The Misses Elizabeth and Laura McKey of N.Y. boarding the Red Cross bus in London, on their way to Italy for Red Cross work. Their brother Lieut. Edward McKey, was killed while in the Red Cross Service in Italy. From December 1917 until his death in the following June he labored incessantly in the front lines of the Italian army, daily serving Red Cross comforts to 5000 troops; the while imbuing the soldiers with patriotism and zeal. His sisters on their arrival in Italy will undertake reconstruction work under the Red Cross and consequent upon the fame of their illustrous brother great things are expected of them. Their early childhood days were spent in the around the Adriatic and the Gulf of Venice. They love Italy, they understand its people, and they speak the language as natives

The automobile was first invented and perfected in Germany and France in the late 1890s. Americans quickly came to dominate the automotive industry after WWI. Throughout this initial era, the development of automotive technology was rapid. Hundreds of small manufacturers competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included the electric ignition system, independent suspension, and four-wheel brakes. Transmissions and throttle controls were widely adopted and safety glass also made its debut. Henry Ford perfected mass-production techniques, and Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler emerged as the “Big Three” auto companies by the 1920s. Car manufacturers received enormous orders from the military during World War II, and afterward automobile production in the United States, Europe, and Japan soared.