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24 DEMANDS ON
CHINA ARE NOW
SET BY JAPAN
New List, Though Virtually
Duplication of Old, In Some
Respects Is Extension
Time Limit Not Set
CHINA SECRETLY MAKES
FEEBLE MILITARY PLANS
Recognizes Her Unprepared
ness Foreign Observers
Expect Tokio to Resort to
Force if Necessary Con
tradictory Reports to Japan
ese Press in Honolulu
Annotated I'rexn lv Federal Wireless
PEKING, China, April 26.
Conferences between Minister
Hioki of Japan and Ln Cheng
Hsiarig, Chinese foreign minis
ter, have been resumed. Min
. ister Hioki has presented an
extended list Of 24 demands,
virtually tC duplication of the
Japan insist that China ac
cept the new list, but a time
limit has not been set.
China is secretly making Cce-
; ble military preparations.
Foreign observers . believe
Japan will use force unless
H China yields;
TOKIO; Japan, April 26. The firm
. ,-' attitude of the. Japanese government
!; in pressing the demands upon China
Y has .aroused widespread approval
throughout the .country. Although
parliament Is not in session, 100 of
' its members have gone on. record asJ
; i favoring the demands.
Conflicting cablegrams to different
Junajiesajiewitjuiers still rtlu Ho
nolulu Chinese an a Japanese as to the
'real' Pteps taken In negotiations by
their" respective Koveramenta. The
sentiment of both, communities in Ho
nolulu seems to be well divided as to
the authenticity of each cable.
The. two latest. contradictory cables
are as follows: : -:. '
. 1 (Special to Nippu Jljt.)
TOKIO, April-23. Minister Hioki
.V (Continued oa page two) "''.'
' Ambassador George w. Guthrie, who
arrives in, Honolulu from Japan on
the Manchuria late this afternoon.
was Mayotuuthrie of Pittsburg from
1906 to l&yy - during; which' Ume he
fell rari fhm fitfa' tt ci mvn utfk
Idetl." .... Y-V- - .: i -:
$ hnr iinr i ninTniinTrrn
m i in nui.rii
MISSION TO U. S.
uon temporary civic writers nave giv
en him a foremost place among Amer
. - ica's mayors for substantial accom
. pllshment The effects of his reforms
in the Pittsburg muninicipality have
been ao gratifying to Idealists in civic
lmnmvfmpnt that minv rltlM nf the
; mainland have adopted his methods of
-house cleaning" and straightening out
of municipal tangles. -I
have tried to elevate the stand
ard manatrpmcnt Alrtnp-. rrv lfnA fnr
', the future.-, the then Mayor GuthrieJ
: was reported to have said at the close
of his successful term.
national politics he never allowed pol-
Itics to enter into his administration.
' The heads of his departments were Re
publicans, not because Democrats were
unfit, but tecause the men he thought
v best fitted for the offices happened to
' be Republicans. He would not per-
4clitical club or attempt to run the
'municipal rork as' a spoils system.
Mayor Guthrie also established a
.mem system wnich eliminated all
.traces of politics . from municipal af-
uua iuiu BkBJLeu riuouui iu lue (Jam
. clean city government of which
' The Is so tiroud today.
The approaching crises in the Far
Fast and the part the United States
--. is to play -In the pending trouble may
: have called Ambassador Guthrie to
America. To lay before President
r Wilson the true nature of affairs in
. 4he Orient Is deemed by many to be
-the errand which takes him to the
' home' government "when Japan is on
: the verge of war with China. His re
port may materially affect the policy
, of United SUtes In the. Orient
The ambassador and Mrs. Guthrie
will remain In America for six months.
Monuments
H. E. HENDRICK, LTD.
i " ' Merchant and Aiakea Sta.
BASEBALL RESULTS
AMERICAN kCAGU E.
At Boston Boston 9, Philadelphia
2.
At New York New York 9. Wash
ington 2.
At Detroit St. Louis 3, Detroit 1.
At Chicago Chicago 12. Cleveland
1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn New York 3. Brook
lyn 0.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 7,
Boston 4.
At St. Louis St. Louis 3, Pittsburg
0.
At Cincinnati Cincinnati 13, Chi
cago 12.
NEWSPAPERMAN SAID TO
BE UNDER DEATH ORDER
FREED, RELATIVES HEAR
Aiso iati'-l Press by Federal Wireless
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 26.
Philip McCleary, a newspaper corre
spondent at Vera Cruz, has been sen
tenced to be shot by the Carranza au
thorities there, according tq uncen
sored despatches reaching here.
Secretary cf State Bryan has in
structed Consul Silliman to interview
Carranza and get the facts.
EL PASO, Texas, April 26. Philip
April 26. Philip
:nt of this city,
ceived ford that
pril C6.-lt is re-
McCleary is a reside
His relatives have rece
he has been released
EL PASO, Texas. Ap
ported here that Gen. Villa has re
leased Francisco Obregon, brother of
the Carranza general, who was held a
prisoner.
IMPORTANT ARMY MATTERS
TO BE CONSIDERED SOON
BY THREE U. S. A. EXPERTS
Assoeitel Tress by Tellers! Wireless
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 26,
Important questions for the United
States army. Including matters of
field guns and ammunition, will be
considered soon by a board to consist
of Col. Charles G. Treat, MaJ. John
Rice and MaJ. Chas. P. Summeral!
This was announced at the Vvar de
partment today.; -
MANY TAKING EXAMS FOR
WEST POINT FAIL AND
: NEW TESTS ARE ORDERED
Associate! Tress bv Federal Wireless
.WASHINGTON, O. C Ap4-26.
Owing to ninety failures in the ranks
of those taking examinations for en-
tranee: to West Point, Secretary of
War Garrison has ordered additions
examinations on May 25 at 16 army
pOStS. ':';: ;':;
JOHN BUNNY. FAMOUS
AND HIGH-SALARIED
MOVIE ACTOR, IS DEAD
Associated Press by Federal Wireless
NEW YORK, N, Y., April 26. John
Bunny, famous actor in the movies
and aaid to be the most popular of all
film artists and one of the highest
paid, died here today of a complies
tion of diseases.
EIGHT ARE DROWNED
FROM FISHING LAUNCH;
NO BODIES'RECOVERED
i
f AssoiiaYed Press by Federal Wireless
SAN FRANCISCO, Cat April 26.
Eight people were drowned early to
day while out in a fishing launch.
None of the bodies has Deen recov
ered.
HISTORIC GUNBOAT IS
GIVEN TO TREASURY DEPT.
AS A QUARANTINE SHIP
Associated Press .by Federal Wireless
WASHINGTON, O. C- April 26.
The historic gunboat Concord will be
given to the treasury department for
a quarantine ship at Puget Sound.
The Joint conference committee of
the senate and house today reported
on House BUI 299, providing for pub
lic Improvements, recommending the
final passage of the bill with the fol
lowing added appropriations:
National Guard armory. $20,000.
Honolulu harbors, $109,000.
Honolulu waterworks, I105.0M.
Insane asylum, $40,000.
Home for inebriates,, $10,000.
Oahu prison, $75,000.
The report changes the amount ap
propriated for city and county im
provements from 1255,844.27 to $265,
844.27. Six changes are made in the
bill The report was adopted and now
is ready to go to the governor as fai
&s the senate is concerned.
J. C. QUINN VERY ILL.
There is no improvement today in
the condition of Supervisor James
Quinn, who has been ill for the past
few weeks at the Pacific Saritarium.
It was reported at the. sanitarium to
day that Mr.,Quinn' condition now is
critical and that there Is little chance
of his recovery.
NEEDED ITEMS
APPROPRIATIONS
GERMAN RAIDER
TO BE INTERNED
WHEN TIME'S UP
Captain Thierfelder So Informs
Newport News Collector of
Customs Indications Time
Limit Expires Friday
VESSEL PREPARED TO
MAKE DASH FOR SEA
Coaled and Provisioned, Her
Actions Caused Rumor She
Would Try to Get Past Brit
ish Cruisers PatroHing Vir
ginia Capes Apparently
Played Same Game as Prinz
Eitel Friedrich
Associated Press CableT
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 26.
Captain Thierfelder of the German
commerce-raiding converted cruiser
Kronprinz Wilhelm has informed Col
lector of Customs Hamilton of New
port News that he will intern the ves
sel. EARLY REPORT DIFFERENT.
An earlier Associated Press report
today said:
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 26.
Capt. Thierfelder of the German con
verted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm is
eoalina and Drovisioning his ship. It
is reported that the time of the Kron
prinz is up on Friday and that unless
she then leaves she will be interned
by the United States government.
The ship arrived here on April 11, aft
er having been at tea since August 3,
1914, during which time she destroyed
much British merchant shipping.
The German merchant raider is the
second Teuton was vessel which put
m at Newport News. The merchant
raider Prinz Eitel Kriedrich, when
there for repairs and interned. It
may be significant that the Prinz Ei
tel Friedrich also coaled and pro
visioned, according to authentic re
;orts. Just before interning, the result
being that seven British cruisers were
kept oilman.,, Virginia.. capes on the
alert to seise the -?essej on her ex
pected exit front the American port
But when the Eltel's time was up, she
interned.
When the'Kron Prinz Wilhelm ar
rived at Newport News Commander
Thierfelder asked for 300 tons of coal
and supplies , for three days, but the
federal authorities allowed him loO
tons. Before she began taking on coal
and supplies the Kronprinz Wilhelm
had under 25 tons of coal and scant
provisions for a crew of 500 men ani
61 prisoners from British merchant
ships destroyed by her in the South
Atlantic.
Capt. Thierfelder asked for time to
survey his ship and to submit to ex
amination by a board of United States
naval officers before making a form
al request as to the time he wishes
to remain in American waters for full
supplies and repairs. This formal re
quest was afterward made. His ma
chinery after the 255 days' voyage
from New York harbor was said to be
in fairly good condition, evidenced by
the fact that the ship was able to
make at least 23 knots an hour in her
dash into Hampton roads.
Sinking of the neutral Norwegian
bark Semantha, bound for Falmouth,
February 5, last', promised to present
an interesting case similar to that
precipitated by the sinking of the
American bark William P. Fry by the
German raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
(Continued on page twc
TEDDY'S LETTERS
TOW-PUTT
READ IN COURT
Former President Denies, How
ever, He Took Part in "In
visible Government"
Aftsnci&terf Press bv Federal Wirelessl
SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 26. Confi-'
dential letters from the fiie of the
ate Sen?tor Piatt were read today in
the libel suit of William Barnes, Jr.,
against Cot. Roosevelt. Some of ths
etters to Piatt were from Roosevelt.
On the stand Col. Roosevelt said
today he had consulted freely witn
Piatt on affairs at Albany, realizing
that Piatt was the "boss." He denied
that he had taken any part in "invis
ible government," asserting that his
rctions have been "as visible as could
be."
TOKIWA REACHES JAPAN.
(Special to Nlppu JijiJ
TOKIO. Japan. April 25 The Japa
nese battle-cruiser Tokiwa arrived at i will sail to Hawaii for a three weeks'
the naval base Yokosuka today after, visit in the islands, arrived on a spe
some months In Mexican waters salv-icial train her today. They visited
ing the Asama. When the cruiser put the exposition tnis afternoon and were
in ?t Honolulu two weeks apo the guests at a dinner tonight. Tomer
crew Contributed $ltl toward the re row they will leyve for Honolulu on
lief fund for the widows of the F-4. jthe Oceanic liner Sierra.
SAN DIEGO FAIR !
OOLOEN CHANCE :
FOR TERRITORY
W. A. Anderson Writes Star
Bulletin Splendid Promotion
Work Is Offered
VAI 1 1 A PI c PUR! IPITY AT
SMALL EXPENSE POSSIBLE
Southern Exposition bteadiiy
e .1 in i
winning r-avor ana Attend
ance Is Growing
That H;ivaii six i:ld t;..- .it
once tht mutter of sou:-' itji.ucI
l)i:')liiity work, eu.r tliui.-i:; mi .i
small M ale, at the San J'i"i;o vxs:
licn. is the firm belief t W An
dersen of Mau:, v. ho i.s nov at San
Diego introducing the ruc!io " i!i ink.
He writes to the Stut l'.ui! f.n a
follows: "Editor Honolulu Star-CuiK tin, iioiUf
lulu.
"Sir: I hae been in S.r.: Itiego
a littie over two weeks, a xi it has
been borne in upon me in that time
that we in Hawaii were missing
something in seeing snd hearing so
little about the San Dieo Imposition.
1 know a great many people are plan
ning to visit the coast th:s summer
from Hawaii, and believe a great
many of thesa do not even know there
s. a Panama-California Kx; sition in
San Diego. We read a little about it
in the local papers when Vr. Ken-
netn 1 rcn visitea nonoiimi to ma
terial for the Hawaiian Village. At
that time Ernest Kaai arranged t;
bring a number of muslriar.s. etc. tu
furnish entertainment in the village.
As at first conducted, by a 'malihini''
who had spent only abofit two weeks
in Hawaii, the village was not a finan
cial success. In tlarqh, however. Mr.
Kaai was put in charge rf the exhibi
tions, and since then it has hecomo
one of the most popular. places on the
isthmus. It is nowadvertising Ha
waii in a creditable aiid interest ins
manner. "The exposition itself is unique and
beautiful. While natyjUv the at
tendance is smaller tharrat Ffhn Fran
cisco, the enclosed clipping will givn
a' fair idea cf the attendance; and the
steady increase, which indicates that
during the summer vacation months
a great many people will see our
Hawaiian Village. Of course,' at pres
ent there are no official exhibits, and
all that is to be seen in the Iiawaii
Village is a bit of modern Hawaii, a
bit of ancient Hawaii, both of which
are excellent representations; some
leis which are one sale, the rose'lle
(Continued on page two)
VAR RELIEF SUM
PASSES $67,000
Hawaii has raised more than S;7,m
for .war relief purposes, it was an
nounced today at a meeting of the
war relief fund committee. Chairman
George R. Carter presiding. . Treasur
er James A. Rath made the following
statement shewing how the money
has been divided:
Total received StiT.'.r,::.!!.";
Disbursements
Belgium JiT.i:"'! no
N. France a.oiio.oo
Poland 'M2.".ou
Serbia ::. 7 -.".!-
Austria i.nuo.on
Prince of Wales f. T.'.nu
German fund 4::. Of)
Children's fund . . 1 1.1"
Am. Red Cross
(Serbia
1.
77::.ui ;.:. nr.:.'. 1.1
$L.rMn
perfected a very
Balance
The committee
efficient working organization at :oM;
ends. It has received, definite von;
that its contributions are boiim dis
tributed in a very helpful ml efficient
manner and that beinu the case, the
committee expects, so long as the in
tiibutions continue, to maintain its
i resent channels of distribution.
CONGRESS PARTY
READY TO SAIL
Asso.'iated Press bv FV.leral Wireless" J
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. AprM 26.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon of Illinois, James
Mann, Republican house leader, and
'138 other
members of the party that
GIVEN BY HAWAII
ON THE SIERRA
BIG BATTLE RAGES
ITALIAN MINISTER OF
NAVAL AFFAIRS MAKES
MOVE AGAINST AUSTRIA
W
rJ
ROME Italy's
warlike . attitude
against Austria is
mare and more
emphatizEd, Recently orders were is
sued by Admiral Viale, the Jtalian
minister cf marine, to arrest any
Ehips, no matter of what nationality,
conveying goods to or from Austria.
Italy is blocking the shipments of all
food supplies from her own people to
Austria. The Italian fleet is ready to
clear for battle on short notice.
GUILTY' PLEA
No Revelations of "Ring" Are
Heard, as Trial Is Suddenly
Cut Short
Xo revelations came today of "in
s'ders'' or "higher-ups' m opium-smug-.ul'ng
here.
Paul II. Hoggs, recently indicted by
the territorial grand jury on the charge
of robbery, in connection with the
""badger same" worked on Chinese who
wanted to buy smuggled opium, plead
ed guilty tod'y and thereby stopped
the trial. It has been expected that
the trial would bring out some inter
csting details of how the "badger
game" was worked and what connec
tion the known operators had with
others if any.
The new chapter in the Scully-How
er-.McGrath, etc., case was short.
Koggs who. with George A. ("Bert")
Bower, J. VcGrath and J. T. Scully,
ws indicted by the territorial grand
jury, withdrew his plea of not guilty
and entered cne of g;;ilty before Judge
Ashfcrd.
Bo.ggs pleaded ruilty t ) a charge of
t eccnd-degree robbery. Sentence has
betn deferred until Saturday morning
at ! o'clock, at which time the other
defndants in the same case will ap
pear. Scully and H. B. Lewis, who
were convicted on a charge of robbery
in the second degree, are also to be
sentenced at this time.
Seuiiy and Lewis were indicted by
the grand jury February H' on a
charge fT first-degree robbery. T!ie
pleaded 'not guilty and their case was
tried March I'J. The jury returned a
erdict of guilty of robbery in the
second degree Xeither was sentenced.
Scully was released on bond in the
sum 'of SI.0.."'". Lewis' bail was fur
nished by fid. Hunt, who later dis
1 ;ed (f I.;.; property here and left
the territory. I.wis was unable to
secire other bondsmen and now is in
jail.
J. T. Scully, Hoggs. McGrath and
Bower were indicted by the territorial
grand jury .March 1 fJ" a charge of
robbery in the first degree. They
pleaded not guilty. About three weeks
ago Scully had his case nolle prosed,
it being understood that he would be
a witness for the prosecution. Later,
Bower and .McGrath appeared before
Judge Ashford and pleaded gniltv to
robbery in the second decree. They
arc now in custody.
WOMEN CAR CONDUCTORS.
f Associated Press
; (; I. A S (i () Scotland. Women
street car condurtnrs ure binjr tried
i in ("rlasirow. The uniform ineludes a
! neat blup skirt and oat. edsed with
j sold braid. If the trial squad of wo
l men conductors proves efficient, a con-
sideralile number Will be employed at
j onfp For the present, the women
j far-collectors will work only four
! hours a day. running between the I'ni
! versity and Dumbreck. They will le
paid the same wages as men $S.2j tc
$S a week.
O. ca.sionally a little sin grows
weds and raises a big family.
up.
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BlGS PREFERS
NOPU
CAE
GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS IN
DRIVE UPON VPRES; ALLIES
LAND ARMY AT DARDANELLS
ASSAULT ON ENTRANCE TO "G8LDEN HORN" IS MADE IN
FORCE TURKS HAVE 35.000 MEN ENTRENCHED TO
OPPOSE ADVANCE DUTCH STEAMER CARRYING WOM
EN DELEGATES TO GREAT HAGUE CONFERENCE HELD
AT DOWNS. CANT CROSS CHANNEL JANE ADDAMS
APPEALS TO AMBASSADOR PAGE
Associated Press Service by Federal Wirelesv
BERLIN, Germany, April 26. Several victories have been
won by the Germans on the western front.
Manv prisoners hve been taken bv them, including 1000
Canadians. Hartmanns-Weilerkopf has been recaptured.
Battle in Belgium Said to be
Greatest of War; Kaiser Coming
LONDON. England, April 26. What some observers de
clare o bp "the greatest battle of the war" is now raging
near the Yser. on the western front. It is reported that the
kaiser and Gen. "on Hindenberg.. the hero of the successes on
the east, are en route to the Yser.
Allies' Army Disembarks, Covered
By Fleet, and Advances on Turks
LONDON, England, April 26. Official. A general attack
by land and sea on the Dardanelles straits, in an effort to force
an entrance to Constantinople ad strike a decisive blow at
Turkey, has been begun. : :
LONDON, England, April n.British headquarters has .
received authentic news that the attack on the Dardanelles Has
Seen made in force. , U Y
Following the costljr bombardment"of th0TAljlcsfajlilp"f ;
at the Turk forts along the outer entrance of the Dardanelles,
the British; landed large numbers of troops and some French ,
troops also' are said to be with" them- .:-r"';;
It is said that a still larger army has been disembarked,'
covered by a brisk; fire from- thferfleet at the Turk forts.' j Tho
enemy were entrenched along" the' Gallipoli peninsula, but the
Allies landed. :their soldiers sucdessfully. ; .
Both the landing of troops and an advance by those already
ashore continue. '
It is estimated that 35.00 Turks are entrenched along the
Gulf of Saros. .
Women Delegates to Big Peace
Convention Can't Reach Hagte
LONDON, England, April 26. The steamer NoordamV
carrying two-score women from America to the International
Congress of Women to be held at The Hague, is anchored at '
Downs.
So far it has been unable to obtain permission to proceed
to Rotterdam, where the women were to disembark to go to
! The Hague. Jane Addams, who
party and who is to preside at The Hague convention, has ap
pealed to American Ambassador Page. He has replied that
it is impossible for him to assist in getting the ship across the.
Channel, as all Dutch shipping has been stopped owing to the .
submarine warfare.
Opinion Growing Austria and
Italy Drift Steadily to Var
ROME, Italy. April 26. The opinion is growing here that f.
Austria and Italy are drifting inevitably to war. ;
A diplomat quotes Prince von Buelow, the German am
bassador here, as saying: "It is impossible for Austria to ac
cept Italy's demands." '
GERMAN OFFICIAL
CABLEGRAMS I
The following cablegram was re
ceived early today from official Ger
man sources:
"WASHINGTON, D. C April 26.
German headquarters report, AprH
25:
'Near Ypres more German success
es have been won. The ground gain,
ed on April 23 north of Ypres has
been held against attacks by the ene
my. Further eastward the Germans
stormed $olaert farm, Saint Julien,
Kersselaere, Grafenstaffed, and taken
prisoner 1CO0 English. They also todk
several machine guns.
"An Englisi counter attack west of
Saint Julien this morning was repulS
ed with very heavy losses for ths
enemy.
"East of Lille British attempts to
attack the Germans broke ..down un
der the German fire. In theAgonnes,
north of Leburde-Paris, the Germans
repulsed a charge of two French bat
talions. On the Me use height south
IN WEST
is a member of the American
west of Combres, the French suffered
a heavy defeat. The Germans
cnargea, storming inrougn several
French lines. "
"French attacks made to win back
by night lost ground) failed under
heavy losses. The Germans took Zi'
French officers-and 1600 men. They
alftn took 17 rannnn. t .
sefle there ia local hand-to-hand fkiht-
Ina' In Pr1et' maarf a" Frnr.h riiaht
attack failedMn the Vbsges fog has.
"The situation on the east front fs
unchanged. Two wealc attacks by ths
Russians on Chlechanow were repuls- "
A . Rilliatsik vuaa aaain " hIfef with
20 bomb: r retaliate a?a?mt thS '-
sians.
PETROGRAD, Russia Apf 26.-i-Th"
Russian government has? appro
priate d $5,500,CCO f or th e re lief of wa r
cuffsrers In. Gallcia. Tht "money 'will '
be Jargeiy u?ed ta purchase wheat
and horses ' fr.; tbt .fjimkig ','popura-tfon.'.,-;;.
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