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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
Death of Soldier Leads to In
vestigation Which DiscIoses
Use of Wood Alcohol as In
qredient.

At the instance of the Hawaiian
department, U. S. A., and local fed
eral officials, who took action follow
ing the death at ,Schofield Barracks
of a soldier who drank a bottle of
the preparation, A. w. Hansen, U. S.
food commissioner, is conducting an
exhaustive investigation of the meth
DDS employed and ingredients used in
the manufacture of bay rum in Ho-
nolulu.
When the investigation was in it's
early stages, tie attorney-general's Of
fee was asked for an opinion as to
the legality of using methyl, or wood
alcohol, in the manufacture of bay
rum. The opinion was that the use
of wood alcohol is in violation of the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

PLOTTERS
TO EXILE
No Mercy to Be Shown Broth
ers of Deposed Gar Who
are Attempting to Stir Up
Revolution to Restore the
Rorianuff Dynasty
tA,,oci.ssd Pres. By .. $. Naval Communal

ASSOCIATED Press BY D. 8. Naval Communal
. cation Sart1c0l
nETROGRAD, Russia, Sept. THE
= provisional government is taking
strong measures to put an end to
the seditious campaign that is being
waged in Russia by pro-Romanoff con-
spirators. .-tE-.. -.
1t was learned today that it has been
decided to send into exile abroad the
Grand Dukes Michael and Paul, broth
ers of ex-Czar Nicholas; Madame
Virobova, confidant of the deposed
Empress Alexandra; former Minister
of Interior Khvostov and General
Voveikoff, accused of completely to
stir up royalist revolution.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
SCOUT RIGHT9F
MAYOR TO CALL
SPECIAL Session

Has the mayor the right to call
special meeting of the supervisors to
take action on a matter on which the
board has already passed?
This question may be threshed out
this evening: that is, if the members
of the board decide to attend a spe-
cial meeting called by Mayor j. ].
Fern to discuss a payment Of $18,.
$50 due F. r. Richie, the contractor,
for the Manoa Improvement district
No. 1, and relating to other contracts.
At the last meeting Of che board
this matter was brought up and passed
over until next Tuesday evening. to
be made a special order OF business
at that time. Now the mayor calls
special meeting for tonight to dis
cuss the question, and whether he
has this right may be decided for once
and all.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
BY c. s. ALBERT
Especial Star.Rulletin Correspondence

26-The beet producers Of the
w have periodically agreed with the food administration linn
which should
pound from the present price efectng saving
public between and the first of
remainder Cuban asking
pound The Cuban will not be
December this high price is to
public will paid about $S00O0
otherwise
100000 begins the
should furnish
then when the Cuban will
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
n Think He Gave EN- f." is
Yankees Interpretation of
Presidents Speech
(Associatsd Press By q. s. Naval Communi.
cation SeryicsI

(Associated Press By q. 5. Naval Communi.
cation Seryicsl
. MEXICAN CAMP IN FRANCE,
IA Sept. president Poincare yes.
~ terday reviewed Uncle Sans
troops at the encampment behind the
battle lines. The men presented a
grim and warlike appearance as they
marched past Frances chief-executiWe,
wearing their trench helmets and 9TH
er paraphernalia of war.
President Poincare was dressed In
blue kniekerbockers with leggings
and a yachting cap. AS the massed
bands played the "Marseillaise' the
troops formed regimental squares.
At the conclusion of the review the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

Clarence Essex, a private in the
United States Army, this morning
stood trial before Judge Irwin on a
charge of assault and battery on a
young Hawaiian girl. He admitted
having slapped the girl, but claimed
it was justifiable. The complainant,
according to police, has been seen
going around a. great deal with the
soldiers, and on this account the de.
PENDANT was discharges
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
FRANCE FACES
CABINET SPLIT

ASSOCIATED Press BY .. s. Naval oommuni
cation Servicsl -
PARIS, France, Sept Another
ministerial shake-up is agitating the
French capital. II was announced to-
day that Premier Ribot and his entire
cabinet have decided to resign, but
President Poincare has asked them to
withhold action until he has had time
to discuss the situation with the
premier and minister. No intimation
was given out as to the cause of dis.
agreement.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
PLOT FOSTERED
BY |. ". WIS TO
ASSIST GERMANS
Government Raids Bring to
Light Activities to Hamper
War Preparations
(Associsted Press BY o. 8. Naval oommunL
-. cation SarvicsG

cation SarvtceE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. T.
Startling disclosures have been made
as a result of secret service officers
raids on headquarters of the |. w. w.
at different sections of the country
this week.
1t is declared that evidence has been
secured which points to a nationwide
plot to hamper by every means iii
their power the administration in the
conduct of the war on Germany.
1t is known that an organized at
tempt was to be made to block the
working of the draft law, and to burn
the crop of the country.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

. Suits for divorce have been filed in
circuit court as follows: Masano Mat
suda against Kikichi Matsuda, alleged
non-support; Hida Broadley against
George C. Broadley, alleged cruelty;
Violet hamburg against George Bam-
burg, alleged non-support .. D..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

The case of w. c. Achi, charged
with cruelty to animals, has beeh
continued in Circuit Judge Heen's
court until 9 o'clock next Monday
morning.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
MEMBER OF THE ASSOcI
ATEp PRESS

= The Associated Press is ex-
= clusively entitled to the use for
: republication Of all the news
= credited to it or not otherwise
= credited in this paper and also
= all the local news published
= herein. All rights of republica-
= ton of special dispatches here
, in are also reserved. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
1917 Prisoners
OF Four Allies
Number l67,78O
+++++r@+++++<+++,

y LONDON, Eng, Sept. THE
= British, French, Italians and Rus
SLAMS have captured 167,7S0 war I
prisoners since April 8, when the 1
= 1917 campaign opened, accord I
= ing to statement issued by the
British war department this eve 4
= ming. 4
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
ITALIANS keep
UPVICTORIOUS
ISONzO SMASH
Austrians, Despite Desperate
Resistance, are Driven Back,
Cadorna's Troops lnflicting
Severe Losses
Yhs,oeistea Press BIZ q. s. Naval communi
cation servicsl

4A1soeesee tAees ~ y. -
ONE, Italy, Sept. Offering a
" desperate resistance to Cadornas
~ army, the Aiistrians are continu-
ing to fall back northeast Of Gorizia.
Dispatches from that front tell OF
bloody fighting, with the Italians
throwing an memorable pressure
against the Teuton lines, which bids
fair to end in a decisive victory. The
enemy is suffering great losses.
UDINE, Italy, Sept. IA total CT
$4,000 Austrian prisoners has been
captured by General Cadorna in the
offensive on the Ssonzo front, say
dispatches from the front.
Austrian losses in killed and wound
ed is conservatively estimated at
10000 men, but the devastating eff
fects of the Italian artillery has been
such that anyways near a correct es-
innate is impossible.
The Austrians have abandoned all
counter attacks and are cootcrting
themselves with acting ION tie de-
Tense. They still hold the high ridges
of San Gabrielle, from which they
ousted the Italians yesterday.
LONDON, Eng. Sept. 1.-THE Cana
dams today repulsed several raids in
force by the Germans on their lines
around Lens. The Teuton casualties
are reported as heavy.
The Germans also sent two heavy
counter attacks against the trenches
at Frezenberg, but made no Roadway.
PARIS, France, Sept Violent
artillery duels in the Champagne and
Verdun sectors is the only activity re-
ported today on the French front, ac-
eording to dispatches received by the
war office.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

A bill was introduced In the Greek
Chamber abolishing honorary consul
Jar posts in the United States.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
SLAv FLEET
PREPARES TO
ENGAGE HUNS
ASSOCIATED Press By y. 8. Naval oommuni
cation Ssrvice) ....= -:
Germans Encounter Russ Rear
Guard 90 Miles East of Riga;
British Premier Hopes for
Ultimate Success in Russia

ETRoGRAD, Russia, Sept. TAI.
- though military critics believe
= Petrograd is in no danger of cap
ture by Prince Leopold's Germans,
this city is speedily being put in
shape to Withstand siege. Radical
members Of the government are urg.
ing that the defenses of the capital
be strengthened to the utmost.
Official dispatches from the Riga
front say the situation is unchanged.
The Slav fleet is reported ready to
engage the Germans, but it is asserted
that only U-boats are operating in
the Gulf of Riga.
BIRKENHEAD, England, Sept. T.
Premier David Lloyd George, in a
speech here today, said that the news
for the past few days from Russia
had not been good, but the only ef-
feet would be to postpone the ulti-
mate victory of the Entente Allies.
He told his audience that Slav lead
ers were busy repairing the war ma
chine, and bright hopes we're held for
the future.
What most concerns u.s." said
Lloyd George, "is not the effect the
failure of Russia would have on the
war, but the harmful effect it might
cause on the democracy of the
world"
BERLIN, Germany, Sept. THE
war office announced that cavalry
has successfully engaged Russian
forces in rear guard action 40 miles
east of Riga. j..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07
HUNS BOMB j. S. HOSPITAL UNITS
BEET SUGAR PRODUCERS save
100000 TO CONSUMERS
OF US. DURING. SIX MONTHS

Agreement With Food Commission to Reduce Price 2 Cents
Pound Expected to Contribute Establishing Lower Price
for Imported Produc-Prce Agreement Means SIPS Cane
Sugar Basis F. O. B. Seaport
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

fContInret, on page two1
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

From San FRANCHISE

From San Franchise
Matsonia, Sept. II.
For San Franeiseo
Nippon Maru, Sept. il.
From Canadian Porte
Next mail, Sept. s.
For Canadian Pcrts
Next mail, Sept. II.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-07

Continued on page twn)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
SHOWS FELL OUT
IN FIRST WEEK
Of Welded LIFE

The testimony Of Mrs. Adds H
Snow in rsbuttAl today madV 1t ap.
parent that the hearing OF her suit
for absolute divorce from Chester A.
Snow, wealthy seventy-four-Year-oId
attorney, would not be finished before
Monday.
All morning, she denied categorical
iy much Of the testimony given by her
husband and his witnesses.
The justice became particularly in
tefested when Mrs. Snow denied that
one time prior to her marriage. in
1913. she had asked Snow his inten-
lions toward her. and told him she had
another sutton.
DidA't Ask Question.
I can recall no such conversation"
said the witness. II am sure never
said anything like that"
do you mean to say that you be-
lieve this story to be made up out of
whole cloth?" asked the court.
II remember no such Conversation"
said Mrs. Snow; but there was an
other gentleman paying me some at
tention ct that time, and sometimes
Nj. Snow or / would make some ref
erehce to It."
Never Talked Of TRIALS"
She also denied that she ever talked
Of trial or experimental marriages.
That the marital troubles OF the
Shows developed before they had
been married. a week was emphasized
by Mrs. Snow today. She said II was
at Niagara, while on their honey
moon trip, that the question OF a
separation was first talked over.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
MIL|TANTS ARGUE
CAUSE IN COURT;
GIVE NO EVIDENCE

Making lengthy arguments in favor
OF suffrage, the thirteen niiiItants on
trial before Judge Mullowny, in Police
Court today. insisted that they had
violated no law. but we're willing to
accept a years Imprisonment IN the
workhouse for demanding political
equality and justice.
Each OF the defendants spoke for
from fifteen TO thirty minutes. None
took the witness stand.
Mrs. Helena Hill Weed spoke for
half an hour. durin.- which she ais
cussed the Russian revolution, auto
crazy IN Germany ana her oKn per-
sonal experiences with undeflihkS in
the German army while she wAs in
Munich.
Miss vida MillhoIlAnd said the
police evidently expected her to read
their minds as she had led 1000
women in : parade around the White
House on March 3, but was arrested
for leading I'VE women on July L
Declares Prealdsat Piekets Capitol
Miss Iris Calderhead declared Pres
ident Wilson had been picketinE the
Capitol in behalf OF measures he IA
vored and she contehded that the
had the right to picket
the White House.
Miss Dora Lewis moved the court
room to tears when she declared that
the Government expected the. women
of the country to send their hus-
bands and soRS 70 the fifinG line, but
denied the mothers and wives the
vote.
Miss Lucy Burns said that suffra-
gettss had received no instructions
from the police as to shat they
could or could not DO.
Prosecutor Hart asked that q YER
dict Of guilty be returned because
the women had openly defied the law,
after warnings by the police and the
sentencing OF six members of their
to the wofkhouse last
week for committing the same of-
Tense.
The hearing was still in progress
when the time came for the lunehson
recess.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
FEEDS HORSE IN STREET,
GIVES CAUSE FOR RIOT

PHILADELPHIA. July 6.-When
Julius Barofski stopped his wagon &c
feed his horse in Fourth street, Pc
liceman Monaghan ordered him &C
move on. Barofski refused. seized
monaghan by the coat and tore out
the front OF his uniform.
The policeman retsliated by beat
ing Barofsh with his cub. Several
women then attacked Monaghan
scratching his face until he released
the prisoner. A riot call brought
police from two stations. who drove
away the crowd. BarofsI was found
unconscious in the vestibule OF his
home. and was taken to the Pennsyi'
vania Hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR BULLDOG ATTACK

Trying to make a meal OF the right
leg OF a seven-year-old boy may
prove an expensive proposition for
the owner OF a bulldog. A suit for
$4,000 damages has been filed in the
District Supreme Court by Charles l.
Wilpan, a minor, through his father,
Mendel Wilpan, as result OF an at
tack which he says occurred in Far
ragut Square on May IL, last.
The declaration alleges that the
dog was owned by Mrs. Isabel n.
Sargent and her daughter. Helen
Louise Sargent, who live at 023 Sew
enteenth street. The dog, 1t Is stated,
was possessed OF vicious and danger
Gus propensities and with the dis
position to attack human beings"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
SAYS COAL men CAN'T
COMBINE ON OUTPUT

NEW YORK. July 6.-That competI-
ton between coal producing groups
precludes the possibility OF a combina.
ton in restraint of trade among any
single group OF coal operators was
the gist OF testimony at the Federal
trial OF the so-cailed Soft Coal trust
here.
George w. Cushing, editor OF the
Black Diamond, a weekly coal jour
nal, published in Chicago. testified
that so per cent more coal is mined
than Is sold every year. This fact, he
asserted, made competition among
coal operators too keen to permit any
group to make prices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
mrs. WEED WINS
LAWYERS PRAISE
AS SUFF COUNSEL

Lawyers who gathered in the Police
Court in large numbers today to hear
the evidence in the trial OF the thir-
teen suhfragettes arrested at the
White House marveIed at the skill
as cross-eXamIner shown by Mrs.
Helena Hill Weed, one OF the accused
women.
Mrs. Weed, who is the daughter OF
Congressman Ebenezer ]. Hill, repre-
senting the Fourth Connecticut dis
trict, has come into the title Of
Overnight Barrister" She has
never studied law a day in her life
and admits she does not know 1.-THE
rule in Shelly's case" from the doc
trine of lateral support, but never
theless she has undertaken the task
Of defending herself and her twelve
sister suffragettes.
Complimented by Court.
Judge Alexander Mullowny, trying
the case. and a number Of lawyers
complimented her on her success as
counsel for the defense. At one time
during the trial she said:
Il am not a lawyer and am moi
~ van 90 " "laN 4 mag
properly ask"
You're doing a whole lot better
than most lawyers; go on" replied
Judge Aullowny
While Mrs. Weed is getting away
In what the court and lawyers consid-
er fine style as what is known as "a
testifying lawyer" she really is TAX
ing the center OF the stage from Miss
Lucy Burns. This happened inadvert-
emily, however. and was due to the
fact that Mrs. Weed occupied an end
seat in the front row Of defendants.
Fair Field and No Favor.
Miss Burns was designated as
counsel" for the defense, but when
the first witness testified against the
accused women yesterday, Judge Null
lowry said he would give all the de-
PENDANTS the right to cross-eXamins.
I'VE will begin with this lady at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06

the end Of the first row and continue
until all OF you have asked such ques-
tins as you wish to-" said Judge
Mullowny.
Mrs. Weed began her cross-exam-
ination. She scored three points In
rapid succession.
Mrs. Weed made such a success OF
the croSs-examinAtion that the other
defendants resigned in her favor and
allowed her to ask practically all the
questions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
NURSES AID AUTO VICTIMS.

PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-Red
Cross nurses on duty at headquarters
OF the southeastern chapter yester-
day gave first aid treatment to two
women who were hurt at Twentieth
and Locust streets, near the head
quarters, when q heavy motortruck
crashed into an automobile.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-18
NIGHT WATCHMAN HELD
ON ROBBERY CHARGES
His Arrest of Detective, Placed to Catch
Thief, Resulted in Trouble
for Himself

Thomas Bushilek. thirty-seven years old.
of 1926 Ann street. was this morning held in
$1,000 bail by Magistrate Dietz at the Tren-
ton avenue and Dauphin street station on
charge of having robbed several firms
by whom he has been employed as night
watchman
The building where Bushiek has been
employed Is located at the corner of Jasper
and Adams streets. and is occupied by w.
II Taubel, Barger Baines & Nom and
Henry Rath. The police say each of these
firms has been missing property for some
time A private detective was recently en-
ployed in the effort to catch the thief. and
last Friday night, when secreted in the
building. he was discovered by Bushiek and
arrested. The hearing of the charge against
the detective before Magistrate Dietz Sat
urday morning resulted in the arrest OF
Bushilek
According TO the police, a search of
Bushilek's house resulted in the recovery
of number Of Turkish towels, carpets and
rugs and quantity of cloth for making
mems suits. alleged to have been stolen
from the occupants of the building at which
he was employed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-18
AMERICAN LAD HELD
THREE YEARS IN LILLE
Lucian Busiere Bitterly Disap-
pointed When Father Fails to
Meet Him on His Return
AN AMERICAN PORT oct "a

Il l.
Fresh from a German occupied town In
France and with a thrilling history of three
years intimate view Of the great war
panorama, thirteen-year-old Lucian Busiere
an American lad arrived today-and was
bitterly disappointed when the father from
whom he was separated by the war failed
to appear at the wharf.
Lucian's father. Theophie Busiere an
American citizen of French parentage lives
in St Louis. Before the war he learned of
heritage which had been bequeathed him
by French relatives, and sailed for Paris
with his little son. to claim it. There he
was pressed into the French army, and the
boy was sent to live with relatives near
Lille. For nine months Busiere, Sr. fought
against the Germans and then was released
on representation of the American AM
bassador. He was unable to find his boy,
The German hordes swept over France
and the child was lost. Coming back, Blu
siere appealed to the Red Cross, and after
months of searching this organization finally
found young Busiere in a small town in
invaded France. They persuaded the Ger
mans to consent to his release, and finally
turned Lucian over TO relatives, who sent
him to Havre and then TO England II was
long and arduous task, one delay being
while the youngster was held by French
authorities on suspicion of being a spy and
again at British port on the same sus-
plcon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-18
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR PRIVATE PANTLEY
Soldier Killed at Camp Meade in
Accident Buried With
Full Honors

Private William c. Pantley, Company G,
S15th Infantry, was buried today with full
military honors from the home of his sister,
Mrs. Albert Kessler, 4i43 North Sixteenth
street with whom he lived before he became
a member of the draft army. Pantley was
killed last Saturday at Camp Meade when
a truck upon which he was riding was
struck by an express train.
Several thousand persons witnessed the
brief but impressive ceremonies, which took
place at . o'clock. The Rev. Samuel b
Williams. of the Nicetown Baptist Church
conducted the service. He was assisted by
the Rev s. II. Chubb, of Hazeton, and the
Rev. w, j. Scheihey, of Lancaster A squad
of eight. comrades of the dead soldier, under
command of Lieutenant John G. Snyder
acted as pallbearers. They were Corporal
John II. Bardens and Privates August
Grebe, Harry Anderson, Albert Williams
Arthur Ellis, Abraham Ehrich, Ralph Di-
Placido and Meyer Rubin.
The Casket, draped with an American
flag on gun carriage, was taken to odd
Fellows Cemetery, where interment was
made. A squad OF nine men from the
Forty-seventh Infantry of New York, sta
toned at the Frankford Arsenal, under
command of Corporal Jacob J. Silverstone,
fired twenty-four rounds OF ammunition
after the casket was lowered into the grave.
Silverstone then sounded taps
The police band and squad of twenty
five policemen from the Twenty-sixth dis
trict station house, under command of Lieu
tenant Bloomer, led the funeral procession.
Fifty men from base hospital No. 3S, which
is the jefferson Hospital unit. also attended
as did the members of the forty-fourth
district exemption board, headed by Chair
man u. Frank Black.
There were many floral displays, the most
striking of which was an American flag OF
dahlias sent by the dead soldiers conn.,
rades at Camp Meade Another striking
piece was star and crescent of pink and
white roses labeled MY Sweetheart" which
bore the card of Miss Ethel Geafyean.