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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
DIDN'T KNOW HE Gould
:GEThONEY FORCHEcK
Rejected nraftee Thought He
: 49,. Was Broke

Tomas Salvador, a Por.o Riran draf-
tee from Maui, wandered into the
police station vest erday with perfect
iyt good cheek for seven dollars aud
fats cents, drawn By the pnymaster's
department If the army, and did not
know that he could get real money
for 1t. is g
Salvador arp'icd at the police sta
ton for a night S lodging. The man
said that he had been brought here
from Maui through the draft and had
been rejected because he had q de-
formed foot. Salvador said that he
had no money and wanted a night s
lodging and would try and work his
passage baGq to Maui on the CIaudine
tomorrow.
4. An Investigation of the Porto Ri!
cans papers by Sergeant Fieldgrove,
disclosed the fact that Salvador
had been given a check for seven dol
lars and half by the draft Office
which was intended to pay his fare
back to Maui and his expense in the
city untilfhe returned to his home.
When all this was explained to Saliva.
dor and he was told that the check
was worth real money, he made n RIP
ID exit from the police station and
hurried to the nearest bank to cash it.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
MARKETING BOARDS
NAMED NJ BY governor

Five citizens named yesterday by
Governor Mccarthy to compose the
newly created marketing commission
are: John K Clarke, manager Of
Hind, Rolph & Co., term Of four years;
Frank Andrade, attorney and ranch
man, term of two years; G. Fred Bush,
manager sales department of the Ho,
ndEliu Iron Works, term of four years;
J. II. McChesney, manager McChesney
Coffee Company, term Of two years,
and Ehen p. Low, superintendent Of
the Oahu Shipping Company, term Of
four years.
The new board will have charge or
the territorial MARKETING division. for
merly under the direction of the board
OF agriculture and forestry. Under the
terms Of the act passed at the rercAt
special session Of the legislature a
manager is to be ""mCd Ut "'' "
of $3.50 a month The sum of $24 900
is appropriated in the act for the
biennial period for salaries and ex-
penses and an appropriation of $1,000
is set aside to finance campaign to
stimulate food production.
1t is provided also in the law that
the retail territorial market be re,
established under the direction of the
manager where stalls will be provided
for producers desiring to sell direct to
the consumer.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
I'M
THE PHILIPPINES is
:..: CALLED BIG FRAUD

Declaring the custodianship Of alien
enemy property in the Philippine Is
lands is o colossal fraud upon the pub
lie there and upon Ameticans desir-.
ing to do business in the Philippines,
E. Kelly, Of the biggest firm Of tobaes
co brokers of New York City, is on his
way TO Washington with blood in his
eye. He says that he intends to let
the folks at the National Capital know,
without my chance for niisunderstahd-
ing, just how things are going in the
American possession Of the Far East. !
When the order weptA from Wash
ington appointing the AG6Verfot BeH.
eral of the Philippines as the local
custodian representing A. Mitchell
Palmer, German owned properties were
taken over, as in every other part Of
tile United states and its possessions.
One Of the big German interests in The
Philippines is the handling Of the tobae.
co exports, the business having been
practically controlled by Germans. I'm
der the action Of the alien property Gus
todian all these German tobacco inter
6sts were combined and one big tobacco
handling corporation was formed.
''Kaisor's Agent" Appointed
In the Philippines was q man of such
pro German sentiments that he has
been openly denounced in The World =
Work as the special representative in
the Far East of the kaiser. He is the
man who persuaded the American gov.
ernmett to. erect their great wireless
plant at the particular place selected
by the 4erman general staff, where It
would best suit German interests, the
cont ract for the erection going to a
German firm backed by the German
government and so subsidized that it
could underbid all American cOntrac-
tors. This man has been openly de-
nounced by name.
When the corporation controlling the
Philippines tobacco business was or
genized by the government representa-
tive, 10 and behold, the nam named to
head it was the alleged agent of the
kaiser. With this man, Mr.. Kelly tried
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
Hackfeld & Co. Must Get Rid OF
Alien Enemy Stockholders Or 90
Out of Business Says Custodian

& Co., Ltd, have been called to meet
on the morning of July 10 to consider
a proposition to soil the entire bust
ness and property to new corporation,
or, otherwise, with a view to winding
up its business and affairs.
1.-THE alien enemy custodian has
eabled that Sbeeaase of the opposition
Of the British aud American govern.
ments the Hackfeld business can not
continue in its present form, and that
it is not up to the directors and share
holders to decide whether or not to
stop the business, which is already
doomed, but the question before them
is how to Obtain the best price for
the assets of the company.
Hun Propaganda Center
Washington seems TO take the
view that the Hackfeld organization
in Hawaii has been center of Ger
man influence and propaganda in the
Pacific, and has decided that. its con
tinuance can not longer be tolerated.
"The new corporation to be formed
to buy out the business, If the share
holders decide TO sell as n whole, will
be u 100 percent. American Organiza
ton. The custodian requires that
every subscriber TO its shares shall sub
scribe to an oath of loyalty to the
United States repudiating the Kaiser,
Prussia and all their brood in language
so exact, full and far reaching that no
one can sign with any mental rescrva-
ton, and no German American signing
could ever again associate with Ger
man sympathizers. The stock will be
widely distributed, 25O0 shares being
the maximum allowed to any one stock
holder.
"This is the only plan which Will
satisfy the American and British gov
ernments, and if tho present share
holders Of Hackfeld & Co. do not care
to accept it, the alternative will he
to close up and quit and to sell their
assets out Pecemeal.
"Other corporations which are 100
percent. American will be allowed to
take shares in the new corporation il
the government 5 plans for saving the
corporation is approved by the stock
holders"
The hui having in mind the purchase
of the alien enemy stock of Hackfeld
& Co. is headed by John A. McCand'
less md bis business associates.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12

to do business, meeting discouragement
on every hand and being so febuffed
that he brought the matter to the at
tention Of the government at Washing
ton, through his father in New York.
Then he waited.
About the time Il would take for his
letter Of complaint TO reach New York
from the Philippines and for his father
to take the matter up with Washington,
he received a message to call at the
Office Of the government tobacco cor
pofhtfnn, sdIid' There he was shown n
cable signed, by Mitchell Palmer, ad-
.drtssed t9Sfhs 9qeged agent of the
kdisel, 2 whithesaid only: "Annul all
tobacco sales.
Forced 70 sign Gable
a1t is you who have done this" the
corporation head said, 'ahd you have
been trying 10 make trouble for us. It
"a now mp 10 you TO sign q cable to
Washington stating that you have been
we'll treated here IN every way. II you
are wise you will sign such cable.
We have one here for you, all written
out -, and Mr.. Kelly had n written
message on q cable blank showed over
to him and pen handed him.
"Why should I sign such a mes
sageP' he demanded.
at would be q matter of wisdom
on your part" he was told. "Other-
wise you might not be able 70 leave
the Philippines
Knowing that he was up against It,
that he could be easily arrested and
held on trumped up charge; Kelly
says he signed the cable. He had his
passage all arranged on liner leaving
the next day, and he feared that II he
stayed and fought 1t out he might DO
a loag time in getting another chance
to sail. Arriving at Hdngkong, bea
Immediately cabled to Washington, tell
ing the custodian to disregard his cable
from Manila and TO take no action il
his case until he could reach the CAPT.
tai and lay all the facts before him.
"Ahd those facts are going TO start
another war in the Far East" sayi
Mr.. Kelly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12

Richard H. Trent, Hawaiian repre-,
sentative of A. Mitchell Palmer, ma
tiOnal custodian of enemy property,
yesterday served notice on HAckfeld
& Co. that that corporation must
either sell, or cause to be sold, all of
its alien enemy stock TO bona fide
Americans or 60 out of business. Act
ing upon this advice, meeting of
the directors of Hackfeld & Co. was
called for Friday at which the matter
will be discussed; and it was decided
to call meeting of the stockholders
to be held on Friday, July 10, at
which a final decision will be reached,
Despite the claims of certain par
ties that a majority of the stock Of
Hackfeld & Co. was in the hands of
American citizens (sOmething like %, p
600 out of 10000 shares), official in
vestigatiOn shows, according to the
stock is still in the hands of alien
enemies. The facts were obtained by
the English government and transmit
ted to Washington, together with the
request that the Hackfeld business be
taken in hand. In this connection it
ill be remembered that the Hackfeld
business has been under a British ban
for more than two years, but has not
come in for American disfavOr on nc
count of the claim Persistently put for
ward that a majority of the stock
was either owned by or under the con
troll of American citizens.
Nnst Act eOuifklv
Just what the directors and stock
holders of HaCkfeld 4 Co. will de,
eide to do was undetermined yesterday.
They have had a proposal to sell, this
proposition coming from an American
citizen hui; but he difference be
tween the offer of the hui and the
Egures wanted by the alien enemies
is something like $2,00O,O0O, which III
regarded in most circles as Goa
siderable sum and will probably not be
consented to.
In the meanwhile, Haekfeld & Co.
must do something right away or go
out of business on Saturday, July 20.
The following statement written by X.
f. Treat, local representative of the
custodian Of enemy property, explains
the proposition as it now stands;
"The shareholders of II. Hackfeld
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
WAR SAVINGS DIRECTOR
WANTS WINDOW ARGUMENT

A reward Of twenty FIVE dollars is
offered by the War Savings Stamps
director for Hawaii, for the best win
dow display argument for the purchase
of stamps.
Every merchant in the city has been
addressed by the director and asked
to participate in the competition. The
competition begins at once and the
winner will be announced on July %,
when the big War Savings Stamps drive
is launched.
The members Of the board of retail
trades OF the chamber of commerce
have been especially written to, to
enter this contest.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
B0LsHEVIKI HOSTAGE
IN GERMAN EMBASSY

AMSTERDAM, July 1O-(Associated
Prrs>D A member of the BOlsheviki
P">rr'mrnt has taken up quarters at
the German embassy as guarantee for
the safety of the members of the EN-
hagsV staff
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FAMILY

When you fail 10 provide your lam
lily with q bottle Of Chamberlain s
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy at this
season of the year, you are neglect
ing them, as bowel complaint is sure to
be prevalent, and it is too dangerous
mnlady to be trifed with. This is
especially true if there are children in
the family. dose or two of this rem
edv will place the trouble within con
troll and perhaps save a life, or at least
II Doctors bill For sale by all deal
ers Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd, Agents
For Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12

ANNAPOLIS, July l0-(Associated
Press) Worth Daniels, son of Secre
tary Daniels, has entered the Naval
Academy, on the nomination of Sen
ator Overman. Young Daniels had en-
listed In the naval reserves and has
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12

WIN baTOn 3 uOkOJ
the foreign min
lister. We agreed
at the outset that
the frankest replies
should be made TO
pointed questions in
order tina the doubts
and suspicions zen
tertained in certain
quarters should b"
dispefled. The min
lister voluntarily dc
itied that he wa
pro German, as ha
haan gossprtpd nv
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12

f. c. Peters, acting as trustee fnr
L. Colt Hebron, filed his first account.
ing in the circuit eoprt yesterday
charging hi"s"lf with 1880 and ask
ing to be allowed IKE amount Ac.
cording to the accounting, tho receipts
listed bV the trustee consist exclusive
ly OF dividends From the HonOlnln ,
Brewing 4 Mailing Company Tor tn"
n""'od between November, 1916 AMI
July, 1918.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
my ~ , H%R agEEPI PgIs!i Ei.O

Becauae Of Its topIc a1d laxative ehecl
LAXATIVE BRoNo QUININE will be fouu'
better than opfinary ouipine. poen not eau
lervousness.' nor ringing In the head.
.cmbeI, here Is only one PROMO Dublin
The Signa'"rs 81 r. ". Gre " q cM
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
CROP FORECASTS ARE
VERY ENCOURAGING

WASHINGTON, July 9-(Assoriated
Press)-The department of agriculture
today gave out forecast of the corn
crop at 3,IGO, OOO, 900 bushels and the
wheat crops as S9l, 100000 bushels.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12
BY BBRNARD FALK,
Of the London Daily Mail.

TOXIC, June 15--AI have been fOrtu-
nate enough to have two hours talk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
STOCK MARKET
BREAKS BADLY
This MORNING

New York, March 25-Stocks broke
from to 8 points at the opening of
the market here today on further
heavy selling impelled by the war
news. The weakest issues again in
cluded equipments or war shares, and
special industries.
United States Steel, the market
leader, opened with a sale of 5000
shares at from S61k to S6A. repre-
senting a maximum decline of 2
points.
Among the other stocks that exhib-
tied weakness were Texas Co., Cruel
bic Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Central
Leather, Great Northern, st. Paul
and Chesapeake & Ohio.
Cotton broke 25 to 81 points in the
market here today, attributed to the
military situation, the maximum de-
cline representing $3.50 bale. Trade
buying and reports of dry weather in
the Southwest brought later rallies
during which more than half the
losses were recovered. The old con-
tract months were weakest.
Rallies of 1 to 2 points were made
in the first hour by standard stocks
including Union Pacific, Canadian Pa
cific. Reading, leading railroads and
Shippings.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
JURY MOVED BY
PREJUDICE IN
NORWICH CASE

Norwich, March 25-A motion to
set aside a verdict in which a will
was declared to be invalid was granted
by Judge Warner today. The case
was that of Charles A. eager and
others versus Earl Mathewson as
executor of the estate of DR.. Nathan
Johnson of Bozrah, who left about
$25O,0OO.
The Backus hospital was to re-
ceive r. $4,000. Certain relatives who
were = receive nothing appealed from
the probating of the will and asked
to have it set aside. A jury held that
the will was invalid. Judge Warner
then took under consideration the
motion to set aside the verdict. 1t is
this motion that he now passes upon.
The court says that the verdict was
manifestly improper, as the Jury did
not properly and correctly apply the
law as stated to it by the court, and
| that in defiance of facts the jury was
moved to prejudice.
The trial was several months ago.
There will probably be an appeal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
British Armies HOLDING
Fast Along SOI1T1le and
North of Bapaun1e
DANGER LIES TODAY IN NOYON REGION WHERE
GERMANS HAVE DRIVEN DEEP WEDGE
INTO ALLIED LINE; HERE TERRIFIC
BATTLE IS WAGING.
CLAIM $4,000 PRISONERS

Berlin, March 25, via London-The Germans now are
standing to the north of the Somme in the middle of the
former Somme battle field says todays official statement
Bapaume captured in night fighting In the evening
Nesle taken by storm the statement adds British
Americans and French thrown back through path
less wooded country
More than $4,000 prisoners and more than 600 guns
have been captured, the statement says Guscard and
Chauny captured in the evening Violent fighting
developed for possession of Combes and the height west
of the town. The enemy defeated the statement says
British Army Headquarters in France, March 25(By As
sociaed Press 1.-The British this morning counter attack
ina between Ham. The French also in action.
North of Bapame, the Germans attacking in cOnSd
dawn but did not through the British barTage
The Germans relying sheer weight of numbers in
their heavy attacks the British lnes relieving their tired
troops by divisions which press forward without waiting
for artillery support
The enemy all day yesterday and through the moonlight
last night continued haerng British positions but the British
troops resisted with valient subbOrnneSS.
The Germans employing many small bodies of Uhans
mainly scouting patrols, it is added.
further advance late yesterday by the Germans at
points along the battle front is recorded.
The spear of the German effort still is directed against
battle ground The British troops have been
falling back slowly positions under tremendous pres
destroying everything that might be useful to the Germans
Hostile active throughout the night bombing
British communications, but showing little inclination to
compete with flying after daylight came.
engineers have again been in the rOes OF fierce
conflict which they have done excellent work in Transports
ton.
France has thrown the weight of her forces into the great
with unexamped Intensity the western front
and the British and French armies now battling together
the onslaught of the common enemy IN his desperate at
tempt to break through the Allied line.
Continued on Page 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
MAYOR WILSON
Gives ELOPERS
PERMIT TO WE'D

Determined to wed Bertha Nor
ton Is years of age, and Earl Pierce,
a little her senior, ran away from
where they were married last Sat
urday by special permission of Mayor
Clifford B. Wilson. The young cou-
pie intend to make this city their
home and from what they have told
the city officials it looks as though
they have an extremely bright fu-
ture.
According to the facts unearthed
in this romance, it appears that Ber-
tha has made a former attempt to
marry Earl, but the Girls Welfare
League, of Detroit, stepped in and
spoiled the story. She then attempted
to run away from Detroit, but was
baked again by the League. Last
week the young couple plotted more
successfully and succeeded in eluding
the watchful agents of the League
landing in Bridgeport where they
had some friends.
The next obstacle to be overcome
was to secure a marriage license
This was refused on account of the
tender years of the couple and as a
last resort Mayor Wilson was appeal
ed to with such telling effect that he
gave his sanction to the marriage and
the young couple are now man and
wife.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Enemy is Also Shelling
u. S. Line With Big
Gas Projectiles.
SAMMIES OBTAIN
VALUABLE PAPERS
Seven Hostile Airships
on Bombing Raid Are
Driven to Cover.

With the American Army in
France, March 25-(By the AS
sociated Press - On the Toul
front there was considerable
artillery activity during the
night. American guns heavily
shelled the German front line
positions. Enemy batteries re-
piled, using many gas shells.
Later, photographs of the dam
age inflicted by the Americans
were taken from aeroplanes.
American artillery on the Toul Sec
tor continued Sunday to shell effec-
tiveSy enemy first line and communi-
cation trenches, the town of st. Baus-
Bant and billets and dumps north of
Boqueteau. Many of the American
shells have fallen in the German
trenches and the first two lines in at
least one place have been virtually
abandoned.
One American patrol freely inspect
ed this point in the enemy line with
out molestation Sunday and remained
there several hours. There have been
no contacts between the infantry dur
Ing the last "a hours.
Sunday for the third successive day
GeGrman artillery bombarded heavily
with gas shells a town within the
American lines. This bombardment
was made in two periods, each a hall
hours in length. Many gas shells and
a few high explosive shells fell or
the American positions.
An enemy aeroplane early Sun
day morning cut off its engines
at great height over the Ameri-
can lines northwest of Toul and
pIaned down. When close to the
earth 1t dropped quantity of
bombs. Some were of a new
variety, which explode in midair
with blush red flash and give a
cloud of mustard gas. Being
heavier than the air, the mustard
gas quickly descended toward
some of our battery positions and
CONTINUED on Page p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
M'NAMARA REPORTS
ARRIVAL IN FRANCE

Friends of Sergt. William ]. McNa-
mara, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Mcnamara, of 124 Terry place, will
be pleased to learn of his safe arrival
lover there" Sergeant Mcnamara is
connected with Hospital Unit No. "a,
United States Army, and it is believed
he is now near the fighting line.
Letters to his parents were received
today stating that he arrived at South
ampton, England, about a month ago.
He writes that he enjoyed the trip
and did not lose an hours sleep on
the way across. He says, 'It is
not nearly so bad to be in it as it is
to read about it,
Sergt. Mcnamara was unusually
popular in this city. He enlisted last
June. Prior to that time he was en-
gagged with his father in the whole
sale grain business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
GEN. PERSHING
ISSUES ANOTHER
CASUALTY LIST

Washington, March 25.-Gen. Per-
shing's casually list, which reached the
war department late last night, is as
follows:
Died of accident-Private Anthony
Ramonoski.
Died of disease-sergeant julie Haus-
ton, Privates Franklin Cooper, Joseph
Covert, Ernest L. Stafford
Wounded severely-Private Jacob
Brosz
Wounded slightly-Leut Royal
Tharp, Corporal Arnold Carico, Pri-
Yates Carter A. Dillingham;, William
Dunsmuir, Charles l. Fuller, Albion
o. Gross, James McDanielson, Mark
A. Resnick, Dan Sanders, Major NJ.
Shelton, Harry Shepperd, Burton L.
Tfloroburn.
Previously reported missing, now
reported as prisoner-Private Chris
tian A, SorenSon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
HUN SUB SINKS
CHATTAHOOCHE

London, March 25.-The admiralty
announces that the American steamer
Chattanooga, 5,0SS tons net, has been
sunk by a German submarine off the
English coast. Her crew of 7S was
landed safely. The master says the
submarine fired several torpedoes, Of
which four struck the vessel.
The steamer Chattanooga, torpedoed
off the English coast, formerly was
the HaInburg-Amertcan liner Sachsen,
and was one of the vessels seized by
the United States when this country
entered the war. She was built in
1911 and was 40 feet long, with a 5S
foot beam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
MUSTARD GAS BOMBS RAIN ON YANKEES
SHELLS CONTINUE T0FALL IN PARIS
AMERICAN CORPORAL
in PARIS is SAVED
BY CIGARETTE CASE

Paris, March 25-An American
corporal of marines was struck in
the chest by splinter of one of
the first shells that fell during
Saturdays bombardment of Paris.
He was wounded seriously but his
life probably was saved by the de-
Election of the splinter by a cigar
ette case. So far as has been re-
ported he is the only American VIC
tim of the bombardment.
The Matin says one of the shells
fired in the direction of Paris yes
terday struck church in the su-
burbs. Several of the persons at
tending Palm Sunday service
were killed.