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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1916. I BRITON SAYS FOE TOWN IX MESOPOTAMIA WHERE BRITISH HAVE REVERSED DEFEAT AT HANDS OF TURKS. All MaU Orders Promptly and Carefully Filled at Clearance Sale Prices, Express and Parcel Post Packages Prepaid on $o.00 Purchases. BLOCKADED FIBS! Store Closes Daily at 5:30 P.M. On Saturdays 6:00 P.M. Home Phone A 2112 Store Opens Daily at 8:30 A. M. On Saturdays 9:00 A. M. Pacific Phone Marshall 5080 I Denial Made That Germany's 1 Submarine Policy Was Jus tified as Reprisal. 'ON The Most in Value The Best in Quality 5 I .... . . V m -' nTN- '-71 J "h 'MW Ull IIIIH' I1 'lis lea, t I I I DATES GIVEN IN REPLY "ote Re garding Baralong Case Is Given Out Demand for Investi gation Not Ignored; J Official View of Berlin T.ONDON. Jan. 18. The British offi cial view of the German note regard ing the Baralong case was given out tonight a follows: "The Germans claim that their army and navy have observed during the present war the principles of interna tional law and humanity and that the : - ...thnr tlm talce care mat an J violations will be carefully investigated J and punished. "Some surprise is expressed that the ' nation whose armed forces have been ' responsible for the sacrifice of Lou- vain, the murder of hundreds of un I offending men, women and children on the Luailania and other ships, the ex- rcution of Edith Cavell. the introduc- tion of poisonous gases, the poisoning J of wells, attempted torpedoing of hos $ pital ships and countless other atro ; cities should describe their methods of j warfare as humane. V Data aa Paalshmeat Asked. J "It is further pointed out that it ! would be interesting to know how : many German subjects, if any, have ; been punished for these atrocities. The 1 Germans claim that the Arabic waa tor l pedoed because the commander of the i submarine had the conviction that the f Arabic was about to ram the subma T rine. The true facts are that the i Arabic was deliberately sunk by a J German submarine without warning and that she neither attempted to at ! tack the submarine nor escape from it i "With regard to the destruction of the British submarine E-1I in Danish I waters by a German torpedo-boat de- itroyer, it is claimed that it came to ' a fight between the war vessels and that '- the submarine defended itself with gun I lire. The true facts are as follows: J The Germans found the submarine dreaded in neutral waters and incap f able of either offensive or defensive. x The German destroyer fired a torpedo at the- E-1J. The torpedo exploded c lose to her. At the same moment the i German, destroyer tired with all her guns, and the commander of the E-13. " whose submarine was afire fore and aft and was unable to defend himself owing t. to being aground, gave orders to the icrew to abandon her. While the men . f were in the water they were fired on by ' machine guns and with shrapnel. 1- Trade "Reprisals" Dlsrasaed. f "The Germans defend their action in . the case of the Ruel on the ground that it waB a measure of reprisal in , accordance with measures announced by the German government in Feb l ruary, 1915. - "It is claimed that these reprisals T are legitimate, owing to the action of '. England in attempting to cut off from J Germany all Imports and starve the . German people. The Germans thus maintain their submarine policy in con sequence of the British, measures against German trade. "This is, of course, quite untrue, the t exact opposite being the case. As far : hack as December. 1914. Admiral von ' Tirpltx foreshadowed the submarine j blockade of Great Britain, and subma , rine attacks were made on a merchant Bhlp and a hospital ship on January . SO and February 1. respectively. More- over, as far back as September. 1914. a Dutch ship with a cargo of grain for i Dublin and Belfast was sunk by the Karlsruhe, and the American ship W. P. .Frye was similarly sunk on January 28. Germans Declare Blockade. "Further, on February 14 the Ger man government declared their Inten tion of instituting a general submarine 'blockade of Great Britain and Ireland iwith the avowed purpose of cutting off all supplies from these islands, and .'this blockade was put into effect on February 18. -jt was on March 11 that the British government put Into force as a means of reprisal measures against German trade, which the German government now try to maintain were the cause of their submarine policy. "The Germans maintain that In the rases of the Arabic, the E-13 and the Kuel they were only aiming at the de struction of hostile ships and in no wise the destruction of helpless per rons. The death roll of the Arabic, the shelling of British sailors as they were swimming ashore after abandon ing the E-13 and the firing on the crew of the Ruel. who were attempt ing to save themselves in the boats, aufflciently answers their claims. "With regard to the German refusal to submit the Baralong case and the three cases put forward by the British government for investigation by an Im ..artial neutral tribunal, this action peems hard to explain if the Germans are really so convinced, as they say. of the guilt of the British commander and tlie innocence of the perpetrators of three outrages cited oy tne oruuo rnm.nt : "So far as the British government is concerned, it is entirely untrue to say that the British government have left unfilled a Just demand for investiga tion. They have proposed it. and it is the Germans who have rejected it. doubtless because they know full well that the cases in which they are de fendants would be decided against them by an impartial tribunal." - Te Fartify the System Asalost Grip. W C,rtT I- prevalent LAXATIVE UROMO QflXINK should be taken, as this combination of Quinine with other ingredi ents, destrovs aernis. acta as a Tonic and lxstiv. and thu fcerps the system lp con. iu"n to withstand Cold.. Rrlp and Influ "naa There is only ono - BROMO QUININE." "R. v liKOVE'S signature on box. 1 .. T . M T I V - 1 Copyright by Underwood & Undcrwooo. H HARF SCENE AT KPT-EL.AM AR A. Kut-el-Amara is an Important port on the Tigris in Mesopotamia, where the British army recently waa reportedsurrounded by a victorious Turkish army. The British, however, reported a victory at this place during last week. MRS. HQHR WEEPS Composure Wavers at Sight of Husband's Clothing! ROBBERY THEORY SCOUTED State Exhibits Money Found In Iead Man's Pocket and Says Impor tant letters Relating to Wom en Will Be Offered JUtter. PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Jan. IS. The introduction by the prosecution today of the bloodstained garments worn by her husband. Dr. C. Franklin Mohr. on the night that he was killed almost broke the self-control which his widow. Mrs. Elizabeth V. llohr, who is accused of Instigating two negroes to murder him. has exhibited ever since the trial began. Although she kept her gaze averted after one hasty glance at the bullet-pierced hat and other clothing and one pt her attorneys attempted to divert her attention by talking to her while the various exhibits were being offered, she constantly wiped tears from her eyes and it was evident that she was deeply affected. Aside from the introduction of the exhibit, a feature of the day's proceed ings was the testimony of Constable Wallace, who quoted Mrs. Mohr as having told him that Dr. Mohr was a dangerous man and that if some people had gone through what she had they would have killed the doctor long ago. Constable Wallace on cross-examination admitted that Mrs. Mohr told him that she loved her husband. He denied that he told her that the doctor was a scoundrel and ought to oe snoi ana that he knew "two men around Bar rington who had It in for the doctor because of his professional treatment of their daughters." The state introduced testimony to now what personal effects were found in Dr. Mohr's clothing when phy sicians searched his pockets after he was shot. Each article was Identified, Including letters and envelopes and nnnav This was necessary, the pros ecution believed, to rebut any possible theory of robbery. Twn nf the letters found in Dr. Mohr's pockets were directed to one of the negro defendants. "Victor Brown, care of Dr. Mohr." but inasmuch as the state conceded that they were intro duced just to show their external ap pearance, the contents were oraereo sealed up by' the court, and the Jury will not know what is in them. The prosecution says It has other let ters, taken from Brown's locker in the garage in Newport, which will be shown later to be of Importance aa re lated to the case of Mrs. Mohr. OLD WOUNDS ABE CURED FRENCHMAN DISCOVERS AUTO MATIC CLEA.N'SEH. the Mediterranean and opened fire at it, although the Kashgar had 150 pas sengers on board, among whom were a large number of women. The reports add that the second projectile fired by the Kashgar apparently hit the sub marine, which disappeared and prob ably sank. "Likewise, these British papers re portn encounter between the steamer City of Marseilles and a submarine in the Mediterranean, the steamer firing eight shots, and that passengers travel ing aboard her report that the Bub marine was probably hit." 2200 EAGLES TO BE TRIED Entire Membership of Cincinnati Aerie Faces Charges. CINCINNATI, Jan. 18. With the ar rival here today of the trial officers it became known that the entire member ship of the Cincinnati Aerie of Eagles, numbering more than 2200. will be placed on trial tonight, charged col lectively with conduct unbecoming Eagles. The trials are the outgrowth of dif ferences that originated in the local lodge some time ago relative to the ex penditure of money on a trip to one of the annual reunions of Eagles. Tuesdays War Moves THE offensive which the Russians launched against the Austro-Hun-garian forces in East Galicia and along the Bessarabian frontier Christmas eve. described as the "New Year's battle," came to an end January 15, according to the Austro-Hungarian War Office, with the Teutons holding all their lines in the 80-mile front, having inflicted losses on the Russians estimated at 70,000 men killed or wounded and 6000 captured. That this ends only one phase of the offensive, however, is indicated by the Austrian official statement that Rus sian reinforcements are being thrown into East Galicia. The Austrians all along have considered that the big Rus sian offensive was undertaken with im portant military and political objects in view. To it has been attributed the dual purpose of lessening the strain on the entente allies in the Balkans and possibly of causing Roumania to en tar the war on the side of the entente allies. SOCIALIST IS LOYAL Party Would Defend America, Says Its Representative. Annual January Clearance Sale $1.43 HOUSE APPLAUDS SPEECH Unofficial advices from Kiev are that the Germans are evacuating Lusk. one of the triangle of fortresses in Volhy nla. around which there was sanguinary fighting in the Teutonic drive of the Russians last Fall. Still farther north, to the southeast of Riga, and south of "Widsy, the Rus sians, during a snow storm, made sur prise attacks against German posts and destroyed them. POSLAM SOOTHES MOST-FIERY SKIN No Ribk in Trying It Cannot Possibly Harm. Tm take no risk in trying Poslam. the skin remedy, as an experiment, to what it can do. It is absolutely harmless. And the burden of proof in on I'nxlam it mut show results. visibly, or you will not continue to use it. much less recommend it to oth tr. mm thousands are doinc. That Poslam possesses a merit most unusual in healing skin diseases is apparent from first application when itching stops and in improvement day hv Hav. until the skin is clear. rotflani Soap never irritates. Leaves an after "feel" of pleasant wholesome- For samples, sena 4C stamps to lafeetloa la Revived, Caaaiag Akaeeaaea, Which Burst aad Eliminate Foreign Matter, Healiag Resaltlng. PARIS. Jan. 18. Dr. Pierre Roux, di rector of the Pasteur Institute, an nounced to the Academy of Sciences last night that a remarkable advance i serumtherapy had been made as the result of a discovery dv nr. jsassuei of a method or cleaning automatically wounds that had resisted treatment. Dr. Bassuet employs the rolyvalent ..rum dlscoverea last year oy ura. Leclainche and Valle. ur. koux saia 420 wounded men who have been in hospitals from six to 14 months were treated by Dr. eassuei a metnoa. a a result the infection seemed to revive. Abscesses formed ana oursi sponta uiilv eliminating- bits of bone, splin ters, bullets, pieces of clothing and even drains and silver threads left in the incisions by mistake. After this had happened. Dr. Roux said, the wounds healed quickly in most cases, and men woo naa Deen lyins helpless for months -were discharged. cured. LINERS FIGHT SUBMARINES Two Passenger Vessels Fire and Hit L -Boats, Berlin Hears. BERLIN". Jan. IS. By wireless to Sayvtlle. N. T.) "Berlin papers, says the Overseas News Agency. quoUng the Pioneer Mail, of Allahabad, and the Times, of India, "say they report that Kmergem-y Laboratories. J2 West S5thi Peninsular &. Oriental Liner steamer. St.. Now York City. Bold by all ru-I ne Kashgar. sighted a submarine in gifelS. g From a political point of view Greece has again become a center of great interest. In addition to the report that the entente allies have ordered Greece to hand passports to the representa tives of the central powers and tneir allies in the kingdom, comes an asser tion that British and French troops have been landed at Corinth, 48 miles west of Athens. Should the latter re port prove true, the entente allies would have a line of bases almost sur rounding Greece at Saloniki on the east, at Corinth on tne soutn ana at Corfu on the west. Attempts to Limit Talk of Mr. Lon don Are Shouted Down Resist ance of Attack Promised In Opposing: Preparedness. . WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Every So cialist in the United States would de fend this country If attacked by a for eign foe, Representative London, the only Socialist In Congress, told the House today in an address against pre paredness. . ' . i . The House shouted down attempts i,to limit London's time and spurred him on with .questions. His declaration that the Socialists would fight was greeted with thunderous applause. Representa tive O'Shaughnessy, of Rhode Island, demanded of London what would be the attitude of the Socialists in case the American flag was attacked. "I desire to say that II tne people oi the United States were attacked every Socialist would fight," London said. 'What Is the distinction between tne flag and the people?" a dozen Repre sentatives Immediately asked, in as many different ways, while London smiled and fenced the question. "The people throb with life," he saia, while a flair is an emblem only. Any lnnatln from an insane asylum can at tack the flae and trample on it, but it ia a vastly different thing tor an attacK to be made on the people. London then was asked if he sup ported a Socialist pledge against en listment. "As for me." he answered, "if we were attacked nothing would prevent me from sacrificing my life." "The social democracy of the world is opposed to war," explained Mr. Lon don. "If the territory of the United States were invaded by soldiers from Canada or Mexico, every Socialist would consider it his obligation to de fend his country. "In the European war the socialists are performing a difficult task. They were for peace until the last moment. In Germany they were told that it was for defense. They took that attitude. In the German Reichstag and the Aus trian Raichrath. in England every where th'ey are now advocating peace negotiations, and I have no hesitancy in predicting that if the war is not terminated within a few months the world will witness one of the greatest revolutions in the history of nfankind. Mr. London argued that a large army and navy were unnecessary unless the United States planned extended con quest of foreign lands. With the ending of the Montenegrin campaign by the capitulation of the Montenegrins to the Austrians, nostin- ties for the moment have ceased in the Balkans, although a dispatch from Athens reports the dropping of bombs by 23 French aeroplanes on a Bulga rian position northeasts of Saloniki. Hundreds of Bulgarians are declared to have been killed in this attack and a large number wounded. The British and French on the west ern line continue their artillery duels with the Germans. Paris reports the shattering of German trenches in the region of Moulin-Sous-Toutvent and the damaging of a German battery in the Vosges, while the British record tne destruction of a large portion of the parapets of German trenches with tne explosion of a mine near Frlcourt The Germans are declared to have suffered considerably from the effects of the znlosion and the shells of the British guns which followed the detonation of the mine. One French and two British aeroplanes have been brought down by the Germans in the western theater. were undeterred by Mr. Hitchcock's op- i.i - ctgt.TYinntfi that prohibition JIUSI LIU11 v. aw- would greatly reduce the revenue of the government. Tomorrow Senator Clarke's amend- .MnncjF that th. President rec ognise the independence of the Philip pines within two years unci the act will be oeiore tne oens ivr vote. Three Sentenced at Roseburg. TrtontlTTDfl Tan 1 R TIPP i R 1. Earl Baird. arrested recently at Elk- ton on a charge or larceny, was sen . n,D(ant,,D n nnv a fine of S40. lC3Jii:c3U J ' . .... , -- Ed Stene and Mat Lumber, of Gardiner, who were accused or violating iue iuu laws, were fined 50 each. Stene ana FILIPlfJOCURBPROPOSED Liai'OIl ' IMPORT PROHIBITION WRITTEN IS MEASURE. The usual artillery engagements con tinue along the Austro-itaiian trout. Violent snow storms in the Caucasus have not ended the Russian offensive against the Turks, who are declared by Constantinople to oe oaming nara asrainst the superior forces of the In vaders. Petrograd report the capture of 24 Turkish officers and more than 200 men and quantities of rifles, war materials, tents and provisions in this region. Nothing additional has come through concerning the situation in Mesopota mia, where last accounts had the Brit ish forging ahead against the Turks in an endeavor to bring aid to the Brit ish force beleaguered in Kut-El-Amara. Habit-Farming Drag Ala Barred by PravlaioB, Independence Date Amend ment I'p for Vote Today. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. Prohibition of the manufacture, importation or sale of all intoxicating drinks or habit- forming drugs in the Philippine Is lands, excepting native beverages, was written into the Philippine sell-govern ment bill by the Senate late today by a vote of 3a to 23. The prohibition amendment as orig inally Introduced by Senator Gronna made no exceptions, but oeiore tne vote it waa modified, at the urgent sugges tion of Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the Philippines committee. It precipi tated lively debate. Senator Hitchcock insisting that Congress in. a measure designed to extend self-government to the Filipinos should not undertake to legislate for them in matters pertain ing to their personal liberty. He declared also that such legislation would arouse a storm of disapproval among the natives and precipitate dls- senators Gronna and Vardaman led the champions of the amendment, who Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. Supply Hosiery and Underwear Needs Now ! Sale Wool Union Suits In Dutch or Low-Neck Styles, in Ankle Length, Sleeveless or With Elbow Sleeves. Regular $2.00 Lines on Sale at . . ... i . i- - ; 1;i,f ,0;,f Wnnl TTninn Suits. iney come in A suDStanuat saving at xms saie 01 wumcu a iuic iSn-..w6... ,. - --- . , . i.i., sizes in styles with Dutch neck, elbow sleeves and in ankle length; also in low-neck styles, sleeveless and in ankle length. They are well finished, neatly trimmed, perfect-fitting TJmon Suits in C1.43 a quality and make always sold at $2.00. Clearance Sale Price " zzr- fintsize Hose at 23 Pr. The finest Wool Shirts and Drawers for boys made by the Globe Mills garments in Winter styles and weight. A quality sold everywhere at $1.25. QQ. Clearance Price all A special sale of women's full-fashioned, fast-black Cotton Stockings, with rib top; oui-bize oin...., regularly sold at 35c a pair. Clearance Pr,ce23c Today only Out-of-the-Ordinary "Values in Embroideries An Unsurpassed Va riety of Patterns in Edges, Insertions, Bands, Readings, Flouncings,- All over and Corset Cover Em- t broideries All selling at r CLEARANCE SALE PRICES Prudence should prompt you to pur chase now for both present and future ' needs.. You have choice from 4 to 7-in. 15c Swiss and Voile Edges, yd. 50 4 to 18-in. 35c Swiss, Voile Edges, yd. 150 12 to 18-in. 35c Edges, Flouncings, yd 190 18-inch Flouncing and Corset-Cover Embroideries, yd. 250 All 27-iit. Flouncings in 35c quality, to close at, yd. 250 All 27-inch Flouncings in 50c quality, to close at, yd. 350 All 27-inch Flouncings in 75c quality, to close at, yd. 480 All 27-inch Flouncings in values to $1.75, to close, yd. 590 urn v A Clearance of the Celebrated R. & G. CORSETS In Late Models Reg. $3 to $3.50 A i 7Q Grades, pair4 1 f 7 A price below ac tual manufactur ing cost! Just think what a great saving this means to you! In cluded are up-to-the minute styles with many ad vance Spring models. They come in fine cou- til, brocades and fancy materials and in front and back-lace models. All sizes and styles for medium, slender and stout figures. They are guaranteed $3.00 and $3.50 R. & G. $1 "7Q Corsets priced for this sale, only P Lumber were arrested by the game warden after a fistic encounter in the center of the North Umpqua River. OIL CONCERN CUTS MELON Standard of California to Distribute Millions in Stock. 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. IS. A 50 per cent stock dividend was declared to day by the Standard Oil Company (California) at the regular directors' meeting held at Richmond, Cal. The dividend, which waa in addition to the regular quarterly one of $2.60 a share, was made payable April 15 to stock holders of record March 4, 19X8. There are outstanding 496.86 and a fraction shares entitled to the dividend of a half share each. -r: The stock dividend wan made subject to the approval of the California state authorities. The dividend, officers of the com pany said, represents a little mora than halt of the surplus, accu mulated over a period of years. The last annual statement showed a sur plus of more than J40.000.000. A Philadelphia aurgcon U combatlne dis eases pi-cullur to certain races by trans fusing to patient" blood from members 01 other races that seem Immune to the mala dies. . Visitors to the Goodyear facto ries are always impressed with a framed sign which confronts them at every turn. In every room in every uoouyc' building, they en counter the same message Protect our tood name- It hangs on he wans oi an wic Goodyear branches throughout the country, a n d i s being adopted by tire dealers everywhere as an expression of the spirit in which their business is conducted. We believe that the public will be Interested in the analysis of this simple but strik i n g sentiment vwhich is pub lished herewith. The Ooodrear Tare Rubber Co, Akron, Ohia President Aotect '(Jut $ooi ftame r TRIPPED to the waist, his huge torso stream- ing with, sweat, a work man swings the heavy iron core to an iron table, and wrenches off a tire which has just coma steaming from the heater. His eye falls on the legend over bis head, and he s smiles. Our good name is also his good name. . The two are intertwined. He will protect the one while he subserves the other. His thoughts are as they should be chiefly of him self, of his little home, and of his family. ( Their good name, his good name,- our good name his good work will stand guard over them all. Two thousand miles away in Seattle, we will say the same thought in the same simple words. An irritating moment has arrived the temptation to speak sharply to a cus tomer, to fling a slur at unworthy competition. The salesman, or the man ager, or whosoever it may be, looks op, and the quiet admonition meets his eye. Protect our good name. In a twinkling it smoothes the wrinkles out of his point of view. He is himself again a man with a responsibility : which he could not escape if he would; and would not, if be could. Back two thousand miles again to the factories this time to the experimental room. An alluring chance to save to make more profit by skimping, by substitution. No one will ever know. But the silent monitor repeats its impressive admonition. Wo must rot Jo 30 Jour good -will we must not tarnish our good name. You can call that anything you like. You on call it business, or sentiment, or idealism, or nonsense. Protect our good name, it may be all of these. What chance to compro mise with conscience in the presence of that vig ilant guardian? Thousands of men striving to ksep a name clean. And keeping their own clean in the process. We Americans, it is said, make a god out of business-Let the slur stand. Whether it be true or not it is true that business is our very life. Shall it be a reproach to us that we try to make business as good as it can be made ? Think of W business, please, in the light of its great animating thought: Protect our good name. xr- an ttiinVina nf vnn. always, when we say it AQienuiu ujimuiio, millions in the von and von old world. We think of you judging os by what we are, by what we do, by what we make. We think of tens of thou sands of homes in which our name can be made to atand for that which is worthy and worth while. And we think you think so. It may even be that which our national critics call making a god of business. But at least it gives to us a motive that is bigger and broader and deeper than money. It makes thousands of men happier in their work and more faithful to it. It has made of this busi ness a democracy of united thought a democracy of common endeavor de mocracy of purpose and principle. And here is the oddest thing of all: The more we live op ta thia "impractical" ideal. the greater the business grows. The more we labor for the future, the more we profit in the present. The more we etrive for character, the greater the reward in money. The more we put into our product, the more we take out in sales. Perhaps, after all, there is more than one sense in which it is good to make a god out of business. We think so.