W- '.' '1"W rf 4 ' VYf- '' V "- r,; ", ,, to , XV '. v. T - I I . -J .v n ..V ?. w " "A!.:.1 '' MEN WANTED FOR CITY GUARDS tjflrst and Third Regiments Strive to Kcach War Strength RECRUITING MORE BRISK ri.1. two National Guard rPKlmenla inn. 'utiirit In PlillmlHpliln todny ntnrled n rvr. B.j-matlc enlistment cninpnlRii for tho 1000 g recruits .heeded to put tlicni on a. war x Th'n Third PcntiRylvnnla tnfantiv n.i. s,Ll acaln tills afternoon from Its nr. iLorv, Hroait nnd Wharton Btrccts, to Cltv iSaif. Ciool results wore rralizcil by tli'c ?fr.mii yesterday and the demonstration ft JcU bo continued. .Seventy-flvo ncceptcd firKTults wore nnnounceii tminy by the First fi npnulsltloned supplies arrived today from ft- Harrlsbure In bocars. Tho mtistor rolls m cf tho regiments nro bolriK pieparcd as rapidly as mo HuiKKuiw l-hii pxatuinn tho mm. beclnnlnB with the tlrsl companies of t each reclment. & The ofllcers said no additional orders " had been received and none was expected tf More the men were whipped Into ehnpo (of service. ft Mayor Diimii miiiuunu-u luuay innt a naval coast uciensp reserve recruitlnc sta tion. would be opened In City Hall court- fS .ard tomorrow. Here men who wish to P jrillst ,n otllor nohqs of the service also lll ne uiieuiu-u mi: luuiiLT pincc io en mil. Sy innrAncrl nrtlvllv WI1M nnllrrrl nt Vlrlnnl. $ iv nil recruiting Millions. Many enllit- t 'merits were recorded at tndependence Hall and, at other stations of tho Coast Defense K Reserve. The Third also neons trained bandmen. Bamlieadcr Hrltton today Issued an appeal for ten men to take tho places of. those who left the reRlment since Its return from 'the border. Flrft Lieutenant .1. Burke r'ousait. 6t u Cot)iinny h. was appointed captain of that l ..nthqiu' tnrlnv In Nllrrnpil ('hni'lnu I. W....1 .111'"" ......... . -. ...... ...... .v.. ... ...VIII. T-ln the Third, First Krigcant Joseph S. Ferguson was elected second lieutenant of 'i Cenifany H and First SeiRcant William l Corcoran wan elected reond lieutenant of S Company C. The First Regiment, whoso band deserted j It last Juno when the call came to go to , Uie iWeAlLiin uiiiult, la lUUKing ciioris to "I' 'enlist a band as u unit. Falling In that, ji according to Captain Helslcr, tho adjutant. . the regiment would like to enlist trained K l.nl nillulnlntiii tn fill ..... 1.A . .1-1 tf VU1IU lllifii.tiil u m will. UIU JIIU IHIUUill ana wnicn was lormcu on lite border. jj Diligent efforts to gain, recruits for the 1 replments aro being made by the mem- pers. First Sergeant Howard G. Daniels. j' 0t Company r. First Regiment, has gained me ime 01 nwir rrcruuer ny using per maslvc methods. He lies In wait outside the armory and when a "likely looking chap" passes he "backs him against tho wall" and talks to lilni. Company D owes aftund dozen recruits to Daniels, who has leea twenty-two years' service. One of tho irlllf Ci .Trill 11 nCf1i I'nnf iif T. 1 l.'n l..l. Vl lane, dltl not wait for a unlfotm to be h lUDDlIed lifin. but returned in .in hnur with 1 i"i Ana tliif tin lifiil liniinlif , "There must bo something to army life. r I wouldn't Btick to It so long," is one f Daniel's arguments. FOR COAST IJKSKIIVES A campaign for naval coast defense re wire recruits In Chester was begun today ,whea Lieutenant Commander , F. Payne, of the Xaval Home ; Lieutenant J. H. R. Cromwell and Chief Yeoman Ijor Itta Walsh, tho first woman to bo enlisted In the navy, went to Chester. Two veteran mariners, who havo followed tho sea for tklrty years, appeared nt the Xaval Home recruiting office today and offered their ervlces. They probably will be enrolled as Instructors. One Is John fraria, -'907 Buren avenue, Camden, a. licensed chief engineer. Tho other did not give his name, he said, because he works for a pro-Gennan Arm. it Among the enlistments announced today t were me louowing: I'T Tiimn ivimvtiiv v- i Ti I? MW.1?1011 '' IAMi:i.S," tVcnty-one. rlcrk. p.; .-,-, North UttlnB Ktrppt. f-'iwi,ir.i. .;. iioi.miim;., twenty-nine, ran-Biy.n.,R.t-.--,s M-mtoii street HARR .1. .MIlllKAV. nlnetren. machinist. 100S wr V"1 Twcniv-thlnl sirp.'t. "V-'Jv".' " '"I'l'lIKItTV. twrnty-one. clerk. lAHltlNCi: l'. Sli-fAllTMlY. twenty, team- .........l-'" "oath Tnenty-fouith street. J "A.Ml'KI, KOMI, twenty, maihlnlst, 41 Taskcr street. 7 iOHN A, Mi-(ll(AM:itY. eighteen, arsenal In- "' lfS.';?!nr l,:17 si'tli Twenty-third street. if. LION hi. Ki:iSHAV. .lit., nineteen, clerk, 8021 Vrplm",1!10"1"1, wa.iiiii, ,1. iiiiiitii.. nineieen? tiraiisman, K JJ.i,.!L11"'l'11"' slriet. y RRVAV lil,:VL.i' ..ini.. i .in.. li ??"11' Opal street. ,V JOShPH mi;km, nineteen, driver. 1217 League BOn AKU UI!ASSi:XSTi:iN, tenty-nne, muni-n!,?.'P,l""-tor- -,-:' i'oulh l'hlllip Btreet. iVVl" '" M'KlllXd, tuentj-nlne, machln- "ffJIJI". ' ItKKNNAX. tent-one. maihlnlst. i, i"!2L.r?um Twelfth street. Kit ."fKI.I' C'hIVKIt. nineteen, saw hardener. If; Jft"lII.s.;",,l" r",ifi. ""e. BJ 0IIN i: ItKICll. eighteen, tliaufteur. 452 nox- t, tMirrtlllfM Htr. ,t W "y-LIAM .1. KAIir.lt, ilKliteen, ilerk, 2901 K'X Jmi i. . . - ' "lveemu suec'l. I; 0IJN M, .M()Si;it, tlilrty-lhv, tlcrk. liOS Walnut naval coast di;it:nsi: m:si:Rvn jSiWi.lVM...,LAKK- seaman !,0jl;ltltll.MOM, ilretnan. ft.VAV1 ' 'A.NX, Jr.. iKillcrmaKcr. SlV:11.'. l'J4Vi:il. seaman. riVi'.'.i!.1 :' 1"V.N1:y. seaman. KlnAm II. him:, seaman. Sf.R!."'' 10U(1IIK11TY, sounun, , JOHN KINO, seaman. MMKS V. HVESl'VM. Jr.. twenty-four, driver. vi'Jl Trinity nlnee: seaman. iri.lUS II, ItlllTKHMAN. twentv, real seate ererator, 22.'tii South Nineteenth street; jeo- man AMKS P. S, WOI.UKKTOX. nineteen, clec- rc Jewelry for Easter Gifts Va have n variety nf beautiful tllluRI nt moderate cost suitable for Ilaater Gifts. Tho nirtlistonr for Anrll Is the DIAMOND C. R. Smith & Son Market St. at 18th $350 88-Note Player-Piano 3 Mutlo Italia,' llenrb, Serl nnd ' Yer' TunlnB. TERMS $0 WEEKLY J'nrltht Plnnun, $07, so Unvvnrdt mctiiokas nnconns Your floor and woodwork will need new coat of paint' tbla iprlng. ORICE AINTS h Trait DPI. IARI.F. Jforll ' f On the market for 62 years will S meet your avenr expectation. fioor ralnti. 0e quart can ler BUU. Ue Quart can 1'' liaHAI.Ktwtn,,,,, .'''"irr, ., n n 1,71 j (iiiaricr .Miiiini."i?r! "treet! se Tf,A"1iTi;,iiVoTi"fl'"mnn' r"3fl "' '".7.., A. FAIIAV. ni.,.5. ".Y"."""'1. treet: venmnn. ' w""' - mechanic. III liii-i r":mHi. sen man. Ills'!.!, .1. ('Aiii.i-.v.' 1,.., ripnrii . "' cnty-slx, 'llarrlsburB; --.. .(.i.iii, M i-ifi-i, V,lTnI' STATES AHMY low,n,il-,r!,,,,XnV'' tw""V-el8ht. rn,. Gerard Accepts Rally Invitation Continued from Taw One benediction by the Uev. Ilr. nujscll H. Convvcll, pastor of the Baptist Temple nnd president of Temple University. ASKS DISPLAY OK COLORS Tho Kcnctal committee wn'rus nil those holdlnf: tickets of admission to the stand. lncludlnB vice presidents and committeemen, that they must present their tickets not m . l ' ni' Saturday or the tickets , not c honor:l' Tho sreat crowds that will bo present make this rulo necessarv, the commlttco announced. Tho seats wl'll be reached from Chestnut street throuRh Independence Hall. The Walnut atrcet Uuslness Association has appointed a special committee to call on nil business houses facing Independence- nnd ashlnRton Squares to ask them to close at noon sharp on Saturday, and nlso to ask them to decorate their bulldlnKs with the national colors. The members of that com mittee arc Colonel .1 Warner Hutchlns, 1 yrns II. K. Curtis and .1. Miller Frazlcr (.! C Itamsdcll Is chairman of tho com mittee which was named to assist Mayor .Smith In every way possible One of the features which will bo dc- eloped at the Washington Sqnaro meet ing will be tho presence nnd speech of Lieu tenant Koblnson D. Murphy, of Front Rojal. Va. In the Civil War ho won a medal of honor nt the uo. of fifteen, and wan the ourgcst "man" to be so dis tinguished. He la visiting Colonel X. D. Preston, of 2312 Poplar street. Chancellor of the Loyal ..Legion. Colonel Preston brought his frlnd to call on Mayor Smith today and tho Mayor thought It an ex cellent thing to have tho high school boys sec this man who accomplished so much when he was a mere lad. Plans for tho patriotic observanco of the country's present attitude have gone far since the IJveniko LnDOEn a week ago suggested that Independence Square was tho place In which patriotic citizens should assemble Tho Uvcnino LUDocn'H editorial sugges tion last week that a patriotic demonstra tion bo held In Independence Squaro has set the whole country In a fever of ex pectation, so large havo the plans for the cefcbratlon crown and so keenly Is all tho country awaiting the wotds of Senator elect Hiram W. Johnson, of California, ono of the principal speakers for the oc casion. Wl(h tho monster demonstration only two days away, preparations virtually com pleted nnd all contingencies looked after, Philadelphia's pilnclp.il Interest, like tho COURT OFFICER JOINS NAVY John M. Glover Made Lieutenant in Reserve Corps John W (ilover, a probation otilcer of the Municipal Court, and graduate ot the Pennsylvania Nautical School, offered his services to tho I'nlted States Xavy this afternoon nnd was nppolnted n lieutenant In the naval reserve. His services were ac cepted by Commandant Russell, of the Philadelphia Xavy Yard. O lover la a graduate of the. class of '93, of which Captain Herbert Hartley, who commanded the steamship St. Louis, tho first armed ship, to cross tho ocean slnco the submarine war has been in operation, was nlso 11 member. Glover has had consider able experience at sea and was an ofllcer on the British ship l'denbridge MRS. KUGLER ASKS DIVORCE Mrs. Mattle M. Kugler Instituted proceed ings for divorce this afternoon against William R. Kugler, part owner of a Chest nut street cafe, in the Court of Common Pleas. The grounds for the action were not given. In March, 191C. Kugler entered suit for divorce and in tho following July Mrs. Kugler obtained an order In Court No. 2 under which Kugler was directed to pay his wlfo alimony at the rate of $125 a week. The court later reduced this order to $SS weekly Last December a rule was taken on Mrs. Kugler. compelling her to show causo why tho suit of her husband khould not be discontinued Subsequently this rule was made absolute by agreement, of both parties and the husband's suit was giE'ii'iifHiijiicsriiiiiaiiuaiiuiiiiiaiiiiiiiaiiB' .8SffiSS'scr k... " "nun, i!!i!!iiiiii;i:!!!iB!iiiiii!iiiiiiiiiii!iii;ii:iixiii;iiii;:i!;!iii'iiiiiii!!iii!ii!.n!':i!iiiii!iiii n 1 1 1 is is the tvdg (J sf Young who arouses your admiration he wears our Clothes The Young Man is one of the most active exponents of Good Style in Clothes. With the possible exception of the Young Woman, there is no more critical or exacting human when Clothes are the question. We think a lot of the Young Man he is responsible for a very large pro portion of our business and evidently young men reciprocate by thinking wefl of our Clothing, if we are to ' judge by the volume of trade they bring and send to us.' YOUNG MAN, if YOU are not ac quainted with Reed's Clothes, you are nissing something perhaps you have been getting fairly good garments elsewhere, but why buy the "Ordinary Garden Variety" when you can get better and especially when they will cost you no more? Think It Over Spring Suits & Overcoats for Men. Young Men 6? Youths $15 and Upward. Jacob Reed Sons f r EVEKINa tiEDaER-PHIUADLPHTA THURSDAY, - MARCH 2SlI 191?r country'. t ceutcied In tho speech Mr. Johuion la piepnrlng, Tho California progiesslvo has spoken hut llttlo In tho i:ast. When he vvns cam paigning for tho vice presidency with Theo doto Roosevelt heading tho ticket In 1912 ho mntlo a number of speeches In this neigh borhood, hut tlieu ho wns eclipsed by tho cnudldnte for tho higher office. Now ho looms us tho biggest progressive ilguro In the Sennt fresh from a wonderful victory In his own State. It Is In Philadelphia that he vl)l mako his first renlly nntlonal np pearnnce. What he hns to say In ot Inter est everywhere! In foreign lands as welbas at home, nnd his presence at tho Inde pendence, Square lally makes tho occasion 0110 of the chief events of tho 'world for that dny. 4 ARRANdHMnNTS COMPLETE Ph.vslcal arrangements for tho great oc ci'ilnn nre almoit all made. The Pollen Department Is sending every available man to keep order among the tens of thousands who will be In and nboilt the square, Di rector Wilson expert:! to have at least 2000 of his men on nnnd. Two thousand Boy Scouts will plnce them selves under direction of the police, Estimates of the crowd expected range anywhere from HO 000 (o several hundred thousands, When Independence, Squaro Is packed so full that tho police deem It wise to allow no more; there, the crowds will bn formed cast on Chestnut street Al ready plans have been completed to hnvo rpceches from the steps of lhe Customs House, and If necessity arises speakers will be rushed farther east and other building heights will be i:ed as rostrums. Patriotic, -elisions hus!ne?9 and other vise fraternal tn,jnnliatlons will be march Ir.g to lndependct'ci Square from shortly alter noon until lime for the meeting. So It will be. too, with the Fchools arid col leges. All sttrdint. of high school fstaud ihf, will con-;rcg.(t' In Washington Square ; college men will cu to Independence Square Superintendent Corbet nnd Superintendent Flood, of the Catholic Schools, will direct the meeting In Washington Square nlnno; with Frederick IS. Jones, of the general com. mlttee. A full program will be carried out tlieie also. The speakeis will bo of na t.onal Importance TO SIXC5 NATIONAL AIRS. Theio will ho plenty of music in both places; also (lags and .decorations. Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury has arranged for tho distribution ot 250,000 pamphlcta on which will bo printed tho .national ongs which will bo sung. Tho Orpheus nnd Fortnightly clubs will furnish a singing nucleus for tho tremen dous crowd. Henry Gordon Thunder will personally lead the singing, lie is being assisted by John II. Cam Clarence Gardner nnd Walter L. Hheppard Tralllc arrangement tiavo been f mined to accommodate the clubs marching to the celebration. No vehicular traffic of any sort will bo allowed In Bread street between Jnckson street' and Susquehanna avenue after l'J:30 p. in., and Market street will bo similarly regulated from Fifth to Sl teenth streets. The same will ho true of Locust street between those limits and from Arch to Spruce no traffic will bo per mitted on Fifth. Sixth and Seventh streets. No nuto parking will be allowed anywhere In the area bounded by Fourth to Six teenth, Arch to Spruco streets after 12:S0 p.'m. until the meeting Is over. The only motors allowed on these streets will be those that have to do officially with the celebration, such as nre ordered by Thomas Robins, who as chairman of the reception committee will convey Mr. John son nnd other gueMs. 1 The GOO seats which represejit the max imum capacity of tho grandltand in tn dependence Square aro In charge ol- E. A. Wright, Jr., of the general committee. Even Mayor Smith must go to him with, a request for scats. That tho occasion will be of truly Nation al character is evident from a glance at some of thoso who will bo in tho grand stand. Governors Brumbaugh, Whitman, of New York, .Edge, of New Jersey and Tovvnsend, of Delaware, are among ihe State executives who will be present. May ors of Trenton, Wilmington, Chester and other large communities are expected. Mr. Johnson himself Is cxpcctctl to furnish tho Far West atmosphere ; only the nearby Governors could arrange to bo present on such short notice. All the Governors, how ever, will bo represented. If they cannot come in person, for one of the features of tho rally will bo the acceptance by Mayor Smith of the flag presented to Philadelphia by all Ihe States. It has In It 11 star pre sented by each of tho IS commonwealths Mayor Smith considers that he Is speak ing modestly when he says tho celebration will bo tho greatest patriotic demonstra tion ever held at anytime, anywhere. And It will be held rain or shine. HIGH SCHOOL HOYS USHERS The first of U13 preparations for partici pation In the rally by the schools of Phila delphia was begun this afternoon at the South Philadelphia High School for Boys, with the announcement that the entire school enrollment ot 2000 would march to Independence Hall on Saturday, The 2000 student's will meet at Broad and Locust streets Saturday aftcrnoorrat 1:30 and from there will match to tho demon stration. 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Le posl zlonl della forestn ill St. Gobaln sono cosl' fortl che pcrche' 1111 attneco dltctto 1I11 sclsse rlchiedercbbe sncrltlzll hnmensl ill uomlnl, do' die. evidentemente II generalo Mvelle Interido ill evitnre se point' I11 tanto egll va ammabsaiido le sue grosso artlgllerle riel sottore di St. Quentln ed in queilo ill L.r Fere per b.ittere 1 fortl o In grosse b.ittcrlo tedeseho c'le illfendonn questl. due caplsaldl della I'neii dl vou Hlndenbuig Se la manovra dl Nlvtlle n sud della foresla dl St, Gobaln rlcsce. e' clilaro die tanto Laorr. quanto La Fere.c St. Quentln dovranrm essero . evacuate dalle rorze tederche. Intanlo merrtre I ftancsl attncc.ino vlgo ros.unente I'ala merldlonalo della llnca ill von Hindenburg gll ingles! nttaccano Tab scttentrlonnle rlcacciando I tedesclil verso Cambrnl. Nella glornata dl lerl la caval lerla del generalo Halg ha avanzato per circa due mlglla mi dl una fronte dl tin pain dl mlglla ed ha oi'cupntn due vlllaggl. VII-lcrs-Fnucon e Saulcouit I tedesclil hanuo operatn tin nttnern nella Champagne dopo un.i vioienta prcparnrlnno dl artlgllerla ed hanno gu.idagnato qualche poslzlone sulla linen finncese plu' nv.1n7.atn ad ovest della Malson do Chnnipagne. Xnn si tratta pero' dl una dlversloue perche' 1 tedesclil iron hanno attac.ito con foize suf ficient! per rkirlaitruie sulla fronte dell.i Champagne tmlt.t' francesl or.i Impegnate sulla fronte dell.i Somma SULLA FROXTE ITALIANA Sulla fronte llallana si trovauo II capo dello Stato Magglore lnglcs,o. generalo Rob ertson, cd II generalo Weygnml, che rappre seuta II generalo Nlvclle. Questa vlslta assumo Impoitanza per ,11 fa! to che le vocl dl una prosslm.i offenslva austro-tedesca contro 1'Itall.i si varum facendo sempre pin' Insistent! Anchc a Londra ed 11 Parlgl, come dlcono telcgramml dalle duo capltall alleate, M rltlcno cho la vlslta del duo gene tall nl generalo Cadotna e' Ji icl.izlono con l'offensiva austro-tedesca. Qualcuno In Londra va tanto lonlano con le Iporcsl da pensarc die II maresclallo von Hlndenbuig si proporrebbc dl i-llini-naro l'ltalla dalln guerta ?. conqtiistiindo la valle padan.i, attaccaro la Francl.i dalle AlpI dl Savola. Pero' I'ldcn c' pueillo glacdie" poche truppo potrebbero dlfendere e bene I pothl o dllllclllhslml p.i.ssl della AlpI occldentall. Intanto e' slgiilllcanle II fnttn che 1 sottomailril tedrschi slanuo concentrnndo 1 loro sforzl i-nntio II navigllo mercantile lt.1li.1no nella spcranza dl alTa mare l'ltalla. I glornall Italianl da qualche tempo avevano raccolto le vocl iloll'olTenslva con tro l'ltalla. e tnolti sono iiurora ronvlntl che von Hindenburg mini nll'Italia plut tosto che alia Russia II Mlnlsteio della .Marina ha annunclato oggl ulllclalmcnte clie durante la settiman.i tcrinlnata II 25 coi rente 517 navi mercantlll sono entrate riel port! Italianl e 109 no sono partite. 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NORTH CO. . 1306 Chestnut Street Pleaso send mo complete description of your $375 Player-J'ia no; also details of easy-payment plan, without Interest or extras. Xame Address KENSINGTON, 1S-1S Ki Al Allies Gain on Both Ends of New Line ('onlliu'ei! from l'at line tlio town died nt his insk. The only prls oners taken by tho French were hndly wounded soldiers. Af tho very last tho Germans exploded twenty-eight tons of ex plosives, blowing up ti,P buildings that had not been crushed to dust by shells. It It dunged In in, s dispatches that German Iroopi desecrated French grnve. yards, digging up coffins to obtnln the zinc nnd lead. TEUTONS' HEAVY (WNS ' HOMBARD SOISSONS PARIS, March 29. Solssoni, on the southern edge of the great battlefield between Arras and the Alsnc, hns been' shelled, by Ihn Germans with their long-rnngn guns. Tho Wnr Of. lice announced the bombardment today. Violent nrtlllery duria have occulted along tho front A munitions and supply depot wns cap turrTl by tho Fiench Tho commurilqun follows: Intermittent artillery duelling oc curred Ihioughoiit the night between tho Soniino and Alsne. Our troop everywhere inalnlnln their contact with ihn enemy. South of tho Olse we captured Im portant depots of war materials and ammunition Seven Miclls were fired upon Sols, wmn yesterday by the Hermann who rrsed their heavy, long-tango guns. Not Hi of Pnmpelle, near Rhelms, were rallied out a successful surprise at tack. Near Tahuie, In Champagne, tind at rotirtes-Chusses, in the Argoniic, Gor man attacks wcio repulsed. On the lefl bank nf the Meuso In a violent assault our troops reciptured ttcuchcii which the Geimani had held Plnco March IS. Near 11111 .104 and Avocouit Wood we tool, om pi Is onet s RUSSIANS CRUSH FOE'S ATTACK NEAR STANISLAU PKTROGUAD. March 20. A terrific German attack. against Russian positions near .lainnltz.i. north of .Stnnls Intl. was repulsed by rllle and nrtlllety file nnd tin- enemv compelled to return to their trendies, the I!uslan War Olllc announced today. The Germans pieceded their attack with mi Interne nitllleiy the South of the lllveis Oussa and Tsdra banlodi, Rtistl.in attacks, designed to re covijr positions recently lost, were without success the statement said. The statement added I .ist ot l'.izezany we exploded a large mine We forced the enemy's trenphes, ejecting them at the point of Ihe bayo net fioin thcii dugouts " GERMAN RETREAT NEAR END, EXPERT BELIEVES By PERRY ARNOLD NEW YORK. Matdi 29 Official statements fiom all belligeieuts tod.ii indicate that the German retreat on the western front Is nppaieutly reaching its Ural stagis. Fiom now 011 the fighting will probably bo of masses of men on both sides, not ot the Ivpo hetrtofoic exemplified In warfare of liuiilcdly advancing forces clashing In comparatively open order with rear guards. Today's battle front dispatches, Includ ing tho Paiii official statement reporting French forces "In contact everywhere with tho enemy lines," Indicated tho changing character of the conlllct. Moreover, as Indicative of the close ap- $ 375 ...(..... 13. L. 3.29-17 Mtfi&mj&k t"'rk , P roach Of fhf Vfrtiph In iU nmaHant I . , -- -. u HID I'VtlllBlllCllh Hlliilenburr lino" Ihn I'flrl .Int.m.tit rpoke of a bombardment from "blir guns" of the enemy, directed nt SoIbsous. "Blu guns' presumably means that typo of nrtlllery requiring permanent emplace ment such ns are undoubtedly built on tho permanent line. British front dlspntches Indicated Hnlg's troopn have not approached an close to tills German lino as tho French, as the British are stilt making use of armored enrs nnd cnvalry, useful only In open fighting. Berlin reported mass n'mcks around Hill 104. In Ihn Verdun sector, nnd general nrtlllery rontllct along tho lino of the relrtnt, with heavy losses Inflicted on Ihe Annln-French troops. Ger.crnl Murray reported success In tho British movement toward Jerusalem with ttho defeat of a big force of Turks s-juth of Gaza. The British arc endcnvorlug to strlko n second blow nt Turkish morale by the advance on Jerusalem, comparable to their capture of Bagdad. The Russian offlclaP statement Indicated u rteumptlon of violent fighting orr the rastem front, with Intense German attacks repulsed. OAK HALL HOLDS ITS "ALL-WOOL" STANDARD An all-wool banner that bids defiance to Ihe scarcity of wool floats today from the store of Wannmaker & Brown. Sixth and Mnrkct streets, one of tho oldest clothing houses In America, which celebrated Its fifty-sixth anniversary yesterday. "All Wool for Flfty-sl Years" iti the Inscrip tion on tho Hag. "This banner holds peculiar Blguincan"e this yen!- in that conditions in tiro woolen markets havo compelled many manufac turers of clothing to substitute part cotton for wool," said William II. Wanamakcr, Jr., head of tho house, "Although It Is always difficult to elimi nate cotton, It Is more difficult this year than ever before. It Is maintained by some manufacturer!! and retailers that part cot ton In a man's suit Improves It. If this wrro true we would life It. , "In some manufacturing quarters tho In cr"aslng cost ot raw wool and the constantly ascending prlco of cotton havo raised the question ns to whether or not n cloth manu factured from flbious materials would not lie a good commercial venture ns a substi tute for woolen fabrics, mid In soma In stances processes are being perfected for tho production of such cloth. But 'all-wool' has beerr one of the fundamental policies of our house since tho day Fort Sumter was fired upon nnd we take a great deal of prido In tho fact that today It Is still all wool. And so far as it li humanly pos slblo it will continue to be nil wool" This Model "Sketched" - Mavfeon & DeMatry1 1115 Chestnut Street (Opposite AciWs.) Easter Furs and Hats Attractively Priced Our cash purchases serve two purposes the opportu nity of offering the largest choice of summer furs in the city and the -advantage of low prices- that give every woman the opportunity to be well dressed. Our policy of many patrons at small profits is proving to be consistently successful. cii A Sketched Model, of Our Summer Scarfs Your Old Scarf Can Easily Be "Resty led" We are remodeling a great number of the round, cloaeel scarfs to conform to the new open silk-lined .styles. The cost is trivial. New Smart Hats New arrivals of many stunning models are included in our feature for tomor row ...'.... Only two day mare rtmain tor the oppr tumf,yt; Ouying your ni uvi March Une-Halt Keauettom. v o'',t Purchases will -be reitrveJ in until next fall on payment tjf a deperft. mwynMl.',-, , be continued during ih tri' mmi-'mm&m, ' to b PtstcltMisUt ' AKsste' v',Jl v APPLAUSE IS' HISSKD AT BACH REHKJ 1, .( Passion Music Played Irp- Ac Prior to Public PerfoitiA ance Tonight .' ? That preliminary enlhualisnv ot , ; sort, which marks all the Important .IM cicuia 01 me cny, was tnantfeat .in. Academy of Music last night, "-when ' nress rehearsal for the performance M imvii i-Hssion music according to Ht. thew was held. Not many seats vacant nt 8:lt when nncinr ntnttn lifted his baton nnd the opening bars 'of score were played hy,lhe orchestral TT Marks of tile unusualnaM or 'the occait were the placards In the lobbies waf ing nuauors not to applaud durlnc.'t: performance of tho Passion, and the 'aJK senco of evenlmr dress nmnnv thna whs had come to get a preliminary taste1, of .th,tf3 Lenten celebration. The first public1 Wfll formance of tho work will be tonight, 'wMltJl ...u UH.11U011U n pension mno, will DO, imW beneficiary. The same nroirram will ba'l4 peated at tho regular' Friday afternoon arifi Saturday night concerts In the Academyj' ? Save for half a dozen slls-ht Interrtintlona 4 when tho conductor stopped the music "rai elaborate his conception of the score either' V to the soloists or thq men's and women'. 1 clroruses. the rehearsal proceeded just ) any concert would have. About two houra.i were consumed by tho program. In sbltel of tho notices prominently placed In 'tbV.; Academy, applnuse now and then broke ciVfc especially upstairs. This was checked b 1 hisses, nnd once by Doctor Stokowakl him- ' relf. V.'JM Players ot the brass, stationed on tiw" second floor of the building, gave the nrat!-6 llmlnary Blgnnl for the concert, their niHjq nival llllllUUIIV-UIUCIll 1IC1I1K uuuiuio 1UT W7j?'J, oral blocks on Broad street. vw! .-- V ! FAMILY AT FILM SHOW; FRIENDS TAKE INTRUDER While Mr, and Mrs. Peter Nassey wern .ti)J under tiro spell of a "hairbreadth-escape 3 film In a Frankford avenue theatre, they dld' not realize that a real "thriller" was being Hfjj enacieu uy neignuors nr. in.eir nome, iao uj North Duncan street. , ''k A vouiib woman saw a man Deerlne out is! rt n nei-nnrlanlnrv wlnHmv rt IIia 'NTa-.-, jl. lionro and roused the neighbors. Fifty or' ?a moro or irre laiier surrounaea tne nous ItMn llirna miin tint trt a tirl oq ntit-j4 TUI11 t'J II.IMI- ...lV ...V. ...v..v ..v w,..t .....,,, Glinsky, twenty-llvo years old, of Fourthjl and Fltzwater streets. Gunksy was turned ;, over to tho Frankford police, who say th"'v oung man had burglars', tools In his poi-'t; session. 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