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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
EIGHT medical
OFFICERS HERE
FOR ARMY DUTY

Eight new medical officers have re-
Gently arrived in the HAw ai:an depart
ment and. according to orders ISSUED
TO-DAY rom department headquarters,
have cen given duty az SChO(ield Nar-
racks
The eight. who are all member rs "t
the medical reserve corps. a!t a. fol-
lows:
Capt. Ray NJ Alexander. Capt.
James II. Johnson. Capt, tspy X.
Schurtz, Capt Albert l.. S'ehhings,
Capt. sam +. Parker. Capt. Edward R.
Lindner, 1st Lieut.. Irving {. Charles
worth and LIST Lieut.. Ephram i. Chen.
Uweth.
First Lieut.. John c. Urban, dental
reserve corps, has also been directed
10 proceed to SchOtield Barracks for
duty
The following officers Of the vet.
Urinary reserve corps have beer or
dpred to duty at Schofield Second
Lieut.. Josiah W. WOrtbington and md
Lieut.. Russell s shannon
With the arrival Of medical officers
recently from the mainland. three OF
the officers formerly at SChOfiel0 Bar.
racks have been sent to new stations,
Capt. Frederick c. Murray. reserve
corps. has been sent TO Fort Shafter;
capt. George Wheeler Wilcox, reserve
corps TO the department hospital. this
city; and list Lieut.. Charles r. PincE.
ney, reserve corps, to Fort Shafter
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
JEFFSSTORE TO
BE OPEN EVENINGS

The store of Jeff's Fashion Co., Inc,
will remain open evenings. beginning
Wednesday, Dec. 10, for the convent
cnce of Christmas shoppers. Fort and
Beretania streets.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
kAWAIAHAo ADI0URNS, Vi T.
MEETING UNTIL FRIDAY

No new pastor, temporary or perma-
nent, TO succeed Rev. H. H. Parker
was selected at the mass meeting OF
the congregation of the Kawaiahao
church called for last night
BY o'clock there were nearly 200
of the church members present at the
meeting, but then the announcement
was made that due to the illness Of
j. X. Nakila the meeting was to be
adjourned until Friday night. Nakila
IL one Of the church deacons and it
was stated that he was to have acted
as the chairman Of the meeting.
Some surprise was evidenced by
the congregation when 1t was stated
that Nakila was to be the meeting
chairman, as the call for the mass
meeting had contained no information
that this was to be the case. But
nevertheless those present acquiesced
to the motion for an adjournment and
the election of a new minister was put
off for a few more days.
Rev. Parker was not present at the
meeting. .%.. ..@ "
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
JAPANESE GIVES
EXH|BITIONFOR
WEEK Longer

KatsurO Hara. Japanese painter
y hose work is attracting cOnslderat Ie
local attention. announces that he viii
extend Ills exhibition at the Young
hotel until December %. II was origi-
nally scheduled TO close December s.,
tut on account OF the interest dis
played il will be held open longer
Mr.. Hara has been in the island
four months He paints with unusua!
speed and in That time has turned out
for exhibition no less than a. can.
vases
He expects 10 remain in the islands
SIX months longer and then to go to
the states for exhibitions in some o.
the larger cities.
Among the paintings on display now
at the Young from the Japanese ar
lists brush are the following
Autumn OF Hawaii. Afternoon. Sha,
dow. Field, Island OF Cherry Blossoms,
Street "Hilo." After Bath. After Rain
Village. A Part OF Lahalna. Evening.
Miss Branco, Autumn, Day Break,
Rainbow Fall. Field Way. Portrait
Shore, Portrait, Morning Shadow.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

A fully equipped ambulance will be
sent to General Cadorna's army at
once. The ambulance is the gift OF
10000 Italian-Americans.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
V|ERRA TO Be
REAPPO|NTED TO
PARKS POSITION
Mott Smith After Sounding
Public Opinion Switches Sup
port. Assuring Confirmation

A X Nierra. present superintendent
OF parks. Fairgrounds and public
buildings and hOldoyer in office from
the past civic administration. will
probably be reappOinted az the meet.
ing of the board OF supervisors TO-
night. according 10 Information Sc
cured by the Star-Bulletln this morn
ing. The matter OF the reappOlnt'
ment OF a park superintendent has
been hanging fire for some months
the "efticienCy party consisting OF
Mayor Joseph j. Fern and Supervis
ors Mott Smith. Rel!na. ePtrie and
Mcclellan. holding out for a new man
for the position. The "Outlaws,' Su
pervisors Arnold. Hollinger and AHA
have supported Mr.. Nierra.
Il asked for an expression OF public
opinion on the matter, said Super
visor +. a. Mott-Smith, who returned
from a two weeks vacation to Hawaii
this morning, and | hear that public
opinion favors one man over the other,
so that in conformity with public
opinion and my own investigation OF
the situation ! believe Nierra should
be reappointed.
With Supervisor MOtt-Smith's ad,
mission in favor Of the reappoint-
ment of 4. X. Vierra and the reitera-
ton by the members of the so-called
outlaw" party of their support Of the
same man the reappointment of the
present parks superintendent is abso-
lutely assured.
The budget of estimates of civic ex-
penditures for the first six months OF
1918 is not completed and will not be
brought up at the meeting Of the
board tonight.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
LOCAL CHINESE
HELD FOR RANSOM
BY SENS REBELS
Aged Chinese JeweIer Learns
ReVoIutlonists Want 81 900
for Sons Release

Romance and adventure In Homo
lulu's mysterious Oriental quarter
rarely reach the extreme. but down in
Nuuanu street Chun Hook Chow, an
aged Chinese jeweler, sits among his
watches and clocks and bemOans the
fate OF his young son. Chun Kim
Chow, 26 wears old. who is being held
for a ransom Of $4,000 by Chinese
rebels now in possession OF Canton
and surrounding provinces.
The aged father, SO far as he now
knows. is practically poWorless TO aid
his son. although the American con
sui at Canton has been asked TO inter
vene. and some local friend Of the
parent has. it is understood. written
10 DR.. Sun Vat Sen, leader OF the
rebel forces, requesting him to inter
cede in the boys behalf.
Doctor Sen himself Is Hawaiian
born, as is the young Chinese now in
the hands OF the rebels, and, because
OF this fact, and because the young
man is an American citizen. it Is
thought that the leader will do what
he can TO obtain the boys release.
So the father has not yet lost hope.
He is beIEg aided by L. S. Attorney
s. c. Huber-who suggested the cable
gram to the consul at Canton-and
by local friends.
The young man left here last July
presumably to get married, as his
aged mother had selected a wife for
him in China. He arrived at his home
in one Of the provinces near Canton
and, on the evening Of October 4, as
he walked out into lane in front OF
the house. he was seized by rebels and
carried away
On November II the father in Ho-
nolulu received a letter from an older
son informing him 70 the capture. He
Immediately went to the U. S. immi.
grafton station for aid. but was re-
ferred to Mr.. Huber. Upon Mr..
Hubers advice the cablegram was
sent to the American consul at Can
ton. From what could be learned
from the father, the consul promised
to do what he could.
The letter from the older son in
China had on the back the words
Hold for Ransom" in English.
1t went on to say that agents of
lhe rebels informed the young mans
parents Of the kidnapping by leaving
a letter in the yard Of the family
home, where the mother lives with
her five sons and two daughters.
The rebels demand for the young
mans release $4,000 in gold, 1000
taels of opium-about $4,000 worth,
the father says-and 1000 rolls Of
silk.
And IL this is not paid. my older
son says, the young boy will be kill
ed" the father declares.
Young Chow was born in Honolulu
and was educated at Iolani College.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18

sTAR-suLLETIN GIVES you
ToDAY'S NEWS TODAY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
DIR. E.S. GOODHUE
GOES TOMORROW
To WASHINGTON

DR.. E. S. Goodhue will sail for the
mainland tomorrow on his way to
Washington, D. c., where he will re-
main for several weeks and perhaps
some months.
While he is not on an official mis-
sion, he is deeply interested in seeing
that prohibition is put into effect here
speedily, and that the present vice
conditions are curbed, perhaps through
action of the federal authorities 1t is
understood that he will have oppor-
tunity to place his views on social and
political questions here before those
in authority at the national capital
During his absence he will continue
to contribute to his regular weekly
column in the Saturday Star. Bulletin
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
CHAPLAIN FROM FRANCE
JOINS SECOND INFANTRY

Chaplain Franz J. Feinler, who re-
eently arrived from the mainland and
who has Joined the End Infantry at
Fort Shafter, was recently in France
with the American troops. He is per-
haps the only officer in the Hawaiian
department who has already seen serv-
Ice in the present war. ....s
Chaplain Feinlert is a German by
birth and was appointed to the army
m 1909 from South Dakota. -sr
At Schofield Barracks Chaplain
Washington G. Pinson has Joined the
9th Field Artillery for duty. This of.
ficer was only recently appointed in
the service.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
TAX COMMISSION MEETS.

Following a session of several hours
yesterday the delinquent tax commits
sion has adjourned to meet probably
later this week. A large number of de-
linquent taxes we're wiped off the
books as uncollectable, the persons
against whom they we're charged hav,
ing died, left the territory or been
forgotten At the meeting were Treas
urer C. J. Mccarthy, Auditor NJ. G. X.
Hopkins, E. E. Conant, Charles T. Will.
der and ]. H. Fisher.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
HARBOR NOTES

The following sugar is waiting ship.
'ment on Hawaii:
Olaa. 20,55S: Pepeekeo, 1855; Lau.
pahoehoe, 9731: Kaiwiki, 4794; Ha.
makua mill. sos; Punaluu, 1850; Ho.
nuapo, 1000.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-18
local AND G[VERkL

Joe Borges and Annie Mahuka were
married on December 10 at Lanakila
home, this city, by Elder Ernest l..
Miner Witnesses were Margaret
Richards and Virginia Caminos.
In the Catholic Mission, Fort street,
on December Is, Manuel Meniz Glenn
ent and Maria Souza were married,
Father Stephen J. Alencastre official.
ing. The officiating witnesses were
Albino Machado and Philomena Ma
chado.
Individual opera chairs are to be one
Of the improvements made at the Lib
erty theater soon, so states the man
agement. II is hoped to install these
chairs some time during the next 90
days. The new chair will have a plush
seat which permits of spring Of sew
eral inches. Other interior improve
ments are also to be made.
J. c. Cohen, president of the Con-
solidated Adjustment Co., was arrest
ed last evening on a charge Of speed
ing. This morning in police court he
pleaded not guilty and the case will
be heard next Thursday morning.
The arrest took place on King street
near Kamehameha w road. Mr..
Cohen was driving into town and the
arresting officer claims that he was
driving at 20 miles an hour.
How Hawaiian music is giving pleas.
ure to the men of the Canadian army
is told in a letter received Monday
by the Hawaii Promotion Committee
from a member of the Imperial Flying
Corps. A short time ago through the
committee several bundles of music
were sent to Canada and. the letter
thanks Secretary Halton for the gift
1t is evident that several members of
the corps have visited the islands in
the past for the writer tells how the
music has recalled many happy mo-
ments spent at Waikiki and other
parts of the islands.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
PRESIDENT APPEALS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
OF NATION TO ENROLL IN RED CROSS SERVICE
To the School Children of the United States:
A Proclamation.

n PROCLAMATION
The President of the United States is also President of the Amer
lean Red Cross. 1t is from these Offices joined in n that write you
q word of greeting at this time when o many of you are beginning the
school year.
The American Red Cross has just prepared a Junior Membership
with School Activities in which every pupil in the United States can
find a chance to serve or country. The school is the natural center
of your life. Through it you can best work in the great cause of free
dom to which we have all pledged ourselves.
Our Junior Red Cross will bring to you opportunities of service
to your community and to other communities all over the world and
guide your service with high and religious ideals. 1t will teach you
how to save in order that suffering children elsewhere may have the
chance to live. 1t will teach you how to prepare some of the supplies
which wounded soldiers and homeless families lack. 1t viii send to
you through the Red Cross Bulletins the thrilling stories Of relief
and rescue. And best of all, more perfectly than through any of your
other school lessons, you viii learn by doing those kind things un-
der your teachers direction to be the future good citizens Of this
great country which we all love
And commend to all school teachers in the country the simple
plan which the American Red Cross has worked out to provide for
your co operation, knowing as do that school children will give
their best service under the direct guidance and instruction of their
teachers. Is not this perhaps the chance for which you have been
looking to give your time and efforts in some measure to meet our
national needs?
(Siened) WOODROW WILSON.
September Is, 1917. President
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
FRIDAY

On the southern end Of the western
front he German crown prince ha,
suffered severe losses in an unsuc
cessful attack on Mont Haul, in Cham.
payne. Other attacks by the Ger.
mans on the Aisne front and near
Verdun were repealed by the French.
There has been no marked fighting
activity on the eastern front.
The Austrians and Italians appar.
emily are resting on the Carso front.
In the Trentino, however, the two
armies have been more active.
In an attack at Gina Sief, in the
Dolonite Alps, the Italians gained the
enemy d~efenses. The impossibility of
securing shelter, however, forced the
Italians to retire.
The number Of German prisoners
taken by the British in the new Of
fensiye on the Belgian front now ex.
ceeds 1000, according to the British
war office statement last night. The
British yesterday repulsed several
strong counter-attacks inficting ex-
c~eptionally heavy losses.
The resignation of General Alexief
as chief Of the general staff has been
followed by the appointment in his
place Of NJ. Tcheremisoff whose pre-
dictions are highly democratic.
Favorable replies from both Berlin
and Vienna to Pope Benedict's peace
proposals We're not unexpected in the
United States and the Allied coun-
tries. The acceptance of his peace
plans by the Teutonic powers falls in
line with the policies of those govern
ments in making their people feel that
they are waging a purely defensive
war.
Secretary Lansing publishes text of
former Ambassador Won Bernstorff
message to home government in
which he asks for money to influence
congress-. Revelations stun congress
and obstructionists are put in embar.
RAISING role. Probe being urged by
both houses.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
Weekly Summary of War News
Brief Account Of Daily Happenings

scene Of almost continuous strife
since the offensive of the British to
the east Of Ypres on the Belgian front
began. On the left the British line
was reported intact.
British warships today bombarded
the German naval works at Ostend
With satisfactory results, it was an.
noQnced today, by the British admir-.
atty Three German seaplanes were
shot down by the British airplanes.
Powerful German counter attacks
at dusk yesterday penetrated Field
Marshal Haig's newly won positions
on the Ypres-Menin sector, east of st.
Julien, the British commander.in-chief
reported today.
The German gain was short lived.
however. British troops made local
attacks which were successful in
ou-tIng the enemy from their desper-
atelr won positions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
THURSDAY

On a front Of eight miles British
forces launched a terrible new often
siye east of Ypres in Flanders at day
break yesterday, and at nightfal
North Country and Australian bat
talions had penetrated German posi-
tons in center to a depth of NOR
than a mile.
Official report say British ATTAINED
whole Of their detectives and can
tured more than 1000 prisoners.
Veldhoek, the western portion Of Poly.
gon wood and Z~evenkote, all cons'd
cred OF much military Importance.
were occupied.
Fighting OF the bitterest sort is ad
mitted in latest official report from
German headquarters, which SAYS.
Battle in Flanders is still in full
swing on British front from Lanaee-
marck to Hollebeke. In foremost
part Of u defensive zone bitter and
d~uctuating lighting has taken place
since morning.
Field Marshal Haig characterizes
days battle as a great success and As.
sociated Press staff correspondent Al
front declares that if British maintain
position occupied they will have ac.
complished one of the most remark
able and most important achieve.
ments in recent months"
on French front no important fight.
ins is reported except a German at
tack southeast of Cerny, which was
checked before enemy reached French
lines and French attacks near Hill
344 and east of Samogneux, which
broke down without success, accord
ing 10 Berlin.
Russians are determinedly resisting
attacks on Riga front. After a strong
infantry attack of Germans east of
Lemberg, Lett troops organized a dar
ing c~ounter-attack which drove en-
envy back with heavy losses. In Ocna
region, on Rumanian front Germans
by a counter-attack forced Rumanian
troops 10 abandon positions previous
~ taken from Teutons.
In the Caucasus, battles between
Russians and kurds continue in snow
four feet deep.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
TUESDAY

For the second night in succession
German airmen have raided south
eastern section of England and
reached London. German airplanes
followed the same course as the raid
ers on Monday night, attempting to
approach London through Kent and
Essex and up the course of the
Thames. Little property damage was
done Monday night, British airmen
and the anti-aircraft guns of Lon
don's defenses making it too hot for
the Germans to stay long.
The Germans delivered a powerful
attack against the British east of
Ypres yesterday. They succeeded in
gaining a foothold in British lines on
narrow fronts. Hand to hand fighting
ensued and after another strong Ger
man attack the British re-established
their line in its entirety, according
to Field Marshal Haig's report last
night.
Liquid fire was used by the Ger
mans in an attack on the French lines
in the Beaumont region north of Yer
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
WANT LA TOILETTE OUSTEO
saftey Board Make Demands on y. g..
Senate.

Minneapolis, sept. ~ The Mime
sofa Public safety commission in a
resolution demands the expulsion Of
La Toilette.
Federal authorities are also asked
.o take action under the espionage act.
Il warranted.
The action Of the commission came
when attorneys advised that the Wis
eonsin senator could not be arrested
under Minnesota statutes. and after A.
C. Townley. president Of the league,
tad told them that La Toilette broke
his word.
Townley. appearing before the com
mission with James Manahan, told the
commission that la Toilette. when
srst asked TO speak, had promised
faithfully not TO discuss the war. Even
On the night Of the meeting a commit.
tee Of three men kept La Toilette at
bis hotel long after the scheduled time
tor him 10 speak, trying TO impress
upon him the necessity for keeping
bis promise made in Washington, said
Townley.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27

dun Monday. The French, however,
repulsed the assault with heavy losses
to the Germans, the war Office an
nounced yesterday. The lombard
ment that has been in progress on
the east bank of the Mouse in the
neighborhood of Chaume wood was
kept up by the German guns during
the night.
Douglas MacMonagle of San Fran
cisco and a member of the Lafayette
e%squadrille was killed in an aerial
fight Monday. He arrived at the front
May 5, and was promoted to a SER
geancy August 25.
The Uruguayan congress has been
called to meet in special session Sat
urday to vote on the question of sew
ering relations with Germany. This
action was decided upon as the result
of steps taken by the Argentine con-
gress. The foreign minister will ex-
plain the governments plans for a
break with Germany at the opening
of the special session.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-09-27
MONDAY

The Germans made repeated at
lacks against the French lines today,
particularly north of Verdun, where
they We're driven back under the
French fire along a front of about a
mile and a quarter. Secondary at
tacks north of Bezonvaux and near
Beaumont were also repulsed with
sanguinary losses, according to the
statement of the war office last night.
The Russians have again turned
successfully on the German extreme
left north of Riga. In a brilliant To-
cal attack they captured. after fierce
fighting, German positions in the sec
tor of Silzeme (Silsem), SO miles
northeast of Riga. How bitter the
struggle was and how heavily the
Teutons lost is indicated by the state
ment of the P%etrograd war office that
400 German corpses were found on
the battlefield. Sixty prisoners and
ten machine guns were taken by the
v%ictOrs.
The German guns were exceedingly
active yesterday on the northern half
of the recent battle front and at
times the artillery duel reached a
stage Of great intensity. Several en-
envy barages were put down on the
British front line, while on the ex-
IRENE left considerable gas was en-
ployed, but no infantry action is re-
ported as having taken place. Fur
Their north the French also were un-
der an increased fire and in the coast
sector the enemy's artillery fire like
wise was heavy, Newport being made
the objective of a severe lombard
ment.
German airplanes and Zeppelin air.
ships carried out simultaneous raids
on England last night and early today.
The airplanes invaded the southeast
ern coast district of England and
reached Lopdon while the airships
struck north of London of the coast
of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Brit
ish aircraft engaged the German air