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The midland journal., 1917-12-21

Spanish metal imports are increas.
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The midland journal., 1917-12-21

Holland is short of print paper.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
TRAPPED
WHEN Mine BURNS
Thirty-six Known Dead and Near
" Two Hundred Missing In
Butte Copper Mine Disaster
Associated Press By q. s. Naval Com.
W. mnnication Servtcel \.

BUTTE, Montana, June 10--0ne
hundred and fifty are believed to be
dead and more than two hundred we're
trapped in a disaster which occurred in
the speculation mine here at four
o clock yesterday morning. A fire has
been raging all day and every available
man Is being used to combat the flames
and 10 seek access to the section Of the
mine where the trapped men are be-
lieved to be. Smoke and fumes make
the work of rescue hazardous and diffi.
cult. The known dead are thirty.six,
and 1917 are still missing. Thus far 2l3
have been saved. I..
II 10 believed the fire was started by
an explosion Of sulphur gases emanat.
ing from the sulphide ore in the slopes
which quickly ignited the timbering.
While copper mines are not so subject
to gas explosions and fires as are coal
mines, there are mines in the country
where fires have burned for several
years in sulphide ore bodies and are
still burning. II will probably mean
that part of the mine will have to be
Theoretically sealed for some months to
come. Fa
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
SENTIMENT AGAINST
CAR IS GROWING
Resolutions Received In lest Are
Now Grim With Significance
\ Of Coming Change
(Associatsd Press BY u 8 Naval commu.
. .#.t.. nication Baryice)

aa.t nication Barvtce)
PETROGRAD, June lO--There Is n
strong sentiment developing against
the Car personally, street orators and
agitators being busy declaring against
Nicholas, who is being held up before
the people rs the one responsible for
the crimes Of the Black Hundreds aud
the power through which the police
acted for so many years. Through
these and other influences the demand
for the trial and punishment of the
former Little Father" is growing
daily and the government win prob.
ably be forced 60 move. J. ,.
Two days ago Petrograd laughed at
the resolution presented in one Of the
numerous conferences here which call.
ed for the punishment of the Gar.
Today there is nothing but grimness In
the situation, the resolution being also
passed by the crews of three Of the
battleships lat Helsingfors. The sail,
ors demand that the Car be removed
from HIS winter palace and sent to the
fortress Of Kronstadt a. n prisoner, ia
be held there until his trial. r.
Approved Of Kronstadt Terms
Yesterday the members Of the Pro
visional Government voted an approx
al Of the action of Ministers Tseretelli
and Skobeloff in entering into an or
rangement for the surrender OF the
Kronstadt fortress to the Provisional
Government, the arrangements being
perfected by the ministers with tn,
"president of Kronstadt, young
student, and delegates from the eounci
of workmen and soldiers. .......,
THIS council made it known yester
day that IL had received direct pro
posal from Germany that Russia an,
Germany enter into q separate peace
The offer was wirelessed the Russian
lby the German military commander
in-chief. on the East, but is denounced
by the council, which declares that |
is rejected. lr'.. ,sas..t -. "'i#
| Yesterday the first general electio
ever held in Russia was carries
through, universal suffrage being Civ
en- in its first test. The election wa
for the choosing of the members Of tn
district municipal councils. Il p
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12

Last night cablegram from Min.
ister Wellington Koo, of the Chi.
nese legation in Washington, was re-
ceiyed by the local Chinese consul, Tsz-
ang Woohuan, indicating that the sit
uation in China is not as bad rs the
news dispatches Indicate. The cable
read; 81. .f.g,,
"To the Chinese Consul, Honolulu:
The foreign department in Picking wires
to say that the declaration of the mill.
tary and civil governors of the PROV
inees of Chill, Fengtien, An Hui, XII
angst, Shangtung and Shensi We're made
as the result Of their dissatisfaction
with the constitutional law, Steps
have been taken to reconcile them and
a solution may be arrived at within a
few days" %" ""r.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
FIRE CUTS PORTUGUESE
DWELLING IN kALlHI

A cottage belonging to Mrs. Maria
Comes Medeiros, at 1919 Kaumualii
Street, Kalihi, was badly Quilted by fire
between seven thirty and eight o'clock
last night. When the FIRE department
arrived on the scene the flames were
well under way, but were soon extin-
guished.
The fire was caused by the explosion
of lamp. A woman who was in the
house at the time Of the explosion,
watching a baby, had barely time to
make her escape with the child before
the fire took possession of the dwelling.
The damage to the building was be.
tween five aud eight hundred dollars,
Fire Chief ThurstOn said last night.
There was no insurance on the dwelling,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
BIG GUNS BUSY
|. ON MANY FRONTS
BeIgians and French Bombard
Germans - Skirmishes In
the Carpathians ~
ASSOCIATED Press BY U. s. Naval Comm.
'a, nication Service) o..


~, nication servtce) go.
. PARIS, June lI-(OficiaD-There
were spirited artillery engagements yes.
terday on the st. Quentin front, north
west of Laonnaes, where the Germans
attempted a surprise attack. The
French seventy.fives came quickly into
action, easily dispensing the German col,
umn and driving 10 back in confusion.
Official dispatches to Havre from the
Belgian line report lively artillery fight.
ing at Steenstraete and Het-Sas, with.
out any infantry being used by either
side. d. t,%:
On the acedonian front the artillery
has Also been active, especially before
Monastir, where the Serbs are appar.
emily preparing TO make an advance. At
Lake Dorian the Bulgarians attempted
to carry a, portion of the British line,
being dispersed by the British guns. Z.
Along the whole Macedonian front
the aviators are active, their air battles
presaging some greater activity on this
front soon. E..f ,...4,& .. =
Rome reports series Of Austrian at
taGks on the Gorilla front, which the
Italians drove back with severe losses.
The Vienna dispatches state that
there have been no special events Il
record in the Italian theater, where thu
situation is unchanged. In the Carpa
thians and in East Galicia things arr
hvelier, with numerous skirmishes be
tween small bodies taking place. Along
the rest of the Austrian front there ar,
only artillery actions.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
Cities Miles Away From San Sal
vador Are In Ruins Though
Loss Of Life Not Very Large
Considering the Damage Done
ONLY HUNDRED HOUSES IN
SAN MIGUEL STILL STAND
Widespread Devastation Indicate
That More Than One Volcano
Burst Into Violent Eruption
Across the Whole Republic
(Associatsd Prsss BY U, s. Naval Comm.
\. nication Servicel

Z SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Salvador,
June l0-Detuils of the destruction and
loss of property caused by the great
earthquakes and volcanic eruption
Thursday night are coming in slowly.
While the loss of life is not so great
rs at first feared the loss of property
Is immense and terrible havoc has been
wrought. Much of Salvador was rock.
ed to its foundations and cities and
towns are in ruins for o distance Of
thirty TO forty miles from the city of
Salvador from which were poured
streams and foods of molten lava and
boiling water. .........
San Miguel was a city of $4,000 in
habitants twenty.eight miles north Of
San Salvador. Today not more than
one hundred houses are left standing
the whole city being practically in
ruins. ...., E W
Palma, still further from San Saliva
! dor in a nOrthwesterly direction in the
Aqua Caliente section was flooded with
boiling water as the springs over
flowed. ..r. 49,
| Meanguera was in the track Of lava
streams that poured down the slopes
of Mount Ricaeho upon it as was little
San Juan, Wifi ....-vs Sd s.-F 4,
| In all directions neighboring towns
to those mentioned were destroyed the
zone Of most severe losses being rad
ius of about thirty miles around the
capital city. tr4
The first shock was felt about seven
to'clock Thursday evening but other
shocks followed one upon another
throughout he night. To add to the
terrors and discomfort Of those who
had been rendered homeless a heavy
downpour Of rain set ins with no pos
sible protection from it.
San Juan reports that hundreds OF
lives were lost at San Salvador and
meager information from other points
According to the president of Mica
ragua the casualties were not so large
as was at first indicated. He has tele
| graphed offering aid to the stricken ma
ton aud is already engaged In organ
izing relief for the destitute and home
less ones.
1t is apparent from the reports thai
come from various sections and from
the wide extent of the damage don'
that other mountains than that o
Mount san Salvador were in eruption
4 . D 4.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
.LYNCHERS CHASE
.SHER|FF'S MACHINE
Associated Press BY q. 8. Naval Com
munication Service) "..r

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 10
Kidnapers, who are suspected of hay
ing murdered their victim in fear of
being caught with the child, are now
being hunted down by posse in auto
mobiles, who are securing the country
side
The band of kidnapers stole the
baby child of Mr.. and Mrs. Skeets a
week ago, holding the little one for
ransom. The distracted parents put
the case in the hands of the authori.
ties, who commenced to draw a net
around the baby snatchers. - o.
Yesterday a pair of baby's feet, de-
composed, were found in well, wrap
ped in a woman's skirt, and the news
of this discovery aroused the neigh
borhood to realization that murder
had been added to the kidnapping.
1t was reported last night that the
sheriff had succeeded in arresting the
members of the kidnapping gang, seven
in all, and was taking them to the
state penitentiary, to ensure their safe
ty until they could be tried. Immedi
ately scores of men, in machines, SCI
out in pursuit of the sheriff, threaten
ing TO hanR his seven prisoners if they
could oyertake them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
PERSH|NG
WELCOMED BY KING
Head Of American Contingent Re-
ceived At Buckingham Palace
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. Naval Com
munication Service)

N<AbooCAeSOu u AObo ~ W - NeNeA SOAAA-
munication Service)
LONDON, June 9-Major- General
John ]. Pershing, Commanding the
American expeditionary force in Eur
ope, and who arrived in London yester-
day, was today formally welcomed by
King George and received at Bucking.
ham Palace. His staff of twelve &C.
companied the American general, who
was given a cordial greeting. #EE
King George said to3Gen. Pershing:
at has been the dream of my life to
see the two great English speaking ma
tiops more closely united. That dream
is now realized. 1t is with the utmost
pleasure / welcome you as the head OF
the American contingent to our
shores" ~ -. g.. .
A further contingent Of Americau
army officers arrived today. when the
steamer Bringing back Arthur BalfouT
and the other members of the British
commission to America arrived at q
British port.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
V|RG|N|AN FORCES
U-B0AT TOUCHDOWN
Observation-Disclosures Steamer Has
Running Fight In Bay I
OF Biscay
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. 9 Naval Com.
munication Bervice)

AN AMERICAN PORT, June 10
The America n Ha waiian steamer Vir.
ri nian which arrived from a European
Port yesterday, reports having had an
exciting brush and having kept up a
long running fight with a, German sub.
marine in the Bay of Biscay on May
30.
while running through the Bay Of
Bisray, the Virginia. sighted a Teuton
undersea craft, which Immediately
opened fire upon the American ship,
torpedo striking distance. The FIRE was
Immediately returned by the naval gun.
ners aboard the Virginian and the run
ming fight was on.
Putting full steam ahead the Amer.
lean Hawaiian boat sped onward, firing
at the submarine as she ran and the
U.boat speeding after and Smelling as
Il followed. 4
The naval gun on the Virginian in
the course Of the fight fred twenty.six
shots dropping them all about the
pursuing pest until the accuracy of
the aim compelled it to dive. No dam
age was done as far as is known.
The department of state yesterday
reported another encounter between an
American vessel and a submarine. In
this instance the submarine discharged
torpedo which passed ahead Of and
under the bow Of the mark missing by
not more than ten yards. The steamer
opened fire with .its naval gun and the
submarine disappeared. The effect Of
the gun fire is unknown.
After the submarine had disappeared
| the American vessel continued on a
full speed and the undersea craft wal
not again sighted. q.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
OF SPIES :.
SAYS SECRETARY IN .
FORMAL STATEMENT
Associated Press by q. 8. Naval
6No..........lcaAin., anrudnnN

ASSOCIATED Press by q. 8. Nsval
Communication service)
WASHINGTON, June l0-"The
navy department has reason to be-
heve that valuable information
concerning the naval plans Of the
United States is reaching the en-
envy says an announcement is
sued yesterday by Secretary Dan
iels, who advises all ofiicials in pos
session Of any Of the plans Of the
government to exercise unusual care
in what they may say in converse
ton. BE .Y..E
This warning from the secretary
Of the navy supplements that sent
from London by Rear Admiral Sims,
that Berlin had full information as
to the strength Of the destroyer
hotilla recently despatched to Brit
ish waters and was Informed Of the
date Of sailing and Of the port Of
arrival before the destroyers had
crossed the Atlantic. m
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12

Since the departure of the American
commission some weeks ago, this is the
first definite news that has been re.
ceived from the members, with the ex.
ception Of the one despatch from ga
Russian port" announcing the landing
Of the party.
The news from Irkutsk, an important
city of mid.Siberia, appears to con.
tradict the advance warnings that Mr..
Root would not be found persona
Rrata to the Russian revolutionists.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
RAIN BADLY NEEDED
IN HAMAKuA DISTRICT

That crops in the Hamakua district
would be greatly benefited by heavy
dOwnpOur is the report reaching HO,
uolulu, while there is no immediate
cause for alarm and the mountain rain.
fall has kept the bitches well supplied.
A few general showers within the neat
few weeks would greatly increase the
yield. a.......
Grinding is going on steadily at Ho.
nokaa and Pacific mill, and the mana,
gers report more juice per ton than for
many years past, T. ~.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
.EUST|S WILL STAY
ON SHIPPING BOARD
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. 3. Naval Com,
munication Service)

WASHINGTON June 10 - While
Harry Rousseau, an eminent engineer,
succeeds Eustis as Cocktails assistant
Eustis will still remain member of
the shipping board. ........
Goethals yesterday announced the
selection of Rousseau as his assistant.
Later the state department announced
that the board would retain the ser.
vices of Eustis as a consulting engi.
neer though he would no longer be
assistant 10 Cocktails, E..,
The arrangements by which the
board retains the services of Eustis
and at the same time gives the chair.
man new assistant will, ii is believed,
settle the trouble and restore harmony
that was destroyed in the controversy
that grew out Of the question of wood
against steel in ship construction.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
ITALY TO secure K.
NEWLOAN SHORTLY
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. 3. Naval Com
munication Service)

WASHINGTON, June l0--The Ital.
ian commission, headed by Prince Udin,
which came here 10 arrange for the
purchase Of munitionA food, supplies
and equipment and 70 secure loans
from the United states to Italy has
completed its conference with highly
satisfactory results TO both countries.
Early this week the commissioners
will leave here on a tour Of the South
and the Middle West.
complete agreement was reached
before the conference adjourned yester.
day and the understanding is that a
new loan will probably be made short
ly in an amount that was determined
in the course of the conferences.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
REGISTRATION. MAY
REACH TO NINE million
ASSOCIATED Press BY u 8, Naval Com.
~ munication Service) &c.,.

WASHINGTON, june lO-Registra'
ton for seventeen states and the Dis
trict of Columbia complete give q total
of 2,34S,00O as against the census
board 3 estimate of 2,7O3,727. If this
ratio be kept up in the returns the
final figures in the nation will be not
far from nine millions. .....
Eighteen states and the District OF
Columbia is 2,529,O93 as against IN es
innate of 2,9l3,627. .N.
Alien registrations thus far humble,
81 1854.
The strength of army, navy, guarC
and marine corps must be taken into
consideration in addition to the proba
BILE 100000 registered.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
S|DER|ANS GIVE
WELCOME TOROOT
American Mission Received With
Enthusiasm Along Long
Route To Petrograd

(Associated Press BY U. g. Naval commu.
,a nicatiOn servicsD .."
1RKUTSK, Siberia, June I0-Envoy
Extraordinary Root, with the American
mission TO Russia, arrived here by the
Transsiberian Railroad yesterday morn.
ing and was given his first official wei.
come TO the new Republic. In addi-
ton a most enthusiastic reception was
given to the Americans by the people
generally the city being en- fete for
the occasion. .l
ilUnofficial receptions of the greatest
enthusiasm are being rendered this
party along the line. E I'm
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
TRAINING SCHOOL SUGGESTED

Maintaining that Honolulu is the
ideal place to train Y. NJ. C. A. secre.
taries for Oriental work, several well
Informed members of the local assO
citation have advanced the plan of es,
tablishinG trainino school in conuec-
ton with the new Nuuanu project.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
SPANISH Cabinet
HAS RESIGNED AGAIN

associated Press By U. 8. Naval Com
MADRID, June ll-Marquis Garcia
Prieto, who has been premier of Spain
only a, few weeks, following pro
Ally premier, yesterday rendered his
resignation and those Of the members
of his cabinet to King Alfonso. The
career of the PTietO cabinet has been
u stormy one, the sentiment Of the na,
ton growing stronger and stronger
daily, with each submarine outrage
that Spain should array itself in some
more positive manner against Germany
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN

During the summer months mothers
should watch for any unnatural loose
ness of the lhild IS bowels. When given
prompt attention at this time serious
trouble may be avoided. Chamberlain s
COLL, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
can always be depended upon. For sale
by oil Dealers, Benson, Smith 4 Co.
Agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
IRISH NATIONALIST !.
LEADERS ARE SLAIN
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. s Naval Com
munication SerYicel

DUBLIN, June 9-It was announced
today that William Redmond, brother
of John Redmond and himself one Of
the Irish Nationalist leaders, has died
of wounds received while fighting for
the Allies at the front, Other Nation.
alist leaders have also given their lives
recently for the Allied cause.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
PILES CURED IN 6 TO "A DAYS

PAZo OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure blind, bleeding, itching or pro
truding PILES in to IA days or
money refunded, Manufactured by
the PARIs MEDICINE co. :, ST Louis,
u. S, A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
TWO AMERICANS co
DOWN WITH VESSEL
Associated Press BY U. 8. Naval Com
munication Service)

LONDON, England, June 1.-TWO
Americans are now known to have lost
their lives when the steamer Manehes
ter Miller was tOrpedoed without warn.
ing on June Is. The steamer was ear
rying a large cotton cargo. Three
Americans were saved.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
BAND OF MASKED MEN L..
ATTACK IOWA GUARDS
ASSOCIATED Press BY U. 8. Naval Com
munication Service) -.

FORT DODGE, Iowa, June 8-A
band of masked men today made o
surprise attack on a detachment of ma
tional guardsmen at a bridge near
here. A twenty minute fight ensued, in
which the masked men were routed. No
one was injured.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
PEKING REPORTED
WHOLLY CUT OFF
official Message Says Situation
Not Bad, Though
ASSOCIATED Press BY U. 8. Naval Com
munication Service)

WASHINGTON, June 9--News reach
ing the state department today shows
that the Chinese revolutionists have cut
Picking of from the outside world. The
only communication outside is now by
wireless. ~.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
RUSSIAN PEASANTS
APPEAL TO MILITARY
ASSOCIATED Press BY U. 8. Naval Com
munication Seryicel

PETROGRAD, June "a congress
of peasants in session here today passed
u resolution begging the army and navy
to submit to discipline and defend the
new revolutionary government of Rus.
STA and help to carry out its policies.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
MORE BIG LOANS FOR
EUROPEAN ALLIES
ASSOCIATED Press by u. 8. Naval Com
munication Seryice)

WASHINGTON, June Y-The Unit.
ed States today made loans of $500,
o0O,0 900 10 Serbia and $3.50, 100000 to
Great Britain out of its seven. billion
war loan funds. IT,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
SIR WILFRED LAURIER
- RESIGNS LEADERSHIP
ASSOCIATED Press By U. 8. Naval Com
munication Service)

TORONTO, Canada, June s-sir Will
fred Laurier, former premier and one
iof Canada 3 leading statesmen, has
resigned the leadership of his party,
now out of power.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
THEY DIDN'T r..
BAG THIS BUNCH
tAssociated Press by U. 9. Naval Com
tE+s., mnnication Servicel r a.

LONDON, June Cit is reported
here that Kaiser wilhelm, Field Mar.
shall Won Hidenburg, Prince Eitel
Frederick and other high officers Of the
German command were inside o station
at Client, Belgium, when it was BON.
barded by Allied aviators and that
the party had narrow escape. Three
officers nearby are said to have been
killed. ..tl.,.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
CHURCHILL REPORT
CALLED PREMATURE
ASSOCIATED Press By U. 8 Naval CON-
munication Service) .3U

LONDON, June S-The report last
night that Col. Winston Spencer
Churchill would succeed yiscount Cow
dray as chairman of the British air
board is premature and possibly incor-
rect. NM.A1 ~.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-12
NEW PREMIER SELECTED
FOR HUNGARIAN TASK
ASSOCIATED Press by u. 3. Naval Com.
munication Service)

AMSTERDAM, June p--COunt Els
terhazy has been entrusted with the
formation of a new Hungarian cabinet.