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MAUI MUST BUY $141,000 MORE
IN WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
BEFORE JANUARY 1
JOIN THE LIMIT CLUB
THE WAR IS OVER
BUT THE WOUNDS ARE YET
UNHEALED
GIVE MORE FOR
UNITED WAR WORK.
NINETEENTH YEAR
THE MAUI NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1918.
NUMBER 95
JOYOUS DEMONSTRATION
MARKS DAWN OF PEACE
Maui Folk Turn Out At Midnight To Celerate News
Of Victory Cheering Crowds Parade Streets
Singing And ShoutingMaui News' Special Dis
patch Rouses Whole Island From Slumber-
Wonderful, Spontaneous Joy Greets Surrender
Of The Hun
Maul's reception of the news of the
ending of the war was a surprise to
even Maui people. It was enthusiastic
and spontaneous, and It started in the
middle of the night and kept up for
nearly 24 hours.
The Maui News received the first
"flash" that the German envoys at
Versailles had signed the terms of
the armistice, at exactly 11:30 o'clock.
Within half an hour practically all
Miiui had heard the wonderful news.
Sheriff Crowcll was notified among
the first, and within a few minutes
all the bells in the town were peal
ing out the glad tiding3.
Superintendent William Walsh, c'
the Kahulul Railroad, who had had
Eteam kept up .on several locomotives
for a number of days in anticipation,
had their whistles screaming even be
fore the bells of Wailuku had begun
to arouse the populace from their
clumbers. And these same engines
were soon screaming out towards Ha
iku, Puunene, and Wailuku.
As people in Wailuku ran t tlv
Gtreets under the Impression that a
big conflagration was in progress,
they quickly learned the news and
joined the hilarious, shouting throng
that soon grew in size. Automobiles,
regardless of any gasoline conserva
tion rules, were soon tearing around
- the blocks with horns blowing and
occupants singing and shouting.
People didn't stop to put on much
clothing, and there were some bizarre
costumes to be seen. But it made no
difference. Everyone was imbued by
a wonderful Joy. The war was over!
It scarcely seeroied credible, but ihe
bulletin, was official and was not
doubted.
Louis Distill, manager of the Grand
Hotel, promptly arose to the occasion ,
by hustling down to Market street
and cornering the local supply of Are
crackers in the hands of Chinese mer
chants. His noisy salvos of bombs
and crackers played an Important par'
In convincing the sleepy-headed of
Wailuku that something really un
usual had occurred.
Salvation Army Leads
Maui's band being for the most
part at Puunene, did not materialize,
but the Salvation Army with its
drums, a cornet and the Flag was
soon heading a parade which finally
numbered 300 to 400 as more and
more people fell into line. At almost
every corner, beneath a street light,
the procession would halt and sing
the "Star-Spangled Banner." On the
march the crowd sang "Hail. Hail,
The Gang's All Here!" until they
were hoarse.
Then the parade started for Kahu
lul. And the beavens opened their
flood gates and it rained not a gentle
summer shower, but In blinding tor
rents. But it was powerless to quench
the enthusiasm of that crowd. A big
truck in the procession was filled with
school teachers. And the truck had
no top. Nor had those teachers any
too much clothing. But they didn't
care. Nothing mattered. Wasn't the
war over?
That was the feeling on every hand
There was no restraint on the exuber
ance of feeling. For the time being
gladness was the only emotion that
was felt or found expression.
It is reported that a large number
of cellars were found not to have
been completely exhausted since the
drought of last August, and there
were sundry and divers toasts drunk
Red Cross Shop Is "
Splendid Success
Opening Day Saw Jam That Required
Police To Control Total Of Over
$900 Result Of First Day And
Half Women Proud Of Results
(Continued on Page Four.)
Maui's War Work
Quota Now $37,500
Increase Of 50 Percent Asked For
Entire Nation Up To Last Night
$21,500 Had Been Subscribed
Drive Ends Monday
The United War Work Campaign
on Maui, which began on Monday and
will close next Monday, has been mak
ing very satisfactory progress, accord
ing to Rev. R. B. Dodge, who has been
handling the drive on this Island un
der Chairman H. W. Rice. Up to last
night Maui had subscribed 21,500 of
her quota of $25,000.
But it is now hoped to increase this
amount to at least $37,500, and strenu
ous efforts will be made in the re
maining few days to do this. This
is made necessary by a message re
ceived in Honolulu from President
Wilson asking that the entire nation's
quota of $170,500,000 be increased by
50 percent.
The reason for this is that the out
look, with the ending of the war, is
for greater need than had been ex
pected for welfare work in Europe. It
will be necessary for this winter to do
an immense amount of relief work as
well as to keep in touch with the
armies which will now be spread, all
over Europe for an indefinite period,
doing police work and helping to get
the country out of the chaos brought
on by the great conflict.
Leaders in the drive express con
fidence in Maui to meet the new de
mand. The steamer Windber Is due in Ka
hului on next Wednesday from the
oast with 1650 tons of miscellaneous
Cargo including fruit and vegetables
for Maui consignees. The vessel will
take away several thousand cases of
pines.
Capt. Blanchard Is
Back From France
Writes From Washington That He Is
To Take A Company Back Soon
Has Been Studying Gas And Flame
Work At Front
Mrs. E. B. Blanchard, of Haiku, re
ceived a letter this week from her
husband, Capt. Blanchard, written in
Washington. He had just arrived
from the fighting front in France, he
wrote, for the purpose of taking com
mand of his company which was to
proceed to Europe shortly. He had
Just received bis commission as cap
tain since bis arrival borne.
Capt. Blanchard has been attached
to the flame and gas corps of. the
engineers branch of the army. He
was sent to Fiance some months ago
to study the methods in practice on
the front.
Capt. Blanchard went through the
first officers' training camp at Seho
field, and is one of the very few men
from Hawaii privileged to see fight
ing in Europe. He was pivsent at the
big American drive on the St. Mihiel
salient.
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SPANISH "FLU" COMES TO
MAUI BY VESSEL FROM COAST
A seaman of the oil tanker Atlas,
in Kahulul harbor this week, ws;s left
behind when the vessel sailed today
suffering from what is diagnosed of
influenza. The man is not seriously
ill, but is isolated at Malulani hospi
tal. This is the first ease, so far as
has been reported, of "Spanish flu"
to reach Maui from the coast. Ex
cept that it lias been unusually seven
on the mainland this season, physi
cians state that the mysterious
malady is nothing more than our old
familiar pest grippe which is always
with ua.
If Honolulu's Red Cross Shop beat
Maui's Red Cross Shop it is only in
matter of size. It could not have ex
celled the Maui enterprise in the en
thusiasm, originality, and harmony of
its workers, or size of population
considered, in the amount of money
taken in.
The Maui Shop opr-ncd its doors to
the public last Saturday morning. A
great crowd which had been waiting
outside immediately thronged the
place, packing it almost to suffocation.
Sheriff Clem. Crowell was finally call
ed upon to place officers at the door
to keep back the impatient ones who
seemed determined to disprove the
first principle of physics that two
bodies cannot occupy the same space
at the same time.
The score of volunteer clerks and
cash boys were for several horns
kept working at high pressure trying
to serve the throng of bargain hunt
ers But in spite of the crush everything
was "perfectly lovely" and when the
doors finally closed at 5 o'clock, forc
ing out a few last reluctant purchas
ers, it was a happy but tired group
of amateur sales-ladies who gathered
about the cash register to gloat with
Mrs. Cooper, the general manager,
over the results.
And the results were worth feeling
proud of, the total receipts for the
day amounting to $723.
Owing to the distraction of the
peace armistice news the Shop was
not opened again until Wednesday,
wnen in nair a day $184 more
was realized.
Those Responsible
Credit fo.1 the splendid success of
tho enterprise apart from the Maui
public generally who backed it to
Medals Next Week
For Working Reserve
Boy And Girls Who Earned Recogni
tion By Hard Work Last Summer
To Be Honored Meetings Paia,
Kahului, Wailuku, Lahaina
Because It was learned that Wallace
R. Farrington, head of the Boys' and
Girls' Working Reserve for the Is
lands, would be able to come to Maui
next week, iiie plans for entertainiug
the members of the Reserve on this
island have been arranged accordingly.
The first of the entertainments, was
to have been held at Kahului, last
Friday, but was for this reason post
poned till next Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. It will accordingly come
second, as the first is to be held at
the Paia theater for the young work
ers of that district, on next Monday
afternoon.
The Kahului celebration (Kahului
and Puunene) will be held on Tues
day afternoon, as stated, and on Wed
nesday die one in Wailuku. The La
haina affair will probably be held on
inursuay. All will begin at 2:30 o'
clock and be hold in the theaters of
ine various localities
Mr. Farrington will address all of
these meetings and present the V. S.
Working Reserve Medals to those
who earned them.
The programs will consist of short
talks, interesting slides of the Work
ing Reserves of the different schools
those at the head of this work, music
by the band and mob singing of patrf
otic songs.
Tho children of the Reserve will be
admitted first to the theaters, then
other children. If there is room in
the theaters adults who are interested
AUTOCRACY TOPPLES
IN GREAT UPHEAVAL
Revolution Sweeping Despotic Europe With Power
Of Tornado-Germany And Austria In Hands
Of Revolutionaries-Kings And Kinglets Migrate
To Healthier Climes-Holland Even Faces Crisis
-Terms Of Armistice Being Carried Out-American
Prisoners Have Been Freed-Plans For
Great Peace Conference Being Formulated
(ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES)
LAST OF DUMARU'S CREW ACCOUNTED FOR
thatSth?AhlCJC?: November 15-Chamber of commerce is advised
Dumaru ' ,tht '2 Americans and two Filipinos, survivors of the
Dumaru, had arrived at Manila.
(Continued on Page Four.)
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Maui Boy Killed In
Action "Over There"
Anthony R. Matos, Of Paia, Per
haps Only Maui Boy To Die On
Fighting Line In France Adopted
Father Receives Word
Another son of Maui has given his
life for the ideals of democracy. Also
he is possibly the only Maui boy to
die on the fighting line "some where
in France."
Anthony R. Matos, Co. E., 58lh U.S.
Infantry, a resident of Paia, Maui
was killed in action, July 30, 1318, ac
cording to a cable notice received re
cently by his adopted father, Pedro
Ramo3, a steam-plow man of the
Maul Agricultural Cj
Young Matos enlisted in San Fran
cisco, where he had been living for
a short time, which accounts for his
name not being generally known here
as a soldier. He reached France last
April, and was probably killed in some
of tho first heavy fighting in which
the American forces played so glori
ous a part.
The deceased was an orphan but
had been raised in the Ramos family,
Mrs. Ramos being his aunt.
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U. S. Cruiser Monterey To
Pay Central Maui Visit
Capt. E. H. Parker, harbor master
of Kahului, received a letter lU'u week
from Lt.-Coniniander O. II. Garcelon,
Jr., of the U. S. S. Monterey, from
Pearl Harbor, advising that the cuus
er plans to arrive at Kahului a week
from tomorrow. Saturday. Nov. 23 to
eniain until the 25(11.
Tliia is the first time that an Am
riean war vessel Ins come to Kahu
lui harbor, and plans are on foot to
properly celebrate t ho occasion. Just
what form the entertainment will take
will probably be decided upon at a
meeting of the chamber of commerce
called for next Monday afternoon for
he purpose Two dances have been
suggested one on Sulurdav ninht at
lie Armory or the Alexander House
gymnasium for the crew, and anoiliei
for the officers on Monday night, pro
idinsr the vessel remains in port
butliciently long.
(Continued on Page Four.)
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J. J. Walsh Named On
Local Draft Board
Takes Place Made Vacant By Resigna
tion Of Chairman Kaae Work Of
Board Soon Pau Older Men Not
To Be Registered
. .77.
jonn j. vuusn, or Kamuui tntvoeen
named as a member of the local draft
board, filling the place of W. F. Kaae
who resigned last Saturday. A wire
less message announcing the appoint
ment was received yesterday.
Mr. Walsh attended the meeting of
the board as a member for the first
lime this morning at which time"h(
was elected chairman this position
having also been held by Mr. Kaae.
From present indications the board
will clean up its work permanently
in about two months. Instructions
have been received to proceed with
the classification of the boys from 18
to 21, but to drop work on those from
3G to !!. The work still to be done
is largely for matter of perfecting the
records of the man power of the na
tion.
Successful Entertainment
By Puunene U. W. Workers
A pretty and decidedly successful
entertainment was given at the Puu-
neno theater last Saturday evening
under direction of the I'nited War
Work committee of the district, con
sisting of E. J. Walsh, Mrs. J. II. Thorn
son, (J. C. Campbell, Will. Rougher
and M. G. Paschoal.
Those who took part in a pretty
play-let, the chief feature of the affair.
Miss LeC'roix, Miss liana, Miss Teall,
Miss Illyth, little Margaret Sparks and
were .Mrs. Hansen, Mrs. Lougher,
Daby Campbell.
Mrs. I-rank llaldwin made an ad
dress on the object of the war work
movement which was much appreciat
ed. Moving pictures followed, hater
there was dancing at the club house.
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Skeleton Of Man Missing
Since Last June Found
The discovery of a man's skeleton
on last Monday in a gulch near Camp
Kiliei, has cleared ip in part the
mystery of a disappearance of an Oki
nawa laborer since last June. From
clothing on the body it was identified
as that of Miyashiro Eka, by a brother
of the dead man.
A coroner's inquest w ill be held over
the remains sometime next week.
Whether the death occurred through
accident, whether it was a suicide or
a murder, there seems at present lit
tle eviuence to show.
BIG SEA CONFERENCE SOON TO BEGIN
LONDON, November 15 The German cruiser Koenigsberg. carrying
German delegates to arrange naval terms of the armistice, will be met by
British war ships this afternoon and escorted to sea where they will meet
Admiral Beatty, commander of the grand fleet
HUN OFFICERS SUFFER IN BRUSSELS
LONDON, November 15 Over 1C0 Germans, mostly officers, were kill,
ed in the Brussels disorders.
Ghent and Brussels have formed soldiers council.
NAVAL TERMS OF ARMISTICES BEING FULFILLED
PARIS, November 15 The Naval terms of German and Austrian arm
istices are being carried out rapidly.
PLANNING CEREMONIES FOR ALSACE-LORRAINE
PARIS, November 15 The French army will make official entry into
Strassburg on November 25th. High officials will go 8 days later for cere
monies incident to the retaking of Alsace-Lorraine.
FRENCH PRISONERS HOME SOON
PARIS, November 15 420,C00 French prisoners will be repatriated
soon. Details being arranged.
MORE GERMAN TROOPS JOIN REVOLUTION
LONDON, November 15 The Greater part of von Mackensen's forces
in Rumania have joined the revolution, according to the Budapest Azest.
DON'T WANT EX-EMTEROR HANGING AROUND
LONDON, November 15 Vienna newspapers of the 14th an
nounced that a German-Austrian republic was to be proclaimed tomor
row. The ex-empcror's request to reside in Vienna as a private citizen
was denied.
AMERICAN MISSION STARTS
LONDON, November 15 American mission leaves Saturday for
Slagerman headquarters. It consists of Gen. Rhodes and 6 officers and
19 soldiers.
BELGIAN CAPITAL SOON TO FUNCTION
HAVRE, November 15 Arranging for resumption of trains be
tween Havre and Belgian points, to be running next Tuesday when
the Belgian government departments, and diplomatic corps, return to
capital. It is expected parliament will meet in Brussels at the end of
present month.
HOLLAND FACES A CRISIS
THE HAGUE, November 15 The Dutch government has issued
a proclamation appealing for the co-operation of its citizens in a "grave
crisis. Ihe proclamation says a majority is threatening to seize the
power and declares determination of government to maintain its au
thority and order.
LONDON, November 15 The threatening attitude of extremists
in Holland, who have demanded the abdication of the queen, has caused
t'.nxicty at the Hague.
FORMER MAYOR OF NEW YORK DIES IN PARIS
FARIS, November 15 Robt. Van Wyck, former mayor of New
York City, is dead here.
AMERICANS LAND IN COLOONt:
LONDON, November 15 American airmei landed in Coloene on
Thursday, according to Express.
SEA REPTILES FIXING TROUBLE FOR SELVES
LONDON, November 15 Crews of Ge rman submarines in mass
meeting resolved to oppose the revolution, to reinstate officers, and to
fly national instead of red flag .according to an Express Copenhagen
dispatch.
SWISS BIG STRIKE CALLED OFF
WASHINGTON, November 15 Unconditional revocation of the
general strike in Switzerland by the socialist committee has been made
iccording to an omcial message received by the Swiss embassy.
HONOLULU, November 1-1 Duke Kahanamoku arrived home on
Shinyo Maru today.
1 1 EM EN WAY WITH TRENT TRUST
HONOLULU, November 1-1 Chas. R. IKmemv.iv. tiva-im-r
Mexander & Baldwin, elected a director of the Trent Trn.i (.
VON HOLT F1LESANSWER
HONOLULU, November 1411. M. von Holt has filed in circuit
court a general denial to Malcom Brown's charges in suit seeking to
break late Cecil Brown's will.
ALSACE-LORRAINE REJOICES
GENEVA, November 14 Citizens of Alsace-Lorraine
tliusiastic over Germans leaving. Crowds hooting tl
parted.
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