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irS All RIGHT TO "COME IN ON THE TIDE" BUT LOOK OUT FOR THE UNDERTOW A Marshfield Woman -a onco flnltl: "I buy advertised articles bocauBo thoy aro invariably worth what I pay for thorn." Tho morchants with tho best roputatlona (or integrity nnd honest morchandiso, aro without exception, thoso who advertiso tholr goods unceasingly. (Ham Wxmm The Determination of valuo received In advertising lies sololy with tho results secured. Try tho columns of Tho Coos nay Times they aro clean and dopondablo. The rcadors of Tho Tlnios havo confldenco In tho ads appearing thoroln. ,,$ ', l Miamiat of tuis associated piushm mm I VOL NO. XXXVIII. UNITED STATES IN THE Pres. Wilson and Sec. Bryan Make Definite Statement of Policy of Country ANSWERS CRITICISMS OF GERMAN CITIZENS f Replies to Different Charges of Unfairness Kignts and Duties Defended (nr Auocltttd rrfii to Coo Dr Tlmw. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 26.-- ?Tho United Stntcs government Issued ft today a lengthy (iofciiBo of Its Intcr- iprctntlon of tha rights and duties of fa neutral In Uio European war. Tho document, 5000 words long1, (prepared by President Wilson, 8ocro- IJtnry llrynn and Counnollor Hobort (Lnnnlng of "tho Stato Department nf ftcr several days of consultation, wan Emado public In tho form of a letter Lfrom tho Secretary of Stato to Sonu- J.tor Stono of Missouri, chairman of tho Sonato commlttco on foreign re flations. Whllo tho lottor Is n reply to nn inquiry from Senator Stono for In formation as a result of complaints mndo In tho prcRs nnd In letters from ;vnrloUB parts of tho country charging Uio Washington government with un- fnlrnoss to Qormnny nnd Austrln, It also is intended as a pronouncment of policy on sonio questions of neu trality previously unoxplnlncd. After answering 19 soparnto nnd jBooclflc charges nnd calling atten tion to tho fact that tho United States tins promptly taken to task Great Britain as well as Qermnny and ev ery government which In any way has Ifyvfrlngcd upon tho lights of this bountry, tho letter concludes with tho following declaration on tho much ilscuimcd question of exportation of for munitions; "If nny American cltlzons, parti- ins of Qermnny nnd AuBtrln-lItin- ry. fool that thin administration Is ictlng in n way Injurious to tho cnuso theso countries, this fooling re- alts from tho fact that on tho high ens tho German nnd Austro-IIun- jtarlun naval power Is thus far infer- ... .. ..,., .. . I. i r to uio iiriiisu. u is mu misuions U a bolllgorent operating on thu ilgh sens, not thu duty of n noutrnl, prevent contraband from rench- air an enemy. Thoso In this conn- F . ry wuo sympniuizo witn uornmny iid Austrla-IIuugnry, nppcar to ns- imo thnt sorno obligation rests up- thls Govornmont, In tho porform- aco of Its noutrnl duty, to prnvont )1 Irndo In contraband, nnd thus to guallzo tho dlfforcnco duo to tho jjlatlvo naval strength of tho belli- brents. No such obligation exists; Mwould bo nu unnoutrni act, an act partiality on tho part of this Gov- rnmont, to adopt such n policy, If to executive nnd tuo powor to no "If Germany nnd Aiisrlu-Hungnry Innot Import contraband from this Hi n try, It Is not, bocnuso of this ct, tho duo of tho United StatcR to 3so its markets to tho Allies. Tho rkots of this country nro opon, nn iunl terms, to nil tho world, to every Mlon, bolllgorgnt or noutrnl," Now OffoiihCH Told. During tho. course of tho letter's boussIou of tho, various chnrgos ado, tho following facts hlthorto idlsclosod, wero revealed for tho rst time: j !"That tho Canadian Government contly asked tho United States' for IrmlBslon to ship "war oqulpmont" ross Alaukn to tho sea nnd tho ro- lest was refused. That the Unltod States has sent a porous protost to Franco because 10 German passengers on nn Am- lean ship plying between two porta 5 Colombia, woro forced by a board- crow from a French cruiser to En a promlso not to participate in war. This procedure was do- irod in tho American note to bo an unwarranted pxerclso of Jurlsdlc In over American vessels in which s government will not acquiesce." That sharp toprosontntlons also bro made to another of tho allied Ivernments because soarch was con- Icted on the high soas on an Amorl- shlp for Austrian and German asengers. The name of tho offond- government was not revealed. rhat December 15 last, the Ger- p AmbtBsador, by direction of his Ivernmcut, dolivered a memorinl tho I'nlted States Government Ming thnt "under tho genoral prln- MAKES EUROPEAN MR ples of International law, no excep Established 1878 nn Tho C.nnvt Mnll. STAND ivffl tion enn bo taken to neutral states letting war material go to Germany's enomtoH from or through neutral country." That representations woro mndo both to Japan nnd Great Drltnln ngnliiHt tho eontlnuod presence) of their wnrshlps off American ports nnd thnt tho protests woro in each caso heeded. That sluco tho announcement of tho Wellington Government's dls npprovul of war loans, uouo hnvo been mndo by foreign governments In this country. A distinction Is drawn of ficially for tho first tlmo botween loniiH floated by populnr subscription nnd lnrgo credit transactions for tho purchnso of wnr supplies, tho Stato Department rovcnllng that It has, no objection to tho latter. In n general wny tho lottor sets forth thnt rules of neutrality hnvo been promulgated by tho American govornmont without discrimination mid havo been applied with cqunl fulrness to all concerned. It cites In stances of violation by Germany nnd Great Drltnln and asserts that pro tests havo been unhcHltntlugly enter ed rcgnrdlcBs of tho country offend ing. Kttiuiuni-y of ConiplnlntH. Complaints us summarized by Sen ator Stono nro answered In tho letter point by point, substantially ns fol lows: 1. "Freedom of communication by submnrlno cables versus censored communication by wlroless." It is sot forth first thnt n wireless station on n noutrnl coast cannot bo inter rupted by a bolllgorent, but tho Inttor has nn unrestricted right to cut n cnhlo on tho high ons. Qermnn'H cutting of tho nrltish cnhlo near Fun ning Inlnnd Is cited to bnlanco Great Drltnln'n lutorcoptlon of tho cnhlo bo tween Gormnuy nnd tho United Stntcs. Tho pplnt is mndo thnt wlro less messages enn ho sent .direct to warships at sen which can prey upon public or prlvato vessels nnd make noutrnl territory virtually a baso of naval operations, "to permit which would bo cssontlnlly unneutral," 2. "Censorship of malls nnd in sonio curcb repented destruction o( American lottors on neutral vessols." Gormany nnd Great Drltnln, pur suing tholr rights nn holllgoreuts, hnvo both censored private lottoiu falling Into tho hands. No ovidonco has over boon presented to tho Stato Dopnrtmont that mall on board Dutch Btonmors linn been destroyed, ns ropoatedly charged. Only fow cases havo conio to IJho nttontlon of tho department whero mull from noutrnl countries has not boon final ly dollvcrcd. Scnirli on High Hens. 3. "Sonrchlng of Amorlcnn vos sols for Gorman and Austrlnn nub Jcctii on tho high seas nnd In terri torial wntora of u bolllgoront."--Noutrnl vessels voluntarily entering territorial wators or porlH of a bol llgorent becomo subject to municipal laws. Only two cases in which Amor lcnn vessels hnvo boon 8onrchod on tho high sens by belllgoront warships for Gorman nnd Austrian subjects woro roportod and both hnvo bcou followed by 'vigorous representations to tho offending governments. Much confusion has nrlson, tho lottor as sorts, over tho chargo that tho Unit ed Stntos abandoned tho principles for which this country wont to war in 1812. Tho Impressment of Am erican scninun by tho Dritlsh nnvy In times f poaco, It Is nssortod, "in volves a different principle" from tho search for roservlsts in tlmo of war, though tho latter has not been permitted without protest. Xo Hague Holes. 1, "Submission without protest to Dritlsh violations of tho rules re garding nhsoluto nnd conditional con traband as laid down in Tho Hnguo conventions, tho declaration of Lon don and international law." Thoro Is no general agreement betwoon na tions as to articles to bo regarded as contraband, tho rights of neutrals and bolllgeronts bolug opposed and no tribunal existing "to which ques tions of difference may bo submit ted." D. "Acqulesconco without protest to the Inclusion of copper and other articles in tho British lists of abso-i lute contraband." It is hero stated thnt every seizure of American cop per has been followed by a prompt protest and that the Inclusion of '"un- TE (Contlnued on Pago Two.) I MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, Wliealb amid GtSier Grains at GERMANS TO SEIZE HOME GRAIN SUPPLY tnr Amoclattil Titti to Coon Ray Tlmm.) DERLlN, Jnn. 20. (Hy Wireless). Tho Federal council has put Into offoct swooping regulations for tho conservation of food supplies. All Blocks of corn, wheat and flour wero ordered solzcd February first. All business transactions In these com modities wero forbidden Jniiunry 20, All municipalities nro charged with tho duty of setting ntddo suitable sup plies of preserved meat. Owners ot corn nro ordered to roport tholr (docks Immediately, whereupon con fiscation at n fixed prlco will fol low. A government distribution of fice for tho regulation of consump tion will bo established. ROuKETELLETTO MEET "MOTHER JJ Young Magnate Finally Invites Noted Colorado Strike Lead er to Tell All. (nr AmocIMM rmi lo Coot IUJ TlttiM.) NEW YORK, Jan. 20. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., today invited Moth er Jones, tho nged strlko lender In tho Colorado coal fields, to visit him nnd plnco before him nil information nb to tho strlko situation thoro. Tho Invitation was nccopted. Tho Invitation wna- extended by Hockofollor ns ho. enfored tho room ot tho city hall whero tho Federnl Commission on Industrial Relations la conducting nn Investigation into philanthropic foundations and cnusos of Industrial unrest. Ah ho wulkcd to tho witness stnnd, ho eaw "Mother" Jones among tho spectators, stopped to her sldo nnd shook hands. "I wish you would conio to 8co mo and glvo mo nny In formation you hnvo on tho Colorado situation," ho said. "Mother" Jones wnB visibly surprised. "That's vory nlco of you," hIio anld. "I always snld that you could know hut very little of tho conditions of tho work ers In Colorado and you should hcar something else besides whnt theso hlrollnga toll you," J i Relief Steamer Cranley Leaves Portland With Food and Clothing Today (Rr Auoclited Prts lu f.o im, T!ni. SHATTLK, Jan. 2. Tho Drltlh'h Btoamcr Washington, chartered by (ho Amorlcnn commission for tho ro ller in Ilelgiuni, sailed direct for Rot terdam todny with n cargo of food ' valued at $512,000, which will bo distributed among tho Dolglnn' war sufforois. Nearly ovory town lu I Washington contributed and contrl- buttons woro also recolvcd from Ida-i ho, Montana and Alaska. Tho Hocko follor foundation ns3lstcd. SHIP SUPPLIES TD NEED! IN BELGIUM British Steamer Washington Sails From Seattle With $512,000 Cargo (Dr AuocUUd Tint to Coo )r Tlm.l ) PORTLAND. Jan. 2 G. Loaded with 3500 tons of food and clothing valued at $43,219.20 tho Bolglan re lief steamer Cranley sailed from Portland. She will complete her car go at Astoria and San Francisco, her destination being Rotterdam. Tho Cranley was damaged In Penang har bor when tho cruiser Kmdcu mado n raid and Bank a Russian crulsor nnd a French torpedo boat on October 28. Sell RRU IE DM QHPPrn Highest PricesTodaj Corn, Oats, Rye and Barley Jump to Record Quotations 1 in Chicago Today 1915 WHEAT CROP ALREADY CONTRACTED Being Sold for Export Before It Has Sprouted July Wheat up Five Cents nr AnociMoj rrtM to Coot nr Timo.i CHICAGO, Jnn. 20. All grnliiB, vhoat, corn, rye, oats nnd barley, Bald today at tho highest prlco in ninny years at tills season. It Is re ported thnt tho 1915 nrop of whent, which Is not yet out of tho ground, trt already being sold for export. July whent Jumped nearly flvo cents. E BOUT 1R CLASH United States Steamboat In spectors Act and Hearing in Justice 'Court (Speclnl to ,th'o 'Times.) COQUILLB, Or., 'Jnt. 20. -Tho Coqulllo river boat war will prob ably bo brought to a show down within n fow days, as the matter will bo threshed out In Justlco Stan ley's court and at a hearing before tho U. S. Stonmbont Inspectors. Tho long controversy was brought to u fociiB Saturday whon tho Dora rammod tho Charm In tho river. Tho crow of encii boat clnlniB that tho other was to blame. Following the collision, thoro wns a wordy wnr, and sonio one Is aJloned to hnvo thrown a gas pipe through tho win dow of n rival boat and nlso heaved n can of oil ngalnst tho Dorn, Shorlff Johnson's attention wns called to it and realizing that the pnsseugors woro being ondnugorcd by tho had blood hptweon tho rlvnl boat companies, called up tho U, S. inspectors nnd told tho in 6t tho col lision nnd subsequent bnttlo. Thoy requested him to notify Cnpt. I'antor nnd Cnpt. Willard to immediately forward written reports concerning it nnd Intimated thnt further bear ing nnd Investigation would soon follow. Yesterday Cnpt. Pantcr npponred In Coqulllo and announced that ho wns going to nwoar out charge? In Justice Stnulcy'ti court and hnvo Cnpt. WlllarJ hound over to keep I tho pcaco. Sheriff Johnson, who l wns about to lonvo for Marshfield, notified him that Constablo Mark Dunham could utvo tho papers when thoy wero Issuo-I. EMERGENCY BILL President Approves First Ap propriation Measure by the Present Congress. Mr AMoritel I'rfM lo Coo. Ilir Time.) WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 2C President Wilson algnod tho emor goncy doflclonry bill, cnrrylng ap proximately $5,00(1,000, tho first of tho genoral appropriation bills of tho present session of Congress to en mo beforo him. "T- HOUSTON BANK ROBBER IS SLAIN Bandit Escapes With $5000 After Locking Clerks in Vault Shot Later (nr AuoUttr4 l'rr to Coot llij Time.. J HOUSTON, Tex., Jan. 26, A boy robber entered tho Guarantee Stato Dank and aftor ho had driven tho ! bank officials into tho vault at tho point of a revolver, looked them up nnd fled with $5000, He was pur sued and killed beforo ho had run a dozen blocks. lMiaCM MAHKKTS SKLLS THU HKST MKATS, Phono IOO-J, (MILL RIVE II 1915 EVENING EDITION. GERMANS SAY ENGLAND LOST THREE SHIPS (Dr Atsoclll rr lo Cool IK7 Tim. UICRLI.V, (Hy Wlroless), Jnn. 20. -Additional details of tho sinking of tho Dritlsh bnttlo cruiser lu tho naval bnttlo In tho North Sen, west of Heligoland, which Is claimed by tho Germans, Is given In tho state ment todny ns follows: "According to woll Informed German sources, this cruiser suffered heavily from tho fire of our cannon nnd was then sunk by n Gormnu ulrshlp which fol lowed tho bnttlo closely. Two Fng llsh torpedo bonts wero nlso sunk. Tho airship nlso observed serious dnmngo to othor English ships." Washingtonian and Elizabeth Palmer Lost in Collision Only One Drowned ' (Ur AmocUIM Trrti lo Com Dt TltDM.j N12W YORIC, Jnn. 20. Tho stonm shlp Wnflhlngtonlnu, a freighter, nnd tho big schooner Elizabeth Palmer, collided todny oft tho coast of Dole ware near Capo lionlopon, Tho wlroless snjd tho Washingtonian had sunk nnd tho schoonor was sinking Tho crows of both vessels, with the exception of ono man, woro saved.. Tho old Dominion llnor Hamilton stopped off Fen wick Island light ship to rcecuo tho crows, Tho Wnshtngtoulnn wns built lu 1014 for trade botwocn Now York, I'n- I trifle PortH nnd Honolulu hy wny of tho Pnnunm Canal nnd registered ; 10 1G tons. Unknown Submarine Said to Have Damaged Protected Craft Near Reugen Ur AwwIttP'l 'ri o Cooi Ilajr llmM.J MAI.OMH, Swodon, Jan. 20. It ly persistently roportod lioro thnt thb (lenrnii protected cruiser Guzollu wan torpedoed yesterday by a Biib mnrlRo of unknown nationality near tho Ilaltlc Island of Reugen. Thu (Inzollo was ublo to return to tho port of SasBiiltz. BILL IS REJECTED Republican Amendment Bar ring Purchase From Bellig erents Turned Down ' U amii&j frm i Coot 04i TlmM.l WASHINGTON, Jnn. 26. Tho Ito publican amendments to tho shipping bill to prohibit tho purchaso of ships now belonging to European bolllgor outs was rojcctctl today by tho Son nto Commorco Commlttoo by u strict party voto nnd tho bill, us rovlsod by tho Domoeratlc caucus, was ro portod ugaln to tho .Sonato. (jrAKKS I.V PANAMA. (Ely Awoilitfvl I'rcn to Coot liar Time.. PANAMA, Jan. 20. Three sharp earthquake shocks havo shaken Panama In tho last threo days. The third oc curred today. Tho shocks did no damage, but tho Inhab itants weie considerably frightened. 1 IPS 1 0 EASTERN COAST GERMAN HIT TORPEDO C IS WHUAT, ?2.3 CWT, HAINKS. A Consolidation wnd Toon GERMANS REPORT G ALLIES ALQNG WESTERN FRONT ROSSIS ADMIT i HARIlllBLEi Announce Czar's Caucasian Force is Meeting With De termined Resistance nir uoutM rtr to con ntr Timn i PKTROGRAI), 'Jnn. 20. Tho gen eral staff of tho army of tno Cuu casus Issued tho following: "Our offensive in tho region of Trnns Choruk continues despite nn ob stinate dofcnslvo on tho part of tho Turks. In tho region of Oltl, some Isolated fighting occurred witn tho Turkish detnchmcnlB. Along tho othor sections of tho front tho usual cannonndiiig continues." RiihnIii Is Di'teritiliicil. Tho Rnsslnn Foreign Minister an nounced Russia wottld continue tho wnr ns long ns n slnglo Boldlor of tho enemy romnlned on Russian soil, Russia Is pouring reinforcements In to llukowlna whore alio apparently hna met with reverses at tho hands of tho Austrlnus. Vienna nBSUines Roumnnln will now hcsltnto to Join Russia nnd tho dnngcr of nn Invasion ot Trnnsyl vanln is over. RUSSIAN BASE AT Gerttians and Austrians Seize Important Railroad Center In Russian Poland XVt AMOtlitM Fmi lo Coot rtr TIidm.) IJKRLIN, Jnn. 20. X dlBpnteli from Cracow, Gnllcla, Bays tho Aus-tro-Gorman forces occupied Klolce, Russian Poland. It Is a RubhIiiu base and tho most Important railroad Junction northeast of Cracow. Claims Great Britain's Note About Sending Troops to Belgium Was Conditional (Ur AwoUt I'mi to Coot nr Tloft.) LONDON, Jnn. 26. Tho official press bureau Issuod tho following; "Tho forolgn office, replying offi cially to tho Interview with Dr, Von Ilothmnnn Hollvvog, Gormnu im perial Chancellor, iu- .i'.Ih tho exist onco of (locumoutH that tho Gor mans hnvo said they found in itrus koIk, but Insists thoro were purely Informal in ciino tho Ilrltlsh needed to defend Dolglnn noiurullty. Tho Itulglaii marglnnl nolo upon tho i coord explains (hut tho entry of tho Dritlsh Into Dulgluiu would only take place after tua o:ntl(u of noutrnllty by Gornlully., Tho German Chancellor's stato niout was published In this country Jniiunry 25. Ho said: "England ought roally to conso harping on the tliomo of Dolglnn neutrality. We found In tho urclurvii ot tlio el glnn Forolgn Office documents which showed England lu 1011 do tormlncd to throw troops Into Dol glum without tho nssont of thu Dol glnn government If war hud thon broken out. In othor words, to do exactly tho sanio thing, for which, with nil tho pathos of virtuous In dignation, it now roproaohos Gor many." REDONDO SAILS SOUTH Vessel Leaes at Kaily Hour for San I'ranclsco niitl Sail Pedro At C o'clock this morning tho Iledondo left down the Day for Snn FianclBco and Sail Pedro cur - rilnn n riitrtm of llimlme n ,1,1 1i passengers. I Thoso who loft hero woro: j Low Keyzer, Mrs. M. B. Gray, Mrs. W. P. Grav. Froil Dohortv. P.! SubaraU, C. Dutty, Antonlu Lalno, Jorry Lesllo, A. CurBon, A. Ander- hoii, Fred Nelino, F. O. No-nian, J. KIELCE CAPTURED ENGLAND I GERMAN CHARGES Emery, Mrs, J, Emery. of Times, Count Mai) llnv Advertiser No. 158 AINS AGAINST Announce British Forces Near Labasse Badly Defeated by Severe Attack KAISER ON OFFENSIVE ' ALL ALONG THE LINE Russians Admit Some Suc cesses by Teutonic Allies in Southern Poland no GlIftMAXS HAVKI). 6 (Ur AunclMml l'rrn to Coo. llr Time i:i)INHURGH, Jan. 20. Fifty survivors of tho Gor- man nrmo.od cruiser HIuo- chor, sunk lu tho North Sea 4 Sunday in nn eiigngomont with tho Hrltlsh, woro Innded from two Ilrltlsh torpedo bout dostroyors todny nt Lclth. Tho Hod Cross contingent wns nt tho dock with nn nm- hulnnco to recolvo tho 23 wounded. One of tho Gor- 4 nm ns died an tho way to tho port. Tho iinwoiindod Gor- niniiB looked fit nnd not down- cast. (nr AitoclM! Pith to Coot Ur Tlmm.) LONDON, Jnn. 26. Tho Oormnn armies of tho wcBt havo suddenly taken tho offensive, dealing violent nttuckB simultaneously nt sovornl points, Ilorllu today claimed Impor tant victories over tho Ilrltlsh nloug tho Lnbassco Cnnnl, Just south of tho Dolglnn bordor. Tho positions of tho Ilrltlsh extending over about two thirds of a mile, Including two strong points ot support, nro Bald to havo been taken by "stotln 'Mid held In tho fnco of counter attacks. Purls, however, does not concodo tho victory to tho'Gormnns. It ad mits thoy mndo progress temporarily but nssurts they wero subsequently repulsed. Iloth communications roport pro gress for tho GormniiH near Craonno, whoro tho trenches of tho Allies- woro taken and rotnlnod In part. Klsowhoro, uccopUng to Purls, tho Germans woro repulsed with tho pos sible exception of Alsinco. Tho Ger mans bombarded Senthrm, six mllcn Bouthwost of Thunno, which may In dlcnto German advnncos, Ilerlln reports thnt the Russian attiicks In I'nst Prussia wero repulsed and there Is no Important fighting lu Central Poland, Thu Inttor state ment Is In contrast with Potrograd reports, of severe battloo west of War saw. In Southern Poland heavy fighting Is under wuy nnd Potrograd admits some success for tho Teutonic allies. In thu war with Turkey nlso Rus sia encountered severe opposition. E MINES BOTHNIA GULF German Fleet Sighted Today Strewing Them Along Coast Shipping Stopped (nr AuoclMt.1 frcti tu Coo. (U TIhim.) LONDON, Jnn. 2C.-Tho Gorman ,'nrmorod cruiser Fredorlck Carl mid n numorous group of torpedo bont:i woro scon todny off tho Aland Islands I at tho eutrnxto to thu Gulf of Doth j nln, steering south. Thoy Intor passed Gotland oloso to slioro. It Ih bellovod i thoy havo been uotlvo In laying I initios. All shipping In tho gulf hna I been stopped. ADD LAY MORK MINKS I Tho foregoing dhtnntch, If correct, 'disproves tho story from Potrograd a month ago that tho Frodorlch Carl ' was sunk In tho Ilaltlc Sea, v NO STKKL DIVIDKM). nr AMWtlueJ 1'rnt to Cost Uir TIium NEW YORK, Jnn. 26. Tho United States Steel Corpora tion todny suspended Its divi dend on the common stock. L MO t f f ft f t t f t lyjm