Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-23

Much bitterness OF feeling has been
caused here by the continued presense
of the German cableship Gross Herzog
Won Oldenburg, without any ostensible
reason, during a series of important
naval blockade maneuyers now being
carried out by the French fleet.
Charged with fraudulent use of the
mails, Frank w. Shumaker, president
of the Storing Debenture Company;
Harry H. Pratt, Samuel E. Findlay,
Edward A. Barron, Wilbur M. Stone
and Sidney Rosenbaum are under ar
rest here. Investors were invited to-
send money to the Storing Debenture
Company. The investment called for
purchase of stock in the Oxford Linen
Mills, with which the men are said
to have no connection. The promoters
are said to have made more than ST.
100000 yearly from their venture.
Victory perched upon the banners of
Greece yesterday, in the first invasion
made during the war by any force
of the Balkan Allies into Turkey-in-.
Asia, when. the Turkish garrison Of
the important island of Mitylene sur
rendered unconidtionally to the com
mander of the Grecian cruiser squad
ron. Mitylene is d large island off
the Asia Minor coast and the pos
session of IT. will enable the Greeks
to stop any further movement of
Turkish achievements by sea from
Symrna. The Greek fleet made
demonstration off Mitylene on Fri
| day and yesterday, after Smelling the
shore line, landed force of marines
and sailors. Practically no opposition
was made and the Turkish army laid
down it's arms without risking an en-
gagement. .." .:s.s; ":<, :-E-
The Turks and Balkan plenipotenti-
aries are further apart than ever.
This much was learned from an au--
thoritative source here this afternoon.
At today's session Osman Miami
Pasha, the leader of the Sultan's dele
| gates, demanded the reproyisioning of
Adrianople, asserting this to be the
could continue The Allies refused to
comply with the demand and the
Turkish representatives replied that
they must consult further with the
Porte before proceeding with peace
negotiations. ".-.
A dispatch in the Daily Telegraph,
| from Vienna, reports that there is
| serious anti-dynasty agitation in Mon
tenegro, arising out of the lack of sue.
cess of the Montenegro army besieg-
ing Scutari, in addition to the loss of
/ al Inn nf
the officers belonging to the best
families in the kingdom. "The King
himself took command of the troops
at the last moment" the correspond
ent continues, hoping to associate
! his name with the fall of Scutari and
thus strengthen the dynasty, but the
siege has failed and the position Of
the besiegers is worse than that of
| the besieged"
1t is stated that the Italian govern
ment is anxious to cooperate with the
/ United States in the raising of the
i famous American frigate Philadelphia,
which was sunk off Tripoli during the
Barbary war of 1904. 1t is intended
to refloat the ship and send it back
across the Atlantic to be preserved as
a memorial of the wooden walls"
which did such memorable service
under the first sea heroes of the
American flag Lieut.. Commander
Richard Drake White, naval attache at
the United States embassy here, re-
Gently inspected the wreck and re-
ports to the United States navy de-
partment that it would cost about $12,-
! 000 to raise and reflOat the frigate.