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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
FIRSI OF VERDUN BATTLE ENDS:
100000 DEAD PRICE OF GERMAN GAINS
Attacks on North Checked.
French Now Await Biz
Drive From East.
WARS FIERCEST FIGHT
Spcr,I ,abie Despotch TO Tus St.

Spft" 'uOfS S5sputC1 20 UNt StS.
PANS. March . ,de,ayed).-uistor,
alone viii tell the full tale OF the battle
o; Ncriun. but ii IL nov possible TO give
a fairly complete account OF the frs;
phase of this titanic conflict which ended
o. February 20. two days ago. with the
r',ulse II the Germans from the
lou'umont height. four miles north Of
Ncriuu. Military men here cNp.c, a re-
sumption of the offensive soulhcas, of
Nerdun. with perhaps a supplemental,
attack from the northwe.. along the
wcs, uark ~ the Meusc. The assault
from tho north. Judging from nj, lnfor.
nation At hand at this time. has failed.
The first phase of the battle began oil
February II and lasted ten DAYS. In
tina, time, according 20 the German state.
r"nts. which have just been received
her. from London. the enemy captured
about 1900 prisoners. IS cannon AMI s.;
machine guns The Germans gained tor
ri,ory north Of verdun to a depth OF
.ebcut nvc miles. while they captured
about the same area on the Woeyre
,plaiii. cast ~ Nerdun. This Is consider.
iabl, more territory than the t'renca
,siinci IN Champagne last September.
wner' the attack VAS made over , IRON;
,of about twenty-five miles. hu. tho
French At tina time took - nno prisoners
fgnd .t5 guns. not Including ini;rliIleu,es
'Thc attaci; north ~ Ncrdun was male on
. from, of about six miles on "A Difficult.
Wooded plateau. which uarrovs In
width TO a mere bottle neck az 4, APP
jroachos the fortress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

THE first phase of the verdun battle is illustrated in the accompany
ing map. The solid black line shows the battle line before the be.
ginning Of the struggle o February q. while the dotted lines h "
successive advances of the Germans north Of Verdun. East Of the
their line intact.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05


r. 'he case OF For D%ouaunout. the
capture OF which was the nigh marx OF
TO German assault, !, is no.. as claimed
%. the Germans. q 'psweifui aflno'ed
'~p-,rcss which - the key position 10
'ur licences Of verdun." The fort con-
sst, Of a series of a.inored tunnels,
There IS a central turret. bu il con-
tain, only mitrailleusss and sonle small
'NFolycr cannon. Al the big guns have
Gen removed. At the most nortiierly
.o'nt Of the for; there is "A heavily
rmoied observation post. The i,npor-
''ac' al Douaumont lies in the fact that
Z guards the nsrrowest point in the
NGh plateau leading down 20 Nerdun
from the north. The position has an
'lttudc Of 3sS meters and is Ii'alHeC IN
each side by deep ravircs.
Putting together the various tales OF
wounded officers and viewing them in the
! rh' Of the official COMMUNICATES, the
story OF the battle is about az follows:
The battle opened at $3.50 on the
morning Of February 81. with an intense
ar.l"ry fire. which soon rendered un-
t"nIhle the first line French trenches.
e-rri'hing from a point a short distance
ru.tA ~ Brabant to LTIerbehois. a front
~ a little more than five miles. The
ground was ploughed up in every direc-
TON by German shells of all calibres,
"U j. the barbed wire entanglements n
tarauots literally disappeared in clouds
~ aust and smoke.
Nale the French Withdrew to their
80 ord line trenches their artillery re-
(" =, effectively to the German challenge
HJ' y was soon realized that this mighty
r''. Il"rE hatil" was in preparation Tor u
military action Of first Importance, The
commander at Nerdun, whose name the
Part uubilc does not yet know. there
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
Los ANGELES POLICE SEARCHFOR
L0NELYGIRL THOUGHT FROM HAWAII

want 10 lie down. | am glad my face
is round 90 no one will know | am
hungry.
+Ob. I'm SO homesick. imagine all
the time that / am home II could
just swim around the Moana Point
again, and Sit in the garden OF the
Moana like Elsie Ian and used TO do
! want to play on ukulele and sing.
The night before | LETT Honolulu we
sat in the garden and played and
sang and three young army officers
came Up and asked us TO sing sweet.
Lei Lehua They said the Hawaiian
music was so sad and plaintiye
think il is beautiful. We sang On
the Beach at waikiki, too. and
laughed because they did not know the
meaning OF the native words.
IF | were only walking up Dia-
mond Head road or taking a car
marked Waikiki and Kalia road. Oh,
Amy, they have no hibiscus and gin
ger flowers here and no one sells leis.
I'm so homesick and mamma misses
me,
Amy, do you think il wicked 10
kill oneself? Perhaps i shall do that,
for | cannot go back 10 my HAWAII
and ! am so cold and hungry J
don't want to live in the cold. No
one will know. Home is at least
$500 miles away. Poor little mother.
/ can see her sitting in the lanai in.
the evening sunsets She always
loved to her me sing feel sad now.
like singing 'Mauna Kea You can
not write me, dear, because by the
time you get this letter will not have
an address that a letetr could reach.
| have 50 left. have to save that
for room rent A place to sleep is
more important than things to eat.
Dear Amy, whatever ! do, try to
think the best you can of me.
Aloha,
"KONIA LEWIS
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
IF CONST|PATED
When Cross, FeveriSh and Sick
Give California Syrup
of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result
is, they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feyerish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, mas sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give teaspoonful of California
Syrup Of Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have well, playful child
again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask your druggist for 50-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs"
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly printed on the bottle. Be-
ware of counterfe1ts sold here. Get
the genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any other
kind with contempt-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
CHARITIES GROWING
OUT OF WAR RECEIVE
LARGE BENEFACTI0NS
IBy Associated Pressl

LONDON, England. Estimates COM
pleted for the first two years OF the
war show that the enormous sum OF
S250,0O0, 00G has been raised in the
British empire for charities growing
out of TIE world conflict.
Of this amount more than 100000
600 has been contributed for the relief
of distress and the reestablishment
of men returning to civil life. The
Prince of Wales fund is perhaps the
greatest of the public charities deal
ing with distress. About $60,0O0,O00,
however, has been raised in factories,
banks, offices and various business
establishments through weekly con-
tributions for the assistance of fami-
lies and Deepen tents of employees who
have gore to the front. Part OF such
funds IS. of course, being reserved for
relief work after the war.
For sick and wounded soldiers and
sailors the contributions are estimat'
ed at $4,000, O0e, most of which has
been raised and administered by the
British Red Cross. Another S5O,0e0,-
900 has been spent for soldiers com
forts" such as tobacco, mufflers, pipes,
socks, mittens, gloves, sweaters, safe
ty razors, insect powder, needles, sew
ing cotton, writing materials, choco'
lates and sweets.
1t is estimated that fully S50,00o,H00,
contributed in the empire, has gone
for relief work among the Allies, the
largest mount going TO Belgium. Re
lief among the Belgian refugees in
Great Britain also has called for large
eXDen.fi.EreS
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
Gigantic U-BOAT
IS Being BUILT

ZURICH. Switzerland.-"The won
derfuI development of submarines py
The Germans means a complete reVo-
tuition of sea warfare says the SWISS
engineer. Julian Treitel, IN the engl-
neering weekly, "Prometheps. lie
continues:
The German U-boats now nave a
radius of action oil more than Seeo
miles. They can cross the Atlantic
ocean and stay at sea for months
without replenishing their fuel ana
provisions. Within remarkably
abort time their speed has been in
creased wonderfully but in less than
u wear they will appear antiquateo
beside the large submarine cruisers
Which are now being built for the
German navy.
q ''work on the first one OF these
hodern memberships was started some
Nme ago In the Vulcan yards at Stet-
I'm. The submarine cruiser now
building is. 126 meters t420 feet long
md will have 5000 tons displacement.
NTH engines of $4,000 horsepower the
kessel will be able to attain speed
IA 26 miles on the surface and 10
miles submerged. The radius OF
action is calculated at 10000 miles,
Which means that the submarine mon
Aer will be able to make the trip
nom the Baltic sea to Japan without
Aking on fuel on the way.
The lndersea cruisers will be arm
bred like the present protected cruis-
RS. They will carry large num-
her of quickfiring guns OF medium
md small caliber. The guns will be
baced in telescope coming towers
Which can be withdrawn into the in
&rior of the ship with the command
rs bridge when the vessel submerg-
Is.
5 According to reliable information,
the submarine cruisers are to be
equipped with eight or ten torpedo
tnbes and they will carry at least 80
torpedoes. Their most terrible wea-
BON, however, will be contact mines,
Of which they are to carry 125 to loo.
Fhe mines will be placed in special
compartments on the stern in such a
hammer that they can be released and
anchored in few moments"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
"Koniat Lewis" Leaves Note
Declaring She is starV-
ing in Big City

Leaving a note indicating that She
was heartbib ken with inconsistencies
for Hawaii girl signing herself
Konia Lewis,l disappeared in Los An,
geles a few days ago, according TO q
story in the LBS Angeles Herald, and
is being sought by the police
The note addressed, TO Miss Amy
Waltham, 2425 Roosevelt avenue. St.
Louis, Mo, was found by Lois
Weber Smalley, film director and
scenario writer fbr the Universal Film
Company, in fro3t of her beach home
and was turned over TO the police.
with frayed pbrse. pair OF torn
gloves, dollar and bit of crumpled
paper with this line scrawled on il,
Even the weariest river winds some
how safe TO sea"
Z The note said:
~ Dear Amy 1t has been year and
four months since said Aloha nli to
my Hawaii ] am so sorry | came
here TO that San Francisco fair. ]
could not save money enough 10 get
back II was cold in San Francisco,
Amy, and windy. The sea is gray
there, not blue took cold. ] was
always cold The doctors said ] must
come TO warm climate, so | came to
Los Angeles.
Complains Of Cold
Il have always lived in the tropics.
] cannot stand the cold. Pm just 800
miles farther away from my home. /
still have a terrible cold, and my
head aches. Maybe it is because ]
have not been eating regularly. l
wonder how long one can live without
eating, Amy. DO you know? I'm SO
hungry / feel wobbly and queer. ]
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15

matte pains and urinary disorders.
first cut our the bad habits that have
loaded the blood with poisonous uric
acid. Then to repair and strengthen
tie weakened kidneys. use Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills, the remedy
used all oyer the civilized world. and
,ndorsed by your own neighbors.
sWhen Your Back is Lame-Re.
rember the Name" DoAN'S BACK.
ACHE KIDNEY PILLS. Sold by all
DRUGGISTS at soc a box tsix boxes
q 5ol. or mailed on receipt of price
by the HolIister Drug Co.. or Benson
Smith & Co, agents for the Hawaiian
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
MAN WHO KNOWS LITTLE
DAMNED AS HIGH BROW

NEW YORK. y. Y.-tAmerican lat
erarx taste and our fiction are anna
flourish, declared William Cray
Brownell. the noted critic, in an adj
dress before the members Of the Ma
tional Institute of Arts and Letters.
"A terrible little learning is enough
10 incur the damnahle title OF high
brow. HE continued
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15
Common Sense L
Best Medicine

/. A brisk walk every
day will do wonders
for rundown people.
We are inclined to
eat too much. drink
too much OF other
fluids thSn water,
keep late hours and
neglect our rest and
exercise.
Com m on S e nse
would do more. for
the world than medi-
cine does.
When your back
aches and you feel
dull, tired and nerv-
Gus, have headaches,
dizzy spells, rh e u
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-15

.AnsAmerican has obtained Cuban
,,ale,,t for a machine that cultiyates
sreTfng sugar cane, work tnal mere
snsore TbaA had to be done by halld.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31
Twelve Men With a Story.

A raft from the Hampshire lived
through the boiling seas that swamped
her boats and bore IL battered men to
land. When the admiralty unseals
their lips what tale they will have
to tell
The world waits to hear how Kltch-
ener died. In Germany the man who
Is called ruthless and "the scourge
of the Beers" but for all that "a
man In the largest sense" is claimed
as a victim, In the words Of the Kreuz-
zeitung. "at the hands Of our navy"
Is 1t true? Did the British navy per-
nit Great Britain's greatest war lead
err to be picked of by a submarine for
lack Of destroyer watchdogs, near the
very fold of the dreadnaught fleet? Or
Is 1t true, as has been supposed. that
the cruiser was sunk by British mine
broken loose or a German mine sown
broadcast In the sea and floating aim
lessly to n shining mark?
Some of these II men may have been
on deck, where the path of an APP
preaching torpedo might be described.
They may be able to end suspense, to
establish the probable IL not the GER
tain cause of the disaster. When their
silence is broken they will not lack
ap audlence.-New York World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31
7 BIC KEYSTONE
COMEDY
FEATURES and
'M|SSHAPS Of
MUSTY SUFFER"
Tickle Fatty's Fall; Roscoe ArbuekIe
the Star, and A Game Old Knight
Starring Charles n. Murray

Real burlesque OF the old fashioned
sort is promised in A Game Old
Knight, which introduces Charles II.
Murray formerly Of the widely known
comedy team OF Murray and Mack in
the Triangle Keystone comedy.
Like all the Keystone comedies,
which are under the sign OF the Tri.
angle, Tickle Fatty's Fall, will ap.
pear exclusively at the Oak Theater
next Friday and Saturday. Jolly, fat
Roscoe Arbuckle keeps things NOV
ing from start to finish as the hero
Fatty, and his mishaps, from which
ne manages to come out OF with fly
ing colors, are irresistible in provok'
Ing laughter.
While 1t Is comedy there,are some
breathless and hair raising adven
lures in runaway autos and falls oil
the dock and rescues from drowning,
but the activity Of the participants
battles all thought OF possible trag'
edy.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31

ing, and tastes-fine local color, and
all that-but more like soda than
rood bracing snifter."
All this was Of no moment to Moore.
He glanced anxiously at Rorke Vivian.
He was the Oldest Of the party. He
had done London, Paris, New York In
q journalistic way, had written three
books, spoke little, and then to q pur-
pose. He sat now, his finely chiseled
face half hidden by his hand, and said
nothing!
There was where the whip scourged.
there lay the bitter sting for Moore!
One word or look Of appreciation from
Vivian would have been more to the
aspiring young writer than all the
others might put In volumes.
Guess last nights extra has used
me up" spoke Vivian at length, aris-
close, as though all this were mask
to conceal some unusual emotion. He
rather evaded Moore, the latter
thought. When Vivian was gone the
group broke up. Moore was glad OF 1t.
His soul was bruised. He wished to
be alone, to think.
ut fell fat" he sollloquized as he
reached the outer air. Il won't try
again"
He thrust the manuscript into an in
side coat pocket with savage punch
of his fist Then he braced for long
walk. He was emptying out OF his
mind all the grand plans he had for q
story, II his colleagues had given him
the least encouragement-especially
Vivian.
A favorite stroll of his was along
the city edge, where broken stretch
had been developed into striking pic
turesqueness. and number OF hne
residences had exclusive location. At
one spot pretty rustic bridge
spanned gully with hayward
stream trickling through. He paused
there, leaning on the railing OF the
bridge.
The surroundings were magically
enhancing in the clear white moon
light, and conducive to quiet thought
but Moore brooded. Something had
gone out of his life. The first child
of his brain had been ruthlessly ban
ished.
IT'S the humdrum dog trot and the
bread and butter after this" he ut
tered, almost bitterly. "Good-by!"
He jerked the roll OF manuscript
from his pocket in a resolute way and
gave 1t vehement fling far as he
could beyond the bridge, A breeze
was blowing and the leaves separated
We watched them moodily skitheT
eefe aud there and finally settle down
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31
BONDS FOR WATER
CONTINUED from page one)

give us adequate fire protection
which at present we do not have by
any means. Again with the present
system and taking into account the
length of time 1t requires TO fill q
sprinkler. the time lost Is fully one
third OF the time of the sprinkler and
team and man and with the new con
struction it would be possible to eth
er save approximately $500 a year,
or sprinkle that much more terri
tory.
1 The city has levied special waller
tax for the last two years and for
this year. this was to cover the De
witt Springs Extension and the con-
struction OF the new reservoir and
! in this connection It is desired to
point out that the levy each year fell
little short of what was finally nee
essary to make this extension and
the reservoir so that the present sit
uation is that when the Dewitt
Springs Extension and reservoir Is
completed that the city will still re-
auire approximately $1,000 to meet
those expenditures taking into nc.
count also the levy this year. So
that unless this issue of bonds Is vot'
ed 1t will be necessary to levy a spe'
cial water tax next year as has been
done this year and during the last
two years.
If the bond issue Is authorized the
water system can then be construct
ed as it was originally designed and
contemplated and with the supply
which we have, ought to be adequate
to supply the inhabitants of the city
for an indefinite length of time In
the future. On the other hand II
the bond issue is not authorized II
will be necessary for the city to levy
special taxes year by year until
sufficient amount Is accumulated III
order to make this Improvement and
in the meaStime very large portion
of the city will be without city wa
ter at all and the northern and south
westerly portions Of the city during
the summer months will be without
adequate pressure and consequence
inadequate fire protection.
All OF the revenues Of the water
department have come back into the
Improvement of the system during
this and the preceding administration
and everv dollar of money realized
from special taxes has been expended
upon the Dewitt Springs Extension
and the construction of the reser'
yoir there has been no diversion OF
the fund in any other direction or for
any other purpose and If this bond
issue is authorized the city admins
tration pledges itself to see to 1t that
every dollar realized from the sale
of bonds will go into the proposed
Improvement of the system and when
the improvement is accomplished Lo'
gan City will have water system Sc
cond to none in the State.
(Signed) BOARD OF CITY
COMMISSIONERS
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31
WALLACE REID
At The LYRIC
FRI. & SAT.

Wallace Reid and Cleo Ridgley the
brilliant young Lasky stars will be
seen at the Lyric on Friday and Sat.
urday, In The Selfish Woman, a grip
ping drama produced under the direc.
ton OF the Jesse l.. Lasky Feature
Play Company.
The co-starring Of Mr.. Reid and
Miss Ridgley on the Paramount Pro-
gram, has proved to be one OF the
most happy Of the many successful
combinations of the Lasky Company.
The Golden Chance, the very first
picture in which they appeared to-
gether, scored one OF the greatest
successes the photodramatic world
has ever seen and the two artists
came in for unstinted praise; Miss
Ridgley. not only on account Of her
wonderful dramatic ability, but for
her youth and beauty as well, and
Mr.. Reid was hailed as one OF the
finest examples OF American man
hood. Later the success they scored
in The Golden Chance was repeated
In the Lasky production Of The Love
Mask, Jeanne MacPherson's thrilling
story Of the early days OF California.
In The Selfish Woman, Hector
Turnbull has provided them with a
story which gives them both even
greater opportunities to show their
wonderful ability. The story has to
do with the adventures Of q young
civil engineer the son Of wealthy
and unscrupulous banker, and the
beautiful daughter Of money mad
society woman. How the girl. while
marrying the engineer for his money.
only to have him disowned by the
father to wreck his sons career ana
how they eventually renew their old
love. Is presented IN series OF UNI
usual scenes and stripping situations
and must necessarily be seen to be
appreciated.
Many of the scenes were taken In
railroad construction camp In the
heart Of the mountains, but the
scenes In the eastern drawing rooms
give Miss Ridgley and the other fem
mime members OF the company OPP
portunity to display some of the
latest fashions In evening gowns.
The two stars are supported by
Lasky all star cast, including such
distinguished artists as Edythe CHAP
man, Mrs. James Neill, Horace b.
, Carpenter, Jane Wolff, William FL
mer and Joseph King.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-31
REPUBLICANS
HOLD PRIMARY

The Republican city primary for
electing delegates to the Judicial
convention which Is to be held mere
or Friday, when a District judge and
District Attorney will be nc I.iua'"d
b., the Repub leans OF Cache, Box
Elder and Rich counties, was led on
Monday night and the following dele
gates were elected:
District No. &c. Fred Wright.
District No. 2--Olof |. Peterson.
District No. 81. r. Nelson.
District No. 40. ID. Beach.
District No. William NJ. How
ell.
District No. 6-J. C.. Johnson
District No. Attorney A. +.
Bowen.
District No S-,Attorney w. W.
Vaughan.
District No. 9-Joseph s. Larsen
District No. l0.-Ephraim Chris
Jensen.
At Large-Attorney George @
Rich and Attorney NJ. C. Harris.
Judge Vaughan was chairman o.
the meeting and C. w. Dunn wa'
secretary,