UsSj JT ES d CEASES OF VICTORY $ About German !i:4Ws Situation Filters yicMflnto Fatherland ft PLE LEARN FACTS Caustic in Comment. olff Bureau Attacked r. 17-1.-1 l J - Mb. Bv GEORGE RENWICK I Cttttltt tn JTtiMrWnrr Ptthlin T.gtAtrrr ft'f'flw&riflM, i!8 by A'cw Vorfc Times Co. i7Trrr- " - -iv.....e ...- 0-. KOTsJrs'.t all beginning to tell at last, nftcr l?t .K-m&laj nf nirMtin dullness, after many ftmiirruum, ovih. v. wperaie enoris jo niue uib i"" -- Lif"1 th? 'atnerl-'ll"3'81 funeral sltua- MvltenT An Important section of the Get- f2rjmn press today presented to the world a SW 9wwie of high noteworthy Items wnicii J illuminate the whole position In remark- (Hit fa.9hlOn. RMThe Kaiser, in his latent utterance. hxMee not talk of victory by the swora ftjsSWHV tho annihilation of tho enemy, but i jjHVM message, which, according to ine .vxjonai Anieiger, mi .tiajraij un " " B.J:'i-n-ltv of Dresden, he refers to the E&S&aMm'ltv of the Fatherland's flftht for Iti &'. .a . .. S-n.. iiintn1. f4a- rifllwiure, ana 10 inn unuiiui i"-i' ".ibmlm ''.tnnlnatlonto preserve tneu- mnu niw ft'-lwmir by "successful deren ggJtoTliMi the official Relchsanzelger slates J$ytht. his Majesty has been pleased to EyjfeonJer the Order of the lied Kacle of Settle First Class upon Ilerr on Kueni- r,v. " .jn. ....v., .. V UViAl lKMltn t.nd r.iil.1.',in1.1mnrn(f1 til". E";i;i -Minister tnr Vnrlirn Affairs, and N&eaaVly. the Cologne Gazette admits the K -rious economic situation of Oermanv, 'i!,&nd violently attacKs tne oni urau Iir"Us falsehoods. One could hardly ex- !fSfc ft larger narvesi in a oay. W llfr cries Vorwaerts In a great head-' K:dals with the Crown Prince in a highly fcl Interestihg article. Why, it nk. d'n Of. , Von Kuehlmarn resign? And it sets o-it riil10vaeaaiy paranei mo in.-ni.it. u. ... former Forelffn Minister tlia' the war fX could not be ended by a purely milltnrv K decision, and utterances oy tne urnu decision, and utterances by the Crow n i Prlnre !n the interview aircad5 repotted. '. Vm Kuehlmann's word. 11 declares. Ecj-.roused a storm of angtr from the I'an- j errpans, anu yet. n must ie mm mai ai words of the Crown Prlnr-. as a Bk .matter of fact, go far further than those L.V4cf vn Kuchlman.1. Von Kuehlmann dU fej not expect peace ny a pureij mmuny L)' decision, but In the expectations of the Wi Xrown Prince a military , , 1 decision does I , iA . ! Xfft not enter at all." ..' ti- V. l .4 . If.. T'.i.UlMn HM'c I 'i.3tan statement that "our nosltlon. nurl' will cmerce stronger finm It. &;iai-.rv-s nf mtiitnrr- stremr'h and tr- ..-i-.i . i u ,, to w u.t. ............ i uuimi i" M.al. n.. I fAvn ..n...ann. t.Bniuiiiua, t w uttc -a nu" "- , "That was on Juno 24, when the Ocr- mns were on the Marne and ten Kilo-1 ft kn, ! fwnm Av.l..s nn T.-iinltnn t.n . T lud-tha rieht in&tlnet in nolntlnc what i iMi. was the'best time to talk of a pence H by. understanding, but unhappily there t7tlwe people In Germany wh.) cannot un - j?S!trtand that a declaration of readiness I BScf'fer. peaco has Its best effect at the In the Cooper Methodist T.plscopal Hi i-..'l. .a .... ".i I'rhnrrll. SKtv-th rd street and n rnr,l SSKwfth-Vhekh Ba. eymiuoii iicaui oner .io iit. j jrwo wnen(- alter me viciurinua rinuiri k aJlfn.al,a X'nn IJ'l.al.lmnnn .11.1 yn CV. Kr-iTti1 n.e-a .v nine- limn ntirotv tnllt frymeans Perhaps tho.s-5 sanm P.'.n fVCSermans who oerthrew Von Kuehlmjnn El1 tna.a. nn. n,klH tn .. nnnlnal 1.1 words, but today such words are In- Eft: .finitely les-5 effective. ySt. Royal Vlewn riinnge KS "T'We would have rejoiced if In June we had heard words fiom the Crown hj 5lrlr;ce which gave moral support to the f&r Sfcrelirn Minister. We did hear Hohen- Gsllern words In those days, but tney Veouilded otherwise. fr J'lln -Tnnn tfi tb flpmnn T-Tnlsei made Bf rWs BDecch about the struccle between Ft -v. ' . -"' " . . . tV.s the two conceations of the world, the v;t.aenr.an conception of rlht, freedom, .ftlWinAi- flnrl minlllv q.1 tlia A nc-ln.KflXOn l&yftaihen worship of money, and he wont j- on; -rnese two conceptions are wre.-t- t . Jinc with pfle another and one must ue .completely overcome.' Est? i"The words of the German Crown E,';jpr1nce In September have not nuttc the 3ame. sound. There Is room In the world fcyfor'all nations. That Is something other ft i .- h .. m-1. . -.. ...nntlnnci nflA jStttt which must definitely be overthrown." i.ssjumni' thus contrasted rather ann town of X Id that the EiaM,VVorwaerts wonders If the Pan-Ger-fcjtlU.,who always rejoiced at the Crown (raj! .prince's attitude will rejoice now. tpjy.The article concludes by a pointed -14 condemnation of the language of tho w-pwcJal communlaues. It says rs?iS.wT.en. 'or example, the '.S. lM.VftrilAtri' lat it nnt V.A t, $,twn,,of X now lies before our lines as W,KOle lines had remained where they XfiftW Ann1 -1.. ....... -.. u.....l T at It jjMjwere, and the town had moved. Let it nif ald. that the town of X was evac- Ki'Bated." tfftVorwaerts. would rouse the people to M recognition of the seriousness ot s53.j''"p'w .-uuon, ana it woutu uuimnuc Jj'Jj'MliAt ood work by calllne the Relchs- KjiBiiogetner ana letting tne voice 01 me r.Jrisptei.l'i's. representatives be heard EMJVJ'.ijrhB German people were told little or jYJtoining 01 the Uerman deiet on seoan WSJHr. According to tho official com- jjSiunque, It was "a nulet rtnv." a"rt inB ;wr correspondents ceienrateo. ine wnoecaalon by turnlne their attention to ItTtt tjil WAvlr nF nAn-.lnn. 1 1. . .Mn..-nn.- n tna bZtt lci., iuiiiiiiuitiques. ivs ine ierniuii TkKJrlAnmm VantllrAd" hv TlvltlaVi nmai nn ,tt4W .. ..u. t .1.. n ... irffijtke anniversary of Sedan had been evac- Krfji )M.tea days before, the German p.ople l!tc 'were told, no prisoners could therefore WVe been taken by the enemy. &-' Admit Withdrawal of Linen I'Vrf. ?The German lines were withdrawn a rTj.Pu-.tta. It n. nnmlttan t...t , -........ .O fti iTf-lttBli on. nfthtt. anntn tna 8 4tich. failed to achieve any success. SPfAU thla was due to what a semiofficial rr;7wfimu!que terms "the extreme brll ta"!lWi generalship of Hlndenburg and ,fioe(lorrr. ittoThe' Kreuzzeitune bids Its readers re "T 7Z LEAKS Public Speaking Do you realize you possess a vast amount 'of hidden and unde veloped Power? - ,f-A ....... .t Ntr Colltra will idil tJw Your Commercial. Ptrional and :iai Buccesa. "It will help you ? Develop COURSES Oratory Elocution Public Speaking CAmuire ''SEt-f- A" CONFIDENCE .Cutlvat- 'aVMEMOl" (IMAGINATION Salesmanship rove Drnmatic Art PRE3SION Authorship Sffi3ft!T7 -. vt Ierreea eon- Chwo Hlornlnr, Afternoon Kre- r. fltf 1 11 i-r.iw. i riTnio nfttrue-. .Kail Term Upon evt 30. SFF COLLEGE iMW Chestnut Street iSfi'-ter 1tiiTbkM. -aaH 4M wm'vm ",W J"V.' '-'-"-' $v .lf JP7Z Punish Berlincrs for Speaking the Truth By the Associated Pres Amsterdam, Sept. 6. Berlin and the province of Brandenburg have been placed under "the law relat ing to a stato of siege, which pro vides for a line or Imprisonment for persons Inventing or circulat ing untrue rumors calculated o disquiet the populace," according to the Cologne Volkszeltung. A notice accompanying the de cree calls attention to the circula tion of frivolous and sometimes malevolent and traltorous( gossip, exaggerating the transitory suc cesses of tho enemy and casting doubt upon the wonderful achieve ments of tho German troops. member that the German took 200,000 prisoners In their offensive of four months, and assures them that the Ger man rntnm imlrtra "Imi'a tliA llnnltnH l hand.. na usual Unfortunately, hard cn tne , e , r , ..,, ,... another which will Inform the German nAnnlo If flint linn t-Afiil 1ia -nf i ..wili vn- i Whirh n u nrintnri timt fh ai. iIIpN tnr.f nonrll- 13fl tit nplcnnnca I. n montll nnil "KntlCp nt the nccomninv- lnR map -Ilo.va tliat the cjermans lost m nbollt x we(.(, much more than half the territory they had gained in four months. The military situation, Indeed, Is such that Germ .n critics and correspondents can Indulge only In dull, confused and nb,ur,, cchojs of semiofficial misstate ments. , Meanwhile popular opinion Is ex tremely dep-eped In Germany The Berlin Pouie ' practically stagnant. Tlere in Amsterdam. German and Au train echne dropped heally yester day, the former to half Its peace-time rate anl tho latter to the lowest point since th w.ir began, namely, almost ex actly one-third of the normal figure s The rail is continuing today, while Kng ,,, aI, Kre h cxchang0 ,, mountng rap!dly. HMDEyBURG URGES GERMANS TO BE CALM Cruet n. Sept. f! (Uv I X S ) Field MarMial on llindcnhitrg. the Germin chief of staff, has again been forced to appeal to the German people not to be- I conic alarmed oer the continuous de- fe.i'.s the Germans are suffering on the weFtern battlefront. said n dispatch from neriin today The telegram quoted , Illn.lenburg as saying "We lno coiKiucred in the east and we are strong in the west, despite the I appearance of Americans Rut it is ' necessary to remain strong and united I In tl.n wnnf n.,.l .. ........ I. ... 1 .l 1IIM ..-.11, ...111 ,, I- IIILtk lV I'lfll.lICU ... , ,. .... . n., ' ' l Jim. ii ..ii ifuiii.'iiiK "It is true we are suffering griev- nll.li1' X'nr. Iltn.l.nli.l-.. ...In.l.r. ... . will return home after the glorl- .us battle to assure peaceful labor, and tnen plucK the milts ot our fight. ..... t. ... ..... . - .. -I'ersevere is me waicnword and If we obsere It we may look serenely to tno iuiurc. "" " " Momorinl for SnMIr nrnil,nr. ,, ,, ...,. ,,, ,, ,, " . . a .... Frederick II. nnd rairani h KnKht. brothers, who lost their thes on the battlefields of France. Sunday night - - L SaRoSff 5f??XS5S street, and lost tneir u es on J uiy :io. i-Lung gsj; in i '-'-zSSBKL If """ " t. 'V I TWO research firms of hieh standingmadc an investigation in every state of the Union, amone 11,842 Dentists (nearly one third of the dental profession), not only in large cities, but in small towns and villages. The chest pictured above holds all the question and answer sheets, dentists' signa tures, affidavits and records of the country wide inquiry. So as to make sure that the dentists answers would not be influenced one way or the other, the young men who called at the offices were instructed not to mention the name of any dental cream or powder in getting answers to the questionnaire. These young men knew only their direct employ ers, the two investigating firms. They had Whenever you brush your that dentists say: "USE i.. i- i .... ' u ' a. .? L. . $v ffrxTS rTYry,fS' rtlllT r UDiJlJ VI MACHINE GUN NOW HOPE OF KAISER Day of Infantryman Is Gone in German Army Practice LIGHT MAXIM FAVORITE America's New Browning Has Great Destiny to Fulfil in Defeating Foe By EDWIN L. JAMES Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CowjTlaht, timt, ty .Vno Vorfc Timti Co. With the American Army In France. Sept. 0. Infantrymen ns such have ceased to exist In tho German nrmy. Thl statement Is taken from nn official Al lied leport. Tt means Hint the fighting unit In the German nimy Is no longer tho rifle, hut the machine gun. All the German forces nro being organ l7ed, not on the old basis of tho num ber nf rifles to n force, but on the basis of the number of machine guns. Rifles, Instead of being the pilmary weapon, have been relegated to Inferior Im portance. The term German machine gun thus used means a light gun which can be curled by one man and wnlch Is oper ated by two men. The type is the Maxim. Tho Geimnns retnln heavy machine guns in small units, ns we do, but the new deelopment is to turn the whole infantry force Into n force of machine gunners. Not that every two men have a Maxim, but one Maxim Is given to every eight sol diers. Six .11 e equipped with rifles but for pui poses similar to those foi which the ui tllleryman carries u re volver. The primary purpose of a group of eight is to work a machine gun with a rifleman to protect the gunners and take their places if wounded or killed The German command has decided to fight the war with the machine gun instead of the litle. 1 give the.su facts to lend weight tc the opinion that the field of usefulness on the western front for the American light Urowning gun now being made In America has vastly grown. Not only is the Maxim a more efll caclous weapon, but every one knows that the Germans are using munj moie light Maxims than we are usn automatic ilfles. One thousand Ger-m-in infantrymen would have under the present German plan about 123 light Maxims. One thousand Ameii cin infantrjmen have far less than that number of automatic rifles In operation in the front line. The Maxim shoots more bullets than our lutomatlc rifle. The record made in tests of tlie Drowning light gun Indi cates that It will give us a weapon equal to the German light Maxim. Well-filled graves scattered about the tops of hills between the Marne and the Vesle tell the story of how well tho Germans used their machine-gun warfare against the Americans. Eight out of every ten of our men killed in that sector wero victims of machine guns which the Germans planted along the roads, out of which thev rondo shootine calleries. .'V.W v i; ifiv This Chest holds Evidence that Dentists prefer Colgate's First Choice Read this Story of no idea that a manufacturer was behind this inquiry to ascertain the real facts. Now for the results: The evidence shows that, not only is Colgate's the first choice of more dentists than any other dentifrice, but also that Colgate's is exclusively prescribed by more dentists than any other. The Evidence Chest is deposited with the Title Guarantee & Trust Co. of New York City, where its contents may be examined by accredited committees on application to Colgate ii Co. This preference shown by dentist for Colgate's is, undoubtedly, based on the fact that the mouths of nine people ou. of ten need a standard dentifrice. teeth, remember COLGATE'S" Allies Can Smash Foe Defense, Says Maurice Recent Victories Prove Germany's Firmest Barriers Will Crumble Enemy Clinging Now to Hope of Holding Shortened Line By MAJOR GENERAL SIR FREDERICK R MAURICE Former Director of Operations of the Nrltlsh Army. Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Chvirtuht, lll. In AVii) York rimrs Co London, fecpt. 6. Tt Is well to take a sober nnd con servative view of tho effect of our recent victories. "Winter Is not far distant, nnd that Is always n time of trial. There Is none of the excitement stirring news from the front to keep us going nnd tho long, dark nights In our damp nnd foggy climate arc not exhllarntlng. ' The pacifists who ask. "Is it worth while? AVhv not end It?" then. too. find more listeners than at any other times, and it only helps the enemy If hopes are raised too high nnd the reaction sets in when they nre not realized. nqunlly. it helps the enemy It we begin to look too far rastwnrd. He Is always claiming that he has pre vented us from gaining objectives at which we never aimed, and he Is cer tain to make use of nny unrealized expectations of ours to buoy up the sinking spirits of his people. Further, It Is almost certain winter will bring with it nn enemy peace offensive, ac companied by attractive bribes, and 'he best way to prepare for that Is to have a true appreciation of our posi tion. The events of the last few weeks Invo shown that the enemy cannot 'rect nny defensive barrier which we cannot break through when we at tack It In tho right way. They have shown that, without any preponder mce ot numbers, we can beat the enemy in open warfare. They have shown that the ninrtenburg-T.uden-dorff combination has failed In the latest Instance even more completely than Its predecessor, and that the Ger man commanders In n fair field are verv ordinary mortals. They have --lven us' a foretaste of the quality or the American armies, nnd have shown that our men and the French are fight ing as splendidly ns cer they did. Outlook for Future Tleaslns We know that tn the future we must have preponderating numbers. Vve know that the internal condition of Oermanv Is going from bad to worse, and It requires little imagination to plcturo the effect on her population In tho fifth year of the war of this drnmatic change from certain ex pectation of complete victory to fore bodings of complete defeat. That Is a very satisfactory side of the balance sheet. It means wo can In good time dictate to Germany our terms of peace; nnd, that being so, we must be content with nothing less. Germany will take any and every pos sible measure to stave off such dis aster. It Is quite possible that this winter she may offer to return Alsace-Lorraine to France and restore Belgium it she be left free to exploit Russia. This would mean that the Central European block would In time becomo IT is common sense to suppose that the denti frice preferred by dentists generally will best meet the needs of the public. It's an easy matter for any tooth preparation to claim that it has the favor of dentists everywhere. It is not so easy to prove. To get the real facts, Colgate 6c Co. decided to have a country-wide and impartial inquiry made. the Evidence Chest ESSBR n.n:' as powerful ns ever, and that Prus sian culture and Prussian militarism would again flourish. In Flanders, the shortest line wlucn the enemy can hold runs from his present front east of Ypres nlong Wyt schacte and Messlncs ridge, across Hill (!3. west of Armcntleres. to Neuve Chnpello and La Bassce. He Is very nearly on this line now, nnd It seems probable he will try to hold It. though he may prefer to come out of the low ground of the Lys Valley and take his stand a little further east on tho Aubers Ridge. This would mean tho abandonment of 75 per cent of the giound which he won In his April offensive; but It would Bhorten his front by some thirteen miles. South of La Basseef It seems llkelv. he may try to run his line through Menln and Llstard to the east of Lens, and thence to the Sensee Canal nt the northern section of the Canal du Nord. behind which he Is trying to rally his forces defeated In tho battle for the Drocourt switch. Tho switch, which Is called the line of the Canal du Nord, takes him down to Moeuvres, near which place It Joins the old Hln ilenburg line. This runs from Just east of Moeuvres west of St. Quentln to La Fere, and thence to southwest of Lnon, whence It can bo made to connect with the Chemin-des-Dames, nnd south toward Rhelms. Hy breaklnt, through the Drocourt switch, we Inflicted a severe defeat on the enemy and caused lilm very heavy losses which he ran III spare; but we have not yet turned the main north nnd south section of the Hln denburg line, which begins cast of Moeuvres, nnd shall not have done this effectively until we have got across the Senseo Canal nnd taken Doual, and gotten back to tho Hlndenburg lines In front of Cambral and St. Quen tln, nnd further south to the Chcmln-des-Damcs. Whether he will succeed In carry ing his plans through, remains to be seen, but Foch has kept the initiative ever since July 18, when he launched his counter-attack. We may be cer tain It will "it be his fault If ho does not keep It. If tho enemy shortens his ftont, we a'so shorten ours; and there are still several Allied armies which have net et nad their say. Wo may therefore reasonably expect more, nnd leave It to Foch to settle what more theie Is to be. ' Seeing that less than three months ago there seemed to be prospects of our passing the winter with the enemy guns within range of Paris and our army cooped up against the coast, we may be well satisfied with the situa tion ns It Is, even if it does not get better, as It almost certainly will. Marks Tumble as Allies Clin Copenlmiren, Sept. 6. The present sit uation on the western front has caused a fall In marks of about 17 per cent, while tho pound sterling has risen to $5 04. 1 And Ribbon Dental Cream is a standard trulycalled "a dentists' dentifrice " It cleans thoroughly, washing-the teeth without harm ful grit, or the powerful drugs found in some tooth preparations. These risky chemicals may clean, but think of their action on the tender membranes of the mouth! A safe, sane dentifrice for the use of tfie whole family is Colgate's a-normal denti frice for normal mouths. Dentists, knowing these facts, use Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream in their own families instead of the strongly drugged tooth pastes, which are not suited for everyday use. You, too, should use COLGATE'S every day. v Berm Abandons Plans for Peace Offensive By tlie United Prcn Washington, Sept. 6. Berlin has. definitely abandoned Its plans for a Peace offensive at the present time as nn utterly hopeless proposition, advices to Kntcnto diplomats here today announced. Tho proposed campaign was called off) It wa3 stated, following a conference be tween Count Uurlan and German Secretary of Stuto von Illntze. It has become known In dlpto matlc circles that Germany had carefully worked out detailed ar rangements for tho peace moves several months ago, nnd that tho plans wero held up by tho turn ing of the I.udcndorff advance at the Marne. U-BOAT SINKS U.S. SHIP Five of Civilian Crew of Lake Owens Die hy Shcllfire Washington, Sept. Vl. Sinking of tho American steamship Lake Owens, with loss of five of the civilian crew, was re ported to the Navy Department today. Submarine shellfire was understood to bo responsible. The steamship, an nrmy cargo carrier of 2308 tons, was sent down by gunfire In foreign waters September 3. AH members of the naval guard were saved and only one, Chief Boatswain's Mate II' W. Lincoln, is reported slightly Injured! Except for the five mlssinir. all mo.nhn,,, of the crew have been landed. Six are seriously and six slightly wounded. DUTCH PROTEST SHIP SINKINGS Minister to Berlin Objects to U-I3ont Outrages By the Associated Press The llDRiie, Sept. 0. Tho Dutch Min ister at Berlin has been Instructed to protest against the destruction by Her man submarines of vessels within what Is designated as the barred zone and against the sinking of seven Dutch fish- .1.;.' icpntn un tu,uai ai, The minister also has Instrnntinn. . protest against tho fact that the skinners of the fishing vessels were forced to siitii a declaration, the contents of w hlch wcr.. unknown to them. The minister also will make a renucst for the goods taken from the nslilno- ,.,. eels. Water anil Light Services Attacked Complaint that llm llnlm.l.n,.ni... tpn Water Company, supplying a sec tion of Philadelphia, does not furnish ?itqVa,e .se"lco and tImt fire protec .S,',."11.1",11 should be. was died ?J.IVhT i ub'lc,Fervlce Commission to day by John B. Mather, of Tacony. Com plaint against the sertlce of tho Kast Pennsylvania das and Kleetrlo Company I'ureiu WnS fl'e" l,y Dr- ' e !fijjii pairing and Remod eling at a 20 Pr cenf re duction. Free St or age Charget Pay. 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Yesterday was tho fourth anniver sary of tho battle of the Marne and of Joffre's memorable summons: "At the moment when the battle Is on a line on which depends the salvation of the country, everybody must bo. re minded that tho time has gone for looking backward. Troops who can no longer advnnce must at any cost hold the ground won nnd be slain rather than give way. In the present circumstances no failure can bo toler nted." The recollection of this famous vic tory nt tho moment when the Allies are again driving back the same enemy suggests thoughts, some of an encouraging and some of a sobering kind. The Central Powers, long pre pared and greatly profiting by the Bolshevik pestilence, have been worn down, while the grand alllnnce Is far from reaching Its full strength. But the end Is not yet. Germany Is still strong rtcsnlte her defeats. Of her total of 245 divisions she has about 200 In the west. They are all much weakened. 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A$2 80.00LooseHudson Seal Fur Coat $224.00 as t7fs(ra(cd A model of unusual distinction and grace in three-quarter length: made with shawl collar and cuffs of silky skunk and finished off with belt. 85.00 Marmot Coat 68.00 . Smart, loose-belted model; , large shawl collar. 110.00 Natural Muskrat Coat.. 88.00 Three-quarter length: full model. Large "hawl collar. 185.00 Natural Nutria Coats.. 148.00 Forty Inch, flare deBlgn, Deep shawl collar. 215.00 Hudson Seal Coats 172.00 Three-quarter length, loose model; shawl or cape collar. 310.00 Hudson Seal Coats 248.00 Forty-five Inch, very full model. Wide border and shawl or cape collar and cuffs ot skunk. 310.00 Natural Squirrel Coats. 248.00 Smart, loose-belted model with large shawl collar and cuffs 345.00 Scotch Moleskin Coats.. 276.00 Three-quarter length, full models. New design collar and,, cuffs. $67.50Taupe Wolf Set i$54 ! a r B , open animal jcarf trlm ned with heads, talis and paws, j n d round nuff also trimmed with heads, tails and paws. As 11 'ustratcd. AVOID Th Proposed War Tax on Furs by Making Your Purchases Durtna Thl. l- MfaaaBarlflftffBf iff" thai fs tho forces' orces brought back from RuMlfc't til' 1AW hftAH rlAtfM1KIIl " ''( has now been devoured. A, conservative estimate shows that tho German losses since March 21 must total about 1,200,000 men, of whom, however, 60 -per cent would be capable of recuperating after an In terval of from three to six months, leaving tho permanent loss at about 500,000 men. The toll on the Allied side has been nothing llko so great. The crisis of tho enemy for effec tives Is certainly acute, Tho 1919 class Is wholly engaged and has proved to be of Inferior quality, doubt less 'because of the deprivation amid which It has grown up. Tho 1920 class can hardly be bet ter. The German Government has postponed Its engagement as long as possible, drafting Instead every man It can find capable of carrying a rifle. It has also cut down the battalion and company strength nnd Is known to havo dissolved at least forty regi ments. The Americans nro now sending re enforcements every month equal to half a year's German recruits. These nro grounds of confidence, provided that the Allied effort is sus tained to the end. They provide no excuse for the view that the war Is tvoh or will run Itself to a victorious conclusion. The German divisions still In rcservo with the 1920 class In tho field depots constitute a force not to be despised. The German staff has scraped and saved In order to keep a mass of maneuver Intact. The enemy retreat In the last seven weeks has been for the most part com pelled, but thero has been In It also an clement of choice. It procured a material shortening of the front on which It .holds off the Allies. As long ns the Allies can maintain unrelenting pressure they can keep the initiative, but If they let go Ludendorft will have a chance. CENTRAL H 'Vf.W . Day and Evening Schools Preparatory School All High School Subjects. Prepa ration for College and University, Professional and Technical Schools. Elementary School I'or men and boys who need to make up deficiency In early educa tion. All-Day School Boys 11 to 16 years. Hours 9.00 A. jr. to 5 p. si. Seventh and Ktghth Grat'e Gramrrjar School. First year High School. Business School Men and Women. Stenotypy. Type writing, Bookkeeping. Business English and Arithmetic. Schools Open September 9th Write Now for Detailed Information. DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION 1421 Arch Street BkyCanaWaM Charge ac counts open ed. Large - six Coat up to SO Butt. Mail Or ders Filled. in Our Fur Scarfs For Immediate Wear 30.00 Wolf (all colors). 24.00 32.50 Hudson Seal 26.00 35.00 Taupe Fox 28.00 35.00 Kamchatka Fox.. 28.00 35.00 Lynx oiack or Taup 28.00 37.50 Red Fox 30.00 42.50 Natural Squirrel.. 34.00 67.50 Hudson Seal Stole. 54.00 67.50 White Fox 54.00 92.50 Cross Fox ,.'74,00 1 12.50 Mole (Large Stole) 90.99 122,50 Mink Stole.. 99.99 37.50 Rusiian Kolinsky. jitlyNy wi yiLly h 1 IV- 1 1? "iff 'l '1 i -V ,-Jt . '11 - . f ,. re ''fK'. " "' . n iii LT.fl ' i ,Uvf. 7FW V If fora&W IMMMMMBI JTVJ vMfam 3. , "i ', C "4' m bk Zz&x KJ -'ffffiiiatiWrHFrtr . nfrtl 'twm ..ia iJV ' - ij' rs-i ' "i. ...1 T.l 'BTf Mmyy