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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
ARMY BILL APPROVED BY CONFEREES
Measure will Become Law III Few Days

(Associatsd Press ny Naval Radio ssrvicsl
WASHINGTON, May 1.-the con.
ferees on the army bin today all agreed
to report out the optional provision au-
thorizing the President to raise the
q Roosevelt Volunteers"
The senate today passed the house
bill increasing the enlisted strength of
the navy to $50, 900 and marines to So.
900 and granting increased pay to en-.
listed men in the navy. .. .... us
An Official outline of the method by
which military registration is TO be
carried out under selective eonscrip-
| tion bill has been made public with al
appeal from the war department for
the voluntary services of State cleo
ton and other officials in order that
there may be no delay in enrolling and
classifying millions Of men for army
duty Careful preparation bus been
made TO place the whole task in the
hands of civilian officials Of the States
and to remove every suggestion of mill.
tary forces in putting the measure in
to effect. The only function Of the
| federal government will be supervision
L
| shal general. The department s state
ment which the war department asked
all papers to give wide publicity fol.
lows: ...,. ..... r.. .. ... O" -
All Must Register ...
tfThere was time in the country g
history when military enumerators,
4 backed by bayonets, went out among
| Tho people TO take compulsory service
Il AAa La - N..R
| Universal liability to service the execu.
ion of the law is put into the hands
of the people. ..E... .. y
"The approval Of the new National
Army Bill and the Presidents proclaim
ltion Hereunder will be eoincidental.
All persons within the age limits pres
ribbed WILDE required to present them.
,elyes for registration at the custom.
lry voting place in the voting precinct
n which they have their permanent
ZONES, on day which the President
will announce. The probability Is
that from ten to fifteen days will
slapse between approval of the bill
and registration day.
1.-THE governor of each State will be
he chief Of registration therein. The
machinery Of registration in each eoun-
y Is 10 be in charge of the sheriff, the
county clerk and the county physician
,cting ex-officio, unless a different
BOARD will be announced by the COVER
Tor. In cities containing populations
bf more than 10000 the registration
| will be under the control of the mayor
ind selected boards of registration. Ii
rider that the designated county anC
sity officials, and the people generally
| m moi a elaar ,ndarakandinn ~ th.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
CONSIDERED BEFORE

BY last December Generalissimo Jof.
FIRE had entirely rebuilt the official
body Of the French military service,
had rcoganized the army, and had 80
centralized its component parts as 70
make each perfect machine in the
performance of its required functions
This was the army whose strategy, in
the beginning, had forced the German
retreat from the Marine and whose tao.
tics, in its most recent phases, had dc
featcd the Germans at Verdun. Yet
II was defensive army.
It's field commander was the darling
Of the Republic, but in military circles
In the cabinet of ministers Of state
there was a growing feeling that be
should be something more. In several
quarters II was thought that Papa
Jonfre's work was completed and that
the nation would be better served il
his supeflative talents as organizer and
administrator were henceforth utilized
among cabinet ministers, both national
and International, as they had hitherto
been utilized by the commanders in tho
field. -5
On December 81 he was made Mar
shall Of France and adviser to the wal
council But severel weeks before thiI
an equally Important question had I,
be first settled: should Joffre's sue
cessor become. merely the executive Of
the war council in France and sub
jected to parliamentary influences, a.
Joffrc had been, although he had known
how to combat them, or should the new
commander have free hand subjec
to win the war by the methods ant
through the means agreed upon by th'
Entente war councilf 80
There we're two candidates Tor tn,
position--General Nivelle, who wa
willing to allow sthe Office Of com
mander in chief to be limited according
to the first Interpretation, and Genera
Pctain, who insisted on the second
For his defense Of Verdun General Pc
tain had been promoted TO the com
mand of the armies of the center-th
Champagne Argonne front, between
Scissors and Verdun-where he had re
placed General de Langle de Cary
General Nivelle, commander Of tn
Third Army Corps, had succeeded Pc
tain at Verdun, where last fall he re
covered Douaumont and Yaux by sud
den assaults. 4.
Although II has since transpire,
that Petain's plans for an offensiv
contributed to his rejection as com
mander-in-chief, on the eve of tn
Nivelle appointment the situation wa
Enthusiastically set forth as follows:
After some discussion, however
General Petain, II is understood, ha
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
PETITIONS
SMOTHER CONGRESS
(Mail Special to The Advertiser)
BY ERNEST @. WALKER.

WASHINGTON, May 6--The present
Is surely no time for political eonsid,
Ierations at Washington, and politics do
mot seem to be very much in mind. A
few weeks ago almost every issue OF
the local newspapers had something
sbcut the situation in the first New
Hampshire congressional district, be-
reft by the sudden taking of Of Repre-
sentative Cyrus Adams Sulloway, "the
Tall Pine A Republican district, tC
De sure, and normally TO be depended
upon to elect Republican into the late
Sulloway' shoes. But in the face OF
the slogan to stand by the President
in time of war, the patriotic first might
elect Democrat and thus cinch Demo
cratic control of the national house
But while the patriotic first, which in
eludes the city of Manchester, may pos
sibly go Democratic, house leaders are
thinking mighty little about II and, in
deed, have ceased to give much thought
anyway to the matter of house control
The Democrats appear TO be pretty
thoroughly in the saddle, as far as or
ganization matters are concerned.
On the other hand, disappointing
word comes from southern New Hamp.
shire that the patriotic first district Is
more aroused over the rum question
than over standing by the President OF
deciding political control In the na,
tional house For the prohibition ques.
ton has been injected into political
mentalities in that quarter and, as us
ually happens in such cases, is dominat
ing the general interest. A few repre-
sentatives in congress have been re.
:ruited to deliver speeches in the first
district campaign. ':@. ~.
Incidentally il might be mentioned
that senate and house are simply inun
dated with petitions for prohibition
during the war" Prohibition commun
tiles and States have apparently been
organized to smother senators and rep
resentatives under an avalanche, and
prohibition advocates are decidedly on
the job. '...".f ...a ~. u.
/ One great big objection to t1prohibi
tion during the war; is the revenue
end. II is no joke that the ways ani
means committee Of the house is hav
ling most perplexing task to "flnd
| the money" in framing the enormous
revenue bill. OF course much more thar
81, 900, 000, 900 could be raised from tax
alton in one year In the United States
but even with the patriotic attitude Of
The people just now, there is limit Il
the taxation that will be borne with
out resentment. The ways and meani
members feel they are going Just about
as far now as they can safely 60 anC
would not know quite which way Il
turn if they had to begin Immediately
to raise several hundred million mor'
TO supply the deficiency caused by pro
hibiting the manufacture and sale o!
lintoxicants. 49,: ..'.us... rs
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18

Of age, inclusive, are to be registered,
the registrar would have to enroll
about seven per cent Of the precinet
population. tt..
ss1t is desirable to accept the ser.
vices of competent volunteer regis.
trars to serve without compensation.
All registrars must be sworn.
"The voting place in each precinct
must be prepared for registration. Full
printed instruction covering every de.
tail Of registration will be in the han
Of sherifrs and mayors on the fifth day
after the Presidents proclamation,
Blanks To BE Supplied M If,
The mayor of q city containing
more than thirty Thousand inhabitants,
OF the officials designated by the Gov.
stnot therein, shall with approval OF
the Governor, appoint for each ward or
convenient minor sub division contain
ing about thirty thousand people one
registration board aud shall designate
one ofiicer Of each board to perform
duties similar 70 those imposed on the
sheriff, as heretofore outlined. II the
mayor desires he may appoint cen.
trail board to coordinate the work Of
minor boards.
nOn the fifth day after the Presi-
dent has issued his proclamation, clerks
Of counties and cities Of over 10000
/ must secure a supply of blanks and
copies of the registration regulations
from the sheriff or from the mayor.
Absentecs and the sick will apply 20
, such clerks to have their registration
cards hlled out, In no case shall such
persons be given registration certif.
Gates. They are TO be instructed by
the clerk that the burden is on them
| 70 SEQ to IL that tho cards reach the
registrars % their homo precincts by
day. ~ r.
May Register ~ Mail
tfaPefsons absent from their home
kcountrics may be registered by mail. II
so absent, man should 90 TO the clerk
Of the county where he may be staying
on the sixth day after the date Of the
President q proclamation. II he Is in
city Of ever 10000 population, the
city clerk Is the official TO whom TO ap
! ply. The absentee viii be told how Il
register but he nust mail his card In
time TO reach his precinct by registra
ton day.
persons too sick to present them
selves for registration must send com
petent person to the county or city
clerk on the sixth day after the issu
ing OF the proclamation. The clerl
will give Instructions for Registrations,
Officials of education, charitable
and other institutions should apply FOL
Instruction. TO the county or city clerl
on the sixth day after the date Of tn
Il n 4 Z.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
RECORDS SMASHED
BY APPROPRIATION

(Associatsd Press By naval Radio service)
4 WASHINGTON, May 16--All rec,
ords for large appropriations by con
gress were broken yesterday when the
senate finance committee reported out
the war army and navy deficiency bills
carrying 1890, sac, 900. #
The bin includes $500 ,0O0, 900 for the
construction OF purchase Of merchant
marine, $26,0O0,OO for army machine
guns, $35,000,0O0 for heavy ordnance
and 100000 for the support of Ger
msn interned by the United States.
The bill win be given the right OF
way in the senate where il viii go to-
day IL the legislature schedule is fol
lowed.
The house will probably vote on the
war tax bill by tomorrow at latest, &C
cording to a statement made by Repre-
sentative Claude Kitchin, Democratic
floor leader. -,."- f-, ...l...
"A score Of witnesses have appeared
before the senate finance committee
which is considering the bill by which
the government proposes to raise
81 100000, 900, and declared that if il
should be enacted into law In its pres
emit form, many industries would b.
ruined. h ..t.
Among those which II was declared
would suffer most severely are the cOf
fee and tea industries, insurance bust
ness, advertising, automobile manufac
turing and selling, dealers in musical in
strumeuts, moving picture interests
jewellers and drug dealers. ..-
Representatives Of the bill poster
and traction advertising companies pro
tested against their business beinl
taxed and newspapers and magazine
being exempted SO far as advertising i
concerned.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
HUNDRED DIVERS
SHARED BY ALLIES
Dutch Paper Says 325 Are Be-
ing Operated -.
Associated Press ny Naval Radio ssryiss)

ASSOCIATED Press ny Naval Radio seryios)
. AMSTERDAM, May Is - The Ger,
mans are now operating about 325 sub
marines, according to the Telegraaf
This newspaper says that nearly hun
dred of the German divers have beer
caught in nets stretched by the Allies
II publishes today an interview with q
member of, the crew OF the u.5S, which
sank Dutch grain ships in February. IN
this interview the statement Is made
that the submarines assemble daily and
receive wireless instructions from the
German admiralty. st.. -.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
GERMAN SOCIALIST
LEADER PLANNING
ITEUTONIC REPUBLIC
Herr Ledebour Declares Before
Reichstag That II Is Impossi-
Bile For Empire To Win War Of
Subiugatlon and Says Monar-
oily Must Soon Fall ~

Associated Press BY Naval Radio ssrvics)
BERLIN, May l6-Defnite steps to-
ward making Germany republic, fol
lowed in the wake of Russia, are being
openly advocated in the reirhstag. Herr
Ledebour, the famous Socialist leader,
told the reichstag yesterday that IL is
impossible for Germany to win a. war
of subju9ation. He then went farther
and expressed the firm conviction that
revolution must come in Germany as
Il came recently in Russia and that the
house Of, Hohenzollern must fall before
,he people as the house of Romonofi
fell in Russia. .u
Ledebour concluded his sensational
speech with the statement;
s'I shall propose constitutional
committee TO take preparatory steps in
the Direction Of introducing a repub.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
SLAv SOCIALISTS WARN
BROTHERS IN GERMANY
tAsuociated Press By naval Radio ssrvics)

ASSOCIATED Press BY naval Radio ssrvics)
PETRoGRAD, May l6--The council
that is in charge of the affairs Of the
new republic of Russia issued an ap.
peal yesterday to the Socialists of Ger
many to prevent their troops being
hurled upon the western front in order
to crush France and then to dash upon
Russia. The council warned the Ger
man Socialists that this plan of the
kaiser's was bound to fail and could
hut result in disaster to Germany and
to the Socialists of that country, %
fFop'' warned the council, "the
troops of the kaiser will in the end
crush you. +" .a.... ID.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
nay N. I%RH s2EEeIq g w.. HEi,n

Because OF its tonic and laxative eject.
LAXATIVE BRoMo ouINiNE will be found
better than ordinary ouinine. Docs not cause
nervousness. nor ringing In the head. Re-
member. there 10 only one "Bromo QuiIlue
The signature Of X. W. Grove 10 on ear.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18

tAssoeiassd Press ~ Naval Radio Service,
Paris, May l5-General Petajn,
hero Of the successful defense Of Yer.
dun, was today appointed commander
in-chief Of all the French armies operat-
ing on the French front.
General Nivelle has been changed
and placed in command Of the group OF
armies up till now commanded by Gen.
eral Foch, who succeeds Petain as chief
Of staff.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
HAWAII DESPERATE
FACESMURDER CHARGE
tMall speeIal u Ths Aaver.lser,

ANAeAA oPoSAAA Lug AhNohuboKD
HILo, May l4-Murder In the frst
degree win now be the charge against
Antoine Garcia, the Filipino who shot
and wounded Engineer w, w wes-
coat, Of Honokaa Mill, last Friday
night, and at the same time shot a
Japanese named Takeuchi, who came
TO Weseoatt's assistance, for Takeuchi
died early this morning at the Honokaa
Hospital. Mr., Wescoatt is progressing
satisfactorily and win soon be about
again. .
When the news was conveyed TO
Judge Quinn by Deputy sheriff Rich
ard he at once issued call for the
grand jury, which viii meet Thursday
morning to consider this case and also
some others which will come before IL.
II is expected that quick action will
follow the cold blooded Shooting of
Wescoatt and Takeuehi
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18

Associated Press ~ Naval Radio Service,
= fONDON, May 16--That the Ger
= man chancellor has offered ten
tative terms Of peace to the Rus
slams II the Slavs will 6abandon their
plans Of conquest y is the gist Of a des-
patch received here yesterday from
Amsterdam. The chancellor declared
to have added that IL the Russians will
be reasonable HGermany will not pre-
vent a permanent friendship between
the two countries -
Of fumors and reports that have been
coming from Petrograd and the known
situation Of the Russian battle line this
despatch is being received with more
or less belief in well Informed circles
here, although as yet there is no ofic-
ial confirmation to give il color.
Berlin officially stated yesterday that
the chancellor had refused to make
pnblic the terms Of peace which Ger.
many is now, willing to accept. This
statement was made in reply to a form.
al Interpolation at a session Of the
reichstag held yesterday, in which he
was formally asked for the peace state.
nnent which has been expected for some
time. He replied by asserting that the
9 best interest of the empire would not
be served by q declaration regarding
peace terms, and that because of this
he must decline to speak.
Hetdid however, announce that he
had no. Intention of "nailing down the
empire by concealing unfavorablt
news He followed this announce
ment by informing the chamber that
an aeroplane factory at Copenick had
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
DisorpanizatiOn and Demoraliza-
ton Sweeping Through Nation
Despite the Appeals Of Anxious
Officials Of the Government
GERMANY TAKES ADVANTAGE
TO OFFER SEPARATE PEACE
Socialists Send Frantic Appeal To
Their Kindred In Germany Ask
ing Them To Keep Kaiser From
Striking Broken SIay Armies
PETkoGRAp, May l6

REORGANIZATION almost anarchy
Is growing throughout all Of
Russia. It has already attained
such proportions that it is
doubtful II it canb be checked by
the hastily formed and much
debated reconciliation council
which the temporary govern
Inent has formed TO appeal to
The masses OF the people as a
sort Of coalition cabinet. The
movement among the masses
has received tremendous impe-
tus, and the people apparently
fail utterly to understand or re-
spond to the appeals which the
officials of the government are
making to them to stand fast
against the Vaccinations OF the
German secret agents. a5
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
PRESIDENT ASSURED {.
OF LABOR SUPPORT

ASSOCIATED Press ny Naval Radio ssryics)
WASHINGTON, May l5--President
Wilson addressed the British labor dele
gates today, and officials of the Amer.
lean Federation Of Labor, when they
visited the White House. He expressed
hopes that the standards set for labor
through legislative effort would not be
lowered in Consequence of the war. *
President Gompers Of the federation
assured him that labor supports the ad.
miuistration at this time. F....
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
DIVER FLoTlLLA REPORTED
CAPTURED BY BRITISH NAVY

(AssOeisted Press BY Naval Radio seryies)
PORTSMOUTH, England, May l6--
A sensational report gained currency
here yesterday that early in April the
British captured an entire flotilla of
German submarines which were bound
for American waters to destroy United
States shipping. The report is as yet
unconfiTmed.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
KING george VISITS
AMERICAN GUN CREW
Talks To Lieutenant In Command
Of Guard On American Steamer

(Assoolated Press by Naval Radio servics)
LIVERPOOL, May licking George
visited yesterday an American liner
which is in port here and inspected her
gun crew, the liner, like all others sail
ing from Americans ports now, being
armed with three inch guns for protec.
tons against German submarines, The
king eonversed for some time with
First Lieutenant L. H. Stanton Hazard,
who is in command of the gun crew.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
FIRE IN NAVY YARD
lAssociated PreM Ry NAVAL Radio Scr,

ASSOCIATED Prew BY Naval Radio Servieo(
NEW YORK, May l8--Fire started
by some cause as yet unassertained by
the authorities, broke out in the supply
department building of the Brooklyn
navy yard yesterday afternoon. The
loss may total many thousands of dol.
lars. Pew details have been allowed to
become known. ...r' .s.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN
IS LOSING STRENGTH

ASSOCIATED Prsss BY Naval Radio ssrvics)
LONDON, May l6---The reports of
the ships lost through the ruthless sub.
marine campaign of the Germans GOV,
ering the sinkings of the last week,
show that conditions have been more
favorable for the Allies than for some
weeks past, fewer ships having been
sent to the bottom by the enemy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
NOW is THE TIME.

For rheumatism you viii find nothing
better than Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
Now is the time to get rid of it. Try
this Eminent and see how quickly it
win relieve the pain ard soreness F""
sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith &
Co., agents TOR Hawaii.-Adyeruse
ment, H.E .- e..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
LIEUTENANT EBERTS
KILLEDDY A FALL
Signal Corps Officer Drops u
Death With His Aeroplane

ASSOCIATED Press ~ Naval Radio ssryies)
Ell PAso, Texas, May l6-First
Lieut.. Melehior Nee. Eberts, Signal
Corps, stationed at the San Diego
aviation school, was instantly killed
yesterday at Columbus, New Mexico,
when the acroplane in which he was
flying fell to the ground. Capt. James
l.. Dunworth, coast artillery, stationed
at Columbus, who was acting as pilot
Of the aeroplane, ,was badly injured
but will recover y, Il
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
Succeed In Driving British Out Of
Advanced Positions At BuIIe-
court and Gain Some Ground
from French On River Aisne
GREEKS ON MACEDONIAN
FRONT BEAT BACK FOES
Paris Reports That They Gained
Fifteen Hundred Yards Of Posi-
tons From the Enemy Despite
Their Bitter Counter Assaults
tAssocia.sd Press BY Naval Radio ssrvics)

tAssocis.sd Press ny Naval Radio ssrvics)
INEW YORK, May l6-The
IN desperate fighting that has
been raging around the town OF
Bullecourt continued yesterday
with undated fury, the Germans
attacking fiercely, frantically in a
vain effort to thrust the British
from their positions astride OF
the Hindenburg line at this point
and win back the vital ground
they lost two weeks ago.
Attack after attack was hurled
at the British lines, beginning
early yesterday morning and con-.
tinuing all day long with but
minor success. Four assaults
were launched here the first three
lbeing utter failures that broke
down under the British gunhre
with tremendous losses to the
Germans, who used their familiar
lmass formation in the vain hope
lof smashing through the British
Hines.
/ The fourth attack succeeded in
lpart. for the Germans took about
Zone hundred yards Of trenches in
| the eastern Of the village and
driving the British back into the
western side.
i Italy has launched new often
sive on broad front against the
l Austrians, after months Of mac
.ltivity during which the lines
lwere merely held, according to
reports from Rome yesterday.
i 1t was announced from MILF
tary headquarters that consider
| able progress has been made by
| the Italians on the PLAYA area,
and on the slopes Of Monte Cue
co hills, east of Gorilla. where
| fighting was left off last fall.
Progress has also been made near
IVertoibizza. The Italians fufth-
ermore made a thrust on the
northern sector Of Carso plateau
and reached the wrecked lines oI
the enemy east Of Dossofaiti, tax
ing many prisoners.
j Paris reported that the Greek
troops under the command OF
General SarraiI had attacked the
enemy in the Macedonian front
and had made marked gains on q
wide front. They captured two
works and fifteen hundred yards
Of trenches despite heavy counter
attacks.
Berlin claims to have been sue,
cessful in attacks against tn,
French on the Asine, and also Il
have captured the French posi-
/. tion at Sainte Berthe farm. Else
where they were repulsed.
II {