Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 August 1918 — Page 5

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LIEUT. GORDON FINDS TRACES OF THE HUN

Billeted In Wrecked French Town, and Shaves In An Orchard Near By.

"/Cev. E. C. Gordon, living near Sanford. has received the following interesting Iftter from his son, Lieut. lwis C. Gordon, who is right up on the heels of the fleeing Huns in France: "Tour last four letters reached me on ground that was the scene of heavy fighting^ only a few days before." writes TJeut. Gordon. "We have left all billets and civilians behind and are now In territory that has recently been devastated, I left ray billet in the cure's nnuse last Saturday morning and marched into a deserted village. "We had a •'atrip In a rather shot-up orchard and had a pleasant time there until the 23d—Tuesday. leaving there ^e marched to a villas*1 where the regiment was to be assembled, but or

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A Special Offering New Fall Hats for Wednesday

Smart new vogue hats of black velvet, with unusually effective motifs of colored embroidery, ribbon, etc. They're hats,, morover that will fit the head properly.

THEY ARE REGULAR S7.50 VALUES

Velvet Tatns for School Girls

Soft, pretty Tams of good quality silk and Lyons' velvet, Blue Devils and other new effects^ colors, navy, taupe, purple, black the right kind of a hat for a Miss

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ders wer® changed during .the march and the companies were again scattered. The regiment has been altogether very little

the time over

here. This is often the case with engineers. Casualties Light. "During our marching that afternoon we saw all the other companies and officers of the regiment. Some of them had been In battle in th« offensive which, of course, you read about. The casualties were very light. Three men killed and about 20 men and three officers wounded. Tell James McConkey that Capt. Lohmeyer (V. M. L. 16) was gassed and wounded by shrapnel. These men and officers who had been in the fray looked like bat-tle-scarred veterans to us. I could not help but have a feeling of humiliation and regret that I had not been in some real action. Army slang would know us as 'coffee coolers.' "When we marched into this village the population was »ero. The captain and I set about immediately to find a place for the company. It seemed a hopeless task. Every .building in the village was a wreck. Not a soul was to be found. We were ordered to billet in this town, but not a building is safe

Tor occupancy. Walls, floors, roofs, doors, windows, fences and trees are

Ladies' Tailor and Furtier

We are closing out all Summer separate dress skirts at less than the wholesale prices.

We bought the stocks of Fall skirts before we realized that our heavier-than-usual stocks of coats and suits would limit our space.

So now we are offering all Fall skirts at the same general reductions as the summer garments.

All new, all good, all stylish—and at the town's lowest prices.

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We are firm in the belief that there are no furs of the Silver qualities in town at prices as low as those quoted here.

And the almost-daily reports of customers who have shopped around makes this belief deeper rooted than ever.

See for yourself—shop around town— then come here to buv the furs.

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shot fufl of holes, some of the shells have made holes 10 feet in diameter in the stone walls. What walls are not full of holes have been knocked entirely over, leaving yreat heaps of stone and debris over the faCe of the earth. Roads, fields, yards and gardens are literally peppered with shell holes. We could find no billets nor any ground free enough from deep holes to make a decent camp site.

Church in Ruin*.

"The church is a mass of ruins— hardly a portion of the walls left standing. I wonder what has become of the Interior furnishings. Kot a trace of them is to be seen. Were they buried beneath the mass o£ debris or were they carried away by friend or foe? The cemetery adjacent is shot to pieces. Gravestones and crosses are scattered about in every directionand all covered with a great tangl^Sfdebris. "We set about to get some supper and a place to bivouac for the night. The next day was spent in filling shell holes, gathering up heaps of dead brush from an orchard, cleaning the roads and paths, salvaging, burying the dead and cleaning up generally. Twen-ty-four hours later ye had a very good camp for the men and officers and the horses enjoy a good picket line.

The officers now have a very attractive little camp. The boys all became busy and collected chairs, tables, beds, furniture and mirrors and fixed themselves a ad their officers up in, fine shape. Strange as it may seem, this is the best camp we have had in France and better than some of the billets where we have been quartered. The oflicers' kitchen found a place in an old roofless shed. The boys gathered some timbers and she«jt iron from the wreckage and built us a little mess-room.

Shaves Under Tree.

"One of the men found a large mirror for us. It now is suspended from a branch of a dilapidated apple tree alongside an empty shell case, which serves as our gas alarm. This mirror has enabled me to see my whole self for the first time since leaving the States. Amid all the desolation of this scene, almost under the shadow of the ruined church, with scores of airplanes buzzing over my head. I stood under the tree before this mirror and went about my lasjt ehave with as much calmness and deliberation as If I had been at home. "All through the village and for miles around we have found every conceivable article of clothing, equipment, supply, small arms, guns and ammunition—American, French and German. Not to speak of the bo-dies of horses, cows and men—Americans, Frenchman and Germans. If Fritz doesn't exercise greater care in taking his baggage away with him after his visits to this country, he is likely to hve it thrown after him at a merry rate by the French and Americans. "Things are pretty quiet about here now. Every night we hear the noise of a show up at the front and see the signal lights and g-un flashes. But right around here things are so calm and peaceful that I begin to feel rather like' a slacker."

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SCHOOLS TO OPEN.

Raccoon Township Term to Begin September 16. BRIDGETOX, ind., Aug. 27—'Bridgeton and Raccoon township schools will open Monday, Sept. 16, with the following corps of teachers: Bridgeton, Prof. J. R. Shannon of Terre Haute, superintendent and principal of high school Miss Eleanor Stewart, assistant high school instructor grades, H. A. Payne, advanced Mrs. Jessie Mitchell, intermediate, and Miss Blanche Crooks, primary. Diamond, Miss Viola Ames, advanced grades Miss Winnie Irwin, intermediate, and Miss Elis Kibbe, primary. Miss Maude irwin. Bell school Ransom Bramblot, Hartman Arthur L. Price, Minshall Herman Hartman, Catlin Miss Mona Loy, Rough and Ready Miss Margaret Hartman, Pleasant Valley Albert Ames, Ames Miss Lucilf Payne, Remincrton.

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We are not selling seconds any more, since the price has advanced more on seconds than on better jrrades, all culls and storage stock have crept in, you are not safe in buying them—we have contracts direct with factory that give us new tires at prices as low as reliable seconds would be.

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In spite of the inclement weather the response to our initial Fall Sale Saturday was immens* pleasure in thanking you for your patronage. To those who could not quite receive the attentfol accustomed to in this store we beg to apologize. We surely did not expect such a tremendous 1

our advertising, especially under the weather conditions. It proves to us once more that the pu what side its bread is buttered on and when*Goldberg's advertise a sale it surely is worth wMUj aL

FOR SUBURBAN DAY WE Of I

200 DOZEN WASH WAISTS WORTH TO $3.00 EACH Voiles, dimities, organdies, plain colors or fancy effects, yesj e v e n S i k W a i s s a

MOTHERS, BRING YOUR SCHOOL CHILDREN HERE—SAVE BIG Heavy I sizes fj bet

All early Fall Coats Y2 price, sizes from 2 to 14 years.

Save 25% on any skirt yoa select all wash skirts less than

A CONTINUANCE OF

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Over 200 Suits, Values to $40.00, Serges, Velours, Burella, etc., in. navy, brown, taupe, plum ...

Over 180 Suits, Values to $55. Yes, they great bargains, output of some of the be makers, all colors and sizes, 50 different styles $30.00 All Silk Plush Coats, full lined. If you if plate buying a coat get in line UlI fer one of these $40.00, Silk Plush Coats, full lined, fall length, all sizes

61 Sweaters, all Silk Fibre, values to $20. Rose, Turquoise, Nile and all

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OFF ON ALL FURS THIS MONTH-—E

BUY NOW OR PAY A GREAT DEAL MORE LATER

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