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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
BRAVE AMERICAN
SOLDIERS MEET.
DEATHWH[NsH|P
IS TOAPED0ED
Fifty-six L st;
Meager A dvices
Give Meth err
Names Nor Their
Contingent
WASHINGTON, May 25-

w AsHlNGToN' May Is
" Associated rcss)-Fifty-
six Americans went to watery
graves early Thursday morning
when the armed merchantmen,
serving as their transport was
torpedoed and sunk, probably in
the English Channel. Who they
were or to what division they be
longed the war department has
not as yet been advised.
Carrying american forces from
England to France, according to
the best advices which have been
received by the war department
conveyed by suitable force OF
destroycrs, the 95OO-ton British
steamer Moldavia, being used as
an armed troopship for the carry
ing OF American troops was sub
lnarIned
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
AERIAL MAIL SERVICE
IS PLAN Of MACADAM

The news OF the aerial service be-
tween New York aud Washington has
tnrsrd Postmaster II. d. Mac Adam to
Il@n a similnr service between the is.
II ,ds. He is writing to Washington
foa permission 10 put the plan into exc
cation and If the permission is granted
h. will consult with the local army
It thorities about obtaining carriers.
There is n" place in the United States
ere an aerial mail service would be
OF greater advantage. Mail goes from
! 'Hnlu1u to Hilo twice a week. An
aerial service which could cover the
=, tance in three or four hours would
b. of great commercial advantage,
Bringing the two places much closer
:, .etner. Mr.. Mac Adam believes that
"r time is soon coming when such n
ire will be an accomplished fact.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
GREAT ATTACK BY
HUNS FORECAST
BY LLOYD GEORGE
Is Optimistic and Says
Great Race Between United
States and Germany For Vic
tory Is Now Under Way I

LONDON, May 81 Associated
Press Forecast Of another great
uurmati oftensive to start ut an
early date and confidence in the
final result was voiced by Premier
Lloyd George yesterday at q lunch
eonlfn Edinburgh. 1--WE are again
on the eve Of a great German at
tack he said, but those who
know the prospects best have the
most confidence in the final result.
Great Race On A' -.
"For the Germans and for us;'
he continued, Hthe next few weeks
. will be race between Won Hin.
denburg and President Wilson for
tho United States. The Germans
are straining every muscle, exert.
ing their every energy to reach
their objective before the full help
of the United States shall have
beef made available. The Ameri-
can government is using every en-
deavor to hurry reinforcemcnts
over the seass. -
81 can honestly say that our
government has neglected no pos
sihle means for securing an honor
able outlet for the war with all Of
it's tragedies and horrors
Beating Submarines
The premier said that IN April,
for the first time since the cam
paign Of unrestricted summarizing
was started bv the enemy the out
put Of shipping of the Allies ex-
ceeded the losses to Allied and to
neutral shipping. 81 o. -'s.
Referring 10 the irish imbroglio
I.lovd George took occasion to do
instice to the Irish p Nationalist
party. He said that there was no
doubt that there had been a great
conspiracy to bring about an upris'
in in Ireland hui, he had seen nc
evidence which would lead him
TO believe that the leaders Of the
National Party had anything to dc
with the plots
Exchange Il Planned
The British cabinet Is consider
ing plans for a general exchange
of prisoners. This has become
known and is not depied bv cabinet
ministers who say that it is prob
able that there win be public
announcement made in the early
future.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
MURDERER Of WIFE
IS SHOT T0DEATH
Confesses His Crime and Selects
4, ;, Bullet Rather Than ,,>,t
Wv ~ wa Moose To Expiate 'D'-

sALT414AKE CITY, May 25-(A0so,
piatod Prcss)---In accordance With the
law Of Utah which permits the person
convicted Of a crime which is punish |
able with death to determine the means
which shall be used in the execution
Of the death penalty, Howard H. Dc
Weese was shot TO death yesterday.
Howard H. De Weese, self-styled
liking Of Jewel Thieves" chose to be
shot for the murder of his wife, Mrs.
Fanny Fisher De Weese, Of New York.
Her body, terribly mutilated was found
in Salt Lake City lodging house, Sep
TENDER 25, 1915. The head had been so
battered and the body so mutilated
that every possible mark Of identified.
ton had been destroyed.
Work Of Police t" e.
The police had as elew only the
fact that De Weese and the murdered
woman had registered a few days be
fore the murder as Mr.. and Mrs. d. c.
Robbins. In December, 1915, De Weesr
surrendered to the Chicago police, ex.
planning his alleged many jewel rob
berries aud giving as an excuse for bis
surrender to the police his desire to
clear himself of any possible suspicion
! of the murder. III
He declared that he and his wife
had been follower by two men on the
night of the murder. He took her to
their room, then left, he said, for the
purpose of robbing two or three resi-
dences he had been "spotting'. He
said he found his wife had been muir
4 icred upon his return to their room
early in the morning, and fearing ar
rest because Of his past criminal rec
ord. he fled. -
Trial Sensational
De Weese was returned to Salt Lake
City and tried for murder. The trial
was one of the most sensational in the
criminal history of Utah. Every per,
emptory challenge of both the prosecu-
ton and defense was used before q
irry was secured. The jury brought
In a verdict Of guilty few minutes af-
tor retiring. De Weese chose to be
shot. TIE Utah statutes providing that
man NAV choose to be either shot OF
hanged. A petition for new trial on
the ground that of thirteen jurors
, sworn to try him one had died during
the trial and that new jury should
nave neeH ,lHlpdHelth' hutohatlCaiy uO
laved his execution but the appeal was
denied. He appealed to the supreme
court for a new triai; which was again
denied him and he was again re senten
"ed to death, the execution being SCI
for May -. ~,
The Murdered woman was the forme'
wife Of Henry V. Fisher, a New York
City hab"rdasher. She met Dc Weest
!, lwbeh be was an employee of. Fisher
and eIopea with him 70 Reno wher'
she secured divorce and married Do
lweese. After a short stay in Sar
Francisco where De Weese said he com
r,itted sp~cral hur"'aries, the couple
! campto Salt Lake City.
De Wccsr was the SON of Dal d.
W"c~c. wealthy .orchardist Of Canon
city Colorado. we'll known ht"ter fo'
~" Smithsonian Institution. The fa
! Their refused TO ri the son or taxi
any part in the trial.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
RED CROSS FUND HAS
BIG GAIN IN DAY

WASHINGTON Nav 25-(Associat-
ed Press )--Stimulated by the reports
that Hun aviators are bombing Amefi-
can hospitals back OF the line and en-
failing injury AMI suffering upon the
wounded, the uu"Srs and the physicians,
donations to the Red cross fund took
great leap forward Yesterday, gaining
twenty tNO million dollars.
Last night on partial returns 1t was
announced that the total was $S6,6G7,
900.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
JAPANESE LABOR SOUGHT
FOR BOLIVIAN FIELDS

LONDON. MAY - -- Associated
Press) -Bolivjn is seeking to secdre
japanese labor upon large scale and
has under way negotiations to encotr-
age the immigration which it seeks, ,ar
eording to advlres reaching the foreign
Office here. 1t is said that Bolivia nov
has an agent in Toxic who is CONDUCT
ing the necessary negotiations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
SAN FRANCISCO GREETS
NEW CHINESE CONSUL

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24-oG
eial) --Hsin Chu, new Chinese consul
!nucral, arrived here today Prom
shanghai He vas welcomed eordiailY
for he was previously known IN this
country. being graduate of Columbus
University
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
NEkICOANDCUBAAR|;'E|
DECIDEDLY At OUTS

MEXICO CITY, May 25~-( Assoria
ted Press Mexico and Cuba while
not. necessarily at war are distinctly at
outs and diplomatic relations between
the two countries have been severed.
n is learned here from official circles
that the break has finally rome
The Mexiran charge affairs at
Havana has been recalled and the
Cuban minister here has been handed
bis passports.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
PRINCE ARRIVES ON
HIS WAY TO JAPAN
Arthur Of Connaught Visits Presl
dent In Washington

WASHINGTON, May 25-(Associat
ed Press) --Prince Arthur of Con-
,uaught, heading a British mission to
Japan, arrived here yesterday after
noon, accompanied by his staff.
afeer 1.-THE arrival of the
prime e. bg called upon President Wilso Il
accompanied by Ambassador Reading,
special British minister to washing,
ton, and was warmly welcomed by the
President.
He and Earl Reading dined with the
cabinet and other officials last eve
ming. " 81 -,
Upon reaching Japan the prince will
present to the emperor a British field
Jpafshal's baton.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
ELEVENTH STATE REC ORDS N
FOR NATIONAL PR HlBITIONi

PHOENIX Arizona, Associated Press) Arizona won't
nationwide prohibition
state
vh by Thursday.
the amendment Arizona following its
prohibition Union law which prohibits
of the law
California borders
q nationwide provision. ~ -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
DEPARTMENT OF STATE .
GETS NO CONFIRMATION

WASHINGTON, May 24-tohiciaD
The state department is investigating
hut has been unable to verify reports
that Kerensky, former premier Of Rus
sin, is to arrive in the United states
this week
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
BIG ZEPPELIN D0WNED L.
AND CREW is RESCUED

LONDON, May "A - (Associated
"reSs) News has been received her"
from ESjberg, Denmark, that fisher
men landing there tell of seeing a Yep
n"lin dow ned in the North Sea. by
British destroyer which rescued the
crew Of the big airship.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
RUSSIA NAMES RED
CROSS WORKER TO ACT

MOSCOW, May IS ASSOCIATED
Press - Raymond Robins. who has been
"hief Of the workers of the American
Red Cross in Russia has been appointed
the unofficial representative Of the Rus
sian sONiet government.
He has started for home.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
THREE, AIRPLANES ARE
INVOLVED IN COLLISION

LONDON, May II - Associated
rrgss}~-There have been many in
r,an@rs in England OF airpIane fatal,
'tes from two planes colIiding in the
a., hut the first ease on record 10
which three airplanes we're involved III
a single collision occurred few DAYS
-, NJ d S(ot'h arrodr"me: The col
l.Son .prrurrrd about 30O feet aboN"
ground, and all three flying men "er"
killed.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
70 CURE sA.CulD an .0NE DGY

take LAXATIVE BRoMo QuININE,
(Tabiets). Druggists refund money II
it fails to cure. ~ The, signature Of
Il. W. GROVE Is ON each. box Man
ufactuTed by the PARIS MEDICINE
CO., St. Louis, U. 8. A.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
COAL PRICE CUT

WASHINGTON, May IS (Assoriat
eI Press Reduction in the price of
hituminous coal by ten cents a ton wat
announced hv tho fuel administration
last night The announcement said that
it ~ expected that this c"t in r"'"'
win suvc the people Of the country
$50 900, 900.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
COSTA RIGA CASTS ITS go!
LOT AGAINST TEUT0NS

SAN JUAN DEL SUR. May 25-(Asp
'oriated Press Costa 'Riea has east Its
lot with the Allies. That country has
declared war with the central powers
aud has recalled its diplomatic repre-
tcntatives according to reports reaching
bore last night which were meager IN
detail. - 2 - o.,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED

WASHINGTON, May . tAssociat
n PEGS" IN" %tnnte yesterday con
'Gtm"A. IL" nomipatton OF March As gen
iEaI and Bliss as general by brevet.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
FAIRBANKS BETTER

lNDIANAp0LIS, Nav g5--( AssOcia,
ated Press) The condition of former
Vice p resident Charles w. Fairbanks,
WAS reported last night az being con
sidernhlv improved and some hope of
at least Il Temporary recovery was held
out
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
EXEMPTION REFUSED

LONDON. May II --'tkssocfated
PresS) Exemption from military serN,
ice has been refused man with elevep
children, one Of whom is with the
colors. The drafted man has four
brothers in the British army,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
GERMAN ATTACK
WILL. BE final
EFFORT IS BELIEF
Of WASHINGTON
Assault Will Be
Heavy Blow But
Will Mark Last
Offensive Effort
81 Enemy

u n A 49, - ~ - -
!" ASSOCIATED Press)-Ger-
many is about to shoot her last
bolt. The next great attack will
be. her final great effort and will
mark the, breaking Of her often
sive power. This is the opinion
of American army officers and
military observers here.
1t is admitted that the new
phase Of the German offensive on
the Western front will be heavy
lblow, one which may cause the
Allies to reel under its weight,
but officials high in war councils
and officers high, in the army,
freely express their confidence
that the blow will fail, that the
enemy will fall short Of its. oblcc-
|tives and its power will have been
spent in vain. They consider that
this will be the final breaking Of
the encmy,s offensive power.
There are some vi no do not hest
late to forecast that the war will
end this year. as a result OF tho
Germans. spent endeavors.
REINFORCEMENTS COME
i 1t is pointed out that the Ger
| mans are now far weaker than
when they launched their attack
( in March, Their front is now Sus-
{ oeptible OF thanking movements
4 on, a number oP+sectors. While
!. admitting that the British and
French losses have been heavy It
IS asserted that these have been
replaced by the arrivals Of the
americans and that Italian REIN
'orcemcnts, arc also making good
he losses the Allies sustained in
the earlier phases Of the great
offensive. .,.
OFFENSIVE DELAYED
The expected offensive has not
2een launched. Reports Of yes
.erday indicated little change in
,ositions and small activity by
q the infantry. German official re
{ 'ortS received last night said the
o artillery fire before KENNEL and
ON both sides Of the lyS aud
Scarpe had burst into violence
ttresh but thatbcNcnd rcCQunoit-
ring there had been no infantry
: activity. At Moreuil and Mont
lidier the German dispatches
, llso reported heavy artillery fire
md it was claimed that in five
, aids southwest OF BuCQuoy and
g he Disc some prisoners were
, AIKEN "o..
The casualty list announced by the
var department includes tie names of
i Our of the American forces killed in
action, nine who died of Wounds, four
~ accident, ten Of disease, sixteen Sc
d "erely wounded and one slightly wound
=. i Nd D. v' '4.,1
Is Germans Revolt
y Russian wireless messages to the
- 'tRte department say that German
. rrmy division on the eastern front re
= used to entrain when ordered to the
}" Vesh Fifty or thS5ringleaders in the
nutiny wcre executed and I00O im
1risOned. Other troops are supporting
he demonstrations.
4 IF g .s.tr.iI = l-.-LELz.----------s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
BRIGHT MOON

Wednesday night and carly
Thursday morning was clear and
bright, d great full moon casting
its bright rays down upon the
waters. Without warning and
from submarine which had not
been sighted from the troopship
or any OF her conveys, a torpedo
was launched which reached the
Motdayia. There was a tremens
tlous explosion and the vessel
lirched and quickly began to FIJI
and settle.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
MEAGER ADVICES

ne war department was az
Viscd uf tine disaster by the Bri-
-, ., ,,
tiSh aulI'rdIlN ana the deS2dtCi'
was nearer in its details irving
Heitllel HdI'CN hO1 10 what ulNl
sion the men belonged II is pre-
. =,
ou'l'h IL was l'dI' 90 tl'C 'loop
movement from training camps
:.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-28
1ermanS Revolt

termanS Revolt
Russian wireless messages to the
'tRte department say that n German
,rmy division on the eastern front re
used to eRtrain when ordered to the
Vesh Fifty or thS7ringleaders in the
nutiny wcre executed and 1000 i'm
,risOned. Other troops are supporting
he demonstrations
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-30
Who S the Man for Me
BY ZOE BECKLEY

She was getting nowhere and She
realized it, but couldn't seem To-
break away She was miserable.
Yet she felt She would be sull more
SO without Lanes friendship
One Sunday they went motoring IN
Lanes ear On the way home. miles
from nowhere, 6re burst The
road was damp and dark The sud
den lurch swung the machine sharp
ly against an electric light pole.
There was a smashing sound a sick
ening pain in Claire head and the
next thing She knew She was lying
on the grass beside tine road with be-
cheek against a womaus breast
There! Shes coming round" a
voice said "Its a bruise and the
shock. She'll be All right in ao
hour
Claire struggled up, trying to minE
what had happened Lane was stanG
ing by looking auXiously down al
her
oh yes, She saId, the Whole thing
coming back I'm all right Is any
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TIE rHIRp LIBERTY L0AN.

Tho farms If fao tbird rhor.y
.o,n contoir two surnrises ono n,t
ma amount is oplv tbroo blIons aot
otbor that nn rata m i,torost Il
4 IA nar cont inconvorthlo Tbo
a., isyno il acconntod for Nv t,o
bs, o,rond,t,ros of n,o i-nt,.t
,s and onr -bouirorants b,ve
nnch loss man no osfmato.
b,ns ~ somo ovtont ,,..
on bainr nocosy,rtrc
orginallv oxnootod ,r
is added however r,at
orirttors ,,,v Il .r.or.
Nou loo, loois,,+ion a..,o,
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& Z = r. e e 2 HES E& = n Z! =
II COMMUNICATION. 2
81 " " ~ y a ~ @ e r y n e a! " IS
AN eARLY BoLsHEVlKI

AN EARLY BOLSHEVlkl
Editor Leader. The old freight con
ductor laid down his paper and said
."Well that's the way with these Rus
slams; some of EN- thinks when they
come to this country they can do as
they damn please. recollect when ]
was a young feller, and liyin down
there along the b e 0 near Napois
Junction | used to get down to Nap
Oils pretty often jerry Meeders, he
used to keep a shebang just outside
of town along the pike. ! think he
was Irish and his wife, too. She rsea
to come in the saloon and help tend
bar sometimes. Wen one time there
was a Russian warship come there
and staid in the h6rbor bout week.
The officers could be over at the
'cademy a good deal and the marines
or whatever you call 'em would be
straying around the streets. One day
a gang of EN- come past Jerrys place
and one Of 'em walked in 90 look
around Jerry was just comm gu.
the door and he stopped to see what
the feller wanted The Russian then
walks back behind the bar, sets down
on the stool, the woman was gettin
up from, puts his arm around her and
pulls her down on his lap She gives
yell and pulled away from him just
as Jerry reached and pulled an army
Colts from under the end of the bar,
and he takes that Russian right thru
the head with it. We all jumped up
from the bench outside, and one says,
Now you're goner, they'll all come
back here, and down goes youe house
and barn But Jerry says I know
what I'm dom / ben q marine my
self Well the coroner hardly got
there till here comes one of the Off
Ger from the warship with an order
ly and he said to Jerry measuring off
his words: Why have yoI shoot?
jerry told him how it was; they look
ed the body over; him and the coro-
ner; the officer scribbled note start
ed the orderly off with it, ami after
While here comes the orderly back
with four sailors carryin a coffin and
q priest follerin' behind. They rolled
the body into the box; the officers
asked where to go with it and off they
went. That must have been in tie
late sixties, but | can see them yet.
First was the coroner some ways
ahead then the officer and his orderly
then the priest with his tall hat, and
then them sailors with the coffin
Next day ] was up at the junction and
three of them officers got off there
and took the 10:30 for Washington,
but that's all we ever heard of the
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car and come to the house It's only
a mile or So"
Lane came forward This is Mrs
Wetherel. Billy. he said, IAN old
friend who happened along in the
nick Of time Miss Berton. Mrs
Wetherel"
Mrs Wetherel said. How do you
do" and in 4 moment they were in
her motor ana flying along toward
her handsome home down the road
Lanes car would have to be towel
to a garage its steering gear out Of
commission.
AT a glance Claire saw that Mrs
Wetherel belonged to a different
wcrld than the one she knew-Lanas
world not hers She addressed her
conversation, such as it was during
the short drive, to Lane. when they
reached the Wetherel home theI
hostess bade Claire go straight to
one of the guest rooms and lie down
The maid she said, would attend her
wan Claire's head hurt intensely
just above the ear where it had
struck The pole She looked at her
watch past TO- She wondered what
they were 10 do Take the train
homo Sta. the night with the
Wetherels?
She lay down The maid switched
off the light ami went out Claire
longed for a breath of cold air on her
face. She got up and went out on
small balcony As She leaned there,
drinking in the night air, She heard
voices through the open window of
the adjoining room
"But, Alan simply won't ask her
for the night said a womans yoics
she's one Of Lanes clerks And
their relations understand are
well-l'm not going to ask her that's
tan can't afford 10
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Lightning Strikes


In story books when the heroine
finds herself spurned she either
pines away and dies mcturesquely
Of a broken heart or she cries witl
flashing eye, "Ob, very well! There
are other fish in the sea And
sets about spearing one. Claire did
neither Of these classic things She
remained we'll, if unhappy And she
hadn't courage to cut the dengatlul
friendly ties that bound her 10 VII
fred Lane, Esq lie may NOT be
the marrying kind She told her
self, "but many a man has thought
that only to find his mistake ard
live happy ever after
She even thought out plans for ia-
tensifying his interest She made
engagements with John Reayes ana
with likely young man at ma
office who showed her occasional
attentions She went away over
weekend or two with Jane Brown
ing. She was out on several oc-
casions when Lane called up on the
telephone Then he would be par
tiGularly nice about something senl
her theatre tickets and delightful
books or take her to the opera. Ana
Claire would feel ashamed and be
more eagerly contributiye than eyer.