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The Washington times., 1916-12-08
HAWAII WILL Be PREPARED
Militia ouintupIsd Within Year, Ter
rItovIaI Governor Reports.

That the territory OF Hawaii was
forehanded In its preparedness cam.
paign and showed the way to the
rest Of the nation, - indicated In the
snnusi report Of IN: soye,,n nS to
Long before the Washington pre-
paredness parade. and before the
new national guard act became law,
the Militia OF Hawaii was quintupled.
larger than that OF the District OF
Columbia, even under the reorganiza'
The governor points out. that the
territory has outdistanced proper
tories in so far as actual physical
efforts are concerned.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
PRINCE. GOES INTO TRADE
Mrs. Aimee crooker's Fourth Hus
band q Cleaner.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Seidom has
New York society been so startled.
Aimee crocker's Russian prince. and
fourth husband, has gone into trade (!
or course, It's a nice, clean buqi.
ness-dry cleaning and pressing, In
fact-but New York society In almost
time she found a dark. haired young
woman In her princes room and
paJamas.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
SHARK SKIN SHOES NEXT
Light Housskeepsrs Asked to Catch
Bulldogs Of Sea.

Shark skin shoes in America are q
possibility. According to the Depart
msnt Of Commerce. foreign countries
have for some time been using the
skin OF the bulldog OF the sea" for
leather.
The condition OF the leather market
makes desirable the utilization Of all
skins.
As a result. lighthouse employees
have been asked to add shark nsh-
Ing TO their daily routine TO provide
skins for experimental tanning.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
NEW FILING CASES APPROVED.

A new system OF Ming eases In the
Pension office has proved Of inestimable
value In preserving old and invaluable
war and genealogical records. accord
ing to the annual report OF Secretary
OF the Interior Lane. touching on the
work or the office here.
All OF the very old papers. those not
being sought daily In the work Of the
office have been filed Nat and put away
In these cases, which preserve them
from deterioration and lessen the IRE
menace.
A net profit of s2s2.S7ses was turned
into tho Treasury by the Patent office.
the reports shows. Total net
earnings are nearly 100000.
Total receipts OF the office in fees
for the year aggregated $2.s3i, 0304S
The report says That there Is a pro- 70,
tneia sans pensioners. The decline
for The year was $3.50 There was a
widows on the rolls. Up TO lsik the
number had increased.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE
Mrs. Rsbscea Goodman Sole Heir to
Husband's Estate.

Mrs. Rebeccs Goodman is the sole
band, Abraham Goodman. dated July
q, 1915. and nled for probate In the
The teststor died on August 2s last
Mary A. Kemp and Rose M. Kemp.
daughters Of Annie Kemp, who died on
December 4. are each left a parcel of
real estate by their mothers will. also
died for probate late Yesterday. Rose
NJ Kemp IL named executrix. The
viii 10 dated June =. 1910.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

wilson, Mrs, Frank Anderson, Mrs
Thomas Armat, Miss Mary M. Amber.
Mrs. Marcus NJ. BENJAMIN, Idrs. Ed
ward Cohen, Miss X. q. Colt, Mrs. ID.
Il McCieliand, Mrs, Ryan Dsvereux,
Miss 0ouvernsur, Mrs. Monte Grif.
filth, Mrs. n. A. Heaton. Mrs. III. w.
HubbeiI, OF the board OF managers.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
Get a 10 Cent Box Of
"CaScarets" for Your
Liver and Bowels.

Tonight sursi Remove the liver
and bowel poison which 10 keeping
your head dissy. your tongue coated.
breath offensive. and stomach sour.
Don't stay bilious. sIck hsadachy. CON.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
THIEVES BANQUET IN STORE
Having Satisfied Inner Man, They Take
S75 and Depart

Thieves that visited the Chids grocery
store at the southwest corner of I'd and l|it-
ner streets carly today feasted on cakes
and other toothsome articles among the
stock before they made off with some S75
from the store safe. They have not been
captured. but Policeman Isaac Greene
thinks three men whom he saw lettering
about the neghborhood shortly after mid
night We're the intruders.
The store occupies part of a two-story
building. The dwelling portion is unten-
anted. The burglary was discovered by the
store manager at o'clock, the opening
hour. The safe door was closed, as usual,
but pile of crumbs and wood dust on the
floor excited suspicion. The lower half of
the door between the store and dining room
had been cut off, apparently with an auger
and bit. The thieves had entered by the
opening thus afforded after scaling rear
fence and forcing a kitchen window. They
had worked more than an hour to bore the
numerous holes necessary to split the door.
The mechanism Of the safe was not injured,
and it is believed it was opened by some
one familiar with the combination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
KITCHENER REFUSED
TROOPS FOR IRELAND,
BIRRELL TESTFIES
Former Chief Secretary Puts
Blame for Revolution Upon
listers Example Before
Royal Inquiry
TRIBUTE FOR REDMOND
LONDON, May 19.-Premier Asquith
returned from Ireland today after FIVE
days conference on the political situa-
tion there.
LONDON. NAV 10.

LONDON, May ~.
Both Lord Kitchener, the War Secretary,
and Viscount John French, Commander-in-
chief of the home defences were begged to
send more troops into Ireland before the
Sim Fein uprising, but refused to- accord
ing to the testimony given today by Angus
tine Birrell, former Chief Secretary for
Ireland before the Royal Commission in
vestigatng the Irish revolt. The request
for troops was made by Mr.. Birrell him
self. who tried to persuade the War Office
that a display of military force in the
streets of Dublin might stave off the threat
ened rising.
Mr. Birrell said he knew five days before
the German nlibuster Aud was sunk that
"A shin with arms was on its way to the
Irish coast. This information had been re-
ceived in "A letter and immediate action was
taken.
81 was very uneasy about Dublin, but
did not expect trouble of such widespread
proportions" said Mr. Birrell THE revo-
luton was doomed to failure from the start,
but If the Germans had landed with arms
and ammunition the whole population might
have Joined in.
at was dangerous to consider the dis
of Ireland. and we thought it
difficult TO prove that arming and drilling
was associated with the enemy. There were
a considerable number of priests who were
n source of disaffection. One Of the most
anti.recruiting pamphlets ever
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19

written came from The Bishop Of limerick
Tens Of thousands Of them were sold
Mr.. Birrell said no effort was made to
stop the sale. Later on his statement was
directed toward showing that he was not
responsible for conditions The former Sec.
retary said he believed that Sim Feiners
we're dangerous, but that John Redmond
regarded them as negligible.
John Dillon was with Mr.. Redmond in
the stand against Intervention" said MIR
Birrell.
Augustine Birrell, former Secretary for
Ireland, took the witness stand today at
the investigation into the Irish uprising
and corroborated the statement of Sir
Matthew Nathan, the chief points of which
were
THAT the Sim Feiners received finan-
cal aid from the United States;
2--That the British authorities knew of
plans of the uprising, but were afraid to
act.
"If the home rule bill had not passed
there would have been a great explosion of
rage and disappointment in ireland and the
United States" said Mr.. Birrell. Events
in Ulster and activities of gun runners on
the Larne undoubtedly had great effect on
dlsloyalists elsewhere"
Mr. Blrrell paid tribute to John Redmond,
leader of the Irish Nationalists, when he
said
when war broke out ireland, through
the patriotism of Mr.. Redmond, preserved
unbroken front. 1t is impossible to over
estimate the effect of the advent of Sir
Edward Carson Qeader of the Ulster Union
ists) in the cabinet upon the Irish people.
If Mr.. Redmond had accepted Office in the
same cabinet he would not have retained
his leadership of the Natonallsts.
mo doubt German assistance was at the
bottom of the outbreak"
Mr.. Birrell said that there has been a
dangerous movement under way in Ireland
for two years, and that a policy of dis
arment would have been disastrous.
Asked by Lord Hardinge president of the
investigating commission, why no action
had been taken by the Dublin Castle au.
thorites in the face of all the evidence of
a threatening revolt Sir Matthew gave this
answer:
I'VE deferred because were afraid to
enforce the act forbidding drilling under
arms; we deferred virtually for political
purposes"
sir Matthew also disclosed for the first
time the fact that the military service act
was one of the indirect causes of the revo-
luton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
AUSTRIAN TRENTINO ATTACKS
MAY MARK IS0NZ0 OFFENSIVE
Zugna Torta Now a Formidable Natural
Fortress in Italian Hands

The attacks which the Austrians are de-
veloping on a limited section Of the italian
front, between Adige and the Astco valleys,
and extending eastward to the valley of the
Brenta and Monte Colo are apparently the
beginning of the offensive of which hints
were found recently in the Italian reports
announcing movement of enemy troops in
several sectors However the attack seems
now limited to the sector just south of
Rovereto, on the apex of a triangle formed
by the Zugna Torta mountain rising between
the Adige and the Terragnoo valley, both
OF which are dominated by Italian guns
which ever since last autumn have been
mounted on the summit This mountain has
been subjected frequently to bombardments
by Austrian batteries from the numerous
forts protecting Rovereto on the west, and
to infantry attacks when the position was
not yet consolidated and thoroughly organ
ICED as it is now but both failed to dislodge
the Italians.
II seems that the present volume of the
attack is immensely superior to any pre-
vious orc, but the position of the Xugna
Torta is now much stronger than some
months ago especially owing to the Italian
CONQUEST of the whole valley from the
Adige three miles south of Rovereto. to
barely one and a half miles east of Riva
That means that the Italians have not to
Gear an attack on the western slopes of the
Zcgn-. The mountain forms a salient pro-
tenctrg it's apex UP to a fraction of a mile
Adige and the Terragnolo join. The salient
is ciossed northward by the Vallarsa road
which gives the Italians a valuable line of
communication.
In the whole the Zugna Torta and Conf
Zugha are a formidable natural fortress
which by this time should be so armed and
organized as to be quite impregnable. That
retirement from advanced position is admit
ted from Rome is surprise. There are
positions which are simply step to a def
mite line of resistance. They were occupied
as such, preliminary to a further advance
which for one reason or another, could not
be made afterward. Being exposed to
cross fire from enemy batteries. they must
naturally be evacuated as soon the
enemy threatens them seriously.
II does not seem, however, that the at
tacks of this sector of the front will be
continued. Prob sbly they have been made
for two reasons: that of relieving the pres
sure the Italians were bearing upon Rove
reto the operations against which have
never ceased, though always of apparently
minor Importance, and that of attracting
considerable forces on the Adige Valley,
OF Inducing General Cadorna to mass his
forces along the Trentno front and then
develop the real offensive elsewhere, per-
haps on the Isonzo front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
TRIAN DRIVE
CHECKED, ROME
EXPERTS HOLD
Pressure of 4O0,0 900 Men Fail
to Smash Way Through
Italian Lines
ATTACKS BEATEN OFF

ROME. May 10.
Aithough the Austro.Hungarians massed
approximately 100000 men and hundreds Of
big guns for their drive against the Ital
fans, it was declared today by military
experts that the offensive had been checked,
II Is declared here that German army
oficers helped plan the Austro-Hungarian
offensive and that the drive was decided
mon at the recent council held In Vienna.
After brisk bombardment of the Italian
lines the Austro-Hungarians using the
mass formation tactics Of the Germans at
tackled the Italian positions in the Ledro
Valley in the Lagarina Valley, i'm the valley
OF the Upper Astlco on the Upper Cordevole
and north of Monfalcone Everywhere, eX-
cept at a few points where the advanced
lines of the Italians were withdrawn volun-
tarily for strategic reasons the attacks
were beaten Off The Austro-Hungarian
forces sustained severe <osses. due to the
machine gun fire and the curtains of fire
from the Italian artillery.
It is believed to be the plan of the Italian
General STAFF TO allow the Teutons to wear
themselves out and already there are signs
OF fatigue,
Despite the vlgor of the fire from the
big guns of Che Austrians, the italian losses
have been Insignificant
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
TEUTONS CAPTURE
FRENCH TRENCHES
ON VERDUN FRONT
Win Ground Along Hau-
court-Esnes Road in
New Attack
ARTILLERY FIRE INTENSE
BERLIN. May 10

BERLIN May 10.
French trenches along the Haucourt-
Bsnes highroad. northwest Of Verdun, as
far as the corner of Canard forest, have
been captured by the Germans. 1t was an.
nounced today by the War Office.
The Germans captured nine officers and
120 men.
The Haucourt- Esnes highway runs be-
tween Hill 2s7 and Hill 304.
French attacks against the German posi-
tion on Hill 30l broke down. the official
statement said.
First Lieutenant Boelke. of the German
air corps, has shot down his 16th enemy
aeropane
The following is the text of the official
report:
West front-French trenches along
both sides of the Haucourt.Esnes high
road as far as the upper part of the
southern corner Of Camard forest, have
been captured We took nine officers
and 100 men.
A new French attack against Hill
304 broke down with considerable
losses for the enemy.
East of the Meuse the artillery fire
of both sides increased temporarily to
great violence
B'liers on both sides are active. South
of Ripon, First Lieutenant Boelke shot
down his 10th army aeroplane.
The French aerodrome at Luneville
and the railroad station and military
establishments at Epinal were bonn
barded
East front-There is nothing to re-
port.
Balkan front-An air squadron at
tackled the enemy's camps near Kultus,
Causica, Mihalova and Sanonica.
PARIS, May 49,
The capture of small position on Hill
2S7, northwest of Verdun, by the Germans
was admitted bg the French War Office
today.
Using new divisions of troops the Ger
mans drove forward on three-mile front
assaulting the French positions in Avocourt
wood, on Hill 2S7 and on Hill 3O4.
The attacks against Hill 3O4 and AVo-
court Wood were repused after the most
desperate fighting.
Forty thousand fresh troops, that had
lust been brought up to the Verdun front,
we're used by the Grown Prince in the new
assaults against the French lines west of
the Meuse.
The preliminary bombardment was car
rIed out with tremendous number of big
guns the French trenches being drenched
with steel before the infantry was sent for
ward.
The French retain the German fort cap
tured yesterday in the region of Hill 2s7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
WILSON MAY GIVE PEACE HINT
IN ADDRESS TO LEAGUE
President Expected to State Americas
Position Next Week

WASHINGTON. May t9.-President will
sons views on the prospects Of peace in
Europe are expected to become known
when he addresses the League to Enforce
Peace here on May 26 or 81
While no details or what the President
will say have been disclosed II Is under
stood he viii make a statement calculated
to attract Interest in European capitals.
Mr. Wilson fully realizes the significance
OF anything he may say on the subject at
present
The President is known to be giving deep
consideration to the possibility of bringing
about peace and to have a collection of
every authoritative statement on the sub
ject made by any responsible official In the
bellgerent nations since the outbreak of
the war While officials realize that much
of the peace discussion may be propaganda
aimed to fix the responsibility for con-
tinuing the war-they nevertheless believe
II is entirely possible the time is rapidly
approaching when peace proposals may be
welcomed by all the belligerents,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
SUBMARINE WAR
OPENED BY ALLIES;
TORPEDO 3 SHIPS
German Vessels Sent Down
in Baltic, Apparently by
Same Assailant
POPE'S NOTE ON U-BOATS

LONDON. May 19-Coincident with the
announcement in the House of Commons
by Sir Edward Grey that representa-
tons had been made to Germany by the
Vatican with a view to inducing her to
abandon submarine warfare, came Stock.
holm dispatches telling of the destruction
of these three German ships in the Baltic,
indicating the opening of an active allied
undersea boat campaign in that sea.
Three German steamships have been
sunk in the Baltic by submarines of the
Allies. Some dispatches from Stockholm say
the submarines are Russian. but other COR
respondents declare they are British, prob
ably being the same submarines which
wrought havoc to German shipping in the
Baltic last fall and which are believed to
have laid up for the winter in Russian
Baltic ports.
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph says that the number of British
submarines operating in the Baltic is large.
They are out in the southern and eastern
portions of the sea, which is now ice-free,
the correspondent adds
The sinking of two of the German steam
ships by a submarine is reported in a
Reuter- dispatch from Stockholm. The
steamships were the Kolga, Hamburg for
Stockholm, and the Blanca.
These steamships We're torpedoed the day
before yesterday off the Swedish island of
Landsort, in the Baltic. The Kolga was
attacked at p. M. being shelled by the
submarine for 20 minutes. Two members
of the crew were slightly injured.
The Ikolga then torpedoed and sunk
Thirteen of the crew were picked up by a
Swedish steamer. Four others, including
the captain and second mate, are missing
Half an hour later the Blanca was shelled
and then torpedoed. The attack occurred
in the same vicinity as that on the Kolga
The captain was taken prisoner. Two mem
bers of the crew We're injured slightly
They and the other men We're picked up
by the vessel which rescued the men from
the kolga.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
HEADS ELEVATOR INspT.s.
r. A. Pitts Gets permanent
ment as Bureau chisl 'IpylI-

Robert A. Pitts, B44s roc,..
some some months ago through the ,ns..
Harry a. MacSey. Ware leadsr 'nhusncs !.
ward, was provlsionaIiy apro,s,ots y the fsz
tne sureau Of Elevator inspect,ea ehl'.
recetyeo nosit,o,, fn nus permanent appointment o
partment OF Public Safety OF The b.
Pitts headed an ellelhls lie.
today by the Civil Service Cosae made nnan
the $500 place. Others eliihil'llsslo1 elisihia rslo1 8
ley Bartine, 2233 West ontario We're We.
Robert Smith, so51 Rorer stree, ,s'rest aa
Appointments made by Dirsots
man, OF the Department Of Pnhi9a Da,s|
include Frank f. Mann, 1928 Has".a Wore
Inspector, Bureau Of Highway AZ s''s
rits ruy ot str SazVV, and Fred Nardy, isss = e
salary, 1915 a day. highvaysf|
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
PRESIDENT WILL BE INVITED
Fourth of July Committee and Mayor
Decide to Write to
Wilson

The first move to have President Wilson
come to this city for the local Fourth of
July celebration was made when Mayor
Smith conferred in his office with John H.
Bailey, chairman of the Fourth of July
Committee, and Joseph p. Gaffney, chair
man of the Subcommittee on Speakers,
Following the conference, it was said
q i4ttar would be sent to the President ask
ing whether he had any previous engage
ments preventing his presence here on In
iapandence Day or whether he was disposed
to speak here before sending a committee
of Councilmen TO Washington formally to
invite him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
PEACE NOW POSSIBLE
m UNITED STATES ACTS


most frank discussion OF peace rumcrs IN
circulation IN European capitals yet passed
by the censor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
EUROPE EXPECTS AMERICA
TO ACT MESSAGE TO WILSON
Ford Conference Appeals to President
to Make Peace Move
sToCKHoLM. Mav 1e

SIOCkttOlJm, May ~.
The Neutral Conference for Continuous
Ford peace expedition, today cabled to
President Wilson an appeal to initiate an
official peace conference OF representatives
Of neutral nations.
"All Europe expects America will act"
is the concluding statement in the appeal
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25
MEXICAN DELEGATE
 SAYS CONFERENCE IS
 AT "SlLENT" STAGE

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct 25.-Chair. man Cabrera of the Mexican dele gates says. "The Mexican confer ence has reached a stage where the best interests of both the United States and Mexico demand that the joint commissioners adhere to pol. icy of silence"
 -@s-e
 Evening Gowns just received. Goldsten's EmporIum. O2I
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25
STEEL PLATES
 SLIDEj CRUSH
 MAN TO DEATH
Gus Vos Killed Today at AIaSka-June Mill Site by An Odd
 Accident.

Gus vos was almost instantly killed this afternoon at the big mill of the Alaska-Juneau Mining Com pany when he was crushed by a car load of steel plates which slipped from car and fell upon him. Vos was working with other men un- loading a car load Of steel plates at the site of the big water tanks, about half way up the mill tram. Vos was standing below the car and was caught when the load of plates slipped without warning and caught him.
 Those who were working with Vos threw the plates aside as rapidly as possible and extracted the in- jured man, but he was too badly crushed to survive the shock and died.
 Vos was young man about 2S years of age and was well known in Juneau, having been here for some time. His brother Gilbert vos. is at present employed at the Heidelberg Bar The remains were removed to the undertaking parlors of the c. W. Young Company and the funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25

EMPIRES cia,sifieds pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25
WAGES AND HOURS
 OF LABOR. WILL BE
 PROBED NEXT MONTH

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25-The Ques- ton of wages and hours of labor will be the first things to be taken up by the joint subcommittee of Congress which will meet here No. vember 2Oth. The, subcommittee will also take up the inquiry into the railroad situation. Tho work of the committee was announced today by Senator Francis Newlands, who is chairman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25
EXPLOSION IN
 NEW YORK SUB
 STARTS PANIC

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-A myster- ious explosion in the subway un- der Lenox Avenue today missed a crowded train by only half a minute and only injured two men caught nearby doing repair work. The shock of the explosion broke windows for seven blocks and a general panic ensuel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25
ILLINOIS TURNING
 TOWARDS WILSON
 FOR REELECTION

NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-A Chicago special to the World says that the political tide in Illinois is turning towards Wilson, though the advant age is still with the Republicans. The woman vote is the pivot The peace policy and eight-hour legisla- ton are helping Wilson the most.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25
QUARTER HUNDRED CLUB
 HOLDS ITS SECOND DANCE

The Quarter Hundred Club held it's second dance of the season at E'ks' hall last night and the af- fair was a decided success, The dance last evening was known as a "favcr dance"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25
DIR. DAWES NAMED AS ASSISTANT HEALTH
 COMMISSIONER TODAY

Dr. L.. p. Dawes was today ap- pointed assistant health commission CT of the First Judicial Division by Gov. J. r. A. Strong. Dr. Dawes succeeds Dr. IT. C. DeVighne who resigned and who was acting only on a temporary appointment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-25

Special apple Sale Thursday Fri day and Saturday. Just received, a special lot of apples, Jonathans special at S1.5O a box. o27
 GOLDSTEIN'S EMPORIUM.