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3 FRENCH LOOK UPON PROGRESS IS SLOW SAVIOR OF VERDUN IX COMMAND OF FRENCH FORCES OPPOSING HUN DRIVE, CHARGE PURCHASES TODAY AND BALANCE OF MONTH CO ON APRIL BILLS : : . -J 1 i Armies Reported to Be En Germans' Believed to Failed in Attempt to Have Get gaged Upon Both Banks of Somme River. Between Allied Armies.- v - 1 13 BRITISH RETREAT ALLEGED &WZ TROOPS ' AREl. CHEERFUL . ; W SAY GERMANS SMI BRAVELY :. affew - r- aV V rT ' T 1 ' Around the Store With a Note Book el- t ".TV : 1 1 ' I i tU-rlla Dcvlarr Stubborn RratMance of Ilrartaird I Overcome and mrrki n Said to Have Reeo - BrpaUcd Near La I'rra. BEr.U.V. via London. March IT. On tola kaaaa of tba comma our anntee are ict4 in a alowlr programme attack. ear the German official com- tnurtratlon Uased tonlgnt. Tha Biitlab, began to rtreat early tata moftJ rig oa a wlda front oa both a:4a of ta-e tioaun. army headnuar tara annouoce-S today. Tha alubbora reetataot of tft hostile rirfur4 ml ottrcuRt la tha anarD pursuit. BrtUsh and french divisions whlrh war defeated ' oa March Zi aadeav ored aaatn vetr4ay tho pathlea cratar ftalda of tha Soont battle, tba atateroent ad da. to arrest tha Oerwiaa advene. Alter, la Caatara. Tba 'iaranaa ataclt. It la declared. araka taraaih tha nunra line. tna nor la ud south of Albert tba Oar aaejia aroa ereaalnara of tba Aaer. a I bart u caotur-rtl laat night. Ta tba aoutb of tba So-nrae. aftar vtoHat fighting. Oarmaa fore) drove tba eaacar back by war of Chauloaa aad Uhona. Roto waa takaa br atom and .Nona waa cleared of hostile foixea after blood r atraat fighting, tat report atataa. AMSTERDAM. March troop going forward to tba attack on the British front la Franca detrained far behind the llnaa. even behind tha Haitian frontier, according to tha cor resoondent at the front of tha Rbenlech W.stfallsche Zeltnns- Theae foreea marched for ill conaccutiva nights, no columna showing themeelvea oa tha roada In tha day time. LewaVeodarff la In "A great battle haa been fought and victory baa been won. but nobody can foresee what will reault from It." aald ;nvrat Ton Ladeadnrf f. chief aide to Kleld Marshal von iilndenburg. In an Interview with tha correspondent at tba front of tha Tagea Zaltung of Ber tin. The part reported to have been Blared br American troop In the at tempted relief of the Bnttah flank near La Fere ta referred to briefly by moat of tha Carman war correspondent, bot m far no mention baa been made of the Dreeence of Americana among tha nrlaonar. Wtlbelm Hoeter. of tha Berlin Tage bUtt. aaya tha Americana now have an opportunity to find out what war really mean. The neutarne Tagea s.auung ear tha fact that the Americana got -a aevera lesson- la "especially J rat flng to i." tarrWaaa at La rare. Another correspondent aaya tha an uttd braery of the American -.. no match for tho "furor Teu- nl. us. Amrrtran troop bav taken part in rnuntrr-at-acka against tha ermnn front near I -a tfVre. write the military correspondent of Vorwaert. who aaya th attacka ware repulsed. The correspondent adds: -Aft.r the first aurprtee tha enemy presauro alone the entlro front natu ..11 la arrowing stronger. Threaten i n m- rAtAatmnhe rMnp-li the enemy to reraless action, Mouth of the -break'' Kronen the front be therefore I col lecting iiroic reserves Intended for a t ank assault on our attacking arm Haa rreaaree). Tbey !a. "tiUtkk of combined allied forces yesterdut asatnst the lot cf the :r- uan iurkii( front near Ie rare were rarti-uiarl beat r. These countrr at tacka did not find us unprepared. It testifies to the superior foresight of i ilMtuan command that theaa at tache. In which American troope cer tainly participated only e mt'oltcalty. were not ..nly beaten off. but were tnrosn b.'h on the uisa Canal by an tn-rltc blow. Tba lierman newspaper ar already Count n t" German gains. -l i e f-e.tent.'" Mil the Cologne Volka Zettuog. -that after what ta now bappenmc we can no longer conclude Iwaco mn tha term which we war imiIi t accept a week ago. Tha en rmv must be brought to a nbrr.lete spirit and forced to grant ri thing we nee J in tic future, especially in colonic and raw mterl.vls ' tlrrnin aewspapera announce that -enrrat l"iil B.ock on Kiottniu. an m'antrv division commander In the Herman arm. sl killed at the front on Minn 2 1. Krrpert-r William haa appointed iha f.rrman frown rrtnr chief of the guard grenadier regiment In recogni tion of lb good work of Ms troops oa the western front. crJ V. e-f . . 1 i - I i IMI II r ' e . . . t i v u i - i '.i -a ii ' . .v I f2 , A ' - fey. . -iir ' --. i i ' . . ... x-..; -i - -; -. .; '. t I . i Ks If" J L I Ik rvsi ... !- ill liraswtaaarH jiawje I : . : Tea ce.m:ral pktai. rARIS. March IT. The following quotation from the Petit Parisian will help to es plain tho calmness and confidence of the J-rencti: 'Kven though the altuatlon I serious. It cannot bo considered alarming, lel ua await the end with confidence. The German boast of Hlndenburtr. We have at tha helm the fa v I or of Verdun.' General retain, tna renen commanuer-in- hlrf. wa la command of the army at terdun at the time of the German or Ten sive there.) 188 SIPS LAUNCHED Official Statement Follows De bate in Senate. QUANTITY AIM OF BOARD .on-.!rartiou Work IXvlarrd to lie Making, licit cr lrogra on a. clflc Coat Rc-can of More tatorabte Weather. CHANCE OPEN TO INVENTOR t la T rem' tic Need New "Ijpe of Irarctie Lighter. fJV.TU"v Va . March 2T A new Its of cigarette lighter I w-mnted Immediately br the bojr In tba t-.nch-e. Accoriling to report received b-r from I'nltaU Mtate m arinea abroad, matches are all right. If dry. but ar a -dead give-away.'' especially at a M. tiasolln ligbiera are used Unw entlrei. but aa 1 at a prem ium over there. A.r.iaianc. and lorry dHvera, Ilter I.r ire obliged to fight to keep the cas In their tanks. Many a driver haa a.arted Ms day' work, to find hi a tank emit), or whl'e driving, has stopped st d t-otr from a punctured or drained rff tank. The boya promUe a b.g reward for the man who aeta a aasieai iignier. r something similar, over to tbrm. the snlT condition being that they get it ruickij. 4 II ait Workmen' Houses rianned. NEW YORK. March IT Two thoo- house, for ahlciard worker, to be boltt within walking dlatanco of the States IsUnd ehiprarile and to be ready for occupation before KalU I the pro gramma eubmltted to the Government by the ttaten Island Ctvle league. It w. iiinnBc ' tonlahl WASIIIXGTX'X. March -' Exact figure on the progress of shipbuilding In the Vnlted State were mad public which official! aald entement had been mad based oa Inaccurate Information. fince the Shipping Board began It tonight by the bhipplng Hoard a a result of debate In the Senate during work. 19 veasebt have been launched. f which 103 have been completed and put Into service. The Uum-ninga were divided between lie requisitioned ves.el and 23 which were built on contract In yarda con structed for the purpose or which had only Ju.t been put Into operation. i;ien of the launching were wood. all the remainder being steel. Twelve contract steel vessels -diave been launched and three of them com pleted. Three of ".lOtt ton were launched at Los Angelea. two of 400 tons at (laklann. four of 1900 ton at Heat tie. one of II. TOO tone at Kan Fran cisco, and two of 3S00 ton at a Great Lake port. With the eiceptinn of the four ships launched at Seattle, all the steel con tract launching and all the wood ship launching have been front yards which were built from the ground up. Work on requisitioned ship has proceeded and these ways will be filled with contract ship a soon a the others take the water. Quantity production I sought by the board In It. preparations Although French Give Up N'oyon and Neighboring; Territory, Good Po- elUons Are Taken Up and Re- serves Are on' Way te Front. (Br the Associate Press.! WITH THE FRENCH ARMY .IN FRANCE. March 2S. The German ef fort by a terrific rush to get between the,French and British forces, with the object of defeating each aeparately, has failed up to the present and la likely to continue to fail. The fighting qual ities of the allied soldier have served to stay the impulsive advance, and to day the Anglo-French line is on strong positions. The next few days may change the situation entirely, aa the allies have had time to get their "maneuvering re serve to take the Initiative. Noyon was evacuated late last nifrht in good order and tbe French took up a po sition nearby. The correspondent passed today among troops who have borne a great share in the fighting of the last five days. Everywhere cheerfulness was to be found and perfect confidence In the future. Nowhere haa the correspondent seen such splendid morale among troops arter Jong, hard fighting, more espe cially when those troops bad to fall back. Both officers and men, whether French or British, tell narratives of wonderful heroism on the part of in dividuals and units. Gaaaers Make Eeeape. The gunners of a battery of French IS's In the neighborhood of Chauny were surrounded for three days with out food, but fought until the last round waa fired, then, taking advan tage of some confusion among the Ger mans in the course of the third night. they somehow made their way through their encircling foes and escaped, car rying, their wounded comrades with them. This is merely one instance among many similar daring deeds. Men belonging to a dismounted French cavalry corps, acting as Infan try, fought in a rearguard action day after day against immense odds. The troopers declare that the enemy came forward in such deep waves that it was only necessary to fire pointblank to hit with certainty. These cavalrymen fired' Into the enemy so rapidly that the Germans fell in swaths; yesterday still others came on. until the French de fenders were compelled to cease fire, because both rifle and machine guns were red hot. German Hordra Slaughtered. The advance of the Germans was sim ilar In character everywhere, wave suc ceeding wave in close succession, only to be shot down. It was something like a relay race when the first Ger man division was exhausted, another immediately took its place. In some cases a single division of the allies, while retiring, was attacked successive ly by six German divisions. The allies stood the test most cour ageously, but such a continued series of shocks from fresh troops was bound to tell on tired men, and eventually the allies were forced to give way. But, they did so still fighting. It is known that one Bavarian division lost SO per cent or its strength. It was clearly apparent that the Ger ,1th the robins singing their Spring songs and weaving new nests; with the first little red daisies peeping boldy above ground and the trees bursting . into bud and blossom, we feel quite sure that Spring is really here. But isn't Spring always ushered in with the glad Easter morning, and aren't the messenger boys already running back and forth with large pots of Easter lilies and big boxes of. wondrous Easter apparel and new Spring bonnets? So why not turn our thoughts gaily to new Spring raiment? For it is quite impossible to wear last Winter's any longer, and you will not want to when you see the lovely, lovely things that await you here. These jottings, made at random, may be of some assistance to you. But won't you come in . and see how fresh and attractive the new things .are for yourself? w m (Bfonr-:.d-. on rK 4. Co.umn 1'. ) ( Better Buy Your FREEH, bewmg Machine Before April 1st Price Advances $101 Just a couple of days to save this ten dollars! And the Free the best machine you could fTTf buy at any price; it has many exclusive features. v You would never suspect that the cabinet pictured here had a real sewing machine camouflaged. Come in and let us show you how easily a Free is operated and what a pleasure it it to sew on one. . '' Easiest Terms SI Down and fl a Week REMEMBER, PRICE ADVANCES APRIL 1ST Second Floor Lipman,' Wolfe Co. i CTcl CO SO ipman woug ckd vo. J Mejrcrianejisej of C Merit Only" if I SKIN COMFORT rtrf trm-m m rbftf.. trrtrattrd mUtn f mmm taaiitwvtlc. A r- liwv I trr rilvx rapUS: car tad f iMi(t ar4 .r trTitat4 kta. Ci. a4 SntLtXli Mam atrr-mr-rr nj ho!!? l'v Mm m it viN' Mb a tO tat 4 W prrt) a for t-) Cm P !. jr v oar trtic'e , r.pt It, S wnt tn-rt liUrtwiH frtvtl Or, mtth -, rrtx ui brtr. fxt ft: 4. lVT( Mf--!-f- taK -U XT a-tJs4. M Camouflage Pianos Are Cheap See Pianos with reputation. Real ivory keys, copper wound bass and a factory nam before pur chasing. Goebel small 9105 Meister. like new 2:W KrelU black walnut P2H7 Strrlin;. perfect $298 Talking Machines, Player Pianos Harold S. Gilbert The Reliable Piano Merchant S84 YAMHILL ST. Out of the hit-h-rent district. PIANOS PIANOS PIANOS BOUGHT RENTED SOLD i i - aa V I ! I! I 4 r Will There Be a t VICTROLA in YOUR Home This Easter? It is the simplest thing in the world to own a Victrola on our easy terms. You can have sacred music, dance music, solos, orchestras; in a word, the world's best music at any time in your, own home. Let us play the newest Vic tor Records for you. We are glad' to at any time. SevenA Floor Lipman, IV olfe & Co. I 2sarao-eBavl 1 " ' m , j i 7 ASTER Handkerchiefs that will look most fetching peeping out from milady's waist coat pocket. Of fine sheer linen with the daintiest corner designs in colors. Some have little pieces of sheer, colored linen embroid ered on with pretty stitchery. Some have tiny wreaths or but terflies, and they're all very dainty! Priced 35c and 60c and 65c Main Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co, IF YOU are practicing war- time economy this season and making last Summer's suit do one of these lovely waistcoat vests will prove a boon. And . if you're havincr a brand new ' suit- it will give just the tie' : sired note of dash. Some are of pique and some are of silk; one mannish vest is of brown woolen material 7-quite severe and military. The one sketched is of softest sand colored broad' cloth with edging of "military braid so soft and lovely. The filet set sketched is exquisitely dainty and would make the most appropriate Easter gift. Prices Range From . $1.50 to $10. lAin Floor, ' . ' Lipman, Wolfe & Co. C ASSY' SUSAN the newest bluebird pa jama has en deared herself to all the 6aucy youngsters of the family. .They are . just as Billy Burkish and fetching as. possible and it is no wonder the little sisters pi rouette, so long in' front of their mirrors before turning out the lights at bed time! "Sassy Susan" is made of pink crepe with whole flocks of happy bluebirds for decoration. For girls 10 and 12 they're $2.19 and for girls 14 to 18 $2.25. ' Fourth Floor. Ljpman, Wolfe & Co. 11fY ROSARY will be doubly' dear if some good friend remembered to make an Easter gift of one. ' We have charming Rosaries of all sorts of colored stones, silver and gold filled beads. ' Priced 75c to $5. Main Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. TVT0W about your Easter Bon- l" net what can I tell you? Large hats and small hats and high ones and low ones, and hats of silk and hats of straw if you were only a fairy tale princess you'd take them all, be cause they're so wonderfully smart. The brim of one large flat black Milan curls over at each side to see the silk on top of the brim and is held in place by two smartly colored flowers The color "combination is smart but it was designed by Rawak so of course it would be. Another black Milan sailor is most severe and allows no trim ming save a closely bound scarf of black and white woven siik. A round mounded turban of soft violet shade has violets stuck at regular intervals, like butter flies, all over the crown. And a perky black hat has a high, straight ostrich feather that is burnt and has long, feathery straggly ends that hang straight downward. There's a host of clever new Easter bonnets from . Henri Bendel and Joseph and all the others who are so artis tic and exclusive 1 Third Floor. Lipman, Wolfe & Co. THE FRENCH UNDERWEAR room or rather the silk trousseau room because silk grows more and more popular as the season advances. And no wonder it is so dainty and truly feminine it makes the prettiest of all intimate apparel. There are complete outfits from simple little inexpensive camisoles to the most elaborate night gowns and pajamas. One adorable one-piece pajama 'has yoke formed of tiny crisscross tucks, and another has yoke of lace and insertion. A two-piece affair has jacket edged with lace and the nether garment fits close at the ankle with lace trimming. A, pink wash satin envelope has the daintiest bit of hand embroidery done in col ors, and the caps well, you will have to see these exquisite bits of crepe de chine and wash sat in for yourself. Enough to say that prices range from $1.19 to $7.95. . Fourth Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. SPRING SHOWERS will hold no terrors for the woman who has received a pretty, new silk umbrella for Easter. Have you seen the smart ones shown on our main floor? All the fashionable shades taupe and green and fancy plaids and bor dered affairs with handles and tips m imitation amber or ivory. All kinds of handles loop and crook and cord and leather and prices range from $7 to $15. Main Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. P ASTER Bunnies and Chicks """' and such cunning napkins with little cherubs and Easter bonnets all mixed up and the prettiest little nut and candy boxes and favors and table sets and doilies and decorations at such low prices it is simple to make any Easter party a suc cess. Main Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. A S FOR our Easter Candies they are not only abso lutely pure and toothsome, they are artistic and lovely. Have you seen the attractive display there at the Washington Street Entrance with all kinds of fancy baskets and boxes to put the Easter goodies in? Main Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. A VOUNG JACKIE would a sail- or be and who wouldn't if he could sail forth in such a be coming and altogether irresist ible sailor suit as this? It is made in regulation style for little fellows from 2 to 8, and bears all the earmarks of a real tar's suit! Have you noticed the little sailor hat? well, it is an exact reproduction of the hats worn by the French sailors, with its white cord and red tas sel. The reefer coat that the young tar is wearing is also in regulation style. And if the young, fellow swaggers up the aisle at church on Easter Sun day it will not be difficult to excuse him because it will be due to much grown-up admira tion. Fourth Floor, Lipman, -Wolfe & Co. ssss-rtt- I A 11 u II OWING low, J sweet char iot ," or high, if baby wishes, be-1 cause these La-Ia- by swings are made of stout can vas with strong ropes that hang from a hook in the ceiling, and it will be simple for mother to go on with her house- wifely duties and feel sure that baby is safe. There is a little flap that fastens up and holds baby securely. And the little ones gurgle and chuckle with glee when they go la-la-by-ing! Will you come in and see these new swings? They are priced $1.25. Fourth Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. AND if a "gentlewoman" is reallv known bv her cloves here are the very loveliest of Faster arrivals. French kid gloves in the prettiest colors just arrived and priced $2.50 and $3. And such pretty new Kayser silk gloves. Plain ones for 75c to $1.65 and cuffed and fancy styles from $1.35 to $1.75. Mam r ioor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. V i ( i s i I o ft i i 2 i i i i