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Wash Fabrics

One lot Of Dress Ginghams, value IL &c,
reduced to Sc yard.
Gaateas II lie yari. Best Percales
l0c yard.
Fine White Lawn 80 inches wide. value
Csc, reduced to l5c yard.
English Nainsook value 29c yard. re-
ouced to l5c.
3o-inch double shrunk crepe for waists
and underwear. value 25c, reduced to
l9c yard.
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Floor Coverings

27x54 Rig Rugs soc each.
Heavy Printed Linoleums reduced to 39c
square yard.
Heavy Seamless 9x12 Tapestry Rugs,
value $40 so. reduced to S12 so.
9x12 Half Wool Ingram Rugs reduced to
Sab.
ox12 Administer Rugs, value 5000, re-
duced to $500.
ox12 Administer Rugs, value S27. so. re-
duced to $2l.00.
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January Clearance Of Shoes

JdlludTy IiedTdllCS Vi SI0GS
Whether you need Shoes or
not, purchase of new pair
of Shoes for every member of
the family at these tremend-
ously reduced prices will be
the most profitable shoe invest
rnent you ever made
$3.50 and $500 Dorothy Dodd and 9th
er good lines of Ladies Shoes re
duced to S3.45
$3.50 end 81 90 lines reduced to S2.o5.
$500 and 81 so Barry Shoes for men re-
duced to S3.4S.
Ladies Felt Slippers reduced to 800.
Odds and ends of Children's Shoes re-
duced to Csc.
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January Clearance Of Dress
Goods and Silks

Every yard of Dress Goods
and Silk intended for this win
ter's selling and now in stock
will be sacrificed at such aston
ishingly low prices as the fol-
lowing:
$3.50 Dress Goods reduced to Sl.1o
LOO Dress Goods reduced TO 79c
Use Dress Goods reduced to soc
SOC Dress Goods reduced to 42c
SO Inch Crepe de Chimes (half silk), value
75c. reduced to SEC
40-inch Crepe de Chimes Gall silk, value
Sl50, reduced to Sl.l9.
80 inch Crepe de Meteor and Canton
Crepes, value 81 rs, reduced to 81 SO.
One lot of Foulards. Messalines and fancy
Taffeta Silks. value Soc and 75c a
yard, reduced to 49,.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
How General Funston and Comrades
Shelled the GOnfu BlOckhOuSe

extent. Pennie and |. animated by
desire 10 get a little closer TO the
fireworks, made a run over TO the
gun, and reached there just IN time
to see the Hotchkss on it's recoil
knock a Cuban senseless. These
twelve-pounders very light guns for
their heavy powder charge. were
nearly as dangerous toward the rear
as toward the front despite the brake
ropes. which were adjusted before
every shot.
ifhP bullets were coming in stead
lily. and keeping we'll down 10 the
ground. Osgood had just remarked
to me that he had accomplished all
he could by driving the Spaniards
from the bloCkhouse TO the trenches
outside, and that the infantry must
do the rest. when a staff officer ar
rived TO state that the Cubans were
going TO charge from the foot OF the
slope 10 our left.
Pennie and / FASTENED back TO our
old stand and had hardly got settled
down when a bugle rang out in the
edge OF the woods a hundred yards
to our left. there were numbers or
briskly given commands. some faint
cheering and a rattle OF shots, and a
company OF men, mostly negroes, led
by Garcias chief OF STAFF, Colonel
Menocal, began 10 climb the grassy
slope.
Ordinarily chiefs OF stan do not
lead charges, but no chances were
being taken on some bungler making
a mess OF this job The slope was so
steep and the grass is high and dense
that the attRes> was made at walk,
the men in Nngh line, firing and yell
ing excitedly
Pennie and ] watched for a few
seconds. when he said. me for this, +"
and we started for the blockhouse,
and at the same time saw Jimmy,
Latrobe, and one or two others cut
ting across from the gun position,
with revolvers drawn.
The first man through the wire en-
tanglement and into the trench was
Janney, who had joined the attack
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
BIZ CAROLINE CoE.

Baby has q TOOTH
The lucky person TO discover IL Is
supposed to receive a gold thimble as
q reward. Babies have been born
with teeth; some do not get tooth
until IL months old.
IL baby does not have two teeth
at the age OF eight months, look for
some error In food. The average
healthy baby has two lower incisor
teeth at the age OF six months. Many
q poor baby has suffered for days
from an abscess in the ear when the
pain and restlessness have been
ascribed TO the teeth. Other Ills TOO
numerous 10 mention have been over
looked because baby was cutting a
tooth.
Babies cut teeth from the age OF
SIX months TO three years; therefore
IL all the ills which are commonly
supposed TO be due TO teething were
really fact and did exist. all the ba.
bies would be sick all the time be
tween these years
OF all questions in medicine, prob
ably none has led TO more discussion
than this: Does the cutting OF teeth
affect the health OF the child? You
may settle this question 10 your own
satisfaction and have a number oil
writer's with unquestioned reputation
to back your opinion either side you
wish to take
In very large percentage OF
healthy children the cutting OF teeth
produces no symptoms. In the highly
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

ing company, just before II reached
the summit
The Spanards had not waited for
the Cubans but had bolted and We're
doing Marathon for the Isabella
fort distant seven hundred Yards.
The victors fred on them from
around the captured blOckhopse. ana
killed one man about a hundred Yards
down the slope
The mob on men about the cap
tured position now made line tar
get, and from ever hiurkhutf-t-7 TIE
church. The barracks and other
points came a most terrific and Well
sustained IRE
The summit OF the hill rapidly be-
came TOO hot Cot MenOcal screen
cd some OF his men IN the trenches
and others behind the bIOckhouse,
hut he sent about halt ~ them down
the hill, not. however, until several
OF them had been hit
or course something ridiculous
had 10 happen. A chicken which the
late garrison had evidently hoped to
add 10 their next bill OF fare escaped
in the confusion and ran cackling
around the blockhouse half a dozen
times. pursued by Pennie. who finally
Killed il by throwing his matchete
at It.
In the meantime a number OF us
had entered the blockhouse and We're
exploring t. The lower story was
Uttered with broken timbers. and a
barrel OF drinking water had been
pierced at about IT'S middle by a shell,
but without destroying II or knock
ing IL over. The remaining half bar
rel OF water quenched many a thirst
that day.
In the upper story we found a num-
Der OF boxes OF hard biscuit and some
otter food, and after filling our
pockets. began pitching the balance
out TO the men hugging the lee side
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

Chef went through it without explod-
ing.
The sixteen Spaniards In the little
fort were on the lookout, ready for
business, and in a few seconds came
their fire, a continuous crackle, as
they were using their magazine rifles
at top speed.
At first they fought from the lower
story OF the blockhouse but after the
structure had been hit couple OF
times they abandoned II, and took to
the trenches outside. At Guaimaro
there were not the bags OF earth in
front OF the trenches that Casorra
had given us something to shoot at,
the enemy having instead deep
standing trenches. A mans head
would be. exposed for only few sec
onds that It took him TO empty his
magazine.
Our people shot slowly and care
fully, but did not succeed in dimin-
fishing the enemy's fire TO any great
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

Of the building 20 escape the storm or
bullets still sweeping the hill a
Spanish soldier, wounded by a shell,
had fallen across one box OF biscuits
and had BLEED there so protusely that
half OF them were saturated. but u
was no time 10 be- fastdious
In the meantime several officers
OF Gen Garcia's stan had reached
Us and called attention 70 the Span
ish flag still floating from the pole
on the blockhouse This would never
do. and Il must come down but u
could not be lowered being nailed
TO the STAFF one OF these officers,
Lieut. Luis Rodolfo Miranda said he
would bring down the dag With as
sistance. Miranda reached the root
and slowly and painfully began draw
Ing httnself mp the pole which Nas
about Is feet high and inches IN
diameter. Every Spaniard In Guar
marc could see him and believe, 10
IA man tried TO bring the gallant fel-
low down Bullets Missed and crack
led all about him and beat constant
tattoo on the Dlockhouse The pole
above or below him was hit several
times
For a few moments that seemed
endless we looked on In an agony
OF suspense We begged him 10 give
IL up and wait for night but he kept
on. reach the flag, cut II loose with
his pocketknife. slid down the pole
with II. ran TO the caves and leaped
10 the ground 10 feet below IL
would be dlmcult 10 imagine a feat
OF more reckless daring, and yet |
have heard some Of my countrymen
down the whole Cuban people as a
race OF towards
Devine spied magnificent saddle
horse tied 10 long rope in little
swale about 200 yards to our left
front and about 500 yards from two
Of the Spanish blockhouses. The
horse, being out OF the line OF fire,
had not been hit, but was snorting
with terror.
THAT horse would suit my style
OF beauty" remarked Deyine. and he
started down the hill on a run Once
at the foot OF the slope, he was in
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

plain sight from three blockhouses,
TWO or them quite close. and every
man Ia them did his best TO get
him He reached the rope and I'M
tied H. but the terrified beast de
clined 90 follow and soon was brought
down Deyine, having no use for a
dead horse, started back up the hill.
OsgoOd aud were breathlessly
watching. him from adjoining port
holes when SIC saw MIN pitch for
ward In 20 the grass.
Osgood cried out. MY God he is
hit, | am going after him." aud
started down the ladder. Reaching
the outside, we found that Janney
was running down the hill racing
like mad The enemy now concen-
irated their fire on him as they had
on Dev1ue. janney was poweritt
man, and ne half carried and half
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
Baby Has a Tooth!
Now That He's Started Teethng Don't Blame All His Ills
That-There Are Other Reasons

nervous or poorly fed and ill-nour-
ished, a chain OF symptoms may be
produced which will last a few days
(restlessness in daytime, loss or
sleep at night. some temperature and
loss OF appetite and some bowel dis
turbance) which may be traced to the
eruption OF the teeth.
Consult your family physician when
in doubt, especially II there be any
rise OF temperature, and give baby
the benefit OF the doubt. as you may
prevent the serious illness or even
the loss OF the child
II is unfortunate that the babies are
not born with teeth, as many OF the
ills from over or improper feeding
have been overlooked and allowed TO
run ON into "A serious condition be
cause baby Is cutting a tooth
Don't think because baby shrieks
with pain that there cannot possibly
be anything else wrong with It be.
cause IL Is cutting a tooth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
CONFIDENCE GAME Is
WORKED ON PRESIDENT

ST. LOUIS, June 4.-lmmigration
officials today held George Michael
and Joseph George and will recon-
mend that they be deported on the
groGnd that they worked confidence
game on President Wilson. Senator
Stone. OF Missouri. and Secretary OF
War Garrison.
The men represented themselves as
authorized 10 collect funds for an or
phanage in Van, Syria, and upon let
tiers OF recommendation from church
officials in Syria obtained indorse-
ments from President Wilson, Secre-
.t3ry Garrison and Senator Stone An
later showed that the
credentials from Syria were bogus.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
,EiF 80 - 80
.RTn,the Bl1]sdSesste11t

$3.50 Screen Door Outfits, $f9sA door with long
probationary covered With white wire cloth
Aud complete Of fixtures consisting of two spring
hinges, door pull hook and and full set or screw
Think all that for $685. Friday is the only day this price
will be in force
Goodyear hose adjustable brass hose nozzeall
guaranteed $3.50 lawn hose outfit S419 with 80 feet OF
the hose Friday only az these prices
$225 Mop Outfits az S12o-Combnaon dustless out
htone pointed cedar sec pint Of cedar oil
sanitary dustless cloth-for 81 % Friday,
$3.50 Lawn Mowers, S325-f4-nch ball bearing
with all modern Improvements Guaranteed crucble steel
blades Keep the In good condition all suUmer and
perhaps several summers For 1872 Friday
$500 Electric Irons s229Dctroi Triangle electric
guaranteed for LIFETIME, Weigh pounds--and arc
well finished Very unusual at 81 9bu Friday is the only
day you'll buy them at that price,
7e iced Tea TUmbIers 4eTall Colonial glass numbers
brightly polished. You'll need these
Friday while they're almost half
1915 Breakfast Sets, s237A lovely new plain Empress
shaped porcelainware dainty white gold pat
terms Complete service FOR six people &237 Friday only
PorceafnwaTe Cleanup at 5cDecorated porcelain plates
pitchers. teapot bottoms patters vegetable dishossome
with slight pottery imperections all values Fri
day only for your choice &C.
Tungsten Lamps 2ie-Imported % and 40-wau lamps
women will buy them In halfdozen Friday at 21c,
cause everyone knows how unusual such'a price Isl
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

BY FREDERICK FUNSTON,
BriEadIer-GeneraI. United states Army.
ID had been determined 10 use OUT
one gun in the attack on the Gonfu
blockhouse, and this was the twelve
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

FOUNDER that be
longed TO Garcia's
command. t h g
piece was In posi-
ton before day
light, with Osgood
In personal com.
mand
After II was
fairly light We
saw a flash OF
flame and smoke
from the shrub.
berry behind which
the gun position
had been con
structed, and al
m o s I simultan-
eously a shell
struck the ground
a few yards short
OF the blockhouse,
bur on the I1CO-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
Fine News for Mothers, This !
$3.50
For Bows 1898 Vacation Suits

Vacation Suits because they're of good firm ma
terials doubly sewn and reinforced
So they are lightweight and cool, and in the Nor
folk and Bulgarian models most in request just now.
Plain -blae-blHe- and white stFiped-attraetipe
gray and brown mixtures. $190 on Friday only.
Boys SOC and 75c Wash Suits, SIC
The Oliver Twist Suits there's to be such de-
mand for
Blue and white, tan and white, brown and white,
mostly striped
Boys soc and 75c Knickerbockers, BIC
Gray brown and blue cloth--sizes to 16 years.
Only on Friday, at &c.
Boys 25c Straw Hats, l9c; many shapes; sizes
61s to 6%.
Boys 25c Wash Ties, 10c; Four-in-hands.
Boys SOC Blouses, 19c; with high collar.
Third Floor, Mems Building.
3Oc BIcached Sheeting 23c-2l4 yards wide Isn't
that wonderful at 23c? Closely woven---no stffen-
ing. Makes good, strong sheetsl 23c if you buy
Friday Second Floor.
25c Sewing Machine Needles. 12c-For Free,
Singer Standard, Domestic, New Home, White and
all others-one dozen of assorted needes-12c. Fri
day only Fourth Floor
iOc Unbleached Cotton, 7c--A heavy firm weave
free from specks and easy to bleach This yard
wide quality usually sells at l0c-Friday it's only
7c! Second Floor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

dragged the wounded man up that
slope under fire that II would seem
impossible a man could live through,
II being especially severe after he
had got half way up and was exposed
TO nearly all the Spanish positions.
Several OF us assisted him 10 lower
Devine into the shelter OF the trench.
He was shot In the hip-a very Sc
we're wound, from which he did not
recover during the war
In our service Janney's act would
have brought him tina Medal OF Honor,
or I'm the British army the Victoria
Cross Copyright by Charles Serb
ner's Sons)
Continued
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

79c Mesh Bags, 49c-Kid-Iined bags of German
silver mesh-misses size. Very good-looking little
purses-worth all of 79c! Friday they're 49c! First
Floor.
soc Handbags 29c-Of fine black moire-the
new panner handle shape, with nickel frame and
silk tassel. SOC is their regular price-but we've
cut it almost in half for Friday! First Floor.
81 Auto Goggles and Sun Glasses, 69c-Wlth am
Der or clear enseS-almost any model Worth 81
Friday they're 69c! Second Floor.
$3.50 Panamas, $1.9S-Because they're imported
right from Japan, and because it's Friday Bargain
Day-otherwise we could never sell such finely
braided Panamas-in Is attractive models-tor
S1.98! Second Floor.
69c Silk Ratines, 39c-27 inches wide-washes
splendidly Of silk and fine cotton SO it's very SER
vceable. All the good staple and new summer
shades Friday only at 39c yard! Second Floor.
l9c PIisse Crepes, 9c-Plain, good colors-good
crepes. Good for kmonos, even for summer
morning dresses! You save over half by buying
Friday! Second Floor
15c Galatea, 9hc-Remnants of 15c galatea-a
big range of neat, patterns in light, medium
and dark colors! They're fine for kddies' wash
Suits especially the dark colors, because they don't
soil easily and launder well Friday only at 9l2c.
Second Floor.
tic KmonO Crepes SHc-Just half Friday
Pretty pinks, blues, heliotropes and grays-and
many more good colors! Second Floor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04

PAPER for cigarettes imported from
Spain last year weighed four million
pounds, the value being $750,00O.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
Marked up to SIS!

w.
is gong to make an instantaneous hit
Mems S1.4S Alpaca Coats CSC
Best coats there are for the office 81 of them in
the sae-sizes up to "A. This price CSC, is good
for Friday only
Mems SOC Summer Underwear, SIC
Lightweight ribbed cotton shirts and drawers
made with French neck (think of that at 37cD And
Sateen front Drawers with strap back-renforced
Ecru or light blue. BIC on Friday only.
Mems 81 Shirts, CSC
including, even, some of the famous Cuffex Shirts
with extra cuffs that almost double the life of the
garment. Attractive strpes-lght and medium
shades-coat shirts with attached cuffs Never 69c
any day but Friday!
Mems $3.50 "U S. Army" Oxfords. $3.50
But, take warning, there are only ~ pairs in
sizes from to 9l2 when the sale begins Gunmeta
buchers-weted and stitched with overweight flex-
Idle soes-perfectly smooth inside with calfskn
lining around the heels-a round toe model with
tip. They're Army oxfords, U. S. inspected S19O
on Friday.
Mems Up to 81 Footwear, S1.69
Odds and ends-Shoes and OXfords-patent tan
gunmeta-not all sizes-fne bargains for thosS
who can be fitted. $50 pairs to choose from First
Floor
Mems &c Handkerchiefs &c
Good Handkerchiefs for everyday use-neatlv
hemsttched-6c regulary-4c Friday
handkerchief Dept, First Floor Main Store
Mems IS Panama, $295
Telescopes, optimo, racquet blocks - large and
small models to suit any mans face-worth good
round So Sizes ga to 71a. Friday, 1926.
Mems So Straw Hats CSC
This years fashionable sennt braid and split
straws-hgh or low crown-bow at side or back
silk bands-sizes 6% to 715 We've never seen nor
heard of more fashionable, better looking straw
Hats selling at the price. THEY'RE WONDFRSI
98c Friday only!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
A Couple of These Tissue
Dresses at Sl.47

VIII De ali the HOTIHIs lIOChS w "A hSSN ca
mer But Friday is the only day you may BUY
them at that price because they're worth $500
Striped prettily and most attractively made
with soft little vestee of embroidery and edges 10
match.
The skirt has one deep fold-perfectly fashion
able you see!
1t will probably be late in summer before such
dresses are marked $1.47 again. you'd better buy
all you want tomorrow
$3.50 Balmacaan Coats, $40
Gray and brown miXtures-you know the smart
English ones that all smart women are wearing!
If there all sizes could never sell them so
low but if you can wear any size up to 40 you may
share in the Friday saving!
$500 Serge Skirts, $3.25
Atwood serge sgirts in navy and black Also a
few good-looling black-and-whte checks. Beautiful
ly tailored, they fit perfectly
Girls $500 RaincOats, $175
Navy and red raincoats with separate hats to
match Sizes for Riddles from to II. Only about
so in the Iot-better come early Third Floor.
soc Stamped Combinations, 25c - Corset covers
and drawers-stamped on sheer linen finished nam
sock for punch, eyelet and solid embroidery. Sizes
"a to 30. Embroider some during your vacation and
lay them away for gifts Friday only at 25c First
Floor.
$l.00 and SIPS Motoring Wells and Scarfs, SOC
Wonderful coming just at the opening of the auto
mobile season! Satin striped and hemstitched chlf-
fon veils 178x1 yard-and 2-yard crepe de chine
scarfs-n all the most asked-for colors Choose at
soc Friday! First Floor
15c and 1gc Cambria Edgings 10c-Cambric en-
brOidery edgings in most attractive blind and open
work patterns-up to 10 inches wide Very spe-
cialy priced Friday at 1Oc yard First Floor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
10000 Remnants of 10c to 39c
Wash Goods, SC Each

About twice year take all our and l4-yard
remnants that have accumulated during the pusy
selling in this Wash Goods Section-and clear them
out!
In this lot are chambrays ginghams, percales
shirtings of the finest kinds, cambrlcs ratlnes
crepes, voiles and novelty weaves in endless NUMBER
The earlier you come the easier you will IND IL
to match up pieces
Choose Friday at sc each! Second Floor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
Even Blue Serge Suits in This
SIS
Friday Special for Men!

One hundred and siXty-one Of then-all wool
two and three-pece Suits-models for men and
young men!
Also 221 Suits of various miXtures-English
models, Norfolk models two and three-piece Suits
which are the finest you've seen this season.