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Tlie Great W a F -- ?1037th Day Allies' Guns Foeshadow Big Offensive British hell Wytschacte and Yres Sector on Aias Front Airmen \ttack Baes in Belgium Germans Capture 1,000 Yards o Trenches on Freeh Left p.\i 5EVEL rM! NTS Brili*h punfir cont nur? lo in. rOSM in Yprrs BBtlBI ?nbeforr Arra?, with bomb? ing raid' on Cwan hairs in Brlgium. German? rapie 1.000 yard?, of Fren?, h Mad near wrjBra end of ("hrmin-des pamf?. I1?.?< ports artillrr?. and raiding partir? acta**. Italians penrtte Austrian linrs on ?Carao for quarter of milr on mile and a lialf front. Saaall thrustmd Run duri in Balkoaa. pBr^Ma le 11M 1. Leadoa, ft, '.' H 'h the British Bastarles bfl?nf ?? W power in the Wyschae and tyres aoetOI and along: Iba mut front, and British fliers ajrain ?pared la extensive bomb droppmp rai aver the (?orman ' at Ostend, lupes and Zeibruppe, to? day's new- t?m the i 'itinp area in Fra:e seemed to foreshadow ? Ju- "na scale commen -ura'r Viril. . On the -ont heM by P?tain'l forces the |n duel wa? described as "eapailallj Ctiva," and there sharp the French left, in which Beru claims to have se.zed a thousand \?ris of trench on the west? ern edpe D*fte <'hemm-des-Pam. ra and . .: at ejorooaljr re? peated duri: the last two weeks und Haut. the Teton. have appar? ently cease? f re .? on. . *. ?he aasur? .ance of H denbury thal the Anplo "come to a ? end" K1 thi age to the I tell of the Brit? ish flier? ft. of exr.los?-" oi G, i :. ? hann? ?abl^hment The G< iman com liojae al annoanooa thal "the ar * ftcfctiag activity in the Wyt ?^i ha??? ?? lund increased a? it did 01 the preceding daj " ?|iicst??ni. Soon To Be Answered Whether the kaiser? mrssapi? ot to the Austrian? ?uri to the re intended to hearten the i.iimir or to Paw the ?iiy to a new featare, ?n? political queutions to h<- srered li the early futuie, ' the preliniinai i? ? ?f other of? fern wet <ire am- ariterion, the presei . . would Men to indicate that the Kiiser's rejoicing ia premature. The raidi OB the Rele?an eos ' strongholds sen o a douhle purpose, hamper the (irrman naval air op? i attona and they confuse and haiidi eap the nilitary plans of the enemy, i j would ??im to he intimately eon-1 nected with the heavy cannonad . in j Wyt charte bend. The two bia n the German lines represented' territory i i front of Ypre- a- I nete and by the British pam Arras he roughly north and .oath of Lille, the preat French indue? trial centre. It may hi- General Ha p's purpose to pinch the Germans out of : terveninp country and free th. I drive from 'V pr?s would also tend ? to isolate the (?crman armies westward ; 'o the Channel and force them back- j ward along the coa?t out of Ortend, and : possibly Zrebruppe, one of the most' troublesome of the submarine bases. | Simultaneous smashes against the Wo tan line before Pouai and the Hinden burg line before Ypres, if successful < riouph, would force Ilindenhurp's ar mioi out of most of Northern France : \\ estar? Belgium. Object for Last Two Month? In a peneral way, that has been the of the British strategy for the ]a*-T two months. But the (Irrman resistance in Mav i much firmer than irai expected after the splendid sweep forward over Vimy Ridge. Though the British -! ground during May. their sac were only tactical and their ISC mast have boen alniost as great as those of the German?., if casualty l:*-t* mean anything. They only claim to have taken 3,412 prisoners, while their own missing amount to 7,2 I?-. To-day the dormans announce that in May they took on both fronts 287 . including a peneral. and It,? f>00 men of other ranks, with three puns, 211 machine puns, 434 quick loaders and eiphteen mine throwers. As though in answer to this state Paria to-nipht declares that, s-nce April 1. the Allies on the 'Wr-st front have captured more than 62,000 (iermans, a thousand of whom were . while their booty includes 446 heavy and field cannon and a machine pun for every captive officer. But it has been estimated that, with acre from the Russian front, the Ger still have from 2.047,500 to S, K-O.noo troops in France, bet wee-: II and l.niio.ono 0f them be-np reserve?. Portugese Soldiers Taken An interesting item in the German revealed that Portu nen lad bi ii taken on the Anas battlefield. It was known that Portugal had eat ? eoathagent to the Allied front la-t January, and intended patch additional units, hu?: ii wa* not known that any of these hid act ually taken part in the fighting. General Haig report? that the hostile are active before Arra?, concen j trating on the villapes of Vimy Had 1 eonrt, whence British attackinp i forces might be expected to dr-bouch. while an enemy laid was rtpalsed near I Oppy, north of the Scaipe. The French bulletin? do nor even Z?ll^'Jt'jJtJFTa?'rTT'^'i ^ ' ?faffirifj?-*"'.'u?saT\o'*o~?S rJjf?ib& ' '* ' *a-.**."*."' . ' Si .:Y '. LIBERTY BONI) s i ? I ?ia >7 H -A Uti Secured hy all the resource* '?"K o j / /i c United States j / Every Man and Uoman ;n America should help hy subscribin,- to the "LIBERTY LOAN" 1 fir Subscription Wnnl>< anti Full h Parti ulan, Appluat our BonaBooth BONWIT TELLER 6XQ \\ rUi*?pmuaIfo?tict.tfOnf?natrAm nr-TM AVEMJE AT ."?ft'" STREET ? J i ?iVii?fl?i*VBi|p^WWSB*?1 . .-.??..ja? i ? nia i i?a*iBaTBmBiTir'^ .*?' ^ 1g^'>*^.r^-r*^'?^-*?'w-^ ^ggyJSSiJ'ai.-J-J! BONWIT TELLER 6>C0. f%> CX?H . yaltu rSAcp of Onqwufjon? mil AVENUE AT 00T STREET SPE( IAL VALUES MONDAY ??'< m r /Vi-zm ^/nJ Novelty Silk Hou icki ?white nid coton Q/T f'.r ? ?* I wear, * 7m*r rfne Quality Silk Hose I?i Vad:, ? hite and lAadbif hadei P.M?1 I /T/"* . - . - ! Ri, elieu rib. ' . "?.*' G/orc .S;7/,' Pajamas J 6.50 on coat, trousers gatnered . - In (unk. reinan c<\ Gh?efilk Veil* 1.65 Tur fanal), reajvlatiofl ?boulder <.r bodke, *ahn ribbon ?tr?*?. In **,liiir t,r funk. Ginee ?lb Bloomer* In v?t?, M . ?ni . f'ii1, reinforced 2.00 (SloVt ill. Union Suits 2.()5 Hri/u,,,,, ihoiiMfi M bocKca. ?t.itin ribboi -ir.,!?* li tabita - ?taduL mention the German attack on Alle mont, northeast Of 5 Berlin declares this a=-au!' OB a large scale w.rh great lire and accompanying airmen, Paris describes only f< ?? ed thru'ts along the ( hin? ? . l?ame-. German Strength in West Is Estimated At About 3 Million Ottaw?, June ". TI" G? I on the Western fronl I ead of May, according to calculation! forte, in an unofficial ? received here to-day from Canadian Al i|iiarters in France, ? divisions, of which He '-j wi . tbe line, with tbe o(ber .''" in r< erre Estimated on the minimum and . mum reckonings of 13,000 and troops to a division, this would indi? cate the presence of from 2,047, 3,150,(100 troop-. Of these, odo to j.iHHi.i. would be in . . serve. "(if the fifty reserve di thirty-three are exhausted tro -i'* with? drawn from the front aft'-r a i" nod of service there," the "More than half of the divi front are probably tired and in need of rest. After the heavy fighting - last two months on the val of the line mon- than thirty di? were withdrawn from G i'iiiin trinche; facing the British front." Cadonia Forges Ahead in Sudden Thrust on Carso Italians Advance Quarter of Mile Over Front of Mile and a Half StrikeNorth of Jamiano Another Move in Campaign Threatening Trieste by Breaking Southern Defences London, June 2. A sharp surprise struck hy General ('adorna'? foreei on ?he ("arso Thursday night and rted from Rome to-day enabled kar.ee a quarter of a mile into th? enemy*! lines over a mile and a half front to the south of ('a?tagna Such a pronounced thrust, com ?ng after the recent lull on the .Julian front, may indicate s resumption of the Italian offensive which the Kaiser has ju?t congratulated Kmprror Charle? or. atopp.ng General Cadonia ha? cx?rted h - pressure princ,pally on the ?trip of ter? ritory between .lam ano and the I bringing hi? lines to the edg?- ef I Austrian defence? on Mo mt (?'leren?'?. which guard? *-" host - Um flank Thur?day's attack wa- directed nor?h of .lam'ano, with the obvioui purpoae ?f Itra ghtening the line to the sea. It i? mother move in the catrpagn threat <>ning Tri?te by making the southern red of the A'i?tr'?n line of fortr'ra t.or? untenable. The town of I I navir-ra it?elf. which ii grouped about a convent on a high hill, wa? once ?formed by the [tal,an?, but they vere compelled to withdraw, ard now s'ar.d OB the western edge of the village I tagaavissa must come wholly into their pot . --ion if their position 1? to ne made secure. . in the re-it of th? front King V ! tor's troop? have been chiefly occupied in repelling Austrian counter attack? Enemy assault-? upon the Vodice con? tinue, hut without success. Attemp'? by the Austrian? to r.'nke Hill 1J<". south of Gra7ir-ga. ?rd Hill 174, north of Tivoli, likewise failed. Kings County Wins Paterson, N'. J., June 2. Paterson suffered defeat in a Metropolitan Dis? trict Cricket league match at the hands of the Kings County team of Brooklyn on total? of 40 to 56 for seven wickets here to-day. Official Statements Western Front British I or . .? ? i ...'?.' . .I*?" i UM ?: ri -. ? .-ir'i?rr: \? a? active H'i'-.nS th* night ???-? . . na * shhor hi*od of Bratll An Sa?iaiJ party ?ri-ch ?Ha*<>aal MttW r-"?ta la?t niiiht ?o.jih of Oppy w .1? - with I irg UM ' - ? Our airplanrs \, ?r? arti\? aram ><.>. m ii.* h valuable work r?"tr?- a.-comp!i?hrd. In tiasr 1 el - 1.1 ??? M brought How n : ?IT .. dm?n atoara nut ef MBtl*oL Three of our I m twins French Petrie, June '. - . * . On th? fhrmin ira Pamaa there wea ac? tive artillery fighting in the isctaw si Hurte hi*?, Craonne and Chevreux. Keehl? Orman attack? at val . particularly north west of Froidn-.ui.? Fama, weal 1 ' Cera? and againat the amall poal ?huh wa captured yesterday ?ou!h of I easily. In the region of the height! of the Metoe .ra mHd? a ? -. - ? attach <?a*t of I .a Pla rele?a, tonthcaut ol Data loup, and brought back prieorMrs. T*i? rijl? r. ; , , ( aai/.? Bo?1 ? . riH .?,r ?prriaJly atti?? dur? ing ti? a't. rt;.?on in th? rrsicn north o' I.afTativ In ?-.. nrichr.-rhrfc-.l of HuiteMM .<. ar.| I'rai.rn. p'a'rau important r:rnt on ihr rr?t ti :r. . '-. I'rom \p-! : ,p ?o thr p-o*?r,f the nuni-| hrr of prii merl eeptvrerl hv thr Kr? ne h anil Kr.tuh t-o,ps on thr \V?r??trrTi fn?nf r\c<?rijrd I l?rer?. ? ti-.' rnormo :.?. material ta?rn ' .r ? mem? during Ihr ??-? ?? ?a : ?' . i ? ?rr.l fl.-M canoon 1 ?.. ? a tewUenbla a ;-nhrr o? ?' .' UM ' fi r <>-man arrP'an?a frll in IBM e?"!i alie-- mu?*. . -,-.-..Ine to ' two other Germ?n machinca wara . ,?.... on Ila? .". th* O?Mf HI . Poack h?? brattan iewa I ? ? . - pi I'.'r I ..! IN ? OMMl'NICATION I aat ugh. i ia lirrman hstrntrrg po?t . - \?re To-.ia> the luiual ar tillrry ?,-:on? ecrurrrd, principally in the note. German I |g U ,,r (V*7e fr>'~r;t to^iay rrnti > Arnrv ti :;? ?>? 1'roa.n Prince Ruppmrrht. Tha artilirry fightin?- artm'.y in tha \\\t i Baas' ineeeaaaea ?? it ?lui on thr prr cHing ?lay. On the Arra* front thr firing WM in?<?n?r, r-irrially nrair I.rni and on thr north l'?r.V of tnr Knr S.-arpe. Ouring . engagement.? our thruatmg ,le taohrror .? I . :' trad B numhrr i-f prisoner?, ?(rnir of arbon v.rrr I'ortugursr. I ..f the Orman Crown Prince. N?.,- I | | -.bes?t of SoiMon?. a . > . Wastphaltaa r?rgi aaaat . .* by ,!.>ra.?hm*nU or ??pen--- ?'? artillery. mine l>n rkfd out an at? tack wil i complet* as assault lha Krai i j ? . . >n waa capture.! i.irr a fro.-' IiMtraa and b?:d -against I bre? if? iV-er* a * taken ?>-i?.?n?r*> ai i ? ? r,?#r. ..?-.? .-aril*?*?' V'.- e tri? Alan?, In tl>? . . I M-HI ?a-i ? the M? M ? I k1 lively a Isonzo Front Italian ? ?.- I'i.i-,m A-a. ?i-ir. Art. In ' ?' ?'?. t?rda? < and pa . I as t.-r of tb? ( aiBO, ! ? cr?mv fir? COimtltiatl I '"> our UM ?.??.I I-. Infant!?) a-.I patrol attack?, waa v ? . . v our batted??. On ? -it ?*. again r, i-u'-ed an ?".?nu MH*C? on II ? arra Two enemy ?. , arti' reparation, *. on IM1 una, and on Hill K4. . .r'l of . aile a aur ?.-.?..?..k and aVaSaiataxI our UM al-o 1 I I a ono-and-a >?i;art<?r-mil* fi.-nt I ??? .. ? air nu-,Hinter? . ??? -. I Hi, the >-.-.- ! On? ?ne?n\ mat*l i down nea- I \ .--a Our 1 insbii . i of i accompanied In ?basing ma Ines, ?. very activa y<Mt< work?, a?ia? ti..n camp?, dump* and ....?-. "i" ir-e AH our pia . returned ?afely. SUMMER F?RS Unusual and exclusive fashions in Sable, Chinchilla, Kolinsky, Mole, Ermine, Hudson .seal and Fox. BONWIT TELLER 6X0. Wie ?pecca/?/ ?/iop o/* Ortamatioa? FIFTH AVENUE AT ??T STREET FIR STORAGE c\ REMODELING Dry-cold air Fur .Storage \ ault VMIII every modern device on premises. Furs remodeled in accord willi neil Winter's silhouette at \ery special pricei TO CLOSE OUT 125 WOMEN'S SUITS Formerly 35.00 lo 49JO REDUCED TO 20.00 I hese suits have berri ?elected from the regular stock and include plain tailored and derm-tailored type?; also waist?.oat model?, in tiicolirv', gabardine, Poiret twill, check?, Durella and gunnihurl. 110 WOMEN'S SUITS Formerly 49.50 lo 85.00 REDUCED TO 30.00 1 he season's most desirable model? in tricotine. gab? ardine, Poiret twill, checkc, incline-, burella and taffeta. Plain or demi-tai!i>red and dressy types. SPORT SUITS & FROCKS SPORIS APPARU. DEPT. HURD FLOOR Women's Woo! Jersey Frocks Formerly 24.50 io 29.50 10.00 Coat and embroidered llip-ovei modell ?n the favored sport colorings. Women s Sport Suits formerly 15.00 io 65.00 18.00 25.00 Taro or three ol a kind fur foil and general -por!? wear in wool jersey, Iwecdi and homespun. 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Striped Wash Silk Gowns - borclci and panel effect; tie belt; large pockets; button through bodice; white ground with blue, green or black stripes. WOMEN'S COTTON FROCKS 8.50 Xfost Unusual Values 10.50 12.50 White imported voile gowns with tagoiing and Luge pockets- white \oile combined with polka dotted handkerchief linen imported selt embroidered white voile voile with deep polka dot borders -white voile with striped voile panels printed voile with white organdie collars ?-Anderson gingham frocks. Greatly Reduced Prices WOMEN'S COATS 8c WRAPS W omen j Embroidered Stockinette Coats A collection of coats assembled from the recular ?tock in unusual and exclusive model*-very handsomely embroidered reproduction? of imported coat?. Formerly 45.00 io ?9.50 28.00 Women s Util it ii Coats A number of ivpical Honwit Feller & Co mode!- gathered bom the regular stock, favored -hading? in loupine, burelli and velour. Formerly 19.50 to 65.00 24.00 25 Afternoon & livenins, Wmp\ fine or K\o afternoon coats and evening wrap- 01 I kind in rich, hand .ome ?afin?, taffeta and velvet, ?ome with deep trimminu **?f Baanbou Formerly 95.00 in f85.00 V. TO CLOSE CUT ? 5 Misses' livening GoiVns Formerh; 49.50 to 85.00 REDUCED It) 35.00 One or two gowns of a kin I foi mi iel >f 14 to l8 assembled from the r?gulai ?t.xk Youthful, ex? clusive models developed in tille! i ami tulle. 200 Misses' Tailleur Suits Formerly 29.50 to 75.00 15.00 19.50 26.00 Included are the season's most desirable mode- in chic, youthful interpretation? developed ?n ?erge, Poiret twill, gunniburl, cheeki, covert, wool jer?ey? also travel suits o? taffeta. N0 Misses' Frocks 6 Gowns Formed]} 25.00 to 45.00 10.00 16.50 23.50 I vpical fashions, for the fOUngCI Ml in a variety of modes for misses of 14 to l8. Included ?ne frocks of serge, wool jersey, taffeta, tatin, Georgette crepe combined with satin 01 ! ?lleta. 125 Misses' Coats cr Capes Formerly 22.50 to 45.00 10.00 16.50 22.50 A collection of ?mart foal and cape mode? for mr?e of 14 to l8 in burdla, gunniburl, ?erge, tweed mixt? ures and Poiret twill. WHITE KID WASHABLE BOOTS Monda} Only-/.< r li "nun <V misses 8.50 Two !a?t? one ?with Lou """I hed and welted sole? BttOthei md low mili? tary heels. SPECIAI. VAU LINGERIE Philippine NighlgoWns of bali:*'* I ' hand m ?de; hand en / Q r er?d, ribbon lies ' . 'J Philippine Envelope ( of batiste and n 1 and made and band em- I (\ r broidered. ' * ' -* Crepe de Chine Chemises Knvelope Eaaptre model with \alenciennes lace; ribbon 1 QZ shoulder ?trap?. ' . -*7-' r r-.r'fht ISIT-?Vaaarll T? liar ?I *