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London, Dec. 18. v JPubllo attention here has suddenly sprung aroUml to Russia, and the chance ofHho Allies belntc obliged to undcrtako tmtlltaiy operations to restore ordef In xnat mucii-toriurcu ianu. bo iar mem S lias teen nor author(tatlvo statement on fej-( the matter, although Winston Churchill, $ during his election campaign at Dundee, maintained that England could not dc- sert her friends In Russia, as without -"- her protection they "would get their throats cut bj the Bolshevlltl, who hated them Ilka poison " However, today tho Dally Chronicle publishes an article "from a special cor lespondent," which suggests that some definite Scclslon may be reached in the near future. It sas. , 'The situation in Russia Is causing great anxiety In ofllelal circles." and then points out the extreme dltlleulty of getting any reliablo Information. AH that (ft rnmtncr nut nnw bv o. lrcleSS !" through, Denmark and Sweden, It main tains; la scanty, unrenaDie ana iicau.v censored, and the most recent news that can'be absolutely accepted Is two months old aid comes first hand from people who hae made their escape." Tho Chronicle correspondent then dwells on the horrors of the prisons and massacresj'nd says: "It maj' bo asked hoy It is that with such horrors going on the Bolshe- vlltl maintain their power. The answer Is that t is a question either of ad hering nominally -to the party in power or being starved to" death. No food can be obtained from any other source, and there are thousands of 'ofilcers In the Bolshev 1st army ns an alternative to dying of hunger. No Great Bolshevist Armj "But the story of a great Bolshevist army of 3,000,000 is not credited in this country. The most reliable Infor mation puts the number at about 180, 000, scattered all over tho former Rus sian Empire. There Is, however, a prob ability that an attempt will be made tn InrrnnRft thin fntrfl with .1 view to the invasion of other pailSi,of Europe . ( order to spread the principles or Bolshevism. i li "It should bo temcmbeied that Po-1 land Is now In a very dlstuibed stato and almost defenseless Theie would, there fore, bo little difficulty In the way of force of the Bolshevlki marching Into Germany, In which country a laige amount of propaganda work has been carried on during the past year. j "If the Idea-? of the Bolshevlki are , carried out in their entirety, Europe, in the opinion of dlplomatlo circles, Id faced with a danger ns grave as was tho In- vaslon of Genghis Khan or Tamerlane Nor Is it easy to say off-hand what should be dono to counteract this menace. "The late elections have revealed In ,some parts of the country a considerable amount of sj mpathy with the Bolshevist government n Russia and it is cer tain that Intervention by the Allies on n ! large Bcale vfould be hotly disputed and I criticized. "It Is fortunate that President "Wilson Is now In Europe so that this Important matter can be discussed by all the Allies It would be advan'.ageous if some line of policy could be deckled upon by other nations In common so that the problem could bo jointly tackled." Intervention Is Opposed Opposition to Intervention In Russia to which the Chronicle's correspondent lefers was verified by the Manchester Guardian this morning. It took tho view that Admiral Kolchak, who belzed con trol of the Omsk Government, nnd Sem enoff, the Cossack leader, were fighting '.'not for Russia and still less for the Allies, but for their own hands," and wenron: t "Even now drafts of British troops, men who volunteered to fight th, Ger mans and defend liberty, are ,be,Ing or dered to Siberia, to fight' the battles of . the Kolchaksrand the Semenoffs. If the British Government does not stop this disgraceful adventure of Its own accord It will find it will soon be stopped for !." The Westminster Gazette, which dur ing the war maintained stoutly that the necessity of preventing Germany galn- tnv rnntrnl nf Ttneeln vna ah xnnnm.... ,' ble argument against premature peace, r Is now anxious about England's commit ments In that region. It fears she may drift Into "a series of costly, ghronlo and Indecisive expeditions in various parts of Russia, or Lt best to permanent occu pation with largo bodies of troops, of the various Russian provinces." . jr IH nrrini nnrmxr 04 CONFRONTS ALLIES vl, ' Vi(iuliijttoii, Dec. IS. (By A. P.) -iJio'xvuaiuu iJtuuicin uireaay jias ueen i3kenA,W , by President Wilson with 7"voncn,latesmen, It was learned here, tfhe determination of a definite policy on which all the Allied countries and thn United States, may agree, will be one of tho first things undertaken at the v.rellmlnary meetings of the Peace Con ference.. . . . - i ?C adopted is recognized as- one of the most 'f serious problems -.. of tho conference. 1L1 Every proposed solution so far is said BK to have been blocked by the unanswered if question of who Is qualified to speak fop ; V th5. Russian people. l -The Government at Omsk, of which t. c the United States and other Govern- 'T menu have expected much, Is now In the, , hands of a dictator and split Into fac- W tlons, ' ' Tho Entente nations have not given & up hope that the'Omsk authorities may sLy yet evolve a,, stable form of government fas for Russia. Thls'haB not been accom PU pllsbed yet, and none of the Allied Gqv- $ ernments has recognized the Omsk f regime officially, although all of them l are dealing with Russian representatives V?; who are in close touch with Admiral r f TColchal: and hlB Government. T" J?rlnce Lvoff, who was Premier In the1 CJ Kercnsky Cabinet, and who has devoted f,- most of his life to the development of S n the Zemstvo eystem In Russia, and Boris ,': , Bakhmeteff, Russian Ambassador In 4 Washington, appointed by Kerensky, aa ' T well as Professor Paul Millukoff, Keren- ?hy Blcy'B Minister .of Foreign Affairs, nre , , on thejr way to rarls or already there ' with other prominent Russians to do . whatever, they can to nd the Allies In Mi the-isolutlon of the Russian problem. Jul. ti.. nrhAttiAi tnAV rnrHit tu. ..-..!- I-if' of liuBBla at this time is a question l wnicn it inivtfc.vvij' wumiutu iinnoi uo mV. Prince Lvo.t has recently bein In wasningxon, wnere 'no uiscusseu the -f situation In hl country with President ' . tvll.on and Secretary of State I,nnln T ' "T" T- iii..i ' i.-- "V-iL'T' Fn?JVftAKV4'atllIrMIVJM vxjivnv fiiunamgiri nwvijHiAiv vm 'ttdMjguri'uvtyie iW41WI K Gimbel Brothers store Opens at o For Tomorrow Thursday Gimbel Brothers store closes 5:30 Wednesday, December is, iois. it Women Go Out and Shop 'Round : They Come Back and Buy", Fur Values Extraordinary at Gimbels Take Your Time At last Philadelphia has developed a store that meets your convenience and asks no thought or for bearance from you. Shop any day. , Shop any time of day. You shall have careful attention and any re quest along usual business lines ban be met and will be. A business greater by millions than ever be fore, but Backed by collections of goods also greater by nearly two million dollars, and Sustained by an organization easily capable of handling the business. The delivery service has been helped by absence of snow, to be sure but the fleet of automobile trucks grows, and they are. the "tanks" of commerce. The same relative improvement in stocks gathered in spite of war risks. More charming things; more of the useful, too and more of the useful things made charming. It means a great deal to have won the praise of every boy and girl in Philadelphia JHE GIMBEL TOY STORE STANDS FIRST. And, withal Gimbels Lead in Value-Giving. And just in the nick of time for Christmas choosing, come these A Whole Rack of Coatees Specially Priced $62.50 to $269 including natural mink, Japanese mink, nutria and Hudson seal (dyed muskrat) oh, but the styles! Including: Red Vox. Black - 'djed Fox. ' Natural Rac- coon. Black - Skunk. Poirct Fox. - djed Fox. ' Sets at $32 to $57.50 Including Natural Nutua. Taupe Nutiia. Hudson Seal. Natural Mink. Skunk. Muffs at $19.75 to $39.75 IndudinR: Blown Fo. Black-dyed Fos Taupe Fox. Kcd Fo. Skunk. Neck-Pieces at $18.75 to $59.75 FUR COATS SPECIALS Alike in Debutante Styles and Matronly Styles . Moleskin Coats at $229, $259, $279. S2n7.."i0. $095 and $725. Natuial and taupo l utiia Coats at S229. S239 and $2fiM. Maimot Coats laccoon trimmed hoit and smart and fascinating; Persian lamb Coats at S495. at $119. Caiacal Cents at Sl.V) and $.'195. Subway Store's Special Offerings: Scarfs at $19.75 to $39.75 Muffs at $5 to $19.75 Variously fox and solf. anou-y skunk-dyed opossum, black coney, scahne, Manchunan Variously in black, taupe and Lucilc eoloriup. Il' taupe, wolf, taupe fox and Hudson seal (dyed muskrat). Open animal style. Gimbels, Fur Salons, Third floor On Special I Children's and Misses' Furs at $3.50 to $22.50 - a mm -a I ni liwl I tirr Wlilto unnni itnlnn v w.rm nnnc-r-imi iMiihn ..in..i ..... M . . .NiiHiArnv Aiclo I oh pc I "- H "- ..v.., ,""" ...vim... "i'o?u..., hk-i -.uii-v uiiu i-uuBoniun lo Jlm 7 1 X ) Styles and Styles and Styles! Comfy Slipper Gifts JtL Women's Comfy Slippers in ribbon-trimmed and band-painted styles and delightful colors. At $2 and $2.25. Also one at $1.75 .. JV-1mcn's Ribbon-Trimmed Julieltcs with leather heels and soles. At $1.75. aicns Slippers. Low-cut "Comfys ' at $1.75, pers at $3 and $3.su. . Ax WAV AW) Eveiett onera sliu- Gimbels, Second Floor Meis Self -Clocked Silk Socks at $1.50 Ate piovitif; wondorfullv popular with gift seekeis. These silks are of linn, lieay silk with double lisle tops and toes. Full-fashioned. Giay, mahogany, Kieon and navy self-clocked. 81.30. Also black witli white clocking at S1.30 a pair Men's Fine Onyx Silk Socks at $1.50. With lisle tops and toes. Or all-silk, at $2. All full-fashioned. Men's Fancy Regular Silk Socks at SI and $1.10. Stunning stripes and plaids in lich colois. (Umbels, First Floor Just in 3000 Pieces of Sparkling Cut Crystal ery Designs that reuuire mil cleverness to pioduce. Deep cuttings and a wonderful vauetv In choose. Gimbels, Subway Stou. For Her Dresser She Would Like to Possess a Set of White Toilet Ware 8-inch Bony Bowls, at $3.25. B-mch I'ruit Bowls, at $. 1 l-inch Flower Vases, at S7.50. 12-ilich Flower Vases, at 81.95 Holl Trays, at S2.95 each. lionbons, at SI 9 . tj-mcli Flower Vaec, at Si. Light cut Flower Vases in Mher platei br.so, nt 33c. Light cut Sugai-aiul-Cicani'-, at 30c a pair. Light cut Table TumlilPis. com- :it Set can include as many pieces as desired. AnVl white toilet ware is more popular than ever befoie. It is celluloid and closely lesembles ivoiy and k easily kept clean. Iticlielieu design ' Manicuie Pieces, w ith graceful hexagon '"' In dainl Princess design. IHndled Nappies or lionbons, at bination floial and miter design i $2.23 each. 2nc each. Present a Dinner Set to Someone A laige Miriety to choo'e from at Gimbels. Kveij thing fiom mi inexpensive Cottage Set at $.'1.75 to Fiench China Sets' at $75. 31-piecc gold-handled Sets, 10(!-p ece English poicelaiu Um $17.50. 'nei Sets, nt S29.50. .il-Diece Cottage Sets, gold band. at S.1.75. 100-piece black-and-white bolder1 Sets open stock, at $'17.50. 107-piece French china Sets, open stock, at $75. 51 -piece domestic Sett., coin gold handles, at $17.50. coineis .Aim oi s, at M.50. Blushes, at SI. Combs, at $1. Puff Boes, at S2.50. Hair Iteeeheis, at S2.30. Minors, at $1.50. Hair Blushes, at $L Combs, at $1. Puff Boxes, at $2.50. Hair Peceiveis, at S2.50. Manicure Pieces, 75c. Knife-edge design exquisite Mirrors, at $6.30. Hair Brushes, $7.50. Cloth Brushes, $3. Hat Brushes, at $2. ' Combs, at $1.23. Manicure Pieces, $1 500 boses of needle-etched thin blown Table Tumble) s. (i in box, for $1. Real African Ivory Toilet Ware Gimbe!, Fourth floor. Some on First floor. Made from elephant tusk ior- Hair Brushes, at S8.30 to S20. Miirois, at $18.75 and $20 Combs, at $1. -beautifully grained. Royal gifts. Militaiy Blushes, at $18 to $23. Shaving Brushes, at $12. Cloth Brushes, at $3 to $10.50. Gimbels, First floor. Half Price on Officers' Regulation Uniforms and Overcoats And All Equipments The Full Line of "Kuppenheimer" and "Society Brand" Uniforms Included . If civilian clothes lacked quality and most makes did duung the war it was that our Aimy should be clothed as no other aim;, ever was clothed. To be a complete Stoic, we have maintained a militaiy sot vice. Now, a quick ending of the business. Officers who will lcmain in the scivice can make a saving in our loss. Civilians can buy the clothes such quality! and easily convert the garments to their needs. Original piice tickets lemain. Buy and pay just half! $13 for Officers' Serge Suits. $20 for Officers' O. D. Serge,, Whipcord and Gabardine Uniforms. $25 for Officers' O. D. Serge, Whipcord and Gabardine Uniforms. $32.30 for Officers,' O. D. Serge, Whipcord and Gabardine Uni forms. $7.50 for Officers' O. D. Khaki Uniforms. $9.00 for Officers' O. D. Khaki Uniforms. $10 for Officers' O. D. Khaki Uniforms. $17.50 for Officers' O. D. Fustian (hea) Lnilorm-. $7.50 for Naal Officers' White Uniforms. Overcoats and Trench Coats $15 for Officers' Heavy Melton Overcoats. $25.00 for Officers' Melton Overcoats. $30.00 for Officers' Melton 0ercoals Kuppeiiheinier make. $32.50 for Officers' Melton Overcoats Societ Brand. $30.00 for Official Over-the-Top Trench Coats. Three Linings, Oiled Slicker, Plaid Worsted and Detachable Fleece Lining. $22.30 for English Trench Coats Detachable Fleece Lining. Raincoats and Wet-Weather Garments $20 and $22.50 for Officers' Gabardine Raincoats. $17 50 for Naval Officers' Coats, with Cape Attached. $12.50 for Officers' Raincoats; $15.00 for Officers' Raincoats. $17.50 for Ofliccrs' Raincoats. $4.25 for Enlisted Men's Slickers. $1.25 for Officers' Capes Reversible for Armj or Navj. All Accessories at One-Half Price and Less rS,tl'2a r Wmf AB"&tLlirtJH tb. bw'7" m.m Leather Coats, Mackinaws, Etc. $13.00 for Leather Coats for Officers and Aiators. $40.00 for Leather Reversible Coats. $30.00 for Aviators' Leather Coats. $10.00 for Mackinaws. Enlisted Men's Uniforms at One-Half Price $2.50 for Graj Home Defense Sails. $3.75 for Regulation O. 1). Cotton Uniforms. S4J50 for Regulation Or 1). Cotton Uniforms. I -.-awe-sag- l In the Subway Store Gimbels, Second floor. Men's and Young Men's Suits and Overcoats At$13.50,$16.50 and$19.S0 Sulfa include single- or double-breasted models in plain, conserva tivo styles, also plenty of "snappy" styles fpr young men. The fabrics, are worsteds, cheviots and casgimeics, in brown and gray mixtures. $13.50 to S19.50. , Overcoats comprise single- and double-breasted models; some quarter-lined with satin; piped seanisf others full-lined,' cut in conservative models'. Excellent range of sizes. $13.50 to $19.50. . ISO Men's 'Ulsters at $25 Oxford grays; 48 inches long; body and sleeves interlined with wjnd and water-proofed materials; all sizes. $25. Gimbelsv Subway'Stoie Sous' Norfolk Suits at $10 , - Extra values in season's best styles; cheviots and cassimeies; Sizes 7 to 17 years. $10. Overcoats, plush-trimmed, at $6.50; plain blue, brown, corduroy or fancy weave, for boys 2 to C years. Boys' Junior Suits, at S3.95 and $5; cheviots, velvets and cordu roys; various colorings; sizes 2i to 8 years. Gimbels, Subway Store 300 Beautiful New Serge Dresses at $13.85 For Women and Misses Savings up to $10 on these Dresses ' iK)" "' ' RjH v ESSSS Serge Dress at 513.85 Over a dozen models from which to make your selection belted, loose-flowing panels, stylish straight lines or the more strictly tailored models. Jlany are beautifully trimmed with rows of buttons ; others are braid-trimmed. Sizes 14 to 4 1, at S13.85 Holiday Specials. Also many samples of satins, velvets and com binations of serges and satins. Raiii Coats and Capes for Women, Misses and Girls New models in military, belted and fully boxy styles. i Girls' Coats at $.'5.93, $5 and $3.95. Women's and Misses' Coats at S3, $5.9;') to $10.95. Girls' Rain Capes at $2 and $3. Women 's and Misses' Coats at $17.75 Wonderful bargains. Wa'rm, snug models of pom pom, velotir, Burella, silvertcx, cheviot and mixtures. $17.75, ' Gimbels, Subway Store Women's Shoes at $5. 90 Six Styles Shoes of these stles and leatheis iiMiall sell at $2.10 moie than our price tomonow. In striking coloi combinations,; also iolid tolois. Blown calfskin amp daik &iay kid top; patent leuthei 01 black gunmetal vamp with gray buck tops. Gray kid boots'; brown kid and Ko Ko tan calf with leathei tops to match. All with light welted soles, Leathei Fiench heels and niilitaij heels. $5.00. 'omen's Felt Juliets at $1.50 Ribbon-trimmed; blown, gray and black leather; some hao padded sole; aiious dainty colors, at $1.50. Children's Slippers at 65c Prettj Bootees and House Slippers, in led and blue; sizes 6 to 2, .17 ii M '' Children's Coats at Unusual Savings Gimbels, Subway Stores pj sO It Speaks Volumes for Musical Philadelphia to hae this great city so keenly appreciate the Aeolian-Vocalion This Talking Machine is the child the ery gifted child of the largest American makers of 'musical instruments and the company's fame has been achieved by producing and selling only real musical instruments. With capital sufficient to justify "stand ing the gaff" till their kind of a market was won, a great victory in the cihise of music was won. All talking machines sell at about the same prices style of case and size considered yet only three or four are really worth vour while. The rest bask in the unfilled market and "let it go at that." The Vocalion in Mechanism, and in Wnet Work Is Marvelous $50 to $350 i (j moie quickly win in this Philadelphia field we have been permitted to offer A Charming Special Model Cased in Mahogany for $79.50 Usual easy Talking-machine terms of payment. Victrolas, $22.50 and up we lunen't nearly enough to meet demands. Victrola- Records - Vocalions Philadelphia headquarters. Gimbels, Seventh floor Velvets, touimoys, zibelincg and mixtures, In black, navy, French blue and brow. OlACO III U IflUO. ODii'Ui J Children's Sweater Suits, at $5,95 J allw 001 ; sweater, leggings, cap ; ,-, . , tmmi nml Trillions; In white, rasp nnil II 0 T Ml mm TB 4Kk i brown. $5.95. Gimbels, Subway Store !! - -TH" iHsfeillNHr'Ji.ff; szs., -t-Ii iiTn'i x?amUBIk'-Vn--s mmimmmmwmmmn0nmmmml3M&mamMmmmm&Mm mmmimmmiritmmmmmmtmmmmimm Wtffl ?M ,. lrr WSI In M vk m M 'i SI n & m r a-M rr- .1 M i?oti4 WMJpfiP' ( WT&!f ifSi' ll H J 3. 'M " "? oHiaiHHMFWl ' .m. t A- y? . ' kn ii' ,' ' - J? rf.-.i i . ' i i - . -m
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