Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-13
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leo City, the conflict between rebel
and federal troops for the possession
of Tampico, was stopped yesterday by
Admiral Fletcher, commanding the y.
s. naval forces in Mexican waters,
who threatened to lombard the city.
The step was taken for the protection
of foreign non-combatants in the city.
Secretary of War Garrison told the
house committee, on military affairs
yesterday that the total authorized
strength of the army was $4,000
against a total population Of 100000
0e0 people under the American flag
and that he could not see how the
government could get along with less
than that number in time of peace.
Covent Garden theater, London,
blazed with Oriental jewels after mid
night last night at the Arabian Nights
ball arranged by the representative
of foreign press associations. Every
body wore an eastern costume.
Demetrius Tiregious, Greek dane
ing master, who has been in New
York several months studying the tur-
key trot and tango. sailed. for Piera-
eus today to teach the Hellenes the
barbaric dances Of the Manhattans.
Demetrius believes that the skirted
soldiery of Greece may like the dances
but he efears that they will be too
ultra for the classical set Of Athens.
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Harold Van Buren, Magonigle, the
architect who designed the Maine, Nc
Kinley and Robert Fulton monuments,
is being sued for divorce.
Adolph Pegoud, the French aviator,
yesterday In Paris, mounted on three
separate occasions win Journalists
and each time made number of sue
cessful loops.
The London Times gave prominence
yesterday to statement which it says
is from the highest authority that
practical effect was given within the
past two days to the project of a pri-
vate Interchange of views on the Irish
crisis between leaders of the various
parties concerned as laid down by
Premier Asquith in his speech at La
dybank
DR.. Harvey Wiley, former chief of
the United States bureau Of chem
istry, yesterday attacked the depart
ment of agriculture for alleged har.
boring OF violatcrs of the pure food
law, and charged that the law Is being
successfully eVaded through the influ.
ence Of lobby maintained at Wash.
ington.
B The Jewish community of Kiev, Rus
STA, has been stirred to its depths by
news of q murder committed In the su-
burban district where Mendel Beiliss |
lives. The motive was undoubtedly |
revenge The victim was Jewish |
boy IL years old. named Passhkow,
and So wounds were made on the
body,
Women, whether French, American
or Chinese. bear the image OF God
and deserve equal rights with men,"
said the Duchess Dues last night in |
q speech before an audience packed /
with American and French society
leaders at the Lyceum building, Paris,
Overburdened vita the tax load
caused BY the vast increase in the ex.
penditures for the army and navy, the
Japanese win ultimately compel the
mfkado to change the present policy
and join with other nations in the plan.
for a general disarmament, according
to Saitsi Shindo, japanese member OF /
parliament. who sailed from San Fran.
cisco for the Orient on the steamer
Nippon Maru Thursday. DR.. Shindo,
next to Baron Kato. is the leading fig
ure of Japan in the worlds peace
John Fox, Jr.. the author, today en-
listed as private in a new state mi
Iitia company being organized at Big
Stone Gap, Virginia (
A bomb delivered to the o. K. Bot
Ting Company exploded in the firms
offices In New York yesterday, and
Instantly killed Miss Ida Anusowitz, 4
aged 20 years, stenographer. The !,
girls face was blown to bits and her
body mangled. i