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The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Reg. L. S. Pat. Off. Il

they search for rare jades,
ancient porcelains from far
gone dynasties and those Won
derfully work ID pie ces of
carved ivory.
They plan to leave Peiping
on the twenty-eighth and go to
Japan. From there they will
sail through the Indian Ocean
and the Suez Canal, breaking
their long sea voyage by pay
ing a visit to Austria before
returning to the United States,
where they are expected to ar
rive in the Fall.
Mrs. William C. Gwynn re-
ports that young Lawrence
Turnure 4th is doing splendidly
approaching his first birthday
and as happy youngster as
you would hope to see. Mrs.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Drive Begins
On Monday

The Book Drive for the Ameri-
can Merchant Marine Library AS
ISOLATION will begin Monday morn
ing.
The various branches Of the
Public Library will have boxes
marked For Seamen."
To Receive Gifts Of Books
The work Of the Association is
being sponsored in Washington
this year by Mrs. John R. Slidell,
Miss Helen E. Clifford. Mrs. Gil
bert H. GroSvenor. Mrs. Randall
Hagner, Mrs. Allen Haden, Miss
Florence Marlatt, Mrs. Nelson E.
Perrin, who, in the summer is
chairman of the Watch Hill or
ganization, Miss Eleanor C. Pres
ton and Mrs. James Spear Taylor.
Each year the Association con-
ducts drive in cities throughout
the country asking the public to
give books and magazines. These
books are sent to dispatch agents
at most of the principal ports
throughout the country. There
they are sorted, packed in sea-
chests which contain about 10
books each-and sent out on
board the ships of American Mer-
chant Marine. This library serv-
ice has been extended to the men
of U. S. Coast Guards, Light
houses, Lightships. at the request
of the men themselves.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
.T0avm 70bicS
Sailing for
Mediterranean

Sailing next Tuesday for
Mediterranean ports, the Exc
chorda will have among its
passengers, Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock and her cousin, Miss
Dorothy Sellers. Mrs. Fahne-
stock and Miss Sellers h e
been in New York for several
days since closing their Wash
ington residence.
Mrs. NJ. Webster Dawley has
plans for a party at her at
tractive Spring Valley resi-
dence on Decoration Day and
she has invited a number of
her friends to drop in for cock
tails between 5 and 7 o'clock.
After passing the last few
months at their Spanish type
residence on Massachusetts
Avenue, Senior and Sonora En-.
rique A. Prieto are leaving to-
morrow morning to motor to
Mexico City, where they plan
to spend the Summer. They
will be joined there by Sonora
de Prieto's son, Mr.. Enrique
Tessado-Guzman, who is a stu
dent at the University of Vir-
ginia.
Sonora de Prieto is known
for her chicness. She seems
always to be in advance of
style trends and both she and
her nice husband will be greatly
missed during their absence.
Mrs. James Foster Willett,
who, with her husband, makes
her home at the Westchester,
is a daughter of Sonora de
Prieto. She is the former Sen.
orita Lucia Tessada-Guzman.
\ "
Mrs. Charles M. Lea, that
charming lady who each Win.
ter season comes to Washing.
ton to spend several months,
has packed up her bags and
left us again. She is, with her
encourage, settled at West
Thorpe Farm, Devon, Penna.,
where she raises prize-winning
dahlias.
For the past three years Mrs.
Lea has occupied the Massa-
chusetts Avenue residence of
Gen. and Mrs. William Crozier.
AS a matter of fact General
and Mrs. Crozier have had a
succession of tenants for their
home, amongst them the Rich
ard Aldriches, Mrs. Chauncey
Depew, Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Harrison, the Mckee Dunns
and Mr.. Dwight Davis.
General and Mrs. Crozier
were due to return earlier this
year but they have prolonged
their stay in China, a land
which holds a peculiar fascina-
ton for them. 1t is there that
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Guild Plans
Breakfast


The Guild Of Jesuit Mothers Of
Washington will entertain at its
annual communion breakfast to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock in
the Garden House of the Dodge
Hotel. The breakfast will be pre-
coded by Mass at Gonzaga Col
lege Chapel.
The guests of honor will be the
Very Reverend Joseph A. Murphy,
S. j., Provincial; the Very Rever-
end Arthur A. O'Leary, S. j.,
President of Georgetown Univer-
sity; the Very Reverend Francis
E. Keenan,. 8. j., Rector Of Wood
stock College, Woodstock, Md;
Reverend Henri j. Wiesel, S. j.,
Rector of Georgetown Preparatory
School, Garrett Park. Md; Rever-
end Laurence J. Kelly, S. j., Rec
tor. st. Aloysius Church; Rever-
end John BroSnam, S. j., Wood
stock College; Reverend Michael
A. Clark. S. j.. Loyola College;
Baltimore; Reverend Joseph A.
McEneany. pastor, Holy Trinity
Church, Georgetown; Reverend
James McCarl, S. j., st. Aloysius
Church. and Reverend James Har-
ley, S. j., st. Aloysius Church.
Mrs. William F. Yates, president
of the Guild, will preside and the
other officers are Mrs. William E.
Cannon, vice president; Miss Mar
garet OLeary, secretary, and Miss
Ellen T. Becker, treasurer.
After the breakfast, Miss Edythe
M. BroSius will give a group of
harp selections.
The Guild has two purposes:
First. social, in the promotion of
friendship among the relatives
and friends of members Of the
Society of Jesus, second, charit-
able, in the collection Of funds to
further the apostolic work of the
Society of Jesus.
The proceeds of all activities Of
the Guild are for the purpose of
establishing purses to provide for
the expenses Of Jesuits during
their many years of training for
their careers as priests, educators
and missionaries.
Brig. Gen. Harrison Jackson
Price, US. A., retired, and Mrs.
Price announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Lucille
Price, to Mr.. Philip Samuel Jes-
sup, Of Washington and Char
lottesville, Va.
The wedding will take place
in the late summer.
Miss Price is a graduate of
Packer Collegiate Institute and
Of Smith College in the class of
1881.
Mr.. Jessup is a graduate Of
the University Of Virginia AGA
demic, law and graduate schools.
Il Il 4
Luncheon Hostess
Mrs. Howard G. Nichols, retir-
ing president of the Washington
branch of the American Associa-
zion OF University Women, enter
tanned members Of her board at
luncheon today in her home on
Lowell Street.
Among these present were Mrs.
Albert Barrows, Miss Mary Louise
Chace, Miss Maxine L. GirtS,
Mrs. Wilson Compton, Mrs. DeloS
o. Kinsman, Mrs. James Brown
Scott, Mrs. Karl Fenning, Mrs.
Frank w. Ballou, Mrs. j. Austin
Stone, Mrs. Paul E. Howe, Mrs. j.
c. McClintock, Mrs. william C.
Van Week, Mrs. Lynn r. Edmin-
ster, Mrs. H. c. Kramer, Mrs.
Rutherford Poison, Mrs. Samuel
Herrick, Mrs. George M. Campbell
and Miss Virginia Kinnard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E. Langley,
of Santa Ana. Calf, are stopping
at the Dodge. v
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Cocktail Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Cook
of San Francisco will be at the
Shoreham another week before
going to New York and Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook gave a cock
tail party yesterday afternoon
at the Shoreham, when among
their guests were Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. oscar WeStover, Col. and
Mrs. William H. Peek, Major M.
F.. Davis, DR.. and Mrs. Mac
Pherson Crichton, Mrs. Brooke
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Shearer, Mrs. E. de Barrie Can
ada, and Mr.. j. j. Geary Of San
Francisco.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
WEEKEND PARTIES IN THE COUNTRY

THREE OF the large group Of women
interested in procuring books for the Ameri-
can Merchant Marine Library are Mrs James
S. Taylor, Mrs John R. Slidell and Mrs. Allen
Haden, pictured from left to right The
drive opens on Monday and all public IL
braries will accept these gifts of books and
magazines which will be shipped to men at
sea, where they are so urgently needed.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Will Reside
In Florida

The Brightwood Park Method
list Episcopal Church will be the
scene of the wedding this eve
ming of Miss Doris Livingston,
daughter of Mrs. Harry R. Liv-
ingston, and Mr.. Frank w. Gill
lette. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward C. Gillette. The ceremony
will be performed at o'clock by
the Rev. S. Carroll Coale.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her uncle, Mr.. Samuel j.
Livingston, of Philadelphia. She
will wear a gown of Alencon lace
made with a softly draped cowl
neck and fitted bodice. The
sleeves are full at the shoulders
and tight fitting from the elbows
to the wrists where they end in
points. Wide ruffles fall grace
fully down either side in the
front and continue on bordering
the oval train. Her tulle veil is
simply arranged in cap effect
caught with clusters of orange
blossoms. She will carry a bou-
quet of lilies of the valley, white
roses and orchids.
Maid of Honor
Miss Jean Wolfe, the maid Of
honor, will wear a frock of salmon
colored mousseline de sole made
with puffed sleeves and tunic
effect. The long straight skirt
ends in a slight train. She will
carry a bouquet of pastel shaded
| flowers.
The other attendants will be
Mrs. Louis E. Whyte, Mrs.
Catherine Flynn, Mrs. Lew Mohler
and Miss Lucille Cunningham
They will wear frocks of white
organza. The bodices are fin
ished with squar necks framed by
wide collars. The skirts are
formed of three tiers of full
ruffles which trail into brief
trains. They will carry bouquets
of Summer flowers.
Little Miss Judy Granger, the
flower girl, will be attired in white
and will carry a basket of rose
petals.
Mr.. Whyte will serve as best
man and the ushers will be MI.
Frank Lambert, Mr.. Charles He',
mick, Mr.. Robert Pitcher and
Capt. Edward C. Gillette, U. S. A.
Reception at Home
Immediately following the cere-
mony there will be a reception
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Al
Ian Scott Wolfe. Mrs. Livingston
will be costumed in peach colored
lace with a corsage of gardenlas,
and Mrs. Gillette, mother OF the
bridegroom, will be attired IN
cream lace, also having corSage
of gardeniaS.
Later Mr.. Gillette and his bride
will leave for Florida where they
will spend sometime before going
to Cuba. She will wear tailored
suite of white Palm Beach cloth
| with Panama hat and white &C
cessories. They will make their
future home in Jacksonville, Fla.
| X
The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hull, who are in New
York, will return to Washing
ton tomorrow.
At a luncheon given yester-
day at the Hotel Aston. Secre-
tary Hull read message from
the President in celebration OF
National Maritime Day, fea-
ture of National Trade Week.
| X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Orme
Exnicious and Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmons Smith will leave today
for Rehoboth Beach where they
will spend the weekend with
Mrs. Anne de Armont.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Grimes, Of
Lawrence, Mass, are stopping at
! the Dodge.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Luncheon Hostess

Mrs. A. Stedman Hills will leave
her apartment in the Shoreham,
Monday, June /, for her summer
home in Jamestown, R. I.
Mrs. Hills entertained at a
bridge luncheon in the Shoreham
yesterday in honor of Mrs. Percy
E. Chase, of Atlantic. Iowa. Her
guests were Mrs. Karl MonSeeS,
Mrs. James Edward Schwab, Mrs.
John Dale Shovel, Mrs. Lanny
Walk, Mrs. Fowler Barker and
Miss Grace Bolton,
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
From Hawaii

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy A. Swift, Of
Honolulu, Hawaii, are at the
Shoreham for several days while
in Washington to visit Mr.. Swift's
brother, Mr.. E. J. Swift, vice chair
man of the American Red Cross,
and Mrs. Swift. The visitors have
been spending several weeks at
Fort George Meade with their SON.
in-law and daughter, Capt. and
Mrs. j. P. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy A. Swift will leave Fort
Meade June 10 on an automobile
tour to Vancouver, from where
they will sail July Is for Honolulu.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Ropers Hosts

The German Ambassador, DR..
Hans Luther, was the ranking
guest at the dinner last evening
given by the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Daniel c. Roper
in compliment to DR.. Rathael
Herman, of Los Angeles. Their
guest numbered IL.
Secretary and Mrs. Roper we're
hosts at dinner Thursday evening,
the party being given in honor of
the Ambassador of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics and
Nine. Troyanovsky and the Ambas-
Sador of Japan and Nine. Saito.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Goinq to Berkshires

Mr.. and Mrs. David Fiske and
their daughter Miss Isabel Fiske,
have completed plans for the
Summer. After closing their apart
ment at the Shoreham they will
spend few days at the home of
Mrs. Writ Robinson, Mrs. Fiske's
sister in Arrowhead, Va, before
leaving for the BerkshireS. Later
they will go to the Glenview Golf
Club in Evanston, Ill.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23

All during June Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis will spend their week-ends
down in the country. They plan
to leave some time about the first
of July for England and will go to
Rippon, which is halfway between
London and Edinburgh, and for
which nippon Lodge" was named,
to remain for at least two months.
Parties At Oakland"
Another delightful old place that
is the scene of gay, informal week
end gatherings is Oakland" the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos del
Mar, in Maryland, on the road be-
tween Frederick and Harper's
Ferry. The house is filled with
handsome antiques, and itself is a
splendid example of colonial archi-
lecture. sitting high on a knoll
overlooking the old road over which
tramped the ragged troops of the
Civil War.
Out on the lawn there are
games-all that ever were in
vented, it seems, including croquet,
quoits. clay pigeon shooting. and
an amateur baseball diamond.
Mr.. and Mrs. del Mar have sent
out cards for two Sunday after
Moons at home, tomorrow and
May 81, from 3 until Z o'clock.
They are spending their week
ends at Oakland" but Monday
mornings find them back again in
their home on Belmont Road, to
which they recently returned. 1t
had been leased during the Winter
months when they were living at
the Hay-Adams House.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Prietos Leave
Tomorrow


doctor in their GEORGETOWN
home after visiting for 10 days
with her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Turnure Sd, in New York.
You'll remember the daughter
as the pretty blond Louise
Harrison Gwynn who made her
debut in the Capital and was
one of the most popular bellies
in the younger set.
For the next four months the
address of tie Turnures will
be 'BeacOn'S Farm" Eaton S
Point, Long Island. They have
taken a house which boasts it's
own beach, has a lovely flower
and vegetable garden and with
its white shingles, green shut
tiers and colorful window boxes,
sounds like a veritable para
disc. 1t is near the golf club
so Louise Harrison may keep
her mornings busy on the
course, and convenient to the
Aviation Country Club, where
Larry has many interests.
They will be hosts at a house
party over the Decoration Day
weekend.
1t is more than possible that
Mrs. Turnure will come to
Washington for the gradua-
ton from Sidwell's Friend
School of her young brother,
John Lewis Gwynn, which will
take place on June 5.
While trying to steer a
straight course through the
4 80 crowd on F Street we
literally ran into Frances Simp-
son johnson and her sister,
Betsy. Frances was in dark
blue figured in bright green
and Betsy's chic little black
frock was relieved with touches
of white pique.
They were on the hunt for
evening gowns, particularly
fetching little models of gay
printed cotton or linen, so as
to be all set for the Bingham
Ball on May 20 at 240O Six
teenth Street.
Frequently Nine. Lombard,
wife of the Military Attache of
the French Embassy, takes the
wheel Of he family limousine
and dri~ ss her husband hither
and yon. When we caught It
glimpse of them they were Ell
route to their home on Thirty
second Street. She wore a tiny
black hat with a perky veil
which looked as if at any mo-
ment it might blow IN the eyes
of this pretty "cRauffeurette.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Dolly Cameron Says
Wade H. EI|ises and Carlos del
Mars Havoc pen House at
Their Nearby Estates

Now is the time when highways that lead
over the hills and far away are reckoning.
Each weekend finds the very lanes through the country
just bit too filled by those who cityweary and bound
for the open spaces
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton Ellis, who Rippon Lodge"
down in Virginia. just eight miles beyond Pohck Church. not
only have happy retreat to to- but most
and share it with their many friends.
Oldest House in Region
1t is lovely old estate The house. quaint frame struc-
built in 1925 the oldest still standing in Northern
Virginia and surrounded by than thousand
of land This is just the part of the when the
running riot blaze of color all around the house. and
the iris and mountain laurel doing their share blooming
Today Mr.. and Mrs Ellis entertained small group Of
their friends luncheon and will again be luncheon hosts
In the afternoon they will hold their usual open
house somethng they have done since they to
"Rppon Lodge in 1924 On Sunday May 81 there will
be garden party for the Archaeological Society of which
Mr. Ellis is President Saturday. June the Eses will have
another garden party and the following day Mrs. Ellis
sister Miss Luea Chase who Regent of the Susan Revere
Hezel Chapter of the D. A. R. will be hostess at party
+h4l o1o11- l-1nao
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Diplomatic and Official Notes:
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL SPEAK
Mrs. Cun0nninQs
ToACconnpony
Husband
The Attorney Gen.

The Attorney Gen.
eral, Mr.. Homer S.
Cummings, will be accom-
panied ~ Mrs. Cummings
when he goes to Lexington,
Va, on Thursday, June II, 10
deliver an address at the dedi-
cation of the new law building
at Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
Summer Plans
Representative and Mrs. Wes-
ley Disney, who are staying at
the Shoreham, are planning to
attend the Democratic National
Convention in Philadelphia next
month, after which they will
spend part of the summer at their
home in Tulsa, Okla. They will
be accompanied by their sons,
Wesley V. Disney, who is at
Staunton Military Academy, and
Ralph w. Disney, who is attend.
ing Gordon Junior High School.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
S'qA; Gown"
Will Entertain
At Tea Party

Representative Caroline O'Day,
of New York, has issued invita-
lions for a tea to be given at the
Sulgrave Club on Massachusetts,
Avenue on Thursday, May %,
from 4::3O until 7 o'clock.
Miss Ella O'Day, who has been
spending the spring with her
mother after a sojourn in Ber-
muda, will return to her home in
Rye, N. Y, on June /.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Summer Plans
Kathryn Logan
Evening Bride

~N~9
The wedding of Miss Kathryn
Georgette Logan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar W. Logan. and
Mr.. George Beeman Tracy, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tracy, will
take place this evening at o'clock
in the Episcopal Church Of Our
Savior, with the Rev. DR.. Alvin
Wills officiating.
Father to Escort Bride
The church will be decorated
with lavender and white blossoms
and lighted tapers. Mr.. Logan will
escort his daughter and give her
in marriage. She will wear a gown
of blush satin fashioned on FLAIR
ing lines, the high neck finished
with narrow rolled collar. The
sleeves are long and fitted and
the skirt terminates in a rounded
train. Her tulle veil falls from a
cap of seed pearls and she will
carry sheaf of Gala lilies.
Mrs. William Terrett will be
her sisters matron of honor.
She will wear a frock of wood
violet net made with a full skirt
and puffed sleeves. Her long
sash is of orchid velvet. Miss
Janet Logan, another sister, will
be the maid of honor. Her
frock of the same design is of
orchid net trimmed with wood
violet colored velvet. Both at
tendants will wear leghorn hats
banded with orchid and wood
violet. They will carry bouquets
of garden flowers in soft shades.
Mr.. Frank Tracy, jr., will act
as best man and the ushers will
include Mr.. William Terrett, Mr..
Burton Hawkins and Mr.. Francis
Appler.
Reception to Follow
Following the ceremony there
will be a reception at the home
OF the brides parents. Mrs.
Logan will be costumed in white
chiffon with which she will wear
picture hat of white horse-hair
braid and a corsage of TaliSman
roses. Mrs. Tracy will wear a
blue and pink lowered chiffon
gown, a leghorn hat trimmed
with the two colors and a cor
sage of pale pink rosebuds.
Later in the evening Mr.. Tracy
and his bride will leave on their
wedding trip. The bride has
chosen for her going away cos
tune three-piece suit of white
tweed trimmed with white fox.
Her felt hat and accessories are
also white. Upon their return
they will make their home at
BIS South Dakota Ave.
DR.. and Mrs. L. Eaton will spend
the summer in New England.
dividing their time between Ver-
mont. Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire. They are expecting
to reopen their apartment in the
Shoreham in the fall.
Miss M. E. McLaren and Miss
C. Y. Gundy are at the Dodge for
few days en- route by motor
from Florida to their home in
Toronto, Canada.
Representative and Mrs. John
DockWeiler, who are staying at
the Shoreham, will return to their
home in Los Angeles, Cal, when
Congress adjournS.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Meters, Of
Denver, Colorado, are at the
Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. w. Whit
ley have returned to their apart
ment in the Shoreham from
Miami, where they have been
spending the Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Col.
lens, of Cleveland, Ohio, with Mr..
and Mrs. C. L. PIERCE, jr., Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt Grouse, of Syracuse,
N. Y, are at the Shoreham
while visiting in Washington.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Charl o. Williams Of Washington.
u. c.. president of the National Fed
Grafton of Business and Professional
Women. born at Arlington, Tenn, 81
years ago.
DR.. Thomas A. Jaggar, the govern
ment's volcanOlogist in Hawaii. in
charge also in California and Alaska
born i'll Philadelphia, 65 years ago.
DR.. Homer l.. Shantz, hotanist-pres-
ident of the University of Arizona,
born In Kent Co., Mich, 80 years ago.
Robert Grant Of Boston. author, re-
tired jurist, born there 81 years ago
DR.. William A. White of Washing
ton, d. c.. noted physician-professor
born in Brooklyn, N. Y, G6 years ago.
Harold II. Swift Of Chicago, meat
packer, born there. 81 years ago.
Joseph Roster of Fairmont, w. Va.
state normal school head, noted edu-
Gator. born at Wilsonburg, w. Va, 6G
years ago.
Judge r. Wcbbcr Wilson of the
Federal Parole Board, formerly of the
Virgin Islands. born at Coldwater
Miss, 10 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
IT'S TRUE

An airship was one of the gifts Of
solomon to the Queen of Sheba on her
famous visit to him, about $50 B. c..
The Book of the Glory of Kings says
And Solomon gave unto her what
soever she wished for of the splendid
things and riches -. and wagons
wherein loads were carried over the
desert, and a vessel wherein one could
travel over the sea. and a vessel
wherein one could traverse the air.
which Solomon had made by the wis
dom that God had given unto him."
The child born in the winter months
has better chance of becoming sue
cessful than one born in the summer
months. The number Of famous per-
sons born in January, February and
March greatly exceeds those born in
other months.
The average horse doesn't have one
horsepower. That is, it has only two
thirds Of the power measure establish
cd by James Watt as the standard.
Cleopatra carpeted the floor Of her
dining-hall with fresh roses spread a
cubit thick.
Queries. reproofs, etc are welcomed
by Clark Kinnaird
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
FIRST WORLD WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-Germans, sud
denly springing into activity in the
west to divert attention for their pre-
parations for a great offensive direct
ed at Verdun, launched still another
effort against French positions went
off the Arras-Lens road. There was
heavy fighting for the ensuing six
days at the end of which time the
opposing armies stood virtually upon
the same line as when the battle
started. This effort matched the SIM
ultaneous offensive at Newport in the
North.
On both battlelines, French and
British held off the invaders with
American-made guns and munitions.
That day it was announced in Wash
ington that u. S. exports in 1916 had
reached the record total Of 1856, 000,-
0OO-an excess over imports Of $1,772,-
100000. Europc's woe was America S
prosperity.