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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
Jiro Morita Volunteered On Main
land, Was Promoted To Serg-
cant and, Is Now Lieutenant
Serving Under PerShing

Playing an active part IN history !
greatest battle now being staged OF tho
west crn front between the virtoriouS
Allies and rctrcating Germans, i Lieu
tenant Jro Morita, a young Jauan"sc
officer attached to the American fore.
The officer is but twenty four years
old.
Jiro Morita is the eldest son Of T.
MOrita of Pua Lane, Palama, this city.
After being graduated from the high
school. he went to the mainland to en-
ter college, from which he was gradu;
ated last year. When the United States
entered the. war on the side of the Al
lies, the young man knew that the time
had finally come for him to give his
service to the country to which he owes
prOtec tion of himself and his old parent,
brothers and sisters. lie went straight
to a recruiting office Of a mainland city
an enlisted in Uncle Sans military
service.
AS a private in an infantry regiment
at a mainland camp, Jiro MQrita was a
hard working soldier. His untiring
effort to prepare himself for active
dlay on the battle front won rPcOgni-
was promoted to sergeant early this
year.
Sergeant Jiro was hurt in an aeci-
lent at the camp and was confined in
military hospital lie was able to
leave the hospital in about week, He
joined his company again and arrived
at French port last June.
He was commissioned as lieutenant
soon after his landing on the French
soil and entered into one of the Amcri
can trcn, hes somewhere in Franre'
as the only japanese officer under the
rommanI Of General PCrshing.
Though he is not heard from him
fer sometimes, T. MOrita, the young
officers aged father, is fully conf lent
that his son is doing well.
"Mv son is now paying his debt, n
well a. his parent : and brothers. and
sisters, to the country which gives Us
+ all our homo and protcction,n said #
Mork,ta yesterday. "As he is now call
! ed upon hy the country to offer his hfe
! and a Ir bravcIy responded to the ci.ll
! Jirn : mother and | are fully prtraI cd
TO give up our eldest son. We might
I hear any moment tidings of his death
/ on TIA" battlefield of France, but tho
/ n"ws cannot gricve uS except little
shock for "A while. AS our son is serv
! img h,~ country rhecrfuIly we must hl
cheer tul too, to hear of his possible
j"aIh, winch we are expecting to befal
him Sn"urr or latcr.'
Y NnritH who is siXty.f0ur year" old
! is now retired to private life. lie wa
engaged ~ the lumber business until q
. few wears auO
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
BRITISH CONTROL OF
AIR s CLEARLY SEEN

LONDON, August l5-( Associated
Press) )-Twenty-one German airplancs
ere uowncd ana ten more were put out
f control in the fighting on the West
II Front on Tuesday. Six British
lanes are missing. Thus is the British
'ontrol of the air shown in the official
eport which was issued from the war
flee last night.
In raid in which British and Amcri-
,.an machines cooperated yesterday, they
destroyed six enemy machines in an
irdrame which they bombed and fired.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
CASUALTIES REPORTED
UNDER Mi: Il :T'|AjRIEEE ii L: HUNDRED lin iii

WASHINGTON, August 15--(Ass2a,
ciated Press) )--.Reports Of casualtie
officially given by the war departn }
and the office Of the Marine Corps ) W
terday numbered 2S0 and were classt-
fed as follows:
Army: Killed in action, 16l; died Of
wounds, twentySix; other, causes,
twelve; wounded, forty seven; missing,
tweuty-fOur.
Marines: Killed j. in action, four;
wounded, four; missing, two.
Among the officers in the casualty
lists we're:
Killed in action: Li"uts. William
Brown and Sidney Cole. Died of
wounds: Major Maynard Wells, Capt.
Mortimer Jordan, Lieut.. Brown Baxley.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
FLANDERS LIKELY
SOON To- BLAZE
WITH BATTLEF0RY
General March Points To Prob.
ability Of Double Drlye-Amer.
lean First, Field Army Numbers
MiIlioa and Quarter Men

WASHINGTON, August 15-r(Asso
ciated- Press 1T may be- Flanders
where the fury of battle viii next blazt,
up, General Peyton @. March, unitet
States chief of staff, told the newspa
Ter Representatives., and correspondent,
at the capital, In his weekly conference
with, them yesterday wherein she dis
cussed the recent SUCCESSES of the Allie
forces aud the developments which arr
likely ito result. .,.. y - ,a..
Officials here, General MsFeh says.
anticipate a complete change in thu
character of fighting in the next phas'
of battle on the, Western Front, witt
General Foch assuming the offensive il
the fullest sense of the word, .ItaG
the belief of some, military observers
hr said that Flanders mag see the mex
blaze with a double drive, by the Brit
ish to pinch out that salient. This driy,
may developc from Ypres south an'
fr"m Gouvanchcs north upon Armen
tiers, in the confer.
Gains In Picardy
In the Pjcardy salient the line nov
| hrs rcachcd the general position OF
, the front in 1916 before Won Hinden
lurL withdrew. At no point is tn,
"""mv within fifty miles Of Paris an
IT," front has been drimcd down on t
ot Of Thirty five miles to maximum
'''th Of fourteen miles.
ON tn" AiSme- Marine salient the froD
e III" Allies, chiefly hrld by Franc"
'm"rlran troops, has been material,
s'r"UEih"urd.
American T'iaId hrnu
In CONNECTION with the announce
f"mati"n ON August 10 of the frs
nrrirHu field Army. the chief of stat
Il ~cIosrd the fact that this army i
'mposrh Of thirtv-Onp army division
orr'"ximHtclv l.25Q.OO0 men .whir'
"uId indicate a larger number Of fight
mon at the front than has bee
r""t"fnrr announced in any OfficiH
communications.
FIGHTING Americans
, General March further disclosed tn"
~" Or" Hundred apd Thirty first In
! fantrN Mas been euRagod in the recen
! fighting to the north Of the SOmm'
! u has rendered excellent service and
, mas captured three officers and $50 me
"ni taken S"v"n IO5 millimeteT guns be
/ ,.'"s numbers Of rifles and machin'
guns.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
SUBMARINE LOSSES
A.RE: {. cur N half
Figures For Iuly and First Seven
Months of Year Show This

PARIS, August Is - (Assoeiated
Pres9) )-Submarinc losses of Allied and
Neutral shipping, as compared with
year ago, have been cut in two. Fig
urcs complied by the ministry OF ma
rine clearly show this for last month
and for tho year thus far. -.
In, July the losses oceasioned to Al
lied and Neutral shipping by the Teu-
ton submarines. aggregated 100000
tons. This compares with losses of
534 ,S30 tons during July of 1917
The Entente tonnage sunk thus far
this year has been fifty percent less
than the losses occasioncd by ruthloss
warfare for the first seven months Of
1917.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
Eastern Swimmers
Easy Victims,
.KahananOku Finds
Duke Allows Nine Seconds and
Finishes Two Yards Ahead of
Next Competitor; Equally His
Own Best Record Time

NEW YORK, August l5--(Asso
riated Press) --Duke Kahanamoku.
Hawaiian short distance champion
WINNER, won a hollow victory in
the hundred yarda swim last night.
set the crowd wild and equallrd his
own record for the distance. 1t
waa the most marvellous exhibition
for the distance the Fast has ever
seem
AIlnwir.' Alfred Stcen of Brook
lvn, who finished second, a haudi
cap of nine yards, the tall Hn,
ai'aN cot away with the crack of
the pistol and swan at a pace that
left all behind him. We'll up to
ward the finish he caught Stccn and
finished a clear two yards ahead.
Time. ffty.fOur seconds.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16

affected people of Austria Hungary.
They inhablt a long stretch Of country
on the southern hOundary Of Germany
and their representatives. in the I'm
tente capitals have EOntended that the
establishment Of an Independent
Czerho Slovak nation. after the war,
would set up barrier between Ger
many and Austria and dlssipatr the
PankPrman dream Of nn open road
through Austria to Bag,Iad
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
GERMAN POTASH OUTPUT

AMSTERDAM, August 10 6-fAssoeinf
rI irr~~ The Grrmon potash output
for l9lS j, estimated at l,O5G,100 TONS
Of which 9lS 600 tons are destined for
home consumption and l37 800 tons
for export TO u"utrals Last year the
total output was 10000 tons.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16

mild laxative freeing the system OF
accumulated waste matter - the
cause OF premature old age and In
nrmities 1t Is especially beneficial
for un-down, weak, nervous, irrita-
BILE. ansmic people who lack iron and
increases their strength after a few
weeks use TO marked degree In
many Instances as ID. II. g. en-
ableS the system to extract the
necessary Iron from the foods
eaten and with 1t enrich the blood
the only way iron can be taken up
by the Jystem with permanent bene-
at to the body. The hundreds OF tes-
tmonials from prominent local peo-
pie in widely different cases, and the
endorsement Of many leading phys
OF this extraordinary PREPARATION
u. IS. {. especially recommended
Tor La Grippe DenEne, and BFsAIE-
esh"
All druggists. plantation stores
and dealers sell 1t. Prioe, 400 per
bottle.
II. u. G, AGENCY, ISI KING ST.
NEAT TO BT, HONOLUs
1t, ADV.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
INCREASES IN WAGES
BRINGS WORKERS BACK

WlHIIINHTON, August l4-COHi.
cunt iI'.n"l wages, granted recently
by III" r3nuoad administration to rail
road ~Lormrn, have had the result Of
hrIrGug lack to railroad employment
more than 5000 men
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
A MOST REMARKABLE REMEDY
TIRE WONDER MEDICINE B. B.C.

The amazing results attained by
the u. II. q. Medicine are really very
simple and. based on the scientific
principle of making the body
stronger than diseases that attack
It, IF the body - strong and nor
mai there IL no sickness. Hence
the principle, Strengthen the body
and away goes sickness. L. II. 4.
Is ID combination of medicinal herbs
that working with nature cleanse.
strengthen and readjust the entire
interior machinery OF the body. 1t
infuses into the body the iron force
Of health and, vitality OF youth;
builder and purifier, hence its sue
cess In rheumatism and blood I'm
purities marvellous stomach
tonic, It does away with lndtges-
tIon, creating an appetite, prevent
ing gas on the stomach, bloatihg,
the stomach after eating A re-
markable kidney and bladder rem
edy. For diabetes, gravel enurises.
baokache and Kindred ailments, It
ls without ap equal, \ wonderful
preparation for torpid liver, sick
headaehes. dizzy and nerNnus, spells
>hlliousnSss and sle"pteRs nights. A
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
AHEAD OF ARTILLERY

Along the l,assigny front the
Germans are now in their old
lpl4 Ilindenburg line positions,
from which temporarily they are
holding the Irccnh back at
points. The recent sIOwncS~ Of
the German rettcat has enabled
them to gather up their guns and
large supplies OF munitions. while
the FrcnIh now arc ahead OF their
artillery and have no tanks ON
lhi, section Of the front to help
them. Despite these di,advan-
tagcr they have rra 'hcd many Of
lhc dominating positions.
A'"ng the Vine between ChauI-
mes and Roye) the German line is
still holding, being vigorously
pounded by the French artillery,
IN the center the Germans have
brought uD large roinforccmcnts an,l
are ln"orhing heavy counters against
thP B"ltlsh. 1he GERMAN hclh con-
r'""dcrs hnvc hern ordered TO hold
their positions along the northern end
Of the h"ttlc line AT any cost, accord
t'r to the rcnHrts made bv prisoners.
The nature Of the resistance is d"s.
prrntc and the orders of the higher
command to bold the Chaulnes heights
regardless of7Iosses is resulting iu pnr
tirulurlv bloody fighting
AUSTRALIANS STORM
Thr one outstanding gain of the day
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
FIGHTING American
OFFER TO CONFER WINS =.
ACCEPTANCE OF GERMANY

WANHING'rON, August 14-(OR
nD. Fnrmal acceptance by Germany
r IT," proposal for conference on
Treatment aud exchange of prisoners
has hrrh forwarded to the state de
""'t"rut by the Swiss government. The
""rfr'crro is to be held in Berne the
mid, lr Of next month.
i'""Hrial announcement of this had
h"rm previously received by the gov
"'rm"' aud the plans for sending tht
'"'r "'"s have already been cOmplete'
- = 49, ...,,l-s q y nn ~ cd
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
NAVY is BELLIGERENT

Russian officers and sailors OF
the navy are unwilling to serve
the ends Of Germany against thc
Entente and the United States, it
is announced in Stockholm dcs-
patches. They are ready to fight
Germany rather than do this and have
expressed their intention not to give
up their ships but to destroy them
rather than that they should fall into
the hands of Germany or be used for
German ends.
1t is. said that Lenine and TrOtsky
were seen in Krohstadt by Russian sail
orr; and were given this report.
Rumanians Journey Far
An official despatch from France saws
that several Rumanian officers have
made the long journey through Russia
to Join the French army. One Of these,
Lieutenant UTauleanum, a native of
Transylvania made the long trip afool
Recognition BY Britain
Recognition of the CzechO SiOvaks
az an independent Allied nation against
the, central powers, following the simi
lar action of Italy, is being welcomed
with undisguissd approval. It is only
recently that Secretary of State Lam
sing expressed the deep sympathy with
which the United States government
views the national aspirations Of the
CzechO,Slovaks,. and, other Oppresse )
peoples of Austria Hungary.
Professor r. q, Masaryk, president
of the Czecho-Slovine forces operatin"
in Italy, France and Russia, expressed
his high appreciation of the British n"
tion and said: at is dOuhly valuable
since il follows the adoption of ~inn'
lar course by two other great nations -
The Czecho- SlOvak element " regard
cd as the most powerful Of the dis
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
KIBECOURT RETAKEN

RlbCC0urt, an important town
ON the Oisc was rcCapturcd dur
ing the afternoon. This town is
on line between SOiSSOns and
AmicnS, twenty miles northeast
OF the former and thirty-hvc miles
southwest of the latter. The
progress OF the French north
along the Oise is now such that
the result Of the AmicnS battle
will soon have its direct affect ON
the SniSNonS situation and may
force the Germans to CNarualr
the Aisnc-OiSc angle or he sub
jcct OF same pinrhing tactics
from Nuyun and S"i~Nuns as were
used between SoioNons and
Rheims.
I'arly report, were received
that the French had captured
I.1>~'gny, hut up t" last night tI"~
rcpurt had not hecn Conhrncl.
'Tlr French are consistently hcol-
ing back the Germans in the hil ,
and wooded districts just north
Of the Oisc. however, and have
a>>igny directly under their
guns. The capture ui this point
seem, certain in the very near
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
ULTIMATUM TO FINLAND

Other reports which have
reached the state department
from sources which are consider
ed reliable say that the German
government has addressed an ul-
timatum to the French govern
ment requiring the Finnish army
to prepare to march against the
forces of the cO-belligerents on
the MurmanSk coast within two
weeks. .
AS Finland has appealed to the
United States through northern
Europe neutralS for assistance i'll
the way OF food and supplies, Civ
ing the assurance that none Ol
these would reach Germany, the
position in which Finland find,
itself placed is untenablc. 1t must
obey the behest OF Germany and
go without food supplies and the
hope Of securing any or must cN-
pect further aggrcaeIuns from the
German forces in Finland and
such reinfOrcemcmts as may be
sent.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16

which town the Germans con-
tin1e to occupy and defend for
the sake of the bridgehead at that
point
The French are now fighting
for tho key positions along the
Disc to Noyons and those which
will give them control of the
southern end Of the Nesle-Noyon
canal Yesterday the fighting
was strongest around Thicscourt,
on the heights overlooking the
Divette River, between Lassigny
md NoyonS. and for the St Claud
and lEsouviIIon farms, with the
French adding hourly to their
gains. North Of Curry, where the
French are practically at the out
skirts Of Lassigpy, they are max
ing slow progress.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
AUSTRALIANS STORM

The one outstanding gain of the day
n the British was made by the Aus
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-16
BREAK With
BIOLSIHiEvlKl.
SEEN IN ACT.
OF DIPLOMAT
Consul At Moscow Demands Safe
Conduct After Joining With En-
tente Representative In De-
mand For information
RUSSIAN SAILORS ARE
BITTER AT GERMANY
Great Britains Recognition Of
CzeCho SIoVaks Meets With
Favor and Is Considered As
Most 0ppoTtune

W.NSHING1ON, August Is
" - (Associated Prcss) -
Complete severance OF the few
vestiges of diplomatic relations
which have existed between the
United States and the BOlshevfSt
soviet government at Moscow are
indicated in the reports to- the
state department Of the course
that has been pursued by United
States Consul General to Mos
COW, Dewitt c. Poole Jr.
Consul Poole has turned over
his duties at Moscow to the Swc-
dish consulate, the message an,
nounces, has destroyed his code
book and has demanded from the
soviet government at Moscow
safe conduct to the United States.
The official despatch containing
this information is dated August
2, and is the first word heard from
the consul since he joined with
the consuls for the Allied nations
in demanding an explanation OF
the statement Of Lenine that a
state of war existed between the
Russian soviet government and
the co-belligerents against the
Central Powers. 1t is assumed
the reply was unsatisfactory and
such as to make impossible the
maintenance Of the shred OF Dip
iomatic relations which had up to
that time been preserved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

meeting, They will be the guests Of
Il. r. Albert.
s j.. Notson, district attorney for
Morrow county is in the city visiting
his son and daughter who are attend
ing school in the city.
Q. M. Lockwood lef this morning for
Portland to attend q meeting of all
state couonty food administrators.
Harley 0. White went to Portland
this morning on business matters for
ID. A, White and Sons.
9. r. Holmes Of Cambridge, Mass, is
registered at the Bligh.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reed will leave Thurs.
day for Holyoke, Colorado.
Pr M, c. Findley will return Wed.
nesday from an outing at klamath
Falls.
Dean Curtis, son Of Mrs L. G. Cur
It's, who has been visiting the past two
weeks in Salem, left last evening for
Vallejo, CValif3 near San Francisco.
He win serve on one Of the new de-
stroyers just completed at San Fran
cisco. Young Curtis came to Salem di-
rect from Queenstown, Ireland, where
he was in the U. $. naval service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
4 X Il 4 n " X II y X II y \
PERSONALS

Sergeant Il. Il. Baker Of Camp Lewis
is home on short furlough. He has
just recently recovered from a severe
attack Of pneumonia.
Maurice hunt, formerly with the J.
A. Sword Neckwear company of Tor
onto, Canada, will leave Friday for
Los Angeles, after visit in the city
with relatives.
Mrs James G, Bowen and three chill,
dren arrived in the city yesterday to
remain during the winter. Mr.. Bowen
who is in the cattle business at Eagle
Valley will join his family in about
a month.
j. B, Lehman, former resident Of
Salem, is in the city visiting his daugh-
ter Mrs. Il. Q. Case on South Winter
street II was about 2s years ago that
Mr. Lehman made his home in the
city.
T. G. Albert, Miss Clara Albert and
Mrs. Sarah Robinson will go to Eugene
tomorrow for family Thanksgiving
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
Yesterday on his s1st birthday, Basil


Yesterday on his 91st birthday, Basil
Todd of Sidney died at the home of
his son Ernest Todd. For the past three
years he had taken no medicine nor
called doctor. He had serenely thot
of the time when he would pass away
and had given several instructions as
to his funeral services. One was that
he wanted no automobiles in the pro-
eession, but that the hearse should be
drawn by the horses that he had seen
with the hack that worked out of Sid
ney. Another was that a plain black
casket would be suitable. In all re-
spects his wishes were complied with
at the funeral held this afternoon at
Sidney.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
WANTED

Household goods, harness, wagons, tools,
ranges, heaters, cookstoves, farm ma.
chinery, etc. I pay cash or will sell
on commission from stock sales con-
Quoted anywhere. Phone $40 or oil
Woodry, the Auctioneer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

B0HLE.-At the home of Hy Riedesel,
7O4 North Cottage street, Mrs. Clara
A. Bohle.-
She is survived by her husband Will
liam Bohle and two sons, William
Bohle and James H. Bohle. The body
will be shipped to Falls City for burial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
GARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends and
the members of the Odd Fellow lodge
for their acts of kindness and words of
sympathy during our reeent bereave-
ment, Also for the many floral offer
ings.- Mrs. Sophie Keene, Mrs. V. A.
Hughes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY AT
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

According to the request Of the pres
ident, there will be an observance of
Thanksgiving Day at the Catholic
church. 1t win consist of a High
Mass with special music and a sermon
bearing on the day at 9 O'Clock in the
morning. Everyone is invited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

Ed Gosson, the tenth Convict to die
at the p4nitentiary from influenza,
passed away this morning. He was
serving life sentence for murder,
having been received from Wasco
county in 1908.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
WANTED

Man to take general agency for Ma
rion county on high grade specially,
patented and endorsed by the best
people of this and foreign countries.
We have men making $500 per month
and up If you have 5000 for stock you
can secure sole agency. No competition.
Investigate and be convinced. See j..
d.. Lewis, Bligh hotel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
CARD OF THANKS

We wish TO thank our friends for
their kindness during our days of sor-
row, during the illness and death OF
our hate daughter and sister.-Mrs'
Minnie Potwin Ruk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26
The bridge. auditing. enginerring and

drafting departments of the Highway
department at the state house will soon
move to rooms on the fifth floor Of
the Salem bank of Commeee building.
These departments now occupy commit
tee rooms in the state capitol building
and as there is prospect of consider
able committee work the coming leg
islature, they have been asked to make
way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

Order your Ice Cream for Thanks
giving. We close at noon that day. Z.
NJ. Gregory, Salem's Ice Cream Man,
240 S. Com l st. Phone 1496. ll-27
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

Now is the time to place your orders
for rosebushes, shrdbbery, fruit, walnut
and ornamental trees for immediate
planting, with the Capital City Nur-
sery Co., 1880 Chem. st. Phone 75. 11-3l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

Alternating lights from the Bishop
clothing store windows reflected across
the street and into the rooms of the
Oregon hop growers association last
night, giving the appearance of flash
light in the office. The police inves-
tigated when a report was made of the
flash lights in the office.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

At the fifth annual Marion county
corn show to be held the second week
in December, the prizes will be the
same as last year and all the rules in
force for the last December show will
prevail for the coming one. This was
decided at a meeting held last evening
at the Commercial club, l.. j. Chaplin
presiding.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-26

Now that the Thanksgiving buying
is about over, the market on oranges
and lemons is weakening. For those
who enjoy grape fruit, it may be said
that the Florida Black Diamond brand
win soon be on the market. This is
regarded as one of the firest grape
fruits on the market.