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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-15
TWO MORE ACCEPTED
FOR TRAINING CAME

Judge z :. Bell Of the probate cour.
ana A. c. Edwards. formerly assistant
states attorney now located ar Car
rolllton. Ill have beth been notified
that their applications for places at
the second reserve officers training
camp al Fort Sheridan the latter part
OF the month. have been favorab1y
acted on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-15
DANIELS ROUSED
BY NAVY LEAGUE
Secretary Tells Colonel Robert VI.
Thompson and Other Officers
Best Thing il to Resign.
QUESTION OF LOYALTY RAISED
Statement Issued By Organization On
Mare Island Explosion is
Cause IF Action.

Washington. y. c. Aug 15.-Secre-
tarv Of the Navy Daniels, aroused by
statement made public by the Navy
League Of the United states announc-
ing report that the recent fatal ex-
piosfon in the Mare island navy yard
was the result Of criminal conspir-
acy. called upon Colonel Robert n.
Thompson. president and other Off
GERS Of the league 10 do the navy
service by rezigning
Branding the information circulated
by the Navy league as false. Secretary
Daniels said the investigation Of the
explosion Isl Still progressing through
official channels.
In his letter 10 Colonel Thompson
the secretary says that in view Of the
false and sIanderous statements
given out TO-DAY by the NAVY league
I am writing 10 say that the chief ser
vice which sou and the other active
officials Of the navy league can render
to the navy IS 70 resign at once and
permit the league to be directed By
those who IN , crisis like the present
could rot permit a statement to be
given out 70 the public which at
temprz to dscredtt the entire navy de
partuent and which viii be read with
disgust and contempt bE every honest
citizen C9 America
The Navy leagues statement says i
is in possession IF reliable evidence
that time fuse was connected with
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interests.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-15
The KAISER IN THE MAKING

IN the qyn7asatr at Casse the German Kaiser spent
three years OF his boyhood, d,h4ent not brilliant
pupil ranking tenth among se9eeen candidates for the
nnzer55y
Many tales told Of this period Of his life and one
OF them. least, Is illuminating
A professor it is said wishing 70 curry favor with his
royal pupil Informed him overnight Of the chapter Greek
thar vas 70 be made the subject Of the days lesson
The young PRINCE did what many boys would not hive
done As soon as the class opened the follow
ing morning he entered and consbirnousp on the
blackboard the information that had been given him
One may say ~1hsst4tngy thar boy capable of such
action has the Of fine character in him Possesses
that crolrons Of fair play which the nearest thing
70 re3goH that may be looked for that age hates
and fagorttsm and will 1gbercoer 5o5s5lc expose
them. There is in him fundamental bent toward What
IS Clean manly and aboveboard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-15
The offensive page in the chicago speIler.

The Chicago school board decided eliminate
Among the eogizng the German entitled Kaiser
Making"
10000 the spoilers
10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-15
CUT KAISER OUT OF CHICAGO sPELLER
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL
SPELLTNG-EIGHTH GRADE
~ ~ 14Tn

Note. Dictate &c pupils soHs4faS q
and TIC words in the ls;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-15
Dedicate Church Oct. :

Work on the new Methodist church
building is nearing completion and it
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
DATES OF AGUINALDO'S
EXPLOITS PROVE BOON
TO LOCAL REGISTRARS

Ingenious cross-examination was
necessary to secure the information
desired on the registration cards from
Filipinos who have been in this couD-
try only a short tine and can speak
no English Many of them had little
idea of when they were born, not u
mention where, and who their parents
were.
There was one date about which
most of the men could Judge their ages
and to this the registrars resortet
when pressed for some facts by which
to Judge their age. This was the time
of the exploits Of Emilio Aguinaldo.
who made his advances against the
Spanish about 1898 and against the
American troops in the three years
following
You know when Aguinaldo fight
Where you stop, then? How big?" the
registrar would inquire.
You remember American soldier
come Philippines? He fight Filipino.
You know?' they would ask, and they
generally found that this proved as
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
PERSONALITIES

MANUEL MEDERIOS was a re
turning passenger from the mainland
on the Maui
MRS. A. T. SPALDING, wife of a
Hawaii plantation man, returned from
the coast today on the steamer Maui
CYRIL o. SMITH, director of the
summer school for teachers, will re
turn to his home on Kauai following
the close of the school here.
Mr.. and MRS. ]. SCOTT of Fresno
Cal, are Honolulu visitors who an
rived here on the Maui. Scott is the
father of Ollie Scott of the Inter-Is,
land. He was a visitor here seven
years ago.
II. J. M'CRACKEN, accompanied by
Mrs. H. J. McCracken, H. J. McCrack.
en-, Jr., and Miss A. McCracken, ar.
rived here on the Maui. McCracken
is a retired steel magnate who is here
with his family for a visit to the is
lands.
W. c. AVERY, principal of the
Kauai high school at Lihue, returned
to Honolulu this morning after having
gone TO Kauai to assist in the work OF
registration. He will continue his
summer work on the course of study
committee Of the department of pub
lie instruction.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
Former Honolulu Girl Tells How
Grass Skirts Have Vanished
With Civilization

Waikiki beach, Cf song and story. IS
beautiful. musical. mythical. SAYS the
Cleveland Press
That is, 80 lar as Honolulu is con-
cerned: bat tie HonolU,u INVOKED i:
the island city lma-Ined by the aver
age American
There are no hula-hula dancers at
Waikiki
The dancers who are not there do
not wear grass skirts.
They do not sinr haunting melodies;
nor do they play the ukulele and
guitar as universally as it is played
in this country.
Waikiki and Honolulu are not what
the average American believes.
Jonia is responsible for this state.
ment
Jonia, in real life, is Elizabeth Shaw.
Her name was Lei Lokelani before she
translated it into real american. Sin
is one of seven children, end wit.
others CT her family, she is appearing
at the HippCdrone this week, wher :
she leads a trOupe OF HaWaiians in
song and dance. The sextette, il may
be added, is father. sons, daughters
and one uncle.
Real Hawaii in United States
waikiki beach is d beach Of rO-
mantle song, JOnia said yesterday, as
she discussed her people and their
amusements. There are no grass.
skirted dancers there You won't fin
musicians with uku,ele and guital. You
won't hear the songs that you hear in
cafes and restaurants in the States.
In fact, this country is more Hawaiian
than Hawaii itself
You see, the islands are tours.
centers. People come there. Where
they find the grass-skirted dancers
and hear the songs. performances ara
presented purely as an amusement
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
REHEARSING BATTLES.
(From the Buffalo Express)

From the Buffalo Express)
Something new in modern warfare is revealed by
"a despatch concerning the latest battle on the west
ern front. This most interesting story is to the
effect that the whole battle of Messines rehears
ed in all its details. We are told that "as the cap
ture of Vimy ridge was planned and studied out on
a small scale model, the Messines attack was re-
hearsed an openair model covering an area equal
to about four tennis courts. The ridge was repro
duced in miniature to the smallest detail and for
weeks before the battle the units engaged in it prac
tised the particular role assigned to them under
most realistic conditions.
Also it is intimated that the whole thing pull
ed of according to schedule of time-that is, that
such a thing was to happen at such moment and
such another thing was to happen at a stipulated
time and 1t is asserted that "the only thing
tending to interfere with the British time time table
was the impetuosity of the Irish ;roops-National-
lists and Unioumen fighting side by side They were
inclined to 60 ahead and conquer German positions
before the time set by the general staff
When battles are reduced to such basis that
they can he staked beforehand and when every move
ment can be calculated exactly as to time, what
Chance has the romancer? Really, it makes one
sbudder to think what a peculiarly cold blooded
thing this makes of war.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
EDITOR
Americas Enormous Fire Loss

Among the foes Of Americas own household there
few that call for constant and viGilant de
Tense than fire. Its destructivenesS has lPeI
gagged by figures showing an annual loss OF 500.
100000. Taking this estimate Niles SearlS, genera
fire inspector for the Southern Pacific. is quoted
by Pacific Municipalities magazine as giving The
following graphic explanation of just what thai
$500, 00O, 900 annual fire loss means:
Total amount paid out in dividends by all the rail
roads in the country.
One-half of all the gold and silver mined within
the borders Of the United States.
II all the buildings destroyed during any one year
were erected the two sides of single street they
would stretch along that street for thousand
miles.
To accomplish this annual destruction, fire starting
at end OF this street would have to burn at the
rate Of three miles day for every day in the
Going through such a burned street every 1000
feet would pass the ruins OF building from which
injured person was being removed and every
threequarters of mile would be the ruin of build
ing in which life lost.
During the year 1907 the fire loss Of the United
States one-hal the cost of all the buildings
erected
That this condition and should be remedied is
argued by the fact that the fire loss in European
cities during normal times is only small fraction
comparison with the fire loss in this country.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
Roads Costing More

Los Angeles county authorities are facing the
same difficulty as Honolulu has met, of engineers
estimates for road construction falling short of
tractors figuring, and no doubt from the same
cause of increased price of material between time
of estimate and time of bid. The difference against
the estimates in two contracts for something over
nineteen miles of road in Los Angeles county was
nearly $55,0OO On section of 81 miles the engi-
estimated $104 500, and the lowest bid for the
work was $144, 1853, while on section of 1915 miles
the figures were respectively $1O25 and $117,491
OF course concrete roads, as these mentioned are,
necessarily cost much higher in Hawaii than in
California, and the foregoing figures will all tn.
more show people here that good roads cannot be
had without much more money than has in the past
been available. Yet permanent construction will be
vastly cheaper in the long run, in absolute cost
comparison, than the old types of road. which are
no sooner built than they demand heavy expendi-
ture to maintain.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
Chinese IS FINED
FOR HOP SMOKING

Judge Harry Irwin tempered JUS
tice with mercy this morning when an
old decrepit Chinese opium fiend ap-
peared in court on the charge of hav-
ing opium in his possession. He was
captured by the police in a raid re-
Gently made on his home.
Tam Foo is the Chinaman's name
and he is GA years old, raggedly
dressed thin as a rail, and lettering.
According to the story given by the
police he was found in a room with
other Chinese, but he was lying on
bunk and the pipe with the dope
at hand nearby. The Chinese did not
exactly deny the story, but through
an interpreter he pleaded for mercy.
Showing a doctors letter telling
of his age and condition, the Chinese
feebly said that he had been sick
for a long time, did not have very
long to live, and opium was the only
thing that kept him going.
But there were others with him
when he was found and it was claimed
that he was used by the opium smok.
ers as the goat" For this reason
the police regarded him as a bad man
So he was fined $40 and costs.
TT may be all right for you under
the conditions" said Judge Irwin to
the old man this morning, but
don't mean to tell you that smoking
opium is allowed under the laws, but
hereafter when you do any smoking
be sure that you go a long way off
by yourself where no one else can
see you"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
MAINLAND MORE HAWAIIAN Than.
HAWAII ITSELF, SAYS LOKELANI

feature OF course, il one goes back
into the islands. one will find certain
tribes who still wear the grass SKIRT
and sing certain soLgs somewhat Il
sembling these popular numbers. But
even that is for exhibition. The aver
age Hawaiian is as American as any
person you will tInd here. He wears
the same clothes. lives the same life.
and. except for love OF music AMI
a tropical nature, is no different thai
any American.
Hotels XIII Romance
waikiki beach has changed in tIN
last few years, my father tells me-.
Where once was only sand and lnoOi.
light, are now hotels and pie. ;.
vharyes and extensions that GU OF:
the ocean, and make it purely SUM-
mer tourist proposition Years ago
I've been IN this country for clever
years. left there Father has beef
back since then. He say you wouldn. +
know it, Civilization has come t.
Waikiki. Honolulu is sending her
Yeople to the war now. Romance isn't
any different there than in this coun
try"
Jonia made her professional debut
at the San Francisco exposition. Mr.
Shaw. her father, the largest membe:
Of the Hippodrome sextette, is respOn
sible for the statement that the guita:
was not introduced into Hawaii pre-
vious to 1915; and that the music gen
orally designated as Hawaiian is not
characteristic Of the people.
The Lokelanls, or Shaws. as they
term themselves now, include seve. N
members not seel On the stage. J0nia
and her sister d. the hula-hu,d La
LOkelani a brother. is the exert
HaW allan guitar player. Uncle, brother
and father complete the acting mem-
bers; but there is a sister who stands
in the wings with Mrs. Lokelan' Shaw;
and another brother, the seventh mem-
Der Of the family, is player at the
Colonial hotel, where he las appeared
for several months.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
Bond Chances Good

8 It is stated by the Sacramento Union that "the
market is looking good" for the sale of $5000,O00
6. California state highway bonds, being the first
instament Of the fifteen million issue authorized
by plebiscite last November. many inquiries having
been received from banking houses throughout the
West and East. The market is represented as hay-
ing settled after the Liberty bonds fotation, and
keen competition is anticipated which will assure
the sale of the full five million in time to be of use
in road building by the first of August. All of
which ought to encourage the hope that Territorial
Treasurer Mccarthy will soen be heard from, in his
eastern mission, reporting in floating Ha-
waits public improvement loan of a modest half
million dollars. Upon this depends an early start
Of the extension of permanent construction on the
belt road from the foot of the Pail.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
HILO WANTS SOLDIERS
TO GUARD SUGAR WHARF
Especial star-Bullat,r corrsspondsnee,

(Spec1A Star Bulletin C0THeSpondene0.)
HILO, August Ito avoid any pos,
sible loss of sugar from wilful damage
the Hilo Board of Trade yesterday
decided to ask Capt McNab, officer
commanding Company B, 25th Infan
try, to place an armed guard on Kuhio
wharf.
H. B. Mariner, in bringing the mat
ter before the attention of the board
said there was between 100000 and
100000 worth o; sugar lying on
the wharf unguarded, and urged thai
action be taken for its protection.
President G. H. Wears read a let
ter from Gen. Treat in Honolulu, stat
ing that as there appeared little ne
cessity for a military body to be sta
toned at Hilo, it was contemplate
taking the men away.
Hope was expressed by members
OF the board that the request for ar
armed guard on Kuhio wharf woulC
be sufficient inducement Tor the mer
to remain here for some time to come
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
Managing The City

In order that there may he no misunderstanding
ii is appropriate to remind the men in the city gov
eminent of Honolulu that when the people OF this
city were called upon TO express an opinion they
declared very clearly and very positively for bust
ress management of the cty-not political manage
ment.
The course of events. the war economics forced
on the community, puts every citizen on guard to
zee that the men placed in positions Of responsibility
live up to the requirements Of their positions The
indifferent bystander now becomes a determined
and alert Waterman.
Citizens of Honolulu are watching the city Off.
Gals; watching them for the purpose of gaining
a definite knowledge whether We have in the city
hall men of capacity IN aggregation of weak and
shallow freaks.
The times call for men OF vision and ability. Any
man who cannot measure up to the standard has
got to 20 Oh find himself the center Of the universal
contempt that automatically shames him into his
proper place.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
POOR, KING-BITTEN GREECE.
tFrcm the New York Tribune)

(Frcm the New York Tribune)
CouataEtincs fate can awaken no sympathy ex-
cept among those peoples whose tool he chose TO be.
But Gree.es pliGht-due to her ineffective protest
agaiIs, his ruipous policies-excites pity. Greece
has squandcred her opportunities. She is partially
dismembered now. No one can tell how far the
process Of d:sremberment may 60. Italy has al
ready occupied southern Albania and taken over a
part 0: Epirus. Venizelos certainly deserves some
recognition from the Allies. But apparently the
golden hour has passed for the establishment of a
Greek republic under his leadership.
Consantines evil deeds will live after him to
plague and hamper Greece. He made himself one
of the most despcable figures of the war, and the
misfortune of it is that his deposition cannot close
the chapter for his former subjects. They will con-
tilue to suffer in honor, power territory and ma,
tional aspirations for the faults of bgoted incom
petent whom they themselves lacked the vision and
moral energy to send into exile
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
THE PRICE OF BREAD

Statistics published by the Department of Com.
merce and Labor show that in the month Of May,
1917, the value of breadstuffs shipped across the
water to Europe was 100000 greater than the
same commodity exported for May of 1916.
1t is somewhat disOncerting to also read that
the price Of bread il much higher on this side Of
the Atlantic than in any of the countries now en-
gagged in war with Germany The statistics compiled
and covering approximately the same period show
bread prices to be as follows:
Great Britain-32 ounces, IL cents. Composition,
awar bread
France lsouthern Provinces -35 ounces, s cents.
Composition, so per cent wheat; 90 per cent rye,
barley and corn.
City of Lyons (France1-3 ounces, o cents.
Belgium-35 ounces, 10 cents.
Italy-35 ounces, s cents. Composition, "war
bread
Washington, d. C.-14 ounces, 10 cents. Compo.
sition, white wheat.
The authorities furnishing the above figures are
the Board of Trade Of Great Britain; lie Semeur,
Lyons, France; Belgium Relief Commission; Boil.
iettino dell 'Ufficio del Lavoro Italy. The price
fixed for the United States is by the Retail Bakers
Agreement.
II would appear from this record that the food
control bill cannot become law any too soon.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
WIRELESS OUTFIT OF
POLICEMAN ORDERED
DISMANTLED BY U. S.

L. s. Marshal Jerome ]. Smiddy to-
day ordered a member of the Homo
lulu police force to Immediately dis
mantle a wireless outfit which the
officer was operating at his residence.
All wireless outfits IN the city, ex-
cept those used by the government
have been dismantled by the marshal.
instruction to this effect becoming
operative when America severed re-
lations with Germany.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01

In Uncle Sans campaign for ,ren t. swell the
ranks OF the army and navy, it vas suggested by
coEgTessmcn thar the newspapers Of tie country
gIva he necessary space IN calling broadcast atten
hon 10 the fart The newspapers did So, willingly
and wonld wil!ingl: do so again. This shows tho
power ot advertising IN the strongest manner pos
sihle, bu; how many othc: lines Of business are
handing their stock in trade to the government
for nothing, either now or al any other time:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
TWO HONOLlLANS
CALLED BY DRAFT

The draft has called two former
Honolulans. They are V. S. Nasci-
mento and J. H. Sousa both of San
Francisco. Nascimento is a brother
of Abel Nascimento, foreman of the
composing room of the Star-Bulletin,
and Sousa, a cousin: Both are of
Portuguese descent but natfve-b born
Americans
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01

There Is alwars more than one way Of approach.
ing q problem, but obviously the nearest route is
the MS js-cct. This the women of Toronto seem
70 realize They have, no doubt, observed The
methods pursued elsewhere in dealing with the mat,
Ter Of high prices for food, and have been eouyinc
cd hat these methods are often incfectise. The
result is, row that ihn time has come for Toronto
women to protest against the high prize of bread
that they have not demanded an investigation bnt
sinn,y demanded bread al lower 2rices,-Chrsiian
Ecicnrc Monitor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01

Corporations have no souls! The United States
Steel Corporation has given most gratifying evil
dence that it has heart at least. The extra diyi
dend declared is to be turned over to the Red ass
Ear is that all. After taking slice of the LOcrty
bonds that would stagger many financial conce' as
annexed an additional block of $25,OO00OO. While
his latter is business deal in way, every dollar
put where it helps the United States
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01

Pretty soon Honolulu will get tired of having
these returning travellers tell that we don't real
lie that war is on. Hawaii set he mark for the
whole country in national guard enlistments