THE MOIIXIXG ORKGONIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1.1, 1920
13
MERCIER CALLS HERDING
y 1 OF BELGIANS "BRUTAL"
"Clergy Demand a Place in the Vanguard of the Persecuted," Cardinal
Writes. "I Record This Request With Pride," He Tells Von Bissing.
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CARDINAL MKRCIKR'S STORY.
J Including his correspondence
Willi the German authorities in
Bljfium during the war. 1914 to
t 118. edited by Professor Fer
7 niand Mayence of Louvain uni
T yerslty and translated by the
J gustlne's. Ramtgate, England. J
Copyrisht by Public ledger. Published
by Arrangement. J
I'.iplanatory ( iiniinrnl by Professor
. Kernand .Uafrncf.
' T H,s defense of Belgian workmen
I doomed to 5-lu.very in the German
empire, Card ir.at Mercier was
tl ukpiman for thousands of patriots
v. hose spiritual annor was as strong
a j their .naterlal weapons were weak.
Lemonior, the burgomaster of Brus
fctls. successor to the indomitable Max,
w ho early in the war had been im
ulsoned in Germany, refused to de
liver to the invaders the lists of the
unemployed. and this remarkable
handbill appeared one morning on the
boardings of the capital: .
WE'WIU, NOT GO!
The people of Brussels understand.
They do not obey the demands of the
Germans. They are not going to al
low themselves to be led as sheep to
the slaughter. In a great number of
communes many men have not pre
sented themselves; they have not been
disturbed. Those who have surren
dered themselves have been led away.
Shame on those who present them
selves because of selfishness or be
cause they have a certificate of com
pliance or because they are certain of
being placed at liberty.
All for each one! Each one for all!
A Belgian who works for Germany
filthts against his Fatherland.
L.et them organize their man-hunt;
will hide ourselves.
Long live the Fatherland! Long
live the king!
We will not go!
That many eventually did go Is
proof of the magnitude and madness
of the German oppression. In Brus
sels, howaver, the deportations were
fewer than in certain of the smaller
exclusively industrial centers. Bold
ness, even if exhibited by the helpless,
was almost, an embarrassment to the
Prussian system. ;
(Continuation of 'Chapter XXX
Th.e Deportation of the Unemployed.)
In a fresh letter to Baron von Biss
ing, the cardinal maintains that hir
arguments have ijeen left unan
swered; he protests nce more against
the brutal way in which the recruit
ing of the ' so-crwiled unemployed
verywhere takes place
Archbishop's House. Malines,
November 29, 1916.
To His Excellency Baron von Bissing,
Governor-General of Belgium:
The letter which your excellency
floee ir.e the honor to write me, dated
November 23, is disappointing. In
several circles, that I had' reason to
believe weil-informed, it was assert
ed that your excellency had felt it
your duty to lay a protest before the
highest authorities of the empire
ngainst the regulations you were
forced to apply to Belgium. I count
ed, therefore, on at least some delay
In the application of these measures,
pending a fresh examination and in
a mitigation in the method of execut
ing them.
But lo and behold! without a word
of ansrwer to any one of the argu
ments by which I proved in my let
ters of October 19 and November 10
the lllesal and anti-social nature of
the condemnation of the Belgian
workingmen to forced labor and de
portation, your excellency confines
yourself to repeating in your letter of
November 23 the very text of your
letter of October 26. These two let
ters are. in fact, identical both in mat
ter and form.
On the other hand the recruiting
of the so-called unemployed is car
ried out most of the time without any
regard to the observations of ' the
local authorities. Many reports I hold
in my hands bear witness that the
clergy are brutally kept at a dis
tance, the mayors and local council
ors silenced; the recruiting officers
find themselves in the presence of
individuals unknown to them and ar
bitrarily make their choice from
sniong their number. Instances of
this abound. I will give you two re
cent examples from a crowd of others
which I hold at your excellency's
service.
On November 21 the recruiting of
forced labor took place in the village
of Kersbeek-Miscom. Of the 1325 in
habitants of the commune, the re
cruiting officers took away 94 In a
body without distinction of social
status or profession; farmers' sons,
men who have to support aged and
infirm parents, fathers of families
who left wife and children in want;
men who were as -needful to their
families as their daily bread. Two
families, both of them, saw four sons
carried off at the same time. Of the
94 thus deported, only two were really
unemployed.
In the region of Aerschot the re
cruiting took place on November 23.
At Rillaer, Gelrode and Rotselaer
young men who supported their wid
owed mothers, farmers, the heads of
numerous families one of them more
than 50 years of age with 10 children
cultivating the land and owning
several head of cattle, who had never
received a penny from public charity,
were taken away by force in spite of
all their protests. In the little village
of Rillaer, as many as 25 young: lads
of 17 were taken away.
Your excellency would have wished
that the communal authorities be ac
complices In these odious recruitings;
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ol S.ili.-J ItcP.i'i-J. Adv.
A kj
neither their legal position nor their
conscience would allow them to do so
But they could have enlightened the
recruiters and are specially quali
iiea ior that. Priests, who know the
common people better than anyone
else, could render these officials val
uable help. Why Is their assistance
reiusea
At the end of your letter your ex
cellency reminds me that professional
men are not molested. If only the
unemployed were taken away I could
understand their exception. But if
the able-bodied are enrolled Indis
criminately that exception is unfair.
It would be iniquitous to throw the
whole burden of deportation on the
working classes. The middle classes
ought also to share in the sacrifice
imposed on the nation by the occu
pying power, however cruel this sac
rifice may be, and justly so, because
it is cruel. Numbers of my clergy
have entreated me to demand for
them a place in the vanguard of the
persecuted. I record this request and
submit it to you with pride.
I still wish to believe that the au
thorities of the empire have not said
their last word, that they will not be
unmindful of our undeserved sorrows,
of the reprobation of the civilized
world, of the verdict of history and
of the chastisement of God.
Accept, excellency, the expression of
my sincere esteem.
(Signed)
D. J. CARDINAL. MERCIER.
Archbishop of Malines.
Von Bissing, in spite of his prom
ise, did not answer the letter of No
vember 29. He confined himself to
informing the cardinal, through Baron
von der Lancken, that he could not
accept the help offered by the priests
in the work of enrolling the unem
ployed. Several days later the cardinal sent
the parish priests of his diocese the
following instructions:
In spite of the protests addressed to
Germany by the sovereign pontiff and
several neutral states, the deportation
of our civil population still continues.
It is our duty to lessen to the best
of our ability an evil we are power
less to prevent.
The moment that notices to assem
ble are placarded in your parish,
please warn persons who do not de
pend on public assistance to provide
themselves with a receipt for the pay
ment of this year's taxes, duly certi
fied by the communal authorities.
The sick and delicate must ask their
doctor for a certificate of ill-health;
workmen who are employed must ask
their masters for a declaration, coun
tersigned by the burgomaster, that
they are in employment. .
The day following their departure
make an appeal to, the best of your
charitable parishioners, both men and
women; get into contact with the St.
Vincent de Paul society, with the
Ladies of Mercy, the Third Order of
St. Francin, the congregations and
confraternities, the manifold societies
affiliated with the diocesan Federa
tion of Catholic Women, of which the
Abbe Halflants is the director, and
form with their help and under the
direction of the parish priest or his
delegate a committee of moral assist
ance, who will undertake to visit
stricken families, to comfort, advise
and help them. Give them moral sup
port and help them materially, if need
be. A Christian parish forms one
family. When in a family one mem
ber .suffers, all suffer; when it enjoys
prosperity, every one shares therein.
And so not one single home in the
parish should be left out, unknown
or forgotten. If this were desirable
in normal times, it should be abso
lutely necessary in these distressing
days. Those who have leisure ought
to place themselves at the disposal of
those who have none. The superflu
ity of some ought to minister to the
wants of other. Mutual help so un
derstood and practiced is but the ful
fillment of the law of Christ. "Bear
ye one another's burdens," says the
Apostle Paul, "and so you shall ful
fill the law of Christ."
The parish priests who are In need
of some help in their ministry of
charity may come or send some one
to me for it, but I should like them
to be good enough to fix approxi
mately the amount of help they re
quire. We must leave no stone un
turned to effect the repatriation of
those who, according to the German
government's declarations, ought to
be immune from deportation. To that
end, a committee has been organized
in our episcopal curia to deal with
cases calling for redress.
(To be continued.)
WATER SUPPLY PROBLEM
SETTLEMENT OF KLAMATH
LANDS MAY BE DELAYED.
Adjustment of Power Company,
American Legion and Oilier Con
flicling Interests Held Urgent.
KLAMATH FALLS. .Tail. 12. (Spe
cial.) Settlement of 25.000 acres of
Tule lake lands within the next two
or three years depends upon regula
tion of the upper Klamath lake water
supply during the summer season, ac
cording to H. P. Newell, project en
gineer. Unless differences with the California-Oregon
Power company and the
American Legion and other conflict
ing Interests are reconciled, so that
the. power company can Install the
Link river dam, which will serve to
make a storage reservoir of the upper
lake, Mr. Newell asserts that water
will not be available to irrigate land
already under ditches, about 50,000
acres, in July and August, to say
nothing of expansion.
The opening of Tule lake lands to
homestead entry is being anxiously
awaited. There- are 12,000 acres
already reclaimed and all that pre
vents opening to settlement, says
Newell, is the lack of irrigation
water.
Within two or three years, it is
estimated, the waters of. Tule lake
will have receded so as to . leave
25.000 acres available for homestead
ers. According to Mr. Newell, how
ever, the summer water supply undi-r
present conditions cannot be depended
on to irrigate lands already patented,
which have been formed into Irriga
tion districts, and the problem of con
serving the winter flood waters for
use in the dry months Is one to be
faced immediately.
Relic of Old Days Dug Up
at Silverton.
l-'raimrat of Gun That Rant When
Cleveland Was Klected Found.
SILVERTON, Or., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) In excavating for a garage
Rt the corner of First and Lewis
street a few days ago Vernon Wolcott
unearthed a piece of iron which re
calls an incident In early history of
considerable interest. It is the butt
vi. a. vau-uii oiivBrion owned I
many years ago and which frequently
Annual Inventory Sales Al! Over the Store!
15c Wool Soap, Special 10c
On Sale Today Only-th Floor
Model Grocery 2500 Cakes
Swift's Wool Soap at a sensa
tional low price. Delivery only
with other grocery pur- in.
chases. 15c size, special JLvFl
Baby Week
Specials
2d Floor Infants' Double Blan
kets with fancy pink (3JO "I Q
or blue borders at f'i-t
. Infants' Knit Sweat-(J- r7Q
ers and Sacques at D-L I 5
Infants' Leggings, (go - Q
with or without feet DS -!.
Infants' Comb and Brush Sets,
4 pieces sale $2.03 to 4.70
2-piece Comb Sets 77p-.$ 1.13
Infants' Combs special 23
Infants' Hair Brushes at 770
Odd line Ribbon Nov'lties 770
Small Record Books at 590
All Infants' Bands and Shirts
are included in the special sale.
Double Green Stamps Given in All Depts.
The Garment Store Offers Splendid Savings on
House Dresses
was used In celebrating the election
of presidents.
In the celebration of Cleveland'
first election some of the enthusiastic
democrats overloaded the nun and it
burst in fragments, which flew in all
directions. One piece . of the cannon
was hurled r.00 feet to R. C Ramsby's
DONT ROB THE-KIDDIES
of the foods that promote growth. An
essential food element for growing children
are theMvitamins" found in the whole wheat
Shredded Wheat contains all the vitamins
and mineral salts combined with the body
building elements in the whole wheat grain
the perfect food for growing children.Two
Shredded Wheat Biscuits served with hot milk
make a warm.nourishimj'meal at a cost of a
few cents-the most real food for the least money.
Double Trading
Save Your
Stamps!
Trading Stamps rep
resent a direct cash sav
ing' on the money you
spend. Ask for them!
Small White Beans, 07
No. 1 quality 3 pounds
Popcorn special pound 1 1
Germea' Breakfast Ofl
Cereal special package vC
Women's
Bath Robes
At $5
2d Floor These are the finest
Robes we have seen this season at
the price. They are made up in
splendid heavy quality blanket
material and there is a wide
range of desirable patterns in
floral, conventional and Indian ef
fects. Trimmed with satin or with
cord. The woman who is in need
of a good warm Robe will do well
to see this assortment. flfT flft
All sizes.. Special at 0O.UU
5 special lines of Women's House Dresses
go on sale today at special low prices.
Fresh, attractive styles and dependable ma
terials. Thrifty women will supply their
spring needs at once. DOUBLE STAMPS.'
House Dresses
At $2.66
Second Floor Women's House Dresses in
smart styles. Made up in fancy plaid
ginghams in various color combinations.
Trimmed with white pique collars, cuffs
and patch pockets. V neck. All
regular sizes. Inventory Sale at 5.00
House Dresses
At $3.15
Second Floor The Dresses in this lot are
I made of good quality ginghams and per
cales in stripes and plain colors. Semi
fitted -styles with convertible collars or
square necks. Some button down (JQ -
the front. Inventory Sale price DO.-LO
House Dresses
At $4.28
Second Floor Many attractive styles in
this assortment, including the popular "Ex
pansion" models that can be easily adjusted
to any size waist measure. Plaid, striped
materials. Some with fancy col- (PA OQ
lars and cuffs. Inventory special tDTt0
House Dresses
At $4.50
Second Floor House Dresses of fancy
striped materials with white collars and
cuffs, large patch pockets. V J A Cf
necks. Many different colors at 3rr.Jv
barnyard and killed one of his cows.
The episode created a lot of talk
and some hard feelinps, and to make
peiire with his neighbor and show
fidelity to his party principles. Jake
McClaine, founder of the C'oolidne &
McClaine bank of Silverton, paid Mr.
Ramshy for the cow.
Stamps Given
The Standard Store of the Northwest
Olds, Wortman & King
Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods
Double
Stamps
Faney Silks Special
.nam rioor Odd lines Novelty Checked and ()q
Striped Silks $1.75 and $2.00 grades the yard
Inventory Sale of
Rugs
Rug Department, Third Floor.
$37.50 Axminster CJQ" Qf
Rugs, size 9x12 ft. 50J..JU
$32.50 Tapestry
Rugs, size 9x11:3, at
S24.35
$15.00 Fiber Rugs, QQ Q(
size 9x12 ft. Special at DVVJ
$11.00 Fiber Rugs, &( QP
size 6x9 ft. Special at 50.00
$35.00 Tapestry Brussels Rug,
size 7:6x9 feet. On CJOI QP
sale today, special at 04'tt)0
$85.00 Royal Wil- (gO Cf
ton Rug; 8:3x10:6 at .OtF
Linoleum Rugs
at $4.98
Third Floor Extra special for
today only. Linoleum Rugs, size
6 ft. by 4 ft. 6 inches. Choice new
patterns in large as- (J QQ
sortment. Special at 5tc.c0
Sale of Carpet
Samples
Bargain Circle, First Floor High
grade Wilton Carpet Samples,
1 to 2 yards long. QA AO
Priced special at only D0
Other Samples 290, 390, 490
18x36-inch Rag Rugs FZQn
for Bath Room. Special
-MHWiMMMarf
Annual Inventory
Tlininnr Tnhlpa I TWoccinn- rTl-lcj I
Dining Tables
$24.00 Dining Table, P"J Q f7fr
Inventory Sale onlv wliyy
I $28.50 Dining Table, CJOO rjf?
Inventory Sale only Ddd 4 eJ
Both Mr. Itamsby and Mr. Mc
Claine arc dead.
The piece of cannon Is now on ex
hibition in the front window of the
Coolidge & McClaine bank.
Snow Melts at Spirit Lake.
KEi.SO. Wash.. Jan. 12 fSnecial.)
With Charge
Week
Aisle of Cottons, Main Floor
Improve this opportunity to replenish vour stock of household
needs at worthy savings. The Inventory Sale offers many special
lots in Towels, Sheets, Sheetings, Tillow Cases, Bedspreads, Table
Linens, etc., at reduced prices all this week. Double Stamps.
Bath Towels, Special 98c
Main Floor Large size Turkish Bath Towels heavy OO
weight and good quality. Limited number put on sale at iJoC
le-inch Crash Toweling very absorbent. Special yard 190
snti.ii.'Mu
quality. Full
$1.29 a Yard
Inventory Sale of
Curtains
All small lots and odd pairs of
Curtains have been repriced down
ward to effect a quick clean-up be
fore stock-taking time arrives.
$5 Curtains
$3.95
Third Floor Only a limited num
ber of pairs in this lot.v Fine qual
ity Marquisette material with
pretty appliqued borders. (PQ QfT
$5.00 grade; the pair 50.0
$5.50 Curtains
at $4.48
Third Floor This lot is also lim
ited, therefore early choosing is to
your advantage. Dainty lace edges
and insertions. Marquisette ma
te r i a 1. Curtains well (J A A Q
worth $5.50 the pair, 5.'0
Sale of Cretonnes
ioc Art Cretonnes
Art
yarl -SC
special sale today; a
90c Art Cretonnes on E?fl
special sale today; a yai
rd JJK,
I Dressing Tables
$48.00 Mahogany QIO flft
Drossi
$50 Walnut Dress- QJ A n(T
; ing Tables priced at &4.00
Returned trappers from the Spirit
lake and upper Toutlo district re
port that there is litle snow in the
lower Cascades, which is almot un
precedented for this time of the year.
Wliy does Butter Nut Bread
keep its freshness so long?
'Butter Nut bread docs stay' fresh longer
than "ordinary breads do. Because of its
fine texture of grain and air tight wrapper,
it retains the moisture for a longer period
of time."
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or Cash Purchases
Basement
Sales
Special low prices on
Wearing- Apparel and
Household Needs during
the INVENTORY SALE.
Sheets, Sheetings
and Bed Spreads
BLEACHED SHEETS of splendid Q- no
heavy quality. Size 72x90. Special at M-.i0
Bleached Sheets for i bed special at .$1.73
BLEACHED Pillow Cases, size 45x38 350
half bleached, good firm nr
2 yards wide; special, yard
ov i io, Dcust-KLAUH in large size
for double bed. Beautiful patterns at
HEMMED BEDSPREADS, size 81x
90 inches. Excellent value. Special at
Pattern Cloths
Main Floor Pure Linen Table Cloths of heavy
double damask; size 2x3 yards. Special $H.00
2x3-yard Linen Pattern Cloths; special S14.DO
Mercerized Cotton Pattern Cloths, now'.Sl.5S
Mercerized Napkins, 22x22-inch; dozen $4.75
Mercerized Damask, 2 yards wide; yard sj1.00
Sale of Bedding
Take Advantage of These Savings
I t
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mi' ' m r -h'm- 'i i
$6.50 Woolnap
$6.00 Flaid Blankets $4.89
$6.50 Gray Woolnap Blankets
with fancy colored bor- CtT OCT
ders. Good size, weight Otl.Otl
Third Floor White Woolnap
Blankets in fancy colored border.
Regular $6.50 grade. C?C OCT
Inventory Sale, special
$8.50 Gray Woolnap (Jrr or
Blankets, priced at only
Wool Blankets Reduced
Third Floor Large size White
Wool Blankets of good large size
and good weight. Reg- ?f OA
ular $13.50 values now d&JU
- . "-to , lvv-
Sale of Furniture
!.. (V 4 i t :i m -i i
Buffets
$43.00 Golden Oak CQ1 tZfi
Buffets special at 0u( ttlU
$34.00 Golden Oak (POO Qft
Buffets special at
DO.JU
During: th cold snap of last month!
the snowfall was livrht in the foot-
hill.. There Is no snow at the level!
of Spirit lake and autos drove to!
the lake last week. '
j
1 1
Sale
Silk Mixed
Crepe Voiles
$1.25 Yd.
Main Floor Dainty, sheer ma
terial for spring frocks and
party dresses. Large assortment
of beautiful designs to select
from. Priced for In- Q- rtjr
ventory Sale, a yard 5J-.0
10 Yds. Longcloth
$2.50
.Main Floor English Longcloth
of fine soft finish very desir
able for spring lingerie. Full 27
inches wide. Specially QO fTf
priced; 10-yard pieces iS.OU
LINGERIE NAINSOOK, 27
inches wide fine soft finish.
Put up 10 yards to a (PQ "I C
box; priced speciaUat 30lt)
Shirting- Flannels
Main Floor Wool-finish Shirt
ing Flannels, attractive patterns.
32 inches wide. Inven- A fT
tory Sale special, a yard
Outing Flannels in a large as
sortment of checked, striped and
plaid patterns 300, 350 yard.
1-lb. Comforter Batts Sl.OO
1U
Blankets $5.85
$6.00 Fancy Plaid Woolnao Blan
kets in full size, good & A QQ
weight. Inventory Sale 5.07
White Woolnap Blankets of good
heavy weight and large size. Reg
lar selling price $8.00. Qf fTf
Inventory Sale snecial At DJ. I fj
$9.00 White Wool-finish
Blankets; the pair
S7.95
Third Floor Fancy Tlaid Wool
Blankets in various colors. These
are full laree size. C1 O fT"
Regular $15.00 erade tDX.OD
Library Tables
-$23.00 Oak Library ?0-f rrrr
. Tables priced Bpecial
$27.50 Oak Library OOO rA
I Tables Driced snerial )dd.OJ
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