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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
GREAT GERMAN
DRIVE ON ART0IS
LINE UNDER WAY
Teutons, by Night Attacks,
Force Wedge Into Allies
Defenses at Neuville
TERRIFIC BIG GUN DUEL

PARIS. Jan. a.
French military experts see in the re-
newai of German offensive In northern
France another effort to cut path
through 10 the channel coast
Following the successful German at
tacks near Neuville st. Naast, a great
artillery duel has developed on the Lens
front, where the British and French have
been carrying on a long-sustained and
furious bombardment Of the German mill
tary establishments and the railway lines
converging there,
Since the Germans, by means of a Sc
ries of ferocious night attacks, were able
to establish a salient i'm the French lines
near Neuvllle st. Naast they have had
to Withstand a severe bombardment and
also strong counter-Rttacts carried out
with great dash and bravery.
Artos may again become the field for
great battle such as that which was
launched by the Allies last spring, when
they pounded the German lines for many
weeks with artillery fire which was in
cessant night and day.
The territory north OF Arras. stretch
ing all the way to the Belgian boundary.
is SCARED and shattered by battles. There
has recently been a strong concentration
re- gion, and air scouts of the Allies re-
ported preparations for a drive.
Instead of resorting exclusively to ar
tillery fire as a prelude to infantry at
tacks, the Germans exploded two mines
not far from the scene of the famous net
work of defensive works known as the
labyrinth"
When the Germans rushed forward they
found the trenches badly smashed by ar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
IPORTT NIONTENEGRINI
DI ANTIVARl E DULCIGN0
PRESI DAGLI AUSTRIACI
Re Nicola, Ricevuto a Roma da
Re Vittorio. Fa Colazione al
Quirinale Riparte
per Lione
PERC H f. LARMISTIZIO

ROMA,2i Gennaio.
I'm communicate uGicinle pubblicato ierl
sera a Vienna dice che gli austriaci hanno
ocupato porti montenegrlni di Antivari e
Dulclgno e che / montenegrini continuauo
ad arrendersi.
Re Nicola del Montenegro g giunto in
Italia si 2 fermato brevemente per
riprendere poi II vaggio verso Lone dove
ii trova gia' In regina Miena e dove e.
la sede del governo monteneerino
ALA stazione di Roma re Nicola ed IL
principe Pietro furono ricevuti dal re
Vittorto Emmanuel che Ii accompngno'
i'm automobile al palazzo reale, davanti n
cui una gran foa feCe al sovrani d'ltalia
q del Montenegro una entusiastica dino
strazione tanto piu' signiiiCatva in
uuanto sono note le accuse che iino a
pochi giorni IA 81 facevano al vccchio re.
L1ncontro ira I due re suocero genero
IN piu che cordiale. affeZionato. Re Nj
cola q suo iElio fecero colazioue al Pa
lazzo reale { poi ripartirono ALA volta
Ill Blone.
Tn dspaccio da Brlndsi dice che IL
presidente del consiglio montenegrino
Miouchkovltch, ha dichiarato che il Mon
tenegro accetto' la proposta di armistizio
venuta dal comandante austriaco sempli-
Cemente per gundagnar tempo, clio che
era necessario dopo la conquista del Mon
te Lovcen da parte deL austraci. In
fatt rarmistizio diede al montenegrini
. un settimana di tempo per preparare la
ritirata verso rAlbana. Questo sarebbe
state anche Confermato da un generate
che accompag gnava la regina Mlena a
Lione. 81 dice che re Nicola ha pronti
/ document necessarii per>provare infatti
che larmistiZio fu accettato appunto con
questo scope in vista.
Una quantita' di rlfugiati da ,4onte-
negro, DALI Albania dalla Serbia sono
giunti Brindisi, Bari e Roma,
I'm dispaccio da Siracusa dice che al
largo di quel porto navi da guerra
italiane hanno catturato due piroscafi
di guerra, evidentemente destinato al sot-
tomarini austriaci tedeschi operanti mel
Mediterraneo.
Siccome I'm questl glorni & era parato
motto di dichiaraziOnl divergent fatte dal
mlnistro Barzilal dal Ministro Martini
circa la difesa delrAlhania In disper-
stone dele fOrze, cio' ma ! lotto Il min
istro Martini a spiegare meglio IL suo
pensiero, Egli ha dettO che la qustione
albanese e innanzi tutto una quistione
nazionale italiana. ma essa e. stata de-
ferlta al consglio d guerra degli alleati
perche' 81 decida Sc quel paese deve essere
sarie spegazioni dial punto di vista itali-
ano. In tai modO qualsiasi aZione che
lltala lniziera' nelrAlbania sara subor-
dlinata agli Interest," general della guerra
del plani degi aeat..
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A''tNb'AN bhIt ~
Heavy hghtng occurred between the
British army that is attempting to
reach Kut-el-Amara, in Mesopotamia,
and the Turks. The pattle took place
at Essin. seven miles east of kut-el-
Amara. The British were unable to drive
the Turks from their positions. The pur-
pose of the British Is to rescue he origi-
nal eXpeditionary force. which mas been
surrounded at Kut-el-Amara by the
Turks
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grafton and in IS place what should ".

grafton and in its place what should We
seer
"A GERMANY OF WARRIORS"
I'VE should see a Germany Of Triumphant
warriors seeking whom II could devour.
looking out for fresh spheres or shall ]
say fresh hemispheres?-all to conquer
No one could feel a greater obligation
OF debt to the fleet than does Lloyd
George.
"If we overthrow German militarism
now" he said, 1T will be because our
command OF the sea has given us time
to organize and so make good our unpre-
pareduess. You have only to Imagine
what would have happened Il command
OF the sea had not been ours, or IL IL had
been wrested from us. We would have
been overrun ms easily as the Balkan
Peninsula within three months three
months. mlnd-of the declaration Of war.
FLEET AIB1oN's SAVIOR.
London would have fallen as quickly
as Belgrade France would have made
a gallant resistance so would Russia.
but the armies on the north and eastern
frontiers of France could have been
turned by descents on her south and west
coasts
"lf Germany were to win the war.
Europe would be helpless Let us never
forget that indisputable fact Russia and
France would not be permitted to build
up great armies to defend their frontiers
and command of the sea would be taken
from Great Britain
What about the Monroe Doctrine" /
inquired.
u cannot help wondering" replied
Lloyd George with a msChievOus twinkle
in his eve. "if IN that event it would fare
better than the British fleet"
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tirery nre and, when reinforcements tried
to move forward they found the way
barred by a curtain OF fire, which took
in all the highways of approach.
The night attacks developed very sud
denly. All at once the German gunners
all along the Artois front let go hundreds
of starbombs. which lighted up the sur
rounding country like the sunshine Of
midday. The German troops. which were
being held IN readiness, rushed forward
in an effort to take the French and Brit
ish by surprise. The German artillery
men continued shooting rockets and the
fighting was soon at close quarters be-
meath the RED and blue lights from the
bombs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
INCOME TAX Law
Continued from Rage One

since it is settled that clause exacts only
n geographical uniformity. and there is
not n semblance of ground in any of the
propositions for assuming that violation
of such uniformity is complained Of
so far as the due process of the Fifth
Amendment Is relied upon it suflices to
say that there is no basis for such reli-
ance since il is equally well settled that
such clause Is not limitation upon the
taxing power conferred upon Congress by
the Constitution in other words. that the
Constitution does not conflict with itself
by ConferginE upon the on hand taxing
power and taking the same power away
on the other by the limitations Of the
due process clause.
And no change in the situation here
would arise, even II it be conceded, as
we think 1t must be, that this doctrine
would have no application in case
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
AUSTRIA STRIVES
TO HEM in ARMY
OF MONTENEGRO
Net Spread to Catch Rem.
nants of Mountain King
dom's Defenders
SEIZE ITS ONLY sEAPoRTs

ROME, Jan. A
The remnants Of the Montenegrin army
are today in grave danger OF capture
Austrian troops having occupied the
Montenegrin seaports Of Antivari and
Dulcigno. and are moving eastward ia
cut on the Montenegrins retreat TO the
Adriatic from Scutari The situation OF
General Martinovltchs forces is most
critical.
II the Montenegrins escape the Austrian
net and reach the Adriatic they will be
transported to the island OF Corfu. AS
rapidly as possible the Serbs in Albania
are being loaded upon troop ships for
Corfu. Within another fortnight only
Italian expeditionary forces in Albania
will dispute possession of the eastern
Adriatic coast with the Austrians
Montenegrln Government officials who
arrived here today from Brindisi said the
complete evacuation of their little coun-
try by Monenegrin troops had been plan
ned before they sailed. The Montenegrins
were to fall back across the Albanian
border upon Scutari being Joined there
by a few thousand Serbs and Albanian
irregllars under Essad Pasha They
planned a last stand at Scutari. hoping to
be able to retreat to transports on the
Adriatic in event OF their defeat
The MonteneErin of1cials confirmed re-
ports that King Nicholas arranged an
armistice with the Austrian invaders as
a ruse to gain time for the retreat OF
his army. They expressed fear that the
Austrlans will wreak terrible vengeance
upon Montenegrin civilians when they
learn of the deception.
The Austrans. however. suspected the
good faith of the Montenegrn officials.
Though an armstice had been arranged,
General Koevess sent troops southwark
10 occupy Antivari aud Dulcigno. These
Giovanni di Medua, the port from which
the Montenegrins plan to escape to Corfu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
CITY PAYS CHURCH sse 2ss

city Treasurer William McCoacb tod.
paid a warrant Of ses,25s to the Gepsr.,
synod Of the Reformed Church OF 49,
lea. The sum represents an award ~.
property ta'ten by the city at 1909 20,
street for Parkway purposes eOS
The money comes out OF the 81 m, ,,..
item contained In q municipal loan ~
the purchase OF property along tho i,ur
Of the thoroughfare. "'eht
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
U. s. TO ASK TURKEY
If IT SANK PERSIA
Will Await Until Official Aus
trian Reply Is Received.
Report Doubted
MAsHINGTON. Jan. q.

WASHINGTON, Jan. p.
The state Department expects to cable
Ambassador Morgenthau at CONSTANT
nople requesting him to ask the Turkish
Government If 1t Is true that a Turkish
submarine sank the British liner Persia.
Secretary Lansing said today that as
soon as final word is received from Aus
tra on the Persia he will cable Ambas-
sador Morgenthau TO obtain statement
from the Turkish Government.
Austria's final reply on the Persia is
reported in press dispatches to have been
given to Ambassador Pentied, and it is
believed to be on the way here now
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
Arrests 10 Stop Jitney Rows

Disorderly behavior and protests by
commuters resulting from the efforts OF
hackmen and jitneymen to get fares"
on the Jenkntown-Wy platform of
of the Reading Railway have caused
several arrests on charges preferred by
the railway Detective O'Donnell took
out warrants for George Mcnamara.
Walter Newland, Andrew Handler. u.
Sheehan, j. Barry @. Meyers, NJ Whalen
and j. Wallace. They will have hearings
at Norristown tomorrow morning
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Bill to Abolish Electoral College

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The abolition
of the electoral college and the election
of the President and Vice President by
direct vote was advocated in q resolution
today by Senator Norris, of Nebraska.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
RUSSIAN PURSUIT
OF CAUCASUS FOE
NOW RELENTLESS
Turks in Erzerum Region
Are Retreating on
Fifty-Mile Front
SLAVS' BLOWS H RID

PETROGRAD, Jan. a.
Turkish forces in the region of Erzerum
and Alaschgerd. in Armenia, are retreat
ing on a 5O-mile front. pursued relent-
lessly by the Russians. Turkish losses
have been very heavy and they have been
compelled to abandon a large amount of
supplies.
Despite the intensely cold weather and
the deep SHOWS in the mountain regions
the Russians are attacking necessarily,
using both cavalry and infantry.
Grand Duke Nicholas. formerly i'm su-
preme command of the Russian armies,
now in Transcaucaia and northwestern
Persia Is striking hard, swift blows in
order TO weaken the Turkish lines in Me
sopotamia, where big Turkish and British
forces are at grips.
II Is reported on good authority, that
owing TO the terrific pressure of the Rus
sian forces, Turkey has about decided to
abandon the project for the invasion of
Egypt.
FIFTY thousand German troops are said
To have arrived In Turkey recently, but
if these soldiers are used they will prob
ably be thrown against the Russians and
the British IN the Transcaucasian Per-
sian and lrak spheres of activity.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
FOR
MONTH SHORT
Of lgNCHES

Unless more rain falls before mild
night tonight, the precipitation record
for Honolulu for January will remain
at 1882 inches for the months 81
days This is nearly five times the
usual average for Januafy, 3.S1 inches,
since the local office Of the U. 8.
weather bureau was established IL
years ago.
Saturday nights and yesterdays
showers added only .2S Of an inch to
the January rainfall" said Meteorolo-
gist Andrew M. Hamrick of the local
office, this morning. Saturday night
inly on Of an inch fell. and yesterdays
rain was only 81, bringing the total
for January to 1892 inches. Before
Saturday night the total was 1904"
Mr.. Hamrick said the January rain
fall is more than twice that recorded
in December, when only 9.O1 inches
fell. The November precipitation was
1858 inches. Rainfall from Christmas
to the present time, including Satur-
day nights and yesterdays showers,
row totals 1881 inches, more than
the rain usually falling In Honolulu
in an entire average year.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
REDUCE FINDING
Of clemens IN
OLD SHIP CASE

The decision handed down by Fed.
erai Judge Charles F. Clemens in the
case Of the Inter-Island Steam Navi.
cation Company against the British
ship Celtic Chief, ct al. which was q
salvage suit arising out of the wreck
OF the Celtic Chief when 1t went on
the reef here in December, 1909. dur
ing southerly storm, has been sus-
tanned by the court of appeals of the
ninth circuit, California.
In the decision by the appeal court
the award made by Judge Clemens
to the Inter-1sland Company Of ST.
500 is reduced to $12,5O0. and his
award to the Miller Salvage Company
OF $4,000 is reduced to $1,000. The
award of $4,000 to the Matsor Nayiga-
ton Company, for the services Of the
tug Intrepid, is maintained. One judge
of the appeal court rendered q dissent
ing opinion, In which he holds that the
Miller Salvage Company was entitled
to nothing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
AID EFFORTS
LEARNED IN NORMAL
SAVE LIFE OF BABY

First aid training that Is year old
Rosa Belliacoelhb Of the Territorial
Normal had received in her school
work saved the life of Chinese-Ha-
waiian baby last Saturday morning.
The infant daughter of An Sam. a
Chinese who lives up Nunanu valley
near the Belliacoelho family. fell into
q pool of water in the garden while
at play with two larger children who
were 50 intent upon their marbles that
they did not notice the accident. The
child was finally discovered by the
mother, who rushed frahtically to the
pool and pulled the child from the
mire unconscious.
When Rosa, who is daughter of
w. y. Belliacoelho of the territorial
land Office, heard the mothers walls
Of despair she rushed at once to the
scene, and, applying the arts of resus-
citation she had learned at school,
soon had the child's lungs drained Of
water.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
LACKOF SUPPORT
MAY SPOIL
. 10 ADORIV CITY
= f-R>sR-s-- -
Carnival Committee Hears Re-
port Recommending Civ
ing Up of Scheme

In report submitted at noon to-
day to the general committee on dec
orations. of the Mid-Winter Carnival
Harry Strange, chairman of the sub
committee on decorations, recon-
mended that the scheme for elabor-
ately adjoining the streets of Honolu-
lu with flags, bunting, streamers and
generally putting on holiday dress for
the Carnival be entirely abandoned.
The reason is lack of support. Mer-
chants and businessmen who, it was
thought, would do their share, display
no interest and the money to do the
decorating is not in sight.
Final decision about the scheme OF
decorating will be left to the board
of directors, who viii act on a report
to be sent in by the general commit.
tee, which will in all probability send
up the report of Mr.. Strange and rec.
ommend abandoning any attempt at
putting the city in holiday dress.
Had Elaborate Plan.
In the original plan for decorating
the city It was proposed to place Car
nival colors, flags and other gala hol-
iday attire on buildings along 1900
lineal feet Of the main business Sec
ton Of Honolulu ON the theory that
the color would waken the Carnival
spirit and make the city more beauti-
full to visitors Clarence Waterman
was appointed to ascertain the support
which would be given the decoration
committee by the businessmen and
after canvassing one-third Of the ter
ritory and finding that it would pro-
duce only one-thifd of its pro rata of
the sum needed for decorating, he
turned in an unfavorable report.
Pledges for the decorating came
so meagerly and in some instances
reluctantly, that Waterman and Chair
man Strange of the subcommittee
concluded after conference that the
decorating could not be done.
1t Is the opinion of some of the
Carnival directors that there are
enough public spirited citizens who
would contribute large sums to pay
for all the decorating, but they do not
feel 1t Is just to take the money from
a few for the benefit of the other bus
inessmen who have locations In the
part of the city which would be de-
Corated.S
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
REPEAT TOSCA,'
LAST WEERSBIG
SUCCESS, TONIGHT

Puccinis la Tosca,' which scored
such a big success on Friday night Of
last week with Kristoffy. de Folco
and Giovacchini in the leading roles,
will be repeated tonight at the Hawai-
ian Opera House by the De Folco
Grand Opera Company. In all prob
ability Nine Vergeri will sing the tt
tie role tonight, leaving the role Of
,Desdemona In "0thellop for Kristoffy
to sing tomorrow night.
"0thello" has not yet been present
ed during this season of opera, nor has
That's which is billed for Friday.
l'sLa Boheme" on Thursday, and 4Lo-
Ihengrin" on Saturday are other new
operas included In the repertoire for
this. the third weeR OF the engage
ment.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
fAVORS MILLION
DOLLAR issue Of
B0VDSFOR ROADS
City Engineer Collins Says That
Would Be Exclusively For
Highways in Country

Suggesting TO the officers of the
Honolulu Automobile Club q. 81 ,000, 900
bond issue to build country roads
about the island, and urging them to
back the city and county In the pres
ent frontage tax plan Of laying city
streets, City Engineer George NJ Col.
Inns spoke briefly on the road question
at noon luncheon held at the Com
mereial Club today. 49,. L.. ~.
Following Engineer Collins talk
the question of bond issue was dis
cussed fayorably by those present.
President j. L. Mclean stated that he
believes the automobile club will be
back of any move that will bring good
and permanent roads. i.
+ 81 believe that the operation Of the
frontage tax law is to be the solution
of our street question" said Mr.. Col
Inns In his talk. I'VE have reached
the stage where it is no longer eco
nomical in the majority of cases to
repair our streets. The time has come
when we must build new ones, and
If we have united backing from all
the people the work will move that
much faster. .<--e.. ~
Bond Issue 10 Best Way. +. *
The question of money is big
item with the city now, and for the
outside districts, such as Kailua,
Waimanalo and Niu, see no other
way to get good and lasting roads
than by bond issue"
Collins suggested for the handling
of this issue approximately $l,0OO,-
000-a committee Of competent busf-
nessInen who shall make careful
study of the question and secure from
the mainland the very best engineer
available to carry out the work. Ho
nolulu engineers could work under
this engineer, he said.
Il do not intend to- propose some
dogmatic system OF city pavement
and fight 1t through without considera-
ton of details" the engineer declared.
"The question of economy and what
the people are able to, pay for must
be considered, as well as the location
of the street, its drainage and its SOIL
Concrete should He Covered.
81 believe that concrete should be
covered, and that ON Kalakaua ave-
nue. there should be at least fve
inches Of concrete base to bear on top
a two-inch layer. Of sheet asphalt or
Warrenite."
One of the advantages Of carrying
out road work on the policies he had
outlined comes from the fact that the
work can be letahy contract. the city
thus Eetting dollaf for dollar OF its
money. the engineer said.
Following his talk the engineer an
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
COR0NERSJ(|RY
FAas10AAME
ECTORS SLAYER

After an inquest this morning at
Waialua held by Coroner H. H. Plem-
ier the mystery surrounding the death
of Jesse Ector, Company H, 25th In
fantry, whose body was found near
Kole Kole pass Friday afternoon with
five bullet wounds In the side and
the throat cut, is still unsolved.
All facts brought out at the inquest
were the same which had previously
been given out They covered the
finding of the body by CPL Benjamin
Turner and Pvt. l. A. Woods, the In
jGries found on the body. and Ector's
movements as far as known.
Ector had been absent from post 4S
hours when the body was found. 1t
was thought that when found he had
been dead for 36 hours. The verdict
of the coroner's jury was that he was
killed by some unknown person.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
suHLDiNc PERMITS

H. F. Wichman, Ltd. owner. Loca-
tion is Eva side of Fort street $50
1T. mauka from King street; store
vault. G. Shutiku, architect Builder,
s. Maemoto. Estimated cost, $500.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31

Austria has called to the colors the
class of 1898, consisting of youths
who will become IS years of age this
year.