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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06

Waikiki-A large double room, best
homecoming, good bathing, garage.
Phone 7497 today. 6957-6t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06

New and secondhand furniture bought
and sold. Phone 1898. 1921 Fort St.
645S-6m
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06
ROOMS AND BOARD,

Waikiki-Most desirable double room,
best homecoming. Garage. Phone
today 1897. 6959-6t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06

5.passenger touring car, self-starter,
and full equipment, $4,000. Phone
1895. 6936-tf
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06

For furniture repairing. polishing and
carpentering by day hire. Sic |. Ia.
kano, SIG SO. King street. Tel.
2096. 6J41-6m
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06

Saiki. Bamboo furniture; 56s Bereta.
uia St 6O7S-tt
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06
LANGUAGE AND PENMANsHIP
SCIENTIFIC PIANIST.

Everything in jewelry sold On easy
payments at tho Jewelry Depart.
ment of The Model Clothiers, Fort
street 6953-tt
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06
BUSINESS GUIDE
MASSAGE.

K. Hashimoto, massage and electro
neering, Nupanu St, opp. Williams
undertaking office, phone 1885.
6400-3m
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-06

JUNK.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
Houston is Appointed Treasurer

COlumbia.-David A. Houston :;
banker OF Monroe, n. c., and first con
sin to the United States secretary o.
agriculture, David Francis Houston
has been appointed director anI
treasurer Of the Columbia farm loan
bank and will come to Columbia abou;
Thursday with the president Of tn,
bank. +. j. Won Engelken, formerl,
director Of the mint. They will prt
ceed Immediately to make prelimfnar.
dispositions for the early opening c
the bank.
Three of the five directors who wi
govern the bank during it's period {
temporary organization remain to i
appointed by the farm loan boar
TWO Of the three salaried position
which only directors can occupy hay
been filed. The vacant post s tn;
OF secretary. The president receive
$500, the treasurer $4,000
Mr.. Houston has been for sever
years cashier of the First Nation;
bank Of Monroe and he has also bee
active in local politics. He was cler
OF the courts Of Union county Mort
Carolina, for six years. He IS
years OF age, is married and has Fl,
children. He will reside in Colurl
bia. Mr. Houston went to Washina
ton and there accepted the appoin
ment. He is graduate Of Trinity &C
lege and for number Of years aft'
leaving college as an instructor
Trinity Park preparatory school
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
No Americans Aboard.

New York No American citizens
were among tho 81 passengers on the
California. according to officials of the
anchor Line in the city. Records filed
when applications were made for pas
sage showed that while many of the
persons who sailed on the liner lived
III the United States, they were sub
jects Of Great Britain. The crew num-
bered 1S4. The cable message receiv-
ed at the Anchor Line offices in this
city announcing sinking Of the Cali.
fornia said that 160 survivors out Of
the total Of 215 persons aboard the
vessel had been landed. Nothing was
said Of the fate Of the remaining 55.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
WILSON DECIDES
COURSE TO PURSUE
DETERMINES MOVE IN EVENT
GERMANY MAKES USE OF
FORCE NECESSARY.
PROTECT AMERICAN RIGHTS
If President Goes Before Congress it
VIII Not Be to Declare War, But to
Protect American Rights.

+ NaShngtOn.-The course to be TAX
ell by the United States if German,
! compcls the use Of force to safeguard
/ American rights. has been determined
1t was learned authoritativcly after
the Cabinet meeting that in the even,
President Wilson goes before Con
grcsS again, it will not be to ask for
declaration OF war, but to follow
literally the words Of the address in
which he announced the break Of dip.
lomatic relations, and request authO".
i.v to use means deemed necessary to
protect American scamcn and people.
The President, il was said, is as
anxious as ever to avoid war with
Germany. but also is as determined
as ever that American citizens and
ships shall be free to travel the hgn
seas unmolcsted. His next step, if
taken, will be to enforce that right,
and even then the issue OF war or
peace Will he with Germany Any
hostile action will have to come in
the form Of N interference with an
American right
Details OF the Governments plans
are not discussed II is known how.
ever, that conveying and arming OF
merchant ships are being considered
No new development came to indi-
cate ,ha; the overt act by Germany
regarded - inevitable was nearer at
hand. Fewer reports OF ships sunk
came in. ana none told officially of the
loss II American life Further infov-
nation received about George Wash.
iNg'On. tn" negro fireman lost on the
Iurino indicated that he probably
was British subject
Practically every member took to
thc tahnrt information about the ac-
tiviticS OF his department in conncr.
ton with the general precautions be.
ing taken. Questions discussed in.
cludcd proposed emergency lcgisla.
u"n, steps for protecting property.
mail problems prccipitated by the
failure OF ships to sail from American
ports for Europe, economic issues and
the Army and Navy preparation.
Ai,cr the meeting, it was authori-
tativcly stated that nothing had YET
happened 10 change the course pu:.
sued by tho Government since the
break in relations with Germany
The effect OF the tying up Of ships
IN American harbors because of fear
that they will be sunk if they pass
through the war zone, is one Of the
questions being given careful consid.
erStion. The enforced idleness Of the
merchant feet is Il subject OF grow.
ing evaporation
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
WEEv|L EXPERT
FOR THIS STATE.
CLEMSON COLLEGE BRINGS A..
SPECIALIST FROM STATE or
LOUISIANA.
TO DIRECT A BIG CAMPAIGN
Field Laboratories VIII BE Openea A.
Once In Eastern Part. Of Stats
Along Savannah River.

Columbia.-G. e. Anderson. an ok,
pert on the bool weevil, now employed
by the United States department OF
agriculture in laboratories in I,olisia-
ma has been elected by the trustees.
OF Clemson College to take charge OF
the work in South Carolina. The
trustees have authorized the opening
or field laboratories in the border
counties Of this state.
This announcement was made by
w. NJ. RIGGS. president OF Clemson
College. Mr.. Anderson is a graduate
OF Clemson college and has Been en-.
gagged in the federal service for sew.
eral years.
A campaign against the boil wee
vii will be launched early in the
spring in Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper
Barnwell. Aiken and Edgefield coun
ties by the United States farm demon
stration agents.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
LEFT TO PRESIDENT TO
MAKE THE DECISION.

Washington.-The steady stream OF
reports telling OF the destruction OF
merchant ships by German submarines
was brought to a climax by cable
gram to the State Department from
Consul Frost, at Queenstown. an
nouncing that the British passenger
liner California had been torpedoed
without warning, and that an Ameri-
can citizen was among the survivors.
Whether this will prove to be the
overt act to drive The United States
into war no one would attempt to say.
President Wilson, who must max Z,
the decision, had retired when tho
news came, and officials did not wake
him. He had been informed Of me.;
sage from Consul Frost telling Of the
sinking Of the California, but giving
no details as to warning or the pres.
cnce Of Americans.
The President undoubtedly will
wait for complete reports on the sub.
jcct before determining whether to 20
before Congress and ask authority t,
"use any means that may be neces.
sary for the protection of our seamon
and our people"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ABOARD
BRITISH LINER CALI.
FORNiA.
SURVIVORS ARE ALL LANDED
One Death and Thirty Hospital Cases
One Woman From Wyoming Whose
Husband Had Taken Out Naturaliz.
alton Papers.

Washington. Consul Frost, at
Queenstown, cabled the State Depart.
ment that the British passenger liner
California had been torpedoed without
warning off the Irish Coast, and that
the one American known to have been
on board was saved. Some OF the pas.
sengers and crew still were missing,
including two women and several chill
dren.
Frost's dispatch was as follows
Anchor Liner California has been
sunk; bound Glasgow, presumably
from New York. Two hundred per.
sons Oh board; one death; 80 hospital
cases; survivors reach here late to.
night"
The captain Of the ship is quoted as
saying the submarine did not hail or
give any warning before firing two
torpcdoes from distance Of 800 yards
and sending the California down
The American survivor was John A.
Lee, Of Montgomery. Ala who is sup
posed to have been member of the
crew.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
BERLIN HAS NO EXPECTATION
THAT HosTiLlTIEs WITH y.
S. CAN BE PREVENTED.
RATHER Defer THAN AVOID
Ultimate HostiIities Inevitable "
President Adheres to Position That
Loss Of American Life is Hostile
Act

Copenhagen, via London. Littl'
hope or expectation prevails in Berlin
that war with the United states is
avofdabIe or that a modus vivrnd re
concilins the policies of the two Coz
ernmcntS can be found
There now is a desire on the part
OF the authorities and vast bulk Of
the people to avoid actual hoStilitics
In any way consistent with the general
lines of the present submarine policy.
but only in such a way. Accordingly.
Instructions were given, so the Asso.
ciated Press has been reliably inform.
ed TO submarine commanders before
they started on their February mis-.
sion, TO take the safe side when ncu,
tral vessels. particularly American,
wcr Elm question. whenever possible.
Enemy merchantmen. when recogni'.
ed as such, were ordered to be sunk
at sight, but neutral merchantmen
were to be warned when such action.
I'm thci. Judgment. was consistent with
the object Of the campaign and h"
safety Of their own ships
II is realized. however. that aiior
the prompt and rcSolu,r stand taken
by President Wilson, these orders
could only bc palliative and only d."
fer, not avoid. an ultimate break Al.
SO that ii President Wilson stood Nv
his announcement that the dcStruv.
ton Of American lives or ships would
he regarded as an act Of hostility. n
caSuS bclli must come sooner or la.
ter probably sooner on account of
the number Of Americans ON cncmy
ships. Moreover there was tho d
cretiOnary nature Of the instructions
to submarine commanders, who were
Informed that while the careful course
toward ncutralS was recommended an
desired, they would no longer be sub
jectcd to punishment for departing
from their former procedure of warn.
Ing, if they found this advisable
1t is considered that the only pos.
sibilty Of the avoidance Of hos,ili,ics
would result from Il modification Of
its standpoint by one or the othc.'
side, and before the Associated Press
correspondents departure from Bcl.
lin. there seemed no probability that
Germany would give way this time
or abandon the ruthless campaign now
started.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
RED CROSS PREPARED TO
CARE FOR ARMY OF MILLION
According to Reports to Washinqton
headquarters Chapters Are
Ready For Field Service

washington. = An expert hospital
force sufficient to care for an army
Of million men. could be mobilizcd
by the Red Cross within a few davs
after an outbreak Of hostilities. in
the belief Of officials at headquarters
OF the society here.
Since this call was issued February
3 instructing Red Cross chaptors
throughout the country to place them.
! selves on footing for field work,
many encouraging reports have been
returned to headquarters. together
with great Hood OF personal Offers
! or service Elio' Wadsworth. acting
/ chairman, estimated that the force
which could be modified immediately
in case OF war would include
TwentysiX completely couipped
army and navy base hospital units
with total personnel Of 1850 nurses
aids.
hospital base reserve Of AIS nurse.
and 525 nurses aids.
a corps OF expert instructors in sur
gical dressings, totalling about 100.
Thirty.two partially complete nay>
detachments Of 20 nurses each.
One hundred and fifteen loco
emergency dctachments.
With the customary assignment y
10 patients to each nurse" he added
I'VE could thus take care OF so 0n
sick and wounded at once. In th
earlier stages of war. the proportio
OF sick and wounded is about five ne
cent. In other words. we are prepare
today to give expert nursing service {
an army Of 100000 men.
mo National emergency has eve
found the Red Cross better prepare
than it is today"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
SAFE CONDUCT FOR
COUNT BERNSTORFF
Will Be Given by Great Britain, the
Foreign Office Informs Ambassa-

London.-Count Won Bernstorff. for
mcr German Amba ssador to the Unit
cd State. will be given safe conduct
so far as it is within the power Of the
British Government to bestow. This
announce cment was made by the For
cign Office. 1t followed a conference
between a. J. Balfour, Secretary for
Foreign Affairs and Ambassador
Page.
The two were closetcd for nearly
an hour. Both were non-cOmmittal
on their deliberations, but at the con
cluson OF the conference. the For,
cign Office authorized announcement
Of Great Britain's decision to accedc
to Washington's request, made two
days ago At the same time, the For
cign Office cabled its decision to the
State Department at Washington. 1t
! is sal dthat Great Britain is ready 10
grant Count Won Bernst0rtf safe con
duct but that it could not guarantee
the former Ambassadors safety
against the acts of his own countrv.
men The British Government has cx-
pressed itself as anxious to meet the
| State Departments wishes.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
IMMIGRATION BILL IS PASSED
WAS FIRST VETO OF PRESIDENT
WILSON TO BE OvERRiDEN,
BY CONGRESS.
Japan's Protest Against Asiatic Eek.
cIuson Section Disregarded-in-
ternationaI Situation Up.

gton.-Congress has over.
riden a veto by President Wilson for
the first time, and enacted into law the
immigration bill with it's long-fought
literacy test provision. The Senate
voted 62 to 10 to pass the measure
notwithstanding the veto and in spite
Of eleventh hour information that ia
pan again had protested against the
language Of the Asiatic exclusion sec.
ton.
The House overturned the veto by
vote Of PSI to 106, SO the Senate's ac-
tion ends the contest cf 20 years stand
ing in which three presidents have re-
pudiated similar bills passed by Con-
gress.
The international situation was
brought into the closing debate in
the Senate. Senator Reed calling atten
ton to the Japanese objection and
pleading that nothing be done at this
time to disturb or impair the country's
relations with "A friendly nation. Sena-
| tor Smith, of South Carolina chair
man OF the immigration Committee,
answered with the declaration that the
present state Of international affairs
emphasized the necessity Of pure
| homogeneous American people such as
the bill was intended to protect.
The vote OH rc-passage Of the bill
was as follows:
To override the veto:
Democrats Ashurst. Bankhead
/ Beckham, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chill
ton, Culberson, Fletcher. Hardwick
Hughes, James, Johnson. Maine
Kern, Kirby, Lane, Lee, Martin, My
crs. Overman Phelan, Pittman, Pom
creme. Robinson, Shafroth, Sheppard
Shields, Simmons, Smith Of Georgia
Smith OF South Carolina; Thomas
Tilamn Underwood, Vardaman, Viii
liams-34.
Republicans-Bo Brady, Clapp
Cummins. Curtis, Dillingham;. Fall
Gallinger, Grona, Harding, Jones, Ken
yon. LaFollette, Lodge, McCumber
Nelson, Norris, Page, Penrose, Poin
dexter, Smoot. Sterling, Sutherland
Townsend, Wadsworth, Watson
Weeks, Works-28.
Total. 62.
Against overriding the vote:
mocrats-IIollis, Husting, John
son. Of South Dakota; Lewis, Mar
tine, Ransdell, Reed, Salisbury. Stone
Thompson, Walsh-11.
cans-Brandegee, Clark. Colt
du Pont, Lippit, Sherman. Smith OF
Michigan; Warren-8.
Senator Phelon, who voted to over
ride the veto, had voted against orig
inal passage OF the bill. Senator'S who
voted for the original bill, but would
not vote to pass it over the veto. were
Hollis Johnson Of South Dakota and
Thompson. Democrats; and Sherman
and Smith of Michigan, Republicans.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
William x. Tate Is Dead.

Columbia. William Knox Tate,
formerly state supervisor of elemen,
ary rural schools in South Carolina
died in Nashville. where he had heid
chair since May /. 1915, in George
Peabody College for Teachers. Bruce
r. Payne. president OF the coll 80
sent telegram here as follows rf
is with great sorrow that inform yoi,
of the death Of Prof w. X. Tate
Pneumonia. which set in about week
ago, was the cause Of death. Mr.. Tate
is survived by his wife and five cb,id.
rem
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
British Vessels at Charleston

Charleston The accumulation
British steamships in this harboI
growing impressive, with seven OF
big vessels lying at anchor, here
phrently for coal only, but befiey
in reality to be hugging this frie1
port for refuge, as 1t is noted wli
number of arriving, a minimum
departing. although the big turr,
tramp Matumet was at anchor in III
stream with steam up, and bunk 2,
freshly filled, awaiting orders to ga
to destination not made public. I'll
large ships are lying In a line tn;
suggests the anchorage of men OF ~,
rather than peaceful commercial CT
1t IS believed they are all dstainc
here by their owners. pending a i
ductiOn in the number Of German so
mersible victims being ~ung I'D in a
palling frequency just now. The Oa
Branch is UNDERSTOOD to be planning
enter the navy yard drydock to und c
go repairs to her plates, which a!
broken somewhere at sea, somehow
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
SAFE PASSAGE GRANTED TO
BERNSTORFF AND STAFF

Washington.-T February 13
the whole corps Of German officials IN
the United States, including Count and
Countess Won Bernstorff the Embassy
suite, and consuls from all parts or
the country, will sail from New YORK
for Germany. Reservations for more
than 200 persons have been engaged
on the big Scandinavian liner Fred
erick VIII. leaving New York February
13 for Christiana. England and France
have granted safe passage.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS
WITH BERLIN APPROVED
Senate Adopts Stone Resolution


Senate Adopts Stone Resolution
Five Senators Vote No.
Washington. President Wilson'S
severance Of diplomatic relations with
Germany was approved formally by
the Senate.
BY vote Of rs to 5. the Senate ex.
pressed confidence in the Presidents
course, adopting a resolution submit.
tod by Chairman Stone. OF the For.
eign Relations Committee, endorsing
the withdrawal of American Ambas.
sador Gerard from Berlin and the Civ
ing to German Ambassador Bernstorff
his passports.
Senator'S who voted against the res
olutiOn were:
Democrats: Kirby, of Arkansas and
Vardaman, Of Mississippi
Republicans Gronna, of North Da
kota; Works, California, and LaFo!-
lcttc. Wisconsin.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
FOUR MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
LOSS IN PlTTSBURG SUBURB
Machine Shop Of Union Switch and
Signal Company DESTROYED.


Pittsburgh. The machine shop
building Of the Union Switch and Sig.
nal Company. the largest plant for the
manufacture OF switch signals in tho
United States. and until recently en-.
gagged in filling muntion orders for
the European Governments. located a:
SwiSsdalc. a suburb. was destroyed bv
fire with loss estimated at $4,000, 900
The cause Of the fire has not been dc,
termncd. although officials OF tho
company believe it resulted from spon.
tancous combustion.
The blaze started in the packin,,
department Of tho building and. fan.
ned b" high wind, gained such head.
way that ii was necessary to call ont
the fire departments from the adjoin.
Ing horoughs Of Braddock Wilkins.
burg. North Braddock and Rankin
and part Of the Pittsburgh depar;
ment
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
GERARD's COURSE IS
GIVEN APPROVAL

Washington.- Ambassador Gerard's
refusal to enter into any sort OF nego-
tiations with the German Foreign or.
flee is approved by the State Depart.
mcnt as the only possible course for
him to pursue in view of his status
OF a private citizen. Any compnni.
cation from the German Government
regarding a treaty or any other sub.
jcct would have to be carried out
through the Spanish or Swiss diplo
matte representatives in Berlin.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
Cattle Sale at Lake City.

Lake City.-The second sale Of cnt'
tie and hogs of Lake City was a most
satisfactory one from every viewpC lot.
The buyers were pleased with me
types offered and the prices paid were
highly satisfactory to the producers
Hogs sold as high as 9.95 with larBo
per cent OF the sale bringing thie
price and the beef cattle that were
ready for butchering brought ~
cents. Through the efforts OF the
Chamber Of Commerce q boys pist
club has been organized.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
FLETCHER PLANNING TO
LEAVE FOR MEXICO

Washington.- Ambassador Fletcher
expects to leave at once for his post
In Mexico. Official reports to the
State Department have shown traffic
conditions between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City so uncertain that the Am
bassador has decided to go by rail by
the way OF Laredo. Rebels between
the coast and Capital have cut the
railway and attacked trains repeatedly
in the last two weeks, practically
isolating Mexico City from Vera Cruz.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS HOLD
CAUCUS AND APPROVE MEASURES

washington. The diplomatic brcacn
with Germany having been indorscl
bS mo Senate. Congress is devotng
user I" important general business.
together with emergency measures
necessitated by the strained intcrna.
tional situation.
Emergency measures awaiting ac.
'ioh III the Senate include espionage
and conspiracy bills recommended by
the Attorney General. and amend.
ments to the shipping laws The Sen.
ave expects to pass the Porto Ricsn
citizenship bill during tho early ma RI
or the present week. after which 9
fight again will be instituted for ,oc,s.
lation In the pending postofiicc annro.
priation increasing the rate on newv.
papers and periodicals and provid;n, /.
for one-cent drop letter postage. Rey.
enue Legislation also will be pressed IN
the Senate within few days.
Revenue Bill Approved.
Democratic Senator'S. at their third
revenue caucus. finally approved, with
amendments and pledged their suppor,
to the bill passed by the House &c
provide approximately $50, 900 900 ad
ditiOnal reenue to meet the anticipate,
treasury deficit. The House provis
ions to raise $24S.000,O0 through add
tional taxes on inheritances and "cN
cess profits" and for bond issue n
S100,O00,000 to pay for the Danisl
fsgs,st Indies, Alaska Railroad AM
@ier expenses were modified onl.
!, gh'ly.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
CONGRESS PAVING WAY
FOR DEMANDED LEGISLATION

Washington. Congress- began ear.
nestly to pave the way for Legislation
that may be demanded by any devel.
opment I'm the international crisis.
Still hopeful that tho break with Ger,
many Will not involve the Unaed
States in war. leaders OF both parties
recognized that preparations should
not be delayed, and there was unusual
activity in the naval, military and rev.
enue committees OF the Senate.