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? ??-= ? ?? I To the New EICHEL'S: | GOOD LUCK IN YOUR | ? MODERN NEW HOME ' I I I o, - I We Are Proud To Have Been Selected As One Of Your Presentations Of Better Merchandise at Popular Prices. Seven - Point Hosiery ; FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ] ! ! Seven Point Hosiery Mills ; ! Burlington, N. C. } J ITALY'S TEN MONTHS OF WAR Some icii months ago, when France was. on 11 i* kin-cs, Mussolini I I iiis Fascists into war. confident that tin1 *ini?Klo would h?- brief and that Italy would nain riidi rewards. Tin' Italians were proud of their African empire and their newly-built navy, which was expected to make the Mediterranean an "Italian lake." For many years popular morale had been boosted by II I >n< e's spectacular dramatics and bombastic boast 111K XIraly's African empire Is fast crumbling A year ano it Included I ..'11(1,nun persons, w ith IU.lufl.unO living in Italian Somalikmd and Kthb cpja. Today the Hrilish have all but conquered the entire area. Only in North Africa, where the Mrltish are apparently suerifleliiK some of their recent nains in order Lo use troops elsewhere, is there a Kleatn of hope for Italy When the war beusu the Italians boasted that their fleet and air arm would drive the Hritish from tho IIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIRBIHH Mediit'i I'niic.in and * - u I the life-line of t! i?? British empire. Backing the hi >ii m i w.ts an iiiikninsii number of : planes ami six l>n; l lo.ships, nineteen cruisers, YL'l destroyers and 100 submarines. but no Italian victory has been recorded In the Mediterranean The British warships have completely dominated the "Italian lake" although, with rare exceptions, they have been unable, to bring the Italian I ships Into ( lose contact for purposes of combat. The other day. however, a major collision occurred and the gun-play lasted four minutes, with disastrous results for the Italians. The Italian fleet of three battleships, eleven cruisers and fourteen destroyers was badly mauled by a British tb-ei of three battleships, four cruisers, ail unknown number of destroyers and, significantly, ope aircraft carrier Planes attacking the newest Italian battleship. crippling the vessel, and then. without the [vision that planes give to fleets, the | Italian cruisers ran into the British I battleships. Losses have not boon finally determined but not less than Hint* new cruisers and two destroyers were sunk by the Itritlsh without loss of li!*c or d.milage to warships. This was tin amazing demonstration of British naval skill in combat with in* I ferior Italian tactics, in addition to | these losses, the Italians lost five additonai destroyers in the Red Sear 1 ,sno miles away, off the shores of Krittea --Orangeburg Times and I)etnoerat. Thieving Polecats Many of its who've had things stolen have used the epithet "thieving polecat" hut It. L. Spelts of near Fouh tain Inn, S. had a little 'more justification for such a remark. When Ills turkey eggr* continued to disappear after he placed dogs to guard the nests. Spelts set a ste;>l trap for Hie culprit. In rapid succession lie caught five polecats and one ojK>ssutn. Pure essence of peppermint is colorless The green color is obtained by using bruised poppcrmin leaves. * Gold Seal IS PROUD OF THE NEW o Eichel's Dept. Store And takes credit that some small I ? ' part of this success may he attributed. to the constant presentation, for manv years, of Gold Seal Clothing* Kvery Suit Guaranteed. j VASTER SPECIAL fr Gold Seal Sport Coats?In a wide variety of colors ? Plaids, Checks and solid designs. Every one All Wool. j Triced at only? j 9" J GOLD SEAL CLOTHES i MANUFACTURED BY ? . GOLDBERG CLO. MFG. CO. BALTIMORE, MD. ? EICHEL'S DEPT. STORE EXCLUSIVE il CAMDEN AGENT s* , "S* E3E muff The LATEST In SHIRTS "1 (CONGRATULATES The LATEST In STORES 1 19 llext Wixhex To EicheVx Department Store in I Their Modern New Home. WINGS I The Shirt with Collar and Cuff of Genuine fl Airplane Fabric. Manufactured by I PIEDMONT SHIRT CO. Greenville, S. C. j ?3t Washington News (Continued from tlrst page) vt-rl a lloitso authorization of $102, >00,000 for parity payments into an outright appropriation. Five Republicans and four Democrats opposed the increase. The Congress is determined to see that the farmer for once is going to participate in the general business prosperity throughout the country on account of the boom Defense Program. Tile. Navy lias awarded a $31,000 000 tymtract for construction of two shipbuilding dry docks at tile New York Navy Yard, capable of handling 65,000-ton battleships, and disclosed that 211 planes and 6 warships were added during March. Four (lestreavers?the I Gwin, Ludlow. Hrlcsson, and Grayson -^-tvnd the submarine*,- Mackerel and Tuna, were completed during the month, bring the total number of warships in service to 320. Secretary Stimson urges qualified physicians of draft age to apply for commissions in tin* Medical Corps Reserve, revealing that several thousand such posts are available. In another announcement, the War Department said that commissions in the Regular Army will he given to about 100 Reserve and N'attional Guard officers this summer. The Army has begun production on .1 new 25-ton tank?otYictally described as "superior to anything of its type in the world"?-one year ahead of schedule. The announcement coincided with final Congressional action on the $4,.">93.221,174 fifth supplemental defense appropriation, the greater part of which will go for addtional weapons and eifuipinenfc -for the Army. The measure, which now goes to the White House, carries funds for 4,750 bombers and new plants to produce weapons for a 4.000,000-man military machine. Secretary of War Stimson states that more than 300 new Army units will be created in .Iline and July, when 14S.O00 selectees will be graduated from .recruit replacement centers. School Children's Questions Question: When Congress is in session, what time of the day does the House meet? Answer: The House meets every day at 12 noon, when it is in session. It usually remains in session until 5 or > o'clock in the afternoon. The Senate also mee^s at noon?12?each day it is in session. Question: How is a bill presented to the House for consideration? Answer: It is presented by the committee that has conducted hearings on the bill. If. however, a com-| (tnitteo does not give consideration to a bill, the Menvbor can, by obtaining I the signatures of 218 Members, or a ? majority of the Members of the House, I froco consideration of a bill in 4he fl House of Rrepresentatives. This is a I very rare proceeding, but it has been I resorted to in a few cases. t Princeton To Play Camden Four Today I (Continued from first page) son trophy series. This game brlngi H into action such outstanding riders ail Kirby Tup per, Charles Robertson, I Cyril Harrison, Joe Batea, "Bubber" I I)u Boso, Ancrum Boy kin, N. B. Burn I and Carl Light foot. Ono of the features of the game lag I Sunday was the appearance of M, Burns, polo rider, at the "mkroQhow^l in a play by play description of the? action on the field. Burns, who hai? never talked into a mike acquitted? himself as a veteran. i The Consolidated model 31 flying? boat carries 5,500 gallons of gasoline? and a commercial adaptation oouMi? carry 2o berths or 50 day passengerij? I An Event of 9 | Double Importance II $ IN CONGRATULATING |1 j I X Eichel's upon the opening of their beauY tiful, new, modern home. We cannot Y'l y % help but being reminded that this event vl comes just in time for that other date of SI *? importance ? Easter! Ifl To make your Easter Parade appear- vl ance both smart and comfortable, y : Y Eichel's this week has a special window AS X showing of the latest and smartest new ?9 X Jarman styles for Spring. % So ? Congratulations to Eichel's, and IS also to you as Camden's Largest Store il features America's outstanding $5.00 ?1 Shoe. 49 | % m Y 1 FRIENDLY SHOES *J* FOR MEN #1