Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-03

paign against the turkey. troi, tango
and other dances which are denounced
as degrading to womanhoood and the
civilized ballroom. declaring that
good citizenship is mbenaced by any.
thing subyersiEe of morality" A reso.
luton is being sent through the mails
tdareseryedly eendemnfng "laseiyious"
dances known as the Bear" the Bun
fny-hug" and the Turkey -trot''N and
I pledging concerted efforts to abandon
them from all bathrooms patronized by
the Daughters of the American Reyo-
/ luton. -....
Unless Turkey gives in tomorrow,
an unexpected contingency, the Allies
will immediately move on Adrianople
and the Tchatalja lines. Il <.%'
Should no message be received from
Constantinople before tomorrow night
acceding absolutely to the final propo-
sitions Of the Balkan league, it is ac-
eepted in diplomatic circles that the
Turkish flag swill pass from Europe
! within another week. 4 :.
If the Allies can take Constantinople,
the European ambassadors have
agreed that q conference Of Powers
shall meet to decide a form of govern
ment for that city and the important
surrounding territory, In which the
Porte shah have no voice.
King Nicholas of Montenegro, on
one side. and Grown Prince Constan.
tine Of Greece, on the other, are re.
ported to have declared that they will
take the fortresses OF Scutarf and ia.
nina by storm or lose their lives in
the attempt - ~ aE<*~s
Another American has been kidnap-
ped and is being held for ransom for
the purpose of raising Mexican rebel
war funds. The latest victim is Rob.
eft Ward, now q prisoner In camp
about IL miles from Chihuahua City.
Consul Letcher in q report to the
state department says Mr.. Ward was
seized by eight armed men at Parral
and hurried into the mountains.
A ransom of $1,000 in Mexican money
is demanded for the release OF Ward.
Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham, with distinguished party OF
friends will shortly visit Honolulu.
As soon as he relinqliishes office
with the incoming Of the Democratic
administration, Mr.. Wickersham will
start with his wife, Frederick Moore of
New York and Miss Martha Bowers
and Miss Frances Moves of Washing.
ton on q trip around the world They
will sail from San Francisco for Homo
lulu on March Is. nm .T.' ~
Long discussed plans for the reor.
ganization of the army into six geo
graphical departments have been
adopted and are announced today. The
present division system is done away
with, and Hawaii is made separate
departments to be commanded by Gen.
eral Frederick Funston. - :"
Z General Funston is in command of
the department OF Luzon at the pres
emit time. ~ -. >.
The schooner S. P. Blackburn was
picked up this morning by the steam
er Esperanto Of. the Ward line off Cape
Hatteras, rolling in a heavy sea and
without living soul aboard.
Lamps were burning and the clock
was still going in the cabin" says a
wireless report, which adds: THE
crew apparently deserted her last
night"
With men sleeping on floors If
saloons; gambling for big stakes, the
money spread on the table before the
players; with rough shael1s thrown to.
eether hurriediy by carpenters work.
for dollar an hour and the hills re-
verberating with the thunder of blasts
where the mountains are being torn
asunder to reveal their mineral
wealth, Rochester Gulch, Nevada pre-
sents today a scene of unusual and
picturesque mining activity.
In the Gulch there are already two
towns, with third If1ing up the gap
between. 1t is predicted that a popu-
lation of fully six or eight thousand
people will be attained before June.
Emperor Wilhelm II. of Germany
has been officially invited by the Ger
rlan-American League and the Ger
man-Honolulu Association to visit the
Panama Exposition during German
week in 1915.
IL it is accepted, the Kaiser will
come to San Francisco on the Imper-
ial yacht Hohenzallern, accompanied
by a squadron of warships and the
path will lead through the Panama
Canal.
Miss Ruth Hoppin Renton of Homo
lulu is one of the most popular Ameri-
cans in Dresden this season. Last
night she gave a dance following an
enjoyable tea, and the big reception
rooms at Bellevue were crowded by
Ter guests, which included many of
the most fashionable people Of Berlin
and Dresden. Quite a number came
specially from Berlin for the affair.
In the debate Saturday in the SEN
ate on the DrODOSed Works cOnStitu-