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MAILS NEXT WEEK Jtfatti LATEST 8UQAR QUOTATIONS Ifn account of the uncertainty of hipping, no definite schedule In re gard to steamers coastward or in the direction of the Orient, during the coming week, have been received It is assumed that there will be mail to and from Coast during the week, but nothing positive is known about It here. CeaU IX) liars per lb. per tost 6.005 $120.10 6.00 118.40 Today's Quotation Last Previous EIGHTEENTH YEAR WAILUKU, MAUI CO., HAWAII, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1918. NUMBER 942 MR. G. CARTER'S TALRATKAHULUI LAST SATURDAY Thrilling Speech In The Interest Of The Red Cross And War Work In General THE RED CROSS AN INSPIRATION Not in recent history of Maui has a more patriotic meeting been held than that which took place last Sat urday afternoon at the Kahului Com munity House under the auspices of the Maul branch of the American Defense Society. P. P. Baldwin, President of the Maul branch, presid ed and briefly spoke of the work al ready accomplished on Maul, parti cularly in the lines of food conser vation and Intelligence committee work. Mr. Baldwin then Introduced Gov ernor Geo. R. Carter, who made a thrilling speech, in which he told graphically of the need of the Ameri can Defense Society, of the work that had been already accomplished by the Society in America, and parti cularly the principle for which the society stood. In detail the work done in Honolulu and the alms of the Honolulu Hawaiian Corps were spok en of. Governor Carter, who Is president of the Red Cross of Hawaii, then told of the magnificent work that the Red Cross had accomplished at the war front, of the greater need that was becoming more and more apparent as time went by, and warned the peo ple to trust the movement and not the lies that had been spread to try and offset its best endeavors. (Continued on Page Five.) Maui Decides To Go On "The Water Wagon" At the meeting held yesterday af ternoon the board of liquor license commissioners of the island of Maul decided that no liquor licenses should be granted in this county to extend over July I next, which means that Maui will go on the "water . wagon" on June 30 next. Messrs. C. D. Luf kin, D. C. Lindsay and D. H. Case voted for the measure. It was a somewhat remarkable fact that the Ilawaiians on the Board (Lyons and Kaae) opposed, although both are friends of Delegate Kuhio, who is making a fight at the present time in Congress for prohibition for the ter ritory. The resolution as passed roads as follows: Resolution WHEREAS the Citizens of Maui, as a war measure, are urging that, dur ing the continuance of the war, the sale of intoxicating liquors in the County of Maui be discontinued; and WHEREAS the Maul Chamber of Commerce has recommended, as a war measure, that this Board refuse to grant any liquor licenses whatso ever providing for the sale and dis position of intoxicating liquors in the County of Maui from and after July 1, 1918. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of License Commission ers for the County of Maul that, as a war measure, and at least for the duration of the war, no licenses or renewals of licenses allowing and permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the County of Maui should be granted to take effect from and after July 1, 1918. Additional Members Of Vigilance Corps The following names have been added to the Maul section of the Vigilance Corps since the last list was published: Aiken, George Smythe; Baldwin, H. W; Bento, Chas. P.; Brittain, F.; Buck, Win, BucR, Mrs. Sarah; Cow and, Chas.; Crawford, Frank; Decoto, Wm., Decoto, Mrs. Wm., Fitzgerald, Dr. J. C, Gesner, H., Gillen, E. T.. Lawrence, Christiano; Lindsay, Miss Ernestine; MacDonald, C. A., Pleas ant, Ellis Eugene; Pleasant, Mrs. E. E, Rose, Mrs. Carl F. N.. Van Lil, Emil; Wallace, W. F., Zabrlskie, J. G. PREPARING FOR BASEBALL On Wednesday evening the athletic committee of the Maui County Fair and Racing Association held a meet ing and decided to have six teams in the baseball league this year. M. G. Paioal will be manager of the Puu-nene-Kahului team; Foster Robinson of the Paia team; David Wadsworth, of the Wailuku team, and Dan Carey and Sam Alo mnagers of the two oth er teams. THIRD LIBERTY LOAN Territorial Employees who wish to subscribe to the Third Liberty Loan, can do so on the Ten (10) monthly installment plan, by applying to the unde-r signed, arrangements having been made for carrying the pur chase price of the bonds. Notify this office at once of the amount required, giving name, occupation and address, and at the same time send P. M. O. for 2 per cent, of the amount. Contracts will then be sent for signatures; 8 per cent, will then be deducted from the salary for the month of April, and thereafter 10 per cent will be deducted each month to Jan uary 31, 1919. Any person wishing to pay up at any time can do so, and the bonds will then be forward ed. The bank which will carry the loan will charge 5 per cent, interest on the loan, and allow at the rate of 4 per cent, inter est on the deferred payments. This list must close on April 25, 1918. Address all letters to GEO. W. R. KING, Deputy Auditor, Honolulu. un cancelled Stamps For Invalided Belgians The following letter, which explains itself, and is of general interest, has been received on Maui: March 14th 1918. Madam, In answer to your letter of the 1st inst. I beg to inform you that the can celled stamps wanted by the Invalided Belgian Soldiers' Fund are not used for the recovery of tho dyes, as was reported erroneously, but merely for collections and for the decoration of fancy articles which are sold for the benefit of said fund. ' In trying to stop the rumor about the dyes, I placed myself at the dis posal of the public for receiving and forwarding to the Fund all stamps entrusted to my care. The response has been so generous and the stamps came in such enor mous quantities, that I had to Jiake an appeal, through the local press, in order ta have their collection discon tinued. I am just now packing two large cases which I shall forward to France at the first opportunity, and there is still a little room left. If the quanti ty of stamps you have collected is not altogether too considerable, I be lieve that I shall be able to take care of them, especially if they are of dif ferent varieties and suitable for col lections. Thanking you for your kind in quiry and for the interest and sympa thy shown. I am, Madam, Your very sincerely Consul General of Belgium. Dr. Eva Missner, Kahului, Maui, H. I. Cases Handled By Circuit Court Jury The March term of the Circuit Court, Judge Leslie L. Burr presid ing, began its terra business Monday morning, following the grand jury re port of last Thursday, which was pub lished in these columns on Friday. The cases thus far disposed of are: Molcianc Plor, charged with malici ous burning at Puunene. A plea of guilty was entered and he was sent enced to one year minimum and five years maximum. Alfred Ferriera was found guilty of gross cheat and was fined $450. A charge against Joe B. Souza was not sustained by the jury. Sofia Decales was found guilty on a poligamy charge and will be sen tenced on Saturday. John Dias, found guilty of assault with a weapon, was sentenced to im prisonment for one year. The Selinsky Concerts Mr. Selinsky, who will give con certs at the Paia Community House on April 8 and 9, Is giving a series of recitals in Honolulu at present at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Castle, Mr. end Mrs. Montague Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cooke and Dr. and Mrs. F. F. Hedemann. The patronesses In Honolulu are: Mes dames C. Montague Cooke, L. Tenney Peck, A. G. Hawes, Robbins Ander son, W. D. Westervelt. W. A. Love, Albert P. Judd, Elizabeth Mackall, Rudolph Buchly and Royal D. Meade. KUHIO'S FIGHT FOR THE GOOD OF THEJSLANDS Advancing A Number Of Measures That He Thinks Will Be Helpful To The Territory PROHIBITION AND OTHER MATTERS The editor of the Maul News has received from Prince Kuhio Kalanla naole, delegate from Hawaii in Con gress, a letter giving a resume of what has recently taken place of interest to the Islands. The following are the principal points in the Delegate's let ter: Washington, March 10 Delegate Kalanianaole has inaugurated his fight to have Congress, at this time, enact the necessary legislation to make the island of Oahu the greatest naval and military base In the possession of the United States. He believes that de spite the war In Europe it is necessary for Congress to go the limit in hav ing' a naval base and fortifications that will be ready at a moment's notice to defend the coast line of the mainland IromAlaska to Panama. Fol lowing several conferences with lead ers he has introduced into the House the following resolution: "Whereas the naval base and mili tary fortifications on the island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, constitute the main defense of the Pacific Coast of Continental United States; and "Whereas It is imperative that this naval base and fortifications be Im mediately brought to the highest de gree of efficiency; Therefore be It "Resolved that the Committee on Military Affairs of the House of Rep- ( Continued on Page Six.) Annual Camp Trip Of Kamehameha. Boys The following is the program laid out for the Kamehameha School boys, who will arrive here on April 6: Arrive "Claudine": Take train or march toWailuku. 4:00 Basket ball game between School team and local team. Free admission to all, at Wailuku Alexand er House gymnasium. 7:30 Concert, reception and dance at Wailuku Armory. Admission 50 cents. Sunday, April 7th. 11 a. m. Service Kaahumanu church. Special music by the school. 3:30 Exhibition military drill at Wailuku baseball grounds. 7:30 Service at Wailuku Union Church. The music will be by the boys from the school. Monday, April 8th. Trip and encampment on Haleaka- la. Tuesday, April 9th to Saturday, April 13th Encampment until Saturday, when return is made to Honolulu. Committees Each chairman has privilege f adding names to his committee. BajRet Ball George Cumm'nps, chairman Concert Principal Charles R. Bonl wlrk. Recepi'on and Dance Henry P. Robinson, chairman. Musi-! for Dance Louise Robinirn, chairman, Mrs. Edith Wilmington, member. Decoration of Armory Edward Campbell, chairman, Mrs. George N. Weight and Wm. K. Peters, members. Ushers Kamehameha Boys. Sale of Tickets Miss Rebecca Aka na, chairman. Advertising printing, etc. Rev. R. B. Dodge, chairman. Drilling Henry P. "Robinson, chair man. Members, Wm. Scholtz, Wm. K. Peters and C. Cockett. 8 Basket Ball Games The following was the Wailuku boys' team which won from the Ka hului boys in the basketball contest by the score of 17 to 12; P. Do Rego, Borba, Wilmington, Joseph and Rod rigues. The Kahului boys' team was made up of: Vasconcellos, Feurpeil, Morris, Dan Maluna and Alama. A double-header game will be played at the Kahului Community House be tween the girls of the two organiza tions, followed by a game of the "A" Club teams. This should prove an in teresting meet. BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. Mr. Freeland Filed His Objections "Fireworks" were near at several periods during the meeting of the liquor license board, which decided to close all saloons and wholesale liquor houses on the island on June 30; but probably closer when the following letter was presented by George Free land, the hotel man of Lahaina: Lahaina, Maui, T. II. March 27th. 1918 To the Board of Liqour License Commissioners, County of Maul, Wailuku, Maul, T. H. Gentlemen: At the risk of being called unpatri otic or some other name by the op position, I desire to respectfully sub mit a few points for your considera tion on the proposal to refuse to is sue any liquor licenses providing for and permitting the sale of intoxicat ing liquors in the County of Maui from and after July 1st., 1918. The first question is whether tho Board has a legal right to -refuse all liquor licenses. The law was made for the special purpose of regulating and controlling the liquor traffic of the Islands. Nobody at that time, ex cepting the fanatics whose mental processes rest upon emotion rather than reason believed that prohibtlon would prohibit or that a moderate use of liquors by persons competent to use them discreetly was harmful or illegitimate, neither was this awful war forseen except by a few. I have the opinion of a leading legal light of the Territory and also of a lesser one but with perhaps as much wis dom, both of whom agree that the Liquor License Boards have no pow er to refuse to issue any licenses, but leaving that question aside, I will show-that If the Board does refuse to grant all licenses, they will neither regulate the sale nor regulate the con sumption of liquor as they do now, and this is very important as a war measure. It is well known that since Con gress has imposed extra Revenue Taxes on all liquors, making them much more expensive, the use of "swipes" is greatly on the increase, the same is true of awa, so much so that small farmers have now gone into' the cultivation of awa, the sup ply not being equal to the demand. If refusing to issue licenses would stop the consumption of liquor, it would no doubt be an excellent war measure for us and our Allies, altho' the films recently seen at our theaters entitled "France in ArniB," shows that (Continued on Page Eight.) Gov. Carter's "Show" At Wailuku Orpheum Former Governor George R. Carter had a big audience at the Wailuku Orpheum Saturday evening to see war pictures, which had been nlined by Mrs. Walter Dillingham1 In Europe. The pictures were of actual' war scenes and although only glimpses In places, were timely and intensely In teresting. Governor Carter made a talk dur ing the entertainment which was highly Instructive and was listened to with a great deal of interest by everybody. During the evening Governor Car ter caused a collection, to be taken up which increased the receipts of the night from $265.60 to $645.24. This money will go to the relief of French war orphans. B Maui Britishers Did Not Volunteer J. Hay Wilson, secretary of the ex ecutive committee of the British Re cruiting Mission, in a letter to the Maul News Bays: "We had no success on Maul, as only one man came from the island who passed and was sent to the Coast. "Kauai was in the same position. Hawaii sent 18, and Oahu, including Honolulu, sent 73. Total from the Territory, 93 men. "The eligible men on Maui prefer to wait for the American draft, which is natural enough in the circum stances." -n THRIFT STAMPS MEETING PROVES BIG SUCCESS A meeting was held at the armory at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon for the purpose of stirring up enthusiasm ou the subject of thrift stamps. Chair- Puck, of Wailuku, presided. The speakers were R. A. Wadsworth, C. L. Lufkin, Mr. Case, Mr. Penhallow and Mr. Dodge. Subcommittees were organized for different nationalities in different dis tricts. Reports came in that the schools of the Island had been doing very excellent work. BIG GERMAN OFFENSIVE SEEMS TO BE FAILING Greatest Battle The World Enormous Losses On Both Sides, But The In vaders Appear To Be Checked Americans Supposed To Be In The Fighting-Other News Notes British Headquarters The Germans have attacked heavily on both sides of the Scarp river towards Arras. Bitter fighting along the front from Cavrelle, three miles north of the river, to Boyless, seven miles below the river line, running four miles cast of Arras. The Germans have succeeded in advancing somewhat in the face of desperate resist ance. It is not known if they are making a serious threat against Arras. Haig's official report says that after an all-day battle north and south of Scarp, with Arras in the center, the British have beaten the Ger mans, with heavy losses to the enemy. -Continuous air fighting Wednes day, thirty-two German machines being shot down. Nineteen British machines are missing. FRENCH REPORT ADVANCE Paris In front of Lassigny to Noyon our troops advanced over a front of ten kilometers, to a depth of two. Farther west German attacks were repulsed. THE pREAT GERMAN DRIVE New York Slowly assuming the shape of a grea': plow, the Ger man drive in Picardy has come almost to a halt except on the very point. There was savage fighting ye-.Hrday in the Trench sector bayonettes being used in repelling German attacks The British north of Scarp repelled the enemy and on the south forced him to retire. There were two outstanding features of yesterday's battling, first in the French drive into the German lines on the south flank, establishing a salient in the German drive; and second, a new drive started by the Germans cast of Arras, which may be the inception ci a widemnc. battle area northward. The Allied worll is looking anxiously for news of the sue-' cess of the French drive into the German flank. The f ict that the drive has progressed rapidly and cu: a deep notch into the German front in ihe region of Noyon may indicate that an Hied offensive may be ex pected within three days. Further advance rf the Fre.vh at this point might overturn the whole German plan and inaugurate an Allied blow a'ong the whole front. Berlin admits heavy losses, and says tha'. the Americans are among the units now forming the strategic reserves. Probaily, says Berlin, ' these divisions participated in the Noyon offensive yesterday. Reuter's Agency says that for twenty-four hours the German at tacks have made only slight, local gains, while the British have repulsed attacks and made local advances. The British have begun heavy bombardment east of Arras where heavy fighting is developing. THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE Paris There has been fighting of extraordinary ferocity in the neighborhood of Monte Didier, massed Germans in hand-to-hand con flict with the French losing heavily. The Germans, blocked at Lassigny, Boyon and left bank of the Aisne, turning main attack against Monte Didier. The British are taking numerous prisoners and machine guns along the Picardy line. KING BILL CONGRATULATES KRUPPS Amsterdam The Kaiser has w-ired his congratulations to Krupps on the success of the new long-range gun. He says that a ne wpage of fame in the history of the Krupp works has been written. GERMAN LOSS 400,000 Washington Military officials place the German loss in six days at 400,000. American artillery has smothered German attacks on the Toul front. French counters south of Noyon drive the Germans back on a front of ten kilometers. The British penetrate the lines and cross the Somme near Chipilly. It is reported that Dunkirk has been under fire of one of the new !ong-range guns and that there have been 20 casualties. Honolulu A cable to O. L. Sorenson announces the death of his brother-in-law, Patrick McLain, in Porto Rica. McLain was formerly a j rominent sugar man on Maui, and supervised the construction of a big reservoir at Koloa, Kauai. It is expected in business circles that Manager L. Weinzheimer, of Pioneer Mill, will resign and thus relieve the directors of the onus of having to "buck" public opinion. AMERICAN DEAD AND WOUNDED American Front Casualties have been one killed and four missing in action; one killed by accident, one died of wounds and sixteen of diseases. One severely and twenty-five slightly wounded. - - WIRELESS MARKET QUOTATIONS SESSION 10:30 A. M. Kwa Plantation Company Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co McBryde Sugar Company Oahu Sugar Company Olaa Sugar Company Pioneer Mill Company Waiakia Agricultural Company Honolulu Brewing ft Malting Company Mineral Products Company Honolulu Consolidated Oil Company Engelt Copper Company Mountain King Mine Hawaiian Sugar Company Onomea, Sugar Company Hawaiian Pineapple Company Oahu Railway tt Land Company Mutual Telephone Company San Carlos . Honokaa Montana Bingham Madera Has Ever Known, With MARCH ?8, 1918. . 29 30.;; 6.,' 29.00 25.00 14.J4 35 00 50.00 43.00 18. K 18.00