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ECONOMIC CONFERENCE ENDS.
Plans Adopted by ALLIES to he Made
Public shortly.

'Pt'fut tuOte DcsputcN 10 IhB Dun.
FARIs. June 1.-THE economic confer.
ere OF the Allies finished its sessions
his afternoon. A series Of resolutions
adopted unanimously will be released
'or publication on June 81 simultane-
olsly BY all the allied nations, NJ. de
broqIev!lle, the Belgian Prime Minister.
tp'he today. He said
We have realized fully the end es-
tblshed by our first conference. The
present meeting. which ends provi-
t'onal,y to-day, marks the opening OF a
new era OF union and cooperation. No
oody can accuse me Of preparing a wal
eroun for time OF peace We are occu-
pee N defence. not war.
III" new union is really intended to
prevent war. Since two years ago our
e'l genius has succeeded in organizing
q force IN crimes service. We propose
" organize a force TO punish the guilty
ana I-s.timately obtain peace and Sc
curly for the lowest States. We have
eno'her end, hence our high tolerance
and cordial good will. 1t is a new gage
o. union
President Poincare received the dele
gates at the close OF the session.
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A 8 DEADl
Neutral Brings Strange story Back
From vienna.
Special Caos DssssfcA to Tus sus.

Special Cable Dsspafch 10 tbs Sow.
LONDON, June ifs Emperor Francis
Joseph Of Austria dead?
Tho People learns on he authority
Of a reliable neutral that the report that
the Emperor Ia dead cannot be entirely
dismissed. When travelling through
southeastern Russia tho neutral ascer-
tained that the report Of the monarch's
death was widely believed by the lead
ing Russians.
He wal afterward In Vienna. where
he witnessed demonstrations. When the
crowd surged before the palace the En-
peror did not step out on the balcony,
but instead there was raised a chair on
which he reclined. an inanimate royal
figure. and though the chair was raised
several times no movement Of the figure
could be observed. The neutral 10 con-
WINGED that the monarch has been dead
for some time.
The AustrO-German war party. he
says. dreadlng the effect that the news
Of his death might have on the popula-
ton. used his embalmed body to continue
the personal power that the Emperor
alone exercised on his people.
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Physiological institution. Afternoon
tea" Is the chief obstacle to the Eng.
lishman's complete success. II he would
only take II at 6 p. NJ. and make Il his
last meal before going to bed he might
accomplish wonders.
A we'll known food expert has ex.
pressed a belief that the chief obstacle
to . speedy and victorious finish to the
war turks in afternoon tea.
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AMERICAN KILLED.
Capt. RItteahosss, Native Of New
Jersey, SIain n TPaace.

WINNIPEG, Man.. June lI.-Among the
500 names Of Canadians recsivsd to-day
and tonight Of the killed. wounded and
missing In recent aghting In northern
France there are Ill from Winnipeg and
western Canada.
Among the slain ID Capt. Herbert W.
R~ittsnhouse. ~. who va born In Patsr.
son, ~. J.. and 10 Q con q @. J. Hittoo.
hsuss. WInnipsg uankesr ef-tiae' Uhlte1
DtataS oteel CouDany. -s Z
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BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK.
Eden Wrecked In CoIlision-Thres
Officers Missing.

LONDON. June 1.-THE british de-
stroyer eden has been sunk and thre.
Of her officers are missing, the British
press bureau announced to-day.
The sinking OF the Eden, which took
place In the English Channel. was the
result OF a collision lest night. Thirty.
one Of the crew were saved.
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Abstinence makes for endurance.
Rice. beans and fish are the staple diet
in ~Japan-all insipid food which does
not incite to overeating. Energy, enter
prise and intellectual eagerness are the
main characteristics Of the japanese
people.
Roast beef and plum pudding are
traditional British fare. Neither dish
is likely to clear the brain. That anti
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Tanker kaocks Hole In shin.

After the Danish oil steamer Anona
dragged her anchor, OF Tompkinsville,
Staten Island. yesterday. and bumped
against the barkentine Hilds of Brasil.
At irst It was thought that the Hilda
wss not damaged very much, but about
nightfail the bsrkentine was found to
b. leaking from q hole In the side. The
crew, manning the pumps. had hard work
keeping Der from dnkin0 until she was
oOWol 70 Q lock tor ropatyA
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The British destroyer Eden. Of SIS
tons displacement, was ego feet long
and wat built in 1908. Her ordinary
complement was seventy men. She had
q speed Of twenty-six knots. Her srma-
ment consisted OF four 8 inch guns and
two torpedo tubes.
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thing that comes with healthy hunger.
The Serbians are frugal feeders, taxi
Ing generally only one substantial meal
a day. The Serbian army accomplished
marvellous feats of endurance Oh small
quantities of bread and cheese. The
Japanese army won the Russian war on
rations that would be considered Moth
Ing more than starvation by an English
nan
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In England IT Is giving those RESPONSE
BILE for the welfare of the people anx
ious thought. Hunger taught our an
tediluvian ancestors watchfulness and
readiness. cleared the brain for action
and put energy into the body.
Englishmen, who eat four meals a day,
scarcely ever know that feeling OF
alertness, of tncss to cope with any
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THE comparison is perfect. This instru,
ment materializes the hitherto transient and
intangible work of art-the pianist's per,
Torrance.
Il can listen to myself playing. l can
hear my performance as a whole and | can
repeat a single passage again and again.
And ! can change what | wish. | can re-
model and refine.
DO you comprehend? 1t is a new art.
When | finally sign the record'roll, it is
more than simply my playing. 1t is my
carefully considered artistic conception of
the music. As such. it is Preserved new
and wonderful form Of musical creation"
He drew a t~obacco.case from his pocket
and rolled himself a cigarette. Bauer is a
man of vigorous mental calibre and like big
men in more prosaic callings, inclined strong,
ly towards conservatism. His unexpected
enthusiasm and earnestness were therefore
all the more significant.
you consider, then," l asked, that the
Duo,Art is an instrument of real and prime
importance 20 music ?"
"Unquali6edly yes" he answered. THE
interesting and authoritative records by all
the masters of the p%ianotorte cannot but
make it So"
"And its effect upon musical taste?"
"A magnificent one" he spoke with EN-,
phasis. 1T will develop a taste for the best
in music. For it provides an opportunity
to hear interpretations by the great musical
artists of the world-an opportunity, | say.
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me Western Union Telegraph Com
Eahy that the cable bet ween
.ahto Domingo city aid Curacao IL in
,errupted. Messages for Curacao and
venezuela will be accepted subject TO
nesvy delay and forwarded by boat from
Me Porto Rico. Santo Domingo or Mar
unique station 70 points Of communica-
Won beyond and then retransmitted by
wire TO destination.
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BRITISH PICK WAR HISTORIAN.
Hon. J. W. F%ortescse, wiadsor
Castle Librarian, Chosen,

LONDON, June 1.-THE appointment
o., The Hon. John william Fortescue,
Librarian al Windsor Castle. to write
ue ofhcial history Of the war wa an
honnced to-day.
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for the millions who live today, and the
generations of the future t become inti'
mately acquainted with the most wonder.
full art the pianotorte is capable of.
The public is extremely sensitive to
music in this country" he continued.
During the sixteen years ! have been
coming here, | have watched and realized
an extraordinary progress.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY it has been due largely
to the influence of such instruments as the
Pianola. These have been teaching musical
appreciation. Most people crave means
for expressing their personality. Music is
one Of the most desirable means and the
Pianola furnishes a truly wondertulmedium.
81 have known The Aeolian Company
for many years have been an admirer of
their ideals And certainly the Duo>Art
Pianola is a fitting climax to the really
great Aeolian contributions to the art of
music. Its value is almost %incalculable.
This is obvious. Need anyone be told
that a piano of the very finest musical
quality, which furnishes everyone a means
of musical expression and which, in add,
ton, ~reproduces the best aesthetic concep.
tions of the worlds leading artists, is a
great instruments wonderful innovation?
| hdue read the dbove intcrpicw IN PRINT
and find 1t an accurate REPORT.
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The Hon. John william Fortescue 10
= brother of the present Earl Fortescue.
re vas appointed Librarian at Windsor
,astle In 1906. He has written a num-
ger OF historical books or military SUBJ
ices including a history OF the British
army from 1899 to 1909.
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WAR TEST OF FOOD ENERGY.
British Dishes Make for Lack al
Needed stimulus.

LONDON. June 1.-THE question OF
meals. Of food generally. has perhaps
never doomed quite so large in the his
tory of nations as at the present time.
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VENGEANCE AGAINST WILSON.

~ elnische zeitunx" says Germa.
Americas Have the Chance.
Special ca6is Despdtch TO THE Sun.
AMSrERDAM. via London. June IT,
The K~oeintsche zestum0, referring to the
Presidential election, says that the German
Americans now have an opportunity Of
paving President Wilson hack for his
false and hypocritical neutrality and for
his unheard Of attacks OF their Ameri.
can nationality.
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TT is the instrument of a new, musical
L art!" Mr.. Bauer arose slowly from his
chair as he gave this answer to a question
/ had put. He went on thoughtfully,
choosing his words unhastily.
81 am intensely interested in the Duo.
Art Pianola. | am spending much time
and effort with it.
DO you know what work l was en-,
gagged in when you were admitted" He
turned and took from the top of the Plan,
ola Whish stood against the wall a music.
roll. AS he drew it out l saw that there
were cryptic blue and red pencilmarks and
annotations opposite many Of the per-
forations.
This roll" he said" is a very wonderful
record of the Chopin Valse, Opus A., as |
played it few days ago upon the Duo,Art
Recording Piano. Placed in this repro,
ducing Duo,Art Pianola, it duplicates my
performance with remarkable precision.
And Ihave been sitting here playing the
roll a few bars at a time-going over it
most carefully-changing here the length
of a note, there the strength of tone
an accent.
when l first began recording for the
Duo,Art. it was the reproducing of my
playing that was interesting to me. Now
it is the correcting-thc 'working,up' of the
record, SO to speak. Do you see? For the
first time | stand aside and impersonally
listen to my u playing. am both critic
ard artist. Artist, because | can build
improve on the performance.
"Never before has this been possible in
the same way. 1t is wonderful. | am like
the sculptor. He views his clay model
before him. He steps forward, changes
here, re6nes there.
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derul recording piano, it reproduces their actual
performances with absolute fidelity. Every phrase.
every nuance, every subtle shade of tone and
tempo. every touch of foot to pedal is reproduced,
Bauer has made rolls for this instrument; Gabril.
owitsch has made them so has Busoni, Saint, Sscns.
Godowsky, Granados, F~riedberg, Schelling, Laparra.
Granger, Carreno, and scores of other famous
musicians.
To possess the Duo. Art Pianola is to command
the greatest talent of the world-to be able to hear
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kAlsIa WILHELM or GERMANY.
GERMAN oFFIclAL
CA6LEGRAMS

GERMAN. HEADQUARTERS, April
1S.-German artillery today abundant
Is shelled Britis positions in the Salt
Elois secor A hand-grensde attack
against one of the craters occupied by
US was easily repulsed. There are
lively hand-grenade COM
bats on both sides Of thescanal Labas-
Sc and north of Loos. The Germans
successfully sprung mines near Neu.
Vile and near Deuvraignes. On both
sides of the Meuse there are very vio-
lent artillery combats.
East OF .Meuse the Saxon troops
French positions and carried
700 meters south of Haudremont and
on the ridge northwest of Thiaumont.
Captured, AZ unwounded officers,
whom are three staff Off
GERS. 1916 men were wounded and so
men prisonered. Their names will be
published IN the Gazette Desardennes,
as well as those Of all French prison
ers during the war, the same as names
Of III officers $3.50 Frenche, who
were prisoneTed I'm combats in Meuse
sector since February 21. 1916. The
reason of this is semfofficial French
statement trying 10 nut into doubt the
German statements. Enemy endea-
yoTs near Ann in the Caillette forest
were hampered By cur fire when at
preparation or in first attempts
French artillery was exceedingly live
i against our positions in Woevre
md heights southeast of Yerdun un-
i'll Saint Mihiel.
East front Russian attacks on
small front at bridge head Of Duena-
burg broke down before our lines
south Of Bargunovka with heavy
losses.
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bankruptcy, continued two weeks;
Nicholas : Bergano. statutory. nolle
pressed; Jane Doe Blair, liquor, noIle
pressed; Ralph Gonsalves. liquor, trial
on April "a: James F. Field. liquor.
trial on April "a; Barteleon Basques,
statutory. trial on April %.
Lum New Ching, statutory, trial on
April 25; All See, opium, nolle pross-
ed; Leloha Kukilani. statutory, trial
on April 2S; Leong Ming, opium, trial
on April 26; All You. opium, trial on
April &c; Wong Bun. opium, trial on
May 1.
Chang Chau, receiving stolen goods,
trial on May 4 Foster L. Davis, al
legged misappropriation of government
funds, continued until called up; Os-
car Nordman, opium. plea at 10
O'clock tomorrow morning; Yee Nun
Wal, opium, same disposition: Joseph
Barker, opium, nolle pressed; Fred.
erico Capistanb statutory, nolle
UTOEEo0. sr..sz.s y
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HOUSE STANDS BY ORIGINAL
SUGAR Bill ON TEST VOTING
SENATE EXPECTED TO TAKE SAME ACTION, AND SAME
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE WILL THEN TRY TO BREAK
DEADLOCK AND AGREE ON sFREE SUGAR. REPEAL OR
F0UR-YEAR TARIFF EXTENSION

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 19.-Standing by Representa-
tive Ktchn and the ways and means committee of which he is
the head and by its previous attitude the house of repre-
sentaves today sent the sugar bill back to conference.
and senate conference committees was presented to the
house, motion made to in the senate amendment
limiting the extension of the present tariff to four years, or
May l. 1920 This motion was rejected by vote of 307 to
27 thus putting the house on record standing by its
ference committee.
Later today the senate Will take similar action The same
conference committees Will be reappointed
C. S. ALBERT
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congress NOW
MAKES PROGRESS
ON LOCAL BILLS
Measures Broadening Scope Of
Public Utilities Corpora
ton Are Urged

Copies of the congressional bill
transferring the income from taxes
on the gross receipts Of public utilities
corporations from the territory to the
county in which they are operating
we're received by Mayor Lane yester-
day. The bill, Fl. r. 1471. introduced
in the house on April l by Delegate
kuhio.. is to replace the bills amend
inz the franchises Of the Honolulu
Gas and Hawaiian Electric companies
10 transfer the taxes they pay from
the territory to the county Congress
sionaI leaders thought that IL the
transfer was to be made for the bene-
fit of Honolulu It should be made for
the benefit Of all other counties.
Hence the new bin.
The bill has been reported on favor
ably BY the Committee on territories
and Is almost certain to pass Con-
gress, according to word received
from the delegates secretary.
Seven public. utilities are affected
by the passage OF another act OF Con-
gress. H. r. IS, which transfers the
powers formerly held by the snperin-
tendent Of public works to the public
utilities commission. James 1 Cooke
attorney for the commission. has re-
ceived copy OF the bin as passed
on March 7S The Honolulu Gas Com
Dany, Hawaiian Electric Company,
Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company, Island Electric Company.
Hawaiian Railway Company. HIlo
Traction Company and Lahaina Ice
Company are affected. be said. The
gist of the bin is contained IN the
following paragraph.
and the persons and corporations
holding such franchises shall be sub
feet as TO reasonableness Of rates.
prices and charges ana n al other
respects to the provisions Of Act s.
Of the laws Of 1913 OF said fefrftoFy
creating a public utilities commission
and all amendmeEts thereof for the
regulation Of public utilities II said
territory: and All the powers and du-
ties expressly ccfEefred upon Dr re-
oufred Of the siperinfendent az public
works By said acts grsnlI1s sue.
franchises are hereby conferred u11.
and REQUIRED of said public utiIIl'.
commission
rrr,,s,f nae II p1tlIrt II liver. 4 3 .,||
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RANcHER KILLS BATTLING ELK
AND DEFIEs GAME STATUTES

CHEYENNE, wyo-John Hunton
of Grayrocks, a pioneer stockman, be-
lieves citizen of Wyoming has the
right to kill an elk in protection Of
his property, the state game laws re
gardless. He has notified the state
game department that he shot and
killed large bull elk which had in
vaded his pasture and attacked a
valuable bull.
The bull is belligerent animal,
but when Hnnfon arrived on the, scene
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MAILS

from San FrancIoco.
Matsonis, April %.
Fer San Francisco
WilheImina, April 19.
From Vancouver:
Maknra, April l9.
For Vancouver:
Niagara, Apr. 2s.
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TO. TAKE AEROPLANES
TO CHINA FOR USE TN
PRESENT REVOLUTION

Especial Marconigram to Liberty
News.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 Will
liams, the American aviator who has
recently returned from the Far East.
viii go back to China with seven aero
planes for use IN the revolutionary
war. According to Williams, the re-
publicans need aeroplanes to carry on
their campaign against Yuan, and the
local Chinese societies and other or
ganizations have ordered the aviator
to leave for the war zone at once.
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FIVE old CASES
STRICKEN FROM
COURTCALENDAR

Five old cases were wiped off the
federal court calendar yesterday at the
instance of District Attorney Horace
w. Vaughan. two being statutory mat
ters Of the kind which received de-
cided rap at the hands of the last
grand jury.
The following disposition of cases
has been made
B William Warham, discharge in
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Reports received by the Information
al Institute Of Agriculture at ROME
indicated that Austro- Germany by Sep
tember viii have a reserve Of 100000
tons Of wheat and rye
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Later editions of the StarBuletin today will containup
to- minute news of the Mexican and German develop
ents the presidents message to Congress dealing with
submarine crisis and the latest in European war news

of the head of hatpin and search Of
the yard I'm which the chickens had
been feeding uncovered two more
nearly as large.
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MAN DISCOVERS GOLD
IN HIS CHICKEN YARD

BANDON, Ore.-Charles Thomp-
son is mining gold in the back yard OF
his home in South Bandon, following
the finding of three gold nuggets in
the craw Of a chicken he cleaned for
the family's dinner. The largest Of
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MUST STOP 4 TACkS ON
SHIPS WITH AMERICANS
Demand For Immediate Reply But
No Definite lime Limit IS Fixed
tAssoeiated Press by Commercial Pacific cabls.l

Associated b Coulmecn
. WASHINGTON,SD. C., April l0.--Presi-
dent Wilson todaysent a note to Germany
warning the German government that un-
less the submarine attacks upon mer-
chant vessels carry ing Am orleans are
stopped, diplomatic. relations between the
two countries will be severed. .
The president has explained that. the
note is practically anluItimatum, but that
it does not contain time limit in which
Germany must answer.
The demand is made, however, that
Germany reply Immediately.
nrN cnnTT IN pnDnED. clTlkTlnN TIIEpE Ic cpAVE
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of combat the elk was getting decided
ly the 1est of a fight for leadership
of a bunch of cows. Fearing that the
elk would kill the bull Hunton shot it
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GGEN SCOTT TO BORDER SITUATION THERE IS GRAVE

Federal WRsla
WASHINGTON. D. c., April l9Gen. Hugh Scott,
chief of staff Of the u s. Army, will go San Antonio at
once and confer with Gen. Funston, who is in command Of
the general punitive expedition Gen. SCOTS report
conditions on the border Mexico and the whole
will help in determining tbs of the Administration
with regard Mexico Observers agree that radical move
necessary The United States must either back Gen Per
shing in his expedition after Cen Villa and the Vlista
bands or withdraw its forces from Mexican Territory
Should the United States break off diplomatic relations
with Germany the troops in Mexico would probably be
needed at home
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Five men were killed and twelve
others injured several seriously, when
a boiler exploded 1t the Manual Grid
die Grist Mn on Peter Greek near Pi