lYlOWCF LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DEOEMB . 2 t914.
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ilLLA'S ARMY HOI
EXPECTED TO MOVE
, AGAINST VERA CM
frltwl 7n 17,11 AiA
'Convention" Forces in
Forcing Carranza From
His New Stronghold.
Eli PASO, Tax, Sm. X The noxt cam
jwJgn launched y Oernral Frunclaco
Villa, will b Rn attack ajralnst Vera
Crur, where the Government of General
'enuetlano Carranza. has been etnb-
d, according: to Mexloan dispatcher
1 hero today. It Is expected that
10 days a general movement
It Vera Crux by Vlll&'a 23,000 troops.
An thn Convnntfon Armr. will .be
ft L,
JtmlmA 4ftv la n frfotlnn Via
1$ Villa and General Zapata, and
fSfci, lrmy ""1U be reinforced with Zap-
r &VMa and Zapata expect to strike
If 4'lve blow against Carranza at Vera
1 wThey think he then trill nee from
:"'sinlrr.
i IfAftf? fn Tw,i,nf ntn. Vurt Trtlc
jthci attacked from land and sea, as
I ,.Tnrentlon forces have equipped the
L, i annboats which fell Into their
Thajrfwn jiuerta abdicated,
iroopi la being experienced In the op
X.rn j around Tamptoo, but Villa's men
bJr oaa oocupy the port any time
jlra.
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TIES HXTB IT, 8. TBOOPEK,
l'i Jftom Jffaxicim. Slda of Border
MaDjr Wtounda Soldier,
f. Aria, Deo. ft Another trooper
' 9th cavalry has been fatally
d by a bullet from the Mexican
tha border where the BUI and
ma troops ar still fighting-. A.
also was wounded en tho Amert
t by b strar bullet.
data ti persons havo been struck
lies from across the Una and, al-
tha Mexican lira Is llsfct at
the number of bullets falling in
m territory I proportionately
WASHINGTON", Deo. 8. Trooper Allen.
Cain, of tho 9th cavalry. Is dying- and
a. number of Mexicans, mostly children,
havo been sericualy wounded by bullets
from across the Mexican border, accord
ing: to a report to tho VTar Department
today from General Bliss, In command of
he border patrol at Naco, Arizona. Gen
rat Bliss' report follows:
("Shot from Mexican side In Naeo,
.rlzona, since 5:80 on the afternoon of
ovember 2, Jesus Maria Duarat. Meil
m boy, S years old; Arlda Fonseca,
.extcan eirl, one year old; Fellzlano
artlnez, Mexican boy, 9 years old, not
irlous; II. L. Lopez, Mexican girl, 8
iars old, seriously; the Rev. TVIthlow
ruck by spent bullet November 26, but
ot materially Injured; Private Allen Cain,
(ooper. shot on the afternoon of the 30th,
srlously. Intermittent artillery fire from
10 -nest. Sniping continues."
XXICAir PEACE MAY BE NEAB,
tcnern.1 Gutierrez, Chosen President,
Enters Mexico City Today.
"SHINGTON, Dec. 2.-General Gu
j chosen Provisional President of
ixlcO by the Aguascallentes conven
tion, will enter Mexico City today, according-
to advices received at tho State
Department. This is expected by the
Administration to mark the beginning of
an era of peace and quietness In the
revolution-torn republic
The establishment of a civil govern
mtnt now la expected to rehabilitate the
I country.
400 YOUNG WOMEN AT BAZAAR
Big Corps Will Manage Aid for St.
Martha's Settlement.
'Inal plans have been made for the ba
r which will be given at Hortlcul
il Hall tomorrow, Friday and flatur
ln aid of St. Martha's Settlement,
irsed by Bishop Ithlnelauder. More
00 young women will devote their
to making the affair a success,
irly every Episcopal church In this
te will be represented by a booth
te main halt or corridor of the big
Ing, each in charge of some widely
rn woman and a number of aides.
1 costumes will be worn by the
jg women workers. .
. C. T. Stocker Is In charge, as-,
i by the following committee; Mrs.
Ibald C. Knowles, chairman; Mrs.
fe Griswold, Mrs. C, C. Harrison, Jr.,
jlohn Pepper, Mrs. J. B. Hutchln
Jlrs. H. C. Boyer. Mrs. John J, Car
rf Mrs. Charles S. "Wurts, Mrs. Al
t', Clay. Mrs. Edward B. Meigs and
Edward Hesley,
h aides are Mrs. Walter Langdon
fff, Mrs, Robert Martin Williams.
VtNathanlel Knowles, Miss Anna I,.
if. Miss Anne Shirk. Miss Nancy
F.JJ Miss Frances Bailey, Mils Mary
fjfowe. Miss Edith M. Bache, Miss
mine Longaere, Miss Alice Prime,
K Alice Gilpin, Miss Helen Trotter,
Ellen Orton, Iretta Prime, Miss
' T. Futman, Miss Catharine Put
nd Miss Esther Woyd.
iinonorary patronesses are Mrs.
ABIddle. Mrs. R. H- Bayard Bowie,
gttraee Brock. Mrs. John Cadwal
vftrs, William Martin Camac, Mrs.
liner Cassatt, Mrs. Alexander Brln
foe. Mrs. Edward Coles, Mrs. Wil
is3,:, Frailer, Miss S. Femberton
(flfibn. Mrs. John Markoe. Mrs,
K3. Rhlnelander. Mrs. Cornelius
Uihfl. Mrs. Alexander Van Kens
Tfod Mrs,
lee
Edward Shlppen Will-
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BAiaiNri N3BW HOBBY
j Society ilay Adopt PftB
. Edtrar C. Felton. Jr.
sfP-V01 may become the pss
hst ijne Ertoletv. followlns' the
'-ermloatlon of Edgar C.
'if of Mr. and Mrs. Sdgar
l9 to devote himself to the
U SV )h tnr nleflAtir and
jar
f"Umitlt r the work.
."JVHfce a special course at
taKM Felton's friends are
4reat in hi mv hobby
pinwjr t cowrie
'QX WBST PHILA.
irtstmas tree fr Wet
Lan asaureo. At a
CftSter Aveflue Bul-
iatlen last Bight pUna
compietea.
brtllWutly Ulumlnaied
-, be disUUimad anms
Vy a (patty, isuty Santa
rTHanKWllWH 1M be
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tfc tmmtw i
ot la lantsty
Tb v&i will be t
iK tb VcdM Club,
CITY PRAYS FOR SUCCESS
OF SUNDAY'S CAMPAIGN
100,000 Supplicants Plead for Sup
pott of Evangelist's Work,
About 100.000 persons knelt at about COOO
home prayer meetings, held In every sec
tion of the city, last night, pleading for
the success of the coming evangelistic
campaign of the Rev. Dr. William A,
Sunday.
The work of preparation for these meet
ings had gone on quietly for some tlmr,
under the direction of the Rev, Dr. George
H. Blckley, chairman of the prayer meet
ing committee. The pastors and members
of about 100 churches joined In the serv
ices. Great care was taken by the district
chairman to have the program carried
out In every section. The districts of the
Philadelphia County Sabbath School As
sociation were taken as a basis tor the
work.
Personal Invitations and Invitations by
letter and card were sent to every resi
dent in each block, and there were many
more homes thrown open for the meet
ings than were needed.
Probably tho most successful system
of subdividing a district took place In
the 17th district In the extreme northern
part of the city. There the work was
in charge of A. K. Work, a layman of the
Logan Presbyterian Church, and he pre
pared plans of the blook divisions In
duplicates so that the workers would
have the details at their finger tips.
NEW SHIPS FOR NAVY COST
$26,135,389.42 LAST YEAR
Philadelphia Navy Yard Spent More
Than 91,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2. -The United
States spent during the fiscal year of
1912-14 for the construction of new ships
for the navy J28.135.3S9 43, according to the
annual report of Paymaster General Sam
uel Mcuowan, made public today.
Besides this expense for new construc
tion, which Included labor and materials,
there was devoted to the maintenance of
ships In commission (other than receiving
ships). Including pay of officers and men,
subsistence and Incidental expenses, a
total of 139,435,733.13.
The cost of repairs to ships nnd equip
age of the navy, at home and abroad, was
37,802,22963. For maintenance of receiving,
prison and station ships the cost was
38,178,747.43. A total of 313.639,823 63 was
expended for maintaining navy yards and
stations.
Total cost of maintenance of battleshlns
of the first line ranged from J1S7.992.67.
In the caso of the New York, to 3985,833 43
for the Wyoming. The budget for the
Wyoming showed 3603,173 SO for accrued
pay, 31353 87 for incidental public bills,
3124,979 for subsistence, 3196,241.63 for stores
Issued, 351,004 94 for hull and machinery
and 39160 26 for repairs and equipage.
Now York had the highest expenditure
for navy yord maintenance and Improve
ments, Its fund being 32,129,119 35. Other
yards spending more than 31,000,000 during
the year for the purpose were Bototon,
Philadelphia, Washington, Mare Island,
Puget Sound, Norfolk and Pearl Harbor.
TURKS DEMAND $20,000
OF AMERICAN COLLEGE
School at Beirut Offers $5000 for
Settlement.
LONDON. Dec. 2.
A dispatch from Beirut. Syria, says the
Turks have demanded 320,000 from Doctor
Bliss, principal of the American College
there.
The Turks declined Doctor Bliss' offer
of JWOO for a full settlement of the clalmB
they made.
PROGRESSIVES WILL URGE
ROOSEVELT TO BE CANDIDATE
leaders to Bring Pressure to Bear
on Bull Moote Chieftain,
CHICAGO, 111., Dec 1 There were al
most as many views of how to rekindle,
Interest In the Progressive party as there
tiete delegates at the opening session here
today of the conference off party leaders
from 25 States. Tho conference was held
at the Progressive Club. George W. Per
kins presided.
The Impression gained from early arriv
ing delogates -nas the party would not
formulate a policy for the presidential
campaign of 1616, but would assume a
Atlcaber attitude, with a hope WllsoYi
Democrats would make proposals.
A strong minority expressed confidence
If Theodore Rooseelt would consent to
head the ticket Ir, 1916 all would be well.
Undoubtedly pressure will be brought to
bear on th9 former President to make the
race. The Hiram Johnson boom has not
progressed very far.
FOG HOLDS 14 STEAMSHIPS
IN GRIP OFF NEW YORK
BenBe Haze Blocks All Biver Traffic
at Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Deo. 2. Fourteen passen
ger and freight steamships were forced
to remain at anchor oft Sandy Hook and
In Long Island Sound all ot yesterday,
the dense fog making navigation Inad
visable. Only the United Fruit steamship
Tlvlves and the freighter Minnesota
reached their piers.
The vessels oft the Hook are the Italian
steamship Verona, with 100 passengers;
tho St. Andrew, Bermudlan, El Mundo,
Loilmer and Cherokee. In the sound are
the Fall River boats Maine, Richard
Peck, Naugatuck, City of Brockton, Pe
quonnock and the Mohawk.
Tho City of Montgomery, of the Savan
nah Line, Is believed to be off the Jersey
coast, nnd the Savannah, of the same
line, did not put to sea as scheduled. The
Clyde liner Mohawk left her pier with
250 passengers, but anchored off Quaran
tine for the night.
The San Gugllelmo, of the Slcula-Amer-Icana
Line, with 2000 steerage passengers,
and the Greek liner Thessalonlkl, with
1000 steerage, which were due to sail for
Mediterranean ports, were held at their
piers all night
BABY A WATER NYMPH
Two-year-old Girl Pound Pully
Dressed in Tub.
SPRING LAKE, N. J., Dec. 2.-ElIza-beth
Combs, two years old, pretty and
shy Is a water nymph who promises
to put the mermaids of the sea to shame.
Little Elizabeth protested warmly yes
terday when her mother lifted her from
the bathtub and dressed her. But she
was not to be outdone by her parent
Creeping silently to an open door she tod
dled out upon the back porch and down
the steps Into the door yard.
Half an hour later the members of the
family, missing Miss Elizabeth, started a
search. Elizabeth was found compla
cently squatted In a washtub so full ot
water that It enveloped her. The tub
had been placed under the rear porch
three days before and the water was ley.
TAX ON STATE LICENSES
10
Motorists in New Jersey Pay
Cents Extra for Permits.
TRENTON, Dec. 2.-AI1 affidavits re
ceived from all applicants for car regis
tration, motorcycle registration and
drivers' license by the State Motor Ve
hicle Department must bear a ten-cent
Internal revenue stamp, according to In
structions issued today by Commissioner
LIpplncott.
He says all applicants must produce
and have affixed such a revenue stamp
to the registration card and drivers' li
cense card before tha same Is Issued and
passed from the hands ot the motor ve
hicle agent.
ALLIES BTJY 7000 HOBSES
Spring Lake, N. J., Pirm Oets Con
tract for Mounts.
SPRING LAKE. N. J., Dec. S.-A con
tract for 7000 horses. Involving an outlay
of about 276,000, Is being filled by a com
pany of three local men for the British
and French armies. Those who are in
terested in the company are Dr, Simuel
R. Knight, president of City Council;
George M. Height and Calvin Qutnton.
Several consignments ot horses have
been shipped aboard transports of the
allied armies.
Germany is offering J600 per head for
horses, while England and France are
purchasing- them for V each.
TO REPAIR MANTUA SEWER
Bureau of Surveys Also Flans to Ex
tend Delaware Avenue Mains.
Plans have been completed In the Sur
vey Bureau for reconstruction work on
the Mantua Creek sewer. In the Zoo
logical Garden, to cost about 312,000. Bids
for the work will be asked tomorrow.
The sewer, which Is nine feet In diame
ter, was built about CO years ago and
has begun to disintegrate along about 09
feet of Its length. The repair work will
be In tunnels, as a fill of SO feet has been
placed on tho sener since Its construc
tion. Plans have also been completed by the
Survey Bureau for extending the water
mains under the unimproved section of
Delaware avenue to provide permanent
supply for the various piers. Tho work
of extending the mains will be performed
by the Water Bureau In the general
project of widening and Improving Dela
ware avenue. Bids for cast Iron pipe,
for hlch about 3600O Is available, will
be asked by the Survey Bureau tomor
row. It Is planned to have all under
ground pipes ond conduits In place be
fore the paving of the widened avenue
is begun.
DEFEATED AFTER 17 TERMS
New Bedford Elects New Mayor In
Massachusetts Elections.
BOSTON, Mass. Dec. 2. The defeat of
Mayor Charles A. Ashley, of New Bed
ford, after an unbroken record of 17
terms In the Mayor's chair, was the
feature of the elections In eight Massa
chusetts cities.
The shift of Northampton from license
to no-license was the only change In
the liquor license ;ote.
Pounders and Patriots Flan Gathering
Arrangements have been made by the
Council of the Pennsylvania Society of
the Order of Founders and Patriots of
America to entertain the National Court
of their organization In this city next
May. The local court held a meeting
last night in the Union League, with
Theodore A. Van Dyke, Jr., commander
of the local society, presiding. A com
mittee was named to take charge of the
work. There was some discussion of a
new constitution and by-laws, but no
action was taken,
Steal Clothing Prom Store
s BORDENTOWN, N. J., Dec. 2.-The de
partment store of M. Feldman here was
entered today and several men's oter
coats and some ladles' wearing apparel
were stolen. A purse containing a small
amount of money was also taken The
thief entered the store through a rear
window, the glass having been cut out.
ItKSOnTS
The Delights of Gelting Well
You can combine the (njovounts of a
nirnlsctnt retort bold with ALL tha
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If you do not get the best service from the
coal you are using; if you are always seeking
a better coal better for the factory or for the
home tejl your dealer to BE SURE to send
you
THE STANDARD FOR NEARLY A HUNDRED YEARS
NO SMOKE
Th PWla&Iphia & Reading Coal & Iron C.
Qaftorial 0nc, Reading Ttriaiwl
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Store Opens 8:30 A. Mi
WANAMAKER
Store Closes
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4 p.m. ' J
Extraordinary December Sale of Women's
Afternoon and Evening Gowns, Fine
Wraps and Coats and Tailored Suits
All in the F&shion Salons on the First Floor,
Central, and All at Prices From a Third
to More Than Half Less
Please remember concerning it these two facts: -
First, that this is a Sale that anticipates by six weeks the usual January clearance
think what that means to women with many gowns to buy for the season ahead!
Second, that the merchandise in thjs Sale is so beautiful that no matter how great
a woman's expectations are she can hardly be disappointed.
Take, for example, Lots 1 and 2 Including over five hundred afternoon and
evening dresses from a maker who imports 95 per cent, of the fabrics he uses. These
five hundred dresses represent the last of his lovely materials.
Everything in Lot 1 Whether Evening or
Afternoon Dresses is $25
One may find a pale pink charmeuse with heavy silver embroidery; a turquoise
chiffon velvet; a purple and gold brocade; a sea-green brocade; a marvelous black-and-white
lace effect, or a copy from Premet or another great couturier. Every gown is a
jewel. Nothing lovelier will be seen this winter at the opera.
Among the afternoon dresses are striped velvets; a black and gold effect with
transparent blouse and skirt of caracul velvet; golden brown and wine red velvets with
fur edges, deep amethyst velvet with silver, and so on each the perfection of color and
design.
In Lot 2 Every Gown is $30 ,
Imagine buying a dark blue brocade evening gown for that sum the blue shot with green and
silver palms!
One harmony in rose and black and silver has its duplicate in our own stock for nearly four
times as much. A gown of silver cloth was originally even more. Some of the materials in this lot
have cost $18.50 a yard.
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Other Gowns Reduced to Lower Prices
We cannot go into details further than to say that similar reductions have taken place all
through our own stocks, and you will find here our own imported gowns as low as $75 and $100.
Other evening gowns start as low as $10, and there is a noteworthy group at $15.
Tailored Suits Many Brand New $10 to $50
One of the $15 suits is a short-coat style trimmed with nearseal that sold in our own stock for
over twice as much, and there are a dozen styles at the same price. Others, probably a hundred styles,
run up to $50.
Every good style point of the season will be found in these suits fur trimmings, high necks,
circular skirts, the most favored materials.
The Opera Wraps at $30 to $100 ,
are the very finest things in our Salons, a few being imports. Chiffon velvets, gold and silver shot
-brocades all the most gorgeous fabrics that the great silk makers know how to weave.
I The early season prices on this group were two and three times what we ask today.
Black Afternoon and Evening Wraps
$50 to $100.
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Plushes and velvets chiefly, rich with furs mole, fitch, beaver, skunk, opossum. -These are
reduced1' for the first time. '
Fur-Trimmed Limousine Wraps . ,
$35 to $100
, Domestic and imported; broadcloths, velours, duvetynes, zibelines. Of ten the fur alone is worth
the price.
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Automobile Coats $25 to $50
Practically; the same materials and Tichly lined, but without fur.
Practical Street Coats at $15
Of many kinds cheviots, gabardines and zibelines; three quarter and fulMengtjfii
(Fir Floor, Cntral)
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