Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-12

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RISE IN FOOD PRICES WORRIES coNcREssMEN
NEW YORK, August 12The country already beginning to
feel the effects of the the prices of all oodu which
going =.- "
congress yesterday each
asking for investigation into the question of food prices and
should be that the face of bumper grain crop here and all
foreign markets closed there should be advance at an unless
PACKERS BLAME WAR FOR JUMP IN PRICES
CHICAGO August 1.-THE wholesale prices have adj
this big advance has been immediately transferred to the retail
Since Saturday the increase retail prices has been from
Within the ten days by gone up twenty
cent beans fifty per cent twenty per cent and lemons fifty
per cent.
The packers the blame the demands in Eu
with the fact that the European production has stopped be-
GERMANY May USE NATIONAL SAVINGS .
BERLIN Germany, August H. via London, August 12-The
Noddeutche Agemene Zng in its issue today declares that
Germany has successfully well financially the problem Of
that Of suendg the date of payment
Of all obligations will not be The peoples savings Of
seven million hundred dollars will
KAISER l SEEMS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
BERLIN Germany via Copenhagen, August 12-Emperor Will
liam today received American Ambassador Gerard the Palace
Garden The Emperor appeared confident though in
said that the Begians
cy equal the fighting Leg but that the German bayonets
everything He added the Bgas abandoned great
the fighting published contains sixty -four
Americans wishing leave Germany being enrolled at
,A Az aaS.iIsH s BROUGHT TO EARTH.
Belgium Aug 1.-THE a
aeropane shot Namu but that descended safely
and that the inmates taken The Germans accord
ing reports have destroyed the railway ege
REPORTED TED BRITISH NAVAL VICTORY
BOSTON, Massachusetts August PA fight between Brit
h and German cruisers took place hundred and fifty miles
north San Salvador according reports brought yesterday
by the Norwegian fruit Lovand The battle
further reported fed
GERMANS MEET REPULsE AT MEUSE
PARIS France August 1.-THE German advance guard which
has attempted the invasion of France by of the Muerf
MOsee was met at spncou department Of the Me yesterday
and driven back to the main German The advance consisted
of strong force of Prussian cavalry.
The French advantage being followed the Germans
retreang back towards the Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg This
PACIFIC MAIL LINER HELD AT YOKOHAMA
YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 1.-THE Pacific Mail s. Nile,
which of British registry being held this for fear of
German cruiser She ready sail for when
word of the appearance Of German warshp Kshu
between here and Kobe Her sailing cancelled and
she will remain here until felt safe to despatch her her way
China.
WILL PROTEST AGAINST EXCLUSION.
WASHINGTON August 12Secretary of State Bryan today
cabe Ambassador Page London investigate report
Great Britain orbddng the landing of foreigner British
soil The United States will protest if this S true
everywhere.
rood RIOTS IN BERLIN
COPENHAGEN Denmark, August 12-Reports here
that the food supply problem has become Berlin that
prices have reached prOhbve point and that food riots now
asks LEAVE TO SEND CODE MESSAGES
WASHINGTON August l2-Germany, through the United
States today asked permission from Great Britain code
messages through London
WASHINGTON August 1.-THE yesterday passed the
bill authorizing the president American registry all
egn built ships less than five The