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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
Hauaii Music
Is Heard Mid
Shot and Shell
Capt. Strange Writes of Value
of Y. N. c. A. Huts to the
Fighting Soldiers

LARRY STANAGE, former
II manager of the Honolulu
Gas company, who is with
the British expeditionary force
somewhere in France" has a
good word for the Y. NJ. C. A.
huts which crowd the front. Only
1000 yards from the German line
the Britishers are enjoying Ha-
waiian music and Hawaiian pine
apples. His letter to A. e. Lari-
mer Of the Y. NJ. C. A., follows:
II am writing this in a Y. M.
C. A. hut which for a few mo-
ments is occupying a shelled
home in the village Of (deleted
by CENSOR, about 1000 yards
from the German line, and which
, is shelled necessarily. Here you
! may obtain hot tea or coffee,
ham and eggs, bread or biscuits
and Hawaiian pineapple, All Tor
q very nominal sum and some
of it for nothing. n II. 2.
You cannot imagine the lux
ury of hot coffee after coming
from the trenches. You will
find these little refreshmenr
huts everywhere close up behind
the lines and in spite Of numer?
Gus casualties the workers stick
to It. =.
There is a writing pad and
pen and ink always available
and the old chap who is running
it says to all the boys he serves:
'Hayen't you time to write home?
Farther back are literally
thousands of very elaborate huts
capable of seating up to 1000
men. Here entertainment and
cinemas run every night, usually
free for men. Sports and games
are organized and I assure you
that the Y. M. C. A. here is a
source Of much comfort to the
boys, and is much appreciated by
them. There is a great craze for
Hawaiian m usfc among the
troops.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
ROAD DEPT.
PERSONAL
IS SELECTED
W. G. Allen, E. E. Black and
c. D. Rea Chosen BY Super
visors to Carry Out Big Pro-
gram Under Tentative Re-
organization

ITO place W. G. Allen in charge OF
road maintenance and Of the gar
bage department, e. e. Black in
ments under the frontage tax law and
c. D. Rea in charge of the construc.
tin of the belt road, is the tentative
plan for the reorganization Of the
engineering, road and garbage de-
partments, which has been drawn up
by the road committee of the board
of supervisors and will be presented
to the board this evening for consid-
Grafton.
The personnel of the reorganization,
however, can only be tentative for
with the appointment of the new city
and county engineer 1t may be chang
ed or retained by him as he sees fit, for
he has the power to appoint his sub
ordinates. 1t was made at the insistent
demand of Supervisor E. A. Mott,
Smith, who asked for both the plans
of reorganization and the personnel of
the positions under it.
w. G: Allen is now employed by the
Spalding Construction CO., and If he
accepts the job will be known as as.
sistant engineer in charge of the
maintenance of roads, such as repairs
and street cleaning, and the garbage
department. e. e. Black, now with
the engineering department as chief
inspector of permanent construction,
will be known as chief assistant engi.
neer and be in charge of all city and
permanent Improvement work under
the frontage tax law. Under him will
be Fred ohrt, in charge of all plans,
surveys and specifications of the per
manent Improvement work; Il. R
Pierce, in charge Of the permanent
construction in the field, and C. J..
Willis, who win handle all miscella-
neous construction. The building Of
the belt road would be handled by
C. d. Rea. -
Under each engineer will be a force
of craftsmen, surveyors and clerks,
who are also named in the plan.
BY thesreorganized plan, according
to George Collins, the present city and
county engineer, the new engineer will
have an Organization which viii re-
lieve him Of all detail work and al
low him to supervise the various sub
departments as whole without be-
Ing tied down to any one.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
BOARD CAN'T
CREATE new
CITY OFFICE
City Attorney Rules That Sup
ervisors Have No Power to
Establish Position of Assist
ant Engineer; Board to Name
New Appointee

- HAT the ordinance creating the
position of assistant city and
county engineer with all the pow
ers vested in the office Of city and
county engineer, which was intro
duced recently by Supervisor Charles
Arnold and passed on second reading
by the board of supervisors. is invalid
is the opinion of Deputy City Attor
ney Charles Davis.
The opinion was requested by Su
pervisor Mcclellan and will be pre-
scented to the board this evening. II
was learned this morning, however
that the Republican members of the
board have already given up the idea
of passing the ordinance and will
now devote themselves to the appoint
ment of a new city and county engi
neer. =
Attorney Davis, in a verbal report
to the board at the last meeting,
stated that the power of appointing
the engineer was vested in the board
and not in the mayor and 1t is prob.
able that action along this line will
be taken.
Reasons Tor NulIity
The reason why the ordinance is
invalid, as given by Attorney Davis,
is that it is probably beyond the leg.
islatiVe power vested at present in
the board Of supervisors to create an
office of the city and county of Hon
olulu such as assistant city and zcoun-
ty engineer, and to provide for the
appointment Of an officer to fill such
office is contrary to the provisions
of section 1904 of the revised laws
Of Hawaii, 1915. The general law
is that the power TO create municipal
offices must be given to the legisla-
tive body of the municipality In its
charter by specific and express pro.
visions or by close application and
unless so given an office cannot be
created and there appears to be no
such provisions. H.
THE office of city and county en-
gineer is apparently created by or
'dinance 3d. said Attorney Davis to-
day, and has already been recog-
nized by the legislature and referred
to In act 239 of the 1917 session laws.
The office has also Deen In existence
for considerable time and is abso-
lutely necessary to the performance
Of the functions Of the government"
Attorney Davis also points out that
since the office Of city engineer is
recognized by the legislature 1t might
be argued that the board of SUPER
visors has the implied power to Gre
ate a minor office but the intent Of
the legislature seems to be against
ii. .z -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
Chinese SEIZE
HUN BARRACKS,
BANK At PEKING
Official Proclamation Says
Teuton Ruthlessness In
VOWED China in War

PEKING, China, Aug. 17-Violation
of international law and the ruthless.
ness of the German submarine cam
paign were the main reasons given
for the issuance Of China's proclama-
ton of war against Germany and
Austria. 49,
The proclamation states that China
is acting independently of the other
entente allies.
The declaration of war caused no
excitement here. The doors of the
Deutsche Asiatische bank we're closed
and sealed by government order, and
1t is stated that Teutons will be per-
mitted to attend to their business as
long as they do not interfere with
China's welfare.
Troops at Tientsin seized the Aus
TRAN concession occupied by the Ger.
man bank and barracks. There was
no opposition, and the incid ent passed
off quietly.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
FOREIGN
RECRUITS
WELCOME
Those Not Citizens But Willing
to Fight Common Foe May
Waive Exemption, General
CroWder Informs Registra-
ton Chairman Green

- MPHASIs on the fact that alieni
who have not declared their in
- tention Of becoming American
citizens may yet join the military ser
vice of the United States II they 10
desire, is carried in a letter received
by f.. J. Green today froA Brig. Gen
Enoch II. Crowder. provost marshal
general in charge Of the selectiye
draft. u
.ne letter points ont that no more
restrictions are to be placed on such
service in the new national army than
Is placed In the regular army.
Reports reaching this office re
Gently indicate that In some quarters
the belief prevails that friendly aliens
who have not declared their intention
TO become citizens, but are ready and
willing TO serve. are disqualified from
entering the military service Of the
United States, and therefore that they
must take out first papers before they
can be accepted says the letter
1T Is TO be regretted that such q
misunderstanding should have arisen.
The Qualifications for voluntary en-.
listmeat In time Of war are no more
restricted for service in the new ma
tionai army than for the regular
army.
such alien non-declarants are viz.
tually volunteers. The selectiye ser.
vice act provided for their registra.
ton; but Il did not regard them as
being under any liability to serve,
and It therefore gave them full liberty
to claim exemption when called BY
local boards Nov that Information
reveals their Willingness u large
numbers to decline this exemption
and 70 accept service IN this war
AGAINST the common enemy of our
ciY|I|raIion. It should be fully under
stood that their service is heartily
Welcomed. and they should be accept.
ed, whenever upon summons they fail
70 claim their right Of exemption.
eThey are assisting the cause Of
THAR own country BY aiding the
United States To triumph IN this war.
The more Of then that enter the ser
vice he better. for IL this way win
be removed the cause Of dissatisfac.
lion heard In some quarters that, al-
though the quota was based on total
population including aliens, the actual
draft reached only citizens and de-
clarapts.
Local boards ere directed to facili-
tate IN every way the acceptance Of
friendly alien non-declarants for mill
tary service and thus to enable them
10 do their share to assist the country
which he's given them refuge and an
honorable living,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
STORY
Of ONLY Fight
IN REVOLUTION
Man Who Saw Chinese Uprising
Asserts German Intrigue
Was Cause; Thinks Huns Di-
rected Artillery Fire of Re-
publican Troops
- HAT German intrigue was respo

- HAT German intrigue was respon.
sible for the last Chinese res.
ton. which, in fact, WIS no suors
than heartless uprising, Is the opin-
ion of DR.. Edward A. Salisbury, one
of the three white men who wit
messed the only fight OF the reyolu-
tion. who brings to Honolulu startling
details Of the affray from the Orient.
Doctor Salisbury Is passing through
Honolulu today on his way to New
York where he hopes to enter the re-
officers training corps.
With Doctor Ellis, whose articles
on the Chinese revolution are soon
to appear in the Saturday Evening
Post, and his moving picture opera
tor, Doctor Salisbury was busily en-
gagged in making . pictorial and q
written record of the events Of the
hight, which took place sat Picking
on July IL.
cat 4:S0 on the morning Of the bat.
tie, many foreigners had gathered
with us at the Chineman blockhouse,
one Of the points Of attack Of the
republican forces" says Doctor Sal
isbury, In relating the story Of the
battle.
The imperial troops had gathered
In the Forbidden City. the Temple of
Heaven, and the Chineman block
house the night before and as the
day came on the republican troops
started their attack. Six Off the for
eigners were wounded shortly after
the firing started and everybody was
ordered away from the place except
,myslf, Doctor Ellis and our moving
picture operator. We were given per
mits to stay. -, IS
Truce Arranged 4
The fighting went on until 1880
when truce was arranges anG the
soldiers became as friendly as pos.
sible. The shooting of all the troops
was very poor. Many times / saw
Continued On page two)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
US. NOW HAS
725,OOO MEN
UNDER ARMS

q
= WASHINGTON, .. c., August (
y 17.-Statements issued today by
= the war department show that
y preliminary figures place the to-
y tai force OF national guard
y taken into the federal service,
y August 5, at 1908 officers ana
y 4IS,S34 men. Another statement 4
y showed that 0,766g war yolun-
y teers have been recruited for the =
y regular service since April l. =
= leaving only about 1000 vacan- =
y cies in the regulars at war =
y strength.
= These figures mean that ap- (
\ proximately 725, 900 men are now :
y under arms, exclusive Of the Z
y navy and marine corps, to be (
y supplemented within the next :
y few weeks by $4,000 raised I'M (
y der the selective draft bill, OF <
y the latter number, about 100000, <
= will compose the third great ele- :
y ment of the war army, the ma <
y tionaI army, and the remainder :
\ will go to fill up the regulars and :
= the guard and their reserves. (
l. 4 l. l. Il L l. l. l. - u l. l. l. l. l. !
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
NINE CENT
SUGAR is
DUE SOON

= SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10-An (
y official Of the California Hawai- (
y ian Sugar Refining Company 4
y stated this morning that sugar at
y cents per pound wholesale is (
y probable in q short time. The
4 price registered another advance (
= in New York today. and further
y advances by San Francisco re-
+ timers may come at any moment, I
= carrying the present record price
= Of $40 per GENITAL to still higher
= levels. f...S.ga1.= I
= The only relief In sight is In I
= the beet sugar crop. which is now
y just beginning to be harvested in 1
= this State" he said. THE price
= is high because sugar Is scarce.
= In sixty days the influence Of the I
= million-ton beet sugar crop 4
= should begin TO be felt In the 4
= market and prices viii probably 1
= fall somewhat. More substantial 4
= relief will come, however, when I
= the Cuban cane crop goes to the 4
y mills In December. a I
= AT present prices that San I
= Francisco refiners are paying
y for raw sugar none Of US are max
= ing any money. The margin be-
\ tween the price of raw sugar and 4
= refined, in order to break even,
\ should be about $1.10 per GENITAL, \
= as operating costs and materials 4
y now stand. When we pay $7.65
\ for raw sugar and sell at $40 4
= per GENITAL there Is nothing but Z
y loss in 1t for rs.
= The new excise tax, soon in
y effect, win compel consumers to 4
y pay just SO cents per GENITAL Z
= above the normal market. All who
y deal In sugar or refine 1t, in fact \
\ all who hold sugar in any \
y amount above 500 pounds will 4
\ have to pay the tax Of 50 cents \
y per GENITAL. This goes upon the 4
y consumers bin automaticaily.
a Al A a a
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
ENGINEER COLLINS WILL
RESIGN THIS EVENING

George NJ. Collins, city and county
engineer, said today that he will file
his resignation with the board of SUI
peryisors at its meeting this evening.
Mr.. Collins is leaving the employ
ment of the municipal government to
accept the position of chief engineer
of the B. P. Bishop estate. The res
ignation viii probably be made to
take effect October when he will
.>lsA mn The oEk1nfl hiA:DaH ntfica.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
,AsHINGToN, D. c., Aug.

a. ,ASHINGToN, d. c., Aug. t.
.W A reorganization OF American
w Army units, under which the
division totaling 29,U90 men, found
unwieldy for service on the European
battlefields, is abandoned for the cen.
tinental unit Of about $4,000 men, mas
been ordered by the War Department.
Under the new plan a ,Rvision will
include only two infantry brigades
of two regiments each, in place OF
three brigades OF three regiments
each under the old system, Many
other organization changes are made,
including material increase in the
artillery and machine gun strength OF
each division. The cavalry regiment
now included in each division is de-
taehed, new trench mortar battery
is added, and the old army corps plan,
abandoned after the Civil War, is
again put in operation.
Guard to Be ReaIigned. .,..-.
The sixteen divisions of the Ma.
tional Guard, as now constituted, will
be rea!igned in conformity with the
new plan after the guardsmen reach
their training camps.
The War Department order was
announced in a statement issued to-
day.
The American division will be
made by this order to conform prac,
tically to the units utilized by the
entente allies, among whom a diyi.
sion numbers approximately Is, 700
men. The reason for the change is
that the division as heretofore made
up of about $4,000 men is too un.:
wieIdy for the demands of trench
warfare. With so large a unit, SURF
Continued on page twe)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
MELLON DOLLAR
CARGO IS LOST
ON MARU BOAT
Kotohira Wrecked Near Dutch
Harbor, Nine Days Out
From Kobe
(Associated Press BY o. 8. Naval Communi.
cation Saryieal

NA1o0C11boo 1--WE W Ss - EN8N6A OOAAMAnAAls
cation Servicel
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. IT,
Running ashore in the Aleutan Is.
lands near Dutch Harbor, the Kotohira
Maru is total loss. A cargo worth
more than $1,000, 600 also Is lost be-
yond salvage. /, The Kotohira Maru
was wrecked on July u, while bound
from Kobe to San Francisco, nine
days after she sailed from. the Jap.
anese port. 8 - II -. - ~,
Grave doubt was expressed yester.
day as to the safety Of the Kotohira
when she was IS days out from Kobe
and Is days overdue at San Francis
co. Today came the report of the
wrecking Of the Kotohira In the Aleu-
tians, the volcanic islands extending
out from the Alaska peninsula, be-
tween the Behring sea and the North
Pacific. = a.
The Kotohira was a freighter, and
1t is believed she carried no passen-
gers on the great circle route from
Japan TO San Francisco.
No details have been received as
to the fate Of the crew Of the vessel.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
CUTS
LOOSE FROM
NAVYLEAGUE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. IT,
All unofficial connection between the
United States Navy department and
the national navy league has been
severed by JosephusS Daniels, secre-
tary Of the navy.
This action was takehkby the navy
secretary because of the charge of
the navy league leaders that labor in
terests had blocked the. Investigation
to determine the cause OF the Mare
island naHR yard axnlnainn. - u.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
KORNILOFF
TO BOLSTER
ARMY UNITS
Extensive Operations on Ru-
Hanian Front Predicted BY
Commander in Chief in Con-
tab With Premier KerenSky
(Assoeiatsd Press By o. 8. Naval oommuna
cAtion SarYicAl

NAssoeIAtea Rtess % y, 3. NAEI Uommunl
cation Sarvicol
nETROGRAD, Russia, August IT.
Gen. Korniloff, commander In
= chief Of the Russian armies, who
has been in conference with Premier
kerensky on the situation at the
Eastern battlefronts, said in an In
terView that the most energetic meas
ures would be adopted to strengthen
the fighting capacity Of the army. i
Operations on a vast scale on the
Rumanian front and elsewhere were
predicted by Korniloff, who told the
interviewer that a winter campaign
seemed inevitable.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
WAGESRAISED
IN JAPAN TO
Meth. 6. OIL,

TOXIC, Japan. Aug Owing to
the II. @. L. the officers Of the Toxic
prefecture have decided to increase
the was Of the employees Of the
prefecture during the months of Au.
INST, September and October. The
Increase IN announced as two yen, or
one dollar.
The Metropolitan Police Bureau has
also Increased the wages Of 5000 men
IN the police. fire and other depart
ments It is announced that the
Postal Telegraph Company viii also
give an increase to their employees
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
UNIT
IS BASIS FOR
new u.S.ARMY
Division of. 1s, 900 Men to Be
Created Instead of %, 900
as at Present
fAssoeiated Press D. D. 8. Naval Communs.
4 cation Ssryicel

\ cation seryicel
y = = 80 4$t$$$A% =
4 WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. II. 4
4 It was learned here today that I
= the numbers of the various divi- I
= sions to be raised In the United !
r States for duty In Europe does 4
4 not indicate the order In which 4
4 they will be sent TO France. 4
\ The strength Of q company has I
\ been put at $50 men, with two I
r captains and four lfeutenants. \
= One captain will be held In com 4
4 mand Of reserves when the unit 4
+ goes into battle. 4
+ A regiment win have quota 4
= of $500 men while on active ser 4
+ vice. .,. .ssz..-.-.. a: I
y II 10 understood that the total 4
4 volunteer enIistments since the 4
= recruiting campaign began has I
\ sweIIed the ranks Of the regular I
4 army by 1so,347 men. \
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
OPPOSITION TO
INSURING j. 5.
SAMMIES seen
(Associated Press By o. .. Naval Communi.
cation SaTvicel

WASHINGTON, d. c., August IL
Considerable opposition is developing
in congress against the bill intro
duced in the house for the insurance
of Americas fighters against disabil-
ity and death.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo,
Samuel Gompers and Judge Mack ap-
peared before the commerce commit
tee of the house in opposition to the
measure, and deelard that the object
of the insurance plan is to destroy
the pension system, which they en-
phaticaIly denounced.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
4 ARMY PAYS OUT ssss,ooo
FOR SALARIES IN JULY

= Money paid out from the quar-
= termaster's office Of the Hawaii
= an department during the month
= Of July amounted to $693, 900
= This included the salaries of Of
= ficers and the payrolls of enlist
y ed men. The latter amounted to
Z approximately s45ee00. 4
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ATTENTION, scouTsI

4 Ali Scouts are ordered to as 4
4 semble at the Capitol grounds atIA
\ 2 p. m. sharp tomorrow, SatuE I
4 day, August Is.
+ Either bring baggage or deliver 4
+ too. r. & L. depot before that 4
r hour.
= r. N. BURNHAM. I
4 Executive Commissioner. I
=, E
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-17
IAV ARMY CHIEF PREPARES FOR VAST WINTER CAMPAIGN
GERMANY IN
ACCORD WITH
POPE'S PLAN
(Associatsd Press b. q. s. Naval oommunL
cation SarYfcal

(Assoctatod Press 81 q. >. Naval oommunt
. cation Servieel
= 4 = = =
= COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Aug. 4
y 1.-THE German foreign office
y today announces that .he Ger =
y man decision on Pope Benedict's =
y peace proposals will meet with \
y the full accord of the Teutonic \
y Allies. The plan has been given \
= the most careful consideration by =
y German officials.
+ =
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!
GROUND IN
VERDIIN AREA
Attacks at Loos and in Aisne
Sector, However, Are All
-. Repulsed With Loss

CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS,
FRANCE, Aug. I7.-Prinee Rupprecht
10 making strenuous efforts today to
regain positions taken by the Cana
dams around lens. No fewer than
ten yseparefn attacks have been
launched, but only few came within
bombing distance.
The Prusslan guards were brought
up and made 4 desperate attempt to
disIodge the Canadians, but they were
subjected TO . terrific fire from ma.
ehIne guns and artillery, which con.
eentrated on the advancing Tenton
waves, infIicting terrible punIshment.
I An Associated Press summary To-
day of the news from the western bat.
tiefront says the Germans made re
peated violent attacAs at Verdun with
small advantages, but were repulsed
at Loos with heavy losses.
On the Aisne front German attacks
were also repulsed after severe fight
ing.
British ayaiators yesterday conduct
ed series Of daring raids on Teuton
military positions and railroads in Bel.
GUM. dropping tonseof bombs and do
ing great damage.
BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 17.-GeR
Won Mackensen reports that Rumanian
attacks at Toxsnani and along the
s:sreth river have been repuIsed.
On the west front, the Entente cap
tured German advance posts at the
User Canal and north and south or
Bixschoote yesterday, and the British
succeeded in penetrating the German
lines at st. Julien and Warneton.
After heavy counter attacks the En-
tente troops were driven out of Lang.
marck, which now remains In German
hands.
In all other sections the French and
British attacks are reported by Prince
Rupprecht as repulsed with heavy
losses, and German arms retain their
positions. The heavy sacrifices made
by the British were In vain.