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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
Quebec Bridge Completed.

Tho general span of the Quebec
cantflcvcr bridge was successfully
bolted into place
1t links together the arms OF tho
largest bridge of It's kind in the world.
The hosting operation began Mon.
day morning. Tho span, which
weighs 5000 tons. was lifted by by.
draulic jacks a distance OF $50 feet
from pCntoons on the st. Lawrence
river.
The completion Of the bridge marks
the end of tho most stupendous un.
|dertaltng OF its kind in history.
In 1907, when the first attempt to
build the bridge was under way, cir.
ders Of one Of the cantilcver arms
buckled. dropping bridge and work.
men into the st. Lawrence. More
than seventy lives were lost.
in, sew omber>I916. another arct.
dent occurred. The cantiGcvor arms
had been completed, and the central
span was floated to the center Of the
river. Hardly had the work Of lifting
the gigantic structure begun, when an
iron rod hr Ike wh'ch p'uNg~d the span
into 300 feet Of voter Eleven men
lost t'cir lycs. TIE pm raised Is
tho largest II the world
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
Drowns Child to Spite Parents.


Contrasting she drowned little Mary
Rose. eight years old, to spite her pa.
rents, Mrs. Cattino, the child's nurse
begged the police to let her follow
her victim to death In the Passaic
|river at Paterson, N. ].
The nurse was arrested when she
was seen waGirg In the river waving
her at.hs md crying. SEe confessed
and said she wanted to commit sui.
eide. The child's body was recovered
from the water.
IL had the baby out for walk"
Mrs. Cattino told detectives. "When
we got to the river told her I was
going to kill both of us. She strug.
|gled and cried, but I held her head
under wator until she stopped. then 7
let her float away on the current"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
MONDAY,

Heavy cannonading was again IN
progress on the Flanders front north
east of Ypres. but the infantry had
relief from the recent hard fighting
Tho last German reaction was not
-" uraging enough apparently, to
"r"nt speedy repetition, as Field
arShal Sir Douglas Haig in his des
patches reported that when they as
Sanltcd The British lines northeast o.
Langc"marck they not only were re
pulsed but lost ground in n counter
drive
Signs Of possibly important activit,
impending arc appearing in other sec
lions of tho British front, NOTABLY IN
the Arras region near the Scarpe, and
In the vicinity Of Lens which city Is
still being closely pressed by the
Canadians.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06

Major General Casker Howard Bliss
was born In Lcwisburg, Pa. December
81, 1913, and graduated at West Point
In 1879. He entered the service as an
artillervman. He was appointed a
DriGadier general Of volunteers in the
Spanish war. and has served In Cuba
and the Philippines.
He hud positions in Cuba during
the time tho United States had charge
OF that island. and. in 1912. was ap.
pointed major general to succeed Ma.
Ior General Frederick d. Grant. He
was made member of the general
staff In 1915.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
FRIDAY.

Friday found the Britiah In Fland
ers holding all the valuable ground
they gained in thor attack Of the day
previous. They has surged forward
on an cight-milc front on both sides
OF tho Ypros-Menin road. penetrating
tho German lines moro than mile
In places and capturing prisoners In
excess Of 1000.
All reports emphasize tho complete
ness Of the success. They hold Weld
hook, Zevenkote and humorous strate
gtcally important farms md wooded
tracks which had been heavily forti
fed by tho Germans. Later tho Ger
mans began to counter attack, but
every thrust was effectively dealt
with by the British, London says.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
TO Examine ALL ElInlhlna-

To stabilize conditions, oil OF the
100000 registered men In the Unit
ed States will proceed for examination
for the NATIONAL army at once. Secre
tary OF War Baker made this anniunce
nent. Orders to this effect will be
Issued in n few days.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
Steel Waues Up 10 Per Cent.

E. II. Gary. chairman OF the
Unitod States Steel corporation
has issued the following state.
mont: at has been decided to Increase
by about 10 per cent the wage rates
OF the workmen OF our subsidiary
companies. to take effect October /
1917"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
SATURDAY..

In the midst of Russia's internal
troubles has come another German
stroke Oh the Russian north orr 'front.'
resulting In tho capture of the bridge
head and town Of JaG,bstadt, on the
Dvina, and the enforced retirement
Of tho Russians In this region to the
eastern bank OF the river
Loath to give up the valuable
ridges the British wrcsted from them
on Thursday, the Germans continue to
launch desperate counter attacks from
their battered Flanders line and to
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combat with determination every ef.
fort OF Field Marshal IIaig's forces to
improve their positions. This lighting
hes been very costly to tho Germans
in casualties. and the London official
statement lays stress on the exceed.
ingly severe character Of their losses.
The German command seems par.
ticularly reluctant to surrender the
slight elevation west OF Gheluvelt,
close to the Ypres- Menn road. Fierce
fighting developed there saturday, the
engagement ccntcrng about the posi-.
ton known as Tower Hamlcts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
SUNDAY.

In none of the battle areas OF Flu.
rope has there been any marked &C.
tlvity In the last twenty-four hours. A
momcntary lull appears to have set.
tied upon the fighting operations in
Flanders, on the Aisne and at Verdun
In tho region and along the Isonzo.
Crown Prince Rupprccht of Bavaria,
finding his efforts to dislodgc tho Brit.
ish from their recent gains in the
Ypres salient Intellectual, has ceased
his infantry attacks and resorted to
artillery. Tho British are resting af.
ter their effort of Thursday, having
gained all but few minor posts of
! tho detectives desired and having
taken 3243 prisoners. but their big
guns still hammer the German posi-
lions.
Having captured tho Jacobstadt
bridgehead. south Of Riga. and forced
tho Russians to retire to the right
bank Of the Dvina for some distance
north and south of the brIdgehead
the Germans have halted their ad
vance here.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
Gets 16 Years For killina Child.

William Shannon, The twenty.
onc-year-old youth who on Juno
"a, shot and killed Leonore Savior,
the threo-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Saylor. at Sandy Ridge.
went into court at Bellcfonte. Pa,
and entered pea Of murder Of the
second degree and was then scntenc.
ed by Judge Henry c. Quigley to six.
teen years In the western penitantiarv.
'h"nnon had quarreled with Mrs
terry Meose and drew his revolver
:" shoot her. hut shot the child which
she was holding in her arms.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-06
Bliss Chief Of Staff.

Major General Taskcr II. Bliss was
named chief Of staff of the army, TO
succeed Major General Hugh l.. Scott,
who retires frfom office.
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1867 1917
Howard University

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For catalogue, address
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GOOD PROPOSITION-SEND s1.OO
for Big $1.75 Package of Saline
Pain Cure and become a regular
agent. Easy Seller. Saline Mfg.
Co., 912 N. LIST, Richmond, Va.
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WANTED

Wo want active agents in Lynch
burg, Warrenton, Suffolk, Petersburg
Williamsburg, Lexington, Hampton
and Phoebus.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
LOUISIANA CROP IS
+. +. PROMISING TO Be BIG

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Septem.
her 1.-THE condition of the Louisiana
can crop on September ] is given as
90 per cent of normal by the monthly
report of the bureau of crop estimates
of the United States department OF
agriculture. This compares with an av-
erage September l condition for the
past ten years Of SO per cent.
Whether the actual crop outturn vii!
come up to advance expectations, how
ever, depends upon the prevailing
weather conditions between the pres
ent time and the beginning of the
grinding season. The weather of late
has been generally favorable, but the
crop still needs more warm, rainy days
to bring it to maturity.
Such conditions are the more essen
tial because the crop this year is an
unusually late one. Some well Informed
sugar men say that they believe it will
be fully month late, aud that they
do not expect more than half a dozen
houses to start grinding before the end
Of October. This adds greatly to the
danger of injury from early cold
weather.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
PHILIPPINE SUGAR GROWERS
ARE NOT IN OPTIMISTIC MOOD
Although Bulk of Present Stored Crop Is To Be Moved Plantation
Men Are Not Enthusiastic On Possible Profits In Coming Crop
and Fear It Will Drag Back

Sugar growers in the Philippines are
inclined to be discouraged and are
manifestly worried on the subject of
marketing of crops and of profits, de-
spite the fact that the food control
price is satisfactory to other sections.
High freights and lack of bottoms are
the chief causes of disc enlargement.
This news is of more than ordinary in
terest hero at this time when several
representative sugar men are about to
visit the Philippines to investigate the
sugar industry there with the posi-
bility ahead, if they find conditions
warrant, Of Honolulu furnishing the
capital for central or for central
plants. g.
(, On the subject of sugar in storage
and its removal and the sugar industry
in general the Manila Times of August
81 swings back and forth between OPP.
timism and pessimism and says:
Old Crop TO Move
7 Definite assurances have been given
the sugar men of Iloilo that practically
all of the muscovado sugar which has
been stored for so long in the southern
warehouses will be out of the way by
the time this years crop begins to
come in. This means that of the TO-
900 tons Of sugar now in Iloilo bodegas,
more than $4,000 will be sold and ex.
ported. The remaining 10000 tons are
Of centrifugal sugar and less concern
is felt about it than for the low grade
product, ...
The situation in the Negros-Il
.district has been saved by the increased
demand from China, due to more settled
conditions here end the insular gov
ernment = pledge that the sugar will
be moved in the ex German ships. 1T
necessary, the government will use
C""mrn shius bound for the States, to
take the low grade sugar to China be,
fore despatching the cOnfscated steam
trs 10 American ports.
Still More Problems
The problem Of the sale of the, re.
manning 10000 tons Of centrifugal sugar.
is tied up With the problem of this
year s crop. Sugar is now quoted in
the United States at seven cents a
pound but with freight rates at their
present level, this means net price TO
Philippine exporters of little over eight
pesos pirul. To give fair profit, the
sugar must sell here at ten pesos a
picul
Like other manufacturers, the pro-
Queer Of centrifugal sugar has had to
meet the daily increasing cost of ma
teri"is aud supplies upon which he de-.
ponds for his output. Thus under pre-
war conditions, local centrifugal sugar
nt ten pesos picul was u profitable
business. If the war continues, this
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05

, local price must advance to 1917 pesos
to yield fair profit. But at ten pesos
a picul with freights at their present
rates, refined sugar must sell at mo- Q
| than seven cents and a half gold a
pound in the United States to yield
the Philippine producer a profit.
No Increased Profits
The increasing price of sugar in the
American market has not brought an
increasing profit to Philippine sugar
men. The increase has been absorbed
by increased freights and has not gone
to Offset the increasing costs of pro
duction. Local sugar men feel that
the only solution of the Philippine su
gar problem if the maximum price for
unrefned centrifugal sugar is fixed at
six cents, is government regulation of
sugar freights.
1t is understood that the American
government proposes to put q maxi
mum price on refined beet sugar Of
seven and quarter cents pound and
on refined centrifugal sugar of seven
and half cents. This means that for
96 grade centrifugal sugar such as the
centraIs of the Philippines produce,
unrefncd, the New York price will be
six cents. 1t is impossible under pres
cut shipping conditions 10 put Philip
pine sugar into the New York market
mt that price without loss. IT,,
:. The American investigators in going
into the question of sugar production
costs, agreed that the prewar cost of
Cuban sugar IN Havana could be fig
ur"i 'nt two ceuts pound. They were
willing 10 admit that sugar production
costs had increased a hundred per cent
in the period of the war. They, there,
fore. began their calculations with the
basic figure of four cents a pound as
the cost Of producing sugar in Cuba.
Then they added q cent and q half for
carriage and other expenses, figured n
half cent for profit and tentatively put
the maximum. Of centrifugal sugar, up,
refined at SIX cents. .
Philippines Not Consulted "''
Such u system, Of calcpIstiOn would
bG enu"utly satisfactory TO Philippine
sugar wen, But the American investi-
gators have consulted Hawaii, the Am
crican sugar men, Cuba and Porto Rico
but have left the Philippines out Of
their calculations entirely. That Is the
rub whirh is going to deal Philippine
sugar interests so severe blow in the
event of the adoption of the proposed
mrNlmnm Of six cents a pound for cen
trifuGnl sugar. With such price. il
~ Pn iwn"rutive demand Of Justice that
IN" rt"d States government take
'h"r"r Of sugar space on the Pacific,
inslstln@ upon such Transportation
charges as will enable the Philippine
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
SUGAR QUOTATIONS
\. SHOW DIFFERENCES

Sugar agencies here are puzzled over
the fact that while advices have been
received that the price Of refined sugar
on the Pacific Coast has been cIt to
1925 u hundred no such advices have
been received from New York. In fact
the last advices from New York that
the Sugar Factors Company have on
file are 81, 40 and 1896 and the last New
York quotation ON raws was 800 cents.
Explanation of this is being sought
here but is not obtainable. 1t is sug.
gested that the sugar coming into Paei-
fie Ports is from here or from the
philippines and so the price can be
readily controlled while as yet defuite
arrangement has not been made be
tween the United States and Cuba for
q fixing of the same maximum prize
and 80 an extension of time has been
given Atlantic Coast sugar dealers and
reiiners. This is merely suTmise.
Another surmise is that while the
control of sugar price may have gone
into effect In New York as in San
Francisco, the message telling of it has
been delayed in transmission or that
II was assumed that Hawaii would take
II for granted that it had gone into
effect. ..,... .l.. o..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05

product to enter the American market
on terms similar to those enjoyed by
Hawaii and Cuba.
TO add to this dilemma is the fact
that regent kilograms from the States
indicate that while the price of seven
cents pound is quoted, there are prac
tically no transfers or sales. The who'll
sugar industry seems to be awaiting
the action of the government in fixing
prices, - nHS7siN cents has been men
toned as d possible maximum for cen
trifugal sugar to be insisted upon by
the food dictator, no one is willing
to buy at seven. 49,.
Hold For Higher Prices
A further complication is added by
the fact that many of the Ioilo sugar
men are holding out for higher prices.
Recently an OFFER was made them at
ll.25 a picul but they refused prefer
ring to take their chances on sale to
the States on a commission basis, As
q result their net rrtrtn' WINS something
under ten pesos a picltl .liu. :"
With freights at $40 a ton to the
Pacific Coast and overland trnnspOlta-
ton charges to be met. there is little
Pipht III inllpPihe cehtfll uSHH Su| =
II any, and little chance to move the
10000 tons of this grade still left in
IlOilo.
But the big problem is ahead. The
Negroes crop is estimated at least 100,
OO0 tons and it may 60 to 100000 tons
"""nwhil" there is warehouse space in
Hoilo available for only little over
100000 tons Of this. Unless the United
States shipping board comes 10 the re.
lief Of the Islands, continuous sugar
problem is threatened for next year!
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
CAPITALIZATION 1T MAY BE
AVOIDED

Diphthcria ~ usually contracted
when the child has a cold. The cold
prepares the child's system for the
reception and development of the
diphtheria germs. When there are
cases Of lihtheria in the ueighbOrhood
children that have colds should be
kept at home and off the street until
recovered. Give. them Chamberlain <
Cupgh Rene " aud Shcy wilt not have
10 remain at home long, 1t also cleans
out the culture beds, which form in
child's throat when it has a cold, and
minimizes the risk Of contracting in
fictitious diseases. For sale by all
dealers, Benson, Smith T. Co. Ltd. Agts.
for Observation-Disclosures
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
FILLING IN BLANKS
IS SIMPLE AFFAIR
Directions Are Explicit But Cues
tons Are Few and Easily
Answered BY Agents

Plantation agencies have found that
the application blanks for licenses for
the carrying on Of sugar business under
President Wilson's proclamation of
september ask very little informa-
ton which is not readily at their com
mand and are losing no time In filling
out the blanks. There are two ques,
tons, however, which give some of
the plantations some trouble and on
which the agencies have to get definite
figures. One of these is storage capa-
city aud the other is the quantity of
molRsses and syrup manufactured. Most
Of the plantations have enlarged their
storage capacity and the agencies are
not able without inquiry TO say how
many bags of sugar can be stored.
While the directions which accom-
Iany the application blanks are specific
and rather lengthy, the applications
themselves are mot voluminous Only
dozen questions are asked. These are ::
Namo of concern.
Individual, firm or corporation
Address
Whether importer, manufacturer or
rcfinCr
Volume Of business, i. e. annual sales
suGHr in pounds and m0lasses and sy-
ruI,s in gallons
Number Of plants operated
Amount Of syrups and molasses pro.
duccd in l9l4, 1915 and 1916
Total warehouse storage capacity
Nrmr Of owner
''"""ss Of owner
OAiunry nnuDn,ginu oTonfs 90
nNr'thn or association or members Of
pro- norahp.
Where company has more than one
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
REMOVAL OF PAtATIAL
LINERS KEENLY FELT
Beaver Sails With lnordinate
Number of Passengers

The Beaver is leaving San Francisco
for Portland so crowded with passen-
gers that her owners have been com.
PEELED to take out special permit al
lowing them TO accommodate the UNI
usual number. This is one Of the re-
suits of the removal of the two Hill
turbiners, the Northern Pacific and
the Great Northern by the United
States Shipping Board. This has ere
ated undue travel pressure, and ship
ping men have not yet discovered a
means Of relieving it, owing TO the in
ordinate scarcity of tonnage.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05

plant the location of each plant, its
character, production of sugar and of
molasses and syrup in 1914, 1915 and
1916 and storage capacity is asked:
Each plantation, has received "A set
Of duplicate blanks, directions to sign
o"d copy of the President 3 proclama-
tiOn.
No regulations or proposed reguln.
tions for the conduct of the business
accompanied the blanks and directions
so that there is no more light on meth.
DDS of control or requirements than
there was before the receipt of blanks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
RATE INCREASE SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON, September s-The
Interstate Commerce Commission to,
day suspended until January 7, 1918,
Washburn $ tariff naming increased
commodity rates on sugar in carload
lots from New Orleans to various points
in Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee and
Georgia. The proposed rates are from
two-tenths to three and two-tenths
cents per hundred pounds higher than
those now in effect.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
DIVIDENDS DISCONTINUED

Directors Of Pacific Sugar Mil at
meeting held early this week voted to
discontinue the payment of dividends
after October Is and until further
notice. This action was taken because
the drought on Hawaii makes it i'm
possible to determine what crop the
Mill may expect next year.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05

RAcToRs work The picture show
nhauowino
Of the ldso the luku Plantation
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
Use of Tractors
Figures Big In
Plantation Work
Modern Draught Machines Multi.
ply Four Times Over In Course
Of Short Year and a Hall and
More Are Wanted At Once

Caterpiller tractors anil motor trucks
have in the last few months become
one of the most important items of
equipment on the Hawaiian plantation
until today hardly q crop is harvested
without the cid of these two products
Of the gasoline age. It is only within
recent years that tractors and motor
trucks have replaced animal power.
In 1912 there were three tractors in
the Islands and today the number runs
well over a hundred. Motor trucks are
almost az numerous on plantations now
as pleasure automobiles.
The majority of the plantations that
have purchased one or two tractors
as experiments have followed quick
Iy with orders for more and hardly
manager who mentions that his planta-
ton is equipped with tractors hut adds
that more have been ordered.
Meet AL Requirements
Flowing, furrowing, cultivatng, haul
ing cane ears or wagons and dozen
other useful purposes are being found
for the tractor on Island plantations.
Pioneer plantation is an example of
the rapidity with which gasoline vehi.
rIes and tractors are replacing animals
The motor truck on the roadway and
the tractor in the fields will soon make
stock n minor feature of the average
hlnntation in the opinion of managers
. pioncer has two caterpiller tractors at
nrespnt and has ordered two more.
Prove Big Saving
The tractors are savers of time,
money and trouble saws l.. Weinzhei
mer MANAGER of Pioneer. "It's case
NJ M more accidents when we DEPEND
on CaterpilIers. One tractor replaces
Ave four. mule teams and is cheaper TO
maintain. With two Caterpiller trac-
tors and four mon. we are doing the
same work that formerly required forty
Ynulas and twenty men and we are doing
the work more safely and more quick
iN5r ..i a..
NJ pioneer pIantation numbers among
its motor eduipment one fve-ton, one
tbree TON, !" four " ton. and four Iight
motor Trucks
Wailuku Makes Success
II Il. PenhaIlow. manager of Wailuku
plantation is another booster for trac-
tors and SIMILAR sentiments are express
ed by managers throughout the Islands.
On WaiIuku two CaferpiIIers are do
ing excellent work-a seventy five
horsepower machine easily accomplish
ING thirty acres n day with chain har.
row while a forty.fiye horsepower trac-
tor Is being used among other things
for bauHng cane cars DYER the fields
on portable track to the main line
tracks. Moving boulders that would
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-05
SUGAR BONUS RATE

To the end of September the rate
which plantation labOrers will receive
as their bonuses is figured as seventy
five per cent by the Sugar Planters.