- Vf '- A."t, . ,1 t rf .w . :t' M k IK v" U' v c th IV i ft l W v" , ' b 'rs5 Iri 1 "t. .!' mr 3r w ifcf f GIGANTIC ARMIES LOCKED ON WESTERN FRONT IN DECISIVE BATTLE - , GERMANS PRESS : TOWARD-CRMEA Perekop New Objective of , "" , r L . forces That Seized X Kherson BOLSHEVISM "CROWING Japanese, Returned From Harbin to Tokip, Say Teu tons Fear Its Influence Copfnhngcu, JIartli ::. German forces that seized the Ukrainian port !lty Of "Kherson, are moing' In tho direction of lcrckoi, according to an unconfirmed report re ceh ed hero today. Perekop Is on the border of Crimea. It -was recently reported thtt the great er part. It not all. of the llajsfans' mack Sea fleet took refuse In tho Crimean port of Sebastopol, w.ien Odessa was occupied by the Orm.ltis Toklo, March 22. Thit DoIsheisni Is gaining strength In Itussla, but tho ery gain "la likely to cause changes In the political leaders, was the word broug.it here today from Harbin by .Inpinew oflkials. The doctrine of the Dolshevlkl they said, Is not being killed but Is In." oculatlng enemy prisoners of war who may carry the principles homo when they leave Russia Germany fears (ht Influence of the Bol shevlkl, they declared, and therefore is not making an attempt to drle to the Far Kast. Germany has no Intention of crushing Russia, but Is relying on two main alms the concentration of forces In the west, and the procuring of food In the Ukraine These returning officials urged Japi nese sympathy for Ilussla Iteports of Japanese Intervention,- they declared, hae caused ill feeling. Unguarded prisoners of ar were reen all along the Trans-Siberian Railway. A Crown Council to discuss the 'ques tion of Intervention probably will bo held next week. It was learned today on good authority. The Mikado will re turn to Toklo on Monday from the Hajayama winter palace Jt .Is reported that members of the Cabinet hold diver gent opinions on tho matter, although nono.of them will discuss It for publica tion. The newspaper Nlchlnlchl states that Great Britain and Trance have tent a Joint note giving full consent to Japanese intervention In Siberia, but this news has retched no otllclal. confirma tion. ST A TEMENT BY FRANCIS RENEWS OPTIMISM HERE Wahlncton, March 22 There Is more optimism In Washing ton Just now regarding Russia than for many weeks past The fact that Am bassador Francis, at Vologda, has fol lowed up President Wilson's telegram to the congress of. Soviets with an address to the'Russlan -people assuring them that the United States would be glad to lend Its support to any government In Russia. that will effer a Fincero and organized resistance to tho German Invasion, Indl cates to the authorities here tint there still must be many helpful signs In thc situation. The great regnt of the Administration Is that the United States Is not In a position to render Immediate and effec tive aid. The task of reconstructing Russia may not be disposed of for gen erations to come, but President Wilson and other members of his Administration believe that words of sympathy and en couragement extended at this time may go far to make the task easier for those upon whom the burden Is Imposed at the moment. rnbassador Trancls's address to the Russian people was made without any consultation with Washington It never theless expresses the views of the Ad ministration, the text, as, telegraphed here, being received with much satisfac tion. The War Department knew nothing of Trotsky's request that ten Amer ican army officers bo detailed to assist him in organizing an army to resist the ever-advancing Qerman forces, but they accepted the press dispatches on the subject. With each day that Japan delays definite action therels hope In Wash ington that President Wilson's views opposing Japanese Intervention In Si beria will gain sufficient ground possibly i? Z2Z!& fn l.ta wav of thlnkinc at least part y to his way of thinking. There are evidences of Increasing sym- to bring some of the uuropean Allies pathy to the President's attitude In, i,.,...i,. i.... Kngland. France, of course, has com- ., "" ,)',,n"" '"V ,r",ikfh- mtln direct or nersonal In-, T1,e Germans have defensive purpoteb parattveiy tno " .P"1" '" tnseive, howiver. by their attempted ad. terest In rtussla. but would follow nny,Hn,e -y,,,, Hlndenburg mav well I.e. lead suggested from Great Ilrltalu mve tint the capture of Cambral will bo Arrival of Jimes u. liaiiej, a secre- lary of the American embassy in Petro grad, and thlrty-threo other Americans at Ilarbln vvs reported to the State Department by Ambassador Francis, who also reported the detention ot four Americans at BJorneborg, Finland. Tho ambassador said he was trying to ob tain permission for them to proceed to Sweden. faqha There's only oue way to judge boys' and girls' shoes, and that's by the , service they .give. Kids use their feet more in a day than yon use years in a week. ' They run, jump and play games that are nat urally"hard on shoes but mighty good for the kids. So the best that we can do, after using the high est grade materials and workmanship, is to give their shoes a, longer life by putting extra strength where the hafd wear comes and shap ing thett'tw that they'll fit perfectly. Jnet take the youngsters to the nearest Halla ban Stare, air,time. day or ereBUur. aad Lave ;Xtm really itt4 theldirTerence a the last , ' kwejiiali ties aarflthe-aiederat ion of our'ariees , wttmore'thaoi iJeaaejru. "JUTenile,DJ5r0p, Cstnut Street. vflMtl Market SUMt p iW-M; w -as tosr a Ave. lC.9mI Kmh (MS. I'.tfrU i Mttiut Mtrt Men. i ,A Vi. j i - " l.i.t BRITISH HOLD ENTIRE FRONT LINE, DRIVE HUNS OVT OF MANY POINTS Conllnnrd from Fate On Komo points, tho soldiers looking llko flRUre'' tTom "omo oth,r worId ns ,hey 'wrestled nnd sward In tho smoko and turmoil, their facei hidden by grotesquo gas masks. , There amid tho fitful glare of tho shells anil thn tthtfn flrn which Biicus ami mo wmto llro which. spurted from numberless muzzles of ........o Kuna uiiu riucs wio urilisii nouucrs lougnt like, heroes, upholding tho brnest tladltlons cjf their army. Tho Herman bombardment which preceded tho first of tho hranrt as- ' s lulls covered slightly more than for-( ty miles of front, but when tho In- fantry lolled forward tho fighting zone1 wits lengthened to about fifty miles. Hugo Austrlan-Hungirlan Bkodt guns Were used by tho Germans In their preliminary cinnonndo and so torrl lie was the gunfire that the deton ations could bo heard ono hundred miles away. This was tho first time that Austro nungarlin artillery hid been used on the western fiont. It was repotted that tho Germans used tanks, also Picked German shock troops were used In tho Mist waves of tho assiult lng forces, followed up by lingo masses of reserves, Tho attacks sperad nil along tho British salllent llng between tho Scarpo River and Vcndheull, but tho strongest pressure was tlelheied south of Cambral, where tho Germms claim to have made thero gains. This Is tho cxticme southern end of thc Urltlsh front. I.ngland Calm as Hounded Came Urltlsh wounded began arriving from tho front todiy. but the whole nation re. mains c-ilm There Is a feeling of tho utmost confidence that the British lines will hold, and that tho Germans will Ming themselves In vain against the rock-bound defense of the gallant sol diers of old Kngland Wlillo the Girmans were pounding the British front, they kept up powerful pressure against the French, nnd the violent bombirdments between Rhelms nnu wie .vieuse utver indicated that a IHe "n'm'e1 MM "r Ch"n ""' Yt th. Brlttai taunchil their on the oZ?KK?,i.nt.,,1T.Gnrm?,iS ?Se offensive In the spring of 191B. r'Vi "S" ":' ' ' Zr 'J. " lhen thc Kngllsl, bombardment attained lng with battle When the Infantry forces are not at grips In their savago struggle tho glint guns are thundering night nnd dav The German offensive did not conio ns any surprise It found the Brtt'-h reidv. as the Trend am ready to repav anv drive against their lines. Not only had tho Germans advertised their Intentions but ccret Information had been received by the Allied War Council as to the very hour of the attack. Tho Germans had timed their assault FRENCH REPULSE STRONG GERMAN ATTACKS ALONG A WIDE FRONT rarls, March 22 Strong German raids over a wide area of tho Trench front were repulsed, the Ifrench War Office reported todav. At one point the Trench drove the enemv from advanced osltions where they had obtained a temporary foothold South of Jllvlnrnurt. four miles east of Craonno, In the Chemln-des-Dames sector, where American troops are traln- lng In the trenches, nnd in the Godat GERMANS WOULD GAIN LITTLE BY AN ADVANCE fw otk, March 22. If the German forward movement west of Cambral Is meant by Von Hlndenburg to be a major offensive the German gen eral staff has selected tho very area along the west front where a break through the Allies' lines would count least for Germans The district behind the British posi tions was voluntarllj abandoned bj Von Hlndenburg exactly a jear ago, because lift i!M nnt nrtnsMpr It unrdi tli Inn-,. number of men Its defense required The Germans at that time moved back to the Hlndenburg line, part of which thev lost to the British last November If Von Hlndenburg is now seriously de termined to regain the territory he sur rendered without a blow last year, he has become the severest crltlo of his own strategy. A purpnso such as this would suggest that Von Hlndenburg has become fatally erratic in his Judgments. There Is no major objective In the line of the pres ent German movement The direction I taken sw toward Paris and It is .,ulte outsido tne reBlon ot tne dtrcct r0ad to I Calais. attempted u tne iintisn wnen inej Hi irln lhtir own m.t1or offensive thlR vear Cambral's fall would seriously mon.ice an Important part cf the German lines of communication If the Urltlsh went a comparatively small distance bevond Cambral they might even compel a large Tho Urltlsh retain strong positions for a Cambral offensive as the result of their tankxvlctory last November. It Is very probable, thereroro, that Von rail GOOD SHOES , WWWWW-W';, ... 1...i v' ' J.rfJ EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, PKipAY, to bcKln on thp first day of spring, and It was carried out according to schedule. Tho operation was tho first formidable offensive moemcnt that the Hermans had made on the western front slnco their drlo against Verdun, which opened In February, 191C That often site continued until late In tho summer, and If the Teutons plan a drlo on cwn greaier scale in mo present instance there ,, no tcllnK hott. many wecks nnd cen months tills campaign will last. flermany IU. stuked All Germinv Is evidently staklnc all nnnn I her western-front offensive, but If the "sult? nro no ,"tlcr tna" ,ho"0 of thc iTiire .ureuoomcu 10 Notwithstanding the Intensity of the bombardment the heaviest ever known n liHtorj and thc terrific nature of the iiituiiu j nj-aauiin, IVIU ! "Him iltll reports that the Germans now hero at. talned their objectives, Tho field-gray hordes wore flung for wtrd with the utmost recklessness and w Ith absolutely no regard for human life. They w'ero favored bv wind from tho east, whlih cirrled off the fumes of their poisonous gas shells, and by a smoko tcreen which hud been projected from their trenches but were met b smh a storm of machine. gun bullets and shells that tnev were tent reeling Inck when they tried to break Into the ling. Ilsh positions There was Mostly fighting west of St Quentln where the Germins tried to break the Briton s grip on their posl tlons along the Somme River ,ThIs strug gle wss duplicated further north nil along the front west of Cambral, espe cially on the Arras-Cambral roid Tho German losses In those sectors we.-o tremendous lllndenbiirg Commands In reraon A dispatch from Amsterdam fS s thit although the army group engsged In the attack sgalnst the Hrltlfch between the Scarpo River and Vendhetiil, on tho western front, Is under command of frown Prince Rupprecht of Bivarla, It was reported from 1 German source to daj tint the Gernnn operations were reallv helng directed by Von Hlndenburg and Von l.udcndorft In person "We have entered the decisive battle for a general peace " Is tho declaration of the Ticgllohe Rundschau, a German newspaper, copies of which were recelvtd In Copenhagen tod ty 'Thls'slngle com bat between Germany and Kngland will deride our future position In the world " The scene of the strugglo Ins wit nessed some of the hardest fighting of the present war It was upon this ter an Intensity unknown up to that time It was nlso In that district tint the German ritreat occurred In 1917, when thn Teutons evacuated more than 1200 Miuare miles of Trench soil It vi as tho scene nKo of the great Arras offtnslve nnd the battle of Cam- ttrir n i rr i nrrt r Tin i ,mn hral last e,ar. when the British lrocBULGARIANS IN FRANCE , forward In a surprl"0 assault, all but I rr c .ir.iv nK'fT AltK1 W A T capturing the German stronghold of i u' lUiX 1 UUKjijiXKE, lit. Cambral Later the Gennans succeeded in winning back tho greater part of the ground they had Iot. scctors strong enemy raids were re pulsed, the statement said After sharp fighting the French threw out German troops from advanced tienches In the Couriy and Alsne sec tors punishing them severely West of Cnrnllett an attempted Ger man raid fell down Strong artlllerylng Is under way In the Monts region, along the right of the Meuso and in the Woevrc region, Hlndenburg wants to regain these posl. tions. because he fears their menace to Cambral. Cambral's Jeopardy would be a sufficient reason for a. German advance In force But such an ndvance would have no objective bejond a defensive one If that were attained tho advance would stop before determined enemy resistance. "May Trote Hun Slaughters While thus taking the Initiative to de- fend Cambral. Von Hlndenburc mlcht well ileslru for sentimental reasons and Open KTery live-nine LiikiL sUmMi 1 Q29 MARKET STREET A Value Without Equal! s V fyo J Jr v liep-resenl-ing 40 Lead ing Makers of high erade clothes Boys' New Easter Suits & Reefers . inM - ST - II WJSMXS&'ESSmtt) Boys' Sample TTaSUkKlllS . Values up to $4,00, at One or twq of a kind of Devonshire cloth. A Kiddle jeloth, Psnry cleth, galatess,1-popHna fj and llnenaa Billy Jky .Tomwr Tvclur, M144y T ' - '"' svTrTTr? csi': More Than .600,000 Men Now Locked in Gigantic Struggle Moro than half n million men and 10,000 pieces of nrtlllcry arc engaged in the mighty battle In France, where tho Germans launched their offensive ngainst tho British over n flfty-milo front, it was estimated today. These figures, of course, include reserve troops and artillery, as well as those engaged in actual fighting. Counting tho active nnd reserve artillerists nnd thc aviators, tho total number of men taking part Is between 000,000 and 700,000. Since thc collapse of Russia and tho removal of vast bodies of troops from tho eastern to tho western front, it has been estimated that the German army in the west now contains probably 3,000,000 men.- reisons of mornlo to win back nt the nature of a surprise nbout the attack" sani" tlmo the lost pirt of tho Hlnden-I , , T, ,i,i,i .i, umtso burg line This line lies but a short I Mr Bonar Tjlw reminded tho House dlstanco west of tho Cambral front. Its ho lud given warning a week ago that very "mueff 'to" "SB, toLffi ' lf such n" a"a" " tho att(lcK" strength, besides flattering Von Hlnden- lng party would gain a certain amount bu,r?- , lk.,, ,,,,,' ground nnd the Government's Infor- It may well turn out, therefore, that t ,, , considerations of strategy and Von Hln- mitlon so far did not lead to the belief denburgs anltv are foTclng the Ger- lhlt lnJthlng bciond that had hap mans into an engagement that already "'" , n,u"nl1 ocjona inai nai uoi Is proving n slaughter trap for them. pencd . .,, am RUr(j tjat njlh ()0 noifdg,, GERMANS TAKE FIRST 'beforchmd of what has happened In LINES, SAYS RERUN lmllar """e nu clther sIde" eon" tlnued Mr Bonar Law, 'the House nnd ..... ... ,,, Mnrv, " country will not be unnecessarily Gernnn tVoop:sto?medb?oadsecrors tinned by Intormatlon of that kind, from a point southeast of Arris south- Our staff and the ersallllcs roun ward to Uifero and 'everywhere cup- ell naturallv have been considering tured first enemy lines," tho war olllco what might happen In tho event of an announced todav h.;V1.,n,tT,R0f.r!;lnBn,VeI sm.5J2SCC , nS between I.afere and . Solssons nnd nstrldo Hhelms, In the Champagne region In Planders there Is strong nrtlllery Ing RERUN TAKES NEWS OF RATTLE QUIETLY llfrlln ivli Copenhagen), March 2J News that the haltlo had begun on tin wctt front was rccilvcd quietly here Hcrr von Ktclner tho Austrian War Minister who In In Berlin, Is reported to have agreid thnt the Austrlans will hold thc fast front and at the fame time fur nish Austrlnn troops and many guns for thc webt front A few Kulgais also ate on the west front FIGHTING INCREASES ALONG ITALIAN FRONT Itnme, March 22. There is markei) activity In the light ing along the entire front with the artll Iei flro more Intense on the riave, ac cording to the official War Oltke state ment American aviation students now In Itnlv will co-operato with Italians in aerlil defense. It was annourced today. Ytnhtngtnn, March 22 Berlin ndvlces today that Bulgars are now fighting on tho west front along side tho Germans nnd some Austrlans aroused immediate speculation as to the probability of the United States declar ing vi ar against Bulgaria Government authorities said n deci sion would nwalt further facts as to the extent of Bulgarl i's participation and whether they are facing only British or also Americans if Bulgars participate In tho west drive to such an extent an to Insure their operation against Americans u dec laration of war is held Inevitable Bul gars here thought thc dispatch might refer to Magjars Instead of Bulgars GERMAN ARMY MAKING GREATEST WAR ATTACK London, March 22 Tho Germans are making tho great est onslaught of the war, Bonar Law, spokesman of the Government, told tho House of Commons 'Our outpost troops," he added, 'have been withdrawn on ono part of tho lino which wis very lightly held I 'This was nothing more than was ex- ' pected nnd was In accordance with In- structlons. There was nothing In the Open Every l.Tenlng Come Here Tomorrow for. Men's $20.00 Easter Suits Silk Lined or Silk Trimmed Tho "Hill Co." special without comparison. All the new materials; as worsteds, mix-" tures, cheviots, cassimcres and .serges in fully 100 patterns. All the usual shades greens, browns, blues, heaUicr mixtures, etc. $ taiV'ffA'a"'"n fftyi' Vvwfcv WL1 1 m tSmm t ., aSc.t F anr Twrz: :? u& attack And I may tell tho Houso that "'' nttack lus been launched on every , , .. . ,wl,.rmmA ,.,f, pirt of our line wo were Informed would be attacked. If an attack wcro under taken at all I may say that only threo dajs ago vvn received information at tho Cabi net from headquarters In France that they had definitely nrrived at the con clusion that an ittack would be launched Immedlitely, and ns they wcro prepared to meet it the country need have no causo for nnicty." POPE BENEDICT LONGS FOR AN ENDURING PEACE Easter Message of Holy Father Voices Hope That World Strife May End rtnme, March 22 Fcpo Benedict In his Kastcr messago to the United States again voices h's longing for an enduring peace Ills Holiness savs: 'Tho first message of the risen Sa. vlour to Ills disciples, after suffering the torture of Passion Week, was 'Peace be unto jou' Never has tho world for which He sacrificed Himself needed so poignantly that messago of peace as oday ' t ' On this tolemn occasion no boJUcr wMi can be mado to tho country fo dear to our hcnrls than that tho Divine Redeemer may grant a realization of the desire of all; that Is, n healing of tho existing hatred and tho concluding of n Instlng peaco based en the founda tions of Juitlcc, fear of God and love of humanity, giving to the world a new organization of peoples nnd nntlons uFiiieu unuer tno aegis of true religion in aspiring to a nobler, purer and klmlir chi Mtior. 'It Is thus wo deslro to fulfill our Masters last Injunction to His apostlcj 'Go ye into all the world and prach tho Gospel to every creature.'" III r Women's Handsome Easter Boots, Pumps, Oxfords $ 2-45 Over 150 of the most wanted styles to choose from. Sizes 1 to 9 and AA to E wide in tho assortment. Get your Euster Shoes here and save tho difference. BOYS' & GIRLS' Children's Shoes, $1 fiC) Gun -metal Lace and Button. M. 9MlJ Bizcfl B'A to 2. Children's Shoes, $ 1 JO pscii $1.49 S "alent an U'I 'skJrS d to a. Sizes $yt to 11. $1.79 Sizes ll'i to 2. 1.98 rhtlrlnsin'o Cnnm Mliif a H UUUICllO 'i KT..I I. PL... 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They wcro accompanied by French units They found no enemy troops nnd returned to their lines In twcntv-flvo minutes, after cleaning up tho Germ in trenches The troops who participated In tho raid had withstood tho hardest artillery bombardment of .any Americans In tho west front lines They swept forwnrd behind a perfect barrage, passing tho first lino of German trenches nnd entering tho second As in teveral previous raids It was discovered tho enemy had found their positions untiiiablo and had withdrawn, The German wlro entanglements, trenches nnd dugouts wcro completely bhattored Wednesday night's spectacular artll lerjlng followed a night raid by the Americans and French. Volunteers wero called for and even cooks and teamsters asked to go. The raiders waited coolly In tho trenches whllo their artillery roared its ovtrturc. Then they went over tho top and cleaned up the deserted enemy trenches. ' An Amerjcnn lieutenant traversed the ?one of shell fire for somo distance, and picking up u wounded Frenchman brought him In A heavy German counter-barrage. In cluding gas, followed tho raiders' re turn. Their machine-guns whipped the American Jlnes A counter-attack ap parently was planned, but It was stop ped by our artillery nnd machine-gun fire. REICHSTAG COMMITTEE APPROVES PEACE PACT Calls on Government to Get Russian Guarantee for German Financial Terms Berlin, Match 2.'. The r.clclistag main committee Jesterday approved tho German-Itussiaii peace and conmcrcl il treaties. A res-olutlon calling upon tho Government to obtain a guarantco for German flnanclil clnlms In return for reciprocal action on tho part of Ger many was adopted The committee votei) 12 to 10 against a motion of the independent Soc-al Dem ocrats to evacuate the Aland Islands. RECORDS SrWANTED WritOjCall orPhona Whl.4o73 wtHEsrX I PRKU I WtilJ Remarkable Values $5.95 to SALE OF Easter Shoes Leather, hizes " w ii r UUVVV ffllll . . At- t t uiyti vui iiiui uincii Mt..iniKnn a au vail . Soles, Sizes 10 to SCs. mt f . . . ibWXt ;.;;;;;;; dR Kaotan Khnoe Ti all f g- LZVMIaBVT1 .45 to 2.95 ... Ys v . . t t Ai" X" .r,"'"f"-".'H aucinuiji,iSoi 'WCIl- o m niao ' ann nAj..ii r a i'Vmmh. vnwnau. jraxMua" aiui ADAMS WINS FOUL THROWING CONTEST Former West Philadelphia High Athlete Scores 13 Points. Surgespn Second Chick Adams, tho former West Phil adelphia High .School star center, won (ho second annual foul goal shooting contest conducted by Professor Phil Lewis nt Germantown High School this afternoon by dropping thirteen through the net In thirteen attempts. Hobby Surgeson, tho former German town High forward, won second place and a silver medal by dropping tho ball through tho biiskct eleven times In thir teen attempts. Gcndall Beeves of Northeast, was third, with nine. Adams was awarded a gold medal, while Beeves won a bronze. This event was for members of tho Intcrscholastlo Bas ketball League. In the contest for other high school plajers, McICann, of St. Joseph Trep. won tho gold medal bv hcorlng 12 In thirteen attempts, beating Dickie, of Nnrberth, bv one point Mocky Bunnln. who won this event last jear, wan onlv able to Mioro 10. but In the thoot-off for tho medal ho scored 11, while Kerns, of Trenton High, scored 7. Piiti-ADiiU'iiiA man .schools 1. Adams. Writ I'hlln 11 - surifpunn, Oermantmvn II I llfniB. North"ast I) I I'ngsnn, South 1'hlla K " rvr-nnnn Irarlrs 7 II .IV,iitt, Trndii .... 7 7 Hnmmacn urmantcmn ,.,, , 7 x I irk. West I'hlln . . ... 7 !. Ullmorc Northiaat u Mrl nnn st JntrMi . , . 12 Dlcklo, .N'nrl-rlh . .11 Hunnln lVtMI. ... in KcrnH, Trenton 10 I pwls Norrlitnn . i Kauftman, Trmplo u STATE GIVES $50,000 MORE TO BUY TRACTORS Call From Farms Demands Appro priation, Snys Sccictary of Agii culture Patton Harrlahurg, Vn , March 22 Upon the request of Secretary of Agriculture Pat ton todav the State Commission of Pub- I lie Safety and Defenso appropriated an other 130,000 for the purchnse of trac- i tors to assist the farmers of the State In their spring plowing and other work, designed to Increase crops tho coming I season Mr Patton reported that the first appropriation has been expended I and the call for more tractors is so In- siMent tint lie felt more money from the deft nso fund should ho put Into them The purchases will be mido bv a com mittee of which Lieutenant Governor Trank B McCIaln Is the chairman. D H. Wntts of Kenmoor, and Mrs G 13 Benn, Wllllamsport, were added to the commission's list of farm ndvlseis at todav 's meeting nnd they will work In tho farming regions from April to Oc tober Tho commission approved b'lls for thc destruction of eight tons of dv namlto nhamloncd near Pittsburgh, which could not bo used or sold Strawbridge ttiiiLii loutu noi no usca or sola vi ... 11: Vir An Unrivaled Stock of Men's Clothing for Spring Many Clothing merchants are the Clothinp market the rising prices, and the shipping situationiJ' complaining of the failure of Clothing manufacturers to deliver fatii. spring goods; the manufacturer, from thc woolen mills. We anticipated all these difficulties. Our spring-deliveries arc complete, anil c hae A LARGER STOCK Or NEW SPRING CLOTHING THAN AT ANY TIME LAST SPRING OR ANY TORMER SPRING. Of equal importance is the fact that our fore handedness SAVED OUR CUSTOMERS THOU SANDS OF DOLLARS, as well as insuring deliv ery in ample time for the Enster season. It is an incontestable fact that we own this vast stock of Clothing at lower prices than it could have been bought for at the usual time of placing orders for spring goods. And we own our REGULAR LINES as well as many SPECIAL LOTS at far below piesent market value. Spring Suits at $15.00 Spring Top Coats at $18.00 Those aio the staiting pi ices. Our' $15.00 Suits arc lemarkable tit this price styles for young men especially attractive. Among the finer Suits are the new Stein-Bloch and Hart, Schaff ner & Marx models a complete line of beautiful worsteds, the smart flannels in the new "Persh ing" model, and the new shepherd-check velours. A great showing of Spring Top Coats, from $18.00 to $45.00. The Thexton & Wright London Coats aro also here. And Now Take Wonderful Under-price Lots j, First, a truly remarkable collection of nearly FIFTEEN'HljN DRED SUITS in medium weight and light weight, for spring-new Suits, the kind jou'll wear from right now un to mid.summen Wc- oidcrcd them nearly a ear ago, from the STEIN-BLOCH CO., from! HLIM CO. three of this countiy's conservatively stated san on. $35 nn sjn yw.w y.wv,, Vw.m wuu -u.uu uuiw -; now $23.50, $28.50,$33.50 arid $36.50 i ' In the groups' at $28.50, $33.50 and $36.50 -arc many SILK-; LINED SUITS, of very fine smooth and imflnlnhpH wftrstPffs.' Youtlw ful nnd conservative styles. All snori. many oi inese ouus cannot be duplicated at any prxct) aaa none of the same grades could be bought at prices nearly as lowjjl we paiu. Men?s $20 and $25 Suits, $16.50 and ,$21, Six hundred Suits, in neat worste'd effeqts, light and dark color- ni(jo. Hiira jt,u ecu mese you win naraiy realize tnat tno prices v. woolen fabrics have doubled in theslast two veors. t x Men's $30 Black and T?l 4...I1I TIT TIP DUDti ,V"V ." "" o"o ana a nne unnnunea uijaua. "i ST-.EP,'11d80.me,y toUored; all regular, stout, slim and short lis SPECIAL Hart, Schaffner & i SPECIAL Black" and Oxford Marx Llirht-Weishr. Ovxrcnntn. T.IrV,t-W;,vV,f . nrSAt an tweeds nnd cheviots at $23.50. I $5.00 to $8.50 Trousers at $3.85 and $5.7jv Also a Remarkable Lnt'tit M.7K n Pnir At ". About 500 pairs of Trousers in could bo sold at tho price if we had Closing Out Winter, Suits and OvercoM $18,00 to $35,00 values $14:50 and.$Mm ,. a iew,, wis oniy -ia.ou to $20.00. values at $14.50, and ?3yn it . at Vw,vu, HUl : Long -Trousers Suits for: Youths Our department for he rW and for the youth of 10 to 20'yeira, is all ready for a large-Ear business. Here does tho hard-ti-fit boy find dpthes which areW i1 uib jiKing una wnicn give mm the stylej which he admires in,in older young men. Prices start at $15.00. .At $15.00. aa $16.60 Mi cAm:jJiiuimi ymues in ouus o; & .w,-k ..;,,. M.i,iiu.i-4,,K,i AJiuo'oeraco -7Jilra,irtr! iff STMWBRIDfiE SALOON MAN ACCUSfeiHP m OF HAVING STOLEN SILK1 A sntit est I ah fa! .1-. .. v I n"u,lu "" """""cc ot Par Held for Theft From Wf Wagon ,'tf James Drlscoll, a saloonkeeper, At 1 Slxty-secontl street below Olrard ,vnnV f' was arrested today on charges of h.SBe' 1 In his possession silk that tTie pilfceVJ 1 was stolen from a wagon en mm..r the factory of T. P. MeCutcheSnaili. tie manufacturer, of Kiev enth'UM -,'hJffti!SG,l,..dS'e! .hlM ssr ? ball" for va father hearing"?.'? '& trato Watson. Two other mmj-Vt" Polsnlck nnc Lovils Clnrl, $!& tMifi nnri f n . . .. . M xnnrt 0111" "' "" avenue went ; -rested In connection with the cm. V Tuesday. Thev nsserted that thT? 5 i celved the silk from Drlscoll ty " J About -i rt.fi your children and music. Ar&! you fostering refining influenced Good music raises they standard of a Iiome.$j rossession ot Tie NEW EDISON.-'! "The Phonoaraph With a Saf makes for genuine culture. ' Children quickly react 'to , good music. They select more desirable playmates; bVt; come better mannered. OfteiMi their interest in it molds tKeir, entire careers. And from their tut' 5, for good music they gain, a deep iiilfj' lasting pleasure. N 4 , ,' ,J. LUDWIG PIANO C03 1103rhftsfniilSt. ,- .... ww. , ... $ & Clothier; fH (H M f I 1 Hi at sea concerning the condition ot vr? ? in Wrn, unable to get piece-god, w y? A M i. II1 'd I H a tyi J n 71 ft"-) h :J 1 US, S m Note of These' best manufacturers. Values art V Mi nn o,i vak nn a.,ua vi sizes regular, stout, slender and 1 , . jjj Blue Spring Suits, $2& j i. ... . t.t . mr sirrtS.' sizes, lirtlited quantity 18.00.y1 these groups not tt pair of wMftt not bought them long ago. KU nil B1ICS. , uaf mlnv InM InnV TrouUM neat mixtures, woik wiiorear i i.. - -i y duiij aLiizu.uu p . A CloJhUr Sooa.d.,Klooril i . s9" M - &. CLOT fl'i ,1 A 1Bc i I ' flo r , " , lllr ' tre con tni t(l phr lt (ix hi par fie f itt the till J u for oh 1.1 tra (or ter qu tJT H 111 oai lf Ut m la h the tlT fti lat re cor an the on lui en wr la rea 1 ma 1 lie i riei a? wli of tot Ve 6 thc : Tt or all: $ ha C efl ; th V ha th V ' th ' he . 17 Ih mwm WC ': -- NMjBKWr 3KV fJ.ffBHP' PP"WwfeF AsVHP jstjp - Vtf Abs' SlEXB
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