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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-22

ripe for calling to the colors the $780,
900 army; though it has been sus-
gested, in their behalf, that last years
records show that several OF its mem
bers were even then standing closely
by the colors of red.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-22
Qnite EASY

"W'ell," asked the doctor, "how did
yon find yourself this morning?"
ooh, quite easy enough" answered
the patient just opened my eyes and
here I was."- ."-Exchange
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-22
The ,Jibe

Avoirdupois-"I'll bet you plunks
that 7 can run around that track IN
less than a minute Has anyone got a
tsopwatc?"
Wit-'fYou don't want stopwateh.
Hey! Who's got a calendar ?"-Lfe.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
tAsseeI,tsa Press Service BY reder.l Mir.ls.sl

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 9.-Captan Alfred Fritzen,
said to be German naval officer arrested here today
by special agent he department Of justice and is held III
Jail suspicion of felony.
The authorities while cautious about making statements
say that Frtzen is wned in connection with alleged plot
destroy the Wea canal the Canadian boundary and
over which there excitement shortly after the out
break of the war
Fritzens only statement concerning the charge Is hat
/ know cannot te1 No papers anything OF lncrml-
mating nature found in his Further search Is
being made to locate his baggage which, it is suspected
contain evidences of his work Fzen says that he has been
in the United States for three and recently toured Cuba
NEW YORK, N. T.. March 9-Capt Fritzen was indicted
by the federal grand Jury April 1916 for alleged conspiracy
to blow up the Welad Canal With Capt Won Papen form
ery attace the embassy later recalled at the demand OF
the United States Wolf Igel and Capt Hans Taueher,
in America for Krupps charged with conspiracy
against the neutrality laws directly connected with munitions
plots and schemes to blow up bridges and railroads
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
SENATE TO HEAR
ARGUMENTS upon
ABATEMENT ACT

At O'Clock this afternoon a public
hearing on the abatemea. law, vhici.
Is now before the Legislature FOR pass
age, is to be held in the senate cham
Der at which time discussions on the
subject will be listened to by the legis.
lators from prominent people who have
been asked to address the meeting and
also from others who may be called on
or volunteer
The bill is fathered by the anti-vice
committee Of the Chamber of. Com
merce and Raymond C. Brown, secre-
tary.. said this morning he would like
to see every member of the chamber
present. James A. Rath, superintend-
ent OF Palama settlement and member
of the anti-vice committee, has asked
number Of men to speak on behalf
of the bill.
Argument that the abatement in
junction law, II passed, would throw
open the doors to blackmailers is one
that will be advanced this afternoon
when the senate resolves itself into a
committee of the whole to take up the
vice question from the standpoint of
law. If word passed around this morn
ing among legislators who are study
ing il can be taken as authority.
Opponents of the measure are of the
belief, it is said, that IL it is enacted
as law it will act as a powerful
lever for one man to use against an
other, especially II the latter has any
large amount of property.
Advocates of this theory claim that
the mean man who wishes to get
even" for a grievance will bring in
junction proceedings against the other
claiming that he is using his property
for diserderly purposes. Even though
the case is threshed out in the courts.
they say, the defendants name will
be sullied through the trial though he
may prove his innocence in the end
One will have no material come
back against his enemy. they point
out further, for il is likely that this
enemy may not be property holder
himself.
Defenders of the measure, however,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
FORD island Is
considered FOR
AVIATION FIELD
Recommendations as to Sites
Are Sent to Washington and
Advices Are Awaited

That army headquarters Is looking
for a site for the aviation corps ana
that Ford Island at Pearl Harbor,
owned by the Ii estate, is one OF the
places ON which figures have been
asked was learned today.
Fort Kamehameha was selected
some time ago, but recently 1t was
decided that Il Is not suitable place
and now another location is beng
sought,
At army headquarters today It was
said that no place has as yet be IN
definitely decided upon assthere are a
number OF places which have been IN
yestigated. A report on the situation
here has been forwarded to Washing
ton and until reply is,receiyed no
actual steps can be taken towards
acquiring more property. II was also
said today that before any land Is pHr.
chased an appropriation must be made
by congress for the purpose as Ihere
is no money at this time available.
II Is understood that the site select
ed at Fort Kamehameha is likely &C
become too small with the growth Of
the fort as large field is necessary
for aviation activities.
Ford Island would be an admirable
place for an aviation field, it is adj
mitted, as 1t has considerable flat land
and Is absolutely secluded. One diff
ficulty which confronts the acquisition
OF this property IS the fact that the
Oahu Elifar Coinfany has lease ana
eafie 6 nou gfoN lAs tliefe. George
Brown. manager of the Ii estate, said
today that the estate is perfectly will
ing to sell the island II the govern.
ment wants 1t. He refused to say
what price has been set on the land.
Gen. Frederick 8. Strong, commander
of the Hawaiian department. said to-
day that on the arrival OF the men de-
tailed to the aviation corps here they
would be located at Fort Kamehameha
until q permanent location Is decided
upon. On the United States transport
Sheridan, Capt John Brooks and SO
enlisted men win arrive from the ayi-
alton camp at North Island, San Diego.
Later, Is machines, Is more officers
and 125 men viii come.
Whatever location is selected for the
aviation field 1t viii be near the water
and probably close to Pearl Harbor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
GERMAN consul
HERE SEEKING
FEt0NDOCT
kaiser's Consular Representa-
tive at Manila Wants to
Get to Peking

Because of a slip-up in the office OF
the secretary to Gov. Gen. Harrison OF
the Philippines, who had promised to
secure q safe conduct from Toxic for
him, DR.. Franz c. Zitelmann, German
consul at Manila until the United
States severed diplomatic relations
with Germany February 3, was not
allowed to land at Nagasaki. He dis
embarked from the United States army
transport Thomas here today and Will
take an American steamer to Hong
kong. He has been ordered to Peking
by the imperial German government.
DR.. Zitelmann and his secretary. H.
A. Raedler, left Manila on the Thomas
intending to leave the transport at
Nagasaki. According to officers on the
vessel, the safe conduct which Manila
was to have secured from Toxic for
him, allowing the consul to proceed
through Japan to his new station at
Peking. failed to materialize when the
Thomas reached Nagasaki. The YES
sci waited Is hours but as the Japan
ese port officials would not allow
zitelmann to land without safe con.
duct from the Japanese government,
he came on to Honolulu.
The consul is designated on the
Thomas passenger list as bound from
Nagasaki to San Francisco. The rea-
SON he decided to leave the transport
here Is that two American liners, the
Pacific Mail liner Colombia and the
China Mail steamer China will arrive
March Is and 10, bound for the Orient,
-. L. AaNr tfrraa Nr. al rrr,
connections II he went on to San Fran.
cisco aboard the transport.
Last night DR.. Zitelmann and his
secretary removed their baggage from
the Thomas. Late Thursday afternoon
the consul called on Gov. Lucius E.
Pinkham. who declined to talk about
the visit today, saying the matter Is
in the hands of the state department
at Washington. which he has notified
by cable II is understood. however,
that the consul is endeavoring to Sc
cure through Gov. Pinkham and Wash
ington safe conduct from Great Bri-
tain which will permit him to land at
Hongkong. a British port, where he
would be taken into custody and
placed in q detention camp with other
Germans il he were to 60 ashore there
without such assurance.
Georg Rodiek, former German con-
sui. said today that DR.. Zitelmann is
staying at his home here
The matter Is too delicate a one
for me to discuss" said Dr. Zitelmann
at noon today. when seen in the office
Of George Rodiek at H. Hackfeld &
Company. The American authorities
are involved in the case and any state
ment should come from them" He
said that IL had never been his plan
to go on to San Francisco when he
was required to continue aboard the
transport because JaDanese officials
refused to allow him to land at Naga.
saki
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
KOOLAUpOKO IS
STORM DAMAGED

Koolaupoko district yesterday was
visited by one of the worst storms
ever seen there II started about
noon and continued with unabated
fury until early this morning washing
out two bridges, destroying part OF
the road and inundating the country
in general. An unusual feature of the
storm was the large hail stones which
fell at times. The rain fell in tor
rents, damaging much of the crops.
The two bridges that were washed
away are the Mokapa and Luiuku and
at the Kaneohe bridge. which is at
least Is feet above the water during
normal times, the water rose to with
in few inches of the top. The main
road at Kaneohe was destroyed for a
length of so feet, leaving only an
eight-foot road and the road 81 Heeia
was covered with water to depth OF
three feet The road at Kailua was
also badly damaged and big dirt slides
occurred and in some places blocked
the road.
During almost the entire duration
of the storm lightning flashed which
was visible here in the city and at
times thunder was audible
George Collins, city and county en-
gineer, has gone over to arrange for
the repair of damage done to county
property.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09

scorn this argument as one not hold
ing water. They are expected to pre-
sent their arguments this afternoon.
Senators who dropped into the SEN
ate chamber from time to time
through the forenoon could, for the
most part, be found scanning careful
ly their copies of the abatement mea-
sure or studying that famous minor
fly report submitted to the chamber
of commerce some weeks ago by Rob-
ert Horner, dissenting member of the
committee of three
1t is not considered probable that
any final vote will be taken this after
noon as the session is likely to be
devoted to the hearing only. the re-
port of the committee of the whole be-
ing presented to the senate later. SEN
ator George P. Cooke is chairman of
the committee of the whole for the
hearing. Cooke is chairman of the
health committee and presented the
bill at the request of the chamber Of
commerce. which decided for it some
time ago. -. "
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
SHACKLETON NOT
ABOARD SONOMA

Sir Ernest Shackleton. world fa-
nous Antarctic explorer, is not aboard
the Oceanic liner Sonoma. A wire
less received this morning by the
shipping department Of c.. Brewer &
Company, Ltd the local Oceanic
agency, from the liner says he is not
a passenger. II is presumed that he
may be coming on the Niagara, due
from Sydney and Auckland March 80.
Today's radio says the Sonoma ex-
poets to arrive at the scheduled time,
daylight Tuesday, and will leave for
San Francisco at 5 o'clock the same
afternoon. She will dock at and
steam from Pier s. taking lie passen-
gers from Honolulu and a handful OF
freight about so tons. all she has
room for.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
LARGEST ZINC PROPERTY IN
COLORADO IS SOLD FOR
FOUR MILLION DOLLARS

DENVER, Colo-A mining sale in
volving 100000 in money was made
recently. The Black Iron, the largest
zinc mine in the state. one Of the rich
est ever discovered. was sold by. the
American Zinc Company of which A.
K McDaniels of Denver is the head,
to the Empire Zinc Company of Dem
yer and New York The Cheeseman
estate of Denver sold the ground, and
received about $1,000,000; the Amer
ican Zinc Company received approx
mately $3.000,000 for the lease and
bond on the property it secured two
years ago.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
WOMAN DEllIES sRL Q F.-
ASSASSiN47E LLOYD GEORGE
Mrs. Alice Wheedon EngshWoma, Taken With Two Daugh-
ters and Son-inaw Protests Against Conspiracy Charge
fAssociated Press Service By Fsderal wirele.al

~
9Exaordinay interest marked ne opening
of Mrs Alice Whedn the woman pos @ ARRESTED
murder
bers the and Arthur Henderson labor
often expreei
However denied
protesting that various
condolences -
accomplces arrested
daughters
knowledge of the nur
No details
leading upt to been made public
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
HEARING IN SENATE TO-DAY

\ Arguments pro and con the I
= abatement by Injunction act are
= to be heard this afternoon By the I
y senate meeting as a committee OF
\ the whole. The Chamber Of Com
= merce has asked all Of its mem
= bers to be present and the COM :
= nittees back of the proposed law
= are urging that the discussion
= may be as full and free as pos
= sfble so that the presentation Of 4
= the case win be thorough. (
\ y y y
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
I'LL But
NOW IMPROVING

tAssociated Press by Federal Yireless)
WASHINGTON, .. c., March s.-
Wilson 10 still confined TO
his bed. The cabinet meeting set for
today was cancelled The president Is
improving.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
Entente Suffer Defeats in Air
Fights Of February, Says Berlin

February the Entente powers lose
heavily arghng than did the Germans aesodns 70 nn
compared with q lost by the
Germans
Teuon attack resulted In the capture OF
strong positions More than 500 hu
siansw were
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09

British Columbia last year exported
I50 carloads of potatoes. These went
chiefly TO St. Joseph, No.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
Villa Not III
But Fighting,
Latest Report

= ASSOCIATED Press by Federal =
= Wireless)
\ Ell PASo, Texas, March 81 =
\ That Gen. Pancho Villa is not =
\ disabled and his forces not scat =
4 tered is the declaration OF Vii. =
y listas here. They claim that :
\ villa has captured Durango City =
4 and is marching on Torreon, now 4
= held by Carranza troops. Amer =
= leans are reported leaving the lat =
y te place owing to the approach OF :
= the bandit chief and the fear that =
y If he takes the city he will mas
\ sacre foreigners and particularly =
= will carry out measures agsinst =
\ Americans. =
\ 4 y y = y y y y = y y e 4 y
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
Shows
General Gain
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET TODAY .

Following are the closing prices Of stocks
on the New York market today. sent By ne
Associated Press ever the Federal Wireiess:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
Expect Germans to Retire on Somme

retirement Teun lines on tne
British at Bagdad may oe pre-
the military situation according TO military N
further back
materially, the
advance said make the n Of
la -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
Americans Held on Yarrowdale Now
Freed; Big Party Starting Home

LONDON
we'll subjects of other neutral nations captured
raider allowed depart
TO switzerland
BERNE Fiftynne members OF the party OF
which Baltic
bound for Switzerland
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
Rumor Germans Stop Belgian Work

AMSTERDAM sAcordng to statements in the
Teegraaf virtually all industry Bel
i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09

WASHINGTON, D. C., March Calling extra session
Congress for April 16 proclamation was issued from the
White House this afternoon.
The president signed the proclamation while lying in bed
suffering with bad cold The president also approved
given the White House telling Of the extra
session and of the decision merchant vessels
Orders carrying out the decision to arm the ships were
Immediately sent to the secretary Of the navy
The plan of armng the ships definitely adopted by
the administration after the president had secured formal
opinion Attorney General Gregory and Secretary Of State
Lansing that he has that authority despite old statutes which
some advisers believed forbade the action.
The entire cabinet backs the decision Of the president
fOr -bsag assembled along the
Atlantic Coast
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09

A danger signal has been devised to
warn of overhead perils.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09

u to Arm Merchant Ships Without Waiting Congressional Authority
Another German IS
Taken As "PIoffer"

Capt Alfred Fritzen indicted in April 1916, in New York.
Arrested BY Department of Justice Agent in Los Angeles
for Conspiracy to Blow Up WeIand cana-InvoNed With
Won Papen and yon lgel
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
NATIONS LAWMAKERS TO MEET
next MONTH; WILL RUSH GUNS
FOR VESSELS INTO WAR-zONE
Acting on Advice of Gregory and Lans-
ing, President Decides to Protect Citi-
zens at Sea By Drastic Move
tAssociated Press By cablel

WASHINGTON, d. G., March 9-President Wilson has
decided upon special session of Congress meet April 16
The president has also decided American merchant
vessels under the authority granted the by the
constitution
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CONTINUED on page two,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
MAILS

From Gan Francisco:
Ct Northern, Mar. u
For San Franeisee:
Thomas. March 3.
From vsnecusef:
AakHra. March n.
For Vancouver:
NIagara, Mar. 90.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09

enid. tEx-diyidens. $Unquotsd.
.. Asked. b. Bid.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
canton's City Of the Dead.

In Canton, about eighty miles from
Hongkong, there is a place known as
the City of the Dead. There are 194
small houses, in each Of which a corpse
is lodged at the rate of $50 for the
first three months, and then at a re-
duced rate until the geomancers en-
ployed by the relatives of the dead
person decide when and where the
corpse shall be buried. Silk or paper
lanterns and imitation fruit are hung
from the roof. There are screens in
each room between the door and the
coffin. Tea, fruit and any other kind
Of food which the dead person liked
when on earth are placed on an altar
before the coffin each morning. There
are cardboard servants standing about
to wait on him with pipes or cardboard
cups of tea. There are also two hand
some paper females placed there to
guide his spirit on the way to heaven.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
BENEFITS OF FALL FLOWING
San Antonio Experiment Station Gives
Some Timely Suggestions to
Overcome Root-Rot.

Some timely suggestions may be
found In recent reports from the ex-
pertinent farm at San Antonio, Tex,
with reference to the cropping system
to overcome rOOt-rOt on cotton. The
brief report says:
ut has been found in the rotation
experiments that rOOt-rOt is less seri-
Gus in cotton grown in rotation with
other crops. such as corn or oats, than
when the same land is used cOntinu-
ously for cotton production. In fact,
there has been little or no rOOt-rOt
damage on any plants where cotton has
been grown on fall-plOwed ground.
The rotations included corn, sorghum,
or oats. Other observations seem to
indicate that roOt-rOt in cotton is APP
parently more troublesome i'm spring
plowed land than on fall-plOwed land,
even when cotton is grown in rotation
with corn.
If further investigation proves the
observations that fall blowing re-
duces the injury caused by rOOt-rot
then we will have another and very
important reason for fall blowing
where cotton land is infested with root
rot. Enough has already been demon
strated, however, to show the advan
tages of fall blowing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12

,Froin the United States Department OF
Agricultural
Most people are interested In getting
as much enjoyment out of their work
as possible, yet comparatively few can
devote all their time to pleasure-seek-
ing without thought Of financial re-
turn. Some wealthy men have con-
structed beautiful buildings and placed
fine cattle on their country places SIM
ply for pleasure and with little hope
of ultimate profit. AS a companion
picture, the dairy experts Of the de-
partment have called attention recent
ly to the genuine satisfaction that Is
felt by the truly successful dairyman
whose well-bred, well-fed cows are
sheltered by a well-built modern dairy
barn of moderate price, and whose
business pays fair profit on every In
vested dollar.
Dairying More Popular.
As population increases, land adj
vances in price, and dairying becomes
more popular because the increased
demand for milk, cream, cheese. butter
and ice cream enables the well-man.
aged dairy farm to pay profit. even
on high-priced land. AS in any other
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
FARM SOILS OF MISSISSIPPI
Bulletin Recently Issued by Expert
ment Station Gives Farmer Val
liable Information.

Is my farm alfalfa land? What kind
of soil is this? What's in It?
These are the questions that every
land owner finds forcing themselves
on him in these days when farming is
done more or less by chemical fOrmu-
las. These questions and many others
are satisfactorily answered i'm 1.-The
Soils of Mississippi" a bulletin recent
ly published by DR.. w. N. Logan of
the geology department of the Mis-
sisippi A. and NJ. college.
This bulletin not only tells how soils
are formed by time and the effects of
water. freezing, dead plants and ami
mails and other agencies, but shows
your county in well prepared map of
the soil areas of the state and tells
what the contents of the soil are and
what crops are adapted to that sec.
ton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-01-12
APPEARED AT FUNERAL FEAST
Neishbors Got Something Of Shock
When Man Thought to Be Dead
Walked In on Them.

II is said that some of the subter-
ranean rivers that gush out of caverns
and pour into the River Pinega, in
Eastern Russia, flow fifty or sixty
miles beneath the accumulated half-de-
cayed leaf mold of thousand years.
At a place called Sofia they tell in this
relation a strange story.
1t appears that mujik, while cut
ting timber in the wood, had been swal
lowed up in the tundra, as tie dense
mass of vegetation is called. A party
was cutting virgin forest, when sud
denly this man slipped, cried out, and
sank from sight before the eyes OF his
comrades.
1t happened SO quickly that there
was not time to save him. All gave
him up for dead. Prayers for his soul
were offered in church. But he was
not dead, after all. What was the sur
prise of the villagers when he turned
up at his own funeral feast!
He had fallen through hole In the
bog into the bed Of the underground
river, and had made his way in the
darkness along its course until he hat
come to an opening and clambered out