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TBy Associated Press /

PEKIN, China. The effects Of the
war upon China have been severe in
many ways, and one OF the worst Isl
that the government. driven Tor need
of money to desperate straits, has
now been compelled to relax Tor the
purposes Of revenue, on the splendid
opium reform which It achieved IN re-
cent years to the Amusement 81 the
world.
The Chinese government has been
living for number Of years largely
ON loans procured from European
countries. These loans came to an
abrupt end when the war began The
Chinese government endeaYofed TO
make domestic loans, but succeeded
only IN ! comparatively insisniicont
way. It Ii now trying to institute q
new system Of taxation. but Is making
little progress; and recently agents
of the ministry Of finance have come
to an agreement with combination
OF foreign opium merchants in Shang.
hal 10 permit 5000 cases which have
been lying there for over q year 20
enter the province Of Kiangsn On pay.
sment Of surtax 81 $500 q case, max.
ing for the government 50, C00, 900.
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U.S.. DEFENSE PROGRAM CALLSFOR
EXPENDITURE OF BILLION DOLLARS

marines and $500 apprentices.
Aerial Service 10 be developed.
The half-billion dollars viii be
spent, II the secretary's plan Is fol-
lowed, on new ships, development Of
the aerial branch Of the service, and
the creation: of q huge reserye-fund
for ammunition and guns.
The ship program contemplates the
construction Of 10 dreadnoughts. six
battle-cruisers, 10 scouting cruisers,
so torpedo boat destroyers, Is 'sea-go-
ing and So coastdefense submarines,
four gunboats. one hospital ship, two
ammunition supply ships, two fuel
supply ships and one repair ship.
Six-Year Program.
These increases are exclusive Of
the contracts which have been award
ed under the appropriations OF the last
Congress for construction of 16 sub.
marines and six torpedo-boat destroy,
ers. news Of which was published yes
terday 5- z.-
Under the six.year program most OF
the construction would be authorized
by the next Congress, the ensuing
two biennial periods being supnlemen.
tary in nature. b
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DAVENPORT. Iowa, Oct I6. Real
ling that consideration Of the prob
lem Of national defense Is as vital to
the interests Of the Middle West as
to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. the
tri-cities Of Davenport. Moline and
Rock Island concluded midwest
conference on preparedness yester.
day after q session lasting two days.
Secretary Of War Garrison and 9th.
er government officers attended. e
well as all representative and sem
ators from the states Of Iowa, Illinois.
Missouri, Minnesota. Wisconsin. KAN
sas. Nebraska and North and South
Dakota.
Their location IN the heart OF the
country, hundreds Of miles from the
nearest national boundary line. has
given them . feeling Of security which
has made it sdiflcult for them to I'M.
derstand the abig army and big
navy agitation that has continued for
years along the seaboard,
1T occurred to the greater Davens
port COMMITTEES that this was the
;psycholoeical moment for confer
:encs ~ members 81 C0heteseefelEs
sentfng the nine great middle western
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GHINAlS PRESSING need OF MORE
MONEY REEVES TRAFFIC in OPIUM

These G000 cases represent the last
Of the Indian opium that win come
legally to China This was stock
which was certified By the British
IN India and permitted to
come to China during the last few
years before the British government
finally terminated the shipments to
this country. Since that time opium
merchants IN Shanghai have been
fighting hard to get the drug into
China, and the Chinese have been
struggling to keep II out. Nov. how
ever, the Chinese minister or finance.
Chow Hsueh.hsi, being driven to des-
perate ends, has fundoubtedly with
the sanction Of President Yuan, with
out whose approval It could not be
dpne) agreed TO settle this long stand
ing question BY allowing opium to BE-
consumed IN Kiangsu for, It is est.
mated, ct least two more years
Meantime, governors Of different
provinces, according to authentic and
persistent reports. have also modified
their restrictions on the planting Of
the poppy. because Of the need Of
money and the large revenue which
can be derived from the sale and tran
sit Of opium.
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CIV Associated Press. ]

BERLINThe huge drains and
losses Of Is months of war have had
the paradoxical effect of placing the
German workingman in position Of
prosperity, tunexampled in his history,
of raising his wages to q point they
never attained before. and Of almost
completely solving bis Ion-enploy.
ment problem,
p Fhe faster men at the front hare
fallen and holes in the ranks had to
be flied, the better, has become the
situation of the men at home, the
higher have mounted the savings
banks deposits of ttleTfeW doing the
work of the former many,
Each mouth has drawn from the
ranks of nearly all tradesmen whose
places have not been filed. yet whose
work has had 10 be done. The work
has been done. In part by overtime
labor, in part by workers whose value
and in consequence whose pay
increased about IN proportion TO the
withdrawals.
Yet the very fact that the worker
who has stayed at home Is having an
unprecedented hey-day has created a
problem, which his leaders, II not he,
are studying and worrying oyer-the
problem of what ID to become of him
and of howsto take care Of him when
the war IS over; when hundreds Of
: thousands Of bic fellows come stream
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DISGUISED, not
DISCOURAGED, IS
ENGLISH SPIRIT
Lack Of Results Comparable to
Expenditure Of Men and
Money is Asserted

The San Francisco Chronicle pub
fishes the following as q special de
apatch:
LONDON, October (by messenger
to New York AT no period Of the
war have doubts and misgivings pre-
vailed in England to such lugubrious
extent as at the present moment. Not
even the most incorrigible British op.
timist or pro British sympathizer could
by an stretch Of Imagination pretend
that the situation in England or for
England Is either cheerful or encour-
aefne.
Disgust, rather than downhearted.
ness. Is the dominant note NOthine
happens. 8 &. 9,
-Four Mouths Wasted.
Four full months Of ideal lighting
season--May to September have gone
by and Germany Is as firmly intrench-
ed In France and Belgium as ever,
In the Dardanelles twelve miles Of
front, at cost Of $1,000 casualties
ffncluding 1900 men lost in the last
thirty-four days. are all that Lord
Kitchener was able to mention to par.
lament this week as the results Of
the terrific Gallipoli campaign against
Germanled Turks.
or Russia one speaks only In &C.
cents Of utter dependency, which is
little alleviated by Kitchener's amaz.
ing declaration that the Germans In.
the eastern theater have nearly shot
their bolt" .
Odessa Menaced. s1 ~,
The imminency Of vilna's fall. the
continued menacing Of the Petrograd
railway line and the serious sugges.
ton that Won Hindenberg's and Won
Mackensen's limitless sweep may even
have Odessa as its objective, with q
pounce on Constantinople and CO.
operation with the Turks at the Dar-
danelles as Its purpose, are not EVIL
dences to the British public mind that
the kaiser has nearly shot his bolt"
in Russia. IS
The grand total OF British losses has
been 3S1. 982 officers and men and the
war has cost in money $3.50. 900 900.
As far as the British are constitu.
tionally capable Of revealing their
emotions, it may confidently be stated
that these hideous heavy losses have
given the nation a profound shock.
II lost nothing Of It's intrinsic force In
the realization that, despite the mag
nitude of these casualties, they had
not contributed toward dealing the
enemy anything In the nature Of q
blow.
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STRONG GERMAN DRIVE At =
FRENCH TRENCHES REATEN.

PARIS, France, Oct 29-aA German
drive at the French lines, along q
front of six miles and q half. which
had been carefully prepared for, has
failed completely and the German
losses in their abortiye attempt to as.
sumo q strong offensive have been
very heavy. The drive was along the
La Ponpelle- Prosnes front and was pre-.
ceded by a long range bombardment
and by the employment Of chlorine
gas, q heavy cloud of =. which was
blown across the French trenches. ="
: Behind the poison gas the German
infantry advanced, reaching the first
line of French trenches. f>'"-1 = 49,
I'd As soon, as the Teuton infantry
drew close, to, the trenches, the French
opened; with q, .sweeping rife and ma,
chine gun fire. which tore the German
advance to pieces. The attackers with,
drew In confusion. leaving their. dead
and wounded where they fell. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
ACID ST0MACHS
ARE DANGEROUS
NIns.tenths Of All Stomach Trouble
Said 10 De Due 70 Aeidlty.
4 Physlelsn's Advice on Cause and
Cure.


A famous physician whose success
fuI researches into the cause and cure
Of stomach and intestinal diseases
have earned for him an international
reputation, said In the course Of re-
cent lecture that nearly all Intestinal
troubles, as well as many diseases OF
the vital organs, were directly trace
able TO q deranged condition Of the
stomach which In turn was due nine
times out of ten to excessive acidity,
commonly termed sour stomach or
heartburn, which not only irritated
and infiamed the delicate lining OF the
stomach, but also set up gastritis and
stomach ulcers. II Is Interesting TO
note that he condemns the ise of pat
ent medicines as well as OF medical
treatment for the stomach. stating
that he and his colleagues have se-
cured remarkable results by the use
of ordinary bisurated magnesia, which,
by neutralizing the acidity OF the food,
removes the source OF the trouble.
He contends that Il IL as foolish to
treat the stomach itself as 1t would
be for man who stepped on tack TO
rub IMMINENT on the foot without first
removing the tack Remove the tack
and the foot win heal Itself neutral.
ire the acid and stomach troubles will
disappear Irritating medicines and
medical treatments are useless, so
long as the contents or the stomach
remain acid: remove the acidity, and
there will be no need for medicine
the infamed lining Of the stomach
viii then heal itself. Sufferers from
acidity, sour stomach or heartburn
should get q small bottle of bisurated
magnesia from their druggist, and take
a teaspoonful in quarter OF glass
OF hot or cold water after meals, re-
peating in fifteen minutes, Of neces-
sary, this being the dose which the
doctor has found most efficacious In
all cases. For sale by Benson, Smith
& Co, Chambers Drug Co. and Hollis
ter Co.-Adyertisement.
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VEL KNOWN MISSOURI
CATTLE DEALER DEAD

+ ASs0ciated Press sDy Federal W'irelessl
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct 20. Jos
senh Mccoy Is dead He expired et
his home here yesterday after . short
illness. Death was not unexpected.
Mr.. Mccoy Is the man who promoted
and laid out the famous cattle trail
leading from the great plains Of Texas
to Abilene, station on the Union Pa
cific Railroad, in Kansas. over which,
during the decade following 1867, up
wards OF 10000. 900 head OF cattle. val
ned at $50. 100000, were driven. He
was neighbor Of Abraham Nncoln
In early life, having been born at
snringneld. illinois. December 20, 1897.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
GERMAN WORKMEN BEGIN IOWORRY|
ABOUT JOBS when FIGHTISOVER

ing back from the front, when the lu-
crative manufacture Of war materials
suddenly stops.
Some think the problem is to be
solved BY kindly employers who will
take back their former
employees, even though business and
trade do not at once resume their
before-the-Rar volume. Others, less
Optimistic, are far-sightedly negotiat-
ing with the government already and
are asking that no matter when hos.
Utilities cease the hundreds Of thous-
ands not regularly employed as sol.
diers shall be kept on the rolls for
eight or twelve weeks till economic
matters adjust themselves and the
men can get back to work.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
new YORK PORT
EXPORTS REACH
ENORMOUS VALUE
Shipment Of War Munitions
Aid Materially ia Swell
ling figures

Associated Pres by Radsr1l Wirelsosl
NEW YORK. n Y, Oct. 2o.--Anoth.
er record has been made In exports TO
Europe from thfs port In the FIRST
two weeks OF October. IL was an
noanced last night. supplies valued at
S76.1S4,I69 were Shipped. Z :
Twothirds Of the supplies were mu.
nitions of war. go ~s.r.. 5..'.
The first weeks shipments OF war
supplies totaled about St2. 900. 900. : :.
Explosives shipped are valued at
$4,l83, PCS: rifles, cartridges and weap-
ons, $S.535,S65: automobile trucks and
tractors, $2.35L9iS: copper. brass.
etc. s., 734.709: lead. zinc. ETC..
$500, 900. -, - -. =;
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for the Christmas program.

for the Christmas program. :
A book social is being promoted for
the purpose of increasing the Sunday
School library. 1t was reported that
the social will be held on October 90.
each person to bring book and, II
possible, TO impersonate its character
r. v. Thomas of the Y NJ. C.. A.
who has been substituting, has been
added to the permanent faculty. and
a teachers. training class has also
been established, - -, "a -, -
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SUNDAY SCHOOL BEGINS d:
ON CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

SUNDAY SCH frantz
Following the precedent established
at the last meeting, the Sunday School
Council of the Christian Church met
last evening around a supper table A
most delightful repast had been pre-
pared for the evening by Mrs. A. F.
Lee and. Miss Millicent Stroup .
During the evening a number of i'm
portant conditions were discussed. A
committee was appointed to- arrange
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
'SUFFRAGET7ES
beaten At POLL
IN new JERSEY

IAssociated Press ~ Federal Uifolc15I
JERSEY CITY. n j.. Ocf. 21.--'
Woman saifrage has been defeated n
New Jersey By q majority Of $4,000
to 10000 according to unofficial o1||<
of 1891 give n.5ei AGAINST af1 z1ni4
for suffrage
9 These returns are unofficial D8-
lo1l hoWever = toncr|t1 y MI5
ks|.ss.e. nfesldenl d he E.4 Jersey
Suffrage Astoci1I|on t111f I0Ie
was cast lhronsI1.| ne .I.I1
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ETEuToNs ADVANCE ON Riga;
RUSSIANS GAIN AT sDViNlSl<.

LONDON, Eng; Oct. Mixed
gains and losses are reported from
the east front. The fighting centers
I'm the Riga and Dyfnsk regions The
Germans are delivering heavy attacks
south Of Riga aGldaare making prog.
ress. according TO available inforrna-
ton, while the Russians are on the Of.
fensiye south and west Of Dvinsk and
are also reported to be making adj
yances. ..E IS.
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The Board Of Aldermen refused
Mayor MitchelRs request to offer &
reward OF 5000 for the capture Of
Michael a. Rofrano. who is wanted for
murder.
About l 900 raineoat makers employ
ed in shops In Cambridge, Maiden and
Boston. struck for higher wages and
improved working conditions. About
100 of,the strikers were women.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES

A SPECIAL order which makes sew.
eral changes In the staff Of the Ma.
tiona Guard OF Hawaii was issued
October IS by Col. Johnson. The or.
der follows: s. u. I'ss
The following appointments Of off,.
GERS in the National Guard of Hawaii
are announced for the information and
guidance of all concerned.
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GERMAN TRANspoRTs nue
port M FEAR Or sEAVvAsPs.

LONDON, Eng oet 20.- The Brit
ish submarines hate so devastated
German commerce h the Baltic sea
and terrQrized the FeutOns that trans,
ports are being held back IN German
ports for fear Of being sunk accord
ing to advices from Rellin. If this. Ii
true The Russians are hethe sided ma
Eterially by HE Rd1 endorsement BY.
sea Of the German land forces south
of RIGA s.gss
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
RUSSIA PLACES
FIFTY MILLION
CONTRACT in J.. 5.
ErandIey Construction Com
pany Lands Huge Order
for War Materials
I ArroeIated Presa 81 Federal WileIesl

tAnDoeIoto0 Press by Federal WMeIeesI
NEW YORK, NJ. Ys Oct 20Con.
tracts for war supplies totaling $751;
100000 have been awarded to United
states firms BY the Russian govern.
ment. A mnnition contract Of $50 ,000,-
600 has been awarded TO the Brandley
Construction Company and the Ameri.
can Woollen Company has been given
q contract for {, 100000 yards Of cloth
FOR oFerc0ats.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
Secretary Daniels Estimates
Navy Needs at Half
That Figure ~..
PROGRAM STRETCHES :.
OVER SIX YEARS
Personnel of Navy is Material
iy Increased; Plans Are
Comprehensive
rAssociated Press By Federal Wlrelsssl

WASHINGTON, d. e., Oct. 20. =
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels last
night made public additional details
OF his six.year program. The national
defense program for this period, IN.
Guiding the army, calls for the expen-
diture OF billion dollars. II bears
the approval OF the administration.
Secretary Daniels estimates the
needs OF the naval arm for the six
years as $500. 4S2,214.
In personnel the secretary proposes
the addition OF 1900 bluejackets, 1900
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20

Prof. Gerlach speaking before the
German, Agricultural Society al Der.
lin, declared that German. farmers can
find a substitute for Chilean nitrate
of soda in ammonia and syanimide
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
INW|IIA|IRI ARENA
[BRiTIsH SUBMARINES
RAID BALTIC coMMERc

RAID BALTIC CONNIE RcE. s& -, ~
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct 20.--
Four more German ships hare been
sunk in the Baltic sea III the last "a
hours by British submarines Forty.
one other German ships, the majority
Of which are ore-earri6rs. are hngging
ports, fearing to. venture out because
of the British commerce raiders.
According to this report these yes
sells were not torpedoed. They were
ordered to heaSes % BY shots fired
across their bows and then were sent
to the bottom By the opening OF their
sea cocks. The british gave the
crews ample time 10. pull away In their
small boats. Their Identity Is not re-
yealed.
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Employees OF the New York Air.
Brake Co. plant at WATERFOWL. N.
Y, are becoming afflicted with green
hair and mustaches caused by the acid
they handle in the making Of shells.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20

A 1900 ton metal mixer. the largest
of its kind, will be erected at the
Homestead plant of the Carnegie Steel
Co., at a cost of $4,000
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MAJ. Bowman, Lieuts. HOlstein, Al
dIich, @ Brfen. Nahiwa, Austin, r ass
ard Woods will report by letter to the
commanding officer of the Cd Infantry
for assignment to battalions and com.
panies, .~'5 - y -. -
frank "A. ST. Sure Is appointed a
first lieutenant in the medical corps,
National Guard of Hawaii, with rank
from October 16.. 1915, and is attach
ed to the Cd Infantry for duty.
Charles p. Quincy Is appointed a
first lieutenant in the medical corps,
National Guard of Hawaii, with rank
from October is, 1915, and is assigned
to territorial headquarters for. duty.
He win report in writing to the sur.
geontgeneral. .z>..-L ~, 49,
Officers Of the organized militia of
Hawaii desiring to attend the maneu,
yers now going on in the Hawaiian
Department may obtain permission to
do. so by applying to the adiutant-
general, who will forward their names
to the commanding general, Hawaiian
Department, requesting that the per
mission be granted, and that they be
assigned and instructed where to re.
port Il
Col. Samuel l. Johnson and Lieut.
w. C.. Whitener, who left Monday
for Maui to extend the organization OF
Al - f1rS&VI
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-25
mo ADMITTANCE" is
MEANINGLESS TO HIM
Tramp Doesn't Believe In SIgns, Any.
how, to His Regret.

John Atkinson Is another one who
doesn't have to see welcome" on the
mat before he makes himself perfectly
at home.
John saw q vacant house belonging
to T. M. Ferguson, on the outskirts of
Hattiesburg last night, and it looked
inviting to him. So he gathered to-.
gether a bunch of kindling wood and a
pocketful of lump coal and entered.
He built coy fire, took off his
shoes, and was ready for his nights
sleep, when the minions of the law
stepped in. He was locked up charg-
ed with trespassing, and was given 10
days in jail in the police court this
morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-25
SELL sTEvENsoN's WORKS.

New York, Jan. 25.-At an art auc.
ton here today the original manu-.
script Of Robert Louis Steven sons
first attempt at novel writing, will be
sold to the highest bidder, The final
sale of the remaining sections of the
famous writer's library is now under
way. Many bound volumes inherited
by him, Others presented to him by
authors, and various personal papers
will go under the hammer.
The title of the unpublished manu-
script of Stevenson's first novel is
"The Hair Trunk, or an Ideal Com
monwealth." 1t is complete except the
last chapter which was apparently new
er begun by the famous writer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-25
MERCHANTS AT SCHOOL.

Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 25.-The uni
que school for merchandising estab
lished by the jobbers and manufactur
ers of this city, opened today, and ex
perts on buying, pricing, retail 3 &C
counting, credits, window trimming
and salesmanship opened today 4
course Of lectures that will last all
week. Merchants in Iowa, Nebraska
South Dakota, North Dakota. Mime
sofa and Montana have been invited
to the school, and many took adyan
tage of the invitations.
Experts from the University of Min.
nesota, the Iowa State University, St
Paul, Des Moines and Chicago, are
here to give talks on the various
phases of trading, and successful job
bers and merchants will be heard.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-25
UNCLE SAM BUYS PAPER.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 25.-Bids are
being opened today by the Joint Com
mittee on Printing of Congress for
some 25,000.000 pounds of paper, val
ued at over a million dollars, for use
by the government Announcement
will be made Of the successful bidders
on February 1, when the contracts will
be awarded. The committee has es.
tablished standards of paper for gov
eminent work, which are now being
generally adopted by users of paper
throughout the country. The Govern
ment of the Philippine Islands has
bought much Of the paper for its print.
ing under the schedule Of the congress
sional committee, and this year the
Panama Canal government has been
granted the privilege of obtaining pa.
per for the Isthmus printing office I'M
der the contracts to be awarded next
week.
One of the important changes in the
new contracts is in the weight Of pa
per used in printing the Congressional
Record. The weight has been reduced
two pounds per ream, thus effecting
an economy of more than $4,000, and
saving the postoffice department the
handling of approximately ITS tons.