24 OUR ARMY FINEST IN WORLD HISTORY BAKER DECLARES Morality and Fighting Power Incomparable; Should Be Utilized by Industry Atlantic City.—The world never lnrs produced an army to compare in high morality or fighting power with the army the United States sent , overseas to put ■ the final punch in the war. Secretary of War Baker told the annual convention of the Na-1 fionnl Hardware Manufacturers As-! soclation and the American liard wure Manufacturers' Association hero yesterday. He gave a summary of the part American business played in prepar lng America for the big contest, and issued a challenge to critics of the j administration with regard to cxpen- | dltures. He said: "Congress has appropriated in a j y ear and a half $24,000,000,000 for | the waging of the war. During the ! same period the War Department j placed contracts amounting to $14.-! u00.000.000. We found it possible, : with the signing of the armistice, to I save through the cancellation of con- i tracts over $2,000,000,000. so that j the cost of the War Department may ' not exceed $12,000,000,000. "We expended this money without j corruption or scandal. There have: been here and there human agencies J too weak to withstand .temptations, i ' but throughout there have been ; rectitude and efficiency, as well as patriotism and zeal. I am not claim- i Ing any credit for the War Depart- ; inent, for the results were not the; work of the War Department, but I of the people. Gained Supremacy in Air "Even in the case of the airplane program of whih you have heard j and read much, there is something j to be said. We had first to grasp the s extent of the work on which we had entered, without a great deal of j preparation. "Yet in a year we developed the I best airplane engine that was ever ( built, and had reached the point : where we were producing more air-1 craft in a month than France and i England, with four years of prepara- | tion, could produce in six months, i and American planes with American | pilots were guarding our men over- j head as they moved forward." Secretary Baker's story of the ex- ' partsion of the American Army.! from 190,000 men on the Ist of April, j 1917, to more than 1,000,000 in De-] cember of the same year, brought i applause. The army had reached j 2,000,000,000 by. March, t9is. and | 3,676.000 when the armistice was signed. "Undoubtedly." said Mr. Baker. ; "Germany made extraordinary ef- ; forts to destroy our troop ships with submarines, yet, thanks to the su-; perb guardianship and seamanship j of the American Navy, 2,000.000 men ! were transported to France, with the I loss of less than 400 men. line Spectacle in France "No finer spectacle ever greeted j the human eye than the American Army in France to-day. When you see the American Army, your heart, if you are a normal American, will! he near to the bursting point with j sheer pride from patriotic emotion. ; Young, brawny, smooth-faced, they • are an inspiration to every Anier-j ican at home. "As you saw them in France un der all conditions, in battle array, in j camp and on the highroads, even in i the hospital after battle, where their , own issue was in doubt, you saw free ! men who knew why they were i marching "The American Army, made in America and finished in France, fighting like heroes and living like j gentlemen, playing with the French j children, fraternizing with their par ents, romping across no mart's land with death staring them in the face, j never lost its dash for a second, nor I did I ever hear a whimper from any j of them. "They liked their little jokes. Why, j they up to my automobile, I looked it over inside and out and j said, 'Pretty soft for you,' hpt when j 1 asked them if they would exchange places with me they answered in a j volley, 'No!' "These men are coming home. We ' trust ask ourselves what we are go- , ing to do for them. They do not j need to be coddled or lionized. They j don't like that very much. I have! seen men who have won many hon ors of war abashed in the presence of praise, roldicrs Deserve Our Best "These men have been in a great enterprise, but that is not so inipor- I tant to us now as the question of what we are going to do to present to them equally great opportunities in peace. "Historians say we change our emotions —a case of action and re action. Philosophers are looking to us to forget our patriotic bias and embark headlong on a course of self interest pursuits. These soldiers de serve better from us than that. "These brave boys of ours are bringing their virtues home with them. If the opportunity is open, the man who was brave in battle will be brave in life; men who were • willing to die for their country will he willing to work for it. "We have come to the end of the military part of the war. Nobodyi can tell how ready the world is to j abandon war and write the fruits; of this war into treaties. It is too: early to analyze. But we do know j our Nation, both in freedom and in j achieving first place in the commer- | cial life of the world, has a great' future, a great opportunity. "We must make America worthy i of the cost of war. build up our in dustries, realizing the possibilities of j our community life and recognising | the nee dof co-operaton and growth ; through the strength of our people, i When the victory of the war is writ- I , ten there will be chapters devoted j to the romance of the part .pluyed I by business as absorbing as the ro- j mance of the soldier. "Our losses in man power have j not been so great because of the lateness of our entry into the war. We have no such grave problems to face as France and England. Our machinery for war was a great prod uct of genius of the American peo ple, and of the Nation can get out of the way of industry, by speedy withdrawal, the limitations and re strictions of natural • resources, which were necessary during the war, the genius and talent of Amer ican business will assert itself and the problem of reconstruction will be well upon its way to solution. "I don't think there will be any prolonged control o/ business. Ex periences of war which required government control no longer are . present. What we need is that the' information based upon business and industry accumulated by the gov ernment should be placed at the dis posal of business. Hearty concilia tory co-operation is needed." ' FRIDAY EVENING, Store Hours 9 to 5.30 Saturday 9 to 9 P. M. Wonderful Tales of Valor Fill These Books About the War: Leading Gift Titles Every page Is one of interest and gives a new perspective of the war. America in France. Frederick l'almer *1.73 . The Flying Yunkce, "Flight," *1.33 lints in Hell. A story of the Dave Porter Series. Special popular edition UOc Dave Porter at Oak Hall. Dave Porter in the South Seas. Dave Porter's Keturn to School. Dave Porter in the Far North. Dave Porter and llis Cluss lnates. Mahogany Clocks Mahogany eight-day clocks, strike hour and half hour. $7.50, $B.OO to $lO.OO Desk or bedroom one-day tnahoganv clocks. $1.50 to $3.00 MAHOGANY TRAYS Many artistic styles of niahog any travs . .$8.25, 84.00 t $7,40 WORK BASKETS Covered work baskets on stands: in walnut, mission and other finishes.... S.">. 08 to 85.0S Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. Warm Lined Gloves For Women The most noteworthy display of women's winter gloves for motoring and other outdoor sports that oi;r Men's Wear Section ever assenfbled for Christmas. A great variety of styles showing warm lini.igs and other protective features against wind and cold. WOMEN'S LINED GLOVES Lined tan kid gloves with fur interlined wrist 82.95 Grey suede kid gloves, woo! lined 82.25 Grey Mocha gloves, fur inner wrist, wool lined ...86.50 MOTORING AND DRIVING GLOVES Automobiling and driving gauntlet gloves, khaki wool bVok and cuffs with tan kid leather palm 82.95 Lined auto and driving gaunt lets 83.25. 84.50 to 88.50 BOYS' AND GIRI.S' GAUNT LETS AND WOOL GLOVES Mackinaw gauntlet gloves, In Boy Scout, star and plain cuff styles; sizes 4 to 8 75e Tan and leather gauntlets, lined 81.00 Boys' lined leather gaimtlets. Scout cuffs 75c Khaki wool lined gauntlet gloves, large cuffs $1.25 a n d/xerclj i e \|j The Gift to Send When in Doubt lXsj Everybody appreciates handkerchiefs, especially when they are chosen with care from among such exquisite linens, crepes, embroidered fancies, color touched and lace-embel lished styles as we are showing this gift season. Good advice to follow —"W* ?n in doubt send Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Handkerchiefs!" Dainty silk crepe de chine fancies in delicate tints... .17c anil 25c Fancy silk crepe de chine handkerchiefs 35c and 65c Hand embroidered Irish handkerchiefs, plain and colors 35c Fancy Swiss handkerchiefs, three in box 75c and 81.00 Colored embroidered edge handkerchiefs, six in box ..81.50 Embroidered and hemstitched handkerchiefs, three in b0x....85c Two-tone novelty hankerchiefs 25c Fine hand embroidered handkerchiefs 35c, 39c and 50c Neat styles by th> hundred at 10c. 12!4c, 15c and 17c Initial linen handkerchiefs for men and women 25c and 35c Women's grass bleach linen handkerchiefs 20c Dives Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. Silk Hosiery For Gift Giving Qualities that will assuredly' please— WOMEN'S— Black lisle hose, fashioned feet, lisle tops 81.65 Black silk hose, fashioned feet, high spliced heels 82.09 Black thread silk hose, ail silk, high spliced heels $2,25 Thread silk fancy clocked hose, fashioned feet 82.25 Thread silk hose, fashioned feet, black and colors 82.00 MEN'S— Fiber silk hose, seamless 50c to 85c Thread silk hose, black and colors 75c to 81.75 Dives, Fomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. • Kiddies' Blanket Robes That Are Just Too Cunning Jack Frost can't get at a little fel low or a little girl who is all jLkj. wrapped up in one of these snug, warm blanket robes. \ \ Almost as many colors as are in a paint book—Copenhagen, rose, pink, grey / and red; sizes 2to 6 51.50 / B M' \ Misses' blanket robes, sizes 8 to 12 /II \ years $2.95 and $3.50 Lj® \ Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. ** These books are by men and women who have been there in the fighting zones and know of what they write. War stories rule this Christmas as gift books. Y. M. C. A. Daniel A. Poling, *1.33 High Adventure. James Nor man Hale *1.30 The U-Boat Hunters. A- rec ord of the activities of our de stroyers. James 11. Connolly, *1.30 Salt of the Earth, Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick 00c Shellproof Mack, Arthur Mack, *1.33 All In It. K1 Curries On. May lan Hay ileiih 00c Over There With the Aus tralians. Capt. K. Hugh lvny vett *t.SO Over the Top. First Call. Arthur Guy Empey .... 00c cneh Private Peat. Harold It. Peat UOc each How to Dive at the Front. Hector MacQuarrle .. 00c each My Four Years in Germany. James W. Gerard ~..T.... '73 c Back From Belgium. Father Jean de Yille *1.30 Outwitting the Hun. Lieut. "Pat" O'Brien ; *1.30 Favorite Gift Books For Boys Dave Porter at Star Ranch. Dave Por.ter and His Rivals. Dave Porter on Cave Island. The following list of titles, well bound, decorated cover and ail standard works at . . UOc each Treasure Island. • The Modern Vikings. Coffee Machines Electric cotYce machines, nickel plated or copper, $l2, $12.50, $l5 to $l9 CASSEROLES Casseroles fitted with brown or green fireproof china Insets, nickel frame, $1.98, 82.50 *3.00 to 88.00. CLOTHES HAMPERS Sanitary clothes hampers square, oblong and three-cor nered styles; natural and white enameled, 83.08, 81.50 to $7.50. Dives Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. Tan gauntlet gloves, leather star cuffs 50c WOOL GLOVES Golf and Scotch wool gloves. 58c, 65c, 75e and 81.00 Scotch wool gloves, with snap button 85c Boys' lined heavy jersey and astrakhan gloves 39c Boys' fine jersey gloves, with snap button clasp; in grey and khaki 05c BOYS' AND GIRLS' LINED KID GLOVES AND MITTENS Tan kid lined gloves, snap button clasp.. .81.15 ami 81.25 CMMren's tan lined kid mit tens sizes 2 to 7 t 95c Boys' unlined dress Mocha gloves, embroidered and plain backs $2.25 Boys' grey lined suede glove.'. 82.25 Boys' tan lined dress kid gloves $1.75 Men's Store. &XRRISBT7RG 000'TELEGTCSPH Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart At the Edge of the War Zone. Mildreu AUlrieh VI.2S Aly Home in the Field of Hon or. Aly Home in the Field of Alerey. Frances Wilson Huard, •iOe each A Hilltop on the Alarne. Alii - dred Alurieh uuc Told In a French Gurden. The Peak of the Load. Mildred Aid rich *1.33 eitelk Covered With Alud and Glory. George Georges l.a Fond, *1.30 The First Shot For Liberty. By the lad who llred the iirst shot of the American Army. Corp. Osborne He Varila . . st.iiA Gallipolt. John Masetleld, UOc The Black Watch. Scout Joe Cassells *1.25 The Fighting Mascot. Toin mie Kehoe *1.35 With Those W ho Wait. Frances Wilson Huard ... $1,511 A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium. Hugh Gibson. .UOe Kiltie McCoy. Patrick Ter runce McCoy Vl.no In Kultured Kaptivity. Ivan Bosslter Vl.no With Lee In Virginia. The Hnosier School-boy. With Wolfe in Canada. Will Shnpespeure's Little Lad. liana Brinker or The Silver Skates. From the Karth to The Moon. Fives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Street Floor. Mjddy Blouses Many a miss, or a woman for that matter, would be de lighted'with the gift of a middy blouse— All white middy blouses or styles with colored collars and cuffs $1.05 Other and finer styles in all white or with colored collar and cuffs $2.75, $3.50 and $3.05 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. Gifts of Finer Fur Coats and Separate Pieces For Women Charmingly youthful types of Fur Coats of raccoon, nutria, natural rat, Hudson seal and squirrel and seal combinations are to be found in our fur section at far lower prices than garments of equal quality have been priced elsewhere. The most favored of the Fur Coat Fashions are those 30, 36 to -to inches in length, and the prices range from „ $175.00 to $350.00 Women's Cloth Coats: Special Values Styles from regular stock, developed of materials that are of finest quality, are to be had now for gift giving at substantial savings. Some are fur-collared with cuffs, while others are self-trimmed to permit the use of furs already in use. The savings arc decidedly interesting. Crepe de Chine and Georgette Blouses Special Sale of $4.95 and $5.95 Styles For Gift Giving: Special $3.50 and $4.95 Colors are flesh, white, plaids and black and the styles are of the kind that appeal to dis criminating women. , Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor. Mahogany Chairs and Rockers- Fine Gift Pieces at $12.50 These are deep-seated chairs and and rockers with fancy cretonne spring seat, and frames of rich ombre mahogany —• finer gift furniture at the price is not to be found. Brown fiber rockers, tapestry cushion seat and back $13.50 exceptional gift suites— fane living room suites in blue and gold velours; two extra pil lows Grey enameled settee with cretonne seat and back $12.30 Three-piece cane living room suite in tapestry; two extra pil lows Tapestry davenports, 78 inches long $.>0.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Fourth Floor. Oranges and Grape Fruit-Other Seasonable Goods in Groceries Sealed sweet juicy oranges, Sugar coated popcorn, bag 10c .>S C Vanilla flavoring, large bot uozen .. .. t) J2 |nt bottle 49c . quart Thin skinned , heavy grape bottle 98p fruit 4 for 25c White flaked oatmeal, 10 sweet tangerines, dozen.. ,25c pounds 60c Delicious fine grated cocoa- New cranberries, lb., nuts and ntilk, in cans 12c 19 t . Almonds and Kngltsh wulnuts. Premier plum pudding, can, po ind 45c 15c and 85c ti'injliiivs fiuit cake, 2 lbs., 2 y Red Cross beef bouillon cubes. Hit. and 5 lbs $1.30 to $2.53 jar 23c Good Rio coffee, lb 22c Hershey's delicious cocoa, two Fancy cluster table raisins, pounds 45c box 23c Jell-O, all flavors, pkg... . 10c Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart.—Basement. Gift Dinner Sets Moderately Priced There are so many tempt ing gifts in the China Section that one is sure to make a happy choice. Full gold lined dinner set of 69 pieces, pink rose decorations; service for eight persons. $12.59 Broken gold lace border din ner set of 6 9 pieces; floral sprig decoration $13.59 Gold trimmed dinner set of 100 pieces, blue forget-me-not decoration $15.00 Gold trimmed dinner set of 100 pieces, pink spray decora tion $16.50 Gold band dinner set of 100 pieces, with gold hair lines, $17.59. Gold lined dinner set of 100 pieces, pink wreath border with green design .$19.98 WOOD CRAFT POTTERY Attractive gift pieces— Fern dishes $1.98 and $2.98 Hanging baskets, $1.98 and 82.98 Jardinieres $1.75 to $5.00 Baskets 98c to $1.50 Urns •• $9.99 Vases $2.50 to $5.00 HAND PAINTED NIPPON CHINA Many pieces at 50c Creamers, olive dishes, bon bons, cups and saucers, rose jars, pin trays, nut bowls, tea pots, stands and baskets. Bureau sets ~••$!.98 to $3.50 Nut sets 88c and $1.50 Ice cream sets $3.50 llair boxes ....... .39c to 98c Puff boxes 39c to 98c Chocblate sets.-'53.98 to $1.98 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. Wonder Butter Merger See the demonstration of the Wonder Butter Merger, which produces a two-pound roll of merged butter from one pound of butter and one pint of milk. These little machines are Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Basement. Dainty Lingerie of Silk, Particularly Pleasing Gift Pieces Fashioned of tlie softest silk and sheerest cottons, and as serviceable as they are charming, small wonder that a woman adores such fine lingerie and negligees; This beautiful display, especially the exquisitely designed gowns of crepe de chine, r un.jjpine embroidered batiste, nainsook,'and other cottor s, Avill prove a revelation to shoppers 1 seeking gifts for women. Ciepe de chine .gowns, tailored styles or finished with Picot edge or trimmed with lace insertion or lace $5.95 to $11.50 Piitltppine gowns, hand made and hand embroidered, Sit.sll, $3.95, $5.00 to $7.50 Pink batiste gowns, sleeveless mode's, trimmed with- Picot edge, $1.95 Nainsook gowns, in round, square and V-shape necks, kimono or sel la sleeves, lace or embroidery trimming $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $1.95 to $7.59 Cambric gowns, 'high and V-shape necks, full length or three-quar ter sleeves, yoke trimmed with tucks or combination tucks and em broidery insertion; embroidery edge trims neck and sleevess $1.05, $2.59 and $2.95 Oct ton crepo gowns, low neck, kimono sleeves,*. . . .$1.59 ami $1.95 Flannelette gowns, with collar or collarleaa style, $1.50, $2.59, $2.95 CAMISOLES Camisoles, In crepe de chine and wash satin; white or pink; dainty trimmings of Georgette crepe, colored embroidery, hemstitching or lace insertion and lace $1.25, si.so, $1.95 to $3.95 BOUDOIR CAPS Boudoir caps in crepe de chine, silk and satin: dainty trimming of hemstitching, lace insertion and ribbon 50c, .">•, 75c to $5.09 HOVHOIH SLIPPERS Boudoir slippers, rose, light blue, lavender and pinjf. . .$2.95 to $5.00 Petticoats of the Clinging Silks That Are the Vogue Taffeta petticoats $3.95, $5.00 to $ll.OO Silk Jersey petticoats $5.00, $5.95 to $18.50 Cotton taffeta petticoats with taffeta flounce, $2.95 and $3.50 Pretty Gift Slippers For a Woman's Merry Christmas What an assemblage of distinctive slipper styles in these holiday groupings—but don't delay if your choice is still undecided. Felt comfy, slippers $1.25 to $2.50 Felt Juliets $1.50 to $2.50 White elkskin Indian moccasins $3.00 I Children's Slippers and Leggings \ I Children's "Puss in Hoots" comfy heels- - y-\ vvl slippers, kitten design on collar; soft *'•" L"'l'j?*'""* M? ; f :\V ... , , , Children's tan leather Indian moc- V A leather soles and comfy spring heels easins, with soft leather soles and f **•-/ Sizes S to 11...... $1.50 ' comfy spring heels — ' Sizes 11% to 2....51.75 Sizes C to 8 $1.25 ill Tf Childiten's grey Telt Romeos. fur- Sizes 8% to It. ...$1.50 —I trimmed, leather soles, with spring Sizes 11% to 2.... 51.75 iXMfe Q .... Children's jersej leggings; colors, grey, brown and black, Children's o'ivc drab jersey leggings with brass buttons, a Children's khaki wool leggings, above the knee, with " d| thro'ugh shank buttons . $1.50 ' Children's white jersey leggings $2.00 w Dives, Pomeroy & Stewartp Street Floor, Rear. Warm Overcoats For Men Who Are Much Outdoors Winter will have to blow its hardest to get through the heavy fabric of these snug frieze, cheviot, fur-lined and other storm cloth overcoats. Men who motor or who arc muclj outdoors • . will find these warm overcoats just what they need. Oxfords, grey and dark Fur collar overcoats, s 4°' ° o' $85.00 to $llO.OO. $50.00 and $60.00. Soft meltons, $48.00. Fur . lined overcoats, Chinchillas, $35.00. $75.00 to $llO.OO. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Men's Clothing, Second Floor, Rear. Store Hours 9 to 5.30 Saturday 9 to 9 P. M. Heatherbloom petticoats . .$1.50, $1.05 to $2.05 Satine petticoats $1.50, $1.95 to $3.50 Cotton taffeta petticoats . .$1.25, $1.50 to $1.05 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. Tan Indian moccasins $2.75 Slumber slippers $l.OO Hatin boudoir slippers $1.50 lCidskin boudoir slippers $1.75 G loves-- An Ever Welcome Gift No woman ever lias too many gloves—and when one lias a choice of white ones for dress, of colored ones for street wear, or washable styles or any one of the many varieties our Women's Glove' Section offers for gift-giving, the time honored gift of gloves ma)' safely be resorted to again this Christmas. P.lack kid gloves with white embroidery and white kid gloves with black embroidery. .. .$3.23 Black kid gloves with white stitching, white kid gloves with black stitching $2.75 Black kid gloves, pique seams; $2.50 Ohamoisette gloves white and colored, $l.OO, $1.25, $2.00, $2.25 ' Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. 4 Charming New Winter Hats in Satin and Fur Chic little fur and satin turbans and big velvet and panne sailor effects the latest modes for Winter and of timely arrival when so many women are looking for new hats for the holidays. Many of these new hats are charmingly trimmed with fur, novelty flowers, steel cut beads, lustrous ribbons and ostrich. $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, $8.50 to $12.00. New fur tarns and turbans $lO.OO to $20.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second F*oor. ' 'i Washable capeskin gloves, In white, tan and grey, $2.00 ami $2.25 . Double silk gloves black and colored $1.50 ami $1.75 CHILDREN'S CLOVES Woolen gloves and mittens, 25c to $1.50 Chamoisetle gloves in grey, $l.OO I
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