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THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND
FRENCH FIRE WORKS
UNSPEAKABLE
HAVOC
IN CHAMPAGNE AREA;
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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
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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
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