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BRITISH DENY TURKS SUNK C1TJI8EH IN MEDITERRANEAN i;,r>nit Preaaab Refer? in seaplane I'arriei Hi n-Mv-l hr,-,-. Ihcv Sa> I.pi.? Il T ' k c-nnimuniration of ?\ 11 that a British cm no ivpi- vvRK sui Me) I, ?n island \ . M i.01 main saya that i ?miser has been sunk in these crcum " o har?or bren announced by the Admirv Fortv Turkish Craft Sunk il Raid linden. ?Ian. 13. A raid on the Ana? tolian coa- -Man squadron is ? entrai Nee egrad. The Raaatan a r r v ?, r p fe c4?z Standard. ?F CORSETS ^ANDAR_pyj THIS JANl'ABY Introductory Sale ? BRINGS YOC GREATER CORSET VALUES ?than you will see for a long time to come. r - V J 355 /**. J^f^ /jsoL ^ ; m V Vl.vi 4?8 '00 309 *3 OO THREE DISTINCT MODELS No. 355 - - $3.50 Self- Reducing Auto-Massage For the stout figure. In? curved front steels,elastic supporting and reducing band?.. ( urdir top. No. 408 - - $4.00 Self- Reducing Back-Resting For the stout. Reduces, supports, and "rests your back." lx>w top. No. 309 - - $3.00 Back-Resting Auto-Massage For the medium-full or "plump" figure, low bust; light in weight. SOLD E VER Y WHERE y^> SCHWAB OFFERS CRUISERS AT COS Bethlehem Steel Ready Duplicate Navy Yard's Figures PATRIOTIC MOTIVE BEHIND THE MOV Corporation Desires Onl 1o Serve Country, Pr?s ?dent Grace Says i'h.is.ic- ? -, a, Jaa 19 S| ? foro n ? a here to-ing on tiir ' be 1 ? i ,1 for wsrshi . .. ? - i. I ? Bethlehem Steel < oaanan : any had . rnmei ?misera Ir n*> ' Betblehi n won coin ?,] coal of l m tl government yards. "We will also contract to have ov ?h'ps ready for service ahead of ih said. Matives Patriotic "It would he a real advan ' Bethlehem steel shipyards to be rr ; lievevi of any obligation to eni'-r upo | this r.ava! construction." Mr. Grnc , continued. "Trie profit from it cai.no ' possibly amount to much and the re : sponsibility is enormous. Bal we d ' feel a patriotic obligation in tne mat ?er, and we realize that It is our dut; , to do everything we can to make ou i plant and experience available for th use of the American i;ov?H i.? cut." The policy of the Naw D?partaient , Mr. Grace said, seemed to emt-ody ai effort to d?Kcourage private i'?'.?-rprisi . and to divert ell work for natiC fence into government plants. AI though the Bethlehem Steel Company had been able, since the E began, to obtain in Europe thi I -oducts, it arces to the I ! government to the bl ' tablished before the war. Referring U> " recent announcement , that a British manufacturer hini under? bid American eoneeri - 'ils for | the navy, Mr. (?race said it should be . remembered that the Brit ah DB seen but little action and tha* entirely conceivable that there was a ' surplus of naval shells wK ! ish government raigl have its munition makers dump in the I'nited States and turn the p 1 into shells for the battlefields. Of the reasons for the price at which i the Bethlehem company bid '"< he said: "Two years ag i n?i took, an order for 2.400 14-inch armor-piercn r contract price of $768,000, were to be delivered eritl time or we had "> ttnj I rge penalty. Testa Not Standardized "The only specifications which the Navy Pcpai-tment gives for thi i anee of manufacturer? in makjn ? I shells ii thai they shall be of a ear ? tain size and that they mus' pierce annal alatl at a certain velocity on impact. The qunhty of tne armor plat? ? ,l,ii'i|;.ccl. and it is impos oi a Manufacturer 'o foretell the . mditiom of the teats to which | In- BUh " i ?\\ a had asado large aaaatitiaa of shell? in the pa?! which had been B4 at v Departan i I il '. | ? |?.it ; Iculai oniei referred 14 inch shells the Navy Depart? ment altered the angle ??' which the rea m mor plate. I i?,. pi s- ai BOW, luit we wete ,1 hv officer! ef 'he department then being produced ?nee' ihe government's new tests. ? -, ii , ha? be n absolute inabilitj on our part oi of any other manufacturers to produce ia am- qoan ah ich w ill flseet thee , I | know ot" no proc?s. Of projectile making through which it produce n quantities nhell? which Will conform tO the Navy' lireraenta. ap to now on that| lontiart of 1768,000 we have put tnta actual operating expense $417.KK1. and for non-delivery 1495.114, a i 1943,625, ? ?th iu i eceipts v? hatoi v ' "Having mare than $1,000,000 to deliver shell on previous orders which would satisfy ihe department, ? good purpose to he served deling at all on more I 16 inch shell, howevei. was I rvv . :it;i| we thought i able to mi '?That is the whole story. We have ? there the making oi ihesc shell'. be anjr unity tha- i-vi n ? ' w ? i eceive tha conl n would be poaaible for US to deliver s h;>- v. il meet the test: we canco nature of theac teati Will be. "Foi the '.rvvv Department 'ha: any bid mad?- under ? ? ? 'exoibitant' is, B ?S air. "if. however, the Navy Department r i thin thi known projectile-malting art, I tests shall be standard! ed. we will undertake to manufacture conditions both as to price and oi to time which will equal if not be better than ',hoae of any other manu? re w orld." -a, KING ALFONSO BADLY IN NEED OF PRESS AGENT Has \<>t Been Mentioned by New York Papers in Month I it a month Romeike's, a press riip ping company, has been under contract n pll ic^erences to K.ng Alfonso i ? -; newspaper-. The request was made by ? man who decided thnt the K inc of Spain r.eeded a press agent. The reBull his decision, for yesterday, at the end of thirty days, not a ment.on of Alfonso had been discovered. 3ERIIN ORDERED REMOVAL OF BOPP AND VON SHACK Lieutenant von Rrincken to Resign from S;in Francisco Consulate Ian. ! I Ambassador \iu Berns'orft"? "tem'iorary removal" ? ral Fran/. Bopp and Vice-Consul K. P. von Shack wa? cansad l>y order? from Berlin, accord | mg tu a consulate attach?. It was also said that Lieutenant ': George Wilhelm von Brincken, also 5ted ol conspiracy to violate American ? would Tcsign his consulate. LAST TWO DAYS OF EXHIBITION The American Art Galleries Madiaon .Square South, New York ON FREE VIEW TOMORROW 9 A. M. UNTIL 6 P. M Exceedingly Valuable Modern Paintings of Artistic Distinction By the Masters of the Barbizon, Modern French, Dutch, German and American Schools, and the Remarkable Group of impressionist Paintings by Claude Monet Co)l.( ltd During the Pait Thirty Yean fcy tbe lata Mr. James F. Sutton "R.r.lf haa there hern offered for public, comp?tition go many Modern Painting! of importance r?nd Artiatit Excellem S To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale By Direction of Executors, Attorneys and Private Collectors. On the Evenings of Tuesday & Wednesday of Next Week, Jan. 16 & 17, Promptly at 8:15. In the Grand Ball Room of the Hotel Plaza ?<lnii??nm !?? i-atil In h? h*? fr?, of th. m.img-i? Tomorrow (Monday) and five following Afternoons at 2:30 o'clock Will Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale At the American Art Galleries An Extensive Collection of Antique Chinese Porcelains In Single Colors, Decorated, Blue and White and Blanc de Chine. A Large number of Jades, Sung and Ming Pottery, Enamels, A Large Collection of Snuff Bottles, Ivory Carvings, Greek and Roman Glass, Ecclesiastical Vestments and a number of Flemish Tapestries Being the Property of Mr. Edson Bradley of Tuxedo, Ne? ^oik, and V\ aihington, D. C. ! I.- ssjIm will he ?ondu.ted by MR. THOMAS E KIRBV anil In? ??? M.iii' Ml Ott. Hrtiiri ?t AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Managers vu.i' laj saail Bsitrrsae. i I IM Mra??< s??? )'?.% Duma Leader Killed Rasputin, Russians Hear 'ni-islikrvilt h. Alleged Slayer. Accuses St?rmer and Pro topopoif of Pro-German Schemes?Entente Diplo mats Involved in Monk's Death. The murder of till monk Rssputin, according to tlie well informed Moo? nivv p.iper. "Hu??koye Slovo," was the of an aj?bante political plot. The mimes of certain radien] leaders and Ailed diplomats are mentioned in connection with the event that can ed th" downfall of Premier Trepoff and rfoe of 'he reactionary Golitain, Deputy P h, wliose sp. m ? ut a recent session of the Duma pro a I-..11 ope. was the of Raiputin. according to the "I'.u.??koye Slovo." Purishkev of ? he ma nc chata, tei in Russian p< cal life. Befme 'he war he wss a, i Hundred, an 01 gani ml le for all the pogroms that occurred in Rus?ia ii recent paare. ?*i reactionary of thi rieepe?' r.v,- if n .1 notonou? fat hil attacks against the lew and 'he in? tellectual?. In 'he Duma he ill leader of the Extreme Right group Turns AgainM (iovirnmenl the iv.li produced one . most "Miroitons effects on Purishke v't'h. The incompetence of the gov? ernment sohsred him, and from one of its most loyal supporters he turned, on December R. lfUfi. into one of its : bitterest opponents Un that day, i immediately after Premiar Trapoff's ; reassuring declaration in the Duma, Porishkeviteh mounted the speaker's platform ami made his now celebrated speech Copil if it have just reached this eonntry. No better picture of the present state pf affairs in Russia can be had than the one furnished by this tpeech -.cvitch said, in part: "Ou- prospects tor the future are rather ehosnult according to the Prime Minister's declaration. I'crhaps one may be Justified in supposing 'hut the i | v. i., ii the governmen? tal mechanism will war! smoother than now, and when the Premier*! hopes will he realized. Rut at the , present moment one muol fhee the gloomy, disheartening and depressing picture of Russian re* "With inexpressible spiritual agita? tion I mount this tribune to day. not because 1 withdrew from the rank? of my party, for my political convie are unchanged. I am still even now the most conservative oi all oc? cupying the right section. But. now, as before, t nm incapahl?- of hi-roming -i frequenter of the nun; terial waiting 1 parlor . ( haos Behind the Lines "I see as clearly as most of you what . and who is injuring Russia, postpon? ing the hour of her indubitable vic? tory over the enemv. All B?USSi?l thirst- for one thing -victory. Am! I having BUch soldiers as we have we i cannot be vanquished. "Bu' fi % from the chaos ii"-.' reigning in the ranks of the govern? mental authoritioa, w ith us quent 'ien 0 ' "'? we feel thai the hour of vietorj Is being onod furt!,i !? snd further. If un? ! for tl goverumanl had been organiaed, the hour of victor] i v. ould ha* s boon near to-day, "The government up to the pn ' momen* suffered, and is still suffering ; from the diaanae of the weil. Perhaps 1 in the foi ?ie"the governmental organs I will begin to work, hut m the recent , (,;,*?. in ' . rr,ur?.e I ? ' tl IC pil'.-.ng \e?t. ' the life of the I i legemsary iluml i maido, Plot for Separate Peace "When there is much shouting to ? the effed I hal there will be i o -? p 1 arste ic ,,. ? moat i som< ? be concluded. Our Allies talk little , of peace, for in then : there are i no such decomp ; penetrated into I . of our gov ernmenl and undermined the will of its highest officer. "The sacred wards of our Emperor are memorable. So long as there tv i mains a s.ngle GenUUU on Russian BOU, ti pre will be no peace. Rut on? after the other the representative? of the government appear here to mak" s. \\ hat end ? hose wordi I" ? nine to deny ! "\\ i do ' ' peal " It a then, that the denials are direitr.i \ again.? the dark rumors anrl iting in certain circle, engai'- -parata ; "Thsre w?s a time when there was talk of the government*! confide' D e people. There was a time when there was talk of eouperation bet ? iblic and the government. Rut now there i? a question of the public's i o andonee srnment, and i m\ the government? ? ANNUAL SHOE SALE BEGINS TOMORROW Shoe values thai diapej thoughts ?f present exorbitant prices? Make this a mooej laving even' not t'i DC o', r : 1'iukfil! The reductions In each instance ?re Milist.intul. nude possible be caaac hues ba*c been omcotrtfoued Women's Shoes $2.35 $325 $4.15 Women's Evening Slippers $2.98 and $5.98 Boys' and Girls' Shoes $165 and $2.65 Men's Shoes $2.95 \ot r^rrv ?dm ,? rvrM but a ciimpletr s;/r raafe ((,,,?,?, ' oui t "ii,?- r,,rlc am IU fUjlll -51 SSW I |1 lo j,| \, It \Sl>( TIN S HI IM I II? BLAH r*?? ? - v - ? ?; ? ?. I'l R1SHKEVITCH pi?. 1 i'l- government's authority and patnotiam ?re ander RU'picion. I.erman Patty Arfne : ? ? n? ?:iv thai there Is greand 'or believing that the jrovernmpr.t is lass patriotic than th? people, mid that it deserves not the confidence it seeks :rorn ... U <? df Ire thai in matten? of national defence th. government labor hand in hand \v.*h tin? public, that it b. not, l +? patriotic than the lowliest Russian worker producing shells and ammunition. "Where was the covorrimcnt up to now ? How did Its activities manifest themselves otherwise than in the cen? sor'?? rod pencil, which deleted all that had no relation te national defence, but which niiiiht ha' e been injurious to the reputation of some minuter, the conservatives, consider it untir .nid premature to seek reforms i time "' I national crisis. Hut w-e iniiiul n guarantee for system m government's administration and definite programme in regard in StOOl vital problem?. "'I he diserstanlsatiea of the reeu beinii ire?trd :n our midst with help of the Cern?an party, which wo tirelessly and with astonishing r ?istenee among us. .nd with the h of those fallen elementa of our pul who consider it right to serve incmy. Leader?' \im? Are Selfish " I'he government, thanks to the ; BOOCO of any ?yatem and programi mote than any other factor, helped kill the patriotism of the people, damp the public's enthusiasm and impulses to labor for victor*?. At t pree.nl moment, when the leaders the lushest government.) organs c lapse daily, evi n as so.p bubble?, o doe? not know to whom to turn in * pect.tion of the word of truth and ji tice. Kadi minister is now worki for his own -nds, on his own initiativ "In this change of government Jea ers we, without regard to pariv aflili tions, are amazed, not by the fact th there, higher up. a man is being xoug for a rusponsible poat. but that the are, in such trying times, men wh either knowing themselves very litt or being passionately ambitious, ace] the offered posts, knowing that th? will loch ability to honestly fulfil the duties to the nation. "The ehief disease of Russian life the absurd censoring of all that whic ought not be censored the deceptio of the authorities, ih dangerous sign? if the triumph of th Germanops le elements in the govern ? circles, the foal of ??hu* to noi ron noy bring us. and the govern mental literature, freshly behed day. i "There ii?> before me now two sue' circulara, both ?ecret, which forbid th pi'CSS to te|I of possible I changos and of the po*-?,ibility uf th< dismissal of Robrinski, Minister o Agriculture, and Protopopoff, Mmistei of Interior. Bu* one of these Hobrin ski) has alreadv been retired, and le* us hope that in the near future th? other will be forced to le.v. his post, too. Teutonic Influence Powerful "While military campaigns are being planned at the imperial headquarter? an incomprehensible campaign is being ??.??eil here for the German cause by a certain patty. A whole series of facts in my posseaaion ?hows that there is some evil, powerful hand which directs it .11. Archangelsk is the only port we have in which ammunition in targe qusntitie.s arrives from abroad. And so I an army of (iirmtn war pnaon.r? in ?ent to Archangelsk for some mrsten ous reason. As a reault we get th? ex? plosion. MEverything which tends to ahed light on the rej?| v.ork of our allies It pro hibited. '?nly the other day th? gov ernor'. of TchtrnlgOV and Tver forbad? '???? :?-?? on Prance and bet p.-.r? li the war The tirm of Kun?t or Albers, one of the most, powerful German spying organinat'ons in our country, eontlnuoa to function. In the fuciones we en? counter Germans. I consider it impos. sibl? to make publie certain ft this connection from thi? platform, but I srill communicate them to the War Minister. St?rmer Suspected Allie? "In regard to the part played by the then Vic? President of the Duma and now Minister of the Interior, Protopop off, in th? establishment of.a certain newspaper. I will say that, the part player! by him in the negotiation? with the German diplomat at Stockholm is insignifican* in conipar.son with his part |a this B< ?'? enterprise. "Rut 'now will Protopopofi"*? ne*.*, spa I per serve the interest? of a foreign power? 01 course, it will be impos \ sible to openly defend the interests of : Germany in ?uch a newspaper. But it ' is possible to talk to the public some? thing like this: You arc fighting to throw off the German yoke, but instead you Will be aubjected to the Franco Britiah yoke. "Did not Premier St?rmer say to me that it is necessary somewhat to curtail the appetites of our allies, for they de? mand too ntoch of us? I was astounded ? that, at t!ie time our Allres were doing their utmost to h?'.p as art were sua pecting them of disloyalty and our Foreign Minister held it necessary to bel ?>' S '?*> i'li modi ? ard the de? mand? of our allies. "The root of-all the evil springs from i tlioa? dark forces which control the '? high offices, elevating to them men un? lit for the task. Every day the most Impossible reports ?re, being circulated h?re among us. and It la finally necea : sary that the Duma, representing the ' entire country, shall raise it? voice ' against the portentous evil deeompos | ing our national life." ALLIES TO FORCE DECISION IN WEST (??tinned from \tm*? I | four years of fighting, impoverished and exhausted to the point where thou | sands have died because tney could not digest their food, fell the bor-Jes *f repu!? ng the Bulgarians' tr,,t m * attacks soon after they retook the feu From August on they forced ts? ?rt almost constantly, captijrinj M?j.?? and practically putting the Balfir, , rant "nly ??**rm?n rsinfor?r?niW? pro*/SU ted the collapse of th? Baiaai British Make (,<>od in Fait pertons, even hare, ?ppr,fitu 'i-e 'aet. that the British hold , ),?, ,r '?an th? Kranre. In the few oppur their command they ha.? mut? ?^ headway against an enemy outima^ ing them In the -veeond place, instead of ??I?. mg the Germans In their , campaign, the Bulgars cr.erl anco. This uwset Macktnsen'i tuu table, how senouaiy th* spring ?fn. lives may show. Before he undertook the DoWs?},. campaign Mackensen had to orjujj? and train a Bulgarian r??enr? trn, Tins took time. Eventually h? ki%. at these di costly and that i csmnio may ?nd aborth The Allies can thar.k Sarrail forth) though just now his fores? ar? mfc. a cloud in some q-ar'ar?. The Frtsei thief has faced tremendoai haniftaa?^ ard obstacles and has overeen*?] ti?* riose observers believe the Bilrsn have had almo?t enough fightirif tu will not be so tough cu?tomers in ltT "When tho weatiier permits ..he? i?' ? and possibly mttsmm battles. Sarrail ha? laid 're irosa', work. LITTLE CONCERTS FOR YOUR HOME. TONIGHT 8:30 S7?MM Monotone / 14491 Mnrcnnile Martinets! 8.N19 skaters' Walts, Bonsa'i B*n1 IT07S Snap Your lingers, .lui?? Tota!, $5.00 'Phone Vanderbiit 309! Records will be ?ent to your residence immediately by ?pecial me?*enger. 1/M/1DI7 WAREROOMS ?VllfiDL5thAve.at39tl.St supreme \ irtnr ??rile*. Ne?v York Brooklyn Philadelphia Oppenheim. ?luns&? Cleveland Buffalo Newark 34th Street-New York January Clearance Sales Women's and Misses' Tailored Cloth Suits Women's and Misses' Velvet Suits Women's and Misses' Afternoon Dresses Women's High Cost Evening Gowns Women's and Misses' Practical Cloth Coats Women's and Misses' Fur Trimmed Coats Women's and Misses' Evening Wraps Girls' Winter Coats Girls' Cloth and Wash Dresses Reductions 375 Evening and Party Dresses?imai clearance Women's and Misses' Attractive Dresses, taken from the retfular stock, of (ieorgette crepe, charmeuse, crepe meteor and taffeta; also in IvJ./-^ \ arious combinations. Reduced from 15.00 and SO.00 j Women'S Fur C0atS==At (ircatly Reduced Prices Women's M u d s o n Seal Coats (Dyed Miishrati. 42 . ^ f\{\ and 45 inches long; collar 1 ^?5.UU and cuffs or collar only of natural skunk. Reduced to Women's Hudson Seal Coats (Dyed Muskrat), 4B ^ , _ r\r\ and 47 ins. long; plain or I Oe5.UU with collar, cuffs and wide border of skunk. Reduced to Women's Hudson Seal Coats ( Dyed Mu?kral . 4$ and 48 ins. long; semi'Htted or loose models, self or taupe fox collar. Reduced to Women's Trimmed Hudson Seal Coats | Dyed Muskrat . 45 inches long; collar, cuffs and border of natural skunk. Reduced to 195.00 210.00 Kntire Stock of Fur Scarfs, Stoles, Muffs and Novelties Now Being Offered at (ireatly Reduced Prices Women's Velour Cloth Coats-(ireati> ?educed Of superior quality velour cloth, with mufl?n collar and cuffs, also with kitt coney collar; belted model, lined throughout. Reducid to] 20.00 Higher Cost Winter Coats-<-reati.? Reduced 25.00 29.75 35.00 59.75 Women's and Misses' Tailored Suits The Rntire Remaining Stock to lie Closed Out at l:\treme Reductions