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. ..(MHt. iif o V,.AT... a IT. 8, WF, M'HKH Bl'REAtt, No. J.'i, 1 1 I T Last twenty four hour rain fn II, 00. Teoiperatm-e, 'Min. t8) Mai. 80. f- Weather, pt. cloudy. v UTtSI CAIUD SCC. Cl'OTAi: c warn Cent Doll 4 M-OoatrUvgale M. T. per lb. 9t tsj Price, HawaUaa haste... 190 $138.00 WTSTloOS SOtex , VOL. X, VK'0. 92 Honolulu, - Hawaii - territory, Friday.. -npvember ; i6, 191;. -semi-weekly. whole number - : 4g7 5- P "CSTROYER fleets ar winnihg the war against German submarine! i and making the campaign JLT. jyhich hat been such a deadly menace a failure. ; Here it picture 'from a recent photograph which shows a line of these, formidable little fighters which the Hun U-boats arc finding U impossi ble to evade as is fhown by the reports issued by the British admiralty.'' ' , ; f. 1 ' ? : '.". - &VrJ':iM urn -v h i in f n imtt i f 1 1 i i i a tS 'T-t. , V. u ii :i! -;v.. r '?' r r I 1 I I' - iTnunno ivi illL FRONTS . ...- . I , . 1. 1. ,.....-- On Only One Sector Are Austro . German Forces Able To Make ; ; Advances. Against the' Reani mated Armies of Italy - V , ,. REINFORCEMENTS REACH V ; THROUGH ON ALL TRAINS Teutons Strengthen Attacks' In i Effort To , Cut To Venetian v Plains Before Aid from Allies 'Arrives To Prevent ' . NEw'-YbRK, November 16 (Associated Press) Except on the Aisitge plateau the Italian armies are checking the enemy in vaders everywhere along ' the front..- On the plateau the" Hun ,! forces have made ; : some gains. There are ; indications that the Austro-Gertrian ' force are being ; ; strengthened by ihe bridging op y of large reinforcement! in the hope of making a. drive through r' ' the Venetian plains before the ar . 7 '' rival pf aid from the Allies. .This . seems shown by; the Strengthen 'y, ing of their attacks in. that direc if. tion ".VfcKttrdyHvj" ? seeros ' doubtful as report " from.vNtee ' V:-" -"iJ l'reiKhtroobS going vtnrougi on a oouuica numoeroi . . .V v . . v.j ri.'r-, till troop Tfij4,vViTJVport said . that the trains '.were passing' al most constantly and that General . Fayolle' ;would , command . the ; French armies in. Italy. -ATTACKS EPULSED On the Piave yesterday the Italians' frustrated., all efforts: of the Austro-Germans to make crossings - and their machin gun and rifle fire was reported, to be remarkably effective. , , ." f Berlin claims that the Teuton advance is continuing. ' . 'TitV. On the Western" Front the day was- quiet so far. as infantry en? gagenients went according to last night's reports but there was no abatement in the artillery fire. REFUOEES AIDED -Despatches from Rome say that there have colne from the invadid districts, into- the--central and southern provinces',: more1 than four hundred thousand ' refugees and that aid' is being given 1 to them generously and all possible provision for their housing by the American Red Cross. VThey com in destitute pf everything bu the clothing they wear and the few belongings they could ; hurriedly pack to carry with ihem. PREMIER SPEAKS . ' Italy united and determined to carry the war to a successful con clusion fcTthe. spirit, of .the first speech by the new "premier, Or- , lando, today. Premier" Oriando's speech, teeming with enthusiasm and patriotic: feeling, sounded the keynote that the. situation' for Italy depends now not on words but on acts. ' He expressed also the cordial gratitude of Italy for the "willing and powerful aid of the great American republic". IS TO BE KEPT DOWN WASHINGTON. November 1ft ( Ai oclated freM) American iul BritUh ftnsnoUrt and mine magnate are oo tettiuz with tlit lilvar producing inter hnU with s View to the eaUbllHbmeiit of contracta whfch wean , the virtual coutrol bt the ailver market fur a year at lt than elghty-flx eeata to the ounce. . The idea ii to bold down the price vl ailver for eoinage purjoe. ' . suit t'v- ' . .- i ''.'' ; '' . - " ' '. - .-. t ' ' i f v .; ; ' .- - LABOR CONVENTION imnT innff Federation' Is .-.Considering One Hundred .' and Sixty - five ' ' v Resolutions At Session - ; I ted l'rfi) Oo kundrrA nod ixtt-' JRtjui'ti fe or witinjj.'jitiii(.j .'jt. iwwM hm but We iV rorV thia . week. ' Commlttrea ae biir- ina in iae Tariuun ana - variee resviu-, tioiia,'aoiuo,of which are of, the great eat import aace te-. the nation and to the rjndui t the' war aa well, aa to the intereata of .organised labor. ,'. , . Moat important 'of the'' fte adinf reo lution for the.; peoyle' of ,' tha Unitfd Ht" and for their Atiiea are theke relating, to ahlp building for .the gov ernment and oa private eoutraeta where the ahipa are dtalgned for the United rMate and In munition plante. These regulations provide for -th adjuatmept of difTerenaea generally by arbitration and the have the aupport of Samuel Gompera and othera of the moat lu fluential . "en. inthe eonvention. AiAmong the other resolution oue pro vide fcr ind on trial preparedness and the proteetlna of altilled labor after the war, another that work on government eontrurta aball be done on an eiizht- hoor dur' basil with overtime provis ion a, another on the.', eonseription of aliena and (till another on the work to be done by a labor aupp!y eommissition which woeld ee to an equitable distri bution of labor to the directions needed. KreOch, British and Canadian Inltor leaders were in attendant and sxveral of them were yeitarday eallod upnu to address the eonvention. HOLLAND MUST DOUBLE ITS BUDGET FOR WARS THE '-'HAGUE; November 16- (Aa aociated l'reas) Much eauupout has been -paused in Holland by a speflch of the new civilian War .minister, Ber nard Cornelia . de Jonge, in which he aid that, if the eouutry were to be properly defended after the war, Hoi laadera would have to reconcile them selves io a war budget. of something tike 24,000,000 iusUad of $12,000,000, as oroterlr. He, is erltluiatd for the general reduction of armaments at the end of the war. Critics argue that, as Holland eould never hope to successful ly resist an attack by one of her big eigh.bora'sh must ronflne herself to adequate ' preparation tv, defend ber neutrality. SPECIAL CAMP FOR ALL DESERTERS ESTABLISHED KOTTERDAM,' November Jii (As sociated J'j-ess) The Germans hav established . a 1 special . camp . i" the "Bennelager, " near I'aderboru, for do serteri from the. Netherlands army. About 78 .Netherlands soldiers are at present Inmates of the Vamp, and are suffering the greatest misery. Most of these deserters fere aien who had been on sentry duty on the frontier ami, hav ing participated lu smuggling affairs, fled, over the border for fear of dis covery.' PINCHOT QUITS , WASHINGTON,. November l5(As sonisted Press) The resignations', of Oiffnrd Plac.hot ami lrantnr the Tnaaa cattleman, . aa voluntary aids to the food aduiiuist ration bureau, were ae - cepted today. - i PORTAIU npimt&'i In Russia;: Report No Official - Advices Come From .; .Pelrograd and Word of Mbuth ; Stories From Travelers Are v.r Only- lnfprmath(i' 2,1 . NEW YOItK. Nnvmlwr 1rt lu,. I minted ' lrs ?i arim aad 9fin!onorm- rn .TTOBi -any -ravwi smireesr-were tne reporta thai cn'wt roaivRussiaand J'c ral. y'it VrVVv l,n'tfsfiunti: in tHe'Jurii. i to tli aiHuat raditieus ajt . it-has-' been 4foa the ias seteral da,va. '-ieaerally sthe reports' were dis louriulng although they indicated the breaVirrg B 1f tha retflme of the Maxi malists' and -Bolahe-Vikis. No. mention of Kerenhky'or 6f hit chances of sue ce..,wnk'made la any. of these reorts. Traveler arHing-at points l Swo den' reported- that they had heard that I'etrograd, wns ia flames and that there was blooitsheil : and violence . ia the streets. Kiev, they; had heard was in a state o anarchy and similar condi tion controlled at Moscow, where, it was aait thai ilOOtt. ad, been killed in street figbtrBB and he torch was bn ing put to buildings. ' '. - . .. ... WASHINGTON, D. C.r November 15 (Associated Press) Joba AV. Foster, former- AmerieSa minister to China, died today. He baa had serious aath-i uistle. trouble, for a year. With t record of uraetieallr . a half N.nlii.w 9 Hint i niirtn. ...i.i.. I .. .11..!.. I ::':.: t",z . :." ..r" vr." ;rt'"'. nuwjr imi ih prmcusfi vi inirrnaiioiitti law, John Watsoa Foster had a fair ehiiin to the title of dean of the diplo matic service of the United 8 to tea. lie had been secretary of state under Pres ident Harrison, Succeeding Blaina when the latter resigned after his sensational quarrel with the chief executive, and had held three separate commissions as a minister plenipotentiary. Besides that he represented tbe' United States- in many special treaty aegotiatioua, : had acted as Its agent before international eoinmiseioas, and even bad been called into the service- of . -f oreiga - govern ments. : . v-r ' A. "secretary of state his most nota ble art was a treaty with the Ameri cans -in .Hawaii who bad been con cern d in Jae overthrow- of the native queen, providing for.anueiation bf the islands to the V"1'! Htatea. Vresidaut Harrison's administration was drawing to H close aad before the treaty could be ratified . by . the . senate, President Cleveland took office aud withdrew it aa bis first official act.' Mr. Foster's notable' service to bis Country in diplomatic capacities abroad were suocessively as minister to- Mex ico, 'minister to. Russia, ..Jninlster . to Spain and as a special plenipotentiary to negotiate reciprocity treaties with Brar.il, Spain, Germany and the British West Indies. Following that he ; be came secretary of state. Later he be came the agent of the United Htates t Paris ip, .the, Beriug Sea arbitartlon and at the close of tbe',warbetween China and Japan was Invited by the empire of China to participate In the peace negotiauona, , . ,, I His last public work was aa China's ren.-essntutiva at The IluiMia In 1007. ' Thereafter he lived in comparative re tirement . ia Washington writing his memoirs. . Hi daughier became the wife of Hobert Lansing,, aecretary of j tats in President Wilson's cabinet, and l continued to make her borne With him. I It U no disparagement ot Mr. Lansing s DIPLOMATS IS DEAD LONG LIST IS MDE ..OpOTIALS Recommendation Is f Made ', For Barring From Transportation Five Hundred Commodities . WAsillN'OTON, NoveLw 1"( As sociated PreV-f fv hJnJred differ f t,mmoditie u are i, 1e , denied ,f reig.hf trpswtatio i4wjj$ 'C.v oitimmiiXuin f ' l)ie Jfsilroid J -war li)iird aVe put Into lb Effect l orders. This ja rfitended to al In the ,'euding of thei freight eongeetion from which the railroads of tho,iountry are suffer ing eeveroly. It ,wttsaid by the i.owrd that this lecoiuuiemtutien was on) its LviHiuviiifiiusu nits iniT 4i s - ' , -. it it. mitfht be expected' that up.'ts shtp building program or di ties would be added to. Iosev.the war,nd. all that Is de ba( list la the near future. . -v , first and taut ether ronirue the already- b . t While the action "token by the rail road war Uiard ia ia the form of roc ommeadationa awly; it . la considered equivalent to as order since the rail roads Will uiidonbtedlv sdout the roe reeowmendHtion seiec-fs these eommodi-'j marks in dealing with the danger ties as uiiesseatial to the eonduct of 0f strikes and the' disastrous ef the war and to the aeeds of the general 1 r '. ' t i . -t . - publiiv Other - noa-eHsentiala which ! fect of such strikes on, th ship more, nearly approach puldie needs are 'ping situation ' "'' t S'oU .LUVey-1 CONGRATULATE OOMJERS expeeted Hint the reeotninendation will meet i with ronsiderable ' protest from the manufacturers of these commodities or artirit's. Nearly' all of them may be classed as luxuries or near lusuries and none of tiirni are in any way essential to the riin.luct of the war. The railroads would be completely unable to meet the demands of the win ter .under present conditions and may be unable to do so even with the ar tides on the list eliminated from the aeeessit.v of transportation. - ... --- NORTHCLIFFE DOES NOT ' LIKE GEORGE'S METHODS ' , Ui.MHJN, Xovemher 16 (Asaoeinted Press) - Lord Northcllffe has declined to. accept the post of minister of air in the British 'administration. In a letter which he 'gave out yesterday he Maigiied as the reason for his refusal his iliasatiafactioO with some of the methods employed by Lloyd Ueorge in his administration' of. the nation's SUGAR FOR RUSSIA MAY BE RETAINED AT HOME i:V YOH K, "November -15 (As eiwfed PrCss-Bteps 'were taken today by the eity food administration to se cure the release of twenty million hiiikIs of sugar nold for the Uussinu government.' "' " ' ' .;.- : - . WOMEN DO GOOD WORK WASHINGTON, November 15 (As sociated l'rees Testifying - today be fore the interstate commerce commis sin, President Kea declared that 13 nomcn track-workers, with picks, shov els and crowbars are successfully main taininx the roadbed of tho I'cnnuyl vanifl line from New York. to Pitta- j liurvh. conduct tif, the many delicate' diplo mutp- negotiations which confronted him m an outronie of the. Kuropeou war, to say that he doubtless enjoyed tho counsel and ripe experience of his distinguished father in law, Mr. Foster was born in Pike count v, Indiaua, March 8, 18-16, the sou of 'a lawyer, lie entered law at an early J au officer. age nun served in me Uulou Army as MAKING SAILING CRAFT STEAMERS Wizard's Plan Wins Favorable Consideration of Ad m I r a I Capps and Shipping Officials: r Great Need Is' Pointed ; Out - . tV ASHINGTt )N, N'ovembcr V V " 10 t AsstK-iatcd Press) Turn ' the ,.' Railing ves.HcIn , into steamers fur use in the war zone is the advice which is being urged by Thomas A. Kdisoii. He rec ommends ' the immediate' recon struction of sailing vesscltl into steamships anl would thus add! minions oi ii.tts to tnc avatiaoie i .merican' -shipping that could tnus oe . pcrinttteu to enter tne war Jtoue, especially tto since the submarine menace is growing weckfy'tess menacing. His' suggestion- is bfincr seriously consid ered , by. Kcar-Admiral . W." ' Capps;;; the shipping; board and the' shipping corporationrlis' suggestion is that ' vessels that wilj add a million to Ithe tonnage shall be rt taken and that after- wafds :asWasion required these can be added to while some of t)ie,?transfornied steamers could relieve If large number of the sail ers while fit process of reconstfuc- Vdpjjt's toy. by - Admiral .IJowlesj: yfster day before la nieetinipf lhe ;Philr adctphia- chamber '"corrhnerce where he is reported to have said; The United States must speed jtcHujiig .upon ine war. i nis niust .be our first and ouff, most patriotic duty." . y ; . Admiral Bowles made these re- In Buitalo - Samuel . Gompers and 'others are working with the labor federation to secure action whfch will ; preclude strikes in ship yards and. munition plants and telegrams are going to him from all sections of theCountry congratulating him on his efforts and wishing him complete suc cess. ' . ;' ' . r-4- rrenf ' REVOLUTION BREAKt OUT Ill milinns in driAnv '. irs tUUAUUn Id ntrUnl SANTIAGO,, Chile, November 1 ti . (Associated Press)'. . Revohition in Ecuador is announced in ' dewpatches from Lima. They, nay that the revqlu tlonlsts are strong and several locali ties are reported to .have, fallaa into their hands. The government is mov ing actively, for its suppression,. . , ... -r ' SALVATION ARMY WILL" DO MUCH-WAR RELIEF WORK ' -'I- CillCAGOi November l( Associa ted Press) Evangeline Booth announc ed yesterday that the Salvation' Army is raising a million dollars for war re lief work and that it ha pledged its support to the President. . ' ) . ,. ; ' AMERICAN PRISONERS PICTURED IN PAPERS AMSTERDAM, November' 16 ( As-, aociated . Press) German newspapers reproduce pictures finder the head of "Types bf Americana, first - caDtured during war". They belittWt the ort inui .- merica is playing and the isht- ing qualities of tne Americans. CLEMENCEAU WILL HEAD NEW FRENCH CABINET PA BIS,' November 15 (Associated Press) M. Clemeneeau, the woted French statesman, has eoaaeuted to form a new cabinet. ' . BAR - ADMIRAL" W.T L. CAPPS is impressed with Edison's plan to transform sailing craft to steamers. LOSE LIVES AI Ff IT Rcrts Frorri American Head quarters In France Tell of; Casualties That Occur , AVlSBIXTOX, November lttA8 soiate( Prrse) -Several' American solT f dicra have bq hilled and wounded ta the trenches of.1heAaerinan sector of R! Mrninno AlllCniUHMo theVeat f rpat, d4iss fri. AmMgl neaqartwjH in rrac reponeu yeeter day. Jt; wits said- Ihnf tba caaualfiea ooelirred 'durihgi bombardments and that . onehell whictl.' tiurst in the trenches Was responsiblo for number of casualties, : . . A report from General Pershing aald the casualties vera three killed, eleven wounded aad., eleven missing and gave the names f Lieutenant William H, Loghlin, Privatea William P.. Orioaby, Louis Oeifef) Paul - - Fann, Oeorge Leslie a. nd Lester (J. rmith .but not specifying which were killed aad which wounded. ,:, ,.f An American non-commissioned of . ficer is reported killed by snipers also. j-ans aespucvuvs tola or tlie deatb of J. C.McDunaid and William i'arrUiglleld the latter of Han Francisoo, members of American Ambuluuce corps, as a re sult. of wounds sustained. .:.,'., , The accuracy of, the American artil lerymen in their firing on the Ger man trenches, evoked enthusiastic com ments from the French superior offi cers. A French general, after seeing the Mammies ' tihoot, ' says that the American marksmanship compares fav orable with that of troops who have been in the war for years. The Ame icaa officers are elated at the' showing made, thougkwaome of the batteries did not work as fast as desirable, but they are improving daily. i -t- ..... ; DENMARK EXPERIENCING SHORTAGE OF BUTTER I'OPKNHAGEN. K'av.n.lwr ! . . ..... i n . i. ' " !,ut ,"HJU ' ressj-uenmara Is experiene Ing a butter ehortage, remarkable in the leading butter producing country of Korop-. An attempt to maintain eSt ports has sent the home price sky high ami newspapers nave started a cam paign declaring that, the price is be yond the reach of cumauon people and it is scandalous' in ,a eouutrv whoae main product ia butter. There ia also, complaint of a ahortage of lurd and excessive prices. ' Retailers made representations thai this is be cause Dauiah lurd ia sold as American to osc a maximum prices,' and partly because a portion ia, converted into technical fat " ;.. , v . ' ' ' ,... ,' , ' ., , . EXPRESS COMPANIES ASK . LEAVE TP RAISE RATES W ASH INGTON November IS (As sociated PreasWrhe large express com punics of the eouutry today applied to the interstate commerce commission for pormiasion to. increase their tates. .see,,., , OLD MINES RESUMED MU.ON, Montana, November 16 (Associated Preaa) Hiah prices of sil- ver may cause the resumption of opera tions in a number of abandoned silver properties in this s?ctiou. In the vicinity of Argentina, mining men say 'are many that would prove profitable under present prices. In the old days this was one of the largest silver producing districts In the state. The slag. dump from an old silver smelter ia being shipped or resiuolten. It is said the return from this are high in silver, with a small percentage of in ill 1 1.1 II n m i IUIIII I VII Ul 111 I rimrnT n nun 'wm uii'ib tiEiiOui NOUS If Military . and Political Situa ; tions Are Not Entirely Satis factory Collapse bf Submarine i-Menace Balances Them CREDIT IS GIVEN WORK ' DONE BY ; DESTROYERS Defeat On tea Universal, Pern . anent and Irretrievable V.'I.nO ' ' Land Successes Are ButJc.Ti potary and Partial ? , WASHINGTON, November 16 . (Associated Press) Complete collapse of the German submarine campaign ',-whicJi 1.3 terms the rjreatest news zlr.zti th6 advent of the United "States intd the great War is scca by Arthur; Paflerv the 'Erit::Vvvar expert, and its effect to! i of in a public statement which t.e iscLi. yeitertJayA 'lo'Xhitatcmcr.t h2 . aid: -i: ' l ."Anything that Is unsatisfactory " ri . at. il L -a -a in me military or ir.e poi.ucu s.i uations in Europe Js offset and balanced, by ; the. extraordinary ' news that the-German subma rine: Campaign . has t suffered a complete break down. It is great news indeed, the most moment tous pf any that has been an nounced since the declaration of ,war by the United States. It ap pears to have broken down al together. For several weeks past there has been indication of this in the weekly reports from tho , British admiralty but none such ' as last week's report, shows. ; DEFEAT UNIVERSAL,- '"' . '"Germany's defeat on the sea ' is final, universal and permanent. -Her., land successes are ; local partial and will be only tempor- l aryi :viY,V. v . '.' U -. 'The defeat-of Germany on -the sea, and that is what the col- t : lapse of her submarine cam- : paign upon which she has relied , so steadfastly, means that the i. share of the United States In the war will be decisive. , -; "Not only do the reports of ; smaller losses of merchantmen . indicate the . defeat ; of Teuton submarining, there are also clear Indications of it in the steady and rapid movement .of - the .;. troops of. the.. United States . across the Atlantic without the loss of a single transport while headed east and without the kill ing of one American soldier, 1 -, - ; ; Germany's defeat novv .that . the submarine menace Is con quered, is inevitable." . ' No news ia many months has create J s profpnad oa impression in ahippinj; Mid commercial conters as did that pub- , liabe din yesterday morning 'a riapera ia . onneerioa wun tue report of the Brit- e report of the ih admiralty oa the week's losses br submarines. The -ioee was termed at '. moat negligible. The papers eontrasfr rd. these losses with those of the early days of the Hua campaign and eve " down to wore reeeat weeks and fom mented oa the low record tot two uo ressive weeks.' , .?;..,- ,-.'., , Ke ports from Washington tell of the satisfacrion which the sews brought to government officials. . i .,' PaUen gives eredit to the splendid work of the destroyer fleet and pointer to the fact that sine the advent of tha . American wineroa the decrease hita beea . noticeable and coutinuoue. - j i