?r.Tv of the Tank and
Its Part in the War
lProvidence Journall
The report ot the director of tho
I'nited States army tank corpa in
•ludes what may tie presumed to he
lie finally revised story of tho origin
.if tho strange contrivance that made
1 3 Big Sales Tomorrow, Friday-3 Big Events Unprecedented |
i TheSaleofWomen'sandMisses' |r jkfJIFWAIJC! The Big Sale of Footwear 1
| Suits and Dolmans SEE BIG WINDOW DISPLAY J
I SEE BSG WINDOW DISPLAY g, ife# The Big Bargain Basement Sale i
11Now for the Big Suit Sale! The Big Shoe Sale —Tomorrows
II Tomorrow Friday Morning at 9 O'clock Sharp PumpS it Oxfords V. Colonials I
I 126 Suits F °dMk° e " 19 Dolmans , a a j
H this sale right at the height of the season. All if ®
H ' * these Suits and Dolmans are high class in every wav and feu,,, \V r [JL v M
are the last word in fashion. We have grouped them all to- \ \ fej
s j Jf r-' gethef. including the 126 Suits and the 10 Dolmans, regardless WA V\ \\ 0f
of former selling price and place them all in this big sale to-
1 I A together with a wonderful lot of $ 75 |j
ffl I I IIIAiVC Former Selling Prices Were F
1! Mm \\ S55, $49,50 ' 539,50 ' 535, *2OO Fairs In All—Values $6 to $7*501
|IT TT~7 532.50, $29.50, choice.. [ jggt , v , Your Choice of Any Pair 54.851
ii jL 1 \Materials The Colors To Inaugurate Newer, Bigger, Better Kaufman Shoe Dept. 1
4j MM/\ Men-s wear serges Navy Blues Entire Rear of First Floor Devoted to Our Shoe Department m
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I Misses 5 Sizes 16 & 18; Women's Sizes 36t046 f/' si w jl ® w A ail |
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morning when the store opens the women 1
Suit, former price $49.50 p f t \ 8 Suits, former price $32.50 I iMSr comm unity will have presented to them the biggest shoe opportunity
fij 54 Suits, former pride $3050 47 Suits former orice so TN / W in the history of our store. We have prepared a big sale comprising 1200 pairs of &
jS ' <T " 1 / // Women's New Spring and Summer Pumps, Oxfords and Colonials that were made to be sold at $6.00 to $7.50, and v/e place hj
Pj nPl> r ¥ 4 101 All ' r \ T ,# A- V\ 1 11 I I them all in this event at one price, $4.85. Our Shoe Department is now under new management and the entire rear of the firsr ss!
Si Ane UOimanS.JUSt IV./\ll I, /ni* F inoStUOlm3.nS I i I floor has been given over to the newer, bigger and better Kaufman's Shoe Department. In order to acquaint the women of [y
nj £, ... r> * tr> in —r\ >-n —n. \\ I Conditions this section with this latest achievement in our store we have prepared this sale. The fact that Spring Footwear is in demand S,
S rormer Netting 1 rices were vP-IYnO, $39.N0, \ lofSale- r 'B^ lt now, together with the fact that this price is no doubt the very lowest for which you will, be able to buy Pumps, Oxfords hj
[U Ofl -1 IT Fm* \ / / and Colonials of high character, should interest you. While you are considering this proposition, bear this in mind: Our entire S.
js sw.iw ana r riaay tor fDidO = \ ' I None sent on Shoe Department is new, insofar as stocks are concerned. Every pair formerly in stock was disposed of before \vc stocked the Bj
nj Tl . , c ., c ., " \ A . i ai department. This sale brings you these new styles in footwear at $4.85 a pair. Remember that you are buying entirely new goods
'"2 materials are Olhertones, bilver iip Bolivia, Duvetyn and Men's \ I I a PP ro%a '- Al- that just come into our store. The sale starts tomorrow morning and you are advised to buy as early as possible in the day, Rj
[u Wear Serges. All full lined with fancy silks. The colors are French Blue, V ' j tera tions for like 3,1 Kau f ma n events this sale will bring crowds. js,
m >ctor\ Red, Henna, Reindeer, Taupe and Na\y. VL/TA charged for S(?C OllF BllT Window DlsdlbV of PIUTIDS Ciiloillcils Blld Oxfords s
S 2 Dolmnas, former pr. $49.50 ) CJOO IK ( 4 Dolmans, former nr. $35 00 fjk m r)1 t r \ i/it>pidy Pi 1 UHljlS, V.UlUllldlb dim UXIOIQS te,
£Q 9 Dolmans, former pr. $39.50 ) ( 4 Dolmans, former pr. $29 & I at lack K ! d oxford 54.851
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H T , =*: —■ 1 I Russia Calf ©ff LEATHERS White Canvas Off |
i c . a , Cretonne Serpentine Crepe at <u> I.O5 Pa.en, cd. Boots at M.85 |
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■1 - 'PC - fcjC 29c G*y Kid Oxford Off macS Black Satin Off |
m Plisse Crepe Ap_ Muslin Sheets K Pillow Cases 7T — 3 GmKld" at * k
| BwmSfetiiK-Barf /aC 22c B a U t Ck 84.85 ttj"' Gun Metal Pumps ggj &
f|] Flash Lights Huck Towels Bath Towels " „ ~ SIZES 2V to 2 8 [f]
| 29c a J t OWn . . 84085 WIDTHS Ato D Patent Colt Colo- |
IS Grass Rue ~ Tea Kettle ~ Garden Seeds .. •/%;, A K
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I „.. Pf* R " e t* 40 Serving Trays aa Bed Spreads ITTT l'{|K #l, K
heavy quoUty. Vpecio* 1 .. .??* . 9qC ™ | X. \gj
ffl Mixing Bowls m a Figured Lawns <fl Brooms 7T / H
Mlslnir o Bowu r pl ' Ce "' yeUow flMft Neat floral and atrlpe lawns, J lIA Odda and ends of good Ji Q|| 'V'oSL i' ' \ V \vq.. \ , JH JKa \V\Vv / Ml
IM ay VV | String Brooms. Special ...... | j
S Cobbler Sets A Clothes Baskets rA A Dish Pans j A &
liU "ho<> maklnK ° Ut * God chip clothes Baskets: KUA Good atze granite Dtsh Pans; /| U A I \ fl
S strong handles. Special each ,
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THURSDAY"KVfcTNTNG. HARRISBURG TELEGItAPH AfKIL Z+, IVIV.
I Its first appearance on the Somme
i battlcfleW in September, 1916, sur
.l prising both friends and foes and
I demoralising the latter. There have
been several versions, all containing
some elements of fact. The first of
i lleial one was given by Colonel E.
. j D, Swlnton, of the British army, who
<ha acknowledged to have been the
i I Inventor, in the sense that the first
htanli to be produced and put into
> actual service was designed by hint
and built under his supervision.
1 When the story of the tanks as
! they rushed the German trenches on
; the Somme was cabled to America,
those familiar with the agricultural
machinery immediately recognised
i the fundamental feature, the cater
i pillar tractor, and a claim was set
: up that this new form of armored
i car was an American invention.
There is no question ti<at the cater
j pillar suggested the tank, but the
credit for originality is not to be de
nied to Colonel Swinton on that ac
count. Anybody was at liberty to
apply tiie peaceful farm tractor to a |
war machine, but nobody else 1
thought of it.
It appears that the British military I
authorities, before the war, were
studying very hard to design n ma- 1
chine that would be highly dstrue-|i
live in its lighting capacity, and. at I
the same time, afford a maximum 1
protection to human life. The at -1 1
mored ear was already In use, but its',
j possibilities for service in a battle ofji
large proportions were limited. And j I
|on a Held of .gaping craters, made by <
j the huge explosive shells that ap-|.
peared in tills war, or one obstructed']
'by hills and woods, it proved wholly ,i
unserviceable. The latest account of
the tank's origin brings out the in
teresting fact that it was an exhibi
tion of an American tractor in one
of the large German cities, in 1913,
,at which a representative of the Brit
ish Government happened to be pres
ent, that lirst drew attention to the
I caterpillar device as a solution of the
problem the army men were working
on. As tiie war developed with the
prospect of u deadlock between
strongly entrenched armies, the pos
sibil'. y of the employment of a mo
bile steel fort become more inviting,
and the tank was the result. Before
the war ended there were fleets of
tanks as variously assorted in sire,
armor and armament as a naval
fleet. And. doubtless, we have seen
only the beginning of their evolu
tions.
The iitimo tank, grotesquely irrei
vant though it Is. will undoubtedly
bo retained In all armies. It was
originally bestowed for the very rea
son that it was meaningless, in re
lation to the thing itself. As a des
ignation it was ingenious camou
flage, Intended not to Identify but
to conceal the nature of the new
war machine.
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