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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

there has been any delay lately IL is
because a couple Of sacks may have
been put in by mistake with mail fol
Australia OF the Orient. That occa
sionally happens on shipboard. but rot
often.
m. C. PACHECO: II the super
visors are really DESTROYS of fair ties,
of the frontage tax law, it seems to
me that their claim that the square
formed by two intersecting streets is
frontage of an Improvement district is
a poor basis ON which to carry a case
involving the validity of the law into
court-for they are bound to lose
The only way to properly charge the
square in question to an improvement
district is to make the improvement
on the area plan, otherwise the city
must pay for the improvements of in.
tersections without reckoning such as
frontage.
WILLIAM F. YOUNG, postmaster:
Please say in the Star-Bulletin that |
think a great deal of the credit for
getting a mail contract for the Great
Northern is due the Chamber of Com
merce. its president. Fred L. Waldron,
and the Promotion Committee. The
San Francisco chamber also did some
hard work along the same line The
order we received here Informing US
CT the departments award, was dated
November 26, the day the Great North.
ern sailed from San Francisco. At
San Pedro there was such rush to
get the mail on board that the postal
authorities did not have time to bill
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

lilo streets was perfect setting for
the production. But the rain kept the
people away. The children were gay
and happy and veut through their
performances with as much vim and
enthusiasm as they did at the firsi
presentation OF the fete In the armory
Although the vaudeville entertain-
ment given at the original fete was
eliminated Saturday. nothing appeared
to be lacking toward making the after
neon an enjoyable one A large num-
Der OF older persons stayed In spite
of the rain and their applause at the
efforts OF the children was spontane-
Gus, The refreshment. toy and show
booths did a good business and their
patronage aided greatly in making the
event success.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

The report of fracas Of rowdies on Sunday
night at Waikiki says The trouble started
shortly after lilo clock in the bar" That is
where most of these rows begin. The, serious
part is that they do not end in the bar, but are
carried outside, imperilling the lives and prop
erty of decent, orderly and law abiding citi-
zens. And it is precisely for this reason com
munities are refusing to tolerate resorts which
breed violence and crime.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06
hIIIEfNIIIl1IEIQ

JOHN X. CLARKE, manager Hind,
RoIph & Company, Honolulu office:
We are very fortunate in having the
Great Northern running from San
Francisco and San Pedro here.
JACK" YOUNG: One week from
today will see the launching OF the
new pilot boat for Honolulu harbor.
She is going to be a dandy, one of
which Honolulu may well be proud.
w r. HARRINGTON: / rise to
call attention to the fact that the
grass has been cut along the tracks
Of the Rapid Transit on King street.
AS one citizen, am much obliged.
The city looks better for il. ] hope
the good work will go on.
ID. L. PETERSON. customs broker:
Honolulu people should give the Great
Northern their support She is the
finest and fastest passenger slip ever
calling at this port, and IL Is up to
us to secure her business enough to
continue on the triangular run per-
manently.
A. H. HODSoN, assistant chief
clerk. railway mail service: Yes. the
6ottcflce launch goes. out TO Get mail
nom An boats from the coast bring.
%. more INN one days despatch Il
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

Bids will be called for within the
next few days on the enlargement of
the city's electric power plant, as the
plans and specifications are now COM
pleted. The new police station switch
board will be here about the last Of
December.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

Ladies' Interested In the latest foot
wear should see the Bronze Bead
ed Genesta Pumps Just received az
the Manufacturers Shoe store.-Adw.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

1t is estimated that Congress will spend
about billion and a half dollars this session,
which makes it about the most expensive talk
ing-machine in the world.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

Three sons q President Artiguenava
Of Haiti arrived In New York on the
steamer Prinz Frederick Hendrick.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

Forty-seyen newspapermen are with the
Ford party. Henry isn't going to try to fool
his left hand about what his right hand is
doing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06
9TH CAVALRY TO AID
TN GUARDING BORDER

The 9TH Cavalry, which passed
through here on the Sheridan en- route
from Manila to the mainland, has
been in the Philippines for four years.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

Jailer Joe Fern sympathizes with the prin
eipal of the Boys Industrial School lnes
escape from Joe, too.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

L 3
nshing ana hunting on Moiokai.
oo,,c,,, cE,Irn. >,,,,,,,,,
ron.asan.ot;na 4 g. y E = = - "a,
pen ~ &c $500, - san sIoieSo'
s ~a pa'9 49, - nan ~ 'n q.
81 IN 49, ~ ,ana u VI De'eiipei .
MoppIc pocENpI rnr so.,o.,,,
80 norol,,I, "a NJ $500 - -,
oon,ad tha srr;voi 80 a habu ao,ahtor
IN San Franc,sco vos,ar5ay occordina
L. s. CAIN, engineer in the departJ
ment of public works, will leave to.
night on the w. G. Hall for Kauai. Mr.:
Cain will make inspections of depart
ment work at Nawiliwili. Waimea, and
on the homestead roads.
s.
JUDGE RALPH p QUARLES, asso.
ciate Justice Of the Asupfemes court,
viii leave Honolulu In the Great
Northern tonight on his way to Idaho,
MS wife and daughters. He Will be
absent about seven weeks.
BRIG. GEN. SAMUEL /. JOHNSON,
accompanied by Sergt. August Wetzel,
list Infantry, u. S. A., left Saturday
afternoon for Maui, where Gen.
johnson will spend a week inspecting
troops of the National Guard. Seryt.
Wetzel has been assigned to the Ma
ton Guard of Hawaii. as sergeant
instructor IN the troone On Mani hv
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

CONSUL-GENERAL NUMANU, ia,
pans representative in San francisco,
will pass through Honolulu in the
steamer Tenyo Marn en- December 81
on his way to Japan.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

/ .Plotters Keep Off the Grass" is just as APP
plicable to British recruiting agents as TO uer-
man steamship men.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06
EDITOR
THE cAvELL CASE.
lFrom the New YORK Tfmes. }

From the New York Times) T..
Few of the expressions of horror over the
death of Miss Cavell did not contain the saving
clause that her trial. conviction and execution
were entirely legal but that the authorities
should have taken into account her sex and the
moral effect of such merciless carrying out
of law. But what Miss Cavell did, and con-
fessed to having successfully done-the aiding
of English soldiers to rejoin their comrades
was performed on the neutral territory of Bel
gium, which had been violated by Germany.
Thus the illegality of her act developed its
monstrous proportions, in German military
eyes, merely through their own initial illegal
ity and in contradiction to their own dictum
as set forth in the Kriegsbraueh: eff the ter
ritory of neutral state is entered upon by
one of the nations at war for the purpose of
military action, the neutral state is entitled to
oppose the violation of its territory by all
means in its power, and to disarm the troops
which have entered it." .Paradoxical as it may
seem, Miss Cavell's Illegal act was committed
against Belgium and not against Germany.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

NORRIS RoSENBLEDT. formerly
of Honolulu, and Mrs. Rosenbledt vel
coined the arrival of baby daughter
in San Francisco yesterday, according
to advices received here.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

GEORGE r. CLARK, secretarg II
the governor. is spending his vacation
fishing and hunting on Molokai.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

Speaking of pleasant duties, how about
| .685 on sugar?
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

the Los Angeles mail shipped at that
port. 3 .....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

First Chief Carranza is going to have a
humdinger of triumphal entry into Mexico
City. 1t will be remembered that he started
to pull one off before but at Vera Cruz he got
so badly scared he shut himself up in castle
and sent on a couple of generals to perform
the entry part of the program. He was to
supply the triumph later, but owing to the
activities of Villa, Zapata and a few more gen
tleman bandits, he postponed this feature. Now
it is to be accomplished with great pomp and
majesty.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-06

L. s. CAIN. engineer in the depart.
ment of public works. will leave to-
night on the w. G. Hall for Kauai Mr.,
Cain will make inspections of depart.
ment work at Nawiliwili, Waimea, and
on the homestead roads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27

The captain of company which en-
tered Lille shortly after the begin
ming of the war. made the principal
address.
"a year ago." he said. 'T predicted
that we would spend another Christ
mas in the field. I now wish to re-
peat that prediction for the coming
year Germany is fighting four lead
ing powers of the world; some say
fifth
This latter remark was obviously
intended for America.
While the captain spoke. eyes Of
the soldiers about the table were
dimmed with tears. The officer es-
corting our party replied briefly Tho
men applauded energetically3 when he
expressed the hope that peace would
come before another Christmas.
In similar manner all the Ger
man companies from the English
channel to Switzerland celebrated. On
Christmas afternoon the S50e,0n0
theatre which the French started and
the Germans completed, was {,rnt,I
ly opened by the crown prince of Ba-
varia. Sixteen hundred soldiers at
tended the opening ceremonies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
FIRST OFFICIAL
NEWS rs RECEIVED
Japanese Liner Was Torpedoed With.
out Warning by Submarine OF
Unknown Nationality.

CUnited Press Leased Wire Servtce1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Offlcial
confirmation of the summarizing OF
the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru,
which has been awaited by the state
department before framing protest
over the jeopardizing of one Ameri-
can passenger, was received today 1t
came from American Consul Bristow
at Port Said. Egypt.
The vessel was attacked without
warning, the report said, the peri
scope Of the submarine not being seen
until after the vessel was struck. 1t
sank in forty-nine minutes. The ma
tionality of the submarine is un-
known. The crew of 162 and the 100
passengers, including w. J. Leigh.
American, all took to small boats and
were picked up later by French
cruiser.
Until the cruiser appeared to pick
ND the passengers, the submarine fol-
lowed the small boats. apparently to
see that no harm befell.
The fact that the nationality OF the
bmarine-supposed to be German
OF Austrian-is still unknown, Will
make further investigation by the
state department before any formal
protest can be made.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
There Was No Truce on This Battle Front Fri
day, Where Shells and Mines Were
Used Constantly.
ENGLISH WERE ON THE OFFENSIVE.
Three Thousand Soldiers Heard Peace Sermon
on Christmas Eve in the Cathedral of
ST. Maurice at Lille.
[By Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
Ctnff flNorraapnndentl

[By Carl w. Ackerman. United Press
Staff Correspondent
LILLE, (via Berlin) Dec. 27.-Eng-
lish mines blew Christmas trees out
Of the German trenches on Christmas
day and sent the German soldiers
running helter-skelter. There was no
truce, at least on this part of the bat
tie front.
On Christmas eve, 5000 German
soldiers heard peace sermon In the
cathedral OF st. Maurice.
LET us pray that God Will carry
our peace prayers to the enemy.
said the minister
His words were echoed by cease
less roar Of artillery along the front
between Ypres and La Bassee.
Throughout the night artillery on
both sides Numbered, despite inter
mittent downpours OF ram. Lille
awoke on Christmas morning 70 nnu
houses and factories isolated ay the
flood. Other villages near the battle
front seemed to be floating. But de-
spite the downpour and outer atmos-
phere of gloom, Lille, with Its quarter
Of a million inhabitants and its thou
sands of soldiers, managed to cele-
brate Christmas in merry fashion.
Lighted decorated Christmas trees
peeped from the windows Of private
houses. Large ones stood in the rail-
way station. They were In the res
taurants and in the Red Cross trains.
Many of the soldiers carried Christ
mas trees into the trenches to the
astopishment of their officers and
probably the enemy.
The German front on Christmas
day offered a refutation OF the world
wide accusation that the English ARE
letting the French do all the fighting"
On THANKSGIVING day l walked two
hours along the front line trenches III
the Argonne at some places only nj
teen feet from the French WORKS.
Only three rifle shots were fired dur
ing that time and there was only an
occasional artillery shot.
On Christmas day even the rain
did not stop the British artillery.
Every clear day, they said. Engllsh
aeroplanes hover over Lille. The
suburbs of the city are within reach
of English guns which lombard occa-
sionalIy. AS soon as the lombard
ment ceases, the children resume
playing in the streets.
Christmas eve with the German
companies here was like Christmas
eve with one great family. Cores
pondents sat with 1000 goettingen
landsturmers, every one OF whom IS
married. Someone figured during the
evening that their children total s.
100. They had just unpacked cigars,
cigarettes, knives. flashlights, fruits,
nut cakes, sausages, bacon and other
presents from home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
The Twenty-one n-American
Countries Should be
Closer Friends.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.- Secre'
tary of State Lansing, speaking be-
fore the second Pan-American scien-
titic congress here today, dwelt sig
njficantlv on this governments insist
ance that the Monroe doctrine is as
sacred a principle now as when first
proclaimed.
THE feeling that the republics OF
this hemisphere said Secretary Ian
sing. constitute group separate
and apart from the other nations OF
the world, united by common ideals
and common aspirations. has become
today a definite and certain force
which draws together the twenty-one
republics and makes them the amer
lean family of nations
The secretary reiterated the decla-
ration of President Wilson regarding
"sentiments which will find echo in
every other American republic that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
MONROE DOCTRINE IS
STILL SACRED PRINCIPLE

the might of this country will never
be exercised in spirit of greed to
wrest from neighboring state its
territory or possessions. He suggests
ed that the Pan-American nations
might well take the motto of Dumas
Musketeers, "One for all, all for one.
The secretary urged more than co
operation for defense against any
country that might look with covet-
Gus eyes on the riches of the Americas.
He said there should be closer rela-
tionship in trade and commerce..
They must be not only neighbors,
but friends; not only friends, but in
timates,' he said. Lansing pictured
continent at war where untold mis-
cry is being endured and a terrible
heritage being transmitted to sue
Ceeding generations" and drew a COM
parison with the continent at peace"
as teaching a lesson that should not
be ignored.
with all earnestness," the secre-
tary concluded. "I commend to you the
thought of the American republics.
twenty-one sovereign and independ.
ent nations, bound together by faith
and Justice and firmly cemeuted by
sympathy which shows no superior
and no inferior, but which recognizes
only equality and fraternity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
IRISH GRAVES e
REMA|N y50PEN n
Urban Council Decides That
Bodies of Lusitania Victims
Must Remain
There.
SOME ARE AMERICANS
Excuse Is That II Would Endanger
Health, But Religious Scruples
is the Real
Reason.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
QUEENSTOWN. Dec. 27.-Bodies
of a number of American victims of
the Lusitania disaster must lie on for
eign soil until they crumble into dust,
the urban district council of Queens
town decreed today.
Most of them are women and girls.
They were dragged from the water
days, even weeks after the big liner
was torpedoed off the Irish coast.
Identification at first was impossible
and they were buried in cheap conins
of flimsy material in one of the
dreariest cemeteries in all Ireland.
about mile from town. Later their
identity was established through post
mortem photographs. But the authori-
ties today finally refused the pathetic
pleas Of American relatives that they
be allowed to exhume the bodies and
give them proper burial in America.
Consul Frost who for months has
been aiding the relatives, was inform.
ed that elimination would imperil
public health. Religious scruples are
said to constitute the real reason for
the refusal The council is made up
Of shop keepers, saloonists and one
cab driver. They are said to oppose
disinterment from consecrated
ground
Among those whose relatives are
most anxious to return their bodies
are Emma Fisher, Boston, Mrs. G A.
Anderson, Pittsburgh, and Miss Eliza
beth Secombe Of Concord. Mass. The
Secombe family particularly desired
to bury the girls body beside that Of
her twin brother, Percy, another Lust
tania victim, in the family lot at Con-
cord. The two were enroute to Eng
land TO engage in Red Cross work
when the liner was sunk. Ane burial
ground is in an isolated valley. The
graves are covered with heavy moss !;
presumably the flimsy collins are
rapidly falling to pieces; the painted
numbers on board head pieces by
which Identification was preserved,
are fading away before the wind and
rain.
The only human dwellings in the
vicinity are two thatched peasants
huts. Leading physicians and under
takers at Cork, ruled that the eXhu-
nation would not be harmful, but the
council heatedly rejected their argu-
ments and even similar appeal
made by Lord Wimborne in behalf of
the British dead. Lord Wimborne did
not persist in his efforts because of
the peculiar political status in south
Ireland, which he did not want to
stir up.
The urban council holds the whip
hand, the authorities said today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
Bombardment Continued and Unofficial Truce
Was Not Observed by the Men Back of
the French Guns.
I'M BUSY TO L0|TER OVER THEIR GIFTS
Churche. in Vicinity Of Firing Line, Held Re
ligiou. Services Which Some Of the
Soldiers Attended.

diyidual that first proclaimed the doc
trine of peace on earth, goou will to-
ward men,, 1915 years ago." he said.
Certainly, it was the worlds most
important proclamation. Today the
French army is fighting to uphold it.
We do not stop nghting on Christmas,
because we are fighting for Christ
mas-for Kris Kringle-for all he rep"
resents-for the right to live without
the mailed fist forever poised over
our heads-for the principle good
will between neighbors-for the right
to enjoy Santa Claus in our homes
without danger.
1T was Germany that violated
both the spirit and letter OF the law
quoted by st. Luke and France and
the allies will not stop fighting until
they punish her"
In the meantime the guns parked
on. The men at the front either
were too busy or were not inclined to
observe Christmas. They received
boxes of delicacies and other gifts
from the government from their
homes or from organizations, opened
them casually and emptied the con-
tents into their pockets or elsewhere.
Then they Immediately resumed the
occupation Of war.
Our party attended midnight mass
in an Alsacian town near Hartmanns-
weilerkopf The rule not to roam
about after p. M was suspended Tor
the night throughout that portion of
Alsace occupied by the French. All
the villages had Christmas celebra-
tions with trees in public places and
gifts for the children. The cathe-
dral was packed with women, children
and soldiers. The organist was Hus-
sard, one of the best known musicians
in France, formerly first violinist in
the Paris opera house, now dragon.
The chief soloist, a blacksmith In
times of peace, is sergeant. The
chorus was made up entirely of troop.
ers. There were three generals, one
commanding an army. in the audience
AS the chimes pealed midnight, the
organ burst into christians, 'Tis the
Sacred Hour Of Deliverance." Then
the soldier choir chorused: He is
Born, the Divine Infant
While the congregation knelt and
prayed and the priest prepared the
holy sacrament, the guns kept on
belching up and down the line as a
refrain to the organ song and the
prayer. They were interpreting their
captains peace on earth, good will
toward men,"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
FIRE IN BRITISH SHIP
WHILE TIED TO DOCK

ing into flames. l think German
agents started the Inchmoor fire by
mixing white chemical with the
sugar"
The finding of traces Of chlorate OF
potash near other suspicious ship
fires, caused the authorities to inves-
tigate the theory that the chemical
bombs or combustion caused other
recent ship fires.
The federal jury investigating var
,,,,s nbases of the alleged German
rronaranda, was expected to report
today, returning several indictments.
A second fire today which threaten
ed TO destroy warehouse containing
many boxes Of rifles and ammunition,
was believed to be Of incendiary orig
In Indications were that oil was pour.
ed through an aperture under a door
of the warehouse
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-27
TURKEY

-IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Turkish forces
were defeated with heavy losses and
driven back in an attack on the Brit
ish Mesopotamian base of kut-Ei-
Amara Saturday, according to official
dispatches received here today.
The latest dispatches from Constan-
tinopIe reported the Turks engaged
In an attempt to surround General
TownsI,end's troops at kut-EEAmara.
General Townshend reported the
Turkish losses totalIed between 500
and 500. The British loss was less
ahan 200 he said