EVENING lEDGEB PHII)A1BI3?HIA:, FRIDAY, APltlE 21', 1916. WAR-TIME BOOTS CHASE RECEDING SKIRTS IN LONDON ,Jtllen Adair Finds Start lerd in Women's New Footwear "ITS ECONOMY, PROBABLY By ELLEN ADAIR Ifrllten Specially for Evbnino LEDonn. XjOUTIOU, Aprlt If Tho new boots nil me with a vast mlmlratlon. They are triumphs. Thero's little else but boot In milady's costume. In Oxford street this morning I met half a, score maidens arrayed, bluahless and unabashed, In Well, Just coats and bootsl The boots came somewhere up toward tho walst-llne, and the skirt was no more They were young and charming, these maidens. Certainly tho men thought so. Several of tho ruder sex remained Joy ously rooted to the spot white the pretty maidens tripped by. Oh yes, they were war workers. Bus conductors, female commissionaires and all that sort of thing. And their costume was .fascinating. To watch tho llttto conductoretto skip up and down the narrow stairs of her bus Is ttheer Joy. Ofttlmes the boots are par tially obscured by puttees. She's bo de termined about her work, too. None of the soft side there. "Stand backl" she shouts peremptorily to tha Bcethlng mob which struggles to board tho vehicle. "Take your tlmel There's plenty of room!" CHIC BOOTS ON BATTLEFIELD. Speaking of alluring feminine footwear, Xiord Northcltffe, tha famous Journalist, doesn't seem to bo missing anything, oven in his danger trip around tho firing line. While parading In thq ruins of Rhclms I noto that In that forsaken spot ho was quite startled to encounter a chto tittle, Patislenne, arrayed In qulto startling boots, the last scream In high hats, nn unblushlngly short skirt, lmperturbably picking her way through the ruins with a Pekinese under one arm and a gas mask tinder tho other. "Truly a remarkable ex." observes tho great Nortlicllffe solemnly. Has ho only found that out now? Yes, tha thought of tho chic llttlo lady of' BJielms daintily picking her way among the shell-holes and stepping It out jauntily on her 2 ,-lnch heels Is qulto Inspiring. One can plcturo her watch tho approach of a roarJng "Charlie Chaplin" or a 70-pound "Big Lizzie" with no fear Bavo for tho probable destruction of thoso boots of hers. Tho War Savings Committee has stuck economy posters up all over London, and alas) alas! their venom Is oven aimed at boots. "Don't Wear Luxurious Boots." tho big blueprint shouts. Tct boots do luxe are on tho tapis, or, to bo moro ac curate, tap-tapping It everywhere. "Speaking of boots," said a critical male person today, "It puzzles mo to discover where all the kids aro coming from. Never was thero such a slaughter of kids since the first kid saw the light of day. I nm afraid thero will, bo a great goat famine after the war, for no kid has a chanco of attaining goathood In these times." "But," ho continues, "I do not grudgo tho boys their goats and girls their kids. It Is not woll to carry thrift too far. The British soldier Is tha smartest In Europe, and the Girl He Loft Behind Him needs to be encouraged. Dowdiness Is tho defeat of womanhood." DARING! YES, DAIUNai Tho other day in n Bond street tea shop, much affected by tho Glided Youth of London, I perceived n truly daring pair of boots. Tho little lady who wore them was arrayed In a tartan skirt, be side which Joseph's coat ot many colors would have paled Into Insignificance. It was a replica of tho kilt worn by tho wounded warrior who accompanied her. He Belonged to a famous Scottish regi ment, noted alike for tho dazzling quali ties of its men and of Its tartan! The martial cut ot tha little lady's skirt was bad enough, but she didn't Btop there. Certainly not! Her white kid lace up boots wero actually surmounted by a swathing of tartan at least four Inches wide. If she had even copied her wounded warrior more closely and swung along with knees uncovered she could not have caused more of a sensation. Certainly those tartan swathlngs wero "It." Heads turned and tongues wagged. But the com ment brought to the little lady a peace and a satisfaction which nothing else could have afforded. She had achieved Fame! As the war goes on dresses grow shorter and the tops of milady's boots higher. Statistics inform us that one Inch per month is the climbing rate) It's all very disturbing. And Where's It going to stop, we ask? Like the llttlo conductorcttes and commissionaires and farm workers, prob ably In the discarding of sklrta altoge Speaking of the new farm worker i cannot truly say that I like their boots They are much too "sensible." They're a throwback to the type of footwear worn by "sensible" Englishwomen before the war. There's too much of the square toe and the flat heel about them, not to men tion the appalling roominess. The 2 -Inch heels are much mors alluring. So are the Jong, pointed vamps. At a popular musical comedy the other night I saw some wonderful little feet. Yes, even though they did belong to Eng lishwomen. "NOVELTIES IN BOOTS. Of course, they were Immaculately shod, anct that makes all the difference. There were lots of white kid boots, with queer shaped little "windows" all the way up the front, cut so as to display various hued hosiery beneath. Several were fin ished with an edging to match the hem of the skirt. Extraordinary black buttons were dotted with unscientific Inaccuracy all over the lattice work, too. But the effect was superb; Only the other day I saw Princess Mary arrayed In a remarkably chlo pair of boots. So even the royal family Is putting Its beat boot forward. It la clearly proved this. Indeed, will never be a bootless war n Send a r lotvergrxtml for Easter ,Jj $5.00 "We delive ers any- where in States V Sjgn tf"j&s fye 221 South Broad Street lit the wntddU of tha block BEI4GI0US NOTICES ITotcttaut Upheaval wmt TriMlTMPlI liv TUB rKOSS." u.iiii-i.. u.,1, lu. i.iuwiwi .ui tiMm E.iu&a pt in. i i-iiuiivji jr After wt ITIJSSJ, ai an4 ChrUUan, U. Bar Sjt V LYMAN WHBELHR. OR T iMl r immidKTF.ll SOLOISTS CUAKUmm TYSON. MRS. W" JJ)V- 1 pof fniteVi Of 4KW tsT LEBAimiEITALlANE INTENTEADM0L1RE IFORTIDILAVARONE L'Importanza Strategica del Col di Lana Conquistato con le Mine e Con Gallerio Sotterranee SAN MARTINO IN FIAMME ROMA, 21, Aprito. 11 Mlhlstero delta Gucrra pubbllcava lerl sera 11 seguente rapporto del generals Cadorna clrcn la situations alia fronto ltalo-austrlaca: Tra la vatlo dell'Adlgo o quella del Brenta l'attlvlta' tlelle truppo aus trlache cd Italians e' stata llmltata. Ierl la nostra arttgllerla con un In tonso cd cdlcaco fuoco ha contlnuato l'opera dl demollzlono del fort! dl Lusernn o dl Belvedere, sull'altoplano dl Lavnrone. Nella zona del Col dl Lana II hot tlno fntto da nol flno a lerl com prende un cannone dl grosso calibro, quattro mltragtlatrlcl, contlnnla di fucttt cd Una grnndo quantlta' dl munlzlonl. Sulla fronts dell'Isonzo la ptoggla o la ncbbla hnnno ostacolato la nostre operazlont dl gucrra, ma la nostra arttgllerla e' rlusclta a provocaro un Incendlo net ccntro abltato dl San Martlno del Cnrso cd In un deposlto dl munlzlonl n sudovest delta stessa locallta'. Un aeroplano nemlco ha tasctato cadere bombo su Bassano Vcneto, ma senza rlusclro a faro vlttlmo od a causaro dannl. La conqulsta delta sommlta' del Cot dl Lana da parta dcgll Itatlanl e' nmmessa umclatmcnto audio a Vienna. Un comunl cato udlclate austrlaco InfattI nnnuncla clio la sointntta' o' ora In posscsso dcgll Italian). II Col dl Lana ha una notcvolo Importnnza strategica perche' domlna la grnndo strada dollo Dolomltt o l'accesso nlla conca dl Cortina d'Ampezzo. La sommlta o' un vnsto planoro clio dccllna dolccmcnto da ovest nd est, mentro 1 finnchl mcrldlonall, cho dominant) la strada delto Dolomltl, Bono rlpldl o dl dlinclllsstmo accesso. Lo operazlonl contro II Col dl Lana furono Inlzlnto daglt Italian! fin dal lugllo dcU'anno scorso. II 23 ottobro ossl conqulstavano un'operccampato fortlsstma n metn. strnda tra la hare e la sommlta'. II 7 novembro gll Itnllanl, trn 1 quail crano I garibaldlnl dl Popplno Garibaldi, rngglunsoro la sommlta', nttaccavano vlo Icntcmcnte gll nustrlacl a II rostrlngcvnno a rltlrarsl dallo poslzlonl. Ma II planoro, II cocuzzolo chc forma la sommlta', era In gran parto ancora nello manl dcgll aus triad cho lo nvevano fortlflcnto In una manlera vcramento formldablle, con trlnceo, con retlcolatl, con bocche dl lupo, "cavnlll dl Frlsla," con tutto qunnto era posilblle offporro all'nvanzatu degll ltallanl. OH austrlacl pensavnno cho It posscsso del Col dl Lana slgnlflcn'n II domtnlo della valle dl Llvlnallongo, della strada dcllo Dolomltl da Falzarego nl Passo dl Pordol, o della strada clie porta In ter ritories ttallano a Caprlla VI ernnodunquo trlnceo dopplc, pnrallcle, rafforzate con calcentruzzo, o le poslzlonl sembravano lmprendibill. Gll ltallanl dov.evnno rlcorrcro nll'n vanzata metodlca a lenta. La conqulsta dal vlclnl costoni Indcbollrono a poco a poco la poslzlono nustrlaca sul Col dt Luna. Ma dopo ragglunta la clma gll austnaci contrataccarono vlolentemente con rtnforzl, e gll ltallanl furono costret tl nd arrctraro, ma rlmascro sulia som mlta', n brevlsslma dlstanza dal nemlco. Gll nvversarll si guardavano, ma nessuno del duo avova artigllerla sumclento per slogglare l'altro. CHOIR PLANS MEMORIAL TABLET FOR BOY SINGER Church of tho Saviour Will Erect Tribute to Young1 Vocalist A memorial tablet to a choir boy. Mas ter Clarenco Lincoln Blaine, who died on March 23, will be placed In the Episcopal Church of the Saviour, 38th street above Chestnut, according to plans ot the Muslo Committee of tho church, consisting of George P. Kimball, I H, Weatherly and O. C. Bosbyshell. Young Blaine, who was an unusually gifted singer, was a member of the choir for flvo years. Easter Deli ICIOUS Wouldn't a box of the appropriate Easter greeting? These delicious candies many of the most discriroi sections of America. De Luxe Bon Bona & Ch Famous 60c Swiss Bon Bob Dainty Box Easter Sweets, 50c. Easter Baskets de Luxe. S3. Basket Nests, 75c, $1 & $1.50. 1 Cretonne Pails filled (vith Sweets, $5 to $10. Phone to Ackers We Pasa Your Door Fmley Acker Co. Chestnut at Twelfth Market at Twelfth Eighth above Arch zutetf Get tha tlcund Package Uted for Century. : , HO (?Sl Caution" ?AvoM Subitltute MALTE www 'HsIHm I n M tviaae trom civan. tract of select rri own Malt Infant and thm weak tit litd no cooking n Nourishc end u Should bo leDt at f IWJL FL.L-Umf&. tritioua ilWSMAHeB"-KCa 1ii IT i" '" "" FRENCH HIT HARD ON VERDUN LINE; MAKE NEW GAINS Capture Trenches at Le Mort Homme and Caur- rettes Wood PUSH GENERAL ADVANCE PARtS. April 21. French troops In their general offensive against tho Germans at Verdun have gained ground on both sides of the Meuso River, It waB officially announced today. Tho communiquo states that In an at tack yesterday at Le Mort Homme and Cnurrettcs wood tho French captured trenches and also captured 164 prisoners. On the cast bank of tho Meuse the French troops also gained ground, nd nnclng Into Haudromont wood. Tho Germans wero also active yester day. Following a terrlflo bombardment on tho Haumont-Vaux front, the KalRcr'a troops launched a furious attack, which enabled them to capture n few trendies near tho Douamont pond. The French mado their answer to this attack under cover of darkness, and In a night assault completely ejected tho Germans from tho positions which they had captured. Tho text of tho official communique follows: On tho west bank ot the Meuso tho attack launched yesterday by our troops In tho region of Lo Mort llommo mado further progress during tho night Wo captured a trench on tho north edge ot Caurcttes woods. Wo took 4 offlccm npd ICO soldiers prisoners. On the cast bank of tho Meuse a violent bombardment of our positions was followed In tho evening by a powerful attack on tho part of tho enemy atong a front of two kilometres (1,2 miles) between Thiacourt farms' nnd Vnux pond. The Germans, who had succeeded In gaining a foothold In our lines south of Fort Douaumont and north of Pool, were completely rolled back by counter-attacks mado by us at night. Two machines and some prisoners felt Into our hands. West of Douaumont, In tho sector south of Haudromont wood, wo llkc wlso progressed. Wo effected tho de livery of scmio wounded French pris oners and captured 20 Germans. Tho night passed quietly on tho rest of the front, except In tho region of Lo Prctro Forest, where our artillery was rather active THIEVES CHLOROFORM LAD Then Bind nnd Gng Him While They Ransack Lnnsdnlc Houso LANSDALi:, Pa.. April 21. Chloro formed Into unconsciousness, his legs tied with his shirt, his wrists bound with his belt and gagged with his underclothing, Walter Shlve, Jr., aged 1G years, of 128 East fitli street, was found unconscious In bed at 2:30 o'clock this morning by his parents. Thieves ransacked tho houic. entered overy room but tho one which Mr. and Mrs. Shlvo occupied, nnd left without taking n thing. They wero evi dently after money, for nluahlo silver ware was untouched. The Shlvo boy says he does not remember any details of tho assault. Ho was unconscious nn hour after ho was found by Ills parents. A noise down stairs aroused them. HanscomBros. Offer tho Best Values in FINE GROCERIES in this city "Tf Proprietors of the Fanyjiis Conmmonwcalth Coffee, K!cMb. Grand Banquet Coffee, 36cib. We roast them freslvfaily 12SJ MAUKKT &7 AMI HltANCIIKS 0 Gifts Vjandi les Acker Confections be an are thel favorites with ating car y lovcrSt in all icolal , 52, $3'T? $5 s & I olates, 60c to $3 JEaster I Choc. I Box, 30c. aoz. 55c & 9i,io. Choc. Strawberry Eggs, $1.10. RUCK S THE ORIGINAL ILK miKvvitn the ex Ited am, malted in our Houses nd mtary conditions. ehildnn stomach htivi tn if. Agree witn tha AvaliJ or tha aged, 'ditlott of milk. more than tea, coffee, etc homi when traveling. Anu- foo4-drink may prcpaied in o, moment. CivTi Nfcst 24es. riih th A bUmIuI hot before retiring induces refreshing sleep. Abo in lunch tablet form for business men. -Substitutes Cost YOU Same Prlco Tmkm m Pmokmgm Homm CARRANZA TOnERING AS REBELLIOUS CHIEFS UNDERMINE HIS POWER First Chief Forced to Flee From Queretaro After Re fusal of Aid to Executo General Blanco ONLY GONZALES LOYAL nt PASO, April 21. Venufltlano Cnr ranata's power In Mexico Is toltcrlnir and his downfall Is recarded aj only a matter ot time. This news reached tho border today from rollablo sources, Tho mili tary branch of tho Mexican Government Is retraining tho ascendancy nnd only Gen eral Pablo Gonzales, commander at Mex ico City, remains loyal to tho First Chief. Tho nntl-Carranza faction of tho do facto Government, headed by General Al varo Obreifon nnd General Candldo Agullnr, respectively Ministers of War nnd Foreign Affairs, Is dictating every move now made by Mexico Tha American enm palcn In Mexico brought tho long-smoul-dorlng enmity ngalnst Carranza to n head. Carranza mado no proteat ngalnst tho entry of American soldiers Into Mexico nnd his foes took this opportunity to solidify tho opposition. Tho demand for tho recall of tho United States troops fol lowed. t'nrrnnza was forced to lcavo Queretaro and go to Mexico City to save his life. Instead of making a triumphal journey from Queretaro to tho capital, Carranza was fleeing for his own safety. Tho In ternational crisis developed In this man ner: Cnrrnnza sought to havo executed Generals Luclo IJIanco, 1'nnfllo Nn tera, Carrera Torres nnd two others because of tho fear that they would be released from custody after being arrested on charges of treason and lend troops ngalnst him Tho execu tion order ho Issued was rejected by the commander of tho Queretaro gar rison. Carranza then ordered tho mutinous commander punished, but soldiers nnd citizens In Queretaro protested vio lently and threatened to revolt If tho order Avero carried out. Carrnnza was threatened with death It ho persisted. General Gonzalen, notified by Car ranza of tho threatened mutiny, hur ried to Queretaro. With nn escort yENUS lO PENCIL dealers jj"" yr - rwvvy, 5c pencil is . XnyuS"'' supreme in its class Ppi'" Affliricu Lud Ptdl Co., H. Y. i T HIS is our seventieth birthday. The story "rt jffl X 0f American railroad advancement in t "W this three score and ten years is the life story "jEf fl W of the Lehigh Valley RaUroad. It teUs of g j 'A achievement culminating in a system, every fi 1 & X' 2 feature of which represents the most modern , -"v JLs Y jt thought on transportation; a system which has . -jss- ,mJ y X developed a standard of service typified by The, "C x X Black Diamond. X 4lb m Mt.Ai-r' ammmmmamsmaesiMakHSmmmi' jl lln mi ii Him ii inn mn hi i n 1 1 in a mi nn i m w m n 1 1 ifcawiiiiii it iwiii uwiii n n 1 1 1 ifci im id m iiih.hmw rti if muni n i in iyj rt iwin ti m iwiji mi'Ijwmii wn nni ijiiJi iBMMlu.iMaiiiami i i.NfciBwJ WitiMiaAirlWiuMWi-lliB of 100 soldiers, Carranza was hur riedly taken to Mexico City. General Blanco, particular object of Carranza's hatred, was Minister of tho Interior In the Gutierrez Conventlonlst Cabinet. Ho revolted ngalnst Carranza, but later surrendered on offers of am nesty. Carrnnza had lilm tried and ho was sentenced to death, but was saved by tho personal plea of Major General Hugh L. Scott, of tho United States army. IL LAVARONE BATTUT0 DAI CANN0NI ITALIANI I Forti di Luserna e Belvedere si Sgretolano Sotto il Violento Fuoco It comunlcato ufflclale Itnllnno dl lerl sera nnnuncla cho l'nrtlgllerln lltallana contlnua la dcmollzlono del fortl dt Lu serna o dl Belvedere, BUll'nltoptano dt Lavnrono. II forto dl Luserna era gla Btnto dlstrutto dallo nrtlgllorlo lltatlano sullo scorclo dt mngglo dell'anno scorso o gll nustrlncl stessl ncvano Bparato contro II forto cho nvevn nlzato bandlern btancn, II forte dl Detvcdero Invcco avova roslstlto. Kvldentemento gll nus trlncl emtio rluscltl a costrulro nuovo opero, campall forse, sullo rovlno dl Lu serna, o contro questo si nccnnlsco ora 1'nrtlgllerla ltallana. II forto dl Uelvederc dlfcndo I'lmporlnnto pnsso dl Lanronoe, n 1170 metrl d'altczza, cho porta nll'altoplano dl Folgnrla cd nlla vallo dell'Adlge. Lavnrono o" dlfcso da quattro fortl In pnrto scavatt ncla roccla, como qucllo dl IJelvcdcre, cd nrmatl ell potentl nrtlgllerlae. Fund to Free Turnpike From Tolls Main Lino clio associations havo been asked by Commissioners of Lower Merlon township to aid In creating a fund to pay tho legal expenses of the suit to freo Montgomery nvctiuo turnplko from tolls. On the Boardwalk and wherever p or taste aruraiscjimm- ation gathey HOSIERY IN ALL THE NEW SHADES WEAKNESS OF CAMlANZA NEW rnOBLBM FOR U. S. WASHINGTOK, April 21. Cumulative evidence of tho Impending collapse of the Carrnnza do facto government today com plicated the already tangled skein of American-Mexican relations. Tho feeling openly expressed In ofUclnl circles that tho dispatch of General Scott, chief of staff of tho army, to San Antonio to confer with General Funston on tho future of tho American punltlvo expedition, was a forerunner of tho withdrawal of the United States troops, began to glvoway to a belief that forces oould not bo with drawn nt this time. Secretary Landing has repeatedly said that tho United States was ready to com Cenlemeri Gloves Washable Gloves that will wash Washable gloves for men and women that .any body can wash successfully. Tan, SmrnajAlnbasteril Oyster White. 7 I I,nllf' Trench Kid (IIotm In a. wldu ranty of cflorjt-lhls prlcf posstblo becauaet o are manufacturers anil prowce thclojnoves Q1 AC In our own factory. All Genuine Trench Kid y.......:Tv..... pi0J 1223 Chestnut Street r IBX yHI ym'll s SORQSII SHOES FOR MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN playing a prominent and pleasing part in the style show that features the Easter parade. Your choice of every new model, distinctively and exclusively fashioned in the chic Sorosis style in all materials and all desired colors. $s to 1314 CHESTNUT ST. ply with Carranza'a demands to treat con eernlng American withdrawal. While tho Administration, In the view ot many observers, was watching to deter mine whether conditions were shaping themselves to Justify the withdrawal of tho American soldiers, Incident has fol lowed Incident to Indicate that Carranza dally Is losing his grip on affairs. Today tho vlow prevails that tho American forces hardly can be withdrawn In tha face of Carranza's helplessness. Cycle Rider Hurt Saving Woman Itobert Sllhlnn, of 2440 Park avenue, rid ing a motorcycle at Glrard aventls And Leopard street, last night, escaped run ning down n woman, but fell between his machine nnd a. trolley car nnd suffered Injuries to his arms nnd legs. 1.75 no Mgy t 4 V 1J
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