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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
SILENT AIR MOTOR
INVENTED BY ARMY
OFFICER FOR LIBERTY

SYRACUSE, New York, December
:0-American aviators soon will be fly-
ng over the enemy lines in aeroplanes
without possibility of detection, if
ests of the invention Of Lieut.. Edwin
7. Shaut, OF Hornell, prove its worth.
Iiutenant Shaut, who is only twenty.
our wears old, has been summoned to
Washington to demonstrate to the war
apartment his noiselesS airplane en-
zine.
Tremendous possibilities are seen in
he engine since aviators would be en-
!bled to carry out their spying ex-
editions at night without danger of
icing heard. Lieutenant Shaut claims
lis invention has already been given
! thorough test on Curtiss aeroplanes,
Ind it was officials of this company
Who called the attention of the war
department. to the device.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
NARY I. foster
FIGURES IN LIBEL
Want $500 For Picking Up
Schooner Said To Have Been
Flying Distress Signal

The schooner Mary Z. Foster, owned
by the Puget Sound Commercial Com,
pany and others, was libeled for 1880
in a suit filed recently in San Fran,
cisco federal district court by the
Provident Security Corporation, Adolpb
Ottinger,, Samuel Abrams, Bruce Fair
A. A. Moran and the firm of Fair &
Moran acting for the officers and crew
of the steamer Daisy Freeman, accord
ing to recent mail advices.
The complaint, il is said, asserts that
the Daisy Freeman, Capt. @. Z. Faye,
lund, found the Mary E. Foster, laden
with 1000 900 feet of lumber, flying
the distress signal on November 6
The vessel was picked up by the Daisy
Freeman six miles of rock shore, &C
cording to the complaint, and towed
into Port Townsend. The amount sued
for is claimed as salvage.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
ISLAND OF TAHITI
IS SHORT OF MEN

SAN FRANCISCO, December 3d.
Tahiti, the palm shaded isle of the
South Seas, has sent all her Young men
to the war. And, as a result, many
dusky maidens walk the moOnht
beaches with sadness in their hearts.
So says Countess l.. Cassiau Of the
island port, and now in this city. Ia.
hit 5 contingent in France, according
to the Countess, is approximately 1000
young men. The change in climate has
proved hard on these fighters, she said,
many. Of them having suffered ampu.
tations made necessary by frost bite.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
INFERIOR
pAC|EeMAlI|LC Co.
Largest German Boat Seized In
Pacific Going To San Fran
cisco Under Charter

The Mattoika, formerly the Prin.
zessin Alice, the largest German yes
sci to be seized in Pacific waters, is
to leave Manila for the run to San
Francisco under charter to the Pacific
Mail, according to the Daily Journal
of Commerce Of San Francisco.
This vessel has all of the modern
improvements of trans Atlantic liners
and was one of the finest vessels on the
Orient Hamburg run. Her aecommoda-
tons provide for 270 first class, 20U
second class and 1900 steerage passen,
gers and 5000 tons of cargo. Captain
Charles f. Stewart will command her
and AL Nolan will act as purser. The
Prinzessin Alice was in Manila at the
time war was declared.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
British Recruiting
Does Not Brand
Anyone a Stacker
Secretary Of Committee, With
Approval Of British Consul,
Corrects Some Misunderstood.
ings Which Have Been Put Into
Circulation ~

British residents who cannot, TO
sufficient reasons, answer the call O.
the British recruiters in Hawaii art
not going to be regarded as slackert
by their fellow -countrymen. Provided
their reasons for staying in the Is
lands are good reasons, az good or bet
ter than the reasons whereby Ameri
cans Of draft age are Is be exempted
there will he no cause TO cast asper
sions upon either their loyalty to theiI
dag or upon their bravery.
This is made plain in o statement
made TO The Advertiser last night b,
!. Hay Wilson, secretary Of the Brit
ish recruiting committee, statement
made with the approval Of the British
consul. This statement 10:
Removes Misunderstanding
Editor Advertiser am requested
by II. B. NJ. Consul and the British
Recruiting Committee to explain sew
eral matters regarding which a con
siderable amount Of misunderstanding
seems to exist in connection with tn
recruiting of British subjects.
The British Club as such has no par
in the recruiting movement beyon'
having kindly allowed the recruiting
committee Office room.
The recruiting committee is actin
under the direct authority of the Brit
ish Recruiting Mission Headquarter
at New York. g."
Its function is to enroll as man
volunteers as possible for active servic
american citizens barred) with tn
British and Canadian armies.
There Is nothing of the nature
transcription involved in this as tn
sole aim is to engage and facilitate tn
departure of those who feel that the.
can answer the summons.
Those who for necessary bushes
reasons feel that they must remain IL
the Territory and those whose respons
Utilities are such that they feel the
cannot leave, are not expected to d
so -r.'
II has become necessary that thi
should be clearly understood as other
wise any British citizen under As re
naming here might be looked upon q
q Stacker, a term Of .opprobriur
which is entirely uncalled for and tn
employment Of which the recruitin;
committee strongly resents.
1t Is not desired be ii clearly under
stood to cripple any useful bushes
undertaking by enticing men away VIII
are urgently needed in their presen
positions.
The main purpose of the present re
sumption of recruiting is to gather ir
amongst others, those who had declare,
their intention Of volunteering befor
the cessation Of the campaign last DC
tober and who are for the most par
young unmarried men who feel tina
they can be spared. Those who con
slider that although physically eligibl
they are entitled to exemption shoul'
state the particular grounds for thi
claim, to the British consul, through
the recruiting committee.
., Yours truly,
J. HAY WILSON,
Secretary, British Recruiting
Committee.
Honolulu, January IL.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
Thermit Used
In Running
the POmmeri

Illustrations have been issued by the
Department of Public Informa ton
showing how the German crews Of
interned merchant ships destroyed the
engines of the steamers on the third
of February, 1917, when diplomatic
relations were severed. One illustra
ton shows the condition of the boilers
Of the POmmern, which was interned
in Honolulu harbOr almost from the
beginning Of the war until it was tax
en- over by the United States author
ties on February 1. The crew melted
down the boiler by "dry firing" and
the government alleges that "thermit -
was probably used to intensity the
heat. The Pommern was renamed the
RapahannOek, and is now in United
States service.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
TIGERS AND GIANTS
WILL NOT MEET NOW

DETROIT, December 23-The fail
ure of the Detroit Americans to share
the spring training trip with the New
York National Club next year Is said
to be due to an open break between Ty
Cobb and Charles Herzog in a Dallas
(Texas) hotel last year, at which time
the Detroit outfelder and the Giant In
fielder FLASHED in fstic encounter. 1t
Is understood here that no definite ar.
rangements have been made relative
TO the soring training trip for the Tigers
in 1918.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
SAYS SAILING CRAFT
THAT MEET U-BOATS
NEVER COME BACK

Capt. William Ward of the schooner
Frontenac of ROckland, Maine, return
ed to New York recently from a sue
cessful voyage to Italy, says press
despatch. When asked by neighbor
if he saw any German Uboats, Cap
tain Ward replied: mary a one. And
say! Let me tell you something. II
any captain of a sailing vessel tells you
that he saw a German submarine and
came back in his own vessel to tel
about it, he's kidding you. Sailing
craft that meet German submarines
don Z come back. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
SOLDIERS WILL REFORM

JERSEY CITY, December 29--A big
athletic carnival with boxing and wrest-
ling events interspersed with hand
grenade throwing, trench races and
tugs.of-war will be held here January
Is and 20. Soldiers from Camp Funs.
ton, Kansas and Camp Dodge, Iowa,
will participate.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
PASKERT TRADED TO
CUBS FOR CY WILLIAMS

FITCHBURG, Massachusetts,, Decem.
Der 30-Manager Moran of the Phila-
delPhia National League team announce
ed today that George II. Paskert, Phil.
adelphia center fielder, had been traded
for "Cy" Williams, center fielder Of
the Chicago National League Club.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
FIRE At WAIAKEA

Aiyices from Hilo received Satur.
day told Of an early morning fire at
Mistaken. II is reported to have start,
"a Of three O'clock Saturday morning
and to have oeeasioned damages to the
amontF ~ abont $4,000 chiefly TO. prop,
erty OF r. G, Beansr.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
PORTLAND WINS AT HOCKEY

Portland took the opening game Of
the ice hockey season here last night
from Vancouver, to 2. A large crowd
witnessed the game, which was marred
somewhat by a heavy fog that hung
over the ice floor.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
GRlFFITHS-DOWNEY DRAW

AKRON, Ohio, January Johnny
GriffithS and Bryan Downey fought u
terrific twelve round draw here this
afternoon. Both men we're badly cut
up at the end of the battle,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
GILBERT WHIPS REAGAN

OGDEN, Utah, December 29-Pat
Gilbert of Salt Lake City, won the light
weight cham pionship Of the West here
last night by out boxing Jimmie Reagan
of st. Louis for twenty rounds.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
WoLFE-ERTLE REMATCHED

CLEVELAND, December 29-,Jack
Wolfe of Cleveland and Johnny Ertie
of st. Paul, m-weights, have been
rematched to box ten rounds here jan
,uary 23 or "a. a. "a .,s.~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-15
Castle &COOke,
LIMITED
si~r''. 4. 81 ~ I------ 4- n. >.a
SUGAR FACTORS, sHIPPrNG AND
COMMISSIONS MERCHANTS d:
ugguRANUB AGENTS..

COMMISSION HERpHANEB y
INSURANCE. AGHNTa.
Eva Plantation Company ..# 4j.s.,
h wailuku Agricultural Co., Lid
Apokaa Sugar Co.. Ltd. e..
+. K0haIa Sugar Company .
f.. wahiaws Water Company, Ltd.
@ Fulton Iron Works, Of 81, Louis ~
X. 1Babeock q Wilcox Companv
Green's Fuel Economizer Comoany
Chas. Q. Moore 4 Co., Engineers
MArsoN NAvIaATIoN ccMPAlrH
ToYo K1sEN KAIsHA
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14

All resuy,~ Elliot answered. 10
Sheba he said. Hold tight"
The girl was swung from the ledge
and rose jerkily in the air. She
laughed gayly down at her friend be-
low.
IT'S fun"
Gordon followed her a couple of min
utes later. She was waiting TO give
him q hand over the edge of the cliff.
"Miss O'Neill, this is Mr.. Macdon-
add" he said, as soon as he had freed
himself from the rope. you are fell
low passengers on the Hannah"
Macdonald was looking at her
straight and hard. "Your fathers
name-was 1t Farrell O'Neill?" he
asked bluntly.
"Yes."
II knew him."
The girls eyes lit. I'm glad, Mr..
Macdonald. That's one reason 1 want
ed to come to Alaska-to hear about
my fathers life here. VIII you tell
mew
"Some time. We must be going now
10 eaten the DOat-after I've had
look at the cliff this young man
crawled across"
He turned away. abruptly, 1t struck
Elliot. and climbed down the natural
stairway up which the young man had
come. Presently he rejoined those
above. Macdonald looked at Elliot
with new respect.
You're In luck. my friend, that
we're not carrying you from the foot
of the cliff" he said dryly. ~ wouldn't
cross that rock wall for a hundred
thousand dollars In cold cash."
Nor again." admitted Gordon with
laugh. But we had either to home
stead that plateau or vacate 1t. 1 pre-
ferred the latter"
Miss O'Neil's deep eyes looked at
him. She was about to speak, then
changed her mind.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14
SYNOPSIS.


,CHAPTER las representative of
the government Gordon Elliot is on his
way to Alaska to investigate coal claims.
On the boat he meets and becomes In
terested IN a fellow passenger whom he
learns 10 sheba ONelll, also going In %
Colby Macdonald. active head of the land
grabbing syndicate under Investigation
comes aboard. Macdonald Is attacked by
mine laborers whom he had discharged
ana the active Intervention of Elliot prob
ably saves his life
CHAPTER I1-Eniot and Macdonald
become In measure friendly, though the
latter does not know that Elliot is on a
mission which threatens to spoil plans of
macdonald to acquire millions of dollars
through the unlawful exploitation of i'm
mensely valuable coal fields Elliot also
gets line" on the position occupied by
Waly Selfridge. Macdonald's right-hand
man, who Is returning from a visit to
the States" where he had gone in an
enort to convince the authorities that
there vas nothing wrong in Macdonald's'
CHAPTER III-Elliot secures an intro
auction to Miss O'Neill and while the
Loaf Is taking on freight the pair set out
20 climb locally famous mountain They
venture too high and reach a position
rom which It IL impossible for Miss
" Neiil to 60 forward or turn back
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14

thought she was doing fine thing iw
the girl. He was a millionaire "A.
biggest figure In the Northwest III,
Iron viii ran the town and dIstnr
as though the people were chattel. =
his. Back OF him were some of III,
biggest financial interests In the Unit.
States.
but the gorge OF Elliot rose N
man. after all. was a lnwbresker
menace to civilization. He was a yu.
vivor. by reason Of his strength. iron
the primitive wolf-pack. The ver
look OF his hard. gray eyes was dom.
nant and masterful. He would vi.
no matter how. II came 10 Gordoo,
rebel heart that II Macdonald wsp,,S
this lovely Irish girl-and the youu,
man never doubted that the sco,xu.,
would want her-he would reach %,
and gather In Sheb. Just as II sA<
were coal mine or u placer prospest
All this surged through the mind a
the young man while the singer M
on the first line OF the second stsna
Hut II Z WAS only sheve Cross
To climb from foot to crown.
10 soon bo up an oyer that.
Ia soon be runnin' down
Then sure tho great ouid sea isssf
In there beyont the bar.
An all the windy wsthers are
between US. 20 thsy are
Och anal
The rich. soft. young voice with m
Irish brogue died away. The little ~
dience paid the singer the tribute d
silence. She herself was the first d
speak.
Divided In the name OF II. A.
namesake OF mine. Molra O'Neill. wros
It, she explained.
Its u beautiful song. and THAI
ye for singing H." Macdonald said as
ply. 1T minds me OF my own barefos
days by the Tay."
Later In the evening the two dime
guests walked back to the hotel 10
gether. They discussed casually tk
cost OF living In the North. the raisnt
OF strawberries Mt Kusink. and the bes
way to treat the mosquito nuisance
but neither OF them referred to tk
Macdonald coal claims or to 6heb
O'Neill.
ITO BE Continued
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14


ofiice sent up to investigate the Mac.
donald coal claims and kindred In.
terests."
Slowly the rigor OF the big scot..
mans steely eyes relaxed to 4 smils
mat was genIai. and disarming. II this
news nit him hard he gave no sign
Vi IT, And that II was an unexpected
olow there could be no doubt.
Glad you've come, Mr.. Elliot. We
ASK nothing but fair play. The men
VINO own the Macdonald group OF
Chains have nothing to conceal. IN
answer that question. I meant 10 say
TWO years ago last spring."
Ills voice was easy and HIS ya,s
"hVering as he made the correction
YET everybody In the room excent sheha
knew he was deliberately wing %
cover the slip. For the admission ,hs,
ne had Inspected the Kamatlab esId
Just before his dummies had aIad rr,.a
!, would at least tend to aggravate sus.
fide. no' BONA
c. WIS rather an awkward moman,
oneoa unconsciously relieved m. it,
alton. inc situ-
but what about the big moose Mr.
'a az, What did 1t do them"
"e Aiaskan went back to his storv
ne was talking for Sheba alone a.
sne young girl. with eager. fasc,nated
Eyes which flashed with svmna,hr
smes uevoured selected glImpses Of h,s
WIG turbulent career. She saw hin
VIII VII otner eyes than EllIot's. The GOV.
eminent official admired him tran
uously. Macdonald was an .n,,,,-.
oui,uer. He blazed trails for o,ha.s
" ioiiow In safety. But Gordo, $500
st nsss now callously his path was
% with brutality. with the aneo.s
VI "n ethical color-blindness ,arco,.
selnsn, though even he did MOI h
sna' ,ne mans primitive iuny,s onss
CO O. woii eat wolf had played havoc n,.s
'neoa's young life many veor. 49,, .u
scorad salsiied that Macdonald had
scored called upon sheba. "Au
Won WI, mun, you to sing for us. dear =,
Jou WILL. "ss II
vo,oa accompanied herself. tn.
o.ee or the girl had no unusna,
v tre II was singularly sweet and fn,I 90
the poignant feeling that ernras.o.
'"e haunting pathos Of her race
wen know ye. shevs c~o.
.ie weary, stony Hill.
iooLt IN tired. och. I'm tired to b.
rlooking on 70 still.
or mere live the near IA.
Al on ne Is on the far.
an all your height. ana
"een US, 80 they are.
och aneei
noroon, as he listened FOL, A.
s.range hunger Of that homesict s "o
o,ra through his blood. He saw nj,
y tha emotions reflected in the fac. -
une scotch-Canadian, who was ws.. ~
lug with a tense interest tha Ill
vJuns ngure at the piano, the 49,,
wnose eyes were soft ana dow 81
,ne mysticism Of her people. ws,. Wy" ..,,
LUMINOUS, ~ with the poetry Of the c s,,',
= ,s spite OF the years that heralded ha.
nlllot Intercepted. the triumns..
weep OF danes glance from Mans aant
ala to her husband. In a.. acoon-
~ ior MIN the words he had hears nj
me notei porch. Diane, an invsso u on
.na.cnmaker, intended her co,,..
marry Colby Macdonald. No douh. 1 = %
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14
LIAM MACLEOD RAINE
= WZ1zzE NEDlRZZW


little cry, ran to his coat, ano began
to wave it. For the first time since
Elliot had begun to traverse she took
the initiative In speech.
II see some people away over to the
left, Mr.. Elliot. I'm going to call to
them" Her voice throbbed with hope,
But 1t was not her shouts or his,
which would not have carried one
tenth 1.-THE distance. that reached the
group In the valley. One of them
caught a glimpse Of the wildly wav-
Ing coat. There was q consultation
and two or three f1uttered handker-
chiefs In response. Presently they
moved on.
Sheba could not believe her eyes.
They're not leaving US surelyf' she
gasped.
That's what they're doing,"- an
swered Gordon grimly. "They think
were calling to them out of vanity
to show them where we climbed"
"Oh J" She strangled q sob.
I'm going to make 1t. think 1 see
my way from here" her companion
called across to her. "a fault runs to
L
do the next yard or two"
He did them. by throwing caution to
the winds. An icy, rounded boulder
projected above him out Of reach. He
unfastened his belt again and put the
shoes, tied by the laces, around his
neck. There was one way to get across
to the ledge Of the fault. He took
hold OF the two ends Of the belt.
crouched and leaned forward on tip-
toes toward the knob. The loop of the
belt slid over the ice-costed boss
Ihere was no chance to draw back
now, to test the hold he had gained.
II the leather slipped he was lost. His
Dody swung across the abyss and his
feet landed on the little ledge beyond.
His shout Of success came perhaps
ten minutes later. I've reached the
stairway, Miss O'Neill. I'll try not 70
De long, but you'd better exercise to
Keep up the circulation. Don't worry.
please. I'll be back before night"
I'm SO glad" She cried joyfully. at
was afraid for you. And I'll not WORRY
a bit. Good-by."
Elliot made his way up to the sum-
NIT and ran along a footpath which
brought him to a bridge across the
mountain stream just above the falls.
Before he had specialized on the short
distances Gordon had been a cross
country runner. He was In fair con-
dition and he covered the ground fast
About mile below the falls he met
two men. One of them was Colby Mac
donald He carried a coil of rome over
one shoulder. The big Alaskan ex-
planned that he had not been able 10
get 1t out of his head that perbans
the climbers who had waved at his
party had been In difficulties. So he
had got rope from the cabin of an
Did miner and was on his way back
to the falls.
The three climbed to the falls
the bridge and reached the ton
IF the cliff.
you know the lay Of the land down
here, Mr.. Elliot. Well lower you" de-
'ided Macdonald. who took command
Is matter of course.
Gordon presently stood beside Sheba
IN the little plateau. She had quite
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14

recovered from the touch Of hysteria
that had attacked her courage. "You
weren't long," was all she said.
Il met them coming" he answered
as ne dropped the loop Of the rope over
ner mead and arranged 1t under her
shoulders
ne showed her how to relieve part
OF the strain Of the rope on her de.h
py using her hands to lift.
All readyr' Macdonald caIlad 49,,
above. A1oln
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-14
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-25
Chickasha May Get Next
RetailersC ConUentjOn;LOca
Man Elected as Director

/ ma we have to pay the freight OF
corn and have hardly been able t;
get an yon account OF shortage o
ears; when corn is $3.50 per bushel
at 17h pound sack of cornmeal costs
so cents wholesale
What we want is to win the war.
We must save and economize; 1t is
up to the public efficiency of the
business men to render great ser
vice. find there is no trouble in
getting a number Of grocers to agree
tc a certain thing, then in a day or
two one weak one will break away.
We must stand together The one
who is lenient with the food admin.
istrations rules and let's a customer
talk him out OF getting the necessa-
ry substitutes is unpatriotic and
public opinion will treat him as such
q man.
"The war economy board insists
OF economy in retail grocers. They
insist on short credits and prompl
payment of accounts; they recon-
mend a charge for delivery and q
charge for credit accounts also; also
eliminating all unnecessary employ
ees; cutting out all complimentary
c1Yvica In Ordor IN ynl huciOncc nbo
public should get in line and coop
crate, by paying their bills and car
Tying home their groceries. At Nor
man the deliverymen have been cut
dcwn from 18 to s. Each store haa
done away with one clerk this re-
leases men for other service of a
productive nature, not necessarily
making soldiers of them Give the
public the benefit of the reduction
Of expense; they are entitled to It,
and will appreciate 1t, and will CO.
operate better and get in line with
the spirit of the times
The next address was given by S
H. King, Jr. of the Exchange Nal
tional bank on Trade Acceptances.
The subject of the Trade Accep-
tance is an important one and was
explained thoroughly by Mr. King
He said: THE strengthening OF
commercial credit at this time is d
PATRIOTS measure of great import
ance in the United States -four.
fifths of Englands enormous busi- |
ness is carried on by this method |