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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
MENACE
SOUTHERN STATES
tAssOcis.sd Press hv Federal wireless,

ASSOCIATED Press nv Federal Wirelessl
ATLANTA, Ca, March 5.-Heavy
floods threaten large sections of Ten,
nGssea. Alabama and Georgia. while
portions of Arkansas and Louisiana
are also menaced The rivers are ris-
ing rapidly and flood reports indicate
that the heavy rainfall in the North.
erR states and the melting of the snow
fall have combined to make the usual
spring flood earlier this year than Gus.
tomary.
Many streams are already out of
their banks and hundreds have been
driven from their homes and forced
to seek refuge on the high lands. No
loss OF lives has been reported as yet,
but the property loss has been very
heavy already and threatens to be
come more So
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
NEW CITY BONDS
PLAN TO BEPUT
TOLEGISLATURE
Bill Authorizing Supervisors to
Float Loan is Favored
BY Officials

City officials have new plan for
securing bond flotation 10 finance
the pressing needs for sewers and wa.
terworks improvements.
Defeated at the recent election be-
cause the necessary so per cent ma
iority did not vote in favor OF the
bonds, and with no apparent means Of
getting supreme court decision on
the knotty points OF how to count
some badly-marked ballots, the Off
cials have now mapped out another
course.
Superintendent OF Water Murray
explained IL as follows this morning:
we are working on bill to be in
froduced as early as possible in the
legislature, authorizing the city and
county OF Honolulu to issue the bonds,
with the approval Of the President.
The bin will authorize the bond issue
for the specific purposes. This the
legislature has the right to do. and IL
the need for improvements can be
brought before the members, am
sure they will make the authorize
tion.''
The bin will probably be introduced
this week In the senate and probably
rublic hearing win be called on it.
While Superintendent Murray was
outlining the plans for the bond au-
thorization. report was brought to
the garbage department desk. only a
few feet away about an Overlooking
cessDool in the Beachwalk district.
This shows how badly we need
sewers in that district he said. and
related the following incident which
he declares came under his personal
observation yesterday:
The Moana hotel is digging out
new cesspool on its lawn. Yesterday
a gang of men was at work cleaning
ont the .sumpi Of The old cesspool, and,
the black muck. the residue soaked
into the soil from long use. was being
poured directly into the stream run.
Ming down between the 0utrigger
Club and the Meana premises.
II went ont for swim and swan
ont tn the raft. Coming back. l be-
gan to get the effects of this stuff
running down the stream, and stood
up and wadei ashore.
There is no question the Moana
Hotel had to clean out this pool and
II seems there was no other place to
nump the stuff. but the point IS that
the DeoDle down on the beach had to
battle in II If they went into the water
IN this ueighborhcod. II seems to me
that while the work is going on this
stretch OF beach should be closed to
bathers. for swimming is not only un.
pheasant but insanitarv under such
conditions. or course this is matter
for the hoard of health to take up.
The bigger point is the argument
that Honolulu has got to nut sewers
in this district The situation is grow
inr intolersble" !"
Supervisor Horner. who was with
Murray. said that while he has op-
nosed some of the Improvement pro
jects through bond sales. he favors
the Waikiki sewering plans. There
Is no uuestiop VIC have a very serious
problem out there" he said.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
"BABY' SUBMARINES SEEN
SOUTH OF SCILLY ISLANDS?

LONDON, Eng, March 4.-The fall
ing strength of the German submarine
campaign was shown again yesterday,
when only one vessel was reported to
have been sunk in the war zones.
This is the Greek steamer Proconnis-
SOS bound for Greece with a cargo OF
American wheat
Vessels which have recently ira
versed the waters south OF the Scilly
Isles report having sighted baby sub
marines small craft of new type.
So far the effectiveness Of these sub
marines has not been demonstrates
A report from Panama last night
denied the various rumors that have
been in circulation that the Germans
have established submarine base In
the Gulf Of Darien.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
IAssociated Press by cabisl

WASHINGTON, ID. T., March o.
When the 9th congress expired at
noon yesterday without vote on the
armed neutrality bill in the senate,
Senator Hitchcock, supporting the
President, declared that II men had
defeated the wishes OF the majority OF
the senate in -the most reprenensible
fillibuster" in history.
President Wilson yesterday signed
the naval appropriations Dill and
others passed IN the final hours.
tAssociated Press Nv seaerai wIrslessJ
WASHINGTON, ID. c. March 81
Twelve senators led by La Toilette and
encouraged by Senator Stone OF Mis-
souri,, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee OF the upper house, and the
man supposed to have been closest to
the President In the present crisis
with Germany, baked every effort of
the members to meet the demands OF
the moment and defied the President
and the majority through 26 hours.
Senator HitehcocK, who throughout
the fight had been backing the ad-
ministraticn measure in the senate, is
sued statement Just before the ses-
sion was over. in which he declared
that the situation Showed perfectly
deplorable state OF affairs. by which
10 men who represented nothing and
nobody, except themselves, were able
to defeat the Wishes of their so fellow
members and b0ipnp khee snachinely
of the great government Of fsthe United
States"
The clock struck 12. and the 64th
congress ended at the very climax Of
a session that was described by some
of the speakers as the most moment
Gus crisis that has faced this country
since the outbreak of the Civil War"
Immediately aiter the close of the
session IS senators, including 80 Re-
publicans, signed manifesto. ad-
dressed to the general public and to
the world at large, that they had
favored the passage of the measure,
which would have given the President
the authority to arm American mer-
chantmen against the attacks of Ger
man submarines and the right to make
use of "other instrumentalities" as he
might deem proper. They depiored
the fact that the filibuster. which some
OF them described as the most repre-
hensible in the history of civilized ma
tions. should have succeeded in balK,
ing the passage of the measure, anu
asserted that the action of the fill.
Continued on page three)
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ministration the power to act for the
good of the nation, but a little group
of senators, wilful men, utterly ind:f-
fefent To the right, men who do not
represent the opinion of their consti-
tuents, who represent no opinion save
their own, have rendered the g-aa:
less by contemplate trick.
- heir action has been contemptible
The senate has no rules by which de-
bate can be brought to an end. IT
has no rules by which dilatory tactics
such as these senator's have adop!ed,
can be brought to nought. This lack,
based upon the belief that the senator
needed not the rules that might ham
per lesser man. vas traded upon Ly
these men, with the resulting paraly.
sis of all legislation and the tying bp
of the executive branch of the govern
ment. III.
Sfrangied the Senate ....-. e...
They strsneled the senate ~ 4.
moment when every second OF time
counted; when the worlI was watch
ing to see what this government is ro-
ing to do: when we are more Or less
cn trial hefore the world They pre-
vented the passage of vital iegisIa-
tiGn.'
Here fhe President itcmize,I The.
bills that failed Of "a ssage, Including
the Army bill. the Sundry Civil bill.
the General Deficiency bill. the oil To
extend the power of the federal -ship-
ping board during a war emergency,
and the amendments to the Federal
Reserve Bank Act -. H..
Continuing, the President said: -.
rs 1T is no cure for the difficulty to
call the SiXty-fifth Congress in an
extra session. for the paralysis in the
senate will remain unchecked. Yet,
i venture to say that Congress is nov
more united than at any time within
the memory of any man nov mem
ber. We are in the midst of a crisis,
when definite and decided aefi0n
must be taken TO make the nation
safe: Yet that action. called for by
the administration. has been made i'm.
possible. There is but ore remedy
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
England is Heavy
Buyer Of Sugar

= <+<<<&<<<%+<<<<% \ /.
Alexander & Baldwin received =
= this morning from its New York 4
= house the customary Monday 4
= marconigram letter on the sugar =
y market, which tells of New York
= sugar market conditions for last
= week. The marconigram says:
= NEW YORK, n Y, March 3. =
= Sales for the week were 80. =
= 900 bags for import through =
= March to refiners, $4,000 bags IN =
= the same position for operators, =
= 10000 for refiners for April, H. :
= 600 full duty after March for re- Z
= finers. Included arc 10000 Por. =
= to Ricos imported through =
\ March for refiners, 5000 in March :
= for operators. Sales today were =
y $4,000 bags April shipments CT =
= cubas to Warner and Federal at =
= 5.52. There were offers OF So
= 900 bags for March at 5.52 with =
= buyers idea at $50. No April =
: was offered at 5.52. Offers OF =
= Porto Rico for March were 5.27, 4
= with buyers at 51i. =
There were sales of Cubas =
= during the week amounting ap- =
= proximately to 100000. tons on =
= British commissions at cents =
y fob. Cuba. \
y No new adyices have been re- =
\ ceiyed from Cuba as to the situa- =
= tion there =
: May options closed at 5.5s."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Wilson Says Family Of Nations
Must Stand For Democracy Ideal
Associated Pres. ser,ie. By FEDERAL wirsles.l

WASHINGTON Mar.Rresidert Wilson took the oath Of Of
President
administered the
nauguraed the at THIS
ume
president public gathering and
which packed the
en- esst ron o
back the raca events the
sibiity as 1
be
mgues which might
and in its vision
Of opportunity service
At the the address the president led the naugursl pro-
gathering fdom the White House ao and the wives and
families OF high officials and resident diplomats
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
JAPANESE VESSEL
HERE STIRS RUMOR.
OF MEXICAN MOVE
Kotohiro Maru Calls on Way
From West Coast; Report
She Took Munition Factory
From Japan to Manzanlllo.
as Mentioned in Story OF
German "Plot"

Mystery surrounds the Japanese
steamer Kotohiro. off port early to-
day.
From the fact that she comes TO Ho.
noluln direct from Manzanilla, Mex
ico: that she is not carrying a pound
OF cargo, also that she has on board
a Mexican named 0rtega, who Is list
cd on tho ships papers as a passen-
ger. but NO is asserted TO be repre-
senting the Mexican government, the
Japanese steamer Kotohiro Maru,
which arrived this morning for bunk
er coal en- route to Japan, is believed
in shipping circles 10 be the same
steamer which carried TO Mexico the
munition manufacturing plant men
toned In the Associated Press des-
patches Of March telling OF the Ger
man plot to form German-Mexican-
Japanese alliance against the United
Statesa.
Because she Is from a Mexican port
and had TO be fumigated for mosqui-
toes, the steamer was held up off port
here following inspection by the quar-
antine doctors. F6migating pots were
placed aboard here THIS forenoon and
she was due to enter port this after
noon
The kotohiro's bill Of health shows
her to have cleared from Manzanillo
after first calling at Salina Cruz. The
New York Maritime Register of Feb
ruary IL reports her TO have cleared
from Yokohama January 2 for SaIina
LIaz Inc c1peains name y ? MOI.
spn me ssetIlsI ~ moi reported -
ez ssuins ~ oan Ffanclsco ior DunAers.
one naoe no eau mere etner'
When boarded this morning by the
sAuarsntllle doctors and customs IN
spectors The steamers officers were
very uncommunicatiye and did not
SPEAK much English. Ortega was list
ca on the ships papers as q passen.
ger. according to DIR. A. n. Sinclair,
acting assistant surgeon OF the U. s.
yup'.e ~ nesle1 service, VINO boarded
ue 'essel. lne crew consists OF ~
."sn, ..a..., =. snrs 80 ssI2 ,aIse NUMBER io1i
:. osa - s''g lIelensers SIZE. as she
u H. A,y n,..,n. 1.s .ee' sons snu ol 80 IONS.
a,.se.' 81 -. ,a,,:.. ..s'eu !. IN ene lsto An
eaas- rs. s.sats 40 ensn a. n, Matsu-
esha. ..-"f .g.enser = ~ naiiast' an
s' A'o'' unusual tnciuell
IN me Ass9ciated Press despatch OF
aicu ! .ening Oh ine German at
seIpa 70 iorm an aihance OF japan
anu , EeNloo asahst the Unlted States
ny roioNtns paIhsraph Is significant
.uu = uonnectea. Oy local waterfront
iHSh via thc nVtOnlTO'S movements:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
German Attack at Verdun is Failure

moned Germany to reply without de.
lay favoraly on proposition for srv-
ciprocal treatment OF prisoners Of war.
France made the proposals and is now
awaiting an answer. Through the
plans IL is hoped TO ameliorate tirs
condition of the prisoners in their
camps.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Roosevelt Stirs
Oyster Bay; Will
Adopt Belgians

/ tAsSoeiated Press by Federal, wircIeSs)
<%<t %%&< = \
+ NEW YORK, y. Y, March ). I
+ After listening to a ringing adj =
= dress by Col. Roosevelt, citizens =
4 of Oyster Bay today decided to =
4 adopt an entire Belgian village, =
= containing 2400 children. They !
4 plan TO contribute So, 400 month =
= to support the needy people of :
+ the village.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

fAssociated Press Ssrv
BERLIN, Germany. March 5.-The
censorship which has hitherto pre-
vented public comment in Germany on
the revelations OF the Zimmerman
proposals for a Misunderstanding.
anese alliance has been lifted.
While some papers have received
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Sea Takes
Toll of II

fASsociated Press by FedersI wirctesS1
OCEAN CITY, N. j., March o.
Eleven members of the crew of the
steamer Yammacraw were drowned
today while attempting to assist the
oiltank steamer Louisiana, which had
grounded on Little Gull shoals.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

high school are on strike for shorter
hours. more time on the playground
and the privilege OF studying at home.
Miss Anna Meinert, principal, is
without heart" according to ban
ners carried by the pupils parading
the streets. PIckets who attempted to
watch the school were put to flight
by the j;nit.r, armed with rubber
hose, .:..'-... ....-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

. by Federal Wirelessb
the news of the German Mexican In
trigue with comparative indifference.
others have denounced the policy OF
Minister Zimmerman. Among those
which denounce the plan is the Tages
Zeitung. In its columns Won Reyent-
low, the famous writer. criticises Zim-
mermann's policy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

PARIS. France, March 5.-A violent
attack by Germans at Verdnn faiiec
today under French fire. The Ger.
mans obtained a footing north OF
Carue-res wood but were driven ont
and the German losses were heavy.
says an official French statement.
The French government has suIr.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
II Senator'S, Led BY
Stone, Win FiIibuster
Manifesto Byl rs Repudiates
Action of Small Minority:
President in Singing Com
ment Shows chagrin at In
ability to Garry Through His
Legislative Proposal
fAssocia..d rr.ss sy Cable !

WASHINGTON, ID, G, March o.
A caucus OF the Democratic senators
have been called for tomorrow, and
then will be disclosed a fight for a
"cloture rule" to check senate debates,
hold them within certain bounds, and
prevent "'filibustering, or prolongins
debates to defeat measures.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

tAssocisted Press by Federai wirelessl
BERLIN, Germany, March 5.-Two
submarines have returned to their
bases with news of large destruction
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
OPENING new Term, PRESIDENT
in ADDRESS SAYS AMERICAS
STAND MUST BE FOR PEACE
Takes Oath, Marshall AIso---Notable
Speech Deals With International Crisis
and Senate Filibuster
I Associated Pres, by Cablcl-

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 5OffieialS close TO the
president said yesterday, following the expiration of Congress
without passing the EARNED neutrality BILL that the United
States will merchant SHIPS despite the naeton OF
Congress
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. March 5-One of the first acts OF
President Wilson today refer to his legal advisers
doubts the power Of the to ships in the
absence of direct authority by Congress decision is
pected by the attorney general at early date.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

Miss Julia Claire Harris Strakosch
of New York. through counsel with
drew from the superior court her ap-
peal against tn eprobating of the will
of Carl Strakosch
Paul Kruger and Al Dolton, who
escaped July last from Great Mea-
dow prison, where they we're serv-
ing sentence for grand larceny. were
captured at Kenosha, Wis
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
STRIKING PUPILS PIcKETINe
SCHOOL ROUTED BY WATER

DULUTH, Minn. - Even Duluth
children are not immune to the strike
germ. Classes in the Washington Jr
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Submarines Report Sunk Many Ships

of hostile shipping. according to the
admiralty.
They report that they sank Is steam
ers and seven sailing vessels, aggre-
eating $500 tons.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET TODAY

Following are the closing prices OF stocks
on the New York market today. sent By the
Associated Press over the Federal wireless:
Safur.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

for this state of affairs that I can see,
and that Is to have the rules of the
senate so altered as to permit the
body to act"
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CONTINUED on page three}
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25
ULYSSES S. GRANT MAN AND SOLDIER

BY a practically unanimous verdict, Ulysses 5.
Grant is named one of the few great military
chieftains of the world. And the closest scrutiny
of his work will convince that his fame rests
upon the most substantial foundation; upon sue
unqualified and unquestioned; upon the car
rying through to its fulfllment of the most stu
pendous projects, involving such perplexing and
elusive problems only to be encountered in
the art of war, Henry f. Wing writes In the New
York Christian Advocate.
And he won his success without any of the
purely personal advantages with which, in the
popular fancy, the ideal hero is endowed. Grant
was not handsome man. | mean there was
nothing specially attractive in his bearing. He
has the reputation of having been wonderful
horseman; and he was, of a certain sort. riding,
occasionally the most fractions animals, and rid
ing always like of the fures But. mounted
or afoot, he had careless and almost slouching
manner. and he cut pretty poor figure by the
side of the stately and dgnifed Meade and Burn
side or the splendid and dashing Sheridan and
Hancock. His habitual conduct exceedingly
quiet aud reserved. giving one the impression of
innate difidence. bordering real bashfulness.
His ordinary conversation was on the most COM
monplace topics. and have no recollection of his
ever giving expression by look or language TO the
extraordinary genius with which he was certainly
endowed
The trait fors which he was best esteemed. at
the time knew him, was his tenacty But am
certain that 1T was not appreciated. How, while
sturdily holding to his main purpose. he sub
mitted the details ef.the= campaign to almost and
sometimes most radical changes. His message to
General HalIeck, from Spottsylvania. II purpose
to fight Ii out this line IL II takes all summer.
was interpreted to mean that he would not alter
his course one iota, whatever might happen This
did him great injustice, representing him to be
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-25

The only thing he wrote was short note to hii
mother saying that he had been captured and was
to be hanged and not afraid to die. AS he
stood on the scafold messenger arrived from
General Dodge promising him immunity II he
would reveal the identity of his confederate. The
rope around his neck; the boy answered:
'If had thousand lives would lose them all
here before 1 would betray my friends or the con-
fidence of my informant"
Then he turned to the executioner and said
casually, 81 am ready" The trap was sprung
and one Of the heroes of the Confederacy was
dead. He was then sixteen years old.
There was an underground railroad of Confed-
crate sympatbzers running through Maryland and
Virginia, headad by GUSTS Grymes Of Virginia.
He came of the family which gave wife to
George Washington. and many Of his emissaries
were high-born women. One was a clergyman.
Rev. DIR. Stuart, an irreproachable Episcopalian.
When the dashing but hopeless raid on Vermont
by a Confederate force in Canada was ordered in
1864 Grymes sent girl named Olivia Floyd, who
concealed the order in her hair. 1t was the fash
ion then for women to wear curly net over their
locks, and Olivia hid the documents there and
made a wild ride a bitter cold night into the
lines where she delivered the orders that resulted
in the attack of St. Adams.
Gen. Jim Lane had a woman spy named Eliza
beth W. Stiles, whose husband was murdered be
fore her eyes by Quantrels gJierrillas In 1862
Border warfare merciless; there was some
thing Indian about IL. Mrs Stiles devoted her
life to vengeance. She was quite deliberate about
it. She went East and put her children in school,
and then came back to the West and put herself
under Lanes orders. She faced death many
time; she was arraigned before Sterling
Price himself, but she made him believe she was
Confederate spy, and he gave her horse and fire
and sent her on her way.
One Union spy, Mack Williams, found himself
in the Confederate line face to- face with his own
brother q Confederate soldier. "Tm Yankee
spy" said Williams; you're rebel. Betray me If
you want to; it's your duty" 1t was hard and
delicate question: but the ties of nature out
over patriotism.
General Baker has recorded the fact that for
two years farm near Fairfax Court House was
frequented by Union officers none of whom had
the least suspicion that daughter of the house
was a Confederate spy. She was, Baker says "a
young and decidedly good-looking woman. with
pleasing, insnuating manners" She appeared to
be a violent Union sympathizer, yet at night she
used to go out and meet Colonel Mosby and give /
him the information she had gained from the
credulous Union officers. Baker finally caught her
by sending a spy who gained her con-
York Times