The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], November 08, 1914, Page 7, Image 7

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1 BIG ROW LIKELY AS
| RESULT OF THE LEAK
| REGARDINGANTWERP
k Papers Forbidden to Publish
I Fact That the British
Fought There
ONLY ONE FAILED TO
(OBEY INJUNCTION
Ton Kluck Utilized Time Given Him
by Allies to Bring Up Reinforce
ments—Less Trouble With Cen
sorship Since Smith Left
—
I’ > London, Octtober 17.—(Special)—There is
* likely to be a big row about the way in
|{ which the censorship was evaded in con
. nection with the sending of British reln
j forcements to Antwerp. The newspapers
were expressly forbidden to make any
mention of the operations there and es
pecially of the landing of British forces
I and the order was loyally obeyed by all
but one. The paper belongs to a proprie
tor who has been denouncing the censor
ship loudly and who was threatened with
the suppression of Ills papers some time
ago. He got round the prohibition in a
most ingenious way, by describing the ar
rival of ‘reinforcements.’* The nationali
ty of these troops was not mentioned,
but It was stated that they marched Into
the city to the music of a fife band. Now
the only troops which march to the music
of the fife are British, and this state
ment was particularly objectionable be
cause while it conveyed nothing to the
great majority of the paper’s readers it
Methodist Churches
First, corner Sixth avenue and Nine
teenth street—In the absence of the pas
tor. Dr. J. W. Johnson, the Rev. Brooks
Lawrence of the Alabama Anti-Saloon
league, will preach this morning at 11
o’clock. In the evening at 7:45 Tom Farm
er will speak.
St. Mary's-on-the-Hlghlands, Twelfth
avenue and Nineteenth street, Bouth—The
Rev. W. N. Claybrook, rector. Services
today: Prayer and communion. 7:30 a. m.;
morning prayer and sermon, 11 o’clock:
evening prayer and sermon, 8 p. m. A
feature of all services will be the choir
under the direction of Rienssl Thomas.
Grace, Fifty-eighth street and First av
enue, Woodlawn—Holy communion at 11
o'clock, with the Rt. Rev. C. M. Beck
with, bishop of Alabama, and the Rev.
Luther G. H. Williams, rector, officiating;
evening service at 8 o’clock. Sunday school
begins at 10 o'clock.
Highlands, Five Points—Dr. E. C. Mu
Voy, pastor, will return from the North
Alabama conference for the services to
day and at the services this morning at
11 o’clock ■fvlll preach on "What Does
Communion Mean to Me?" In the even
ing at 7:30 there will be a musical service.
Sunday school begins at49:30.
Simpson, corner Seventh avenue and
Twenty-fifth street, north—Ths Rev. W. I.
Powell, pastor, will occupy the pulpit this
morning at 11 o’clock and again this even
ing at 7:30. His morning sermon topic will
be ’’A Great Slaughter.” At the Sunday
school hour a temperance programme wlil
be given.
Presbyterian Churches
Eighty-third street, corner Eighty-third
street and Walker avenue, East Lake—
The Rev. S. G. McCluney, pastor, will
preach this morning at 11 o’clock and
again this evening at 7:30. His subject In
the morning will be "The Path of Life."
Sunday school starts at 9:30.
Fifth Avenue, corner Eighteenth street
and Fifth avenue—The Rev. J. M. Broady.
pastor, will preach this morning at 11
o clock and again this evening at 7:45.
Sunday school will begin at 9:30.
South Highlands, corner Highland ave
nue and Twenty-first street—Dr. H. Jd
•Edmonds, pgstor. will preach this morn
ing at 11 o'clock fend again this evening
at 8 o’clock His sermon subject In tile
morning will be "Rest in the Lord" and
that for the evening, "The Second Com-'
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tola the German military experts as plain
ly as print could tell them that British
troops were In Antwerp.
“Preparing for Zeppelin Raids”
About the only use that Antwerp may
be to the Germans Is us the base for a
Zeppelin raid on England, and that the
British authorities are anticipating this
is evident from the increased otrjngency
of the orders about dimming the lights
of the city at night. Even in the outly
ing suburbs now the streets lamps are out
and the shop windows curtained. There
has been a rush, too, by householders to
insure against damage by aircraft and
Lloyd’s have been writing policies at 82
cents per $100 of risk covered. The risk,
of course, is exceedingly small, as it has
been proved already in this war that the
damage which a Zeppelin bomb dropper
can do is very limited in extent. It is
also no secret that the preparations about
London to give the visiting Zeppelins a
hot reception are uncommonly complete.
The Wily Von Kluck
A story which has come over from
Prance, which has not been allowed to
see the light here, .is that when President
Poincare went to the front last week, he
fully expected to assist at the surrender
of Von Kluck’s army. The allies had been \
gaining successes for some time and j
there is no doubt that the German gen
eral was hard pressed Indeed. One morn
ling he was reported to have sent a par
llamentalre to the French commander to
ask for terms of surrender. The reply
v.as that his surrender must be uncondi
tional, and must include men, guns and
stores.
Von Kluck managed to spend a day in
talking It over and then pretended to ac
cept the terms, but said that he must have
authority from Berlin and the allied com
manders gave him another day to secure
It. The wily German general utilized the
two days thus gained to rush up rein
forcements by train and motor car and to
give his exhausted troops a rest. Then |
he broke off negotlat’ons and President
Poincare went back. The next time Von
Kluck asks for terms he will be given ,
an hour to come in or be annihilated.
Sir Stanley Buckmaeter a Success
Things have been going much better at
the censor's off'ce from the point of view
of the newspapers since the appointment
of Sir Stanley Buckmaster, the solicitor
general, as chief censor to succeed F. E.
Sm*th. Sir Stanley has displayed much
more disposition to co-operate with the i
newspapers by telling them definitely
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Every member of the family should
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For thirty years "California Syrup of
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cians as the idpal stomach, liver and
bowel cleanser. Millions of families who
are well Informed use nothing else, but'
recently there has come a flood of spur- 1
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to aBk plainly at drug stores for a 60- I
cent bottle of "California Syrup of
Figs,” and see that it Is prepared by I
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SER VICES TOD A Y AT THE 1
CHURCHES OF BIRMINGHAM
mandment." Synod will meet with this
church beginning November 10. The pro
gramme will be: Tuesday. 8 p. m., opening
sermon by retiring moderator, the Rev.
R. B. Morrow: Wednesday, 8 p. m., syn
odical communion and address on "Edu
cation”; Thursday, 8 p. m., addresses on
Orphan’s home.
First, corner Fourth avenue and Twen
ty-first street—Dr. John S. Foster, pas
tor, will occupy the pulpit this morning
at 11 o’clock and again this evening at
7:30. His subject In the morning will be
"A Chapter From the Life of a Friend of
Clod” and that of the evening, "The
Value of an Undervalued Blessing. ' There
will be no mid-week prayer meeting be
cause of the meeting of the synod of Ala
bama. Sunday school begins at 9:30.
Vine Street, corner Vine street and Cot
ton avenue, West End-The Rev. William
B. Holmes, pastor, will occupy the pul
pi* this morning at 11 o'clock and again
tHs evening at 7:30. Sunday school be
gins at 9:30.
Baptist Churches
Park Avenue, corner Twenty-fifth street
and Thirty-fifth avenue. North Birming
ham-The Kev. H. W. Head, pastor, will
preach this morning at 11 o’clock and
again tills evening at 7:30. His subject In
the morning will be "An Ideal Church."
1 he evening services will be evangelistic.
Sunday school begins at 9:30.
Avondale—The Rev. J. W. Inser, paster,
preaches this morning at 11 o'clock and
again this evening at 7:30. His subject in
the morning will be 'Christian Courage.”
Sunday school begins at 9:30.
Southslde, corner Eleventh avenue and
Nineteenth street—The Rev. Preston
Blake, D. D., pastor, will preach this
morning at 11 o’clock and again this even
ing at 7:30. His topic In the morning will
be "And Peter" and that of the evening,
"Is Life Worth Living?" The programme
For the Sunday school at 9:30 o'clock will
hinge around the "safety first" Idea.
Lutheran Churches
Christ English, comer Seventh avenue
ind Twenty-third street—The Rev. E. H.
^openhaver, pastor. In the absence of the
pastor the Luther league will have charge
af the service this morning at 11 o’clock,
the subject being, “Rekindling the Light
That Failed.” There will be short talks
by laymen and special music by the choir.
I’he evening service will he passed over
today.
Zion, Avenue B and Nineteenth street—
The Rev. K Reuter, pastor, will preach
this morning at 10:30 o’clock In English
m the subiect, "Tekel, Thou Art W’eighed
In the Balances and Art Found Want
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Ing.'1 The evening subject at 7:30 will be
"Our Father." Sunday school begins at
9:30.
Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist, corner
Eleventh avenue and Twenty-first street,
south—Services this morning at 11 o'clock
and again this evening at 8. The subject
of today's lerson sermon Is “Adam and
Fallen Man." Sunday school begins at
9:30. Testimonial meeting Wednesday
evening at S o'clock. John R. Flenner,
first reader. Christian Science Reading
rooms, 1111 American Trust building.
Christian Society, Chamber of Com
merce auditorium—Services this morning
at 11 o'clock and again this evening at 8
o'clock. Subject: "Adam and Fallen Man."
St-.nday school begins at 9:30. Wednesday
evening testimonial meeting at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Louisa C. Martin, first reader. Read
ing rooms, 206-7 Chamber of Commerce
building, open dally except Sunday. 10 a.
m. to 4 p. m.
Christian Church
First, corner Fifth avenue and Twenty
first street—Dr. Henry Pearce Atkins,
pastor, will occupy the pulpit this morn
ing at 11 o’clock and again this afternoon
at 6 o’clock. His subject in the morning
will be "The Power of the Keys’’ and
that of the evening “Salvation, Present
and Future "
Altrurian Church
Dr. L. A. Fealy, pastor, will preach this
morning at 10:30 o’clock on the subject,
"Mercy."
Highland Methodist Musicale
Following is the programme to bs ren
dered tonight at the Highlands Methodist
church at Five Points:
Organ prelude, "Jerusalem the Golden, *
Dr. William Sparks.
Hymn 361.
Prayer.
Quartet, “Seek Ye the Lord,” Roberts.
Contralto solo, "But the Lord Is Mind
ful of His Own" (St. Pauli, Mendelssohn.
Quartet, “Ye That Stand in the House
of the Lord,” Spinney.
Announcements.
Offertory, "Twilight." Frysinger.
Violin solo, "Romance," Opus 26, Svend
sen.
Soprano solo, "The Lord Is My Light,"
Speaks.
Quartet, "He Shall Come Down Like
F.aln,” Buck.
Duet, "God Shall Wipe Away All
Tears,” Roma.
Quartet. "The Silent Sea.” Neidllnger.
Tenor solo. “Adore and Be Still" (Ciolln
Obligata), Gounod.
Quartet. "The Day Is Ended," Bartlett.
Hymn 180.
Organ postlude, "Jubilate Deo," Silver.
what is forbidden and what may be
passed, and enabling them to instruct
heir correspondents accordingly. He has
ilso succeeded in co-ordinating the cable
tensor’s office and the press bureau so
that the two work on the same lines and
now the majority of the matter which lias
passed the cable censors Is passed defin
itely for publication and need not be re
submitted to the press bureau. Much val
uable time is thus saved. Practical news
paper men have also been appointed to
the cable censorship bureau as assistant
directors, their duty being to look after
the military and naval censors and hurry
the copy along.
These officials have been holding up
whole dispatches for a single sentence,
but now owing to the efforts of the news
papermen censors thfse offending or
Soubtful sentences are promptly deleted
md the rest of the message Instantly re
leased. In spite of the new arragne
ments, however, some Imprudent corre
spondents continue to suffer severely. I
saw what had been a 2000 word telegram
fiom a famous descriptive writer In
France the other day. No one but the
censor knows what It was about, for all
that was left of It after the censor had
unished with It was the statement; "I
speeded up my Rolls Royce motor car"
repeated nine times.
Fire Eating Admiral
The British public, which at first was
ncllned to bo a little impatient about the
fraction of the British fleet, Is now more
-eeonciled to the wisdom of the policy
which has been adopted. It seems that
he German fleet Is safely bottled up and
hat the seas aie clear for British com
merce almost as freely as In times of
peace. In this connection I am told that
icme weeks dgo Admiral Sir John Pellicoe,
n reply to an inquiry, reported that he
lad no doubt of his ability to dig out and
■Ink the German fleet, but Mat to do so
would coat half his own, and that the
waiting policy would secure the same end
it far less cost. I am also told in naval
rlrcles that Admiral Beatty, who married
Marshall Field's daughter, has applied to
rellicoe several times for permission to
to in and "blow the roof off Heligoland,"
put that the naval commander-in-chief
pas refused. It is said, howevqj, that he
ias promised Beatty, who Is one of the '
nost daring officers In the service, that I
when "the day” does come he will have
l front seat. I
Attack on Prince Louis '
All London is talking about a disgrace
'ul veiled attack on Prince Louis of Bat- '
enberg, first sea lord of the British ad
miralty, by a Journal'et who is chieflv re
markable for his hysteria. This attack
look the form of a declaration that the
suspicion of Prince Louis, on the ground
hat he Is a German, Is quite unfounded,
rhere Is said to be no suspicion of Prince
Louis, who Is one of the most capable of
Icers in the navy, who has been In the
British service for 45 years, and who sur
-endered hlB German nationality wen
?arller than that. The Journalist wound
■P his article by hypocritically suggesting
that In spite of thefact that Prince Louis
is the best man for the Job. it would he
getter In his own Interest If he resigned.
\ day or two after this article appeared
1 ridiculous canard was set afloat hv the
rumor factory that Prince Louis had beer
irrested and locked up in the Tower for
instructing Sir Berkeley Milne to allow
he Gnehen and the Bresleau to escape In
the Mediterranean. Of course, no nn»
thinks that the wr'ter of this article re
ferred to was responsible for the rumor,
I"t there 's little doubt that the article
«et the tongues of other Irresponsible peo
ip e wagging. Now for the origin of It
ill. T am told that many veers ago
when Prince Louis was a captain he or
lered the Jnuralst off his ship, where he
"f n° eight to be. and that the man has
’lierlshed a grudge ever Hlnce then.
A niece of exceedingly smart work was
described to me hv a wounded engineer
who was shot at the closslng of the Alsne.
Tn*» British found It necessary to con
struct a pontoon bridge under Are Five
pontoons, each 3(1 feet long and 15 feet
w'do. were used and the bridge was com
plete and the troops marching over It In
IS minutes. "And It wasn't a case of moro
haste less Sneed." sa<d the Tommy. "Ev
ery man knew his Job and did It. and I
never ssw a better piece of work on
rraneuvers.’1
“Purolar BUI”
Another wounded man with whom I
♦a'Ved referred constantly to “Burglar
P'M,” hut h‘s reference did not seem to
fit what we knew of the Ka'ser’e move
ments. and T nske4 him If he meant the
war lord. "Piess you. no.” he renlled.
"Rur-lar B'H" Is that there Crown
Pr<nee. and the Md man himself we call*
Wfiam *he wild."
Gne thing that hag struck evervone
who his visited the hosnltals Is that
the wounded men are far more Inter
ested tn football than In anything else.
They ask eagerly for the newsnanera
When they are brought In. but frstead
of looking to see how the fighting is
going On thev tu-n at once to the foot
ball nnge. A nurse tells me that she
hrought ■ a paper .to a wounded Soots
soldier the other day, and as his handB
were bandaged she onened It for him
at the description of the latest battle,
tie waa too polite to soy anything but
HOW BRITISH SUNK A
BERMAN SUBMARINE
Destroyer Caught Flotilla
Operating Far From Base.
Ran One Down
Edinburgh, November 7.—(Special.)
This Is the way a German submarine was
located and sunk by the British fleet off
the coast of Scotland as the result of
close watchfulness on the part of the
British ‘‘bulldogs" of the ocean.
I<’or more than 10 years a specially se
lected fleet had been told to watch for
hostile submarines. From the character
of the vessel employed It was clear that
the presence of submarines was more
than suspected. Reports made to com
manding officers showed that the ap
pearances of these submarines above the
surface were not too frequent. Slowly
hut surely the warshlpR gathered around
the limited area In which It came to .
be known a German flotilla, working far '
from its base, was operating.
It was discovered that they had been re
lying on supply ships, the capture of
which had practically crippled them.
They were almost helpless for want of
fuel. Thus, one of the vessels, whose
appearance has frequently been rumored,
was known to rise occasionally for air
supplies or for the sight of a supply ship.
Three times she was reported to have
filed torpedoes at coast patrol vessels
without success.
At last a fast vessel of the patrol fleet >
located the periscope of a submarine at
comparatively close quarters. By smart
handling she escaped a torpedo. The sub
marine was at once submerged. But it
was too late. With the swiftness of a
hound on the scent, a cordon of fast ves
sels bore down upon her. The process of
^s'odging their fog followed with keen
About midnight the enemy was oaught 1
and the crash of gunnery broke upon the 1
stillness of the midnight air. In quicker t
time than It can be written another of
ftormany’H vigilant submarines went to -
the bottom.
In the Near Future
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The woman presidential candidate had
just concluded the keynote speech of her
campaign.
Hoarse cheers from the multitude shook
the rafters of the b'g auditorium, and so
to the poor old welkin, it could ring no
more. An enthus'astic man, standing on
a chair In the rear, threw away his hat
and coat and s’apped a glum looking
neighbor on the back.
"Some speech!" he yelled. "What?"
"Fair,” said the glum man. "but not
the kind that mother used to make."
his look of distress was too plain to
be Ignored and the nurse asked him
what was wrong. “Whaur’s the league
table?" he replied. "I want to see how
the Rangers are getting on."
Omnibus Drivers Are Heroes
The London motor ‘bua men who vol
unteered at the beginning of the war
for service with the commandeered .
’buses which are responsible for most
of tlie feeding of the troops are the
most envied men in the army. They
are doing highly skilled and highly
responsible work, and Kitchener was
determined that they should receive
pay common.-urate with the responsibil
ity of their duties and the risks which
they have to run. Bach of these men
received a bonus of |125 on joining and
received 117.50 a week as pay. in ad
dition to his rations and clothing.
When one reflects that their pay In
civilian life is only about )10 a week
one can easily see that they are en
thusiastic over thetr Job. There are
about 1000 of these London men at the
front, and. of course, many thousands
more drawn from other parts of the
country. A territorial who IS now serv
ing in France wrote home the other
day that he had a ride on a ’bus from
the line which he took every morning
going to his work at home, and that
the boards advertising the American
play. "Potash and Perlmutter" had not
been removed from it.
The work of replacing these ’buses
and the other motor vehicles comman
deered at the beginning of the war is
making the motor trade one of the
busiest in England. The manager of a
large factory near London, which spe
cializes in commercial vehicles, told mo
yesterday that his factory ia now run
ning with three shifts of workmen
right ’round the clock. Tho motor
cycle flrtns last week divided an order
for 5000 machines placed by the Rus
sian government and the Belgian and
French governments have also placed
heavy orders in England, while, of
course, the British government Is buy
ing heavily.
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“Where Quality “Where Styles
Reigns Supreme” clothes the whole family Originate”
We Have Arranged for Monday and Tuesday
An Unusual Sale Which Will
Feature Extraordinary Values ^
in Reception, Theatre, Dancing
And Dinner Gowns—Ordinarily
$40.00 to $150.00 ' ||jg
At $25, $34.95, $45 to $10(1 ' “1
Decollete gowns for dinner wear, and high collar and * mi
V-neck gowns especially designed to fill the three- /B
fold demands of afternoon, theatre and dinner use. i/fl
Dresses of chiffon velvet, charmeuse satin and taffeta, in
the newest surplice and Chinese waist effects, with four- poH
yard tunic of silk net dyed to match, and satin or velvet
folds over the tunic. High neck models, others with high
collar at back and V front, and decollete gowns with long ,i
net sleeves exclusively for dinner wear. Some charmeuse
dresses with lace flounces and long sleeves also included in this
beautiful selection. (2d Floor)
For Thanksgiving affairs and the many social functions prior '
and after, society folks will find this two-days sale a most op- V
portune event. In the higher priced gowns there’s a decided
saving, and with the exclusiveness and richness of the crea- ^
tions you ’ll be charmed.
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Very Special Tomorrow, Blouses
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Virtually An Exhibit
the Latest Conceits
Blouse* of washable satin, silk shadow
lace, Oriental lace (with girdle), hand
embroidered crepe de chine and chif
fon, designed In models that are inef
fably pretty, showing modish effects
in cuff and collar treatment, Including
the high military collar at Its highest,
an assortment In brief which will ap
peal lnstanter to discriminating choice.!Jli
(Blousa Store, 2d Floor)
Remarkable Values in Women’s Coats
Scores of styleB, all models In materials and trimmings; variety,
In fact, at its best and most exclusive, replete with coats for
every occasion. Priced $12.50, $19.95, $24.95 to $45.00.
Reproductions ot tne Lat
est Tailored Suits
At substantially less than their
worth.
Models which are the newest
to be designed, copied implicit
ly and with the spirit of the
originals.
$24.95, $34.95 and $45.00
Original models sold at
$40, $50 and $65
Long or medium coat models,
as well as the newest short coat
styles, with flare or pleated
yoke, or double ripple skirt,
tailored in broadcloth, gaber
dine, cheviot and wool faille.
Evening Scarfs
Reduced to less than half.
Come choose any scarf in our
stock, at less than half origi
nal selling price. Discontinu
ing the line is the occasion of
the drastic cut in price.
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Men’s League
_CLOTHES THE WHOLE FAMILY
Soldiers Cannot Advance
Reason for Absence of
Famous Decoration
London, November 7.—(Special.)—It Is
other remarkable that although the
falser appears to have been dealing out
■on crosses wholesale to his troops, there
it
is not n single instance of any member
of the British force being recommended
for the Victoria cross. This is in marked
contrast to the Boer war, when crosses
were won on the very first day. Sol
diers who have returned from the war
cannot advance any explanation thpt is
entirely satisfactory. Some say that it is
because the deeds performed are such
as the average British soldier considers
to be no more than his duty, but this
applies with equal force to the Boer war.
There is nc doubt that many deeds of
heroism equal to anything that have been
rewarded with the Victoria cross In the
past have been performed on the field of
battle and the only explanation of the ab
sence of recognition is that owing to the
wider area of the war and the larger
proportion of men engaged, it is much
more difficult for men to catch the com
mander’s eye, and bo secure the neces
sary recommendation for the cross.
The official heads of the British army
aro aware that many acts of heroism
vdll bo overlooked in this way, and they
have asked officers commanding regi
ments to make a point of reporting all
meritorious deeds on the battlefield to
headquarters without delay.
No Man’s Land Sold
From the New York Tribune.
No Man's Land, the most Isolated In
habited spot on the New England coast,
la to be stocked as a ttsh and game pre
serve and made the country home of
Joshua Crane, former national racquet
champion and a prominent polo player. It
was announced recently. Mr. Crane Is
now In London. I
He baa purchased the little Island, which
Is three miles In elroumference, and lies
about six miles off the southwestern ex
tremity of Martha’s Vineyard. An arti
ficial harbor capable of sheltering a small
fleet of yachts la to bo constructed.
A movement has been started to have
the federal government erect a lighthouse
r>n the Island, which has been the scans
at many wrecks. -
A Announcing the Consolidation of the A
1 China Hall Stock 1
if and Our Readiness to Supply W
I Monogram China For Christmas J
117E beg to announce that we have consolidated China W*
i Jij|i ™ * Hall stock with our main store.
|fflSr We find It difficult to obtain any further i ner sets, Is now very complste, we earn
' VP importations of china thla aeaaon. How- eatly requeat you to let us supply your
go.'’i ever, aa our open etock, particularly din- | wante now for the near future.
, Jjsv Wo can supply Monogram China for Christmas If orders are placed
.(gjfl * promptly. For Instance, a dozen white and gold plates with an artistic
' jml monogram would make an Ideal gift—and the coBt Is quite moderate. \lng[
tL* Since the completion of our extensive alterationa and inatallatlon of new fixtures, stocks
,1 L have been replenished in all lines, and we are able to serve you better than ever before.
1 F. W. BROMBERG I
® Jeweler and Silversmith •
4 Twentieth Street and Third Avenue
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