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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
SHIPPERSDONOT
EXPECT TO Find
FOOD SHORTAGE
Letter Contains Assurance That
Government Purposes Not
to Take off Steamers

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= .@st r-srr s...@ ~ =
= "ln answer to your inquiry =
= relative to securing return ac- =
4 conamodations in the event of
\ war being declared wish 70 y
\ say that the War, Navy and \
= State Departments are authority =
= for the statement that American =
y steamers must be operated be- =
\ tween the mainland and the Isl =
= ands, even If war Is declared, =
because of the large Army and =
4 NsNy personnel in tire isisnds =
= which has to be furnished with 4
= supplies" =
The above is an extract from a let
ter received few days ago by the
local agency of the Great Northern
Pacific Steamship Company, Fred l.,
Waldron, Ltd, from General Traffic
Manager III. A, Jackson OF the COM
nany. II was written prior to the
United States declaration OF war upon
Germany but is of extreme timeliness
in furnishing assurance that the gov
w -
f<sSefs plying between San Francesca
and 40holula; TO endanger the Inn
ported food supply of the territory.
The local Great Northern agency,
through Treasurer Robert 3. Booth,
gave copy OF Jackson's letter TO the
Starr Bulletin this morning for publ
cation The letter is dated March 10
and is from the general traffic man
ayers office in San Francisco. II
strengthens the belief that the Hill
liner will continue in the Hawaiian
service until the expiration of her
schedule May II, when she is due
=, leave here for San Francisco on
her final voyage of the present season.
Expect No Food Shortage
That there is no need for alarm
over the food situation in the terri
tory is the general opinion Of whole
(Continu on page eight
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
Congress fastening War Measures;
Cuba and Brazil to Join CoSfIict
{ .Assoeiated Pres BY cabIel

WASHINGTON, D. G., April The second day Of
America with Germany found every agency action
the lines predetermined and awaiting only action
to put them in operation.
Congress is now working hard on the army and
finance measures.
NEW YORK N y, April THE Cuban congress is ex
peced to declare Germany tonight according to
received here.
LONDON, Eng, April Lit is reported here that there
will be declaration of Germany by Brazil next Mon
day One of the grievances which Brazil holds IS Germany
taking of the Brazilian steamer Borneo into German port
with II of the crew
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
cHAMsER MEETS MoSDAy

= Members of the Chamber Of
= Commerce are TO meet Monday
= morning at 10 o'clock to pass q
= resolution Endorsing the action
= taken by President Wilson and
= Congress in declaring war on
= Germany The meeting WIN be
= held in the makai end Of the roof
= garden. Young Hotel. and every
= member Of the chamber Is asked
= to be present
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
WHEAT SLUMP GIVES u. S. CAUSE FOR
WORRY, GOVERNOR CALLS PLANTERS
Mr. Pnkam in Letters to Pres dent of Association Urges That
Managers Of Plantations Tate up Problem OF More AgrI-
culture to Make Hawaii Self Supporting
fAssociated Fress BY Cablel

ASSOCIATED Press BY Gaptel
y 49, $%S<$ $<N<
= WASHINGTON, o. C., April 2. I
= Serious realization came to the I
. federal officials today that the
. nation must conoerve tic food
= stuffs.
= A prospective and probable Z
= stump Of 5o,oooco9 bushels ~ .
; winter wheat. as cor1psre6 with :
; the crop Of 1915, ess reported =
= today based on the Individual re- =
ports Of agents Of the govern. :
; ntent throughout the wheat-pro- :
; ducine statcs and in the biz mill :
; ing and marketing centers.
) With this slump. the first war =
} feeding problem confr9nts the =
, country. =
The department Of agriculture =
) forecasts q winter wheat crop Of =
: 4so.ooo, 900 bushels, based on. the :
} conditions Of early April. This =
Is only 63.4 per cert Of the nor. =
mai crop. The rye crop forecast =
10 10000 COO bushels, the largest :
on record. =
cHackGo. IT,. April 7.--Ae- :
ceptipo the government wheat re- :
port IS real calamity. the :
uarkct advanced sepset ionalIy
here today. May wheat vent e :
ez.f2 IA :
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
Maui Starts On
Her Maiden Trip

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= SHE'S on her way.
The new hatson flagship Maui. 4
= finest and biggest liner of the 4
= Matscn Navigation Company's I
= fleet. is on her maiden voyage to I
= Hawaii nei from San Francisco. I
= At 1885 this afternoon the To- 1
= cal Matson agency, Castle &
= Cooke, received the following
cable message: I
= Maui sailed; 7476 tons cargo 4
= Honolulu. 10I7 Hilo." 4
The new liner is scheduled to I
= reach Honolulu some time Thurs (
= day. probably late in the after :
y noon. .-.-s I
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
ENTENTE LOSE MANY
AIRPLANES, TEUTONS
FEW, BERLIN CLAIMS

BERLIN, Germany, April 7.-Ac-
cording to recent reports. the Entente
Allies have lost A aeroplanes on The
western front, 80 being destroyed in
aerial engagements. Five German
machines have not returned
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
Russia Wants
Kaiser Along
With Nicholas
t.Associated press by cable)

eAssociated Press by Cable
- <%<< .
= PETRoGRAD. Russia, April z. =
= Minister of Justice kerensky, 4
in the new cabinet, today issued =
= statement saying that IL the Z
= Germans will follow the example =
4 OF Russia and dethrone their en- 4
y peror 1--WE will offer a possibility
= Of Freiiminary negotiations for =
\ peace" =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
GOVERNMENT TAXES
over SHIP YARDS

That the government has cpmman.
deered for war construction purposes
all the shipbuilding plants in the
United States. the Pacific coast IN.
clnded, is stated in csblegfsm re.
ceived by the intefIsIand from James
a. kennedy, its president and general
manager The message IS IN response
to cable sent bin three days ago by
K NJ Dowsett, first vicespresident Of
the corporation
Because Of this situation, which
Kennedy cables has resulted IN the
laying aside Of al private work con
tracts by the plants. the Interlsland
president was unable to Place any
contract with the Union Iron Works
or other Pacific coast or eastern
plants for the delivery o. steamer
to replace the wrecked Maui. kenne.
dy Is returning on the new Matson
flagship Maui. which was due 70 steam.
from San francisco today on her
maiden voyage q Honolulu
suffered BY the foes and left behind
IN his retreat for the burial parties Of
the Allies.
Northwest Of Noreuil the British
also made marked gains, according to
the official reports last night
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
Relief Ship
Torpedoed

ASSOCIATED Press by Cablel
$tf%$$ %Sv%< y
X
= WASHINGTON, ID. c., April Z. =
The Belgian relief steamer >
= Anna Fostenes has been sunk by. \
= submarine, with a cargo of =
= grain worth s350,000. y
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
U-BOAT VICTIMS
SUFFER At SEA
fAssociated Pres by cable,

LONDON, England, April THE
Danish steamer Esther has been sunk.
The men. taking to the boats. we're
exposed for five days. part OF the
time to a snowstorm, and when res
cued were unable to walk
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
MORE TROOPS ORDERED
|. TO GUARD PEARL CITY

To assist the three troops of the
4th Cavalry alreadysstationed at Pearl
City, one more troop was ordered in
from Scnofield Barracks this morning
Thursday six troops relieved the S2nd
Infantry but il VAS found that the ad,
ditional guard duty made necessary
by the war demanded more soldiers
and the extra troop was sent for. The
other three troops are stationed al
Forts Kameha.1eha and shafteT.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
) GOVERNORS LETTER
! TO PLANTERS HEAD
Hcnolu.u. April 6, 1917.
George Rodiek, Esq,
President Hawaiian Sugar


George Rodiek, Esq, .
President Hawaiian Sugar
: Planters Assn,
Honolulu, T. II.
, Sir: hand you a copy Of a ,
) Proclsmation issued this day rel
alive to the food supplies OF the
! TERRITORY. The matter should be
very seriously considered by the
members of your organization.
Your managers can do more TO
) straighten this food problem than
\ professional men
Should the plantations under
\ take this matter II seems to me
il VIII work opt to their and the
territorgis advantage in peace
md war This sort OF agriculture
needs men OF every day sense,
; energy. persistence and self re.
) lance. Diversity has It's Obvious
advantages.
Very respectfully,
aSisnedg sI.IitIiTS e. PISKHAai,
Goseriicr of Hawaii.
l
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07

Action on bill to establish pipe
lire in Halawa valley. Molokai. has
been deferred until Monday
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07

Representative Lyman's bill relat-
ing to the regulation Of stamp duties.
passed third reading.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07

sBid. FIX dividend. +Ungaoted.
.. Asked. b. Did.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-07
hAILs

Sonoma. April ?.
For San francisco:
Lurline. april 10,
From Vancouver:
Niagara, April IS.
For Vancouver:
Makura. April q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
PEACE BOMBS FOR CONGRESS,
Emergency Federation Arranges Big
! Anti-War Demonstration

NEW YORK, Ma rch 27.-Pacifists plan
to lombard Washington with protests
against war when Congress conyenes
next Monday, ii is announced by the
Emergency Peace Federation.
I'VE hope, if possible. to create as big
4 peace demonstration in Washington
as has ever been held" said a statement
issued by the federation. I'VE are 60
ing to show Congress and the President
that the anti-war party in this country
is in the majority. We expect to have
10000 and probably $4,000 pacihsts
marching through the streets when
Congress convenes at noon If the gov
eminent will not listen to the voice of
peace lovers, it may be impressed with
the sight of them.
experimenting our demonstration
there Will be another. 1t will be in the
form of 100000 kilograms and letters.
which will reach the President and ar
irving congressman on that day We
are sending 10000 letters to ali parts
of the country, telling pacitists who
cannot be in Washington to send tele-
grams. Our purpose is patriotic Presi-
dent Wilson says he wants to know how
the public stands. We will tell him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
Senator Weeks a Critic
of Transfer of Gen. Wood
to Southern Department

The order transferring Maj Gen.
Leonard Wood from command of the
Department of the East to the new
Department of the Southeast has stirred
UP much criticism here.
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts. n
member Of the military affairs com
mittee. charged that the transfer was
a ''pernicious piece Of petty politics. -
He said:
The transfer of Gen. Leonard Wood
10 the comparatively uuimportant divi-
sion of the southeast is most disheart
enins, coming as it does a a time when
patriotic citizens everywhere are try
ing TO make the military establishment
effective. The promotion of DR.. Gary
son was without excuse. but it was
not of sufficient Importance to greatly
affect the naval service
Gen Woods detachment, however
at this time is a matter of the creates,
military importance No man has done
:" much during the past TWO wears 70
stimulate patriotic endeavor. More
over. he knows his department bette,
than any officer on the active list and
ms rank entities his retaining il In
due time those responsible for weaken
ing our military organization at sucb
q time as this Will have to explain rho
reasons for doing this. In the mean
time, those competent to Judge viii
nave out one opinion, that il is a per
Alclous piece OF petty politics."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
FEARS WORK WILL STOP
ON RIVERS AND HARB0RS
Senator Ransdell Asks Friends of
Waterways to Petition Congress
for Needed Appropriations

Senator Ransdell of Louisiana, president
of the Rivers and Harbors Congress, has
issued statement urging friends of
the waterways of the country to beSur
themselves in the interests of a rivers and
harbors bill and the sundry civil bill, con-
tanning many items for waterway i'm
prove,nents. which failed at the last ses-
sion Of Congress
Not a dollar" he said. has been APP
propriated to continue the work on rivers
and harbors during the coming fiscal
year and unless the needed funds are
provided at the coming special session of
Congress practically all work of this char
acter must soon cease.
when a general strike on all the rail-
ways of the country was threatened last
summer it was suddenly realized that
because it leads out from our greatest
center of the iron and steel industry. a
dependable channel in the Ohio river
would be of the greatest value to our
navy. In time of war the existence OF
non-eXistence of such a channel might
readily prove to be the factor which would
decide whether our flag should float II
victory or be lowered in defeat
For more than a year the traffic ms
tory of the United States has been prin
cipally record of delay congestion. cal
shortage and embargoes. | have no douo
that the losses which these delays an.
embargoeS have caused to the merchants
manufacturers ard workingmen of th'
United States have been far greater thar
the total sum that would be required Il
improve every river and harbor in th'
country.
are utterly unable to handle the traffic il
time of peace, in Gods name what Woult
happen in time of war;?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
dONORs FOREIGN SAVANTS.
Committee Formed to Make France
Intellectual Center Gives Banquet.

PARIS. March %, 1850 ANA COM
mittee presided over by F. Larnaude.
dean of the Paris faculty of law. which
has been formed with the object of
making France a world center in in
tellectual questions, gave a luncheon
today in honor of number of foreign
savants who are now in Paris. The
guests included representatives of Rus
STA. Belgium, Italy. Serbia. Brazil, Por-
tugal and the United States Wallace
G. Sabine. dean of the Harvard scien-
tific school. was the American repre-
sentative.
Two hundred of the most prominent
figures in the French intellectual world
We're present at the luncheon. Lucieu
Polncare, director of higher education
and cousin of the president. emphasized
the Importance of the reunion as a first
step toward the foundation of an intel
lectual entente. He advocated the
foundation in Paris of a big club on
American lines, where workers in the
intellectual and scientific world might
meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
OFFERS GARTER SNAKES
TO "EAT UP" GERMANS
Man Calls at Treasury With Plan to
Put Teutons "Out of
Business.

Il want to put the Germans out OF
business" This was the explanation
given by 2 man who endeavored to IN
wade the Treasury Department after
hours this afternoon. The Waterman
on the west door held him up.
Whom do you want to see? he
asked
The Secretary Of the Treasury. re-
piled the visitor
You want to see the Secretary
What's your scheme To put the Ger
mans ont of business? ] must know
said the Waterman.
I don't want to tell anybody but the
Secretary.
You will have to tell me or you
can't get through" said the Waterman
Well. if ! must" said the visitor
| these viii eat them up.
He dug his hands in the pockets OF
his coat and brought out from each
bunch of small garter snakes.
They will do the business, he said
The Waterman went to ring the bel
for the captain Of the watch, when the
visitor, apparently alarmed. ran away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
RESTORING ORDER IN CUBA.
Anxiety Over the Rebellion Appears
to Be Subsiding.

SANTIAGO, Cuba. March &c (Monday).
"A long step in the direction of the
establishment of governmental control
was taken today in the dispatchng of
1.500 soldiers from Santiago to Guam
tanamo. Neither Aureio Hevia secre-
tary of the interior, who is stil here,
nor officers of the army profess to fear
serious resistance by rebels in the Guam
tanamo district, Notwithstanding the fact
that it is the headquarters of Rigoberto
Fernandez. the rebel leader, who has a
considerable force with him.
The nucleus of rebels nearest Santiago
is that "a Songo. some twenty miles away.
tnimDortant Skirmishes have occurred,
but no determined effort has been made
thus far to dislodge them. Reports from
ManZanllo. Daiquiri, Firmezo. FL Cobre
and points near Antila are that all is
quiet.
Much publicity has been given the COM
munication from Washington, presented
TO the Cuban government by William T..
Gonzales, the American minister, in which
Were reiterated the declarations that the
United States would have no dealings
with The rebels and was determined to
support the constitutional government in
every manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
D. c. NAVAL MILITIA
IS EXPECTING CALL
Commander Brummet Issues
Rush Instructions for Re-
cruiting Campaign.
PLACES IN WASHINGTON
WHERE YOU CAN ENLIST

Stations have been established
IN various parts OF the city
where Young men and women
may enlist and enroll in the
military service III time OF war.
The stations are:
Army - Recruiting tent at
Penn ylvania avenue and eth
street northwest, and flag
station in front OF the Comm
bus statue at the Union station.
Navy-Recruiting station at
9th street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. and at sea-
mems quarters at the Washing
ton navy yard. loot OF 9Th street
southeast.
Marine Corps-Marine bar
racks. Sth and G. streets south
east.
Naval reServe-Enrollment OF
fee for men and women, 9th
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
District National Guard -
Armory, Az L street northwest.
1st Separate Battalion. Dis
trict militia, colored troops, al
ready ordered to duty-Armory
at 18th and u streets northwest.
District naval militia-Armory
at Water and O streets south
west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
NEW DEMAND FOR VOTE,
Mrs. Pankhurst Urges Immediate
Grant in Letter to Premier.

LONDON. March ETA new demand
for the immediate grant OF suffrage to
women has been made on Premier
Lloyd George by Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst, the militant leader. In Il letter
to the premier Mrs. Pankhurst recalls
his speech in the house of commons on
March Z. in which he expressed the
readiness of the government to grant
self-government to Ireland without
waiting for the end of the war She
adds:
we take it for granted that YOU
make the same offer to us and that YOU
are prepared, during the war and with
out delay. to give us self-government in
the shape of the parliamentary vote.
We declare our whole hearted
acceptance of the offer, which is 50
very obviously implied in the offer to
Ireland. of a government measure of
woman suffrage to be carried into law
Immediately"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
DEFINES LABoR's ATTITUDE.
Samuel Gompers Warns Against Elk
ploitation for Contractors Benefit.

NEW YORK, March 27.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, in statement here
last night declared the position OF
organized labor in regard to the prepa
rations for war and what may be done
in war time has been deliberately mis-
represented in some quarters.
The position of organized labor.
said Mr.. Gompers is this: 1t is patri-
otic and loyal from start to finish; 1t
viii do all that can be done for the
government and the nation, but it Will
not stand for the exploitation or labor
for the benefit of army contractors.
Mr.. GomperS announced that, as
chairman of the section of the National
Council of Defense, charged with hand
ling labor affairs he had called con-
ference in Washington next Monday OF
labor men, manufacturers and scien
fists Invitations, he said. had been eX-
tended to three hundred men prominent
in the three fields,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
WANTS FORCE OF $4,000.
National Defense Committee Re.
cruiting Medical Reserve Officers.

NEW YORK. March 27.-Twenty-fiye
thousand medical reserve officers is the
goal of recruiting campaign begun
today by the auxiliary medical commit
tee for national defense. TWENTY-FIVE
thousand is not too many to begin
WITH says a letter received by presi-
dent Henry c. Coe of the Medical Re-
serve Corps from Surgeon General
William c. Gorgas. The basis of this
estimate is ten surgeons for every
1000 men. The Medical Reserve Corps
now numbers about 5000, of whom
1000 have come in within the last
eighteen months.
A committee of ten physicians will be
appointed to study the plans followed
in England and France under which
the practice of doctors who enter mill
tary or naval. service is taken over in
their absence by physicians who re-
main in civil life, and returned intact
when the army and navy surgeons are
mustered out of service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
CLOTH UPPERS FOR SHOES.
Retail Dealers Announce Adoption of
Substitute for Leather.

NEW YORK, March 27.-The execu-
tive committee of the National Retail
Shoe Dealers Association announces
will be more generally used than eve"
before during the coming season.
Cloth uppers will appear in a bewilder-
ing variety of colors. The association
has decided to appoint committee +"
instruct buyers throughout the country
relative to proper combinations OF
colorS.
The crest of the wave of high shoe
prices has almost been reached" said
a X. Geuting, secretary and treasurer
OF the executive committee. BY next
fall, | should say. Il shoe costing 81 to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
REPUBLICAN SPLIT
|. CHEERS DEMOCRATS
Lenroot Issues Statement 0p-
posing Mann's House Or
ganization Plan.
AGAINST BI-PARTISANSHIP

\ statement by Representative Len
root OF Wisconsin. issued late today
opposing Representative Mann's propu-
sition looking to bipartisan organic
tion OF the House. split the republicaa
organization in the House and cheerrI
democrats because Of the evident dI-
vision in the ranks Of their opponent.
Representative Lenroot declared thar
the bipartisan proposition viii 800,
stand analysis and also favored a pro-
visional organization which shall con-
tinue until the way appropriations are
passed. if IT is impossible To organic
the House either by republicans or by
democrats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-27
SPEEDING UP THE WORK
ON COAST GUARD CUTTERS
Plans and Specifications Under Way
for Five New Vessels Authorized
by Congress.

The coast guard is speeding up construc-
ton on the five new cutters authorized
by the asst Congress. The marine design
ers and engineers of the service are now
at work drawing the plans and prepar-
ing specifications. These will be rushed
to completion and made ready for dis
tribution among those ship builders who
would wish to submit estimates The
date for receiving bids will be put for
ward to as early a date as practical.
Quick construction Will be one of the de-
terminng factors in the award of the
contracts.
Two years would ordinarily he required
for construction. If this time can be cut.
and the vessels put into commission and
service in the event of war. in time to
take part in the military activities that
will be required of the coast guard, they
will be desired factor in national de-