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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
AViatorS Raid Coast OF
Yorkshire-Ar Battles Many
With Germans Losing Large
Number OF Air Crafts

~ LONDON, March l3-(Associated
Press -British air squadrons raided ov-
or Germany last night, while a German
raiding fleet bombed a section Of the
Yorkshire coast. No reports Of what
casualties may have been inflicted by
the German bombers have as yet been
received, nor Of what damage, II any,
was inflicted upon the raiding squadron.
The British raids were highly success.
full, all the detectives being reached and
the flyers reaching their home bases
without the loss Of a machine. One
squadron was sent out against Coblenz,
where ton Of high explosives was
dropped upon the ammunition depots
and the railroad station A number of
fires were noted by the raiders.
Many Places Bombed
Another squadron bombed the ammu.
milton dumps at Aulnoye, where five
hundred bombs were dropped, while
hangers and railroad stations ut a num-
Der of other points behind the German,
lines were visited and showered with
bombs.
A few enemy machines were ehcount.
red by the raiders and there were sew
eral air battles, in none Of which the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
British Aviators Drop Bombs
On German City on the Rhine


British suffered. The raiders returned
without the loss Of a machine. .'
Many Air Battles
There has been much aerial activity
along the whole front. On Friday, says
an official announcement, thirteen Ger.
man machines were shot down and 9th.
ers were forced back disabled. Three
German balloons were also put out Of
action, without the loss of a British
flyer.
Yesterday three British planes failed
to return, but they sold themselves
dearly, the known German losses for
the day including ten airplanes shot
down and seven forced back disabled.
On the italian front, Rome reports
FIVE enemy machines destroyed by gun
fire.
Brought Huns To Terms
Threats of reprisals for the ususual
imprisonment being inflicted by the
Germans upon british Lieutenants
SchaltZ and Wookey, the two airmen
taken prisoner after they had flown
over the German lines dropping propa-
Randa pamphlets and sentenced for this
ofense, have had their effect and the
two British airmen have been released
from their special prisons and put on
the basis Of other prisoners of war.
The British, it is reported, notified
Berlin that they had selected two i'm.
portant German prisoners upon whom
they would inflict rcprisals unless the
British prisoners were Immediately Civ.
EN- proper consideration.
A report sent out from Berlin yester.
day stated that the British are bonn.
harding Cambria with long range guns
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
WASHINGTON, March 49,
W. ASSOCIATED .Pressl-Ana.

WASHINGTON, March 49,
W. ASSOCIATED Press)-Ana-
thema against the Bolsheviki has
been pronounced by Doctor Tx
hon patriarch of all Russia and
head.of the Russian church. His
curse upon the Bolsheviki was
read in all the churches Of Rus
STA, according to despatch re-
ceived here from Petrograd.
Matters in Russia are going
from bad to worse, according to
advices reaching here from Pc
trognad directly and from various
European and Asiatic capitals.
With the Germans steadily con-
tinuing their march through the
country, the, various factions
among the Russians are still quar-
reling, talking, forming commit
tees, while meantime they are
menaced on the East, not only by
probabilities of Japanese inva-
sion of Siberia, but by threats of
active war on the part of the Chi
neSa
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
PORTUGUESE SWEEP
GERMAN RAIDERS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Attempted Hun Surprise Turned
Into a Trap For Them--Flee
- Leaving Dead and Wounded
o. Behind

LONDON, March 13-(Associa-
ted Press) attempted surprise
raid by the Germans against q sec
tor Of the western front held by
Portuguese troops resulted in the
tables being turned and the raid.
ers caught in a deadly trap.
The approach Of the raiding par
ty was detected and q number Of
machine guns were trained on the
party by the Portuguese, who wait
cd until the Germans had nearly
reached their line before they
opened fire. The whitening blast
Of bullets caught the Huns aud cut
their lines TO pieces. Wavering a
moment whether to dash into close
quarters or fall back, the Germans
finally broke and ran.
The Portuguese swept the fleeing
detachment, which was almost
wiped out. The course over which
the Germans retreated was dotted
within their dead and wounded,
whom they abandoned.
The affair was fought out near
Laventie.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
TO Be LESS COSTLY

WASHINGTON, March l3-(Asso
ciated Press)-A new and a reduced
scale of profits to be allowed govern.
ment contractors working on the per
ccnta:.c over cost basis has been work
ed out by the war industry board and
will be applied to all future contract.
during this war. The new scale is one
percent more favorable, from the gov
eminent standpoint, than the scale first
put into effect at the declaration OF
war.
1t is estimated that there will be ap
pr"Himntely three hundred million dol
lars worth of construction work carried
out this year for the war department
under the war industries board, tc
which this new profit scale will apply
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
ANATHEjlIA is.
PRO k0UNCED.
ON BOLSHEVIK|.
BYPATRIARCH.
Curse Of Head of Russian ReIi-
..gion Officially Curses EStren,-
3tsts--Ban Read In Churches
JAPANESE VOLUNTEERS, +.
FIGHT LENlNE'S MEN
Germans Continue Advance
Through Country While China
Threatens War on the East

TOXIC, March ls-(special
Cable to Hawaii shinpo,-Jap-
anese troops have engaged in
battle with a force Of Russian
Maximalists and three Japa-
nose are reported killed and
seven wounded. The Russian
lossis not yet known here.
The engagement took place
at VlagoVeshchensk, several
hundred miles north Of Hardin,
The Japanese were a force of
volunteers. No details have
been received as yet as to the
number of troops engaged
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
YANKEES ALMOST
REACHED GERMANY
Raided At Point Within Mile Of
? Border and Brought Some
y 81, Plumber Back ,

. AMERICAN FRONT IN FRANCE
March l3-(Associated Press)--On two
sectors Of the WOevre front the Amer
cans were busy yesterday carrying out
two extensive raids, both highly sue.
.cessful One was on the south side
of the st. Mihiel salient, north of Toul.
The second raid was on q sector from
which there have been no former ref.
erenee regarding Americans. This was
on the Lorraine front east of Luue-
vile and south of Richecourt.
Here, following a heavy preparatory
bombartlment of the German lines, the
Americans crossed No Mans Land and
penetrated deeply into the enemy =
lines, With the exception of few
dead bodies, killed by the preliminary
Smelling, Nthe raiders found the posi-.
lions evacuated, the Germans having
evidently retired rather than face the
bombardment. In the dugouts, which
were dynamited by the raiders, some
machine guns were found and taken,
as we'll as considerable supplies The
,defenses were destroyed before the
Americans Withdrew to their own lines.
Nearly In Germany
:. Richecourt, which is named to locate
the scene Of this raid, is across the
German line In Alsace Lorraine, as the
point raided is on a sector where the
German defenses are less than a mile
from the German boundary. The
trench line crosses the border into Ger
man territory at a point some thirty
miles to the south of Richecourt.
The Americans returned from this
raid, after extending their advance to
within q few minutes walk of Ger
many, without a casualty.
Barrier Raiding
The first raid of the day was car.
.ried out north of Toul on sector
which has seen considerable raiding
activity Of late. This dash was pre-.
eeded by a bombardment from Amer.
can guns, which, however, did not clear
ont the Germans, many Of whom were
caught by the raiders in their dug
outs. There were a number of trench
duels as the dugouts were being cleared
and the occupants being taken pris-
oner or killed. Quantities of supplies
were taken and the dugouts and de
Tense points destroyed. There were no
American casualties.
During the raid, machine gunners in
raiding party and cut off the other
German trenches by a machine gun
curtain of Are.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
MAJOR GENERALS ARE
REDUCED IN RANK

WASHINGTON, March l2-(Asso-
lated Press)-An army order which
makes sweeping changes and reductions
of rank among many high officers of the
army was issued today. This order re,
'ieves Of command, as physically unfit
for overseas service, seven major gen
erals and one brigadier. They revert
to their rank in the regular army
Major-Generai Mann, Department of
the East, and Blatchford, at Panama,
are reduced to brigadiers, with the same
commands. Major General Barry re-
tains his rank and is assigned to the
Central department.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
OLD "SPURLOS VERSENKT"
IS A JAIL BREAKER

BUENOS AYRES, Argentine Repub,
lie, March l2-(Associated Press)-
1t is reported here that Count Won Lux.
Hurg, the German minister to the Ar,
1rntine, has escaped confinement and
lied to Chile.
Won Luxburg was arrested after the
eveations through the United States
secret service and diplomatic channels
that he had counseled the sinking of
argentine ships and has acted as Ger
many's propaganda agent to work the
purposes Of Berlin in South America
Public sentiment rose high against him
1t is persistently reported in San
tlngO, Chile, that Count Won Luxburg
has found refuge in that city.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
COMMONS TODAY TO
TALK ABOUT SIBERIA

LONDON, March 49, Associated
l'rrss Lees Smith, member from
NorthamI ton, gave notice in the house
of commons yesterday that he pro
posed t" bring up today the question of
Japanese intervention in Siberia to
press for statement from the govern
mcnt of it's position in the matter
1t is expected that Foreign Secretary
Balfour will reply for the government.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
KAISER CALLS FOR
ADDITIONAL BILLIONS

LONDON, March 10 Associuted
FrrssD-AnOther German war loan is
to toe foated soon, according to the
COPENHAGEN correspondent of the Ex
change Telegraph. The call this time
viii hr for fifteen billion marks cat
normal rate of exchange approximately
~. $50 600 ,N0O). If this loan is success
fully hoated it will bring the German
war debit to one hundred and twenty
four billion marks, approximately $28,
$50 goo 600
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
MORE COMMITTEES

letrograd reports that a special
military revolutionary committee
ct seven has been formed in that
city by Trotzky. President Len
inc and the adherents OF Zion
vieff will form another committee
representing the peoples commits
SionerS. "" 49,
The advices from Petrograd
add that typhus is increasing in
that city and has become seri-
u"> menace.
The legations Of the neutral
nations have decided to remain ip
petrograd instead OF following
the example of the Allies leea-
tons and leaving the city. !
HUNS ADVANCING
The German hordes thGt have
poured over the border are stead
lily continuing their advance on
Odessa and Strobe, although the
Russian forces opposing them are
offering strong resistance. "A des-
patch to the state department
from United States Consul Sum
mcrs at Moscow indicates that
the Germans Are rapidly occupy
ing new teSritory. He says that
the revolutionary government
which is making Moscow its
headquarters is preparing to fee
to d point some distance east il
the German ADVANCE continues.
Austria, it is learned here
through dispatches from Petro-
grad, is seriously alarmed over
the fear that Bolshevikism will
be spread through her armies and
the nation by Austrian soldiers
who have heen prisoners in Rus
STA but who have been released
and are pow returning home. SO
ptrturbed is the government that
it il reported to be isolating these
returned etprisoners to prevent
their spreading the propaganda of
Iisatfection and of desire for
peace.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
GONE TO TRAIN IN
- WEST WITH TONNES

WASHINGTON, March l2-CasunI.
ties reported from FRANCE to the war
Department. and given out today in
tclude eight killed in, action and Que
wounded, six. deaths Of disease, two
from undetermined causes, two severe
y wounded. Captain Steller and TWEEN
ty soldiers were reported slightly in
jured.
1t was stated at the war department
that a number of the American troops
will train with the British in Flanders.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
EX-GERMAN PROVED
TOO FAST FOR SUBS

\ FRENCH PORT, March 12-( Asso-
ciot"d Press(-Au American steamer,
an cx German put into American serv-
ice, arrived here today with bridge
smashed and a shefl hole in her funnel.
The vessel encountered a submarine,
which opened up its deck guns, but the
American steamer put on speed and
escaped.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
A FAMILY NECESSITY.

Every family ehouId hr provided with
Chamberlain : Pain Balm at all times
Sprains may hr cured in much less time
when promptly treated. Lame back,
lame shoulder pans in the side and
chest and rheumatic pains are some Of
the disease, Tor which it is especially
valuable. IT,, thu, Hniment and become
,'"u"mtrd WIN rs qunl'tjPs AM v.u
will never wish to be- without it, For
,rIe ~ all drolr.>. Rcns"n Smith 4
Co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii.-Advt.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
more MEN ORDERED
TO TRAINING CAMPS

, WASHINGTON, March le-(ASso.
eiated Press)-The war department an
nounced today that orders have been
issued for a new movement Of draft
men to the training camps.
The latest orders call for $4,000 men
o be sent to the camps during a per
cd beginning March 20 and continuing
for five days.
The cali includes the troops of every
State except Iowa and Minnesota, and
includes both men remaining from the
first draft and those liable to call in
the second.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
HOOVER IS AGAIN
'S' WV q.
ATTACKED BY REED
Missouri Senator Seeks To Be,
SmirCh Food Head 49,,

WASHINGTON, March l2-(Asso.
ciated Press -Senator Reed of Mississ
sippi this afternoon launched another
violent attack on the Hoover food ad.
ministration, charging in his senate
speech that the administration has
scandalously misused the funds at its
disposal. He declared that there has
been gross extravaganza on every hand
and demanded that Hoover make an nc.
counting. He urged that the senat,
turn down an item Of 81 $780, 900 now in
the urgent deficiency bill as an appro
priation for the food bureau.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
BIDDLE TO COMMAND
IN BRITISH CAMPS

WASHINGTON, March 12-(Asso-
rinted Press)-General Biddle recently
acting chief of staff, will probably be
appointed in command of the Amer
can troops in Engla and, it was learned
today
1t was announced that Gen. William
$. Graves will be acting assistant chief
of staff.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
PROBE OF NAVY GETS
PRAISE FOR DANIELS

WASHINGTON March l2-(Asso
ciated PressJ--That the navy depart
ment 3 conduct or the war is not such
as to justify adverse criticism was the
gist of report to the house this after
noon by the naval affairs committee
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
RED GUARDS KILLING
MANY IN FINLAND

STOCKHOLM, March l2--(Asso
ciHted PrcSs) according to reports re
cpIved here from Finland the revolu
tion and Bolshrviki agitation have been
followed by an orgy of assassination.
The Russian cred guards" are killing
many members Of the clergy and small
landed classes
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
SHIPBUILDERS MOST
USEFUL IN YARDS

WASHINGTON, March ~ Associ.
uted Neutrality-suspicious. are being ex,
changed by the United States and the
governments Of Allied countries with
reference to the exemption from draft
of shipyard workers in the Allied coun-
tries.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
BILLY MADDEN DEAD

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Feb
rnary II Billy Madden, for almost
half century known to sporting men
in this country, died here tonight in
"a hospital.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
WAR CREDITS For CUBA

WASHINGTON, March l2-(Asso
cintrd Press)-Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdOO has extended credit for
$l5,O0O,OOO to Cuba to assist in war
preparations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
SAILORS
WANT HIGHER WAGES

MANILA, March Associated
Prcss) Sailors of inter island vessels
in the Philippines have gone on strike
for higher wages.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
MORE MILLIONS FOR
BRITISH ARE LENT

WASHINGTON, March l2-(Asso.
ciuted Press) AN additional 5000 600 .
600 was loaned the British government
today by the L. 3. treasury department
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
HJRT
IN AIR RAID
WHEN GERMANS
lombard PARIS
Secretary Baker Was In Midst OF
Excitement and Was Hustled
Into Wine Cellar With General
Bliss For Safety I'
KILLED AND INJURED y
NEARLY ALL CIVILIANS
Between Eighty and Ninety
Planes Took Part In Raid Four
Being Shot Down - Affair
BIoodiest of All Hun ATTEMPTS

ID ARTS, March l3-(Associa-
L ted Press) One Of the most
deadly air raids yet carried out
by the aerial forces of Germany
against a civilian population was
directed against this city on Mon
day night, beginning at nine
o'clock and lasting until mid
night, with the French anti-air-
craft defenses vigorously engage
ed. Estimates of the military au-
thorities are that between seven
ty and ninety machines were en-
ployed by the Germans, four Of
which were shot down. :
The property damage was
large and the death roll amounts
to an even hundred persons, prac-
tically all civilians and including
many women and children. The
majority of the dead we're not
killed directly by the bombs nor
by falling buildings, but were suf-'
located in a panic which drove
many thousands to attempt to
jam into the entrances Of the Me-
.tropolitan Railway, the under
ground system. In these jams six9a
.ty-six persons were KILLED, mainly
women and children. a,,ail n.
The number of injured was
nine hundred and seyenty7nine,
many of whom it is feared viii
die. .l.N%@,..
SECRETARY CAUGHT
Secretary of War Baker, who is
making an official visit to France,
md Major-General Tasker II.
Bliss, the American representa-
tive on the supreme war council,
went through the raid. When
The German planes were first
sighted and the battle between
he raiders and the anti-aircraft
guns opened up, the secretary
md General Bliss were in confer
nee in the rooms of the secretary
at his hotel.
The heavy firing and the gen
eral excitement failed to disturb
he Americans, who proceeded
With their conference, despite the
lrgings of the hotel management
that they seek shelter under
ground. When many of the raid
ing machines eluded the city de-
lenses, however, and reports came
in of the dropping of bombs in
the suburbs, the management in
sisted that his distinguished
guests move to place Of safety.
This they were persuaded to- do
and the conference was finished
across pine table in the hotel
wine vaults, safe underground.
RAIDERS SUFFERED SOME
One raider was shot down in
flames early during the raid, the
machine crashing in the suburbs.
The crew escaped death and the
members of it were captured.
Three other raiders were shot
down before midnight, there be-
ing no survivors from these ma
chimes. The air barrage prevent
ed majority of the raiders from
reaching the city. 1t was at first
estimated that sixty machines,
representing seven squadrons,
were taking part in the raid, this
estimate being later raised to nine
squadrons, or between eighty and
I.inety planes.
A number of buildings were de-
~Iroyed by the raiders, but no
military damage was inflicted,
nor are any public or historic
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
LOUIS BARKHAUSEA
SUICIDE ON COAST
Former Manager Of Pioneer Mill
Company Kills Himself In Lib
rary of Club In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, March BIAS
sociated Press)-Lous Barkhausen,
formerly manager of Pioneer Mill Com.
pany on Maui, Hawai-, and later man.
aGer of the Calamba Sugar Estate in
the Philippines, is dead here by his
own hand.
Mr.. Barkhausen shot himself through
the head in the library of the Trans,
portation Club in the Palace Hotel and
died soon afterward. It is said that he
had shot himself once previously
while he was in an institution con
valescing from an illness.
Mr. Barkhausen had been writing let.
tiers just before he killed himself.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15

Louis Barkhausen was for nine years
manager of Pioneer Mil Company on
Maui, after having been for several
years head foreman. He was regarded
as one of the foremost practical sugar
experts of the Territory.
He left Hawaii in 1900 aud went ia
the mainland, where he remained for
about three years. There he was on,
gagged as manager of the Calamba
Sugar Estate in the Philippines, and
arrived in Honolulu in August, 1912
for brief visit en- route to the Far
East
The Calamba proposition did not
work out with the success that was ex
pected of it, and was obliged to shut
down. Recently attempts have been
made on the mainland to raise moro
capital to finance it so that it could
resume operations.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-15
CHINA THREATENS

emma IS hOVerlng on the verge
of war with the BOlSheviki, &C
cording to advices from Hardin.
These say that the Chinese troop
commander at Hardin has warn
ed the Bolshevik leader that any
invasion Of Chinese territory will
tbc looked upon as an act OF war
and measures will be taken &c
cOrdingly.
A semi-offcial statement from
Chinese military authorities at
Hardin says that the Chinese
troops in Manchuria have with
drawn somewhat before the Boil
sheviki forces. 1t is added that
the accuracy of the BOlShevik FIRE
indicates that the Russians are
being aided in their operations
by former German prisoners.
Manchuria is in a state of con
fusion similar to that which pre-
walls throughout Russia The
Bolsheviki agitation is spreading
Workmen are refusing to con-
tinue their occupations and are
also refusing to join the Seminotf
or CossaCk forces.
JAPANESE UNDECIDED
The question of whether or not
Japan will send an expedition to
Siberia has not yet been definitely
decided, according to a message
from Toxic. This says that For
eign Minister MotOnO and Pre-
mier rerauChl have made official
statements that no decision has
yet been reached. A statement to
this effect was made to the house
of representatives yesterday by
TerauChi. while Motono told the
diet that no request had come
from the Allies for such an expe-
dition.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-15

Let us estimate on your Job Work
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-02-15
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REAL THE WORKER.

The last mail from the States, brought letter from E. P. Westen- haver, (formerly known around here in his connection with the Westen- haver & Began H2O Co., Ed at the time of writing was in Dillon Montana. He sends his regards to friends. He will. very likely head toward the Kougarok in the spring.
 'The political pot is simmering."