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The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
JAPAN Has SUSPENDED
/. PRESSURE UPON China

Associated Press by Federal wirelosS)
TOXIC, May 10.E-An military and
naval movements directed against Oh ma
have been suspended, as d sequel Of
the news received here yesterday that
China has accepted, the terms of the
Japanese ultiinathIi. what those term J
are has not vet been made public.
Leaders Of the Chinese revolutionary
party here declare their plans will not
be affected by Chint's acqiiescence in
the Japanese ultimatnm. They viii
strike. they say, when they consider
the time ripe. 'E'.4., 1'.f
President yuan sifih:ksi, they do.
clare, desires to become EMPEROR, and
has Obtained the promise Of Japan to
crush any revolution that may be mado
against him when he ascends the throne
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
AUSTRIA NEEDS DOCTORS

NTsn"to'ed Press by Federal Wireless.)
VENICE, May 10.-The shortage OF
doctors ard surgeons In Austria is SO
farming that the newspapers are urg,
ing medical men from nearby neutral
""wntrtes to enter the Austrian service.
~ present, II Is stated, there are only
tTo doctors available for each thou
+ nj wounded men. Any neutral physi,
= n the newspapers add, can got six
{ Lars to seven dollars a day, besides
ri food and lodging.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
STATE PAPER PROMISED

. WASHINGTON, May 10.--7At last tho
japanese embassy has broken It's long
silence on the negotiations between
Japan and China with statement pub
nshed this morning that the Japanese
foreign Office is now preparing q stat /,
paper which will outline the reason 70 /:
the demands made on China, and tn ,
course of the negotiations up to tn J
time an ultimatum was presented
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
ERNAE,E8cRQsS,
opens RESTAURANTS

tAssoetstsa ffcss by fsasfsi &isisss5'SI
MAGaRABoWA, East Prussia, May
,10.-An important part Of the German
Red Cross is the establishment Of res
taurants in the various towns Of East
Prussia, where ordinary eating fafili-
ties are either poor or non existent
Lunch consists Of large plate Of
soup, containing pretty nearly every
known variety Of vegetable, with
enough meat to make 1t strong and
the equal Of three ordinary plates Of
soup. With a cup Of coffee, 1t comes
near to being a square meal.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
GENERAL CARA HIDES
FROM GENERAL zAPATA
tAs.ociated Pfess by Federal Wireless. }

tASEonisted Press by Federal Wireless.)
WASHINGTON. May 10. - Another
RI teal situation has developed in
Tfe*ico City. General darza, named
provisional president by the convention
OF military chiefs which deposed Cen
cr1l Csrranza as First Chief has fallen
ut with Gen, EmiIiano Zapata. the
r"uthern leader who holds the capital
The troops Of General Baronas, one Of
zGpata's henchmen, made an attempt
70 assassinate General Cara IN his resi-
dehee at Mexico City, but he was fore
werned and escaped to q hiding place
which has not yet been discovered.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
YEOMANRY LOST in SHIP

fARaOciafed Press bY Federal WireleBs.)
LONDON, May 10.-The admiralty
proud record Of conveying over a mil
lion troops across many seas without
the loss of a life has been broken this
week. Several Yorkshire Yeomanry
men we're lost on one of the ships re-
Gently torpedoed, which one is not
stated.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
Regular Trains Between Two
|. Countries Have Been Suspend
. ed and German and Austrian
! Merchants Are Fleeing Country
EMMANUEL HAS =. ~.
HUGE ARMY Modified
Great Force Lies Within Striking
Distance Of Austrian Border
ahdSAil Present signs Point To
HostiIities At An Early Date
hA.soela.sa prsas - Tsaeral wlfelss..l

kAssodiatsd Frees BY rsasrsly wifslsSs1
lDARIS, May l0.-Telephone
d lines across the frontier be-
tween, Italy and Austria have
been cut, says a dispatch, to the
Temps from Bellinzona, Italy.
Many regular trains between
the two, countries have, been sus-
pended and those that are run
ming are packed with German and
Austrian merchants, fleeing across
the border. sstcs,.ls I'm
Three thousand have left Rome,
florence and Bologna in special
trains and the frontier town of
Lugano is crowded with their
companions in fight
All Austrian and German journ-
alistB have left the Kingdom.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
GERMANY FOSTERS TRADE,

IAe"N"''Fed Pres7 by Fed0rRI WlreIeBB.l
CHRIsTIANIA, May lo.--In order
10 check the inroAds which war has
made en- German trade in the scandi-
havian countries, large number Of
German commercial travellers have been
granted a fortnight's leave from the
army and are now visiting old custom
ers. They were all sworn to secrecy
regarding military matters before leav'
ing Germany. ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bronro Quininc
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure,
+. W Groves signature i, on
each box,
Paris MEDICINE co. St Louis, U.s.A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
DANISH SAILING SHIP
LOST ON PACIFIC COAST

tAsRnriated rrrss by Federal WIreIsss)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1o.r-oap-
tain oleson and twenty his crew who
Nrrtved here yesterday report that their
ship, the Danish sailing vessel Aggi,
was a total loss last Monday on Santa
Rosa Island in the Santa Barbara chan.
mel group. -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
TREATY IS PROGRESSING

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
PICKING, May 10.-The foreign ofilc o
Is proceeding, under Japanese super
vision, with a treaty based On thu
terms Of the Japanese ultimatum, which
Yuan-Shih-kai has accepted.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander N. Desha
were passengers for Tiilo in the KiIauea
on Saturday. Mr.. Desha will be con
ne"ted with the business establishment
Of his brother,in.law, Peter c. Beamer,
IIilO.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
u uge Italian Army Is
II Mobilizinp At Verona

( 81 tAssociated Press BY Federal wireless.)
GENEVA, May lo.-An italian
army of six hundred thousand
men is mobilizing at Verona,
within striking distance of the
Austrian frontier.
. Verona is a railway junction
commanding the main line into
the Austrian Tyrol, through the
Lake Garda country. 49,.
Nothing whatever has been
heard for some days of the nego-
tiations between, the two coun-
tries, t,s n,s,..,r.,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11
HONOLULANS ABOARD LUSITANIA SAFE

TWO words from Queenstown light word to lanes Wakefield
Yesterday that his Sser-n-aw, Mrs. Mary Wakefield is
amonu the Lusitana survivors, The cabegram read "Sae
Mary but though does not mention Miss B. NJ Jones' her
ard travelling companion, Mr.. Wakefield believed was intended
to include her.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-11

\
Alfred Vanderbilt died like an
American gentleman, The mar
ratives Of several survivors seem
to establish that he was last seen
standing by the port rail Of ths
careening ship Hooking one arm about
q stanchion, he uhbuttoned the life pre-
server he had belted, around his body
and gave It To woman. = .",' e. ~
John Jacob Aston, who went down
With the Titanic, died IN the same way.
when it was known that the boats
would not accommodate all, he deliber-
ately cllnsstO remain on boafd and sur
rendered his place to another. "."(H J..
HUBBARDs AND FRoHMAN LOST
Nothing has been found or heard OF
Ebert Hubbard and his wife or OF
Charles Ffoiman. The previous identi.
ficatiofi Of Frohman's body was mis-
take he ~ among the long ltst Of
The only refnaininEe task now in
hand, says the statement Of the Cunard
Line, Is To identify the nafIleless dead
Al, tfia tfn0edtfeS $40 ~ uTSl!h ""l"t -;
10 In the Immediate future, however,
!, there viii be held an Official inquiry, to
be conducted jointly by the admiralty
and the board Of trade. "1 ~ '1ltr,
4 Lord Mersey who presided at the
inquiries into tine loss Of the Titanic
and 81 the Empress of Ireland, has con
scented togact a. the head Of the joint
board. "i''1tt,t s1sAtet@st A%."saa "a,
IN is stiiI almost impossible 70 q,
any coherent connected account from
any one person Of Just. how the slt1v
was stricken OF what happened imine
diately afterward. The survivors are
stin too dazed to talk and many Of them
sit vacanteyed, weeping quietly and
continuously,
NUMBER OF ToRPEDoEs
Whether one or two torpedoes sent
the Lusitania to the bottom may nsvel
the wider becomes the discrepancy OF
opinion.
On one point only is there genera
agreement. The vessel began to list i'm
mediately after the shock of the explos
lon, or explosions, and was soon heeInl
over at such an angle that 1t was impos
dble to lower away the hfeboats from
either side.
One nfeboat did put off with sixty
women and children In it, but it wa
swamped. Two stokers were drowned
trying to rescue the foundering, crazeC
women.
PASSENGERS NOT LISTED DEAF
Wesley Frost, the American consul a
Cork, has cabled TO the state depart
ment in Washington the most INTEL
igtble narrative he has been able to con
Of 't three st American s Survivors. "'''A'
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
Tn. Seven Wise Men OF Greco.

THE seven wise men OF Greece were
Thaies OF Mietus. Fernandez OF Cor
intb. CIrUhuius of Lyndus. Chilon of
l.acetiHeinun. Scion OF Athens, Bias of
f'rienne and I'ittacus cot Mityiene.
Some tishrrmpn of Milptus sold draft
ut fishes to Dystander. When the
net was dr., WI in II contained a golden
tripod. and the purchaser claimed 1t
was his. while the fishermen contend
ed that they sold only the fish that
might he in the net. The dispute was
referred to the oracle o. Delphi. who
awarded the tripod to the wisest man
In Greece. Thereupou II was taken to
rhales. who declined II and suggested
that IT he given to Bias He in turn
refused TO accept 1t. and thus II was
successfully declined by all the seven.
and they were thereafter known us the
seven wise men OF Greece.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
su,evI..i~. Life insurance.

A mania for speculative assurances
on the lives OF public personages pre-
vailed In England during the eight
zenith century. Warren Hastings. the
pretender. the rebel lord or the unror.
tunate Admiral Byng answered equni
" the purpose OF speculation. and there
we're also regular quotations on the
ives Of notorious highwaymen Sit
Robert WaipOie at one period OF bis
cnreer. when his fife was endangered
ny popular tumuIts. was insured fOI
many thousands. md when George II
fought at Detungen IS per cent was
paid against his return Such sppcu
intive assurances were. however. large
~ checked by the gambling Act OF
lI7A. which made insnrable interest q
necessary condition for valid policy
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
TRAGIC Tale of a Traesdi.n.

THE awfuest and the funniest stnge
wait ever lived through" said II
sprightly English actress. was when II
certain well known London actor man
aGer. whose name | dare not divnlge.
was doing tremendous curse scene on
Il darkened stage. He had the audi
cnce spellbound with his sOnOrOus dec
lamation. which. of course, they didn't
know depended largely upon his ample
mouthful of false teeth. At the very
climax of his blood curdling maledic-
tons the entire dental collection drop.
ped out suddenly In the excitement OF
the moment and bounded into some oh.
scure hiding place. The tragetlian's
mighty voice died down to an unintei-
ligible humble as he CROPPED about
frantically IN search OF the missing
masticators. We were all too helpless
from laughter to be OF much hclp In
this critical situation. At last, after
what seemed like half nm hour of the
most hysterical suspense. the stage
manager located the teeth with the aid
of IL dark lantern and restored them to
the frantic star. who cIapDed them into
his mouth and began cursing again
with redoubled earnestness. never
knew what the audience thought, and
no one ever dared to ask the actor.
manager."
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17

i thought myself indeed secure.
So fast the door. so firm the lock:
But. TO- he toddling comes to lure
My parent ear with timorous knock.
Ny heart were stone could ] Withstand
The sweetness of my baby's plea.
That timorous. baby knocking and.
please let me in: it's only me"
l threw aside the unfinished book
Regardless of its tempting charms,
And. opening wide the door. took
My laughing darling In my arms.
Who knows but In eternity
1, like the truant child. shall wait.
The glories of n life to be,
Beyond the Heavenly Fathers gate?
Ard will that Heavenly Father heed
The truant's supplicating cry
As at tho outer door | plead.
"'Tis l. o Father. only II"
Eugene Field.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
~ The
Scrap Book
couldnt Stand tn. Heodoo.

He was II college boy. come for va
cation. and his mothers cook hal pre-
vailed upon him to lend her 81 for two
weeks. Much to the surprise OF the
family. cook departed from her prac'
tice of keeping such funds INDEFINITE
ly and paid the debt promptly. Wheh
questioned about 1t she said:
NO; dat boy never once ask me fef
dat money. He never dun me at all,
hut when 1 serves his late breakfast
in de mornin' he always ieave tive bis
cults on de plate when he used to eat
'em all. an he tells me he likes hve
Jumps of sugar in his coffee when ev-
erybody knows dat's too sweet. Den
when goes in my Kitchen finds i've
raw potatoes on my table M hve
Jumps Of coal laid by my stove. Dem
fives jes' natchully ha nts me. 50 !
pays him."-New York Post
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17

A lady grievolsly tormented with
corn on her toe was advised by one
of her friends to anoint 1t with phos
phurus. which in II weak moment she
did, but forgot to tell her husband be-
fore retiring ut night. 1t had just turn
ed II when the husband awoke and
was startled to see something spar
king Mt the foot Of the bed, He had
never heard or n freely in the locality.
nor did he ever remember seeing such
Il terrible looking object as the toe
presented Reaching carefully out OF
bed till lie found one OF his slippers.
he raised 1t high In the air and brought
1t down with great force upon the mys
FERROUS light.
shrek and I'M avalanche Of he'd
clothes, and all was over. When Al
last he released himself from the he'd.
clothes he discovered his wife grip.
ping her toe and grooming In cor
ner of the bedroom. but she had got
rid Of that phoSphorated corn.-LondoL
Graphic.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17

''The most unique and Interesting In.
stitution for the settlement Of civil
suits 10 Spain" writes Thomas ". Pal
mer Ir.. In Cnse and Comment, lis the
arbitration court All contentious or
disputes before or after the commence
meiit OF litigation. uo matter how far
advanced. can be submitted to I'M arbi
tration tribunal by agreement Of all
the interested parties. The exceptions
to this are those suits involving pOlit
teal and civil rights. ETC.. or those mat
tiers 10 which the state Ia especially
concerned The urbitrntUrs. whose
number must not exceed dive. are law
yers OF twenty 1--WE or more years of
age and tn full enjoyment of civil
rights. In some instances the arbitra
tors may be iaymen 'amirabIes compo
nedores,. Appeal Ia mnde from the ar
bitration direct to the territorial appeal
court This method Of deciding GLAZING
has proved successful and Is employed
considerably.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
N OF Stumped.

Once. when the renowned Mrs. Sid
dons was playing in the Theater Roy.
al. Dublin. she. rs Lady Macbeth
came to that part where n drum should
sound and she exclnims: "A drum: A
drum Macbeth doth Conner
There WAS some difficulty or neglect
in obtaining the necessary instrument
and TO her Amusement trumpet
sounded.
She Immediately saw how absurd II
would be to say drum" while the well
known sound of the trumpet met the
ears of the vast audience. So she
said: "a trumpet. A trumpet Their
stopped short. not knowing how &c
rime it. when n voice from the gal
lery called out. Macbeth doth stumr
it, at which the house broke out
into one peal of laughter and applause
and the trngedienne advanced to the
footlights and bowed her acknowIede
ment for the relief.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
THE PLANET. MERCURY.
II IL Difficult to Weigh. ana IT'S orbi.
10 Very Eccentric.

II IL Difficult to Weigh. ana IT'S orbi.
10 Very Eccentric.
Though Mercury 10 one Of the small
est Of the planets. II II perhaps the
most troublesome Of all to the astron
omer.
1t lies 20 close to the sun that Il IL
seen but seldom In comparison with
the other great planets, Its orbit is
very eccentric. and 1t experiences dis
turbances by the attraction OF other
bodies In way not yet fully under
stood
special difficulty has also been
found IN the attempt to place Mercury
In the weighing scales We can weigh
the whole earth. we can weigh the sun.
the moon and even Jupiter and c&IeI
planets, hut Mercury presents Difficult
ties Of peculiar character I+ Yer
rier. however succeeded In devtsine II
method of weighing It.
He demonstrated that our earth is
attracted by this planet. and he showed
how the amount of attraction may BIZ
disclosed by observations OF the sun
20 that from an examination OF the
observations be mnde an approximate
determination Of the mass Of Mercury
lie verrier's result Indicated that the
weight Of the planet WINS about the 1T
teenth part of the weight Of the earth
In other words. II our enrtb wins placed
In n balance and fifteen glo,ee. each
equal to Mercury. were laid In the
other the scales would hang evenly
STORY OF the Heavens"
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
ANCIENT GREEK TRAINING.
What II Do For the Boy Physically
and intellectually

oUo sVSSbVStbeby
The manner IN winch the Athenians
brought up their children Is worth re-
meinbering.
AT seven yeurs OF age the AthentIn
md entered the paiestra. which was
essentially u playground All the first
and uetter huif Ut the day WIS spent
In gymnastics, dancing. sulnes an0
play. In the afternoon there were
singing. some writing. some reading
all IN the open air. and then came u
long period OF play again. Such was
the schooling OF the Greek lad up to
the age Ut ten Of eleven. ana u did
not differ essentially up to the age OF
sixteen. except IN the severity OF the
exercises,
And yet the world has not ceased to
marvel al the results Of the Greek
education. II produced the highest
type Ut man. physically and iDteilecrn
ally. that the world has ever seen
which Cation says was us far 10 I'D
vance OF the modern Engiixhman as
the mode<A Engiishman u In ndvance
OF the native African
In physical beauty. courage and pm
triotism. In philosophy. literature.
architecture and art. the Greeks have
been the unsurpassed models OF the
ages and are still the inspiration OF ou'
schools today. But they placed the
emphasis upon hygiene. exercise. gn mes
and play. which are too much neg
iectcd In these days. Kansas City
St0r
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
A CUP OF COFFEE.
II Has No Value as Food, but II Has .
Stimulating Effect.


Stimulating Effect.
The infusion OF coffee presents prac'
ticaiiy very nUie nnteriai that IL OF
direct nourlshlhs value. says wr'tei
III the London rabiet. nut by diminish
Ing nervous tntigue. by virtue chien!
ut tn. catfrine present. 1t may increase
muscular power II is mol itself
builder OF tissue. The use of coffee
after dinner. II Is OF interest to note
Is tustihcd In iurge number OF cases
by the fact OF Its sumulatine effect
npOn the vital ceniers. ana II Is said
to serve to some extent as an antidote
to alcohol.
II IL commonly claimed TO remove
drOwstness AS II matter OF fact IN
many subjects II produces drowsiness
hut This IL usunily followed oy marx
ri wnkefuinpss The practice Of drink
ting coffee after u meal for the sake oil
the stimulus which In experienced mas
much to De said IN Its favor dietet'
Ically.
There IL no reason FOR suppOsinS that
coffee possesses any value as food
The berry contains Il quite important
proportion of fatty Substances III pei
cent averngel. out these are necesshri r.
~ excluded from the infusion. AS. ow-
ing to their insoiubility. they remain
IN the "grounds
According to our analysis. the pro
Ipin contents OF u cup Of coffee nre
small, upproximatinc to LIS per cent
ut the COTE extracted. This amount
can nave little dietetic signitlcnnce-
There IL also trit1ing quantity Of
sugar present besides traces OF sico
moi. winch again can possess no I'M
tortance from u physiological point OF
<lpw
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
WOOD FOR WoLIMs.
Maple Is the Best and Is What the Old
World Famed Makers Used.

In the finest vioiins the body u
made Ut white maple In cheap ones
violet ebony Is used In medium priced
ones alternate leaves OF the two are
employed The test wood OF all ts that
OF the eplceu. tree resembling III
IN general appearance. which grows IN
central and northern Europe. but must
rai instrument makers set special
value on that from the Vosges noun
tains. Its wood Ia most homogeneous
and has the advantage over ali Others
that there IL scarcely any difference
between the sap wood and the heart
Violet ebony, which comes from Bra
I'll. Afrirn ana India. Is mncb used for
pianos. True ebony In now 50 expeD
sive that IL ID reserved for uuts ana
twtsters
Sycamore maple. somewhat less
homogeneous than white maple and
hence less souUru,is. IL employed chief
" In milking muudoiins
The wm,d OF trees from high att
tidcs AND IL severe climate u much
hetter than that from plains and
warmer countries for all purposes In
which seniority is desired And 1t
Should have mad not less than 2UO OF
nv years OF growth. ana its concentric
circles should be no more than two OF
three millimeters apart
The ancient violin makers. Strndi
vartus. Amau. Guarnerius and the 9th
prN, used the finest and best seasoned
mnpie. and this. with their perfect var
nish. is why their vioiins have lasted
NO ,One New York World.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17

n profit
is in in
hbs general Exposition Exposition
a the Liberty Bell and today that emblem the birth the
TONS
making
YES.
council bell
San fearing that the widening of the appeared
the TRANSPORTING and relic the
a
A
delphia.
in
building which
bell peaed liberty revered historic
detachment Exposition will befals
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17

Commenting on the curious names
often given to racehorses, writer In
a London daily recalled the historic
case of POtUoOooOOO. The Earl Of Eg.
remUnt had Il horse he Intended to call
Potatoes, and in going around the sta
BILE one evening lie gave the stable boy
in charge of the horse piece Of chnlk
and told him to write the name OH the
corn bin The boy wrote Pot and then.
evidently in some doubt as to the cor.
rect spelling. finished the word by re-
peating the letter 20 eight times.
This so amused Lord Egremont and
his friends that the horse was sd
named forthwith.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
How They Wsrs Tipped In Favor Of
Masculine Martyr.

How They Wsrs Tipped In Favor Of q
Masculine Martyr.
The upright judge leaned forward
and bestowed look OF supreme dis
gust upon the prisoner, a not unhand-
some looking young man.
1.-The charge against you is that you
have punctured the fair skin Of this
plaintiff with II needle. What have
you to say for yOurself"
The prisoner. his face proud and
naughty, drew himself up.
1T il true. your honor" he replied,
shut am not responsible"
How so?"
1.-THE facts are these. Not being able
to afford nn automobile, I am Obliged,
like great many other American citi-
zcns. to travel In public cOnveynnces.
For many months now / have been
continuously jnbbed in the face. back.
shoulders and arms by innumerable
hntpins worn by total strangers. Aft.
er enduring this thing for a long time
the thought of revenge became settled
In my mind lost my control and one
day determined to take the defensive"
Here the prisoner broke down.
"Your honor" he sObbed, cit was
wrong of me. but under this fearful
ordeal my reason tottered."
The judge wiped away a tear.
1T is sad case" he muttered as
he noticed there was not dry eye In
the courtroom. Send him to sani-
tarium and let us hope that we may
not share his fate."-Life.
The Meeker herald., 1915-07-17
Times H.vs Changed.

at used to be that when we met 4
man who could wash ind mend his
own clothes and who could wash
dishes and cook we took him to be a
sailor"
"And nOwI'
Now we don't know whether he Is
IL sailor or the husband Of suifra-
gette."-Chicago News.