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Evening journal., 1914-09-30
by The united Press.

lf ne lhlltu AIDah.
PETBOGRAD. Sept. 30. The German
army, heavily reinforced, is battling to-
day with the Russian army OF General
Rennenlzampf in the territory between
the Niemen River and the East Prussian
frontier The fighting is especially dcs-
perate in the vicinity OF Ossowetz,
DmskeniS, Augustowo. The objective
of the Germans is the northern outlet
TO the forests in that section and they
are also anxious to get across the Me
men River and 10 retake Grondno, from
which they were driven. IL is stated
that the Russians have made material
gains all along the line although the
battle is still far from n decisive stage.
In this connection, in an address TO
his army. General Rennenkamph is
quoted today ia advices from the front
as declaring that the Russians viii be
in Berlin for Christmas and that there
fore The troops can easily meet the
present hardships, and campaigning
through the heavy rains, with expec-
tations Of good times 10 come.
Meanwhile the onward march of the
Russians through Galicia is declared
10 be proceeding uninterruptedly in
two parallel lines. The Austrian re-
sistance Is declared TO be already so
badly broken that the troops Of the
dual empire seem unable to make de-
cided stand. Il is not believed that
they will give battle until Cracow is
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
Goes TO JAIL One
MONTH FOR LIQUOR sale

Harry Dennis, colored, in City Court
today pleaded not guilty to the charge
OF selling Intoxicating liquor without a
license in Ninth street between Walnut
and Poplar streets. Joseph Sodone testi-
fed that he had bought eight bottles OF
beer at ten cents bottle in the place.
There were three other men with him.
In his own defense Dennis said he had
dozen bottles of beer and gave them
to the four Italians
Nick Crosse said he bought two
drinks of whiskey for twenty cents, half
a pint of whiskey for "26" cents, and a
bottle of beer from Dennis. Peter Muir
rolo and frank Pickalo, who were with
Sodone, also testified TO the purchases.
Sergeant Daniel NJ kelleher testified
he made the raid and found the four
men drinking in the place. He found
bottled beer and gin in the place. Den
mis- was fined $l0O and costs and order
ed imprisoned for one month Sentence
on the second charge was suspended.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
stricken.
WIFE Speaks FOR Tim
Pennsylvania Progressive
Senatorial Candidate Has
PtOmaine Poisoning
FAINTS AFTER
NIGHT MEETING
By The United Press.

ERIE. Pa. Sept. 3O.-A bride of only
three weeks, Mrs. Clifford Pinchot,
spending her honeymoon by travelling
with her husband on his campaign tour
of Pennsylvania for the United States
senatorial election, took the candidates
place at meeting here today. Pinchot
had been seized with a severe attack Of
ptomaine poisoning during the night
and was confined to his room today.
Mrs. Pinchot went direct from his sick
room at $50 this morning to a place
where 500 employees of local factory
had gathered to hear her husband speak.
She told the crowd that Pinchot was i'll,
and then handed out copies of his plat
form to all there. At score of other
places where her husband was TO have
spoken, she carried out the same pro-
gram.
Pinchot's condition was reported sat
isfactory today. He was i'll all day
yesterday but went through the most
strenuous day Of his campaign to date,
with the result that he tainted after a
big night meeting.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
Russians and Germans Fight
Desperately Along Niemen River

reached The Austrian crown prince
Archduke Karl Franz Joseph is re-
ported to have reached Cracow yester-
day and to have taken command OF
that post with General Conrad Won
Hoetzendorf as his chief of staff
lt Is officially announced that the
entire stock Of pedigreed cattle from
Kaiser Wilhelm's great sporting. es-
tate at Rominton, East Prussia, one
of the great breeding establishments
on the continent has been confiscated.
The prize stock has already arrived at
Smolensk and viii be distributed by
the Russian Agricultural Institute to
the various breeders In Russia.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
PROCRESSIVES TALK OF
HOUSTON FOR CONGRESS

A boom for the nomination of Col
onel Robert G. Houston, of Georgetown,
to succeed the Rev. George Edward
Reed, pastor of Grace Methodist Episco-
pal Church, this city, as the Progress
i've Congressional candidate from Della
ware, was launched today by Horace
Greeley Eastburn OF the Progressive
State Committee
In a statement given out this morn
ing Mr. Eastburn declared he has not
yet received call for the meeting of
the Progressive State Committee, which
will select a successor TO DIR. Reed on
the ticket. He said he expects state
Chairman Houston to call the members
together in a few days.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
BY The United Press.

PARIS Sept 3Oihat the French
the Germans captured Of the minor positions
fled position at St Mh
uaOn issued at
progressing east St. Mhel which the
announced that they
1Oul that the official mentioned
The a report
full although
gain ground The egPhed from Bordeaux
military
Iracylemont with
Of St Mh driving
developing
lighting continuing the
slight notifications
uatOn a the various other points the line.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
FLASHES FROM THE WAR
BEEeIAEs sTLENcE eEEHAy GINS.

BY me Omitted Press.
ANTWERP. sept so,-In an onois statement issued
o'clock the Belgian War once announced
that the German long range bombarden outer chain
Antwerp forhcaiions abatsd
hours the Germans concentrated the IRE Of their long range big
guns on waelhem endeavor silence
them The Belgian forts replied vsoousy that they
ceedsd dsmountine the German guns
bardment suddenly stopped expected that
resumed arrival long range ortars that ar
nov being brought up from the south.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
BOYER QUITS As CONSTABLE.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Sept. 30.-William
NJ. Boyer, a Kent county constable, of
Smyrna, for whom pardon as TO res
toration of citizenship will be asked
by the Board of Pardcns on Thursday,
he having been convicted of 'Uttering
and passing certain insurance re-
ceipts, has presented his resignation
to the Kent County Levy Court.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
MRs. COOKE dad AT as.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Sept 30 Mrs. Amy
Wyclof Cooke. aged 9S years. mother
of T. f. Cooke, superintendent of the
water and electric light plant, died
here late last night She has sur
vived the entire family, which was
large one. She win be buried at
Hackettstown. n j., tomorrow after
noon.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
united States Calls
english TO EXPLAIN
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Boa demand
to know if Great Britain is interfer-
ing with shipments Of copper from the
United States to Rotterdam. in neu-
tral bottoms, was made on the Secre-
tary of State by unanimous vote Of
the Senate today. A resolution request
ing the information was introduced by
Senator Smoot of Utah and passed
without discussion.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
RussIANs REroRT eERNAN RErREAr.

By The United Press.
PETRoGRAD Sept scThat the German Offensive against
the dereuses OF the Nemen river has completely
rated and that the in complete retreat in
province was Oeiaiy announced today
that the Germans had aedn their attempt capture the reads
leading through Nemsn and hey
we're now being pushed backward point
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
WANETA TRIBE OFFICERS.
aeiai to THE EVENING JOURNAL

DOVER, Del. Sept Waneta
Tribe. No. 33. l. o. r. NJ, has elected
the following chiefs for the next six
months: Prophet. J. e. Palmatory;
Sachem, II. c. Taylor; Sr. Sycamore,
Charles L. Reeder; Jr. Sycamore. A.
i. Kichline.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30

Canade is sending thousands of troops
to England for service in the war
against Germany. The picture shows a
detachment of artillery crossing a pom
toon bridge en- route to Quebec, from
which port ship viii be taken for Eng
land.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
LAYTON HOVE nINNrR.

The Junior Board of the Layton
Home viii give q dinner this after
noon 10 the inmates OF the home.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
BATTLE OF AISNE
The Greatest STRUGGLE
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The
battle of the Aisne has taken the
place in history as tie greatest
of all time, according to a cOmplia-
tiOn today from War Department
records. II is surpassed in dura-
tion only by the battle of Mukdcn
in the Russ0-Japanese war. which
lasted 20 days, but in point Of num-
bers engaged and extent of battle
front, II far OVershadOws that con-
flict.
The following table will show
some of the other great battles OF
the world:
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
ALSNE BATTLE ON EIGHTEENTH DAY SHOWS
ALLIES AND GERMANS STILL DEADLOCKED.
KAISER'S ARMY is BROKEN, BUT HOLDS
RUSSIANS DRIVE AUSTRIANS FROM GALICIA.

Both France and England Declare
Situation Satisfactory. Germans
Press on Toward Antwerp,
Smelling Forts on the Way.
AusfHans Recapture SemIin.
Fall of Kiau-Chau Seems Immi-
nenf. No Confirmation of Report
of Capture of BaYarian Crown
Prince. Italy Again Threatens
War Against Austria.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
WEATHER

Fair tonight and probably
Thursdays not much change
IN temperature. Moderate
west winds.
Evening journal., 1914-09-30
SUN AND TIDES.

AT EyENTNG JOURNAL OFFICE
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
VACANCIES ARE FILLED
BY GOVERNOR PIhkHAM

Two appointments were made yester,
day by Governor Pinkham, in both
cases to fill vacancies existing ON terri
torial boards of a public nature.
Edward u. BODICE was appointed a
member of the harbor commission, In
place Of the late Frank b. MeStoeker,
deceased, and TO fill the balance of the
term the latter had original been ap
term the latter had originally been ap
The board as now constituted, includes
the following other members: James
Wakefield, June 80, 1915; Charles J.
Mccarthy, and T. M. Church, both June
80, 1917. Charles r. Forbes, by virtue
of his position Of superintendent OF
public works, is ex-ofIieio member and
chairman of the harbor commission.
Tho other appointments was that OF
Frederick l., Waldron as a member Of
the board Of regents of the College OF
Hawaii, In place of Prof. Ralph S. Hos.
mer, resigned. Mr.. Waldron win serve
out the uneXpired term ending April
30, 1918. The other regents are Alonzo
dartley, April 80, 1918; Charles X.
Hemenway, April 80, 1915; Wallace r.
Harrington, April 80, 1917, aud Mrs.
Jennie b. Ashford, April 80, 1919.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
.C0NkLING RETURNS
and BEGINS FIGHT

David L. Conkline, territorial treas
urer and Republican candidate for city
treasurer, who returned from the main
land yesterday, Jumped into the politi.
cal campaign Immediately upon his ar
rival in Honolulu.
Mr.. Conkling spent the afternoon at
the headquarters Of the Republican
county committee, greeting his, numer-
Gus friends and political cO-workers
Last evening he attended three differ.
emit Republican rallies, and spoke at
each meeting. d.
q i realize that. ] win have hard
fight on my hands to win this cleo.
tion,' he said yesterday. ~ have a
strong opponent, whp is q popular and
we'll liked man, and ! shall have to de
Notelthe time between now and election
in making plain my political intentions
to the voters,p he added.
When asked about the failure Of the
territorial bonds 20 find q market, Mr..
Conkling said: That is an old story
now. Everybody knows that when the
war broke out the financial market
went out of business to all practical in
tent, and saw there was no further
use remaining in the East while the
present conditions continue. &F,
81 had a good trip, but am glad
TO get back TO Honolulu again, for
there is no other place like eur island
home. As have already said, shall
DO busy from now until election, with
my political campaign"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
ADVANCING HANDS
OF CLOCK COMPLEX
Subcommittee Of Chamber d
Commerce Asks Employers
for Solution

To get expressions from the large EN-.
ployers Of labor in the city on the
proposition Of advancing the hands Of
the clock an hour or half hour, the
subcommittee of the time committee Of
the chamber of commerce has called a
special meeting, which win 10 held az
three clock, October "a. The meet.
ing VIII BIO held 10 the quarters Of the
9. @. Boekus, who Is member Of
the committee and one Of those inter
ested IN, the earlY-day, movement, may
present some communications from civic
bodies IN cities where the plan has
been under test, giving their opinion
OF the early-day scheme. ~
such a. proposition, as this should
DC gone into quite thoroughly before
any definite action Is taken,' he said.
ITO move the hands Of the clock up
one hour or one-half hour means Ger
tain changes in affairs here which
should not DO overlooked. This early.
day scheme would affect $4,000 school
children on the islands. II would mean
IN place Of going to school at nine
Q clock that they would 90 at eight or,
eieht,thirty, as the ease may be.
t" The idea Of moving up the hands
Of the clock is merely for the better
distribution Of the daylight hours. We
have an average of eleven hours aud
fty-eight minutes daylight day.
Obviously. by having the working day
begin earlier we will have moro day.
light hours for our recreation. y
Among companies TO be represented
at the subcommittee meeting are,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
.GARRANzA LIMITS
DELEGATES POWER
Says Convention Has No Author.
ity to Assume Supreme Com
mand Of Republic

MEXICO CRY, october 20. tAsso.
ciatcd Press by Federal wireloss) -
Provisional President carranza indi.
Gated yesterday that he has iio ir1ten-
ton of censidering himself bound BY
any Of the agreements betwecn tho
mediators at the Aguas caiientes con.
ventfon.
II was understood when tho delegates
met that al parties were bound to
abide BY the result OF the convention.
and the delegates were sworn 20 main.
tain their agreements.
Carranza now demands to be inform.
% by what authority tha delegates 10
the convention have fer Assuming gu
preme command Of tho Republic.
He said they had no right TO appoint
his successor, as he had not resigned.
and that no viii o1ly deliver his power
as head Of the government TO a citizen
who shall DO elected by the pcoplc as
President Of Mexico Carranza further
advised the convention that any az
tempt by the deleEates to exceed this
limitation Of their functions would be
properly met, intimatfng that he would
use fierce IN nairtaining his position. !.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
WATER AND SEWER.
ARE PAYING.
CITY HANDSOMELY.
Quarterly Report Of Municipal En-
uineer Wall Contains Some
interesting Figures
Public Utilities Taken Over From
Territorial Government Prove
Good Investment

Honse. cleaning done at the time the
municipal government took over the
water and sewer works from tire ter.
ritory, and the general retrenehment
policy declared 20 have been put in
farce at that time seem to have re.
sihted in material reduction in the
cost Of maintenance and operation Of
those two now departments Of the city.
Such At least is the impression eixefi
BY figures prepared unGer direction Of
", A. Wall, city engineer, which en-
brace the cost of pumping winter, and
give estimates on the receipts and dis.
bnrsements in both departments for
the present annual period, comparing
both sets Of figures with similar sets
compiled for period Of similar length
rnder the old regime.
Some Big Reductions Noted
The figures on water pumping arc for
the first three months--July, August
and September--of the county e juris-
dietion.o Of that department.. They show
Ito strike a total--that the entire
cost of pumping for the quarter was
$4,743.20, and that for the Same months
~ 20 - nncn tne aeIIarIinent was an.
, w ING serfi'V,ia snPerlnteadent OF
R gho 49, nc So. was So,ovo.SY.
80 80 ne $40 ooo ohoT Aiso mat TOT INC
1919, and 3S1 3S1, 900 gallons in 1914.
Wall allows for a startling reduction
- ms us. w on .he opera,ing ex
p i'a i y. ny %aser wy morSs TOT tne nsca
80 to0 sns Sune ~, lSlo, over ,ae
80 ~ risr pe1 noS IN tSi4, re
S6Is - - p s,so az az Sss-'91o, WINE ~
On honds nvooG,oo t .he lnae e,aa.
~ uonus = neuree IN on tnc running
- ~ set ~ u eourSo remains the
~ WI, 3 o s.s,, "a
10 =" 9ssl'r I.'es nv eor[eetl tnsre
49, $3.50. ou wi ~ prom ~ .ne
49, ueP"i y. .tiens az shs Sna Of tne
Sloot o. Sun on sfo,o'e.oy, ny
~. ~ ~ ~ IN N t'ahpig
- s.,S 1ss.n. 1,-o noo Vt recclpos
800 tLa - sA, 80 eo- ~ 'ne iorincr
!, u y 49, sits'oo,'oS'
sewers increase In Front
In the sewer department he docs not
make such radical reductions in main.
y a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
SAY MGARn
IS READY TO RETIRE

Coupled with the apparently we'll
founded report that J. MeCafn has sent
in his resignation MS district attorney to
the departments of justice in Washing
ton, at the request Of Thomas Watt
Gregory, attorney general 81 the Unif-
ed States, there WIS a rumor eircn-
lated Yesterday that 4. X. Thomas
would be offered tho position.
The question row is whethef Mr.
Thomas would accept The Office. Mr..
Thomas, who was on the stan Of the
federal district attorney Is Office in San
Francisco, was sent here 70 relieve Mc-
earn for sixty days a. rus-ngf his trial.
With the story that Mctarn has ~
signed comes the rero1 that he will
leave the Territory as soon as possible
after the charge against him Is disposed
of. II II believed that y w, Thompson,
assistant district attorney, also will
leave.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
CAPTAIN or GEIER
HAS PORT OFFICERS
THE BUCK
Commander Of Little German
z Cruiser Wants to Salute
Empress Victoria
When Ne Asks Permission to
Honor Her Birthday Author
tiles Sidestep 81

They are passing tho buck down
along the Waterfront, II has heon pass
Cd iron the naval station to the colIec
tor Of the port, aud from tho collector
Of The port to the harbr master, and
from the harl or matter 20 the board Of
harbor commissioners and tho buck
can be passed no farther, unless, indeed,
IL Is passed on 60 Washington.
Books on the neutrality laws and
regulations, on treaty rights and utter.
national law, have been taken down
from the dusty shtlges and turned
YEARLY over, ia search Of the qeestion
brought 70 land when Captain G.. Rash,
of of the German cruiser Gcier slipped
on his military coat and came ashore
- just TO make an inquiry
Would Salute xaiserin
He turned IN at the naval station.
and there nut his question TO the ON
GERS in charge. .s..
= Whit be al right not in viola
lion OF the neutrality law, You know
if ! fire a salute on Thursday in honor
Of the Kaiscrin Victoria'B birthdaya,t
Now those officers arc scholars ON
neutrality laws and what constitutes n
violation of Thorn, but a question like
the one Captain Rashoff brought CT
land with hiia was not TO be expected.
Well in word, after consultation
was held at the naval station, it was
decided to pass the buck up to Harbor,
master Poster, tho recipient before this
of many bucks.
, Foster turned the question over in
bis mind, and decided tho question was
too much for him. In the meantime
Captain Rashoff waited to be informed
II be would be allowed to fire his salute
IN honor of the Kaiserin Victoria s
birthday.
Harder Commission To Decide
He tliln I want to break the neutral.
ity law--but he did want TO fire that
salute. #
Foster passed the buck. 4#
Collector of the Fort Franklin passed
the buck
4 II. looked for awhile like the Kaiserin
would have to makeshift without hen
salute. 1t still looks somewhat that
way. ,SA
Rlis thpre Is one more change aBeat
Tho hoard of harbor commissioners.
At the last passing OF tho buck the
beard received il, and Mt its meeting
tomorrow morning it will consider this
delicate question.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
FUNERAL SERVICES
VERY IMPRESSIVE

The funeral services of tho late Mrs
Alexander Young were conducted al
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon at her
late residence, Waikiki, Rev. A. A.
Ebcrsolo, associate pastor, of Central
Union Church, officiating. lnterment
was in the family lot at the Nuuanu
Cemetery, where the body was laid at
rest beside that of her late husband, in
"a grave bedded in fragrant flowers
Masses of floral offerings testified TO
the love and affection of Mrs. Young's
children and friends, a., t.,
All but one Of her nine children were
here. Mrs. 7. +. Dredge of Oakland
was unable 70 join the other daughters,
Mrs. y. i. Howard, Mrs K. W. Amber
son and Mrs. Thomas r. McNab, who
arrived on the. Sierra yesterday inornr
ing Alexander Young OF Hilo, Mrs
~. G. won Hamm, Miss Bertha Young,
Robert A. Young and Archibald A.
Young, the remaining sons and daugh-
tors, were at their mothers bedside
when she died. sa. . .s. ia
The honorary pall-bearers were w. H.
Baird, Judge Sanford j. Dole, DR.. Geo.
Herbert, James A. Kennedy, f.. A..
Schaefer and w. O. Smith The active
pail bearers, from among the employees
Of the Won Hamm- Young Company,
were Il. Il. Dodge, j. j. Crockett, g. w.
Farr, Theodore Hoffman, w. r. John.
son and Theodore Thiele,
Following tho services at the home
the hymn "Abide With Me- was rem
dered by a quartet consisting Of Mrs.
Charles u. Hail. Mrs. G. S. Weight, G..
A. Brown and Arthur +. Wall
Among the many beautiful floral Of
ferings were scroll presented by the
employees Of the Won Hamm. Dung
Company and an urn and a cross from
the employees Of the Moana and Alexan.
der Young hotels. ~ +. ..,',..., .. a..,
Mrs, Young, whose maiden name was
Ruth Pearee, was born in Norfolk, Eng,
land, in 1910, and was sewnty-four
years of age. She was married to the
late Alexander Young fftyifour years
ago, and had spent the greater part of
her welded life in Hawaii. The Youngs
celebrated their golden wedding in this
city early in March l910--a short four
months before Alexander Young passed
to his, reward. g. ..t...
Mrs, Alexander Young was known
and loved for her inothorly lSindliness.
She was deeply Interested In the hu.
manities, Her charities were many and
II is understood that her viii bequeaths
large sums 10 the continuation Of the
quiet philanthropies TO which she 80
largely devoted her days during the
evening Of life. i, 4 a.. d.
Il
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
HAWAIIAN TROUPE IN
LONDON MAKING GOOD

James 7. Carey vito left here about
a year ago, taking with him Hawai-
ian troupe of singers and dancers, has
been,heard from. He is in London, and
is ''doing swimmingly." e.,
ii, y. Wood of the promotion commit,
tee received a letter from Carey yes:
terday, with snapshots showing the
|" Hawaiian theater" whore his troupe
is performing, rt.c.
Carey said his musical and hularhula
act was being very favorably received,
and that whom his contact expired in
London, he would return to the United
States, playing in New York and sew
eral other large Eastern cities.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
BLASTED ROCK CRASHES
THR0UGH ROOF OF HOUSE

Charles f. Moore, a resident of
Houghtailing Road, narrowly escaped
being killed yesterday afternoon when
a forty pound rock crashed through the
roof of his house and struck him on
the left side Of his body. t..sG '9
A Japanese, named TalSau, who has a
contract with Charles Desky for exca-
waiting in the Mclnerny Tract, shot an
unusually heavy blast without taking
the usual precautions Of placing heavy
timborS over the charge to prevent the
rock from flying. "a 1913 III. VI
When Moore heard the crash of tho
rock on his roof he lodged to one side
and escaped the full force of the mis-
sile. Otherwise he would have been
killed. stN EEa1H WI.
Takau was arrested by Officer Barry
Sizcmoofe. !