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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29

even the veil OF snow fails to hide
the frightfulness of this last and
greatest of battlehelds.
Backed by the thousands of
their comrades the German troops
poured forward for four days in
a torrent of living, fighting flesh.
Death appeared to have no hor-
ror for these men. The front
ranks crumpled under the rain
from the French machine guns
and the rifles of the French infan-
Try and the storm Of shrapnel
from the French "seventy-fiWe"
and still the human wave swept
On trampling the dead and the
living under foot.
German prisoners taken in the
last day of the fighting describe
the fire from the French guns as
hell on earth" Others declare
that it was nothing but a "fright-
ul massacre to send troops into
such fight"
In spite of this it took the
French four days to check the
advance and turn the wave of Teu-
tons back. Last night the official
reports were more optimistic than
they have been for several days.
1t was announced that the Ger
mans, dispairing of finally break
ing the front, have begun to with
draw their lines from about the
the fortress of Douaumont, four
miles north of Verdun.
1t now becomes evident that
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
NAVY NOT READY
FORREAL SERVICE
Rear Admiral Tells Solons It Is
But Fifty Per Cert
Effective
Associated 7ross by FEDERAL wirslsss.)

WASHINGTON, February 29.-Rear.
Admiral knight, who appeared before
the house naval committee yesterday
told the members of the committee that
the United States navy is not rehdy
to exert more than fifty per cent II its
strength in ships or guns. "a.
He urged immediate action to enlist
at least 250O additional men and tC
begin the construction of battle cruis
ers, scouting craft able to do at least
thirty.fVe knots an hour.
In his complete building program the
admiral suggeC led that congress pro
vide for a repair ship a hospital ship
an ammunition ship and two aeroplane
ships.
He also declared that st least twenty
destroyers and thirty submarines OF
three hundred tons burden should be
added to the service at once.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29

this fort was taken in the fight
ing of the last few days, for the
French official statement announ-
ces that in their retirement the
Germans were compelled to leave
behind them several entire regi-
ments. These commands have
been surrounded by the French
advance and are expected to sur
render, as their retreat is cut off
The official statement adds that
the German attacks north of Yer
dun have been repulsed with
frightful slaughter. Here, also,
the Teutons have charged home
with solid columns in the hope of
breaking the French lines by
sheer weight of numbers. In, this
they are said to have failed, as
elsewhere, The reports from the
front say that the loss of life
among the attackers has been
awful, although no estimate of
the number of killed and wound
ed is given. Large numbers of
prisoners are also said to have
fallen into the hands of the
French troops. d..
One Of the most desperate
fights of the battle has ragged
around the redoubt of West Dou-
aumont. This redoubt was regard
ed as one of the keys to the main
fortress and neither Germans and
French spared men in their efforts
Continued on Page 81
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
JAPANESE TRANSPORTS
CARRY RUSSIAN TROOPS
Associated Press BY Federal wirslsss.l

PEKING, February. pa Reuter-
despatch from Harbin, Manchuria, re.
ports that a division of Russian troops
are proceeding east over the TRANSIT.
berian Railroad en- route to Dalny,
where they are TO board feet Of Jap
anese transports. These troops are to
be landed in the Persian Gulf to oper-
ate from the south with the British
invading Mesopotamia, to enable the
British to effect a junction in MesOpo.
tamia with the main Russian force
operating south of Lake Van and in
Pprsia
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
REVOLUTION BY .DlAz
NOT GIVEN CREDENCE
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless. ~

MEXICO CITY, February 29.-That
Felix pIaz, nephew of the late dicta
tor of MCAlco, is on his way to this
country to start another revolution is
dtscredltrd here. Diaz no longer car.
ries weight enough to secure fol.
lowing in Mexico, it is said. His pres.
tige has been completely lost of late,
and it is r'POrted by friends of the
leader that he is in reality going to
Brazil, where he expects to remain.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
WHEAT PRICES TUMBLE
AT THREAT OF TROUBLE
tAssoeiatsd Press by Federal wirsls.sJ

CHICAGO, February SS-Unsasiness
which is being felt in financial circles
regarding the International situation,
in view Of the German and A lst rian
announced determination to carry out
their submarine threats in the. face of
the American announcement that such
are internationally illegal, was shown
In the wheat pit here yesterday, when
wheat dropped in price Ave cents a
bushel. The same feeling, of uneas;ness
is experienced on the various stock ex.
changes, nearly all securities reeeding
in value during the day.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
SHIP SUGAR BY j.
RAIL FROM CUBA
Twenty-Five Car Loads Ferried
From Havana To Key West
In Cars
ASSOCIATED P-ssS by Fscsral wirslsss.) }

PHILADELPHIA, February 29.--Fo,
the first time in the history of sugar
cane planting on the Island of Cuba a
cargo of the product has been brought
into this city by rail.
Twenty-Five car loads which were fer.
ried across the ninety miles between
Havana and Key West and thence ship
ped by rail, reached the Franklin refin-
cry yesterday afternoon.
= The stuff was loaded on the ears at
the plantation, and cars and all were
then taken across the stretch of water
between the island and Key West. The
rates are said to be lower than by
steamer. y .r ~
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
Gallant Forces Of Crown Prince Are Moved
Down In Vain Attempt To Pierce Lines
Associated Press by Federal Wirsless)


ARIS February 29-Based official reports the statements
of and the acknowledgements by many
of the German taken believed
original force OF three hundred thousand
hurled against the Verdun lines left alive The slaughter
been indescribabe and the German many
stances in aganste French trenches gave gun
and machine chances down
Massive columns OF the Tutons have against
French lines time after time the orders from headquarters being
ignore losses long ground gained In
front which the armies have been fighting
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
ExPL LoSl0N DESTROYS
BIG MUNlTl0N PLANT
(Assoeipted Prtss by Federal Wireleanl

BOSTON, February 20, The build
ing of the New England Chemical
Company at Woburn, Massachusetts,,
was destroyed by an explosion that
was felt in this city, twelve miles
away last night. The plant has been
engaged in the manufacture of mum.
tions of war for the Allies since short
ly after the outbreak of the war. One
man was injured.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
GOVERNOR OF OREGON
COMES WITH R0SARlANS
tAssOoiatsd Press bE FEDERAL wirslsss)

SALEM, Oregon, February 90
James WitNcombe, the governor of
Oregon, has accepted the invitation ex.
tended by the Royal Rosarian and will
visit Honolulu when the order goes to
the Paradise for its annual excursion.
His daughter Mabel will accompany
the executive.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
GERMANY FILES PROTEST

BERLIE, February 29.-Germany
Yesterday filed formal protest with
the government Of Portugal at the
seizure of merchantmen interned in the
harbors of that country. The act is
characterized in the German note as a
violation ef treaty obligations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
RAZES MANY HOUSES
tAssociated p.s by rsdaraI WirsIaaal

tAsbSciated Pzess by Federal wirsless.)
ST. LOUIS, February 29-Three per.
sons were killed and many injured
last night when FIVE eases of dyuam te
stored at the Maplewood sewer works,
in one of the suburbs of the city, ex.
ploded, More than thirty houses were
demolished by the force cf the ex-
plosion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
DuMA AUTHORIZES LOAN

LONDON, February 20-The finance
committee of the Russian duma yes,
terday authorized the issuance Of a
loan of two billion, rubles. The loan
is to run for ten years and will carry
five and one half per cent interest.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-29
MISSION MEETING OPENED

tHD0cial Cgblegram 10 Nippu JiiiO

TOXIC, February '2S.1The annual
meeting of the IIOngwanH mission
opened today at Kyoto, to continue one
week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-23

"Arrah, bye" he said, "save yer
strength till we see what he says to that!"
Pinky allowed himself to be drawn back
while the Spieler scrambled to his feet. A
young barkeeper, with a grin of enjoyment,
kept the Spieler from hurting himself on
Pinky.
"I'n get you for that" screamed the
Tenth Avenue sport.
"Don't worry!" painted Pinky. "You've
got enough people in your dayl You'll
never get chance to do me again. I'm
doing this for her" Here his voice broke
miserably, but Immediately he became
frenzied. "Who is she?" he shouted. 81
don't even know her last name. Someone's
got to help me find her!"
A woman in the crowd spoke. She was
painted and dragged. "Her last names
Fisk. You'd better let her alone, you two.
I was pretty once like her, myself"
Another woman laughed raucously. "You
musta been beaut', to look at va now,
Name" she cackled.
But the Spieler interrupted this exchange
of fluctuations. "What va say her name
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folks kept the post-ofice in a little town up
there once"
The Spieler looked at the crowd help
lessly. That's what was irwin to remem-
ber, he whispered, with horror growing
In his eyes. shes my sisters childl' /
never seen her aunt nor seen my family for
years; but she looks just ike nv sister.
Molly Fisk" He flung his arms up in an
access of agony. $50 help me God" he
screamed, Il didn't know!n
Makes difference in your own fanilvp'
called Name.
A murmur went through the crowd.
Pink1y watched the Spieler gloatingly.
" Something gone through your skin, at
last!" ne said. What are you going to do
about it, huh? Speak up now, or shall 7
hammer your tongue loose?"
Again he sprang at the Spieler, but
this time a powerful ally of the Spieler
interposed. A policeman, summoned by
the doorkeeper, showed himself before
Pinky.
Whats dom, Jimmy?" he asked the
Spieler.
The Spieler Strengthened himself. "Nuth-
in, thanks, Matt, " he replied. II don't feel
good and I'm goin' to beat it out of here for
while" He started for the cloak room.
The policeman eyed Pinky suspiciously,
and the lad returned the look belGgerentlv.
He questioned the bystanders as to the
cause of the Spoilers battered Countenance.
but each one pleaded ignorance, and Matt
drifted back to his beat.
Pinky, white and shaking, staggered to
one of the little tables at the end of the hall.
The boys lips were quivering child.sl y.
This was his first buffeting of the pr.r-al
law. This was his first quarrel with things
as they are. He did not see the Spielcr
leave the hall with a hunted lock On his
battered face, for his eyes were blinded
with tears. Had he been alone, he wcu.d
have put the tired boy face on the table ard
wept out the gulping sobs that We're strarg-
ling him. He was hardly more than . cid
and the reaction after his heavy dr.~ki~r
and mental suffering was making his fznt
for sef-Control almost too great. BIT he
felt the prying, half-sneering, half-pit.-ag
glances Of the crowd and with ar as mp
ton of braggadocio almost heroic, Re
stiffened his quivering lips and tossed his
head. He recalled that, in admiring silence
he had heard a schoolmate say: The
only thing thatll brace you, when you're
SOLDERING up, is a good stiff drink"
Pinky motioned to the waiter and said,
"Bring me whiskey" Over this glass Of
whiskey he sat for an hour in scowling
thought. At the end of that time he felt
a hand on his shoulder and looking up he
saw the Spieler, his face covered with plas-
tiers, standing beside him Pinky's fists
cenched, but the Spieler spoke quickly.
"Wait a minute now and hear what / got
to say. I amt much on the Willy-boy
talk, but I'll say that I'm glad you beat
me up. The electric chairs too good fer
me. I'm through with this line Of business.
It's up t. you and me to go out and look her
up and see what We can dofer her. I'mgoing
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'Fnky looked at R1OlIyS uuSned, eX-
quisite face She seemed to him quite the
prettiest girl he had ever met. He was a
senior in the high school, but there was no
girl in his class to compare with Molly for
prettiness.
"Do you live on Tenth Avenue?" asked
Pinky.
Molly nodded. "Yepl But was born up
State, near Albany lived with Grandma
till she died, year ago, then came to live
with my aunt. Her husband is conductor
on the Tenth Avenue horse-car line.
work in the mattress factory on Twenty
third Street. It's bum work, but US girls
has lot of fun. Say, they are jolly
bunch Aunt never would let me come to
the Academy. But last week the Spieler
stopped me on the street and gave me
great Jolly and some tickets. So teased
Aunt till she had to give in. Amt any other
place for a girl to go and have some fun
nights" Molly stopped, breathless, and
returned to her beer.
Pinky's clear eyes frightened with inter
est "Say," he said, you're just like me!
I've been watched and coddled at home
till I'm dead sick of it. They let my oldest
sister work in the Rivington Street Settle
ment, but they won't let me go anywhere
unless they know all about it. You bet
I'm sick Of it. I'm man now, and I'm
going to live like a man. All the fellows
l know go to the dance halls and I'm tired
of being sissy The folks think I'm over
in Jersey for the weeks end. You're the
prettiest girl l know, Molly. Let's get
into that waltz"
The floor was well filed with dancers
when the two left the gallery. Here on
Tenth Avenue the Irish type predominates.
Sweet-faced immigrant servant girls, hard
faced, Tenth-Avenue born, shop and factory
girls, with here and there a country-bred
lass like Molly, whirled endlessly about
in the arms of their partners. Everyone
chewed gum. Every girl had Fritz Scheff
pompadour and an elongated English bath
bun couture. Every girl wore a princess
gown topped by wide Dutch collar.
Tenth Avenue is only five blocks from
Fifth Avenue
The men were mostly of the Irish
American type-the blatant, good-natured
boisterous Irishman, twirling his girl with
right good will.
But Molly and Pinky were interested ii
each other and not in the dancers. The
music was not at all bad for cheap dan.
cling academy The Spieler had discovered
that good music paid, and had persuaded
the boss to his point of view. The two
young people swayed about the hall .weari
lessly. Pinky soon discovered that the
Upper West Side method of delicately ane
gingerly holding a girl when dancing wa
entirely inadequate Without apology HI
adopted the Tenth Avenue method. Throw
ing both arms about Molly, he clasped he
slender body to his, and cheek against cheel
they moved as one. The Spieler, who wa
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the street through an end window. Through
this square the dancers slid, round after
round, cheek to cheek, colorless, remote,
unreal.
And Molly, little clouded Molly, was part
and parcel of it, with the helpless pink
checked boy holding her in his unaccus-
toned young arms. With final crash
from the piano, the lights fared up, and
instantly the Spieler was at Pinky's elbow,
whispering, laughing, suggesting, command
ing. Molly, half asleep, did not hear or
heed. The boy, scarcely less stupid than
Molly, yet still alive to commands, guided
the girl from the ruck of the dancers to the
door, AS the cold air from the stairway
rushed against Molly's face, she revived
enough to look back at the Spieler. He
was watching the two. Something in
Molly's face, the features, the bewildered
innocence of it, caused him to scowl little.
The look reminded Ahim of someone, some
where. But the memory of it was too
fragmentary and evanescent to grasp. He
did not trouble to grope for it, but turned
at once to other customers.
The following night the first waltz was
in full swing when Pinlzy stormed onto the
Academy dance floor His face was drawn
with anger, but he looked ridiculously
young and pink, and the Spieler turned
toward him smiling. Pinky, slipping, show
ing dancers aside, tore across the hall and
with all the force of his young body swung
his fist against the Spieler's face. The
astounded Tenth Avenue sport Immediately
struck back, but he was no match for the
maddened boy. Pinky was palpably see
ing scarlet, and hammered the Spieler's
men dancers, who were leisurely about the
matter and obviously regretful of inter-
rupting, pulled the boy away from his
victim.
Then the Spieler, screaming with rage,
turned a stream of profanity on his assail-
ant Up to that time Pinky had not uttered
a sound, but suddenly he pulled tensely
at his captors and roared out a COM
mand.
"Shut up, you'll" he shouted.
To his own evident establishment, the
Spieler obeyed. Then Pinky glared at the
battered face through half-closed, sinister
eyes.
"That's the beginning!" he said, hoarsely.
"There's no use calling beast like you
names. The only way can hurt you is to
beat your face in till you can't earn your
living as White Wing I'm going to lay
for you from now on. I'm going to beat
you up once a week, till I've finished you,
you hell-hound!"
whats the matter with your What's
eatin' ya1" screamed the Spieler, wiping
the blood from his swelling mouth.
"You know what's eating me, the boy
went on tensely. II came up here last
night, kid trying to play man. And you
have made a man of me haven't you, you
rotterl But I'm not beating you for that
It's for her I'm going to hound you. I'm
going to kill you piecemeal for her"
Aw, come out of i" sneered the Spieler
gathering courage again. " A girl with a
face like hers is bound to, ....s..s -. ..sa.
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rank with dust.
r Molly had danced an hour with the
newcomer. whom, because of his boyish
blondness and freshness, she had dubbed
Pinky. Perhaps Molly was eighteen, like
the boy, but she looked younger. His hair
was yellow and sleek, hers was black and
tousled. His lips were straight and smoothly
chiseled, hers were richly curved, with deep,
upturning corners Both of their straight
young bodies were 1.-THE and.strong, instinct
with the gracious joyousness of youth,
spendthrift Of both strength and joy as only
youth can be.
At the end of waltz both stood painting
and smiling into each others eyes.
"Geel amt it hot!" said Pinky. "I'm
thirsty"
"so'm l." painted Molly. Lets have
asoda"
In the gallery where drinks were served
the two sat them down at little table.
There were a number of couples In the
gallery. Almost all of the girls were young.
The men ranged from boys of Pinky's age
to gray-haired beer-soaked FOUNDERS. Most
Of the drinks were not soft, but Molly and
Pinky did not heed that fact until the
Spieler came up to them. The Spieler had
had his eye on Molly for several days. Her
pretty face interested him. She reminded
him vaguely of some one; he could not
recall whom. He thought from the cut
of Pinky's clothes that he, too, might be
worth while The Spieler was tall and well
built, clothed in gray-checked suit that
was wonderfully pressed into box shape
as to coat and knife keenness as to trouser
legs. He smiled down at Molly and Pinky
"Enjoyin' yaselves, folks?" he asked
fraternally.
Molly giggled with pleasure. The Spielel
of dancing academy is a person of social
prestige. "You bet!" said Molly.
Pinky turned more pink. ooh, it's pretty
quiet here, but it'll dol" glancing at the
smoke and dust dimmed hall condescend.
ingly.
"Well," returned the Spieler, ffer man
that likes things to move, va don't hike
much. Soda waterl Where was va raised2'
Fright here in little old New York,
answered Pinky. "Here, waiter, bring u:
some beer" When the dripping glasse:
arrived, the boy pulled roll of money from
his trousers pocket and tossed dollar bill
to the waiter, refusing the change with Z
careless wave Of his hand Molly looked
on with a gasp of admiration. A gimme
Of incredible greed glanced through tn,
Spieler's dark eyes, but it quickly CAV
place to one of careless good-fellowship
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everywhere, guiding, suggesting, noticed
the change and smiled to himself discreetly.
With little Vaccination on his part Molly
could be made a most valuable asset to the
academy. There could be no time better
than the present, he told himself, for Pinky
and Molly were evidently greatly taken
with each other.
The two lifted about the hall, youth
incarnate, music mad, dance mad, athrill
with the exaltation the dance alone can
give Pinky could feel the blood pounding
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-23
BY HONORE WILLSIS

During the next dance, waltz, the lights
were turned. out. The dark dance" was
one of the Academy's main attractions.
The music, deep, slow and caressing,
merged the sound of scraping feet, of gig
giles, of hoarse, half maudlin laughter, of
half protesting shrieks, into bacchanalian
uproar. The room was utterly dark, except
for a square of electric light that cut from
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With sudden leap PinEy freed himself
from the loosely OBTAINING handand knocked
the Spieler to the floor with a blow that
forever fattened the Tenth Avenue mans
handsome nose. A woman in the crowd
screamed. Pinky, glancing down at his
victim, was trembling visibly. A heavy
Irishman walked very deliberately to the
boy and pinioned his arms.
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was-Fisk7" That teasing fragment of
memory that held him last night touched
him again. Again he saw the bewildered
face as it left the hall, the questioning,
pansy eyes, the richly curved mouth, with
deep upturning corners "Does anybody
know where she comes from?" he cried.
."Up Albany way" said girl. Her
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to watch her the rest Of my life. Come on. !"
Piaky stared at the Spieler, OPEN
mouthed. Slowly the boyish look of sui
lenness gave way to a mans look of grim
purpose. He and the Spieler walked from
the room together.
The sweet scented manuscripts were
forever closed. - -
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"That's the stuff" he cried. ri like to
see man start out like a. good sportl va
gotta pretty girl here, now let's see va
go some"
AS he strolled off Molly slipped her beer
in a sportsmanike manner. "Ain't he
grand" she said.
"Oh, don't know" replied Pinky.
stOf course he amt. as good lookin' as
you," Molly went on, innocently, but he
IS dom some livin', all right. They say he's
the coolest sport on Tenth Avenue ..4a
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rHOUT the hall the
noise and bitter cold of
a February night on
Tenth Avenue; within
the hall dance music and
warm air, heavy and
rank with dust.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-29

finances of the club TO be in a flour
ishing condition
Tournaments are contemplated in
the near future, probably both singles
and doubles.