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i;iUA Sur. Vol-XXIV. No. ;4
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CITY:EIECTI0;J TO:
T1I1E PL1CE UilDEd
PRESENT SYSTEM
Proclamation Issued and New
- Charter Bill, Still Unacted
y on By Governor. ( Cats No
Figure; .City Hall Officials'
V Coa Prtccihilitv nf Mn'Thflnnfl '
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for Two Years : t
HonoJula'a next city election wUl t
A cn the present aystem. -Th charter
" . revialon 1JU ahoved .throuth th kjia
V '.-. lature in the' 'past few daya and sent
. to the governor night before last now
Laa no bearing on the election, irre
:"' pectlve or-whether , tha. governor ay
f - provea It or vetoes it, and whether
' such ' veto is upheld or overridden by
.- , the, two housesV
tnrrtv"thftt th lction nroclamatioa
k would be Issued under the present Uw -
i'r prove! correct. Today City Clerk Ka-
lauokalanl issued a proclamation call-
V "f ing the city primary election for Satur.
day. May
-I have tear days In; which to con-
v i iider the MIL My tlme.was all taken
vd with other matters yesterday and'
' 1 am eitremely buiy today. A charter
which it has taken the framera A year
and a half to consider I cannot decide
ahd act on In ten minutes,- the gov.
ernor saio. - . t
The proclamation today calls for. the
sheriff, clerk, auditor,. treasurer and
attorney. The hew charter plan, with
threatening to arise, - One U that the
present elected cfflcials may hold of
fice for a cc-."-'" " years more. -At
; r( .cr.t toard j
Cc:.'.:i i.-i (:r totLer two
-Tiara jor the uuici?&l election. being
leld yet under the new cLarter were
pointed . out this . morning bf Mayor
' John Cj Lane. , .
, According to the mayor, if the char
ter ia either signed by the governor or
the i governor'a veto is overridden by
the legislature If will immediately be-1
come necessary tor the, legislature to
pass an enabling act declaring that tho
primary proclamation shall be. issued i
"15 dajs prior to the date of the clec-1
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'and !U -superi-tendent of. city works .1 ; ; f ,;f v; re
does not figure. , ' ;r ' trioVtividend. Uunquoted;
Meanv.hUe several complications are i j r.thihiM n.,n.
; . lion, ii ja me u.ajur ct'iuiua usi.m r
1 the new ch alter passes the primary j . mu.ntama-hahi Kam- i ;
'proclamation Issued today lmmedlatel!r j, . Tia the cry from a doren come
becomes null and void. .Therefore, if lyr-vivacious young, women who bur-
tCor.tlnued on pace thrfe)
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'Chnrlds G. Eozkur Declares
TLt: Has Come. for Social
Orqanizaticns to "Do Their
Bit" - ;
Associated Press by Ui S. 'aval
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NEW YORK. N. Y.r April IS. All
night licenses for saloons hotels, roof
Hardens, restaurants and cabarets
were today cancelled by the city for
the duration of the war.
i At a meeting of the board of gov
ernors of ' the ' Commercial Club
at noon today, it waa-decided
tRat the club will. serve no Intoxicanta
after 7 p. m beginning next Monday.
This la the hour at which the saloons
are to close, beginning the same day.)
- The Unlverat C4ub governors,
' meet'ng at noon, appointed a commit.
tse to investigate and authorized the
; president to call a special meeting of
I the members to act on auch report -
S Charles O. Dockus jrave the folio w
; lng statement to the Star-Bulletin to-
It Is eminently risht and proper
( that Americans should show their col
i rs at this critical time in the history
rf our country, but there are a great
; many other ways ' In, which we are
f j-ermitted td show our devotion to a
'righteous cause One "of the most 1m
rcrtant has been touched upon In the
;last few davs In our own City. First
; Vy army officers, pext by atmy clubs.
r refer to the -vital topic of closing the
' bars of social clubs throughout the
. duration of the war. We have had a
rreat deal of several kinda of discue
rion relative to the hours which shall
r-overn the closing of saloons In the
rnst week, but I do not place the ques
on of the .closing of saloons on the
' rame plane at all as I do the Question
rf the absolute prohibition of the sale
rf unv forn of alcoholic liquors in the
; c Inbs of this city. ; ;
It ia the business of a saloon to sell
1v.i.or. The saloon Is legally licensed
l-v the rovernment to carry on its af
fairs under certain regulations, and
(Continued on page three).
Cobbers Are
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Faltimore 4k Ohio . . . . .
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Pennsylvania
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Winning Contestants Of BUtie
WpwcnaTW ArrivA flnrl Tflkp
Honolulu By Storm
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ried down m the Great . Northern, gang
plank this morning, carrying a bnndle
of smiles. ( .,; 4 '-: :,.;--' . r-.'y r;r.
, The great welcoming crowd that al
ways greets the palatial liner split in
two and fell back. What waa coming?
The gayr girlish army, laughing, blink
ing, charged by. Spectators' stares bf
amatement 'turned to ' approrhig
Clances. -v-" -. ' .' - 2'
Out into' the sunlight bf Her 16 they
danced, their ryes ' drinking- inthe
bright glories 'of a Hawaiian spring
day.
Who 1 were, they! What did : they
want (surely! they could have . any
thing they wished) the welcoming
crowd wondered. Such a sprightly
party "was entitled to only the best" f
Again the feministic yell but with
the force and spirit and "pep", of the
North, went n'p a little clearer, a little
louder, Montana Rah! Rah lw That
settled it They were from M6n tana,
aurely-, and': the town waa theirs:
Bevy Cornea from Butte
Eight . of the happy crew are the
fecky contestants in a Butte. Montana,
newspaper Contest 1 They won a trip;
they could go to New York or Alaska
or Florida, but they picked Hawaii;
that's why they're here. And from
exclamations of delight from everyone
after only a few minutes In Honolulu
there Is no doubt they do not regret
the selection. "
Montana men met the party at the
boat; Montana men helped them to
register at the 'Blaisdell Hotel where
they expect to stay until the Oreav
Northern goes back ' Sunday and tha
women had not been In Honolulu an
hour before they had been .invited to
the Ad Club luncheon today. V;
v The girls are the guests of the Mon
tana American, the most popular week
ly magazine in Butte, Montana. Bdtte
world and on? of the most progressive
and foremost cities In the Northwest
Publisher's Wife la Guide . '
Mra. Byron E. Cooney, wife of . the
publisher and editor of the American,
is in charge of the party for that pub-y
lication, J be la cne of the liveliest
and most popular members of the.
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party and is already regretting that
they will have to go back Sunday.
She ' 18 a stylish, well-set-tip woman
whose1 capable mind is indicated by
the business-like, affable manner she
handles ber wards. She is business
manager for the American.
Personnel of Party
-The eight young women are "as fol
lows:' The Misses Lois ' Tatt'Doozer,
Kellle'Sullivan, Helen Magson, Mildred
imne, Mabel Zlnn, Margaret McBride,
. (Continued on page four)
NoBemandFor
Such As
Hatch Points Oat
Supervisor FM.' Hatch today gave the tr-Bulletin the follow
ing signed statement: ...... 4l 5
The npdersigned ventures' to question the assertionj so persistent
ly reiterated by the Advertiser; that thre Is an . ovtfpowering de
mand foV a new,charter for jtiila city nd cbuafy. If soj much onnec
essary pains has been taken to 'head off any Reasonable public discus. .
slott'irhe fiasco before the house committee fiirnished jio opportuni
ty. The senate committee rpent many . laborious hours In seeking' "j
grammatical mistakes; but offered rio public hearing. 7 '
"'" On ihe merits I sabmitr Uiat considering Mhe community as a
whole, and Uhe necessity for the different seciions of it to meet
each other rpm day to day in a spirit of reasonable t concession, the .
bill which has passed the legislature presents la bout as.ba a system
for. Honolulu as the wit of man ccnld devise, (he underlying theory
Is plainly that the people-are net to be trussed. . Thl community
does not deserve any such condemnation. , -' -
;At its best the new charter puts ouonc;'One man niore duties
than can reasonably be executed by such taldntas is available at.
any salary which win be offered. , The city pX Efeyton pays lia.Wi
per year for its experiment In," one-man rule. 5 At? fin' worst the "new
system ofer8"a premium, and; a Urge one, pa iny von.bination 'of '
schemers' who think, they canf swing the Hawaiian Voteand get Into .
power for a period of four j-eata. The chljy; saving4 clauses th'6 Jin
mor contained in the . pro visi6 n of a fine lor the supervisors 4n case k'
.O. M.l , .Wa l--a..- J ' T.1.I. aa...M a-laaaa .taa.
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Advertiser and Its protegee, Andrews
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Many important changes. In the ap-
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propriatidn bill.' including a complete
alteration? of the form of the measure,
will be mrde by the finance committee
of the house of representatives before
it finally reports out
.TheUnanc;obmm
complete, Its Vork on the bill tonight
The n any changes that have been
made may. necessitate a reprint and
it was' announced today that a! report
may be expected either Friday, or Sat
urday; W. - - : Yv' v : ..
)t the first place,, the finance com:
mittee has agreed to., change the ap
propriation bill back to Rs customary
form.' . Aa it came from- the senate,
the measure fixes individual, salaries.
The committee feels that considerable
more -leeway should be. given as re
gards salaries, and that minor salarie
should be left to the discretion of
heads of departments rather than hav
ing them fixed by the legislatures :
- The second Important change is the
cutting of the eocalled emergency appropriation-
from -SlOOjOOO7' to 150,000.
This ia the fund which takes the place
of what' used to be the governor'a
contingent . f und. i The re.iucton of
this fund la,". howeverr only tentative,
v That the finance committee is dis
cussing a restoration of the contin
gent fund, placing: It In the hands
of the governor with certain restric
tions, has been the talk of the house
for , the last few days, but It was an
nounced today that, as yet, no definite
decision 'has, .been reached, on this
nnlnl '.'.'.
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eicbe mi upoti :
Mail advlcea received by the Plant:
ere' Association yesterday told of the
fact that Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo has suggested the levying an
excise tax of one cent a pound upon
all ' refined sugar, the tax to be col
lected froni ..the ; refiners. This ap
plies to augar refined from Imported
sugar aa w-ell as to duty-free sugar
and does not attach, until after, it
has been refined. Its effect will be
to raise the price which the '-con-
j sumer pays and thus it may bring
the householder will seek to .econo
mise. .. .. . . r,- , '
the excise tax of one per, cent on
refined t sugar which has been sug
ritM. ht. RAirtirv nf th THtanrv
McAdoo a meaM ot nbilng
- wvenUeg wll ,uve abgolutely no ma-
terial . effect on the raw sugar crop,
Georg Rodiek. president of the ' Ha
waiian ,f Sugar . punter's Association,
said today. The tax will be collected
at the refineries and they In turn
will simply add the one cent to the
retail price of the sugar, or in other
words the . public will .have to pay
one cent more for ita sugar.
; : Thia tar - is ; to he puiced on im
ported ; as . well as domestic sugars,
according to word ' recelvcid lry Ro
diek, in order to preserve the pres
ent one cent tax against Cuban sugar.
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Danger To City
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and Murray, fame tor some time..
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A material, boost to aeronantics in
Hawaii la given fn' a concurrent reso
lutfon introduced tn -the house today
by Representative Marque; which pro
vides . that, during1 the period ending
June'' 30, 1919,' medals be awarded
accompUahlng .certain
stated flights In these island.
The resolution: follows: ; .
"Whereas, use "of aircraft will he an
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important feature of the ; operations . the senate yesterday without a single
of the forces; of; the United States dur I objecting ycte. .Minor hanes in the
Ing the war' now in progress,, and 1 , ; j measure as U came , from t'te nous.
"Whereit'to proposed by the arniy j wiU necessitate a slight delay while it
and navy authorities to establish aero- j goes to the conference con-iuiUe;, out
nautics stations within the territory j it is confidently believed vhat this de
of Hawaii: therefore, befit i- lay will be short-and that-the ' '.use
' "Resolved, by ithe houae of represent : win approve of the aItaratlori.i whic'i
tatlves, the seaate concurring, that ! the senate has made in the measure,
medals be awarded during the period j The measure gives to ti'f adminb
ending June 30, 1919, to the first aero- tratlon full authoriratica anl cmtrol
nauts making flights as follows:. I
'"1. Longest sustained flight from
base to sea and return, y
v -2. Flight from Oahu to Kauai.
"3. Sustained flight from Kauai to
MauL '
"4. Sustained flight from Kaui to
Hawaii, y ,
.'5. Suatained flight from Oahu to
Maui. ; Y: ' y:; '
"6. Sustained flight from Oahu 'to
Hawaii. ;-v'.Y : y'yy. ' ; Vy. r r
T. Sustained flight trom Oahu . to
Molokal and return.' i ''
"Resolved, that medals of the total
value of" not to exceed $1000 be distri
buted to the performers in the seven
events, the said sum to be paid out
of the general funds of the territorial
treasurer on warrants to be issued
rrom ine oince 01 u goTernor, r
, "ResolTed, that the governor ; is
hereby authorized and requested to
appomv rrom the memoersnip 01 tnej
Aero Club of Hawaii and aeronautic
officers and directors of the. United
States army and navy, a committee of
suitable numoer to observe ana record
flights made from Island stations to
June 30, 1919, to a vard, design; and
deliver' medals earned and Id certify
to the medal costs," : -"J. t :
; The measure has been referred ?to
the military committee. . y '.
"DIVINE SARAHS WEARS
DEATH'S DOOR; MAY NOT
SEE HER L0VEO FRANCE
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(Associated Press "by a
. 8. NaVal
: i - Wireless), y .
NEW YORK, N. t T4 April
18P
Sarah Bernhardt famous- French act
ress, whose, indomitable "spirit over
came the loss of a foot in spite of
! hr age. was today operated , on for
an aiiecuon 01 uie uuueji me jiopo
of . saving her life. . : There is only a
fighting chance for her. . She had
hoped to return to France.
TRAFFIC; FALLS ' OFF
COPENIIAGENv Denmark Passen
ger traffic; on the state railways of
Denmark has been reduced one-third,
in order to economize coaL With the
same object the government plans to
prohibit the export c cement because
of the large-amouit of conl used'in
ita productIon:,;Heavy rcitriction- are
also to be placed on the output of the
paper mills, and the ' size of newspa
pers is to be still further reduced."
Obey Law and
(eep Mouths
-Shut; Advised;Urjiti
t V
United States Marshal Jerome -f
J'Smiddy received a letter
from the department of Justice
this morning which gives some -f
terse and succinct advice to Ger-H-
; "man alien enemies In this coun- 4
try as to, how to -conduct them-
selves so as to avoid action
. against them on the part of that
department The letter 1s as fol- 4
department The letter
lows: -' v.' .."
i c Department of Justice,
-f Washington, D. C.r
j
April , 19..
To AU United States Attorneys
-v- and Marshals:
following statement: v
. No German alien enemy In this
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. T cuuuixr, wuw uas iim. mmcriu- t :
Wlmpiicaled Tin pMiS
the Interests of the. United
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unuea
jus'uee c
lowing
lion by the department of
so long aa he obeys the following
warning: '. . v; ".yr'j-: .
Obey the law; keep your mouth
,ehut , !: ,;:V:?-;- - I '. . 4
. ; Respectfully, ..
v.: ? T.V, GREGORY, ;
n 1r ' -l '- 'Attorney General.
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' Wireless 1
Naval
WASHINGTON, D. C April
IS.
Seven buiion dollars, three bnuor.s of
which are to b set asiie for t'te u-ta
of . our ' Allies, were approrr.ate.1 by"
over the expenditure of the huge mm.
: Eighty-four votes- wers cast .for tho
measure, and the majority of the t
senators who failed to vote Were ab
sent sick. The others were absent on
business. : . . y-;'
Secretary McAdoc of the treasury
department held a conerencQ with J.
Fierpoint Morgan. heaJ of the famous
banking - house, yesterday, to decide
14-On the best means'or. flo.it'n the
huge bond Issue. Mr. Morgan derlar"
ed that the country ' in splendfal con
dition and fully capable . ?f absorbing
the issue without the least disturbs nco
bf business conditio.nt ry t v.. -
The government is desirous Vi 1 hav
ing the bonds reach as many people
as possible and it is more than likely
: that the Issue will include bonds of
denominations as low as S25. rln this
way Jt i8.beUeved that they will reach
minions of, in vestors. :
Profoand regret was expressed ."to-.
I ilav bT RtWftV1 H I.' Tfntafeln nnr
, th actlnn nf th manmta tt ollmtn,..
tag armories for the island of Hawaii
from the loan fund bilL
Since the beginning of. the legiala
ture the speaker has watched Nation-1
U Guard matters- with keen interest r
and especially the move to get money
for armories on the Big Island, y
Tf this legislature will not build
armories on the other islands," says
j Holstein, "the enthusiasm , of the
I ronntr men entrlnr tht mard will
A building like an armory, especi
ally in the outer districts, will serve
to draw all classes to the colors with
the knowledge that they have a place
tO gO." .' V ' .' ; J.-...:.Y v"" Y 5 ''
Speaker Holatein has not Intimated
that he will, take any steps toward
the ultimate revival , of Hawaii, arm
ory appropriations - in the loan, fund
bill , The . loan fund bill I is due to
come to the hduse within; a very
.short' time.. y-- '
APPliiPill
3
aiMIIIIOWOF
ARUIORY FUIVDS IS
MUCH REGflETTED
oosTOfi m mm believes
lERICi;iSSEtS-iliEUST
Torped
oing of Spanish Vessel Expected
tpilriflame People
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: (Associated Press by Commercial Pacific Cable)
BOSTON, Mass.. April 4 18.
i heard off the : entrance ' to 1 Massachusetts Bay sent a thrill of
Atnntinn anA. AYvt'rfanrV v nTnncr trimi pntiri rnt patv fhi "
WMWWM . . V. Vf VWMyj w aaaa
morriino;.
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Three. coist gnards at stations on Cape Cod reported that k
iL. A Almim ti.a-l
vuuuku u-uuvk auu
ES cannonadiEfi:.. It is believed
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I ;::..:l. MADRID, Spa n, April 18.
was toiTdocd todar unwarned.
' -a. .
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was lorpeaoeu loaay iinwarneu. wnieeiruvfs vere; ium, iu--.4r;
arding to late reports. Thi incident is expected still further .'
to inflame Spain agnui.t Gennanj " .. , . ' ' . j .'
(Associated Press by U. S. Naval Wireless) j .
y PARIS, France, April 18.TIie French battered their way; ; -forward
arainst a yi elding enemy today, Xi veiled forces made -VAl
good progress ea.st of SoiHsons, capturiri Chavoniie and Chivy,'- 7 '
and reaching the vicinity of JSraye En Laonners,Y : V v y ;
' y The Germans made three desDerate counter-attacks in :. .,
Charnpafiie; V TheF
gu lis inflicted JieavyifleU'ctVr
ber of-'rhachine-gimsa big 'trench mortar and 12;cannonxhayc - -been
captured by the French in the. Champagne distHct. T; l..'.-,-
I)NDON, England; ipriL 18. The British forces today ; :
progressed noi-th of St. Que'ntin, capturing Villers and Guslain. :X. --
BERLIN, Germanv, April
, were taken yesterday by the Germans on the t rench iront.
The Germans have driven
Macedonia. ' ": ' , :;. ' ;' -; ' . v. ' :
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" lX)NDON.: April 18. In the neighborhood of Morovillers the entire . .
first line of the Teuton position over a width of more than nine miles .
was driven in yesterday and consolidated f the attacking French troops, ,
and east and southeast of Auberlve, where a - Teuton bastion had thrust
itself into the French lines for two and s half years,' the poilus rushed ,
the positions of their foes along a front eight miles wide and despite ?
'the fact that the salient had been powerfully fortified by tie Germane, s
thrust the foe out,' capturing thousands of prisoners in the salient that y
was more than two miles across at the base. A": . '
All . told the total of the German prisoners taken by the French of- :
fensive during the-last two days, -Monday and Tuesday, number "more ,
than thirteen thousand. ' - . ' y '
v, Farther to the west, in the country between the Oise river ahd the
French salient that apexes at !onde sur Aslne, or a distance Of approx- ; '.
imately thirty-five miles, the French artillery has been' pouring la the
fiercest of artillery fires, so hot that 'the' German" general ataff an-; ,
nounces that it is "unparalleled In intensity.-.- '- - , y.'- V . ' ,
Berlin Paper Says
Germany Are
i r COPENHAGEN. Denmark. April 18. News ; today from .Berlin says .
that the . radical newspaper Vorwaert v. which several times has been sup
pressed by the government for too daring statements, declares that the?
German people want peace. The Vorwaerts is quoted as saying that the
strike in Berlin is baaed not. only on the lack of food and tdemand
ror Internal reform but on a deep longing of the people for peace.
Y - The general strike which Ufast spreading over Prussia and ; Gea
many has now begun to affect the munition factories of the Empire,
according to information reaching this city last night According to. this
report, some of the largest of the ammunition plants have already been
affected by the walkout, and others are threatened.- ,
The strike Is exceedingly widespread and Is being fanned by ftgltators
who are reported to be spreading peace pamphlets among the striking
workers, urging that the strike be used to force . the government to
make-peace immediately. So far there have been no disorders reported-
FEAR INDEPENDENCE
V ;
IN MANCHURIA
i ' fBy AnMitrf Fts .
PEKING, China. Disquieting ru
mors are in circulation in Peking con
cerning an " alleged plan to make a
separate state' out of Maachoria and
place it under Manchu rule, with, the
capital at Mukden.- y y
' Three sons of the late Prince Chmg,
the mcst famous of the Xlanchu states
men who directed Chinese affairs dur-
ing the last years of the 1 monarchy,
recently went from Dairen to Japan;
where they are to take courses in mili
tary schools.: The departure of these
young Manch us. all of whom are of
age, prompted much newspaper dis
cussion as to the plans of the' young
princes. - Many newspapers in North
China" regard Japan's interest in the
young Manchus with much suspicion.
WOOLWICH CROWSFAST
By Auocisud rnt O '-; ,
LONDON, En gi The population of
Woolwich," the Xo'n'don borough which
contains the great Woolwich arsenal,
has nearly trebled since the beginning
of the war and U now about 140,000.
gainst Teutons
Beports' of heavy n-firinir
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at the navy yard that American
lies over the sea.
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- THe. Spanish steamship -Tom
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big 75 s and machine- 7 ; '
the enemy in thesa attempted
18. Three thousand prisoners 'J
'the French from positions in
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People . of
Longinj For reace
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(A. P. by U. S, Naval Wlrelessi
- WASHINGTON, D. C, April 18.
4- Opponents of the plan of selec-
4 tlve; conscription: in the house 4 !
military committee today woa a
-victory for the i time when the 4
committee, by a vote of A3 to 8,
decided to . have . the army bill
carry a provision to try to raise a
force of volunteers. y '
The senate military committee
took another attitude, -Ey a v:te
of 10 to 7 it decided in faTor cf
conscription.- -
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