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The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
TURKS GIVEN NO
CHANCE FOR REST
tAssociAted Press By Federal wirslessi

X (Assoctated Press By Federal Wirelessl
LONDON, March l7-In the Tigris
Valley the retreat of the Turks con
tinues, the British driving them north
in rout, whicle the Russians are
steadily advancing from the Persian
frontier and threatening to bring the
main Turkish army into trap from
which the only escape win be TO sur
render.
Yesterday afternoon it was reported
in the dispatches from General Maude
that the British had entered and occu-
pied the town Of Bakubah, on the right
bank of the River Diala, thirty miles
northeast of Bagdad. Last night re.
iorts came from the British advance
At point five miles further north.
The Russians are advancing west.
ward from Kermanshah, driving the
Turkish rear guards and hurrying the
retreating columns. r ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20

known 60 all the troops in the
field.
UNRESTRICTED FREEDOM
The complete success Of the
revolution promises to bring
about the widest reforms in Rus.
STA, reforms undreamed Of three
months ago. Universal suffrage
will be the first right granted to
the people, who will be, for the
first time in Russian history, in
unrestricted freedom.
Another liberation which will
affect millions of Russian SUBJ
jects will be the removal of all
determinations against the Jews,
the people of which race will live
hereafter on terms OF perfect
equality with each Of the various
other races making up the Rus
sian population.
Yesterday, as one of his first Of
fetal acts, Deputy Kenensky, the
new minister of justice, issued a
declaration comforting full am
pesty on all Russians who took part in
the resistance 10 the revolutionary
trOps.
Crowds Wildly Excited
Last night the halls Of the chamber
in which are held the sessions of tn.
dbma were thronged with a fervid,
excited crowd, cheering, weeping and
embracing, while great throng of
excited people crowded around the
building, cheering tho deputies and
singing the Marseillaise.
There continues TO be some little
street fighting, few isolated police
officers, who remain loyal 70 their old
mektefs, having posted themselves on
the roofs of houses, from which van.
tage point they are sniping the sol,
diers and street guards The revolu-
tionists are retaliating by putting the
police 30 death as fast as they can be
captured. el ta&.
The revelation IL spreading rapidly
and without resistance. Yesterday
according 20 the reports which have
reached stoekhoIm, the garrisons Of
Odessa, Kharkoy and Kazan and the
municipal authorities Of these cities
have declared for the revolution
In Petrograd, reports the Reuter-
correspondent, order evolved out of the
chaos Of the past several days as the
new government takes hold, with the
complete backing of the people. Yes
terday, In many parts of the city, com
meree recommended along the old lines
and thefDormal activities Of the people
were resumed.
Factions Drop Quarrels
The duna committee Of twelve is
picking up the Ieins and the duma fac.
lions have put inside all differences I'm.
Ill the eonyening Of the constitutional
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20

t.
Hosts of good women and good moth
RS drag along in daily misery, back
iching, worried, blue, /" tired and
yorn, because they don't know what
ills them or what TO do for it.
These same troubles come with weak
Sidneys, and, if the kidney action is
Interestingly disordered, there should be
40 doubt that the kidneys need help.
Get box of Doan' Is Backache Kid,
aey Pills. They are safe and reliable,
they have helped thousands of dis,
couraged women. ~.
(, "When Your Back is Lame Remcm
Der the Name. Don't simply ask for
a kidney remedy--ask distinctly for
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills and take
no other. Doan's Backache Kidney
Pills are sold by all druggists anil
store-keepers at SOC box, (six boxes
$2.50) or will be mailed on receipt Of
price by the HOLSTER Drug Co., or Ben,
son, Smith q Co.. agents for the Hawa.
iian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20

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mated at 30,500 tons. r.. u I,'.... H..
Iope Gone Of Record Crops
''The weather continues favorable
md telegraphic advices from Cuba
tate that ninety per cent of the fac.
cries are working undisturbed and
hat prominent rebels are either sur;
endering or negotiating through Uni
ed States naval officers with view TO-
he same end.
All hope of record crop seems now
o be abandoned aud if the same fig
ires as last year are reached many win
be surprised. e.'...... --,,,.1 w
= Refined sugar Is quoted from sever
cents TO eight cents basis, which, con
idering the price Of raws, is quite an
inwarranted margin, but reIiners arc
aiscouraging business as much as pos.
iible in the hope that things will soon
light themselves.
The American has published In al
he newspapers quite an elaborate de
tense of their attitude to the strike.
nd asking consumers not to be alarmed
md to purchase only their immediat,
requirements so long as the present SIT
alton lasts. Grocers are selling min
mum quantities TO their customers ane
re charging from nine cents per pound
pr *~ p.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
Government Board In All Night
Conference With Managers and
Union Men Fail To Secure Any
Agreement To Suspend Action
PRESIDENT APPEALS
TO THEIR PATRIOTISM
Rises From Sick Bed To Meet
Emergency National Guards
Of An States Are Notified To
Hold Themselves In Readiness
tAs.oeialed Press By Federal wireless,

(Associated Press By Federal Wireless)
NEW YORK, March II -
IN (Two-twenty a. my - At
two O'Clock this morning the medi-
ators named by President Wilson
to confer with the railroad execu-
tives and the heads Of the brother.
hoods Of railway trainmen, in an
effort to avert the threatened
strike were still in session here
with the railroad heads. The
brotherhood chiefs left the confer
ence hall at a few minutes earlier.
Secretary Of the Interior Lane,
who heads the government dele
cation, announced that there had
been no conclusion reached and
hat thers would be no further
word to give out until morning.
Throug hout yesterday the
brotherhood officials continued to
prepare for the strike, which is
scheduled to commence at six
o'clock this evening, despite the
appeals Of the President in the
name Of patriotism.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
= JAPANESE HISTORIAN 3.
SLEEPS WITH HIS FATHERS
Especial cablsgran to Nippu III,

TOXIC, March 17--Aizan Y. Yama-
!, well known author and historian Of
aran. died yesterday at his residence
h"re: He was the assistant editor Of
be Kokumin Shinbun, published in this
city for many years, and spent his
ime writing books of history otter
'eaving the newspaper. He was Atty.
four years old when he died.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
HAWAIIAN APPOINTMENTS
.@" CONFIRMED BY. SENATE
tA.soeia.ed Pfsa. py Fsdsral wirelssal

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE sen.
ate yesterday and on Thursday took up
Tho continuation Of Hawaiian nominal
lions, Yesterday confirming Colonel Cur
tbs p, Iaukea as secretary Of the terri
cory; Joseph b. Poindexter Of Montana,
% federal judgej Hastings McAdam, Of
Missouri as postmaster Of Honolulu,
md William Miner as postmaster at
Weipehu
ON Thursday s. B. Kemp was coa-
arpsd AS a circuit judge fof OahA
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
BEST MEDICINE MADE.

A better medicine can not be made
than Chamberlain 3 Cough Remedy. IL
relieves the lungs, opens the secretions,
aids expectoratlon and assists nature in
restoring the system TO healthy con-
dition, Besides, it contains no opiates
and Is perfectly safe 10 take. For sale
by all dealers, Benson Smith & 70,
agents for Hawaii. e..s
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
CHINESE ENVOY HAS Ea
MESSAGE FOR MiKADo
Especial cabiegram to Nippu Jiji.I

TOXIC, March l7rWuong Dai Kwai
anvoy of the Chinese Republic, called
apon Premier Count Terauchi yesterday
4 the latter's official residence and ar
'angcments were made for call Mt the
Imperial Palace, there TO present &
message from the Chinese President to
ne kfikado. ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
RCLAFF HEADS THE H. H.. =.
\. SUGAR MANUFACTURERS

q tAssoeiated Press by Federal w,rels-si
CHICAGO, March 17--H. II. Rolaff
OF Denver was yesterday elected as
president Of the Sugar Manufacturers
Association.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
AMERlCAN-BUlLI SHIP
ONLY VICTIM YESTERDAY
sA ayyS TED Press p Federal wireless,

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Norwe-
gian Dayanger, one of the steamers
built for the Morse interests on the
Pacific Coast Of the United States last
year was victim Of submarine In
the war zone yesterday. She had sailed
for Rotterdam from this port. The
crew is reported to be saved.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
UNRESTRICTED FREEDOM
TAKES PLACE OF RULE
OF ABSOLUTE MONARCH
Gar, Czareyitch and Duke
Michael Give Up Throne In
Rapid Succession
(Assoeiated Press By Federal Wlreless.l

(Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
ONDON, March 1.-THE rule Of the RomanoHs which has
~ ned since early in the seventeenth century to an end
Russia land of and absolute monarchy
Is on the eve becoming worlds largest Republic
Yesterday shortly after midnight in his and in the
the czMevh and heirapparent Nicholas form
ally sbdeated laying his sceper in favor Of his
hroshet. the Grand Duke Michael
Gear Mchaefs reign ruler Of all the Rssas lasted just
hours At hafpat yesterday afternoon formal
he abdcated thus bringing end the
rule Of the Romafofs y
as4 @aEs % GRAND DUKE RESTORED
Nicholas named the Grand Duke Nicholas,
supreme Of all the Russian forces thus
restoring position from which he degraded
AGO. following Of the Russian army from Poland
great happening bewdering succession have
Russia the and last night there wild rejoicings
the country districts the great
had penetrated ssz /"
f.ssaf sIe8ss1 " PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ss tg.
The government pending the meeting of constitutional con-
vsno which will be called possibe has been voted by
the dufa Into hands of executive COMMITTEES selected from
among the membership this committee exercising complete
Of a the administrative departments Acting with this com
me win be OF the revolutionary ministry named
BY the duma Thursday sg W. sga.4 s6sF %e w
this effect issued by the duna and last
night headquarters of the be made
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
SUGAR MARKET IS
Still DISTURBED
Refinery Strikes and Cuban Re-
volt Continue To Domi-
IA. nate Trade

Strikes in Eastern rehneries, the re-.
volt and the destruction Of sugar in
warehouses; and cane in the fields in
Cuba, lack Of shipping facilities and
the lack Of storage room in New York
combined for a continuance Of the dis
turbNg elements dominating the New
York sugar market according to let,
,er to Vocal sugar house from its cor
seaRondtpt reviewing the situation up
TO March 2.
This authority confirms the recent
ablcd adviees that the Cuban crop
yill fall far under early estimates. He
lghres that the 1917 crop for the entire
stand will hardly reach the same fig.
ures as last year 3,007,9l5 long tons.
the letter under date Of March 9 fol-
lows:
Yet another week has gone by but
without any appreciable relief from
he very unusual and disturbing ele.
ntnts Of past weeks. The American
md Howell refineries claim to be grad
Ially increasing their output as the new
ands become more proficient, but as an
Dfset the Arbuckle refinery has been
idded to the list Of plants shut down
wing to strikes.
aiotfhg In Philadelphia
"Rioting in Philadelphia has been
.lmost a daily occurrence. The only
efners here who appear to be free
rom strike influences are the Federal
nd National at .Yonkers and Warner.
"T'he Federal is said today to be
Wiling to pay Az cents G. q +. for
rompt on March Cubas, but is is gen.
rally believed that the bulk of the
anticipated shipments from Cuba for
this month are sold. Those who have
,ot sold TO reiiners and for obvious rea.
ons went to get their sugars away
rom Cuba, especially since the report
4 1880 bags in warehouse at Nue.
itas having been set on fire and de.
stroyed by the rebels, are confronted
18th another disturbing fact and that
that owing to failures Of steamers TO
ppear for outward freight hence TO Eu-
oPe there Is absolutely no storage
Dom available in this port.
"Shippers are, therefore, likely to
nd themselves saddled with demur-
age or compelled to sell their sugars
W distress price.
law Stocks Increase
ttStocks of raws in Atlantic ports
have steadily increased and are now al
nose double what they we're at thia
late last year.
| S.tAs was to be expected, the de.
eated rebels have, il is said, resorted
0 burning the cane standing uncut and
veil disposed cane cutters are. afraid
0 venture into the fields except within
EJertain hours,
"Speculators interests have been
,uying this week at cents 4. o. b.
Suba to the extent Of 10000 tons but
ONE of this is no doubt the work Of
exchange Operators. As freights are
quoted about so cents this price means
~ cents C. & +.
Figures from Cuba for the week end.
I ne February "a are quite unreliable
nut, such as they are, they are given
n tons as follows:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
IRISH EMBARRASS THE
BRITISH WAR PLANS

Z LONDON, March Discussing
the Irish question = in the house or
commons, Chancellor Of the Exchequer
Law declared that the attitude of the
Irish Nationalist might compel an ap.
peal to the country on the ground that
they are unwilling to permit the gov
eminent TO pursue the war. !.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
NATIONAL CRISIS

4 10 q III. 4 o. . a . . . . va
The anpeaI of the President was
. (,
luuIeSSed JoHltly 70 the rallroac
managements and to the rail
-aAd ,,;oa .ii;,. $3.50, L..h
iodu ufhoiis, Gaining upon Dotn
10 show themselves patriots at
,h;s a>,.-a,a .r;s;, -
i So ~ ny
tons history and to reopen the
tssnas :, s,.b nc
wy
20 allow OF arbitration or
and TO prevent the execu-
ton of the strike order. "In this time
IF national pcril,'' declared the Presi.
dent, personal and faetionnl gains
should not be weighed against the in.
terest of the whole nation. B..
The President rose from a sick bed
20 deal with the emergency and called
a meeting. Of the cabinet TO approve
IF the plan to appoint the couneil of
national defense as board of media
tion TO work for possible compromise:
nis,inop,sbed Arb,tro.ors . g.
n. "a. 49,, 49,
w. '",S ooSiu aIe oeeietalies i'dhe,
"nson =, n, aIld i'aneli Wliiaru anu
y tNa =, uoulPcrs Inc chai,ihah OF
hc COUNSEL lhlmeainteiy alter the meet
, ~ Vi tne c.pinet, got INTO coMmuhca,
t .,oh, MIN ., ,he Drotherhood cnlers ana
the rallroad managers and urged a con
ference mere .&@'
several managers were about TO de-
part for tho West when news OF the
coming of the committee was RECEIVED.
w. g. Lee, of the brotherhood of train
men, announced that he had received
a message asking the brotherhood chiefs
% remain until the arrival of the com.
mittee. He said he would remain to
hear the proposition, but "meantime
there viii be no change in the situa-
ton.
Meanwhile the railways throughout
the country continued to announce
freight embargocs, also in Canada.
Reports frcm various parts of the
ountry, managers said last evening in.
dictate an organized withdrawal of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-20
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT

khown % an Che troops in Che
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24
SEWARD RUSHED THE JOB.
When tho Treaty For the Purchase Of
Alaska Was Pending.

Here Is Il fragment uf Frederick w.
Stewards story of his fathers pur-
chase of Alaska from Russia for the
United States In 1867. us told In Rem
lnscences of IA Wartime Statesman and
Diplomat"
On the evening of Friday, March 20,
Seward was playing whist in his par
lor with some of his family. when the
Russian minister was announced.
II have Dispatch MIR. Seward. from
my government by cable, The en-
peror gives bis consent to the cession.
Tomorrow. If you like. | VIII come to
the department and we can enter upon
the treaty"
Seward, with smile of satisfaction.
pushed away the whist table saying;
why wait till tomorrow, Mr..
Stoeckl? Let us make the treaty to-
night.,'
But your department is closed You
have no clerks. and my secretaries are
scattered about the town.
Never mind that" responded Sc
ward. IF You can muster your lega-
ton together before midnight you will
find me awaiting you at the depart
ment. which will he open and ready
for business
In less than two hours afterward
light was streaming out of the win.
dows of the department of state. aud
apparently business was going on as
at midday. BY 4 O'Clock on Saturday
morning the treaty was engrossed,
signed. sealed and ready for transmits
sion by the president TO the senate.
There was need of this haste in or
der to have it acted upon before the
end Of the session. now near at hand.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24
INDExInG BOOKS.
Tho Custom Is an Old Ono That De-
veoped Rather Slowly.

The custom of indexing books devel-
oped gradually Cicero used the word
index, but In the sense of II table OF
contents. Seneca provided some works
which he sent to friend with notes of
particular passages. so that he who
only aimed at the useful might be
spared the trouble of examining them
entire" This was at least n partial
Index" in the modern sense. Ammo
tated. or at least explanatory. tables of
contents seem to have preceded the in.
dex proper
Such tables followed the order of ap-
pearance of tile subjects in the book it
self. Alphabetical arrangement. which
was the beginning of the real index.
appears not to have been thought of
until the invention of printing, and
even then it spread but slowly. Eras-
mus was one of the first to provide his
works with alphabetical indexes The
custom did not become universal until
well into the sixteenth century.
The first index to an English book is
said to be that printed in Polydore
Vergils "Anglioe HiStoriae" in 1916.
An edition of this work published ten
years later has an index of thirty-seven
pages
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24
SOCIAL ANNoYANCEs.
Somewhat Similar In the Tenth Con.
fury to What They Arc Today.

fury to what 'hey Arc oday.
That there were objections in the 30
cial amenities of life In the tenth cen
tury similar to those observable at the
present day is shown In Il remarkable
book. "Makura no Zosbi." which was
the work of Sci Shongon, poetess of
the ancient japanese court. One of her
chapters she devotes to "Detestable
Things" and these included:
"a visitor who sits down to regale
you with long tale when you are In a
hurry. If by chance he is nm intimate
friend you can pack him of until an
other time. But those whom you can
not summarily dismiss are detestable
indeed.
Babies who cry or dogs that bark
Just when you are trying TO overhear
something.
"a dog that banks at visitors. have
often wanted TO kill such dogs.
People who interrupt your story to
show off their own cleverness. All in
terrupters, young and old. are very de-
testable.
People who when you are telling IL
story break In with oh know and
give quite a different version from
your own
EITHER at home or In the palace to
be reused up to receive an unwelcome
visitor in order to avoid whom you
have been pretending to lie asleep"
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24
Lisabeula Notes

Morton Torrance of Tacoma
visited his parents here last Sat
urday.
Miss Frances Harter visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G..
Bateson over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cross left
Monday morning for Michigan,
where they will make their home
with their daughter.
Vernon Christensen and Gle
mems Steinforth started painting
the Virginia III last Monday.
She will start running on her
summer schedule shortly.
Misses Ethel and Mildred Sol
omonson, late of Alaska, We're
recent visitors at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hiersch. Their
many friends were glad to see
them.
Last Saturday was a big day
in Lisabeula. The program
started Gas is usually the case on
picnic days)w a little moisture.
This prevented the crowd from
arriving very early at the grounds
TIVE forgot to say that said picnic
was to celebrate the close of
school.) However, by noon q
good sized crowd had assembled
at the school house. Owing to
the somewhat damp condition of
things outside, lunch was served
in the school house, after which
a short program was rendered
by the school children. After
this, the school boys and an all
star team demonstrated how the
great American Pastime should
be played. The All-stars won 8
to 4. Batteries: Schoolboys, j.
Hiersch and F. Hiersch; All
stars, G. and w. Hiersch and
Shattuck. After the bali game,
came various athletic events
races, pole vaulting, high jump
ing, broad jumping, etc.
In the evening, the Farmers
Club held its meeting. The pro;
position of having u field day to
level off the bali ground and
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24
HIS ODD YACHTING COSTUME.
It Made General Paine Conspicuous In
the Americas CuI Races.

General Charles j. Paine was in his
world. While III no way eccentric. he
had one little popularity that. am
sure. all the older yachtsmen will re-
call. This was his habit of wearing
white shirt and II pair of blazing red
suspenders when sailing his yacht, his
head being covered with ii straw hat.
BY this radical departure from the OF
thodoy costume he was easily made the
most conspicuous figure around the
tiller of his boat in every important
match in which lie sailed.
His most active yachting period WAS
from 1877 to 1893, during which period
he was thrice the leading man in the
syndicates formed to build respectively
the Puritan, the Mayfo%er and the
Volunteer. each successful defender
of the Americas cup against the Eng.
fish chaliengers.
Always daring yachtsman in so far
as taking up with what were looked
upon as innovations. he did not hest.
tate in the case OF the Puritan 70 nc.
cept the designs of Edward Burgess.
even thougs they called for marked
change from the old fashioned Ameri-
can sloop in that the keel was an oak
stick tifty-six feet long and twenty-six
inches square, to which was attached
the lead keel of forty-five feet.
In 1898 he was interested in the I'M
lucky but speedy Jubilee. When she
was outclassed by the vigilant he lost
his dominating interest in yachting
Spur.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24

Roy claims to be Champion of
Western Washington, our boys
were delighted over the score, rs
the Roy boys made but . scores.
Result, 30.
Several plates, cups, buckets,
spoons, rubbers. etc, have from
time to time been left by pupils
in the building. Anyone wish
ing to recover same, may apply
TO Mr.. Steen. Kindly do SO at
once before the building is clos.
ed for the summer.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24

build seats was discussed. The
club was also urged to fix up the
tennis court. The debate, which
was a joke, was won by the neg
ative. The speakers on both
sides were charged with wander,
ing off the subject. The speak
ers were: Affirmative, Mrs. r.
Baisden, Mr.. M. w. Peterson
and Roy Kneebone; negative,
A. FL. Hierscb, Mrs. II. Knee.
bone and Mrs. @. Billiard. The
judges were Mrs. +. Billiard, +.
II. Evans and Lynn Bedford.
After the debate, David Myers
played two clarinet solos and
Vim. A. Hiersch and Roy Knee
bone added their usual bit of dis.
cord. After the meeting the
young folks HE'D themselves off
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
FL. Hiersch. where u celebration
was held in honor of Miss Bertha
Olson and the Misses Ethel and
Mildred Solomonson.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-24
MASS MEETING

A mass meeting will be
held at Rodda's hall, Center,
Monday evening, May 18th,
at eight o'clock, to discuss
the question of having a fair
this fall. Everybody come
out.