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SUFFRAGETTES TO
TESTIFY FIRST IN
OCCOQUAN INQUIRY

Representatives of the National
Woman's Party. will be the first wit
nesses summoned in the investigation
to be conducted by the Board OF
Charities into conditions at the work
house at Occoquan, 1t was said by
George s. Wilson, secretary to the
board, today. Hearings will begin in
the office OF the board, District build
ing, tomorrow afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
The investigation will be held be-
hind closed doors. This. Secretary
Wilson explained today, is In accord
ance with the rules governing all In
vestigations held by the board at the
order of the Commissioners. As IL is
not a trial. neither complainants nor
Superintendent Whitaker, 1t was sta
ted, will be represented by counsel.
and the witnesses will be interrogated
only by the investigating committee,
which consists OF John Joy Edison,
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By JAMES W. GERARD.

American Ambassador to Germany, July =.
is13, TO February 4. 1911.
Copyright, United States. CsnAda. ana In
tsrnEtionAl, lS17. by the Public Ledger Col
There are three great race cues
tions in Germany. First of all, that
Of Alsace-Lorraine. It is unnecessary
to go at length into this so we'll
known question. In the chapter on
the affair at Zabern something will
be seen of the attitude of the troops
toward the civil population. At the
outbreak of the war several of the
deputies sitting in the Reiehstag as
members from Asace-Lorraine Cross
ed the frontier and Joined the French
army.
If there is one talent which the
Germans superlatively lack it is that
Of ruling over other peoples and in
ducing other people to become part
Of their nation.
It is now a long time since por-
tions Of the kingdom of Poland, by
various partitions Of that kingdom,
were incorporated with Prussia. But
the Polish question is more alive to-
day than at the time of the last par
tition.
The Poles are Of a livelier race
than the Germans, are Roman Cath
olics, and always retain their dream
Of q reconstructed and independent
kingdom Of Poland.
It is hard to conceive that Poland
was at one time perhaps the most
powerful kingdom Of Europe, with a
population numbering 10000, 900 and
extending from the Baltic to the Car
pathians and the Black Sea, includ-
ing in its territory the basins of the
Warta, Vistula, Dwina, Dnieper, and
Upper Dniester, and had under its
dominion, besides Poles proper, and
the Baltic SlavE, the Lithuanians, the
White Russians, and the Little Rus
SLAMS, or Ruthenians.
Easy Prey to Intrigues.
The Polish aristocracy was abso-
1utely incapable of governing its own
country, which fell an easy prey to
the intrigues Of Frederick the Great
and the two empresses, Maria Theresa
of Austria and Catharine OF Russia
The last partition Of Poland was in
the year 1898.
Posen, at one time one of the capI-
tails of the old kingdom of Poland. "a
the intellectual center Of that part OF
Poland which has been Incorporated
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in Prussia For years Prussia has
alternately cajoled and oppressed the
Toles and has made every endeavor
10 replace the Polish inhabitants with
German colonists. A commission has
been established which buys estates
from Poles and sells them to Ger
mans. This commission has the pow
eT of condemning the land OF Poles,
taking these lands from them by
force, compensating them at q rate
determined by the commission and
settling Germans on the lands so
seized. This commission has Its head
quarters in Posen. The result has
not been successful. All the country
side surrounding Posen and the city
itself is divided into two factions.
By going to one hotel or the other
you announce that you are pro-
German or pro-Polish. Poles VIII not
deal in shops kept by Germans or
in shops unless the signs are In
Polish
The sons Of Germans who have
settled in Poland under the protec-
ton of the commission often marry
Polish women. The invariable result
OF these mixed marriages is that the
children are Catholics and Poles.
Polish deputies voting as Poles sit In
the Prussian Legislature and in the
Refchstag, and II a portion OF the
old Kingdom of Poland Is made
separate country at the end OF this
war, It will have the effect OF making
the Poles in Prussia more restless
and more aggressive than ever.
Ordered Royal Castle.
In order to win the sympathies of
the Poles the Emperor caused a royal
castle to be built within recent years
in the city of Posen and appointed
a popular Polish gentleman who had
served in the Prussisn army and was
attached to the Emperor, the Count
Hutten-Czapski, as its lord warden.
In this castle was a very beautiful
chapel built from designs especially
selected by the Emperor. In Janu-
airy, 1914, we went with Allison Ar
mour and the Cassatts, Mrs. Wiltsse
and Mrs. Whitehouse on trip 10
Posen to see this chapel.
Some Of our German friends tried
to play a Joke on us by telling us that
the best hotel was the hotel patron
lied by the Poles. To have gone there
wOulQ nave Deen 10
anti-German and pro-Polish, but we
were warned in time. The castle has
a large throne-room and ball room: in
the hall is a stuffed aurochs killed by
the Emperor. The aurochs is a spe-
cies of buffalo greatly resembling
those which used to roam our Western
prairies. The breed has been pre-
served on certain great estates in east
ern Germany and in the hunting for
ests of the Gar in the neighborhood
OF Warsaw.
Some OF the Poles told me that at
the first attempt to give a court ball
IN this new castle the Polish popula-
tion in the street threw ink through
the carriage windows on the dresses
OF the ladies going to the ball and
thus made It a failure. The chapel OF
the castle is very beautiful and is a
great credit to the Emperor's taste as
an architect.
While being shown through the
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Emperor's private apartments in this
castle, I noticed a saddle on a sort Of
elevated stool in front OF q desk. 1
asked the guide what this was for: he
told me that the Emperor, when work,
ing, always sits in q saddle.
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.SKIINPY RATTONS GIVE
GERMANS "OEDEMA"

LONDON, Oct. 1.-As the German
ration grows smaller the German
body grows larger, according to the
medical journal, Lancet. An outbreak
of oedema, a disease which produces
a swelling of the members OF the
body, has become prevalent, and II IL
said to be the result OF insufficient
and imperfect nutrition.
In many cases the feet and legs
have been affected and swelling has
been noted in the face and arms. II
10 common among adults. but has
been found in rare cases among
children.
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George E. Hamilton. d. ]. Kaufman
and DR.. George NJ Kober.
Opportunity to testify. 1t was stated.
will be given to any person who has
knowledge Of conditions.
Part Of the investigation will be con.
Quoted at Occoquan. The committee Is
planning to visit the vorkhouse where
the testimony Of the pickets and other
prisoners Will be taken Officials and
employees Of the institution will be sum-
moned. All testimony WIN be given un-
der oath
Superintendent Whitaker viii be in
formed Of an charges and given the op-
portunity to reply.
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Soldier Paid Ten
Dollars For Sack
OF the "Makins"

PARIS, Oct. 1.-During a recent
tobacco crisis in the American
training camp in France several
soldiers in Paris were similarly
affected.
A certain lucky soldier found
two packages OF tobacco in his
kit Skinned up a tree, auctioned
them ,off. and received SO apiece
for the packages.
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POOR GERMAN
RULE FORCES
POLAND TO
HATE KAISER
Teutons' Incapacity to Rule
Other Peoples Creates In
terRicine Difficulties in Many
Parts of Empire.

four years preceding the declaration Of
S0dr, tSGs IN Berlin and In constant
touch t0ith German affairs, has tCritten
ViDfd story Of his experiences. THIS
story The Washington Times tciH pub
Itsh IN daily fHStoIlmeEts. Of tohIch the
follot0FHo IS the sixteenth. No document
Of diplomacy t0dS eUer more UttGl or
more Interesting.
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that residence in the hot climate Of
the tropics in some measure changes
Anglo-Saxon character. 1t is, there
fore, always well in judging national
character to know something of the
physical characteristics and climate
of the country which a nation IN
habits.
The heart OF modern Germany is the
great north central plain which COM
prises virtually all of the original
Kingdom OF Prussia, stretching north
ward from the Saxon and Hartz
Mountains to the North and Baltic
Sea. 1t is from this dreary and infer
tile plain that for many centuries
conquering military races have pour
ed over Europe. The climate Is not
as cold in winter as that of the north
ern part OF the United States. There
Is much rain, and the winter skies are
so dark that the absence of the sun
must have some effect upon the char
acter OF the people. The Saxons in
habit a more mountainous country;
Wurttemberg and Baden are hilly;
Bavaria Is q land OF beauty, diversI-
fled with lovely lakes and mountains.
The soft outlines of the vine-covered
hills of the Rhine valley have long
been the admiration OF travellers.
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Emperor's private apartments in this
castle, I noticed a saddle on a sort OF
elevated stool in front of a desk.
asked the guide what this was for; he
told me that the Emperor, when work
ing, always sits in q saddle.
Polish Question Acute.
In Posen is a book store; the pro
prietor brought out for me q number
of books caricaturing the German rule
of Alsace-Lorraine. 1t Is curious that
q community OF interest should make
a market for these books in Polish
Posen.
Although not as well advertised,
the Polish question Is as acute as that
OF Alsace-Lorraine.
After its successful war in 1866
against Austria, Bavaria, Saxony,
Baden, Hanover, etc, Prussia became
possessed of the two duchies of
Schleswig- which are to the
south of Denmark on the JutIand pen
insula-
Here. strangely enough, there is a
Danish question. A number OF Danes
inhabit these duchies and have been
irritated by the Prussian officials and
officers into preserving their national
feeling intact ever since 1885 Calling
restrictions have been made, the very
existence OF which intensihes the
hatred and prevents the assimilation
OF these Danes. For Instance, Amund-
sen, the Arctic explorer, was forbid
den to lecture In Danish in these
duchies during the winter OF 1ol3-14.
and there were regulations enforced
preventing more than q certain num-
Der OF these Danish people from as
sembling in a hotel, as well as reEula-
tlons against the employment Of Dan
ish servants
Wiped Out Old KInEdon.
In 1856. after its successful war
Prussia wiped out the old kingdom of
Hanover and drove its king into exile
in Austria Today there is still a
party OF protest against this aEgres-
sion The Kaiser believes, however.
that the ghost of the claim OF the
Kings OF Hanover was laid when he
married his only daughter to the heir
Of the House of Hanover and gave the
young pair the vacant Duchy of
Brunswick. That this young man will
inherit the great Guelph treasure was
no drawback to the match in the eyes
of those In Berlin.
There is a hatred OF Prussia in 9th
er parts OF Germany. but coupled with
so much fear that II will never take
practical shape.
In Bavaria, for example, even the
comic newspapers have for years rid
iculed the Prussians and the House Of
Hohenzollern. The smashing defeat
by Prussia OF Austria and. the allied
German states. Bavaria, Saxony,
Hesse, Hanover. etc, in 1906. and the
growth of Prussianism since then ir
all OF these countries. keep the people
from any overt act II is a question.
perhaps. as to how these countries.
especially Bavaria, would act in case
of the utter defeat OF Germany. But
at present they must be counted on
only as faithful servants. in a military
way, OF the German Emperor.
Climate and .C0nquerins Genius.
Montesquieu, the author of the "Es-
prit des Lois" says, "All law comes
from the SOIL" and It has been claimed
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Originally Not GernanIc.

Originally Not GermaaIe.
The inhabitants OF Prussia wers
Originally not Germanic. but rather
Slavic in type. and. indeed. today in
the forest OF the River Spree, on
which Berlin Is situated, and only
about fifty miles from that city, there
still dwell descendants OF the original
Wendish Inhabitants Of the country
who speak the Wendish language.
The wet-nurses, whose picturesque
dress Is SO noticeable on the streets
of Berlin, all come from this wcndish
colony, which has been preserved
through the many wars thar have
swept over this part OF Germany be-
cause of the refuge afforded in the
swamps and forests OF this district
The Inhabitants OF the Rhine valley
drink wine instead of beer They are
more lively in their disposition than
the Prussians, SaXons. and Ravar-
ians. who are OF a heavy ami phleg-
matte nature.
The Bavarians are noted for their
prowess as beer drinkers, and II is
not at all unusual for prosperous
burghers OF Munich to dispose OF
thirty large glasses of beer in a day:
hence the cures which exist all over
Germany and where the average Ger
man business man spends part, at
least, of his anual vacation
HEAVY Eaters In Peace Times.
In peace times the Germans are
heavy eaters. As some one says, at
is not true that the Germans eat all
the time, but they eat all the time
except during seven periods of the
day when they take their meals"
And It IL a fact that prosperous mer-
chants OF Berlin. before the war, had
seven meals a day: first breakfast at
a comfortably early hour: second
breakfast at about IL, OF perhaps a
glass OF milk, or perhaps a glass OF
beer and sandwiches: a very heavy
lunch of four or five courses, with
wine and beer: coffee and cakes at 2:
tea and sandwiches or sandwiches
and beer at about 8; a strong dinner,
with several kinds OF wines at about
I or 1870. and a substantial supper
before going to bed.
The Germans are wonderful judges
Of wines. and at any formal dinner !
use as many as eight varieties. The /,
best wine Is passed in glasses on J
trays ana lHS guests are not eI-
pected. OF course. to take this wine (;
unless they actually desire to drink II.
| know one american woman, who
was stopping at a princes castle IN
Hungary. and who on the first night
allowed the butler to fll her glass
with wine which she did not drink.
The second evening the butler passed
her sternly by. and she was offered
no more wine during her stay in the /
castle.
Many OF the doctors who were with
me thought that the heavy eating and
large consumption OF wine and beer
had unfavorably affected the German
national character. and had made the
people more aggressive and irritable.
mi consequently reader for war.
Meat-eating uationE have always
-uled vegetarians. The influence OF
iiet on national character should not
,e underestimated.
CContlnued TomorroWO
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-26
SHOOTER Of WOMAN =:
J" lis STILL ATALARGE
Son Seizes AsSaiIant Of Mother
But He Escapes :

The detective, department had made
no arrests late last night in connection
with the shooting Of Mrs. Maria Kau-
we, which occurred at the latter Is
home at the corner of Queen and XII.
awe Streets, early yesterday morning.
The woman was awakened by some
one who had entered her room, and
states that the intruder was negro
soldier. She screamed when she saw
the man and alleged that he there.
upon seized her and attempted to choke
her. n
70 The woman 5 son came to the as.
sistance of his mother and while the
soldier was trying to escape grabbed
him by the leg. The intruder then
drew gun and fired several shots, one
of which passed through Mrs. Kauwe Is
hand, while another entered her Jaw.
She was not seriously injured.
One of the bullets strucle the son in
the head, inhicting a nasty scalp
wound. .4..t.
Kakaako is at present oyer,run with
blind pigs, with here and there free
for-all dance hall, and on soldiers pay
days disorder is said to be rampant,
1t was stated last night that yester-
day Is shooting was the outcome Of trou-
BILE which started in a blindrpig IN the
vicinity of the woman's house. .Ea.,
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WILL SUPERINTEND !.
ARSENAL BUILDING

W, T. spalding, Of the spaldiae
Construction Company, Is leaving aBe
Pacific Coast for France about iBe
first Of the month and will superintend
some important construction work
which Is 10 be done for. the United
States He win not sever his eonnee.
ton with the Spalding Construction
Company but will return here next
year, probably by July or August, IN.
less he Is called to the Colors in the
meantime. II .I.,. .@sf tt
When the opportunity came to w.
T. Spalding TO go 20 France for a Bos-
ton concern and take charge of con.
struction work for the United States
government there, he was Quick TO
accept II. He has commission In the
engineer reserves but he saw in the
chance which was offered to him from
Boston an opportunity for immediate
usefulness to the government in a
capacity where he was most familiar
with the work, building construction.
He retains his connection with the
SPalding Construction Company and,
ms said, plans to return to il II not
meantime ordered TO the Colors. He
has been on the mainland for the past
few months, the Offices here being in
charge Of his brother
just what work is to be done in
France for the United States cannot
be announced though 1t can be said
that in part II is building Of arsenaIs,
Of concrete construction, and that Il
is expected that the contract will have
been completed in nine months.
The construction company will be,
1t is said, one of the bidders for the
construction Of the government avia-
tion station and buildings here. Il has
its Offices and a plant here and does
not, II was said at the Offices of the
company yesterday afternoon, purpose
leaving Honolulu.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-26
FIRST DRAW FOR DRAFT
IN HAWAII NOVEMBER |
Capsules TO Be Drawn BY Boy
Scouts In Senate Chamber

The first draw for the draft, in IA.
wall for the National Army will be
held Thursday, November !, in the
senate chamber of the old royal palace,
when capsule containing a draft num-
Der will be drawn by a government Of.
fetal, after which Boy Scouts will
draw the Tmainder and complete the
work hFrso Gee 3.
Seven thousand ! capsules will be
placed in a great glass bowl, contain
ing serial numbers. A few more than
10000 names were registered of resi-.
dents of tie Islands on July 81, 1917.
The proposed date WINS cabled from
the local territorial government to
Provost Marshal General Crowder at
Washington, on Tuesday night, so
MajOr Ffifncis Green, draft officer ex.
planned yesterday, and the approval of
the, date was cabled back TO Honolulu
yesterday by General Crowder. H.. n,
The resignation of v. l.. Stevenson,
as q member of the Hilo exemption
board, which was recently cabled to the
President, was yesterday accepted, and
W. H. Smith, of Hilo, appointed to fill
the vacancy. yE.N,., - t..,g 81
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-10-26
MAXIMUM SET FOR .
::.t0ANMAY Be PASSED

WASHINGTON, October 25-( Asso.
ciated Press Americas great Liberty
Loan campaign Of yesterday bore re.
markable fruit. With reports from all
over the nation rolling in to the treas,
ury department today, the total sub,
scriptions to date exceeds the 50, $780,.
900 mark and indications are that
the totals will soon reach the. desired
maximum of five billions,
The campaign until noon on Satur,
day, when the subscriptions close, will
be to add TO the over-subseription
bringing it at least to Ave billion
which has been set as the maximum
desired. &@flf.t Hid. g.
. Yesterday subscriptions TO the loan
came in from all parts of the globe,
many being received by cable. In all
pledges from "a different nationalities
were received. ,'.s..&' -. - ilt -
Manila reported two million dollars
subscribed. ~ II 81. ure
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of Comptroller of the Curren

Office of Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, ID. O., August 5, 1917.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence
presented TO the undersigned, it has
been made TO appear that HTHE
ARMY NATIONAL RANK OF SCHO
FIELD BARRACKS, located at
sehoGeld Barracks, in the City and
County of Honolulu and Territory OF
Hawaii, has complied with all the pro,
visions of the Statutes of the United
States, required to. lie complied with
before an association shah be author,
lied to commence the business of bank
ing; w.. :. 4. "a
SHELTON WILLIAMS, Comptroller OF
the Currency, to hereby certify, that
1.-THE ARMY NATIONAL BANK Oh
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, located nj
SchOfeld Barracks, in the City and
County of Honolulu, and Territory OF
Hawaii, is authorized to commence the
business Of Banking as provided in
Section Fifty.nne hundred and sixty
nine Of the Revised Statutes of the
IN testimony whereof, wit
(SeaD ness my hand and Seal OF
office this THIRD day OF
AUGUST, 1917. o.
JNO. SKELETON WILLIAMS,
Comptroller Of the Currency.
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JAPANESE SHIP
BUILDING STOPS
Work On Great nlpponese Liners
For Transpacific Service Is
At Temporary StandstiIl

The program of Soichiro Asano,
president of the Togo Kisen Kaisha,
Of establishing an express passenger
service between San Francisco and Yo-
kohama with two fine passenger ships,
each Of $4,000 tons displacement, has
beer. partially brought to a standstill
because of the steel embargo in the
United States, states the Japan Ad-
yertiser of October TO- Besides these
two big ships now under contempla.
tion, the T. K. X. head proposes to
build twelve more ships each Of about
1900 tons to be placed on the trans.
pacific service. Each of these twelve
! vessels have limited number of pas
senger accommodations for the first
and second class and Storage. .
Construction on several of these YES
sells including one Of the two $4,000
I ton ships, had been already started be-
fore the embargo issue became known
here. Soon after the steel supply was
, cut Oft Mr.. Asano despatched his son,
Mr.. Ryozo Asano, managing director
of the T. X. K, to America to direct.
| " confer with the authorities in Wash
ington In connection with steel ship.
mcnts for Japan. Several dispatches
from him are that his proposals made
TO the authorities in Washington have
been fayorably considered.
For After-war Traffic .H
Now that Mr.. s. Asano has been as.
sured of enough steel materials from
America, construction on these two big
and other smaller ships will be resum.
ed. Mr.. Asano who has engaged in
the transpacifc passenger and freight
traffic for more than thirty years be
lieres that due to an extraordinary
prosperous trade relations between
America and Japan which will exist
after the war, such plan of inaugur.
ating an express passenger service with
"a few large passenger liners. of high
/ speed, carrying only small shipment
Of valuable silk and bullion eargoes, ID
greatly needed on the Pacific.
"On account of closer trade condi
tions which is yearly increasing be.
tween the two nations,p Mr.. Asanc
said yesterday, :" time is the first con.
sideration to every up.to.date business
man in whatever line of trade he may
engage. 34 ~
4 NA-SA-~S "a WHEN tSbAOh L1Cduy
These ocean greyhounds sailing al
an approximate speed Of twentythree
knots an hour, will cross the Pacific
in less than ten days, emitting their
call in Honolulu. AS on the Atlantic
| the policy that a passenger liner should
carry only passengers and a cargo, shiI
only cargo will be adhered to on the
Pacific, according to Mr.. Asano. Plans
of these huge twin ships designed by
Mr.. Asano's experts, show many inter
esting new futures for the comfort OF
the passengers. L. r@, f.. -! u
Several experts of the Asano Ship
building Company are now in the Uni
ted States making special study OF
some of the best passenger liners on
the Atlantic service. The Togo Kiser
Kaisha has 100000 yen set asid,
for the, construction Of these ships
Before the war, these passenger lineri
could have been made for 5000, 900 yer
apiece, but it is impossible to make
! them at such low price now because OF
the high cost of material and labor.
.. A :