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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
WINCHESTER
tSpscial to The Timcs.Dispatch /,

Especial to Tho Times. DispatchI
WINCHESTER VA. July 22.--Nr.
and Mrs, James 1. I.arrick. Of Middle
town. announce the engagement nj,
their daughter. Miss Hclon Leo Lar.
rick. to Albert Lawrence Conn. OF 81
Petersburg. Fla Tho wedding viii
take place tho latter part Of .\urusi
at Middletown.
Miss IiildeGarde Portncr. OF wasbinr
ton, who have been spending ,w,
months here. have conc to Appom.,
toN. the home of Representative Floo,
who plans TO spend some OF his ,in,c
thcrc when not engaged with con
Ercssional WORK in Washington Tho,
were accompanied by Mrs R:chnr,,
Evelyn Byrd aud Thomas b. BYRD. ~
Winchester, and Miss Margaret lewis
Of Now York.
James Hay. Jr.. son Of Representa-
two Hay, OF Madison, Va, who ~
h"en spending two months at Canon,
springs. w. Va. rccupcratinE frn,, !,
severe Illness. returned several d.y,
ago 10 his home in Washington cro,,,,.
improved i'm health
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cappcr who hoyc
been visiting relatives in town ~.
returned I" Washington In their motor
car ana were accompanied by their
niece, Miss Mary Lee Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Heller of
Baltimore. arc visiting friends in to,rn
MIS- EDWARD NJ. Barr and dauchtor
Mrs frcd : Hunt. aud tho Iat,cr.s
child. Of Louisville, ny. arc visiting
relatives here
Mrs. II. A. steele. who has been visit.
ing relatives in town, has rcturned I,
Washington
Misses Mamie and Emma Kinzc, a..
spending some time with relatives g.,
Washington and AT Atlantic CITY
Mr.. and Mrs Eric Carter have 70
turned to Baltimore. after visi,inr ~
iancrS parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
g. Walter.
Mrs W. y. Field. az Roche.tcr X
y. is spending several weeks in tom
with her son, city Manager Arthur 81
Field 49,
Mrs T.. S Lancaster. Of rhtladelph,a
- the guest OF SIR. and Mrs Home
T. GuHcr.
Miss Eleanor Gaines. If North Caro-
hha' has been tn" guest of Miss Mar
Ear"t Lacy ~ the PRESBYTERIAN mansn
Mrs e. Frederick Barr and no.,
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Barr. have
,:'urnch from an extended visit ,n
MrS John \. hrrinSdalc. of Ea.,o,
Md '"'
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AUGUST WILL Be GAY
At THE "OLD SWEET"
Number Of Guests Now RnnjtIly
Reaching High-Watcr
Mark.
HORSEBACK RIDING POPULAR
visitors Go To Mountain Tops Early
Every Morning and Enjoy Bcauti-
f"l Views, Returning i'm Time for
Dip in Pool

Especial to Tho TimcS-Dispatchl
'i,o SN EFT SPRINGS. w. VA. July
"'.-ihc number of guests here reached
hiEh water mark this week. the visit =
orS coming from all sections of tho
ohilcd states. reservations for Au-
C"St nave Kept the office busy. aud
INC month bids fair TO be = lively one.
Miss Paxton will nave as house
guests Miss Knight and Mr.. Knight
from Charleston. w. Va In their honor
u german is being arranged 10y Charles
Stcrriti aud Miss Paxton for Angus,
- To which all guests of tho hotels and
cottages arc invited. Miss raxton';
grill party during tho past week omen.
ed tn" season for the Younger members
"t society al tho ,"Dld Sweet"
Mrs {. i. Robertson. of Wa=hincton.
honorcd Miss Hcta Fnirfax Robertson,
of Virginia with a bowling partv
William Dunkin. Of Charleston. s G..
gave a noon party for u number Of old
rri"nds who meet annually ~ the 'C,ld
Sweet"
Everybody rides hero. All have tho
smartcst OF riding toegcry. and every
morning several dozen men aud women
take to the mountain tops and enjoy
the sublime views. They got back in
time for dip in the pooi
Arrivals a tire ola Sweet during
ia" past fcw days have been: s. l..
Caldwell and sister. Mrs Samuel Rock
wood. Of Memphis. Tenn. NJ aud Mrs.
Frank kunkcl and daughter Miss
Martha kunkcl. and guests. Miss Ethel
and Agnes Clarcus. Of New Richmond.
O.: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. RcSor az
Cincinnati: rat Casey and Thomas
Lamb. New Norl, city: i. - ,'rawlcv.
Charleston. w. Va: MIR and Mrs !
Is. Prairie. Charleston. w. Va J. II.
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Dainty Children's
Tub Frocks
For Town or
Country
Special Prices
CHARMING coatee styles
- and Empire models in
dainty colors in Linen and
Reps; regular price, sos;
now Si.3S.
Dresses usually $500 in
guimpe styles. color mod
els and shocked effects;
somc-hand scalloped and
embroidered; others with
piping and hemstitching;
velvet girdles, self-belts,
etc, SOS.
Chambray and Linen Dresses
1.-TWO to six sizes). solid
colors, stripes and plaids;
1oc Dresses at fSc.
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Cooke and Ammo Wilson, of Staunton;
NirGini9 Parker. New Orleans. and
irene Lamb. of Houston. Texas: Messrs
ROBERT Parker, George Billups. OF New
orleans: Brooke ana Hunter Eaklc.
Browning. Maysvillc. Ky. George Ncl-
son. Covington. Ky. and Nauglc. of
Philadelphia.
The event of tho week was the tape
race given in the ballroom on Tues
day evening. There were six heats,
and the prizes were won by Mrs. Sam
Pannill. Norfolk: Mrs. Clarence Tuck
az. Baltimore: Misses Frances FAX c.
Cornclia TruNton and Katherine Cooke
and Mcssrs. Robert Parker and Brooke
Eaklc.
On "Wednesday morning Mr. ana Mrs.
Clarence Tucker, Mrs. Iloskius and the
Misses Ilcsliins and Shepard Miller mo-
;nrcd TO the White sulphur Springs for
The day.
Floyd Lamb save Il riding party on
Misses Vera and lmocouc iiuhcl. Gin
cin,ati: Frances i.alilc and Mcssrs.
Henry and poald Hunhcl AMI Wesley
Olcr. Jr., New York.
An elimination Ia,Iciny contest was
siTen on Thursday evening. Tho prizes
were won by Airs. HoFkins of Mathews.
Va. and Donald tubcl Of Cincinnati.
On Friday morning a card party was
given in tho card room. The prizes
were won hy Mrs Macatcc, OF lIous-
ton: Mrs TruXtou aud Miss TruXton.
Of Norfolk Those playing wcr Giles
danes Goodwin. Washington: WccmS.
Houston, Texas; Macatcr aud Scwcll.
Houston: Tucker and Stcllman. of Bal
timoIc. and Misses kcuSCtt aud TruN-
ton Of Norfolk. and Mcsdamcs Leigh
and TrnNton. "f Norfolk and Roscoe
Dillcn. Of Annapolis.
Rev and Mrs Ryrcr. Of Springfield
O.. arc spending several weeks ut tho
Sweet chalyhc.tc Springs. While here
Mr. Hyrcr will conduct services in
Forrest Memorial Chapel.
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CROCKETT SPRINGS
sp.cial,o The Times I1isnatcl,

ESPECIAL 20 Tn" Times Dispatch
CROCK EFT SPRINGS. VA. July 20
Mrs. y. Lunsford, % Harrison Ky. and
little daughter. Iulia. were guests a,
Eeechwocd Cottage this past week
Mrs W J.. seldom. Of Portsmouth.
Va. left Wednesday o join Nj. Seddon
in New York CITY after ncr Visit to
Ncw York, MIs seldom Viii return TO
Crockett SprinSs
Mis-, I'annic Lou Hartman. Of Dublin.
Va WI" was recently 1t Clue Ridge
Sprine.. is thc house guest Of MISS
t.ihei Thomas
Mrs y = HuN and daughter. Miss
Alicc nun arrived from Roanoke in
;hen rar on Saturday, ana will be
Meadows and Fiji" laugBtcr. Mildred
drove over ~ith Mrs Hut ana re-
NAMED here fof dinner. returning to
Eoanoke In tho afternoon
AmcnE the arrivals this Week Miss
Marx Spencer ~ New Orleans
Mr. aud Mrs ! y Jacocks and Misses
I. izzclla and Esiellc Jacoc}s. 81 Ncr.
foik. Va. alc ucrc for long stay
Arrivals from LynchburG Va. in
c!ude Mrs N Dneuin ana Miss Din
gum. and Mrs z w Davis Mrs Davis
is here with her daUght"r. Mrs - NJ
Dcycrle. Of Blueiicld
Mrs s. = Smith, Of Guifncrt Miss.
nnd her sister Mrs r. rlaukcti, Of
Macon Ga. registered 'hls week
Among this weeks pleasures have
bccn trips 20 Siytc FAILS aud bikes 80
mountain icps TWO larrc parties left
;he hctef on Mondsy moiuiua aud 10.
turned enthusiastic over thcu 'rip. but
rather bedrsggieh. as tho, encountered
q drcnchinc rain when near ~" falls
Mrs ~ 81 l. Coppie. ~ Washing
ton, reached here ON FrIday. and VII
remain for her usual summer visit
Il
Vile, whore she h.s nceu visiting
friends.
p. l. HnI and Il l.. Pom OF Hoa-
rpkr, Va. spent the week "nd IT
crockett this wock
Miee l.ue Firerrt, Of Roanoke, ar
rived ~ tho springs on Thursday TO
join her trinnds. Mis-. Parrott II In
dianapoiit. Ind.
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Edith Summcrson. Of Bedford City.
Some of the young men. Jealous OF
the damscls enjoying midnight fcasts,
retired TO Anglers Roos,. The angels
attending this affair were Arthur
Brown. Charlie Brown. of Norfolk ::
Francis Roudcbush. OF Memphis: Cor.
don Earl johnson. OF Roanoke: 4. g..
Lockct,. Jr. Of Petersburg; Roderick
Is. Shaw. Jr., of Quincy. Fla: Guy
Slusser. OF Blacksburs and Marcus FL
lisou. of Blue Ridge Springs.
Miys Elizabeth Jordan. OF Pulaski,
entertained the guests on Thursday
evening with interesting and varied
rcritations.
Miss Evelyn Shancr Of Lynchburs.
is here for tho season. She will be
Joined later by her mother and sister
Il. II. Angel and family spent sun
day At Blue Ridge Springs.
Mayor G. NJ. Brown. II. J. Wright
and John 7. Trout. OF Roanoke. with
their guest. Wcstmorclaud Davis. can
didatc for Governor spent Sunday at
tho springs.
Miss Alice hurley. Of Columbus.
ohio. has Joined her sister. Miss Ara
belle Burlcy. other arrivals this week
arc Anrclius y. Eockctt. .Ir.. Peters"
burg: Miss Elizabeth Jordan. Pulaski;
Mrs w +. Jennings and Miss Eliza
both Taylor. Dauvillc: Mrs. G. :. DAN
iel and Miss IIulda Daniel. Roanoke:
X. G. Reeves, North Carolina: James
]. Gray. Richmond; Mrs. &. H. Sinn-
son. Miss Dot Simpson. Norfolk: Miss
Mary ilog". Pembroke: Miss Madeline
Gii'liam: Euchanan: Mr. and Mrs :. s.
Notiincham. Norfolk w. i. vcnablc.
Farmville: y. II. Dey. Washington. D.
e.; Miss RcsSic w. Watkins Roanoke.
l'"nicr Miller. Bedford; AIR. aud Mrs
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RADFORO NORMAL NOTES

Especial to rho Times pispatch.I
ENpfoib. VA July 2?.-Thc second
term "f Tho summer quarter opened on
Monday. with los students present
The registration for the first term Of
tho summer quarter WAS ass. l'rac-
tirally all the students in the second
term arc taking tho higher profess
sional courses.
\ very interesting series ri lectures
was given at tho public assembly hour
this week by Professor Gilbert. These
lectures were illustrated by lantern
slides. and dealt with various cduca-
tional problems. such a.; education. SAN
iiation. agriculture and other subjects
Of interest TO public school teachers
and community leaders.
br Roy Is. Flanagan. Of the state
Board ri Health. delivered an address
before tho student body ON Tuesday on
tho relation Of tho state Board Of
Health To the public schools aud tho
opportunities teachers have tn improv-
ing health condition Iud IN creating
sound sentiment as To the prevention
OF disease.
pr and Mrs. j r. Mcconnell Icf,
for Milligan College, Tenn, on Thurs
day Ia attend the home coming week
at that institution. This home coming
Will he devoted to social meetings,
class reunions and To addresses and
informal meetings. y large number of
the alumni of that college from all
parts of the United States will he
present Each day Il number Of ad-
dresses will he given Or Mcconnell
viii deliver tw" addresses during the
week.
Miss Blanche Bulifant. director Of
the observation and training school Of
the normal school. entered Icahodv
college. AT Nashville. tho frs, Of tho
week TO do some special work she
VIII remain there during tho second
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BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS
Special to The Times. Dispatch /

Especial To The Times. pisn,,,bI
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS T., INV
-. --Thrse last days OF .Jmlv,a arc Gllin-
the h"t"l. making tho ballroom cav
with dancers and lining tho walls and
windows with interested spectators
Alter tho dance on Saturday even
ms. winch many attended from . dis
lance. dciiEhtfnl supper was given
by Miss NirSilia AtwooI of ,nnon,=,
TON. in honor Of Miss Madeline GIL
liam Of Buchanan. ana Miss Mary
ifoSo or Pembroke. guests Of Miss
Katherine Ellison. others invited wcrc
MISS Fannie Lon Hartman of Dublin.
MISS fl"SS'" Griffin Of Now York: Mis-.
HNc'Hh simmer. of LynchbmrS. and Miss
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!SSSSSSS
s SOCIETY $
@&SSSS>IJ
Continued from First PaseD

Will furnish tho music Tor this oc-
casion.
:, number or guests from Richmond
NH attend ;his dance.
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The Newest of the
New in
Sweaters

TOR example, this Fiber
Silk model, received only
a few days since, is an
extraordinary value. It is
trimmed in a handsome
checkered effect, the broad
fringed sash, turn back
cuffs| pocket tops and COL
lar being in this. Shown
IN canary, Kelly green,
rose and Copen. An I'M
usual value at S5.9s.
zephyr-weightSh Shetland Wool
Sweaters are popular now,
and will grow more SO as
autumn draws near. They
are a most practical gar
ment; in solid coIors or in
white trimmed colors, or
in colors trimmed white;
belted or sashed, $5.0S.
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McGhcc. and John Dunlop. New York.
" Y: III. l.. Kerr. S. .. Fisher r. F..
Fisher. and Mrs. Murrill and Miss Muir
r'''' All OF Lynchburs. Va: Mr.. and
MIS- u. q. Weir and Miss Lar,llcy. of
Charleston. w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Murphy and Miss Virginia Flucc. OF
Memphis Tenn; Mr.. and Mrs. John Il.
Roche. OF Louisville. Ky. Miss Mar
Earct Parrish. of Richmond. Nv.
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Fashionable
Leather Hand
Bags

DOCkETBOOKS and Hand
l. bags in black and fash
ionable colors; full pleated
and gathered effects; we'll
made and fitted. $1.50.
New Pouch Bags in Pin Seal
and MORE Silk, silver and
jeweled clasps, fitted, S3.4S.
The newest conceits i'm Pin
Seal and Morocco Bags and
envelope closing Pocket
books in The newest effects,
the finest qualities, 5000 to
$4,000.
Moire full gathered Silk
Bags. silver and icwelcd
clasps, lined and fitted
smartly, each, $500.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
TO
APPEARNCOURT
TO DEFEAT KUHIO
LiIiuokaIani Eager to Disprove
Delegates Charge That She
Is of UnSound Mind

At 10 o'clock next Friday morning
Attorney Antonio Perry, counsel for
Queen Liliuokalani. will move that
Circuit Judge Stuart set.a date for the
taking of evidence to determine the
mental competency of the queen to
terminate the suit brought By Dele
gate Kuhio against the trustees of the
LiIiuokalani Trust, and her coppe:
tency to otherwise protect her inter
ests.
A notice to this effect accompanied
by a document entitled Assertion of
Mental Capacity" the latter being
signed by the queen In person. was
filed in circuit court today. In the
assertion, the queen denies all Of the
charges in Kuhio's petition to the ef-
feet that now, and at the time Of the
filing Of the suit, she is or was of un-
sound mind and mentally incompetent
to protect her interests in the matter.
"And all of this" it concludes,
said Liliuokalani is ready to prove
and asks an opportunity to prove
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
TO
TRY FOR PART OF
SUGAR BUSINESS
Both Great Northern and North
ern Pacific May Be Put Per-
inanently on Hawaii Run

That both the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific may be placed on
the Honolulu run permanently, as q
result of the negotiations by which
the American Hawaiian Steamship
Company IL to be released from its
sngar-freighting contract with the
Sugar Factors, Is the latest develop
lnent today In the sugar-shipping sit
uatiOn.
With the intention of sizing up the
tourist, freight and sugar situation
here, Cal. E. Stone, general traffic
manager of the Great Northern Paci-
fic Steamship Company. is coming to
Honolulu February % on the liner
Northern Paeific,s call here, q letter
received by the local agents, Fred l.
Waldrun, Ltd received today, stated.
q. 1T Sf6he ssfpft lt no s. S6E1iq
% naIke the hecsa 3 dseislon IN tra
tic matters"
'The Great Northern will go after
ali the freight business it can get,
whether there is any change in sugar
shipping Conditions or not" said Mr..
Continued on page three)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
REPORTS
TREASURE SHIPS
Have DEPARTED

That the Japanese cruisers Chitose
and Takiwa have proceeded on to the
mainland, presumably Vancouver, with
their treasure of Russian gold aboard,
was told customs officers who boarded
the collier Kwanto this afternoon. The
vessel is anchored off port to take on
provisions before returning to Japan.
The Kwanto accompanied the cruis-
ers to the islands, and in the lee of
Lanai discharged her coal cargo, sup
plying the cruisers with enough coal
to make the voyage to the coast She
is here merely to take on provisions
end will not enter port. By federal
regulations, the Kwanto will have to
sail tomorrow as war vessels of bellig.
erent countries are allowed to remain
within the three-mile limit of Ameri-
can waters only "a hours.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
ATTACK
ONSUHCAuSED
GHANGEDF Plan

Melbourne people believe the real
reason why Hon. w. NJ. Hughes, prime
minister of Australia. boarded the
Canadian-Austraiasian liner Makura
near Sydney instead gf taking the r.
NJ 8. osterley and going to London
via the Suez. was the fear that a
force OF Germans and Turks might put
the Suez canal out Of commission be-
fore the Ostefley arrived there and
thus prevent him from reaching Lon
don in time for the imperial confer
ence. This is stated today by Am
brose Pratt, editorial writer of the
Melbourne Age.t -:
Mr.. Pratt arrived this morning on
the Oceanic steamer Ventura, and
was met at Pieh 70 BY Alexander
Hume Ford. Minister sOt External At
icontinued on page two)
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Armor Plate interests Threaten
To Raise Prices to Government
IA.sociated Press service By FEDERAL Wirslsssl

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8Proposals Of Democratic lead
ers apparently acqucence of the administration that the
plate notwithstanding business have
brought threats Of psal by the private engaged IN TINS
trade. &
learned today that private plate
notified naval committee that they would raise the
decides erect factories for
government purchase plate factories for the use OF
the government. @za
nevertheless today voted to recommend
that government plants be acquired or constructed
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
DIAMOND KEKONA
UNDER ARMSFOR
entente ALLIES

In a letter to his father, Dick Ke-
kona Diamond, a special policeman in
Honolulu, Diamond Kekona, a Hawaii
an boy who lives in Kidderminister,
England, says he has enlisted In the
English army under Lord Derby's
scheme, and is in troop 80. married
men. He will begin training in June
and will go to the front late in the
summer. ~ .-.~.:.-
Mrs Kekona. an English girl, wrote
to advise August Kekona not to come
to England "..=.e: IN ~ = -"
There is no work here for men
now" she wrote, "and the women are
all forced to work. The hours are
hard and long and the pay small, be-
cause there is little money England
now is a terrible place to live, and
August had better go to the United
States If he wants to leave Hawaii"
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EX.GOl DIX IS
RUM0R[D COMING
TO RE|DE HERE
Report That M Yorker Hopes
to Recupelate in Hawaii
His Personal Fortunes
+-+++++ ++t+ .+.++.+++++

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4 John A. Dix CORNER governor =
<Sof New York. IS coming to Ha- =
\ wall to reside Hermanently. He y
= hopes to build lp here his shat. y
y tered personal fortunes, accord 4
y ing to a New York paper which \
= publishes an extended account =
y Of the venture OF the Empire y
= State Democrat
This paper safs that ex.Gogern- y
= or DIX, through Hawaii Demo y
y crat, expects ID secure q position =
= here paying inSthe neighborhood =
= Of $35O0 var Ex-Governor y
DIX recently let all his properly 4
= and Is said 70 ave lost also the 4
y entire fortune lFs. Dix inherited y
Ssf iei fskiSl fsfies IA sstne y
y New York executive Schair NE =
= governor entertained very lavish =
= ly and also was forced 10 spend 4
y heavily during politicaI cam
y paigns. II is said that Ae now =
y faces the necessity Of Gaining a =
4 livelihood. y
~ \ y ~ y y ~ =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
HAWAII CRATER
PARKS Bill IS
ONESTEP ALONG
IAssocialed Press b. Federal Wirelessl

IAssociaAed Press by Federal Wirelessl
WASHINGTON, o. c., Feb. 5.-The
public lands committee Of the house
today made 4 favorable report to the
house upon the proposed bin creating
. Hawaiian national park and fncIud-
ing In lands thus set aside the crater
areas Of kilauea and Mauna Ioa on
Hawaii and Of Haleakaia on Maui.
Governor Pinkham received cable
news last week from Delegate Kuhio
that the committee had decided on
favorable report. Though the bill
carried no appropriation, it is hoped
that one is to be made to defray the
expenses or actually setting the areas
aside. The bill is expected to pass.
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MEXICO BANDITS
OPERAIEFR Freely
near VERA Cruz

NEW YORK, NJ r., Feb. s.-Four
American mining engineers. arriving
today from Vera Cruz. reported that
their train from Mexico City to Vera
Cruz was under constant fire by ban
dts operating along the line, and that
for safety they travelled in an armored
car armed with four threeinch guns
with which to meet the guerilla at,
tacks. They said the entire country
from the seacoast to Mexico City is
infested with bandits
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
SOON
TO TOSS HIS HAT
INTO BIG ring?
Indications That Mr.. Wilson
WIN Announce Candidacy for
denomination Early

e = Z - 'l''i;'
= WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 8. !
g 4President Wilson's close friends =
q saz adYisers expect him TO make q
- u formal announcements Of his Z
= candidacy for renomination with Z
q In q month. Z
Il The president has not yet an Z
r nounced definitely whether or not
u he will be q candidate, even to 2
q his friends, so far as Is known. z
R 1t is assumed that he win accept Z
q the nomination II 1t is given him. Z
&c =
81 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. ST. Z
x On the authority OF Joseph p. Z
q Tumulty. secretary to the presi- Z
X dent, Mr.. Wilson's name was 9
q placed on the Indiana presiden- 9
q tial primary list as the only can !
q didate of the state Democracy for .
q president. on January Z, the last
X day for the filing of candidates. q
aAH HAass aaaaa Z
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08

LONDON Eng Feb Sit rumored here today that Lord
Kitchener will of secretary of state for war to take
active command British corporations in Egypt and that the
will be named succeed him IN the war once
Today the fronts show that the Russians are
active campaign Perograd reporting that continued
advances are being made north and south OF Erzerum
The endavong regain the ground lost south Oh
the Somme unsuccessful the Berlin announcement say
WASHINGTON D. c., Feb 8An early passing OF the Lusl-
which few days ago appeared so grave now eA
pected leading officials and there repeated
that will reach definite understanding
without friction
Germany reply the sinking of the Lusania and
high officials
of United States and Germany are suDsa
TALLY in accord. p =. =
conferences held today the
and First the president and Secretary an
ing Then the cabinet held meet
ing which the principal topic for discussion Fol
lowing Secretary Lansing and Ambassador Bernorn
rred meetings heightened the optimistic note in ad
circles
WASHINGTON D. c., Feb. 8Count Won Bernsorh presented
today Lansing communication from the German foreign
Office contendng British Appam recently captured
by the Germans and taken to Norfolk with prize aboar
should American waters indefinitely Tho
claim is based onsthe Prussiafi American treaty
At tecucsipn Of the conference BeTnsQrH Sald tla
ynnng - ight nhHnhsn