The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 21, 1915, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text8 THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND FRENCH FIRE WORKS UNSPEAKABLE HAVOC IN CHAMPAGNE AREA; i German Fortifications, Built With Scientific Skill, Razed in a Moment. MANY ARE BURIED ALIVE Explosions la Earthworks Carry Muj Stsa Bsnsath Tons of Loo Earth. Bat Fsw Ars Bscad. " Frederick Palmer, celebrated corre spondent, recently returned to the Uni ted State from Europe, where he haa been viewing the war from many an gles. The accompanying article was written while he was in France. Br Frederick Palmer. Chalons, France, Oct. 22. (I. N. 8.) TBy Mall to New Yorlc.) There was till wreckage enough remaining; on the battlefield of Champagne thre weeks after the battle waa fought to give some Idea of the havoc of de struction when It was fresh after the advance. Within a space 15 miles in length by from one to three in breadth at least a million men were engaged on both sides; 25,000 prisoners were taken, and at least two or three shells for every man engaged were fired. That Bheet of preparatory shell fire which had descended upon 15 miles of German front trenches had meait a ' watn of "laughter to start with. For three days, night and day, this bom 'bardment continued. According to the accounts of German prisoners they could only hug the shelter of the aub- tarreanean chambers under their .jcrHimbllng- parapets. A wall of artil lery fire back of the trenches kept the supplies from reaching them. In 'front of the trenches the continue crash of shrapnel blasts was cutting the barbed wire. For months the French had bten accumulating ammu nition which they poumed out from every calibre of gun. JrraUmiaary Shell r Terrific This shell fire not only killed and wounded Germans; not only turned the most elaborate trenches into dust hoaps, but it littered the field with smashed German caissons, transport wagons, clothing, equipment and all sorts of Impediments. There was pcacA in the German trenches for the first time In three . days as the wave of French Infantry rushed for the German trencheii. Then the French guns stopped firing lest tney mil tneir own men. The wave had not more than 200 yards to go. Kstlmate the time that ' it takes the average man to run that distance and you have the time it took French soldiers to reach the wreckage which had been the German trenches and grapple with any sur- vlvors in the dugouts. In some places the wave swept on ; beyond the trench Ilk the tide run-: - ninir up an inlet. The Germans be tween ttuch forces were caught In a pair of pincers. This accounted for ' the prisoners who were taken In batches. They were surrounded by infantry with no way of retreat open to them. The town of Ypres in the British ; lines probably remains the most col ; cssal example of shell fire. But Ypres was a town. It was not built to withstand shell fire, but as home 1 for men in time of peace. In Trou ' Bricot tho Germans with the science ,! and the amazing Industry which char ' acidize all their operations, had set out to build themselves a bastion which would withstand the kind of - hell they had visited upon Ypres Germans Prepare Bomb-Proof. xnay naa Deen at work many " months perfecting- It from time to time, enlarging and strengthening It, .busy as ants in a hill. It was a vast warren of sandbags .bristling with ma- . chine guns a knuckle like salient In i . the German front line. Small forests ' of barbed wire guarded it right and . leit. It was as proof against shrapnel as ; a slate roof against hail. The explo : slon of any high explosive was local Izcd In one of a multitude of cham- bers built with a view to receiving such visitors. Shafts In the earth underneath the whole offered further ; , protection. In the center was a sort f; of well In the midst of walls of sand f bags, whore the occupants might en ! 3oy immunity from anything except oomps from the air. But the French guns showered tons ' of shells upon La Poche for those : three days. When a chamber was .; ce8troyed they gave the Germans no . time to repair it. For 72 hours the .'blasts of explosidtis were tearing at ' that redoubt -a hurrlcajie of all the Ml calibres from six to 15 Inch with Utn mm a 1 1 rr . m t X -n 4na A ! . measure. Underneath LaPoctie, at the end of a French mine, rested a huge , charge of explosive.' That was fired lost before the Infantry charged. It " carried ermans and sandbags heaven '" ward in a cloud two or three hundred .feet high and left a orater of at least 199 'feet in depth and ISO feet in width Any Germans who survived were in the Pa.ll of dust from the explosion as the French Infantry charged over . the bare space where the barbed wire j; had been destroyed by guns which ' ! wre given this part of the work to lo. In ten minutes from the time ' that the French infantry left their V trenches they were in full possession W LaPouche. ' "It was easy, monsieur," said a sol- dler. "easier than some much simpler 'fortifications which we found later ' oa where the shells had not fallen so thick. We rushed In and we looked "around for somebody to fight with, j but there was no one. For the most ''part there was nothing but the frag- nients of men; and there were men ly " lav about trying to apply first aid : bandages and a few stunned unhurt .What could they do but yield? Those who sought refuge down that shaft . , there were all burled alive; and we dug out a few who still had the breath of U in them from that shaft yon der, t From the highest point on the ruin ; on looked right and left along- the ' front line of German trenches which had been so elaborately dug, and were .broken, half filled ditches as the re sult of that terrific concentration of the run fire; and the stuns thing was . to be teen In the region of Loos, where the British guns had wrought ' the same kind of havoc ' Seek Jobs for Unemployed. San Jom, CaL, Not. JO. (U. P.) In an effort to find work for every un employed man In the city, tho women's clubs of San Jos have set trained In vestigators to work listing all open poattloxuL ; . '-. 29 Shopping Days to Christmas--To Induce Early Shoppirj 'Mail and Telephone Order Filled by Expert Shoppers Merit Only" I Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A-6691 c Merchandise ofcJ For the third time our coat and suit buyer has found it nec esssary to go to New York to keep a-pace with the changing fashions. For the third time this season we show distinctly new styles in women's apparel. Tomorrow our coat and suit section presents new Winter fashions in coats, in suits and in dresses. Do you know what this leadership means? It means that, step by step, this store has advanced in wom en's wear until today it enjoys the greatest patronage and the greatest outlet of any store in the Northwest, in women's re ined and exclusive apparel. As an example, tomorrow we show NEW COVERT SUITS. You will not find them else where. Mid-Winter coats, too, that you will not find duplicated in the city. 38-inch new model suits, fur trimmed and braid trimmed, that you cannot find elsewhere. Order a Year's Subscription now for the Pictorial Review and get a $1.50 year's subscrip tion for $1.25. The Pictorial Review has in augurated the Motion Picture Game. The first ten pictures in this game appear in the Pic torial Review for November, and these pictures will appear ten each month for the next five months. . By selecting the Motion Pic ture Game for an amusement you will not have to pay for it. but you have an opportunity of being well paid for playing this game. $10,000.00 in cash awards wdl be given away fr the best answers in this new Mo tion Picture Game. Call at our Pattern Depart' ment tomorrow and let us explain further. Beoond Floor. Sewing Machines For Xmas Gifts Over 70 Members Have Joined Our Club Join Tomorrow for 5 Cents and Have a World-Famous "Free" Sewing Machines delivered to your home at once. Payments 5c additional each week. Club limited to 30 mem bers more only. Fifth Floor Oil Paintings Foreign and American Artists A Sal THE CRIMSON DRAMA has forced many American art ists residing in Pans to return to America, and has brought to this country some of the best examples of European painters. -Through the offices of a pic ture importer we have secured the most extensive and varied collection of oil paintings ever shown in our picture galleries. Only through the turmoil caused by this world war is it possible for us to announce this sale. Canvases by the following well-known painters have al ways brought an established price. Tomorrow we offer oil paintings by Giani, Duessel, Cederdonk, Lowell, Rhode. Griffin, Meinhart, Appel, Mar tinez, Vallman, Jellineck, Car mer, Percy, Ferroni. Harway, Crosby, Henson,Venar, Khngs burger, Muller, Romanelli, Va gano, Ekard, Dufeur. Fisher. Tomorrow can v'a ses by these well - known painters will be offered in our picture gauenes in a sale at HALF-PRICE Pictures if desired will be held in reserve for Xmas de livery. Sixth Floor MR. GURNEY Custom Skirt Tailor Will Lecture Tuesday From 2 to 5 On the eighth floor, show ing step by step the sim plified method of making and fitting skirts. This lecture is Free to all wom en. We invite your attendance. Fortunate the Woman One of These Elegant $14.85 Velvet Dresses for Ordinarily She Would Pay FROM $21.00 TO $30.00 Velvet dresses have simply captured the fashion world by storm, and these dresses reflect fashion's latest modes some are combined with satins and are fur trimmed, others braid trimmed some with wide girdles of satin Princess styles and styles in the Cossack model. In navy, brown and black. Such beautiful dresses as these have never been equaled at the price we are asking. -Third Floor Who Secures Sale Glove Silk Underwear 98 c For Silk Corset Covers, In bind-top style and ribbon straps. In pink and white. $2.49 For $3.50 Silk Bloomers In pink and white. Elastic at knee. Reinforced. $1.79 For $2.S0-$3 Silk Vests With embroidered yokes flesh and white. First Floor 300 Pairs of $1.00 Pure Silk Hose For 59c Marking one of the most re markable silk hosiery sales of the year. They are made of pure thread silk, known as mill runs they are full fashioned, having deep lisle garter tops and double lisle reinforced heels, toe and soles. In black, bronze, sky, green tan, gray, pink and lavender. rtrst rioox A Suit Sale Concerning Every Woman, Who Welcomes ''Opportunity' For We Shall Offer the Highest Grade NEWEST WINTER SUITS Covering Intrinsic Worth of $45 $40 $35 Monday $24.85 How Do They Come Our Way? They hare come to us for selling at this exceptional price as the result of our purchase of a New York tailor's models. These we only obtained as an appre ciation ot our former heavy purchases. The result is a collection of the most beautiful broadcloth, gabardine, wool pop lin, wool velour and serge suits shown this season. FUR, VELVET AND BRAID TRIMMED, In the new flaring jackets and pleated skirt Myles, In black, navy, brown, plum and green. Suits exactly as those illustrated from models on sale. Third Floor No More Sensible Gift A Silk Petticoat $2.95 A Remarkable Price for Petticoats of plaid chiffon taffeta silk with Jersey tops--4 of Roman striped messalind flounce, and all-silk messalinel petticoats. Made in a variety of styles aol cordion pleated, with shirring and tucking. All with fitted tops and elastic bands. In the newest cow ors, in changeable and striped de signs. Third Flood Xmas Headquarters for World's Best Handkerchiefs-A Monster Sal Belast gm i ' 1Q S AZ) Paris A nnenzel Madeira St. Gall PhilwDirie Islands SDain China Armenia $30,000 Worth of Xmas Kerchiefs Wonderfully Priced for Present Buying Through the ceaseless efforts and untiring energy of our Paris, our London and our Berlin offices, we are gratified to announce the ar rival of our entire stock of Christmas handkerchiefs as originally purchased. 1 his year we are fortunate to announce the largest stock of handkerchiefs ever assembled in the store, and tomorrow our annual handkerchief sale starts with prices based on BEFORE- T HE-WAR COSTS. In many instances it will be impossible for us to secure additional handkerchiefs AT ANY COST. Nevertheless we shall offer these Christmas specials until they are all sold our regular sale prices. WE SELL AS WE BUY a rule that is never violated. 7c to 10c Colored Bordered Kerchiefs Sc Fine, sheer lawn, with col ored borders and colored lock-stitch edges. Colored Bordered and Embroidered Kerchiefs Sc Many new designs of dain ty, sheer lawn, lock-stitch edges or striped borders, em broidered or plain corners. Pure Linen Block Initial Kerchiefs 12zc Very fine, sheer quality, all pure linen. All initials. Sheer Lawn Embroidered Kerchiefs, package 25c Six dainty handkerchiefs in each package. Quarter inch hems, colored embroid ered initials in block letter. Pink, blue, lilac. 20c to 25c Colored Novelty Effects 17c Entirely new designs, in colors that will wash per fectly. 20c Pure Linen Initial Handkerchiefs, Spec 'I 17c Great assortment of col ored borders in pink, blue and lilac. Also all-pure linen with initials, colored edged, and lace edging. Initial and Colored Borders, 6 in box, 65c. Sheer lawn kerchiefs, with colored lock-stitch edges and embroidered block initials. New Hand Loom Embroidered, 3 for $1.00 Dainty embroidery, hem stitched hems. Three differ ent designs in each box. Scalloped Edge Handkerchiefs, 3 for $1.00 New Appenzell hand loom embroidery, with scal loped edges. Three different designs in each box. Sunspun Hand Embroidered, 3 for $1.00 All pure linen, with hand embroidered corners. Three different designs in a box. A New Importation of Real Madeira Hand Embroidered Handkerchiefs 75c to $1.25 Qualities Special 48c The most wonderful handkerchiefs ever offered at this price. Finest, soft est pure linen, hand-em-broidered by the women of the Madeira Islands, whose wonderful skill is world-famous. The eyelet and scallop embroidery cannot be produced any where as well as in Ma deira. These handker chiefs are. exquisite exam ples of Madeira art, the designs are unexampled and in variety unlimited. CHILDREN'S HANDKERCHIEFS Novelty Colored Handkerchiefs, box 35c White with colored de signs. Three in each box. Nursery Rhyme Handkerchiefs, box 25c Three different designs in each box. Kewpie Handkerchiefs, Box 21c Three in a box. Plain White Handkerchiefs, box 19c Packed in burnt wood box. Nursery Rhyme Handkerchiefs, box 19c Three assorted designs in box. All White Initial Kerchiefs, box 15c Three in a box. Cross Stitch Embroidered, box 35c Cross stitched in colors. Three in each box. Novelty Effects with Lace Edges, 3 in box, 65c Novelty colored handker chiefs, with imitation crochet edges in colors, and colored embroidered corners. Striped Bordered Chiffon Kerchiefs 25c In white with colored striped borders in pink, blue, maize and lilac. Hand-embroidered Pure Linen, Each 25c Embroidered by the Swiss peasants, in the daintiest of new designs on pure linen, with white or colored thread. Colored Embroidered Chiffon Kerchiefs 25c New corded borders in pink, blue and lilac. 35c Crepe de Chine Handkerchiefs, Each 25c Fine quality, all white with colored borders, also .solid colors with white borders. Hemstitched hems in pastel colors. 35c Pure Linen Kerchiefs, 3 for $1.00 Sheer quality, with hem trimmed with Armenian lace. Hand-loom Embroidered Pure Linen, 3 for $1 00 Mountain Home kerchiefs, hemstitched, pure linen, col ored bordersj Also sheer lawn with crochet edges, all white or with colored hems, hand embroidered. Hand Embroidered All-pure Linen 35c Special 3 for $1.00. One hundred designs from which to choose. Quarter to inch hems. Beautifully hand-embroidered. Fine sheer quality pure linen. Hand Embroidered Sunspun Kerchiefs 65c Finest pure linen, exqui sitely hand - embroidered, hemstitched or hand-drawn hems. First Floor GTrje itouge of ifocfnn Sfast Come Jf torn $arte And Is Featuring in New York Paris Models Exclusively From Foreign Materials and We Have the Honor to Present for the First Time on the Pacific Coast 50 Original Rochin Coats At $40, $45, $50 and $60 The French Room will present a more than usually beautiful collec tion of new coats, designed by Richin, for automobiling, theatre, din ner and evening wear. We shall take pleasure in showing these coats to women who delight in exclusive fashions, and feel fully warranted in inviting the most dis criminating women to view this collection. New full flare coats NO TWO ALIKE in plush, velour, velvet, t brocaded velvet, broadcloth, silk, wool velour, wonderful plaids and mixtures. Third Floor. For Women's Knit Underwear No Store Is As Satisfactory as This Store Union Suits for $1.00 Cotton fleeced, Jn all the required styles. Fleece lined vests and tights, same aualitv. for no Swiss Ribbed Union Suits $1.00 Shown in pure white, made with half or sleeves, Dutch or low neck and ankle length. $2.00 Union Suits $1.65 Of white wool mixed good medium weight. Soft in texture, made with quarter sleeves and ankle length. Richelieu Union Suits $2.00 ' Fine mercerized, fancy crochet trimmed. In medium weight. Quarter length sleeves and ankle length. 50c each. Vef and Tights $1.00 Each Of white wool mixed, ankle length tights, quar ter length sleeves. Vests and Tights $1.75 Each Globe make of white wool, extra soft . in tex tuie and well tailored. First Floor Special Purchase 1500 Pieces Guaranteed Quality Nickel Saver, Silver Plated A Holiday Sale Don't compare this with the cheap, light Brit tania plated wares, for every piece is plated on nickel silver and the manufacturer guarantees every piece we, in turn, guarantee our cus tomers. At 25c Novelty sugar tongs, pierced napkin rings with heavy rolled edges. At 35c Salt and pepper sets and tables-vases with pierced bases. At 45c Salt and 2 pepper sets, pierced. At 65c Glass butter tub, covered mustard jar, marmalade jar, salt and pepper sets. t At 75c .Two-piece baby set, in box. At 95c Marmalade jars, bon bon baskets, salt and pepper sets, tea strainers, bon bon comports, butter tubs with pierced plates. At $1.45 Salt, pepper and mustard sets, isugar and cream sets, mustard and horse radish jars. At $1 .95 Salt, pepper and horseradish sets, salt and pepper sets. At $2.45 Vinegar, salt and pPPr sets in four, three and five pieces. Sixth Floor Christmas Linens Imported Hemstitched Linens Included are lunch cloths, centerpieces, squares and napxins maae irom a line quamy imported iuunuj thread linen, neatly hemstitched. In tizeo 24 by inches to 54 by 54 inches. Prices 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $2.25 and $3.00 eachl Napkins to match, $2.75 and $4.25 per dozen. PATTERN TABLE CLOTHS These cloths are made of a good weight Scotcl linen, with a fine satin finish, in a large assortmenrl of patterns, such as chrysanthemum, stripe, rose, nW bon and dot. 2 by 2 to Z by 3 yards. Special $3.75, $4.75 and $5.75 each. 22-inch napkins to match, $4.50 dozen. $3.25 CLUNY CENTERS, $2.56 Made of real French Cluny, with round-thread linenl centers, in various patterns. Size 24 inches. 65c HEMSTITCHED HUCK TOWELS, 50c Of a fine quality of linen huck, full grass bleached, hemstitched with handsome damask border and mon ogram space. Size 22 by 40 inches. $5.00 LUNCHEON NAPKINS, $3.75 Of linen damask in various neat floral patterns, with plain centers and circular designs; also eyelet embroidered with neatly embroidered corners and ini tial space and hemstitched edges. Size 15 by 15 ins. $1.75 TURK KNIT BABY SETS, $1.25 Including 1 Turk knit baby blanket, 2 bibs, 2 face cloths and 2 towels. Packed in a beautiful gift box. $3.75 SCALLOPED SATIN SPREADS, $3.19 In a large variety of new floral patterns with scal loped edge and cut corners, for full size beds. $30 CROCHET SPREADS, $2J&0 In a good medium weight, shown in all the new Marseilles patterns, fringed edges and cut corners. For full size beds. Second Floor f "II -.