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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
Plan of Aiding
Belgium to Feed
Herself Fails
~ AssocIATND -.

london, Feb. 2O.-The plan 0f aid
ing Belgium to feed herself BY re-
facilitating the industries under the
control of the American Commission
for the Relief in Belgium. has failed,
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, has announced 60 the Bel
gian minister, because Germany has
failed to reply TO the commissions re
quest for guarantees that the raw ma
terials and manufactured goods viii
not be seized.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
Sacred Buddhist
Relics Reported
Haze Been Found


Delhi, India, Feb. 20.-A number of
sacred Buddhist relics, including a
bone Of Buddha, have just been un-
earthed at Taxila, near Rawalpindi, in
the Punjab.
When Buddha died near Kusinara,
about the year 483 B. c., fragments
of his bones were distributed as relics
TO 3 large number of the more i'm
portant religious centers. A quarter
of a century ago, knowledge of these
centers was meagre and no authentic
discovery of them had been made,
Since that time, however, several GER
tain relics have been found.
Taxila, long before Alexander the
Great, made it military center, was
one of the hottest and most important
Buddhist sites.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21

Picking, Feb. 20.-Chinese newspa-
pers are indulging in much specula-
ton as to what the attitude of the
United States will be towards the
Yuan Shi-Kai monarchy when it is
formally proclaimed, and the emperor
is actually enthroned. There have
been repeated rumors that the United
States is willing to recognize the mon
archy, and this report has been en-
couraged by the papers supporting
the change of government.
Tt Is even reported that the United
States will Immediately recognize
Yuan Shi-Kai as emperor after his
taking the throne, and be the first
of all world powers to greet him in
his new Office.
Germany and Austria have shown
Innch interest in Yuan Shi-Kai's plan.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21

Vienna, February 20.-The Details
which have now reached Vienna in
elaboration of the official reports Of
the taking of Mt. Lovcen last month
indicate that the Austro-Hungarian
troops displayed exceptional daring
and perseverance in storming the
Montenegro stronghold.
Strategy played an initial part in
the action. While the troops picked
for the main operation were assem-
bling near Cattaro, and Austrian war
ships were concentrating along the
Adriatic coast at a favorable point
for bombardment, extensive demon
strations were made by the Austro-
Hungarians to give the Montenegrins
the impression that the offensive was
coming from another direction
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
China Is Specializing on
Attitude of United States
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

L
and it is generally believed they VIII
recognize him without delay, thus
showing their contempt for the efforts
Of the entente powers to prevent the
restoration of the monarchy. The rep
rcsentatives Of the German and Aus
trian governments in China are ex-
tremely alert, and viii scarcely over
look the opportunity to recognize EN-
peror Yuan Shi-Kai first, unless the
United States acts more precipitately
than usually is its practice.
The attitude Of the entente powers
towards the monarchy is clearly the
one thing which is delaying the pro-
gress of the monarchial plan, and
worrying the Chinese government far
more than revolutionary outbreaks
at great distance from the capital
citv
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
Drinking Among
Working Women
Is on an Increase
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Feb. 20.-Annual reports
from the minor COURTS of Lancashire
show an increasesof drinking among
women in the manufacturing districts.
At Rochdale, the Justices records
show that during the year past 173
men and 122 women were arrested
for drunkenness, against 228 men and
only eighty-seven women in the year
previous. Rochdale's prosperity, due
to the fact that the women of the
laboring classes have all the employ
ment they want and in most cases
separation allowances from soldier
husbands, is held responsible for the
increased drinking. There is one
liquor license in the town to every 272
persons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
WORK STARTS
a.
.COALING PIER.
Piling Being Driven East Of
the Present Docks of
That Company.
PIER WILL BE 500
FEET IN LENGTH
Electrical Coaling Machinery
Is Now Being Built at
Chicago Works.

Construction Of the coaling pier Of
the Gulf, Florida & Alabama railroad
has commenced and worllmen are
driving concrete piling at the docks
location east of the dock completed
last year and which is now in use. a
large steam hammer Is being used and
the work will go forward with re-
newed impetus as soon as the Ala
bama river bridge Is finished and some
Of the forces employed there are
transferred to Pensacola
The coal dock will be six hundred
feet in length, extending out 20
depth of water sufficient to accommo-
date steamers that have loaded cargo
and come into the dock for coal. re is
hoped to have the structure completed
within the course of the next sixty or
ninety days. y
The most modern electrically driv1n
coaling device will be installed BY ne
company. This is now being bull by
a Chicago firm and win be finihed
about the time the dock is comIeted.
The device will load about 40 tons
of coal per hour by the belt SVEN.
With the connection at Ki'orougn
with the Southern railroad fe y.
& A. will have a direct rcte " Wv
Alabama coal fields and e,oectS y w
a big business in bunkeYng steai'1's
as well as In export coal
ing a large shed Ola p965Ia 81. =. 3Thi
is Of structural steel and will cost
about $4,000. II win be used for
cotton, lumber, etc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
Over One Million
Men Employed IN
the British Many
81 Assoc1ArEp PRESS.

London, Feb. 20.-An admiralty
statement shows an aggregate CT
more than one million persons en-
gagged in all branches of navy and
naval work. The navy itself has been
increased since the war from one hun
dred and forty-six thousand officers
and men 20 three hundred and twenty
thousand, with authority granted for
an increase to three hundred and fifty
Thousand.
For each man actually in the navy
there are between two and three per-
sons repairing, furnishing supplies
and otherwise contributing to the
navy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
Allies to Seize
Greek Railroads
and elegraphs

Berlin, Feb. 19.-(By wireless)--
The Overseas News Agency an
nouncea today that official teieEraras
from Athens say that Great Britain,
France, Russia and italy have in
formed Greece that the entente coun-
ell in Paris has ordered the military
occupation Of all Greek railroads and
telegraph stations in Salonild. Al
Greek military council has been called
to discuss the situation, the state
nent adds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
May Sell Danish
West Indies to
United States
~ Assoc1AfEp PRrss.

Copenhagen, Feb. 20.-The recent
strike of negroes in the Danish West
Indies has reopened the old question
of their sale to the United States and
Il is believed if the matter comes up
in parliament again it viii vote to sell
them Il the United States offers more
than four million dollars, which was
offered in 1901. NJ. Hageman, one
Of the wealthiest planters there, has
published pamphlet urging the sale.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
u. S. Deputies
Spend Night on
Appa111's Deck
German Commander SAYS
No One Has Right on
Board But Him.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Newport News, Feb. 2O.-Two
deputy United States marshals
who were placed on board the
steamer Appam yesterday after
libel proceedings were brought
against the vessel, spent last night
on deck without anything to sleep
on and were not given food until
Marshal Saunders visited the ship
today.
Saunders put two more marshals
aboard and sent food supplies to
them.
The German commander claims
nobody has any right aboard the
ship but him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
Educators From
Many Sections
Meet in Detroit
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Detroit, Feb. 20s-Hundreds of edu-
Gators from all parts of the country
are here for meetings from Monday
to Friday under the auspices OF the
National Educational Association to
dispose of a mass routine matter be-
fore the annual convention of the as
ISOLATION in New York in July.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
Great Daring Necessary to
Capture Montenegro Fortress


On January 8, however, the Austro-
Hungarians began their artillery pre-
liminaries against the Lovcen from
the direction Of Cattaro and at noon
on that day the first infantry units
advanced against the MonteneRrin
stronghold Under the cover of the
artillery fire from behind them, and
the enflade fire spread over the Low
cen by the Austrian warships, the me-
reached the foot Of the rock MAJ
which had been held to be inn
bic. From the lowlands q
the Lovcen rises almo2
larly to a height Of
To its summit lea}
pentine road Of
old and very z
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
mss WILLARD Is M.

New York, Feb. 20.-Jess Wizards
physicians today ordered him to bed
on account of a cold, and he may not
fight on March %.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21

ibles will be given to the house naval
Committee by Rear Admiral Albert
". Grant, who was assigned by Sec
etary Daniels several months ago to
ommand the submarines of the At
antic feet. The admiral will address
he committed fresh from duty at
sea with his underwater fiotilla. Last
ear the fiotilla was commanded by
Commander Yates Stirling, Jr., whose
testimony before the congressional
committee then as to the ineficiency
Of the boats was of startling nature.
Commander Stirling will testify after
Admiral Grant.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
WILL ASSESS
At
VALUE
Tax Commission Had Or
dered Assessment on
1000 Basis.
TRAMMELL WRITES
TO TAX ASSESSORS
Latter Agree on 500 and
This Probably Will Be
Adopted.

a sf9hG5 BAle, ~ e. zdf.@Fe Il very
apparent that the attitude of Gov
ernor Park TrammeH, regarding the
basis upon which the 1916, tax as
sessment should be made is going to
result in the assessment being made
upon a fifty per cent basis instead
of being raised to full cash value
basis as recently ordered by the state
tax commission. The governor has
already received replies from a ma
jority of the tax assessors agreeing
to his position upon the subject.
To have raised the assessment 60 a
full cash value basis would, as pointed
out by the governor, have resulted
in the tax payers Of the state having
to pay very much increased state
and county tax. The increase for 1916
in the state taxes alone would have
amounted to four hundred and fifty
thousand dollars on account of mill
lagos the governor had no authority
to reduce, and the county tax increase
for the entire state would have doubt
less amounted to not less than two
to three million dollars, on account Of
millages that either could not or
would not have been reduced by the
county authorities.
The tax commission had been IN
able to arrive at an understanding
with all tax assessors as to the basis
for 1916 assessment and had ordered
a hundred per cent assessment which
would have been about double the
present assessed values.
The following is a copy Of the letter
the governor addressed to all tax as
SCISSORS:
GOVERNORS LETTER.
Tallahassee, Fla, Feb. II, 1916.
Ny Dear Sir: I have conferred
with the state tax commission relative
to the matter Of the basis upon which
the 1916 tax assessment shall be made
and the commission has indicated Il
Continued on Page sikh
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21

Fair Monday and Tues
day; Hight, variable
winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21

Yesterdays temperatures
Highest, 81 deoreesi
lowest, IS degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
GOYERNOR's LETTER.

CONTINUED on PAGE six-)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21
NOTICE.
WAILUKU DISTRICT RELIEF COM
MITTEE.

Headquarters of the above named
Committee will be maintained at the
Alexander House Settlement, corner
of Main and Market streets, which
will be open every day. Contributions
of food and clothing will be gladly re-
ceived at headquarters for the relief
of the distressed. Money subscrip-
tions will be requested as soon as the
Committee has ascertained the needs
of the distressed. A telephone will be
installed at headquarters tomorrow,
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21

The storm which has swept
the Island of Maui during the
past few days, has no paral-
lei in history. 1t has cost at
least 13 lives, and the pro-
perty loss cannot be approx
mated at the present time.
The houses and other build
ings which with their con-
tents were swept away and
destroyed by the lao stream,
may represent some $4,000,
and this takes no account of
kuleanas and other lands in
the valley which were car
ried away-crops, soil, and
all. In a large proportion Of
cases this destruction was
complete. Taro patches, gar
dens and fruit trees, which
surrounded comfortable and
homes disappearedin the cosy
angry flood as though they
had never existed, and in
their stead was left a chaos
of water-worn boulders.
The Wailuku Sugar Companys loss
has been particularly great, much of
the deyasted land in lac Valley is
owned by this company, and was
either planted to cane, or furnished
home sites to employees. Fumes and
bridges crossing the stream are ali
swept away, including the company S
railroad bridge and big fiume near the
mill. Further up the valley bitches
and fumes have been destroyed in
dozens of places, by the stream, and
by landslides and falling trees.
The company also suffered heavily
on its Waihee and Waikapu divisions,
where, however, there was fortunate,
ly no loss of life.
County's Big Loss.
The damage which the county OF
Maui has suffered in washouts, and
destroyed bridges, has been immense
1t may be days or even weeks before
the Lahaina road can again be open
ed to traffic. At Waikapu the stream
left its usual channel above the bridge
and is washing through the main part
of the town, and down the government
road towards Maalaea. Several build
the rushing water, but there was nc
loss of life. The road, which has been
turned into a water course is almost
completely destroyed at this point
The river, after leaving the road, now
runs directly into the Wailuku Sugar
Company's IA million gallon reservoir
which is probably badly damaged.
The bridge near the junction of the
Lahaina and Kihei roads has beer
washed out, as have most of the cul
verts on the whole section of road
The pail section of the road is report
ed to be badly damaged in many
places from torrents of water.
On the Lahaina section of the road
the concrete bridge just west of Olo
walu is gone, and in a number place!
the road has been completely torn out
At number of points the road ha!
been completely obliterated by sane
and gravel washed up from the se'
by the terrific surf.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21
Hana's Storm Loss
WILDE Very Heavy
Buildings Wreckedand Cane Destroyed
By S0-MileS Gale - Phone Lines
All Down.
Especial to Maui News.)

Especial to Maui NeWs.)
dons the Malo once more and goes on
the war path Not satisfied with her
performance of week ago when she
almost destroyed the Hama wharf she
comes back to complete her job of
destruction.
Sunday the 10th it began to blow in
gusts from the south and the wind
commenced to whistle and howl all
through the night and the whole of
the next day, Monday the 18th. 1t
rained in squalls during the night and
the register showed $50 inches in the
morning for the "a hours.
Tuesday the 18th the fun began.
The wind increased to an SO-mile clip
from the south west and kept up al
most the entire day.
New Stable Wrecked.
The Maui Telephone lines in the
village are all down and practically
all the posts are on the ground. The
groves of trees planted by the County
along the main thoroughfare from the
Hama Store to the plantation stables
have been uprooted. The Kaeleku
f, Plantation stables are partly demol-
ished The Aiona stables are a
wreck. The new $4,000 county
stables recently built by Howell and
Lada are a crumpled mass of CORFU
gated iron and splintered posts. The
wharf at Hama temporarily repaired
| last week by Mr.. Craik and assistants
| for the Board of Harbor Commission
ers is now minus part of the roof. The
Hama Jail fence is down and the Milo
trees that are at least so years old in
front of the Court house, are all down.
| In the Kaeleku managers yard the
stately blue gum trees planted some
40 years ago are all down and one of
the trees went crashing through the
cottage in the yard doing consider
able damage to the building. The
trees are 35 feet in diameter. The
plantation camps at Kaeleku and Ha-
ma suffered considerable damage,
about twenty of the Camp houses be.
ing toppled over and roofs carried
away by the terrific wind.
Deputy Sheriff Silva and Chin Kee
took extra precautions and tied the
| roofs Of thair Wi
and in consequence they are still
standing. Chin Kee lost his stable.
The Claudine came in the harboI
Tuesday afternoon but on account oi
the gale she slipped out again fol
safety as it was almost impossible fol
her to hold to her moorings. She
went to Nahiku for protection. She
returned this morning and landed
mail. No passengers this trip.
The rain fall for the 18th, was 2,9i
inches and all through the night this
was accompanied by lightning anC
heavy peals of thunder. 1t was some
storm, and kamaainas are all deaC
and gone that have ever witnessed it,
equal.
Kipahulu Isolated.
No word has come from the outside
villages of Kipahulu, Kaupo, Keana,
and Nahiku as the telephone servic,
between these places is out Beyont
doubt the Kipahulu Plantation ha
suffered as she is right in the wax
CONTINUED on Page g.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21
Relief Committee
Now Hard at Work
Representative Residents Organize
to effectively Assist Those Who
Lost Homes in Storm.

Thirty-four homes of various kinds
were demolished in lao Valley by the
flood
About 300 persons are in need of
more or less assistance.
These estimates were given at the
citizens committee meeting, held this
morning at the Wailuku district court
room, to consider the matter of relief
for the flood sufferers.
AS a result of the meeting, which
was largely attended, the following
committee was appointed, with full
powers to organize and act; County
Sheriff Clem Crowell, r. A. Wads-
worth, ]. Garcia, ]. H. Kunewa, N. X.
Otsuka, DR.. VIM. Osmers, and L. r.
Mathews.
The general meeting at which this
committee was appointed was presid-
ed over by F. F. Baldwin, with j.
Garcia, as secretary. H. B. Penhallow
suggested the committee as named
which suggestion was adopted after
discussion.
| The executive committee plans to
at once make survey Of the situa
ton, in order to ascertain just what
is needed, and as a basis upon which
to ask for money for relief. The com
mittee will have the handling of the
larger portion of the S2500 appropriat
ed by the supervisors for relief pur
poses. Some of this sum will prob
ably be used for Lahaiua and Hama
districts, in case need is found fol-
such. The local committee however
will not work outside of Wailuku
district
Manager Penhallow, of the Wailu
ku Sugar Company, stated that the
company has taken care of all its
laborers' families as well as possible
until new buildings can be built. Il
was stated that the local japanese
committee has relieved the most i'm
operative needs of its own people
while the Maui Dry Goods & Grocery
Company has supplied between 2OO
land 800 refugees with clothing ant
food.
Headquarters of the relief commit
tee vii De at the Alexander Settle
ment House.
The committee has been subdivid
ed to facilitate the work in hand anC
for obtaining the information in tn
following manner: Mr.. Crowcll vii
ascertain from the Hawaiians an'
part Hawaiians their needs; Al
Fillipinos are to make their wants
known to Mr.. Mathews; Mr.. Garci'
known to Mr. Matthew'S; Mr.. Garcii
will handle the Portuguese and span
iards; Mr.. Otsuka will have charge o
Japanese cases and Mr.. Wadsworu
will handle Chinese and others.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21

The body of John Gregerson, the
sailor of the schooner Melrose, who
fell overheard from the vessel in Ka-
hului harbor, on Thursday evening Of
last week, was recovered on Monday
after it had risen to the surface. The
cOroner's jury brought in a verdict
of accidental drowning.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21

So far as is known this completes
, the list of dead from the flood in lao
stream. At noon on Thursday all of
the bodies had been recovered with
the exception of that of the 8 year
old Sodetani girl. At first it was be-
lieved that at least Is persons had
lost their lives, but others who were
missing have since turned up, and so
far the police have been able to
Learn all have been accounted for.
1t is believed quite possible, however,
that others may have been drowned
in the flood, who have not yet been
missed by friends or acquaintances.
Swept away in the debris of their
homes, by raging flood that swept
down out of the mountains with so
little warning that they had no time
to escape, Is residents of Wailuku
are known to be dead, besides a num-
ber Injured. Whether any more must
be added to this list can only be
known later.
So tremendous was the flood OF lao
stream, that it burst it's banks in
dozen places, and tore it's way through
stretches of land that never before
had been known to be flooded. And
SO sudden was the rush of the cloud
burst i'm the head of the valley, that
for many of the victims escape was
cut off before the peril was realized
The only marvel now is that several
times as many did not lose their lives.
Scores escaped by the narrowest pos
sible margin, and many owe their
lives 10 the heroic work of others.
The disaster occurred about 3
o'clock on Tuesday morning, just as
it was getting light. Plantation peo-
pie on their way to work in some in
stances realized the danger, and were
able to give warning which no doubt
saved many lives. Had the flood
come earlier, the death roll must GER
tainly have been many times larger.
Many Houses Washed Away.
At the north end of the steel bridge
which spans lao stream at the foot OF
Market street, dozen or more build
ings of various kinds were carried
away enmasse. There was a Japa-
nese lodging house, a blacksmith
shop, and a number of other small
shops fianking the street at this point,
with a cluster of small cottages back
of them. Probably hundred or more
persons were in these buildings when
the flood broke. Some managed to
wade or swim to safety, and others
were rescued after much effort.
Thrilling Reseues.
Joseph Welch, who happened to be
in the vicinity, and on the northern
side of the stream when the houses
began to go out, saved, with the as
istance of three Hawaiianss John l.
Levi Hoopii, and David Kaiwa, prob
-,,a (Continued on Page 81
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21
THE DEAD.

Theodore Marquee, Filipino.
Chung Qui, Chinese.
Suyetaki Jitsu, Japanese.
Cerillo Fernandez, Spanish.
Mrs. CeriIlo Fernandez.
Infant Fernandez, 18 months.
Juan Roman y Madronar, Spanish.
Roman y Madronar.
Mrs. Roman y Madronar.
Infant Madronar, 8 years.
Infant Madronar, months.
Mrs. Sodetani, Japanese.
Daughter of Mrs. Sodetani, 8 years
Infant Sodetani, 2 years.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1916-01-21
CONFLICTING REPORTS
FROM CAUCASUS FRONT
British Claim Success in Bagdad Campaign Fierce
Fighting Reported On East Front t---RebelS
Defeat YuanS Forces.

Owing the interruption of telephone communication with La
hana wireless has been received last Monday
morning Also due the mails have been received from
other islands since Tuesday morning.