Kdorna sospende
U SUA OFFENSIVA
SULFIUMEISONZO
fruppe Itnliano Raflforaalio
Xttin Pnaivinrii nat
HO IjOIU I'"""- Jft
pSVcntaro Altri Tcntativi
degli Auatriaci
iNFOBZI GIUNTI DA POLA
IRIecupflilono dl Cimn Ufidtci; In Val
Comeiico i-" i iiiiubi
miutaro
nOMA, 11 Agostb.
'. 1a Udlne cho 11 generate Cordorna
"ileclso dl Bosjlendcro pet1 11 momento
. ... t trtmnn Itnllnnn mm nt sa-
PnO fermttnoto consolidate) ncllo pobI-
liil dotnlnantl cho hanno occupato re-
nietfen'6- o clo' olio scopo dl Impcdlro
i,ft austrlacl, dopo aver rlccvuto
itJjkt dl trtippa provcnlcntl dal tcatro
f&Ul dclla gucrra,- possano attaccaro
KSii ppslilonl.
mhx Informazlonl degno dl fedo gtunto
WitinlstcrQ della Gucrra si" rlldva che
lEnfte perdtto sublto daglt Aufclrlncl
Islfflontano a circa 33,000 uomlnl dl noil
fSt Oil Auatriacl ora hanno blsogno
ffii rl'nfonl e dl truppo relatlvamcnto
fftsclrt Slccomo lo Stato Maggloro
iMtrlUCO' non culoo o noit puo' togllcru
'franco alio armato oporantl sul fronto
rumo e bu quello Bcrbo, csso ha rllevato
yZeni rcpartl dallo armato cho difendono
poU e II ha trasportatl sul fronto doll
Gll'aiistrlacl che oporano BUiraltoplo.no
'lt Carso softrono per la mancanxa dl
caua. Flno a poco tempo fa csa! pren
BosTano l'acqua a Doberdo', ma ora II
Itattore dl Doberdo' o' complctamcnto
f sotto 11 taoco dcll'artlgllcrla ltallana, coa
IfLje' gt nuBtrlacl non possono recarvlal
tti attlngero l'acqua dl cul hanno blaogno.
L - VAZIONB CONTItO QOIUZIA
ft'Iiitanto l'azlono contro Qorlzla procedo
?VinMTolmento ancho so l'offenslva gen-
terala e' Btata soapea per 11 momonto.
rOll ItAlInnl hanno mlgllorato la loro po
slilono nella reglono dl Plava, dovo oc
oinano quasi l'lntera zona compresa nol
lomlto-deiriBonzo, tra Dcsola o Zagora.
A. But Ul " viii.u in
-.ji- tn fnrurt Itnllnnn hnnnn nrritnntn
Ronano e Dobordo'.
W , Ntgll altrl settorl del fronto dl bat
r Uilla gll Italian! occupano tuttl 1 passl
cB potcvano.evcntunlmento eaaere usatl
digit austrlacl per un'offenBtva control
ritalla Intesa ad attaccaro 11 flanco del-
fcjeutrclto prlnclpalo operanto sul fronto
'deintonzo.
l;Dopo avero occupato lo trlnceo auBtrl-
aCDO n?UO vicinunau ui uguru, gll nau
tili st splnscro vcrao Pallovo, sul (lanchl
toicosl dl Monto Kuk, cho furono In
rran parte occupatt dallo truppe Alptno.
L'occupailono dl Clma Undid, nella
retlone del Qomellco, cho fu annunclata
B8l Mllettlno ulilciaio a ten, o' dl grando
Importanza mllltaro essendo cssa cima
una delle plu' alto dl quelln reglono ed
arendo flanchl scendontl quasi a precl-
plilo. So questa montagna fosse stata
f fortlflcata essa sarebbe state altrettanto
f lmprendlblle coma Qlbllterra.
I A nord dl Clma Undid gll Alplnl.
come o' stato gla' nnnunclato, hanno
i kyanzato Bind alia sdinmlta' del Burg
' stall e nella vallata del Sexten,. L'occu-
pazlone dl quest! nuovl pUntl da' ngll
Italian! II vantagglo dl domlnaro una
gran parto della val fata del Sexten o dl
prptesgera Jl passo contro ognl tentatlvo
Mstrlaco: '.' 'H r?
(IIj comunicato ufficialb.
Ecco II tea to del brove comunicato ufll-
rdBtDubbllcato lorl sera dal Mlnlstero
rifl!lOuerra: '
'i.rll Jfllnvlnna ,Anninti a' InMiltnia
La nostra artlgllerla ha pcro' causato
rrrsrl dannt a Tagllata o Ruaz, nello
irfdnanie' dl Llvlnallongo,
Ki'Sull'altoplano dot Carso nol nbblamo
if&flmento resplnto 1 solltl deboll attacchl
.sotturnt del nomlco che cerca Invano dl
osUcolare la nostra manovrn. Nnl nh.
Wamo Invece rafforzato lo nostre poslzlonl
d prepariamo alio nuova offonslva."
MAN, A "PA11EG0IIIC FIEND,"
SENTENCED TO COUNTY PRISON
Ehied Homo Remedy With Alcohol as
W. Hflr IrnvftritA Tliint-
Tht,term "paragorlc fiend" aa used to
Describe Mrs. Iteglna Coffee, 42, M South
Iguentnor street, vhcn she was arraigned
fore Magistrate Briggs today accusea
Kf disorderly conduct. "Witnesses testified
!t Mrs. Coffee was in the habit of
Sinking a concoction made by mixing
Bueohol and paregoric.
Policeman SehnMrfAV nf tha V1tK nn
f'oeral streets station, heard cries for
jelp coming from Mrs. Coffee's home last
Jjsnt, He went to tho rescue and found
Mrs. Coffee throwing dishes at her 15-ar.-old
daughter, Evelyn. She appeared
K be under the Influence of a narcotic,
oennewer arrested her,
Ura. Coffee's mother.ln.lnw. Ulrn. T'lor-
ce Coffee, 1312 South Guenther street.
IKjUned at the hearing. She said that
K fsoner was being supported by her
IMiisnter, Evelyn, who works for the Hell
KwfPhpnc Companyr John Coffee, hus-
lauu ot ine prisoner, sho sold, was serv-
"""Wary, convicted of larceny,
ygfo SO days in thq county prison.
Bptr WOUNDED BY YOUNG
MAN SHOOTING AT MARK
Jpitn Gets Bullet in Lung and Is in
Critical Condition
RVfT.T.t -D A.. 11 -nrilllam
KKWusj 25 years old, of Mlddleport, Is
SWr with a wound Inllicted in his
mwug, caused by a 22-calibre ball alio?
' nue in the hands of John Oouo,
SrS Old. TTa woo amltlAil n tflA
fh Hospital, at Fountain Springs, and
W In a critical condition.
ggatlts Kantner, 17 years, was engaged
j'g at a mark with the rme, ana
pw me weapon over to Uouq, for a
,0t hlg Bklll. Doud iircA a shot which
ft Ougunus. who. with a. friend, was
d In playing cards in the woods
f iwiance off. Doud was discharged.
5jj nearing. it being adjudged, tnav
ting was an accident.
pYEAK-OLD BOY DRO.WNEP
Um Life While Swimming- With
Companions
WOOD, N. J Aug. U.-lroy
u years (UQ, son. oi uart o
of East Montgomery avenue.
owned last night while, twlmmlng
enu coya at Ottena Harjjor.-
were vlritlue S. B. Page, who
t tha harbor.
sytfnins the crew of the Taylor
company rcovM4 the aoay as
re going out to lift their pouaa
eara affn a Hrnlkitti. Af h hOV
frowned on the bach frnt
r liLKersuU. whu took ciirs uf
Uu a.tlt iuvsUgatiw. icitUa
attt oul4 be held.
ffVENINfl
BMBBW " ' j i
HIKH
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iKHJiiiiflSliiiiiHr - i
GERALDINE FARRAR
The grand opera singer, whoso
first photoplay, "Carmen," will
bo released shortly on tho Para
mount program.
BELMONT MANSION MUSIC
Varied Programs Afternoon and Eve
ning in Park.
Tho programs for, concerts this after
noon and tonight at Belmont Mansion,
by tho Falrmount Park Band, Itlchard
Schmidt, conductor, nro ns foltows:
AFTEnNOON. 4TOS O'CLOCK.
Overtrer"Tempclwelho Keler DcU
"Ballet .Egyptian" .". . .V. . . . .Lulgtnl
!?! . IJnc'e. Tom Cnhln" Lumps
b) "Tho Btnri and Btrlpea Forever".. Souia
Alra from ''The Hod Mill" Herbert
"Carmen rantatlc" Uliet
(a) "Lova'ii Dream Alter the Uall,"
(b) Down on the Suwanco nivcr,"
I... -. . . Myddleton
valse do Concert "Toujour ou Jamali,"
... ,. .. Waldteufel
Songs of the Day". Hemlck
EVENING. 8 TO 10 O'CLOCK.
overture "Zampa" llerold
Miunveo irom ija moconaa . ,
Suite do Concert "Noll Qwyn'
.I'onchlelll
(a) Country Danco.
.uerman
tei Thn fprrv1n1,ara
uj H
'ustnral.
Xylophono Solo "Poet nnd Peasant". ...Suppa
, Soloist, Mr. Peter Lowln.
(a) "Intermeno nioirante" Ottcnbacti
From "Love Tales of Hortman."
(b) "Kokushka," Iluislan Peasant Dance,
"nhapsody Norwegian" Svendaon
Valse do Concert "Talcs from the Vienna
Woods" , Strauss
Melodies from "The Prlnco of Pllsen"..Ludera
"Star Spangled Banner."
CITY HALL PLAZA PROGRAM
"Peer Gynt" Suite One of Eight Num
bers. The program for n concert tonight on
City Hall riaza by the Philadelphia
Band, c. Stanley Mackey, conductor. Is
as follows:
1. Overturf "Kuryanthe" Von Weber
2 (a) "Down Anions the Sheltering Palms."
Olman
(b) "My Dlrd of Paradise" HcrllM
3. Corno! Solo "Das Strauussll" Iloch
Mr. lloyd T. Ilarnard. Soloist.
4. Qrnnd Scenes from "Lucreila Borgia,"
. Donizetti
6. Suite "Peer Oynt" lines
(a) Morning.
(b) Ase's Death.
(c) Anltra's Dance.
(d) In the' Hall of tho Mountain King.
It. Melodies from "Tho Three Twins".. Iloschna
T. Valso dl Concert "Manuela" Zumpo
8. Tone roenv-'Tlnlandla" Sibelius
Theatrical Baedeker
KEITH'S Oeno llodgklns. Mile. Destrcea and
company, in "Lo Cafo Futurist": Charlla
Howard and company. In "A ilapny Com
bination"; "Cranberries," with Nell Pratt,
Frederick Karr and Mnrlnn Dnv- 'Jlitfniarn
Close; Hunting and Vrancls, presenting "A
Lova Lozenger"; Moran and U'elecr. boom
erang hat throwers: Santly and Norton, Cum
mln and Scaham, two "eccentrlques": Helen
Leach Wallln Trio and Hearst Be I jr. Picture J.
NIXON'S ORAND-La nelne Hnmlle and
company, the electrical wizards; Wlllard and
Bond In "Detecttvlsm". Edward Howard and
company in "Thoio Wero the Happy Days";
Roy Cummlnga and Helen Oladytngs, the
Cavana Duo: Largny and Snee, sonsa and
dance, and Fun Foto films.
CP.OSS KEYS First half of week The' Five
Violin Beauties; Ben Crlmos, monoIoglKt;
Leon and Arnold, In a comedy song skit;
Gallagher and Morton, songs, patter and
dancing; Dave Both, pianist.
WOOD8IDE PARK Tne Carl Damann Troupe,
European gymnasts; Illchards and Montrose,
acrobatlo dancers and songsters; Loulsb
Mayo, tinging comedienne. Mack, Albright
and Mack, In songs and Comedy, and Johnny
Reynolds, the Boy Who Will Not Be Dared.
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LBDftER-PHTLADELPHIA, WBWTTBHTiav
SEEING CURTIS PLANT
BY MOTION PICTURES
Free Exhibit of Interesting
iviims snowing Art of
Magazine Making
By the Photoplay Editor
A machine that blows on a sheet of
?,Per.und.lhcn Bitca tllB rnlsd edge and
lifts the sheet off those below it; a ma
chine with solemn, swinging arms that
nab folio after folio of magazine pages
... p lncm ln ttn orderly plio only
waiting for binding; a mnchlno that ng.
scmblcs the parts of a weekly paper
with thoughtful precision; a machine
tnat takes tho nverage. active, and often
mischievous boy nnd makes him Into a
master salesman" of periodicals with a
nrst-closs position nt the end-all theso
relatively marvelous things were to bo
seen last night up In the auditorium ot
tho Curtis Uulldlng, whefe six reels of
moving pictures showed tho mnrvelous
machinery and organization which makes
tiio Ladles' Home Journal, tho Country
aentlcman nnd tho Saturday Evening
Post.
T11 Photography proved remarkably
good. Tho sharp, clear scpla of the print
was only excelled by tho excellent light
ing in even the dnrkest corners of pnper
pllcd storehouses. The dnly crltlclBm to
do rnado of tho pictures as a "bIiow"
might bo tho lack of n consistent sce
nario. Much Interest would havo been
added If tho different views hald followed
a regular tour of Inspection or had been
arranged to show tho progress of n story
from manuscript to finished magazine.
Tho reels nhowlng tho progress of n boy
finder tho Curtis Plan and of a girl earn
ing money through tho Ladles' Homo
Journals glrtf club showed what could
uo done along thoie lines.
Theso pictures, certainly tho equal of
any Industrial movies shown In a long
time, will bo on vlow In tho Curts Build
Ing auditorium. Tuesday nnd Friday
evenings. Admission Is by tickets which
may bq had freo nt Ledger Central.
Essanay's corps of photographers havo
returned to Chicago nfter spending six
weeks In tho Canndlan Rockies, taking
scenic pictures. Eight thousand feet of
exceptionally beautiful sccnlo pictures
wero taken and will bo rolcased COO
cct at a time twice n month. They will
bo coupled with 600 feet of nnlmntcd
cartoons, "The Dreamy Dud" series,
drawn by Wnllaco A. Carlson. Tho pho
tographers took sldo trnlls from Banff,
Lake Louise, Field, Glacier, Vancouvor
and Victoria, to tho tops of tho moun
tains. Mnny of tho pictures wero taken
In tho snow-clad peaks, far above the
clouds. Tho anow nnd cloud cfTccts make
wonderfully attractive nnd nrtlstlc pic
tures, especially tho cloud scenes whero
tho sun Is setting lust below them, turn
ing tho vapor Into all tho hues of the
rainbow.
Interest In tho 'forthcoming film spec
tacle based on tho one-time favorite
grand opera "Mnsanlollo" la perhaps
greatest among musical folk, who do not
comprehend why Aubcrs' beautiful work
has lain dormant all theso years, wherens
a generation ngo "Masanlello" was qulto
as popular as "Fra Dlavolo," by tho
samo composer.
When Pavlowa was Importuned to be
stow of her art for tho screen the ques
tion of a vehicle was all Important, but
It was tho distinguished Russian dancer
herself, who made tho selection. Pavlowa
had long cherished the hopo that tho
progress of motion picture production
would reach a stage vhcro sljo could bo
revealed to all tho pcoplo as actress,
puntomtmlst and dancer, and sho hns re
peatedly proclaimed that the rolo ot
Fenella in "Masanlello" alone gave her
this opportunity.
But Pavlowa was not prepared fori the
tremendous task which tho filming of
"MnRnntalln" nnrnllAd T.IWtn .11.1 V.n
dream df the lmnicnSlty.of tho proposition
when sho nfTlxetr her slgnaturotd the con
tract. Tho Ink was not dry on that
document before .tho machinery of tho
Universal Film Corporation was moving.
Tho flrst thing was to decide on who
would prepare, tho scenario.
To Lote Weber, creator of "Hypocrites,"
was allotted this task; and that It Was
a task may bent bo understood from Miss
Weber's own words:
"I got little from tho opera itself, save
tho great character of Fenella. Old-time
operugocrs will be amnzed when they see
their old favorite on the screen. Probably
no opera manager over spent moro than
$5000 on "Masanlello." It will cost tho
Universal heads a quarter of a million
dollars, not counting what Pavlowa gets,
for of that I know nothing."
IN OUR MILL CLEARANCE SALE
VUGHTY
FROM THE WORLDS LARGEST fi. LEADING WILTON MILLS
HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED FOR DISPOSITION
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MILLION
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MERIGA'S
Sale Prices.
RUGS Sc CARPETS
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OUR NATIONALLY USED
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The purchase of carpeting! now Insures a
saving of 5o per yard. Our .Standard liund
har Wilton Carpet now I1.J5 per yard. .
duccd from JS.50.
... il l II ' 'I SIMM l I I H llJa sffllTlii fi
2.Z2.
STREET
iiii.sitt iiii-Miim
f Tte Daily story
That Ten-Acre Lot
W eler' nsc 40 Rnd tt bachelor, wAs
a2 . '. ". " nny Person In the VIUojjo.
of Flint. He whs neighborly, kind-hearted
and always willing to do for others.
Jed s good qualities were in a wny his
enemies. He was lazy, and added to his
laziness he had a mania for trading. He
would trado horses, dogs, guns, watches,
overcoat or nnythlng else, and It so hap
pened that the other feller always got tho
best of the bargain.
Ho had been left quite a little fortune
by his grandmother, but In tho course
of five years ho had sold at n lots or
traded with sharpers until all that was
left to him was a 10-ncro lot lying Just
outside tho village limits. U was a
fine a meadow as could be found In the
county, nnd Jed wns hanging on to that
until somo llghtnlng-rod man should come
along and trade him a farm on top tho
Itoeky Mountains, when ho felt In love.
Jim Thomas, tho carpenter, had died
three years before nnd left n level-headed,
economical widow behind him. She wns
an old schoolmate of Jed's, and ho had
Been her almost evory day for 25 year,
and until tho spirit of love bubbled up ho
had simply regarded her as ho looked
upon all other women.
Ho wits silting on tho grocery stops one
day whistling when his knife slipped and
cut his finger. The Widow Thomas wns
Just entering tho atoro for half a dozen
eggs when tho accident occurred, and ho
pulled out her handkerchief nnd bound
up .the bleeding finger. It wns only a
trifle, but somehow It. touched the heart
of tho old bachelor, and three da a Inter
he called on tho widow.
".Martha," he began, I've got tired of
sloshing nround nlono and am going to
get married."
"For tho land's sakol" sho exclaimed.
"That Is, If the woman I want will
havo me."
."Who Ib It7"
"You."
"Now, Jed, don't come around hero
With nny of your nonsense," sho said.
'You nro n good-nnturcd mnft, but you
are lazy. You think you've got brains,
but everybody beats you. It would drlvo
me crazy to havo such a husband."
"I could nnd would reform. If I had
any one to peck at mo I'd go to work."
"I haven't time to bo poking up n hus
"If you'll deed me this land today, ."II
promise- to marry you tcltnlit a month."
band. It's hard to teach old dogs new
tricks. Thank yo for tho honor, Jed, but
I guess wo wqn't do any marrying."
J'.'d was crushed for three days, during
which tlmo n windmill man rnme along
and offered to trado him 5000 acres of
desert land In Arizona for his meadow,
and explained that he could ralao 10,000
rattlesnakes to the aero on tho sandy soil
and sell tho oil for 5 a gallon to grease
the feet of babies with.
If Jed had been In his normal condi
tion ho would have closed with tne offer
at once, but ns he was In tho throes of
hopeless luvo ho astonished tho town by
turning the windmill man down. Two
days later hu went back to the widow
and said:
".Martha, I had a dream about Jim last
night. I dreamed that I met him In front
of tho blacksmith shop, and that we
shook hands, and ho said ho hoped I'd
marry you"
"Oh, you'vo come about that, havo
you?" the asked.
"I have. I'm a miserable man."
"Havo you tried catnlo tca7"
"Catnip tea? Great heavens! What alls
mo Is love, and If tho Mississippi Itlvcr
was composed of catnip tea it wouldn't
euro me. Martha, If you won't promlbo
to havo mo I can't llvo a week longer,"
"Nonsense. I'm busy with my Ironing
and you run along."
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'AUGUST
Jfd was now so broken up that svery
oody began to notice and comment Ort
it, aut, when questioned, ho simply iihooX
ms head nnd Intimated that he was not
long for this sinful world. Ho ftot Up
energy enough, however, to contract to
got out a thousnnd ties for a suburban
eicctrlo line, nnd, hoping this might work
in his favor, ho paid another visit to the
widow And told her of It,
".N'ow that you see 1 am going to work,
cant you say yesV-he asked. In con'
elusion.
"Jed, what do you come bothering for?"
she naked.
"Hecntiso I love you."
"Don't be silly. I'm making mlnca pies
today and haven't tlmo to argue."
Jed went away, determined to throw
himself Into tho mlllpond, but when ho
reached tho bnhk ho met n stranger who
had been poking around tho village for
n couple of days without telling any one
his business. He Introduced himself and
said that ho thought some of establishing
an orphan asylum It he could find a sits
to suit. In this wny he brought the talk
nround to Jed's meadow. Tho value of
tho land ns It lay was J100 an acre, though
Jed had never had a cash offer for It.
ino stranger didn't exhibit too great
Interest In tho matter. Ho said hod
think tho matter over, nnd perhaps mako
an offer. Ho had no mountains In Idaho
nnd no lakes In Europe to trade, but
would bo prepared to pay cash. A day
later, while still sauntering nround. ho
met Jed nnd said that he could have HOW
for tho land ns Boon ns tho deed was
made out. The love-lorn bachelor had
started for tho ofTlce of the village lawyer
when ho mot the Widow Thomas. She
noticed his excitement nnd asked the
cause, and when ho had told her she said:
"Look here, Jed, don't tnko too mucii
stock In the orphan business."
"How llf. vnll mftrtti?"
"You're nn orphan yourself, nnd you J
.... i ......i iu iki mi- uwicr orpnnn gei
the better of you. Can you get a horse
and buggy anywhere for nn hour?"
"Of course."
"Then let's take a drlvo out to your
land nnd see what kind of a place It
would mako for tho poor orphans.'.'
On tho way out Jed recurred to tho
old subject, saying that ho was on his
wny to drown himself when ho met the
stranger. .
"Come, now," Interrupted tho widow,
"this Is straight business, and you keep
quiet."
When tho meadow, which lay nlong the
highway, was reached tho widow In
slated on walking across It from north to
south. Tho ground looked as level as a
floor, but near tho center was a sort of
sink holo. In rainy weather considerable
water stood there, but the earth was
now dry.
"Urn I" said tho widow, as sho halted
and sniffed.
"Do you mean that smell?"
"Yes. Ever notice It before?"
"Onco or twice. Smells ns If somebody
had been breaking rotten eggs nround
here."
"Get a pole and thrust It Into the
ground ns far ns you can."
"Hero's ono right here, nnd somebody's
been poking. What do you mako of it,
Martha?"
"Jed, you've asked mo to marry you,"
sho said In reply.
"I havo: but you don't seem to care
whether you drlvo mo to a suicide's
grave or not."
"I don't know but I'd bo willing to
tako chances."
"As how?"
"If you'lt deed mo this land today I'll
promlso to marry you within a month.
I shan't answer nny question. It's yes
or no right off.
"Then It's yes, by thunder!" oxclalmcd
Jed, ns ho reached the roadside fence.
The deed wns mado out before sundown
and sent nwny to the. county seat, to bo
rccoruetl. ISoxt uny tho man who was
looking for nn asylum slto called upon
the Widow Thomas. He had senrcely men
tioned tho poor orphans when she laughed
nnd said:
"Don't let your philanthropy causa you
to loso a good thing. The ground up
thero Is full of natural .ga'afid you'Thow
It It's only M miles tp, plpo It to,, Chi
cago. It's under tho meadow, then It's
under hundreds of acres nround hero.
Go nhcad and make any test you will,
and then come' back with your ofTcr,"
A week later ho was willing to hand
over $10,000 In cash, and whon Jed Whee
ler had seen tho money counted out and
tho deed pnsscd ho exclaimed:
"By thunder, Martha, but that was the
only piece of land I had, nnd when a
piano feller comes along and wants to
trnde mo a gooso farm for the raising of
speckled geese, what am I going to say
to him?"
"Itcfcr him to your wife," she answered
as sho kissed him for tho flrst time,"
(Copyright, 1315, by the McClure News
paper Syndicate.)
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IT, 191&:
GERMAN MAJOR SUED
FOR DIVORCE IN N. Y.
Mrs. Ethel Clyde Vollmer
Names Manicurist in Suit
Against Husband
NfcW YOrtK, Aug. ll.-4lm naturo of
tho suit which Mm. Ethel fclytla Vollmer
has brought ngnlnst her husband, Major
nrnest Gottfried Vollmer. of the 15th
Field Attlllery of tho German army,
wns revealed yestonlAy at Mlneoln, I I.,
through tho llllng of the papers In the
case. It Is nn action for divorce.
Mrs. Vollmer Is a daughter of William
P. Clyde, of New Tork and Philadelphia,
formerly owner of tho Clyde Steamship
T.lni.. 4wlilr1 Iia .nM ... fil...l. ntr ,.
Tho engagement of Jtlss Cljrlo to tho
German officer, then Captain, ns nn
nonnccd ln Ilcrlln In 1007, nnd tho wedding
took place soon afterward In the Clyde
homo nt 11 West BISt street, Mnnhattan.
Tho couple havo two children. Wllhclm
P. C. Vollmer, S years, nnd Gectzo O. a
Vollmer, 2, who nro now In tho custody
of their mother nt n summer place she
recently leased at New Hamburg, N. Y.
Until n short tlmo ago she occupied a
handsome houso In Garden City.
Vollmer Is nt the front with tho Ger
man army, nnd late reports were thnt he
had won promotion from a captaincy to
tho rank of mnjor nnd received the Iron
Cross. Justice Stephen Callnghan grant
ed Mrs. Vollmer permission to servo tho
ofTlcer ln tho divorce proceedings by pub
lication, nnd ho now elands as having
defaulted.
A manicure on tho etcnmshlp George
Washington, on which Vollmer crossed
tho ocean to answer tho Kaiser's call
to arms, la named as co-respondent.
Justice Callaghan has appointed William
Wlckham to tako affidavits In tho case.
The naptha in Fels-Naptha
soap stays in the soap until it
comes in contact with water.
Then it gets to work on the dirt
and grease loosening and
dissolving it, thus making hard
rubbing unnecessary, and doing'
the work in half the time. While
the clothes are drying the nap
tha disappears evaporates.
Use Fels-Naptha for all soap-and-water work.
This is a Great Women's
Opportunity Week at
HALLAHAN'S
And made especially for the woman who appre
ciates high quality footwear at next-to-nothing
prices.
White Sea Island Devon Pumps
Greatly Reduced
A dainty product of our Custom Department.' Small tongue
covered slide, Spanish-covered heel, light-welted so p, Ormonde
last. Widths A A to D. Sizes 2 Vs to 7. Originally priced nt
?5. Reduced for quick clearance. A few hundred pairo left
which we will close out this week at 1.
rArden Pumps
Sacrificed for Immediate Clearance
rtn. -. llm Jaiiavitet MAak nAmilfii winrlAla nt trlfl SPHSOn. (Unfiled
of Bnowbuck or yvhlteduck. Originally priced at ?4X0. Reduced
for complete clean-up. While
We're Nearing the FinisrKof
Our Sensational $1 Sale
$3, $4 and $5 footwear for women. The new
est styles. The smartest leathers and combjna
tions. Louts, Cuban and low heels. Plenty of
widths and sizes.
HALLAHANTS
Good Shoes
919-921 Market Street
Narhtl Street Stare closed all day Saturday dHriw 4i?Kt
Ilranch itr remain open SuturUaTa- Kuipoy of brnacU .taro
t(ct dutiuCC cytrr week to make up for Saturdar Summer beUdajr..
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4028-30
Branch Stores
Open
Evy Evening
i Comer
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CARNIVAL ON TONIGHT I
WEASTGERMANTOWN
Improvement Body, Women's
Civic Club nnd Boys' Club
house Share Receints ki
. The civic, commercial and domestlo life
of East Gcrm&ntown will be represented -In
the ftuitth nnnual carnival, to be be-
gup tonight and terminate August SI., ,
Tho celebraUon will take place on IT
lot fit .Atlfforann utt-eat nrtA rl,Mll am- lI
nue, under tho auspices of the KrsI Oer-
mnmonn improvement Association. . K-i
in pxpccieu to do tne most successful
carnival ever held by tho organisation,
exceedlnir nil tmat imrierf alrt.,..., in ..
j lendanca and general enthusiasm.
ino proKram win ocgin tonight Willi -addresses
by Judge Haymond MacNellle,
of tho Municipal Court, and Councilman
George P. Dnrrow. Various booths will 1
bo conducted by members of the Ladles'
Clvlo Club, of East Oormantown. Sufm,
raglsts havo arranged nightly open-air
meetings, through which they hopo to '
procuro a numDcr or converts to the'
cause. f
Theso meetings wilt bo held under the
direction of tho lStlt Legislative District i
Hrnnch of tfio Woman Suffrage party.
Fifty per cent, of tho proceeds will b
uuvuicu o mo nciiviues ot tne East uer
mantown Improvement Association. A
largo amount will bo employed In the
enlargement of playground facilities.
Twcnty.nvo per cent, will be used or a
nucleus of a fund to bo employed in the '
erection of a boys' clubhouse. Another
2! tier cent, will fro trtlin TjuH." r.lvin i
Club. C. I Fetterolf Is chairman of a , 'I
committee in charge of arrangements. WS
Ui.yu
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