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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
England Sees Cause for Z. ). to
Declare War.
Washington in Doubt About
Seriousness of Affair.
PAGE WILL INVESTIGATE CASE
Baltimore Man Loses Life In
der German Shell Fire.
Still Consider Ambassador Page
Represents Neutral.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The admins
tration this afternoon still was frankly
in doubt as to the probable results OF
the killing of the American negro,
Richard Wallace, when a German
submarine shelled the lifepoats of the
sunken British provisional collier
Eavestone.
Better wait awhile" was the ad-
vice given at the state department 10
newspaper correspondents
The fact that the American negro
killed was employed on a provisional
collier made him virtually a mempef
of Great Britain's. armed forces Also
the vessel was apparently of the STATUS
of a warship, subject to unwarneo at
tack.
Nothing in international law. how
ever. excuses the Smelling of life
boat. There is difference however
in wanton killing of an American en-
gagged in peaceful pursuits and killing
of an American engaged on such a
mission as was Wallace which could
hardly be termed peaceful. Further
investigation will be necessary.
British See Cause for War.
London, Feb. 6.-Whether America
would find q cause for war in the kill
ing of an American sailor aboard the
British freighter Eavestone by Ger
man submarine Slel1AlIe' was Tic oil
absorbing topic of discussion here to-
day.
England accepts it as a foregone
conclusion that America will eventual
ly be a formal belligerent. 1t looks
for a declaration of war momentarilY
But in the meantime, regarding the
peculiar diplomatic situation created
by the fact that America is not yet
officially an enemy of Germany, and
has merely broken relations with her,
British offfcialdom is taking great
an, Ine I,rx.o l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06

Rotterdamsche Courant says that seq
eral ship owners have received the fol-
lowing telegram from The Hague:
The naval staff announces that the
German admiralty has informed them
that Dutch ships which had already
left North America on February l for
English ports viii be allowed to pass
there but cannot leave these ports
without risk"
The Courant adds that as the tele-
gram was not clear some of the ship
owners have gone to The Hague to
seek an explanation.
Lets Fruit Ships Proceed.
London, Feb. "a Reuters dis
patch from Madrid says that the Cor
respondencia de Espana announces
that Germany has consented to allow
Spanish fruit ships now on their way
to England with safe conducts to
reach their destinations but cannot al
low them to return to Spain. The
Correspondence learns that the Span
ish note to Germany has been drawn
Up and shown to the leaders of the
opposition. The note will be read at a
cabinet meeting and made public to-
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
Republican Senators Join Ma
jority in Defense Move.
Bill Calls for 20 Fleet and so
h Coast Submarines.
NAVY YARDS TO BUILD Them
25 for Pacific COast-$4,0O0.OOO
to Equip Yards.
Secretary Baker Orders Pur-
chase of Huge Army Supplies.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Republican
senators in conference today decided
to stand back of Senator Poindexter's
bill for immediate construction of
twenty fleet and eighty coast sub
marines at a cost of 100000.
The Poindexter bill provides that
the 100000 be used in equipping
navy yards for the contraction of the
submarines and the six fleet and
twenty-five coast undersea boats shall
be built in Pacific coast yards. 1t has
not vet been acted upon by the naval
committee but if early action is not
taken an effort will be made to bring
it before the senate in some other
way.
The conference discussed revenue
legislation, but decided for the pres
ent at least, that the Republican
frame a bill of its own, but would
confine its attention to efforts to
change the bill passed by the house.
Purchase Huge Army Supplies.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Immediate
purchase of reserve quartermaster
supplies for the army up to the limits
of available appropriations was or
dered today by Secretary Baker Pur-
chasing agents have been sent into the
market by Major General Sharpe,
qrartermaster general, to carry out
the orders in the shortest possible
time.
Law to Seize Wireless.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, in view of the pres
ent emergency. will take up at once
with congressional leaders the wire
less bill. now pending and which
would give complete control of all sys-
TENS in the United States to the navy
department
The department has as yet taken no
actual steps to take over the entire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
TO BE COLDER AGAIN
Slight Drop in Temperature Due Here
Tonight, Flora Announces.
Hourly temperature

Temperatures today averaged IL de-
grees above normal. The wind is
blowing at the rate of eight miles an
hour from the west
April weather prevailed here today
with temperatures many degrees
above normal, the wind in the south
west and the sky partly cloudy. A
slight drop in temperature is sched-
uled for tonight but no severe weather
is in sight There was no zero wealth
er in any part of the United States
Monday night. A hard freeze occurred
in parts of Florida Monday night and
a killing frost in practically all of that
state. Vegetable and fruit growers in
that state suffered heavy loss. The
temperature at Jacksonville was 26
and at Tampa 80 degrees
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
and colder weather tonight and
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
WET-DRY VOTE in N. NJ.
Governor Baca Signs Measure for
Prohibition Referendum.

Santa Fe. n. NJ, Feb. 6.-Governor
De Baca will express his approval by
signing today the measure passed
yesterday by both houses of the state
legislature providing for the submts
sion to a vote of the people of a con-
stitutional amendment for statewide
prohibition.
The measure provides that prohibit
ton in New Mexico shall go into eff
feet October 1, 1918. The question
will be voted on next November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
Alleged bison Plotters of England
Enter Not Guilty Pleas.

Derby. Eng. Feb. 6.1fFormal COM
mitment for trial was iordered by the
court today for the four alleged con-
spirators in the poison plot against
Premier David Lloyd George and
Minister Arthur Henderson.
The quartet-Mrs. Alice Wheeldon.
Miss Harriet Wheeldon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Mason-pleaded not guilty
to the charge of conspiracy to KILL"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
Early Crop in Louisiana Hard Hit by
Cold Wave.

New Orleans. Feb. 6.-The extreme
ly cold weather. Of the last few days
caused losses of from SO to so per
cent of the vegetable crop in Louis
lana according to reports received here
today Most of the orange groves
escaped with slight damage reports
indicated. The cold weather, the most
severe since January, 1912, was mod
Grating today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06

Cleveland, O.. Feb. 6.-Federal and
city authorities today took steps to
guard all public buildings, armories.
waterworks power plants and bridges.
Federal department of justice Off
Gals who have been investigating ac-
tivities in which the nations neutral
ity might be involved, advised these
precautions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
WISHES KAISER WELL
Carranza Sends Greetings to Emperor
of Germany.

London, Feb. "a Reuters dis
patch from Amsterdam quotes the
Telegraf as saying that a wireless tele-
gram has appeared in the German pa
pers stating that General Carranza
has sent his best wishes to the German
emperor from Queretaro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06

San Francisco, Feb. 6.-Victor Muir
dock. former congressman from Kan
sas and editor of a Wichita, Kan,
newspaper, arrived here yesterday aft
err a six months tour of China, accom-
panied by Mrs. Murdoch and daugh-
ter Mr.. Murdoch and his family
were to leave for home today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
BRITISH LOSE 1000
Turks Report Disaster to English
Troops at Kut-el-Amara.

Troops at Kut-el-Amara.
Berlin, Feb. 6.-By wireless to Say
ville-The British lost at least 1000
men killed in their attack on the
Turkish lines south of the Tigris near
Kut-el-Amara on February 1.
Turkish army headquarters an
nounces in its report of February 2
that the attack was failure.
Repulse German Raids.
Paris, Feb. 6.-Two German raids
last night on the Verdun front at
Louvemont and Eparges gained no
success, the war office reports. An
attack on French trenches near Par
roy reached the first line, but the
Germans were elected Immediately by
counter attack. In the region of As
Aspach, in Alsace, three French recon-
noitering parties penetrated the Ger
man lines destroying shelters and re-
turned without losses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06

L is to be hoped that the recent war
cloud will teach America to build a
cyclone cellar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06

Partly cloudy and colder tonight
and "Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-06
ORDERED TO TRIAL

CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
FISHING COMPANY
DEMANDSPROBE

A written demand has been made
for a thorough investigation by the
food commission OF the charge made
in the morning paper that the price
OF fish was kept exorbitantly high
through control Of the market by the
Pacific Fish Co. This demand was
made by Attorney Charles Chilling.
worth, representative Of the fishing
company.
'sThe assertion is untrue" he de-
clares. He adds that he has written
tc the food commission asking that
they make an investigation of the
aud that representatives of
all the fish. companies in Honolulu be
required to be present SO the allega-
ton can be proved or disproved.
One of the statements to which At.
torney' Chillingworth takes exception,
after 1t is recited that there is fish
ing hui which creates an artificial
scarcity of fish before placing it on
the market, is as follows:
Every FISH caught by vessels owned
by this hui must pass through the
hands of the Pacific Fish Co. before
1t can be marketed"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
MATSON Liners
TO Be DIVERTED
TO THE ATLANTIC
Governor and President Can
Garry 400 Passengers Each,
Only $500 Tons Cargo

Definite information that the three
crack Matson steamers, Maui, Matson.
ia and sWilhelmina are to be de-
spatched to the Atlantic for use by
the government is contained in a
-cablegram from Z. D. Tenney, presi-
dent OF the Matson Navigation Co.,
which confirms the Associated Press
report of Saturday that the three
steamers had been requisitioned for
immediate use by the army and navy.
When the information was received
here that the vessels were to be taken
over at once by the government it was
presumed urgent need Of shipping in
the Atlantic had caused immediate
action. The cablegram from Mr.. Ten.
nev specifically states they are to pro-
coed to the Atlantic at the earliest
possible date. .....
All three of these ships are declared
to be especially we'll adapted to the
need OF the government. Their i'm
mense cargo holds can be readily
adapted for troop transportation and
their passenger equipment with few
alterations would make them val
liable as hospital ships. Besides they
have the required speed to avoid the
submarine danger of the Atlantic, as
they can easily attain speed of Is
knots. Eleven knots is the speed of
shipping where the maximum of los
ses from submarines show a falling
off. -..-s ...-
Shipping men are somewhat at a
loss to know just why the President
and Governor are to be placed on the
Matson schedule as both of them car,
ry a limited amount of freight, al.
though they have much greater passen.
ger Accommodations than the Matsen
boats.
There Is no very definite data avail.
able as to the capacity of the Presi.
dent and Governor, but one shipping
man says he believes they. will not
carry over $500 or 5000 tons of, cargo
each. He places the estimate of pas
|senger carrying capacity between 400
and 500 for eachsof the steamers.
Hope is expressed that two or three
big freighters win also be added to
the island service, if the President
and Governor are to permanently re.
place the Matsonia, Maui and Wilhel-
nina in the Hawaiian trade. II.
Due TO the change of steamers on
the Matson schedule It will be neces.
sary for the congressional party to
return to the mainland on one of these
new steamers. The original plan was
to have the congressman return on
the Maui, which was scheduled to
sail from here on November. %.
Mr.. Tenney's cabIegram to Castle
& Cooke is as follows; H. r..
Orders have been issued by Unit.
ed States shipping board for the Mat
sonia. Maui and Wilhelmina to proceed
to Atlantic at earliest possible date.
Local agent proposes to take over
boats on following dates: Maui Novem.
Der, II, Matsonia November %, Will
helmina December 2. Present inten.
ton is to despatch steamers Governor
and President on Maui and Matsonia
schedule" 49,. IT..
81 believe we will be taken care of, -
is the only reply which James A. Ken
nedy, Hawaii representative of the
national shipping board, will make to
inquiries regarding what action he
thinks win be taken toward supply
ing the islands with sufficient cargo
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
HONOLULU PRAYS FOR SUCCESSOR
AMERICAN FORCES WORLD war

carnage went on in Europe, saying.
This is not our fight; the cup Is not
ours to drink We ought 10 have been
ashamed, and in our souls We are
ashamed to have been willing that
this cup should pass from us and be
handed to our brother TO drink.
This war has been our war since
the first international right was flung
aside and the first Belgian was slain.
We can do nothing else now but stand
behind our president with our men,
with our money. with our work and
with our prayers, all sent forth to win
the victory of right over might.
"The want of sacrifice is at the bot.
tom of the nations greatest evils.
This is coming out more and more as
the war advances. What sacrifices
have We, as people, made here in
Hawaii? We've eaten loaf of brown
bread when we might have eaten
white. We've subscribed, and very
generously, to the Liberty Loan. but
we did not do it quickly, spontaneous
". We hesitated, many of us, before
subscribing. because the rate of inter
est the loan carried was only PEI
cent. We have made no true sacri-
fees. There are those in Hawaii who
have made true sacrifices-the moth
ers who have seen their sons-those
who have sent their loved ones forth
TO fight, those who have made true
sacrifice But we, the rank and file
of US, have made no sacrifice"
Canon AuIt quoted statistics show
ing that only % IL per cent of the
people of America know how to save,
the other a IL per cent being vast
ers. Until we had learned really to
deny ourselves in our saving and in
our giving, he said, we could make no
sacrifice.
Reading. in full, the presidential
proclamation setting apart day of
prayer, the speaker called attention to
the immense responsibility now rest
ing upon the officers in command.
many of them only boys in years, and
added: With what prayerful love
shall we send forth our friends! Pray
er moves the world with power beyond
amaze Pray, today and from now on,
pray as you have never prayed be-
fore"
The offertory. Seek Ye the Lord.
was impressively sung with Mr.. Vir-
ney as soloist, and the full choir. The
hymns for the entire service were
specially selected. After the recession.
al, God Save the State" the congre.
cation stood at attention while the ma
tional anthem was played
All of the larger Honolulu churches
yesterday offered special prayers for
the success of the American forces in
the great war, and with them were
coupled special prayers for the sue
cess of the Allies as whole. Ser.
mons appropriate for the occasion
were delivered at Central Union, the
Christian and Methodist church, and
at st. Clements church, Makiki.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29

Of all the Fifth avenues. the Bond
streets and Rue de- la Paix in the
universe. But the trouble with you
mothers is that you are greedy. You
want the earth. You want all OF the
finery that we poor childless women
have to cover up our empty hearts
with and you want your children be-
sides.
We'll, the most OF US don't get
everything. We get one thing or the
other, and life makes fairer divide
of pleasures and perquisites than We
are accustomed to think.
Yet here are you with your chill.
dren and the thousand living, vital,
eternal interests that they bring daily
into your life, envying me because I've
got an unlimited shopping ticket. And
only yesterday I met Grace Temp
kins, who has three adorable babies,
and she was whining and complain
ing because she was tied down at
home and couldn't run around at night
to theaters and cabarets as some of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
ANTHRAX IN ISLANDS
UNDER FULL CONTROL

Anthrax IN this territory may now
be said to be under control and there
is little danger of further outbreaks
unless through deliberate plant" On
Oahu no deaths have occurred since
July 1, on Maui since August 4 and
on Kauai since August "a.
This is the statement made in a
report of DR.. Leonard N. Case, assist
ant territorial veterinarian, filed today
at the meeting Of the board OF agri'
culture and forestry.
The board decided to lift the quar-
antine on Oahu and Maui, the only ex.
ception to the latter being that for
the shipment of animals from the in,
fected areas of Maui permit be OBJ.
tanned from the veterinarian.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29

Moved, as a Honolulu audience is
rarely moved. the congregation par
ticipating in the special prayer ser
vice at st. Andrews cathedral yester'
day realized as il hardly could have
done before how deep into the heart
of Hawaii the war may soon strlk1,
and how necessary to the safety OF
Honolulu, as we'll as for the cause OF
humanity, is victory for America and
the allied armies.
After the order of morning prayer,
which included beautiful and fitting
prayers for the nation, the allied ma
tions, for loyalty and just peaca,
Canon William Ault, in charge OF the
services, took for his text The tcup
which my Father hath given me, shall
l not drink it?". ~~-,@
Calling up the picture of Christ in
the lonely garden of Gethsemane, with
the cup of death being offered. Canon
Ault, in few well chosen words that
stirred his hearers to their depth,
showed that the supreme test was
now being offered to the nation.
Christ was human enough to pray
that the cup might pass from Him,
he said. We would have been more
than human had we not prayed tina:
the cup might pass from us. And we
did pray, long and earnestly. Many
of us who in the sincerity of our
hearts prayed heard in the stiffness
Christ's voice saying, Are ye not able
to drink the cup that l drank" Too
long some of us refused this cup. Too
long some of us stood with folded
arms and averted eyes while the great
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
MISSINGLINER
SAFE, IS REPORT
Especial cab,. to Nippu JiiD

TOXIC, Japan, Oct. 29.--An uncon.
firmed report received here today was
to the effect that the Nippon fusen
Kaishas liner Hitachi Maru, missing
since September "a, is safe in the In.
dian ocean. ..-.
The Hitachi Maru, on the regular
run to London, via South africa, sail.
ed September "a from Colombo, Cey.
lon, for Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East
Africa, where she was due to arrive
on October 1. .-.. -.
Failing to put into the destinated
port, long overdue, she was given up
by the owners, October %, as probably
lost. --..N rs T.. - .ss-&
Ii the report of her safe discovery
proves correct the Hitachi aIaru must
have been drifting helplessly in the
Indian ocean, probably on account OF
some accident in her engine rooms,
which might have in some way dis
abled the liner.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29

her old girl chums still do who are
married and have no children.
That's what makes me want 70
shake you mothers. You want your
children. You revei in them, and vel
you want to have them and to nave
all the fine clothes and the freedom
that childless women have. You wan,
to monopoIize all the good things OF
life. and when you cant you howl
with rage and disappointment.
Just remember that you have to
pay for any kind of jewels. Cornelia
Jewels are the most precious in the
world and therefore the most costly
| wish you mothers were sports
enough to pay the price without grum'
bling" IL
Copyright, 1917, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Ine.) -
Dorothy's Dix's articles appear reg
ularly in this paper every Monday
Wednesday and Friday. T..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
MARKET SCORED
FORFAILURE n
CUT Fish PRICE

Because ii has done nothing TO de-
crease the high cost Of fish the ter
ritorial marketing division has come
in for criticism. according 10 Aeting
Superintendent o. B. Lightfoot In his
September report TO the board Of agrI.
culture and forestry. filed this morn
ing at the meeting of that body.
Although the division is not equip
ped with the special counters and Ice
boxes necessary for handling fish.
says Mr.. Ijghtfoot, II can see no OBJ
lection to trying to help the situation.
at least in small way. As far IS
can find out there are very few. IN
dependent fishermen, and IL the divi-
sion depended on these few for q reg
ular supply in order to build up a
trade. am OF the opinion that the at
tempt would be failure and the diyi-
sion more severely criticised than at
present"
The report shows that duEf Sep.
TENDER the division handle - con-
signments consisting OF 4ol different
kinds of produce from rs eonsignors.
While the number of eonsignments
was smaller than for the previous
month, the consignment sales wercs
greater by $702.42. Both retail de-
partments lost during the month.
Practically all OF the Maui beans
were sold. Some rather large ship
ments OF corn we're received and sold
at good prices. Sweet potatoes were
sold in large quantities, many being
shipped to Hilo.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
ENTERTAINMENT FOR i.
SERVICE MEN SUNDAY

The Sons and Daughters Societies
of the American Revolution have ar
ranged to entertain one hundred men
of the service, whose parents are OF
were members of the aforementioned
organizations, at an afternoon bathing
party and supper on November %, al
1880 in the afternoon. .~..... ~.
The first one hundred who apply al
the Army and Navy Y. M. G. A. office
on or before November II will secure
invitations for this date.
Applications should be made in per
sen, letter, or by Telephone (4921) as
early as possible.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29
HAVE YOU Seen
THE new hustle?

Hints in the fashion magazines that
the hustle effect will again become the
vogue as a part of the fashionable
woman's apparel were verified this
week when the steamer Maui brought
a considerable shipment Of gowns,
modelled to fit the new feminine form.
These are the first dresses of the
kind to reach Honolulu. They were
sent to the Jeffs Fashion Co. and are
on display at that store. In crepe de
chine, navy blue serges and evening
gowns. Also shipment of the newest
modes in hats.-Ady. ~...~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-29

boats following the withdrawal of the
Matson steamers to the Atlantic. He
will not specify what steamers he ex
poets to be diverted to this service, or
how soon. Like other shipping men
he admits that the President and Gov
ernor will not fulfill the needs of the
islands for cargo carriers to replace
the Withdrawn Matson steamers.