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The Washington times., 1917-02-13

RamminE an umbrella down a mans
throat il a pleasantly. and not an overt
act Of hostility at all.
Opening IL after the ramming has
been done comes bit nearer being an
overt act, but on saturday the Ad-
ninistration still hesitated as to whether
II might not be construed in friendly
light.
Pulling il out again. open. should close
the incident entirely and practically, we
suppose. II a tonsil or two were re-
moved in the process. 80 much the worse
for the tonsil. What right has an
American to have tonsils?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
NAME NEWMANAGER
FOR RAPID TRANSIT
Directors Meet and Select H. S.
Johnson To Succeed c. G..
Ballentyne, Resigned " '

H. Stuart johnson will become man.
ager of the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
Land Company on January l, succeed
ing c. G.. Ballentyne who rendered his
resignation short time since to be eff
fective' on that date. Mr.. Ballentyne
leaves the company to go to Bingham
where he will manage the Montana.
Bingham Mining Company, the business
and possibilities of which he investi.
gated for Honolulu interests during a
recent visit to Utah.
Ever since Mr.. Ballentyne announced
that he would resign the management
of the rapid transit company there has
been keen interest as to who would be
named as his successor. This question
was finally determined by the direct.
Ors of The company at meeting which
was held at noon yesterday, after which
the announcement was made.
Mr.. Johnson has been connected with
the Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land
Company at various times since the
organization of the company. His last
term of connection with the company
began about four years ago. He Is u
civil engineer by profession and has re-
Gently had charge especially of the
track rehabilitation which the company
has planned and Which is soon to be
well underway.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
Party Of Seventeen
Engineers Is
Reported Missing
Members Of Contingent Caught
In EncircIing Movement Be-
Iieyed To Have Been Captured
Fighting Until Overcome


WASHINGTON, December l7-(As-
ISOLATED Press --Seventee enlisted
men of the United States railroad en-
gineers contingent have been missing
from the Cambria sector since Novem-
Der. This was officially reported from
the Western front yesterday.
/ The missing men were part of a
body of railroad engineers who were
caught in the attempted eneircling
movement of Prince Rupprecht. Throw
ing aside picks and shovels they pick
ed up rifles and entered bravely into
the fight. Caught between the enemy
and the British fire they threw them
selves prone and later managed, in
most instances, to get to the British
lines where they materially aided in the
repulse of the enemy
The seventeen missing are believed
to have been captured, fighting brayely
on until overpogered.
& The conduct of this force has been
warmly commended by both British and
French army officials.
Lieutenant Boyle, of the medical
corps, who has been attached to the
British army, is officially reported to
have been severely wounded in an en-
gagement which occurred on Decem.
ber7.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
QUEBEC SLACKERS
RIOT OVER DRAFT

SHERBROOKE, Quebec, November
ga riotous crowd tonight broke up
a meeting here at which Minister OF
Justice Doherty and Hon. C. c. Ballan
tyne attempted to speak on conserip
ton
The rioters were held back only by
q fire hose at the stage door when they
attempted to storm the stage where
the speakers were, .-.,
The riot lasted more than three
hours. The mob broke through the
doors Of the theater and were repealed
by the citizens who had been occupying
seats on the ground floor. There were
at least twenty pitched battles. The
entire front of the theater was smash.
ed to splinters. .'=5'. ,,.b,
At the end of the meeting the chair,
man called on the peaceful people to
Semain inside. + -. g..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
Transport Crews
May Be- Part Of
Service

WASHINGTON, December H.
ASSOCIATED Press) Bringing Of the
crews Of all transports, all mine
layers and numbers Of other craft
into the military service will be
recommended 10 congress In the
report Of Quarternaster General
sharpe which will be presented to
congress today. His report goes
strongly into, the necessity of this
TO promote greater degree Of en-
cheney. M . ..q.5.f
This report Of the quartermaster
general Is not issued for this special
purpose as IL Is his annual report
and it Is Of great interest In that IL
is the first report which he has
rendered to congress since the entry
Of the United States into the war.
Ne deals at length with the under
taktngs which his department has
successfully carried forward.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
MEXICO APPoRTl0NING l."
/" CORN TO NEEDY PEOPLE

MEXICO CITY, December l7--(As-
ISOLATED Press)--The City Council of
the Federal District has announced that
the corn recently purchased from the
United States, a part of which has just
arrived will be sold to the community
at the rate Of two Kilograms, (4.40
pOunds) a day for each person, so that
spectators cannot get hold of any con
siderable amount. The corn win be
sold under government supervision in
special booths throughout the federal
district. r-~r t-f-e =, .-r
General GregOri Ozuna, the munici,
pal president, has announced that he
will not allow any one TO profit from
the distribution of this cereal as it is
for the benefit of the people and win
be sold at the net cost to the govern
ment,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
HOUSE WILL VOTE
ON PROHIBITION
Today's RoIlcalI Expected To
E Show Two-thirds Of Bepre-
sentatives In Favor

WASHINGTON, December l7-(As,
ISOLATED Press Nationwide prohibit.
tion Is expected to pass the house OF
representatives, where it is the first
order of business today. The belief
is expressed that il win easily have
two-thirds in its favor on the roll call.
Leaders last night said that the senti.
ment in the house was so strong they
felt no doubt OF the result. In the
senate there Is not so strong prohibi.
ton sentiment but it is believed the
required two.thirds vote can also be
secured there. p.
Prospects for the passage of the
equal suffrage measure are not bright
and il is believed that 1t win not be
possible to get this amendment through
congress at this session.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
IS ASKED
!. BY CHINA T0TAKE
over RAILROADS
BoIshe-viki Forces Seize Chinese
Eastern Railway and Action
Rouses Alarm
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
ADD TO RISING FEAR
Consuls At Hardin Asked To Take
United Action In Which China
win Acquiesce


PEKING, December 16-(Associated
Press - China is thoroughly aroused
at the action of the Bolshe Wiki gov
eminent or Of forces dominated by the
Russian radicals in taking over the
Chinese Eastern Railways and fears
for the result in the light of the present
approachment of Russia and Germany,
Announcement was made today that
Bolshe- Wiki forces had taken over this
railroad and grave fears were express
ed. An immediate appeal was made to
the diplomatic representatives, of the
Entente powers, IL is announced.
Following the action of the Bolshe'
Wiki all Of the consuls at Harnin were
notified by the Chinese of this action
and requested TO take over from the
Bolshe-yiki this railway and any other
railways leading into China from the
Russian zone of influence.
China is at loss as to independent
action by itself. 1t desires to have no
clash with Russia and 1t was for this
reason that the consular representa-
tives of the allies were called upon.
Concerted action is urged upon them in
the light Of the new conditions which
have arisen from the signing of an
armistice by Russia and Germany as was
reported today from Berlin. Should a
separate peace be perfected, China
points out, 1t would be gravely en-
dangered with this and perhaps other
railways in the possession Of pro-Ger-
mans. aHp.f
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
AUSTRALIAN BATTLEPLANE
is NAMED AFTER WOMAN

i
MELBOURNE, Australia, December
l0-AssOciated Pressl-At least one OF
the Australian battleplanes being pro.
vided for the British air service in this
war, chiefly by the rural districts of
Commonwealth, will go into action
bearing the name of woman. Miss
Elizabeth Campbell of Inverell station
ranch), New South Wales, recently
gave the defense department $l3,50O
for the purchase of a: battleplane for
the British government. Arrangements
were subsequently made through the
Australian High Commissioner in Lon
don that the buttleplane shall bear the
inscription, " Elizabeth Campbell of In.
vrrell Station. 1" Miss Campbell was
thanked by the defense department for
her gift. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
GERMANY STARVING,
DECLARES JAPANESE

SAN FRANCISCO, December 10
Associated Press Capt. Takiichi Wa
kazawa, of the japanese army, who
was taken prisoner by the Germans on
the Russian front and later released,
said here recently that Germany is
starving but Austria is fairly well fed.
The Austrian soldiers are praying for
peace, he stated. I.
Captain Wakazawa said that despite
the. enemy status of his country he was
merely treated as an observer in Ger
many, and was told by German Red
Cross women that be could have any
thing he wanted in the way Of food.
His request for meat and coffee, how
ever, brought only an apple, about 1850
grams of bread and cup of the de-
sired beverage. at was the best they
could get,'' he stated. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
"BarefOoted Bill"
Once Noted
Burglar, Is Dead
"Barefooted BnlU is dead.

"Barefo0ted Blu is dead.
. The onetime most successful burglar
of Honolulu, whose activities caused
the police fifteen and twenty years
ago more uneasiness than those of any
other crook in the Islands, and whose
methods would have done credit to
even Paris crook, passed away yester.
day at the Leah Home, after inger-
liam Hoopii, and for the past fourteen
years he had led most exemplary
life, was church member and became
q respected member Of the community.
He led a quiet life since the days when
he was a terror to police and property
owners. "..' 81. ... ..',..,
In 1900 "Barefooted Bill" came in
to prominence when he was arrested
while endeayoTing TO crack the safe
in l., b. Kerr's store on Queen Street,
but he had hardly begun to work when
be was handeuffed by c. +. Chilling.
worth, then deputy high sheriff. The
police had previous information of the
intentions Of Bill and a companion,
and lay in wait for them. True to
his methods. Bill removed his shoes
and stockings and let himself into the
store through the skylight, just as he
did it the store of b. +. Ehlers and
also at pimond & Company. 4 burg
larry at Levers 4 Cooke : store was
also laid at his door.
At one time, during the pos, he was
sent TO prison by Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral Charles f., Creighton. When the
revolution of 80 was crushed Creigh-
ton was one Of the political prisoners
brought before a military eourt. He
was sentenced to prison aud on being
taken to the Jail, il was " Barefooted
Bill, 4" trusty, who opened his cell for
him and then locked him in. -.--.- :
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
TROOPS IN FRANCE TO .. +
HAVE TWO HOLIDAYS

AMERICAN FRONT, December II
-(Assoeiated Press)--A proclamation
by General Pershiug read yesterday
brought joy to the khaki clad boys Of
the American contingent. They are to
have real holiday, not merely a half.
way Christmas Day, but no drills and
no work, Christmas dinner that will
be like those at home and gifts and
other Christmas cheer.
The Proclamation also gives the men
a holiday with no drills and work on
New Years Day. ...r. r.; !,
The orders cannot apply to the men
on the actual fighting front. ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18

sugar and much increased profit to the
refiner. Mr.. Spreekels therefore has
reason TO feel badly. ".h - 4
Finds Sincere Patriots a....
'tThere are other citizens some Of
whom now feel and others of whom
will feel the same way and can, no
doubt, entertain the public by direct
ing assaults. against the food admins.
tration as Mr. Spreckels has done.
While many feel badly and more will
feel badly, still the great majority Of
the men and women of our business
community and of our farmers are sac.
rifcing individual and personal profits
daily to the necessities Of the nation
without complaining. Many are sacri-
fieing more than their money, they are
offering to the sacrifice their sons.
Shortage Three Months ..' .
five have had two months of par
tial sugar shortage, October and No
vember, and we shall also have De-
cember before relief from the new
crop arrives. .L .
THE American people have had five
hundred thousand tons Of sugar in
those two months, and that is seventy
percent of the normal supply in each
month, October and November, and,
il ears are obtainable, they will have
seventy percent of the normal supplies
in December also. Owing to ear short
ages the sugar shortage has been most
acute in the Northeast end about two
hundred cars, loaded with sugar, are
today blocked from that region.
Twice French Ration
'"This seventy percent of the normal
supply which the American people have
enjoyed the use Of is twice the French
ration. In the meantime we have CIV
en- to France a good part Of the thirty
percent which we have saved and we
are proud Of il. This supply so given
TO France was given deliberately and
the American people were told of it
at the time. ~ b.,
1--WE have also agreed to draw ten
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18

thousand tons from our own supplies
for our friends in Canada. | have yet
to meet an American citizen who would
have il otherwise.
"rS As to the food administration hay
ing stopped the sources Of supply ms
Mr.. Sprerkels has charged: The fact
that AL available supplies have been
brought here that ships and cars could
bring and that II has already been eat
en- Is sufficient answer
Seeks To Use Administrator
Fri Mr.. Spreek els, as well or better
than any one else, knows the bitterness
Of the ten years Of fights between the
producers and the Tefiners and between
tile different reiners and, il be will
look back over the last three months
he viii observe the desire of many
Of these elements 10 use the food all.
nninlstratioii as d club to stop their
lcng standing bitter warfare. NJ
t'sIf Mr.. spretkels will tell us where
there ist'any sugar today that ships
can be obtained 10 carry, or cars can
be obtained 70 deliver, we shall Mt
once, and with the same resolution that
We have reqbisitioned or distributed
over sixty millions Of pounds Of EN-.
bafgoed sugnf since October 1, proceed
to secure that sugar also
Java Sugar Not Available
1aay In the me2 ptime the 100000 tons
Of sugar in lava is as remote from
us as Is cheese 10 be taken out of the
moon unless We wish TO take the bread
ships from our own soldiers and the
Allies in order that we may supply our.
selves with the candy with which we
have been accustomed to indulge our
selves.'' '.. '..r ~" =
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
ASK IMPRISONMENT Of
CAR AND HIS FAMILY

PETROGRAD, December l7-(Asso-
ciated Press)-Actual imprisonment
for the dePosed Gar and the members
of his family is being urged by the
soldiery. Several regiments yesterday
passed resolutions asking that Mich
olas and all the members of the
Romanoff family be incarcerated in
some fortress instead of being merely
detained under guards as they have
been since arrival in TobOlsk.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
WRECK
TWO GERMAN PLANTS

LONDON, December 17-(Associat
ed Press)-TwO great explosions, the
effects of which Germany will feel in
its war conduct are reported in des
patches from Zurich received last
night. ." ~
The Zeppelin works at Frederick
shaven were wrecked by an explosion
which did immense damage to the
plant and the big aircraft in course Of
construction. '.' + ~,
A second explosion occurred neal
Kiel where bomb factory was com
pletely demolished. a'.
Loss of life was heavy in both ex
blossoms, the report said.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
THREE IN GUARD HOUSE
''@s ARE BURNED TO- DEATH

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, De.
eember II - ASSOCIATED Press) -
Trapped by fire in the guard house
where they were in confinement, three
members of the aero corps met their
death early last evening. The men
were confined for the commission of
minor offenses and it was impossible
to release them so quickly did the
flames consume the interior Of the
building. '.a.
1t is believed that the fire was oc-
easioned by escaping gas which became
ignited from piece of burning tar
paper. .5... . = s.... 2.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
HOOVER REPLIES To
CLAUS SPRECKELS IN
RIM GING MESSAGE
Supply Seventy Percent Normal and
Most Of Balance Went To the
French; Proud of II

Associated
before the committee which
food policies
Herbert yesterday the following Statement to the
. ttta - & "
Mr. Speckes statement will be said in
- - - "
To-day proof from to establish the fact that Claus
and would ike to and them destroyed
that him
rfners have been regulated and
price Of redued held fast the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
AUTO IS WRECKED BUT
NO ONE Is INJURED

A Studebaker roadster, No. 4S4, reg.
istered in the name Of II. Z. Adams,
skidded at the sharp turn just beyond
Waipahu yesterday afternoon and
crashed into a ditch at one side OF the
road smashing the left rear wheel 10
splinters. No one was injured. A
wreeldng ear was sent out by Sehli4
man's Garage and the damaged ma
chine was brought to the city.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
WOMAN GETS ANGRY

LONDON, November 3l-( Associated
Press)-A difference of opinion arose
recently between a woman inspector
and n polieewoman stationed at a mu-
milton work. In her anger, the police,
woman, a strong girl, caught up the in
spector and threw her into a nearby
stream. The inspector was rescued un-
hurt and the polieewoman was imme-
diatelY. eseorted TO headanarters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
DEMAND FOR FUR IN
LONDON LIFTS PRICES

LONDON, December l7--( Associated
Press) Eur is ip keen demand just at
present and q marked increase in price
resulted ut the October sales. Chinese,
Australian and Russian supplies were
very scarce while American furs were
not half sufficient TO meet the demand.
Prices ranged from 10 percent to 100
percent advance on previous sales,
Nutria, black mpsquash and black kid
skins reelected tho advance most a,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
BIG FISH PULLS WOMAN
FROM CLIFF TO DEATH

SAN FRANCISCO, December IL
CAssociatcd Press)-Killed by a fish
was the fate of Mrs. Anna Conuorsj
n pleasure seeker yesterday. ..,....
Mrs. ConpOrs was fishing with several
Others yesterday when lurge fish
suddenly struck her hook. The line
was wrapped about her band and she
was pulled over the elf to her death,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHES

LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININR re-
moves the cause. Used the world over
to cure cold in one day, The sigma
ture Of RJw. GROVE is on each box.
Manufactured by the FARIs MEDI-
CINE CO.. s.. Louis, U. S. A. d..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
THE BEST COUGH MEDIcINE

Chamberlain 5 Cough Remedy is the
largest selling cough medicine in the
world today because il does exactly
what cough medicine is supposed TO
do 1t stops coughs and colds speedily
and cffectually. For sale by an deal.
.ers. Benson, Smith g. Co., Ltd, Agts.
fol- Observation-Disclosures. r Tpt
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18

A copy of this statement was wire
lessed to J. +. Child, federal food adj
.ministrator for Hawaii, yesterday with
the authorization to him to release it
for publication Immediately and with
the request that he give 1t the widest
possible publicity. t%' .r'f'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
ITALIANS FALL
BACK UPON new
POSITIONS IN
PERFECT ORDER
Austro-Germans Score Advance
BY Sheer Force Of Numbers
and At Immense Cost wand
Reach CapfiIIes nIlIsqho'Brive'
ALL OTHER SECTORS ARE
SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED

terleS IN New P0SltI0nS IN A0-
vance and Are Prepared To
Continue Desperate Stand
'NIEW YORK, December IL
IN ASSOCIATED Press --Before
the intensity of the Austro-Ger-
man attack one sector Of the Ital-
ian front was forced to give way
slightly yesterday and to fall back
upon new and strong positions
that had been prepared already
in preparation for this contingent
Icy. On all other sectors the Ital-
ida-Allied lines hold strong and
have beaten back all attacks.
TAKE NEW POSITION
AT great cost the Austro-Ger-
man forces yesterday succeeded
in pushing their advance as far
forward as Caprille hill, This
|eminence dominates the San Lo-
|rtnzo Valley and it is here that
Il e Italian forces have taken up
their new positions. Here they
have massed their forces and
placed batteries Of big guns in po-
sition in readiness for another
stand. Dispatches said that Ital-
ian military authorities expressed
the opinion that here at least the
Italians would be able to success
fully check renewed efforts to
advance upon Venice. The San
Lorenzo Valley leads to the We
netian plains. a.t&,- ..ft.@
There was no. abatement yes
terday of the intense conflict that
has ragged for days on the Italian
front. Again the Brenta and the
Piavea sectors were the chief sa-
lients for the enemy. Attacks in
force were continued on those
fronts and the use of heavily
.massed forces continued.
RETREAT SLOW.
By sheer force of numbers the
Italians were slowly thrown back
toward Caprille Hill. Slowly and
in good order, fighting every inch
of the way and contending every
step Of progress with the enemy
hordes they retired. Long grey
lines melted away before the lead
en- hail thrown against the on
coming Austro-Germans, but as
often as the leaders fell they were
replaced by new men, pressing
ever forward. Time after time the
Italians hurled their enemy back
but the sea OF armed humanity
swept ever against them. In this
way making thousands of lives
pay for the advance, the defenders
slowly gave ground until they
reached their new positions. Here
they checked the enemy success
fully and here are massed forces,
guns and munitions which domin-
ate the position of the Teutons.
In no other sectors Of the Ital-
ian front did the Austro- Germans
succeed in making material adj
vances. .a.r.s... -, r.. 80.
QUIET ON WEST
On the Western front the day
was without Importance, No
great movements were launched
by any of the contenders on any
of the fronts either in France or
Belgium but artillery engage
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
QUIET ON WEST

On the Western front the day
was without Importance, No
great movements were launched
by any of the contenders on any
of the fronts either in France or
Belgium but artillery engage
ments continued.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-18
BREACH ONCE NEAR

How near a temporary break
in the negotiations for an armis-
tice approached is told in des-
patches which were received from
Petrograd last evening. Trotsky
declared that<the breach was inn
minent when the German general,
Hoffman, insisted on the right OF
Germany to Withdraw small units
from the Russian fronts during
the armistice. Against this the
Russians held out and Trotsky
says that the Russian contention
finally prevailed and Hoffman
yielded 10 an agreement that
there shall be no transfers from
the Baltic or Black Sea fronts
except those that were actually
commenced and in progress at
the time of the signing of the
armistice.