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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917
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JTAUANI SPEZZANO
; LE L1NEE TEUTONICHE
TruDDe del Gencrale Dinz
ftrendono l'OlTensiva ed Inflic-
p&V fcono Gravi Perdite nl Ncmico
NOMA 28 novcmhre.
""Nelle ultimo vcntlounttro ore lc
truppc itallanc, assumcndo I'oiTcnslva,
fcanno Bpezzato la prima c la scconda
W' Ifaea difcnsiva del ti'dcschi, infliRRendo
tremendc perdite ngn invasori. Ian
ntinzio fu dalo qucsta mattina.
Non c' posibile per il momenta dare
dettagli della vittoria riportata dagli
iUliani. La notizia c' una cvidentc
prova dcH'aumrntnta cflicienzn dclle
armate italiane, dclla lorocompleta rior
ganizzazionc e chc i poderosi sfor.i del
nemlco, per spezzare lc linec italiane
Ira il I'iavc c la regione mnntaRiiosu,
Bono andati completamente falliti.
Con jrli aiuti francesi ed inplciu
rapidamentc ciunti alia frontc di hat
taglla, Roma attende per un pnsso
atrategicodecisim, di vnstu importaiua.
DhIIo notlzlP umclnll rl rllewi rim tort
l'altro un Intern dIlloiu .iulro-li'dMCii
opera' In masM un nttau-n nnll.i .illat.
del Rrenta. alln vcopo ill efTottUBio un
dlsperato tentntlo ill fpozr.aro lc Unco
Italian.! attraero l.i frontc norrticu l.'at
tacca fu prcccdutu ila un ' lolnlMlmn lmm
bardamento c clononostante lc truppc
Hallano furono abilt di rcsplncerln alro
Ramente. InfllgBenilo al ncmico pcrd tc rile
vantls.lmc TIcco II totfi del lomunleato del Cumando
Supremo Hallano-
Nel pomcrlpelo ill If rl II ncmico. dopo
- tin furloso hombardamento contro le
nostrc iwdzlonl ire '"'1 illl.i Her
rcttn, ad rit doll.i allat.i del Uterus,
lanclo, un .ittaeco In ra.i,"ii operato d.i
una Intera divisions di fanteria.
T.a lotta chc no w-kiiI' fu cramcnt
dlcperaU cd I tllfcn-ori. iolatl da un
lolento fuoco dl Miarramento. fiin-e
sarebbero statl costrvttl a 1 iwlaip 11
pawiaKKlo, In Uta della iipTlnrltn.'
delle fone attaccantl dclla lolcna dell -nsjalto,
s-p lion foisero prnnt.uwnU' ai
rorsl rlpartl della ccchla e Kl"ili.i
Ilrleata Aota, romwt.i ill valorol
slclllanl, c rlpartl del iin.intaciuattrelnvi
fanterla c del batlaKlloni alpini dfll.i
alle del llreuta
t.c notrc truppc aloro-iamcntc tr.ncr
sarono la ron.i dl morte ti Kettarono
contro II ncmico con Irrc-Ntlble Impeto
prima chc fiurpto eompis'c l.t hu.i rltlrata
rlporto' perdite gravllme a lascto' nello
nostre manl del prlKlonicrl
Tuttl I raportl che tlnora Bono Rluntl
dalla fronte nordlca asslcurano che la lotta
el svolite faoreoto per ell itallanl. VIo
lentl combattlmcntl continuant) o Bit Itallanl
mantengono taldo lo loro prlnclpall Unco
dl dlfepa.
I rlpetutl attacchl operatl dacll nutro
tedescht contro l'ala slnltra dclla quarta
armata itallana. lclno Monto Pcrllca, tra
II Brenta ed II I'lac, si infran"ero dl fronte
alia lalorosa reilBtenza deKll Itallanl cd
anchs quI' lo perdite del nemlco furono
rilevantl.
Norl yoltanto sull'ala slnltra, ma ancho
su quella devtra e sullo tineo centrall. ell
austro-tedeschl operarono attacchl lolcntI'
slml nenza consepulro alcun vantaBKlo. L'n
attacco piu' cho vlolento fu particolarmente
effettuato sulle posiionl dl Monfenfra, o
Bll Itallanl lo rcplnsero restnndo ?aldl nello
loro pwlzlonl.
Da un comunlcato ufflclalo si rllcva che
Kit austrlacl hanno effettuato un attacco
contro le ll'iee, Itallann In Albania, durante
la nlorna'.a dl domenlca pcorsa Lo truppo
Italiane In unlone alio bandn depll Irreco.
larl albanesl resplncro II nemlco nella re
Stone a sud-cst dl Herat, n lo forzo autrl
achs fI rltlrarono dop aver bublto cravl
perdite.
Ecco 11 teato del comunlcato urtlclala: "In
Albania, durante la notto dl domenlca, II
nemlco tento' dl forzaio II paaKRlo del
flume Ourn, tra ripan o Kobkar.i, a Mid
est dl Berat, attaccando lo no.strc bande
albanesl che Ivl h1 trovano. II pronto In
ter'ento delle nostra trupp reRolari permlfe
dl resplngere II nemlco che rlporto' perdite
a-ravl."
Gas Attacks Fail
to Shake Byng's Grip
Continued from Pne One
careenlna- and, It snemod, nlmo.it touchlnr
'" ncHOR or tno tiermani Juit ncroan.
Their macliluc fsun ppat xcncmouily ni
fhey raked tho linen. They were far too
low for tho Herman nntl-alrcriift nuns to
niucii inein, and they moved too fast for
tho HtirprNcd (lertnan.i to twlt their
machine tuns upward nml flro nt them.
Down ulonir tho line they ilmnmcd,
like aiiftry hornets Then came more
three together a couple half a dozen
ono lone one. Tlinmiirliniit Ihn lain nftcr-
tioon they kept It up until darkness crascdN
mo line or the enemy trenches.
I dhl net Fee a ultiKlc !'ruflan nlrman
all day. The sky wan filled vMth British
fllerM.
Ah thin Is written Ilourlon vlllacn Is the
center of the tlRhtlitK for the moment.
The main street Is In ruins. It lrtually
marks thp dll.lon line between the two
Hides a iIMhIoii linn that Is constantly
overrun by Prussians or British, that Is
swept bj a hail f arc.
IlytiRH TommlrH carried their way Into
the WllnEo from the couth, but were slowed
Up by desperate masses nf the enemy
Machine nun nests in l,al-ollo wood for a
time Interfered with the British swlmf
forward, but British aitlllery cot on the
Job to attend to this hitter mutter and the
Tommies continued onwatd.
The Prussians fluntr thcmslcs on the
wood then firmly held by tilt British At
the preclso moment of their attempt British
llnres Illumined every man In their masked
ranks truiisieil them momenta! Il bv the
brilliance of the llpht Then came the in.ir
of machine cuns liter ill.v lis one voice of
death that lli-ed the massed Imtnws Into
qulverlni;, twIstiiiK KroininK proup-. while
other knots tan back vainl.v Ji yl tip I" out
spied the se.in lutur -bower of NmiI
A few minutes befnre an attack in front
of Pontalne Notre I'.ime British detach
ments slurried out and taided ilernian po
sitions south nf Bourlon They aetuallv
estahllsheil a place in the Ccimaii lines.
More British leapt d to tho breach, the Tom
mies leaped tnrouch and came upon a
croup of a major and seven or fight other
British ottlcei". with a number of British
troops, who had been holding out acalnst
eticlrcllnc fiermau att.n ks un every side
since late Saturda
1,11MKN. Nov js
Artllltrjinc was all that Pleld Marshal
Hale reported from tho t'ambral front
today.
"In the neighborhood of Boitrlon wood."
he said, "there was hostile artlllerylng at
nlfcht, but no Infantry actions.
'Hast and iiurth of Ypres thtre was hos-
tllc artlllerjinc '
IlERLIK ADMITS LINES
WERE PIERCED BY IIYNG
BKItl.,!N ivla London), Nov. 18
'Temporarv loss' of the one from Bour
lon to l'ontalne Notre Dame was announced
In today's official statemtnt describing the
flphtlnc around t'ambral
"Between Bnurlon and Fontaltm fNotre
Dame) the enemy penetrtted our defense,"
the statement said, "and the zone of
Bourlon and Fontaine vas temporarllv lost.
"At Fontaine and Bourlon Kncllsh
croups, crcatly thinned, wero mtt by our
counter-thrust, which threw back the
enemy, retaklnp the vlllanes.
"West of Bourlon waves of tanks pre
ceding an attack collaiiscd under our lire
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SAMMEES FOUGHT WELL,
GERMAN PAPERS ADMIT
1M-AN KXTItA SCHOOL HOLIDAY
School Hoard Secretary Recommends
No Sessions on Day Before Christmas
The Philadelphia publlo school children
will lcive an ivl'.i h-dldav this e,lr at
I'hristinas If the schuol boaid ndopts a
recomnu'iidatl'iu made today b William
Oltk, set rotary to the Board of lMucatmn
lo Kdwlu Wolf, president of the board
t'hrlstmas falls on Tuesday this c.ir
Tho school code provides that tho tlav bf
fore Christmas shall bo a half holidav
However, the equipment, of the school and
tho coal supply, It Is oplined, Is In an
unusually poor condition this winter and
the boatd has not had Mifllelent funds with
which to make the usual repairs.
In order to reduce the wear and tear on
enulpment to a minimum, It Is recommended
that schools will cloe on tho Friday before
Christmas and not reopen until tho day
after Christmas.
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WILL RETAIN ALL TRAINS
Pennsylvania Railroad Won't Curtail
. Passenger Service at Present
There will be no curtailment of the pas.
fencer service on ?fie Pennsylvania Ball
road for the present, at least, as a result
of the pocllnc of tho i-ountry's transporta
tion systems to further the var plans of
the Government, according to a statement
Issued by Samuel ilea.
Mr. Ilea said a cut In passenger service
would bo desirable, but that the railroad
would continue to meet tho demands for
passenger service, which Is approximately
30 per cent heavier than It was at thH
time Ian year.
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Announces the production of a
New Men's TVatcK
of unquestioned
Reliability
t
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lomorrows
Feast
will be far
more enjoyable
if MORNING
SIP COFFEE
is served.
MORNING
VSIP is truly
something to
be thankful
for.
In the red can
AT ALL GROCERS
Alex. Sheppard &
Sons, Inc.
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Funds for Officers and Enlisted Men
In the U, S. Army and Navy and with
Red Cross or Y M. C, A.
The Safest Way
To carry funds Is by Travelers Letters of Credit
which wa Issue fra of commission
To sond funds Is by Mall cr Cable Transfer
which may be made through us,
WE HAVE OUR OWN AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN FRANCE
WITH HEADQUARTERS AT THE OFFICE OF
CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE
20 RUE LAFAYETTE, PARIS
Brown Brothers & Co.
Tot in it ami Chestnut Stju ets
PHILADELPHIA
STEINWAY
Steinway Perpetual Growth the vigor, the constantly-renewed
youth of this old house is the recurring
wonder of those acquainted with its history and who are alike
familiar with the tendency of success to breed ease. Lately
it was said of the younger Steinways now in control of the
fcE JSZti &!& . ? ?
- "" ' uw goiaen ancestral laurels,
Tiiey concentrate vt noble ambi
tious efforts all their energy,
and up they go to a higher
plane, and indeed, they reach
still higher regions." ''7 Wti&ti
with the Steinway of today there ia
no competition and although the
great gap between Steinways and all
other instruments is constantly widen
ing a Steinway may be had at little
more than asked for inferior pianos
$550 up.
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PIANOLA AHO
OUO-ABT PIANOS
STERLING PIANO
STERLING
PLAVER-PIANO
EOISON
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PHONOGRAPH
Only Philadelphia representatives o Steinway & Sons
N.STETSON
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niintil.V. Nov. 28 N'nvvBpapcrs print the
followliiu nctount of the first battle with
Amerlciui troopi In Krnnce.
"Independent American ttnltH lmvn been
thrown Into the trench line. The felt hut
!wn Blvon way to tho llnrllxh-f mhloned
steel helmet, nml the vvhlttllnR nml burnt
ItiB nf chelli have become familiar sounds
tn American enri. Kor tho first time nlnco
they havo been participating bm Independent
con'tliiBenti the Americans have tasted the
roil hand scuttle.
"Hut Mill tttnn 11m ftlinlU rllit tint nierelv
fly over their head", but Into tho ery J
trencher they bad selected, and presently, (
with an Infernal noise, these thlnKH which
the ouiib boldlciH believed to bo a firm
protection becati to tiuakn and burst And
hard on the heo!n of tlilM a firm attack by
our onrtmhliiK Havarlan reserves forced the
way Into tho American trenches and
musket shots and burstln hand grenades
relieved tho artillery fire.
"Our new opponents made a most deter
mined defense, and desperate hand-to-hand
llRhtliiB set In. Hulls of Buns, flts and
h.tnd Krenadrs were freely brought Into
pl.iv, nnd mnny men fell to tho Brotmd be
for tho otherB Bavc up resistance and fcUf
rendered. After a bare hour tho flerm.in
stnrmlnK troops were back In their own
trencher with booty and prisoners
"There they stood hi foro us, these vulinu
men from the land of liberty. They were
sturdy and rortsmnllko In build tJood
imtured smiles rad ated from their blue
eves and they wen n'Jlte sutprised that we
did not prnpne tn hont them down, as
thev hid been led In tho Krench IralnliiB
camp tn belieio ue would do
"Thev ktmvv no tepl t our uuei. 'Why
iloe the Tutted State carry on war uRiilnst
llerinanj'" The "-Inklnp of Amerlian shlp
by U -bo its. which wa tlio favoilte pre
text, sound si trifle stale. One prisoner
cvprcsed the opinion that vie had treated
HelBium rather badh. Another asserted
that It was Lafayette who brouBht America
Trench aid In the War of Independence, and
because f this the l.'nltcd States would
now stand by Trance "
THANKSGIVING BIG DAY
DESPITE WAR'S SHADOW
Patriotic Exercises, Charities,
Athletics and Services Fea
tures of Occasion
U. S. WILL CUT DOWN
OUTPUT OF INDUSTRIES
The shadow of war across the land will
not Rubdtio tho spirit of Thankglvln& to
morrow, when Philadelphia observes, with
prayer, feastlnp: and sports, tho natlon'a
annual day of thanks.
Celebration of the distinctive American
day of thanksgiving, which was fixed for
the last Thursday In November by Presi
dent I.lmnii nl 186t. upon siiBBestlon by
Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, of Philadelphia,
will be conducted tomorrow with Increased
devotion. Thought of tho nation's fighters
ncro's the sea will add solemnity to the
city's war Thankglvlng.
Patriotic exercises and ralslnB of service
flags, union religious service In many
churches, free dinners for the poor, collec
tions for hospital and other charitable In
stitutions, tho blgBcit Thanksgiving dinner
In the history of tho Philadelphia Navy
Yard and a wide range of fall sporti, topped
by the annual Pemt-f'ornell football classic
on Kranklln Klclil this Is a summary of
tho city's program for tomorrow.
Pi aver for tho victory of the American
nrmles and their allies In the war against
Ociman autocracy will bo tho chief theme
In church service The Methodist (.hurdles
of Cermantnwn will unite in St Stephen's
hnf(h a' 1 to P m l'onr (iermantown
Lutheran Churches wilt hold union morning
services In the Church of tho Ascension, nt
the thriiligicdl seminary. Mount Airy
Services beginning at S a in. will bo con
ducted by tho priests of St Vincent's Cath
olic Seminary, (ierinnntovvn, in Immaculate
f'nnceiitlnn rhanel Hlslion Joseph 11 Herry,
of tho McthodlU Chunk, will preach a
morning sermon at the Third Uaptlst
Churih The (Iermantown TlaptM churchei
villi unite In services In tho Second Uaptlst
Church, ileimantovvn
The national anthems of the Allies will
be sung by n big choir In an elaborate pro
gram of thanksgiving and tribute to the na
tion's armed forces at tho l")evereuc Memo
rial Methodist Church, the ltcv. ,T Perry
Cox, pastor Jir James II. Dunham, of the
Temple Pnlversltv. will speak on "Democ
racy v Atitorraej " At the Catholic
Church of Our T.ady of Oood Counsel, 81
Clnistlan street the Italian Augustlnlan
fathers will celebrate at 10 o'clock solemn
high mas beseeching victory for the Allied
nrmie Sermon villi !" preached bv Fathers
Terllrrl and Corrlgan, after which a pa
triotic parade will be held
Concerns Producing Nonessen
tials Must Reduce Activi
ties 50 Per Cent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.
Orders for curtailment of more than 400
nonessential Industries to conserve coal
will be Issued by the fuel administration be
fore the end of the week, It was learned
this nfternnonv Tho Industries nffeclert
will bo asked to reduce their activities one
third Immediately, and one-sixth within
tho next month, making a total curtailment
of B0 per cent.
The decision to cut down nonessential In
dustry Is bellnvcd to have been one of the
results of Fuel Administrator (larlleld'H
conference with President Wilson yesterday,
when ho laid before him the plans for pool
ing the nation's coal supply. The fuel ad
ministration Is planning to take over tho
coal at the mouth of the mines and to dis
tribute It tn Industries In the manner best
calculated to produce war necessities.
Tho fuel administration Is hoping to
avoid complete suspension of nonessential
Industry, and will endeavor to keep It work
ing as long as possible on a RO per cent
basis.
Chaplains Named by War Department
WASHINGTON, Nov 28. The nppolnt
inent and assignment of these chaplains
was announced today by tho War Depart
ment. .1 Norman King, Prc-byterian, Camp
Plx, Wrlghtstown, N, J , Lev I J Snow,
Uaptlst, Camp Dodge, Des Moines, la ; Paul
M. Trout, Disciples of ('hri-t. Camp Gor
don. Atlanta, (la and Warren 1. (Jrant,
Uaptlst, Camp Jackson, Columbia, S C,
Ammonia Gas Kills Three
nKTHM'IICM, Pa., Nov. 28. John "C.
loux, a repair foreman, of Hellertovrn ;
Manual Ools and Kerrlern, Domlnges lost
their lives through asphyxiation by nm
monla fumes at the Northampton plant
of tho Ucthlehem Steel' Company. The
latter two wero nt work In a tank when
oveicomc.
J-oux happened to pass the tank, and In
ti heroic effort to effect a rescue also lost
his life.
Joins French rinanxTccT
Fal do Saint Phalle, of Metro..? vU&
brother of Francois dc Salri vC.it "'U
recently returned from France a h
her of the United States Tt m"n
Commission, has moved to xw,.
cept a post as ft member ot th J s
Financial Commission, which i. i. rtnch
the fiscal affairs of that nation . M1
try. "" four).
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Before You Buy
a Diamond
Come in and talk to us.
We have been selling dia
monds in this community for
twenty-five years.
We "know values" and can
save you money on a "real"
diamond.
The day of barcain hunting
is waning. Not only are people
aware of the futility of buying
solely on price consideration,
but they are learning that they
never get something for noth
ing. Come in and talk with us.
Charles H. Hambly
9 1 6 Chestnut Street
KjnGmrJ
STORE
CLOSED
ALL DAY
THANKSGIVING
JACOB ,
PEED5
iV ONS
1424-1426 Chestnut St.
r)IIoekty enthusiasts
Underdown
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3 for $4 I Extrnordinary qunl-
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mm
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worth twice our price.
CntTs Attached or Detached
A. R. Underdown's Sons
Bubbar Goods le Men'a Purniihing-a
202-204 Market Street
'"''"''' Sine 1838,
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ANY establishment can make
clothes from expensive ma
terial. The only difference lies in
the workmanship, and in the
workmanship the final result .re
solves itself.
Appearance, after all, is that criterion
by which clothes are judged. To a cer
tain extent, your friends and those you
meet only occasionally judge you by
your appearance. Hughes & Muller
have had seventy years of experience in
making men appear at their best.
Our Army and Navy Uniforms have the same
dicttnetiveness that characterizes all our gar
ments. HUGHES A MULLER
Tailors
1527 WALNUT STREET
Ettablithed 1848
A NEW SHOP AN OLD NAME
For the Christmas shopper whoso list
includes gloves a new shop Avith a
fresh, complete stock of men's,
women's and children's gloves offer
ing the widest choige available from
the most exquisite productions of our
Grenoble, France factory, to the
staunchest gloves for warmth and
wear made in America.
Gloves of beautiful quality,
perfect fitting, the kind
that grow old gracefully.
Women's Gloves of French Kid,
with self and contrasting embroidery.
African brown, tan, oak, gray,
navy, alabaster, gunmetal, ivy, arid
white 2.50 2.75 and 3.00
Men's Gloves of hardy, handsome
Tan Cape the ideal all-'round glove
2.50 3.00 and 3.50
Children's Gloves of Cape and
Mocha, lined and unlined
1.50 1.75 and 2.50
Only Saturdays
before Christmas
Centemeri
Gloves
123 South 13th Street
(Also at 1223 Chestnut Street)
The Juiciest Grapefruit in the World
, That's TROPIKO Grapefruit. It is" because the growers associated in the
Porto Rico Fruit Exchange have succeeded in developing a grapefruit with
this unusual quantity of exceptionally rich-flavored juice that they have given
the name TROPIKO to identify this fruit
There is 25 more juice in TROPIKO Grapefruit than in the ordinary kind.
But the real point of difference is in the richness and flavor of this juice.
There's more sugar in it, for one thingfthere's a keener, more invigorating
tang. The flavor is a blending of these two, sweetness and acidityj in ex
quisitely adjusted preoortions.
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more luscious. Between the partitions nestle these morsels of deliciousness.
Th!?xcep,t?ona1 fvorable conditions of soil And climate prevailing in
certain valleys of northern Porto Rico, coupled with the most taodern
scientific methods of fruit culture, have produced this unusually excel
ii2l?Ji5Dmigid T1?"! of letton insures that each separate
piece of TROPIKO Grapefruit you buy is a typical example.
Tell your dealer you want to try TROPIKO Grapefruit
tie has it or can get it for you from its
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