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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
UNSUITABLE SHIP
A PROVEN FACT
American Transports viii Soon
Bid Defiance To U-Boats
OF the Kaiser

NEW YORK. February 10 (ASso
ciated PrcsN1 tomulctr defiance Of the
Hun I boats and the means whereby
the last hop" Of the Kaiser upon the
water will l." dashed are now possible,
according to an important announce
mcnt mad" here last night by William
Sanders, We" chairman of the naval
consulting h"ard, addressing alumni Of
the University of Pennsylvania at an
alumni dinner.
The United States. he declared, has
now secured tn" means whereby n
steamer may he made unsuitable and
plans are being rushed under which the
transports to carry American troops to
Europe will be made torpedo proof.
Tests Have Been Made
The naval consulting board has been
engaged on the testing Of the plan
submitted to it and has not only ae.
cePted the idea but has given it "A
practical proof. One of the ships com.
mandeGed for transport purposes in the
Atlantic has been altered according to
the plans whereby it was claimed she
could he made unsuitable and tests
have demonstrated that no torpedo of
any model in use today is able to dam.
age the ship sufficiently to sink her.
Beyond the bare announcement Of
the existence Of the plan and the fact
that the naval consulting board has
approved Of and adopted it, the speak
er said he could not go. He gave no
intimation of the nature of the anti
torpedo idea.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
TUSCAN|A DEATH
LIST MOUNTING
Bodies Of Hundred and Twenty
six Americans Have Been
Recovered and Buried

Ann iN"I'N' february 10 ASSo
'"tc" TVS ~ 'hP Reports OF saved
ana ana hlSs'" = 'r"" IN" SINKING OF the
'rahSP"r. US, anna are received the
"'ath ron o. american soldiers grows
i"St"r"nA the A>>", lated Press wa"
'ntorme" h\ 'h' hr'''sh Admiralty that
the IateS' "H'hI hKur'H snow that ESQ
ma" n""h rescued from tn" torPenoed
troopshlp ana that the list OF dead
WON" ne III u" n"IEhhorhood OF one
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12

ing as British ambassador in Washing.
ton to succeed Sir Cecil Spring Rice, as
the situation is undcrst0udIh govern.
Inent officials here
Some confusion has followed the in.
dependent operations Of the NorthclifFe
war misSfUu, the technical military and
naval attaches bureau and the diplo-
matte bureaus of the embassy proper.
1t has been found diffiCult for these
separate commissions and agencies to
transact their business with the state
department. the war and navy depart
ments and the treasury department.
here without overlapping and confusion.
Considered Some Time
When Mr.. BalfOur was in the United
States the subject of rrorganizatio ION
of the business methods Of the embassy
here was discussed, rr"prcts we're form
ed along the lin" of those about to be
carried out for the relief Of Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. at his own request, by an
official specially trained in law. bust
ness and finance. 1t was felt that the
purely diplomatic business of the EN-
bassy could be safely intrusted to the
experienced hands Of Colvillq Barclay,
the present counsellor; that General
AaCIRc hlan and Commodore Gaunt
could properly continue to handle mill.
tary and navnl matters, especially, and
that the finances and business prob.
lens could best be handled by the head
of the embassy, who ut the same time
should b" responsible for the work of all
three branches and have the final
voice in the decision Of any questions
that might arise.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
FINLAND SCENE Of
BITTER BATTLING
Socialists and Anarchists Are
Struggling MadIy For
The Mastery

STOCKHOLM, February lO-(Asso
ciated Press .-Finland is'the scene of
much bitter fighting, with the White
Guards, representing the Socialist pro.
visio1al government, defeating the Boil.
sheviki Red Guards in a series Of
pitched battles outside of the capital
itself where the extremists have held
control and where, according to the con.
flicting reports received, they are ear.
rying on Q reign of terror.
The German army has released n
large number of Finnish students, who
have crossed over to Finland with
their arms to assist the Socialists in
suppressing the Bolsheviki revolt.
These students, who were attending
German universities when war was lie.
clared. joined the German army to
fight Russia. Now they are still to
fight Russia for the freedom Of their
homeland, whatever may be the final
outcome of the peace negotiations be,
tween Berlin and Petrograd. There are
four. thousand of these stutlents, accord,
ing to q statement made to press cor.
respondents by Premier Toxic of the
All SOflallSJ CABINET.
Advices last night from Haparanda
assert that Tammerf0rs is safely in the
hands of the White Guard, who captur
ed the town on Thursday and have
since held it. The railroad line bet
tween Viborg and Petrograd has also
been cut and il is supposed that Nibort
has also fallen to the White Guard
which is holding the line to prevent re
Inducements for the Red Guard being
brought in from Russia.
In the Uleaborp fighting which is
still going on. the White Guard has
taken thirteen hundred prisoners.
Finn Capital Terrorized
In Helingfors the Red Guard is in
complete control and massacre, pillagr
and atrocities are making that capital
SHAMELESS. The Bolsheviki are wreak
ing their hatred upon the bourgeOisie
and uDOn those citizens classed as arts
tocrats.
There is a frightful slaughter even
now of masses of Films. To the in,
ternal fighting is added the horror Of
starvation, as the Russian BolSheViki
are said to have destroyed the food
which Denmark has sent to the starr
ing Firms.
The helslngfors theater and many
public buildings have been DESTROYED.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
AMERICAN GUNNERS
GIVEN HIGH PRAISE

WASHINGTON. February lo-lAs,
,"riatrd Press)-Warm praise for the
\mrrirnn soldiers who are in France
md for the American gunncrs rspr.
tally was given yesterday by a
French artillery officer of high reputr
who is now in this country.
In commenting upon the work of
the American soldiers this official said
the efficiency of the American gun,
nrrs in learning no quickly and in
handling so accurately and with such
splendid effect the famous "s"vcnty
h>rs' was one ofNthe most remarkable
things he had seen on the European
fronts
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
ZONES
IS EFFICIENCY PLAN

WASHINGTON, February I0--lAs
sociuted Pressl--T" speed up progress,
in the building of the great emergency
fleet Of merchantmen and for added
efficiency in the hnndling Of the pro-
blems which arise in connection with
it, the Emergency Fleet Corporation
it WAS announced yesterday, plans t.
divide the country into six shiPhuild
ing zones.
The management Of each If thr>,
six zones. it j. planned viii hr ylnrrJ
IN IT." bands vi single zone dirrc
tor
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
WORK OF AVlAT0RS IS
NOT MORE HAZARDOUS

WASHINGTON, February AsEvs( Asso-
rlnted Press On the strength of
report from General Pershing, Secre-
tary Of War Baker today submitted to
the senate military committee bill re.
prnling the provisions for extra pay for
"Niators. Pershing said that the flying
work is no more hazardous than other
combat duty, and involves nothing like
III" hardshiPs of trench warfare. "Sueh
laws are productive of an improper
balance in rank, and this injustice TO
'h"r AIMS Of the service is no longer
nrrrssary,' he said.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
RUSSIANsC CONVENTION
IN NEW YORK is LOYAL

NEW YORK February
his the bandp
Spangled
the United
thirty
thousand
thirty thousand Russians rpresen
delegates
purpose Bringing about still closer
United States .
by
influences which o.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
SAVING OF DAYLIGHT.
TAKES STEP FORWARD

WASHINGTON, February 10 CA>
sociated Press great for
ward step looking toward daNigh.
saving was taken yesterday when tn
house committee ON interstate com
mcrce reported favorahlv upon the
- Daylight Saving Bill
This measure hn, alrrndv receive I
the approval of the senate and alml
Iarly favorable action in the house ut
representative is confidently looked
for.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
.RuthIessness
ArOuSeS Ire
of'Spaniards
Their Flag Disregarded BY Hun
Diver and Neutrality of Their
Waters WantonIy Violated;
Two Overt Acts Preclpitate a
Crisis

MADRID, February 1o-(Asso-
ctated Press) ruthless
ness has again been experienced
by Spain, passenger liner, flying
the Spanish nag, having been at
tackled and sunk, while the neu-
traltty Of Spanish waters has been
hagrantly violated.
The steamer Sebastian, flying
the Spanish nag and plainly
marked as neutral, was torpe-
doed while en- route to New York
and close to her home port &C
cording TO an announcement Off
ctally made yesterday by the
Spanish minister Of marine. The
announcement stated that the
crew Of the steamer had been
saved, being taken from their
small boats by q French patrol
vessel .4dDs,- o.,
q, This announcement created In
tense excitement, the violation Of
the solemnly given pledge Of the
German admiralty to respect
Spanish shipping inducing a num-
Der Of anti. German demonstrations.
This excitement rose to fever
heat here when a second announce
ment was made through extras of
the Madrid newspapers that a
German submarine had torpedoed
and sunk the italian steamer Duca
di Geneva close to the Spanish
coast and well within Spanish ter
rtortal waters. The Duca di Gen
ova was only a mile of the port
Of Murvtedro when hit and the
affair was plainly visible to those
on shore.
The minister of marine has ask
the Valencia authorities to make
an immediate report of the circum-
stances attending the sinking Of
the italian vessel within Spanish
waters The Spanish press agrees
that the two violations of the
rights of Spain have produced a
situation that is very grave.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
FORMER PRESIDENT
CONTINUES TO MEND

NEW YORK, February lO-(Associ,
ated Press) improvement in
the condition Of former President
Roosevelt was reported yesterday and
last night. 1t is now believed he Is
VOL out of any serious danger.
Yesterday Doctors Martin and Duel,
immediately after leaving their patient,
gave out the report that his condition
Wa promising and was showing con
tlnueI Improvement.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
DON'T COUGH.

1t is absurd to allow cough to hang
ON and sap your vitality when Chamber
lain : Cough Remedy will cure you. You
don't know where IA persistent Scough
will land you. You cant afford to al
low your throat and lungs to become
diseased when it is such a simple thing
TO step into chemist y shop and get IL
hottie # Chamberlain = Cough Remedy.
For sale 10y all dealers, Benson, Smith x
Co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii. -AIvt.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
HAGUE DELEGATE DIES

PARIS, February " \ssorrnr,l
Press>-Ernest Reuoaut permanent,
delegate to TN" Hague pru,, l,.uuo;
for France, died today.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
AVALANCHE Isl.
.SWEEP|NGDOWN
.M0NONGAHELA
ON PITTSBURGH
Piled Up Ice Fields Are Estimated
To Weigh Millions Of Pounds
and Crush Everything In Way
Of Their Progress VI
RIVER STEAMERS ARE y
CRUSHED LIKE SHELLS
Coal TippIes Are CrumpIed and
Go Down Before Irresistible
Force While Great Steel Rail-
road Bridge Is Carried OUT

DIN RICH, February 10
lAssociate d Press -,
Crushing everything before it as
it advances down the Mononga-
hcIa River towards this city is q
tremendous avalanche of ice, es-
timated to weigh millions OF
pounds. River steamers caught in
It's progress are crumpled like egg
she'll, and under its irriSistible
impact great coal tipples are
rrumpling and falling in ruins.
Pushed ON by waters Swollen by
the melting SHOWS and ice which
accumulated during the almost
unheard of rigors Of a terrible
winter, the roar and crash OF the
vast piles Of ice can be heard far
in advance clearly presaging the
disaster which it is bringing with
It. Already vast amounts OF
lamage have been done and no
one can forecast what will fol-
cow as it progresses down stream.
GORGE BREAKS &2ls
vt Brownsville, about thirty
niles above here, the great ice
gorge which has been threatening.
or two days past, went out at
Dne o'clock this morning. In the
Brownsville Gorge the ice pack
was nine miles long and had piled
up to an average height Of thirty
feet. ~. !" Nh 4.
At Point Marion, further up
The river, the great steel bridge
# the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road was carried away. An
BRIDGES between this city and
Brownsville are threatened by
The crashing. crushing ice flows
that are coming down upon their
foundations and abutments.
VAST ACCUMULATION
Since December cold wave
upon cold wave has added to the
thickness of the ice in the rivers
md the smaller streams Of this
section Of Pennsylvania and all
through the mountainous regions
great drifts Of snow have piled
high as snow storm was succeed
ID by blizzard. With a sudden
rise in temperature the melting
VI the snow banks was rapid, the :
ice rotted and weakened and the
rush of waters from the moun-s
tain streams into the river swept
the ice before it and piledSit high
in all narrow passages. Most es-
OeCially was this so in the
Brownsville Gorge.
All of this section is important
N coal shipping and in iron and
,teel manufacturing generally tri-
'utary TO the great steel works
here. At every point above here
where the ice gorges have reach
cd there has been great damage
md it is hardly thought this city
IAN escape similar damage, lying
rs it does between and at the
junction of the Monongahela and
the Allegheny Rivers.
Reports from up the Allegheny
River are similar but less serious
than those from Monongahela
nOipfC
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
STEAMER IN DISTRESS

" ATLANTIC PORT, Fchrunr, 9
N~~"r,ntrl Pres, Nothing further
''~ hrru heard Of steamer supposed
10 Ice III distress Of cwGOundluud
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12

tiOn from the Russian Empire for
POLAND, Lithuana, COurland, and
portions of EsthOnia and LivOmla.
The Russian Government recognizes
that in the present circumstances
these manifestations must be re-
garded as an expression Of the will
of the people, and is ready 10 draw
. cone lusiOns therefr"m. A in those
districts to which the foregoing
stipulatiOns apply, the question Of
evacuation is not such as provided
for in Article II special commits
sion shall discuss and fix the time
and other details in conformity
and in accordance with the Rus
sian idea Of the necessary ratifra
tion by plebiscitc on broad lines
and without any military pressure
whatever of the already existing
proclamation of separation.
The German Interpretation .
this article, as expressed at tn,
conference, is that the plebi,cit,
of the inhabitants OF the terri
tories mentioned should be takrI
at once. while the sections Wrr,
occupied by and under the mill
tary control OF the German army
The Bolsheviki demanded tina
the Germans evaCuate the sec
tons and permit the free rNprr>
sion Of the desires of the prov
inces. Over this rock the peace
negotiations split.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
Duped BOlSheviki Are of Use
No Further To Huns and
Mailed Fist Appears
SURRENDER OR FIGHT
IS The ULTTMATUM
Whichever Is Choice Is Not
Matter Of Consequence
Says Krupp Press

n Ms ERl)NM, February lO|
"A -(Associated PresS)-With
an announcement from Berlin.
{ ffiCially given out that a treaty
of peace has been signed between
The representatives OF the Cen
trail Powers and the provisional
government of the Ukraine
comes the statement through the
German press that an ultimatum
will next be served upon the Boil
sheviki administration, demand
ing either a complete surrender
to the German peace terms or a
resumption of the war.
The NordAeutSche Allgemein,
Ieitung, the organ OF the Krupps
and Scmi-onicial in it's news. If
discussing the progress of the
peace conference. prior to the an
nOunCement Of the success Of the
Ukranian negotiations, said that
the German government had de,
tcrmined to make no further con.
CeSSionS to Russia and would not
permit the BreSt- LitovSk confer,
enCe to be resumed unless For.
eign. Minister Trotsky came pre-
pared to meet the German terms
RUSSIA NO CONSEQUENCE
Should the Ukrain negotiations
be carried through as desired
said the Essen publication. "the
developments in the peace nego-
tiationS with Trotsky may be re-
gardcd as a matter Of indiffer-
ence. as what Russia might de
sire would then be a matter OF
no consequence, one way or the
Uthcr'. The Allgemeine Zeitung
points out that the main food sup
Pile, OF benefit to GermaAv are
in the l'krain. not in the sections
OF Russia under Rol>heviki con
troll
The Berlin Nurwacrts, discuss.
ing this statement. interprets il
to mean that Trotekv and Lenine
are now to be confronted with an
uItmatum, requiring them fully
to recognize the German de
mands, as made bv Won Kuehl-
mann early in the Brest-i .itOvSk
negotiations, including the QucS
ton OF the right OF the peoples
bordering upon Germany to self
determine the DESTINY Of theiI
own lands. This recognition must
be as the Germans conceive it
Otherwise the war on the Rus
sian front will be resumed, with
access to PctrOgrad ensured
through the success OF the Fin
niSh revolt.
GERMANY'S COOL DEMAND
The demands OF Berlin regard
ing the right Of sell determination
Of the inhabitants Of the Baltic
PROV inCcS and COurland to select
their own government are EN-
bodied in the second article Of the
list Of sixteen presented at the
RreSt-I itOvSk conference by the
German foreign minister, the
article which had most to do with
the reputation Of German
peace bv the Slav delegates.
Article II was:
"Artirlr II. The Russian Gov
eminent having, in accordance with
its principles, proclaimed for all
peoples, without exception, living
within the Russian Empire the
right Of self determination. includ.
ing complete separation, takes cog
nizauc& of the decisions expressing
the will of people demanding a full
state Of independence and sepaTa.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-12
GERMANY'S COOL DEMAND

" Article II. The Russian Gov
eminent having, in accordance with
its principles, proclaimed for all
peoples, without exception, living
within the Russian Empire the
right Of self determination. includ-
ing complete separation, takes cog
nizancSt of the decisions expressing
the will of people demanding a full
state Of independence and separa-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

our "fIneHt' for the worlds worst,
4 hen We have naA"-a grGv4uus blum.
der
~ may be that this danger Is
only Imaginary. hope II is but
n million prisoners ~ war or even
less. would not has" Il ycry whole
.omc influence on the noAt gen"rh-
uon II srhs danger is r"hI ihtn
the unc ~ protest IL before there
have been any Of these prisoners
brought TO our ph"rca.'
II seems TO The World mat this
pastor has raised very important
question, and tha there III. as he
fears, real danger IN bringing Ger
man prisoners TO America. Of
course the government may proy'd"
that all prisoners sbtii hr returned
10 Gcgmnny after the wnr. but even
IN that event. their presence here
until conclusion Of peace would hc
q social menace Of far-r"hching con.
sequences. America can better hf-
ford 10 feed these prisoners In Idle
ness In Europe until such tim" as
they may be exchanged. "r prdc"
comes. than to bring them here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27
Not Well RchearsCII.

The lady had heard stranger in
a railway carriage say that IL any
man could see himself intoxicated
he would never be intoxicated again
and having a husband addicted to
alcoholism. and also plenty Of money
she thought Of experimenting, The
cinematograph operator whom She
engaged was not kept waiting long
for an opportunity OF filming the
Grant husband and in the presence
of relatives the subject was privi-
legged to behold himself on the screen
He was very quiet throughout, and
grnvely left the room, which the
others thought a good sign. Finding
he had also left the house. his
brother set out to find him, running
him to earth eventually in the club
busy--as an attendant stated-with
his fifteenth whisky and soda.
Look here" said the brother, II
didn't think I'd find you back at this
game"
Didn't you?" innocently asked
the subject. We'll the fact Of the
matter is. I'm not satisfied with that
film"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27
PREFERS TO HAVE WIFE
THAN UNSTABLE THRONE

AMSTERDAM. sept ?6.-In an
swer to pleas that he desert his bride
OF humble birth, Crown Prince
Charles OF Rumania has replied that
thrones are so unstable nowadays
that he preferred the certainty Of
having the wife he wanted to the
chance OF losing the succession,
The oscapade Of the crown prince
in going to Odessa and marrying
Cecilie lamhring, the daughter OF
major in the Rumanian army, re-
opens the question OF the Rumanan
dynastic succession. When kng
Ferdinand heard OF the marriage, he
ordered that the crown prince be
given IS days solitary confinement
for absenting himself without leave
from his garrison.
King Ferdinand also sent an EMS
sary to Bender, Bessara bia, where
the young couple are spending their
honeymoon. with Instructions to try
to undo the nuptial, but to no aii.
The bride refused TO part with her
wedding ring and the crown prince
declined to leave her
Crown Prince Charles has not vet
renounced his rights OF succession
and the king is reported to be very
angry. The Rumanian constiuion
does not contain clause barring a
morganticalIy married crown prince
from succession to the throne.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27
THE RAINBOW BOYS.

The peculiar pride which hmeri-
cans feel In the commentator given
the Rainbow division. the Forty.
second, says tho Chicago Tribune.
ariseA from the sympathetic per
ception that the boys were. In Il
sense, the first over of the big reSer-
voir OF American strength courage.
and youth which Had to be organ
ised, trained, md shipped.
Gen. Pershing has taken what we
had when Great Britain and France
asked the United States TO send aS
rapidly as possible such units as
were ready to fight These were
regular Army units. and no man who
knows what they did and how well
they did II can possibly keep from
an emotional overflow.
But after these men had gone
there was virtually nothing In the
Emitted States The national guard
was so disorganlEed In bad system
that It could not be moved, and
America. having made magnifi-
cent gesture with PershinE and his
men, had simply to work and walt,
Eventually with all the dispatch and
speed that a nonmilltary country
could command other forces were
made ready to go across. The first
to 20 was the patched up division
called the Rainbow because II was
composed OF units from all parts OF
the country.
II went as the first evidence OF
the reserve man power upon which
the United States was calling, and
when II had received It's supplement
tary training on French soil It went
into the first biz fighting
The divisional address which has
been made to the men by their gen
eral recounts simply their exploits,
They equally distinguished them
selves with the American marines.
and greater word OF praise than
this 1t would be difficult to give
them.
They did moi AT, the gne get he
appreciation which, the marines got,
The sea soldiers captured the imOg-
nation, and nothing to detract from
what has been said ut them could
he said by any one with an apprecIs
ton OF their service, Hut the other
work. coming up above the horizon,
ana the Rainbow, with It's prism of
courage, is more clearly seen now,
, All the .dime that criticism was
being made of the national guard II
started with the knowledge that the
material was as fine soldier material
as,there was In the world and that
II was the misfortune. and not the
fault. of the guard that It's Nsystem
was bad !"'he 'systcm was corrected,
and the men made good. They made
supremely good. and their record is
a golden one. '''