davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

Here are prize winning gowns ut
America. the gowns that won their
designer. Nine Marguerite of Chi
caso. the Gossard trophy, the Amer
lean dress designers legion of honor.
The gowns are the sxemplIfcation
of the American idea, in fashion
simplicity OF outline. youthful charm
and harmonious blending Of colors
and materials.
The dancing frock Is called the
etiquette"
Creators now name their crea-
lions the same as artists name their
pictures. The frock is flesh shaded
taffeta over white me-. The bodice
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
HOUSE PASSES
Hay ARMY BILL
Forty Thousand Additional
Regulars Are Voted by
4O2 to 2

WASHINGTON. March 24.-Ths
house last night passed the Aa,
army bill. providing for Q regular
army peace strength Of 100000 In
stead OF the present 100000, and fcI
increases in the National Guard. BY
. vote Of 4os to 2.
The negative votes were register
ed by Reps. London. Socialist. Of
New York. and Britten. Republican.
OF Connecticut.
Britten voted against the bill BE-
cause he favored larger increase
in the army, and London because
he Is opposed to any increase.
Besides providing for 100000 en-
listed men - the peace strength OF
the standing army. exclusive Of ON
GERS, hospital and Quartermaster
corps and unassigned recruits. the
bill as passed by the house provides
for the building up OF q force OF
$4,000 federalized national guards
men within Eve years. II provides
for an oficers' reserve corps OF &c.
coo, for complete industrial re-
serve. and for new recruiting sys-
TENS for both the regular army and
the National Guard. II also con-
tains an authorization for summer
training camps. from which . third
force OF federal volunteers 10 expect
Cd to grow. and provides that Ma
tional Guardsmen who will receive
the benefits of the militia pay fes-
ture OF the bill. shall be subject to
immediate draft into the federal ser
vice in war time.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
Army Opposes Yuan.

SAN FRANCISCO. March "a
Cable advices from Chinese revolu-
tionary leaders in Shanghai received
by ofhciais of the Chinese Republic
association here, said President
Yuan Shi Kai's resignation had been
demanded by the republican army
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

You must Eeep the throat and mouth
elsal and healthy. Amy disease that
eftacln u canal through which must
poes the focd ws ct, tie beverages We
NRink md ths wy cir We breathe IL .
eeEig1s nsttef. Why neglect sors throat
- Sure 3outh when TOkSll1NB
nesee e % eeey for you 10 get relief
JVs~c!lAeE b The remedy specially
eeslared fos that purpose. TON ~
MINE d0es its full duty you Il
- dopeol upon II. Keep .
bO(tIo ID the house where you
- 81 Il quick VIM needed. IS
&zs!s n q s.. s's:.'''' size q
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
Limits Liquor Sale.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Sale
of liquor to minors on the nayigable
waters over which the United States
has jurisdiction would be prohibited
and penaiized by the Sabbath bill
reported favorably Thursday by the
house committee on alcoholic liquor
trafic. The measure e aimed par
ticulariy AT alleged abuses on excur-
sion steamers
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
Mu..e. Men Plek orana Nspids.

Musie, Men Pick Grand Hspids.
LINCOLN. Neb.. March lA.-The
National Association Of Supervisors
of Music. In convention here Thurs
day. decided to hole their 1917 meet
Ing In Grand Rapids. Mich. The
following were elected: President.
p. W. Diekema, Madison, Wis.,: vice
president. c. II. Miller. Lincoln.
Neb.: secretary. Miss Julia Crane,
Potsdam. N. Y; treasurer, James
McIlroy. Mckeesport. Pa.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
Lambs Are Also Hiah.

EAST ST. LOUIS, H.. March -.
The highe-t price ever paid for
lambs at the National stock yards
here was recorded Thursday when
sos Colorado lambs sold for sl1.70 .
100 pounds
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

I spring exposition In Chicago. All OF
the prominent American designers
competed.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

The population OF the City Of
Mexico Is just about equal TO that
Of Detroit
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
The German Statement

BERLIN, April (Via London)- There has been no change in the situ- alton in any of the theaters of the war, according to today's statement by the German admiralty headquar- ters. The official bulletin says:
 'The situation in al the theaters Of war is generally unchanged"
 A successful attack by four Ger man seaplanes on a Russian station on Oesel island at the entrance to the Gull of Riga is announced in an official statement today by the chief of the admiralty staff The state ment says:
 "On April 8 four naval planes at tacked the Russian aerodrome at p2ppenshom near Kielkond on Oesel island. Twenty bombs were dropped TWO of four enemy aeroplanes which rose were forced to descend. In spite of heavy dnti-arcraft fire our aero planes returned safely"
 An explanation of clause in yes terday's German official statement regarding the capture of Termiten hill on the Verdun front by the Ger mans, in which, it was said that the losses of the French were heavy, ow ing partly to the treacherous behav- for of some, is supplied today by the Overseas News Agency in a state
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

for several days, with May l given as the day upon which it is to become
 effective Acceptance of the resig
 nation as presented would put the
 matter cf the appointment of sue
 cessor up to the new commission. The
 old commission is determined, one way or another, to have the naming of his successor. It is understood that Commissioners Colpstein, Richey and Cope have long ago agreed upon Judge Sloan and that the mayor elect and the other two will insist that Sloan be recognized, If this fails a request may be made for Cap tain Christy to amend his resignation so that a date earlier than May shall be named and the appointment ! of a successor thereby come to the
 present commission. If this course is taken Judge Sloan will be named as | COrpstein, RicEey and Cope are agreed
 upon him. If he declines to so amend his rsignation and if it is shown that
 he is still legally the incumbent of
 the office il is likely that when Corp stein, Cope and Richey are all present
 dt q IhtetlilS ol lhe coHlHllSSloH, be-
 fore the present body is disGrganized,
 2 motion will be made and carried i ousting captain Christy and naming Judge Sloan That Judge Sloan will
 be agreeable to the incoming commis- | sion there is no doubt, as Corpstein
 and Richey will still be of that body
 and Commissioner elect Woods is eX-
 pected to fall in line with them on
 this matter
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

Hill 304, then along me southern bank of the Forges brook to the northeast of Haucourt and reaching our positions little to the south of the crossing of the roads of Bethincourt- Esnes and Beth incourt Chattancourt.
 "The whole line was violently at tackled by the enemy but withstood the fiercest onslaughts.
 "On the front of Lemorthommes the German attack met with a sanguinary setback. The attacking columns. which debouched in close formation from the Cumiercs wood. were caught under the fire of our mitralleuses and artillery and dispersed. leaving be- hind hundreds of bodies on the ground
 All attempts against LemorthOmme were also repulsed with heavy losses.
 "A simultaneous offensive move the Avocourt wood and the Forges brook met with fierce resistence on the part of our troops, which every where repulsed the enemy Finally the enemy through an attack against one of our works to the northeast of AvOcoUrt. succeeded momentarily in gaining Q foOthold in oar trenches but were thrown out at once through a l counter attack
 "To the east of the Mouse. the enemy artillery was very active against our organization at the Cote Du PoiVre and in the region of Dou- 1 aumont- VauX, as well as on the whole of cur second lines. Kept in check by our curtain fires, the infantry attack CTS were unable to debouch.
 Tn the Woevre there has been an intermittent bombardment"
 The systematic bombardment of the city of Rheims was resumed threc weeks ago and continues with in creasing intensity A thousand shell, fell in the town Friday. The prefect has sent away all the inmates ol
 homes for the aged and taken other measures to avoid further loss of life
 Shots were exchanged by Frencl
 and German calavry detachment! along the Macedonian front yesterday
 sa"s a Havas dispatch from Salonik today, and few men were killed ant others wounded.
 German field pieces fired on F'rencl trenches along the front without ef feet according to the correspondent who says cannonading recently re ported has diminished in intensity il most sectors but that minor engage ments are taking place all along tn front from Gievegel to Doiran. Rail way communication between Bulgari and Greece he adds, has been sus pended because of movement 0 Bulgarian troops
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

establishment of a new base and line of communication, the movement into Mexico could proceed but a short distance further unless the advanced forces cut loose from their base
 Hope that permission to use the railroads to Chihuahua yet may be secured had not been abandoned. If that permission is denied. however. it is not probable that General Funston will immediately insist on using more troops but it is believed that he probably will suggest to the Ur department the move of the line of the base will he much nearer the field of operations.
 Supplies at Casas Crandes
 WASHINGTON. April a.-General Funston reported to the war depart ment tonight the arrival at Casas Grandes of an adequate quantity of supplies and gasoline, Secretary Baker made this announcements;
 "A very adequate quantity of hay, oats, food supplies and gasoline has reached Casas Grandes and is being distributed. This indicates that the general problem of provisioning the troops has apparently been relieved '
 The secretary refused to comTent on the suggestion that the advice from General Funston indicated that the commercial use of the railroads supplemented by the American motor truck trains was working out to the satisfaction of the United States. Villa Followers Defeated
 MEXICO CITY April 9-The fol =
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

lowers of the bandit Francisco Villa have suffered another defeat at the town of San Antonio, de Babonoyoa. state of Chihuahua according to ad- vices received by the war department. The war department announces that Canuto Reyes. one of Villas chiefs who Is operating in the Laguna dis trict has asked the government for terms upon which he can surrender with all his men. The communication IS in the hands of General Trevino, military commander at Monterey.
 The war office also says that the death of Pablo Lopez, the Yaqu chief and second in command to Villa has been officially confirmed.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
ELECT DELEGATES TUESDAY
Illinois to Hold State Wide Primar-
 ies Tomorrow

CHICAGO, April 9.-DelegateS to the republican and democratic ma tlonal conventions will be elected at a statewide primary on Tuesday. The delegates chosen at the election will elect the national committeeman but state committeeman will he one of the propositions on the ballot for the voters to decide.
 Women have the right to vote at the primary on the presidential preference proposition which the
 ballot contains-the only one of the
 several propositions listed on which
 they have the legal right to express
 themselves. Senator Lawrence r. Sherman's name is the only republ
 can one listed and President Will
 sons is the only Democratic name
 on the ballot
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

Judge Richard F.. Sloan will succeed Captain George D. Christy as city at torney. Perhaps Judge Sloan is all ready city attorney of Phoenix. In the near future, probably at the next meeting of the 'city commission on Tuesday, an effort will be made to show that Judge Sloan has been city attorney of Phoenix by appointment since December. All of which will De an echo of the efforts made to oust Captain Christy and appoint in his stead L. NJ. Laney, law partner of r. II. Hayes and which later resulted in compromise on Judge Sloan.
 That Captain Christy was legally removed is the contention of a ma iority of the present city commission There was a grave legal question in volved and because of the political aspect of the case it was decided by those opposed to him not to raise the issue until after the spring election. However. before permitting Captain i Christy to continue unmolested an arrangement was made whereby in drawing the pay of city attorney from and liter December, any amounts so paid by the city should be returned should it later be legally determined that Judge Sloan was the rightful incumbent of the office
 Captain Christy has been going right along with the work of the of . flee despite the possibility that it might he declared he was no longer Ifa ippa hoe been in the hands of the commission
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
PERSHING SAYS
 USE GIVEN OF
 MEXICAN WIRES

(Continued from Page One>
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

 governments to run down the com mon enemy
 The excellent work that had been done by the aeroplanes has been so marked that headquarters officials are anXbusly awaiting endorsements of that arm of the service. Although it is now recognized that the ma chimes being used are not of the type tn give the best service, General pershines reports indicate that the five yet in service are doing good work both in scouting and carrying dispatches It has been due to them that General Pershinc has been able to keep in communication at all with the fast moving cavalry detachments
 Reports at headduarters show that q few arrests have been made of those who took part in the raid on Colum- bus. \. NJ. a month ago today. Gen er1l Pershing who reported the ar rests, did not indicate where they were captured or whether they were prisoners taken it Guerrero.
 General Funston and his staff werc lteenly apreciatiye of the brilliant eX- tension of operations in Mexico but frank admission was made that with out the use of the railroads q materi- al strengthening of the forces or tn
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
ment given out for publication, which

ment given out for publication, which says:
 "The French losses were increased by French troops who had been over run by the German infantry in it's storm attack and who had disposed of their arms and raised their hands in token of surrender, afterward took up their arms again and attacked from behind. These treacherous troops were all killed in combat by embittered German soldiers" The Russian government has can celled all permits for exports to Ru- mania, according to a dispatch from Bucharest" says the Overseas News Agency today
 This measure is considered an outcome of the recent Paris confer ence of the entente allies. having been taken in order to put pressure upon the neutrals and multiply the difficulties of dealings with the cen tral powers, with whom Rumania' s commercial relations have recently | been drawn closer"
 Cardinal von Hartmann, arch | bishop of Cologne, arrived today in Brussels where he was received by 1 Governor General von Bissing," says the Overseas News agency. The cardinal was welcomed by the chap i lain of the highest military rank in Brussels who declared in his remarks that the governor general had never interfered with the freedom of re- ligious life, even in the slightest de- gree but on the contrary had always fostered religious, social and char itable movements.
 Cardinal von Hartmann express edly declared that he had under- taken the trip to Belgium with the consent of Pope Benedict" The arrival of Prince Mirko of Montenegro. second son of King Nicholas, in Vienna, on his way to an Austrian health resort was an nounced today by the Overseas News | Agency.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
FRENCH STRATGHTEN THEIR LINE, TAKING
 SEVERAL TRENCHES

Continued from Page One)
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

Continued from Page One) enemys trench and destroyed d small post.
 ''To the west of the Mouse a violent battle, which lasted the entire day. oc- cured on the whole of the front from Avocourt to Cumieres and even spread to the eastern bank of the river
 'Thc premeditated evacuation of the Bethincourt salient. which was carried out last night, had enabled us to es- tablish continuous line, beginning at the Avocourt corner and running along the first woody slopes to the west of
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
BORDER COMPANY SIGNS UP Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

CHICAGO, April 9-The Borden company last of the milk dealers holding out against the demands for higher prices, signed the scale de- manded by the farmers today, $I55 per hundred pounds.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
Submarine Is Rammed

PETROGRAD (via London), April l0.-The torpedo destroyer Strogi has rammed an enemy submarine near the spot where the hospital ship Portugal was sunk Gin the Black Sea), according | to the official announcement tonight.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10

reported yesterday in a dispatch re ceived by Lloyd's at London.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-10
SEVERAL SHIPS ARE REPORTED
 AS TORPEDOED

(Continued from Page One)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-19
Residents TO
DISCUSS Smith
ST. IMPROVEMENT

Joseph p Mendonca has called a
meeting OF the residents of. Smith,
between Beretalia and Queen streets,
along which street the board of super
visors Is planning to form an improve
ment district, to discuss the matter
al the office or c. Bolte, $40 Kaahu.
manu- street. and which was TO be
held at o'clock this afternoon. The
public bearing is set for October 26
to hear protests against the improve
ment district
In his letter to the residents, Men.
donca says:
Regarding the extension of Smith
street from King street to Queen
street and the paving of Smith street
from Beretania street TO Queen
street the supervisors at first pro-
posed to have this In two parts.
City Engineer Collins proposed to
me. through my representative, that
the Dowsett land and some of the
Magoon and Gill1land land be bought
for $19,935-and the land owners on
Smith street should bear two-thirds
Of this expense, s13, amounting to
$4.S4 per front foot, to be paid by all
land owners on Smith street from
Beretania to Queen street
by simply removing the back fence
from the DOwsstt land roadway from
King street to Queen street will be
open, but the roadway is not paved.
Later on the supervisors changed
their minds and now they propose that
the buying of the land and paving of
Smith street from King street to
Queen street and repaving of Smith
street from Beretania street to King
street shall be thrown together, at the
combined expense of $1S.29 per front
foot payable by the land owners"
Mendonca then gave a list of the
residents, totaling 20, with the assess
ment of each at the front foot charge
of 1929, the combined assessment
being S2S,S74.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-19
SPALDING READY
FOR KALAKAUA
AVE. WORK NOW
Must Know That Mauka Work
Will Follow Makai, However,
or Will Not Be Prepared

That II will cost the Spalding Con-
struction Company in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000 if the Kalakaua avenue
improvement is delayed for any length
of time after il has started the work.
Spalding. manager.
We are ready TO start work imme
diately upon the settlement OF the
question of the temporary track for
the carline. said Spalding. and have
already ordered the cement and other
materials necessary for the work.
However, unless we know long before
hand that the work on the mauka
side can fellow at once the completion
of the makai side we cannot be pre-
pared for il.
IF the road work is TO be done
properly" he continued, the Rapid
Transit should begin the relocation of
its tracks at the same time as, If not
before, we start work on the makai
side
In explanation OF this Spalding said
that when the road is finished it will
be from one to two feet higher in
some places than the present street
level and, with the rains coming on,
the road is likely to be undermined
and with the continuous traffic going
over 1t, break off. at will not be
practical" he said, for the Rapid
Transit to put in its concrete base
only, as that will be 16 inches below.
the level Of the new road. The CEN
ter portion must be filled in level with
the new road to protect the road and
traffic as WE'LL
Friday afternoon the board of super.
vlsors will meet to hear the report
of the road committee and discuss fur
Their the Kalakaua avenue situation
and It is understood that after this
meeting many of the difficulties
which are now confronting the board
will be- cleared up.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-19
SALES Of OLAA
MORE Than HALF
OF STOCK DEALS

Heavy selling of Olaa is shown by
today's report of the Honolulu Stock
and Bond Exchange Sales amounted
to 1856 shares out of total OF 2e70
between boards. II was said that
there have been orders in the market
at is for some time and that holders
who have had selling orders in sud-
denly determined to meet the offers
since buyers would not meet their fig
ures and the supply at that price was
about exhausted before the days ses-
sion when in all stocks sales were
only 80 shares. 81. " ~,
Olaa was not the only stock to shade
off. other prices being McBryde IL IL,
Eva 50 "a, Pioneer fl 1-2, Waialua
"a rs, Oahu 80 -, Oahu Railway $50,
Salama bindings II.
In unlisted securities there was a
continuance Of activity. Engels Cop
per advanced another half cent but
lost half its gain, 1850 shares selling
at $3.50, and 500 at $3.571-2. Min
eral Products sold off to SIPS after
sales of 200 at S1.30 and $50 at
$127 1.2, the sales at SIPS amounting
to 1000 shares. Mountain King was
20 cents on sales of 100 shares Ho-
nolulu Oil declined 212 cents; 1885
shares sold at 1886 and 500 at
S3321.o
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-19
PLAYGROUND
PALAMA NOW HAS
fine new Slide

Another piece of apparatus has
been added to the playground attrac-
tons of the Palama Settlement. 1t is
a big slide which ends In spacious
sand pit and the Palama children are
coming early and staying late to en-
JOY the new fixture.
The slide was made in the manual
training department at the Kameha-
meha school and was mounted this
week on substantial iron bars just
Waikiki OF the kindergarten building
in handy place for the children.
j. A. Rath, head worker of the
settlement, says the first day it was
up the children swarmed over it in
such great numbers that watchmen
were needed to see that they did not
get hurt in the jam.
An annoying occurrence, according
to Rath, is the practise Of the little
hoys of filling their pockets with sand,
carrying it to the top and sitting it on
the inclined chute to accelerate their
descent.
This practise ultimately ruins a
piece of apparatus that cost over
500, and any boy that will do such
a thing should be spanked" says
Rath, and did"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-19
HAWAIIAN Play
new feature OF
KALAKAUA DAY

A new feature has been added to
the Kalakaua Day commemoration,
November Is, is the form of a play
which will be given at the Opera
House November Is. The play will
depict scene from Hawaiian history
during the reign of King Uni, the
first to rule over the entire island OF
Hawaii, and will be spoken entirely
in English, decided advantage over
the usual form of pageant.
The offer of the play to be used
in conjunction with Kalakaua Day
was made this morning by Edward
Moreno, Willie Hall and Fred w.
Beckley, who are interested in its
production. to Mayor John c.. Lane,
chairman of the Kalakaua executive
committee, Edward Henriques, chair
man OF the Kamehameha Day celebra.
ton, and William Z. Miles. The pro-
ceeds will 20 towards defraying the
expenses of Kamehameha Day,
June IL.
The drama will show scenes of the
ancient Hawaiian courts long before
the white man ever saw these islands
and should be both interesting and in.
structive.