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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 36, 1015.
GARDNER INSISTS
DEFENSE PLAN IS
YET INADEQUATE
Congressman Calls Pro
gram "Advance," but
Insufficient
WANTS BIGGER NAVY
Says Daniels' Project Does Not
.Meet Needs Criticises
Garrison's Scheme
HAMILTON, tns., Oct. a.-Congress-m.in
Augustus P. Gardner, of Massa
chusetts, a leader In the campaign for
national preparedness, today consented
for the (list time to discuss the Admin
istration's plans for n. greater navy. In
an Interview today he said he consid
ered the Administration's plan "an nd
vanco," hut criticized It because It would
take nlno years to execute the naval
building plan.
Ho also expressed doubl that the hope
, for a volunteer army Qf 400.000 men could
be realized.
Congressman Gardner has been very
active, particularly since the outbreak of
the war In Europe, and at the Inst ses
sion of Congress, In agitating for a sub
stantial Increase In the military and naval
preparedness of the United States. Ills
vigorous stand upon the question attract
ed country-wide nttentton and It wan his
activity which led to an Investigation by
the House Committee ' on Naval Affairs
Into the naval resources of the country.
The Investigation crrU a great sensa
tion through the testimony of such men
as Rear Admlrnls Klske and Badger, who
openly disclosed the naval weaknesses of
the United States. Congressman Gard
ner himself. In testifying before the com
mittee, urged the creation of a fleet of 48
battleships as the minimum requirement
for a navy capable of repelling nn Inva
sion by a foreign fleet.
The Interview with Congressman Gard
ner follows an It was written for his ap
proval before publication:
Q. Do you think that President Wil
son's plan fa big enough? A. I think
that President Wllions plan is a great
advance on anything that has yet been
done. I Cah'l hnln hlnt- tmrrv thnt hn
has stopped short pt the very goal whlrh
I believe that ho Is honestly aiming at.
CALLS PROQKASt INSUFFICIENT.
Q. Do you tMhk the navy-bulldlng pro
gram lnsumdent? A. I am afraid so. I
am afraid" that Secretary Daniels' plan
Is Intended to. provide a navy strong
enough successfully to resist any nation,
except Great Britain. Von know that
xne general ponrd-of the navy for the
last dozen leara has offered ComrrpM
building program 'which year after year
we nave ignored. The hulldln? program
which I spenk of called for 4S battleships,
and it did not profess to make us safe
against Great Britain, because Great
Britain was not considered a probable
enemy.
Inasmuch as Secretary Daniels' plan
reduces the number of dreadnoughts In
the building program from 4S to 46. I am
Very much afraid that the old. unsound
doctrine still prevails. I am quite contl-
uciu inai wie American people are un
willing that our safety should depend
Upon the friendliness of any nation upon
earth. Of course, we can defend ourselves
on the sea against Great Hrltaln without
attempting to build a navy equal to
hers.
Q Is that your principal criticism of
Secretary Daniel's plan? A. No. My
principal criticism lies In the fact that
the Secretary's building program will
take nine jeara to execute. It takes
four years to build a battle cruiser or
a dreadnought after Congress has au
thorized it. Secretary Daniel's pro
poses to spread the authorization over n
period of five years; that means nlno
years before the Job is complete. It seems
to me that now is a pretty good time to
spend our money, inasmuch as wo have
got to spend it ultimately. I believe that
this program ought to be speeded up.
Furthermore, I am a good deal concerned
at the fact that the Secretary only recom
mends an Increase of 11,500 satlurmen and
marines. Admirnl Badger, recently Commander-in-Chief
of the Atlantic fleet,
and Assistant Secretary pf the Navy
Franklin D. Jloosevelt have both testi
fied that the navy needs 18.000 to 20,000
additional men before .we can properly
man the shlpa which wo already have.
However, there may be recruiting diffi
culties of which I know little.
GAltlUSON'S PLAN BEST.
Q Which plan Is the best, Daniels' or
Garrison's? A. Heaven knows that all
my prejudices aro In favor of Secretary
Garrison, but I think Secretary Daniels'
plan would be absolutely sound If It
were not so Jong drawn out;
Q. What criticism have you to offer
on Secretary Garrison's plan? A. He
doesn t give us anywhere near enough
regular soldiers. If war Bliou'd break
out before we hv? an adequate navy we
should have nothlnf to depend on to op
pose an Invading forcu. Secretary Gar
risons plan will Increase pur field army,
or mobile army, as It Is bften called, to
$0,000 men or less. Sixty thousand regu
lars could not make much oi a showing,
even with cur entire mllltla of 120,000
men alongside of them In the trenches.
Q Secretary Garrison also proposes an
rmy of 400,000 Contlrientals. as he calls
them. They ara to be trained for two
months, each year and their period of
active, service Is to be three years. What
do you thfnk of the plan? A. It Will be
Ann If you can get the volunteers to do it.
I sincerely hope that my apprehens'fns
may prove wrong. The fact is that I
have beep a recruiting officer In the mlll
tla Furthermore, I havo recently talked
to rerrultlng officers In the regular service
and I have observed the failure of the
efforts which we have made hitherto to
get a reserve army and a reserve navy I
shall be very Interested to hear the tes
timony of regular army officers In the
matter pf this- Continental army. I had
supposed that their recommendation
would be substantially different from
those which Secretary Garrison has made.
FAVOHS BOND 168UE.
Q, Do you think a 'reluctance to Issue
onda accounts' for what you describe as
a. restricted program 7 A. Very likely,
Personally, I believe in a bond issue. If
we want to be safe, let us be really safe,
and let us ba safe as quickly as possible.
Q. Po you agree with the Idea thut
preparation for war Incited Inen to war?
A. Juat. as much as I agree training men
t Atfht fire makes them incendiaries, or
arming policemen with revolvers urges
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FRENCII ROUT BULGARS;
SERBS LOSE IN NORTH
Continued from ruse One
arid Kucevo," announced the War Of
fice. The positions reported taken nre near
the centre of tho Teutonlo line In north
ern Serbia, about 30 miles south of the
Danube, and their capture signifies a
continued advance but not any particular
acceleration of tho Austro-Gcrman move
ment southward.
Thf oftlclal announcement of tho Bul
garian defeat Issued by tho Tarls War
Omeo follows:
"On the day of October 22 the Bulgar
ians attacked along the entire front the
French forces forming the nrmy of the
Orient and occupying the region of Strum
nltssa. They were completely defeated.
"Ileports that the French troops have
been both thrown back on th right bank
of the Vardar Itlcr nre false."
All Bulrnrlan troops In southern Servla
have been driven back to the cast bank
of tho Vardar niver. according to re
ports received irom the French expedi
tionary force.
Serbian troops are advancing upon
Voles The retreating Bulgarians at
tempted to destroy that part of the rail
way lying west of tho Vardar, but were
attacked before they had done serious
damage.
An Exchange Telegraph Company dis
patch from Athens todny states that the
Bulgarian troops have occupied Prlsrend,
which Is only five miles from the Al
banian frontier In western Serbia. If
this report is true, It means that the Bul
garian nrmy has crossed Serbia by way
of Uskub cutting off the northern half of
the kingdom from tho southern half.
Prlsrend Is 8R miles from the Bulgarian
frontier and 100 miles southwest of Nlsh.
Bulgarian troops have captured the
Serblnn port of Prnhovo on tho Danube
ltlver and the fortified city of Negotln,
the Sofia War Office nnuouueed today
Fierce fighting preceded the capture of
both these towns, the Serbian troopi
making tv desperate resistance before they
nere driven out. after u battle lasting
two days.
The Vienna War Office announced to
dny that Austro-Huncarlin cavalry had
entered tho Serbian city of Valjovo. This
town is about SO miles southwest of Bel
grade and the ndvanco of the Austro
Hungarian troops is apparently becoming
moro rapid as the Serbian retreat to
their mountain positions.
It was also announced that German
troops had captured Petrovatz, 40 miles
southeast of Semendrla
Anglo-French reinforcements nre pour
ing Into southern Serbia ns fnst as troop
trains can carry them north from Sa
lonlca. British forces totaling a brigade (4000
men) are on the wny from Salonlca to
Join the French and Serbs.
The Serbian War Offlce admits the fall
of Uskub, but the Bulgarian nrmy which
has penetrated the interior of Servla is
In danger of being cut off by tho French
forces, which aro fighting ' their way
northward along the Bulgarian-Serb
frontier.
Military experts who are following Bal
kan affairs closely havo begun to turn
their eyes towards Italy. The Italian
Government Is calling more men to the
colors, but whether thy nre to be used
to Increase the pressuro ngainst the Aus
trians or whether they will be sent Into
tho Balkans Is nn unanswered question.
Russia Is said to have massed flO.OOO
men between Odessa and Klshlneff for use
against the Bulgarians, but the problem
of getting these troops Into the Balknns
has the Russian General Staff balked.
They cannot bo sent through Austria be
cause that way hns been barred by Aus-tro-German
troops ; they cannot be sent
through Rumania without violating tho
neutrality of thnt country, thus running
the risk of lining the kingdom upon the
side of Germany; they cannot bo sent
through Bulgaria unless Varna or some
other port Is forced by warships.
Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign
Secretary, announced In the Houso of
Commons this nfternoon tho offer of Cy
prus to Greece had been withdrawn. It
will be recalled thnt the entrance of Bul
garia into the European war was pre
ceded by nn announcement from Greek
that further offers toi the Sofia Govern
ment would be useless.
A diplomatic break between Greece and
the Allies was hinted by the Central
News today ns a possibility, if allied op
erations in the Balkans nre Interfered
with by the Greeks' Interpretation of
their neutrality and by the attitude that
their treaty with Serbia docs not require
them to come to the Serbs' aid against
Bulgaria.
A note handed by the Allies' represent
atives to the Greek Government contained
such an intimation, an Athens dispatch
to the Central News said.
DU3IBA PRAISES COURTESY
OF BRITISH OFFICERS
Treated With Every Consideration,
Says E$-Envoy
BERLIN. Oct. 35.-Dr. Constnntln T.
Dumba, ex-AUstro-Hungarian Ambassa
dor at Washington, who hns arrived here
from tho United States, said to Interview
ers: "If you ask me If the tales are true
which were spread about my trip, which
reached a climax In the report that peo
ple on board the steamship avoided me,
I can only reply that the opposite Is true.
My wife and I felt ourselves under the
necessity of conducting ourselves with
rcservo townrd our fellow travelers. It
was they who approached us.
"Not only tho Americans, but also the
British marine officers on board were
most friendly to us in every respect.
During our landing and stay at Fal
mouth we were treated with every cour
tesy by British officers."
Doctor Dumba said that "relations be
twecn tho United States and Austria
Hungary ought not to be Influenced by
questions Involving Individuals."
LA STRADA DI NAGQ
ATTACCATA E PRESA
DA F0RZE ITALIANE
Da' Trc Giorni Infuria. la Bat-
taglia col Cannonc o con la
Baionctta su 300 Miglia
del Fronte Italiano
ATTACCHI RESPINTI
Incurnnti dclla Morto, al Grido dt
Savoin, gll Eroici Fantnccinl
Attaccano o Conqulstano
ROMA, 2G Ottobrc.
Trc noroplanl austrlaci hanno bom
bardato di nuovn Vcnczla qucata mat
Una. Mancano nncorn t pnrtlcolarl.
ROMA, 2(1 Ottobre.
Icrl sera II Mlnlstero della Guerra pub
bllcava II scguente comunlcato ufflclale
In baso all rapporto del generate Ca
dorna: "Nella zona tra II Lago di Garda e la
vallo dell'Adlge Ic nostre truppe dlscesero
II 24 Ottobre la montagna dl Nago sotto
II fuoco delle batterle nemlche del fortl dl
Illva ed Investlrono le poslzionl sut Doss
Zogazlna e Doss Oromlt, completando
cosl con le alture dt Brentonlco e dl
Crosano Invcstlto II 18 ed II 19 Ottobre.
la conqulsta del tratto dl strada carrcg
glablle Rlva-Nago, tra Torbole a Nago.
Nelle trlncce del nemlco le nostre truppe
trovarono arml e munlzlonl.
"Nella corsa notte 11 nemlco nttacco'
per ben trc volte le nostre nuove posl
zionl ncll'alta vallo del Rlenz, ma fu
rcsplnto.
"Nella vallo del Fella le nostre truppe
hanno opcrato nuove fortunate Incurslonl,
c Lusnltz e' statn Inccndlata.
"Nella zona del Monte Nero Icrl lo nos
tre poslzionl sul monte Mrzll furono at
toccate, ma II nemlco fu rcsplnto e lasclo'
m-llu nostre manl 27 prlglonlcrl. Ancorn
phi violent! attacchl furono operatl dalla
sommlta' del Vodll contro le nostro
trlncce delta llnea Zatollu-Mrzll, c sullo
prlmo II nemlco ebbe suc"cesso In qualcho
punto. I nostrl nlplnl pero' rlconquls
tarono poco dopo lo pcrduto trlncce
feccro 70 prlglonlcrl. In questo attneco e
contrn'tneco II nemlco lasclo sul tcrrcno
302 mortl.
"Nella zona dl Plava Icrl Ic nostre
truppe slogglarono II nc.nlco dalle poM
zlonl trlncerato cosl' d le dl Prasadla
Ruta. e pol rcsplnsero un contrattacco
dcglt austrlaci.
"Sull'nltoplano del Carso si ebbe una
Intensa nztone dl nrtlgllcrla durante tutta
la giornatn dl lerl, ed il nemlco si nccanl
speclalmcnte contro le nostre batterle del
basso Isonzo. 11 nostro fuoco provoco
Inccndil gravl nelle vlclnanze dl Dulno."
ASPETTANDO LA DECISIONS.
Comlnclano a glungere I partlcolarl della
battaglln che da pochl giorni si o Im
pegnata sul fronte dl 300 mtglla tra Itallanl
ed austrlaci. La declslone dl questa bat
taglla si puo' avere su tre puntl: nella
rcglone trcntlno-tlrolese, sulla llnea
dell'lsonzo o sul Carso. Probabllmente
una declslone b! avra" verso la fine del
mese corrcnte.
Dove la battaglla lnfurla dl plu' e' sulla
llnea dell'lsonzo, sla per le masse che vl
sono Impegnate a sla per 1'artlgllerla che
vl e' In azlonc. Le due battaglle del
Carso e dell'lsonzo furono preccdute
entrambc da una Intensisslma prepara
zlone dl artlgllcrla che, duro' tro giorni.
Mlgllala dl cnnnonl si nccanlrono contro
le poslzionl nustrlache, dlstruggendone 1
retlcolatl metalllcl ed alterando tutta la
topografla della llnea. Pol la fanterla,
che attendeva Impnzlente l'ordlne dl
avnnzare, fu lnnolnta all'attacco delle
poslzionl nemlche e si splnse Innnnzl con
un formldablle urlo dl "Savola" e do
vunque pote' ragglungere le trlncee aus
trlache II nemlco fu battuto e messo in
fuga con assaltl alia balonettn.
Dl fronte alio lucclcantl balonette
Itallane ed al grido formldablle gli nus
lriacl. dopo essersl dlfesl con tutti !
mezzl, alzarono le manl e si nrresero.
Essl dovettern rlnunclare a dlfendere
inolte trinoee che II fuoco deH'artlgllerla
italiana aveva reso, Inservlblll. No" II
fuoco della batterle austrlache valse ad
anestare la travolgente marea delle
masse itallane che si splngevano Innanzl
Incurantl della morte. Formldablll posl
zionl austrlache furono conquUtate e per
dute o rlprese ancora flno a che rlmasero
nelle manl degll Itallanl. La battaglla non
e' poro finlta e contlnua sempre con crcs
cento vlgore, con una furla veramente
eplca.
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The Playerforte has greater pedal control and an
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CawT'-wakl Mas.
Writ fr IUuttmt CtAalop
dell-artlglleria Italians Nel tre giorni
dl bombardamento che precedettero
l'nzlone della fanterla lie granite Itallane
tquarcMrono la roccU su cut erano to
yformldablll poslzionl dl dlfesa austrlache
cu inten rcparti di truppe nemicne furono
travolte nelle valanghe che quel colpl
scatenavano sulle sommlta' delle alture
cho comnano Tolmlno o Gorilla. It terzo
glorno ernno enorml masse dl roccla che
preclpllavano sul flanchl delle montngne
travolgcndo I rcparti nemtcl.
IVro' e' gtusto rlconosccro che gll aus
trlaci si dlfesero eon straordlnarlo cora
gglo e spesso la loro fanterla uscl' a con
trattacenre e dlvenne presto II bersagllo
dl ccntlnala dl cannonl e mltragllatrlcl.
r, spesso anche si osssrvavano repartt
nustrlscl far fuoco su gnippl dl soldatl
proprll che.stavano per arrendersl. Spesso
durante la glornata fu nccetsarlo sospen
dem la battnglla per far dtradare le
grandl nuvolo dl fumo che si levava dalle
grnnatc c che oscuravano I'orlzzonte.
St sono nvutl Innumerevoll attl dl ero
Ismo, e mold prlglonlcrl austrlaci sono
Impazzltl. Si cnlcola che In quest! tre
giorni ell austrlaci hanno pcrduto non
meno dl 60,000 uomlnl, e si dido pure cho
un tnrmbro della famlglnla Impcrlale n
caduto Insleme con due generall c che lo
poslzionl nustrlache sul Carso, special
nunte quelle dl Doberdo', Marcottlnl, San
Mlchele sono scrlamento compromesse.
Tutte Ic poslzionl che domtnano Oorlzln
sono Invcstlto od occupate, ad eccezlone
dt Knu Marco, c nil austrlaci hanno evac
uatn la ctttn. Della prima tinea nuttrl
aca rlmr.sero davantl a Oorlzla appenn
vcntl uomlnl.
"SHE'S DE FUST WHAT DONE IT"
"General" Sam Cole Thnnks "Queen
of Orkney Street" for Cracking
His Skull
"Ah compliments her on fracturln' mah
skull. Scv'l pussons befo' hab tried It,
but she's 'de fust what done It."
This magnanimous view which "Gen
eral" Sam Cole, a negro, took of the ac
tion of his stepdaughter, the "Queen of
Orkney street," won her release today
nftcr she had whacked him over the
head with u sword and sent him to tho
Episcopal Hospital for three weeks.
Magistrate Olcnn dismissed the woman,
Annie Jenkins, of Dauphin and Orkney
streets.
The "battlo" In which the "General"
received his wound was at his home, 2122
North Bodine street. ori October 3. Tho
weapon used was once worn by General
Stonewall Jackson, Cole at times claims.
It was confiscated by the police.
NEGROES AID MERCY HOSPITAL
Churches Give to Building Fund.
Campaign Extended to Nov. 10
The camralgn of the Mercy Hospital
to raise UiO.000 for the construction of n
new hospital building at inth and Fedcrat
streets has been extended to November
10. The hospital Is designed ns a perpet
ual memorial to Abraham Lincoln.
New contilbutlons from several uegio
churchex In South Philadelphia were an
nounced today by the committee In charge
of obtaining tho contributions.
Amon the recent contributors to tho
fund nre the Wesley African Methodist
Kplrcopnl Church, 15th and Lombard
streets; the First African Baptist Church,
16th and Christian streets, and the Shiloh
Baptist Church, Lombard near 11th. street.
Many new subscriptions nre expected next
Sunday.
BETRAYED BY ALARM CLOCK
TWO rAltCELS OF VOLLMEIt
ESTATE SOLI) FOR $761,000
Auctibn df Properties In South 15th
Street Attracts Many Realty Men
Tart of the Vollmer estate, on 15th
street south of Market, was sold today
at public auction In the Bourse In two
lots for 31.000 and H5,O0O. Tho former
price was paid for tho properties at 20-SJ
South 18th street by II. K. Woodman, said
to be representing the Fianktln Trust
Company, nnd W. Nelson West, an attor
ney with oillces In the Stock Exchange
nulldtng, obtained 24-28 and 28 South 15th
street for the g. cater sum. It Is said that
Mr. West represented 'Mitchell, Fletcher
A Co.
Spirited bidding marked the sale, which
was conducted by Barnes & Lofland. Tho
hMnniilii Im nwnril ltv tllft Vfttlmpr Cfl-
tato nnd tho Beat Estate Title Insurance
and Trust Company. It was sold under
a peremptory agreement In partition,
not subject to approval by court. As It
was the llrat large central realty placed
on public sale for many years, many real
estate men were present.
Tho property at iO-22 Is assessed nt 5320,
O'O Phd 21-26-28 nt 5610.(00. inder tho
agreement of sale an effort was mAdo to
sell the combined property following the
first salo at a sum above that offered In
the aggregate for the two "lots. As no
bid of 5761,000 could be obtained, tho two
successful bidders were awarded tho prop
erties separately.
There is a four-story and business room
building nt 20-22 nnd a five-story ortlce
building on tho Hanstead street corner
at 2I-:.2S.
RAISE FUND TO HONOR NURSE
St. Georgo'e Society Aids Project to
Erect Shaft to Miss Cavell
Funds nro being raised by members of
St. cGorge's Society today which will
bo used In the movement Instituted In
London to provide a monument to Edith
Cavell, the British nurso who was shot
recently by Gcrmnn soldiers. Sir George
J. Frnmpton, the noted British sculptor,
has promised to execute the memorial
ns a labor of love.
Shell Hits Near U. S. Ship
NEW YOBK. Oct. 26.-A 14-Inch shell
from n new coast defense gun at the
Sandy Hook proving ground today barely
missed wrecking the repair ship Panther
of the United States navy. Tho gun was
being tested when the Panther came Into
range. A big projectile passed directly
over the ship.
Thief Caught When Stolen Timepiece
' Goes Off
NEW YORK. Oct 26,-The cartoonist's
dream about the man who stole an alarm
clock and was caught when II went ort
came true fivefold hero early today.
William Davis' pockctspeale3'iornt,on
a deserted, silent Broadway. -A police
man's search revealed Ave big intermit
tent alarm clocks. AVilllam said he was
the demon sleeper of Manhattan and had
to have them.
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M. W. MONTGOMERY, Manager
910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
Business Men
for Business Men
Unfortunate la the office or hop with its help out of tune with th
business. The incapable, antiquated or juBt-plaln-lczy hamper a firm's
fight with competition.
Fortunate is th business that had well-trained, alert a-nd fflcknt
employe th kind swiy house can obtain with a LEDGER Want Afl.
If you are looking for human trade-pull-trs, you can find thm with a
LEDGER Want Ad. You can get the man who fits the job through
a LEDGER Want M.
P. R. T. FOR 5-CENT
FARES; SMITH ISN'T
Conttnotd from fate One
6-cent fare base by saying; It could not
be answered offhand,
Mr. Smith said he did not know that
any company could operate on a 8-cent
basis here. Many of the candidates on
his ticket ssld the same thins;, and also
that the company might becomo bankrupt
If It attempted to "do too much."
Yet the Ilapld Transit Company Itself
has declared the belief that it will be
able to operato on a live-cent basis and
has made a tentative agreement with tho
city for the construction of the high
speed system and for the Abolition of tho
eight-cent exchange tickets and the
granting of free transfers, to be universal
after 19M.
The eight-cent rate which Mr. Smith.
In refusing to pledge himself to abolish
It, considers as If It were a brand now
Idea, was disposed of In the agreement
made between the city and the transit
company and made public a year and a
half ago, way z, mh. y mai cuni
promtse agreement It was declared feasi
ble that
"Free transfers be- given
wherever surface llrlea Intersect high
speed lines (city's and company's) at
station points, enabling a passenger to
transfer In a forward direction.
Tho Intent being to make all high
speed lines (city's and company's) avail
able as a link In a complete Journey In a
forward direction between any two points
within the city for S cents.
The question of free transfers, which
Mr. Smith properly put In tho same cate
gory with the abolition of 8-cent ex
change tickets, but which he also speaks
of as If It wero a new and uncertain
Issue, was disposed of In n clause of that
agreement, that "all exchange tickets,
excepting those In the delivery district,
and even thero nfter January 1, 1920," be
eliminated
California Votes on Nonpartisan Plan
SAN 1'HANCISCO, Oct. 26.-Constltu.
tlnnal amendments making California
elections wholly nonpartisan were being
voted on today In a special State-wide
election. Lack of organized opposition to
tho amendments made this adoption
likely.
NEGRO STOWAWAY LAlS
Mndo His Way From England
"ying Mother
A negro stowaway on the
liner Domlnfnn .1... . .
migration Inspector Tiles when thJ?
uocaea ni vasmrton avenus ?
order thnt ti m.,M t...... . Tr'1K
" " "naien to tha kl
of his dying mother In WestChe.tS
mar. la trii-.....i , '"ester
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Hoyer was n member of a flsB
strel troupe that failed In IXf0,5
he wan looking for work he "JM
in- ...!.,.. it... t.i "B recelTj-r
.v... c...,...h iiiki ma mother . ,,,,".
wnrwrri hla nnv n t i. -. hu
thJTtS
worked
stowed
minion.
his
away
, uiai ma mother nuT.'
ay to Liverpool and -Y
In a lifeboat on "thS
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Diamonds 1 Sappkirf
MJhj.i -1
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Ladies' Gypsy R
nennoa nna aignlnod in duj;
acter, containing two flna wjh'
diamonds, nnd a single beabtl&j
sapphire. A particularly gj
example of tho quality and specie!
values in Mifchell rings.
J
lustrated, WU mm., uS
only ...'6U.terUq
Some other exceptionally beantlfa
ladles' gypsy rings, $:s to ij , ?
MITCHELL'S
EstabUshed 1878
Diamond Stores
5G North 8th 37 South ftd.
EIM.UINS&(5
OPPENH
Chestnut and 12th Sts.
GrtmcrUxteyoremost Shecladsh
Very Unusual Values Offered
Washable Satin and
Crepe de Chine Underwear
An exceptional selection of undergarments in flesh
and white; tailored and lace trimmed.
Satin Envelope Chemises . 3.95 and 4.95
Satin Underbodices .... 1.00 and 2.00
Satin Petticoats 3.95 and 4.95
Crepe de Chine Nightgowns 2.95
Crepe de Chine Combinations .'. . 2.00
Crepe de Chine Underbodices .... 1.00
0PPENHEIM.(gLtlMS&(5
Chestnut and 12th Sts.
Very Unusual Values Offered
New Negligees and Kimonos
Negligees of super
ior crepe de chine,
scmi-fittlng in pas
tel shades of pink
and light blue,
trimmed with
lace and ribbon.
Exceptional Value
7.50
Japanese silk hand
embroidered kimo
nos In blue, pink,
rose, navyj laven
der, cherry and
Copen., silk' lined.
Exceptional Value-
5.00
'i
0pPENHEiM.(gnms&5
Chestnut and I2th Sts.
Very Vnusual Values Offered
Women's Glove Silk Vests
Standard make, extra quality 1
glove silk vests in pink and white, QSc
fully reinforced. Special!
Lingerie Undermuslins
Nightgowns, combinations and envelope
chemise of nainsook, lace and
j embroidery trimmed.
Special 1.00
Crepe de Chine Blouses
fleih f white, wltk high cel
lars and feng t'eevee,
. Special 2.95
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