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EVENING PUBLIC1 LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, ELUDAY, JAXUAKV
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"SAMMEE" GETS NEWS, U. S. ENGINEERS BEGIN WORK OF '
DESPITE CENSORSHIP REJUVENATING SIBERIAN RAILROAD
Behind
vice
ind the Lines and in the Pennsylvanian With the Russian Railway Servie
Trenches the Tripod Culls n,.., rw ,.:i ir i n
t !., ti !:. Corps Describes Voyage and Betnnninir
of Gigantic Operations
Glmlicl Jtcd Cross filmed
Ainilmi nlrtiirrs of tile Glmliel lied
Cros. Adam Auxiliary No. 34... ehowlriK
more tlmn 800 of It member kttiE ,ra
will bo idtown nt tho Stunlcv Thcatic
the flrrt three dajs of next week J
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Live Happenings
APPEARS SEMIWEEKLY
Provides Variety nnd Interesting I
Heading for American
.Soldiers in France I
lly HKNUI HAZIN
Staff ' "rr'ino irfrnl uetdif 'uh'ir Lfitqtr
ui(i the Antrricttit .nnu in rrtince
wmi tiit. AMi:mc. i:.mv, iec
13 - "Tlic Tripoli tU'.tcllr Itself on Its
tno front Icr.s anil one lear lee, lirliiRS
Its rlKlit Vinil Mnartl opposite Its right
ejebrow. (lasers extended nml snlules"
So It ntinuunccs itself In Its Initial num
ber, for be It Known tho Tripod I the
"onljest' and original licnch ncwsp-ipcr
published In the American nrm 1 wish
I could say which outtll nmoiiR these
Simrncc bcjs Is responsible, but the
ever-urcscnt censor looms up with a
peat biK ict, or a sreat blK blue pencil,
in a meicilcss pair or shcai.i so what a
ihe U'e'
Hut be It I, noun that the Tripod Is
nome newspaper not handwritten If ou
please, but regularly iiilnted on n iceu
lar press, In sixteen p.iRcs. each 12 by S
Inches, that Its unknown editor Is some
editor with a knowledge of the Frame,
who announces n firmlwceltlv appear,
ance of his sheet ns published by and for
the ineniberH "of the til Midline
Gun Hattallun and It oops adjacent to
Vevermlndwhcri'. Prnmo . that It l ev
icted at the prutolllco at ,lcnes,ilsp.
Ktancc an buck' ot second iljss mil-
ter nnu tuat us ciiruiniinii oi so ininj w 1,'merson, the
shots a mlnulo has been deleted b tho Hatrtvvln llocoinotlve
censor in smaii isoiaich ami mereioie cation, under Lieutenant I'nloncl .lnnrr-
inconspicuous t pe upon tho first pa qc n hen Colonel .laspersen was the urn
announces thuslj . "First cop. sou will stilthiR engineer for the Baldwin l.oco
note. Kcntle leader, Is Issued just after . motive Compans and also the encmecr
in iiiareo or ciocus ami nnanci for tlie
A vivid account of the dltlkultles and
dangers endured bv 'American engineers
now In llussK for tho purpose of reconstructing-
nnd rchabllltntlnjt the
famous Siberian llallroad and an In
teresting Insight Into political and In
dustrial londlllous In that levolutlou
torn iountr arc contained In n letter
tctcled In Philadelphia from a 1'cnnsjl.
vatilnn attached to the Ilusslan rallvvav
service lorpi, nil experienced railroad
man. who Is a member of the torps
The letter, which tho t:rsivo Ptnuc
I.tsnacn submitted to the Committee on '
Public Information for censoring:, fol-1
Ions
'The United Slates arm trans-I
port arrived safely in harbor at Vladi
vostok P.ussli It carried the 11usbI.ui
lallunv service cotps, an euguieerlnB
rontltiKcut in.ule up of first-class en
Rlnecrs and experienced ralltoad men
''oloncl Kmer.'oti. who Is In charge of
thj party, Is the former general man
ager of tho Great Northern llallroad ,
and his tho reputation of being ablo to '
make lallroads operate, and npetate ,
successful!, under almost any condi
tions Ills alue Is realised when we I
unow tnat no ten n :s.unn job to
undertake the rejuvenating of tlie
Siberian llallroad
The loi ps Is composed of two units
one made up of l a II road men repieent
Ing all the large tallroids of the I nited
states, and tluse men are under colo-
other unit Is Hie
I'ompam s aggie
political feeling (let man agents seem to
overrun the ell) and have a tremendous
( Influence In all that goes on Por the
i last two months Vladivostok has been
averaging eight murders a day, and there
seems little prospect for any Immediate
chance for the better
'Th three locomotive-erecting shops
each 500 b.v 100 feet In sire, have been
completed ami In a few daja the work
'of putting the Ilaldwln locomotive to
gether will be In full blast Kvei) one is
anxious to woik and each man Is capable
oi uoing nis inuiviuuai woik Accommo
dations nro not of the best but the) nre
exceptionally good when wo realize that
It Is nbsolutclv Impossible to get nnv
kind of n room in any kind of u hotel
The American dollat will exchange foi
tlftecn rubles, which means 60 per cent
los foi nil nf us who bought Ilusii.ui
currcno back In the States
Woman Struck by Trolli-v
nnle Mnhonov fortv-rour vcuis ,,,
1T17 Poail stieet. u scrub woman em
plojed In the Commonwealth lltilldini;
was struck b.v a tiollev car while cross
ing Matket street nt .lunlper earh In.
ilav and suffeicd a broken rlglit leg She
was taken to the Hahnemann It. i . 1 1 I
b the patio! nf the sth lltn. i
The Kind
of Service
You Like
The friendly in
terest which u
Uikc in all our de
positors, together
with prompt and
eflicient service.
I T1TLE--TRIST COMPANY i
l'Jth Sticct above Chestnut 5
Philndclpliia
$1,000,000 Capital
$1,000,000 Surplus
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i PURCHASING ORDERS ACCEPTED eQfV
!
pay day."
The trench papci Is as old as the
war or almost In the Prench army
there aio between S00 and 900 Put
none among them like the Tripod, that
stands alone upon Its thrco legs, stead)
as tho gun Its metal confrere holds Tint
flrst Issue was sold out P 1) Q , and
it would tako more than the fifty-centime
salo price tn bii) a cops In this
mmn toda)
Its arpil news Is varied indeed It
deals with politics, whether the chap
lio said Prnmo was uunv was n Joker
or not i ontnin nn edltoiial upon the
horse-clipper haircut" prevalent among
ammces, a list of Americans among tlie
Miakl-clid Including Morarity XA'ltzcI
uteln. Pflshgtuffskuleki. Vondcrstegeu,
Prascati. Smith and a few others, ploy
ing Londusivcly txri man Jack cum
over before the Ma flower wa3 launched
iln the form of ancestor, of course) and
glcefull) points out "that o guy xvearing
shoulder btrnps. named Moses Cohen,
is not an American Jew. but a natural
ized Irish Pplscopallnn '
si Mimors spkciai. pi:atpiu:s
It has a heart-poured article upon xln
rouge and ln blanc, and asks wh) they
aic botlr called xln ordlnalie, and It be
wails the absent o of real lager beer,
which comcth not to Prance during
theso dxjs of war Tlie editor or con
tributor. I don't know which, of this
aitlele, after a column ot literature
asking wh), when and how, bleaks Into
poctry,tlius
1 If ever I get baLk. to what Is know n
ns God n own region,
I II hie ino to a ttienchery and order
bchooners legion
Of Mr llusch's ninber brew or Mr.
Schlltzs kind,
Vnd put that awful Picnch beer drink
forever from my mind.
nd when we down the Kaiser as In
Heavens tlmo wo will,
1 wouldn't vote tn feed the bloko a
prusslc-acld pill ,
id holler for Indcmnlt) and have him
pay each vcar
One hundred trillion nickels In the form
of German beer '
It-, best article (nnd I have a reason
for so lonsldcrlng) Is entitled 'What If
Sour gill, too, had her lctteis censored''
In part, it reads.
Dearest Hack home hero It's
awfully loncsomo without )ou Last
week tho Club gavn Its annual
Unco and theio wcio only men
there wcro on furlough from
Camp and had Just been
accepted In the th Aviation Corps
I had numbers on my piogram
to sit out, and In one case men
by inlstako had put themselves down
Heading rtallwa) Colonel Jaspersen s
party of specially selected men will re
main in Vladivostok until the) liave
erected approxlnutelv two thousand
locomotives for the ltussian Gov
ernment. The woik Is expected to take
about two .vears. Colonel Kmrrwn
partv will be scattered along the Mher
Ian llallroad an) where between A lath
votok and I'ctiugrad
ivti'.iii'i:i:ti:iis c.ii: tihh m.i:
'The transmit, besides timing the
members of the contingent, Imd nlso on
hoard fort)-tvvc Ilusslan Interpreters wh i
had been selected bv the Ilusslan Com
mission from the vlclnltv of New oit
These caused their first trouble nt Hono
lulu Thev split up Into cliques, foiup
favoring tho Rolshevlk nov eminent
others were for Kerenskv nnd still others
were worr)lng about wnat leports thrv
should make to their labor unions upon
arrival nt Vladivostok
"Tlie situation came to a (Umax while
in poit at Honolulu Oi c of them made
the statement among his colleagues that
tho boat would be sunk two d.i)s after
leaving port He was under the Influence
of liquor nt the time but was promptlv
arrested Nothing fuither developed until
two da)s later November 20. Thanks
giving Pav.and tlie da) of leaving port
Then there was a meeting of the colonels
and In the meeting, after listening to the
evidence of the I'nlted States Secret
Service men, who unknown to all excent
Colonel Ihncrson, had been with us since
leaving San Prancisco. it was decided to
leavo eight of tlie lnterpietcrs ni xtono-
I lulu .The work of the I'nlted Slates
, Secret Service men proved some to be
I agitators, some Socialists with dlsagree-
i able ideas, and one was n full-fledged
German cltlren, They were left bag nnd
i baggage at Honolulu under the wing of
the United States army stationed there
1 "Two da)s nftcr leaving port bound
ror Vladivostok fuither excitement was
cieated when wireless news was re
celved oi doling the arrest cf the bead
butcher as a German t the hearing In
Honolulu of tho Ilusslan cases ono of
the erstwhile Intel prefer" to save him
self, had told of the butcher being a
German The rerult was that a vcrv
meek llttlo man wai hauled out of bed
at - a in. and put under guaid Tlie
charge was later pioved unjustified and
he was permitted to resume Ids duties
"The contingent received a cold le
cepticn at Vladivostok in both senses
tho word Tho haibor was partly
fioicn over nnd a heavy snows
was going on Tho transport was not
aliened to dork and noh,ody wis al
lowed to go ashore The terrible cold
got worse bv morning and a sheet ot I
ice surrounded the boat on all sides ,
Ice-cutting boats were steaming con-1
tlnuousl) ba'ck' and foith, and It was,
only tin ouch their effoits that the liar-'
hot was kept open Tho American con
sul advised against our landing, nnd
It was onl) after a whole day'n session
with colonels nnd ltuss'an authorities i
that it was decided to carry out the .
otlginal Intention"
Tlie Ilusslan authoiltles and better
Qrfw&k&
923 MARKET STREET j.
STORE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY
STOCK REDUCING SALE OF 5
Fur-Trimmed Plush and Cloth T
I
D
COATS
15ir-$25
Values Up to $50
Diastk piree reductions arc ncecssarv,!
Wo must got ml of our winter stock' in
older to make room for our uicomine;
sprinjr merchandise. HVKRV NEW UV
IT.CT MATERIAL and COLOR, lleautt
fully trfcrtmecl with fur, plush or self
matciial. iuuhc IPS m.iiimi ii.ooii
6
Spring Dresses
New nirivals fresh fioni their wrappings
Dainty stvles in nil matcilals and colois
$10-$15-19.75
nxi.n-nffn
WAISTS 9
41
for tho Enme dance nnd there were
arguments about It. It's only the
time I have gone to a dance without )ou
and I know )ou won't care. Last week
as 1 was walking homo from 1
met George . who told me
Isn't It dreadful.' I tried to make a pan
of tho other night, and some
mean, bad boy stole It after I had placed
it on tho window sill to cool You know-
how I llko , don't )ou, Ueaile ' i .-lass of people of Vladivostok welcomed
11 e a u t
' ,, lieavi
" nt BZ gettes
artly XW -hade
torm ' stee
f u 1
po I
a i I
hades i u t
I beading
land embroid
ered and nov
Ml) trimmings
New comhl in
tion effects
s. &ti?
V SllBf
$5 Georgette &
Crepe de Chine
Waists
$2&$3
$5 Black
Georgette
Waists
$3
Your New
Wasn't it awful I must close now as
I have to go down to and match
some for Then I am
going to see Charlie In his fun
niest over, Tho of 1 am
awfully lonely without )ou I wish ou
were here to go along, for I know )ou
would enjoy it toirlbl) f send )ou a
million s and lots ot
Yours, "
"P. S I think it horrid not to know
Sour street address, and I am sending
this care General rershing marked
'Please forward to .' "
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD DAY IN PnANCtt
The last two pages nre devoted to
French lessons, of. which I select just
one
The Prench phraso for "Good-day" is
HonjoUr Literally It means "Howd).'
but eicactiy good day, whether it Is a
good day or not, which It general!)
Isn't Whenever a native sa)3 thusly
to )ou, answer back Just the same.
Don't disagree with lilm or her. for
xvhat's tho use, sou cant tell 'her or
him wh), and, an) how. It make's nothing
etc, because, don t sou see, do sou get i
me, he or she ma) not agree on when
a day Is good or not, since some like
lain In steady diet form, and think it
good, while others lemember the nun
and think that's better than good, anj
hovv, x.v hat's the use arguln'?"
The local ofTlce of the Tripod is Y M
C. A, Hut No 1, Noneofs-ourbusiness
venue, Nevermludvvhere, France And
the Pdltor reserves the right to reject
any manuscript not available for publi
cation, and proposes to eject any Sam
mee from the Hut who comes In asking
wh)-.
us and were glad of our arrival Hut
the vvoiklng class weie against -r land
ing, and double fioni this source is being
guarded against Vladivostok, though
far from European Russia, Is rlfo with
ft
25 fo More Juice
Every orange selected)
for flavor and
quantity of
juice
fropikp?
ORANGES
"Juiciest Fruit in the World"
H
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AT
here
Liscre and Caterpillar Straws,
with Faille Silk Crowns and
Georgette brims in poke,
mushroom and novelty shapes
are among the assured favor
ites. Lovely new colorings
of turquoise, taupe, brown,
beige, peatl and combinations
are prominently featured,
while in trimmings wings,
quills and wreaths of flowers
are quite pioper.
STItUKT I'l.UUU
The name "Tropiko"
is on every wrapper.
forto Rico Fruit Eichinf c, 202 FrkIU St., N.Y.
!SISraiSJSJr3HISJSiaiSJSIrMtM2iaa
1.
No More
Frozen Radiators
Last week thousands of radiators were 3
ruined through freezing. PBRMA-LOC g
ANTI-FREEZE is the ounce of prevention. g
One application will last nil winter. It will S
not boil, evaporate or affect the cooling S
system In any way. Radiators treated ac-
cording to directions will not freeze at .20 S
degrees below zero. It is mixed ready to use. fa
Perma-Loc Sales Company
1427 North Bouvier Street j
llrll Phone I'epUr MS EJ
BaaBarMarMsafSE!
IPERHAIOC!
wntT
FREEZE
WMM(aW0vlN0
Wll. NOT SOIL,
IVAPORATt.
OftlHJune tup
COOIINO SYSTEM
TkrVTTMleerfldGi
.wiuu-BAiiiir.hv
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$Q.98 U
i !a
$1.50 a can
All Coot Dtaltta
200 NEW WOMEN'S & MISSES'
Cloth Coats $5 $7 $9
Including the new full-flare models, cross belts and large
roomy pockets. Silk plush, fur, fur-fabric or self-cloth trim
med, large convertible collars, HASEMENT
SILK &
SERGE
DRESSES ?3 to f 6.75 6
Here are the new box-Pleated effects; high-waistcd models and
Silks, serges and combinations.
draped styles. Embroidery trimmed, etc. Values up to $10.
CHILDREN'S
COATS
lust the toat
that the
"kiddle" can
wear for both
dress and
knockabout All
fabrics, trim
tnings and colors.
$
3
$3 Children's
Dresses
$1 IQ
Ttsir
Brand-
new
xvhite
linccric
dresses. Daintily trimmed.
'
Liberty Bonds
accepted as
cash at par.
Mail Orders
filled prom ptli.
P u r chasing
agents' orders
accepted.
Masort & DeMaivy
1 1 15 Chestnut Street
Opposite Keith's
Extra - large
size coals up to
50 bust meas'
urc, cut in cor
red proportion
all over.
Repairing and
remodeling a t
moderate
prices.
The Season's Most Notable
Fur Event
Arrives Tomorrow Morning
FURS
A T HALF PRICE
FURS
ONE-THIRD OFF
One hundred and twent-fie thousand dollars'
worth of merchandise is to be sold for exactly ONE
HALF and TWO-THIRDS of its full worth! Tlie prices
below tell the story of the remarkable reductions.
No greater news for the women of Philadelphia could be printed than is con
tained in that single paragraph not one dollar's worth of our entire stocks is with
held from this offer!
The Monday closing order, which restricts our business week to five selling days, makes it imperative
for us to overcome any accumulation of stocks which might he caused through our obedience to this Gov
ernmental order.
tftlfak '"'flit
Imfl fixxvrJrV
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All extraordinary condition exists in the business
measures to meet it.
world and we thus take extraordinary
This remarkable event vc launch earlier than usual, which will be welcome news. For us to sell
our entire stock of fine furs at such sharp reductions constitutes an event which the whole community of
Philadelphia recognizes as an occasion.
BUT LET FIGURES AND FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES:
HUDSON SEAL COATS
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Seal Coats
Seal Coats
Seal Coats
Seal Coats
Hudson Seal Coats
Hudson Seal Coats
Hudson Seal Coats
Hudson Seal Coats
Hudson Seal Coats
Hudson Seal Coats
Regularly
110.00
165.00
185.00
220.00
.255.00
.270.00
.345.00
.385.00
.450.00
. 500.00
Now
55.00
98.50
125.00
145.00
165.00
185.00
225.00
265.00
310.00
375.00
OTHER FUR COATS
Regularly Now
Pony Coat 50.00 25.00
Hair Seal Coat 75.00 25.00
Near Seal Coats 60.00 32.50
Near Seal Coats 85.00 47.50
Marmot Coats 1 10.00 68.00
Natural Muslcrat Coats. .110.00 68.00
Leopard Coat 195.00 110.00
Mole Coat 325.00 195.00
MUFFS
Regularly Now
Black Fox Muffs 15.00 7.50
Skunk Muffs 20.00 10.00
Raccoon Muffs 22.50 12.50
Nutria Muffs 20.00 12.50
Skunk Muffs 25.00 12.50
Black Wolf Muffs 25.00 12.50
Hudson Seal Muffs 22.00 13.50
Black Wolf Muffs 30.00 15.00
Beaver Muffs 32.50 16.50
Black Fox Muffs 37.50 22.50
Black Lynx Muffs 45.00 29.50
Taupe Wolf Muffs 45.00 29.50
Red Fox Muffs 55.00 34.50
Taupe Fox Muffs 55.00 34.50
Ermine Muff 70.00 45.00
White Fox Muffs 90.00 59.50
Cross Fox Muffs 100.00 69.50
4
qoaii: ot the fox peh. - FUR SETS
at the St. Louis Pub- 01. ,
liegularly Now
lie Auction Sale bliowcd 6 Raccoon Sets 32.50 19.50
in increase ot fifty per cent 3 Nutria Sets 37.50 24.50
in price. Yet note the 4 Australian Opossum Sets. 45.00 29.50
.ibundaiRc ot fo furs in 5 Taupe Wolf Sets 49.50 32.50
the sale at reduced prices. 6 JaP Cross Fox Scls S5-00 34-50
4 Kamchatka Wolf Sets . . . 55.00 37.50
5 Black Fox Sets 55.00 37.50
, . , 5 Black Wolf Sets 65.00 39.50
I 4 Taupe Fox Sets 65.00 42.50
3 Red Fox Sets 65.00 42.50
T,.,. , , , 2 Slate Fox Sets 110.00 65.00
H L season s catch of , , .
, , 2 Natural Lynx Sets 110.00 69.50
sonic of the most 3 Fjher Sets 1Q0 0Q QQ 5Q
wanted skins was fifty per 2 Cross Fox Sets 110.00 74.50
cent below normal. Prob- 2 Mink Sets 140.00 98.50
abl some furs will simply I 1 Pointed Fox Set 165.00 110.00
be off the market in a short 1 Hudson Bay Sable Set . . . 365.00 295.00
time. Yet now jou can SiIver Fox 550-00 345.00
get tlie.c er furs re- '
duicd. CPADCC
ANI
ND remember every
Fur in this sale is our
standard quality, and up
to our requirements for
smart stjle, good work
manship, seniccable lin
ings and accessories. Such
a sale is unprecedented.
IC cry woman should
share its helpful savings
in adding to the richness,
stjlc and warmth of dress.
Regularly
Skunk Scarfs 15.00
Skunk Scarfs 20.00
Wolf Scarfs 20.00
Skunk Scarfs 25.00
Red Fox Scarfs 25.00
Wolf Scarfs 25.00
Wolf Scarfs 27.50
Wolf Scarfs 30.00
White Fox Scarfs 29.00
Black Fox Scarfs 29.50
Black Fox Scarfs 39.50
White Fox Scarfs 35.00
Red Fox Scarfs 37.50
Jap Kolinsky Scarfs .... 49.00
Cross Fox Scarfs 42.50
Jap Kolinsky Scarfs 110.00,
Silver Fox Scarf 145.00
Now
7.50
10.00
10.00
12.50
12.50
12.50
15.00
17.50
19.50
19.50
22.50
22.50
22.50
24.50
29.50
55.00
97.50
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