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QuAKERs WITH FRENCH ARMY
s"r'ing ns Ambulance Workers.
Via Hritain's Prisoners.

T. work Of the Quakcrs in England
" German prisoners and as am
D. , attendants At the front, where
q they refuse t. bear arms they
much danger and endure AS
'r. 'trisiIps ns do the mel in the
..s. wa described Yesterday by two
| QGahrrs at the yearly meeting
ends 81 the meeting house in
u .'ji place.
.., |.u-lish delegates. Septimus Mar
V Le''inc JeWctt, told many in
= ."r stories Of tn" war, Fifteen
Friends, they said, had been
'. I.n-l'Sh Janis for refusing to enter
w. army Many others, however. were
% ihc ground OF conscientious OBJ
j. lY the tribunals,
.' NaIicU sHld that there are about
" Nfornol Germans In England,
' up of those are kept in IN,
' u 'hr Isle of Man. The lack OF
t.I fear that their families III
are starving have driven many
'r.spners mad,
t. 'rNiate their condition has beer
- 'h" chief services undertaken hy
VIC .'t..ols. Many have been provided
ra s and their families have been
.. Tho Government has not per
' " ,unkrrS 10 do amhulnn"" worl
|. British troops because If then
~ ID |l bear arms, but the FrenCl
4, .HMgut has accepted their aid,
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The diary of the siege Is almost
wholly concerned with fighting hunger
and disease. In the early stages he
Arab traders sold stocks Of jam. bis
cults and canned fish At exorbitant
and all were forced to depend upon the
army Commissariat. Later A dead ut'i-
GERS kit wts sold at auction. Eighty
dollars was paid for a box Of twenty
five cigars and $50 for nifty American
cigarettes.
In February the ration was a pound
of barley meal bread and a pound and
"A quarter of mule or horse flesh. In
March the ration was reduced to half
a pound Of bread and a pound OF flesh.
In April 1t was four ounces OF bread
and twelve ounces OF flesh. which was
the allowance operative AT the time OF
the surrender. The food problem was
made more difficult by the Indian troops,
who because Of their religion refused to
eat flesh. fearing they would break the
rules OF their caste by doing so.
When ord supplies were dimin-
ish.d a sacrifice was demanded OF the
British troops in order TO feed the In
diaus. whose allowance Of grain was
increased while that of the British was
decreased. Disease spread among the
horses and hundreds were shot and
buried. The diminished grain and horse
feed supply necessitated the shooting OF
nearly .. 900 animals. The latest horses
and mules were retained as food FOR
forty days
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FEARED BAGDAD RISK.
% nshrnd Warned Super iors on
His Weak Tigris Force.


LoNppN. Ma. 2s.-in a white paper
issued to-day II was revealed that Gen.
Charles V. Townshend. who surrendered
at kut-el-Amara after being besieged
by Turks for li3 days, protested against
sending "a veal force up the Tigris
tUward RiGdad before the attempt was
made.
After warning his superior, Gen. Sir
John Nixon. of his opinion of the grave
risk OF the endeavor. Gen. ToNnshend
made the attempt, IA preached within a
few miles Of Bagiad and was then
driven down the river by "A superior force
o: Turks as far as kut.
The white paper shows that on
October 3 last Gen Townshend expressed
the opinion that II the occupation of
Dagdad was desirable two divisions
10000 mem. exClus.v We of communica-
tion troops. was necessary
on April : he wired the Niceroy OF
India as follows:
"My certain opinion Is that We are
taking a grave risk IN moving against
! Bagdad with my weak division, as the
Turks will undoubtedly send REINFORCE
ments TO M~esopotamia. Having called
Gen. Sir Jonn N!xon's attention to the
risk my conscience * clear and ! am
prepared to carry out my orders.
Therefore on TIE Sd Of October, find
ing that the Turks had rallied at
C,esiphon. | telegraphed from Azizioh
IN unless great risk should be runhit
was absolutely necessary that the al
vance from Kut-el-Amara be carried out
~methodically by two divisions, or one
division supported closely by another.
II old Gen. Nixon that at the previous
| battle at kut-cl-Amara ! not only hoped
TO defeat the Turks, but also as at kurna
to rout them, and II saw any chance.
as in May at Amara, | should risk push
ing on at their heels toward Bagdad,
But | halted at Az,zieh on finding that
the Turks had rallied az Ctesipnon in
formidable numbers"
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100000 TO HUNT
INCOME TAX FRAUDS
Mc.AdOo Urges the ApprOpria-
tiOn to Enforce the Rev
cnur Provision.

WAsHtSGroN. May c..-Secretary Me-
Adoo IL still of the opinion that the rev.
II u from the income tax can lie vastly
increased II the Government L. better
equipped b. Congress to look up dcl!n-
quents.
This is indicated in a letter Nj. Nc
Adoo has sent to Representative Lobeck
of Nebraska, chairman II the House
Committee on Expenditures in the
Treasury Department In the Comnun!-
cation Secretary McAdpo refers 10 a
resolution offered IN the House by Rep
resentatiye Heating of Colorado rela-
tive to income tax frauds.
Mr.. McAdoo took occasion TO renew
his recommendation for an increase II
$1,000 900 for the income tax field force
and of $4,000 for the office force, all OF
which the Secretary would use in the
detection II frauds in the Withholding
OF income AK.
Il cannot too strongly emphasize the
fact that a great weakness IN the en-
forcement Of the income tax Law is the
inadequacy of the force charged with
the duty Of verifying and examining
returns f,ed by taxpayers wrote Mi.
McAdoo. Even with the inadequate
force with which the bureau Of internal
revenue Is now operating its activities
In investigating returns and pursuing
| every avenue of information awe re-
suited In the assessment or collection Of
approximately s.. 400, 900 so Ear during
the current year.
This represents tax which was not
reported In the original returns fled by
taxpayers and which was unearthed by
investigation and "A careful analysis OF
the returns
Mr.. McAdoo discussed the recent
rp-.t T.
feet that approximately $500, 600. 400 Is
being withheld from the Treasury an
nually by income tax frauds, His con-
clusion after the citation Of opinions
prepared by the secretary of the Amer
lean statistical Association, the Director
OF the Census, the COMMISSIONS
Of Labor and the Government &C
! tuary. is hat the estimate OF 5000, -
O0O. 900 as the gross income of the
United states, upon which Mr. Manly's
statement is based, Is purely specu-
lativc."
At the close Of the letter to Mr.
| Loheck. Secretary McAdoo says:
The sixth paragraph. of the Heating
resolution asks why the Secretary Of the
Treasury has not recommended IN the
President that all income tax returns
bc made public in accordance with the
authority contained In Article II of Sec
ton G. OF the income tax act In order
that fraud may be checked. That pro-
vision OF the law refers only to returns
OF corporations. and there is no au-
thority to make returns Of individuals
public In any circumstances or under
any conditions. AS a matter Of fact
such publication is forbidden and is
punishable by "A heavy penalty,
THE question whether individual IN
come tax returns should he made public
IT, for the Congress to determine"
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AUSTRIAN FORCES
NEARER TO VICENZA
TAKE FORTIFIED WORKS
,p,r.ei 'a,i, b., p,tcb 70 rmr s,>

,rs,,ri qtie Spptcb 70 Tur StN.
e. Ma, 2a.-Thc Austrian forces
op.~t'Ht 10 the ASA Valley have
crossed the valley near Roana. accord
,rc 80 the Official statement issued In
N.ur, To-day, ana are row only twenty
= .a .u e., from Nircnza. l;oaua is only
roH- .rl onc.h,lf miles from \siaso. the
,.' town of the Settle Comuni Near
C..l,s. tlsn to the southwest of Asiago,
,ro Italians attacked tho advancing Aus
,r,r. boat were repulsed. while north OF
A.l.o tho Nustrians have occupied the
M. '> avid the southern slopes IL Monte
ir--''''
ru.t' er gains are announced by the
A..'.t.s also I'M the upper q ma
N|i.,.
On, following official statement was
T.. I,l to-day 10y the Austrian Wal
~" ,.
~. crossed tho Assa Valley near
r..l flour and Il half miles SOUTH
Vs. ai Nst,rpl.
Ne icpulsed the enemy near Canove
C,'N,,n Asidgo and Schio). n &C.
cr1 Ell tine southern slopes and cap
tr.tf 'hc furtiicat.ous on the Monte
Ii-'u'.u heights, north ~ Asidgo.
We also POSSESS Monte Cehio, Monte
SIec'lrc''a and the Como al Campo
Balco.
q. 'Gc upper 'oslna Valley the
Y4lIlrs were driven out OF their
POSITIONS IVES, and south OF Webalen.
Tie new Italian lines in the Lagarina
V",y and generally extending east
vtri 20 the Astico Valley appear to be
holding firmly. Repeated Austrian at
q. ks were uado last night and this
morning N the Lagarind Valley, between
the NiiCo and the Vail Arsa. but all
We rrpulsed. as was an attack made
yesterday afternoon II the south Of the
los ma stream.
IN, Italian command announces that
tie defenders now occupy positions COM
handing the Asiago basin
TN, following official statement Mas
issuei ny the Italian War Office tonight
lg the L.agtrina valley on the night
Of MAY - and on the following norm
NC tlc enemy renewed his attacks
aga .uSt our positions between the
Ad-e aad the Vail Arsa. Obstinate
and bloody attacks we're repeatedly
|f.,Il>"l bv the mistaken resistance OF
o., gallant Thirty-seventh Division.
~ the poS.Ha-Ast.co sector tre ar
t',ry duel continued with violence
yesterday In The afternoon the enemy
att. ked 10 force a sertur of our posi-
tons south OF the I'osina torrent
W. iepulsci, after a fierce struggle,
VII very heavy losses.
ou tie AS.aGo uplands We now oc-
cur. positions commanding the ASH
sgp basin ana are consolidating our
s,.,e. here.
s brilliant counter attack by the
trty" lilst Infantry Regiment AT the
Ca'luZdro bridge d~!sengagcd two
batteries which hau been surrounded
o. Monte Mosciage. rsscuinG all the
suns.
:. the Susaua valley there was the
normal activity.
Along the remainder OF the front
'H,'o we're artillery ,tion which
r,.- particularly intense in the PLAYA
7.I Noufalcone sectors.
r.. Italian losses in the Trcnt!no,
uY-h heavy. are less than WAS eS-
r. ed ~ l. proved 10y the fact that IN
sp'a = \ fo~rtnight's fighting the hos
.'t, behind the Italian lines are not
'..l y, wounded ave been sent &c
LerItldy or Piedmont or other regions
ht,l the front except in Nenetia. al
taY-1 the troops massed on the
t"roU'.rs now exceed three million men
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SHIP SUBSIDY URGED
AS THE VITAL NEED
Boston Spokesman Declare the
Administration Bill Is
Grave Mistake.

WAsH1NGro%. May 2a-Wlntnrop I
Ma%viu and Edward L. Biodgct, OF the
special committee on merchant. marine
OF the Boston chamber ~ Commerce. in
speaking before the Senate Commerce
Subcommittee to-day. described the Ad-
min.stration ship purchase bill as "a
very serious menace The entrance ot
the Government into competition with
private shipping concerns would add
greatly to the haudicaps under which
they are already struggling, Mr.. Mar
t.n and MIR. Blodgett declared.
Their opposition 20 the bill centred
about the Government operation feature
II the shipping bill They suggested a.
a substitute for the measure a carefully
adjusted system Of subsidies for Amer
loan ships IN particular trades 10 enatle
them to comi-te with foreign ships IN
the same trades. They also recon-
u, ndei subvelt!ons FOR regular mail and
freight lines between American ports
and ports in countries which offered
possible markets for the United states.
MIR Marvin disputed the contention
that the bill would furnish relief 10 the
present ship shortage. lie declared
American shipyards already have orders
lar in excess Of their maximum capaci-
ties and tina, II would be impossible for
tho Government TO have the srips built
IN time to meet the present emergency
Mr.. Blodyctt celebrating on this point
said
1t Will take three years 10 build
ships for the Government, while II the
Government charters teamers II Will
simply increase the congestion of traffic
and after the war conditions will be
worse than they were before. Before
the war barges were hauling coal for
40 cents Il ton, No boat can live at
that rate and bankruptcy would have
been inevitable,
After the war conditions will be even
worse han that. There Will he more
ships struggling 90 the same trade held
By American bottoms. The shipping
business will have the kccnest compete
| ton the world has ever seen. Men in
Europe. coming back from the war, Will
work for lower wage than ours, They
will build ships for less money, They
will run them for less profit.
Il have heard of some AXE steam
! ers the owners Of which plan 10 sell
them TO the Government II this bill goes
through. They will sell at the present
high war prices and charter them back
from the Government al a i per cent.
rental they Will operate the ships on
thie basis As long rs the high war profits
last and then leave the worthless ships
! on tho Governments hands. That is how
the Government will have 10 get ships
II Il is to make this bill immediately
effective. and at present every wooden
tug that swims IS In use"
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Bidding for support.

Some Democrats have told me that
It is good politics for us TO he for pre-
paredness in answer to public senti-
ment that by advocating this We would
get the support OF certain interests. All
| want to say Is that when II comes
TO bidding for this support We are always
outbid five to one by the Republican
party. While we have brought In the
greatest naval appropriation bill in our
history. the Republicans have gone us
one better aud ask US to spend s212,-
Goa. 600 on a building programme
Representative Roberts of Massachu-
sets. = Republican member Of the Naval
Committee, quoted at length from the
testimony If naval officers who appeared
before the committee to show that the
NAY val experts recommended the authori-
cation OF ba~ttleships.
Representative Cannon advocated the
large building programme, asserting
that the millennium had not yet been
reached and criticlsing the little navy"
members on the majority side.
Tn, Republican members introduced "A
new element in the bill by proposing
tina a TIM. limit be placed on the con-
struction OF ships and that the battle
ships of tho California and Tennessee
type they propose to authorize he COM
pleted within twenty -four months.
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LOOS ATTACK
British Lines at La Bassee and
Arras Also BOmb arded.

SDsCidl fubie Despdfch 10 lht stN
LONDON, May 23.-The followin@ or
6cial statement was issued to-day by
the official press bureau;
In the past twenty-four hours the
enemy artillery was very active in
selected portions Of our front, partic-
ularly In the sector tween LA BaS-
see Canal and .Arras. In TINS region
the enemy bombarded II front lines
in the ncighborhood or l.oos. the mr."
being particularly heavy In the early
morning and continuing internationally
throughout the day at all tactical
points In this locality.
The town and ntighborhood or Ar
ras and as far north as NeuNille
ST vaas, was also the scene OF inter-
mit,ent, heavy and concentrated hos
tile hombardment Our guns replied
with the effect in some places or ST.
lAncing the hostile batteries.
In the region OF Loos mines we're
sprung by the enemy without damag-
Inc our d%efcnces. our line about
Mainetz and Fyicouri was the scene
OF an artillery bomhardmcnt last night
aud his morning, but II was not of "A
serious nature.
ON our left front from Zillcbekc to
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KAISER RIDES ON STREET CAR.
visit. EIbing Aipyards Unan.
nounred and Tips NOtOrman.

BERLIN. via London, May 2?-Em-
peror william, accompanied by a small
suite, arrived AT Elbing this morning to
visit the SchIchau shCyards. HIS visi,
which was u~nanuounced included among
Us features the t;mprror's first ride on "A
street car.
Tn ear was crowded when the En-
peror and his suite, after first making
sure that the car went to the %shipyards,
boarded It and dropped their fares In the
box. Al the end Of the trip the En-
peror thanked the motorman for the
experience and handed him a ten mark
piece.
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MOVES SAILS TO AID IN WAR.
Has Contempt for writers who
Make Material From Conflict.

Alfred Noyss. British poet and visit
ing professor OF English at Princeton.
sailed yesterday for Falmouth on the
Holland America steamship Nicuw Am
sterdam, hoping that he might be able
10 do var service for his country He IL
accompanied BY his wife. who Is ambl-
tious to join a corps of relief workers.
81 was turned down because of de-
fect!ve cyesight." said Mr.. Nuycs, 'and
| do not know whether or not they will
accept me TO- | believe ! shall have a
better chance. however. as ! heal that
they may not be so particular about
eyesight as they were originally ~ |
cannot do more Nnluahl" work shah
help in the ambulance service,
Il have not been able to work since
the war started. Some writers, perhaps
a bit c~allous, have been unaffected by
the wal apparently"
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SEIZE 794 u. S. MAIL SACKS.
British ~ Kirk wall Anger Captain
Of Norwegian ship.

The Observation-Disclosures steamship
Kri~ianiafjord. in Yesterday IRON
Bergen bv way NJ kirkvall. was forced
to discharge at the latter port 79i sacks
Of mail. to tho disgust Of her skipper.
Capt. Hiortdahl.
Among the kr!stianiafJord's passen-
gers was pr. Theodore Beust. an Amcri-
IAN dentist, who has been practising
twenty years In Dresden. and Nho said
that, food was becoming 50 scarce that
the German people would soon nud teeth
almost useless.
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Hooge and the vicinity of E~lverdinghe
our lines were heavily shelled. lust
north of HODGE our artillery mad a
breach IN a hostile parapet n de-
stroyed a machine CUR emplacenent,
Guns caused considerable damage to
the enemy on various points on the
front in addition to engaging hostile
batteries. There were no infantry ac-
tions in the last twenty-four hours,
The fine sunny weather yesterday
was suitable for aerial work and much
successful work was accomplished by
us. Few German a%eroplanes were
seen.
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FRENCH LINE NEAR
MEUSE PENETRATED


the coast were driven off by our artii-
lery.
The aerodrome at Fumes was sue
cessfully ~bombarded by German ava
tors.
Artillery duels were continued WIN
undiminished viol. nee on both banks
OF the Meuse. Two weak attacks by
the French on the village OF cumieres
were easily repuls.d'
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In addition Republican members OF
the committee offered amendments pro-
viding for the increase In nava personnel
TO S2.'62 men and providing $500. 900
for a~eronautics instead Of $4,000, 600 pro-
posed by the committee.
begin voting on these amendments to-
morrow When they are disposed OF
Chairman padgett will offer as an
amendment to the bill a provision for the
erection Of a Government amor plat.
plant.
Decision on these controverte.i points
will practically decide the fight over
naval preparedness uutil q formal recorl
vote Is taken in the House proper on
Friday.
Representative kitchin. Tn his rally
ing cry to the Democrats to stand by the
bill. denounced the PROPAGANDA for cx-
.reme preparedness as jingoism. charged
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Special Cdbie bespafch 10 THr SrN
PETRoGRAD, May 29.-The followini
official statement was issued to-day by
the Russian Wal Office
on the western I ont east OF Riga
in the region of kurtonhof the enemy
bomi arded the railway, Our air
squadron bomhardcd an electric sta
ton at Komay, northwest oil Lake
Narotch.
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1OWNSHEND HAD ONLY SIX
MULESLEFT TO FEED 10000
Iats' Horses and Grass Eaten Before Force, All Like
Skeletons, Surrendered to the Turks-Il-
ness Swept Camp

CHICAGO. May 2e.--The Dniiv Ne,rs
'rInts tho following despatch from Bonn
bay
wounded and diseased British and ma
I'VE troops are arriving from Kut-ei-
Ahara. having been exchanged for an
equal number of Turkish prisoners. They
hring accounts Of Gen. To%wnshend' :
gallant defence OF Mesopotamia's grca,
strategic point. Some are mere Young.
"ters Of 20 while others were soldiers be.
fore the war
All are frishtfully emaciated and are
Nerttablc skeletons as the result, of their
starvation and sulferinvs. Thu abso.
lutte exhaust N Of food necessitated the
o~apituatiun, and If Gcn. Townshend had
not surrendered nearly the whole force
would have dlcd of starvation within a
week.
Ammunition for canuon and rifles
was sufficient TO continue the defcnc,
Indefinitely. but all this was destroyed
before the SURF, ndcr. About 1000 ma
tive sick and wounded and 100 white
troops have descended the Tigris River
The remainder. including a.5oo white
soldiers. 5000 native troops and 5000
camp followers, have proceeded to Bag
dad.
The Turkish General kali pasha pro.
Nidcd u river steamer for the un.
exchanged badly wounded. the others
marching overland. Because of the
wasted condition OF the prisoners the
marches were limited to five miles a
day,
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LONDON. May .9,-The Crowns claim
for the condemnation of the Carsoes Of
foodstufs OF the Danish ships ArtcmlS,
browning Olga, Louisiana and IlclliS
Olav was postponed to-day by the pri2e
court. The British Government, II is
said, learned throeGh documents taken
from pr, Albert IN New York and be-
longing to Capt. o Papen that the
food cargoos were destined for Germany.
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H.>EA, via London, May 29.-The
W" office issued the following state
n p '.-day regarding operations in the
s -. Western theatre.
In,-h. with an Italian patrol
n ..,i on the lower Noyuso Gin Al
t . north Of Aylona). The situa-
l. unchanged.
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WAsHiSGToN. May 2s.-Battle lines
we're drawn in the House to-day for a
preliminary vote on naval preparedness
tomorrow.
Republican members Of the Naval AZ
fairs Committee offered their amend
inents to the naval bill providing for a
large increase In the number of lighting
ships. The Democrats were cNhorted
by Representative kitchin. the majority
leader. to stand by the committee and
vote down any proposition to amplify
the preparedness provisions of the
measure.
Despite the declaration on both sides
that the bill should be considered In a
non-partisan spirit. the forces arrayed
themselves along political lines and the
indications are that the voting in COM
mittee Of the whole tomorrow will lie
according to party rather than indi-
vidual judgment on the subject Of the
naval needs OF the country.
\ series of amendments offered by
Representative Butler Of Pennsylvania.
ranking minority member of the Naval
Committee. constituting the Republican
idea OF what should be the naval build
ing programme, are the chief points at
issue.
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L.oNpoN. May ?a,-Accordng to a
Dublin despatch received here to-day
Carl Lody, the Germany spy who was
executed in the Tower, was arrested in
a Killarney hotel. The fact that he
was in Ireland ~ believed to indicate
that he was engaged in fomenting dis
satisfaction I'm ireland.
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Turks Execute Thirty

The civil population remained In
Kut-el- Amara. Forty-ttve were PEI
mi,ted to pass on the second day OF the
siege On the third day thirty were
executed by the Turks as "A punishment
Tor leaving Kut-el-Amara The Turks
Indicated to Gen. Townshend that should
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%. Altma11 & On.
A Reduction Sale of
Summer WOODEN Fabrics

arranged i'm Suit, Dress and Skirt Lergtns)
will afford an Unusual opportunity to-morrow
for obtaining this seasons Ga1Gr1ines,
Serges, Molairs, GilA-ard-wool Popli~s and
Voiles, i'm black, white and 8 large assert
rlert of the wanted colors, at these remark.
ably low prices;
Suit and Dress Lengths $3.50 To $50
Skirt Lengths ZOO to 80