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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
CHINA ASKS ENTENTE
CANCEL BOXER INDEMNITY

PEKING. China. March ia meet
Ing Of the Entente ministers was held
at the office of the foreign minister
here yesterday. at which the foreign
minister presented a memorial. request
ing the Allied Powers to suspend the
Boxer rebellion indemnity, and to con-
sent to the proposal of the Chinese gov
eminent to increase import duties. and
TO station troops along the Tientsin-
Picking railroad. IL is-~believed that
the requests will be granted without
trouble The Holland minister here Is
acting for the Germans. as the Ger
man minister will leave Picking for
Shanghai within five days Denmark
is acting for China in Berlin.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
STRIKE
CALLED OFT, war
CRISIS TOO GRAVE

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless)
NEW YORK, NJ Y. March I9.--The
railroad strike was called off yester.
day afternoon.
| Set to start az o'clock tonight,
Eastern time. the nationwide strike OF
railroad employees was halted at the
eleventh hour in the name Of national
defense r.. r.. f.. :
The order was revoked by the lead
ers OF the four hrotherhcods of rail.
way employees on an unqualified and
unconditional authorization given the
council of national defense by the rail.
road managers and executives TO
grant the employees whatever adjust
ment of hours and conditions IL deems
necessary to guarantee the operation
of this indispensable arm of national
defense nations railroad sys-
TENS.
Responding to the appeal to patriot
ism addressed jointly to the railroad
arrangements and the railroad unions
BY President Wilson, Friday last, the
railroads authorized the mediators to
make whatever arrangements are ne
cessary with the brotherhoods to call
loft the strike Yesterdays develop
ments in the international crisis spur
red the railroad heads to action.
Immediately the leaders of the four
Ibrotherhoods flashed the word by tele-
graph and long distance telephone
throughout the country to the locals
and the men that there would be no
strike.
At once the railroads lifted freight
embargoes that had been declared on
all main lines in preparation for the
strike.
First word of the calling off of the
strike came from the conference COM
mittee of railroad managers and exc
cutives. Elisha lee, secretary of this
conference committee of the railroads,
gave out a formal statement saying
that letter had been addressed to
the committee of the council of ma
tional defense authorizing it to make
whatever arrangements were neces-
sary with the brotherhoods to secure
the calling off of the strike. This
committee was appointed Friday by
President Wilson as board of media
IlOll 10 WOTH lOE sPOSSIUlc COIlpAO-
mise, and consists of Secretary of the
Interior Lane. chairman; Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, Secretary of Labor
.Kilson. Daniel 1fiiara, .of the Ralti-
more & Ohio Raiiroad, and Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American
Federation of Labor.
The letter from the railroad heads
giving this mediation board complete
power, in the name Of the railroads, to
make all necessary arrangements with
the men reads as follows:
"In the national crisis preeipitated
by the events Of which we have heard
this afternoon the railroad conference
committee joins you in the conviction
that neither at home nor abroad
should there be either hopes or fears
that the efficient operation of the ma
tons railroads win be hampered or
impaired.
Therefore you are hereby authorize
ed to assure the nation that there will
be no strike.
As the basis Of such assurance We
hereby authorize the committee Of the
council of national defense to grant to
the. employees whatever adjustment OF
working conditions it deems necessary
to guarantee the operation of this In
dispensable arm of national defense"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
HOW TO SEND PARCELS TO ALLIED
PRISONERS I0LDBY BRITISH consul

subject TO certain regulations includ.
ing the fixing Of maximum total
amount per month.
He also encloses the following ex-
tract from an article published in the
London Daily Mail:
The Canadian and Australian gov
efnments have resolved, during the
past week, to adopt fully the restric-
tons laid down by the British Prison
ers Of War Aid Committee and to
cease forwarding private parcels Of
food, etc, 70 prisoners In Germany.
This decision is likely to cause some
distress among the friends and rela-
tiyes OF soldier prisoners in the enemy.
There is no need for them to be dis
tressed. The Red Cross and other au-
thorifies who act for the different gov
ernments wiz act as agents for buy
ing whatever is wanted. They have
arranged for admirable parcels Of
food, which can be sent without delay
70 any man. The system Of private
parcels was found impossible. The
Canadian Red Cross In London, for ex-
ample, has recently been almost over
whelmed with the thousands Of par
GELS arriving. many Of them insult
ably packed, some Of them containing
impossible articles. The system OF
sending privately prepared packets to
prisoaers was used by German agents
here as = means for forwarding In
formation to the German government
On the sther hand, genuine parcels
have been held mp and sometimes
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
GERMAN MUMITIoN PLANT
At COLOGNE WRECKED

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. March 10
Dispatches from Germany last night
announced the destruction Of the huII
Teuton munition plant at Cologne II1L
Tuesday night. when an explosI1u
wrecked the place. Killing several hUI|
bred Of the workers The iIlf0rmatIoU
comes from German sources. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
BARONESS ucHIDA HURT
IN RAILROAD COLLISION
Especial CabIegram TO The Hawaii
EIOrhn

Especial CabIegram TO The Hawaii
HOchD
TOXIC. japan. March 1S.-According
to a despatch from PetrOgrad. Vis-
countess Uchida. wife or the newly
appointed Japanese ambassador TO Rus
STA has been badly injured by an acci-
dent
yiscountess Uchida was on her way
to the Russian capital with her hus-
band. when her train and another train
crashed. Many passengers were killed
and injured. and the Japanese noble
woman was so badly injured that
she became unconscious for time.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

hung up and weights attached to the
bottom ends. The resulting meal is
then spread into large shallow pans
and either placed over an oven fire or
is sun-dried. When thoroughly dried
the resulting farina is packed into
bags or tins for storage. The method
of preservation practised in India lies
in boiling the peeled roots. slicing, and
sun-drying. They are then pounded
into a rich, tasty flour capable of be.
ing mixed with other flours.
The Hawaii experiment station has
available for free distribution about
1000 cuttings, each OF. white and a
red variety of eassava, both stands
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
JAPANESE VICTIM or
RUSSIAN. REVOLUTION

TOXIC. Japan. March 1ss---A report
has been received here that ToTohIEo
Makfse. clerk Of the Takafa & Com
ton and foodsfuffs at q station Of Pes
tr0grad on the day Of the big revolt
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
INTERNEp GERMAN SAILORS
CONSIGNED TO ARMY POSTS
Associated Press BY Federal wireles.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March IS. =
Seven hundred German sailors, taken
Prinz Eitel Frederick and the Crown
Prince Wilhelm. are to be sent to the
federal Dosts Of Forts Mcpherson and
in Georgia where they viii
be guarded by the 18th Infantry. which
will be recalled from the border to-
perform that duty.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
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in Oahu County Amounts to 81 600 Largest Raises
Are on the Properties Of Oahu and Hawaiian Commercial
Companies

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

Three-year Edward Meyer Of No.
531 Dunont Avenue, Brooklyn, swal-
lowed a penny three days ago. At
the Lutheron Hospital, after X-ray
pictures. located the coin in the
throat, near the lungs, it was removed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
RUSSIANS SMASH Turks
~ LAKE VAN REGION

(Associated Press by Federal Wirelesel
LONDON. Eng, March I9.--Rep0rfs
from Petrograd announced yesterday
town of Van IN the Lake Van region
in Armenia. after some heavy fighting.
In which the Turks suffered severely.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

having been harvested during the past
week. Applications for allotments of
cuttings should be made by mail at
once as distributions will be made
during the week beginning March -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

When arranging flowers in vases
put one grain of pernianganate OF
potash in tie water; it viii then keep
perfectly sweet End fresh.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

spoiled while the German officials
searched them for secret messages.
Thousands OF parcels have been lost
or have gone astray because of wrong
~ written addresses. Under the Off
cial system the prisoners will have
abundant, varied and suitable addi-
ti0nal foodstuffs. BY mutual guaran-
tees the parcels will rot be delayed.
They win be properly addressed, and
the unhappy victims of the war will
really receive them"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19

A noble man compares and estimates himself
BY an idea which Is higher than himself
Heechef.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31
Billy Bunny and His Friends

| So the little rabbit hoped away; q
wasn't going to stay there AAA havs
snowballs thrown at him. No, Sire.
nam. he was not. And pretty soogA
not 80 very far, ne eaw Brownie A1n6
creeping along ths OLD NAL Pond.
IT have to be very careful these win-
ter days" said the 1ittle mink. EVERY
body wants 70 wear fur In tlAe winter
time, you know, and AZ that dreadful
Mfller's Boy sees me, he'll vt : trap
and then he'll sell my fur to make q
NUNS s5
They set traps for me. too aid the
LITTLE sabbit. "And Daddy FOX and Old:
Man Weasel are always after me. And
Robber Hawk. too 30 you - yours
not the only one who has to look out
for himself" n
+ And then the little rabbit opened hid
knapsack and took out lovely holly.
pop and gave It to Brownie Mink, and
asked him to come ana SEQ him Ut the.
Old Brier Patch.
It'll get Uncle Lucky to talks 10 fos
ride in his Luckysnowbile," and thie
pleased the little mink almost 70 pieces
for he'd never been riding in . Lucky
snowbile, and neither have and ncith-
er have you, but perhaps some day NJ
will II we happen to be around when
dear Uncle Lucky comes by In his won
derful snowmobRe. And Ia the NEXT
story II the smoke doesn't blow down
our chimney and choke the cook 20
that she can't spoil the biscuits Tor
breakfast. I'll tell you something more
about Billy Bunny and hin friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31
NEXT SPRINGS SEED CORN.

The Cedar Rapids Republican sug
gests that If. the state desires to do a
real patriotic thing 1t will defend the
farmers against the seed corn sharks
who arc already lurking about" It
notes that the seed houses are buying
up seed corn at ANY old price" and
forsees extortionate prices.
The suggestion is good but it fails
to suggest plan whereby the state Of
Iowa can do the thing under present
statutes.
However, the general government can
set the price arbitrarily at which seed
corn shall he sold next spring. 1t can,
IT, it chooses to cOnfiscate the seed corn
and sell it at such prices and in sucf
Quantities as may seem necessary to
production and the protection OF the
producers. Moreover, 1t Is reason
able assumption that if will do so II
the emergency arises. There may be a
justified fear however that it will delay
| action until the seed gamblers hav'
| "got theirs at $40 bushei or any "olc
price they may ask. For the farme
! without seed Ii likely to rush In panic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31
DON'T PLAY POLITICS IN WAR.

There is more than one way TO play
politics in connection with the war.
One way Is 20 seek 10 eIrbarrass Of
Aciais and departments by criticism
without complete justification and cal
culared 10 advantage partisanship.
Another, and even more dangerous
way, IS 20 attempt TO hush Just crtl-
cism. avoid honest investigation and
suppress exposures By the cry that
such criticism IS destructive That
is another way 10 play politics and
one paved with disaster
The blind partisanship which seeks
70 suppress the truth is even more 20
be condemned and feared than that
other form Of blind partisanship which
en6eayors to magnify molehiils into
mountains.
That inexcusab bic delays have result
ed from incompetency, neglect, pompous
arrogance and the rest OF IL that goes
TO make up what we classify under the
generic term OF red tape Is not to be
denied or overlooked. Neither is II TO be
excused. 1t Is not destructive criticism
but a measure Of safety quite as rec
esary as the supervision o. an armed
camp and the inspection 1S ar.?s, an
muntion and equipment before a
battle when publicity Is given to acts
Of !ncompetency.
If incompetents are IN charge tie
sooner they are removed and replaced
By better men the better for this
country and the men who are 10 defend
it with their bodies
The department that sleeps at its
post is as guilty as any sentry who
may have been shot or in orisJned for
that offence against military law and
the common safety. II is 10 mote
destructive" to investigate conditions
in departments and administrative and
executive positions than TO make the
| rounds Of sent!nels and picket posts.
We expect tic people to STAND behind
the war. They are standing there
bravely and ARMY. And they have an
! inalienable right to KNOW that their
| wishes are aoing obeycd and their s9ns
whom they fave given are receiving
the arms and clothing and equipment
and care the people have freely paid
| for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31

to buy lest the supply be exhausted. II
was 80 in pricing coal. It may be 80 In
pricing seed.
It would be wise for country agents
to make a survey Of the seed corn In
their counties and a test of seed corn
Immediately. And, If the attempt to
gamble on seed corn is as general as
the Republican asserts and the outlook
as serious as predicted authority should
investigate conditions quickly and set
"A reasonable price for seed corn at
Seed will be vital question next
spring. 1t always is vital question
with the farmer but conditions this
year make 1t a vital question to every
person in the civilized world. The corn
rows of Iowa next year are ranks Of
defense and aggression in the war
If seed corn gamblers are endeavor-
ing to corner the seed corn to immense
profit the sooner their bubble is pricked
the better for Iowa and civilization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31
Practical EueI Saving.

Editor Times Republican, My cx-
perlencc has been that In the majority
Of cases in which modern heating
plants are not giving satisfaction, the
cause is in the building Itself A great
deal of fuel may be conserved IL the
house owner would make an inspection
of the windows and doors and where
theydo not At properly or draft Of
cold air Is coming in around them, see
that 1t is stopped by the use Of storm
windows and doors or weather strips.
Where 1t In not convenient 10 get
the weather strips or storm windows,
good results may be obtained with q
few strips OK rags and n case-knife by
| filling the crackswith rags Anybody
! can supply this method. and thereby
make great saving.
Just examine your doors and win
dows and you will he surprised al the
amount Of cold air that In coming In
karouHd them, even In new buildings
especially on windy days. and get busy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31

The Pleasant Meadow was 81 white
as Mrs. Bunny,s best table cloth, ana
Just as smooth, for 1t had showed all
night and the feathery snownakes had
fallen 30 softly that when Billy Bunny
looked out Of the window he was sur
prised to know that a big snow storm
had come during the night.
SO after breakfast he pulled on his
rubber boots and put on his ear NUNS
and his nice warm mittens ana then
he slung his knapsack over his back,
for he knew there were lots OF nice
things to eat in that knapsack. Yes
stree. He knew that his mother always
filled 1t up with cakes and sweets.
guess the little rabbit knew that WI
morning his, dear mother had baked
some lettuce cakes. and the Billy Bun.
ny loved lettuce cakes. Yes, tndeed he
did, and so would you and 20 would I
IL we could only get one. I'm sure.
Well after he hoped along little
ways, he began to sing song. and this
is the way 1t vents:
Three little Dummies a-sliding went
on winters day,
The ice WAS thin, and two fell IN,
And the other ran away"
Cav, cav" said an old crow from
a tree top. That's very fine song,
little rabbit"
We'll II you think it's such a fne
song, throw me down an ice cream pine
cone" said Billy Bunny. But the sell
fish old crow said he wanted them for
himself, and he threw down a snow
ball instead, which hit the little rab-
bit on the tip Of his tail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31
IS 1T A WAR MEASURE?

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31
Topics of the Times

Those who imagined Mexico was an
example of inability for self govern
ment hadn't taken slant at Russia
Is il the idea that if we can slip the
amendment by this legislature with
out consideration that the next will
have less water and a larger per-
centage Of alcohol in II?
than 10 capture trench. Barb wire
entanslements haven; the holding
strength of RED tape defences.
Forty years ago up 10 December 20
tho mercury had not fallen below six
degrees above zero Now will some one
recall the cold New Years" as an off
set
AS TO the fuss between Messrs Pierce
and Harding why let 'em fight"
We can get along very we'll without
snow here II it can be used on the
north Italian line.
The Waterloo Times Tribune sneer-
ingiy suggests that Clifford Thorne
would be good selection as an assist
ant 10 McAdoo in his new job. How
ever as Mr.. Thorne has several times
shown railway presidents that he knew
more about their own roads than they
did themselves the suggestion has
merit There isn't much doubt that
Thorne could tell Mr.. McAdoo many
things valuable TO an amateur in
charge Of the railroad operation OF the
entire country.
The tendency Of history to repeat it
SELF hasn't undergone any particular
change. One war after another we
have had to clear away the dead wood
before We made g. spare"
Criticism, Just criticism based on
facts, whether adverse or IN approval,
IS not to be denied as a public right
whether the object OF It is high or low.
Criticism should De cautious and be
certain OF its facts but to assume to
be above criticism Is mere arrogance
and evidence Of un,itness.
New Years day VIII not be less
happy for the hope it carries that the
war Will end before another year is
over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31
A Christmas star.

a Christmas Star.
No, I haven't forgotten to hang up
wreath,
For I'VE seen them across tho wayt
I've star on nag in my window
instead,
That must serve for tho christmasl
day.
Thou I'm thinking. with you, We must
all do our best,
Moro than ever before. to be gay,
I've never kept Christmas 50 nearly
alone
As I'm keeping this Christmas day.
Oh, yes! am proud to be doing my
part, aS5
And wouldn't have bid my boy
stay,
But can't keep from feeling It's lone
Az It's nearer to Christnas day.
Yet it never was Christmas till Code
gave His Son,
And the Lord from His Home went
away, 4 tss. = 49, 81
And twas then IN the heavens God
hung the bright star 5
That lighted the first Christmas day!
JOHN MILES GILBERT In Phiia-
delphia Public Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31

with the old rags and case-knife ana
thus help win the war
For my own personal satisfaction
I made an investigation " the 7. M
C. "A. building this morning. where they
arc burning a large amount OF fuel and
| having some trouble In heating, ana
found that there are thirty or forty
| windows in the building that were
not locked tight, as they should De,
In regard to firing the ordinary
house furnace the principles involved
are just the opposite from that or hrlns
| steam boiler, With the steam boiler
| a thin fiashy fire is required ana
| frequent attention and firing Is the
better way. but with hot-air furnace
a body fire is best and with good
quality of soft coal 1t will coke and. !.
not disturbed. will lie there and throw
off heat for several hours. Sufficient TO
maintain the temperature in the house
after being well heated up in the morn
ing. This is not theory. but an actua!
fact based on my own experience on
some of the coolest days during the
present winter.
fire my furnace in the morning ana
All it up full of coal. and then am
careful not to touch ii again or put IN
additional fuel until the heat is all alb
sorbed. Some days II will hold all day.
and supply sufficient heat without re-
plenishing. These results may be OBJ
tanned by proper manipulation of the
drafts and especially the check draft
in tho smoke pipe. A great many people
don't realize the Importance Of using
the check draft. A damper placed with
in the smoke pipe is not practical for
soft coal. la - -t r.
The draft of the average chimney
II Is often practical. however, to keep
the check draft open when it may be
necessary to have the front draft open.
This is especially true when the wind
is blowing hard in very cold weather.
There is no set of rules that will apply
on account of the surroundings and
local conditions being different. and
must be taken into consideration. 1t
is patriotic to spend little time to
get acquainted with the prevailing con-
ditions OF the draft Of your chimney
these days.
A properly constructed hot-air fur
mace will clean itself every morning in
cold weather by a brisk. hot fire. and
thus be in condition to radiate heat
during the day. This does not apply,
however. on that portion Of the heating
surface thru which the fire travels In
a horizontal direction. This style OF
construction should be cleaned every
morning. TO conserve the fuel.
1t is my opinion that many tons Of
ooa Gould no SaSad IN thiS cty this
winter by following closely the sug-
gesttons which I have named.
w. J. Head.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-31

mand his legal rights there would not
be courts enough to hear the cAses.
It is the man who Is technically de-
manding his rights who supports the
courts and the legal fraternity.
There IL law Of humanity which
suggests to men who have souls what
ought to be and what ought not 70
be. s5
The world IL looking with more adj
miration upon the man who yoluntart-
ly does right than upon the one who
proves he is doing right by Law.
An autocracy governs everything ~
law; republic leaves much TO connqn
sense and conscience.