Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1922, Page 14

14 Contraband Munitions Trade Flourishes Throughout Europe Warring Nations Find It Easy Task tos Get Guns and Supplies of All Kinds With Exception of Powder. TARIS, December 26.—The fact that here is still a large underground trade 1 munitions of war throughout Europe 1as been disclosed through the recent harges of British newspapers that the 'rench government had supplied the Turkish nationalist army with the withal to defeat the Greeks, and vossibly to defeat the British In the vivinity of Constantinople. _Information reaching Paris is be- aved to disprove this broadcast state- ment against the French. On the con- irary, it_is aflirmed that no small part of the Turkish military supplies was obtained in London, through a firm partly British, and certainly with no Turk sympathies. When Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish peace delegation at Lausanne and organizer of the main Turkish army, was in Paris lately, he said: “My war materials were obtained from Ameri- can. British, Italian, French. Greek and Russian sources: I played no favorites. Did Not Waste Supplies. “Much of it came from the Greeks tHemselves,” Ismet Pasha continued. *I waited until 1 had a good supply on hind, collected by agents operating in Zurope. I did not waste any of my sup- plies until I was ready for a general drive agalnst the Greek ih August. Like the American officers at Bunker Hill, I instructed my artillery and _infantry officers to wait until they saw the whites of the eyes of the enemy, and then to began to re- stores they teful to them guns, made in for come very fine England. ““There does not seem to be much sen- timent in this business of furnishing munitions to_countries anxious to fight | cach other. The dealers will sell to all comers €0 long as cash is paid on de- livery. There is a firm operating in Holland that will sell any Kind of gun in_any quantity, and deliver it on the Jigh seas if ports are lacking. _Firms v London will do the same. Trieste, at the head of the Adriatic, has become Totorious as & place to buy war muni- tions. There are other agents for war £00ds located in Alexandria, in Con- stantinople, In various placés in the | Ikans and in Paris. Germans Sell Munitions. “One of the most successful sellers of war goods is a Germun firm, the members of which were once ‘con- ndcted with Krupps. They will sup- ply anything asked for, including French munitions. Much of the ma- terial being sold is new. Twenty-six actorles are said to be working in ssia and war material may soon ome Russia’s chief export. ~“The general war left. not cnly the Thited States, but each of the na- tions of Europe. with large supplies en hand, which were sold for a song. These supplies slowly have been changing hands. Italians distributed 10 all comers large uumbers of guns and cannon captured from the Aus- trians, the total value of which in 1918 reached possibly a billion dollars ahd the post-war value of which was possibly a million or so." American travelers in Jugoslavia have been mystified at seeing what appeared to be American soldlers Jounging about the railway stations, They wWere Serbs wearing joblot \merican uniforms sold cheaply by the United States and resold to the Jugoslav government. One Propagandn Basis. One of the standard propaganda charges made by the Greeks against the Turks, and conversely by the Turks against the Greeks, was that the enemy was wearing American uniforms as a ruse to penetrato lines of the supplies gathered by the various without being fired on. The evident answer was joblot American uni- forms, The governments of Europe seem to have taken littlo notice of this contrabanding. During the various reriods of the British occupation of Uonstantinople British subjects are +ald to have sold to the Turkish na- tlonalists elther discarded British war material, or else Turkish war ma- terial that had been captured by the British. At one time there was a large quan- - 1ity of war material at Adrianople, with es in the hands a to destroy it ently failed sreliouses we Small wars and so frequent in Europe since the close of the great war that the average citizen 1.0 longer attempts even to remember tHem. A war went on in Galicia for 1wo years, almost unnoticed. Poles were opposed to Ukrainians, and 100,000 men were engaged. Each side bought sup- cfle. wherever they were for sale, nota- ly in this case in Vienna and Budapest.' Other Armies te Equip. 'Lu?n there have been new armies to equip, as in Jugoslavia, Czechoslovalkia 23 DRumanta. © Serbia recentiy voted $15,000,000 for armaments. ~Russia has used up enormous quantities of mate- rial during her various wars and revolu- tions since 1917. Not a little of Europe’s cast-off arms has gone to Egypt, to Syria, to Arabia, i Persia and to the hinterlands bevond 1he Caspian. The Afghans, among oth- ers, have equipped an important army. Portugal and Spain, in particular, have had their share. Dealers in Europe have made shipments to the warring revolutionists of China. ‘While these smaller wars have been able to keep going indirectly by reason Fourteenth St. at A heim’s ality not to trousers, DRESS: VESTS, DRESS SETS, “Pledged to Quality” ' “EVERYTHING A MAN WEARS” Speaking ‘ of Evening Dress TUXEDO or Dress Suit bought at Gold- ries with it an air of person- ! those bought elsewhere. Can ! be had in either plain or her- |° ringbone weave, Coat and $40-50 . SILK ‘HATS, $12.50 SILK REEFERS, $5.00 to $10.00 . great nations participating in the war, the one thing that costs them real money is powder. The powder of the general war has long since been used g oday must first find some- thing like a million doliars a month for the single item of powder. This s the sum needed to keep an army of a hun- dred thousand men on the firing line. If the war maker cannot see that far ahead he had better think twice about s war. ENJOYS HIS CHRISTMAS IN A CHRISTIAN LAND “First in Four Years,” Admiral Bristol Declares, Upon Arriving in Paris From Constantinople. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 26—“This is my first Christmas in a Christian land for four years,” said Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, upon his arrival here for a three-day hollday after his labors as American high commissioner in Con- stantinople and, more recently, as a member of the American unofficial delegation to the Lausanne peace con- ference, Admiral Bristol and his wife are the guests of F. Lammot Belin, second secretary of the American embassy, and are améng the central figures in the various hollday receptions given by the members of the American colony. “After my long stay in Consianti- nople,” said the admiral, “I am dazed by contact with the orderly machinery of civilization—its hurrying automo- biles and its cheerful, well dressed crowds.” ‘While declining to discuss the Turk- ish situation, he intimated that Tur- key should at least be given a chance for national development. It is un- derstood his explanation of the dead- lock at Lausanne is that it is the first time since the armistice that the al- lied powers have been obliged to frame a treaty on a basis of equality with a nation reluctant, though ready. to renew warfare to obtain a lasting. workable peace. Admiral Bristol believes the confer- | ence will last one or two months |l longer. " SAID HE WAS $200 SHORT. ;" Penniless Man Admits “Crime That Cannot Be Verified. NEW YORK, December 26.—Assert- | ing that jail is preferable to hunger | and cold, Frank Ross, sixty-six and | sought shelter in Bellevue |l st night, telling surgeons the police of Cleveland were search- ing for him. He said he had been a |l clerk in the city engineer's office in that city and had fled in fear geveral B weeks ago when he found his books . $200 short. “I can be no worse off than I am ] now,” he sald. “Can you arrange it| with the police?” 'm The Cleveland police have been | asked to verlfy the man’s story. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 26.- has been in the employ of the city for between twelve and fifteen vears, B but so far as could be learned he Is g not wanted by the police here. j Robert Hoffman, city engineer, sald | g he did not know of any shortage. | The Hosiery Shop —invites you to see the beautiful colors, designs and fabrics now ready in Silk, Silk-and-wool, Wool and Silk-and-lisle for women, at the inter- esting price of 1.95 The Hosiery Shop Arthur Burt Co. 1343 F New York Ave. always car- be found in ! $8.00-$12.50 $4.50-89.00 ll.lll-ll--.llnufilnnu S SEESSEEEEEEEEEENEEEEEREER, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1922. Gold Encnist.éd (ilasswar‘e' : In the Minton and Leaf designs. The decorations.are an clear crystal blanks. Values up to $6.00 each. Choice;: In the assortment }gum will find Comports, Candlesticks,- and Frust Cake Plates, Candy Jars, Mayonngise Sets ond wmany other pretty pieces. T, oasih) sioor. | The Shopping Center—11th and G Sts. & One-Hour Special +—9:15 to 10:15—Just 600 Pieces of Everyday Aluminum Kitchen Needs. Choose from Frv Pans, 6-inch size; Handle Sauce Pans, quart sise; Handle Stew Pans, 1%-pint size; Pudding Pans, 0; d . o R Tack ROYAL Est. 1877. . President 1% -pint size; ladles and drinking cups. * '—A. Lisner, Presid One and Two of a Kind High-Grade Dresses ‘at Reduced Prices Stock-taking time will be here in a few days and naturally we wish to reduce our stock as much as possible, so we have taken these new fall dresses and reduced them to unusually low prices. Also a number of decidedly interesting purchases have been made. The savings are passed on to our patrons. Four splendid groups. Dresses for juniors, misses, women and stouts in all groups. Illustration represents general style. $46.00 | $33.00 Exclusive Dresses Dresses Fashioned of Splendid Reproductions Chiffon Velvet Poiret Twill - | _ Canton Crepe Velvet, Lace Poiret Twill \ /5 , Canton Crepe P 19.75 $29.00 . Dresses of | Dresses of Poiret Twill Canton Crepe Canton Crepe | Poiret Twill And Combinations Taffeta Palais Royal—Third Fleer, 200 Smoking Stands 14 Off Regular Prices All kinids are here, fumed oak, golden oak, solid brass MEN and solid mahogany. Pre-Inventory Regularly Sale Price e i IS $23.50 $17.63 Sp o 1.50 $16.13 Men’s Union Suits, $19.50 $14.63 medium weighf, rib- $18.50 $13.50 bed, ecru cottah, with $1600 $12.00 long sleeves and ankle s}ggg 3;3-13 length. $11. .63 . $10.00 $7.50 e $1.00 $9.00 $6.75 $7.50 $5.63 Men’s Union Suits, $7.00 $5.25 winter weight, heavy $5.50 $4.13 ribbed. Slight imper- $5.00 $3.75 fections. Large sizes g;gg ?.38 gznar)—fl,d 44 and 46. 2 2.63 .00 grade. $3.00 $2.25 At 51-29 $L59 $1.20 Palais Royal—Fourth Floor. Men’s BI“'l'i“Ill Shirts and Drawers, long sleeves and ankle ;eln sh. Seconds of grade. At, garment, 69C Men’s Woven Ma- dras Shirts, about 50 that are slightly soiled. In neat pat- $l.00 terns. At Palais Royal—Main Floor. 75¢, $1, $1.50 and $2 Silk and Cotton Brassieres and Bandeaux, Special at 59c Broken variety ofstyles, plain or fancy, hook back styles, long waisted models, some with garters attached. Sizes 32 to 48 in lot. At 59c. Palais Royal—Main Floer. (3 . Plain and Fancy Silks--Actual Values, $1.49 to '- $1.98, at, Yard PLAIN SATIN MESSALINE. y ALL SILK PRINTED FLORENTINE. 1 ALL SILK PRINTED RADIUM. FANCY TAFFETAS. ® FECT. ! ALL SILK COREAN CREPE. This splendid assemblage is taken from our regular stock. We will not endeavor to detail color assortment, every yard in the lot is desirable and the savings are great enough for any one in need of silks. J $1.98 to $3.49 values. The major portion of this for incoming merchandise. Every yard desirable and absolutely a find at this unusually low price. In this assortment is rich fancy suitings in melange effects, [ handsome chevron stripes, wide-wale skirtings, check suitings and plaid skirtings. @ [ ) Semi-Annual Stock Reducing Sale of Silks and Woolens ALL SILK SHIRTINGS. TUBULAR FIBER SILK TRICOLETTE. VIOLVELLE NOVELTY VELVET LEF- . 54-Inch All-Wool Fabrics at, Yard, wonderful lot of fine woolens are worth $298 yard. ‘We are determined to force these out to make room Angora in tan, white, jade, coral, gray, navy and wistaria, a few pieces of all-wool coatings_in desirable mixtures. Palais Royal—Second Floor. Specials-Women’s Underwear, Kimonos, Bath Robes, Etc. Japanese Kimonos—Beautifully hand-embroid- l 1 9 ] . 8 ered in vines and flowers. Copen, rose, pink and blue. At House Dresses—Odd lot, the last of many; ] ’ sizes to 50. At § 1.39 $2.50 § $1.98 § . bandeaux, lovely styles of silk, lace and net. $3.98 to $5 Trimmed Japanese Sl ippers—Odd lot, hand-embroidered in colors. All kimono shades. At, pair, ; Bath Robes—Odd lot of corduroy or beacon cloth, various styles and colors. At } Underwear—0dd Iot of silk chemise, step-ins, corset covers and bloomers. Dainty styles of crepe de chine, satin and radio, pink, blue, orchid and yellow. At Boudoir Caps—Odd lot, also including some To reduce our stock in a “hurry” we have marked down two large tables of hats from our regular stock, compris- ing Lyons and Panne Velvet Hats, also some Satin Hats. neatly trim- med with flowers, fancy feathers and ribbons in the season’s smartest styles. A good assort- ment of colors to choose from. Palais Reyal—Second Floer. Men! Again! Ferro-Tungsten Safety Razor Blades—Package 6 Blades « 19¢ Will fit Ever-Ready, Gem, Star and Seneca Safety Razors. Regular price,” 50c package. ; . Each blade is inspected-and tested before leav- ing factory and wrapped in paraffin paper, packed' in a box so edges are protected and you get blades that.will shave you without. scraping, ‘blades that will hold an edge longer, for they are hellow ground and are tempered so that the carbon is retained in the steel. Don’t confuse these blades with the ordinary wedgeedge blades. Each blade is guaran- teed to give perfect satisfaction or your money-re funded. _ Also! $2.00 to $5.00 Razors at 89¢ All made of the highest gré&é ‘steel, Hollow ground, full concave and finely tempered. In assorted widths and points, At 89c each. Bargain Basement--For Reduced Prices The Annual :P;e-lnventqr_y' Stock- e | Stoék-reducix‘xg Sale means prices so reduced that an im- mediate clearance of all “bréken lots” is assured. . ; ’ "fi’i;i'illI.lll.lIll.lIll.-i-IlI‘l‘i n.nxnbi-----.---nti - decoratio! to $5. At $1.00 Night Gowns—Children’s. With low and high % Portfolios and Quill Pen Sets. B2-Piece English Porcelain Sets, choice of the Children’s Needs Specially Priced Children’s Hats—Of plush, velvet, beaver ancd feit. Sports and dressy models. Formerly $2.50 } $1.98 and hand-embroidered waists. 6 to 14 years. At Drawers Waists—Children’s. Double row of buttons. Regularly 50c. At 3 for % necks. Sizes to 14. Values to §1.50. At 79c Palais Royal—Third Floor. Pre-Inventory Clearance $4.50 to $75 Desk Sets, 25% Off Brass Calendars, Ink Wells, etc.; Leather Writing Calend. Regularly 25c, at 15¢c; larly 33c, 23¢c; reglfi;—eocffi:s'cf RS Hard Candy, all pure sugar, to close out, at 12c Ib. Palais Royal Statiomery Department—Main Fleor Chi Di Set Blue Willow or Onion decorations. Sk 81500 | a¢ 5 Remarkable ‘ll-Pleu Japanese China Sets, Gold and White A gfi:li' price .00 less Sif'/i%. $l6.67 SaVlng of 335 In order to reduce our heavy stock of dinnerware for inventory, we are allowing this discount on all English, Bavarian, Japanese and Czecho-Slovakia Dinner Sets. This discount also applies to all pur- chases made in open stock patterns of the above-mentioned makes. 100-Piece Czecho-Slovakia Sets, choice of two retty decorations with Gold Verge g.ine; service for 12; regular price o $47.50 less 33%%. Special, S0-Piece BavarianA Chinla S}efis, Blue Copen- hagen decoration. A popular Blue Sc‘f:ll design, reglar price $49.50 533.00 less 33%5%. gpec 1) 100-Piece Bassett China Sets, decorated with Wee Rose Buds and Green Leaves, regular price $50.00 less 3334%. Special, 100-Piece English Porcelain Set, with Blue “and Lavender border design, open stock patterns, regular price .00 o less 33%%. Special, 108-Plece Imported China Sets, choice of two neat Floral Bordered decorations. A wonderful -value, regular price A $55.00 less 33%4%. Special, Bav;rhn Sm;- GS:};, service for twelve, nicely decorat: n with traced handles, regular price 536.67 $55.00 less 33%%. Special, 100-Plece English Porcelain Sets, with attrac- tgve delft blue‘ ccznm:ionnl dgcorla- 539 l7 tion, open stock pattern, regular e price 5 less 33%%. Specxgl‘i. b 100-Plece Japanese China Sets, floral decora- - tion with half Matt Gold Handles, regular price $8500 less 33)5%. > 7 Special, 100-Piece Japanese China Sets, our Portland Bk = $10.67 Special Display on the Fourth Floor - 15.00 less a = as t sssseswEmEnw (F SRR EREEERBERERRERRRRERERRIERREEEREEEREEBRER R R RO RRRRRRR R R R R R R R R R R R RRERRERRERRRRRERERERRRRRRRRRERERERERRRRERERRERRERERERRRRRRRRRRREREHN]