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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
PLANTERS TO BUILD
PHILIPPINE mill
Hawaiian Association Acts On
Favorable Report Of Returned
Committee In Project

Hawaiian sugar planters are to in
vest a half million dollars in a central
sugar mill in the Philippines. The
announcement was made yesterday by
E. d. Tenney, president of the plan
ters' association and confirms the sup
position that has prevailed since the
return of the committee which went
to the philippines to investigate the
sugar industry and the possibilities Of
fered for proposed investment, The
remarks of members of the committee
as published in The Advertiser the day
following their return, the reports
published in Philippine newspapers and
magazines and repuhhshed in The Ad-
vertiser, have clearly indicated this
and 1t has been known the committee
brought its report back with IL and
this has been in the hands of directors
of the planters association for some
time. .
In announcing the decision of the di.
rectOrs Mr.. Tenney said il had not
been definitely determined whore the
factory will be located but the com
pany will soon be Incorporated in the
Philippines. The money win be raised
through an assessment of ten cents a
ton each month on the output of the
plantations which are members of the
association. The amount is to he de-
termined upon the average outturn per
month as deducted from the figures Sc
cured by compilation Of 1915 1916 and
l0l6'l9l7 reports. '@
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
PEARL HARBOR
.DRYDOCK B'N
BEING COMPLETED

The great drydoek 'at The Pearl Har-
Dor Naval Station is more rapidly ap-
preaching completion than was antici-
pated by the navy officials and the dock
contractors, and while June or July was
set for the work to be finished it Is be-
,iieved the dock viii be in readiness for
its tests within two months. The final
great concrete block is being placed,
after which the caisson gates will be
fitted and the water pumped out.
8. q. Hindes, head Of the San Fran
cisco Bridge and Dock Company, which
has the contract and with which the
Hawaiian Dredging Company has been
afiiIiated in the work Of preparing
Pearl Harbor for naval purposes, was
here last week and inspected the work
and left for the Coast satisfied with
the progress.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
LEAVE CENTER FOR
AMERICANS OPENED
First of Several Is Established
At Aix-Ies- Bains and Train
load Arrives There

AIXLES,BAINS, February 1S-(As-
scented PTess)---With the arrival here
on Saturday Of a trainload of United
States soldiers on furlough came the
opening Of the first of several Amer.
lean "'leave centers'' in France. The
civil authorities warmly welcomed the
new arrivals and the citizens are ex.
tending their hospitality to their latest
Allies in the field.
Plans of the American government
are said TO contemplate the establish
ment of a number of these centers
where the furloughed men can have a
supervision over them not otherwise OBJ
tainable were they permitted to 60 to
Paris and other large cities. It appears
to be the plan to, Keep in closer touch
with men on furlopgh than has been
done by Great Britain. For the carry
ing out of this purpose authority to
act in many instances has been granted
to United States officials and they will
have the cooperation Of the civilian au-
.thorities Of the ynrians cehtSrs. ! Z
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
KEAuADU ARRIVES
!. I. N MANILA CABLES
r. CAPT, yARREN|Py!RDy

Capt. Warren Purdy, who left here
in command Of the former Inter,lsland
steamer Keanhou when she departed
forF Manila, wired his father, Major
PWdy, yesterday that he had made a
safe voyage l"t " u, = - "a q
No mention was made, in the message
of the Noeau, another former InterIsl-
and steamer, which sailed from here
for Manila Ut the same time as did
the Keauhou. IT,, Il y. ~, ~
Z Both these, steamers have been sold
10 a Manila firm and are to be used
in the copra trade of the Philippine
Islands, .. ..'E.'. .
d Captain Purdy 10 an island boy who
has had a rapid rise in the seafaring
profession. When he left here he was
undecided as ~ what he would do
after reaching Manila, hut he may 80.
cure command of one of the former
German vessels there for the voyage
to the United States. t..t =,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
FEDERAL SURVEY OF
r5 SCHOOLS WILL COME

In accordance with action taken by
the 1917 legislature by which an ap-
preparation was made, federal school
survey is to be made, according to An
uouncement made yesterday by Super
intendent of Public instruction Kinney
and the Governor. The appropriation
Of the legislature for the work became
available on January and recently let
tiers were sent from the Governor and
Mr., Kinney to DR., p, p. Claxton, fed
eral commissioner of edeuation invit-
ing his bureau to make the survey. The
project was suggested by the College
Club during the session Of the legisla,
ture.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
AIRS SUNG
~ AS SHIP SETTLED -,

!, \ LONDON, Fehrnats E Sergeant Z.
q. pnhuaue and SeFGe antS Muller. both
Of brooklyn. were rescued from . raft
by n coasting schooner. ~ 4 A G.
The Jsergeants said that the Tus-
eania took q tremendous list to star
board almost % soon a. she was nit.
Almost all the hfebOats ON that side
were either, blown into the air OF
otherwise rendered useless. W. T.
/. The soldiers were immediately lined
one man began to sing ttMy Country,
tTis OF Thee and ''The Star,Spa1gled
Bannern. The crew which lined up ON
the opposite side sang "God Save the
King.n -. E..sE.7 III .,.. < 4 Z.
Sergeant Dubuque said the boat to
which he had been assigned was shat.
tered by the explosion. He clambered
over the portable the best way he
could and was placed In D boat with
ten or twelve other men. ~
When they had been lowered about
half way down the ropes became dis
arranged. h They were all thrown into
tina water. There was q rather heavy
sea, but tho sergeant was able 10
swim to the stern of the liner, and
climbed On z raft; There he found
Sergeant Dubuque said he saw many
men in the sea, Collapsibe RATS were
thrown, over to enable those who were
struggling in the water to save them
selves. Some Of these RATS struck
loaded boats, The sergeant said he be
lieyed quite q number must have been
m Z
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
RUMAl1IA rs READY
no ENTER ON Pc CE
NEd(1IlfA TIONSNOW
Labor Leaders
Say War rs For
Working Man \
Jfge Az Workers TO carry REQ,
ognition Viii Them Each
q Day Geing TO Tasks

WARRINGTON, February Ia
{Associatsd Rfsas) Compiste en-
dorherhept Of the war alma Of the
United States ~ expressed By
President Wilson vas. voted at 3
session Of the execntive council az
the AmcricsA Federation % Labor
held yesterday.
The resolutions passed hy the
council declare II q recognised that
the war against Pn1ssinnism tis q
working mans war. me peace par
leys held between Russia and Ger
many have shown the futilfty OF
the labor element seeking 70 enter
negotiations with the Teuton mill
tarista the resolutions continue. :,
2 "This country has 1 gigantic
struggle ahead Of Il and II must
be the part Of all workers. 10 sober
" face the great irnportance Of
their duties and to carry that rec
ignition with them into their daily
work, 7. II q advised. vi.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
| HUNS V1AINLY SEEK
TOTRAP AMERICA An
FORCES BY RUSES
Memorable Field
of Battle Held y
by American Men
Share Honors Win French WHO
Say Only Fault Is Their
Eagerness To Fight

FRENCH, HEADQUARTERS,
February 1S--(Associated Press)--
On ono Of the most celebrated bat
tlefelds Of the great war, Ameri-
can troops are now cooperating
with their French comrades In &C.
cupying the front line trenches it
was announced for publication yes
terday. The Americans are fight
ing on ground that has Witnessed q
titanic struggle and which has
been soaked with the blood Of
thousands Of German attackers
ana French defenders. " d
A high French ofacer, discussing
the coming Of the American troops
TO this sector, told the correspond
emit Of the Associated Press that
the only fault that could be found
with the Americans Is that they
are too eager to be engaged In q
battle. ~. .,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
SAN FRANCISCO GOES IN
FOR FOOD CONSERVATION

SAN FRANoIsco, 'oaHfOrniA, Feb
.ruary s--(Assoeiated Pressl This city
has turned farmer and its boss over
seer Is Chief OF Police d. A. White.
1t is a "help carry on the war; move
ment. Vegetables and Belgian hare
viii be the speeialties on which the city
win specialize. Large plots Of vacant
land adjoining two Of the police sta
tions have been laid put and the work
already is in progress. ~
Policemen, eity officials and neigh
borhood citizens are the volunteer cul-
tivators. The same plan was carried
on IN similar but smaller scale last
year and was found to be most profit.
able. Among other things, the city.
prison was kept supplied with potatoes
Tor fye months. A big crop Of beans
already is in sight.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
TEUT0N AIR FLEET
Once more RAIDS |D
Enemy Planes Invaded England
Last Night; Saturday Night
Casualties Few

LONDON, February I7--(Associated
Press) ENEMY airplane fleets are to-
night conducting another raid upon
England. Notification of the arrival
of the coast of hostile planes was sent
here from several coast points and from
further in as the fleet advanced and
informed the city the enemy was pro-
eeeding in that direction.
Dover and Dunkirk as well as Lon
don we're attacked by Hun raiders on
Saturday night but the raid rs o whole
was one of the least successful of all
those conducted by the 'Teutons, the
war department stated today.
Only one of the invading craft was
able to penetrate the air defenses here.
II dropped several bombs and the
casualties are reported as four. At
Dover the attempted raid was success
fully repealed. >"l Will FIX y XXI
It Is reported that one Of the raiding
machines crashed into the sea in seek
ing TO avoid the FIRE of the air defense
guns.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
-FOUR NAMES ADDED
70 KNOWN VICTIMS
List Of Twenty-seyen Received
BY War Department Gives
Only Four Unlisted y

WASHINGTON, February ls-tAs.
ISOLATED Press) - Fou ? more names
were added to the list Of known dead
from the Tpseania when list of
twenty seven recognized dead was re-
ceived by the war department yester-
day. OF the tweuty-ssven names twen.
ty!three were included in the list al
ready compiled here. None Of the
names were o.. Hawaiians. III
As recognition from clothing, articles
on the person, scar. marks and thumb
prints goes on the ist OF known. dead
grows and becomes more definite and
comprehensive. II Ia now believed
that the identity Of nearly an win be
obtained in the near future. ~ i
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
RAILROAD MEN TO MAKE
TOUR OF WESTERN FRONT

LONDON, February ls-(AssOciated
Press)-An Official invitation has been
extended to the National Union of Rail.
waymen to send $50 members of that
Organization to make a tour Of the
western front. The men selected will
be representative workmen from all
classes Of the organization. 1t Is IN
derstood the railwaymen's visit win b.
followed by visits from men of the
other great labor unions, WV"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
.RA|D|NG CONTINUES
ON WESTERN Front
Berlin Tells of Small infantry En-.
gageHentS

;. NEW YORK, February ls-(Associ.
ated Press)-MinOr activity on the
Western Front is shown by the reports
received last night. Heavy artillery
fire continued on a number of sectors
and there were several raids and Skin
mishes.
In its Official report last night the
German war department claimed the
repulse of number of raids and the
taking of a number of prisoners.
The raids reported in the German
official cOmmunique were on the Cheri.
sy, Marcoing and Arras fronts and
were described as "small infantry en-
.gagements."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
WOMAN SUFFRAGE PART
OF POLICY OF CANADA

OTTAWA, February IS ASSOCIATED
Press The extension of the franchise
to Canadian women is now a part of
the Canadian government 3 established
policy, it was announced today. 1t
Is stated that female suffrage will be
favored by the government at the next
elections.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
CLOSE SUB.STATloNs

LONDON, February iS-(Associated
Press 1.-The postofiice authorities have
decided TO close Q large pumber Of sub
station postofiiees as measure of
econ0my. The scheme win take eject
gradually, so 'as to cause as little in.
convenience as possible TO the public.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
lord NORTHCLFfFE ASSUMES
|lNP0R / 4 \ / New Y P9sl|5tI 4 \

: LONDON, Felruaty lSlA( Assoeiated
Press Lord Northeliffe decided yes
terday. to accept new and highly i'm.
portant work which he has been asked
TO. asspme and agreed 70 accept the
directorship Of the bureau Of propa-
ganda with enemy countries. .
In assuming this work Lord North
cliffe announced that il would not
mean his retirement from the Ameri-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
APPOINTMENT REVOKED

LONDON, February 49, associated
Prcssl John Reed, who was named by
the Bolshevik government as its con.
sui at New York, has had his appoint
nent revoked and was notified Of the
revocation from Petrograd while here.
Reed is now en- route home, ~. F..Eih1
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
A FORTY YEARs' TEST.

Chamberlain 3 Cough Remedy has
been curing coughs and colds for the
past forty years and has gained in po-
pnlarity. every year. What better rec
onmenaation is re9uiredi For sale by
all dealers, Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd,
agents for Hawaii.-Advt.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19

can mission for Great britain which
he heads at home withs his Office here
but would be taken up In addition to
that work. = <
In Offering the office 20 Lord North;
cIiffe the government asked him tore;
main in his Former post and expressed
its recognition OF and thanks for the
splendid services which he has per.
formed in that capacity. 81 q
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
Asks Assurance Sovereignty Win
Not Be Assailed and Right TO
Settle Governmental kffairs
For Itself
WILLING TO TURN OVER
D0BRUDjA TO LGARiA
In Return Asks Support Of Cen
trail Powers N Besserabia;
Receives ljltlmatuin From Pc
trograd Bolshepild

EMEW YORK, February l8--
IN ASSOCIATED Press Pro-
|viding Rurnania is given certain
assurances which she asks that
country is ready and willing to
enter upon negotiations for peace.
The terms Of her request are told
IN a despatch from Vienna re-
ceived in Amsterdam yesterday.
Before entering upon peace ne
Igotiations Ruinania asks the as
surance that her sovereignty shall
not be assailed and that she shall
be left alone to solve for herself
all problems relating to her dy-
nasty and form OF government.
WILLING TO cEDE
Cession Of Dobrudja, as has
already been proposed in advance
Of opening Of actual negotiations,
Rumania is willing to grant pro-
Ivided she shall be granted the
support of the Central Powers in
all questions relating to Besse-,
rabia. Under such an agreement
Dobrudja would go to, Bulgaria
which is a proposal made several
days ago by the Central Powers
at the time Rumania was invited
to open negotiations. ~
RECEIVES ULTIMATuM
Widening of the breach, be-
tween Rumania and Russia was
made further apparent yesterday
when an ultimatum was issued
|by the BolsheVik government at
Petrograd. This ultimatum de-
manded the immediate evacuation
|of Besserabia by Rumanian troops
that are opposed TO- the Russian
krevolutionists. Right to trans
port Russian troops across Ru-
manian territory is also demand
ed as is the extradition Of Gene
raj Sterbatcheff, Russian COM
mander Of the forces OF that coun-
try in Rumania,
NEEDS SUPPORT
It is believed here that the ul-
timatum from Petrograd has
FASTENED the willingness of Rus
sia to enter into peace parley.
Cut off as she is by the treaty
between the Central Powers and
the Ukraine, she is without a
source of food supply and the
breach in negotiations between
the Central Powers and Petro-
grad offers a strong chance of
Rumania securing the support de-
manded in Besserabia in return
! for the cession of Dobrudja.. At
war with Germany and Austria
her resistance to the demands of
Russia would be minimized while
with the support of those powers
she is in position to defy the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
PILES CURED IN 6 TO ii DAYS

PAIp pINFMHNT Sc guaranteed u
,euSs blind, bleeding. itching OF pro-
trading PILES In 6 10 "a days or
money refunded, Msnuiactmed9 by
the FAIRS ARpIcINE CO. ST., Loris.
y, s,A, W" ~ r''"'''"'- =
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
WIRES ELECTRIFIED


ever, it was discovered that the
Germans had turned a strong
current of electricity into their
front wires, making an attempt
/, to get through these impossible.
The Americans, realizing their
predicament, dug themselves IN
II the midst OF the wires and con
ceaicd themselves, while strong
German forces moved up into the
front trench in search Of them.
After numerous star shells had
been sent up and the ground care
fully scanned, the Germans gave
up the search and again aban-
/ doned their trench, turning off
the electric current. The Amcri-
cans returned in safety.
Anothef German trick was car
RED through with the expecta-
ton Of creating confusion in the
American trenches and causing a
waste OF munitions. The Ger
mans have learned, it was ap-
parent, the significance of the
{ American rocket signals. On
Sunday morning, before daylight,
rockets SCARED up from the Ger
man lines giving the American
Signal for a gas, attack, these be-
ing followed by second series
of rockets calling upon the Amer
lean batteries for a barrage fire.
4 USE DETECTED
An American observation Off
Ger, noting the source of these
false American signals, grasPed
! the intent of the Germans and
quickly noti6ed the batteries and
the trench commanders to pay
no attention to the rockets.
A squadron of German planes,
flying high, crossed over the
/ American lines yesterday and
carried out a bombing raid
against an American field hospit-
al, which had previously been at
tackled despite its prominently
displayed Red Cross. Many pa
tients were in the hospital and
for some time these were en-
dangered by the exploding bombs,
none Of which, however, found
as target.
AS yesterdays raid was only
one Of a series, it has been decid-
ed 10 change the location of the
hospital, placing it where it will
besless readily found by the Ger
man airmen.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-19
Raidinu Party Within Teuton
lines Returns To Find En-
tanulements Have Been Elec-
triiied But Hide and Escape
ROCKET SIGNALS ARE e.
VAINLY TRIED BY ENEMY
Raiders From Above Make Tar
net OF Hospital Without Sue
cess and Establishment VIII
Be Moved To Position Farther
Back ~

"A MEXICAN FRONT IN
IL FRANCE, February 1S -
ASSOCIATED Press While there
has been little. activity along the
sector held by the Americans dur
ing the past forty-eight hours,
the Germans have been busy
carrying out another air raid
against the American field hos
pital and attempting in various
ways to trap the Americans. In
two tricks carried out, the inge-
nuity OF the Hun was met and
defeated by the quick thinking
OF the Yankee.
An American patrol came close
to falling into one of the traps
carefully set. This patrol crept
out from the American lines and
crossed No Mans Land to the
German entanglements. Hearing
no sounds from the German
trenches, the boys in khaki worm
cd their way through the en-
tanglements and explored a por-
ton Of the German line, moving
carefully. They encountered no
Germans.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-02

There isn't enough idle man power
to go around that is, if we continue
to try to conduct our affairs as we
idid before the war Much of the ex-
IRA farm labor this year must be sup
piled by the men CT past agricultural
experience, from the towns and cities
men who in normal times would not
be doing farm work But these arc
normal times.
If you are a farmer; notify the
county agent how many farm hands
you will need and when you will
need them Make up your mind to
do the very best you can under the
circumstances understanding that
it is a war necessity, that if you
don't do it you are helping defeat
SOul COuhtly anu StIlttuClHS ybuI-
self to a life devoid of freedom, as
you have known it in the past.
If you live in town, see that your
business houses are canvassed, and
all employees who have had farm ex-
perience listed.
Pledge every town citizen and
business man of farm experience to
go to work on farms in the county as
he may be needed to cultivate and
pave crops. Urge our peace officers to
enforce the Ego to work or go to
JAIL program now prevailing in many
sections of the country. Men are dying
every day in France in order that we
may win the war Labor is one of the
greastest needs back home, farm la
Continued, column 81
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-02
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY
LABOR IS MORE LOYAL

II improvements in the labor con
ditions of the country continue
steady as they have in the past mon
tn, American industries will be ap.
piled almost hundred percent to
the advancing of our interests in the
world conflict Since we emerged
from the winter, so much has been
done no accurate estimate can re
made Of the real work that American
factories and shops have done to ad-
vance our purposes of winning the
war. Before summer is gone this
coultry will have done the greatest
six months of emergency work in all
its history.
Labor has displayed many faults,
but fewer and less injurious to the
common welfare as an organized rep
resentative of the nations productive
power than the factors not CT labor,
but supercritical of the workers de-
Tense of their privileges.
There could have been no defense
CT democracy without American la,
Dor When the labor of other nations
broke down, American labor leaped
into the breach and held the line
steady Without labor the war for
democracy would end in disaster for
free peoples. And American Labor
leads.
Labor has made the war for democ
racy possible, labor is sustaining the
war. and labor will make victory for
democracy not simply a possibility
but certainty
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-02
WATCH YOUR TIME

Please be loyal enough to get on
the hours arranged Tor you under the
day light saving law When the
clocks were set ahead your govern
ment expected you to keep pace Go
TO work to keep up with it in good
faith The clock has been moved Il
head. and hour, now All you have to
do is to move Up yourself.
1t will be too confusing to try to
10 anything else, 1t will be your lack
Of patriotism to even try to run any
other than the way suggested. When
the law was made, it was presumed
that you would take it as a war mea-
sure and would live and work by it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-04-02

line. II the manufacturer or exporter
feels that he has just grievance
against restrictions imposed on his
trade, by all means let him go right
to headquarters and register as EN-
phatic complaint as he feels is just
ified But he certainly should not
carry the matter into his business
letters. 1t is sure to create an entire
ly erroneous impression in some
minds.
Let the American business man
make known to the whole world that
he is for this war and that he is go
ing to see it through, regardless of
inconvenience, loss OF trade loss of
or anything else. Every manu-
facturer ought to be fearless in ex
pressing his sentiments even though
he may be writing to a concern whose
sympathies he may suspect are not
wholly with us Don't give a foreign
the idea that you are chatting
under them Spread the impression,
The absolutely correct impression,
that over here we are backing this
war unqualified"