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?' f-gxf|:.;.,, '•*¥$.* Sfe Fashion's Change J Worn by Fortunate Your tier* of Today. LONGER WHITE {- 'Si mmmr¥m; W'Wis ' > 2Kl*2r*~, t»-, MCHENRY, ILL. R/fe*. OF ILL1K0IS ATTACK ON SOrECOURT SEEN FROM AIRPLANE GIRL AND tt-LIES OF GENERAL STATE If* TEREST FRESH FROM TH|g TELEGRAPH. DEMAND REPARATION CURITY OR THE WAR CONTINUES. TEACHERS SELECT HATFIELD CALf. FOE PERIL TO WORLT *%tMl i|tt•* ---" a'_ , „i,t ||a-tt,Y "ilBaAiy^ KlucTTTco nllBWCl AUCiTs OffTilT HVwHPP",;~ Give Acceptable Terms Before Con­ ference Is Held--Note Called War Maneuver. Chicago Man Chosen Pr esMent 'tflFthii Illinois Teachers' Association--• Entire Slate Is Elected by Unanimous Vote. 4#:;: Velvet in Qay Color* Now Admits •% youngsters of Both Sexes---Co* |i Yl -#, ^>r the 8treet, Trimmed Wift ,^JFur, Are Extremely Smart Wr.*" -* . _ , , and Popular. New <¥ertr.--Emerson may can ^latency the vice of small minds, atid if • this is true, designing minds that fcov- :era clothes are free from vice, be­ cause they are full of inconsistency. '1 They present absurd Juxtapositions iSfte children's apparel; as well as in that for women. For Instance, a fur coat that is warm enough for the poles cleaves uncovered bare legs .below it g'that belong in the tropics. The theory | of health that has run like a thread |tbrodigh the wrap and woof of our re- On these little figtts; but the fash­ ions have materiafi changed in thin respect, and after Mpililren are eight years old, it appears to be fashion­ able to dress them in colors and iu ma' terials that are pot washable. This does not mean that the plaid worsted frock with its little brass but­ tons, which has seen many genera* tlons of children through their school­ days, has any chance of a fashionable revirkl; but velvet and taffeta are dis­ creetly used for gay occasions. The velvet is permissible for gowns; the taffeta for capricious little bodices. Velvet Adorns Boys. Velvet is not held for girls only; it fs being advocated for jaunty jack­ ets for small boys, when ornamented with large buttons. Don't shudder with a sickening reminiscence of little Lord Fauntleroy, with his long curls, scarlet sash and nauseating sweet­ ness. There was a day and generation which took this feminine bit of em­ bryo masculinity---if there can be such a tiling in the scale of humans-- as a model for youngsters' clothes, and it Is* probable that half the home trou­ bles between mother and boy began with this enforced costumery. The little jackets of today are cut very short, show a loose, frilled, mus­ lin shirt and are worn over extra short white linen trousers. When velvet is made up for a little girl's'frock it is in scarlet or blue, trimmed with far and ornamented with i 'J*-* <£• * %**"' ^ ^ U*' \ --w*-" * js Coat for a Smart, Small Girl. It Is Golden Brown Velvet, Trimmed With /: Fur, and a Slight Embroidery of Gold Threads. Brown Brocade Rib- ' • ' • " I b o n I s U s e d o n t h e S l e e v e s a n d a t t h e C o l l a r . . . . . . . yM ' * i' . * ' j ' V . ' '"j m. centactivities is that one can harden any part of the body by constant ex­ posure and, therefore, free the nvlnd from any thought of danger there. Women who are accustomed to the low evening gown are no more sufferers from colds than women *Uho do not in­ dulge in this practice. The children, therefore, do not consider it dangerous to leave their.bodies .exposed from the knees down. ' i Starting out with this fundamental fashion, there is an immense variety elsewhere. They "insist contribute their mite of inconsistency to the pic­ ture and having dou^ksq, they are free to go along the orthldor lines. Follow Medlejil Styles. Children have auopted medieval clothes, but this Is not announcing a revolution, for thr-y have lasted up­ on straight lines for years. The real revolution is that they tiave taken up colors and do not put all their attention on white. Time was when even the mother who was perplexed at the thoflKht of payiaa, a large laundry bill, dressing her you clothes. She looked ror at the thought U insisted up|>n ters in waali hygienic hor- worsted stuffs lith IDEAL COVERING FOR BEO Those Who Are Fond of Sleeping Out­ doors Will Find This a Comfort In Cold Weather. One of the finest, lightest, warmest, and in all ways* most satisfactory cov­ erings for use on outdoor beds in very cold weather Is a light-weight feather bed with removable, washable cover. This is not a new idea, since feather beds were used In the old country years ago for coverings. The cold, crisp outdoor air puts a buoyancy into the feather* that is delightful. You do not ^el any Weight, ^ as when the bed is loaded down with covers, and are not hampered, as in a sleeping bag. t»ut can turn with ease. The feathers follow the curves of the body, no cold air Is. let in, and one feels as com­ fortable as If In i sort of thermos com­ partment. For children dress weights may be sewed in the corners to hold the bed in place. i rf . Effective. Capes." *S«al shoulder scarf capes almost as •wide as they are long; look very ef­ fective when swung over the arm. One seen on the street was worn by a "blue serge girl" recently and wis lined with a light pli&igh rep crepe. Tied by the satin ribbon neck bow. It swung cornerwise from her arm like « big flat muff, the pink showing pret­ tily as the corners flapped back. <> • A Sewing Hint. --V baby's undershirts shrink you can •enlarge' them, and at <he same time improve their appearance by croche­ ting pieces to the sleeves, necks and .down the fronts. The shirts should be "bound firsthand the crocheting d<we * * -with a fine book and saxony yarn, find Abe "flgf finished with tiny scaJUc&jSt fk*T ' : --r New Gloves. '-V--:-- latttliry effects have thnde tftetr «*- pea ranee in the glove styles and are shown In white and tan shades. The gauntlets have deep cuffs wearer a decidedly mill ance as well as Individual "The general trend In gle maa la more toward the M?;; give the ry appW* (tyle effect, for street inish type. stitchery. One party frock for a ten- year-old girl is of dark blue velvet made in two pieces, with a corded seam below the waist. The machine stitching is done with red thread, and at the hem of the skirt, the collar and the cuffs there are narrbw bands of brown for, although white t peltry is better. > • Street Coats. There are street coats of velvet trammed with fur and brocade ribbon that are exceedingly effective. Gold­ en brown velvet is the fashionable choice, with golden brown brocade rib­ bon to make shoulder pieces and imi­ tation pocket flaps. Paris tells us that women's skirts are growing longer and the American dressmakers are at last following this persuasion; but youngsters' skirts are growing shorter. There are little linen slips for tiny children that make no pretence of reaching the knees, and there are vel­ vet frocks for afternoon parties that appear to be slightly elongated jack­ ets, pulled down to meet extra long leggings. (Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspa­ per Syndicate.) IDEA FOR THE HOME MILLINER Really Effective Hat That Any Clever Girl Might Fashion for hii Own Use. 7 One good-looking hat seen recently In a smart shop would be compara­ tively easy to make at home. A small band of about two or three inches fit­ ted snugly around the head, and this was made of folds of black satin. The crown appeared to be extremely eccen­ tric at first glance, but on closer In­ spection it was found to be very simple In construction. It was nothing; more than a rather high, loose, full-gathered crown of velvet, which had been tacked down on either side near the rear, thus making three high peaks of velvet, one directly in the front and one in either side of the hat= The effect was very piquant, and any girl with a bit of dar­ ing could copy this hat easily. ' Before attempting to construct a hat at home it Is a good scheme to visit the shops and get some ideas. >.y A Smart 8ult, ^ i • striking tailored costume fi tn plum-colored broadcloth, with coat and skirt edged In narrow silk braid in plum and black. The skirt has a yoke, and in obedience to fashion'i dictates, is longer than skirts have been of late. Most of the fashion* able skirts are, three yards wide about the hem, but with non-flaring Sensible Adviea. ".f'U. Clothe yourself comfortably atid g$i». sibly. Do not wear tight shoes aor tight corsets, nor tight clothes of any kind. Especially do not tighten ttie neck In any way; It impedes circula­ tion. Moreo* er, high, tight collars tmkr the neck with disfiguring lines; atfd nothing is more beautiful in a won OA than a soft, well-rounded thr< 3J: Vogue of* Frlnpe. ftfttfee' Is In fashion Rnd It has vwded the realm of art needlework Some of the new sofa cushions whic) would make an admirable gift for girl or boy away TO college are heavy tan crash embroidered in coi ventlonal designs In bright colon finished with wide tan fringe. I <V Sfritogfteld.--A rumor thSt a ijftfwn- state statesman would be boosted for the presidency of the Illinois State Teachers' association was proved to be without foundation when the sixty- third convention voted unanimously for W. R. Hatfield of Chicago. His name was recommended in a report made by the nominating committee shortly af­ ter the session convened in the hall of representatives in the statehouse. The entire state as drafted by the committee and elected by unanimous vote is as follows: First vice presi­ dent, Mrs. Eva Batteptou, Petersburg; second vice" president, Harry Taylor, HarWsburg; third vice president Miss Eva Smedley, Evanston; treasurer, Charles M. Mcintosh, Monticello; member executive committee, D. Wal­ ter Potts, East St. Louis; mem­ ber board of directors. It. O. Stoops, Joliet. The association secretary Ja elected annually by the board of dir® tors. R. C. Moore of Carlinville, who Dow holds that office, was chosen last July. His successor will not be named until the midsummer meeting of the directorate. The meeting, it was said, probably will be held In Springfield. Chicago.--A subpoena duces tectim for Barrett O'Hara, ifeutenant gover-' nor of the state of Illinois, was ordered Issued by Judge Kene^hw Mountain Landls in th§ federal court In connec­ tion with the investigatioif 6f "straw" bondsmen. The lieutenant governor Is wanted to testify as to the where­ abouts of his one-time secretary, Rob­ ert 1^ Clark, who was accused on the witness stand of having forged the name of a woman to a deed transfer­ ring property.* Timothy Ji Curtin was the witness who, in his testimony, ac­ cused Clark. He said the latter had written a deed purporting to Convey some property from Mrs. Mary Curtin, mother of the witness, to him, and had signed her name to it. Then, accord­ ing to his testimony, he took the docu­ ment to the law office of Macey, Rey­ nolds & Clark, where Ulysses G. Weir, a notary public, attested thte signature of Mrs. Curtin. Chicago.--Revision of existing laws to better the social standing of Illegitimate children, certificates of health before Issuance of marriage. li­ censes, state control of city jails and the establishment of penal farms, and adequate and improved care of the feebleminded, were demanded by the legislative conference of Illinois wom­ an in session here. Physical training for teachers, appointment of superin­ tendents for long terms and closer co­ operation between principals and «fche business administration of schools were urged by Samuel B. Allison, mem­ ber of the Chicago board of education. Springfield.--Lowell B. Smith of Sycamore, retiring secretary-treasurer of the Illinois State's Attorneys' asso­ ciation, was elected president In the annual election of officers, held just be­ fore adjournment. He succeeds Floyd E. Thompson of Rock Island. Other officers elected are as follows: Vice presidents, John H. Lewman, Danville; Charles E. Lauder, Monmouth; Charles Green, Freeport; secretary-treasurer, L. A. Busch, Champaign. Indications are that Chicago would be chosen as the next meeting place. No other city Invited the convention for next year. Chicago.--John Floss, for 18 months a fugitive on a charge of mur­ der, crept back to Chicago for one last look at the face of his slain broth­ er, George, and Is In jail. Detectives who had guessed that he would do so arrested him at the bier. Floss is ac­ cused of being one of five auto ban­ dits who shot and killed John J. Slomski, banker and steamship agent. Three men now are serving life terms for the crime. George FlOss was shot to death in a quarrel with his broth­ er-in-law, Harold Mortell. Springfield.--Analysis on crime con­ ditions in Chicago just completed by Thomas M. Kilbride, secretary of the state board of pardons, shows that there is a holdup every six hours, a murder every second day, two suicides a day and an arrest every seven and a half minutes. The four causes of crime, he says, are liquor, lust, gam­ bling and bad company. Springfield.--• majority decision by juries in criminal cases instead of unanimous action will be urged before the resolutions committee of the State's Attorneys' association of Illi­ nois. It Is proposed that, instead of requiring that all vote for conviction or acquittal the jury be composed of 14 men and that 12 of them can decide the verdict. Chicago.--Four masked and hrmed cracksmen forced an entrance into the West side office of Schiller, the florist, 2281 West Madison street, bound and gagged the watchman, blew the safe and escaped with its contents. The burglars evidently had hoped to get the receipts of the Christmas day's business, but in fhis they were disap­ pointed as more than $1,000 had been removed to the vault of a loop hotel and less than $100 remained in the branch office safe. Galena.--Local capitalists are form­ ing a corporation to arect a $100,000 hotel here. Chicago.--"I am very ill. Get 303--" was the message faintly heard over the telephone by Miss Margaret Car­ ney, a telephone operator. Miss Car­ ney notified neighbors, sent a phy­ sician to the house and saved the life of Mrs. Amelia Oster, £aken desper­ ately lit Then she called No. 303 on every exchange in the city until she found the place where Mrs. Oster's Bon was working and sent, film home. Vandalia.--Former State's Attorney E. B. Spurgeon of Fayette county, six­ ty years old, dropped dead as he was leaving hi# home to walk uptowm. A{x> j waa iiie_causa of d«utta» Remarkable photograph taken from a French military airplane of the war-ruined French village of Soyecourt n the possession of German troops, who"are plainly visible In the foreground trenches. The explosion of a French bomb can be seen near the center. Trenche% run criss-cross o\er the whole plain. ~ Shellholes dot the ground everywhere. 1 : ' '• CANADA RECEIVES NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL if 'v ^ The duke of Devonshire (civilian wearing high hat), new governor general of Canada, Inspecting bis guard of honor immediately before entering Montreal's city hall for the civic reception. He was given a warm ovation by :he citizens, who turned out in great numbers in spite of snow and freezing weather. *<> * . n; • WHITE HOUSE STENOGRAPHER MOTHER OF EMPEROR AS A Charles L. Swera went to Washing­ ton with the president and straight­ way leaped Into fame as a youthful prodigy. He was in his teens then. Now he Is a husband and father, and perhaps a little too dignified to be designated a "boy wonder." His rec­ ord of 269 words a minute in short hand and 100 words a minute on the typewriter is, however, a performance to be proud of at any age. Swem is wm<\H qt stature and so is "his wife. Repartee "Back and forth, like tennis balls, go the notes between Berlin and Wash­ ington," said Senator Borah. "Now one side scores; then thevotber side comes back and scores In its turn. v "It's like the doctor and the man with the croup. "A man with the croup halted a doctor on a quiet street corner. " 'Doctor,' he said, coughing violent­ ly. 'what ought a cjiup to do when he's got the croup?' "The doctor's aye emitted a steely light at the thought of being buncoed out of a free prescription, and be said: -- "'Such a man, my friend, ought to consult a good physician.' "Thanks, doctor,' said the sufferer, as he took bis leave. That's what Til do, then.'" TAKEN FROM_EXCHANGES Brazil supplies coffee enough to make 119,000,000,000 caps of coffee a .-x-x*'- Archduchess Alalia Josephu (right), mother of the new Austrian em­ peror, and another royal lady, ministering to a wounded Austrian soldier lh one of the military hospitals. Archduchess Maria Josepha Is a tireless worker in behalf of Austria's sick aud wounded soldiers. Most of her spare time te spent in nursing In the hospitals, directing relief work and oPdating at various ch^itles for raising funds for the needy. Stung 1 ? -• "There must be some mistake in my examination marking. I don't think I deserve an 'absolute zero," complained the student. "Neither do I," agreed the lnftrac­ tor, "but it's the lowest mark Ro al­ lowed to give." day. I- The largest meteorite stdne actually knbwn to have fallen to eiuth weighed 640 pounds. A new building for the department of the interior at Washington will cost about $2,000,000. According to modern etiquette, the amethyst is the only stone which znajr be worn during oioi\rnlng. Keeping Friends. This poet speaks about keeping friends with oneself. That sounds non­ sensical to me." "Not at all. Didn't you ever call yourself names?" "Ye-es." t . "And why? Because you had done something of which you did not ap­ prove. r -s------ • -V---- • ••• America's lath production since 1850 would reach 3,000 times around the world. Japanese publicists believe Japan is the most prosperous country In the world. The Uruguayan government Is plan­ ning the construction of a dry dock big enough to bold the largest ocean liners. The word "plate" Is often Incorrectly applied to vessels of gold. It U de­ rived from the word plata, whreb. In Spanish, means wrought silver. Delicately Eliminated. "How did you get Mrs. Bounce oat of your bridge club? Did you ask her to resign?" "No, we didn't like to do that, but we all resigned except Mrs. Bounce, and then we all got together and form­ ed a new club." Reaching Out. "We need u few more rough and ready spellbinders," said the campaign manager. "Why, surely you don't discount the efforts of our polished orators?" "Certainly not. But we need some speakers with an up-to-date vocabulary of slang. We've got to appeal to all classes of-voters, you know." Slabs of more thn have been cold storage in! Italy will ailoW portatlon of olive South America instead" article on the embargo was placed recently. In throe years an about 2 feet 10^ grows 8 expanded to normal sUe :laud for Paris. Jan. 8.--In reply fo fh# fers of Germany and her allies for a peace conference the entente allies* la a collective note, declare that they "re­ fuse to consider a proposal which to empty and insincere." The note waa handed to the American ambassador, William Graves Sharp, by Premier Bri- and, and was made public simulta&e* ausly in London and Paris. The entente allied governments in- , sist that no peace Is possible so long as they have not secured reparation for violated rights and liberties and the free existence of small states and have not brought about a settlement for the future security of the world. The note declares that the proposal of the central powers is not an offer of peace, but a "war maneuver.** . The note does not specifically out­ line the definite war alms of any of the entente governments except Belgium. Before the war, It Is pointed out, Bel­ gium asked for nothing but to live In harmony with her neighbors. Assailed in spite of the treaties guaranteeing her inviolability, Belgium, the note says, has taken up arms to defend her independence and "her neutrality vio­ lated by Germany," Belgium's aim, which is declared to be the only aim of her king and gov­ ernment, is described as "the re-estab­ lishment of peace and justice. But they only reside peace which would assure to their country legitimate reparation, guaranties,and safeguards for the fu­ ture." . The note, which is the joint act of Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Portugal, Rou­ manian Russia and Serbia, declares that the present strife was desired, pro­ voked and declared by Germany and Austria-Hungary, and that Germany made no effort to bring about a pacific solution of the trouble between Serbia and Austria-Hungary, as did Great Britain, France and Russia. A peace concluded upon the German Idea would be. only to the advantage of the central powers, says the note, While disasters caused by the war demand penalties, reparation aud guaranties. The overtures also are said to have the effect of intimidating neutral pub­ lic opinion as well as to stiffen opinion In the central powers, "worn out by economic pressure and crushed by the supreme effort which has been imposed upon their inhabitants." "Finally," It Is asserted, "these over- tares' attempt to justify in advance la the eyes of the world a new series of crimes--submarine warfare, deporta­ tion, forced labor and forced enlist­ ment of the inhabitants against their own countries and violations of neu­ trality." V teas 1 ** $ « $8 CLUE TO SLAYER OF MODEL Wealthy Chlcagoan Believed Murderer • 7 - ilra. Grace Reberta a*- - • • ? . /'«'v.V Philadelphia. --»•< n ht :i Philadelphia, Jan. 3.--The curtain of mystery that draped the brutal mur­ der of Mazie Colbert, alias Mrs^Grace Roberts, pretty model, who waa dead in her apartments, aside and revealed the story W a trag "> edy that rivaled the moat^ weird dreams of Poe. Sr \ '. The name of the man who 'tortured and then killed the woman is now in the hands of the police, and, according to detectives, will lead to a standing high in business circles of Chicago and this city. . He met Mrs. Roberto about a year : ago, fell desperately In love with her and when she refused to discontinue her friendship with other men killed her rather than see his worldly sweat? heart travel the primrose path. M 46 PERISH IN ASYLUM FIRE Flames Sweep Quebec Institution Be­ fore Help Arrives, but Nurses Res­ cued 135 Inmates. * Quebec, Jan. S.--Sisters of Charity were without aid in rescuing inmates of the St., Ferdinand de Halifax In­ sane asylum at St. Fredlnand de Hall- fax. Megantlc county, when fire de­ stroyed the building at night, resulting tn the death of 45 woman inmates and one sister. The old building was la a remote districa, far from other habitations, and not a single man reached the place until after 46 women had per­ ished and the sisters had saved tkjt malning 135 inmates. > Canceled Mortgage Gift. New York, Jan. 3.--John D. Rocke­ feller, Jr., canceled u mortgage of $200,000 on the West Side Neighbor­ hood house, conducted by the Yenng Women's Christian association, m a Christmas gift, it was announced tore. "Reddy Mack" is Dead. Cincinnati, Jan. 3.--Joseph McNa- mara, once famous in the baseball world as "Reddy Mack," died suddenly at his home in Newport. Kjr. McNa- mara was fifty-three years old and fe* tired from baseball three years aia»,. Wilson Falls on Links. Washington. Jan. 3.--As the rccalt of a fall on the golf links. President Wilson Is suffering from a wreached ankle and walks with a marked limp. The accident occurred during a rooad of golf with Doctor Grayson. Aged Pair Tvcsou. Aria., kid his w i i"