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The sun., 1917-07-09
ISLAND BASE PICKED
FOR ARMY AND NAVY
1t Is in Chesapeake Bay Near
Annapolis and Is IA
Miles Long.

BALTIMORE, July s. Details OF the
Governments plans for taking over Kent
Island. which lies in the Chesapeake
Bay almost directly OF Annapolis, came
to-day from authoritative sources, and
indicate that the Navy as we'll as the
War Department is interested virtually
in the acquisition Of the property. Gov
ernment agents have obtained options on
many farms in the 1900 or more acres
on the island.
The Governments purposes, as indi-
Gated, are:
The establishment of the largest
Government reservation In the East,
under Joint army and navy supervi-
sion.
The removal OF the great ordnance
proving grounds from Sandy Hook,
New York. TO the island.
The erection there OF the proposed
100000 naval laboratory.
The taking over by the Government
of the Maryland. Delaware and Vir-
ginia Railway from Love Point to its
junction with the New York. Phila-
oelphia and Norfolk Railroad.
The establishment OF a ferry from
Annapolis to Love Point, placing the
island within two hours travel of
Washington and Baltimore.
The foregoing scheme has practically
been agreed upon, army and navy ex-
perts having reported favorably upon
every detail Of the plan.
Army officers who were sent to the
island TO investigate reported to Gen.
Croker, Chief OF Ordnance. and to Sec
retary Of War Baker that the island was
the ideal spot for a proving ground. The
long. narrow strip OF land is the size de-
sired. 1t Is fourteen miles long. There
are no State roads or railroads to in
terfere with the range.
Acquisition Of the island, u is said.
will also settle the dispute over the site
for the naval laboratory. Thomas a
Edison. who has from the first opposed
the establishment of the laboratory al
Annapolis, Is said to look with favor
upon the Love Point site. Negotiations
between the War Department and the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the taking
over OF the Maryland, Delaware ard
Virginia Railway have been under way
tor some time and It is said that moth
ing remains but the forma' transfer.
The sun., 1917-07-09
z HELD FOR PURSE SHIPPING.
septet of Youngsters Rounded Ip
at COney.

Seven boys, ranging in age from
to 10 years. were arrested yestcrdaF ut
an amusement park at Coney Island
and charged with attempted plcSpocfr'-
ing. In the pockets of several ot the
youths were found scissors, which The
police thought were to be used in cu,uns
women's handbags.
The extreme youth of the members
OF the septet caused the police to oiopt
the theory that the boys were the pupils
Of a Fagin, but no admission Of the sort
could be obtained from the boys
At the station house they gave their
names as Samuel, Joseph and Charles
Isenberg. 80 Cannon street, Manhatnr;
Henry Shirstrom, 7s ManEIn street.
Charles Grossberg, 10l Cannon street;
Samuel Krakower, SO Willet street isa.
dore Yeager. 76 Cannon street. Al
were taken to the Brooklyn ChI'd- $
Society
The sun., 1917-07-09
WAR RALLY AT TENT EvANGEL.
First of Series of Recruiting Meet
InEs Begins Tonight.

First of Series of Recruiting Meet
inRs Begins Tonight.
The FIRST Of series OF big recruiting
rallies under the auspices Of the Mayors
Committee on National Defence will be
held tonight in the Tent Bvangel, 10th
street and Amsterdam avenue. Well
known speakers will be on hand TO
sound the call to arms while patriotic
airs will be sung by David Bispham.
Midday Minute Men will continue their
work at 81 Chambers street, and pros
pective bluejackets will be appealed to
by means of speeches, drills and motion
pictures exhibited at the U. s. s. Re-
cruit, the country's only land going
dreadnought, in Union Square.
Keith's vaudeville will pay tribute to
the men OF the navy Tuesday evening by
staging an all star performance on the
deck OF the Recruit The bill will be
IN charge of Frank Evans of the Keith
stan. Bert Levy. the cartoonist, will
act as stage director and will also take
part in the programme.
The British to-day will begin a con-
certed drive to reach personally every
subject of Great Britain and Canada
in the city eligible and available for
military duty. The recruiting ma
chinery whereby every Assembly dis
trict will be canvassed by a separate
committee is practically completed, hun
dreds of prominent Britishers and Cana
dians having volunteered their services
for the task. The name Of every man
In New York owing allegiance to King
George has been provided for Gen. w.
A. Whites mission through courtesy
OF the State census officials.
The sun., 1917-07-09
SOLDIERS ACTS ANGER BAKER.
Says Troops Must Not Interfere
With sOcIaIists' Meetings.

In reply to a letter apprising him
that soldiers In uniform have taken It
upon themselves to break up Socialistic
meetings thereby causing anti-Socialist
riots, Secretary Baker has Just written
Harry Weinberger, general counsel OF
the American Defence League here, that
such action Is intolerable, and that
steps will be taken by the Government
to prevent future riotlng Mr.. Baker In
his letter said:
ut has come to my attention that in
New York city. and elsewhere. few
men wearing the uniform have taken
It upon themselves to disturb public
meetings and interfere with the rights
OF assembly and free speech. They
have, of course, no authority for such
behavior and no excuse. Whatever the
patriotic motives on which they believe
themselves to be acting. the fact Is that
they are breaking the law. but their
wearing the American uniform makes
such rowdyism all the more intolerabis."
The sun., 1917-07-09
GEFUELTEFIsCH PoIsONS TEN.
Nender's Tainted Wares Put Out
FnmilN-Cat Survives.

when Max Beitchman Of S67 Sutter
avenue, Brooklyn, and his wife, Rachel,
went shopping on Friday afternoon for
their Sabbath dinner they purchased
fourteen pounds of gefueltefsch. They
also bought quantity of pickles. all
purchased from the pushcart of a Blake
avenue vender.
The feast came off according to sched-
ule on Saturday, Max, his wife, eight
children and the family cat eating their
fill Early Sunday morning all were
taken ILL., with the exception of the cat
physician was called in and left
after applying his remedies. But yes
terday all were so Ill that hurry call
was sent in for two ambulances, DIR.
Moreno responding from St. Mary's and
DR. Krunitz from the Swedish Hospital.
When billets were issued for the fam
ily's removal to the two hospitals here
is what the overloaded ambulances were
found to be transporting:
Max. the father. 54; Rachel, the
mother, aged Al, and these. their on
spring, Jacob, '26 Bessie, % Sara, 81 ;
Albert, 10; Lena, 16; Louis, Is; Leo,
-, and Jennie, s.
The cat remained at home.
The sun., 1917-07-09
Held for Abandoning Child.

Charged with abandoning her four
year-old son, James, who has been in
the care OF the Children's Society since
June 2l, Mrs. Anna Byrne was held in
$500 bail yesterday by Magistrate Doyle
for examination tomorrow. The child
was found at Third avenue and Fifty
ninth street by patrolman, and all eff
forts TO locate his parents were futile
until Saturday night. when Mrs Byrne
was found at Coney Island by an agent
for the society The woman at first
denied the boy was hers, but later ad-
mitted II, saying that her husband,
James Byrne was serving as private
with the United States army in the
Philippines.
The sun., 1917-07-09
COMPENSATION URGED.
Judge MacIC's Committee Seeks to
Aid War Dependents.

Aid War Dependents.
The payment by the Government Of a
lump sum to disabled soldiers and
sailors and separation allowances for
widows and dependents sufficient to en-
able them TO maintain a decent standard
Of living, were urged by August Belmont
and Warren s. Stone, grand chief of
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers, at a conference in the headquar-
ters OF the Workmen's Compensation
Department Of the National Civic Fed
Grafton. The conference was presided
over by Judge Julian w. Mack, chair
man OF the section on compensation for
sailors and soldiers and their depend
ents, one Of the subcommittee OF the
Council OF National Defence.
Judge Macks committee has been au-
thorized to draft legislation covering
compensation and pensions for disabled
soldiers and sailors and their depend
ents. and various phases OF the question
were dealt with by the speakers. These
included Samuel Gompers and Dudley
NJ Holman. president OF the Interna-
tional Association OF Industrial Acct
dent Boards, besides Judge Mack, Mr..
Belmont and Mr., Stone Mr.. Gompers
expressed the belief that the Govern
ment should assume the cost OF separa-
ton allowances, compensation and PEN
slons without depending upon outside
sources.
The meeting resolved to make sug-
gestions to the committee which will
draft the proposed laws, along the fol-
lowing lines:
Separation allowances for depend
ents OF men in the military and naval 4,
! service.
Compensation for injured sailors
! and soldiers.
Pensions for widows and dependents.
II is expected that the bill will be
ready in tentative form for presenta-
tion to the Council Of National Defence
within the next ten days
The sun., 1917-07-09
THIRD ARREST IN CHILD HUNT
Relative of CrippIe's CnretHker
Taken Into Custody.

ST. JoHNsBURY, Vt. July S--A 'um
hand named John Kerwin was r ''
custody OF county officials to-dl"
connection with their efforts to u.r...
the mystery surrounding the disapr. .r.
ance Of Alice Bradshaw, the little '0-
pied girl who, the officials a,leGr MJ7
killed Thursday because she vs. A
bother" Kerwln is understood ' .
n brother OF Mrs, Alvin Kcnnistun "
with Miss Eta Hicks. the girl
taker, is alleged to have admtt'nI r
killing Of the child.
An all day hunt for the missing
by $50 men was without result
The sun., 1917-07-09
BIG PACIFIST RALLY IN CHICAGO
Resolutions Denounce COnscrlp-
ton and AutOcrncy.

CHICAGO, July S.-Many resolutions
dealing with the war were adopted at
a mass meeting tonight in connection
with the second American Conference
for Democracy and Terms OF Peace.
Fifty secret service men were said to
have been present. and the meeting. held
In an amusement park because the Chi
cage National League Baseball Club re-
voked permission for use of It's grounds,
was not marked by disorder.
William e. Mason. Congressman at
Large for Illinois, was the principal
speaker. He devoted his address to at
tacking the constitutlonalIty of the CON
scription law, which he said should be
amended or repealed. Miss Laura
Hughes OF Canada, announced as the
speaker for England and her colonies, -
denounced militarism and autocracy.
The sun., 1917-07-09
Kernochnn's Car stolen.

An automobile belonging to Justice
J. Frederic Kernochan Of the Court Of
Special Sessions was stolen last night
after his brother, Whitney Kernochan,
had left it standing in front Of Reisen-
weber's restaurant at Columbus Circle.
llnlf an hour later Probationary Patrol
man Charles Coberg of the Police
Training school saw the machine I'm
front Of 425 West Fiftieth street, whore
four men were trying to drive II. They
leapcd from the car and ran when Co
berg asked them II there was anything
wrong with tho machine The patrol
man took the car TO the West Forty
seventh troet station, where IL was
claimed by Whitney Kernoehan.
The sun., 1917-07-09
FRENCH MONEY BOARD NAMED.
VIII study Means to Keep Up Ex-
change Rates.

PARIS, July S.-Minister OF Finance
Thierry has appointed commission on
exchange under the presidency OF Oc-
tave Homberg, formerly French finan-
cial agent in America.
The duties OF the commission will be
TO study means OF maintaining the value
OF French money abroad and to remedy
financially the consequences OF the ad-
verse commercial balance M. Hon.
berg will have associated with him req
resentatives OF the Bank OF France and
distinguished economists OF the Minis
tries OF Finance and OF Commerce.
The sun., 1917-07-09
KILLED IN STALLED MOTOR.
Colonial Express Strikes Machine
on Crossing.

FoXRoRo, Mass, July S.-The Colonial
Express, southbound, struck an auto
mobile at grade crossing OF the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road in East FoXboro to-day, killing
one of the occupants, Howard A. r.
Hedbert of Milford and seriously in
juring two others
According to witnesses the gate at
the far side of the tracks was down
when the car went on the crossing and
the engine became stalled when the
driver attempted to reverse.
The sun., 1917-07-09
German warship Hits Mine.

LONDON, July 8.--A German torpedo
boat was destroyed Saturday hy
striking n mine north of Ameland. in
the North Sea. according 10 Hague
despatch. The crew. with the exception
Of two. were drowned.
This vessel had been in commission
only a fortnight
The sun., 1917-07-09

P0TTsvi.l.E, Pa. July s. Lightning
struck the harm OF VI. II, Kramer In the
Panther Valley recently and set Off
large quantity Of dynamite which had
been stored there. The conclusion shook
the region for miles and the barn with
its contents was destroyed.
The sun., 1917-07-09
Bond Issue Unlikely.

senator talked WIN senator
Penrose regarding the dilemma. Both
Senators seemed to agree that bond
issue was out OF the Question. 1t was
suggested that the mattar might be put
up to the President with q view Of get
ting him to use his influence to get the
prohibition question divorced from the
food bill.
House leaders declared tonight that
the action OF the Senate on the food
bill, II permitted to stand. would require
a rewriting OF the revenue bill either In
the Senate or in the conference COM
mittee Of the two houses. But the
House, they insisted. would not permit
loss OF revenue TO stand in the way Of
70 drastic a prohibition measure as the
Senate may be able to attach to the food
control bill. S--.-
While believing that the estimate of
Senate Finance Committee members of
$1,000, 100000 as the cost of yesterdays
legislation was excessive, House leaders
conceded that the revenue loss would
amount at least to $500, 900 900 They
declared that this amount would have
20 be made up in the Senate bill regard
less OF the difference between the two
Houses as to the total amount OF reVe-
nue. to be raised by the tax bill.
e1,sOO, 100000 Must he Raised.
The House will insist strongly that
$500, ,000.00 must be raised under the
bill The Senate bill prior to the action
OF the Senate on prohibition would have
carried approximately $500, 900 900 less.
The differences between the two houses
to be adjusted in conference will be
based upon this discrepancy regardless
OF the additional loss OF revenue accom-
phshed by the prohibition provisions in
the Senate food control bill.
While some leaders believe the entire
amount could be made up by rewriting
In the Senate OF the income and excess
profts provisions, making these two
items carry the entire burden, others
point out that such a course would tan
sources of income depended upon for
future tax bills. the first of which will
be framed at the next session OF Con-
gress
1t is pointed out that the British sys-
tenn OF taxing incomes by which the
supertax is made heavy where first i'm
posed instead of only upon excessively
large incomes would go a long way In
this direction. while a fiat rate OF tax
on excess profits instead of the slidinO
scale as carried In the Senate bill also
would produce a large amount of add.
tonal revenue.
It Is pointed out that Great Britain In
1e16-17 raised $2S65, 900, 900 (approxi.
mate) by taxation, OF which all except
about 500, 100000 came from excess
profits and income taxes.
Unless the action OF the Senate yes.
terday shall be overthrown in some way
the distilling business Is threatened witt
disaster, though It is believed by many
that the manufacture OF alcohol for wal
purposes might possibly pay interest
charges. The total capital invested ir
d.st.!!!nS last year was $72,i5o,00O. Til,
total employees in distilleries was 1917
The total annual output OF the dstil
leries was 253,2s3,273 gallons. The re-
tail liquor interests, which will also b,
severely hit, represented last year &
total ckpital OF s42I.60l.O 900 ''
The sun., 1917-07-09
Everywhere
the same
Mi1eRoN
the safe
tAtea. foe'
travellers

the trenches" There has been some
activity along the northern front.
The War Office announces that German
attempts to retake their lost positions
In Galicia have failed, and that dense
masses charging with the support OF
armored motor cars were sent nylng
back. In their fighting the Russians
were aided by Belgian motor cars, heaV-
lily armed and armored. The new Gov
ernment has directed that all Polish
prisoners who were taken with the Ger
man forces shall be released.
Reports from the Turkish capital say
that Enver Pasha, the Turkish War Min
lister, has been forced to hasten to Mes
opotamia to restrain the Arab and
kurd troops. who are in mutiny because
Of starvation and epidemics.
The Turkish army is said TO be In a
most serious plight because Of the break
ing down of the commissariat and re-
sultant illness. The depletion of the
Turkish man power alarms the officials,
who are calling all classes Of gendarmes
to fill the gaps.
The official statements follow:
Russians Maintain Positions.
Russian Day Statement-In the di-
rection Of Kovel. near Volaporska,
dispersed before reaching our trenches.
In the direction of Zlochoff on FRI
day night the enemy launched ener-
getic counter attacks on the front at
Godov and the wood west OF Koniuchy
in an attempt to dislodge our troops
from the positions captured In the
battle Of Friday. All these attacks
were repeled. Assaults west of
Bychka by troops in dense columns.
l.,-
were repulsed.
In the battles OF June 26 in the
region of Koniuchy an active part was
taken by Belgian armored motor cars.
which went as far as the enemy's
wire entanglements. The driver of
one Of these cars and two soldiers
were killed.
East and southeast OF Brzezany the
enemy carried out an intense artillery
fire. Attempts by large enemy recon-
NOTHING parties to attack our ad-
vanced posts southwest of the village
of Chibalin were repelled
The situation on the Rumanian and
Caucasian fronts is unchanged.
In the region of Presovoe a Ger
man airolane was brought down.
German Day Statement - Between
the Stripa and the Zloa Lipa the Rus
SLAMS We're unable to renew their at
tackS after their vain SacrinceS or the
previous days. Near Zborof this
morning an enemy attack without ar
tillery preparation broke down with
heavy losses.
There was fighting near Stanislau
yesterday and this morning. Austro-
Hungarian regiments in hand to hand
encounters repulsed several Russian
divisions whose storming waves.
broken by our destructive fire, had
pushed forward as far as our position.
Near Huta, in the upper valley of the
BystritZa Solotvina, a Russian at
tack was repulsed.
The situation is unchanged on the
Macedonian front.
The sun., 1917-07-09
PROHIBITION TO COST
US. $64O,OOO,OOO
Continued from First Page.

n may we'll be that a much higher price
will have to be paid owners OF this
whiskey. for much of It Is from fve TO
ten years old and is worth much more
than newer whiskey. BY the time the
Government gets through with II the
effect of this legislation OF yesterday
will be to compel the Government to
pay out perhaps a round billion dollars
and maybe more"
The sun., 1917-07-09
RUSSIA ON HER WAY
TO WIN, SAYSLVOFF


olutlonary agitation and threats Of jew
ish pogroms OF which there is no sign
whatever.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-10

Mrs. George Brown of Honolulu, Miss
Topsy Biyen of Honolulu, and CAPT
Frank Riley.
Mrs. Philip Rossiter was the host.
ess on Wednesday to the weekly
meeting of the 1st Infantry Bridge
Club. AS usual, interesting games of
bridge were enjoyed until tea time
when light refreshment was served,
!, Mrs. Rossiter's guests were: Mrs
Henry Lewis. Mrs. Robert Houston
Anderson, Mrs. Charles Rice. Mrs
Walter Greaeen, Mrs Charles Wal.
son, Mrs. EngIebert Ovenshine, and
Mrs. Harry Blasland. 49,. =
A jolly party who were "picnick.
ers" at Waialua on Sunday evening
were Capt. and Mrs, Philip Thurber,
Miss Jane Oliver, Miss Marjorie
Thatcher, Miss Maddux, Can't. Karl
Greenwald. Capt Ivan Bradley. Lieut,
John Hoskins, Lieut. Jack Bullene,
and Mrs. Minnie Churchill.
On Monday evening the artillery
officers, then camped at Haleiwa,
were hosts to an old fashioned chick.
en- fry with fresh lobster and frog
legs adding their share to the excel.
lent supper. An immense bonfire
built on the beach afforded the usual
effective setting for such an event.
Later in the evening dancing was
enjoyed at the Haleiwa Hotel, The
hosts for this novel affair were Cant
Karl Greenwald, Capt Philip Thur
Der, Lieut.. John Hoskins, Lieut.. Jack
Bullene, Lieut.. Hall, and Lieut
kearns. Their guests were Mrs,
Philip Thurber, Mrs. Minnie Church.
i'll, Miss Jane Oliver, Miss Marjorie
Thatcher, Miss Maddux, and Miss
Spreckles.
Capt. and Mrs, David Cain are en-,
joying a visit from Mrs. Gains
mother, Mrs. Cheeyer Ely, of New
York, who arrived Wednesday on the
Matsonia to enjoy some of the beau.
ties of the Hawaiian Islands as the
guest of her daughter.
Capt. Wheeler Wilson and Lieut..
Arthur Davis of the Medical Reserve
Corps, are spending the week in
Honolulu, having been ordered there
for temporary duty.
= "
Mrs. Lloyd Clary, Mrs. Frank Brig
ham, Mrs. Hugh Keen, Mrs. Walter
Greacen and Mrs. William Boyd spent
the day in town on Tuesday enjoying
luncheon at the ever popular Young
Hotel
Capt. and Mrs. Albert Hennessy
were dinner guests of Maj. Leopold
Mitchell at the Young Hotel on Mon
day evening.
Col. and Mrs. William Bannister,
accompanied by Capt. and Mrs. AL.
bert Hennessy, made an interesting
motor trip on last Friday afternoon.
A tour through Waipahu, Nanakule
and Waianae was enjoyed, giving the
visitors quite typical view of the
real life of the Orient.
Of interest to the army set was
the beautiful bridge tea given on
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. William
Bannister in compliment to the ladies
of the Medical Reserve Corps. Vases
of beautiful white Japanese chrysan-
themums were used to decorate the
attractive Bannister quarters in the
artillery cantonment. Card playing
began at 2:30 and continued until