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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

star for the club men in the. game at
Athletic Park. Once he feasted on
welsh rabbit making a DOleful sound.
Pittsburg flood 1907. Hans Wagner
caught without his rubbers. wisdom
l.. Devisabic Norton says that there is
one firm in Australia which uses 500
gallons of ink each year. That's a
mere bag of shells. The Star-Bullletin
saves that much ink each month since
the employees have ceased dotting their
rs. Queries-Jack DasselI-If the rail-
road strike keeps up Cincinnati will
not be able to play out of town games.
Perishable freight will not be carried.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
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W r stands for Wilra Praesepe--
Wallace PhiIOOn falls on this sign.
Walter Camp picked him as an all-star
football player. He also takes a whirl
at the national pastime. Today is Fri
day all day. and fish arc eaten. French
evacuate Mexlco-Exit frog legs.-En-
ter frijoles. WisdOm-A Honolulu iok-
er recently referred to the Filibuster
as I.a FOiIette's Stone Works. This and
Merkle's granite play will go down in
history. Queries-L0uIs Stephens-Aft-
er watching Penner pitch against the
Wreckers you realize that. all overt
acts are not committed on the English
channels -. :. ..". q. II. .. -
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

schuan Carriage
around the automobile which continued to pasby
a a
Then Frank ooughery found box and standing up In front the
and to of
waukee full gallon gasoline
yesterday a.
yesterday
man. Carira Compa
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
cahus
S93 ST1 $50 26
All-Chinese

Joseph c. Crew. formerly secretary
of the American Embassy at Berlin.
who returned to New York after the
break in diplomatic relations with the
United States. left New FORK for vi
emma.
Mayor Brann of Lewiston. Me-, has
granted the request of the Main Cen
tral road to have guards placed on the
Lewiston-Auburn bridge.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
lis lweLHt ON 3pL

W. b. stands for Wistra Borcas and
William Brifton slides to third on this
zodiac. Brftton played baseball and
football for West Point. He also holds
the record for the snowshoe run from
Tampa TO MAMA. Jack Produce of the
Honolulu Produce Company has his
hair marcelled. Wisdom-if the railroad
strike is called the magnates will per-
haps hire Iightning for conductor and
the driver for the American Draying
Company as brakeman. Queries-Henry
ChiIIingwOrth-No.i IL the strike is CALI
ed the un1pires won't have TO ride the
blind baggage. :.--<~
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
THOMAS EDISON PUNCHES
TIME CLOCK ON HIS BIRTHDAY

WEST ORANGE, NJ lit has leak
ed out on Thomas Edison's seyentieth
birthday that the veteran punches a
time clock whom he arrives at his fac
tory and when he quits. The time
clock at the Edison plant recorded the
arrival of the chief at $3.50 a. M. and
his departure at 6:52 p. m. During
those nine hours and twenty minutes
Mr.. Edison worked hard at four i'm
portant inventions.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
S p7 Il.p I'e GOAL T'NI

L. b. stands for Liria Bistra-I.Ouie
Beard rides for a goal on this sign. He
is wizard at polo and also plays base
ball: He is dangerous player and de-
spite his name has had a number of
close shaves. This is st. Patrick's Day.
Green is the prevailing color. Green
Greenland will prevail. Shamrock will
be the principle vegetable. st. Patrick
was the Saint who drove all the snakes
out of Ireland. Since that day the drive
has stood pat. WisdOm-A man asked
for a vacation and then went out and
played golf. Alienists please copy.
Queries-Biil H0llinger-Sam Mott says
he's not the Mott. You say he is Mott.
Sam says he is not. / hear the squirrels
calling Thousands read Star-Bulletin
for news of the sport world .-.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

instead of Holmes. whose three wild
pitches in the first inning gave the
doughboys a lead that looked too big
for X troop to overcome. Moore was
shifted from first base to the box a.
the end of the fifth and from then on
it was a different story-the cavalry
men claiming he can continue it.next
time
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
PACIFIC LEAGUE
TO OPEN SEASON
SOMETIME IN MAY
Eight Teams Will Be Repre-
sented in League; Prospects
Are Bright for Big Year

llonolulu fans win have an opportu-
nifty Of watching the Pacific League
players in action this year along about
May, !. IL is. expected that eight
strong teams viii take the field at
that time for play.
At meeting held last evening at
Davies Hardware the managers of all
the teams We're represented, and de-
cided TO open the season on or about
aiay ]. When the league was first or
Gan'zed the quality of play was not
known. but number OF stars were de-
velope1 during the year and the
teams will take the field this season
stronger than ever
Amateur baseball Is receiving a big
boost in Honolulu, and the youngsters
have played baseball to win. Practi-
cally every young player Of note in
Honolulu is a member Of one OF the
teams. and II is to these players that
Honolulu must look for the future
stars The fans OF Honolulu have got
behind the youngsters and will again
this year.
Eight Teams
st. Louis, Braves. Nippons, Puma
hou. Chinese. Hawaiis. Filipinos and
Mckinley viii be the teams to take
the field, II present ARRANGEMENTS go
through. All OF these teams are uni
formed and have been playing togeth-
or for some time.
The Mckinley alumni are backing
tbe Mckinley team to a man, and
Henry ChilIlngworth and Sam Kalla-
Al. A.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
w. B. STEWART,
Third Co, Fort Ruger, T. H

Edward S. Young. sergeant-at-arms
at the Republican national conven-
tions which nominated President
and President Roosevelt.
died at Hartford.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
T Is IN Ivtl Win sltI

A. V. stands for Horoscope Venus
Herman Won Holt drop kicks in this pc
riod. He played at Yale. where lie Gore
has the chair of Bootology. He was a
star football player. and has also stolen
second base. Battle of Alexandria 1901.
Alexandria is the home of Egyptian
cigarettes. Wisdom-If a submarine
tackled the American League the Athle-
tics would be the first to sink. Queries
Cecil Benny-No Edmund Pays0n
Weston is not worrying about the rail-
road strike There is a town in Mis-
sissippi nowI named Vicksgrad. Platts-
grad in New York is another sugges-
ton. -:.". ..:# ..-..~
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

John j. Burleigh. vice president OF
the public service corporation Of New
Jersey. died here recently. Mr.. Bur.
leigh was So years old.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

W. A. Whitman OF New York 1st
sentenced to serve 80 days I'm thI
Workhouse for having narcotics In his
nossession
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

More than so persons were driven
from their beds into zero temperature
by three lodging house fires at Wor-
ceSter. which occurred within Il period
Of l5 minutes. -. ~-.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
HERE YOU ARE, s2No
Fort Ruger, March 16, 191

Fort Ruger, March 16, 1917.
Sporting Editor Star-Bulletin,
Sir: On behalf of the. Fort Ruger
baseball team, hereby challenge the
32nd Infantry regimental team to a
series of three games to be played al
ternately at Schofield Barracks and
Fort Ruger. First game to be played
Saturday, April z, 1917.
w. B. STEWART,
Third 10 LNorf D1oar II, Ii
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

will authorize the detail of a sergeant
for each team in the league.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

COMPANY X. IsT INF
Totals

4 ="
Shaw hit by ball on Bird strike.
X Troop, 4th Cav.0 0 l 0 0 vi
X Co. 1st Inf.3 o o 0 x-6
Home run. Shaw stolen bases, Flatt.
Shaw 2, Morris: double plays. Holmes
to Moore Bridgeford unassisted: hit by
pitcher. Gotten. Daskoski. Woodfin, by
Moore: bases on balls, off Holmes in
; innings: struck out. by Woodin H.. by
fin 1. Holmes 4: uInpires Zimmerman.
Griffith: time OF game. 2 hours.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17
w 4Idn Ip't Hfr Y |

T. -. stands f1r Taria pawn--Jim
Dole hops forth on this sign. He will
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-17

An unidentified two masted steamer
was sent aground at Ship Shoal, eight
miles south of Cobb's Island, Va.
The sun., 1917-01-03
JAPAN ALSO TO ARM
HER MERCHANT SHIPS
Asks if They Will Be Per-
mitted to Pass Through
the Panama Canal.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--Japan through
the embassy here notified the State De-
par'ment to-day of her intention TO arm
her merchant ships defensively and re-
quested information as to whether any
special rules had been made by this
Government for passage of ships so
armed through the Panama Canal.
This was the first official information
that Japan intended such action and
was interpreted in some quarters as in
dicative of fear OF German submarine
operations on wider scale than so far
attempted.
Japan has large tonnage passing
through the canal, and has suffered scri
ously from German undersea activities
particularly in the Mediterranean
There are no canal regulations i'm,
posing special restrictions upon vessel,
armed purely for defensive purposes a,
the United States holds that such anna
ment does not deprive a ship of he,
character as peaceful merchantmen
A proclamation to safeguard the neu
trality of the canal was issued by Pros
ident Wilson on November l3, 1914
The sun., 1917-01-03
2 RICH MEN KILLED
RASPUTIN, is REPORT
Two Versions of Murder of
Monk Who Influenced En-
perOr Nicholas.

LONDON. Jan. "wednesday The
morning papers in their PetroErad de-
spatches to-day feature stories of the
reported murder of Gregory Rasputin.
the Russian monk who. it has been re-
ported. exercised great influence over
Emperor Nicholas. The reports of the
death of Rasputin evidently are making
q stir in Russia. not only on account OF
his personality, but owing to allegations
that two persons Of exalted rank and a
well known former member OF the Duma
were concerned in his taking on.
The general assumption Is that Ras-
putin was slain. and some of the ac-
counts say unqualifedly that he was.
According to one story. two young aris.
tocrats drove in an automobile before
dawn last Saturday to a house on kor-
ukflovaya street, where a man, assumed
to have been Rasputin. entered the car,
which then went to Yussupon PALACE,
which IL owned by the young Prince
Yussupoff. heir to Gen. Prince fussu-
pofY, aid to Emperor Nicholas
Afterward the police heard shots and
cries coming from tie palace garden.
Hasteniry there to make inquiries they
saw blood on the snow in the garden and
were shown the carcass Of dog. which
they were told had been shot because II
was mad.
Meantime. according to another ver-
sion the body of murdered man
wrapped in fur coat, was placed in an
automobile. The young men took seats
in the car and drove to Petroasky ISL
and, In the Neva. Investigation Satur-
day and Sunday led to the discovery OF
a freshly made hole in the ice. traces OF
blood and many footprints near by Div
ers descended into the river and found
the body of Rasputin.
The names of the persons suspected
as being concerned in the allied murder
are not printed. but 1t is stated that
Young Prince Yussupoff after the events
Of the week end quit Petrograd for his
Crimean estates. but that he sub
sequently returned to the capital. Young
Yussupoff is related to the imperial
family by his marriage in 1914 to Irene
daughter of Grand Duke Alexander
Mikhailovitch and the Grand Duchess
Xenia, sister Of Emperor Nicholas.
The sun., 1917-01-03
DANIELS URGES U. S.
CONTROL OF WIRELESS
Navy Department FavOrs the
Pending Radio Bill for
Nations Safety.s

WASHINGTON. Jan. Am absolute
Government monopoly of radio communi-
cation as measure of national safety
was advocated to-day by Secretary
Daniels in letter TO the Commerce and
Marine committees of the Senate and
House. outlining the Navy Department
views on the pending radio control bill
drafted by an interdepartmental confer
ence.
THE bill covers the purchase OF
coastal stations only. that is only those
used to communicate with ships, and BY
permitting the Navy Department to open
all Of its stations to commercial bust.
ness would discourage the extension OF
any existing commercial systems or the
organization of new systems"
The Secretary wrote: THE depart
ment strongly recommends that the com.
mittee provide for the purchase of all
stations used for commercial purposes
The value of existing stations is con.
stantly increasing. and decisive action
at this time will result in saving OF
public funds"
The sun., 1917-01-03
CRASH OF FIRE ENGINE
KILLS 2; INJURIES s
Union Hills New Automobile
Wrecked Going to a
Blaze.

The brand new automobile fire en-
CINE which Union Hill, n. j.. bought for
its volunteer firemen three weeks ago
skidded last night on corner while
answering an alarm.
Two men were injured so badly that
they died within an hour and seven
others received injuries which were
sufficient to cause them to be sent to
the hospital,
According to Christopher Franz, who
drove the new apparatus. he made a
short turn in order 10 avoid striking a
passenger automobile which had failed
to stop when 1t heard the engine APP
preaching.
A passenger automobile was on fire
in jefferson street Union Hill, and some
one sent In the alarm which brought
the volunteers running from their homes
The skid was at Blum street and Hudson
Boulevard the heavy machine sliu along
until its outer wheels grated The curb
and then, with terrific force. II slammed
against tree.
Franz, the driver. was injured only
slightly. William Ross. one of the vol
unteers, had his spine broken In two
places Frank Schaefer received a frac-
tured skull and internal injuries, Both
died in the North Hudson Hospital
whittier all were taken.
The sun., 1917-01-03

Protocol Of agreement. nd refer
endum. withdrawal of American
troops from Mexican territory and
protection OF the American -Mexi-
can international boundary.
signed at Atlantic City, N. j.,
November "a, 1915.
Memorandum of an agreement
signed this twenty-fourth day of
November, one thousand nine hun
dred and sixteen. by Franklin X.
Lane, George Gray and John r.
Mott. special commissioners Of the
PRESIDENT Of the United States of
America, and Luis Cabrera, Yg-
nacio Bonillas and Alberto ]. Pant,
special commissioners of the citizen
First Chief Of the Constitutionalist
army entrusted with the executive
power Of the Mexican nation.
ARTICLE 1.-The Government
OF the. United States agrees to be-
gin the withdrawal of American
troops from Mexican soil as soon
as practicable, such withdrawal,
subject to the further terms of this
agreement, to be completed not
later than -: that Is to say
forty (40) days after the approval
Of this agreement by both Govern
ments.
ARTICLE 1.-THE American
commander shall determine the
manner in which the withdrawal
shall be effected. so as to insure
the safety Of the territory affected
by the withdrawal.
ARTICLE ,III.-The territory
evacuated by the American troops
shall be occupied and adequately
protected by the Constitutionalist
forces. and such evacuation shall
take place when the Constitution
alist forces have taken position to
the south of the American forces so
as to make effective such occupa-
ton and protection. The Mexican
commissioners shall determine the
plan for the occupation and protec-
ton of the territory evacuated by
the American forces.
ARTICLE IV.-The American
The sun., 1917-01-03
WAR BUSINESS
LOST FOR U. S.
500, 100000 Contracts Can
celled by Britain in
Three Weeks.
CANADA GETS BIG ORDERS
Allies Aroused Over Reserve
Board Warning About Buy
ing Securities.

American manufacturers will not wax
according to information obtained yes
terday in high banking circles. Because
OF the increasing production abroad and
In Canada, and the attitude OF the Fed
eral Reserve Board in warning bankers
against the purchase of British arid
French treasury bills. 1t was learned
that more than s100,000,o00 worth Of
munition contracts have been cancelled
by Great Britain in the last three weeks
Great Britain has placed with Cana
dian manufacturers contracts for war
supplies valued at between 100000. 900
and $500. 100000 since the Reserve
Boards warning. These contracts were
originally intended for American firms.
The placing Of the contracts with Cana
dian firms has caused an almost unprec-
edented situation in this country. in
that Canada probably will have to come
into this market for money to finance
her huge munition contracts. This will
practically mean. bankers say. that
American interests will furnish the
money by which Canadian firms will
| reap profits which were intended for
American firms.
! Indications also are that there will
be a general curtallment from now on
of all buying by the Allies in this coun-
try. None of the options for further
! nun'tion contracts is expected to be
exercised by the Allies. but there will
be no cancellation OF contracts for raw
/ materials in the American market. Com
/ panies producing iron. steel, copper and
other products will not be hit by the
I rev move by Great Britain, France and
Russia.
! The cancellations and reflections of op-
| tions have been distributed over the whole
! Held. 1t was explained. 80 the action will
not bear heavily on any one particular
/ section. but practically all OF the large
/ concerns which have gone in for manu-
! featuring munitions since the beginning
! OF the war have had their contracts
I clipped Nearly all of these contracts
have carried cancellation clauses
! 1t is the intention of the Allies. e.
I pecially Great Britain. to strengthen
! their credit position in this country in
/ the next year, bankers said To this end
Great Britain Will ship about $50. 600, O0O
! more gold this month. There will be nc
! chanRe in the plans to issue q new loan
of about S250,000.00 In the middle OF
latter part of this month. however
! Informal conferences are being held by
] bankers in regard to this new financing
( The new Canadian loan will not be
brought out. according 10 present indi-
cations, until spring, or some time afte-
! the British loan has been noated.
The sun., 1917-01-03
FREE LIST MENACED
BY NEED OF REVENUE
Higher Tax on Tobacco Also
Considered by Ways and
Means Committee.

WASHINGTON Jan. 1.-The problem Of
ernment, to avoid the threatened deficit
at the end of the next fiscal year, has
assumed such proportions that Admins
tration leaders in Congress are review
ing the entire free list to consider the
advisabiity of placing tariff duties on
other commodities than coffee, rubber
and wool and increasing the present
tariff on sugar
Revenues TO be derived from these
four sources will fall far below the
amount needed unless there Is a radical
revision upward of the tariff duties orig
inally proposed on them. Estimates
placed before the Ways and Means Com
mittee by Treasury Department experts
are said to show that under a maximum
tariff Of 5 per cent. these four COM
modities would yield not more than $50
O0O. 900 annually and probably not more
than $45,000.000. Secretary McA6oo es-
Inmates that approximately $195, ,000. zoe
will have to be raised by taxation in
addition to sums to be derived from pro-
posed bond issues.
The chief remaining articles on the
free list not eliminated by the policy of
:
as the iron and steel trade include
! cocoa, drugs. undressed furs ana skins.
meats. oils, potatoes. silk and tea. Other
articles on the free list understood to
have been virtually eliminated from con-
sideration are copper and iron ore. leather
and steel products such as rails A host
Of minor articles also are on the free
list, and on these estimates have been
furnished the committee showing the
amount Of revenue which small tariff
duties would yield.
Additional sources OF revenue under
consideration by the committee include
articles on which the Internal Revenue
| Bureau collects an excise tax, notably
tobacco. Tobacco already T. under
heavy excise and tariff taxes. hut some
officials feel that considerably more rev
enue could be raised by imposing add.
tional taxes which would not add appre
ciably to the cost to the consumer.
Indications now are that President
'. ilson will leave the problem to the
Ways and Means Committee and will
not find it necessary to make recon-.
mendations to Congress to cover the sit.
uation.
The sun., 1917-01-03

From now on he will watch every op-
portunity to further the cause Of peace
though it may admittedly he some time
before he again directly interferes in the
trend Of diplomatic exchanges between
the belligerents. The President deeply
regrets that his action now has been
unanimously coupled with the German
peace proposals. but he views these em-
barrassinE situations as mere incidents
To the broad humanitarian plan he has
In mind
Secretary Lansing sees the situation
precisely as he expected II to be. lie ex-
pected "A wave of Indignation from the
Entente to greet proposals by the United
States which might he regarded as partt
Of the German peace propa ganda. Now
that the peace dream is over Mr. Lam
sing will devote his energy to preventing
Germany from using the spurned peace
offer as IA preteNt for resumption of sub
marine warfare and will otherwise en-
deavor to safeguard American rights
threatened by the continued conflict
The next important diplomatic move
with which Mr., Lansing will be identified
will be. 1t Is said. the settling with Ger
many for the most recent violations OF
the U-hoat pledge.
He has forwarded to Berlin what thu
state Department regards as incontro-
vertible evidence that the German U-boat
commanders fagrantly violated the
pledge in the cases of the passenger shin
Arabia and the British ship Marina The
next move will come from Germany when
the reply to Secretary Lansings indict-
ment Is received,
The sun., 1917-01-03
POTATO INQUIRY ORDERED.
Transportation From Producing
states to He Investigated.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.--Investlgation of
rates, charges, rules regulations and
practices Of the railroads with respect
to the transportation OF potatoes from
the producing States of Michigan, Wis.
oonsin and Minnesota to Southern and
Eastern destinations, was ordered to-day
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
The commission acted upon a petition
Of the Potato Association OF America, re-
questing that general inquiry be insti-
tuted. and upon complaints from other
sources.
The sun., 1917-01-03

and Mexican commanders shall
deal separately or wherever prac-
ticable In friendly cooperation with
any obstacles which may arise
tending to delay the withdrawal. In
case there are any further activi-
ties of the forces inimical to the
Constltutionalist Government which
threaten the safety of the interna-
tional border along the northern
, section OF Chihuahua, the with
drawal of American forces shall
not be delayed beyond the period
strictly necessary to overcome such
activities.
ARTICLE V.-The withdrawal,
Of American troops shall be eff
fected by marching to Columbus or
by using the Mexican Northwest
ern Railroad to FL Paso, or by both
routes. as may be deemed most
convenient or expedient by the
American commander.
ARTICLE VI.-Each Of the Gov
ernments parties to this agreement
snail guard its side of the interna-
tional boundary. This, however.
does not preclude such cooperation
on the part of the military COM
manders Of both countries as may
be practicable.
ARTICLE VII.-This agreement
shall take effect Immediately upon
approval by both Governments.
Notification OF approval shall be
communicated by each Government
to the other.
In testimony thereof we have
signed, sealed and interchanged
reciprocaIly this protocol of agree
ment, ad referendum. in the Eng
lish and Spanish languages. at At
lantic City. New Jersey. this twen-
ty-fourth day Of November. In the
year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and sixteen.
(Signed) FRANKLIN X. LANE,
GEORGE GRAY,
JOHN r. Mort,
LUIS CABRERA,
YGNAcIo BoNnLAs.
ALBERTO j. PAM.