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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
Honolulu. AUGUST Il. 1917.

Honolulu, August II, 19l7.l
Very little produce is coming in from
the other islands to the Honolulu mar.
ket at the, present, due to the dry
weather and the sale of the spring
crops earlier in the season. The best
of the island potatoes have been sold
and the producers are advised to ship
to Honolulu only sound tubers, as the
trade will not buy cnlls at any price.
The losses from the potato moth borer
this year have been greater than ever
before, and unless farmers take every
precaution 10 control this pest as well
as the blight, island potatoes will soon
have a reputation that it will teke
many seasons to overcome. No producer
should plant a potato from now on I'm,
til he has gotten the advice of the
county agent in his district. By using
the precautions he will suggest, the
losses can be reduced TO a minimum.
K" The consignments of Maui red beans
are moving slowly Mt 5000, and fu.
ture crop may be expected. Small
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
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::ustaqula EIIaina Expires At
Queens Hospital

Eustaquia Ellaina, comely young
Filipino, who was stabbed Monday
evening at Waipahu, died last night
in the Queens Hospital from the in,
iuries she received. Her escort, Pedro
BRndalan, stabbed at the same. time, il
still in the hospital but win live.
An inquest over the body Of the wO.
man will be held probably on Tuesday
Deputy Sheriff Asch said last night
the delay being accounted for by the
fact that several witnesses from the
country will have to be sought out and
brought to the city. ,.1......5
The cutting was done by Henry Al
cantara, also Filipino, according to Il =
police. When Alcantara was arrested
by Police Officer Kaonaona, he had the
dagger still in his possession, but man
aged to throw it into pond, from
where it was later recovered.
According to the police Alcantara
said that he was jealous, because Eus
taquia was keeping company with Ban.
sdalan. The woman was his wife, Al
cantara said, and Bandalan stole her.
Alcantara has been kept ut the polio,
station awaiting the, result of the mur
ieTous attack, but il is now likely
that he will be charged with first de
gree murder. The territorial grand iur,
will probably investigate his case at its
next meeting. "lna wr.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
NEW SUGAR CARRIER
IS REPORTED III IN H|L0
-t,rtE- t5H.'Ef-1 '0. r.. d

/. HILO, August 17-There is>a posi-
bility of another steamship company
starting up and going after the sugar
carrying of the Islands as is hiEte9
vt in story that is going the round
at the present time. II is rumoreP
that some capital Is being iuteresteI
sin the proposition and that one steam
-; at least, will be purchased and pu'
M the san Francisco Honolulu-Hil
run. This vessel would carry onl,
freight and would NOT be intended for
passenger service. 81.
Those interested are reported to be
sugar plantation owners. 1t is pointe,
out that no other ShipOwners could b.
prevailed upon to carry sugar from
Hawaii when such enormous freight
rates. with full war insurance added
can be obtained in other routes.
l That something will have 70 be don,
in the future to arrange for freight
importatiOns from the mainland anG
sugar expectations from these Islands
is the opinion of many who know wba'
temptation exists for the owners O.
ships to put them in trade wher.
the freight rates are so enormous am
where every possible loss is insure
against. Existing contracts have, o.
course, to be carried out, but, say thos
interested, what will happen when tn
caTgO-carrying contracts expiref
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
SuccOtash Crop
Coed In Kula; -.
Casssa ~ Roots R otll Dry

The suecotash crop is now being har.
vested in Kula, where good Yields OF
corn and beans are being taken of the
fields. One vegetable gardener has
raised 1900 pounds Of, Maui red beans
on one-half acre of land. -. 7
Considerable new ground is being
broken in the Kula district for a mum,
Der of small vegetable patches, accord
ing to the report Of the county agent
F. &. Krauss of Haiku. Such indica
tions nre encouraging to the work OF
the territorial food commission In In
teresting the small growers in the
planting of food crops. i nag
Ground is being prepared for an ex.
pertinent in growing pineapples at the
Patterson homestead Several differ
ent methods of cultivation, ! fertilizinp
and culture will be tried.
On the farm of DR., w. d. Baldwin
at Haiku casSava roots which had been
growing for two and one,half year,
were recently dug. The roots from one
plant weighed seventy pounds. 1t wa
apparently Of good quality as a auaB
tty of chopped root was eaten readily
by pigs. If the yield at the Baldwin
place were used as the basis Of esti
mate, ninety Eve tons per acre could be
obtained in the same space of time
Fifty tons to the acre is considered q
conservative estimate.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
TOURIST TRAVEL
NEARLY NORMAL
A. P. Taylor Complies Figures
Showing Conditions and Ex-
poets Usual Winter Numbers

Contrary 20 common belief tourist
travel to the Islands has not materially
fallen OF as appears by figures which
have been prepared by A. P. Taylor,
secretary Of the promotion committee.
Up TO June 30 IL was In excess Of the
number Of visitors during the proceed.
ing twelve months but from then to
August ~, as compared with the pre-.
vious year, arrivals have fallen behind,
and is now below the normal. This
falling of he attributes to three causes.
Families who have sons who are liza.
Bile to be conscripted are staying at
home this summer. =
Business men are not travelling about
much on account of the tax readiust,
ment and revenue bills brought about
by the government, for they want TO
be near their books. VIZ
The false runior concerning the pres.
ence of submarines in the Pacific. Com.
bined with this there is the uncertainty
Of the sailing schedules Of ships. T.. =.
"All things considered" said Mr..
Taylor, 'sHawaii is getting q very fair
tourist travel for this season Of the
year. The summer months are always
the slack months of the year for the
tourist trade. In spite of the few
tourists i was surprised to hear from
some of the smaller hotel managers
that they were having many guests
This Is especially true in the case Of
the Haleiwa Hotel. Manager Kimbal'
told me that be has been having more
malihinis at the hotel than he ever had
before. :
"We expect that during the winter
months the travel will be practically
the same as II was last year. It IL
the unsettled condition Of the country
Just at present that is causing the fall!
ing off Of the travel and think that
just as soon as the 6rst CONSUMPTION
men get down TO routine work and
their positions are filed that people
viii begin to travel again" 81
Mr.. Taylor gives the following fig.
,ures to support his statement:
Arrivals between January and Aug.
ust II, 1917. Layover passengers Ho.
nolulu texclusive Of third class on oil
Trans.pacifc liners and all classes Uni.
ted States Army transports), 1886.
Through passengers Exclusive OF
third class passengers or all classes
United States Army transports), Il,O42
}. Arrivals between January and Aug.
ust II, 1916. Same classification a.
above, 1926. tR
Through passenGers, 1904.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
DOCTOR NOTTAGE IS
CALLED TO SERVICE

Indication that the army is building
up the specializing branches of its med.
zeal corps has come from San Fran
cisco in the announcement of the sum.
moning to the service of DIR. II. p.
Nottage, recently OF Honolulu, where
he had offices in the Young Building.
Doctor Nottage, an ear, eye, nose and
throat specialist Is now first lieuten.
ant in the medical reserve corps, his
call being taken, ms stated, as mean
ing that the war department is N obil.
izing the specialists of whom hundreds
are needed to meet the peculiar eter.
effects of battle wounds Doctor Not.
= has been practising 10 Alameda.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
MRS. SHEBA WIFE OF
EDITOR, DIES IN TOXIC

A despatch from Toxic received nv
the Hawaii ShinPo last night reports
the death in the japanese capital of
Mrs, 3. Sheba, wife of the well know n
Japanese editor. Mrs. Sheba had a
large circle of American friends in
Honolulu and on Kauai, as well as hav.
ing been prominent here in Japanese
social circles. - r..
The funeral is to be held in Toxic
today. II
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21

In nip and tuck finish, in which
the referees whistle saved them from
defent by the narrowest Of margins,
the Army poloists yesterday snatched
victory from the dashing quartette Of
the Garden Island. n 5tus. D., a.
It was perfect day, for weather,
with a blue sky overhead and only a
few white tradeNind clouds peeping
over Diamond Head to make il more
blue by contrast. Up, Manoa Valley
the shadows were blue. with, far OF
rain, and blue-grey clouds drifted and
massed along the SUBMITS of the green.
clad mountains. Kaimuki was bathed
in glorious sunlight. u
A Gallant Game h'r' - -,
1t was a gallant game yesterday af.
ternoon, fought hard from start to fin.
ish, and with sudden surprising end
when the last goal, which, would have
won the game for Kauai, was disal.
lowed because II was made after the
bell rang for the md of. the last ehuk.
kar. AT time the play seemed to drag
httle--there seemed to be times when
everyone missed the ball. one after
another; while spectators oh "a and
ali d and held their breath hard, and
other times the ball was possessed of
determination to jump outside over
the boundary fences every few. min.
utes-but altogether il was a most
satisfactory contest. 49, =
Good Team Work Il g lis
The team play of the army four was
thing Of delight in every period of
the game. Perhaps it is almost unfair
to commend ii without equally prais.
ing the team work of the KAUAI NAV.
ers, but somehow the esprit de CORPS
seemed to show forth more clearly In
The hardriding army men. IS
Malina was the star of the Kauai
players. His hits carried the ball far
down the field mt every fair stroke
and his riding brought him into every
tight corner Philip Rice made some
great plays. uaFt 8
Rooters and Photographers
4 large crowd Of officers with wives
and other army rooters, and a CORE.
spending crowd of loyal Island cheer.
ers in the grandstand and the parked
automo biles at the opposite side of the
field cheered on the players. They
weren I packed in as at some of the
racing meets, but they were a sort of
en- famille aggregation, and most en-,
thusiastic and friendly. They had q
mighty good time with each other, and
cheers were just as loud for one as
the other, and frequently came from
the same throat. g..
1t was a glorious victory, whichever
side won
The Deciding Point J..
BY its narrow victory the army
team earned the right to play in the
finals of the Island championship polo
tourney, Each team made the same
number of goals-four--and each was
Penalized one;half point for fouls, so
that the deciding factor was a safety
by Jimmie Spalding in the fourth pc
Rod. This Vas the quarter point that
beat Kauai. 4..@ -.
On the whole the Army's victory
was somewhat unexpected. Two fac.
tors had been against tits mounts,
in the first place, wexe not regarded
as being as good as those of Kauni,
although Kauai . had not been played
sufficiently; but more important in
the eyes of the Army rOOters was the
prestige that Kauai had got by reason
of its last ditch finish against the
Army last year. ,.| -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
August II, 1917.

whites are selling a little better al
$500. - TF'g. :
Bermuda onions from Kula are com.
ing on the market in large quantities
now. Some Of these are very large and
IN good condition. They are mostly
OF the crystal wax variety. :.
II is claimed that the grape producers
can net more by selling their grapes in
Hilo than by sending them to Honolulu,
so u is doubtful if any more win come
to this market. '''F (! HESFI
Live hogs have been advanced TO 10
cents pound for the best grade. This
is q record price No changes in beet
and veal g'.,.. - e 'EEE
The price of island eggs remains a,
GO cents, but scratch food has advanced
$500 ton. California storage egg,
are selling at 42Is cents by the case
There is no island butter in the marke,
at present. 'Ei,
A. T. LoNGLEY, .,
Suneriutendent
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
TFN-VFAR OATH ADVOCATED

SHEFFIELD, England, August q
To fight Germany by coyenanting not
to buy German goods or transact busi,
ness with or through a German for ten
years after the war is the aim of d" 4
Solemn Oath -, movement started by
Il newspaper here. Chambers of com
morce are asked to assist in the pro
iect.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
A MASTER REMEDY.

Chamberlain y Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is master over cramp
collie, dysentery, and all intestinal
pains. One dose relieves, second dose
is rarely necessary to effect cure. For
sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith Il
Co., agents for hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
Retired OFFICERS
CALLED TODUTY AS
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Older Men Will Play Important
Part and Relieve Younger
For Duty At Front
GENERAL WISER WILL
RETURN TO HONOLULU
Commanded Here Prior To July,
1915, When He Was Retired
Because Of His Age

Not only will Brig. Gen. John II. Wis.
ser. u. 9. A.. re,iraa ro,n,n - :.
uI',,0' ''Hn nete ~
lne na""ilah department., but
prhcticaiiy every important department
in the United States will be put in com.
mand of retired general oWcarv
Th;. 49,. 80 ---.-I
800 was 'arrie" yesterday In
associated Press dispatches giving q
list Of seven such appointments. OF
which that of GonoroI Wi..
The Iist Il 40 foIIn,rs. "es ono
Rriu Gen Jobn p wis.or .s.;.,
signed 10 Hawaiian denart,na,,. ~ -"
Mai. Gen. Artbu, No. ..,
assigned "a the Wsstorn da,... aesieu W.
Brio .C;cn. EH n 4o,In 1891. .''
,.ionei 10 Eastern donar;, o'reu' aS
Maj .C;sr WilEon p mnni
ASSIGNED 10 Sonthaas.a., Nal retiIeu'
Brig. Gen. John w RnpIman
.ianoS ~ So,.ka - 1 man, as
Brieadier. General tobns"n 49,,
to Northenstern denartmant
I Mai Gen. Will;ap IT Co.. ..,
assi ened 10 central denor ,aan.' 'e'ireu'
yU,ss., p.,.,.. r.. '''I'
~ gsnaraI 49, .u.a
lniy a. last waor aI asse1 ior age IN
command ~ ,La IL isonoWed IN
nv Ryio Gen poho.. ~ ePartnieht
hela .conmanJ ~ VINO
he tno was ra.iral TlIie peiore
command 20 Gnna,,i So ieav,ng the
hut reeently recaIIad - ~ NV was
{ since that 60 ~ ehS t a,,, "a
been living In RsrLaIa', ~ isser rs
pointed from az an,;p1y ne was app
q close acquaintance with me aifa;rs 20
This department. =
Younger Men To Front
: Yesterday news rss,o rd;,, 49, =,
partment appointments MAJ sns. ae
,Dhases important 10 the army ma az
J east of which was the natant faet ,has
all active general officers are re,;agaS
from administrative duties ana nosSa
available for tactical Commands The
older men of the service relieve ths,n
by this order, in every denartmant ~
the country. tgtf ~ -
9 Among those generals 40 reIievad !.
Maj Gen. Leonard Wood. racentIy
"a storm center in the army tbronob
charges from the lay press that tSs
war department and Secretary Raker
were arailroading him into inactiyitv
because of his independence and fear.
1essness. Formerly In comma nd Of the
Eastern Department, he was later ~.
fered his choice of the Hawaiian De.
partment, or the Southeastern Denart.
ment which, was created out of the
Eastern Department. He chose tbe.
latter in order to be as near the scene
of activities as possible. Then came
the order relieving department com.
manders from any responsibility re.
garding such cantonments for the
training Of the national army as were
erected in their districts. ;. II, r.
Reasonable Explanation =
The lay press, and particularly the
New York press, which had been par.
ticularly bitter about his transfer from
that district Immediately charged
Washington with framing this order
merely to keep Wood out of active
participation in the war preparations.
Like a number of other things the
war department has done recently time
showed a more reasonable motive for
tbQf nFHnf in thn
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21

oahu-vGoals earned 4, lost by pen,
atty u, net score 3h.
Kauai-Goals earned 4, lost by pen.
atty y, net score az.
RefereeT'W9iter +. Dillingham;.
Time-Hght periods of seven and
one-half minutes each.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21
ARMYW|ANERSDY.
NARROW MARGIN
over kAUAIFOuR
f+-
Exciting Finish To Warmly Fought
/. e Out Polo Game, When Time
Saved Service Men
SOLDIERS QUALIFIED
+ & FOR TOURNEY FINALS
Good Crowd Out To Cheer, While
Weather Conditions At &
Park Were Ideal

The Army polo team won the frst
game Of the 1917 Island Champion
ship series from Kauai at Kapio-
LAM Park yesterday afternoon by
the net score OF three ana one-half
70 three and one-Quarter. Each team
made four goalS but, Kauai lost one
quarter more than the Army by pom
aities.
Tarsj win play the winner Of the
oahu-Maui match next Saturday
afternoon IN the final game Labor
Day. q - 20 a@A I! = Nb5ta NJ
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-08-21

A. T. LoNGLEY,
Superintendent.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-07
NEARLY 100 GERMAN MERCHANT SHIPS SEIZED.
May Use Them in Government Service and Pay for Them After the War.

Washington, April 6.-Nearly 100 German merchant ships in American ports which were taken over today by the treasury department probably will be utilized in the government service, but whether they will be confiscated or paid for after the war had not been announced tonight.
 Anxious to observe treaty obligation strictly, and move in accordance with international law. officials will examine precedents carefully before deciding. decision on the exact steps to be taken is expected within a few days. s Omcials made 1t clear tonight that in taking charge of the vessels the government nad acted with the pfi- mary purpose of preventing their crews from destroying or further dis abling them Having come under the protection of the America ngovern- ment, however, they now occupy a status which injects new features into the problem of their disposition
 This problem officials regard as largely one of policy. It is held that the government has absolute treaty rights to make use of the ships, though 1t Is uncertain whether they can be taken over without reimbursing the German owners.
 In some quarters the position is taken that ships of a value equal to that of American vessels sunk by German submarines should be confis- cated outright, but that it would be best to pay for the others
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-07

centers, would provide for two infantry divisions at each post. Presumably. the centers for the four cavalry df- visions would be somewhere tu the region of the Mexican border, SO that this mounted force can be taken over to border patrol work to a large ex- tent, relieving the majority of the 60,~ 900 regulars now assembled there.
 With the calling out of the 300. 900 of the new army, provision will be made for a new complete division at each training center, the forces already there supplying the instructors ard all other machinery of organization, 60 that the half million young men could be absorbed into the army structure with little disorder or delay.
 To Draft Entire National Guard.
 No further steps toward calling cue the national guard will be taken until congress has acted. It Is proposed to draft the entire guard into the federal service. adivorcing 1t from it's militia status at once, instead of summonlng them under their dual allegiance cF- ganizations. This can be done only with authority of congress. When thaa eas been granted, even the G0.0n8 guardsmen now in the federal Service on police duty will be drafted f1Imagls 20 as to do away with any possibilftg of dual authority over them or re1tric- ton on their use.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-07

erations between Arras and St. Ouen- Iin during the past week, London re- ports. Many German dead were found by the advancing British troops. South east of Arras the British have made progress northwest of Noreuil after stiff fighting East of Arras and near Wytschaete the British have carried out raids.
 French Recover Ground.
 French troops continue to recove r ground captured by the Germans northwest of Rheims. where Berlin reports S27 French prisoners were taken in the capture of French poms. Paris reports that grenade attacks have brought French successes in re- occupying lost ground in SapigneuI. Elsewhere south of the Somme there has been no infantry action of mo- ment.
 Germans Successful in Voihynia.
 The German success at the Lobcly bridgehead on the Stokhod in Vol hynia, is reported by Berlin to have resulted in the capture of 130 Russian n officers and $500 men. The Germans also took Is guns and 15O machine guns and mine throwers. South of Riga, Petrograd reports, the Germans entered Russian trenches but were driven out by counters tack
 Turkish troops are reported in re- treat in Mesopotamia before the Rus sian and British forces, which joined hands Monday on the left bank of the Diala river.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-07
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
 WANTS MORE BOX CARS
Has Filed Complaint Against Almost
 Every Railroad in the East.


 Washington, April e.-The Chicago Board of Trade. has filed with the In- terstate Commerce Commission a complaint against virtually every rail- road in the east charging failure to supply Chicago shippers with an ade- quate number of box cars and re- Questing the commission to prescribe new rules to prevent discrimination against the city.
 Tne complaint Is dated February but was not made public until today. It is supported by an affidavit of J. P. Griffin, president of the board of trade, saving:
 "At the present time and for some time past there has been furnished by the railroads named herein a totally inadequate supply of empty box cars for the loading of grain and grain products so that at the present time there are approximately thirty million bushels of grain in elevators at Chica- go, most of which is awaiting ship ment therefrom."
 Mfr. Griffin adds that there are mum erous vessels under charter at east ern ports on which demurrage is being charged against members of the board in amounts varying from S4o0. to $1.- 500 per day. but that owing to the ladk of cars the shippers are unable to have their grain transported to the ves- Seis"
 The petition was filed at the height of the recent car shortage and con gestion. Since then the car ccndi- tions generally have improved great