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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

almost the same--and then at last some.
one started and many followed, with
the result that the driveway was
crowded before long.
Arthur Norbury and Miss Marion
Gould danced the American society
dance and Miss NJ. Cummings Smith the
Scottish, Miss Kennedy and John
Cloary the Irish dance. ~. tgtl
Mr.. Dunbar gave The Advertiser the
following statement at the conclusion
Of the entertainment:
81 wish to offer my sincere thanks
for the valiant work Of the Boy scouts
and the splendid behavior Of the crowd
Also to my assistants Neil Slattery and
George Mckinley who worked like Tro-
jams 10 make the first entertainment n
big success.
Stuck To Schedule -
1--WE stuck regularly TO the schedule
and carried it through to the minute.
The public appeared to be highly
pleased with the performance
There was a little chap moving
about in the; crowded, but more often
bobbing up on the stage, whose name
should be mentioned here because he
contributed more than a mite to the
humorous things Of the evening. He
was 'tgot up" like Charlie Chaplin and
If he did not look like miniature
Charlie Chaplin, In dress and manners,
the writer Is greatly mistaken, But IN
| fortunately, he Slipped away without
! Iiayih9 his name behind rilim. winch
/ was the only thing about his appear.
anee which did not make Il seem tina,
he was a born actor and moreover a
comedian. With his little trimmed.
down derby hat, loose pants, limp cane
and misplaced eyebrow, he kept the
crowd laughing fore many joyous
minutes. ,,ar.. ..4 a. ~.
II prize were to be given for the
best and cleverest eostumed person
among the crowd, the prize should have
been given this youth, There were
several others who would deserve NOR,
than honorable mention but he wa,
easily the most amusing aud carried
out his part TO perfection. Their,
probably were a hundred and fifty il
costumes, yama yama and other kind
more or less in evidence at masquerad,
balls. hs.E
The Capitol was ablaze with light
for the evening, electric lights running
along and across the building ant
streaming over the grounds. Over tn,
arehway, an American hag blazed Out
In electric lights. Governor Pinkhan
sat on the lanai with friends ana
watched the performance.
Once during the evening, to test hi
good humor, the little make .beliey,
Charlie Chaplin ran up to him and tip
ping his hat backward, after tn,
! fashion Of the famous movie comedian
put out little hand smilingly. Blu
the chief executive, troubled with tn,
troubles of one who has ga legislator,
on his hands, {" frowned and looked tn
other way with the heavy look OF on
that hath many ponderOus things t,
weigh. ,-FE
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
BRITISH AND TURKS
FIGHTING F|ERCELY
lAsuociatsa Prsss by Feaeral wIrsle.sl

tAssociated fress Dy fooorA1 Wirelensl
NEW YORK, February 20 Battling
back and forth the british aud Turks
in the historic Mesopotamian country
yesterday struggled for hours with but
little change in their relative positions,
according TO the information reaching
here last night.
The reports from London say that
the British attacked the Turkish posi-
tions on the Irak front In Asiatic
Turkey, aud succeeded in diving the
Ottomen forces back for distance Of
some three hundred and fifty yards.
Later they struck once more and drove
the Turks back five hundred aud forty
yards. t,.,
Before they could consolidate their
positions however, add the reports, tho
Turks counter attacked In force and
pressed the British back to their origi.
nal positions.
On the other battle fronts there was
little TO report save the usual artillery
fire and the minor raids aud counter
raids of both armies.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
Washington ls Sure
Cuban Revolt Is
Now Being Crushed

= ,tAsaoeistsd Press BY Federal wirslssD b
WasHfNGToN, February aO--Thst
the. revolt in Cuba will be crushed with
out the necessity of American interven-
tion is the belief here today. The re.
ports from the Island are to the effect
that President Menocal's troops are
rapidly dispensing the rebels and have
thrashcd them soundly when ever the
two forces have encountered each
other.
1t has been made plain here that the
full moral support of the administration
has been given to the federal govern.
ment of Cuba in the present crisis, and
the rebels appear to have been unable
to make any real progress.
Reports from Havana yesterday said
that the town of Jatibonico, Camaguey
province, has been occupied by govern,
ment troops. Four hundred prisoners
were captured Saturday in a battle at
Sanetus Spiritus. t' #'
The government is considering a
proclamation of amnesty.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
WORLD A-DANCE OPENS
FIRST NIGHT OF BIG
D-PACIFIC FIESTA

TTNHE world capsule Honolulu be
melting for
rcmaking passed in dance the
before the
was presented the Of the FIRST
Carnival
SPAN her part the Russia Ireland Scot
lend and last but not least by the applause
ss ana these dances the stage the driveway leading
wished. ,.,7E
In the einess OF the crowd in their for the
gnaBd a some
really extraordinary To
hundred of
and i'm
the comfort of the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
Washington Shocked By NelDs Of
General Fltnsto ton ! Sudden Death

quickly and clearly ana act pfomptly
and effeetiyely.p, n.*-.,s 'f
Genefal scott ia speaking of bis
companion in arms said: .,E y
= e BY his real military efficiency he
earned the confidence Of the war de,
partment.p lth ., j. at-t..s... . See''. "
General Funston won his general Is
stars by his sensational capture of
Aguinaldo, the Filipino chieftain, but
following that step he frequently de.
SPARED of further promotion, as he was
repeatedly passed over for promotion
by both Roosevelt and Taft during
their terms Of Office His magnificent
work ia controlling the situation in
Vera Cruz, in the face of extraordinary
difficulties, brought him to the front
once more, and he was made a major
general by President Wilson. . .
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
CRUDE OIL LPOURS ON \. ! !.
UNTROUBLED WATERS

AS a result Of what is said to have
been an open valve, neglected by the
oil tanker Marion Chilcott upon her de,
parture yesterday, scores of barrels Of
crude oil were emptied into the harbor
yesterday afternoon around Piers II, 10
and 20. A thick coating of II rested
there all night and will probably re.
main for some time to come. II
painted an exaggerated water line on
both the Ecuador and Wilhelmiha
which were docked respectively al
Piers 20 and 10. As it is an offenst
against harbor regulations to pour oil
into the harbor, it is extremely prob
able that the barbormaster 3 offiee will
start an Investigation into the Incident
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
tAssociated Press by Federal wIrslsss,J

tAssOciated Press By Federal wlrslsss)
WASHINGTON, February 20-4-The
death of General Funston in San An
tonic came as a great shock to army
officials here last night Both Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary of War
Baker, expressed their sense Of loss
in the passing Of this soldier of fortune
who won such a real place for himself
In the hearts of his countrymen and
fellow soldiers T. ,". ~ yms5." - ...
President Wilson in speaking Of the
dead general said: .aa.. e.. s.
'fGeneral Funston exempli6ed in his
own person those traits. which have
been since the beginning of the history
of f"our army the most signal of all its
characteristics, the ability to think
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
Dutch Liners To Be
On the Pacific Run
ASSOCIATED Press by Commercial
Pacific Cable)

AMSTERDAM, February 2O-Thc
Nederland ROtterdemsche Lloyd, the
big Dutch transportation company,
1s about to inaugurate Pacific ser
lticc with its feet of eight splendid
liners, according to statement pub
lished last night in the Amsterdam
Telegraaf, .. ..
The company, which has suspend
ed its Atlantic sailings because Of
the submarine menace, is to reopen
its .husfness at once with line Of
eight steamers having a Jayanese
D6rt and San Francisco as its ter.
minals. The liners will steam by
way of Hongkong, Nagasaki and
Honolulu. ."
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

gers for Honolulu, eighteen sacks of
mail and 1873 tons Of cargo.
The Manoa is due from San Francis.
co, having already reported her, cargo
and passengers, having forty four of
the latter, little more than half her
capacity. She will dock at Pier Is.
The Ventura will dock at Pier q, and as
she has a large amount Of freight to
put aboard, will probably not leave for
the Coast until this evening, She will
take the mail.
Castle 4 Cooke, agents for the ToyO
Kisen Kaisha, have not received word
concerning the arrival of the Persia
Maru, but the vessel is expected in
from Yokohama this afternoon. She
will sail for San Francisco probably
tomorrow morning, if this is the case.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

tive InOusanu IneTe sgE
Perhaps the minimum estimate of the
number Of persons present in the
bleachers and standing. was i've thou.
sand, and yet there was no erOwding, or
pushing. or any Of the other things
which are quite often characteristic Of
large crowds assembled 10 a small area.
The bleachers we're occupied TO the last
scat and several hundred stood from
eight O'Clock until nine.thirty, and
many score made up the Governor Is
party on the lanais of the Capitol.
This is the fourth Ball Of All Nations
which has been given here in connec-
tion with the Carnival, and Monday Is
affair showed what splendid progress
has been made in developing this su.
perb idea. II was bigger and truly
better than any that has gone before
IT,, there was finer and more finished
touch to every dance, and they sue.
ceeded one another without hitch
false start or long delay. They started
practically on time--a minute or two
over the schedule was all---and moved
,along smoothly just as IL the perform
erss had practised together for sons
thine. 10 .S.r. ... III
For all of which james A. Dunbar
and his assistant, Neil Slattery, wor
the congratulations of the Carnival al
rectors and the large crowd which en-
ioycd the entertainment, They wer,
fortunate il having . perfect evening
On evening with hardly a cloud IN th'
AK dshdsllI s9nough 10 he 6t,Iite 20 4
fortable even for the masked daneef
in suspieiously thin yamh.y .yama COS
tunes. f@ Hf.
Geisha Girls Win Applause
One Of the prettiest parts of the pro
gram was contributed by the Japanes
in geisha dance participated in b.
four pretty Japanese girls in delicst
b0riehtal kimonos of pink and blue an,
gold with cream obis which stood ou
beneath their shoulders so that from
distance they seemed for all the 'worl
like butterflies faneifully moving abou
and around an Imaginable rose.
! Their first dance was arranged espe
cially for the occasion, and depicted tn
unity of feeling, the friendship an
good fellowship existing between tn
United States and Japan. The secon
was the dance Of the fan, and the las
was the favorite cherry blossom dane
Of the Japanese, ... ~.
The hula dance, which camc near tn
conclusion Of the program, and jus
after Miss Afiague had given an artist
Interpretation of the Spanish dane,
was, from the standpoint of resoundin
applause, the "hit o. the show" Their
we're three hula dancers and the gourt
beater. ~.
Mayor Led March
At eight o'clock the grand marc
was struck up by the Twenty.6fth II
fantry band, and Mayor Lane and Mr.
Lane walked down the Capitol steps I
the driveway and led what was planne
to be grand march. But the aud
enee did not quite grasp the situation
and the grand march died of matter
ton. And the hrst few one-steps WEI
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

responsibility did more than any other
one man to lessen the blow of that
catastrophe to the people of the
stricken city,
In 1896 he felt the call Of the Cubans
and Joined a filibustering expedition
which landed in Cuba. He Immediately
Joined the Cuban rebels in their strug
gle with Spain for their liberty and
was made a major of artillery, later
becoming lieutenant colonel. He re
mained in Cuba until 1897, serving
eighteen mouths, during which time he
was severely wounded He then re
turned to tho United States.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

Orders received from the war depart
ment yesterday announce that the
President has accepted the resignation
by Capt. Harry H. Blodgett, medical
corps, Of his commission as an officer of
the army to take effect April 20, Cap
tain Blodgett has been stationed in Ha-
waii. for some time. The present sta,
tion Of Capt, Blodgett is SchoReld Bar
racks, -,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

Especial Wireless to The Advertiser)
WASHINGTON, February l9-Pro,
Viding appropriations of nearly two
million dollars for army post and har-
Dor improvements in the Hawaiian
Islands, the Sundry Civil Appropriation
Bill was reported from committee today
to the floor of the house.
Provisions made for the Islands in
the bill are $l,770,000 for the compile
tion Of structures at Schofeld Barracks,
$4,000 for eantonments for Sea garrt'
sons; and 100000 for work on Kahului
.harbor. .-. WALKER.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
Won NREVENTLOWIN IN
BITTER ARTICLE
ATTACKS GERARD
lA..oela..d fr... 81 rsasr. Wlr.l....,


AMSTERDAM, February 2O--In an
editorial in his paper, the Tages Zeit.
ung, Count Won Reventlow, the expo.
nent Of frightfuluess aud chief spokes.
man for the ruthless advocates in
the German government circles, has Bit
terly attacked the good faith Of former
American Ambassador Gerard, while in
Berlin, declaring that the American en-
voy took advantage of his position to
secure informption which he forwarded
under the seal Of his Office to Great
Britain for military purposes. The
.editolit sats that the fact that fhs
Gcrma4 toterament. had given the
Amcri b ,aihbassador uhcontrolled use
Of the cable and mails had enabled him
to profit by the advantages of his posi-
tion to send information via Americs
which reached Great Britain. +.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
GERMAN SPY PLOT
'UNEARTHED BY
AMERICAN AGENT

tAssociatsd PreSa ~ Federal Wireiess)
NEW YORK February aO--Agcnts
of the dcpartmeht pf justice last night
ppeartbsd VIII alleged to have been
NJ deep.laid German plot for securing
military information in Great Britain,
and the arrest Of two of the alleged
plotters followed Immediately. Ac.
cording to statements issued by the
agents, the arrested men are accused Of
violations of the neutrality laws OF the
United States by carrying on military
enterprise for foreign country.
The plan of the plotters, il is report.
ed, was to obtain the Information de.
sired in England and forward it to this
country, whence II was sent TO Germany
through neutral countries.
4 A number of maps and photographs
are said to have been captured in the
possession Of the accused men.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
GERMAN PAPER PRINTS
OLDSTORY OF PLOT
tAasooiatod Press BY Federal wiFGlSpsl -,

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal WiFslSpsl
BERLIN, February 10, r-'T4H HoH.
'deutsche Allegemeine has Pdbiishtd
Photographic reproductions of detailed
Anglo.Belgian agreements regarding
the landing Of British troops on the
continent and their transportation by
Belgian railroads into Belgium, says an
Overseas News Agency despatch.
The paper says that the agreements
were found in the Belgian archives at
Brussels, and furnish detailed proof
that in 1906 the Entente Powers de.
tailed plans for mobilization against
Germany were already arranged.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
IS COMING
j.. TO PORT WEEK K-END

The naval collier Proteus, now at
Pearl Harbor, is expected TO come to
Honolulu either Friday or Saturday,
the former day being the first upon
which she can be accommodated, owing
to the weeks press of shipping. The
big vessel, which is en- route 10 Cavite,
Philippine Islands, will take on here
1900 tons of coal and 400 tons of
freight. Her sailing time for the Far
East has not yet been set. but her de.
parture will probably be expedited all
that is possible after her arrival here
from Pearl Harbor. .. .....
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

The two army appropriations men
toned in the above despatch are for
work which will be in charge of Lieut..
Col Richmond McA. SchO6eld, Of the
quartermaster corps, who arrived on the
transport Logan last week. He came
direct from Washington with the plans
for the work and the authority to start
on the construction without delay.
The bill carrying these appropria;
tions is practically certain of passage
before the end of the session. The as
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
BRITISH WAR LOAN
OvER-SUBSCR|BED
tAssooiatod Press BY Federal wireless,

LONDON, February 19-Bonar Law,
the chancellor of the exchequer, an.
nouneed in financial statement in the
house of commons today that the new
money subscribed to the great war loan
amounts to at least f700, 100000, exclu.
sive of the contributions of the banks.
He said also that 100000 applications
for subscription were received on the
last day. - E.H#a S.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
VESSELS.ARE DUE
IN EARLY TODAY

Two liners will arrive the first thing
this morning, the first probably being
the Matson liner Manoa. The Oceanic
liner Ventura, from Sydney, is due at
eight o'clock. She wirelessed in to her
agents, 9. Brewer & Co., yesterday
morning that she has six cabin passen-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
ng Succeeds Him

. Gen, John J. PeTshing, who has
just returned from leading a punitive
expedition into Mexico, automatically
succeeds General Funston. in command
of the Southern Department and of the
troops on the border and will serve un-
til formal appointment to the com
mand is made by the war department.
- General Pershing, who is at FL Paso,
was notified immediately Of the death
OF General Funston, the news coming
as great shock. "The nation can i'll
afford to lose his keen mind from the
military councils of the Republio,'' he
said, in discussing the sudden death, of
his chief. III .s.a4
From the very beginning of the
Spanish American War, General Funs.
tons services to the nation have been
of the most distinguished character. -
said General Pershing. "He fully
measured up to the expectations of his
superiors in the service and fulfilled
every hope of the nation in every task
to which he was assigned. He retained
the knowledge gained from each one
Of his tasks and this enabled him to
bring broader grasp to each new task
as IL confronted him. His death is a
great loss to the American people"
Buried on Coast s. : ..''.f D..
Word was received from San Fran.
cisco last night that a conference of
the Funston family had been held and
II 10 the wish Of his relatives that the
body be sent TO San Francisco for burial
10 the national cemetery at the Preside.
In accordance with this wish, the body
OF the dead general will be sent to the
Coast city, to arrive there on Friday.
The funeral will be held on Saturday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20
Commander Of Southern Depart
ment Victor In a Score Of
Fights Caught Unprepared As
He Plays With Child After Meal
SOLDIER VICTIM OF ACUTE
INDIGESTION SAY DOCTORS
Physicians Believe That Death
Came Without Pain and lnstan-
taneously, Following Number Of
Minor Attacks of the MaIady
tA,sociatsd Pres. ~ I.darai wireless,

(Asscciatsd Press By fedsral WirelesO
CAN ANTONIO, February 2O--Mai.
- Gen. Frederick Funston, U. s. A.,
commanding the Southern Depart
ment, with headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston, died suddenly at his hotel
here last night, dropping Unconscious
while with a party of friends and
dying within few minutes.
Physicians who hurried to the side
of the stricken soldier pronounced his
case one of acute indigestion. ~.
General Funston had eaten a hearty
dinner and was chatting with his
friends when the end came. At the
moment he was seized he was playing
with n child, one Of the after-dinner
company, and appeared up to the time
Of bis seizure in his usual good health.
Lient..Ool,e M. w. Ireland, medical
corps, who was one Of the lphysicians
summoned 10 the side Of the stricken
general, pronounced the attack one OF
angina scleroyis, affecting the arteries
Of the heart. He gave ii as his opinion
fhat Gem lfal i ssfeh II s1iIslSd so
pain, death having been almost instan-
taneons. Slight attacks Of Indigestion
had been etp6rieneed BY General FIN.
I'm curing the past two weeks, but
rt''1sI he nor any Of his associates re-
1It1e1 hisillhess sat all serious.
Z. "t - ~ .. L..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-20

|kNAJ-GEN FREDERICK S.FUNSToN! the bigt& slilleI
~ in army who died suddenly night at San An
tonic Texas has been stationed commander of Uncle
Sans troops guarding the border line rs @g.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
1O7 MEN PERISHED
AS DESTROYER SANK
The Cassini Was Torpedoed and Then
the Submarine Fired on the
Life Rats.

Paris, March s.The torpedo destroy
er Cassini OF the Mediterranean patro
service was torpedoed by submarine OF
Feb. 2s. According to the official an,
nouncement the vessel sank in two min,
lites, the power magazine having explod
ed. and the captain, six other officers and
100 men perished.
The torpedo destroyer Cassini Of the
Mediterranean patrol service was sub
marined Feb. % at a. m. The powder
magazine having exploded, the vessel
sank in less than two minutes. The cap.
tain. six officers and 100 Of the crew
perished. Two officers and 32 of the
crew were saved
According to the formal testimony of
the survivors, who during the night
sought to attain floating RATS, the shout
of Approach, comrades. could be heard.
An instant later they distinguished the
dark outline of an enemy submarine,
which fired a gun or machine gun shot
and shell, the latter touching a raft
as it fell"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

A daughter was born yesterday tc
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Spencer of Kinney
street.
Q. a. Merrill of Warren street left last
night for Lawrence, Mass, where he will
spend short time at the Lord Bros.
poultry farm, inspecting the methods
which tsie firm uses in raising their poul-
try from chicks Mr.. Merrill viii start
in the poultry business ON a small scale
this summer and it is his desire TO be-
gin by using all the modern conveniences.
At little later date, he will have about
IS chickens shipped to him in the first
lot, and will enlarge the number a few
weeks later.
Members Of the Metropolitan Life Ins.
Co. of the three towns in this district
and invited guests assembled at the Office
in the Currier block yesterday afternoon,
while Mr.. Nugent was out with one Of
the local agents in writing up policy,
and on his return to the Office he found to
his surprise. a party of about a dozen
people awaiting him, and a roast chick
en- dinner prepared and served, the oc-
cssion being in honor Of his SD birth
day Mr.. Nugent was presented a purse
Of SO Lincoln pennies BY Mr. Gallagher
in behalf Of the Office staff. to which
be responded in a very aPPreciative way.