davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1915-08-24
|NTERNED VESSELS
 PROBLEM FOR U. s.
Would Federal Government Seize German Ships in Case Of War

Washington, Aug. 24.-What would be the attitude of the United States toward the many interned German vessels in the ports of this country in the event of war is discussed Tn Washington now with much interest. German merchant vessels tied up in American ports are supposed to De worth $4O,OOO,O0O. There also are several German war vessels interned.
 There have been suggestions that the United States might seize the $40,- OOO,0OO worth of German vessels by way of reprisal if Germany contin- ued to violate American rights on the high seas. It has been realized, though, that such reprisal would be regarded by Germany as an act of war or would lead at least to reprisals by her against American property in Germany.
 Would Seize Vessels.
 In the event of war, many here believe that the United States would immediately seize all these important German vessels and rapidly convert them to it's own use. That they would make valuable auxiliaries to the Unit ed States navy, of course, is appar- ent. There is no doubt that if a break with Germany threatened to extend beyond the rupture of diplomatic re- lations, a very close watch would be kept on these vessels.
 Of course, the United States would be unable to prevent the sailing of the German merchantmen now tied up in these ports before there had been any declaration of war unless it was suspected that the neutrality of this country was being violated There is good reason to believe, how ever, that the warships of the Allies would be on the watch for any at tempt by these German merchantmen to escape and this circumstance may account partially for the reported re- appearance of British men of war off Sandy Hook.
 Would Treaty Be Violated?
 Some officials in Washington have raised the question whether the United States would be able to seize the German vessels as an act of re- prisal at this time or confiscate them in the event of war without violating a treaty. It is pointed cut that the treaty of 1928 with Prussia, which 10th this government and Germany have agreed is still in force, contains the following article:
 'If war should arise between the two contracting parties the mer- chants of either country then residing in the other shall be allowed to re- l main nine months to collect their debts and settle their affairs, and may depart freely, carrying off all their effects without mOlestatiOn or hin drance; and all women and children, scholars of every. faculty, cultivators of the earth, artisans, manufa cturers and fishermen. unarmed and inhibit- ing unfOrtlfied towns, villages or places and in general all others whose OcupatiOns are for the common sub sistence and benefit of mankind, shall be allowed to continue their respective employments, and shall not be molest- eG in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burned or other wise destroyed nor their fields wasted
New Britain herald., 1915-08-24

Sanitary Inspector O'Brid ter leaking through thel this morning, he said. n ed it's case and Lawyerl at once moved for a disd ing that the board of hl delegate its experimental finding on a question of a motion was denied.
 MT. Fenski then took q stated the conditions at Il said the water was in n beneath a vacant store. decided to continue the month to see what canl remedy the defect.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-24
ANOTHER MILITARY CAMP,

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 24.-Ninety business and professional men. includ- ing a minister and a half dozen cap italists lined up today for military in structiOn at a camp at COsgrove, Am erican Lake, organized with Col. R. H. Wilson, Fourteenth Infantry, IT. s. A., in command. They will spend three weeks in the camp, receiving instruc- tiOns from army officers The camp is similar to the one established at I'latts- Dnrgh, N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-24
STATE MEDIATOR

Pittsburgh, Aug. 24.-1 day, chief of the Pennsyl) of mediation and concil3 here today, at the rcuu| Amalgamated Associatio) and Electric Railway n endeavor to settle the sa men on the Natrona- Aa1] sion of the West Penn Ra| has inconvenienced somn| cents of the lower AIlea since last week. There order during last niRhd operated today were gef| out passengers.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-24
CONTENTION OF TEACHERS

Oakland Cal. Aug. 24.-SessiOns of the various departmental congresses of the National Education associa tion made up the program today for the thousands of teachers who are here attending the fifty-third annual con- vention of the organization.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-24
CLEVELAND BUYS BLUHM,

Cleveland Aug. 24.-The Cleveland American league club today an- nounced the purchase of first base man "Red' Bluhm from the New Orleans Southern association team. Bluhm is a native Clevelander and was tried out with the Cleveland American association team last sea- son. He will join the Indians at the close of the New Orleans clubs sea- Sor7
New Britain herald., 1915-08-24

the money so deposited or the credit based thereon would be loaned on cotton insured or warehoused and at rate of interest not to exceed six per cent.
 The secretary declared he belieV ed that there was no occasion for alarm about the future of cotton"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
CHAMBER HEARS
PROMOTION Plan
and 1915 BUDGET
Reorganization in Handling OF
Finances May Result From
Recent Surveys

The Hawaii Promotion Committee 8
budget for 1915, on which approval is
asked of the Chamber OF Commerce.
was presented at meeting Of the
Chamber this afternoon. part Of the
report being presented by Chairman
Berndt OF the Promotion Committee.
Special attention is being given to
the financial condition Of the commit
tee, Although Secretary H. p. Wood
failed to turn In a complete financial
report previous to his sailing for the
mainland to take charge of the ex-
hEbit in the Hawaii building at the
exposition, a financial statement that
probably will answer the purpose has
been presented for the chamber men,
befs to discuss and review
The discussion of the financial af-
fairs of the committee brought out
some interesting comment The out
door committee of the promotion body
wants to be- assured that its monthly
funds viii all be expended along out
door promotion lines and, as brought
out today. thinks that the Promotion
Committees finances need some reor-
ganization and regulation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
REPORT GRAND JURY
CALLS WITNESSES TO
PROBE GAMBLING HERE

It was reported this afternoon that
the territorial grand jury is subpoena
ing witnesses to appear before it in
an investigation of local conditions
which have come into public notice
with the police arrests and prosecu-
tion of gamblers. Some days ago Cap
tain of Detectives McDuffie said that
he would be glad 10 have the grand
jury look into his department and its
work in apprehending criminals and
it appears that the grand jury is go
ing to do this.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
HAWAII GETS ONLY
$4,000 IN RIVERS
AND HARBoRS BILL?

According to an Associated Press
despatch from Washington, the rivers
and harbors bill, carrying an appro.
priation OF $4,000, goo, passed the
house yesterday by a vote of 164 to
81.
Hawaii, it Is believed, figures In the
bill only to the extent Of $4,000, for
maintenance of Kahului harbor and
breakwater. The army engineers here
asked for 5000. .000, for extensive dredg.
ing in Honolulu harbor, but this item
was turned down, and was not even
included in the bill, the present po-
Icy being to inaugurate as little new
work as possible
There is available for Honolulu har.
Dor improvement, however, $9O, 900,
from lump sum of $40 zoo, 900 turned
over to the chief of engineers some
months ago. To this Is added about
$4,000 on hand, making a total of
about $105, 900 for the projected work
on the east side of the sharbor. Bids
for this work have already been ask
ed for, and specifications sent ont.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
ENFORCEMENT
Of AUTOLAW IS
new Clubs aim

Prosecution of violators of the auto
mobile and vehicle laws and ordin-
ances and enactment of additional
Legislation Tor the mutual protection
Of users Of public highways Is incor.
Ihorated into the tentative bElRNe q
the Honolulu Automobile Club, organ:
ization of which win be perfected late
this afternoon at a meeting Id the
Young Hotel.
According to the tentative articles
the club will have for members men
and women owning machines for per-
sonal and private use. 1t is being or
ganized, according to the bylaws, to
encourage the construction Of good
roads and bridges and improvement OF
public highways, arrange for pleasure
runs, to cooperate in securing ma
tional, state and municipal legislation
and rules governing and regulating
the use of automobiles in the various
towns and counties of the territory of
Hawaii, and to provide for the enforce.
ment of such rules for the mutual pro-
lection of all using such highways
There will be four classes of mem
bers: Honorary members, who will
be persons admitted as guests, with
out dues, and who will have no vote
In the conduct of the affairs OF the
club; the resident members, who will
be residents of the clubs district and
who will have full voice in the man
agement Of the club and in all cleo
tions; nonresident members, thof,
who live outside of the clubs dis
trict; and temporary members, tour
lists and visitors, whose membership
will expire upon their departure from
the clubs district.
The dues of the resident members
win be $6 annually. with S. initiation
fee, and for the nonTesidents, So an.
nually and $3.50 initiation fee. The
latter will automatically become resi-
dent members upon their removal to
within the clubs district For off.
GERS, the club will have a president,
yice-president, secretary, treasurer
and a board of governors. The COM
mittees will consist of: Membership,
exhibitions, contests, runs and tours,
laws and ordinances, good roads, aud
iting, and special bodies to be appoint
ed by the board of governors. The
annual meeting will be held on the
third Wednesday of October. Fifteen
members will constitute a quorum at
all meetings.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
u S. STANDS FIRM ON SHIPPING PROTEST TO BRITAIN
HUSBAND F0RGIvES AND
CASE AGAINST EL0PlNG
WIFE, NOW HERE, DROPPED

The eloping couple for whom an ex
tradition was issued and for whom
Special Officer A. E. Carter made q
trip TO San Francisco, have escaped
legal punishment since their return
to Honolulu. The case against VII
liam Lopez, the man. was dismissed
in district. court this morning by
Judge Monsarrat and that against the
woman, Mrs. Laura Haake, was nolle
pressed by Circuit Judge Ashford
this afternoon ON the motion of Depu.
ty City and County Attorney A. M
Brown.
The woman's husband, a steamship
man employed on the fnterIsland
steamer Wailele. appeared in her be-
half before Judge Ashford, explaining
he had forgiven her and taken her
back to the family home. Shortly aft
er Lopez and Mrs. Haake had depart
ed on sthe steamer Mongolia for the
Coast the deserted husband caused
the complaint to be filed and the ex-
tradition issued, alleging the wife
had taken $3.50 or his money.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
SOL LDIER STRUCK BY Il
AUTO; IT DRIVES ON

Charles NJ. Belts, private in Com.
pany A, I'd Infantry, was struck and
knocked down on the Fort Shafter
road this morning by an automobile.
which drove on without even slowing
up to see whether its victim was dead
or alive. Belts was taken to the Fort
.Shafter hospital suffering from sever.
al bad bruises.
Belts, with a companion named
James Manners, was returning to Fort
Shafter from the city. They were on
the left side of the road when over
taken by the machine. Manners sue.
ceeded in stepping to one side, but
the car hit Belts, throwing him to
the road.
Manners and several enlisted men
have told the police that Immediately
after the car had passed the driver,
looking backward, switched off the
head and tail lights and drove on.
Witnesses gave two numbers, 1916
and 1861 to the police. The latter ma
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
PEACE RlGEA|lI
ADDED FEATURE
FOR CARNIVAL

James A. wilder's pageant aone
Hundred Years Of Peace has been
chosen as the event which will start
the wheels of the Mid-Pacific Carnival
revolving next month. Under the di-
rection of the editorial board of The
Friend plans for the pageant are rap
idly materialiZing and indications are
that the pageant will be one of the
most attractive features Of the big
celebration.
The pageant was written last yeai
and presented to commemorate the
Tooth anniversary of peace between
the United States and Great Britain.
II was produced by school children
under Mr.. Wilder's direction and re-
ceived an ovation. For the Carnival,
however, It is being planned upon q
much broader scale. Nearly 1900 chill
dren will take part, it is planned. In
yitations are being sent out by the
editorial board of The Friend asking
the cooperation of the local public and
private schools Miss E. v. Warinner
and Rev. Frank s. Scudder, represent
ing the board, are directly in charge
of the production.
The pageant will be held on the
campus of Oahu College, probably a.
10 o'clock the morning of Saturday
Feb. 20, the day on which the Carni-
val opens. The personnel Of the cast
viii be announced by The Friend with
in q few days.
After making q few minor changes
and adding one or two new features,
q new Carnival program was issued
today from the Office of the secretary
Of the Carnival. With the exception
OF the new features the program is
complete as published in the Star
Bulletin recently.
s One of the new features is the Japa-
nese lantern parade, which is schedul.
ed for 1880 o'clock Saturday evening,
Feb. 20. A meeting of local Japanese
business men will be held in the Yoko-
hama Specie bank this afternoon to
complete the final arrangements. An
other feature is a band concert at
Waikiki Beach at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, Feb. 81. The Fourth Cav
airy band will play under the leader
ship of Chief Musician M. A. Quintal.
February % has been set as the
date OF the bicycle races which will
start at 10 o'clock in the morning. At
Continued on page three)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
BILL KILLING APPEALS
PASSES SENATE; PENDING
CASES STILL TO BE HEARD

That pending United States supreme
court cases will be finished by the
Washington tribunal though future
appeals cannot be taken except IN
federal cases is the news received
today by President Hemenway Of the
Bar Association in cablegram from
Delegate Kuhio
Kuhio cabled as follows:
judicial bill passed before your
protest came, amended in pending cas-
es. Writs error and appeals from SUI
preme court where amount involved
exceeds $4,000 to go to circuit court
OF appeals"
The cablegram is IN partial response
to the letter sent by President Hem
enway to Kuhio, enclosing the letter
OF protest to Senator EuIberson, chair
man OF the senate committee on the
judiciary. Hawaii protests against
not being allowed to take appeals to
the supreme court Of the United
States. but the Bar Associations re-
quest has been refused BY the action
of the senate in passing the bin.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
NEEDS OF SOLDIER
PUT UP TO Y.M.C.A.
| AT ATADCLuBLUNCH

What the Y. M. c. A. should do fol
the enlisted man on Oahu, and the
plans which it has in mind for theil
accommodation were. interesting fea
lures of "Y. NJ. C.. A. Day at the Ad
Club luncheon. Capt Norris Stayton
u. s. A.. made Recommendations fol
the benefit OF the soldiers which were
unanimously favored by the Ad Club
bers. r. H. Trent. president Of the
association, told how thess recommen
dations are to be carried ont.
Ten speakers outlined the past, pres
ent and future work OF the associa
tion in brief, snappy addresses. The
Y. M. c. A. orchestra played several
selections.
Capt. Stayton recommended that a
secretary be detailed to visit the vari
Gus Oahu posts In the interest of the
Y. NJ. c. A. In this way, he added
the membership could be greatly in
creased. He urged that the associa'
ton make arrangements for the ac
commodation of the soldier who wish
les to spend the night in town, so that
he win not have to go to one of the
lower classes of hotels.
President Trent answered Capt
Stayton by saying that within short
time the association will begin plans
for the erection of large dormitory
where soldiers may be accommodated
over night at moderate rate.
Other topics on the program were
"The Y. NJ. C. A. as an advertiser" by
C. r. Frazier; "How it helps Honolulu
men get jobs" E. o. White; "How II
advertises Honolulu" Ed Towse; ct
is training center" G. H. Tuttle;
Some class" Tom Sharp: What it
does for the newcomer" C. B. Gage;
sThe association and the boy" R. E.
Lambert, and remarks by General Sec,
retary Paul Super.
DR.. Jack Dawson of Australia told
Of how he walked around the world
in 10 wears on a wager
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
fern APPOINTED
CITY JAILER TO
SUCCEED ASCH
Best Qualified Of All Applicants
For the Place, Says
Sheriff Rose

Joseph :. EeIh' nasei y .eS ..' ~ :, : !,
Tor three Terms. .ouey asssIe sa.,e. Ell. I
ONCE as CITY any ounv s Ssssr In
lowing ms apPoln.-l. os nS, l,.,,..s :.
Cnaries hose 80 3. ~. suSeeeus -.' -
Asch, VINO oleu ias. weeA s..,,u ,,.o
hase sone ,e..'s es.aea 's.uy - Ell ~,
the matter 2. se,seesns 49, = mn - - ..' ~
the posluon, sa,u snsll- :. 49, 49, 49,,
am conNincee tnet .v ...s,a, ss = !. =, Sa,. :
is weh qneiihee ano e9elppeu 5 e.,aras - na..,
ole me lop. re nas nsu ~ o1 .se.,,S ,S :,
a. tne city eAecuess .nal @ ws.r .s....s. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
WALL URGESGITY
TO CUT tunnel
UlVDERlUUAvU
Would DoubIe Water Supply
and Save Honolulu Ihous-
ands a Year He Asserts
ELECTRIC n IGB1 G CAPACITY
ALSO INcRE Ed, HE SAYS
City Engineer Reiterates 0ppO-
sition to Meters and Argl-
inentS For Flat Rate

DEVELOPMENT of the city's water
supply by driving a tunnel under Nu-
uanu ridge between Tantalus and
Konohonui will save the city thous,
Rnds Of dollars annually, viii double
the. water supply anu conserve the
same and viii enable the city to in
crease the capacity of the electric
lighting plant without additional ex-
pense. If the poposaI made by City
Engineer Wall in q lengthy report to
the board of supervisors Is adopted.
.The spring in Maklki valley should
be developed. says the report With
very little expense cpmpared to the
increase in water tie supply could
be doubled, If not more. Should the
development be q success, the Wilder
avenue pump could be shut down,
which Is one OF the most expensive
of our pumps to operate, at saving
OF $1,000 year.
in Nuuanu valley I think water
can be developed by Gr:ying tunnel
under Nuuaru ridge, between Tanta-
Ius and Konohonui from the east side
Of the valley, :, continues the report,
..at an elevation Of 700 feet / have
just started to Investigate the matter
and I think the prospects are good,
should the Development Of water In
this section prove siccess, the cleo
trfc light plant coulil be enlarged,
power developed for increasing the
lighting system sof the city, running
the sewer pumping stations, and so
forth. thereby saving the city and
county thousands Of dollars q year"
Hepeaks Meter oppofltlon.
Wail reiterated b seit sof faith In
the meter system IN vogue in Home
lulu and again declared himself in
favor of the fat rate system.
when meters were first installed
by the Honolulu water works under
the management of the supefintend-
ent of public works no minimum rate
was established, which was q mis-
take" he says. '.The minimum fiat
rate is Sc a rear. The meter should
have had a minimum rate correspond
ing to the fat rate, S. An ordinance
should be passed rectifying this er-
ror
my experience III the past SIX
months has proved conclusively that
"a fiat rate is more satisfactory both
for the consumer and the water works
department, until a meter is secured
that viii not wear out I'm six months
or year, then should say put me-
ters In. The water works department
has issued 740O privileges; to meter
the entire system would cost approx
imately 100000, then add $500 for me-
ters for stock use to be installed while
repairs are being made on the ones
that go bad. The argument is used
that meters are not being maintained
or cared for.
Meter Cost Heavy.
There was an appropriation Of $685.
900 made by the legislature In 1911
for the purpose OF purchasing meters.
/ find in the superintendent Of public
works report ending June 80, 1913,
that $16.5SS.30 was expended for me-
ters and for the same period sl5.71
tContinued on mage faurl
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
ROSE USED cuss. WORDS.

Joseph Rose, a Spanish interpreter.
pleaded guilty in Judge Ashford's
court today to an accusation of using
vulgar and profane language in ad-
dressing A. K. vieira In a public
place. Sentence was suspended for
80 days. Rose declared he had Of
fered profuse apologies "as a good
Christian should to vieira and that
the latter had agreed MOTTO prosecute
him. but Vieira heatedly denied this
in court today.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
[A P. by Fad. Wirelessl

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2o.--pr
Paul s. Relnsch, American minister
to Peking, has eabIea TO the state de.
partment that a new Chinese steam
ship line Is shortly to enter Pacific
commerce. The line is TO be financed
BY jbint stock company In which
American and Chinese capital 10 In
,tsrested. Il Will ply between Chinese
and American ports on the Pacific,
gulf ports and New York. The Chi
nese government Z o9atanteeiua dixk
sdends Tor the line.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
Gernan Raiders Now Believed to
Have Been Aeroplanes; Damage
Small; Few Killed; Press Bitter

LONDON, England, jan 20-Four or i've people were
killed and equal number wounded in the German aircraft
raid England last night according to the estimates today
The German aircraft crcled group Of English towns in
the dense darkness and while slight mist hanging
the Their raid it is believed lasted from $40 o'clock
TO midnight. 81. S 8
Whether the raidng craft were zeppelns Is
belief iHcreases that hey only asBoplanes
The small size Of the bombs dropped and the comparative In
frequency with which they feH to confirm this belief
All Of the German craft escaped The most important
Hunstanton Cromer Beacham and Dersingham The pilots
showed excellent navigation and craftsmanship considering
the darkness.
The nearest approach made to London was 100 miles.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
EXPLANATION
Of new ACTS
IS DEMANDED
British Cruiser HaIts American
Steamer Holding Certificate
From British Consul in New
York-AIIoWed to Proceed
After Two Days With Cotton
for Bremen
IN P. by Fed. Wirelessl

WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2o.-The
state department has asked the Brit
ish embassy why British cruiser
stopped the American steamer Green.
briar, bound for Hremen with cot
ton cargo and passed under certificate
Of the British consul In New York.
The oreenbriar was sent TO British
port under . British FLAG and detained
there two days, after which she was
allowed to proceed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
Paris Tells Of Furious Trench Work

PARIS France Jan 20.-oficaL- One Of our trenches
captured by furious German charge in the forest Of La
grurie but made counter attacks and recaptured It.
"At Saint Hubert the Germans undermined trench in
positions We retained the position despite the explosion
Elsewhere today there have been only artillery engagements
of varying intensity"