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Causa le Intcmperic
PREPARATIVI NEMICI
I Soldati Tcdcsehl Prcfcriscono- Di
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slstenza (IcrII Itnlinnl
Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT No. 341
Authorized by tno ace ot
October 6, 1017, on file at the
Postoftlce of Philadelphia, Pa.
Bv order of tho President.
A. S. BURLESON,
Postmnster Gcneial.
IIOMA, 7 marzo.
1,'otlzlo Bhinto dalla fronte M hat-
t iitlla rccano cno nunc mice ntur
mWtr ".- ini.n r.iiliile fortl nevlcato che
', !-i.pnnn le onerazlont nillitnrl. CIo
f ionostante I duclll delle artlKllerle con.
JU '. i- ...A...1il ,Mintl ilplln frnntA
jon moderata Intcnslta
Rlpartl e pattuslie d'lncurslone. Bern,
ire che sU posslblle- o necessarlo. con
tlouano 1 loro operazlonl " spesso si
irolfTono local e brovl combattlmentl dl
llmltata Importanza,
Informailonl Rlunto dal Quartler
Oenerale Itallano fanno rllevare cho 1
tmtonl contlnuar.o l.i loro fehbrlle pro-
.iMn. mn rttilpnti Intpnalnne ill
j arTettuare una nuova grando offcnMvu
tir al fronte Itallano, lion appena lo con-
' .. . . ..(.n.liliA In tintnlillii tin....., i
ClXlOni CllllHHiV-iiu n jii'uuiiuv i-v.iin.k-
tere.
Imovlmcntl delle truppo nemlcho Fono
Bitglorl dletro le poslzlonl occupato .
ea(H austro-tedeschl prcsso la Vallo
iall'Aitlco e li Vallo Lararlna, noncho'
. .lis nuldlcarie. In detto rcclonl rem-
bra che l'Austrla nhhlu nmmassnto
'mrwchla artlfrllerla cho el presume sia
mlta ritlrata dalla fronte rtina.
II Oenerale f.'orsl, uno del plu' npprcz-
ftl crltlcl mllltarl. In un nrtlcolo pub
'lllcato dal glornalo romano "f.a Trl- j
i tuna, dopo aver rllevato cho una
'irlrresa dl nffenslva da parte del tcdcsehl '
r juIla fronto anglo-frances.0 si present'
Ciuasl Imposslbllc. esprlmo la sua con-
i-'vlmlone cue 1 teutom temoranno un
,ruoo colpo contro le llneo ltullnnc. lo
..quin prepemano nunori auiicoita .
II Ceneralo Cor?l termlna II suo artl-
Fcolo dlcendo cho nl Cornando Itallano
j il Impone la suprcma necesslta' dl
'jreriarare una efllclente dlfenslv.a fiua-
jfjora non si presentl un mezzo o l'occa-
etlone per unaziono tu oiiensivn.
r ADItanu (ifho icrro uivaeo o parecciu
L'leMatl ltallanl prlglonlerl che sono rl
ijri.titp nnlehi
Li ai frnnin nlla tpn.'ion rpsistonza che
.', AMwtn in .r.iniiu Itfillnno. Alt'nnoen
4lla Invaslone I soldati tedeschl ed Bill-
'trUcI crano llduclosl che una pace
Vrebbo stata presto conclusa. ma dl
S'fronte alia salda coeslono delle armatc !
ft'ltallatie dovetteio camblare oplnlnne ,
Ctrendo a dlserzlone erlfuglandosl !
Mselle montagno o passando ncllo Ilnce I
i-lhUlane dandosl prlglonlerl. ,
'tueltl a fugglro dallo manl del nemico uulc ,l ci,utuinni ui 'i", v - m tno iiovernmeni icrvico win nae ms i-pr'-iunp. nunmai r m mo .initn.-.iu
K rareluntrcre lo llneo Itallano n.ir- tll 1,eot Jl,Rs 'f antiques In America. name called out tonight nt a smoker tc I forces In France. Is to he decorated with
.no che mglhila dl soldat tcdeschl. "eral years ago. his brother. Jules ho KuFn l,y the members of the Patrol- ,,, Var ,.ross ,)V Prrmlcr Clemenceau,
Wl trova no tiel territorl Inva" Mastbaum, entered thn real cstato ofllce i nun's Benevolent and Protective Asso-1 ac(,rr,,. to information received todav.
ie l trovavano nei terfiiori irivasi, . .,, , , . .... s,Ir jt.1(,t. cat on. Tho i-moker will be hehf nt .fl. ' ,,, , r..mi.u ..i.i. tn .i,,, ,,.r
ihanno dlsertato o dlsertano contlnua- ! "l "',.,' J,"'.,1 1 . .?-..;., . i CJiand Fraternity Hall, Sixteenth and . After th.- Premier s Ms t to tno Amer-
11 torn mnralfl ( nhliattlt H- "um eit lliae U1U real vmulu iiv.ii h" . ,., ,,, Aliniit tuentv.twn s.illnrs , lean trout on HlUHiay. vv lien SIX vnien-
tsm H . , , .. ..., ,irti,A
BiP- U dlserzlonl dallo unl a' Kcrmanlche
Mifwocoil' numeroso cho 11 oomando tc-1
If,"11? , "al ; x-i, ;,! n T Vllser orl
Kfiiptclale campo In "V Ittorlo ovo I Mrtorl ,
ieatturatl vengono concentrati. 1 arcc-
tlehl. mlcllala dl nuefetl soldati sono
-li. .i.iintn ai n.i.LM snlilntl sntio
R.KiUtl rlmossl per lgnota destlnazlone.
Wk$i I rlfuglatl dlcono che lo dlserzlonl
WTOiinno al nemico il prctesto en poxer
h'Mintr&re neno case ii.uiimu v uu.v,(3
feflMltrattare gll nbltantl, con la scusa dl
fel?ol(r aecertarsl se vl il trovl nasccsto
,iulche dlsertore.
Wf I rlfuflatl hanno ancho asserlto cho ,
"SSi'Ll . .11. I.nllnnl onnn OrtrVPfr! I n 1 1 i
l4t?1irv irtllllia llUliaill PV.. mi.v...... i
Es-Ktri Conegllano e Vlttorlo, ed adlhltl al
Ri'Iavori ferrovlari. Quest! sono soggem
If'sl un Inumano trattamento e scarsa-
' mute nutrltl. Boltl muolono per esaurl-
imento o per malattle derivantl dall'es-
''kftsi ponllniinmentn esoostl alio Intern-
)m..I gA ot frttAAn
Ml 3.. TI ch-.hha i..nllnlmn VTof.nnl inn
R..IU .1 dcuuiuii: uuhiici'n" ...... ....
Ifc -gM ancora declso m aceuare ic nomma
IflX'a capo della mlsslone per gll Statl
l&ACnltL Egll ha dlchlarato cho non vuole
,Boisarsl dene responsamnia- prima
t Wfoe iano cniarite ea assoaate aicuno ir
RJhitUrlta' verlflcatesl per gll acqulstl
fjiu aaua Micsionc iviiiuarei iiaiiune cue
iCtrovasl In America.
V" WASHINGTON, 7 Marzo.
'T t, .. ... . ..
I irennuto dall'On. Burnett ed appro-
Ki. , fato dalla Camera del ltapprcsentantl.
ttj i.uiuvo ai servizio miutare aegu
j. AMranlerl tiul' resldcntl od alia deporta-
r.tlOQa In ca.na ehn pssl Inslstnnn nor
Bl l'eatnzlone. trovasl nra sntto rpsarnn
'trdella Commlsslone del Scnato.
K' U predetta Camera ha lerl l'altro
,pprovato un progetto dl legge con n
'flUalfi al ttrnWPiti, rh. nilfitstnsl ulfunlarn
Jfacente parte dell'Kserclto degll Statl
Iinltl. tanto qui' come In Francla, puo'
i'olrenlre clttadlno amerlcano nualora at
taomento dell'arruolamento fosse gla' da
LuS anno resident neirlt sttntt Ttnlet T
EwMatl che si trovano In Francla potran-
sbsctd naiurauzzaii a mezzo aei
,v ...s,.,.
US. .
U. S. REVOKES ITS ORDER
If BARRING JERSEY FISHING
j-flve Fathom Shoals Off Wildwood
if Open as Aid to Navigation.
Sjv tJ n i.. i-,,
vou vfucsvion ngures
iWASniNCITON, March 7. Orders of
VQ8 War Dfnarlm.nl ,ilnVi .A..i un...
Tiiw..A 7u ."" '"i:: """ "
'(I'SiVsi . t..'."B otl r,ve fathom
j-.. i nuawooa, jv. J and de-
rtUtaSCd thn Kiinnlt, nf nu .
EfiPMnaylvanla and New Jersey five
L'W 1X million nnnnrla Viava t.A
,voked through tho efforts of Represen
J"Je l8aao Bacharach, of Atlantic City.
Wls off Wildwood, and twenty fish
ijoands are operated, which represont a
"til investment of about $150,000. Mr.
&acifar&ph tnoi. inn n..u.t 2., ..
KJ Department at the request of the
auo v-ouniy isnermen's Asso-
. Thfl action nf h.a rTn s.---. m.
i, t.i7. . '" ""' "VHflllHIll
amn. ." ? thei Krounds that tho fish
Wounds located dn tho banks wero a
genace to coastwise navigation. Mr.
7 Pointed out that the Fire
nOnj Shoals worn nlinnn.,! t... nn-.tn.
w'.!!ne.ot.tne rnost odangcrous places
witnee of fth pounds on them was an
nnl 10 navlvqltnn nn . 11 1.. .
'tmtnii ,i. . "" " "' .lnB snoais
gw miles like a city warning- navigation
The Dolnt nn whlAh ,. rr-- a
Itten rSV0,kea lta orc,cr was on tho QUes-
Uolnt.o Th. u''vi, -r. xiacnaracn
let fl.h J a Iaree part of tho suPPl)r
l . " .iir ouuin aersnv en niin nh .
JM eastern Pennsylvania was brought
PWing a portion of the vear from thsn
aica. '
Sospett Prisoner M n. Rn
: 7e Federal ni,ll -1,1 . 1 .
uked in il 7 .""" ihcb iiuve ueen
Ci.rX.J "5 '"lo lno tonner doings
iS? J? Peters, twenty-elght years
a2 wa arrested while acting sus-
irt '1. nefr .Washington avenue
t Pnai!,ear.,n toda' be'ore M
S aaW' Peters t0,d conflicting
r " ttuora tor oeing near
rVii? "nlti "V oto material
RAIDS ON FRENCH
LINES REPULSED
Paris Reports Enemy Activity
on Two Fronts Where Amcr-
leans Are Engaged
I'AUIS, March 7.
"A violent bombardment occutrcd In
tho lUielma legion toward Crunay." I!ie
French ofllclul communlquo stated to
day. "Kncmy raids wero repulsed In the
Champagne- and Vojgcs regions, follow.
Iiib henvy nrllllcrylns:.
"Tho region north of NUncy was
bombed by crcmy iilrinin last hIrM."
American troons nm nt nti..t- ,..
i tho ChampaRiio rrKlou In the Arcoiine
mm neinin-ncs-nnmeH Bettors Tho St
.Mlhlcl sector, which 13 held mostly by
Americana, Is In "(ho ickIou north n'f
Nancy."
LONDON', March 7.
A heavy laid. Under nrrfr.rttn f !
barrage, was directed ngalnst UrltlPh I
troops near ICpehy latt night. Tield
Marshal Ualg reported to the War Of-
flee todiy. Tho raid, ho said, was com
pletely lcpulsed
"South of UoIh Orenlcr." ho .,!
"and cast of I'octcappelle. tho enemy was I
I'liuiut- unsuccessful,
In thn vii .,p .- t- .. .ictai i-ersmnp u
Lens, and cast of Ypres. tho nm' V
-.. -v SSS.IIL.J nt iiiu r"t;.i.i im. u-ncr rr .
til ery was active
In tho Neuvo Chapelle sedtor shortly '
l:r,Z,'1 lhcru wns conHMablB ar-
,
IIKIIUX. March 7 I
, "English aMators bombing Turrolng .
killed a rrre.it m.inv r,r tlm i.vnri, i..-
habitants, ' the Herman War Olllco de-
oi. a ,.i..
'Vopfl,,. ..'t e T.i.l...,. .. ..
.. ... ... .., .....j- ...i ni.ii i
Hoops brought In three oflleers. 114 men 1I
bomo machine guns as the result of
nn auacit on two Uelglun farms.'
""
fJtmiJpu Ifrf cf irfif .
, v-i, i,..iui.ir.Aiwf.
LflPR lltlPYnPOTPnllli
tCO UlldlJeLldUy,
"on"n'"d from Tnee One
(-tlnct. Ills father. Iel Mastbaum,
was ii member of the llrm of Young.
Smyth, Field & Co., wholesale, dry goods
merchants. Ills father always had n
desire that his son would take up that
business. But joung Mastbaum had
other aspirations
After finishing his schooling he en
tered the employ of Hlnibcl Ilrothers
as a buyer of antiques and Oriental
rugs. Ho traveled through tho Far
Kast and other parts of tho world fh
'search of raro tapestiles. As a buyer
him a wider latitude, and he gave up
his position of bujer nnd went in for
"al cstato on his own account lie
'" wltn rapid success He felt In need
i " iiarioer arm n was uc, ..i u
i of Martbaum & MeW.er v as
organized. Later It became Mastbaum
Brothers & Flelsher. Inc.. this company
taking over the bu-inet,s established by
Isman. ,,....
vuour seven years ago -ur. .iiwiiouuiu
d , d oi t, motlol lclure ,,usl.
s He bcc(mo ,ntCTC8tC(, ,n tll(1
""Kent and nijou Pream Theatres.
, j k personal charge e,f the
Theatre. Mr. Mnstbaum's
" -- .. .
veteran emplo)es salel touay tnat u was
nothing unusual for blm to remain In
his olllco from 8 o'clock In tho morning
until midnight. Three )ears ago, Mr.
Mastbaum formed tho Stanley Booking
Corporation.
Although Mastbaum gave most of his
I time to his business Interests, he made
t a point to (lnd a llttlo time for play
,... .....tf A ..i-lllnM I.aaIto nn .vl.to, r
m nil Ul WllUHIi nwna v.. n......
game. In which ho was an expert.
Mr. Mastbaum Is survived by a widow,
whrj was Miss Hilda Oanzman; his
brother, Jules Mastbaum, and two
sisters. Mrs. Ellis Olmbel, of this city,
nnd Mrs. Louis Glmbel, of New York.
Ho was a member of the Masonic fra- I
ternlty. Mercantile Club. Athletic Cluh .
of Philadelphia, Phllmont Country Club,
Pen and Pencil Club, Vaudeville Mana
ger a' Protective As&oclatlon. Old Colony I
Club, Poor rtlchard Club, Federa- I
tlon of Jewish Charities and was one
of the owners cf the Portland Me., base- '
ball club.
Lonesome, Gets Drunk and Dies
MAHANOY CITY, Pa.. March 7.
Orlef over falluro of his wife and fam-.
Ily, who aro In Itnly, to Join him here
resulted In tho death of Joseph Overlder,
fifty years old, following a drunken de- I
baucb. His body was found on the hill- I
side by miners going to work early
today. i
Vl lvniA n .AstlSnftlrv. . l.lvtrV rtlin Wf 1 . .. .. t . Itt 4 - l-t.. 1tu . - ....1 . S? t Aa.vBslAlB
i ' i
This Morning's Fire
at our 24th and Master Street bakery, will
not cause any interruption or delay in our
deliveries.
All customers will be served as usual,
with bread from our main bakery at 20th
Street and Indiana Avenue.
FREIHOFER BAKING COMPANY
EVENING PUBLIC
8-MILE U. S. LINE
DEFIES HUN FOE
81,000 Soldiers Occupy Battlo
Front in Lorraine
Sector
WASHINGTON, March 7.
Uncle Sam's soldiers are now In
chargo of more than eight miles of
trencher on the battlcfront In France, ,
although In an air lino their frontage Is '
only nbout four and n half mile?. This
frontage Is liable to extension nt any
time to the regular trench allotment for
an nrmy corps.
Irregularity of the trench lines Is
responsible for their eight mllei of
length. They nre Inld out -o that flank
Ing fire may bo obtained nlong every
part. of the front. Strong points con
taining ma-hlno gun'" Jut out for t''1'
purpose, j no irt'in-iiv'i ui- iuii.jw
clciely nnv protective slopo ot the coun-
frv niwl wnnil.-r till nnd down hill.
The American sector In understood to
bo n divisional frontage, which nvnns
that at least thrco divisions of Ameri
can troops are there to give the neees.
fary support In depth ror tne rront lines.
This fart has aroused pup. illation
here -i to who will he ole.-'ed by On
command the llrst
Major Oeneral Hurt-
r"'r..ot. " s.""r ' " " v W Tin !
. . .
That capacity but at yet the exp.-dl-'
J A.... commander has not mado any i
menX"lon .
i, I, nnsslble thit the Vrencb system
will be followed In the Am-rlcan armv
m. far as the appointment of corpr cm-
mandcrs Km- It Is tne euMom in
Kranci to select any one of the division ,
nM.i..d in o nnrns and to ul.ice him .
n, ,hn 1,pn,l of tho corps, lie rttatus
the bead of tho rorps. lie retains'
rank as division commander, how-,
rml In the case of the American
' -- ....
ever,
, nrmy that wouiii uo n majoi Kviivn,
I If tho French practico is nuopieu, ,)rN(n ,y iwo gahnllne engines or BUinu
tberefore. the grado of lieutenant gen- J ar,i type,
eral may be employed only for Held army I u'wlll have the familiar caterpillar
U was stated here that tho Kalnbow
pvlhl0 , on the firing lino in Franco
In net Ion against the Germans, nlihough
Its exact location Is not Indicated and
Il has not been mentioned In recent
dispatches.
How long tho Italnbow division has
been fighting Is not known here, but It
has been em the front for rome little
time. It was the second National Gti.u I
division to go overceas, following the
New Fngland contingent, whlrh wis "10
llrst Hu.ird outfit to g( t hit tho war.
Honor Roll at Patrolmen's Smol.er
I'mn. lMillmlelnhlA nol ceni.ui who Is.ritANi "l .Marcn ". lienerai .ionn a
and marines from League Island and the can holdlers were dce.uated. (plural
navy hand will he prest nt 1'olnv Cum-1 Pershing and M. Clemenceau dined to
mlssloner Hnrlght, of New York who ' K,.!rier In the lntter's privatn railway
had planned to attend the affair, sent .1 j Later, as hn was leaving for Paris,
telegiam to the olllcers of he organlza- ,. ,,,,. ,Io...i lt to become known
tlon today ntatlng that owing to u pre
vious engagement he wctild bo unable
to attend.
ii 1 1 ifTium'fTrn
,imi i iiiLTr..inrr-TTTT.r:
iiiTTunnafiuifumiii
Mill! 'II n'fcwtirC me-u.-N.-imw -.,
Cr
Laiesi Oxford Fad
Tor Spring T
Exclusive smart ilrilon 'n strictly hand-made nx'nrrii ) P M
Turn oIu, Z,ouli AT hc'l. Thrsv nxfoids are equal . I MM
itttlc eind qualltv tn any uxfurd niotcii eit aroiiml-rtour ( A
shop (it tli.OO lien only at. . . '
Wi; are establishing ti Htandtird of umiirt stjle this Spring other
shops will II nil It hard to eeiunl. This Oxford Is tlm neme of
perltfit grnee miel the Correct prln Piishlnn.
You'll llnil Its rquul In quality Id the spirit Phlludrtpliln shops,
priced nil'.', lint due to our llirgo viilmne and -hurl, Mmill iirnllls, you
ran aelect )'our favorttn stjle here while this ipiantlty lasts nt our
M'I'.I'lAl. l'KK V. this week or ST
See It NOW and view nt the snme time llie nllipr exiessltely
inodlkh Spring stjles this week unit save ft in T, Illlltl; NOW.
B6mmL mm&
fiartWaMEN
IZ08-IO Chestnut St
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BREAD
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,
U-Boats' Weekly Toll
of British Vessels
Slnco tho middle of April 067
British vessels, 718 of more than
1C00 tons, have been sunk, Tho
weekly totals follow:
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Tolnts. 7ls SPJ
t;Q() WJ1LDS WAR TANK
FLEET FOR U. S. ARMY
LiRlit KiRbtmc; Inthino Planned
After Rritish Model Already
Under fonstruction
HirrnotT. March 7 ri.ms have been
completed for tho building of a big fleet
of "tanks" for the Tnited States army
by tho l'ord Motor Company nt Its I)e-
tn.lt i.innt
The llrst model, drafted ls than two
days ago, is well under construction,
'' J It ha, recelxed tho War Do-
p.irtment stamp of approval inanufar-
l.ir "' ''";r,,,;M''b
TtAx
f ,. "t.inKs" will be leadv fur ship-
m(MU )f) . American forces In Kram-e
within tlio novt two months
The latest Kurd .onlilbutlon toward
helping America win the war Is to he
U .VcaVW'f Jl, .'SnS a"W..
The latest Kurd -onlilbutlon toward
rhino gun operator nnd Is to ne
type of traction and nltiiougn not in
tended for thn heavy work that has been
dono bv tho Immense llrltlsh and Menm
"tan's" in tho warfare In France, it Is
expected to proo an exceptionally ef
fective) lighting macbln".
GEN. PERSHING TO GET
WAR CROSS OF FRANCE
Premier Clemcnrcau Will Decorate
Commander of the American
' I.'v nndit Iritmi'V Fm COS
wn;tt Tim ami:imc.n ap.MV IV
that he Intended to decorate tho Amor
lean commander.
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NO DEFINITE REPLY
FROM STATE LEAGUE
Winner of Pennant. Still Is Un-
decided Saints Hopeful of
Arranging Titular Scries
Manager ,11m Caffey of tho champion
St Columba live, of tho American
Ilasketbnll League, has received nn an
Hwer to his challenge to the winner of
1 tho I'ennsylvaiila State League. At the
I minimi banquet of the local organization
last night Coffey announced that he had
a letter from President Lewis, of the
tip-State league In which he said he
would prcpcnt the den to tho pennant
winner..
The Stnte League seaon doesn't close
until March 1(1, and It Is possible that
u play-off will be nccesi-ary. As a re
sult of last night's contest, In which
llazleton defeated Nantlcoke, 1S-H, the
latter team only has n half game on
lhizleton . -
t. Columba will keep in shape bv
pl.t) ItiB (-ervlco teams Monday night
ut Tinymore llnll tho K'alnts will line up
against the Fnlted States Marines. The
following Monday they will meet n quln
let representing Camp Meade.
Two service teams, stationed at tho
local navy yard, tho Com I'epirtmont
and Supply Department, will i ,oet to
night nt Cooper Uattallon Hall, Twenty
third and Hhilstlnn streets. Doth teams
havo some or the btst o.ige players In
mis siLiioii in tneir line-up mid the
outcome of t'io game Is uwiiltnl with
Interest with local cagt fans
.' A- .1. Tlnbson ami K c r.udd
formerly of the defunct Industrial
League, have arranged to plav :i hraco
of games to decide thn liilnstil.il chain.
plonhlp of this city The first game
will he plavod Fildav, March 8, and
tho second Friday, March IS. Traymore
Hall will ho tho si'eno of battle. Kr-tly
was appointed lefereo of both games.
The teams also announced tho men
they will use. Hudil will have Curlctto
nnd Frankle. former lHstern I.eaguo
stars, while Iiobson will iclv upon the
rame lineup whlrh tied Ilinterwoitii
fir tlrat place, prior to the Indus-trial
League disbanding. The pln.veis to lie
llu'd by Uolvon nre: 1M wards. Peeves,
Iloiiiewnoii, rorwaids; Moorcneud
Kll-
p itrlck, l.lvlngstotio and Fox
guards.
11. (I. Iludd- Curlettn and
Hoffman,
rorwaids: Morniimred,
Frankle, F .Newinan
center, and
mil Putler,
BU.irils
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rr' j. PI'lirilASINO JT grs tstf
rV ff okdi:i:s atckptkh m y -s
I 923 MARKET STREET
Jfr7Z6w
gNew Spring Suits 5
9
Lingerie Waists
2$1
Worth $1.00 Each
Dozens of Mnart, new
utiles for choto.
Fashioned of voiles
nnd organdies, with lacs
and embroidery - trimmed
fronts. Somo plain tai
lored.
EXTRA!-
House Dresses
Of percales, In plain
colors and checks,
fllngham collar and
cuffs.
V
I
79c
c
Newest Cloth
1 Dress$1 .49
I Skirts
fl $2.50 Values
W Smart spring styles of
shepherd checks and
tweeds. Made with bil
liard pockets and belts.
a fflfflra
WOMEN'S SPRING A .69
SERGE DRESSES ft
Over 100 smart, new frocks of screes that are most exceptional
values at this special price. All sizes up to 44.
Women's
Silk Poplin
Dresses
Women's
New Spring
Suits
$.50
6
8
i
Children's Embroid
ered Dresses.
Large variety ot col-
43c
MARCH 7, 1918
THRIFT STAMP SALES
BOOSTED THIS WEEK
Every Effort Being Made to
Increase Amount Sold Be
fore Third Liberty Loan
Anticipating a falling off In sales due
to tho Liberty Loan drive about to open,
the war savings stamps committee Is
making special efforts to boost sales
this week. Lust week the sales In east
e m Pennsylvania, amounting to moro
than $1,000,000, wero 11 per cent bet
ter than any previous week.
Tho U3 agents of the Metropolitan
I Ife Insurance Company In Philadelphia
County, who have fotmed twenty-two- so
i li ties of ten or more persons each, have
sold $113,830 worth of stumps.
Some of the small suburbs of the city
.ire bright examples for others to follow
inie having but twenty houses has
1i..iif)i, in Anln ff.0 hapMi nf.ntl.nr linv-
ing but one store,- nnd live houses has
In. uglit $450 worth. Thrift cards, ,.ach
iijntnlnlng one twenty-flvi cent thrift
thrift
st 'mm. donated hv n n.itrlotle c
.ilniiir thn Mnln T.lne. nre to bo ills-
ir.liutoil to tlio Ionn nlinlls of the Arel-
0 pupils of the Ard-
lojwcr Merlon High
more llraminar nnd
-'..liools tomorrow
Tin. I.Vrlp.il llpcnM'rt TlsVf nf PVilla.
delphla reports total sales to dnto of
war t-avlngs stamps, $l,uii,iio.io;
ihrlft stamps, f41t,470.2S The total
sales at the Philadelphia postolllce yes-
terday wero J1S.S70.S7.
WAR LOAN FLAG UNFURLED
.,1
Banner Mado by Cabinet Members'
Wives Raised Above Treasury
WVSIIIXOTON, March 7 Hefore nn
a- soriiilaito of nOOO emnlnves nf the
Treasury Iepvrtment. Lewis 11 Frank-
.... ... .." .. - -..
Mil. I1T1! HT 111 II1C iir ll'HIl III Hillllfi.,-
lion, today raised the new honor Hag of
thn third Liberty Loan on top ot tho
Tieasurv Uulldlrg.
The ting was made by Mrs V, . H MC
Vri.ahedboVd7rv,v,hti:,a!l lreds of ffaritients here.
Adoo and
IllOUlllt'I li ll.ie 11 IVW .".'I..., ...fci. ..
?A,,1,cctK Sf!,n,,o,nXV;,S,rieaI,fo;
tne inovies anu win no wiu" "ca,
week in more than 17.000 theatres
thrntmhotit tne country
A eiupncaic en inn ii.ii; iiiu nn in'
fsetiteil to eicrv State and town that eJ(
ceed'i Its quota of tlio third Liberty
Loan.
Lancaster Strike Near End
LW'AHTnit, Pa March 7 Mem
liers of the plumbers' union, who havo
been on strike here fer ti week have
reached an agreement with the master
plumbers for fifty-five cents an hour.
I'liey demanded sixty cents It Is now
ii..ilned the strike will be settled at a
meeting tonight.
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A Special Group
Values to $25.00
$
15
Suits that express all the
new style points and many
original touches that could
only be found in suits selling
at fully double these prices.
All the popular materials nnd
colorings.
b
I
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A
I
New Silk
and Serge
Dresses $
$
10
"Just for Friday"
brines you a low price In
deed on newest, fashionable
frocks.
Women's
New Spring
Coats
.69
5.00
4
Children's White
Dresses. $1 29
ics and embrold-T "'
Lac. and embrold-
PICTURE BRINGS WAR NEWS
Mother Fnlnts ns Son Is Shown in
Hospital In Franco
WATKIITOWN, K, T.. March 7. Mrs.
Jennie Prlco fainted away when sho
recognized her foster-son, Krncst Price,
I In a. picture of nn American baso hos
pital in France. Trfio picture was pub
lished In a newspaper nnd Is one of
thoso given out by tho Ilureau of In
formation. Prleo left for Franco last
July with tho supply cempany. Seventh
Field Artillery.
CRAZED BY JAMAICA GINGER
Oklahoman Terrorizes Town
Kills Negro
and
OKMUIXiUR. Okla.. March 7.
Crazed, according to tho police, from
drinking Jamaica ginger, Clydo Jailer,
u teamster, was arrested by n posse
during the night, after he had ridden
horseback through the streets llrlng at
houses nnd passersby with revolevrs.
a negro was snot tnrougu tno Head
' and Instantly killed,
ra'nsjEliiM'caSISIrMSJaiSajJSa
Mavfeon
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1115 Chestnut Street
Opposite Keith's
Furs Half Pricel
OUR own beautiful furs right' from
stock. Every piece must be sold be-
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This list merely skims the surface of the huxiL
' F. 1,1
the great variety and the
pi
g)
Purchases will be reserved
tent of a deposit, payments
paym
spring and summer,
Beautiful
49.00 Nutria ....
55.00 Raccoon . .
65.00 Taupe Fox
69.00 Taupe Wolf....'....
& 75.00 Jan Cross Fox
1 120.00 Black AVolf
I 125.00 Black Fox
m 1.00 Rrnwri Fnv
f, .w. vv, -- w .. ... -
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1 145.00 Fisher
H 197.00 Pointed Fox
The Signpost of
Spring- Weight Fur Scarfs
47.00 Wolf, all colors
23.501
32.50
47.50
65.00 Fox, all colors
95.00 Hudson Seal
Handsome
75.00 Ponv '
a . '-"-r r " .
n 125.00 Marmot
1149.00 Muskrat
51 179.00 Muskrat
- $ 230.00 Hudson Seal
n 250.00 Nutria
290.00 Hudson Seal
370.00 Hudson Seal
390.00 Leopard
450.00 Hudson Seal
'WS.S.
Mail orders
M nronmrfv filled.
6n . ,
gl Repairing ana re
K JnHnn- nt In ,1,
yOR SAVINGS STAMPS
AND
THRIFT STAMPS
BUY TBEM
MOST ANYimil
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NEW HEADQUARTERS
The S. S.White Dental Mfg. Co.
211 South Twelfth Street (Below Walnut)
m
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1844
i
In 1844 Dr. Samuel S. White, a Philadclphian, started whH
is today the largest dental-supply industry in the world. A' ,, I
single attic room was sufficient for the humble beginning; of. kft
a business which has taken an active part in the municipal 'W
development that identifies
In 18t5S this same business had grown to such proporHoaa?'
hat It renuired the S. S. White Buildine. the landmark thm
stands at the corner of Chestnut street at Twelfth, to accom- h
modatc its various departments.
a- 4i,- ..., -- .-
ta nine wcu i uu iu utc niuctciiuciu taciuncs WCni WA
erected and other manufacturing space was encased to taks fi
care of the demand for its products, leaving only the executlra jV
Qcnarimcius uuu tciuu aiuru
In 1918 the 'Chestnut street building was found to be a1
adequate to meet the rapidly
trative ucparmicnis aim iv,etan oiorc. 11113 Jiccessitatea 1
moving them to a new and more spacious building owned '
the Company on March 1 aZIl South 12th street, which
rcneciallv built to suit its increased reauirementa.
r
-. - . ...
I he nrst uoor ot its new
business, and is especially arranged and equipped ior the,c
vemence oi patrons.
.... rr.' .. ts...
a. s. wnue loom rauc
other S. S. White Mouth
to the public at retail prices,
Profession.
THE S. S. WHITE
"Sine 1844
lk dQttUI 1WMC1I i
wt
URGE U. S. MEOIATldttil
St, Louis Strikers Call for-Fi
intervention , .5?, JP
ST. LOUIS. March 7. nprsMK
uvrs or. tno 2S00 strikers of th Wi
Company, engaged In UovcrnmeM';
here, appealed today to James
noil, of the American Federtl
Labor, to havo a Federal medlt
l.n.M ,h km.1 ,1. m-M ..I, .jJ.?
t..u iu viiu iiiu niriKP. nv ,av.
Federal control of the coitmMl
plants here an the result of 'aMw'
loomed ns a possibility today, Stftt '
leaders say. The strikers formuMtal
new demands last night. They Inofift
eight-hour day, 60 per cent IncreaM Ik
wages and recognition of the union.;'"
ITncontlrmed reports were curreS'.'t
day that the Government may wS
troops hern In a few days to guar 5J5
plants If thero Is a permanent tle-ufi,
'
Bradford Auditor Asphyxlt4 '
ICANH, Pa., March 7. Suffocate'
fumes. It Is believed, Robert Oiier,af
Bradford, McKran County, an auetftor,
was found dead In a room at the !
tierlal Hotel In Smethport. The oxygen
iad been exhausted by a fire that Wt
eft burning, It Is thought. '.,,"
llilll UVCM I'AIIAUPlfU ItV U. II
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11CW StOre at IZjU-JLiJ-lO J
Come see for yoursett'
IIS L.
remarkable savings.
in our Vaults until next fall upin
to be continued monthly durtii
l
1
Fur Sets
i
32.50 i a
- tiit
37.rm-8
60.00 11
62.50.K;
R7 Rn I I
i'ov
72.50
98.50;
Fur Value Extraordinary
99.00 Ermine 49.50
179.00 Kolinaky 89.50
370.00 Kolinaky 185.00
Fur Coats
37JM
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62.50,
74.50
89.501 1
1151061
125.00
145.00 1 aj'l
rm r. a kS TS. 1
loo.ou sm
195.00
225.00
P u r c h a s i't g
agents' orders oe
cepted with usual
10 per cent allowed.
I
1868
1918
.
Philadelphia as "the workshop ot
fi
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fH.w. ;MJ.n.Mj.a. r..A.-..
ut iiic iicsiuul sircci a a are, :
m
growing needs of its Adminifi-
'.
. . . . ' '
nome is given up to the re
.. -it.
ine stanaara aenturice in;
and Toilet Preparations are,
as well as supplies for the ',
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