BVENINfi LEDfJER PniLADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JTTLY 9, 191B.
RUSSIANS PURSUE
ENEMY IN FLIGHT
T0WARDJ3ALICIA
Slavs Assume Offen
, sive and Are Inflict
j ing Heavy Losses on
' Austrians.
FRENCH MAKE GAINS IN VOSGES
AND IN LE PRETRE FOREST
W Invaders Rotrbnt From Lublin
District After Defent At
tempt to Reach Warsaw
Proclaimed Complete Fail
ure by Pctrograd.
Grand Duko Nicholas Now Expected
to Launch Formal Drivo All Along
Fron.t In Effort to Clear Nutlvo
Soil of Invaders and Drivo Onco
More on Lemberg.
PETItOOHAD, July 9.
Austrian troops nro retreating from tlio I
i.UMin dlitrlct of Poland toward Oallcln.
The Russians uro prowlng forward lit
pursuit Indicting heavy losses on tho
cnomy. Anottier Germanic campaign for
tho capturo of Warsaw has failed.
These nro tlio three outstanding fea
tures In tho latest olllclal news from tho
front received, hero tbday. Reinforced by
fresh troopB tind ammunition, which thoy
Boroly tacked In Qnllcla, the Hussions aro
now on tho offensive.
While tho Petroffrnd military critics
expect moro heavy flfthtlng on the Vis
tula and Bur rivers before the soil of
Poland Js cleared of tlio Austrian In
vaders, they see Jn tho sudden counter
thrust of tho nusslnhs another evidence
of tho strateRjc ability of Grand Duko
Nicholas, who- for tho sixth tlmo has
blahtil tho hopes of tho, Austrian and
German general staffs.
Becnuso of the Information sent from
London that largo German forces have
been withdrawn from tho eastern front(
It Is expected that the Russian nrmles
wil" now lake the offensive nlons tho en-
tire front and drivo onco moro on Lom
bertr. This Is tho plan th,at has been fol
lowed In tho past, tho Russians assailing
tho Teutoplc allies In tho East ocry tlmo
the Kaiser launched an offensive In tho
WesL
The Austrians nro said to bo running
short of ammunition.
PARIS, July 9.
The French offensive east of the Meuso
River continues with excellent results, ae
rordlns to tho French War Office. In
an official communique todAy It Is an
nounced that the Freneh recaptured from
the Germans 600 yards of trenches In tho
forest of Lo Prelre, lost to tho Germans
on July 4. In the Vosges Mountains the
French have taken 700 yards of trenches
and Captured more thati TOO men.
The text of the communique follows:
"Ftom tho sea to tho Alsne thore was
reported during tho night only nrtlllery
engagements. mis was or a rather
lively character around Souchez. Thero
was n continued bombardment of Arras
and a violent cannonado between tho
O'se and the Alsne.
"On the plateau of Nouvren, In Cham
pagne, there was a. mine conflict, and In
tho Argonne there occurred rlflo and artil
lery fire without nny Infantry notion.
"Between tho Meuso and Moscllo thero
wm coiHlderablo activity durlnc tho
night. Uotween Fcy-En-Hays and La
Protro foreat wo regained, In a combat
In which greuntlCR were used, about W0
ynrds of trenches lost on July 4, At
Crolx-des-Carmes tho enemy attacked In
tho evening on n front of 300 ynrds after
his artillery had bombarded, his aero
planes had thrown bombs and burning
liquid hnd been thrown. After having
succcodcd In gaining a foothold In our
Mist lino of defense tho Germans wero
driven out by an Immediate counter-at
tack.
few yards of our trenches on tho fore
most front
"In tho Vosges, In the region of Ban-de-Sapt,
at La Fontonetl, wo won a
marked success After having driven tho
enemy from that part of our old works
which ho had captured on Juno 23 our
troops captured all tho defenso work if
tho Germnnn from the hill Aoutheost of
La. Fontenelle to tho Launols-Moyenller
highway. A total gain represents nti
odvahco of 700 yards on a front of 600
yards. Wo captured 19 officers, ono of
whom was a battatlon chlofi two sur
geons and 757 unwoundod men, belonging
to seven different battalions. Our field
hosoltals h&vn received ono officer nml
SB wounded German woldlera. Wo cap
tured a cannon, two rapld-nro guns, sev
eral bomb throwers and a great quantity
of munitions. Since dawn tho enemy has
violently bombarded his lost position."
Tho War Otrico also gnvo out a supple
mental statcmont questioning the ac
curacy of recent German reports claim
ing victories In the Woevro district. This
communique snldi
"contrnry to tho claims contained In
the German official statements of July f.
6 ana 7, tne German gains in tho rorest or
Aprcmont and the forest of Lo Prctro
net or exceeded 300 metres. Tho losses of
tho enemy wero considerable, especially
In tho forest of Lo Protre. Tho only ar
tillery lost by us were mountain guns.
The bombardment of Arras with Incenrtt
ary shells was not justified by any mili
tary necessity. Much damago waa In
flicted upon historic nnd nrtlstlc build
ing?. A repetition of thoso Inccndlarv
bombardmonts clearly Justifies reprisals
AUSTRIANS RUSH BIG
REINFORCEMENTS TO
ITALY FROM GALICIA
Heavy Artillery Massed
Along Isonzo Front.
Vienna. Reports Assaults
Near Gorizia Repulsed,
With Heavy Loss to
Foe.
BRITISH CLAIM RIGHT
TO ARM TRADE SHIPS
Neutral Governments So Noti
fied, Lord Robert Cecil Tells
Commons.
Thoy succeeded In holding only a on our part
FRENCH RECAPTURE POSITIONS
NEAR NOTRE DAME DE LORETTE
ENGLISH ATTACK GERMAN
SHIP IN NEUTRAL WATERS
fccrlin Complains About Violation of
Neutrality.
BERLIN", July 9.
That English wnr vessels had attacked
tho German steamship Pallas, of- Flens
burg. In neutral Norwegian waters nnd
that Norway had protested to England
Is tho assertion mnde In an ofllclal state
ment Issued at tho Admiralty today. Tho
statement follows:
"According- to latest reports, tho Gor
man steamship Pallas, or Flensburg, wns
attacked In Norwegian territorial waters
by an armed EnglUh trawler, which fired
twice at the steamship.
"Tho British auxiliary cruiser Victoria
assisted In this violation of neutral rights
until a Norwegian guardshlp, which had
arrived, freed 11 men who had been seized
by tho British ships contrary to tho law
i of nations,
"The, Norwegian Government has pro
tested In London ngalnst this outrageous
violation of the rights of a neutral Gov
ernment." Tho Pallas Is a stc.tmor of M32 tons,
i under command of Captain Dlttmer.
NORTHERN FRANCE. July 9.
The French forces north of Arras, who
have been defcndlhg their ground against
heavy and flerco onslaughts of tho Ger
man"), have ngnln been ablo to assume tho
offensive. A wcelt ago they wero com
pelled lo glvo way at a point cast of tho
slopes of Notro Damo de Lorretto. They
have now recaptured a considerable sec
tion of tho lost territory. Tho remaining
scrtlon the Germans still occupy precari
ously. Tho fighting has been tcrrlblo and tho
losses on both sides exceedingly heavy.
A 'French officer recently returned from
tho scene of action assures mo that a
sunken road between Ablaln and Augrcs
was piled with donrt 10 feet high, a
ghustty spectacle. Ho also declares 17
Ficnch women prisoners wero found In
tho German trenches.
The British capturo of German trenches
southwest of Pllkern, Belgium, on July C,
wns tho result of a small but Important
action, well conceived and brilliantly car
ried out. Tho British attack nppnrently
was unsuspected. Even tho hrnvy fire of
tho French artillery which preceded fulled
to wnko the Germans to tho Imminent
dnngcr of an Infantry assault The troops
spuing from tho trenches at tho appointed
moment anil raced across tho Intervening
npaco without serious opposition.
Tho trenches of this section aro com
paratively shallow. Tho enemy had not
had tlmo to convert them Into a formid
able position of defense. They wero de
fended by n comparatively few mnchlno
guns, no tho British Infantry hnd for onco
something llko on cqunl chance. Tho
onciny evidently suffered considerably
from tho shell flro of tho French guns and
made a focblo resistance. Mnt (ln.1- Mm
I others surrendered.
ARRAS IN FLAMES AS GERMANS
POUND TOWN WITH SHELLS
BERLIN, July 9.
Arras Is still burning, tho result of tho
bombardment by Gorman artillery, , ac
cording to dispatches from headquarters
today. Practically nil' tho enemy's supply
stations In tho city havo been destroyed.
Olllclal dispatches today said that tho
destruction of tho cnthedral by flro
"robbed tho enemy of a valuable, ob
servation post."
mntlcally battered Into ruins by German
shell-tire. For 48 hours the Teutons havo
been bombarding tho tity from long
rango, both day nnd night, with scarcely
a moment's cessation.
Several sections of tho city aro reported
In flames. French soldiers havo promptly
extinguished nil tires that threatened
military works, but residences and public
buildings are being wiped out by lire or
falling beforo tho crnsh of shells. Tho
bombardment has done no great damago
of military Importnncc.
PARIS, July. 9. Arras Is being syste
GERMANS FORCED TO EVACUATE
HILL NO. 631 IN VOSGES
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, July 9.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey; Fair tonight and probably Satur
day; moderate temperature; light to mod
erate west winds.
Tho dlsturbanco that Was central over
"Western Pennsylvania yesterday has
moved northeastward with Increasing en
ergy and Is passing off tho coast at Nova
Geo tin. this morning. It caused showers
generally throughout tho Atlantic States
as far south as Georgia, but tho sklos
cleared during the night, except In north
ern New England, A second disturbance
! crossing the Rocky Mountains and
has caused showers over a long narrow
aelt covering a largo portion of tho plains
mates. ine temperatures havo fallen
throughout tho northeastern portion of
tha country and aro generally about 6
decrees below the normal this morning.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Oberratltin taken at 8 a. m. Eastern time.
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BERLIN, July 9.
French troops havo forced tho Germans
to 'evacuate Hill No. 631, In tho Bnn-de-Sapt
region of. tho Voeges, according to
today's ofllclal report from tho General
Staff. This height was captured by tho
Germans on Juno 2.
Tho announcement of Its loss indicates
that tho French aro making sovcro as
saults on tho north flank of tho German
salient extending to St. JIllilcl.
The Germans have offsot tho loss of Hill
No., 631, however, by taking by storm
sovernl lines of French trenches on a
front 330 yards wldo cast of Allly, which
Is near St. Mllilcl. .
Tho report of tho Qencral Staff says:
"A French attack north of tho sugar
refinery at Souchez was repulsed. Small
bodies that penetrated our position wero
killed. Up to tho present wo havo not
succeeded In clearing tho enemy from
tho trench section wo l03t Wednesday,
west of Souchez.
"Tho leport circulated by tho French
army ndmlniitrntlon regarding tho cap
tuie of Gorman cannon's Incorrect .
"Hast of Allly unsuccessful Isolated at
tacks by tho enemy occurred. Wo took
by storm sovcral French trenches ex
tending oer a width of ."K0 yards ad
joining our nowiy captured positions In
Prlestwnld (La Pretro forest) to tho cast
of Allly. Wo captured 2M prisoners and
four mnchlno guns. Othcrulso only un
important patrol engagements occurred
between Allly and tho Moselle.
X "Aft'r artillery preparations tho
enemy attacked Hill No. G31, near Ban-de-Sapt,
which wo captured by storm on
Juno 2. Wo wero forced to evacuato tho
completely destroyed trenches on top of
tho hill."
ROME, July 9.
Heavy reinforcements aro being sent by
tho Austrians to the spheres of operations
around Gorilla, Totmino, Monfalcone nnd
Idrla.
Most of them havo been In the cam
paign against tho Russians, though some
havo been withdrawn from tho ServlAn
zono of hostilities.
Tho Austrians aro also massing great
quantities of artillery for future uso along
tho Isonio front.
In tho Cnrlnthlnn nnd Tyroleso Alps se
vere nrtlllery duets nro under way.
A dlspatrh from Bologna, whero gen
eral headquarters Is located, states that
two companies of Slavonians surrendered
to tho Italian Alplno troops In Cnrnla.
Tho Alplno forces of tho Italians In Cnr
nln nro steadily advancing dosplte tho
tremendous obstnclcs they havo to over
come. Aftnr a violent battlo lasting all day,
tho Italian troops took Pcdgorn, a sub
urb of Gorizia, commanding tho railway
brldgo over tho Isonzo River.
On tho slopes of Mount Cnlvarlo tho
Austrians hnd constructed a series of
trenches nnd strewn tho surroundings
wlh every kind of entanglement. The
mountain hnd been mado a verltnblc
fortress against which tho 11 rot Itnllnn
Infantry attack was powerless to make
nn Impression. Further nttacks wero
preceded by a woll sustained nrtlllery
bombardment which lasted tho wholo
afternoon.
At midday tho Infantry again entered
Into action. Desperato hand-to-hand
struggles raged until sunset. By this
tlmo tho Austrian resistance had been
overthrown nnd hoforo dnrlt tho Aus
trians wero In full night, leaving many
prisoners nnd considerable booty.
Tho occupation of Podgorn marks an
Importnnt step In tho opcrntlons against
Gorizia.
Officially It was stated by tho War Of
flco last that no Important action has
occurred along tho wholo of tho Ital
ian front during the last 21 hours Un
ofllclally, however, several very Important
reports havo been circulated hero.
Ono Is to tho effect that tho Austrians at
a general war council held at Lnlbach de
cided to draw further reinforcements
from Russian Toland. At the samo time,
It wns snld, they nro sending every avall
nblo man to aid In tho defenso of Gorltz,
toward which tho Italian array is ap
proaching, to tho Monfnlcono front nnd
to tho Tolmlno front.
VIENNA ADMITS RUSSIAN
ARMIES TAKE OFFENSIVE
VIENNA REPORTS ITALIANS
REPULSED AT GORIZIA
VIENNA, July 9.-Infantry attacks fol
lowing terrific bombardments havo been
launched by tho Italians all along tho
front In Gorizia, but these were repulsed
by tho Austrians, It was ofllclolly an
nounced today. At Rcdlpulla 230 Italian
corpses wero counted In front of the
Austrian trenchts.
Tho text of tho ofllclal report follows:
"In the Intest fighting In Gorizia the
enomy commenced tho actions with over
whelming artillery bombardments on July
n, following up with Infantry attacks. All
these attacks wero repulsed. A strong
attack against the bridgehead at Lunl
calo was also repulsed. Tho enemy at
tacked successfully at Rcdlpulla, not
withstanding a continuous artillery bom
bardment. Wo counted 230 lying beforo
our positions. An attack by tho Italians
ngalnst Monto Goston broke down under
tho flro fiom tho fortress.
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VIENNA, July 9. The War OfTlco Is
sued tho following statement last night:
"In Russian Poland, cast of tho Vis
tula, tho battlo Is proceeding. Numerous
severe Russian attacks havo been
bloodily repulsed. Beforo counter-attacks
of superior Russian forces, brought
up for tho protection of Lublin, our
troops wero withdrawn from both sides
of tho road to tho heights north of
Krasnlk.
"West of tho Vistula some Russian ad
vanced positions havo been stormed. On
tho River Bug nnd In East Gallcla tho
general situation Is unchanged. Hostile
attacks on the lower Zlota Llpa havo been
lepulscd."
Tho most noteworthy feature of tho
Austrian ofllclal report, In military
critics' eyes, Is tho admission that It Is
now tho Russians who aro attacking,
nnd that at ono point, at least, tho Aus
tilans havo given ground beforo them.
Further heavy lighting must occur, but
tho Russian military writers express con
fidence that now any effort of tho Ger
manic allies to deliver a lightning blow
has beon discounted and that tho Grand
Duke'a army will bo ablo to hold Its
positions nnd perhaps drivo the Invaders
back.
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AUSTRIANS READY TO BLOW
UP NAVAL BASE AT P0LA
Teuton Officers In Disagreement Over
Defense.
ROME, July 9.
Austria's naval establishment ntPola
has been thoroughly mined and Us de
fenders are prepared to blow It up at tho
1lrst concerted attack by an Italian fleet,
according to Information received hero.
2lennwhlle the main part of the Austrian
fleet, now under the command of German
naval officers, has been moved to other
points along the Dalmatian coast, notably
at Cattaro.
A flotilla of submarines, Including the
nine recently sent from Germany, and a
number of torpedoboats havo been left at
Pola. The precautions, It Is understood,
have been taken In the fear that Italy
will be able to Invest the city both by
land and sea.
The garrisons which were, stationed at
Pola and at other points In latrla are now
being withdrawn, to Lalbach, thus leav.
Ing that part of the Austrian possessions
an tha Adriatlo practically undefended.
0xman officers are said to have been re
irnrwJMt for these measures, they not
agrislng with the Austrians that the Pola
dtnai are impregnable.
RUMANIA REJECTS LAND
OFFER, ROME DECLARES
Bukowina nnd Bessarabia Deemed In
sufficient as Inducement.
ROME, July 9.
The offer of Bukowina nnd Bossarabla
o Rumania as compensation for that
Government's neutrality was refused. It
Is understood here, on tho ground that
It was Insuinclent, It Is not Impossible
that It will bo Increased to Include a
part of Transylvania, slnco the Austro
Oermans aro determined to avert a wnr
with Rumania, They are prepared to
make almost any sacrifice, especially be
cause Bavaria has refused to glvo fur
ther aid to Austria on the pretext that
all Bavarian troops will bo needed to
protect the Bavarian frontiers against a
possiblo Italian Invasion.
ITALIAN KING BRAVES SHELL
FIRE DIRECTING BATTERY
Officer Killed at Spot Just Left by
Victor Emmanuel.
ROME, July 9.-K!ng Victor Emmanuel,
who Is at tho front with his army, has
had several narrow escapes from death,
owing to his prencness to exposo himself
to tho flro of tho onemy. Tho Tribune to
day prints a story of tho King's latest
escape Ho had been helping direct the
fire of a battery and tho guns were doing
heavy execution among tho Austrians. A
short tlmo afterward tho King, In con
versation with ono of his generals, de
scribed enthusiastically tho work of tho
nrtlllery ofllcer ho had just left.
"That ofllcer was killed by a shell half
an hour ago Just where you left him," ex
claimed tho general.
THERE'S use for Uneeda
Biscuit every day, in
every home, in every street,
in every town.
"I f vfimsHiOH
are uniformly fresh, uniformly
Eu.
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COMPANY
Swindler, III, Ilopes for Pardon
William II, Armstrong, Jr., 0410, of the
five et)vtet4 officials of the International
Ltuntxtr an Development Company,
whlclr wlo4U4 stockholders -out of H,.
MJ In Mexican und Investment. b0ea
Prejtkieat Wtton WIU pardon him, that be)
limy reqMtn In hU apartments at II to and
CbcatBaH street, where he Is confined
with lHaaaav Ue escaped eornmltnent to
prison three month ago because of the
Ulneac, which presented his removal. Jits
other aseectatos, John R. Markley, Isaiah
B. Milter, Colonel Albert G Stewart and
Charle M. McUahon, now aro serving
sentences in the Eaetern Penitentiary
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LONDOtf, July 0.
"Merchant vessels of a belligerent
tower aro entitled by established nnd
uninterrupted usago of tho sea to carry
nnd uso armament In self-defense," said
Lord Bobert Cecil, Parliamentary Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, In reply to
a question put by Commander Cnrlyon
W. Bellalrs In tho House of Commons
last night.
"Sevcrnt neutral Governments," Lord
Robert said, "wero communicated with In
this matter nt the outbreak of the war.
and several moro havo been approached
since, as circumstances suggested. Tho
prlnclplo of tnorehnnt ships carrying arms
for sclf-dofenso has been generally rec
ognized, nnd British ships so armed havo
been trading regularly with tho vnrlou-i
countries slnco nn eary stngo of tlio
wnr."
Commander Bcllalrs' question was
whether. In view of tho unusual character
of tho German nttacks on unarmed mer
chant vesicle, tho Government would nsk
nil neutral Governments to nllow merchnnt
vessels nrmed for purposes of defenso
only, with n gun In tho stern, to trndo
with their ports. In splto of tho fact that
Ihey carried n gun.
FEAR OF SWEEPING CHOLERA
EPIDEMIC IN FRANCE ALLAYED
Conditions on Bnttlo Front Offer No
Grave Menace, Snya Report.
TATUS, July 0.
Fear that heap? of decnylug huninn
bodies along tho battlo front would proo
tho sourco of n cholera epidemic that
would sweep nil Franco was allayed to
day by nn ofllclal report from tho par
liamentary Committee on Hygiene.
Doctor Fottovln, chairman of tho com
mittee, began tho Investigation to lenrn
tho truth of statements that tho decom
position of thousands of cadavers In tho
trench country threatened bciIouh conse
quences. For several weeks reports havo
reached Paris that tho cholera epidemic
In Austria hnd its oilglu In tho slaughter
In the Carpathians, nnd Hint other war
ring countries wero fighting epidemics
developed from putrefaction. Tho com
mittee's report mado public today de
clared thoso nssertlotm to bo unfounded.
"From leading medical men, tho com
mlttco hns found that decomposition of
bodies at tho front offers no gravo men
ace," said Doctor Fottovln. "Not only
Is It out of tho ucstlon that a cholera
plaguo could nrlso from such a condition,
but tho snnltnry conditions surrounding
tho Trench nrmy would not permit nn
opldomlc to tnko hold. Wo havo takon
every precaution to prevent cholorn from
reaching Franco from other countries."
MEANING OF MOVES
IN TODAY'S WAtt NEWS
All doubt ns to the intention of
the Germans for n great offensive
in the West, Including n new drivo
on Cnlaia nnd tho expulsion of tho
French from Alsace, la how re
moved. Tho movement of 2000
military trains from tho eastern
front can have but one meaning
another nttempt lo inflict a Herious
blow on tho French nnd English.
Tho Allies nro conscious of this
fnct and stand ready to meet tho
new sweop of tho Teutons.
Tlin ftofinlt.n chock of the Austro-
Gcrmnn invasion of South Poland
by tho Russians and tho offenslvo
resumed by tho Slavs in southeast
ern Gnllcia glvo indications of tho
complete failure of tho third Teu
ton nttempt to capturo Warsnw
and a resumption of n new Russian
Invasion of Gnllcia in tho near
future. Tho, tono nnd ndmlsslons
of Berlin and Vienna dispatches
on tho situation in tho East nro
highly significant in this regard.
The Italians operating along tho
Isonzo nro meeting with nn in
creasing rcsistnnco from tho Aus
trians. Even should they capturo
Gorhln, the fall of which Is im
minent, it is clear that as fnr as
tho immedlato future is concerned
the opposition of tho enemy will
bo stubborn nnd will entail much
snerifico of life.
FRENCH SENATE VOTES rifitr
TOPAYFORDACLVRCARfJ
$600,000 Appropriated to pny
Seized Ship.
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PARIS, Jul .
piie French Senate has unanlmousiv iM
preprinted IGOO.OOO to be used by lhrTJB
lstor of Mnrlne In payment for cargon eS
natural vcaceis mm nave oeen selzfefel
especial that of the American ttn.9
snip jmi n --..,.
The Dacln formerly belonged to itl
Hnthburg-Amerlcan Line. The tnJ.1
Wna nllivl,no,1 hv P! M T.li. . "J.
York. and. changing h'ef registry, ,ii,V
under tlin United Rtntea n. ,'"?"
ton, Texns, with a cargo of cotton AM
tlncd for Germany. On reaching B,,J3
openn Waters she was picked up ww
French cruiser nnd taken Into BreiL IV
French prUe court, nfter henri. Am
r.nnn. recommended Mint th TV--... nL
A.hm.nl ml.Min.n M,a in... "Tl
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Plan Wilmington Trade Excursion
WILMINGTON, Del., July .-It Is ex
pected that at least 250 business men will
take part In n trndo excursion In auto
mobiles to tho towns of Now Castlo
County, this Stale, and Cocll County,
Maryland, on July M. A number of simi
lar trips havo been taken nnd It Is said
that following each excursion thore lino
been nn Incrcnso In trndo with tho town3
which woro visited.
AMOLAl
Sugar Wafers
Thoso chocolate-flavored confec
tions nro appropriate for teas,
luncheons or nny affair where tho
hostess wishes to servo some
thing unusually good. Ton-cent
tins. I
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ANNOUNCE THEIR
Semi-Annual Repricing
Sale ox Finest Ready-
to-Wear VjJLO
Our Semi-Annual Clothing Sales arc opportunities
for economical investment and they arc being more
largely used each season by people of judgment those
who wish to dress Well, hut at moderate cost.
This Repricing Sale includes everything desirable
in Gentlemen's Ready-for-Scrvice Clothing the newest
and best styles and fabrics.
The Repriced figures are
Regularly
$35.00
$30.00
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$25.50
$23.50
$28 & $25 $19.50
$22 6? $20 $15.50
$18.00 $13.50
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Yellowstone National Park
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7U Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa.
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