livery down to the. basement,
where he snapped a series OF or
ders into the phone.
eyes," snapped Stockbridge.
eyes, show him up"
1.-THE butler" snapped Drew.
"Hello!" he snapped. This Is
Drew"
COR was talking to one when he
died." snapped Drew.
Everybody" snapped Drew.
"Dirt!" snapped Drew.
THAT'S our man." he snapped
to Delaney.
"The trouble hunter" snapped
Drew.
''He won't talk, eh?" snapped
'acut with I'll" snapped the de-
tsott~e
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EnCircIe
Rheims

Omitted Press Leased WIre.)
LONDON, May 31.-The
German drive in the Aisne
region is now conferred i'm an
effort to reach the Marine
river, il is indicated in the
night official statements.
Checked on the wings. the
enemy is striving desperately to
push the allies back in the CEN
ter, where strong French reserves
are being concentrated.
The Germans are now within
six miles of the famous river,
perhaps nearer. The French COM
/ munique admitted the loss of
Fere- En-Tardenois and Vezilly.
! ITO the south of Fere- En-Tar-
denois We are fighting our way
toward the Marne," the German
! war office declared.
The Berlin communique
! claimed n total OF $4,000
! prisoners taken i'm the pres
ent phase OF the offensive,
together with a large amount
of material. including am
munition, provisions, railway
trains and an aerOdrOme full
of airplanes.
On the right flank, the Ger
mans now occupy La Neuvillette
and Betheny, north of Rheims,
and have thrown semi-circle
about that city, being within two
miles on the east, north and
west.
On the left wing the French
still claimed to hold the western
outskirts of scissors, altho the
Germans pushed forward about a
mile and a half north of that
city, Strengthening the line so Ii
runs north and south between
Coucy-le-Chateau and Scissors.
The Aisne battlefront now APP
parently stretches from Goucy-le-
Chateau southwark thru Juvigny
and scissors to Hartennes,
southeastward thru Beugneux to
Fere-en-Tardenois. eastward to
Vezilly, north-eastward to Broui-
let, eastward to Thillois, north
eastward thru Champaign to
Ls,Neuvillette and eastward to
! Betheney.
On the Flanders front, the
French improved their positions
east of Dickebusch lake by a
local operation last night. Else
where the British and French
fronts were quiet.
Minor operations by the Brit
ish on the northern battlefront
were announced by Haig In his
official statement today.
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Rv Henry Wood
United Press Staff Correspondent,

United Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH
ARMIES IN THE FIELD, May
31.-The Germans are de-
termined to capture RHEIMS.
Held up by the British to
the east, north and west OF
that city, the enemy plans
wide encircliDg movement to
the southeast, hoping TO sur
round it, military authorities
believe today.
To accomplish this, the Germans
are expected to increase their pres
sure between Brouillet and jan
vry, with the Intention OF break
ing thru along the Ardre river
and, following this vally south
eastwardly gradually turning to
the east so as to approach Rheims
from the south.
This strategy would entail the
capture of ville-En- Tardenois, -four
miles southeast Of Brouillet and
two mdles to the west Of the
Ardre.
The Ardre rises in a small lake
four miles north Of the Marine q
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HUNS CONSOLIDATE

have Withdrawn from Blerin-
court and Epagny, fighting stub
bornly. (Epagny is six miles
northwest of Scissors. Blerin-
court is five miles northwest of
Epagny and about eight miles
southeast Of Noyon).
In the center the Germans have
advanced slightly toward the
Marine.
On the left hte French are still
holding the western outskirts OF
Scissors.
On the right French counter
attack recaptured Thillois, two
miles and half west of Rheims.