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Devoli and Tomorica rivers, and Kur- !
shova.
Statement issued by the War Office j
in Rome says:
"In Albania we maintain contact
with the enemy's new line north of
the Semeni.
"On the lower Devoli, retreating en?
emy columns were attacked and dis?
persed Thursday night.
"Since Juiy 6 we have tnken more
han 1.800 prisoners, including sixty
? ine officers." _
The Statement on operations in the
Balkans issued by the War Office in
Paris to-night says:
"EASTERN THEATRE, July 12.
There were patrol encounters on the
Struma, where Greek troops dispersed
a Bulgarian detachment, and at the
Cernu Bend. Artillery activity was dis?
played by both sides in the neighbor?
hood of Doiran, east of the Vardar and
in the region of the lakes. In the
course of aerial engagemi nts an enemy
airplane was forced by the British to
'.and near Doiran.
"In Albania the enemy has retreated
.?n an organized line bounded by
Pashtani, Selchani, Hill 500, the con
iluence of the Tomorica and the Devoli
ml Kurshova. The number of prii-on
? is taken by our troops has increnscd
to 470. The onemv suffered very heavy
?osses during his retreat."
500 Taken by French
In the Recapture of
Rouvrelles Plateau
tHy The Associated Press)
IN THE FRENCH FRONT IN
FL'ANCE, July 12.?-The superbly ex?
ecuted local action carried out by the
French to-day southeast of Amiens not
only gave them a large batch of pris?
oners, but brought into their posses
si< n the entire Rouvrelles Plateau,
dominating the region between the
rivers Avre and Moreuil and the Noye,
through which the main railroad from
Paris to Amiens passes, and which has
been in the hands of tne enemy since
March.
More than 500 German officers and
men already captured have been senl
to the rear, and others are arriving.
The artillery preparation precedinf
the attack was brief, but it was of i
powerful character and the aim of the
gunners was so accurate that when thi
infantry went over they found tht
trees in the small woods abounding ir
this vicinity reduced to matchwood.
The Germans had laid a widespreac
network of barbed wire in these wood:
and the shells had blown the win
into a great tangle, making the prog
ress of the attackers most difficult. Tin
French troops, however, overcame th<
almost impassable obstacles by gal
lant perseverance while under the in
cessant fire of hundreds of machint
guns.
The assault began early in the morn
ing and lasted three hours. "?hi
Frenchmen advanced at some places t<
a depth of 2,000 yards along a fron
extending for nearly five miles. Th?
village of Castel first fell before thi
dashing attack, Anchin Farm next sue
cumbed and Groshetre Wood am
Brouettes Wood followed. Then Billo
Wood was captured. All these posi
tions were taken despite the most de
termined opposition of the enemy, wh
seemed firmly decided to hold the po
sitions at all costs.
The feat of the French troops wa
all the more remarkable as, betwee
the two extreme points of the open
tion?Senecat Wood and Arriercou
Wood?the ground is broken by hill
and deep ravines where the enemy ha
good shelter and was able to concei
trate his forces without being seen.
Nothing, however, daunted the Frene
infantrymen, and they carried the pa
sitions with courage and dash whic
took them considerably beyonll the ol
jectives set for them.
The Germans suffered heavily i
dead and wounded, in addition to pri
oners, while material and machii
guns were captured in considerab
quantities. Tht- advance has given tl
French good observation posts fro
which they can see every movemei
of the enemy along the main roai
and in Moreuil and MaiUy-Rainevs
a region which was the scene of tl
severest fighting in March and April.
Charter of German
Alliance Revoke
House Passe? Bill Takin
Away Rights of Teuton
Organization
WASHINGTON, July 13. Th.* Hou
to-day passed the Senate bill repeali
the act incorporating the Natioi
Grrrnan-An.eric.in Alliance, after a c
bate of only . few minutes. There w
no record vote.
THE TWO FRENCH ATTACKS
.Il I It
The arrows indicate the region of the two new French gains on tn*>
West front. Southeast of Montdid ier the French advanced more than
a quarter of a mile near Porte Farm, arrow (1). In Champagne they
pushed across the Savieres River in the direction of arrow (2).
Prussians Have 47
i
Divisions in Russia;
Seek Grain and Oil
._'_
Turks Are Cooperating in i
Move Toward Baku to
Control Caucasus
By Aithur S. Draper
(Spteial Cabin to The Tribune)
(Copyright. 1918, !?>? Tin* Tribune Assuelatlon)
LONDON, July 13.?German troops
operating in Russia, according to Eng?
lish estimates, amount to thirty-two di?
visions. A force equivalent to a divi?
sion of the German army is in Finland.
Austria maintains fifteen divisions in
Russia. The German troops in Finland
are posted chiefly between Viborg and
Lake Ladoga.
In Russia proper the armies of the
Central Empires stretch in an uneven
line from a point near Petrograd to
the Black Sea. This line, after running
.southward for many miles, sweeps east?
ward along the northern borders of the
Ukraine, encircles the province of the
Don Cossacks and then approaches the
Black Sea from the northeast along the
Don Valley.
Turks March to Baku
Further southwest, in the Caucasus,
small German forces are marching tow?
ard Baku, while the Turns are making
for the same objective from the south.
The enemj plans in Russia are said
to be chiefly economic. Germany and
Austria desire to secure grain, metals
and oil. Germany also bas a military
objective in Finland, where the Kaiser
aims to capture the extreme northern
point of the country in order to con?
vert the harbors into submarine bases.
With northern submarine bases. Ger?
many hopes to sever all communica?
tions with the* Allied powers of West
< rn Europe and to occupy Russia's only
remaining outlet toward the west by
way of the Murm.in coast and Arch
? angel.
Germany undoubtedly plans military
operations against these ports and the ;
surrounding country held at present by
the Allies. These operations would be
complete with the capture of the town
of Vologda, which would completely cut;
Russia off from the Western Allies.
The Allies landed troops on the Mur- ?
man coast in order to protect the peo?
ple and munitions from the Germans, at
the request of the Russian authorities ,
of the district, and acting in complete
cooperation with the local Soviet.
Rainy Night Is
Quietest Yet for
Americans on Marne
(By The Axfiociated Press)
WITH. THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 13.?On the fronts in
the Marne district held by American
troops last night was the endetest of
any since the Germans, in their sweep
southward, were stopped sit the north
bank of the river. In some sections
not a single German shell came over,
while in others the artillery fire was
far below lhe normal.
It has rair.ed every day for the last
four days in this region, with the re?
sult that the fields and roads are sticky
and wet, and unfavorable for marching
or fighting. This fact may have had
something to do with holding back the
expected German offensivot. At the
same time the weather has worked to
the advantage of the Americans, for
during the rainy period, they have been
able to strengthen still further their
dispositions '.?i forces and their de?
fences.
The German concentrations are
known to be remaining where they were
a week ago. Of course there have been
movements of enemy forces of which
the command has been apprised.
It is considered possible that, even
with the bad conditions under foot,
lhe erfrmy may launch his at?
tack at any moment, but it is
not believed he will do so until
? the sun dries the earth. One day ot
: hot sunshine might; be sufficient foi
Jus purpose, providing no more rair
? falls, but at this writing low clouds
! arc scurrying over this ,'iection o:
: France, threatening a downpour at anj
I moment.
The American troops, tucked awaj
in their machine gun nests, their gut
( pits and their trenches, have beei
1 pa;, ing much more attention to fight
ins* the weather than to battling will
the German. Nice, dry boles in tin
. ground, where the men had been bask
ing in the hot, summer sun, havte beei
transformed into sunken, muddy pud
dies, while the. men encamped furthe
- to the rear have been spending thei
i waiting time under dripping trees.
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The Great War?1440th Day
German Blow,
Aimed at Paris,
Appears Near
LudendorfF Expected to
Hurl Hordes Between
Rheims and Verdun
Foe Shifts Troops
To Southern Line
Allied Command Is Fully
Prepared and Confident
of Blocking Drive
By Arthur S. Draper
(Special Cable u> The Tribune)
(Copyright. 1918, by The Tribune Assodatloa)
LONDON, July IS.?Despite heavy
showers in the last few days, the Ger?
mans seem about ready to open their
great summer battle- their most pow?
erful and determined blow in the 1918
campaign. Ludendorff wants to score
a knockout and a quick decision.
France is likely to feel the full
weight of the great German army,
which has undergone complete reorgan?
ization during the last month. Where
will the blow fall? It seems a safe
guess to select Paris as the German
objective.
If this guess proves correct there
is likely to be a resumption of activi?
ties south of Montdidier and possibly
east of Rheims. That Ludendorff will se?
lect a sector unassailed hitherto in this
campaign seems probable, which would
place the chief attack somewhere be?
tween Rheims and Verdun, with possi?
ble subsidiary drives between Mont?
didier and the Marne.
Moving Forces Southward
Recent Allied raids, of which there
have been a great number, have shown
the enemy holding their lines north \
of the Aisne very lightly. There have
been indications of movement south?
ward in the last fortnight. Political
reasons dictate a German effort against
Paris. Although events have disproved
the frequent forecast of a renewal of
the German attack, there seems no
doubt that this time a great blow is
imminent. Foch will not be caught
napping, and the enemy will meet stiff
obstacles, whatever road to Paris he
selects.
Because Ludendorff will attack re
gardles-* of the initial cost, it is well
to be prepared for enemy advances j
during the first days. Either side is
bound to win ground under the pres?
ent system of offence and defence.
The anxious question to both sides is i
the developments after the first shock; '
to the Allies, whether they can find
the "dead point" of the attack and
check the whole movement; to the
enemy, wnere they can exploit their '
initial success.
Tanks are almost certain to play an
important part in the new battle. The
German system of attack consists of
a short, heavy bombardment, then a
quick thrust by storm troops in eche
ion formation, machine and light field
gu?ns being used to widen the salient, j
Foe Using Big Tanks
Recent fighting has shown the Ger?
mans employing more tanks, great
ponderous monsters, armed with heavy
guns and clusters of machine guns.
In the new attacks the enemy is likely
to uncover many of these highly mo?
bile batteries. Against them .will be
pitted French mosquito tanks.sort of
a David and Goliath combat, with, it
is hoped, similar results.
Germany lost many of her finest
storm troops on the Somme, the Lys
and the Maine; that is one reason why
the enemy has been so slow in launch?
ing his summer campaign. Ludendorff
is certain to throw in his best at the
outset, and the real test will come
when the Allies encounter his second
rate divisions, those needed to exploit
the initial gains.
Germany begins the new phase with
markedly inferior oir force. Early in
the battle the Allies' superiority is
likely to become apparent. Britain has
developed this branch of fighting
amazingly in the last few months,
while American airmen have advanced
rapidly.
The battle of Chemin des Dames be
gan during the full moon, which is
now in the first quarter. The May at?
tack was planned to last only a few |
clays, but the present gigantic strug?
gle muy continue for a month. It is
considered probable that enemy air
end long range bombardments of Paris '
will be renewed as soon as the offen
bive is in full swing.
Without minimizing the seriousness of
the situation, it can be stated posi?
tively that the Allied high command
regards the future with confidence.
Government
Wins Control
Of Wire Lines
Continued from page 1
termed a further step toward govern- j
ment ownership and socialism.
Although the statements of the Cab- I
inet officers indicated the powers might
be used as soon as granted, there has !
been no announcement as to ju3t what |
the President intends to do. or when. .
Turing debate on the resolution it was ?
said the government would take over!
only trunk lines and connecting sys- ;
terns, leaving to their own manage- ,
ments the thousands of rural and small i
independent systems throughout the j
country. Following is the resolution:
"Resolved. That the President dur- '
ing the continuance of the present :
war is authorized and empowered, !
whenever he shall deem it necessary ]
for the national security or defence, !
to supervise or to take possession ?
and assume control of any telegraph,
telephone, marine cable or radio
systems or any part thereof and to
operate the same in such manner as
may be needful or desirable for the
duration of the war, which super?
vision, possession, control or opera?
tion shall not extend beyond the date
of the proclamation by the President
of the exchange of ratifications of
the treaty of peace: Provided that
just compensation shall be made for
such supervision, possession, control
or operation, to be determined by the
President: and if the amount there?
of, so determined by the President,
is unsatisfa*|?ory to the person en
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The rollcall on tho resolution fol- ?
lows:
For adoption, Democrats?Ashurst,
Bankhead, Benet, Fletcher, Henderson,
Hitchcock, Jones (New Mexico), Kcn
drick, King, Lewis, McKillar, Martin,'
Myers, Nugent, Overman, Owen,
Phelan, Pittman, Pomereie, Ransdell,
Reed, Saulsbury, Shafroth, Sheppard,
Shields, Simmons, Smith (.Arizona),'
Smith (Georgia), Smith (South Caro?
lina), .Swason, Thomas. Thompson,
Trammel, Underwood and Vardaman. ;
Total, 35.
Republicans?Colt, Curtis, Johnson
(California), Jones (Washington),,
Kenyon, Knox, Lenroot, Nelson, Norria,
Poindexter and Sterling. Total, 11. j
Total for the resolution, 46.
Against adoption: Democrats None.'
Republicans -Borah. Brandegee, Fer
nald, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale,
Harding, Kellogg, MeCumber, New,
Penrose. Sherman, Smith of Michigan;
Smoot, Wadsworth and Watson. Total,
16. |
Of Senators absent and paired it was
announced that Senators Beckham,
Johnson, of South Dakota; McNary,?
Walsh and Gerry favored the r?solu-1
tion and Senators Calder and Suther-1
land were against adoption,
Wage increases may be expected i
within thirty days after the govern- !
ment assumes wire control, declared !
Senator MeCumber, opposing the reso-1
?ution in tho debate.
"If the President tells Consrress this!
measure is necessary, and why, I would
vote for it," he concluded.
Senator Wadsworth. of New York.]
said the lack of knowledge about the I
telegraph and telephone "is complete in I
rnvernn-ipn^al c'^elpq " PnMf'o.S. I">
rhnvnrl_ ?i-ni-f, h-tr-V- .if t"io ninn??*?*?? p. ?*",. I
fl-io in + pnt'in ir'? **) hr'"*? r> ????"man O-of
rovernment. owrmrsW-n. He ridded that
before the Military Committee, of
which he is a member, it never was
even suggested that military operations
were handicapped by the lack of con?
trol of the. wires.
American Wounded
Begin Arriving at
London Hospitals
Most of Them Come In at
Night and All Receive
Best of Care
Smoke in Ambulances!
i
Patients Visited Regularly by]
Committee Formed of
Women From U. S.
LONDON, July 13.?American wound?
ed are now arriving in London in con- ?
siderable numbers from the sections of j
France where the Americans are bri- !
gaded with the British. They reach '
the various main line stations on Brit- j
ish hospital trains, together with the I
hundreds of British wounded with ?
which the trains are laden.
The American soldiers are receiving i
the best of care and are be\ng visited
by American women members of a com?
mittee formed to look after them as
soon as the hospital authorities give
their permission. Most of the Ameri?
can cases arriving in London are classi- i
fled as serious. About one-fourth of !
the men received their wounds while
in the fightng line, the remainder be?
ing accidents or sick case?. In the lat?
ter category are a considerable num?
ber of men who have pneumonia or
appendicitis.
At each Station a long line of British
ambulances are lined up and they take
away the men in rotation as they are
detrained. The Americans take their
turn with the rest and are transported j
to whatever London hospital their par- '
ticular ambulance happens *to repre- \
sent. The automobile ambulances used j
in London are of the latest type and
usually accommodate four men.
The soldiers often receive cigarettes :
as they detrain and are permitted to
smoke as they lie on the ambulance
stretcher for a ride of ene to four
miles from the railway station to the
hospital.
Most hospital trains irrive in Lon?
don in the evening and the ambulances,
with their brilliant headlights and
roomy electric lighted interiors, are a i
familiar sight in the London streets. ;
The pedestrian catches a glimpse of
the patients through the open rear of
the ambulance and during the last few ?
evenings it has been often possible to \
see American soldiers lying at the side
of English, Australian and Canadian
Tommies, all cheerfully smoking cigar?
ettes.
As soon as the American patients
reach the hospital their pi rival is re?
ported to the American Army Medical
Service and to the American Red Cross.
It is expected that as soon as the
American authorities take o- er the two
London hospitals which the American
Red Cross recently announced were to
be used exclusively for American
wounded, most of these men will be
transferred from the nospitals they
are in at. present to a hospital which
has a staff of American doctors and
nurses. Two new American hospitals,
located in the London suburbs, will be
taken over within a fortnight.
Enemy Guns Active
And Troops Uneasy
At Chateau Thierry
WASHINGTON, July 13.?General j
Pershing's official communiqu?, issued
to-day by the War Department, de?
scribes operations in the various sec?
tors occupied by American troops
through July 7 to 10. It says:
"July 12, 1018.
"Section A?In the Chateau Thierry
region a trench raid attempted by the
The Officiai Statements
PARIS, July IS.?The statement* from the. War Office read:
NIGHT.?We carried out this morning a local action north and east of
Longpont, advancing our positions in an easterly direction, and notwith?
standing the enemy resistance we crossed the Savieres, opposite Catifat
Farm. About thirty prisoners fell into our hands.
The number of prisoners captured by us yesterday in the region of
Montdidier is more than 600. We took, in addition, more than eighty
machine guns.
DAY.?Between Montdidier and the Oiso in the course of the night we
advanced our forward posts 500 metres in the region of the Porte Farm.
Several raids were carried out by our troops north o? the Avre
(southeast of Amiens), in the region of the Oise, on the Marne and in the
Champagne, resulting in the taking of prisoners.
British Take 96 Prisoners in Flanders, Haig Reports
LONDON, July IS.?The War Office to-day issued the following:
NIGHT.?A few prisoners were captured last night by one of our
patrols in the neighborhood of Boyelles, A raid attempted by the enemy
this morning south of Bucquoy was repulsed. The hostile artillery has
shown soiiit activity during the day south of Arras.
DAY.?Yesterday English and Australian troops again carried out suc?
cessful minor enterprises in the neighborhood of Vieux Berquin and Mor?
ris, capturing ninety-six prisoners and a few machine guns. Our casual?
ties in the operations of the last two days in to in set-tor have, beeen excep?
tionally light.
Dining the night a party of English troops raided the German trenches
north of Hamel and brought back twenty-two prisoners.
A raid attempted by the enemy north of Meteren was repulsed.
The hostile artillery has been active opposite Beaumont-Hamel and in
the Strazeele and Locre sectors.
Berlin Admits French Gain on Avre
BKRf?IN. via [,orulon, July IS.?The official communication from (.ren?
trai Headquarters to day says:
DAY.?Southwest of Bailleul attacks by strong British d"tachment3
were repulsed on frequent occasions. In the same way enemy thrusts
launched during the nicht north of Albert broke down.
Violent artillery duels on the west bank of the Avre were followed by
French partial attacks between Castel and Mailly. The enemy, sifter vio?
lent artillery pr?paration, repeated these attacks in the afternoon near
Mailly, and in the evening along the battle sector, and obtained posses?
sion of Castel and the Anchin Farm. East of this lino his attacks broke
down under our counter attacks.
Between the Oise and the Marne fighting activity continued lively. Re?
newed attacks by the enemy north of Longpont and south of the Ourcq
were repulsed. Fighting activity has been revived in the middle Vosges a: d
near Hartmannsweilerskopf. Northeast of Pont-?-Mouss.on and the Fave re?
gion attacks launched by the enemy during the night broke down.
During the month of June 1GS hostile airplanes and 62 captive balloons
were shot down on the German front. Ninety-two of these airplanes were
brought down by our anti-airchaft guns. Of these airplanes 217 are in
our possession. The rest were observed to fall behind the enemy positions.
We lost 153 airplanes and 51 captive balloons in battle.
Austrian Raids Broken by Italians, Says Rome
ROME, July IS.?Th* War Office statement said:
On the Italian front large enemy detachments, attacking on the
Corone slopes yesterday afternoon, were driven back. We took sixty-six
prisoners.
The artillery was more active in the Passubio rogion.
Between the Frenzela and the Brenta valleys an enemy reconnoiaance
was arrested.
Ten hostile airplanes were brought down.
1 I
nemy broke down with looses under i
our fire.
"Yesterday our aviators shot clown _
hostile machine in the region of Thiau
court.
"Section B?In the Chateau Thierry
region conditions on the day of July 8
to 9 were normal. A German patrol
was driven back with losses by an
American patrol in the Relleau region.
There whs much other patrolTng ac?
tivity on both sides, but there were no
incidents except fire directed from the
German front linea on an American pa?
trol. There was more German artillery
.'ire for adju?fm**nt than usual, with the
customary harassing fire. Some shrap?
nel was used. Considerable circulation
was noted in the To-cy region.
"In the Chateau Thierry region from
July 9 to 10 the German artillery was
more than usually active and his infan?
try nervously alert. His alertness re?
sulted in the use of many flares during
the night. His batteries were active in
counter battery fW and in harassing
fire on our positions in the front and
rear. There was short concentration
during the evening in the Voie, du
Chatel region. Some gas, mainly of the
sneezing and lachrymatory variety, was
used. There was continued intermit?
tent rifle and machine gun lire on our
positions in the Vaux area. German
airplane and balloon activity was mod
r-*-ate. Patrols on both sides were ac?
tive without particular incident.
"Along the Marne, July 9 to 10. the
activity of our artillery was the only
feature of interest. We shelled the
enemy positions heavily, drawing only
feeble response from his batteries in
counter battery harassing and regis?
tration fire. German hand grenades,
thrown from the north bank, fell into
the river. A moderate number of Ger?
man air patrols and a large number of
German balloons were used in observa?
tion. An ammunition dump near Jaul
gonne. was exploded by our artillery.
"In Lorraine. July 8 to 9, the enemy
showed no particular activity except in
machine gun fire. Besides a large num?
ber of bursts, his machine guns on sev?
eral occasions fired continuously on
our positions for periods of from ?
minutes to half an hour. H? .IVi.^1
fire was light. Hi. airplaJS? 5?g
loons were constantly in ob?er?ttS"
Our anti-aircraft fire was succ?s??-'T
driving back his airplane*. Ottr I'B
noissnnce patrols operated successif
the Munster sector was ven* ?i,-''
on July 9. There was ne fire frn_ .?:
enemy's artillery. We drove' off tlV
o the enemy's 'planes. Our __E_?
were active. palr?-s
"In the Woevre, July 7 to 8 -??j*
tions remained normal. An Atierir.-"
P^?\ Combed a German outpost V___\
"In the Thann sector, July 9 ?u
was no unusual occurrence'exc'eD*
increase in the German machin? k?
and rifle fir?.-. *ur
"The German airpane reported gW
down in the American oSc?ai cm*'
muniqu?, ^Number 59, Section A ?
brought down July 11, near fh-r
court, by Lieutenants Jones and Tohi?
Ah a result of their fire the G?n_!
plane fell m flames.
Wilson Picks Four
For Army Promotion
Recommends Advancement of
Two Major Generals and
Two Brigadiers
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Preg.den*
Wilson to-day maae tnese army nmni
nations:
Major general in the line of _,?
army: Major General William Crozier
Major G?nerai Henry G. Sharpe.
Quartermaster genera., with rank of
major general, for four years: Briga".
dier General Harry L. Rogers,
Chief of ordnance, with rank of ma?
jor general, for four years: Brigadier
General C.arcnce C. Wilnams.
The nominations of Generals Cro?
zier, Sharpe, and Williams were con?
firmed, but action on the nominatior.
og General Rogers was temporarily
postponed.
Cr S64.-56? aas ?60 3>*if?tt AprnUfi,^ 4?? an? 47T_- STS,
Mid-Season Readjustments
of
Fashionable Summer Apparel
A regrouping of various lines
enables us to place these im?
portant values before you?
Street, Country and Sport Suite
Formerly $75 to $125-%25?$45
A rperrotml^er of rn*-?ny lines includes models in jersey?ser*?*e
?tricot?p?a:n *nd. crepe Shantung and other smart silk
and wool materials.
Several Hundred
Sheer Summer Dresses
Formerly to *85? $25?$35~$45
Of white and colored voile?French crepe?dimity*?organ?
die?gingham and linen, suitable for mountain or shore.
Street and Afternoon Gowns
Formerly to $!45-*25-$45~*65
Of serge-?tricotine?foulard?Georgette crepe?satin and
taffeta?a large variety of fashionable models grouped for
prompt disposal.
Top Coats and Capes
Formerly $75 to *I45~t45?s75
For beach, motor and street wear?long and short styles, of
velour, duvetyn, serge, twills and sport silks.
BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON COATS??>f Rich
Cloth and Silk Combinations?Formerly to $175?
at $75 & $95.
*
Summer Wraps
Formerly $125 to*l75-$65?$85
For day or evening wear?of satin, faille, gros de Londres
and taffeta?many handsomely lined with plain or figured
chiffon.
Charming Blouses
Formerly to $22-^1 $6?* 1 0-$ 1 5
Sheer styles in voile, batiste, lingerie and organdie, lace
irimmed, hand-drawn and frilled effects.
Country Club Skirts Formerly to $45t?at * 15
Of sports silks and satin, in a variety of fashionable shades.
Summer Hats
Formerly $?5 to $25?qX *5_MO
Street, sport, country and dress styles?attractive combina?
tions of straw and fabric introducing many smart new jdea*.