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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-15
See Five SchOOners
Sunk But Own X. ...
Vessel Makes Escape
faSsetuefs ArfNIn1 At hilanilc
Port q; ] SlI How Submarines
Wake War Upon Slow and
HELPLESS Saline Craft (

ATLANTIC PORT, January i5.--
With the berthing Of a French steam
ship it became known that the (ierman
U.boats few weeks ago sank five
scheoners in the war zone. Two pas
sengers, Captain Andrew Knudsen and
William A.. Morgan, Of the American
schooner Ruby, witnessed the sinkings
Why their vessel was not destroyed 10
still u puzzle to them, for they were
becalmed eighty five miles from the
French coast when the others wereyde.
stroyed.
The Ruby finally was able tosproceed
on her way and made o French port,
where she discharged q cargo gof lum-
ber. 1t had taken her four months to
get the lumber from New Orleans to
France, and the long silence caused
many persons to feel certain she had
been lost. Owing to navy regulations,
sailing craft are cautioned not 10 enter
the barred zone for the time being, so
the Rpby will rest peacefully at a port
in F Iance. .Elr
Another story Of submarines was
brought to an American port yesterday
ny Spanish vessel. George Wedel-
sted, first officer of the American
steamship Aeteon, formerly the lGetman
steamship Adamsturn, who was one of
the sixty.fve passengers, said that the
crew had suffered many hardships after
the torpedoing Of the vessel November
"a, as had been previously reported by
cable. The Aeteon was only two days
out from French port when, without
warning, the torpedo struck her, said
Mr.. Wedelsted. The captain and crew,
numbering sixty four men, with the
twenty gunners, took to the open boats.
storm came up and these four boats
were separated, The one that Mr.,
Wedelsted and seventeen other men
we're in drifted for two days, when q
Spanish steamship picked them up and
took them to a Spanish port, where
they later heard the other boats had
been discovered and that no lives were
lost.
Mr.. Wedelsted reported Mt once to
the Office of the United States Ship
ping Board at the port where the Span
sh vessel arrived.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-15
CENTRAL POWERS
TAKE THREATENING
TONE AS TO PEACE
Vienna Council
Wants to Resign
As City Hungers

ZURICH, January I5-( (Associa
ted Press s)--Evidenee of how seri.
onsly beset for food are the Aus
tTians filter through 10 the outside
world from time to time. Such an
instance occurred yesterday when
messages received from Vienna told
OF disafreetion in the municipal cabi.
net ut Vienna and threats OF mem,
bers to resign because Of their trou
jbles growing from the acute, food
shortage Mt the Austrian capital.
Utterly discouraged by the In!
creasing problems with which they
AnTe confronted, these reports said,
tho members Of the council disclaim
any further responsibility for the
feediD% of the city and insist they
viii! refuse to serve longer unless
they be relieved Of such responsi
bility. &'at, t5s &5
II lie said the citizens of Vienna
are this winter feeling the pinch Of
hunger as never before, Despite
reports that crops were improved
puver last year for many commodi;
ties supplies are reaching Vienna I'm
\ smaller quantities than last year.
Prices are higher but that Is not 80
important as the inability TO secure
food of any kind in sufficient quan.
tities so that rich and poor are un.
.dergoing similar deprivations. -
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Germany and Austria Re-
ported To Be Sho,Oing
Teeth To BolsheUiki
Who Also Bluff

ONDON January l5(Associated s)-Germany
- tra the threatening withdraw from the
conference BesLovsk and launch renewal Of the
against Russia Following the renewal Of the Bohev objections
the voiced by Premier enne and Foreign Min
otsky the delegates OF the Central Powers becoming
nnacng their words and have sharply nmaed to the Russian
delegates that the Of carrying the negotiations further
entirely the of the Peograd spokeen
ASSUMES THREATENING TONE
The attitude Of the Central Powers for the benefit
Russians printed Co-
of Saturday credited being the views Of high Of
fetal at Vienna This official is quoted saying:
The Central Powers find themselves today envablc
military position Therefore propose give Rus
neither time opportunity carry uch further her policy
of deceit w." - .1. .}#s6.le .-.zt 59se1sf f N
III delegates peace
their way clear make satisfactory for he signing
of peace treaty and find this promptly will break of the
pourpaers and throw the responsibility for the result Of the break
directly upon Russia" 3sss 'ts &5Sss saf4
RUSSIANS ALSO ISSUE WARNING
In the game of bluff the Russians the play yesterday
by solemny warning delegates possibility Of
renewed breach between Russia and Germany the
of the latter pSsd in demanding tic right occupy Couapd
and other o. the Bslhc districts and Islands nude
al fhr ,<-
taos Bres Litoysk that Germany modified her
ia demands for eritorN 90 ;. sg srEeEA 2
An early despatch Petrogad states that the armistice be-
tween Russia and the Central Powers has been this
Until February 8 The Russian delegates will
today to confer further with their When the negoa
tons resumed the peace mission will assemble Moscow
~ BoLSHEvIKI PRESS CLAIMS SUCCESSES
The BolsheVik official agency yesterday announced fur
ther victory for the troops against the Cossacs
Don the Kaedn forces having driven completely
valley Of the Don which BolsheSk troops occupied
advance gives the provisional government of import
coal6eld III: .#.&e5 f5lSt
Following the lead of Berlin the Austro Hungarian govern
yesterday officially recognized the government
nish Republic Emperor Charles formally receiving Finnish
CATION. Ill.,. @@- 251@t@sst
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STANDARDIZED SHIPS .
PROVING EFFECTIVE

LONDON; January l5.-(Associated
Press)--of thirteen standardized mer,
ehantmen Of the new largest and fast
est type, constructed especially to meet
the dangers Of submarine warfare dur
ing the year 1917, only one was de.
stroyed by submarines, it was an
nouneed in the. .hoLse of commons yes
terday by the admiralty. 1t is claimed
this shows the submarine to be com.
paratively ineffective against vessels
of the new type, designed for speed
as well as for carrying capacity and
the heaviest losses fall on vessels of
older and antiquated type which have
not sufficient speed to save themselves.
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BRITISH CASUALTIES
INCREASED ONE-TH|RD

LONDON, January 15.-(Assoeiated
Press) - Casualties in the British
armies in all of the fighting zones ma.
terially increased last week over the
week preceding, numbering 5000 more,
as shown by the report issued yester
day afternoon by the government.
In the week which ended last Satur-
day night there were killed or died
from wounds 1T officers and 5l49
enlisted men. Wounded and missing z
there were 204 officers and l9,409 men,
a total of 24,969 as compared with
ls,9SS during the week preceding.
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AMERICAN ARMY NOW HAS
OWN MILITARY POLICE

PARIS, January Is - Associated
Press)-The American army now has
its own military prolice in Paris and the
principal American military center in
France. They have just made their ap.
pearance IN Place de L'OPera wearing
the regulation uniform with a black
arm badge with the letters NJ. p for
military police" in red.
This makes the third police force
operating In Paris, the British army
having had its special military police
here for some time,
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MOTHER OF COLONEL FAY
.KNlTS MANY SWEATERS

SACRAMENTO, January Is - All.
though seventy three years old, Mrs.
Matte A. Fay Of San Diego, mother
OF Lieut.. Col. Herbert r. Pay, assistant
adjutant general of California, already
has knitted thirty-eight sweaters for
American soldiers. For a period OF
three days before Christmas she knitted
sweater day, the last one In l1h
hours. + EE GN.F.
Mrs. Fay was the "war bride - of
Lieut.. William w. Fay Of the Thir-
teenth Massachusetts, volunteers In
1861, and she served as nurse at
the battle front, nursing her husband
back to health after he had been
wounded in the battle of Antietam.
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FATHER RECOGNIZES HIS
SON IN GERMAN PICTURE

CHICAGO, January l5-(Associated
Press )-Through picture published
in newspaper here Of the first Ameri
"an soldiers captured by Germany,
stephen Loughman has Identified his
sou Harry as one of the captives. He
WAS captured in a struggle on No
Man s Land November 23 aud the pic.
lures were originally published in Ger,
man papers to encourage the TeutOns
at h0me.
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INDICATIONS
'0FRuN DRIVE
IMPENDING
CLEARLY SEEN
Artillery Fire ouickens When
Storms Abate and Several OBJ
jectiyes On West Front Are
Heavily Shelled ..y
BRITISH an RAID rs
costly TO KARL LSRUHE


III ONDON, January l5-(As-
- sociated Press) Indications
were apparent yesterday Of tan
early attempt by the German
armies to start their anticipated
drive upon various salients Of the
Western front, delayed since be-
fore, the first of the year by a
series of storms which have fol-
lowed one fast upon the other
and made infantry attacks an inn
, possibility. Unless further storms
shall prevent the launching Of the
attack is expected to occur soon,
perhaps within the next day or
two. VI d ~, Is fs
ARTILLERY QU1cKENs
r Official reports from Paris last
night hid q q quickening Of the
artillery - into 4 degree 81 vol
ei,ce thaf iRs aoi been equalIed
for days, directed at various
points along the Champagne front
but most especially to the north
of Louvetnont. ="
General Haig, in his official re-
port, told OF violent artillery fire
by the enemy and specifically
mentioned the barrages directed
at St. Julien and a salient to the
southeast Of Hargicourt,
General Haig also reported
that early in the day the enemy
raided British outpost southeast
Of Armientiers.
BRITISH AIR RAID
One Of the most highly Sue
cessful air raids yet conducted by
British aviators was carried on
yesterday upon Karlsruhe. A
large number of craft entered
into the engagement the objec-
tives being the railway station
and several munition factories at
Karlsruhe and in the immediate
vicinity. One anda a quarter tons
Of high explosive bombs were
dropped by the British airmen.
FIRES STARTED
Bursts OF fame came from all
directions following use of these
explosives, number being OBJ
served from the buildings which
were made the objectives and at
the sidings of the main railroad
junction. Observers in aircrafts
afterward reported that a large
fire was started in the factories
alongside OF the railway. Photo
graphs which they took con-
firmed these reports. t....
Efforts were made to repel the
attack by the fire Of anti7aircraft
guns and by the enemy's air
feet but these were without sue
cess and The Britons with few
exceptions, returned within their
own lines highly elated by the
splendid success they had
achieved.
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TRAWLER IS LOST
WITHOUT CASUALTIES

WASHINGTON, January l4--(A Asso.
ciated Press) - That an American
trawler operating in the dangerous
mine fields of the European waters has
been sunk was the news cabled today
to the navy department by Admiral
Sims. He also reported that no cas-
ualties occurred in the sinking, the
crew being picked up shortly after the
disaster.
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GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES
ARE DAMAGED BY FIRE

WASHINGTON, January l4.-(As-
soeiated Press)-A great quantity Of
army supplies and food supplies velued
at $l,000OO0 were destroyed today or
ruined in a fire in the quartermaster
building,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
COUNTY ENGINEER
JAS. WILSON DEAD
He Had Been III for a Long Time,
But Was Thought to Be
Recovering.

The death of County Engineer jaime.
Wilson. which occurred yesterday after
noon at his residence, near Greenvlllc
while not entirely unexpected, proved
a shock. He had been i'll for some time
and spent several weeks at Atlantic City,
but on hls return home month ago he
was thought to be better and was able
TO be about. Several years ago Mr..
Wilson was seriouly injured IN an ac-
cident on the kennett Pike when an auto
mobile struck carriage III which he Was
nding with DIR. Charles Green, his cousin
DR.. Green was killed and MIR Wilson
had both legs broken and for a long time
was in a serious condition. 1t is believed
he never entirely recovered from the
effects of the accident, but the immediate
cause of death If said to have been ply
steal breakdown.
Mr.. Wilson was one of the best known
residents of the county, having been
chief engineer of the City Surveying
Department Mt one time and county
engineer for the past II years
Tie was born in New Castle county
on November 10, 1853, and was in his
Goth year at the time of his death. His
early schooling was received at the acnd-
emy of the late r. Clarkson Taylor, at
l1ibBiiti siiit OliiStoN EifrstS. lie fHLpF
maritculated to Lafayette College and
after graduating from that institution
became the private secretary Of Senior
Cisneros, . wealthy Cuban and railroad
builder With Senior Cisneros, Mr. VIII
son spent a year in Europe and then they
went TO South America, where Mr.. Wilson
spent ten years, building railroads in the
interior along the MnRdalena river
Eorlv IN tho prnieCt Genor (,Sporx,. J,,I
and MIR. Wilson returned home and was
appointed city engineer. He later did
some work for the Pennsylvania railroad
in Western Pennsylvania and on his
return was again appointed TO the office
Of city engineer from which he resigned
10 accept the office of county engineer.
eleven years ago, The office of county
engineer was created by an act Of the
Legislature IN 1907 and MIR Wilson was
the first man TO he chosen for the office.
He was reelected at every succeeding
term since then Mr. Wilson was un-
married and lived with his sisters He
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
SEMPER FIDELIS.

There was time when the marines
were made fun of by soldiers and sailors.
That time WAS passed long ago. Ger
many knows
by their gallant conduct in the June
fighting in and about Chateau-Thlerry,
Cantigny, and Nivray, the men Of the
Marine Corps thrilled America through
and through Their victory at Cantgny
was especially important, as IT drove
the German hordes hack from the mu-
nitions factories and stores which the
French had established there. and the
taking of which would have been trc-
mendous advantage to the Germans.
'Semper fidchs, Always faithful.
Is the motto of the corps, and First to
Fight is their solgan And we are Ger
tain that no member of this Justly honorcd
branch of the service viii mind If We add
to our praise OF its gallantry the remark
that il gives America the more pleasure
because it is not exceptional, but typical
of the courage and faithfulness that dis
tlnguish our American men IN the field -
Edward y. Ieall, in August St Nicholas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
ware S. Lyman. Scott Moncton, Irwin

ware S. lyman. Scott Moncton, Irwin
j. Hollingworth.
Mill Creek-Georgc Z. Ball, William II
Chambers, Benjamin A. Groves. w.
Frank Taylor, Frank II. Dennison, Rich
ard G. Buckingham, Harvey j. Davis,
secretary; Maskle Johnson.
White Clay Creek-Robert s. Gal
lngher. William Saunders, Robert l..
Armstrong, J. Franklin Colmery, Harvey
Hoffecker, Henry Bard, John Levey,
William G. Singer.
New Castle - A. " Lesleip George
Wallace l.. Cannon, Elwood Simon,
Henry Hushebcck, John Foster, William
Gebbart, Edward III. Naylor, Fern Nc
Knit, Charles M. Appleby, William J..
Etrhele, John II. Wilson. Jacob T.. Wright,
Appleby, Edward Burrls, Wilkinson Il.
Crsnston.
Pencader - William Fl. Evans, chair
man William G.. Brook, secretary; VIII
liam d. Hall, Henry c. Ellison, Daniel :.
Thornton, Ernest Davis Boyd Mccoy.
Red Lion-Wilham Ball, chairman;
George L. Baton, William H. O. Ennis,
James II. Baton, John c. Stuckert, Will
liam B. Lester, Ed Lester.
St Georges-Alexander p. Cormt
chairman, George +. Rhodes, secretary,
Frank r. Pool, Henry M. Faunce, II. c.
Nelson, William MchIullen, Jr., Joshua
z. Crosland, Horatio w. Pharo, Merritt n.
Willis, Thomas f. Clayton, James +.
Walls, James A. Money.
Appouuinimink-D p. Hutohison,
Walter S. Money, J. Corbit Reynolds,
Edward G. Boyd, Purnal S. Daniels, John
ID. Carter.
Blackbird George H. Bradley, Samuel
C. Derrickson, Gilmore Johnson, Charles
Beth, William II. Fenncmore, Charles
Shrefticr.
There were also several specially
invited guests. They were Charles +;
Bowers, |. NJ. Prngg, n. NJ. Clowney and
the following Councilmen Of Wilmington:
Slant b Atkins of the Second ward;
James w Robertson, Fifth, John ..
Hopkins, Sixth; Harry NJ. Ward, Eighth;
Charles Forwood, Ninth; President of
Council George T. Lyon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
PIONEER REGIMENT BAND.
Will Attend Community Sing Tonikht sns
VIII Play at Harisn's T0morT0w.

II will no doubt, be plcasant nevs tN
Wilmingtoninns in general and the Com
mnnity Chorus in particular, TO know that
the Delaware Pioneer Regiment Band ha,
bern secured for tonight and will play
for the sing in front Of the Public Building
Thirty-rix members Of the crack Della.
ware Band, under the leadership OF
Director J. Norris Robinson, will make
the trip from Camp Dix. The band will
lead the parade from Hotel du Pont 70 the
stand on King street at 7-5O O'Clock.
OF course, in addition 10 the hand
Harry Bsrnhart, the favoritc chorus di-
rector, will be present II the weather is
rainy, the sing will be held in the High
School
The band will play at The Harlan yard,
foot Of West street, tomorrow at noon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

u survived by several brothers nhso
Funeral services in charge of Rsv.
Charles l.. Candee, pastor of tho West
minister Presbyterian Church, will be held
ut tho home Thursday morning ut 10
o'clock. 1ntcrment will 10 made ut
Lower Brandywine cemetery, along the
Kennett Pike.
Mr. Wilson is nffilitcd with several
large fraternal orders and in addition
was connected with several patriotic
movements. He WAS member Of the
Society of American Engineers, Eureka
Lodge, A. +. and A. M; Delta Chapter
Royal Arch Mnsons; st. Johns Com
mandery, Knights Templar; In Lu
Temple OF Shriners and Eden Lodge,
i. o. o. +. He was also member Of
the LAFAYETTE College Chapter of the
Sigma Chi Fraternity and was identified
with the National Defense Committee
Of New York.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
Photographed License.

Oh, yes, there is such thing as ortho-
graphical license II YOU call il Italian
YOU can follow the Roosevelt plan and
spell it I-I-I-I-I-talian But we would
have YOU know that the I-I-I-Itahan
have surely put the 1T in Italy. and al
most Knocked the Hun out OF Hungary.
Houston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

Want TO buy good secondhand chr
chcap7 Lots Of unusual bargains arc
offered every day in our Automobiles for
Sale column on he Classified Page.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30

Scaburg & Blackwell, Inc. Van
dever Ave. opposite Lammot
St. Wilmington. Del
Ellwood Souder s. Sons Co. viii
mingtOn Del
} q. Justis Co. Inc. Newport.
Del.
III V BucksoD. St Georges, Del
Henry ID. Howell. Middletown,
Del
4. W. Mark. EIsmere. Del.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25

LONDON. Jan. "a - Premier Lloyd
George has invited the leading members
Of the Irish convention to confer with the
Cabinet
The following official communication
dealing with the Irish convention was
issued this evening
AT to-day's Irish convention a letter
from the Premier was read. stating that
before the convention arrived at a de-
cision OH certain issues under discus
sion hc and his colleagues IN the
Cabinet would be happy to confer with
the leading representatives of different
sections Of the convention. should they
desire to follow such a course.
''Theseupon II WAS decided to adjourn
the convention and certain members
we're selected to meet the Premier and
his colleagues.
"Sir Horace Plunkett, tie chairman.
was authorised 10 arrange the confer
ence at the earliest possible date and
Immediately thereafter TO summon tho
convention
In connection with the report of the
Irish convention. which is expected soon.
the Associated Press learns there are
two outstanding features which indicate
settlement OF the perplex!ng question
whether or not the conventions report il
unanimous. One feature is the apprc-
citation on the part of British statesmen
that a settlement must he reached Nr
the sake OF cementing further the friend
ship with the United States not on!!
for the period OF the war. hut for the
future. The other is that the British
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
U. S. AVIAT0RS
DOWN FOEMEN
Harry johnson Wounded in
Attack. but Manages to
Land Within Lines.

PARIS. Jan. 24.--American aviators,
service. have distinguished themselves
recently in encounters with German
fiiers. Two German machines were shot
down last Saturday, one by David Put
nam OF Brookline. Mass. and the other
by Austen B. Crehore of Westfeld, y. J.
Interest Is added to Crehore's exploit
by the fact that he had been rejected
when he tried to enter tho American
aviation service on account OF de-
foctive ear. This was at Newport News.
He was determined. however. to get into
the war and came to France at his own
expense. He was accepted here and has
been nying for a month on the battle
front He has a brother In the United
States Engineer Corps in France and
two others In the aviation service in
America.
Two other American fiiers. Harry +.
W. Johnson Of South Bethlehem, Pa,
and Landrum Ovington Of Paris. boil,
In the Lafayette Squadron, attacked
three German airmen January 10. John
son was shot in the stomach. He de-
scended in the French lines and was
taken to a hospital. where he is doing
well. Ovington escaped unhurt.
Many Of the former members OF the
Lafayette Squadron are back at the
front flying now In American uniform
Among those who have been out arc
Major William Thaw. Major Raoul I.uf-
berry. Capt. Robert Rockwell and Capt
Dudley l.. Hill.
h A German airpianc was recently
brought down by the American niers,
one OF its occupants being killed and the
other being taken uninjured
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-25
BID IRISH CONVENTION HEADS
TO CONSULT WITH CABINET
Premier Lloyd George Issues InvitationTwo Outstand
ing Features Said to Indicate Settlement of Per-
picking Question Concerning Report

public has become wearied by the pres
cnt state OF affairs.
II is pointed out the war has changed
the whole problem. Hitherto the Irish
question has been kept alive by parties.
but now there are no parties and all the
leaders are agreed II a settlement is pos
sible 1t must be reached.
Thus far there is no inkling what the
report OF the convention will be. hut II
is believed in responsible quarters the
Government will be prepared to step
into the breach and force a settlement
IL necessary. IL the convention is
unanimous in Its recommendations the
Government probably will act accord
ingly, but In the event OF disagree
ment the feeling In the Government
will accept the majority report and put
Il into effect, with possibly few al
terations calculated to harmonic the
different factions in Ireland.
There Is no attempt to disguise the
fact that British statesmen are deter
mined not to permit the irish question TO
interfere at any time in the future with
relations between Great Britain and the
United States, and they are ready TO
exert all possible power to effect an
anlicable solution.
The Teiegraph's Dublin correspondent
says a report from Washington that
the United States Is prepared to lend
Ireland 500. 900. 900 TO obtain the full
est measure of home rule. and Ame!i-
can capitalists are ready TO invest a
like sum In Ireland il the question is
settled, is prominently displayed in all
Irish papers. and has caused the liveli-
est Interest