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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
Italians Counter
And Hold Some
of Ground Gained
Battle On Italian Front Continues
With Unabateds Violence While
On Other Fronts the Fighting
Is Below Normal -

NEW YORK, Defender 27-( Asso-
eiated Press)---Throughout yesterday
the battle of the Italian front waged
With continued .Sio!sacc With the ftals
piahs taking tho offensive as they bad
done on Christmas day and launching
a series of successful counters against
the Austro. German forces.
West of the, Brruta river the Ital.
ians followed up the advantage of their
counters of Tuesday with other sue
eessful counters and on this sector
maintained the gains of both days.
Battle RACES Fiercely
1t was in the vicinity of Del Rose
Hill and Monte Devalbella where the
most severe fighting of the bloody day
occurred. In that sector in the morn
ing the Italians countered fiercely and
for several hours the engagement
proceeded with great violence. In
these counters the Italians wrested SOW
, eral positions from the enemy, but be,
' fore renewed onslaughts and with
largely reinforced bodies engaged in
the attacks, the Italians were forced ia
BANO bOAhC VI thCii biVuhu "hiNh Wv J
had taken but with some gains won il
: the battle still in their possession when
| night fell.
Quiet On West
: On the Belgian front and in France
the fighting continued below norma
and consisted, as for the past few
days, of bombardmrpts and raid. The
increase noted on Tuesday in the Yer
dun sector had abated and the con
slant bombardment of German biz
guns was all that there was to show OF
! the threatened offensive of the previouI
day.
|. On Christmas on the italian front thu
! battle continued from early morning
/ until far into the night. The. italians
generally had the advantage of the da!
but in the mountain passes that led t
the Bassano Plains there were small
gains by either.
A British air squadron on Christina
day bombarded Mannheim. Numerou
fires were started from the ton o.
bombs dropped on the German town.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
HUNS KNEW OF SHIPS
MOVEMENT IS SHOWN

y AN ATLANTIC PORT, December
90 Associated Press Passengers arr
irving at this port yesterday say that
in at least Que proved instance a Ger
man submarine crew knew Of the
movements of a steamer carrying Am
erican officers. II is declared that the
crew of this submarine, which was cap
tured while moving undefsea and later
sunk, knew the movements of the
steamer in question, and that the sub.
marine lay in wait for the vessel 10
sink her. That the sneaking tactics OF
the U.boat was not successful was due
to the vigilance Of the conveying YES.
sci, which repelled the planned attack
and later drove the submarine TO cap
ture, say the passengers, *.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
BLISS TO remain
ASCA|EF OF STAFF
Secretary Daniels Makes An
o nouncement-Afchie Roosevelt
Recommended For captaincy

WASHINGTON. December 27-iAs-
ISOLATED Press)--General Bliss will be
retained as chief of staff, Secretary of
War Baker announced last night. No
change is contemplated at present at
least. .@',
Other announcements made by the
war department were that General Per-
Roosevelt shall receive a commission as
captain. ,s
On Tuesday General Pershing report,
ed the death of Lieutenant James Paul,
killed in an aviation accident, and of
two privates, who were killed in action
on November ~. He reports that of
the deaths rrrorded, two died of
wounds, two from accidents and six
from natural causes.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN
SUFFERS COLLAPSE

LONDON, December 27-(Associat,
ed Press) Success Of the Teuton sub,
marine campaign has again waned,
There was rejoicing last night when
the admiralty issued its report Of the
losses of merchant shipping of last
week for the loss of larger ships had
again come to minimum figures. The
sudden "drive" in the submarine war
fare appeared to have completely col
lapsed.
But one vessel of more than 1900
tons burden was lost last week. It is
true that the loss of smaller craft con
tinued rather large, eleven, and one
fisher, but the total was small and the
minimum loss of large craft was con
sidered as highly encouraging
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
.BOLSHEv|M Charge
|. DENIED BY FRANCIS
United States Ambassador At
Petrograd Says He Has Not
Interfered In, Affairs =.

e. WASHINGTON, December 27--(As-
sociated Press) Firm rebuttal was
made by Ambassador David r. Francis
at Petrograd on Tuesday Of the charges
Of Bolsheviki leaders against his en- /
bassy that it had in any way interfered
with Russian intasRal faiFe- avid RideaE
Kaledin or other leaders of factions
which opposed the Bolshevid regime.
He presented a strong ease and was
clear and explicit in his denials. This
was asserted by the London Timee
correspondent in dispatches from Pet
rograd received in London last evening.
Sir George Mcdonald issued SINH
lar statement, London dispatches also
said. He said there were now three
distinct Russian governments and it
is difficult to always avoid the appear
ance of conflicting relations.
Dissension is Rife
Torn with dissension in hts own
ranks, the Bolsbeyiki government is
tOttering. There is growing unan-
unity Of statement in the Parograd
dispatches indicating the waning power
of the Trotsky regime. The causes of
the alleged breakdown are said TO be
inceasing drunkenness among the peo-
f .e' 'eiu''a"'o " WIN anu ''"is'' VI
i'1u. ia. - NJ, -.
Instances are clten OF bSsn N1,u
m'op" sia,nS y iMs" "nu "a m,
! i"ad 49, of H. ,aat ano 80
~ ~ an.o;n',. &c a. Lo,oIo.. sPn,'ss
and thorn 10 roto5 tSa tromsndn,,
Irnwina onnos;t;on 70 the rItra 30 5icaI
TnIo ForTer s,,,nortsrs ~ tbo Tjn;rs.
Trotskv governmant arc now onnos;ng
! u WGern,on hireIip1sU IL n canmoS
enitbet used aan;nst the Ieaders and
followers of the Bolsheyiki, =
The postpoument of the peace uego-
tiations at Brest -Litovsk has resulted
in the return Of the Russian commits
siOners to Petrograd. Apparently they
intend to await the arrival OF the
enemy delegations to discuss the poll
h"a. aspects az an t'CLt'h rhct "or
terence: IA ..
l. W. w. Fiot
United states government agents
have uncovered evidence tending 70
show that the /. w. w. is working with
the Bolsheviki clement in Russia and
with other anarehistic and rabid Social
list elements in a. worldwide plot to
overthrow all the existing orders OF
society, all government and all rule OF
officials,
The steamer Shilka arriving at @
Pacific port from Russia has been dis
covered to carry arms and ammunition
and this is but one of several instances
in which arms are being sent to tho
United States from the ultra-radicalt
of Russia. ~.
Because of this and other incidents
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
THROAT Of SENTRY IS
SLIT AFTER CAPTURE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, December 3D. Associated
PressD-German atrocities against Am.
erican soldiers in France have already
been begun and yesterday were made
the subject of an official report by a
commander. The report says that an
American sentry was found dead, his
throat cut. 1t is declared, after exam.
nation, that the man was 6rst captured
and then killed by cutting his throat.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
SHORTAGE OF COAL
IS UNDERPROBE NOW

WASHINGTON. December 26--(As-
soeiated Press)-The coal shortage has
displaced the sugar shortage as center
of attention by the investigating sen.
ate subcommittee. DR.. Harry Garfield,
fuel controller, was called to the stand
today and the testimony of Herbert
Hoover, food controller, will probably
not be given until Friday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
TOBACCO Is NECESSITY
FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS

. LONDON, December 26-( Associated
Press Lord RhOndda, food controller
of Britain, today declared that tobacco
is necessity for the troops and that
~ should not be classod as a luxury.
He believes the loss of tobacco for the
troops would be a national misfortune,
The local papers are forecasting new
system of rationing,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
AN IMPROVED QUININE
Does NOR Affect tine HEAD

Because OF lie tonic and laxative effect,
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE will be found
better than ordinary Quinine. Does not cause
nervousness. nor ringing In the head. Re-
member. there 10 only one promo Outline
The signature Of X, ". Gro: - OF eae:' a.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
PRINCESS TAT|ANA IS
REPORTED AT PICKING

TOXIC, December 26-(Cable to
Nippu JijD--Princess Tatiana, daugh-
ter of the former car of Russia ar
yesterday, 1t is not known definitely
whether she will visit the United
States. According to reports from
China, the princess was in the best of
health upon her arrival.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
Central Po,oers Ready For Immediate
Peace On, Terms OF Status Quo Ante


ndemn"
eace on oil
the war; to- an md r. T.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
UNNEoEssARY WORDS

Why waists words and advertising
space in describing the many points
Of merit in Chamberlain = Cough Rem.
edyf The mcst fastidious are salts.
fed when we state that it cures colds
and coughs from any cause, and that
it contains absolutely no narcotics or
injurious substances. For sale by all
dealers. For sale by Benson, Smith &
Co, Ltd, Agts. for HawGii.--Adver.
tisement.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
EIGHTEEN MILLIONS
ARE RED CROSS

WASHINGTON, December 26-(As.
soeiated Press)-AnnOuneement was
made here Today that the Red Cross
Christmas "dTive'' has netted more
than $4,000 900 members, bringing the
total to 100000
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
ARIZONA G0vERN0RSHIP
PASSES BACK AND FORTH

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 90
ASSOCIATED Pressl-Thos. Campbell,
declared By the state supreme court to
be holding the goyernorship illegally,
yesterday turned it over to his Demo.
cratic opponent in the election, w. p.
Hunt. The transfer was made at a
ceremony without features Hunt had
previously announced that he would re.
tire in Campbell's favor
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28

sultaton with the leading railroad executives Of the
country, but he has not accepted their plan The sug
gestion was made that the railroads be unified but
operated by the present executives and not as unit,
but under the direction Of the interstate commerce
commission This was the plan Railway Board although
the interstate commissioners themselves urged the
alton of the roads by the President =S 81
.-at @-r UPKEEP AND PROFIT PLEDGE I'll
Accompanying proclamation announcing taking Of
railroads. the President issued that he would
before congress and for definite that all the
critics of the railroads will be maintained good repair and the
kept completely It is when the lines
into government control. M .r# WI III,
will guaranteed that income from the lines
will each what operating income has been
during the three years prior to June 80, 1917
Discussing the momenous step, officials here state that
the taking the railroads and their
operation by the will be permit complete unhcaton
entire system nation something prohibited under
the lines privately maintained operated
..3.". STEAMSHIPS INCLUDED III.
The plan of the government includes the taking mmed
appurenances including the railroad owned steamship lines Local
nter-uban which generally electric will be IN
The direct management will remain the present
railroad officials who will work under the Railroad War Board the
board itself being under the supervision Secretary McAdoo
BACKING FOR SECURITIES 4%.<<.
Government backing viii be given Immediately issues
of railroad securities the proceeds from which required place
stlass condition shape handle the increased
traffic they viii be called take Of Various railroad
officials have estimated Of the equipment required bill
lion dollars With the back of the securities to be is
sued, a ready market is guaranteed. I ~. IL
The interstate commission will continue perform
its regular functions subject the orders of the drec
general. ...,..' 49,.
The late Senator Newand who until his sudden death
this week chairman of the joint congressional committee rail-
many details which President will
put into operation
NEARLY HALF WORLDS MILEAGE
The unified railroad which will be by Secre-
MAdoo includes nearly half the railroad mileage of the world
the main lines with their dngs being 4l miles Europe has
altogether less than $4,000 miles exclusive of dng while
of Asia Africa Australia
10000 miles, exclusive of sdings
The American railroads in 1915 the latest for which stats
available had $500 locomotives
and carried total of e763036o2 passengers.
The operating income from railroads
with expenditures aggregating $2oss6S2s56
The railroads will be operated with single
expedting the transportation of egh 1t probable that
roads will be designated be solely freight lines with others
handle all the traffic and
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
STEAMSHIP MAN DIES

San FRANGISCO, December 20
ASSOCIATED Press Capt. George Scott,
director of the Dollar Steamship
Company and for several years a pilot
in and out of this harbor died yester.
day, aged 81. He was widely known
in coast marine circles.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28

the United States and its Allies unless
the latter go TO Java for sugar for
which At the present time there is not
adequate shipping. s&
Attacks Are Resented n.E
The statement denies emphaticRlly
that sugar stocks were allowed to go
unmoved, thus causing an artificial
shortage and also that sugar was left
in Cuba while an effort was made TO
bear down prices. H.. .....s..s u
of such statements go unchallenged
and the public believe them and that
there is an abundance of sugar IL will
do incalculable harm to the war Eff
| forts of the country he said.
The occasion for the testimony by
President Wilson arose from the testi-
mOny given the senate committee by
Claus Spreckels. When the time came
for Hoover or Babst TO answer the
State department asked that Cuban
affairs be not further discussed. Hoov-
err was therefore shut of from reply
and made an appeal 70 the President.
The committee which has been in
vestigating the sugar shortage il COM
posed Of Senators Reed Of Missouri,
Vardaman Of Mississippi, Jones Of Now
Mexico, Lodge Of Massachusetts and
Kenyon Of Iowa, the two latter being
the Republican members.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
Owe NMENT COMM NDEERS ALL Rail ROAD LINES
McAdoo As Director General After Noon Tomorrow
e TRANSPO RTATIO SYSTEM AS WAR MEASURE
D AVERAGE PROFITS, ENDORSING NEW BONDS


governmental md hecombnd Snh
nomHy ng is tg climax OF an ag beer or
svadw
,say mhw been
act lie treasury
eloon be con
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28

The figures of &4.06 in this despatch
differ from the announcements hereto
fore made Of price Of ago hundred
in Cuba. The Advertiser had the ca
bic company query to verify these fig.
ures and was Informed that such was
the text Of the message which was fled
in its San Francisco Office. II may be,
and it is probable that such is the case,
an error in the filing of the message
by the Associated Press, the cipher and
the six having been transposed in typ-
ing the message but this it was i'm
possible to learn at the hour which
the message was received this morning.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
TO ARB|TRATE
ALL LABOR DISPUTES

CHICAGO, December 20 (Associat
ed Press john X. Williams was to
day appointed referee of all labor dis
putes which arise in the packing house
industry, Packers and employees of all
the principal firms have agreed to a"r
cept his decisions aud not to engage
in strikes or lockouts for the term of
the war
a Bolsheviki force destroyed big rail,
road shop.
Heavy fighting is reported at many
places in Siberia, between the Bolshe-
viki's hastily organized troops and
those who were identified with and
still support the original revolution.
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5Ol, making the average cost per pu- pil $59,63.
 Nome, where conditions are moro similar to Fairbanks than in any other town in Alaska, amintained it's schools for $11,55l.33, with l45 pu- pils, or at an average cost of $79.66 per pupil. The average teachers salary at Nome was $l,3S7.
 All of these towns specifically mentioned above have the full high school course, as has Fairbanks.
 In considering the above cost, it must be taken into consideration that everything is higher in Fairbanks than at the coast, but the comparison is interesting now, just when the council is figuring the levy for the year.
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tribe. He swaggered around the post for some time following the murder, and several times threatened to kill Mir. Shell, who succeeded Mir. Holt as agent for the A. c. Company at Knik. Mir. Shell tried to explain to him the enormity of the crime he had com mitted and that the officers of the law were liable to take hold of him at any time, but he paid no attention to the warning and continued to make threats against the life of Mir. Shell.
 Later Nicolai returned to his own domain on the Matanuska, but in the winter of 1891 he came into Knik with the avOwed intention of killing Mir. Shell. He came into the station armed to the teeth, but Mir. Shell was prepared for him, as he had tower built, 20 feet high, on the blockhouse style, from which he took NicOlai by surprise, and justice was done the Indian in real western style, but not until after the law had been given every opportunity to do justice.
 Following the killing of Nicolai there ensued twenty eight days of the most vigilant watching from the town while the mercury stood at the fleez- ing point or lower. The few white men were compelled to take turns keeping a watch on the natives to prevent them from surprising the whites and murdering all hands. Finally the tundra broke and the Matanuska Indians were compelled to fall back into their own country.
 The Indian Afnacie is still at large and there has never been any attempt to apprehend him, although he is the
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ALASKA JUSTICE
IN EARLY DAYS
(Valdez Prospector)


 The following story, the author of which is unknown, dealing with the conditions in Alaska prior to the big gold rush of '9S, was handed into the Miner by an old resident of Valdez. The killing of the storekeeper was a matter of story in the early days of Valdez, but the details given by the writer, while probably correct, are not personally known to the editor.
 On or or about February 15, 1888, Mir. Holt, the agent for the Alaska Commercial Company at Knik, was shot and killed by an Indian by the name of Nicolai, belonging to the Matanuska tribe of natives.
 The cause of the shooting was a dispute between Holt and the Indian over some tobacco, known as "Sheep Dip" or natural leaf. Nicolai was urged on to commit the deed by one of the Knik tribe of Indians by the name of Afinacie, for which killing he (Afinacie) paid Nicolai with plundel out of the A. c. store.
 The case was laid before Governor Swineford, and he was asked by the people of Cook Inlet to take the mat ter in hand. All the satisfaction they could obtain from the Governor was that he did not have time to attend to the matter r. l.. Shell, A. k Ryan and Dr. J. l.. Ballou offered their servcies free of charge to hanC over the murderer to the authorities but could not get them interested il the case.
 The native, Nicolai, being the sor of a medicine man, was greatly elateC by his dastardly act of murder, anc was greatly feared by the rest of hi
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WHAT ALASKA SCHOOLS
 COST TO MAINTAIN

Fairbanks enjoys the distinction of having a school system that during the year 1915-l6 cost more money than that of any other incorporated town in Alaska. The cost was great CT per pupil than that of any other town. The cost per pupil was twice as great as the average of all other towns in Alaska. In number of pu- pills, Fairbanks stood fourth, but in the amount of money spent for up- keep it was first. Fairbanks also had more teachers for the number of students than any other school. These facts are disclosed in Governor Strong'S annual report, on page 76.
 Juneau, with S67 pupils in the pub lie schools, leads the territory. In Juneau there were 1S teachers, or one teacher for every 2S pupils, The average salary of these teachers was $1.l3S.O7. and the average cost pe' pupil for the year for maintaining the Juneau schools was $5419. The tot al school maintenance cost $l9,SS7. IS
 Douglas. in numbers, is second with an enrolment of 220 students. For
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THE SEWARD GENERAL HOSPITAL

desires to acqualnt the general hospi- tal interests of this country with the facilities of this institution for giving the latest devised methods of nursing care to persons requiring medical or surgical treatment. Special attention given to patients requiring gyne- coogical treatment. Hydrotherapeu- tic treatments carefully followed. This building, just complete, electric lighted, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physicians placing patients in our care will receive every ethical at tcntion. Prompt readiness for acci- dents, obstrctrics and emergencies, day or night. For further particulars address,
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Community Christian Church

Sunday school at II a. m. Evening worship 7:3O to 8:3O. Text; John 1:12. Dorcas society Thursday after noon. Reading room open afternoons and evenings.
 HARRY C. MUNRO, Minister.
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Noodle Cafe. Phone Main Ill Tray service 25c extra, receives prompt attention. 8-t--tf
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Basket ball shoes and athletic suits Brown X Hawkins, Quality First"
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these were eight teachers, engaged at an average salary of $9SOS1, and the average cost per pupil for the whole year was $521O. The total school maintenance cost $l1,4633.
 Ketchikan comes third on the list in point of numbers, having a total enrolment of l96, for which six teachers were employed, or one teach CT for every 32 2-3 pupils. The average salary of these teachers was S1.OSO. The total cost of mainten- ance was $lO,lOO. The average cost per pupil was $5l.5S.
 Fairbanks, with 192 students, IS fourth on the list in point of enroll ment. For these students, nine teach CTS were employed, or one teacher for
 
 every 2I l-3 students, a much lowe average than any of the other schools. The average cost per stu dent in Fairbanks was $ll725. The total cost of maintenance was $22,- 4O7.63. The average teachers salary is Sl692.3O.
 The total cost of maintaining all public schools in the incorporated towns of Alaska, exclusive of Fair, banks, was $S9, ,5O9.94, and the total enrolment for these schools was l.
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NEWS NOTES

The citizens of Valdez have sub scribed nearly three thousand dollars to the fund for bringing the men who caused the fires to justice.
 Gerald French, the telegraph mes scnger is sick at present. Operator Lynch has also been suffering from a severe cold.
 Mrs. Buley who has been in the hospital for several days is better to- day, her many friends will be glad to learn.
 The Bridge Club enjoyed a very pleasant time, including a dance, in the van Glider building last even ing.
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Flashlights and Batteries. B'own & Hawkins, Quality First"
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II E TTELS The Home of the Kodak Broadway Ave. Phone, Madison l19.

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
 THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
 THIRD DIVISION, RENAL PRE-
 CINCT. In the Matter of the Estate of Elizabeth D. Gray, Deceased