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FOE HUGED FOE + WHEN ARMISTICE AND RECHL' CANE New York Lieutenant Was in Hot Battle When ' Bugle Sounded. Miss Rose E- Babor of No, 417 Wast 7th Street has received trom her brother, Lieut, William F. Babor, of K Company, 129th Infantry, 334 Division, an account of how his Platoon was in action against the Germans when « bugle sounded the recall at about 10.60 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 1th. Lieut. Babor ays his detachment was probably ‘the last to engago in @ close combat with the German forces. ' © regiment after a long bike through knee-deep mud went over QBs top at 9 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 11 and advanced to German Positions over an exceedingly difi- cult terrain. Lieut. Babor’s men ‘were just about to go into the final) attack to clean up a machine gun defense when the “recall” bugle cal! ‘was heard on both sides. The letter, tolling of the end of the war in so far as active hostilities were concerned them in hooking for our boys and said they were glad tt was over, Four years was enough for them, they said. “IT took my orderly with me and walked over to the German position. Never before did | hear such cheering. The German officer told me they had expected the armistice and were shocked stiff when they saw us at- tacking them an hour before. They had been hoping that we would not do anything that day, but they had been mistaken, “We had the honor of being in the middle of @ battle when hostilitics co You should have seen the exchange of souvenirs that was going on at 11,80 between the men of ooth sides. It reminded me of bargain day in one of our department stores “We bul’ fires in our trenches and ried our ciothes, buried our boys and carried the wounded to the first ald post, That done, we got ready to leave, We formed the company out in no m land and walked to THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1918. - Lamberts Prepared for Last-Day Buyers of Christmas Jewelry our new position—all in the daytime. Two hours before you could hardly show your head over the top of the trench.” Established Over 30 Years Barr and Company Shoes 338 MADISON AVENUE Ber, 43d and 44th Streets In addition to our custom-made shoes we now offer a complete line of women’s ultra-emart shoes $7.00 to $12.00 HIS Christmas will long be remembered. We need not tell ‘ you why. We need not suggest Christmas Gifts of a solid, durable character, in keeping with the occasion. Such gifts fill the LAMBERT JEWELRY . STORE and not one high price is tagged to them. Of our stock of Diamond, Platinum and Solid Gold Jewelry, LAMBERT factory, on the same premises with the LAMBERT A wl Practical jewellers in the firm watch over all details of pro- luction. , Tinlé has not yet come to withdraw our lay-aside offer, but it will soon ke Here. Gifts chosen now will be held to await your pleasure, and may be paid for when you call for them. Sterling Silver Gifts and silver plated ware, guaranteed qual- PARTITE The Ft Avenue Shoo 349, 351, 353 FIFTH AVENUE, at 34th St. Will Place on Sale SATURDAY 400HATS Smartly Trimmed Hats—tor all Occasions Made of Satin, Lyons Veivet, Sealene Fur, Sheer Gold Lace, Maline trim- med with Fur or Flowers, VIII tm that sector, continues: ® “Tlooked at my watch, It was 10.55 and the shells were still falling, Su denly, as if by magic, the din stopped. ‘We waited, one minute, two minutes, then we heard a cheer. All manned the parapet, and there, right im front of our wire, were about 100 Germans ‘waving a white flag mad. The armist! through to thein. when we were ordered to withdraw. but no official word had come to. us yet. Just then our company com- Mander came down tho trench and told us that hostilities had ceasi Our crowd went ‘over the top’ cheered back. “The first thin @ party to pic wounded. Th: on no man's land them with joy. Th rder had ° id almo 5th Avenue ON TOYS, DOLLS, BOOKS & GAMES Moderately Priced Character Baby Dolls with moving eyes; jointed limbs; good hair wig. 2.75 Steckinette Dolls, — all hand painted face. 3.25 hair wig. 4.00 and bootees. 3,50 match. 60c Spec 2.45 2.00 Naval Toy,—a realistic 1.00 cheering ke | and | James McCreery & Co. Character Dolls with moving eyes; real Character Dolls with moving eyes; daintily dressed in Lawn, sateen coat; also cap Character Dolls dressed in Lawn; cap to Charactds Dolls—jointed limbs; Mi See, ee Toy Pianos with fifteen keys. Regularly #.25 dreadnaught by asubmarine. Regularly 1.26 Skooter Cars—regularly 5.00 @ suspected it) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4TH 34th Street American-Made Character Dolls dressed in Sateen. or girl costume. 1.50 Character Dolls dressed in striped Lawn with lace-trimmed cap; shoes and stocls- ial 2.25 Hand-painted Rag Dolls with voice; ver, soft, dressed in White Linen; Hat to match. 4.00 Turkish Toweling Dolls for young children. 1.35 Baby Dolls daintily dressed in Lawn; trimmed with fine lace; cap lace and ribbon ¢ trimmed. 5.00 Boy Cloth; stuffed; ials for Saturday Only Mechanical Train Outfits consistin, of car, tender an: 8-piece track, 1.15 regularly 1.50 destruction of a ZTE Diamond, Platinum and Solid Gold Rings, mfith comes from the The Only Way to Save on Christmas Diamonds Away back, when the prices of Fine Diamonds (the only diamonds we are interested in) were deep down below the present quotations, we laid in a large stock. We mounted them in our own factory—some in solid 14-karat and solid 18-karat gold—others in platinum. We imported these monds direct. That is to say, a representative of LAMBERT BROTHERS selected them at the cutters’ establishment and sent them straight across the ocean. We never buy diamonds nor anything else through middlemen, and so we are able to save money for our customers, Solitaire Diamond Engagement Rings IN OTHER STYLES, $10.00 TO $1,500.00. AND EVERY "PURCHASER NECESSARILY OB- TAINS A_ FINER DIAMOND THAN HIS MONEY WOULD PAY FOR IN ASTORE THAT PAID MIDDLEMEN’S PROFIT, A HIGH RENT AND HEAVY OVERHEAD CHARGES IN GEN- ERAL. LAMBERTS ARE NOT OBLIGED TO ADD TO THEIR PRICES THESE LARGE COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS. $75 $100 $200 $250 $300 $400 $500 $600 Two and Three-Stone Diamond Rings $500 $25 $850 = $100 Diamond Cluster Rings $200 $80 $100 $150 $200 $250 $350 Our Graceful Lavallieres LAMBERT Lavallieres give the crowning touch of daintiness and brightness to evening dress. . They are therefore in fashion as Christmas Gifts. Here are a few of the recent additions to our stock, and we regret that no picture can do them justice. Mill- grained Lavalliere and with pierced pierced Plati- platinum pum Laval- liere, with 8 fine gold back, 1 fine diamond, $22.50; Chain, $5.50. dia- monds, $72.00 Hand- Lavalliere made i Platinum Lavalliere, set with § fine set with diamonds. Hand-made Laval- 1 fine Complete liere. All Platinum diamond i Lace work and Price with pierced, set with & tides chain, Large and 87 sinull as $130.00. fine diamonds. Price chain, includes chain, $625. $50.00, Diamond and Platinum Lavallieres in other forms, $20.00 up; solid 14-karat gold Lavallieres with directly imported diamonds, $10.00 up; solid 14-karat gold Lavallieres without precious stones, $4.00 up. Failtless Wedding Rings No fault has ever been found with a LAM- BERT Seamless Solid Gold Wedding Ring, al- though they have been sold by the thousand since 1877, when the first ones were made, Every style and shape. Engraving without charge. 18-karat, $5.75 up 18-karat, $7.00 up 18-k: $8.50 up 4@-karat, $6.50 up %2-karat, $8.50 up #2-karat, 10.50 up ity, lowest prices. Bar Pins Give Delight Ladies visiting our store,which is easily reached from any part of the city, are delighted with these LAMBERT DIAMOND BAR PINS. Some with handmade platinum mountings, others solid 14- karat gold; all as strong as they tre beautiful, and fitted with safety catches to guard against acci- dental loss. Solid 1 karat Nd pierced deli- cate work and set with amethyst. $10.50 Solid 16 Qe karat 7 green gold, neat and attractive bar pin, set with 1 dinmeod, Platinum and te solid 14-karat diamond and ¥ sapphires, $32.00. gold bar pin, set with 1 Bar pin, solid 14~ karat gold with platinum ae top, carved. Set with 1 diamond and & pearls, $55.00. Gifts for Homecoming Boys Newspapers bring glad news Kd our 4 coming boys—shiploads of them. Will rejoicing folks at home look among the LAMBERT selec- tions of Solid Gold Sleeve Links for practical, most acceptable gifts? O+1-9-0-8 Solid 14-karat Gold Dumb-| Solid 14-karat| Green Gol-g Dumbbell Cuff Buttons, en bell Cuff Buttons, engraved Mais ek fine | turned centres, $7.25 Heavy solid 14-karat Gold engine lined green _gold Cuff Links, per pair, $11.00, Solid 14-karat Green Gold, engine turned Loose Links, per pair. $16.50, Beautiful hand-made Platinum bar pin. Pierced and delicate Ince work. Set with $9 fine directly im- ported diamonds, $500. Watches Beyond Question We guarantee every watch we sell; we will not try to sell one that we cannot guarantee. That every watch in the LAMBERT store comes from a factory of the highest reputation is not enough for us. Our own experts—men who know what's what in a watch—examine every movement and must O. K, it before a customer gets a sight of it. So any Christmas watch bought here is ready to begin a long life of good service at once. Man’s Watch, solid 14-karat gold, engine-turned hunting case full jewelled Waltham move- ment, $70.00, Others with Waltham move- ments, $40.00 up Ladies’ Watch, solid 14-karat gold, engine turned hunting case, hand engraved shield, with Waltham movement, $25.00 | Others up to $75.00, This Bracelet Watch has a solid 14-karat gold case and guaranteed 15-jewe! Waltham works, The brace- let solid 14-karat gold with steel springs, $40.00. A List of Christmas Watches Solid 14-Karat Gold Waltham Bracelet Watches... .. A Solid 14-Karat Gold Swiss Bracelet Watches... Sterling Silver Waltham Watches for Girls lid 14-Karat Gold Open Fac lid 14-Karat Gold Hunting Case ‘olid Gold 14-Karat Gold Open-Faco Watches Gold Filled Waltham Watches. ......... . . Men's Sterling Silver Waltham Watches....... <0 $15.50 up Men's Wrist Watches, Waltham and other standard makes... $26.00 up Lambert Brothers are official inspectors of rail- road watches, which must be absolutely accurate. Gifts chosen now will be held to await your Aa and may be paid for when you call for LAMBERT BROT Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware Third Ave., Cor. 58th Street Store open to-morrow night until 9 o'clock, and every night, including Xmas Eve, until 10. Solid 14-karat Green Gold Loose Link Cuff . Buttons, | G Engine turned and Engraved |Eugine lined border. $22.50 border, $15.50 « pair. The|® pair. same pattern in Dumbbell! In Dumbbell Cuff But- Buttons (stiff bar between), | to tilf bar between), $12.50 $11.25 & pair. a Other Solid Gold Sleeve Links. strong in con- struction and artistic in design, $5.50 up a pair; with diamonds, $12.50 a pair up. One of These Rings Will Please Him He who wears a LAMBERT Solid Gold Sig- net Ring has something individual and in a way exclusive: His tastes were in mind when it was chosen and his monogram is engraved upon it (no charge for this), Heavy Solid 14-karat Green Bright polished Solid karat] Solid 10-karat|handsomely Gold Signet Ring, | Gold $ carved, solid 10- Engraved sides, karat Gold Signet $10.50. Ring, $11.00. Solid 14-karat Gold Roman Fin- ished Ring, 1 fine Solid. 14-karat Solid 1t-karat Green Gold. Sig- | diamond, — pierced | Gold Signet Ring, net Ring, beauti- | and engraved, | Bevelled Sides, fully carved, | $30.00. Raised |Grecinn Centre, $13.50 Letters extra. $14.50, “Solid 14-karat Signet Rings in other designs, $5.00 up; with full-cut diamond, direct LAMBERT IMPORTATION, $12.00 up. Give Him One Scarf Pin More That a man has several Scarf Pins now is no reason why he should not have one of these from the LAMBERT factory. There are hundreds of graceful shapes to please all preferences, $2.50 up; set with diamond, $5.00 up; platinum and dia- mond, $25.00 up. Solid 1# | Finely En- ; Scart ‘i karnt Green | graved solid _ peli ie of solid br Gad Rout ie ye bie wre karat Green tanesep- | Pin with | pe oy aa phire, 3 | Montana |)” rae | ol and 3 din: pearls, Sapphire. diamond. py $5.75 $6.75 $13.75 $28.00 Fresh Ideas in Platinum . The making of platinum jewelry, forbidden by the Government during the War, has been con- tinued at the LAMBERT factory, with the result that brilliant and attractive Diamond Rings, Brooches, Pendants, Bar Pins and Lavallieres have been added to our assortment of Christmas Gifts, HERS Gold Loose Link Cuff Buttons, »