Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 12, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manit Oba free press Winnipeg August 1 in these lots of dresses Coats suits dusters blouses marvellous reductions in styles the latest Ideal summer dresses Long and Short tunics All colors. Regular to values for Light and coloured slim Mer wraps in golfing and Valeur cloth. The great thing for Cool evenings. Regular to for to silk and Linen dusters that were to for fancy cloth suits in Light weight Fine Serges and cords. The last word in Good style. Worth up to for some of the dainties and smartest silk suits we have Ever shown. Values up to for values up to for cloth dresses in Serges checks and fancy materials trim med with taffeta and with fancy Organ die vests and collars. Values up to for fancy by cases in chef Fon. Sizes and colors in the lot. Values up to for everywhere in the departments there Arf just As attractive values. 297-299 Portage ave., Winnipeg Toronto Montreal Tucco bocce personal and social mrs. George Boardman Tiam Bell Street. River Heights entertained at a Blu and White Kitchen Shower in Honor of miss Alice Hamm. A septem Ber Bride elect saturday evening when Many useful gifts were showered on the popular guest by her Many friends. The table was decorated with White Satin streamers and tulle the Flower scheme being carried out in White. The table was presided Over by mrs Jack Duke and miss Harris. Word has been received in Penticton b. C., from j. H. Munson k. C., of the City that is and mrs Munson have decided reluctantly to forego their annual visit to Penticton this year. It is their usual custom to Spund the month of August at their charming place on the Heights but owing to the fact that or. Munson desires to keep in touch with the news of the happenings in Europe he has found it necessary to abandon the trip. Mrs. Mcarthur wife of controller j. G. Mcarthur news yesterday of the accidental death of her brother William Clarke of Parry sound ont or. And mrs. Mcarthur and Gordon Clarke will leave this afternoon for Parry sound to attend them neral. Mrs. A j. Barber. 333 Victor Street. Gave a miscellaneous Shower last i week in Honor of miss Alice Jones an August Bride elect. Twenty five of the prospective Bride s most intimate girl friends were present and a most enjoyable evening was spent. J or. And mrs. Townsend who have been in Penticton. During the past six weeks and who have been occupying thai Home of a h. D. Munson on the j Heights left on sunday Home in Penticton b. Georga e. Richards assistant clerk of the police court who accompanied by his wife has been spending the past three weeks in fishing camping on Lake Timagami in Northern Ontario has returned to his duties. A the marriage will take place this evening at St. James Church of Mary Jane Only daughter of or. And mrs. Cox each Kintbury Berks to John eldest son of or. And mrs John Lamb St. James. Miss Mary Shaw Winnipeg of the general Hospital nursing staff is spending her vacation nurses cottage Keewatin accompanied Sisters the misses Jean and Peggie. Or. And mrs. Thos. Lyons with or. And mrs. L., o. Bailey and Bart Batley motored Down sunday and spent i the week end. Holidaying at. Res Mars i cottage. Lloydminster mrs. A. And miss Smith. Quill Lake Saskatchewan arid miss Maud Regina sailed i of North sea Britain forced by action of Ger Many to protect shores warns United states of peril. Ports of Neutral As Well As War ring countries in Europe practically blockaded. Washington d.c., aug. Britain pointing out the danger to Neutral shipping by mines in the North sea by Germany has indicated a Pur pose to Plant minis in the same Waters and Colville Barclay in charge of the British embassy to Day presented u Secretary Bryan the following memorandum the germans Are planting Contact mines indiscriminately about the North sea in the open sea without re Jirard for consequences to merchantmen. Two Days ago four Large merchant ships were pass within a mile of the mine Field which Sank the . Amphion. The Waters of the North sea therefore ;