The evening world. Newspaper, July 17, 1919, Page 6

1 New York’sGreatest Dress Bargains 47-49-51 West 42d Street Remard, | 1,800Smart Summer Dresses OFFERED FAR BELOW COST TO MANUFACTURE At 95 Cotton Vettes and Or- [ g Values to $15.00 Printed Ginghams, Voiles, Org 3 and Linene Values to $19.75 wh g” | Taffetas, Georgettes & Fou! alisves to $35.00 Jerseys, At 75 The Choicest Mate- {) 1 i rials of All ; Values to $39.75 NEVER did we think it possible to offer ‘such startling reductions. Owing to the double cost of materials and high wages —this is indeed an extraordinary offering 50 FineOrgandies,Voiles, ° rds ] EASY TORASE } 36.00 HERE FO | NATIONAL GUARD i ) | Recruit Drive Before { Pall At National Guard Headquarters in the Municipal Building the belief wae expressed this morning that there would be no trouble in raising the 36,000 soldiers allotted to New York under the War Department's plane for reorganizing the National Guard. | “New York has 11,000 men and of- (|| fcers in the Guard at present,” said Wj the Chiet Clerk in the Adjutant ]' General's office. “Up to the passage ‘of the Army Appropriation bill, men who had been overseas refused to re-enlist for the reason that they 4 couldn't see coming back for three “]! years. But since it has been decided j4| that they may enlist for one instead “| | of three years, there has been @ per- | coptible increase in the number of recruits to the National Guard. 4 | “rnere will be no drive for recruits \that so many of the men are away; jbut we Qelieve that the fall will bring the enlistments up to the re- quired quota, After the Spanish- ‘amerifan War enlistments simply rotled in and from 1908 to 1914 our normal strength “was 18,000, With the war in Europe in progress and the possibility of war between this country and Mexico, men again A\nockea to the standard, and before we entered the war New York's Na- tional Guard numbered 34,000.” 4 The War Department's plans for }| reorganization, tentative at present, | include for New York the following: 4| Twelve companies of coast artillery, four regiments of infantry, one squadron of cavalry, one regiment of Wi \tieia artillery, one regiment of en- gineers, one field signal battalion, ©F one engineer train, and+one sanitary train complete. | arhese troops will constitute a com- plete division, exclusive of the twelve ]| coast artillery companies. 1| on account of the limitation of ap- propriations for Federal aid for this year to the National Guards, the en- ‘[\)wtead personnel is confined to 200 enlisted men for every Senator and Representative, or @ total enlisted ‘]| strength of 106,200 men, together with 4\ necessary officers, Under the provision of the National | Defense Act, approved June 3, 1916, the States, if they so desire, may raise \their entire quotas. The status of appropriations for the fiscal year which begun*July 1, however, is mee cannot be extende New ,York's sentation of 47 In the House and two in the Senate will entitle the Empire State to Federal aid for an aggregate ois Ee ee TT officors, while New Jersey will receive A\ aid on the basis of 2,800 men and Connecticut 1,400 men, Under the provisions of the Na- tlonal Defense Act, as amended by the Act of June 11, 1919, the total “]| strength of the National Guard is to A\be secured in a number of incre- \]| ments, commencing with the two hundred enlisted men per Senator and Representative and increasing STORE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAYS @NTIL SEPTEMBER 1st Best & Co, "Fifth Avenue at 35th Street f Established 1879 CLEARANCE FRIDAY Women's White Sports Shoes Friday morning the following styles of sports Oxfords and pumps will be placed on sale for 'rapid clearance: FINE WHITE CANVAS OX- FORDS with white leather soles, long vamps and Cuban heels. Heretofore 8.50 6.85 WHITE CANVAS PUMPS with light weight turned sole, long vamps. : Heretofore 7.50 5.85 GENUINE WHITE BUCKSKIN bg og with rubber soles—for walking and sports wear. Heretofore 9.50 6.85 WHITE CANVAS TENNIS OX- FORDS with white rubber soles, low spring heels, making them de- sirable for either tennis or general utility wear. Heretofore 7.00 5.85 Not all sizes in all styles wYou Never Pay More at Best's each year by not less than 60 per “Il cent. until the number reaches a ‘H)totai’ peace strength of 800 men per Senator and Representative, or an aggregate of 424,000 enlisted men, exclusive of officers, Ultimately, therefore, New York wit receive Federal aid on the basis of 36,000 enlisted men. New Jersey 11,200 and Connecticut 5,600, /itrebainb ea Diversion of Regiment's Landin, BOSTON, July 17.—The divers! || New York of the transport Callao, {nally listed for this port, and th |ing of the transport Mexican for York, each with units of the 34 Pioneer Infantry aboard, were subjects of, pro test to Secretary’ Baker by to-day. | The 34 Pioneers of the old “Dand: "of the Massa chusetts National Guard, and plang had been made to welcome them on their re- turn here, based, the Mayor wired, on an agreement with Secretary Baker that they should debark at Boston, , 11,000 in Ranks Now, but No};, DOUBLE LAST YEAR'S TOTAL Figures for June Show 3,347 Cases Tried, Compared to 1,496, Magistrate House made public to-day an analysis of comparative figures re- garding enforcement of automobile traf- fle for June, 1918, June last year were $16,283; this year, $30,813. Last year 71 jail sentences Were Imposed; this year 70, , ' The number of convictions for turn- | ing the wrong way for passing standing street cars, failing to stop on traffic officera’ signal, obstructing traffic, ail- ure to use proper lights and other minor offenses accounted for nearly th tire 6 increase of this year’s figures.over these of last June. SAYS POLICEMAN GOT BEER FROM SALOON SIDE DOOR Lieuteriant Also Asserts Leonard’! Drank Beverage While on | during the summer owing to the fact! lsults” were expect Congressional repre- |f of 9,000 enlisted men and necessary |B Brooklyn Bridge Ledge. ‘Third Deputy Police Comtnissioner | Porter, Police Lieut. Evans, Patrolman | Pat Leonard of Oak Street and Pat's lawyer, Sam Greenbeaum, are coming to Park Row and North William Street to-morrow to investigate Lieut. Evans's story that on the night of June 11 he| saw a man in white livery hand a g! of amber-colored liquor from the le jor of Furthman's and saw Leonard | take Jt over to the ledge of Brook! Bridge and drink it + a “When the police: down and walk, Lieut. Evans | testified to-day at a Headquarters hear- | ing, "I walked over, picked It up and drank what was tefi, It was beer. If you had observed closely you would have found any number of glasses there fie printsrat Hundreds of thea" werk | printers! Huns of In, the neighborhood.” ace ina: @ controversy finally narrowed down to the question of whether there is a platform around the Furthman side qoor, & railing around the platform and four steps leadt Cn pe leading up from the | Lieut. Evans denies the steps, th ralling and the platform Pat Leoners | says they're there. t his glass Contracts Let to Raise German Ships at Scapa Flow. LONDON, July 17.—The British Ad- miralty has gfmeed contracts for salvage of the German warships sunk by their crews in Scapa 7, it was learned Tt was said “gatisfactory re OTEN MONDAY FVENTNGS MICHIGAN FURNITURE id vee Webel No Deposit Sale} Are YOU entitled to Credit? De YOU Creal ro in YOU prEP v ‘vast ture for you to select trom. This does not include Talking Machines, Wonderful _ ICE BOX SPECIAL wy tare Chamber, ** 1° 2 4% $1.00 Deposit and |} our EMPLOYEES A || ill BOSTON WANTS “DANDY 5TH”! | Mayor Complains to Baker About | jayor Peters + The World 4949 Summer Resorts Annual and Auto Tour Map Guide ig 4 Peco § Comte (Bp Mail 10 Coot), At AM World Olin, ect, "inch Sat OTT eT ed Te | Mc Cutcheon’s Reg. Trade Mark 3 Fine Household Linens = Handkerchiefs aif i Lingerie : Wash Dress Cottons | Children’s Wear $ Established more than half a century. Fifth Ave., 34th and 33d Streets NWA WATE Wd We Wee We ae DY Lord & Taylor 38th Street —FIFTH AVENUE— 39th Strect July Clearance—Our Entire Stock Misses’ Cotton Dresses Marked for Immediate Disposal $5.00, $7.50, $10.50, $12.50 None CG. O. D. Every Sale Must Be Final No Exchanges Ww in lv ‘ Now, instead of later; now, when the demand for the dainty Summer Frock is at its height comes this timely Sale. Every Dress in stock, from the very simple to the quite elaborate, has been marked down for this Event, to the lowest possible price. Included are— Gingham and English Print Dresses, Figured and Plain Voile Dresses, Crisp Organdie and Novelty Cotton Dresses in the loveliest of colors and smartest of youthful styles; sizes 14 to 18 years. Third Floor Women’s Summer Dresses For July Clearance Reduced to $8.50 None C. 0. D. All Sales Must Be Final. No Exchanges. A collection of cool and pretty Summer Frocks, smart models in—) All White Voile—Trimmed with Net. Dainty Novelty Voiles in Light Shades. Foulard Patterned Voiles in Contrasting Colors. All on fashionable new lines and finished with that care for detail that is typical of Lord & ‘Taylor apparel. ° Third Floor Clearance of Women’s Low Shoes Low Shoes White Canvas and sev- eral different léathers, $4.85 Pumps and Oxfords in many styles. Also White High Shoes, $7.65 Standard qualities taken from regular stock and reduced in price to close out quickly. Second Floor A Sale of White Tub Skirts A Specially Planned Event Providing Unusual Values at Many Smart Waistbands New Models $4.65 26 to 32 inches Important purchases made in anticipation of the certain demand for smart, ser- viceable, well made White Skirts of this particularly desirable type make this unusual offering possible. : ¥ ean The styles are the very latest, introducing distinctive pocket effects, novel belts, pearl button trimmed. " pts tei : Gabardine, Fancy Cords, of superior quality, in finely tailored, perfectly finished models on the fashionable straight lines. White Baronet Satin Skirts Featured at $12.95 Sport models in this lustrous novelty silk; Skirts made to sell at a much higher, price Other Silk Sport Skirts—$16.75 to $45.00. TAird Floor.