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The sun., 1918-07-03
CABINET INFLUENCE
FOR WIRE CONTROL
Heads of Navy, War and Post
Office Departments Urge
Action.
vol LID NOT LIMIT TIME
Daniels. Baker and Burleson
Agree This Would Be
Unfair to Test.
vol LID NOT LIMIT TIM
sr>ciai Despotch TO Tur SUI.


v,sufSGToN. July 1.-THE strong
,,rd NJ the Administration was brought
=, hear to. day in the interests OF speedy
.,,,,mcnt of the resolution granting the
PRESIDENT power to take over the teie-
r,,nb and telephone lines. The Secre-
,,ry of War. the Secretary Of the Navy
,,d the Postmaster-Gen appeared
,,tore the House Interstate Commerce
committee and urged strongly that the
,,wsr be given the President immedi-
,,sIy 10 take charge of the wires.
pu, one difference Of consequence was
,,cernible IN the testimony Of President
Wilson'S three advisers before the COM
,n,ee The secretaries of War and the
%s,y did not feel that the impending
wast.rn Union strike was one of the
,omnslling reasons for speedy action on
,sa resolution. The Postmaster-Gen-
eral did.
DurIns the day the House got into
,,orl about where the resolution to take
aver the lines belonged. While the In
,s-state Commerce Committee listened
N the three Cabinet members Represen-
,,,ive Gordon tOhio). a member OF the
Military Committee, asked and obtained
unanimous consent that the resolution
no taken away from the Interstate Com.
MERGE Committee and referred to the
Military Affairs Committee. Later In
ne day Chairman Sims tTenn) of the
Interstate Commerce Committee got
ne House to vote 1877 to 107 to recon-
cider. A vote was then taken on the
proposal to switch the resolution to the
Military Committee. and 1t was beaten
y TO 81.
The sun., 1918-07-03
MEDALS FOR TWO U. S. AIRMEN.
BayIiss and Putnam Rewarded for
Notable Victories.

PARIS, July 2.-Sergeant Frank H.
Baylies of New Bedford, Mass. ana
First Lieut.. David L. Putnam OF Brook
line, American aviators, have won war
medals OF the foreign service committee
of the Aero Club OF America for valor
and distinguished service"
The sun., 1918-07-03

Gen. Otto Won Below led the Austro-
German forces In the great offensive
along the Isonzo last October. He re-
mained there until last winter. when he
was transferred to the German armies
on the French front.
The sun., 1918-07-03

Sergeant Baylies. credited with twelve
aerial victories, fell behind the German
lines on June II. His machine caught
fire during a combat with four German
airplanes. 1t is believed that he landed
unhurt
Lieut.. Putnam. a descendant of Israel
Putnam, is officially credited with nine
aerial victories. but two more are said
to have been won by him. On June 10
he brought down Ave enemy machines.
The sun., 1918-07-03

oo Idl hio"--dHu llIldsllle We
would hear from IL right away-there
is no soldier who has not been properly
fed. clothed and equipped.
ut has pulled our stocks In certain
articles down very low. but by making
some big spot purchases we have got
through.
"ln April and May We brought sew
eral million suits OF summer underwear.
We got them from the jobbers. not the
manufacturers. We have been speeding
up the production ana | feel confident
we will get through even II we call
100000 men per month for the balance
of this year.
There are certain items-particu-
larly wool coats, wool breeches. or work
ing clothes made of denims, &C.. II at
we will be pretty short of, but we are
going TO make out. We have made out
so far and we are going to keep on
making out. We have had to speed UP
production all over the country and the
manufacturers have responded, The
condition of raw materials is getting bet
ter and We have no fears as to the result
Moreover, in addition to tese 500. 900
called to the colors. the number shipped
abroad has been Increased approximately
400 600 over the programme. Now when
these men go abroad we send a three
Il al has made a heavy call on us"
you have been able to do that -
Representative Eagan On. J) asked.
Yes, sir: we have been able to do it.
So far as the men going abroad are con-
cerned every man has been completely
equipped. We do not trust to the camps
In the interior. Men going overseas go
to the three embarkation concentration
camps. such as Camp Mills and Camp
Merritt and there they are inspected.
Every man is gone over by an in
spector, and II his clothing is slightly
worn, or If his shoes have holes in Il en-.
or il his trousers have holes in them, or
II his shirt looks worn. those articles are
turned in and new cloth ing is issued. so
that every man starts abroad with praC-
tically new equipment. Every one Of the
men going abroad each month is com.
pletely equipped"
The sun., 1918-07-03
SOCIALISTS MEET IN PARIS.
Granting. Who Told of Sweden,
Pro-AIIy Feeling, Arrives.

PARIS, July 2.-Hjalmar Branting. tn,
Swedish Socialist leader. arrived in Paris
to-day from London, where he attend ed
the British Labor Conference. He will
participate in the congress TO be held
here July IS by the French Socialist
party. in cooperation with the General
Confederation OF Labor.
The sun., 1918-07-03
U. s. TROOPS ABROAD
NOW 80 DIVISIONS


showing the supplies necessary for the
Quartcrmaster Department.
From this table" Representative Gil
lett tMass) remarked. at appears we
will have 100000 men in uniform by
January 1 next"
without revealing any military Sc
crets." Gen. Wood replied, 81 know that
we have 100000 now" He declared
that the plans OF the War Department
called for an increase of 1900 900 men
In the next six months.
Gen. Wood made this statement ION
the 2Sth OF February the General staff
gave Gen. Geothals the military pro-
gramme which was supposed to go until
June 30, 1919. That called for 100000
men per month 10 be called during 1918.
After the German drive began the call
for April was Increased TO over zoo, 900
men: the call for May was increased
TO over 100000, and last month without
any notice the June call was Increased
to approximately 100000"
Representative Sherley (Ky.) inter-
rupted you mean new men joining
the colors?''
Yes, sir" Gen. Wood replied. THAT
meant that the net increase In three
months was 100000 men, less SOC, 900
or 100000 additional men called TO the
colors with practically no notice at all.
which was almost equal TO the entire
draft of last September
The sun., 1918-07-03

STOCKHOLM, July 1.-The correspon-
dent at HelsinS fors of the Swedish News
Agency says he has learned from a high
military authority that it was decided on
Monday to eXpel all Englishmen from
Finland,
The sun., 1918-07-03
GERMAN-FINNISH
FORCES ARE MASSINC
Concentration Being Made
Around Viborg.

WAsHINGToN, July 2.-Gcrman-Fi
nish forces numbering $4,000 or 10000
men are concentrating around Eiborg,
according to a diplomatic despatch re-
ceired to-day, which says field rail
road has been pushed forward 10 the
Mourman railway line and is supposed
to have Joined ii at KEN on the south
west coast Of the Gulf OF Omega. in the
White Sea.
Submarines are already supposed to
be in this sea and a German-Finnish
detachment has been located at Pat
chenga or the Fjord OF Varanser. near
the Norwegian coast.
Another hostile detachment Is sup
posed to be hardly hundred miles
away from Kola, where allied and Ameri-
can naval forces are guarding the rail-
road and war stores.
Diplomatic dispatches say that, ac-
cording to the Swedish press. Germany
has addressed a summons TO the Finnish
Diet commanding II to introduce with
out delay monarchical rule in Finland
failing which Germany herself will es-
tablish military dictatorship.
The sun., 1918-07-03
Not Military Necessity Yet.

representative Esch (Wis.) asked II
any distinction would be made between
trunk lines and independent lines. Mr..
Baker replied that that should rest in
the discretion OF the President Asked
L taking over q trunk line with which
short lines had physical connection
would involve taking over the short
lines Mr. Baker said. 81 think not"
The secretary then said that taking
over the lines was not at this moment
military necessity, but might become so
II am moment, and the President
should be clothed with the power to act.
Mr.. Baker was emphatically opposed
10 placing time limit on the period of
government operation. He explained,
however. that he was not advocating
government ownership, but said il that
question was to be decided taking over
me telegraph and telephone lines at this
lime was the best way to make the ex-
pertinent. He said that in his judgment
me question OF properly compromising
me telephone and telegraph companies
could he settled by legislation later.
Mr. Baker said the loyalty of en-
poyes Of the companies in his opinion
"Hld be better determined under Cow
eminent control than under the present
Svster. He declared. though, that he
was not moved to support the resolution
because Of the impending strike of the
western Union employees.
secretary Daniels was unreservedly
N favor of Government ownership OF
me telephone and telegraph facilities OF
me country. He made this clear when
ne was asked il he regarded the author
nv designed to be given the President by
"e AS"ell resolution as a war measure
Yes. he replied. But trust 1t will
ot'elop into permanent policy.
-lhN i is essential that the Govern
rph' should control during the war and
wise That II should control at all times"
The sun., 1918-07-03

AMSTERDAM. July 1.-The Swedish
Government, says the koelnische Zei-
tun1 quoting the official Wolff Bureau.
has EXPRESSED TO the German Minister
at Stockholm regret for the recent state
ments made in London by Hjalmar
Branting, the Swedish Socialist leader.
While attending the British Labor
party conference In London NJ. Brant-
ing. June rs. told the Associated Press
he could say with great pleasure that
the Swedish people were becoming more
pro- Ally He said he was convinced.
however. that Sweden would continue to
be neutral.
The sun., 1918-07-03
Question of Return Date.


The resolution will be taken up to-
morrow at an executive session of the
Interstate Commerce Committee. and il
ts expected that 1t will be reported to
the House. with the recommendation
that It pass Immediately. The fight will
be made in committee 10 append to the
resolution definite provision for the re-
,urn Of the utilities to their private own
srs at definite specified time. This
frht will be carried to the floor.
When the Postmaster-Gcneral was
asked why he favored taking over the
telegraph and telephone systems at this
particular time. he answered:
u have reason to believe that the te,e-
graph system is breaking down t,iat 1t
aoLd not meet the necessities OF the
situation. II was driven to the neces-
sity of sending messages by train, and
the service is most inefficient and not 1T
all comparable TO that which could be
given under the direction Of the Post
ONCE Department"
Mr. Burleson declared that under Gov
ernment control the wages of employees
Of the companies could be considerably
increased. Touching the question OF
compensation. he said some basis similar
10 that employed in fixing compensation
10 the railroads should be followed. He
suggested the average return Of the three
!ears prior to June 80. 1917.
Secretary OF War Baker, making his
statement before the committee. said ::
1T goes without saying that the Presi-
dent ought TO have power to take over
and operate these lines In order that
nothing that can or cannot be foreseen
may arise to interrupt operation. This
applies not only to telegraph lines. but
With equal force to telephone lines. Any
.srable"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
FIRST AMERICAN
WOUNDED RETURN

NEW YORK, February 19-The first
American soldiers wounded on the bat
tlehelds of France are convaleseing at
the Columbia base hospital, at 2llth
Street. There are almost 100 of the
soldiers, some of them suffering from
shell shock.
Announcement was permitted of the
soldiers presence here after it was de-
cided to give a concert at the hospital,
the music reAOting benefcally upon the
shattered nerves of the men. Several
professional; stage folk will participate
in tonight 3 entertainment.
United States surgeons refused to dis
euss cases under treatment, but said the
majority Of the men invalided home
were not wounded by shells or bullets.
Some Of the soldiers occupy wheel
chairs. Those said to be suffering from
shell shock are'listless and manifest no
interest in their surroundings, while
their nerves are "jumpy."
There are number of hospitals in
the vicinity of New York equipped to
receive soldiers sent back from France
because of lines
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
BUILDING /. .. .. !.
r. MAYCO Up SOON

Plans for the new Honolulu federal
building to be erected at the corner of
King and Richards Streets have been
returned by officials at Washington to
the architects, York and Sawyer Of
New York with various changes re-
quired by the examining board noted
on them. ''
Whether the erection Of the building
is to be delayed until after the war
under Secretary McAdoo's order issued
in January hating work on. all public
buildings not absolutely needed 10 not
yet known. At the time this order was
issued it was said that complete plans
for work contemplated would be pres
pared, but that construction would be
delayed until after the war as q con.
servation measure in all cases save
those regarded as absolutely necessary.
Whether the proposed Honolulu fede.
raj building will be defined as an inn
provement absolutely necessary and
therefore to be built soon rests with
Washington.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
Shipping Mon Here
10 Investigate
Sacramento Damage
}. F.aWood, Federal Board Man,
and }, Sheedy Representing
Builders Arrive on Makura TO
sMakel Personal Examination

Either revelations made as TO the
cause Of the aeeideht to the Enetgshey
Fleet steamer sserhmento ON her
haidsn voyage To Honolulu, OF the in!
tention Of the government TO collect .
guarantee for her seaWorthiness,
which may have been made by the
builders Of the, vessel, the Seattle Dry
dock and CONSTRUCTION Company, has
,resulted in the sending here Of two
mainland men, one q shipping board
representative and the other represent
ing the shipbuilders of Seattle.
J. r. Wood of Seattle, Washington,
Is the representative Of the chipping
board, who admits that the purpose Of
his tidt to Honolul1 IL purely on ae.
count Of the damage TO the Sacramento,
now, so far as the cracked cylinder
head Is concerned, believed to have
been Intentional work of the country's
enemieA ,gSt., ~ "si1E
Wood says that he is an inspector for
the shipping board, but throws no fur.
'ther light on the. objeet Of his visit
than 70 say, he will investigate every.
thing, which 10 taken to mean the
faulty riveting on the steamer, as well
as the, cause and nature Of the injury
go the steamer on Nhef voyage to Homo
lula. .... 80
How long he will be here he does not
know, but says he is to work in cooper
alton with @. p. Morse, the local rep
reseutative Of the shipping board.
J. Sheedy, formerly port superin-
tendent for the Inter-Island Naviga-
ton Company, now assistant .superin.
tendeut 81. the shipbnilding yard whore
the Saeramento was, launched, is also
here beeRuse Of the damage on that
vessel, he says. ..4s.A. 49,.
|, : However, Bheedy says desire to re-
} visit the Islhhds and q hope Of curing
a bad cold was also partly responsible
for his return. ''s..t -,
He interestedly inquired as to what
had happened TO the Sacramento and
what was now being done on the YES.
sci. Whom told that the decks Of the
steamer were being ,retiveted, and an
intimation made that the need for this
was held to be due to faulty construe-
ton, he said: ''f 49,
1T do not see how that could be held
to be tho fault of construction. The
steamer was passed by LlOyd's sur,
vev board
He was told that it was also partly
the verdict of a Lloyd's survey which
held the vessel to be not in fit condi,
ton for the shipment Of q perishable
cargo, which resulted in her being held
here and the reriveting started. This
same opinion was expressed by the fed
eral inspectors Of bulls and boilers.
Mr.. Sheedy, however, avoided any
further contention by eonfining him
self to the single statement; which &c
TO speak, .pst the question up to the
Llayd5s board, although he showed
sosae interest IN aaseftaining who wal
on the local Lloyd's survey :,
Both Mr.. 9heedy and Mr.. Wood ar
rived here yesterday afternoon on the
Union Liner Makura.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
ARU|YWASTE made
...|Nl0EEPLOS|VES
Cotton Cuttings and Old Boots
|. - Are utilized % Many
~ W., Useful Ways -,

LONDON, February, 23-valuable
discovefiesS 'grs aheing made almost
evsry week BY The Organization for
utilizing what was army waste. Two
of the tlntestf CONCERN cotton cuttings
and old boots.
Makers Of cotton goods for the army
send their cuttings TO central depots.
The Acknowledgement Of these cuttings
has produced ITO tons OF material for
Explosives. From old army boots I'M
at for wear by anybody, sulphate Of
ammonia Is obtained and used as fer
tiliker Of land. Grease, animal char
coal and metal are also recovered.
Dust from shoddy mills is another
fertilizer; the wool contains II percent
Of nitrogen. Farmers in Kent give a
price which leaves a profit after paying
the carriage from Yorkshire.
|, :, All psed.up' wooden tgoodsAlleft-off
TUNES and other articles-are put
through the shoddy mills. Already
90, 600, 900 worth OF wool has been re.
covered and divided between the army
and the public for remaking into cloth.
Contents Of camp swill tubs have pro-
duced sufficient glycerine TO provide ex-
plosive for $1,000, 900 1S!pounder shells.
From the same source the tallow is re-
covered TO supply all the soap required
by the navy, army and government.
There ID also surplus valued at fl,-
100000 30 far for the use of the public.
After the war all these processes
viii be public property and the utiliZa-
tion Of waste MN become an important
British industry on new lines.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
Fair WARNING

IF Your income is taxable and it must be a
L modest one to escape taxation under the War
Revenue Act of October 3, l0l7--don't wait to be
notified that you must pay income tax. The
government is not required to seek the taxpayer.
The taxpayer must seek the government
The bureau Of internal revenue, with the ap-
prevail of the secretary Of the treasury, has ex-
tended the time for filing income and excess pro-
fits returns from March to April l. You may
file your return any time before April l. but if
you wait until April 2, you subject to a fine
Of not less than $40 nor more than $1,000 and an
additional assessment OF fifty percent Of the
amount OF tax due.
Returns are required OF every unmarried person
man or wOman-WhOSe net income for the calen-
dar year 1917 was $1,000 more and OF every
married person whose net income was $1,000 or
more
The rate of tax is at least two percent on net
incomes of unmarried persons in excess Of $1,000
and on net incomes of married persons in excess
Of $1,000. Payment must be made ON or before
June Is.
The estimated revenue t" be collected this year
under the War Revenue Act is s., 5OONOOOO, OF
which $666OOO,OO0 is in individual income taxes
Last year 10000 persons paid income taxes this
wear it is estimated the number will be more than
your dollars are for the support OF the war; BY
promptly filing your return and promptly paying
your tax YOU are helping the Y">rruncut to- early
victory PAY your income tan in the same spirit
in which you bought your Liberty bond The
proceeds are for the same purpose t. make the
world safe for democracy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
MOLASSES AND OPIUM
MAKE CASE STICKY
Morimoto Is In and Out In New
Complications

MOlasSeS as war substitute tor
opium is not popular in Hilo, and 30
Y. Morimoto, an industrious Honolulu
japanese, was taken to the Crescent
City yesterday to answer a charge Of
gross cheat, as he is accused of selling
a Hawaiian Chinese tailor $1,000 worth
of the war molasses brand.
Morimoto was booked for investiga-
tiOn several days ago and no charge
was placed against him, 30 yesterday
the law firm of Andrews & Pittman Sc
cured his release on habeas corpus pro
ceedings, after which Sanje Abe, a
japanese policeman arrested him on a
Hlo warrant. But Morimoto secured
yesterday morning, when Judge Ash
ford set a bond for his appearance in
Hilo, which he furnished.
To defend him in Hilo on the gross
cheat charge W. b. Pittman went to
the Big Island yesterday afternoon on
! the Mauna Kea. 1t is said hopes are
held of securing his discharge on the
gross cheat charge on the grounds that
there is no fraud when the purported
goods sold are contraband.
However, there is a rumnr that Mo
rimoto committee. the Ir,iscrehon OF
adding a little opium to the molasses
which he sold in regular opium tins
and that the federal authorities are
preparing to bring action against him
| # he secures his release from the ter
ritorial charge
Just what the federal officials plans
are concerning MOrimoto customer
| have not been divulged.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
HARBoR BOARD DISCUSSES
PLANS FOR KUHl0 WHARF

Following the survey and mapping OF
the shore line Of Kuhio Bay in connec.
tion with the building of the proposed
new wharf there, the question Of the
exact location of the new wharf was
discussed yesterday at a special meet
ing Of the harbor board. Chairman W.
r. Hobby said that no def mite action
was taken at the meeting. y :. ~,
At it's 1917 session the. legislature
appropriated $l5O,000 for the building
of the new wharf. OF this, the pun
chase by the Inter. Island Steam Nayi.
cation Company Of $4,000 worth tsof
the bonds provided this amount with
which to 90 ahead with the preliminary
work Of mapping and surveying As
provided FOR in the appropriation act,
an agreement in connection with rates
to be charged for the use Of the new
wharf was recently enterd into with
the shipping company by the harbOr
board.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
THOMAS SEES FAMILY
. OFF; He GOES TO WAR

Preparatory to leaving Hawaii for
Vancouver to join the Canadian army,
8. Thomas, for several years an over,
seer on the Onomea Plantation on Ha-
wall, babe his wife and child good-by
at the MaknrR yesterday. They were
leaving for Mrs. Thomas former home
in Mimi, New South Wales.
Thomas has been anxious to answer
the call to the .colors, and only re-
Gently Was able to persuade! his wife
to consent to his doing so. He, ex-
plains this. was accomplished by claim
Ing no exemption from the Hawaii
draft and getting himself listed in
Class Ia. >" 80
After he had convinced her that he
was sure to be drafted she consented
to his leaysAg hfOr'f Canada. He has
passed the British medical examina-
ton here and will leave on the Mag
ara for Vancouver ~
Mrs. Thomas will likely return here
in q few months as her husband drew
one ofl4the a HAkalap homesteads re-
: Thomas says that while he had good
grounds on which torbase q claim for
exemption he did not think he should
do 50, as be helisyeds eEsFF> one who
can should enlist ~