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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13

Jack is a Gentleman

HFF the battle field as well as on it, the Amer
~ lean soldier is making his. country proud OF
him. Ashore as we'll as at sea fighting the menace
of the submarine, the American sailor is making
reputation for courage and manliness.
A letter recently received by American naval
authorities from a small English city located near
battleship base helps to further Justify the pride
the nation feels in its soldiers and sailors. This
time the letter refers to the sailors only.
"You may be Interested" says the letter, ito
know how much we think Of your men. They are
fne gentemanly fellows, and always welcome
here On the Fourth Of July American sailors had
shore leave to visit this city, which has only 1000
inhabitants It might perhaps have been antici7
pated that the visit of such great number of ho-
day-making sailors in such a small town would
have resulted in considerable trouble to the local
authorities but there was not single complaint
from any quarter and every citizen of our town
was glad they came"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
CARRYING \. !. !.
SHOWSEFFICIENCY
Time Formerly Lost Is Now
Saved and An Vessels Render
Increased Services

WASHINGTON, August 1l-(Asso.
ciated Press) percent increase
in the efficiency of American shipments
in American bottoms has resulted from
direct routing, unihcatioh Of cargo,
loading to capacity and time spent in
port, 1t is announced by the shipping
board which gives detailed reports of
the results. Transportation records
which mark the first efforts in Amer
lean shipping for Capitalization are
cOntrasted in the performance Of vari-
Gus ships with view to speeding all
of them up to standard. These con-
trasts showed that two Pacific Coast
vessels are now doing work which be
fore the war required three, ,. VS.
On the Pacific Coast the. average
turn.arounds for ships in the coast.
wise trade are rapidly approaching the
records of ante -bellum days. There
were swifter bottoms then but the
vessels allotted to the trade with the
Orient and Australia have saved time
by calling at fewer ports and by load,
ing and unloading more quickly than
in the past. Recently the Ventura
made Honolulu, Sydney, Pago Pago and
back to Honolulu and thence to the
Pacific Coast in sixty-two days. The
Sonoma has duplicated that feat.
The average round trip from San
Francisco or Seattle with China, In.
cluding days in port, has been cut 70
eighty one days and new vessels to
be put into that trade soon are exI
pected to make time over this.
Only sixty eight days are now re-
quired to make the round trip TO Japan
ese ports. The round trip from Bar
Francisco with the Philippines, ihclud
ing stops at Manila, Cavite, Hangkong
Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama and Homo
lulu range between eighty-four and 10S
days, while between New York and
Manila the round trip time is now
only 165 days.
A new routed trip has recently beer
established for British India trade be
tween New York and Calcutta which
will average POI days. I.&5 VIZ
In the Atlantic trade similar eondl
tiops. prevail. The former two trips q
month average between Norfolk, Balti
more and Boston has been Increased II
four trips. Ships formerly made foul
! trips n year between New York ant
Chilean ports for nitrate. Recently thu
Comodore Rollins made this turn around
in forty days.
Other records are a turnRround II
eighty-fve days to Rio de Janiero ant
seventy four days for the round triI
from Norfolk to Para.
The average turnarOund in the Mexi
can oil trade has been reduced to clever
days and some tankers are making it il
a week
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
NONE TOO SANGU|NE
PORTO RICO FEELS
Crop a Little Short and Profits
Not Up To Expectations;
Somewhat DiScouraging

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July .
With the grinding season ended de-
tailed and reliable figures are still un-I
available as to the total sugar produc-
tlOn for 1918. j. Ruiz Soler, secretary
of the Sugar Producers Association,
without complete reports from many
centrSls, estimates that the crop will
not exceed 100000 tons of sugar, ap-
prOxlmatcly ten percent less than last
year.
The three largest centrals show q
combined production slightly in excess
of the last crop, owing to the increased
output of the Fajardo Sugar Company.
Fajardo this year had an output Of
$4,000 tons, as compared with 0 little
more than $4,000 tons last year, and
was one of the very few centrals in the
year previous. Central Aguirfe ended
$4,000 tons of sugar made, or 1,700
tons less than last years output, while
Guanica, including Central Fortuna.
made approximately 10000 tons Of
sugar, or just a little less than last
year. Final revised figures from these
three centrals are not yet available
mere, nut any reNSlOnS Will not mdJo'
rally change the figures here given.
The Guanica output, it is reported,
was kept up to approximately the reg
ord of 1917 by an increase of cane
grown on the Romano estate in SantO
Domingo and brought to Porto Rico
for grinding. There was a falling of
in the sugar made from cane locally
grown.
Because of shortages in production
and the many different difficulties
with which the sugar men have had ia
contend throughout the year, they are
not particularly cheerful over the sea
son 5 results nor are they optimistic
about the next crop.
With the transportation and ware
housing question constantly before
them, with increased costs and threat
ened decreased production from cane
diseases in addition to other causes
sugar men have had to reduce consid
erably the estimates of profits which
they had expected to make this year
while they say the outlook for next
! year is less hopeful.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
BEET CROP OUTLOOK IS
FULL OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Reports from various sections of the
country are hopeful as to the beet out
look. California had rather a dry sea-
son in spring In the mountain States
and Washington low temperatures have
prevailed while in Colorado a dry spell
has been somewhat, overcome. In the
Mississippi Valley there have been
heavy rains that swamped the fields.
Labor conditions are not good. The
outlook is unfavorable as labor has be
come very Independent in the past few
years and the maiady affects the men
who work about beet sugar factories
and on the fields. 1t is believed that
700 900 tons of sugar will be produced
if not 50,000 tons.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
PERSONALS

Harry Gessner Of whiluku, Mani, Is
registered at the Young Hotel. sl
W. H. Rice was an arrival on the
Kinau Sunday from Lihue and is q
guest at the Young Hotel. b
J. NJ. spalding, plantation man from
Kealia, Kauai, was an arrival on the
Knau from the Garden Island.
William McQuaid, director Of the
Kona Development Co., is in Homo.
lulu on a business trip in connection
with the plantation he represents.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Aug. l2-(Associat
ed Press The United states has been
asked to participate in Commercial
Congress- in Montevideo, Uruguay, from
December u to "a of this year. The
object of the congress is to promote
and expand trade and commerce on
this hemisphere, particularly among the
Latin-American countries.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
NEWLY LAUNCHED STEAMER,
FOUNDERS; DEFECTIVE

TOXIC, August 11-(special to
Japanese source) )-Steamer Mida Maru,
only recently launched at the Osaka
Shipyard, has foundered off Oshima
and seventeen of her crew are reported
rs missing. Deficient construction in
some parts of the steamer 5 hull is be
Iicycd to be responsible for the disas-
trous sinking of the new steamer. She
was of 1000 tons displacement.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
GATHER NUT SHELLS

LONDON, July 20 - (Associatcd
Press) - A systematic collection
throughout the country of all hard
nut shells and fruit stones, urgently
required for war purposes, is being
conducted by the government. English
householders, hotel prporietors, super
intendents of institutions and others
were asked recently by the National
Salvage Council to save all the fruit
stones and hard nut shells available.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED

WASHINGTON, August II-0Ohi-
ciaI) The food administration has re
moved restrictions ON consumption Of
beef in those public eating places that
have been limited to one meat meal
daily. 1t has also released housewives
from their voluntary pledges owing to
the big supply Of beef that is now on
hand
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
DETACHMENT OF FRENCH
GOES TO VLADlV0ST0K

TOXIC August ll-(Special to a
japanese source A detachment Of the
French army 900 strong, which is to
reinforce already landed French soldiers
at Vladivostok passed through Shanghai
a few days ago, on its way to Nladiv0-
stok. The soldiers are a portion of the
French garrisOns in IndO China, the
French possession in Asia.
OUTPUT OF
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
IT IS UNPATRlOTIC

To eat Hamburger steak.
To eat Vienna rolls.
To eat Westphalia ham.
To eat Frankfort sausages.
To smoke Turkish cigarettes.
To use Dresden china.
To have German measles.
To take a Turkish bath.
To live a Bohemian life.
Cartoons Magazine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
Supplied by All Chemists

Physicians prescribe Chamberlain =
Collie and Diarrhoca Remedy because it
relieves cramps in the stomach and
intestinal pains quicker than any prep
aration they can compound. 1t can be
bought from any chemist. A bottle
will keep for years, and no home is
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
OUTPUT OE IRON

WASHINGTON, August 1l--(Ofi
eiaD In the seven months which end
ed July 81 the nations output of iron
was 2l,423 500.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13
Creation Is First Step Toward
Coordination Of All United
States Forces; Corps Com
manders Named In Dispatches
SAMMlES CONTINUE IN
FIGHTING on VESLE
Hold Advantage But Every Inch
of Ground Is Contested BY
Teutohs Who Appear To Be
Planning To Dig In
WIASHINGTON, August II
" - Associated Press) -

WA:SHlNGToN' August Il
s." - ASSOCIATED Press) -
Organization of the first Ameri-
can field army was yesterday re-
ported from American Headquar-
ters in France. General Pershing
is in direct command and Gene
rails Liggett, Bullard, Bundy,
Reed and Wright are the corps
commanders so far as has been
announced.
The creation of this first field
army is one Of the most import
ant announcements that has come
from the American expedition in
France since the arrival of the
first expeditionary troops. 1t Is
the first step toward the coor-
dination of all of the American
forces in France, marks clearly
the recent splendid growth Of
Pershing's forces and clearly ,es-
tablishes it as a most important
factor in the future conduct Of
the war.
SEE HARD FIGHTING
American troops, brigaded with
the British continue to render inn
Portant services to fhe Allies in
the new offensive while on 1.-THE
Vesle the forces which participat-
ed in the Aisne-Marne offensive
are holding the ground taken
from the enemy, repulsing count
ers and have scored some ad-
vances. To the north of Scissors,
on the right of this front the
Americans are fighting with su-
perb courage against desperate
enemy which contests bitterly
every inch of ground which the
Americans gain.
HUNS DIGGING IN
Air observers yesterday report
ed that the enemy appears deter
mined to make a stand to the
north Of the Ncsle and before
crossing the Aisne. There we're
indications of this at several
points where the Germans appear
to be digging in opposite the
American and the French forces,
to the northwest of Fismes they
were observed to be placing
barbed wire cntanglements along
the hills.
AMERICAN ADVANTAGE
Across the Vesle from Fismes the
struggle for possession Of Fismesette
beween the Americans and the Ger
mans has developed a new fierceness
and has become practically continuous.
Here the Americans hold the ,advan
tage.
Two artillery attacks at different
points along the Vesle front were at
tempted by the enemy yesterday but
strong allied counters, approximately
launched, prevented the development of
any enemy infantry attacks ~ ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-13

Through singular error press reports of the
fighting in the Aisne Marine front several days ago
told Of the participation OF American cavalry and
mail advices have ust brought the explanation
Nests Of enemy machine gunners were harras-
ing the Americans and retarding the advance and
to meet the condition the American commanding
officer brought up dozen "livcrs" each armed
with two machine guns. These went right into
the thickest Of the fray and the combination of
machine guns and Ford cars was too much for
Fritz lie beat ii precpately. The commander
dubbed the outfit his "Ford Cavalry" but the word
Ford got lost in the news story and the message
came through as cavalry
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Boy Named for Joffre
Falls to His Death
Father, Officer in the "Blue
Devils" j" at Front; Mother
Goes Out to Work

Joffre Lailly, one year old last Sun
day, and named for Marshal Joffre,
fell from third-story window of his
home, at 145 st. AIMS Avenue, The
Bronx, yesterday, and was instantly
killed. By far more than the mere
name he bore was the baby united to
the great war of the world.
Three years ago his mother and
father were boy and girl sweethearts
in Luxembourg Eventually they fed
to this country and were married
Then came the baby.
About eight months ago the father
could resist the call of France no
longer. One morning he kissed his
baby goodby, patted his pretty little
wife on the shoulder and started for
his mother country.
To-day the baby's father is an officer
in the 9Th Battalion French Chasseurs
the Blue Devils. He is fighting at
the front now. The mother, to help
support the baby, took position as
maid with a family at Douglas Manor,
L I. The baby was left in charge of
Mrs. Marie Quignon, at the St. AIMS
Avenue address.
Some time yesterday forenoon the
baby was left alone for few minutes.
He managed to make his way to the
window, pushed out the screen and a
few moments later was picked up dead
in the courtyard below. The mother
has appealed to the French Benevolent
Association for aid.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Many War Measures
Adopted by Masons
Three Day Communication
Opens; Mission To Be
Sent to Europe

The opening sessions of the three day
annual communication of the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of
New York State, which were held yes
terday at Masonic Temple, Sixth Ave-
nue. and Twenty-fourth Street, were
given over almost entirely to a discus
sion of the fraternity's war measures,
Among the most important of the plans
Tor the future, which were adopted
unanimously, was the decision to send
commission abroad at once to ar
range for relief for any Masons who
might be in need on the other side.
More than 1900 representatives of
the Grand Lodge were in attendance
"hen the morning session was called
to order by Grand Master Thomas Pen
ney, OF Buffalo. The present communi-
held by. the lodge
Briefly summarized, the followino
war measures were adopted yesterday:
Inc establishment of war relief
admlnlstratlon, charged with the dutv
or administering the war relief fund.
The sending of a commission to
France at once
The raising of war relief fund. with
the minimum set at $1,00O,0OO and no
limit placed on the total.
A plan whereby the benefits of the
war relief fund may be extended to
members Of the Masonic order in the
service and to their families in such
cases as need may arise.
1t was announced, following the
UNANIMOUS adoption of each Of the
aboye plans, that the action of the New
York Grand Lodge would be followed bv
Masonic lodges throughout the United
States; For this purpose there will be
meeting of the grand masters of the
various lodges in the different states
nela nc al Masonic Temple next Thursday
~, " tGrnuiate s5 plans TOR bringing the
fraternity to war relief work.
lhe present communication will con-
tlnue to-day and tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Witness Says Osborne's
Agent Offered ST, ZOO for
Change in Testimony
Ex-Soldier on Stand
Against DR.. Becker
Attempts of Accused PLY.
sician's Attorney to Bar
Evidence Fails

Harry Walters, a former National
Guardsman and the governments chief
witness against DR.. Phillip Becker, of
las West Eightieth Street, who is on
trial in the Federal District Court
charged with supplying drugs capable
OF producing symptoms of Bright's dis
ease in soldiers and men subject to
the draft, testified yesterday that T. c.
Belt, who represented himself as a spe-
c1ai Investigator for James w. Osborne
offered him $1,000 to change his test-
mony and withhold certain facts from
the government.
Walters's testimony was given at the
close of grililng cross examination by
Mr.. Osborne. who is chief counsel for
the defence. Walters was arrested two
months ago after he had accepted $40
from Clarence King. member of the
medical corps at Camp Upton, with the
promise that he (King) would be fur
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Leaders of Socialist
Party Fear Po1ver Of
Nelv ESPIONAGE Ac,

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE power of the
new new esplonage act is recognized in a
formal statement made here today bv
the executive committee of the National
Socialist party.
The committee held special meet
ing, to consider referendum on re-
pudlating the pacifst st. Louis plat-
form. The committees, which had legal
advlce, held that members who advo-
Gated retention Of the St. Louis plat
form would be liable to prosecution
under the new law. The committee de- e..
clded that it had neither the legal nor
the moral right to lead members into
such trouble ''''o
The statement was signed by Adolph
Germer, secretary, Chicago; Victor
Berger, Milwaukee,; Seymour stedman,
Itnicago; Morris Hillquit. New York;
Work, Chicago. ~'" '0'''' N"
1t was decided to hold meeting Of
party par y,,.ss leaders e here on August 10 to
paign. ea'n
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Britain's s Sea Lord
Three Years inU. s.

Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the
British Admiralty. business manager
for the British of the war, formerly
worked in Kentucky as an emplove of
lumoer company and is we'll remem-
bered IN Lexington, Louisville and
throughout the mountain district.
IL mas been twentythree years since
dedaes was here, says a Lexington
special TO The Louisville Courier
journal. In 1894, 1895 and 1896 he
WORKED W, tor lumber company of Valley
view, hfteen miles from Lexington.
Later ne was stationed in the employ
OF the same company at Beattyville,
Lee County.
G. A. Roy, of this city a lumberman,
who knew Geddes, recalls him easily
and when ne and Mrs. Roy saw a re-
cent picture of the war business man
aager they recognized MIN at once.
Geddes was about twenty-threc years
Old when he left Kentucky He is re-
mem bered as rather quiet and studious
In. his habits, strictly business, it is
SAID, and differed in no way from hun
dreds of other young men who came to
Kentucky tc work in similar lines.
When he left Kentucky he went to
Alabama; later, it is understood, to
west Virginia and then to India, where
began his remarkable career that has
called him 20 the great post he occu-
pies in England. During his stay in
Kentucky Geddes gave no promise of
the high position that awaited him. He
was forid faced young Scotchman,
who, however, was always popular with
his fellow workers, some of whom are
still in this section, and who were
astounded when they learned who the
young fellow Is now: Roy has let
ter from Geddes, dated Beattyville,
May, 1895.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Baby Kidnapper
Believed Identified
Police Ordered to Search All
Rooming Houses for the
SUSPECTED Woman

The police obtained what they de-
clared to be positive proof yesterday
that the woman who took five-months-
cid Shirley Jacobus away from her
home at 227 West 121st Street sew
eral days ago, and who has remained
hidden with the baby ever since, is
really Pearl Ferguson, who lived at
one time in Brooklyn and who came
from Danbury, Conn., The identifica-
ton of Mrs. Pearl Hayner, or Blais,
as she was known to the parents of
the missing baby, as Pearl Fergr son
was made by Mrs. Foley, one of the
assistant matrons at the Bedford Re-
formatory.
Mrs. Foley told the police the Fer
guson woman had visited her as re-
Gently as the first Of May. She iden-
titled pictures Of Mrs. Pearl Hayner,
or Blois, as her visitor.
Further trace of the woman's move
ments was obtained from Mrs. Anna
Eitel, who conducts a rooming house
at $40 West 117th Street. She said
that on the day the Jacobus baby was
taken from it's home a woman, who
had engaged a room from her the
day before, returned with two chill
dren. one about five years old and the
other babe in arms. She identified
pictures Of Thelma Jacobus, five wears
old. and the missing Shirley, as the
two children.
The woman, she said, explained that,
after thinking it over. she had de-
cided the two children might annoy
the other roomers, so she had decided
to give up the room.
In view of the days disclosures
Deputy Police Commissioner Leahy is
sued general order to policemen to
conduct thorough search of all room.
ing houses.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08
Trial Discloses Southern
Gentleman's" Word Is No
Guarantee Against Loss
$500 Refund Made
Conflicting Stories Told of
How Woman Was Induced
TO Speculate

Even the word of "Southern gen.
tleman" apparently is no guarantee
against loss when one buys stocks on
margin. Mrs. Henrietta L. Ball, of 519
West 12lst Street, sadly admitted in
the Supreme Court yesterday that she
got on the wrong side of the market to
the amount Of more than S4,000 through
an assurance made to her by James W.
Ball Ono relation), a stock broker, of
81 Exchange Place, who gave his word
that she would not lose.
Not only did Mrs. Ball lose, but it
was money given to her by her hus
band, Joseph w. Ball, an automobile
dealer, that she lost. Ball was unaware
OF his wife's speculations until she no
longer could stand the physical and
financial strain of continuous i'll luck
when she confessed, whercupon her
husband sued the other Ball to recover
the lost money.
important point was as to just how
Mrs. Ball was attracted to the stock
market and Ball, the broker. The de-
fendant testified Mrs. Ball called him
up and said she had seen his advertise
ment and considered the coincidence
of names good omen. Mrs. Balls
story was a candid but different story
She testified Ball introduced himself
to her while they were riding in the
subway. First he winked at her from
across the aisle. Then he seated him
self beside her and noting a letter on
her lap addressed to Mrs. Ball, he COM
mented on the similarity of their
names. There were several meetings
thereafter
Ball said Mrs. Ball told him she had
been an artist and that she had saved
the money she speculated with. Also,
he said, she said she was a single
woman, all Of which Mrs. Ball denied.
She said the broker importuned her to
speculate and assured her as "South-
ern gentleman" she would not lose.
She kept on losing, however, and then
the broker urged her to put up fur
ther margin, saying "the only way to
make money is to put up money" Mrs.
Balls investments did not work out
that way.
Before she told her husband of her
losses. Mrs. Ball said she had succeed
ed in inducing Ball. the broker, to give
her back about $1,000. This he said
was because Mrs. Ball came to his Of
flee and threatened to denounce him
from street corners.
Mr.. Ball, the husband and plaintiff,
testified his wife speculated without
his knowledge or consent. The jury
will bring in verdict to-day.