ENGLAND READY
TO DEFY WILSON
BLOCKADE NOTE
Cannot Sacrifice Naval
Weapon to Conciliate
Neutrals.
A.WERICANS HOPE
FOR MODIFICATION
Compromise with Packers Seen
as Move Toward an
Agreement
. Rj ? 4?>> ..- Tb. T i
-.on. Jan. If?. Although I he
I'aily Mail" Il v.porouslv ??.???: t.?-.'.. ne for
Ort ?tr'.Ttret-.* blockru'.e, ???uecia'.'.y
I neutrals, 1 h? Tl bunt under
?? ? ' ?'-.-.:. B lltti " I 4?i that
s--, ?Iteratioi rill . effected l'-e
..-. f .-?4 4 4.1
? . - ? ab*i>
??-???
Ion to -.np4>- . neutral
ii.'t
, ? -
.. |?-. p?a th th? '.?'^.r??'.
f war on '
. . Because
- ? ? re .- no ""-?? : ' '
presea, ,-.. . will bo handed over
to ? ???. "Th? Westminster Ga
Iggtlt . csn r
Stich ft ?wr?? mish* fasily Ii
OH, Whil? ?von if every
m \e??r! were ta) B rkwall,
. . ,-, ? - v tftorward
... r strong tb? suspi
ourta might
b< m to th? timi r.? destination of
rr.e cat
\f?-reomert ?lib Neutral? Bent.
Here ii
... - . th? Netherlands
-??r.-? Trust r?-.d the Danish -?irre?
are the onl] ?at ifaetorj ?r r0R
gh it
.-. -;- ??.- '-?nund to
"
there 1
these
arrang
t that the tigur? I sst two
.t. On
hand, "1 ?
gitat
?-. tore the Crntr D
?. ounc
? ? . ? ? .' ,v-.c bloekad?
?ts itnag-si t
? -? i not test i
? - - genera sod i?
sistent
the 1 ks ?? possibly th?
the latter
relax, wl mthinl
portait the
relaxat'on for i. --i gll
M??\?ment Toward Blockade.
owovcr, who
or? rith th? machinery
of th? " orders in council, in
lei ? their actinc a- reprtt
hippers, bo
t ai actual blockade is about
"
A person who car. ipoak author.ta
?4S a rrpre
otiv? of An ?I ?n COB?
neetion with British prize court i?ro
.-? , ?viewed to day th<> ?volution
of the ordei ineil. H? said;
British governmoi I si ??ws an
te i rncy now to shift
around to the persistently expressed
American contention that the interna
t onal law which prevailed before the
present war must ultimately j-ovi-rn
Great Britain's assertion of her *ea
power.
"It il well known that, when thr
war beiran, th? Admiralty urged upon
th? Foreign Office the n?C?SS?ty tor thr
declaration of ;in artual blockade, but
the latter believed thai th? suscepti?
bilities t.?f neutrals could be botter met
by orders In eouneil, an?!, after the
adopt th? ?K'overr,ment be?
arable agreement i tl
?
I nited Slates H lor bed Sucre*?.
agreements might have ?ue
? ?I been for the <.ppr ?;
th? ?? tatos, whicl took
'he ??anl from the ft] I? that I
'lor? in council wen ? gal snd that,
berel - ? ? ? ' e:!erl or sub rosa re
' "? ' m, rn form- similar to
? : Th? N'eth
? la Oversea? Trust ot i,
? ? of Amer! ran sovereigaty un
"Even though not Indorsing the at
- ..? * of tie ' ? ? -a
the imallei t..-,-..-?. to
chafe . - enta, u hich an
- being port
sgre? menti hare
of Sir
Ctllm ?o the
? '? " that ? Inconceivable that the
Britii gov? mont ild issue nnv
' which ? prize court
>.?4t*?V" '?
P' aim '?f
r. ermamt
am?mt?mla
*tti?tos
' '
i?
._
SPECIAL EVENT?S
This Weck
January
Clearance Sale
White Sale
Sotion Sale
Prestrnting specially pricec
merchandise of the most
?impelling importance.
j??c??liTl??l? i
*>???. ?o ?Mth n ^f Loa. !? M *?
could renal ?tief hi? nugatory la i?*i-<>ir
? :->?i! Intelnational law
iiittinh *kiota* t.. Pochera.
"T",i compromise oal of eourl bj
tl.? Hi it.?ii fovorntSMal witli the Clil
4-???4 packen i* the boot eoncrote eel*
donee >.f the Siodiflcatlon >'" ihr order?.
in eaanctl t<> moi't the eoneeptions ol
latarnational leu existing before 'I'?1
?m rhere le othoi evidence ?'f suck
modification ?nil ? ?triklnir tribute to
th?> i*iii International low i?. m'en In
thi growing recognition of the fa?-'
that, i. ?pit.- it?? dims) atraeture, il ii
the only penible cmlaj for the tOttlc
n\rnt of the problesss rai.nl l'y the re?
lation? of belligerents with noatrali
"Oroal Brltain'i attempts to aehatl
I uto h cod,- ol bei own that woald not
fana dangeroai pr?c?dents wh4 n she
herself may be a neutral, are doomed
t?> fnii. and I should not he nurpriric?*
if the Foreign Office adapts the conrea
recommended i>\- th?* Admiralty and do
alares an actual blockade.
"it ;? significant la tin*- eonneetion
? r\- the recent Parliamentary white
paper which defended the Brltiah
nlorki.iio u^e,i the word blockade, and
did ;.?.. emphae se the fact that ordera
in co'.-.r ,i had boon adopted aa n roprl
un? meaaare, aa did Mr. \-iiuith when
?.i.ey ?ere flrat adapted
now atrlctly an a? ual blockade
i ?* been enforced m a aubjoct ?if spec
There Ii ne donb y. mj mind
that the recent heavy ihlpmenta to
Denmark, under the Daniah agree
ment, bad a tremendous effect rr. low
I ering the price of ti.? German murk.
and th.-te are ;r*an> atrong adh?rente,
both r. and out of Parliament, of the
-. .? -\ of letting i.cunar.;. Imporl any
thing, except actual contraband, while
keeping an iron-clad barrier against
hi r t-Ni?.ii u
l nnmil Pace 1'iil'ln.
"Bui the Brittoh public i.a: l>een
taught ??' beli-rv? in the efficiency ?>f
the ? .. ...1 blockade ai ?i the
? '".;?? nol inra- t?. open the
n the "rm of si.i? ror??\
agreements - *'n. ver* effective
i ? ?;?.-? ?i ? lent Eve . I*r itiib ofll*
? that b declaratioi of
I :-.\ ?? Mr ong
? American precedenti which
nre r.4.\-. lacking for the orders In coun?
cil."
\ att? ., I to get thi subject be
fore Parliament ..r.ai Force thi British
- '? ::.*;..* lire blockade more
? "'? tive IR to be made r.rxt week. Sir
Dalsiel, on Monday or Tuesday.
: h day tu m icuaa a by the
fee.).: c tl e Germans.
"The l II Mall Gasette," diaeuealng
tmeriean rt'rss report, regarding the
the United Statei may
with regard to the blockade que?
tion. aa ?
"If Count von Bern-torff .succeeds in
obtaining n >|iii?i ate DUO foi the .?n
war.I reeaatatton by uermeny ??f k<
act?? #f piracy nn.l succeeds Hi Snllstlf
the United Slates as ttn?? ?>f German)
minor, Indirect slliei In her efforts I
rule th? World, we may expect fre?
h'luiks upon our Interpretation of ii
tei national law If President Wilstj
Should elect to walk the 1011,1 so ohllj
u?(f constructed for him b) Berlin, It
??ell I,?? kIiouKI realise where M Ii gotai
to lehd him
Tcrhaltnlltloe >?ep? Aside.
" riu? Hiitisl? Empira, which is she?
ding blood aad ntit ink f??i o?< vindici
lion of 'neutral rights,1 bas reached
Mane in the conflict where teehnleall
???-s will n?t be allowed (<? roatraln th
legitimate n ? ?? <?f all iii? weapon? s
warfare. Our light to pr?vaut sup
pliei from reaching the enemy i-? al
Holule. and if the prttOMI ?? HUM
fresh disguises it is the ln.nIn????*? I
International lau to strip then? ofl an
not to be fettered by ?hi wording of I'?
f?>rm?'r rescripta,
"N.? Britisk government would ?Jar
to relax its ??'rip on licimaiiv now ii
deference to Interests ?m?l tnrenti o
outsiders who at?- chiefly lutorosted li
what profil they can make <>>i' ol *'?
world's agon) ?'???? ble-ekade in futur?
must bo tisrhtei instead of lo?>s??r, an?
nothing will impart ?0 II .1 BterBOl tCW
per ?ban an> external Interferua-ee."
"We must not ,-laini." ?.?> 1 "Tii<
Westminister ilnrettc" in su editarla
"that the American peopl? are on oui
aid,' in this eoafiict, but we And it ?lif
flcult ro believe that the gi??.?.. domo
.?n-.:, people of th? Noa World will al
low then- Influence t?> i><- used t<> disarm
tie democratic peoples of the Old Worin
in their struggle foi liberty again?
military domination, The* will be * ?i r.'
ta look bad to 11 ? 1 own listor. and
remember .??,a. they ?in?! ?ml thought
when neutral? rxpeelei ?>i demanded
that the) should break ?heir blockade
of th?? Southern Statua
Should Remember Civil War.
It at this stage rhey thr? ' ?
weight into the seal?- against u- .?i try
to deprive >u of oui principal weapoi
againat the Central Powers rhey would
b? doing what they most notly resented
:n tiii n ot\ 1. ease
"The Evening Stands! ?!" sia ?? ?..
many is now clothed in a whit?
?"i ?? and America arc loil ::.< handl i-,
? '? i.oble tusk of bullying the nation
that has respected <??? er;, law or* human
it;.- ami ha? persistently interpreted the
law of nationi to her own di advantag
"Poor England! No moral crime can
be laid at our iioors, bu? We are inter
fering with the war profita of American
manufacturers, so w? mus*. ??? .
blockalle and thus prolong the \tnr, and
this is asked in th? r.uinc of humanity.
"There is one com fort ,'01 us miser
able sinner.-: Presiden! Wilson and
Count von HornstorfT will knock at our
door in vain."
Wilson Victory Will Rivet
Belgium to Prussian Yoke
f ontlniieil friin page I
Ambassador, 1- about to undertake to modify the British blockade u. serve
?? who .ire turning* our own nation into a field for riot and rebellion,
and were yesterday murdering aur "romen and children abroad.
If ? lueceed In perauading the Brit-1*
? mod if the German blockade.
?' - -'.all v e hav
done? First of all. we sha'! have riv
eted upon Belgium the German yoke
Pretending that we are acting in th
?nterestl of neutrals and in the nam
of humanity, we shrill have contribute?
to making absolute the most outrag?
ous, the most indefensible violation o
neutral rights the world has eve
known, namely, the Belgian inva- n
If *.vp eould persuade Great Britaii
and iier alhei- t?. modify the l?nt?-i
blockade, conceivably we might win th.
,: '.-r ('"rrnany. But to win the wa
for ?jermany would be to estai.?ish th
monstrous Belgian crime, which was i
negation of all neutral rights and of al
humanity. This is the ultimate an.
?.- al result of the new activity whicl
Mr. Wilaon is about to undertake 01
behalf of neutral rights.
Mr. Wilson't administration wouli
not even protest against the invaalot* 0
Belgium, which was the destruction <>
all the whole body of international law
but now, as the price of a paper vie
tory from (?ermany in the matter of thi
submarine operation-, he li prepared
he expects, to protest against the vio
lat.t'ii of detail- ol International lav
affei ting property, because only by sucl
protesta i?i; he gel bis paper victor;
a*, all. An?i this protest will be de
scribed as a championship of bumanit;
and a vindication of neutral right.-.
The American government will no
make effective protest againat th?
n order ol American eifisens ?n Mes
ico. It would not protest at all again?'
the i l on of all internatinna
ill neut :. the cas?
of Belgium, but it will protest in moi
igorou language, 11 wil
M ey teed us to *
? Britain, over the question o
trade, simply because ti.ei. i
purpose of domestic politic? to bi
?'.?-' : h. the a-- caas which wa*
lacking in the oth< r ?.
Hernstorff Mated and I'eared.
The fundamental ?ham and tallae*
ol th?? v h.'lc thing is disclosed in the
? incident. Every last mes
i boj in ir,.' State I?apartment
it li.-i natpi B ''a'? b? en doing
ii Ameriea since the -*ai began. ?*"c
one mistake! I-.:*' activities. He is a*.
once hated ?';,i feared hv the Atneri
cani and thi State Department, but he
r be disturbe'!, tor reasons of
Germai vot< . and he cannot be sent
now beeauae the adminiatration
tl at ; spar ?rletory for Its Ger
mar. policy.
The question that must le asked
wit referenei to our attack upon
Great Britain, which waits only Bern
?"i" - ? -r.ip ?>! paper" to begin, is
I patent What i> th-* United States to
I make out of a i..r.,.-. difficult ami dan?
gerous argument with Groat Britain
its blockad?? The pretence is
?r.?r by such s campaign we ahuil "vin
?licaw " neutral righta. But we have
.? ' to vindicate neutral rights
cas? of Belgium. We hav< net
?? ided to ?I. fend international law
in the moat Important caae that ha.?
been raised; and with Germany we
have, in fact, merely been arguing over
the murder of American citisens, n"'
?esUon of rights at all, and in
accepting the last tier,nan note we
.!r..;i;.?'?i a!! pretence at maintaining
neutral ngh*-..
i'ui ?i -?int.- with Germany ha. been
ever the murder of American citizens;
our dispute with Greal Britain arises
rrom a difference ?inch affects dollar?..
We shall r..\ vindicated no neutra!
lights when we get l?i'rmanv to stop
.: i eitizena; we shall merci]
have bought immunity fo- oui nationals
bv promising to play Germany', game
with the Allies. But in playing f'er- 1
gat ? '?? ball play 'he game ??;',
the nation whieh ha- tinned against
loctrine ol lumanity, whieh
i i \. :. mon imp?t *:.':? than Int? i
. .,'. the country which has ,
repudiated international law, and what
- aace are gii t ber will en?
, . ? ?? mal i tain more ... i I ? 11
- ihordinating law an?! hu
mat ? tO German nOC4 SB?ty
Allies Would Not Listen.
\o one i.:' '..?? Allied i".wi i fight
with tin- Belgian atr? eitles before their
e? es, ??'?.tt: the avat i cum?'? in
minds, ? ? ' gle instant
tat? ? ? pre?
tcnua to apeak for International !.. at
(irrman behest arid o\er trad?- issui
? . ?.-ni.? i Inited St ite remain?
silent on international law at the m
ment of Belgium, n.-.,l has never urter?
uni of protest ovei th? crime?
Belgium, the "atrocities'1 which we
witnei ed bj an American eitisen, wl
gave Lard orfc* eye-witness ?estimor
for I .s volume.
The 1 Ii ?ted States :., about to 1
fore? ?I into a quarrel with the ses no\
ers to soi-'.o German en?ls, bec?.?.se M
Wilson need- ? paper victory over U?
many t?? save hit political lituatioi
home, and in- can only get the victOI
by attacking th? -'-.. power?. I'm
United Stares i? to ?nrer the quarr
on a pretext which if an utter shaffl
the pretext thai n i? the champion ?
international law, although it ha- su
fered withoqt protest violations of ii
teraatianal laa far ?.-Liter than tl
presen?, violation! affecting life instei
of .U'lli.r
Germany <!os?r"s t'i embroil ui ?*H
Great Britain, and ?lotmany :> ;.i?r>u*. 1
? .-.i She desires to us?- us aga-.n?
G real Britain an?: lo leav? a? frien?
;i th? world, ?o that, when peat
inaki- us?- '.f UI at i
? ? ? .. r to m?I in her own r-seover;
She '1'".re- to bind us to her dipl? i ??
to her politics: she desires ?
... is her tool. And she |. about t
succeed In doing this becauae she I
? . to turn " her own advantage tl.
domestic political situation in Amei
.hi th? political necessities of M
Wilson.
For the sake .>f S ?ierman "scrap ?
paper" th" I'nited State.- is BOW to !>?
come in fact, if not in term-., the all
if Germany. To pay for a paner victor
In th- natter of the murder of Amer:
can citixcBl in return for a Germa
statement that Germans are sorry thu
they murdered Ameri?ean women on
ch Idren, ami will no* do Ii sgain, w
arc now to attempt to break down th
Briti h block',ii-, we :?re to risk W?
with .? half doz"n nations, and W? -ha!
get only this paper d -avowal of th
ractice *>f murder, as puisued by Gei
many, because that practice has I" i om
unprofitable.
U. S. Will Protect HernslnrrT.
In order to run no rlak of !"sirig th,-?
"scrap of paper" We Br? to ',;::."re th
revelations of whal (ierman rep
. resentuti-.es in this country hav?? beei
(Ions from the German Kri.bii----. w
are t?? disregard ih?? evidence whiek thi
State Iiepjir-mer.t hi* of BemstOliP
other activities. We ar?', in fact, t<
protect BernstorfJ sgains! his own of
fending and the consequences of h:
exposure, BO that Mr Wilson's diplo
mate victory ma) be aasured
T?> get the Wilson administration ou<
of a hole which it fell into because ol
its <rttn folly the United States la abou'
? mbark opon ? policy which wll
leave if isolated in the world, and per
haps make it permanently the t?,ol ol
German diplomacy. It is about to ri f
a nit .': with ??:o?.t ?rituir. and Prance
v.-ith Russia, Italy and Japan, and it i:
?bout ??? i" I when it lack? any ad?
quate mean?1 of defending itsrif, not
a!.'lie from Japan, hut from the nrm>
that (?ana?la hn-< already under arms
All that is now needed to fire th?
train ii thai "-?-raj) ??f papar" which
Count von Bernstorff is to br:ng. Is it
small v.under that Washington believe?
the Imminent victory will prove t'.e
must expet.si". | ,n American Biatory,
DEMAND GERMAN DYES
We-st Indian Logwood Products .N4,t
Satisfactory, Sa> Clothiers.
Washington. Jan. 18. Importation of
logwood products from the West In?
dies, the embargo on which has been
lifted by the Hnrish, ?-.?? not meet the
full requirements of American Indus?
tries affected by the scarcity of d\e
materials, the State Department was
informed to-day by a ??elocution from
the National Association of (To'.hiei
Herman ?lye. ,,re needed immediately
a-. ! Imperatively, :t was julii, and the
'!"partmer.t wa.? r?-i|uested t" renew Its
efforts to obtain their importation.
Counsellor Polk replied that repre
??:.ration- to (?nal Britain and ?i?-: ?
man) had been u:.-.??.-,?.'. fnl ?o far In
negotiating the shipment 4?f dyes -.0
America, but that these representations
nould be continued.
Represeatativei of i.lea, chemical
.IIid Other iudUStrlei to-day advocateii
befare ?he House Wayi ,.r,d HeaBi
Committee the enactment v. th.? ?ii!l
bill, designed to tas imports of
uffici? ntl) ' . build uj? a com -
plate ?American industry.
GERMAN ORDER ROBS
PRISONERS OF BREAI
Nan to PorCC Peace on Allies
Say French.
Geneva, Switsetiane, Jan .. By of
H? lal .?riiiT Oerauui] baa stepped th
hlpment of bread to prleeuera of wa
i. Germany anleas each package e
bread '? addressed '.?? a?? individua
pri oner ii..- order has eauaed eun
s terna tion u? thooc In charge of th?
'nein! supply to l?i i-oners, ay they s?;
' is practically impossible t?. scad In
dividual packager except t>> s few, am
that Ihe great bulk >>t priaonei I
ha? ?' th? ii 1.1. . ,1 luppl] cut '?ff. The?
declare, too that bach ol this ordei i:
m istei moi i to st rike uch lei i"i
iimor.i the Allie? on the taring con
ilition ot their prisonei that they aril
be ? ?Hing t" listen t<> p? si t
"Bread is the very element ?>f i
hi .'m hnui'i'' exi.'ti'ii?.'." said Mas Dell
t.is, bead of th.- bureau loi prieonen
of war. "Yni can deprive him <>f any
thing else and he eU -tnn ?lit, but hi
must bave bread. \nv.- wo have built
ui> a vast organisation by which bread
being poured into Germany t?. moat
r!ns primary want A ?mall part of II
haa gone in Individu;.I packages, but
the great IiuIk haa been without indi?
vidual names, as it la impoaaible to
?;? lignatc each one of about .'tni'.iniu
???? ers m a daily bread uppl) And
yet this >.r?l? r of December "J7 cuts ??if
. erything not addressed in an indlvid
ual package direct to the priaoaer
"I have bad many opportunitis to
.'<? the serious effect of ihon bread
rations to prisoners," added Mi Doll
"Thi pi on? rs return Ing to
Prance have Bee i convoyed by me t<?
Lyons and other points mi Central
Praii r, and I have personall) witn.-|t
?heir condition ami heard their reporta,
l.?t example, m ?.ne party of i'"> pri?
?..??rs whieh I i..'.v..ved 2M had dovcl
..pel tuhereuloaii from beint In .
, ?!.. .i condition from a lack ..'' bread
I ?hey were lit ?Tally emaciated akelet?
?rrii-keii with fatal disease Anil t
?vus typical of the result of short brr
ratiem "
? i #
HURRY PANAMA CANAL WOB
Calillar?! Cul Free for l.lght Veaaels
Few Weeks, F.nglneers Hay.
ranama, Jan || Major ??oner
George W. G?sothala, (?ovt-rnor of tl
Canal /one, will soon issue a stot
ment ?baut the reopeulag of the Pan
ma ?'anal to light ?liaft vessels.
Tl?? statament is expected befoi
General Gaetbala starts for Wmhlni
ion on January ?T.
General Goethala to-duy said tbnt h
: bad i.stru??! Lieutenant ?'olonel Jay .
Marrow; w. P, Camber, head of tb
dredging operations of the canal, an
Commander Hutch 1. Cone as a b??nr
to Study condititins at the Galllar
? Cut, where the canal la blocked. II
v. ill bas? his proposed statement 01
this board's report The rnnal will b
clear at tbiI point for light draft ves
Sals in several weeks, engineers s.iy.
Pertiftcatieaa which <;??neral G-sutMli
i will discuas with Congressional com
t.iitt.??' m Washington will probabl
include fort? on the Tatioga and Atok?
islands and also at Minefield and or
the Pearl Islands. The construction o(
a modern fort at the mouth of thr
( hargres Hiver will also be consi?lere?l.
e
BRITISH SHIP COQUET SUNK
Steamer Report?**?! I.oat Was In^Medlter
ranean When I.aat Keported.
Landen, Jan l?> The British st"nm
. ? ? e<|Ue1 has been sunk. The Coquet
sailed from Newport K?tws on Nevem
bar B f??r Marseille?, arriving at the
latti'i port ob Severn oar 29.
According to th? lat???>t ..'nipping reo
' <n Is th? tean er was toll in port at
Mi ; ?III?- on December 21 She was a
ei ? i ol -'?,".o?i :?ins.
I BROOKLYN'S BEST KNOWN
.? PIANO HOI SE ?:
t/M ,n/.'/( !. NO en M HISSIO ' S
Whom do you Hold
Responsible
For Guarantee and Service
When You Buy a Piano?
( ertainli for tli<- fulfilment ?>i guarantees .-?tul the
execution ??I a? r\ i? r ?roil ?I?? Bol look to sum?- per
ion through whos-c recommendation you tna?I<*
rour purchase, bul t<> the actual concern from
whom vou bough! your piano.
'fin rr?-i.iiMMi n?lation, therefore, ?>i ? person who
is |?.ii?l n seere! commission ?>n ?rour purehaac is
?m! only ?if questionable value but absolutely un
fair t?> yon.
WE PAY NO COMMISSIONS
Our (lirrr largi factories, owoed ..ml operated by
Hi? Sterling Co., hav? everything thai highest
skill, ample capital and large outpul pan ?I" to
manufacture pianos of Ing-h quality at the smallest
cost.
To this POSl Wt a?Id one fair profit and sell rlirci?
tu tin public without other extras of any kind.
An-, ?m? can understand that this legitimate profit
cannol l?e sacririced withou! ia?tr*rificing the success
<?f our liiisin? s?.
To pav commissions would mean either ? direct
Ins-, mi g sale or thai t f i * - commissions would hav?
lu 1??' add? d to tli? ?<>st ??f the Piano, and then
for? a tax on the purchaser f??r which be g?ts
nothing.
\\ i beUteve the publie is entitled to e*rery hrnrfit
of our low ?iri?-<"s ami therefore we ?ill not pay
commissions.
Those ?Im appreciate the best music an- ?ift?*-.
the rerj ?uns whose circumstances for th? tim?
will not permit the fullest gratification. The
STERLING
iano at $325
and upwards, according to si/,, ami ras? design, is
th? une that meets th?- highest ideals of stich
?people. But main, instead of coming to uk at
once with th? ir problen, ?ait for a year or more
t<? gratify a necessity really within their irrasp.
W ?? make the best small priced piano that ran he
sold snvwhi r?- to ?lav f??r th?- money; It is tli?
MENDELSSOHN
Piano at *225
A correct, sweet and pur?- ton??! instrument,
satisfying to tl??- nal music loyer, mu? practical
in every traj.
It mtccts the immediate nerds ni anv on?' and is
a credit to any home.
If within a year you arc r?a?lv to buy a Sterling,
we will allow you every ????nt you have paid on
th?- Mendelssohn t?> apply on the purchase.
\\ ? hare ? liberal, business-like plan of weeklv <>r
monthly payments if vou do not wish t<> par cash.
VICTROLAS
'15 to ?400
It it the Service of the Sterling I'mnn Co. that has
made its Viet rola Department known as the Vic
trola < ?ntrc of Brooklyn and that enables the
purchaser to get the greatest amount of useful?
ness and real enjoyment from his Instrument.
Then m eelecting pone Records the Sterling Piano
Co. can pv? you UnofficioUS Suggestions that will
Bare your time a? well as I??* v? ry helpful in
way of information
The Sterling Piano Co.
felephone .. m . Open Evenings
5600 Mam -Manufacturers by Appointm;nt
v h '?? Je end Retail Wareruumsi si 1 lu INC. Ml II DIV-U,
?i*- v."? I4.it .a str.-et, Corner ot II mover Plaice, Brooklvag
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SU II WAY Direct to A. A S.
lintrance?IIOYT STREBT
25 Minutes from 96th Slrael, 22 Minute, from 72d Street
17 Minutes from Grand Central, 9 Minutes from Brooklyn Brid
Ready! A Spring Nosegay of
The Beautiful Dress Cottons for 1916
This Annual Spring Exhibition and Sale
of the n*w Wash Cottons signalizes a no
tab!?- triumph over obstacles caused by
r.onditions abroad.
You will agree when you have seen it,
that in freshness, in charm, in variety and
in the matter of price, it ia unequalled in
Greater New York.
It establishes, for one thin**, the Ameri?
can cotton-weaving art on a new plane of
beauty.
Foreign Wash Goods, to be sure, are well
represented?delightful new creations by
Kodier, king of his craft abroad; crisp fig?
ured Voiles, pure flax Dress Linens.
But the American goods take first rank.
There are exquisite border designs?scores
of them?on sheer Voiles; in all favorite
shades; in wonderful printings; dashing
new Skirting Fabrics which will be greatly
worn this Summer; new ribbon striped ef?
fects on Voile. These are all shown in our
Cotton Goods Novelty Store
Now specially arranged on the Street
Floor, West Building.
Then there are all the standard weaves?
each the best obtainable of its kind and all
marvellously low in price. Some of the
mo't striking groups:?
45-In. Imported Flouncing*
'aid and
In exquisite ?lemifn ?n siik on fine
chiffon voile, of American make,
$1.00 to S3.9X yard.
Paahlon' dam .r. i f.>r thi"-e charm?
ing weaves is already moat pro?
nouni-.'l
A Wonderful Group of Voiles
\t tte. to 6**?. \A.
Silk Striped Voiie?.; 38 in.
At 69f. Yd. Woven Striped and
Checked Vo?es, ia nub effect?; M in,
At 5*?c. and 79c. Yd. Bardered
Voiles, in thr?*' exquisite patterns.
4:.
Half Silk Crepe de Chines,
59c. Yard
A majority of the new fabriei are Charming fabrics r. paate shadea,
in 'his filmy, -?.:? rea n jrreat geif colored -urded itrip"-; 36 in.
variety of detigni \n ng 'hem
Imported Dress Linens
Vft secured our supp. ios of the*?
icaree Dreea Li'ien arell ahead.
Vt 79c. Yd. Imported N'-r.lvr.?^
I r.rr-., 3d 1:: . -r". -'? shadea.
At 69r. and 79e. Yd. Imported
Il S*..it) and H.2S "id. N
< hen I le, Striped Voile, t"1 in., in
shimmering two?toned effects,
At *l.2'> Yd. Woven Checked
Chiflur. Vt les, 10 in.
At 79r. Yd. Novelty Ribbon p ??,? Linen ., l? in.
Striped Voiles, "?ft in. Two of ?ur itandard, very popu
At JSe. *?> 9Hc. Yd. Black and lar, ?-rade?. which now cannot be
White Striped and ("necked Voile?, proeured at any price.
imported; to in. M ?S??.-. Plain and S-r:p<"i
At 59r. YH. Printed Chiffon kerchief Liner.?.. 3?? in-, m Mat
Voiles, in striking designs; M in. tractive stripe effects
The New Skirtinr Fabrici
Theie prorni'e ro I ? gnat
rogue thll sea' .: ? - . ?
(treeaeiy :?.ri-e.
At 79r. ' Yd. N * ---..
i->4v ardlaes, H I ick itrkm
varying widtha, 01 ? ?it? g-ro:-;.
At ?>!?c. Yd. H??-.- .?'.a ?, ??
n??. in black and ?Vt?
Two Wash Good* Specials for
Monday
N .ne .er.t I . 0 D Store nkst
only.
45-In. Silk Embroidered
Flouncing*. 49c. Yard
This practieall? it ft ' ?
theae no? an -1
terials tot differs - -a*?
38-In. New Printed Voiles,
18c. Yard
t beautifu
Frocks for the Sweet Girl Graduate
Lovely as Radiant Youth Itself
For the price that pleasantlv meets your purse,
$5.98, $7.98, $11.98, $14.98 and $16.98
At any of these prices you will find assortments so varied and altogether ?o rharmir*
that choosing will be ? delightful difficulty.
There are hlmy dresses of all net, trimmed wtth dainty laces and delicate rn-broieierif"
These have skirts in the girlish styles; pointer! draperies edged wth ribbon, fine!*, pleated
skirts of net over net. The waists are in quaint fichu, Lorna Doone bodice ,?n?l tiny ruffle '
edged, tulle trimmed modes. 13, 15, 17 years.
Frocks for the Graduation Dance, $13.93, rurp?*? -.urine, graduation tear. rhey n
tl?Qf*. <tl'?.cin ?18Q!?! trimmed with choice embroideries a J rihr?
Equall* '?? vcl) for the graduation exercises.
Mide of t.itiet.i. fine net, and combination ot taf?
feta, nel .eil point d'esprit
! \.*'::v.*<'!-'. transcendentl) bewitching *?t\le.
S tCS t ; to 18 ) ears.
Misses' White Embroidery and Lace Trimmed in Platal -"artet* As this it a collcctl n ..f broke
Dei m? ifzc lots, there is not every 'ire in even MvU; I
resse*. 11.89 . ,? H %ears ?n .
*?- - rai aa
Unusually good value ?; this price
Clearing Girls' Play Dresses at 39c. and 69c
Excellent fatter-'.- ?! gingham Dresses that fir*
sold from 5 ?< to ' He. There ire check!
Jresses,
extremelv cUint"
>cks t/lll serve m*r
M/e" tr.'in
January Is Going Fast?Share in the
Greatest White Sale Savings
For yourself or your household needs.
Every c 1.*.y sees new and additional sto
selling. Thrift-v.i.v women are taking ampl
to continu?*. Monday sees better values tha
Fiesh-Pink and White Underwear
At each price the intrinsic qualities are belter than
ma* be expected.
The tr'nr.; ng$ II USed with obvious |OOd taste,
and wbal especial!) endears A. ic S. Underwear u>
its friends is the perfection of finish* the care that Is
taken with elsewhere unimportant little things.
Corset Covers, 16c. to $4.25
At 16c. Lofa neck, round yoke models; embroidery
and lace? insertion trimmed; ribbon-run beading
and lace edging at neck.
Store order*? only,
At 24c. ?Corset covers, trimmed with ?ride edging of
effective open embroidery; ribbon run ail around
the neck
At 46c. \ choice collection "f low neck models,
tisheve lace or lace and i :r **-e rt i )ii trimmed; others
with embroidered organdie panels (>r eyelet em?
broidery insertions; all ribbon run
A eery prctr. model of flesh color batiste.
Others al 66c. to $4.25.
cks filling the gaps left by the previous day *
-- advantage of values that cannot he prom.*?'
n ever in
Combinations, 26c. to $5.98
At 26c. Attractive st) les. thou ig de Insert ?
of igelet embroidery, lace edged ind rit
drawers lace edged Store orden
Others II 66c to $5.98.
Nightgowns, 29c. to $ 13.9S
At 29c. Nightgowns of soft a.. - * v *tt%
cluster tucked and inset I '. ? '
Stitch id lawn ruffle at neck .
Another model in slip-over style, prettil? ? '
with insertion, laces, beading and rlbl
kimono stvies. daintil* blue and pink st
orders onl*
I 'tilers at 46c. t., $13.98.
Extra size Nightgowns, 66c. t? $5.98. * i :?
m< del embroider) edged and rlbbo
kimono sie? ves embr ?ider; dgi ?
' ?then a; 76c t. $6.98.
Petticoats, 36c. to $9.98
At 36c. I if cambric, trimi
flounce; has uml.'rla.
< Hhers at 56c. to $9.98. '
The Silk News for Monday Again Is
Intensely Interesting
Since we repeat some of the big values of our sale a week ago. which brr-a/it -"r,*j:
response and were gready appreciated by throngs of eager purchasers.
Opportunity for such low pricing on silk may not be duplicated for some time. r',n,e"
quently we advise early purchases this season when new and desirable silks ?ire a?eto? ?
_>argain pn e
89c. Princess Poplin, 59c. Yard.
1 her best silk and cotton poplin sold at S9c?that is our regular Ulif ?MnnTlrfi 5"c
Complete color assortment, also black; 36 inches wide; very practical. "??*'> I-?*?*1"1'*
and good wearing. None C. O. D. Store orders only.
$1.49 to $1.98 Colored Crepe de Chine, $1.25 98c. Black All Silk Messaline, 84c. Yard.
Yard.
All Silk <^repe de Chine from ?uir regular stock
in a good rant-e of street and evening colors ; double
width
$1.49 All Silk Satin Charmeuse, 98c. Yard.
? ?ur price at retail ?s what some .vholesalers are
asking for similar qualits This quality in principallv
street colors, navy included, 'o inches wide.
"Made in America" woven in lb? SelveJ ' '
b) one of the foremost mills o? ' *
black, o??.d ??raring; >5 inches *:d.
$1.10 Black All Silk Messaline, 89c. Yard
IS inches w?de; a rich quality; *''?<? ?<* J "^?Jj
.jualitv, sott and lustrous finish; * tot) ******
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