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The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-17
HlndenburG Line Broken In the
North and Real Push Of the
British To Drive Germans Out
Of France May Now Begin
GERMAN DISCIPLINE
MoTlcEABLY ABSENT
Canadians Take Two Hundred
Guns and Loss Of Artillery AZ
fects Morale Of the Defeated
BattaIIOns Many Surrender


fI ssso ~ s. HaasSp s's's' NAVAL
NEW, YORK, April l5-With
IN every indication that the
c..,,,. !, $500 on,,os.,, - ~. u
''' q ~ s se
oemora''zeu ana rcaoy g gun, tne
Canadian divisions continued to
sweep forward yesterday. These
forces, which include the greater
numDerol me americans ngnting
WITH the Allies, drove on through
Out tne Gay ana Dy last mgnt tneir
advance nad reached 2 iine m
some Places tnree mics east o.
yimy WINE the genera BRUSH
advance on me Arras 'front.' nad
cameo Two mi'esduring the twen-
W-Iour nours' a
ms ADVANCE tnreatens the Yer
man noid on tne valuable mining
districts q Francs while i Is GER
tam now tnat me Wanted Him
denpurg ine mas De s. smashed at
IT'S eiDoW ana tnatsa retreat vast
y greater tnan tnat Planned Dy
tne 1errlans masssr ssrateglst Is
psing iolced'
81. QUENTIN TOTTERING
On the southern end OF the Bril-
fish line a column has been thrust
to the north Of St, Quentin, while
the British to the west Of that
city have advanced to within a
mile Of the main defenses. This,
with the French advances to the
south, makes St.Quentin practical.
Nv surrounded on three sides and
the fall Of this important link in
ING tiinuenDurg me wit i rev
Gays = legarueu as certain, with
'ns possiDillty tnat tne neavy gar
rlso'l now noluing the place may
pe SUI on ana captured;
2 Neuter uespatcn from the
corrsspohuent WIN tne rrenen
army m me neld says tnat the
recent Dri'lsh successes on the
Arras iront nave undouDtedly
WsaNeneu ,he wnoie German nold
upon france. ne Iotal toll o.
guns taken Dy the Canadians and
tneir supports now amounts to
more IMAM TWO hundred, winch
makes an appreciabie difference
~ the German apllity 70 dispute
the still further advance Of the
brush
DISCIPLINE BROKEN
The effect Of the loss of this
artillery is shown in the increas-
ing numbers OF German deser-
tons, the soldiers coming over to
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-17
ANOTHER AMERICAN
VESSEL DESTROYED


Radio Sorvice) 7,
WASHINGTON, April ID The AM
eriean schooner Edwin R. Hunt was
abandoned by the crew, under fire from
a submarine, Of Cape Gaia, Spain, on
April 7, according to news which has
come 10 the state department There
were no casualties.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-17
ALCOHOL WILL Be
HEAVILY TAXED
FOR WAR EXPENSES

ASSOCIATED Press By United states. naval
W Radio BorVicel
WASHINGTON April 10 Booze is
going to cost more, as result Of the
entry Of the United States into the
world war. Propositions before con.
gress, for the raising Of increased reve
nue. TO meet the new and enormous
expenditures of the government, in-
elude the raising Of the internal
revenue tax on whiskey to two dollars
a gallon aud on beer to not less than
two dollars a barrel.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-17
BAYoNET FIGHTING

\ An official despatch from the
British headquarters announces
the gaining Of a few hundred
yards Of territory north of St,
Quentin.
There was some bitter fighting
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
IS HUN planes LOST
IN HUNDRED BRUSHES
Intense Aerial Activity Shown in
Last Few Days.

Paris, Dec. 24-Intense aerial activ-
ity is reported by the war office. In
the course Of 100 combats in the air
during the last few days the French
brought down eighteen German ma
chimes. The announcement follows:
"On the right bank of the Meuse
Werdun 'front.' the Germans made two
raids against our small posts near
Bezonvaux and Caurieres Wood. Their
efforts were repulsed by our fire. The
artillery fighting was rather vigorous
on the left bank of the river, in the
sector of Bethincourt. On the remain
der OF the front the night was calm.
"On December q, 2 and g our pur-
suit aviators were very active. Our
pilots engaged in 100 combats, most
of them over the German lines. Eight
cen German machines were brought
down. OF these seventeen fell in
flames or crashed to the ground and
were destroyed. During this period
our bombarding squadrons dropped
1900 kilograms (nearly twenty tons)
Of projectiles on railway stations, fac
tories, encampments and other OBJ
jectives behind the enemy's lines"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
REAL SPIRIT
OF CHRISTMAS
PERVADESCITY
In Drizzle and Under Gym
ic's Eyes 1t Is Made
Manifest.

Doubtless the usual Christmas cynIe
stood upon Of Washington's busy cor
ners last night and sneered at the
hurrying crowds who pushed by.
rudely jostling one another. appar-
entity with no thought other than Of
self
- doubtless the cynic gave q sar-
comic laugh and voiced a contempt
uous Christmas. bah!'
But 20 those who can see beneath
the surface of things. beneath the
wild, mad rush at the holiday sea-
son, the spirit OF Christmas is there.
and IL is only those whose hearts
have been deadencd. and who haven't
the Christmas spirit themselves. who
rail at the "commercializing'' Of q
sacred day, and who sneer at those
who go in for Christmas in the good
Old-fashioned way.
The Christmas spirit peryaded the
streets Of Washington last night, and
the drizZIing rain failed TO dampen
the enthusiasm OF the crowds or TO
chase the Christmas smiles from their
faces.
Capital shopped Early.
1T is true that Washington shopped
early this year. and the crowds have
been distributed, happily. the last few
days, rather than awaiting the last
day. But still there was no lack
Of evidence that il was Christmas.
One had only 10 stand on a busy
corner for a minute TO discover that
Christmas spirit which the cynic SAYS
isn't there. People don't give Christ
mas presents because they have 70:
they give them because they want
TO. And II is not a mere swapping
OF gifts; It is an exchange Of love.
An aged woman stood in front Of
a haberdashery window on + street.
admirtng a silk muffer marked
Twenty Per Cent on Today" The
mufner was marked S. Il was plain
to see that the little woman was
trying desperately TO figure out Just
what twenty per cent OF q would
be. Finally a clerk stepped out from
the store and told her that the unuf.
fer might be had for 81 as a spe-
cial Christmas bargain. The old IaJy
took out her purse and with treun-
bling fingers began 70 count pennies
and nickels and dimes. She counted
the coins several times, and then
the tears came into her dim ewes
as she looked up to the clerk ana
said sorrowfully, Il haven't quite
enough She was turning away when
the clerk ran back into the stor.
and came back with a man who lool,-
ec 70 be the n,anager-and, well the
old lady got Gle muf1er, though n
was plainly a real bargain at s.
Her Boy WI Get It.
II was the Christmas spirit. That
old LADY wanted that particular str5ped
muffier for her boy and there was ne
other one in Washington good enough
for him.
It was the Christmas spirit. The
manager OF that store had IL in his
heart, for he coud have sold the mut-
ner for "a without any trouble, as tn,
store was jammed
On another street a man ana b
wife. loaded with bundles, stood wait
ing IN the rain for a car. Plainly the,
were both tired out with shopping and
were axious TO get home. suddenly,
the woman turned 10 her husband ana
with dire distress in her voice said:
oh: papa 1 forgot the candy walk
ingstick."
CONTINUED on FACE TWO
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
BILLY SUNDAY TALKS
AT JELLIC0, Tenn.
While Big Cities Beg for Him, He
Stops in Rodie's Town.

Jellico, Tenn, Dec. H.-While sin
swept cities of 10000 or more inhab-
itants stand in line awaiting their
turn to be saved by Billy Sunday
Jellico. a town of 5000. gets him on
a days notice for the asking.
The evangelist preached here to-
night. stopping of on his way from
Atlanta. where he has just closed a
revival. to his home in Winona Lake,
Ind.
Monday is Billy's Sunday, and he
doesn't play tank towns" yet he an
swered Jellico's plea. Homer Roden-
HEAVIER. soloist and choir leader. was
born here
Washington, D. c., is next.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2.-Billy Sunday
left here today with a check for $50
1S2 as a Christmas gfft from the citi-
zens Of Atlanta. He left behind 14S7O
trail hitters as his Christmas present
to the city.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
14LIVES LOST
IN CAR CRASH.
Pittsburgh Motorman Loses
Control Going Break
neck in Tunnel.

Pittsburgh. Dec. 2L-Fourteen per-
sons were killed and about thirty s.-
rously injured when a motormau Lost
control of his car while it was going
at break-neck speed through the
South Hills tunnel today. The car left
the track at a curve just as il emerged
from the tunnel. Here II crashed
against a wall OF stone. The identified
dead:
Mrs. Joseph Tanncy, 81: Howard 4.
Ford. -: Miss Pauline Dewmver. Nc
keesport; Wesley Jones. q: Sarah
hirkman. -. Bodies OF five unidentj-
he'd women and one man were taken
TO the morgue
Bodies Of two unidentified wornca
are at St Joseph's Hospital.
Out OF the wrecEaSe there ross
piercing cries Of the dyinr and n
jured. The scene inside the car was
horrlfying. Men. women and children
struggled 20 free themsClyes from the
mass of steel and timbcrs
Ambulances were rushed IN tbs
scene and the injured were hurried to
hospitals. One of the passengers was
taken from the car through the small
ventilation window on the top.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
WOMAN FATALLY HURT
ON Way To MASS
Christmas Delivery Car Hits Mrs.
M. A. Parrot. 81.

On her way TO join her son. George
]. Parrot. at 1914 Twenty-second
street northwest. to attend midnight
mass at st. Stephens Church. Mrs.
Mary A. Parrot, 81. of $40 Twenty
second street. was knocked down and
fatally injured by an automobile at
Twenty-second and I streets north
west.
The driver of the machine, which
was q delivery. car rushing about
with belated Christmas packages, was
Herbert Coats. colored, p, 2329 f
street northwest. He was arrested
by F. NJ. Alligood. detailed to head
quarters and is being held at the
Third precinct The injured woman
was taken to Emergency Hospital in
the automobile which knocked her
down.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25

ne is deeply grieved and terribly
shocked. Just what immediate effect
the death of the Senator will make
on Mr.. Wilson's plans cannot, of
course. he considered now"
The Senator seemed to have been
in perfect health. He attended an
informal meeting of the Senate In
tetstate Commerce Committee to dis
cuss President Wilson's probable ap-
pearance with his message before
Congress on the railroad situation,
at the Capitol today.
He was in apparent good health
then. Toward evening he complain
ed of feeling badly. Death came
without further warning. He is sur
vived by three daughters.
Born in Mississippi
Senator Ncwland was born near
Natchez, Miss, August q, lS4S While
attending the Columbian College Law
School here he was admitted to the
bar by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict.
Later he went to San Francisco.
where he entered upon the practice OF
law and continued in the active prac-
tice of his profession until 1855, when
he became a citizen of the State of
Nevada. He entered the class of 1861
at Yale College and remained until
the middle of his junior year.
Career I'm Congress.
He was elected to the Fifty-third,
Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth. Fifty-sixth
and Fifty-seventh Congresses and
served on the Committees on Irriga-
ton, Foreign Affairs. Banking and
Currency and Ways and Means. He
was elected to the Senate TO succeed
John P. Jones, Republican, for the
term beginning March 4, 1906.
In the general election of 1905 Mr..
Newlands submitted his candidacy for
reelection to a popular vote, under the
election law of Nevada. and received a
large majority over the votes of all
competitors. He was last reelected
Senator for the term beginning March
I. 1915.
No arrangements have been made
for the funeral. Following the usual
custom of the Senate, Vice President
Marshall will appoint an honorary
committee of Mr.. NewIands' col
leagues, who will accompany the
body to the place Of interment, prob
ably Reno. New, the Senator's home.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
ALLENBY ADVANCES
over Sharon Plain
Slight Opposition Met by British in
Holy Land.

London, Dec. 2L-Gen. AIIenby's
troops are now advancing with slight
opposition through the famous Plain
OF Sharon. The capture Of four rnore
villages there was reported today.
Farther east they are also moving
northward rapidly.
The plain, where the Biblical Rose
OF Sharon" grew. Is a broad stretch
extending along the Mediterranean
from jana TO Caeseroa and Offering
an easy road for an srmy's advance.
AS late Is the time OF the erusades
II was largely covered with forests,
but these have now disappeared.
The British forces. today's oficial
announcement says. reached the line OF
Sheikh El BaIlutahel, tour miles north
OF the Nahr II AujA (Auja Brooi). On
Saturday Inland, Fejja and lfuiebhis
were occupied and then the troops
pushed on and took Rantieh. on the
Turkish railway line. and Khelbiida.
Khelbireh four miles 20 the youth
east Airplanes bombed the retrsatina
foa
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
RAIL MESSAGE
BEING FRAMED
BY PRESIDENT
Summons Heads of Brother,
hoods Road Officials Ex-
pect U. S. Operation.

President Wilson yesterday be-
gan to speed up preparation of his
forthcoming message to Congress
on the railroads.
He summoned to a-conference for
Thursday the chiefs of four large
railroad brotherhoods and their leg
islative representatives.
II was said tht the Presidents
action was in response to a re-
quest OF the railroad men and the
assumption was that the brother
hoods are seeking further informa-
tion regarding their position in the
light the President will turn. on the
situation.
Expect Taking of Roads.
No doubt is expressed in rail-
road circles that the President in
tends taking over the roads for
government operation. and some
rail oHicials even admit that the
naming of a dictator, or centraliz-
ed control, would be the quickest
and surest way to relieve the coun-
try.
But they are confident that the
President will make no radical
move that will unbalance the struc-
ture OF railway operation under
the present practical heads.
Nor will he take any step that
will jeopardize the standing of the
labor men, nor arouse antagonism
between them and the operators.
First. said a railroad Official. Presi-
dent Wilson will remove all the handi-
caps TO transportation that arises
"a 1kE
essentials. These. which number
thousands of articles of all kinds, are
piled up on freight cars all along the
lines. blocking the transportation OF
more important supplies for the army
and navy and civilians. When the
priority orders first went out, it is
held by the railroads. many cargo. s
we're given preference when the
were not needed. Everyone was clam
oring for priority orders, with the re-
suit that the roads were jammed.
With the last order issued by Judge
Lovett. giving priority to all stuff for
the army and navy, the situation is
just beginning to clarity itself.
But some one must have the power
to say just what things must be
moved first and what next. A trans
portation dictator. or administrator,
acting under government authority,
would be the one, not only in the
view Of some of the railroad men. but
some Of the members of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee, which will investigate
recommendations regarding unifica-
tion Of all the systems. held, a meet
ing yesterday in the office of Senator
Newlands. 1t was declared positively
that the only discussion was a gen.
eral review of existing laws. The
committee expects to examine mem
bers of the commission later on.
Senator Newlands said no definite
procedure had been agreed upon,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
OFFICERS AND DIPLOMATS

Gen. Tdsker H. Bliss, Chief of ,Staf says:
1T is aUel remember nation Is srgaged
aphh to rule ourselves in accordance Nth
the demands of democracy We all do b
do utmost"
Gen E. H. CroUder, Provost Mdrshdl General says:
send greetings and best wishes to the millions of young
hose registered the ncions roll of
remind them that the most oeeepobe Chrmds gift they gise
to this country prompt RESPONSE to the qsesionnaie"
Ambassador Ndon, of argentina expresses this spish:
May realized during life the complete consolidation
of pdwAecon sentiment based upon the RESPECT
admiration of all the countries of Aa make this
gether pride and affection eery in
everlasting Inspiration for all rcho ideals of democracy
hnnan 1pIift in the rUord" -
The Italian Ambassador sends this
"Thcye promise the spirit of Christmas uhiek esen
these trying days ignore H the promise nssv
aud better humanity uH the dUuges
the uords of The Saviour % be fulfilled h the odpe of a
everlasting peace. s. ..s,. ..-s
ts'ged) - y; MlccHf DI cELiERE"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
FIG. NEWLANDS
DIES SUDDENLY
AT HIS HOME
United States Senator from
Nevada Stricken with
Heart Disease.

Senator Francis c. Newlands. Of
Nevada. died last night at 1910
O'Clock at his apartments on sherI-
dan circle of heart disease.
News Of the Senator's death came
as a great shock to President Wilson
Joseph p. TumuIty. the Presidents
secretary. when notified, exclaimed:
My God! That doesn't seem pos
sible. was talking with Senator
Newlands this evening"
You can say for the President that
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
Baker and Daniels Send
Their Greetings to Fighters
Washington Wireless Flashes Message to Men
in the War Zone and to Every Other
Part of the World.

ITO the soldiers in France and the
soldiers in training in America and to
their families the War Department
sends a word of hearty Christmas
greeting. of appreciation Of the spirit
Of resolute courage which fills their
hearts, and OF congratulation upon
the opportunity which lies before them
to do q great work for their country
and for the world"
Secretary Daniels wirelessed the fol-
lowing:
Christmas greeting to all in the
naval service. The country reposes
confidence In its navy, is proud of the
service already rendered in this war,
and has faith that twill measure UP
to the demands mad Upon it"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25

Christmas messages to American SOL
diers and sailors in every part Of the
world were flashed from the great
wireless towers at Arlington late yes
terday afternoon.
To the American troops in the
trenches of France, or soon to go
there, as well as to the nations SOL
diers wherever else they may be, Sec
retary Of War Baker sent the greet
ings of the season.
, To the American sailors In the sub
marine zone and on ships at sea or in
port everywhere else that American
naval vessels 60. Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels did the same.
Secretary Bakers message follows:
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
GOD HIS ALLY,
KAISER TELLS
HUN TROOPS
Informs Verdun Troops
They Made Possible Teu-,
tons Italian Drive.

Amsterdam, Dec. 2L-Emperor VIII
liam visited the front north OF Yer
dun on Friday. according to a Berlin
dispatch, and in an address to the
troops thanked them warmly for their
efforts.
But for the calm and heroic war
rfors on the western 'front.'" he said.
the enormous deployment Of Ger
man forces In the East and IN Italy
never would have been possible. The
fighter In the West has exposed he
roicaIly his body so that his brothers
on the Dvina and the Isonzo might
storm from victory to victory. The
fearful battles on the bloody hills
around Verdun were not in vain; they
created new foundations for the con-
duct Of the war"
HnII. sGreat Decisions"
In a speech to the Second Army En-
peror William said:
"It has been a year full Of events for
the German army and the German
fatherland. Powerful blows have been
delivered and your comrades in the
East have been able to bring about
great decisions.
There has been no man, no oficer
and no general on the whole Eastern
front, wherever I have spoken to
them, who has not frankly admitted
! that they could not have accomplish
I'D what they have IL their comrades
, in the West had not stood to a man.
The tactical and strategical con-
e nection between the battles on the
Aisne. in the Champagne. Artois and
Flanders and at Cambria and the
events in the East and in Italy Is so
manifest that 1t Is useless to waste
words on it.
Its work Centralized.
with a centralized direction the
German army works in a centralized
manner. In order that we should be
able to deliver these offensive blows
one portion of the army had to re-
main on the defensive. hard as this
Is for the German soldier. Such a
defensive battle. however. as has
been fought in 1917 is without par
allel. A fraction OF the German
army accepted the heavy task. COW
ering its comrades in the east un-
conditionaIly and IL had the entire
Anglo-French army against itself.
In long preparation the enemy
had collected unheard-of technical
means and masses Of ammunition
and guns in order to make his en-
try into Brussels over your front, as
he proudly announced The enemy
has achieved nothing.
Z The most gigantic feat ever ac-
compiished by an army and one
without parallel in history was ac-
compIished by the Germany army.
don't boast. II Is a fact and nothing
Slse. The admiration you have
earned shall be your reward and at
the same time your pride. Nothing
can in any way place in the shade
or surpass what you have accom-
plished. however great and over
whelming 1t may be.
God the-Ally Of Germany.
The year 1917. with its great bat
ties, has proved that the German peo-
pls has in the Lord OF Creation above
an unconditional and ayowed ally on
whom IL can absolutely rely. With
out Him all would have been in vain.
Every one Of you had to exert
every nerve to the utmost. 1 know
that every one of you in the unparal-
leled drumfre did superhuman deeds
The feeling may have been frequent
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
Plan "Soldiern Homsteads.

London, Dec. 24.-The govern
ment is planning to set aside 5000
acres of land in England and Wales
for the purpose Of supplying SOL
diers and sailors with small farms
after the war. Four colonies of
ship farms are soon to be estab-
Iished In Yorkshire, Lincolnshire,
and South Wales.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-25
FINDS
new TRIALS In
CAILLAUX CASE
Italy Arrests Ex-Premier's S
Intimates as Paris Trial
Is Ordered.
Special Cable to Washington Herald
and New York Tribune.

Paris, Dec. 24.-Gen. Dubai1 has
signed the order for the prosecution
of former Premier Caillaux, Deputy
L,oustalot and NJ. Comfy. Caillaux
has engaged as counsel Demange,
who defended Dreyfus at Rennes.
The newspapers here contain
many new and interesting details
of the alleged Caillaux intrigue with
Germany. 1t is alleged that Comby
was one Of the luncheon party where
Caillaux met Cavallini. Later Com
by accompanied Loustalot to Switz-
erland, where they saw the former
Khedive of Egypt who has become
a German agent.
Cavallini, a prominent radical So
ciaIist deputy IN the Italian Parlia-
ment, has been arrested In Rome.
He had long been suspected of trad
ing with the enemy by the Italian
government. but had not been ar
rested through lack of specific evil
dence.
Documents Give CIew.
Recently, in the course of the Bolo
investigation here, many documents
were discovered throwing light on
Ine TeldllOn5 VI oOiOB SdihduA - oh1
Cavallini.
''Cavallini and Bolo." says the Fig
aro, were conducting a political
propaganda in favor Of Germany and
were at the same time acting as spies
for the German government. Caval-
lini was in communication with Ger
man spies in France and Italy.
1T was in 1913 that Germany, fore
seeing important events, determined
to organize her propaganda In SwitZ-
erland. Many German agents were
sent out from there to allied coun-
tries under the orders of a supreme
chief. Bolo Pasha and Cavallini held
two important posts"
Actress In Tolls.
Together with Cavallini, there was
arrested his intimate, Marchioness de
Ricci, a prominent Italian actress,
who is said to have assisted him in
his defeatist and pro-German propa-
ganda.
THE Italian secret service" writes
Gustave Herve in La Victaire, be
lieved that the best way in which to
lay a trap for the defeatist propa-
ganda was to look away from II.
But the Isonzo blow opened the eyes
OF the Italians. The fact that entire
regiments. under the influence of
German propaganda, passed singing
over to the enemy and delivered all
Venetia to the Teutons, set the Ital-
Ian secret service to work, and thus
the Cavallini baps was discovered.