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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
FORCED TO
WORK FOR CAPTORS

PARIS, December 49, (Associa ed
Press No desire on the part of the
German invaders to lessen the severity
with which the unfortunate inhabitants
of Belgium are treated is shown in the
news from the occupied territory re-
ceived here by Belgian officials. For
example, some 600 men who had been
deported from Lessines, Belgium, to
Germany, almost all stone quarry work
ers, were brought to the Baschamps
camp, near Maubouge. They were count.
ing on being repatriated to their homes
but were taken to the camp instead.
There they were promised permission to
60 home if they would sign contract
to work, the contract stating that il
was signed voluntarily. About thirty,
worn out by their sufferings and moved
by the thought of seeing home, again
after months of exile, signed the con
tract and the others were at once form
ed in columns of hundred or q hun
dred and fifty, and were marched to-
wards the front to work on the
trenches.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
|Cayalrymefl Deal
Swift Justice 0ut
TO Bandit Band
Troopers Ayenge Murder Of
American Stage Driver-Wipe
Out Outlaws In Fierce Little
Battle Below the Border

MARIA, Texas, December 2s--
Associated Press) United States
cavalry. which crossed the Mexi-
can line on Christmas Day in pur-
suit Of band Of outlaws who had
raided into Texas and murdered
stage driver, returned to the bor-
der yesterday, having carried out
their work and wiped out the ban
dts. aa .... "sa.lt...
Tho cavalry overlook the raid
ers some distance to the south Of
the International line and imrne-
diately engaged them. Eighteen of
the Msxicans were killed and
number were wounded, only q few
members Of the band escaping
unscathed.
In the fighting Eve American
soldiers were wounded, but none
fatally. All the wounded were
brought back and all will recover.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
FORCE
BEATENBYcH!NEsE
Disorders In Harbin Come To Cli-
max and Bloody Battle Is
Result Of Friction

TOXIC, December 90 Associated
Press s)-Chinese troops have FLASHED
with the Russian Maximilists in gar
rison at Harbin, Manchuria, and ina
bloody battle the soldiers of the Boil
sheviki government were defeated and
forced to surrender.
Harbin has been in a state of dis
order for several weeks, the Russian
soldiers discardiug all discipline and
permitting banditry to flourish in the
very city itself. A number of Chinese
and japanese stores were looted and
Chinese and Japanese residents were
killed. w..
To preserve order and to reassert
Chinese sovereignty over the Manchu-
rian district, the Chinese despatched a
force Of soldiery, which moved in and
occupied quarters last week. On Wed.
nesday the Chinese and Russians
clashed and street battle developed.
The Chinese drove the Slavs back into
their barracks and besieged the place,
the Russians finally surrendering.
After disarming the Bolsheviki, the
Chinese took possession of the barracks
and other. government buildings and
placed military guards throughout the
city.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
GERMAN LECTURER HAS
STORMY REAPPEARAIN|CE

AMSTERDAM, December l9-(Asso.
ciated Press)-Professo Friedrich
Foorster of the University Of Munich,
some two years ago caused rage and
Impotence because they .arraigned Ger,
many so bitterly and yet did not cost
him his undergraduate popularity as
the more "patriotic element would
have liked, is back at his old post at
the university again az
His return, late this fall, was sane.
toned by the German authorities in
face of the protests of fellow faculty
members who almost unanimously had
disapproved of his utterances and writ.
ings In Switzerland, and was permitted
chiefly because Professor FoGrster had
achieved u personal popularity with
the students of the university that it
seemed unwise to ignore. Resumption
OF his lecture course was conditioned
upon his willingness to avoid political
topics.
!. His first appearance on the lecture
rostrum resulted in scene unique in
German university circles. Cheers
hand-clapping and stamping of his ad
herents was mingled with the shouts of
disapproval from those who objected to
his return. -Four times Professor FoOr
ster attempted to begin speaking, aud
four times he was prevented by the up
roar. Finally fhe majority, consisting
of his adherents, took matters into
their own hands, and forcibly elected
the " disturbing element" but Pro
fessor Foorster himself gave it up, and
in the din slipped out of the auditorium
When he will attempt TO lecture again
has not been announced.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28

CLOSE COOPERATION
In Speech From Throne Japanese
Ruler Says Japan Must
Do Its Utmost

TOXIC, December 2S--(Associated
Press THE cooperation of Japan with
the allies of the Entente to the fullest
possible extent, was pledged by the
Mikado yesterday in his speech from
the throne, which opened the regular
session of the Diet ~ ...- o. ..
"The European war is becoming
daily more important for the world and
for Japan,p he said, "and It becomes
us to devote all our efforts towards
more effective cooperation with our
allies" ~" IL"
He declared that the relations now
existing between japan and the other
Powers of the Entente are extremely
close, fact which is greatly pleasing
to him
Following the Emperor address, the
diet adjourned until January 20.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
SWITZERLAND HAS
ITSLAD0R UNREST
SociaIistic and Workingmen's
Agitation and Fuel Economy
Do Not Get Together

ZURICH, Switzerland, December 2S
I Associated Press) on
the one hand by the growing sOcialistic
and workingmen agitation, and on
the other by the necessity of economic
ing not only with heating but also
lighting and power materials, the fed
eral council has inaugurated the ten,
hour day for all factories and work
shops. 1t is regarded highly improb
able that the measure will satisfy the
working element, which in Switzerland
constitutes the Socialist party.
The new measure has been drawn up
with an eve to saving electricity. Pow
er companies may furnish current tC
industries-if the latter are operating
in the interest and for the welfare OF
Switzerland, while industries engaged
in producing war materials for either
one of the belligerent powers are sharp
ly restricted.
The step of the federal council affects
the whole Swiss labor problem vitality
Economically, Switzerland has vastly
changed since the war began. The
forces that in peace time were employ
ed in agriculture or the operation OF
the hotels and kindred features of tn,
foreign tourist business, now have
flocked into the ammunition industry
Prices have gone up enormously
probably more than industrial wages
The regular, habitual industrial work
er has been stirred to discomfort BY
the growing socialist agitation il
Switzerland-an agitation that mani
Tested itself in npreeedentedly bite
political methods at the national elec
tions just past and that may mean al
increase in the Socialist representation
in the next parliament.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
Director General McAd0o
Squares Around For His New
est and Biggest Task -- First
General Order Awaits His Sig
nature
QUICK FRElGHTS THE
FIRST CONSIDERATION
Railroad Brotherhood Chiefs
Confer With the President and
Renew Pledges Of Loyalty Of
Railroad Employees
.yIyASHINGTON. Decembei
Wv 28-(Associated Pressl =

VIZ ASHINGTON. December
w 28-(Associated Press)
Order No. /. Government Rail-
road Service, is prepared and will
be signed by Director-Generall
McAdoo today at twelve o'clock.
The signing OF this order viii
mark the most momentous change
brought by the war to date to
the United States as it will inau-
gurate the government control
and administration Of every rail-
road line in the continental Uni-
ted States doing general trans
portation business.
Order No. ] will wipe out all
competitive conditions and will
provide for a complete pooling Of
an rsiysoad trafIit equipment and
trackage facilities OF the railroads.
1t will announce the retention for
the present of all present officers
and employees OF the various lines
and will urge these new govern
ment employees to maintain their
present high standards in order
that the war work OF the country
may proceed and be speeded up.
| SPEED FIRST OBJECT
The immediate result of the
elimination of competition will be
in the rerouting Of all traffic over
the shortest lines, regardless OF
the points OF origin. Everything
will be subordinated to handling
all traffic, freight and passengers,
in the most expeditions and econ
omical way for the common good
of the nation. Speedy movement
OF freights will be the first con-
sideration and the aim of the di-
rector general and his assistants
of the Railway War Board.
Yesterday the heads Of the rail-
road brotherhoods were called in
to consultation by the President
and went over with him the vari-
Gus phases OF the labor situation
as it affected the transportation
lines. The brotherhood presi-
dents, at this White House con-
ference, renewed their pledges Of
loyalty to the government and
pledged as well the faith and 10y
atty Of the organizations they
represented. ,-... F .. ,sgi
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
CROP VALUES SHOW GAIN
OVER ANY PAST SEASONS

NORTH YAKIMA. Washington, Da
cember 80 Associated Press) The
value of crops of the Yakima valley
for 1917 is found by the local CONNER,
rial club to be $26,572,27O, which is
$4,000, 900 more than last year.
The fruit crop, comprising $4,000 ear,
loads, shows gain of 40 percent over
last year, and it is valued at $9,l53, 200.
A total of 10000 acres never sown he
fore was planted during the past sea,
son to grain crops.
The potato crop is estimated at 81,
900 tons and the hay crop at 1000
tons. Wheat amounted to $780, 900
bushels, corn $4,000 bushels, barley
800, 600 bushels and oats O,000 bush
els, the cereal crop having a value of
$2,224,S70.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
VENEZUELAN POLICY !.
TO Be PRO-AMER|CAN
Diplomat Adds II Will Also Be
Pro-AlIy and Anti-Hun

LONDON, December 3S--(Associated ed
Press s)-Venezuelans generally are pro
American and are largely, cO.Ally, Pc
dro Domenici, Venezuelan diplomat as
serted in a statement which he made
last night. His governments policy
he said follows these same lines As
to the policy Venezuela will leave nc
doubt Of it in the minds of the warriors
for democracy while in support of his
assertion of the sympathy of the peo
pie he pointed to the fact that there
are now many Venezuelans who are
fighting with the French in their arm
les while none can be found fighting
with the Germans. - f.a
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
.HOUSEHOLDERS PLAN
TO LEASE COAL mine

SPOKANE, Washington, December 10
ASSOCIATED Press)--As q partial
solution of the high cost of living, an
organization in this city known as the
Associated Benevolent, fraternal,
church and labor organizations has
taken steps to lease a coal mine near
Nrissouls, Montana, to provide fuel
for this winter. Plans also have been
made to obtain 900 acre tract Of burn.
ed over land in this state, where it is
estimated 5000 cords of dead wood are
standing. ....n
The organization has been, buying
foodstuffs and fuel in Wholesale quaint
ties and distributing them to its mem.
bers for some time, and IL Is planned
now to secure a warehouse in the city
to handle flour and feed by the csr-
load.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
.STAT|ST|CSPROVE
] HOOVER IS CORRECT
In Month Of October Sugar Ship
ments Ten Million Pounds
More Than Previous Year

WASHINGTON, December 2s--(As.
socisved Press Exports Of sugar from
the United States during the month Of
October showed an increase OF 10000
900 pounds over the same month a yeur
ago. These export figures can be used
TO contradict the assertions that sugar
exports were only normal and TO back
the assertions made by Hoover that q
large part of the supply that was or
dinarily ready for the home market
had 10 90 to the Allies and was so
used. The greater part Of these ship
mcnts, export reports show, went TO
England and TO France. ..- D..
Clans Sprrckels, before the senate
committee investigating the sugar
shortage sought to convey the belief
that there was no actual shortage of SUI
guar bnt was created through q stop
page Of purchases from Cuba. Presi'
dent Babst of the American Sugar Re-
Rning Company also held that supplies
might have been obtained and sought
to contradict the figures which Hoover
had presented in the statement which
he issued to the press. -. .a.
Nut out the middle man il the pro.
posal Of the American Sugar Refining
Company, II was learned from New
York yesterday. The company plans
with the first of the year 70 eliminate
all brokers sales, thus eliminating the
middleman's profit. The announce
ment Of the plan was made yesterday
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
SOME FOOD BOARDING
CONSIDERED AS PROPER

BOISE, Idaho, December l9--( AssOei-
ated Press )--Some kinds of food hoard
ing are all right, according TO r. +.
Bieknell, federal food commissioner for
Idaho, and II. w. Hochbaum, state
leader of county farm agents, They
have started a movement to introduce
the people of this state TO buy and
store apples and potatoes against the
winters needs.
Lack of transportation facilities has
left quantities OF apples and potatoes
in the hands Of growers. The campaign
viii be carried on by the 10 field men
of the University Of Idaho extension
department. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
Air Battle
Is Victory, :,
For Allies
Eleven Enemy Craft.
Decentralization
Train And Town
Wrecked ....

NEW YORK, December 2s.-
(Associated Press) Aircraft Of
the Allies sent disaster TO the Huns
In italy aud in Belgium yesterday.
The former incident was . battle in
the sky while the latter was sue.
cessful bombing episode. s, ...
Eleven Austro- German aircraft
were wrecked and sent crashing TO
the earth by British airmen yestar-
day back Of the italian front.
This air battle resulted from an
attempted raid and effort to bomb
Treviso, sixteen miles north Of
Venice. The British met the In
vading airflset and turned the at
tempt into q disastrous failure for
the Teutons. The few remaining
craft Of the Teuton airfleet fled
precipitately when the British
opened their attack. 4
In contrast with this unsuccess-
full attempt Of the Huns was the
success which was achieved by q
British airship. This aviator
wrecked mnnition train and the
explosion laid waste town lxill-
ing many Germans and q few Bel.
gfar,. nor. os,.Sonhhnffante uihfeh was
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
GUATEMALA HAS
ANOTHER SHAKE
Seismic Disturbance Embraces
I tie WhSle Republic Bui Loss
Of Life Is Small

WASHINGTON, December 2s-( AS.
soeiated Press The Republic Of Qua
temala was visited by series of earth.
quakes again on Wednesday, according
to the reports received here, through
the state department Yesterday. The
seismic disturbances were widespread
throughout the country and large
amount of property damage has been
done. '.s'E".
The loss of life was small, due to the
experience Of the Guatemalan pepula.
tion in building to resist the earth
shocks. Although Guatemala City was
severely shaken and property damage
was extensive there, only ten people
were killed and forty injured.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
MONTANA STOCK GROWERS
SELL OFF THEIR CATTLE

BUTTE, Montana, December 2S-(As,
sOciated Press Because Of n hack Of
feed and water, Montana stockgrowers
are disPosing of a large part of their
livestock, Charles Long stock superin,
tendent for n transc sentimental railroad,
declared here recently.
Fully 60 percent more livestock has
been shipped from Montana to eastern
markets this season than year ago,
he said, and there will be a big demand
for animals to replenish the herds in
the spring.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
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SHELL EXPLODES IN -.
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AMERICAN TRENCHES
Corporal Is Killed and Private
Wounded Christmas Eve v.

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, December 2s-(Associated
Press)--One American was killed ana
one wounded in the American sector of
trenches on Christmas Eve when a Hun
shell was thrown into the trench which
they and others occupied. These two
were the only serious casualties.
. Official reports issued yesterday said
that corporal was killed and pri'
yate soldier was seriously wounded.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28

cure the attention OF America to
peace proposals so long as the
government OF Germany does
not represent the people for
which it pretends to speak, The
war will not be over, so far as the
United States is concerned, until
the German government is one in
which the people of Germany
have true representation and the
pledges OF its government can be
trusted in.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
PARLIAMENT CoNvENES

TOXIC, December 27-(Speeial to
Nippu Jiji)-The Japanese parliament
convened today, All parties met early
this morning to complete the orgauiZa'
ton
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
ONLY HUN TRICK

At Washington it is believed
that the Russian request for de-
lay is only a German trick being
played unconsciously by the Pc
trograd Missionaries and that all
Germany wants is to gain time.
By dragging out the peace nego-
tiations, the German officials may
be able to deceive the German
people into believing that there
is sincere desire at Berlin for a
cessation Of the war, while the
real object Of Germany is to have
the opportunity to strengthen her
western lines for the winter.
Whatever may be the object
back OF the peace talk and the
program laid down by Count
Czernin, the attitude Of the
Washington administration is un-
changed from that announced
some time ago. by the President
in his reply to the Pope.
PEOPLE MUST SPEAK
This stand was repeated in the
name of the President yesterday
by number Of officials close to
him. They state that Germany
cannot today or at any time Sc
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
TRAINS BLOCKADED

TOXIC, December 27--(Special to
Nippu Jiji)--A heavy snowfall was re-
ported yesterday at Hokuiku. A num-
ber of trains were delayed. &ra.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
Berlin's Effort To Gain Time In
Which TO Move More Troops
To West IS Motive Back Of
Negotiations With BoIsheviki
BULGARIA FLATLY OUT
AGAINST PROPOSALS. S
washington Believes Russia's
Request For a Ten-Day Delay
Is Trick Being Worked BY
Huns Through Cats Paw

Tl,ASHINGTON, December
wv % (Associated Press
That the alleged peace terms Of
the Central Powers, as outlined
in brief by Count Czernin, the
Austrian foreign minister, at
BrestNLitovsk, and as reported in
current rumor, are insincere and
cannot be regarded as serious is
the opinion Of the officials here,
including the President.
The conditions that surround
the latest peace talk of the Kaiser
are such that they stamp the
terms being offered through the
Russian peace conference as Lack
ing in all vitality. The peace
talk, in the opinion Of the diplo-
mats and officials. here, Is simply
al, attempt to gain time, 4, y. Y. !.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
LEAVES FOR KOREA

TOXIC, December e7--tspecial 20
Nippu Jill Ii left for his
home in Korea today. .,.. ..aN,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-28
RUSSIA ASKS TINE

Just what, these peace terms
actually are will soon be known
officially as the Russian govern
ment has requested delay of ten
days in the negotiations being
carried on by the Lenine-Trotsky
factions with the Teutons in or
der that the German suggestions
may be laid by Russia before her
allies. That the Austro-German
suggestions presume to include a
general peace is known.
Dispatches from Vienna by
way OF Amsterdam reports one
of the Viennese papers as quoting
Gar Ferdinand of Bulgaria as
opposed to the peace program
outlined by Count Czernin. The
Bulgarian ruler announces blunt
ly that Bulgaria proposes to re-
tain what she has won in the war
and does not propose to restore
the borders of Serbia, Monte
negro and Rumania. The pro-
gram of peace without annexa-
tions and without indemnities is
not the Bulgarian program, he
asserts
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-23

MI. and Mrs. II. M. Gardner visit,
/, ed with relatives at Onida Saturday.
Henry Adams has returned to the
city from a fishing trip to Silver City
H. M. Straight is in Sioux Falls, in
attendance at the State Golf tourna.
ment.
The Misses Briggs, three neices OF
d. w. Lyman, arrived today from
Iowa for a visit.
John sutherland is expected home
tomorrow from q stay of two weeks
at his old home in Wisconsin.
Attorney I. @. McNamee has pur-
chased the Arnold residence on Eu-
cid avenue. which the family will
occupy shortly.
Miss Rozella Traver went to her
home at Highmore Saturday after
spending several days in the city with
friends.
DR.. w. l. Kingsley. formerly of
Seneca, has moved to the city with
his family and will engage in the
practice of medicine.
FL. M. Derr, state engineer, has
gone to Watertown where he will
look after the survey and plans of
the grounds at the Northern hospital
site.
Arthur j, Miller of Marston, and
Miss Della Edge of Blunt. were unit
ed in marriage at the Methodist
church yesterday, Rev. Edwards
officiating.
ED. D. Sutton and daughters1 came
ffnkssfrom their ranch near Laurel to-
today. The young ladies have at
tended school at Huron the past two
years and are making preparations
to return there for the opening of
school.
Ralph Longstaff of Sioux Falls,
formerly a resident of Pierre, won
first honors in the staue golf tourna-
ment on his qualifying round with
1863 for SO hole course. Fifty-four
golfers of South Dakota were entered.
Ralph's many Capital City friends
are pleased TO learn of his honors.
For Sale-Lots No. A 45-46-47-4S,
according to a plan made by F. H.
Knowles, being q subdivision OF Sec.
20, Township Ill. Range 70, Savannah
addition to the City of Pierre. Make
us an offer.
Ehingham County Bank.
Guyton, Ga.