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The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
BRITISH AV|ATORS ......
Do FINE. SERVICE
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British plane saw crowd of Germans
surrounding the plane they had felled,
aud upon this crowd the plane swOOped,
the machine gun tearing the crowd into
fleeing units, many of whom fell, in
Guiding two officers. Then another ma
chine gun pit was spotted and this was
Silenced before the plane sped off to meet
a troop train, its fat trucks crowded
with achievements for the lines
against which the British infantry was
thrusting itself. Down the entire
length Of this train the plane few,
shooting steadily, while the Germans,
startled at this death dealing appari-
ton just above their heads, threw them.
selves off the moving train to escape.
Then, having run short of magazines
for their Lewis guns, the British fly
ers shot into the air and returned to
their own station behind the British
lines, their plane bullet riddled but
not member of the party even wound
ed. This machine finished out the day
in scouting.
Rain Fails to Check
Although the unusually heavy rain
fall of Tuesday afternoon and night
has prevented the Allies from bring
ing forward their heavy artillery and
making possible the continued progress
Of the drive across the Flemish
marshes, il has not prevented the in.
Fiction of continued heavy losses upon
the Germans, whose counter attacks
have been thrown back and whose re-
gimcnts have been moved down by
the British and French machine guns
and rifle fire.
1t is agreed that the decentralization
amongst the Germans on Monday was
such that the Allies might have car,
ricd forward their front for one or
two miles further had the weather not
interfered, binding the gunners and
flooding the lowlands so as to turn the
whole country into q deep morass, II
was the rain and not the ARRIVAL of
German reinfOrcements that held the
Allies at what are now the advanced
positions.
Huns Try Counter Attacks
The German counters yesterday were
concentrated against the British new
lines, occupied on Tuesday, northeast
of Poprecht, the infantry attacks be,
ing preceded by heavy artillery fire
Here the Teutons came on in three at.
tacks, each of which was smashed by
the British light guns and the machine
gum the attackers being raked as
they attempted TO advance and the
number of German casualties being
added to largely.
A day Of sunshine is essential to per
init the realignment of the Allies artil
lory aud to allow the British airmen tc
relocate the disposition of the German
batteries and their new lines.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
UNCLE SAM WANTS
Chartered SHIPS
Government viii Take Over All
Ocean Going Vessels, Says
Reliable Report
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. 8. Naval ccm
....r. munication Servicel Az

WASHINGTON, August e---That the
federal shipping board plans to requisi,
ton all American chartered oceangoing
vessels was learned today from reliable
sources. More and more vessels are
needed in the Transatlantic serviee for
conveying food and munitions for the
Allies in Europe.
p. The plans OF the board indicate
that many vessels now plying in the
Pacific will be diverted, and their
places taken largely by neutral and Jap.
anese liners. g.. ~. E..s
As now outlined, the board plans
TO commander all charters, but where.
ever advisable to avoid interfering with
g vessels operated by their owners. ~!
Under government supervision and di'
rection operations can be carried on
avoiding vast expenditures, and the
work be much simpliled. should the
owners fail to obey the regulations set
forth by the shipping board their char
tiers win be cancelled and given to
others ..t.. . .sE. .a..., j, IT, -.
This action is believed in shipping
circles TO be preliminary to an Anglo
American agreement regarding the even
tual control OF the world Is shippin1
with the shipping board controlling
American rates. 3 sEt.r
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
POLITICS TANGLED
BY RESIGNATION
OF G. M. COLLINS
Engineer Collins Quits, Which
Forces Supervisors To colsid,-
er appointment Made BY
Mayor Fern 3

City Engineer George M. Collins has
accepted the position of engineer for
the p. B. Bishop estate as the successor
Of the late Giles H. Gere. N
Mr.. Collins was offered the position
Wednesday, accepted il yesterday and
his appointment will be formally con-
frmed at a meeting of the trustees of
the estate today.
This sudden development in munich
pal affairs, with its political signiiic-
abee, has precipitated an alarming sit
uation for the Republican majority on
the board Of supervisors, who now
stand confronted with the necessity Of
acting on the name Of John II. Wilson,
L. l.. McCahdless' protege and Mayor
Fern g nominee for the position
No definite decision has been made
ms to the date Mr.. Collins win leave
office, but II is understood that he is
anxious to take up his new duties as
soon as possible without unnecessarily
interfering with the plans of the road
committee Of the supervisors.
Mr.. Collins declined to discuss bis
appointment yesterday, but II was
learned that he sent word to Supervisor
AIhbiug CuhlIuldH VI tue TOduS COAuulib-
tee, that he had accepted the position
with the Bishop estate.
The news came as blow to the super
visors-that is, the Republican super
visors-who were thrown into confu.
sion over the huge advantage the resig-
nation has given Mayor Fern, who
now has the conceded and unquestion-
ed power to appoint the successor Of
Mr. Collins. l.tt
A plan to reOrganize the engineering
department and separate il from the
road department. is already under dis
cussiOn as means of meeting the
emergency. ... "A
In John II. Wilson, the mayor q
choice for city engineer, the Republi.
cans see bitter enemy OF the frontage
tax. But he is the mayors appointee,
sent to the board with the others on
July 2, and he must either be confirm.
ed or disapproved. 80 W. 81
The resignation of Collins fore.
shadows one of the hveliest fights of
the supervisors, with Mayor Fern on
one side supported by his two Demo,
cratic supervisors, and the five Repub.
lican supervisors on the other.
, 4. p 2 . 81 I'd.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
FRIENDS mourn AT
nurses FUNERAL
Deep Sorrow Shown BY Many
For Tragic Death Of Miss
Florence Berg

The funeral of Miss Florence Berg,
whose sudden death Tuesday shocked
her many friends in Honolulu, was held
yesterday at the williams Undertak.
ing Pariors. Canon Ault performed the
services
The services were largely attended
by doctors and nurses and friends Of
the deceased, whose high respect for
her was shown in their deep sorrow for
her loss. The Queen 5 Hospital was
represented Mt the services by Super.
ntendent Roehl, and Miss Helen Mac.
farlane represented the training school.
Six nurses in uniform acted as pail
bearers, and the training school class
attended them in uniform.
A white casket, beautifully decOrat-
ed with flowers, contained the ashes of
the young nurse. The trustees of the
hospital and the training school sent
beautiful floral pieces Ms a mark Of re
spect.
At the cabled request of the father
of Miss Berg, the body was cremated,
and the ashes will be held here until
further word is received from him.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
Voted For Fern;
Not Old Enough
To Srve Country

A peculiar situation has arisen over
the refusal Of the Hauula board of
registration to register a young Ha-
waiian for the selectiye draft. As it
is, il is likely that criminal proceed
mgs may be instituted, not only
against the young man, but against his
father as well,
The story, as told by E., J. C'Son-
ny"D Gay and w. j.. Sheldon yester-
day is as follows: '. g..
On Tuesday morning a fine, strap
ping young Hawaiian appeared before
the board of registration at Hauula
and demanded to be registered. He
was told the registration was only for
those between twenty-One and thirty
one years of age. But he was over
twenty'one, the young fellow insisted.
On examination he was found to be
but nineteen years old. What is the
surprising end of il all is that the
young man voted at the last county
election-for Joe Fern, it is reported.
From the story told yesterday, it is
said that the young Hawaiian was in
duced and persuaded by his father to
register 50 that he could vote at the
last county election. He registered
and voted.
The father, it was reported yester-
day was the one TO give away the
whole thing. He was at the registra,
tion booth on Tuesday and when his
son appeared to register for the selec'
tive draft objected most strenuously
to his doing 50, asserting that the boy
was only nineteen years old.
On this showing, Harry Luahiwa
was not allowed to register.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
NEW PACIFIC LINE
STARTS IN week
Santa Cruz Sails From San
Francisco For Calcutta
,s liz via Honolulu 3

4, The planned East Indian service of
the Pacific Mail Company, one of the
ventures which help establish Vice
President John II. kosseter Of that cor
poration as one of the few men of
vision in American Pacific shipping,
starts on August 6. #-F
3 On that date the liner Santa Cruz
of the Pacific Mail feet, an American
owned and American built vessel, will
leave San, Francisco for Honolulu, Ma
Mia, Singapore and Calcutta, touching
at Colombo and Ccbu in addition on
the return trip. 49,. .Ar#.r
MT. ROsseter announces that his com
pany has already received assurances
OF sufficient support, both from travel
ers and shippers, here and in India and
Manila, TO warrant the Inauguration Of
regular fast freight and passenger
service between San Francisco and RIO.
nohlu, Manila, Singapore, Calcutta and
Colombo. '|>
The first vessel to leave the Coast
will be the Santa Cruz, sailing on Aug
ust 9, taking both passengers and
freight. This vessel has limited pas
seBger accommodations, but they are
of the most luxurious. She win arrive
at Manila August 30, leaving for Sing
apore on September |, where she ar
rives on the sixth of that month, leav-
ing for Calcutta the next day.
Calcutta will be reached on the thir-
teenth of September, where a stay of
five days will be made. :.
From there the Santa Cruz will
steam for Colombo, Ceylon, arriving on
September %. Only two days will be
spent there, when the vessel will start
on the return voyage to San Francisco,
calling in at Singapore on October /
and leaving for Manila on the third
she will arrive at the Philippine metro.
polls on October s and leave for Cebu
the following day, arriving there on
the eleventh and leaving for Honolulu
on the same day. She win arrive here
on October q and leaves for San Fran
cisco the next day. '.t ~ 3
The Santa Cruz being an American
built craft, win carry local passengers
from Honolulu to the Coast.
The dates of arrival and departure
in the above schedule may have to be
slightly altered through unavoidable
circumstances. Passengers should as
certain from the eompany's agents al
their port of embarkation the exact
date and hour of departure.
Following the departure of the SAINTS
Cruz from this port on the sixth OF
next month, the company will despatch
the fine steamer Colusa on the same
voyage on October 6, and then the
Santa Cruz again on November IA, an
other steamer mot yet ,named) in De
cember, and after that regular sail
ing every thirty days. s,.av y,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
WILL TOW BARGE
OF CONCRETE HERE
a. - --t \ .5t@
Experiment May Help, Revolution
ize Pacific Marine Trans
portation

Construction of the first concrete
steamer in the United States win be-
gin near Redwood City within few
weeks. The experimental hull will be
ready for its testing tow to Hawaii
within three months. ~"t IL
The San Francisco Shipbuilding Com
pany was officially organized recently.
The officers names are: W. L.'Comyn,
president; John Lawson, vice.president
George Hind, treasurer; Kenneth Mac,
donald, secretary; J. H. Baxter, direc,
tor, and Alan Macdonald, chief Of con,
structiOn.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
it was decided to rush work on the yard
near Redwood City, where the company
has large space Of deep.water littoral
As soon as the stocks are constructed
the forms for the concrete keelson will
be laid. Thence the forms win be built
up and the reinforced concrete poured
in until the whole shape is ready fol-
launching. -:~7 "'
There is, of course, secrecy rs to the
exact method of building the concrete
ships. The process has been developed
by the Macdonald brothers, who have
had much to do with concrete eonstruc
ton here since the Are. They claim to
have method Of mixing and rein
forcing the concrete which will give t.
the sides Of the vessel as much elias
ITCHY as steel. 80 tt,,f... '.,a.
The matter has been thoroughly
looked into by the men who have in
vested their money. They admit thai
the new departure is by way Of expert
ment, but point out that no single ex
pert has been able to give them a salts
factory reason why the concrete vesse
is impossible. b. -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04

surprise to her friends. They say that,
for more than year she was never
seen with any man but the captain, and
they accepted it almost for granted that
they were engaged. She was very
happy and light hearted in those last
days Of her service at the hospital, and
went about her work skipping and sing
ing like schoolgirl
Then Something Happened
She left the hospital in the same high
spirits, speaking of her marriage as
something of the immediate future. She
took n large, sunshiny room in the In
gleside, on Vineyard Street.
Then something, yet to be explained,
happened.
The sunshine went out of her face.
Her happy laughter was slenced.
One evening, late, she went out for
an automobile ride with party of four.
Returning, she was assisted out Of the
machine and into the house. A short
, time later the effects of her criminal
operation asserted themselves and she
was unable to leave her bed. When
her condition got such that il was most
serious, she was removed to the Bere-
tania Sanitarium, but too late to save
her. Yesterday her remains were ere.
mated at the Nuuanu Cemetery.
Called Ceaselessly
In the days that followed her first
sickness her mind was clear and deliri.
Gus by turn. Plaintively she called for
Captain Ludy to come to her. He Wis
tied her twice or thrice during the nine
days Of her illness, but the visits were
apparently not frequent nor long
enough to satisfy her, for she cease
lessly called for him. ...
Miss M. +. Fox and Miss J. NJ. Park.
inson--the two nurses who attended her
while she was at the Beretania Santa.
rium--declare the most pitiful thing
| they have ever heard were the cries
of the young nurse for the man she
spoke of as her fance. She described
| him, they say, as the one person who
should be with her in her cxtremis.
Fatal Auto Ride
The police are apparently working
on the theory that the criminal opera
ton was performed the evening she
went on the last motor ride. They
have taken charge of the garments she
wore on that occasion, and the blood
marks they bear presumably will b.
used as proof of the theory.
| SO far no announcement has beer
made by the Army as to what actor
it will take on the request for mill
tary investigation. The city attorney
Office is also retieent, though it admits
an investigation Is progressing. 1t will
probably not make any further an
nouncement until after the coroner 3 in
quest is held, which will be some TIM
this week
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
EXPECT SENATOR HERE

Ad,ires published in San Francisco
from Seattle state that the steamer
Senator was expected in the Puget
Sound port to take cargo of coal to
the Hawaiian Islands. No announce.
mrut has been made locally of such IA
churtrr. The Senator has already fgur-
ed in one exciting event in Hawaii,
when, several years ago, II was DIES
patched by the Alaska packers on II
labor raid to Honolulu, and was the
rrutrr for one Of the biggest legal
,torms that ever broke in local courts
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
ARMY MEDICO'S NAME q.
FIGURES in NURSES CASE
Military Authorities Asked To Investigate Facts Sur
rounding Death Of Girl From Criminal Operation
Expected To Become a Bride; Instead Died Id
Agony, With Name Of Expected Husband On Her Lips

United States Army officers have
been formally called upon to investi-
gate the circumstances surrounding the
death of Miss Florence Berg, and in
connection with these the part which
may have been taken by Captain John
Budy of the medical corps, department
hospital Fort Shafter. K
Already an investigation, in which
the name of the captain figures, has
been launched by officials OF the city
attorneys Office, but secrecy covers
their movements and no statement
whatever will be made by them until
after the inquest. The inquest will
probably be held Saturday.
Friends Aroused
Miss Berg died Tuesday following a
criminal operation, and the cirrum.
stances surrounding her ease have
aroused her many Honolulu friends Ia
action, which resulted in the demand
being made on the Army for a thorough
inquiry into the matter.
For several days the detective de,
paEtment has been working on the mat.
ter and has examined score of wit,
nesses, including the nurses who attend,
ed the girl at the Bcrctania Sanitarium
and to whom, it is said, Miss Berg re-
vealed the name of the man response
Bile for the condition that made either
marriage or the dangerous and criminal
operation necessary.
Expected To Marry
She had, up to two weeks before heI
deathbed agonies, fully expected tc
marry and had cOnfded her good news
to her intimate friends o..
Among the pitiful effects of the dead
girl, found by her friends Yesterday
when they were packing up her things
to send them to her relatives, with hal
ashes, were daintily hemmcd table nap
kins, fimsy doilies and those Other
things for the decoration of homo
that brides delight in. There was also
a letter from her sister on the Coast
congratulating her on her coming mar
rage and wishing her all tho happi
ness that was her due "A happiness
that had been turned into death with
in few days after the letter had beer
received here. Hi''.
Bride Of Army Doctor
1t was TO Doctor Ludy that she wal
| to be married, she told her friends a
the Queens Hospital, where she wa
engaged'as nurse, and the weddinf
was to be immediate, she cOntided
repeivihg the congratulations will
happy sftiles. To these friends she ex
hibited MOTIONS of her trousseau. Sh'
gave the impression of n happy girl
eager for the day when she would b
the wife of the man she loved. Ant
this man, she confessed, was Captain
Ludy.
The news did not come altogether as ;
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
CAPT. MORTON HAS
Become BENEDICT

Capt. Henry L. Morton, the famous
Pacific skipper, who piloted the yacht of
Due de Montpensier around the world,
was married recently to Miss May Free
Of Seattle in Shanghai, China. The
couple is now honeymooning in Japan.
The captain was formerly marine sur
veyor Of Shanghai, and last year be
came general manager Of the greatest
hotel system in the Orient, which in,
elules the well'known ,Astor House and
Palace Hotel Of Shanghai. Mrs. Nor
ton was formerly the private secretary
OF a big commercial house in the same
city.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
APPOINTED CLERK

Miss Frances NJ. McDermott has been
appointed clerk to the United States
district attorney, taking the place of
Mrs. Edith Il. Counts, resigned. Mrs,
Counts, who was Miss Edith Pratt, was
the only civil service member Of the
local federal judiciary, with which she
was connected for many years.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
NO CLUE IS FOUND
TO BUTTE LYNCHERS
Woman Representative In Con
uress Asks Federal Aid
Associated Press by U. s. Naval Com
~ -. Innnication Servicel

BUTTE, August 3--No clues to the
identity Of the vigiiantes who lynched
the !. W. ". leader here have yet been
obtained by the police or county Off
cals. 1t is understood that Miss Ran,
kin, the woman congressional represen
tative is seeking federal aid in tracing
them.
The situation here was considerably
clarified yesterday and last night.
Guardsmen continue to keep order and
no further trouble is now expected to
grow ont of the affair.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04

"When Your Back is Lame-Remem-
her the Name" Don Z simply ask for
kidney rcmedy-ask distinctly for
Doan'S Backache Kidney Pills and
take no other. Doan's Backache Kid
ney Pills are sold by all druggists and
storekeepers at SOC a box, (sx boxes
$500 or will be mailed on receipt of
price by the HOLSTER Drug Co, or
Benson, Smith & Co., agents for the
Hawaiian Observation-Disclosures.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
BY Merchants Exchange

San Francisco-Iny y, arrived, II a. IN,
str, Matsonia. hence July -
Yokohama - Steamed. August l. str. Rem
brandt, for Honolulu.
San Fnnrisco July n. sailed. 400 p. NJ,
str. China, FOR Honolulu
San FranriscO-AugUst T. arrived str
Persia Mara. hence July -.
San Francisco August /, sailed, str. Unkai
Maru No. 2, for Honolulu
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
Feel Achy All Over!

To ache all over
in damp weather,
or after taking a
cold, ism 7 natural,
and often indi-
9 Gates XII d n e y
weakness. U ri c
acid causes many
queer aches, pains
and disorders of
the organs. Well
kidneys keep uric
acid down. Tired,
u " nervous
people would dc
well TO try Doan 5
D Backaehe Kidney
Pills. They slim
ulate the Kidneys
TO activity and SC
help clear the
blood of irritat,
ing poisons.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
U. S. MAKES ADDITIONAL
LOAN TO THE BEL CLANS
ASSOCIATED Press BY o. s Naval Com
munication Service)

WASIIINHTON, August Am add.
ti"uaI loan of two and halt million
dollars was made to Belgium yesterday
for war purposes.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
grid +TS.nivideud tUnauotsd, 81. u
SAN FRANCISCO QUOTATIONS

SAN FRANCISCO, August 3-Foll0wing
are the opening and closing quotations OF
sugar and other stocks In the San Fran
cisco market yesterday; Pei. an ...E.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
BONDS

Between Boards
.n.gt 10, Board Sales ..,.t ns
Pacific Sugar Bonds. $1,000. 100; waialua,
3. 2750; Olaa, Is, IL; OnOmea, ., 20, %, 81;
Haw'n Pines, O. 44.J0: II. Il, 4 NJ. Co., %,
1900. I =
Sugar Quotations
July 90 1917.
So analysis beets mo adyicesl. a.
Parity- 80" .
00o Cent. for Hawaiian sugarO :. >. TO2
Rubber Quotations
July "a. 1911
Sihgapore ''''.'.........s.. ........r Dn.gO
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS
Endau Devel. 90. .

Endau Devel. 90. .........
LIST Ass. TO% pd .......
2nd ASS. fully paid 80.
Haiku r. & =. 60. pfd o.. .
Haiku +. \ =. Go, com g..
Hawaii Con. ny. III A..,
wall Con. Ry, &c, D..
Hawaii Con. Ry. common .
Hawaiian Electric Co. ...
Hawaiian Pineapple Co.
! lion. Brew. a Malt. co.,.
Honolulu Gas I0.........
Hon. n. y. & l.. Co...,...
Inter-lsland \, n. co. ....
Mutual Telephone co.....
Oahu Ry. 4 Land Cu.....
Pahang Rubber CO........
SelRma bindings pfd .....
| Same (T0A pdO..-.,....
TanJOng Olak Rubber 60. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
PASSENGERS DEPARTED

II, >tr wllhelminn, for San Frrn,i.ro.
July Il Mrs. &. Atherton Adams. G. &. An
drIs,nI T.. NJ. Bruwn, n. J. Blake. f. J
liurllrr, Mrs NJ r, BrHneT, j. Buckley. Il.
Behr. Mrs, y Brooks. Mrs. ]. Brown Mr..
and Mrs. 7. J. Baker. Charles Clark, Miss
/, Clark, j. Cathcart Miss 4. Deming,
Churlr~ Dw light, Mrs. W. Edwards, Miss NJ
Edwards Miss claire Evans, J. r. Folsom.
Mr. { H. Forbes, Miss NJ. Forbes, A. Field
n,au. u. l.. Faye. Mrs. u. J. Gosse. Miss &.
Jenkins. MIR and Mrs ., Jorgrnsen Mrs.
T.. 4 Jones aud two children. Mr.. and Mrs.
r Lawson. Il. &. Lydecker. Mrs g. X.
! I.,lman. Mrs. NJ. Little. II. II. LoustUu. :. =,
, Murray. Miss Dorathea Mari, Mrs Edgar
| M",hrr aud infaUt, Miss 4. e. MrNIunus.
] y. Mclaughlin, Mrs, II. o. Mckay. Mis-,
NJ MrDnnaId DIR. A. NJ. owen MrS. T.
| T"wrIL Wood Peters 4: Patterson. Mr. and
Mrs. II. II Powell. Mrs j. W. rratt. J.
" rraur Ir., Miss +, A.Pnttt Master J.
| f. Iratr. u. QuinlHn winiam Rathuuu
| nv aud Mrs. =, q, Riley Miss Emmu
schmidt Miss Fannie schmidt, Mrs. II Il
sterling. Miss Sterling Charles !. Sauers
! Mrs catherine SAVERS, Mrs, NJ Scott Mr.
and Mrs q. G.. SaiTbry, Mrs. G Torhct
/ Mr. and Mrs. Utsnnomiyn. Mrs. Charles
! Va!r MIR aud Mrs. s. W. Wilcox Miss NJ
! WILCOX. Mrs. IL. y .Wishard, Mrs. { T.
! Wi.yimS Mrs. l. NJ, Zachary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-04
UNLISTED SECURITIES
. Honolulu. August .. 1917.

SaleA 4. .g
Montana Bingham 1000 zoe: 5000. 4Dc;
Hon. Con Oil 125, 400; 1850, 4.25; Mineral
Products, Q0T5, he; $3.50, lie; 5000. lie;
MADEIRA Gold, 2l0O 3Gc; Engels Copper,
2441, 6.37lL, . ......., ~. ". - ~, ..'.