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Another Bat. D Boy Writes.
France, Sept. 81, 10

France, Sept. 81. 1913.
Dear Mother: Just received your
letter Of July ~. / guess you have
seen by the papers what the Yanks
are doing. They are some wildcats.
i have been on the front since July
4th, and have been from one end of the
line to the other. Whenever you see
in the papers where big drive has
been you can bet that the l4sth is into
it. wish ! could tell you all but 1t
is strictly forbidden, as you know. The
last big drive. we had lot of fun
that night; it rained all night long like
the devil but we didn't stop. We
heaved 90-lb souvenirs over all night.
The mud was knee deep to tall Swede
but we were fixed for it. had hip boots
and rain coats, SO it didn't bother us
much. Lots of rain the past month
but we never stop for rain. The next
morning the Huns were SO far ahead
we never GOT in range Of them for two
days. We have travelled for sever
hundred miles along the front al.
have seen some great sights. hay4
heen trying to get some souvenirs tt
send you but haven't found anvthin,
can send. The owls won't have an
thing on me when get back, for al
getting to be regular night hawl
Most everything is done after nigh
over here. Talk about driving For
after night without lights that is aH
easy matter compared with driving
ls0 horsepower tractor through tb
woods on dark, stormy night. IL
will be fun to drive string of 10 or
long-ears compared with one Of thes
tractors.
There is a section Of US left behird
II Of US. We are doing our own cook
ing and we sure have some feeds.
Made raid on henhouse last even
ing and succeeded in getting a few
eggs; but the result was they hal
been set on. SO the pie was spoiled.
There is plenty Of garden truck through
this part of the country and we have
all the new potatoes we want.
"We don't know how long this will
last over here, but 1t make no differ.
ence, we are over here till the END
and here's hoping it won't be long Til
the end. am now in French Y. N.
c. A. and they are serving hot choc
olate and it is sure fine, l got severa
letters from around there today ant
they are the first mail have had foi
two months. We have been travelinf
SO fast it couldn't keep up.
Harry c. Keller.
Bat. d. lIs Y. A.
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Has Influenza.

n letter states that Melville Johnf
is ilkat his mothers home ia Van.
couveA, Wash. with influenza. Hi
was en- route home from Hollywood
Calf. where Mrs. Johns and baby
will remain for the winter.
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raE ~''v vwA1.a'AoIoa-'

6NFIE President has expressed what is in every
American heart. AS nation we are united in
the winning of this war; AS nation we stand
behind fighters eager and prepared to do for them
whatever will hasten victory and make the fighters
task little lighter
AS individuals there is little we can do. AS ma
ton we can work wonders through the organi-
cations authorized andrecognized by the Government
They come to you not as Catholics, as Jews
nor as Protestants not the representatives of any
creed or enterprise but Americans to ask that you
join in this great united undertaking for God, and
country and our fighters.
The President has voiced his belief that this spirit
of unity will be crowned with abundant success.
He believes it because he knows this campaign IS
sof vital military value" and he knows that you will
leave nothing undone to win this war.
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It rests with you. Think of this campaign as your
sole responsibility. What you give will mean its
cess You cannot leave this undertaking to Others It
is YOUR campaign. In France, Americans are fight
ing this war the result depended the way each
individual fights At home, this campaign rests with
you What will you give-decde to highland make
your share the biggest thing you ever did!
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heneeh for asum70 greater C h
|
Unless Amedcan dogvot a e MAJ n o 9
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of
Leading serem
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tina rcnp
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ON
You uhaeoa you TO
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Advertising

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heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-12

AMSTERDAM, February IL (As.o-
rrntrd Press )-Abd,u Hamid. the de
posed sultan of Turkey, who has been
a practical prisoner since 1909, is dead.
His death is reported in kilograms re-
cCIN ed today from Constuntinoplr
Add al IIamld was for thirty three
wears sultan Of the Ottoman Empire,
sPruwling upon the three continents Of
Europe, Asia and Africa, and at the
same time was commander Of the fnl;h
ful army Of Mo1lrms. He was palI
homage by nearly hundred million
subjects. Shorn Of power. he died a
prisoner, piucd if not desplsed.
ii" lived in constant dread Of death.
lie had often escaped it only 10y good
luck or unusual precautions against
plots. Vet in his later years Ii" haI
sought death by his own hands. 50 mel
anchOlv had his existence hrromr
Saves Turkish Prestige
lie gained ascendrncy under rirrum
stances nearly HS tragic nS those which
ended his career. Boru September -
1919, the second son of Sultan Abd ut
Mrdjid, he became sovereign whrn has
elder brother, Murad v, was drposr.I
because Of mental inrapacity in lN7G.
1T was n time when Turkey was ia Il
state of extreme depression, almost sue
to the tremendous blows Of
Russia. Out of this slough the new
sultan saved the remnants of Turkish
Many critics give him ere. ht
for II successful regime. others dr
m"unrrd 1t as infamous. Whatever the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-12

MN as being more fa> orabIe for hon
"rAhI" peace.
Czerntn Has Insight
''' >"ruin seems to see the funda
mental clements of peare with clear
r1'I he does not seek to obscure
'n'u. WAS one significant sentence.
~'ri h'' aIdrd: "CzerniU would prob
An.v have gone much further than he
ul bad il not been for the rnharrass-
n"u' Of Austria = alliance, and her de
Irudcuce on Germnny.'
Tn" tests of whether it is possible for
the hr,hg"r"nts to continue comparing
Nl,N:. he said, were simple. and the
"l' ,"nN principles to he applied are:
Principles Applied
fu>r. each part of the final settle
,urut must he based on essential JUS
u'" +" bring about permanent peace.
Nr' "n.tIN. peoples and prov inces ar
not to he harterei about like rhatteIs,
TT +" r~tnbhsh balance of power.
Thirdly, territorial arrangements
must hc for the benefit of the peoples
cove rr""oI, morally, and in adjustment
ui all the claims of the states
I"urthlN, well defined national asso
,IHt'o"S must hr accorded all posi-
hl satisfaction.
Must Fight On
\ general peac" upon such fUun.
,ia'lnu may be discussed, hut until
81 y Il peace can be srcureI We have
u" rh"I'r hnt I" 90 on, Mr. Wilson
'''.. .H.d. 'OuI whole strength. he
dr, .I' t. ''wrDl I've put into this war
of "uour'pat on from the threat OF at
trmptrI MASTERY 10y selfish group Of
;rh"'ratIr rulrrs
&c Whatever III" 'lihirutIr- and pres
eur pHltInl l"Ir', We are lnIumrtahle
IN "ur power "f IudeIrndrut action.
nnI rmI"r no circumstances can W.
r"n~"nt to give to the world govern
mrrr hN intrigue an / force
'' \" word that | speak Is spoken or
lU1rrd"d as II threat, and | speak them
"ui' 'hnt the whole world may know
the ,rIr spirit Of Americans
The irr@idrnt emphasized the state
mrnl mar the principles outlInrd hn,e
he.n ,r"ptrd hN everyone rNrrvt the
mNlInrN HUtUrrdrV Of tIprmnnN
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WILSON r EpLIESeT TO =
TEUTONfPEACE TALK

WAS'lIINGTON, February l2-(Asso
riated PressJ Answer to the so-calIe,I
peace expressions of the German chan
""llor, Won Ilertling, and the Austrian
hungarian premier and foreign minis
ter, Won Czernin, President Wilson YES
tcr'lmy addressed Il joint session of con
grbss. His coming before congress was
almost unheralded for it was announced
ouIv Yesterday morning, but the news
spread fast and every available space
IN the galleries was filled when tn,
President took the speaker 5 platform in
III" hall Of representatives promptly al
noon.
Clearly. rOncIs"ly and with his usual
,""i I"Er, the President prOcecdrd 10
summarize the declarations of CZcrnin
ami OF llrrtinE and to compare them
Que with the other. This comparison
WA, much to the disadvantage of the
German whom he accused Of seeking to
cloud tn" issues. He declared that the
broad principles OF peace as previously
pronounced have been accepted every
where except by the military auto, rn,, ,
of Germany.
Statements Compared
In opening his address, the Prrsi
dent said that Chancellor won Hrrt
ling much heralded statement few
days ago was vague and confusing
and leads practically to no rUmrlu
~Iuu
Very different. hc commented, is tn"
tone Of the German chancellor from
that Of Foreign Minister Czrrnin, who,
lie sand, has spoken for Austria Ham
gary IN IA very friendly tone
Tn" President repeated that the
United States has no intention of III
terfering with purely European affair."
and that this country "would disdaim
to take advantage of any interval Of
weakness or disorder to impose its
own will on other people Through
ont the address, the President drew
the parallel between the pronounce
mrmts Of Hertling and Czcrnin in such
obvious way that the hearers drew
the conclusion that the rFesideht de
cidrdlN considers the attltd,le of cree
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BROTHER BELIEVES
BOLO PASHA INSANE
Witness Is Called To Order
When He Seeks To Question
Telegram Of Bernstortf

PARIS, February - lAssOciatoh
Press Testimony leading to show that
Bolo Pasha, on trial for conspiracy
against France aud for reasonable
conduct, was given by the brother of
the defendant yesterday. This brother
is prominent pulpit orator.
In the course of his testimony before
the military court the witness said that
he thought, and had for some time felt
sure, that his brother, BoIo lashu was
insane.
In the course of the trial the prrsI
dent Of the court was forced to call the
Witness to order for challenging the
authenticity of one of the Berhsturff
kilograms. The president pointed out
that this had been Nouchpd for by the
government Of the United States and
was !" consequence" I"t "re" t" any
question.
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2 seaE oniy venturcd to tilt themselves
Pm the edge of a chair and bow homage.
repeating the formula, Master, thy
word is law - One of the numerous
RecdOtes Of Abdul Hamid's autocrac>
CONCERNS parrot, which chanced one
day to perch himself upon a window
btlgr and call "Djafer-Dfajer." One
H the cunuchS answering to that name
married. to obey the summons, thinking
y Was his master who called. This so
eprhged the Sultan, it is related, that
he wrung the parrot y neck, and angri
" exclaimed: "ln this palace there
must be but one voice to command -
abdul Hamid once had his fortune
tod BY gypsy, who predicted IA VIC
Icht death. This Prophesy was largely
responsible for his constant fear Of the
assassin, although it was also founded
in fact, for several plots upon his life
were nearly successful. He took extra.
ordinary precautions for his personal
safety. II is said that he touched no
meal until some of his entrusted serv
ants had first tasted of each dish. and
that he often waited considerable
TIM" TO determine the effects which the
poison ii there were any-migh
Lave upOn them. He was in such fear
of bombs that he seldom slept twice in
succession in the same room of bis Jul.
ace. lie was afflicted with neurusiS,
and hls Ilstrust of every one was car.
re to aNegree bordering upon mania.
Wastes Slowly Away
VI Saloniku, prisoner in a home
"mrh overlooked bay Of the AEGEAN
Sea, bat which was virtually fortress,
hr Mnhtrd away, pOwerlcss and almost
forgotten. His younger brother, Ma
L"m"d ', succeeded him as sultan. His
hnrrm was broken up, his court Jewels
sold at auction for upwards of million
d"lInrN, which went toward building
"nrShlrS for the Young Turk : navy.
AnI IN" former sultan, once possessor of
n'IIr"ns, was given IA few thousand dol
E'~ year for his comfort in exile.
VI first he took exercise along az
GH1Irm walk Of his vi lla-trahitiOn
>'rN II IS the same spot frrquented h\
'lr'i" dunng one period of his exile
hHt IntrlN he Was so OhSesscd with fears
tor hls life that he had kept to one or
lW" rooms "t the house. Outside there
were always stationed picked guards
from the Young Turk army, in double
rows of cOnical guard houses, and di
rrctlN about the house was wall
lCOntinued on Pare q Column .M
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DAYS
OF WAR At HAND
is Indie ATED
ON WEST FRONT
Preparations Of Germans For
Long Advertised Drive Are
Evident and Tension Grows
As Fine Weather Prevails
AUSTRIAN UNITS ARE
OBSERVED IN FLANDERS
Raids GroWIMore Numerous, Ar
tlIIery Increases Its Fire and
Stretches Behind German
Lines Are Cleared For Action

NEW YORK, February l2-(Asso
German front increases each dav md
every hour as bright mild weather
1rSs out the soddcn RcId The great
armies draw more krrmlv alert watch.
NC for the FIRST move which may menn
me precipitation of the most sangui.
nary period of this great and bloody
war.
The enemy tfPmtinu"' its intense
preparation fsfsahr .ong advertised
Great Ufrcnsre'
Aussriars II f;andcrs
HermaR troops and suus are being
poured into. the, western front and
there arc Indications that few Aus,
Crinn units have arrived in Flanders
and are read Y for action. II the re-
ported orders for rehabilitation in
Russia shall be confirmed it is cxTect,
ed that still larger bodies of Austrians
will be thrown against the western
front. -,
Certain arsss laeh 0f. The ! Garmaac
front have been cleared for action aud
bodies OF troops are daily pTecipitat'
ing attacks. Prisoners usscrt that all
home lru\ es were stopped on January
20 and that ever since preparations
have gone steadily forward and the
word for the launching of the great Of
tCnSINp awaited.
Entente Soldiers Confident
Win the Entente lines spirit Of
optimism prevails. The Allies still re-
InIn the prepOnderenco both of men
and of guns. have the better morale
and are in far better condition. Nights
of terrible strain and days of blood
shed with fighting Of an intensity they
have not yet known the men expect
hut for these they are sready. almost
eager. and it will mean breaking Of
the terrible tension, the anxious wait
ing for the attack that has gone ON for
many long, long days in the trenches
and behind them.
These were the advices from the
British front last night.
Italians RepulSe Attacks
On all of the various fronts except
in Italy there was raiding more in rri
drnrc and n further quickening of the
artillery fire yesterday.
On the Italian front the enemy heav
il, homburdrd the Ita!ian and Allied
p">Iti"rs and in the Frenzella NaIIr,
attacked in force IN the rc.!ions of
Monte Nllhrralln, Col. Delaosso, Mas
snssO and ROsSO. All of these attacks
were rrpell"d by the Italian artillery. !
IN some instances before they were
fairly started and inflicted severe
losses in dead and wounded upon tn"
Austru German forces.
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RAILROAD CONTROL
-. BILL is. DEBATED

February
s S ~ AZ ~ orspsd senate
% ing f sngth urged Its enactment It not expected reached
% considerable bitterness being preepaed into the
] p' controller troll Garfield in declaring heatles holidays
my the powers Of the administration aud it is still
u al time
Questions relative to the period of control after
of
"eS and the differences
bill which favoraby
from the b the senate and expected the will
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Pershing Announces
Casually List For
Three Days Fighting

WASHINGTON, February 12-
Associated Press)-Four Amert-
cans killed, one severely wounded,
five slightly wounded and three
missing Is the casualty list which
was sent to the war department by
General Pershtng yesterday. These
casualties, he said, occurred in &C
ttons which took place on Febru.
ary 7, and o.
Ten engineers previously report
ed missing have been located In ,
German prison camps through the
efforts Of the Red Gross, Pershing
announced.
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GERMANY INSISTS SHE
BE ADMITTED VICTOR

AMSTERDAM, February l2-lAsso,
rIatrd PrrssJ The Kaiser wUlts peace,
hr declares, hut he asserts that much
AZ Germany wants peace she will not
grant it until her enemies admit she
has been victorious
In recent address, the hurgomuztrr
ut Hamburg made this assertion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-12
AMERICANS REPORTED
SAFE IN PETROGRAD

" WASHI\GTON, February ll-.lAs.
N"'Iat"d PresS) The state department
nnn"unrod today that Ambassador
Francis cabled on February that
rhr American embassy and colony at
l'rirograI were safe
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NAME Of MAUI BOY IS
NOT FOUND ON LIST

WASHlNGTON. Fehuur, II
NNN"rlntrd Press Pvt Manuel
RamrA. of PnIn. Muul Is NOW
nn"Wn to huN" been Lu"u9 tho>r
aboard the Tusrumln. AMI Is mot
rrp0rtrd as >uINllur
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-12
DESTROYER SINKS

LONDON, February IL Associated
Press)-The British DESTROYER Boxer
sank following a collision with another
vessel in the English Channel on Feb
runrv X. One boy is missing
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CARGO AFIRE

A PACIFIC PORT, February II
Iutr hemp cargo Of IL Japanese vessel
arriving here was burned in "A two
daNS fire ru route"
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Report That BoIsheviki Govern
ment Has Ordered Cessation
Of War and immediate Demo-
billzation Of Armies Greeted
With Acclaim
NEWS IS TAKEN AS BIG
VICTORY AND GOOD OMEN
Flags Fly Over Cities and Hun
gry People Celebrate Prospect
Of Plenty Coming From Re-
ported Great Stores To the
North

7 ONDON, February l2-(As,
IL sociated PreSs)-Therc was
rejoicing throughout Germany
yesterday over the reported end
OF the war between Russia and
the Central Powers and much re-
joicing at the unconditional sur
render Of Russia" as the reported
action of Trotsky is called.
Russia has declared the state
Of war which has been existing
for three and half years at an
end'and has ordered dcmobiliza-
ton OF the troops on all OF the
fronts. was the news which was
flashed from Amsterdam yester-
day. The despatch said the news
had been received in kilograms
from Brest-Litovsk dated Sun
day.
Later there came a confrma-
ton Of this despatch from Berlin
in the formaof a government an
yinospCeplsnt wbs haid4 2Rassa
had ordered the Cessation of war
and the rehabilitation of it's
armies on all Of the fronts.
NATIONS REJOICE
Following this despatch from
Berlin came others which told of
the great rejoicing which the an
nouncement Of the news had oc-
casioned throughout Germany
and Austria where it was accept
cd as an assured fact. Cities were
bedecked with flags and every
where it was being taken as the
final victory for GERMANY and
Austria with Russia abjeCtly dc
feated. With peace in that dircc-
ton assured the people look for
ward to food i'll plenty and con-
slider the ultimate triumph Of
their arms as being a matter Of
certainty. From despair Of a few
days ago their spirit has risen to
great ODtimiSm
The tendency in other capitals
and here is to await confirmation
Of the news from Petrograd.
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PEOPLE OF ATHENS ASK
MOBILIZATION OF ALL
THE FORCES OF GREECE.

T. LEUTHER1OS VENIZELOS, premier and minister of
- Greece who yesterday still further patriotism
of forty thousand citizens of Athens demanding
mobilization of the armies of their country
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SeditiouS Acts That Led To
Recent Mutiny of Their Resi-
dents "
MARCH THROUGH STREETS ~
AND CALL At LEGATIONS
Message Given To United States
Ambassador To People Of Uni
ted States Thanking Them For
Americas Noble Participation
In War .8
\ TllENS, February PAS F.
4 \ Snciatcd PrcsS9 - General
mobilization OF the army was de-
manded by acclamation at a great
mass meeting held yesterday, att
tended by more than forty thou
sand people. Following the meet
ing patriotism rose to fever heat
and there has never before been
seen here such enthusiasm for the
prosecution OF the war against
Prus>ian autoCraCy and the free
ing OF the world from the tyranny,
.Uf kaiscrism. IS
RESOLUTIONS PASSED VA
TO voice an expression Of the
popular Indignation which has
been aroused by the recent sedi-
tiouS incidents at Lamia, where
Greek regiments mutinied, the
mass meeting was called. In size
and in the enthusiasm which vas
AROUSED forstbe urgent pros1E Z
ton Of the war il far surpassed
all eXpectations: -lsesoiutions com
demnlng the actions of the regil
ments and severely .censuring ali
those in any wise connected with
or responsible for the seditious
incidents were passed as with
one voice. Spontaneously great
street demonstration followed, all
in the most perfect order. MI.
Leaving the meeting the crowd
proceeded as in one body to the
home OF Premier Nenizelos who
came out upon the balcony and
addressed them in words that
still further fired their patriotism.
From the house Of the premier
and minister of war the great
thrOng proceeded to the homes OF
the various legations of the En-
tente Allies at each OF which they
halted and cheered, Proceeding
on to the United, States legation
i delegation was sent in to ex-
plain the object OF the meeting
and the determination of tie
Greeks to put their whole
strength into the vigorous con-
duct OF the war was emphasized.
ADDRESS AMBASSADOR 4.
In closing his explanation for
their visit the chairman OF the
delegation asked United States
Ambassador Droppers to trans
NIT t" his government and
through it to his people the
thanks OF the people OF Athens
for ".America's noble participa-
ton III the war on behalf Of the
small nations and in defense OF
the liberties OF the world.
MIR. DroppcrS thanked them on
his own behalf for their call upon
hum and on behalf OF his govern
ment and the people at home for
their kindly expressions which he
would at once transmit to Wash
1ngt"n. He assured them the
| nlted States was in the war,
asking nothing for itself but ev-
rrythlng for the world and that
every dollar Of wealth, every
ounce OF energy and every drop
Of blood Of his people would be =
devoted to the overcoming of
tyranny.
Doubt Ukraine Peace
reports come from European eapi.
tails yesterday that the peace which the
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Continued on Page 3. Column y
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ONCE MIGHTY RULER DIES
:" =
Abdul Han1id Prisoner No Lonqer

AMSTERDAM, February IL (As-o-
rlntrd Press )-Abd.u Hamid. the de
posed sultan Of Turkey, who has been
a practical prisoner since 1909, is dead.
His death is reported in kilograms re
cCIN ed today from ConstuntinOplr
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yEsrElDA.s WEAEHrR

o. g WEATHER BLREAU, /,
Feb. q 1ols--f.ast twenty
four hours rainfall, .03.I
Tempefature Min co, Mar.
y. weather, sleat &I
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reports come from European capi.
'alS yesterday that the peace which the