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Troops Throwing Down Arms,
. Shooting oificcrs anauotng
, -HQme, Dedircs Finnish Leo
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S;'.:':: rival in Honolulu
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.-Ruttia wHi fiot f Iff another $het In
th.prMnt Wr" tld Madamt -Aln
'MiJmbarr, noted r(niilh Jtcturtr who
arrived In MoluIu today; T Th pl
OUr who hav tiffrd throuah ml
fnanaatment havt tlrad. of tho war and
htvo returned to their farmed; r ;
. "Rusala wtmte free. - That te c?r.
tain. have watched the publication
of the .repofte from the. battle front,
a-? leu than ere tienth aso predicted
th; t the Rirtilao' oldlera.,would,;ro
turn to their; homea; tftefthe Roran
effe wece overthrown. :i'v-u!'''-r"
""Reports ttvt cosaeto " the United
EtAtea that the revclutlc'n In RoteH
vae- a Ilooi'r sjf . rae.,' jfothtttf 4i
farther frota if UruttuWbeaj the
vprd tree sent oat to .the eoldlers ttit
the ncpirchy Tad" been orerthrova,
the troope threw. fljT .their runf nd
ttaxted homewtTd. .' Tberaeanda of or-,
flcera were' ihof down when they en
deajored 4o.atop.the trocp:j';..'!:
"RcEsla-wHl not'. fIx&taiy; mofe
rirtt, the people wtti endeavor to ae
cure food . for ;ihe itarvlsr; populace.
The dltinanafeiaent of the war has
teea one of the-worst la t!story md
the sufrsriss haa been appalling. The
people will then eecare leaisre cf the
type cf -Tcherscrt. Then lllukcff
and the ' ctier IzzStrt wia , he - OTer
thrown and t'rcai'snoey&e7:'titi.b
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' The pirty cow la power la Itartla
Is net C:r.::rzt!c The lr-l:rj favored
-i:r;:.y, t-t Izitt itzt a feputlls
t c::-i, t3 vera fl::t to eclza the
:rtur."r.- Vili rt- l"i:r who
rr-' - d:-::r;'..:3 Till cent a
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Tht 13 lhe-cnc:t!ca'thit U c::;a
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:.::- cn Ce 'wc:tcra .f.-czt tT"l' t!:o
l:y Ccwn their ittls t-i peace t.T.I
cc: this ycir. It Ii net tellers
la' the trtrth'3 who Late each ether,
it 13 the r.:a Izl'zZ the lines, the tcl
t'zn la tl8 tre-ches cly pity the tp
" --"Zzrzlx. .'t3'' C:!trrilt ' nqw.-.Trc:a
3 to TS per cc-t cl Us fcusslia pcs-t-'.s
are r.'.Itsr-t tr3 they will-not
to t !cc-lc3 cttll a real dAocncy la
f cruel Miluhcrr ii net tr:::l:-t tri
re v l;;;;r3 va to'te f3u1 ta
ths p::;!a c! Rurrla tier; their
wtr to a real cuccracy,". the cc
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.iraiane AIro irdtrrr Isctcre
tt the T. T.. C. A. r- r..:-y tTcrfrT.
ie tS ee'.crtrj
J'-.d-trd the i:
tl t trrt:rcn
-Cthcr lectures he:
-bers will rc:ia
, the wae c-ra ?
reToIutloc-ry r.:r
'"."be cae. cf the t.
tlsh fighters fcr
is L:ftc;Ic
It 1$ expected
3 t ;:i te r.ze fcr
p r i ::si2:e'.i:ila
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Further' hearing "cf the case ot
George Iloenltx, charged with esplca
ase, has been continued until 9 o'clock
-tomorrow taornti, The hearing was
scheduled to go cn this, xaornlag, hut
H JC. Peters, attcrpey-for Roeaiti.
; iraa engaged la the circuit court. v - v
'Up to 1 o'clock today. Coealta was
1 . stin confined n . Oahu prisca. where
- he hsr been since his arrlTal here.
being traahie to arrange for sureties
on the bond of $15,003 fixed ty U. S.
- Commissioner G.- S.! Curry. Roeaiti
.said today that he expects to 'I be .re.
" leased at any hourhow. ,; - y tf y-
' OAHU SHiFFluG FLEET: "
To r.:ovE Fnor.ipiER
3 Chairman Charles IL Fortes of the
harbor board has arransed with lhe
Oahu Shlppta? Company to more its
fleet from Pier 15 to Pier IS, the chair
..can' stated today.... s.Asrr'i:
. Vhls action ia upon a request .of
the harbor ; board for' Forbes to see
what could te done - la . getting-;- the
three or four ships of the "mosQuito
fleet from Pier 15,'wbere their pres
eace had formed the bails of a om-
: plalat from Capt.: William .Uatsoa of
the JIatson-Irrigation. Company.
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HCW : CANADA
CONCUERCO
WAR HYSTERIA"
Fr-r lO Tc:::y-;
MEV YORK STOCK j
MARKET TODAt
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Today, oay,
v 97Vm'
110 110H
117H 11SV4
77 77
S5'e
Alaeka Gold ...
American Smelter . .
American Sugar Rffl. ..
American TeL A ,Tel. . .
Anaconda Copper ......
Atchleon-i...........
Caldwl n; Loccv . ........
Caltlmor Ohio
Cethle Hem Steel -.
Calif. Petroleum.
Canadian Pacific
a2.
b!21T. b123H
.17 it:
1W
159
'72ft
48
67
154
105ft
CMi4St. P. (St Paul)
Colo. Fuel -A. Iron ......
Crucial Steel
Erie C ommon .......
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71
4S
5
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Qeneral Electrlo
General Motors, New . 104
Great Northern PfoV ..v 10SJ4 .105;
Inter.'Harv, Hiy.;..;. pr.
Kennecott Copper
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44 44
69ft . 0ft
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28ft-
kenign n., nw. .
New York Central
Pennsylvania f . . .. .
Ray Coneot. V; . . .
Reading, Common
Southern faclflo
'-soft .trr
Studebaker.i V. S7ft "S7H
Texas Oil .U ."-504ft 05
uniort Pacific .:v...v.w,m ,; mft
U. S. SUel .. ;i1ft;.117ft
Utah f....... ........... 1124 i11S t
Weetim4 Union ; 91 . k91
Westl ushouts "r.1: 4Sft 4834
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CcthUhem Xteel rtpreeenta Class
A and b Class 0 9Utk,:J&XKP
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SAM rnAN'SISCCv May f4w Sosar(
C3 d?a. t:st C.123 cents, Previous quo-
t:t!5, 6.14 cents.
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AftJr .I.ei'Ri Keawekaae, charged
with the tnurier cf George and Kama
irsi, hid teea la pall for niae days
f vlr x his arrest," , he was seat to
the.qfTics cfUttoraey;W;j. Sheldon,
who was thea act connected with, the
rcllco- departneat' or with T the cas.
Chortly " after Ehelioa; . iaformeoS-the
pcUeo that: the boy - was ''ready to
talJtt ,aad had "adm'tted eTerythiag.':
; ThJs,'. ia suhsUace,- was the UiU
xacry: trought. puttoday r upon cross-exan(.-it!ca
of Captain of Detectives
Arthur !.!cDafX!t with regard to the
aI!:od cc-f:slo -of Kfawekaae-that
ha had .hilled "the two boys:'; Up to
this Ussrof tM case It appeared that
the hoy had denied he was the .mur
derer; After getting word from'.'She
C:rx, ilcDuflle. said; he Informed Cit7
Atum?y Arthur Cro'wn,ewho, cazae
to' hTcEKitria's olf!ce,: held a conver
eatlda .with' Keiwekano and there pb
talaed the . purported . confession.--;
J.libafTie's Verslouv tt -: the alleged
ccafrsslDa was -that Keawekane'sna
thi.'tWTo Kaaoa-boys were playing. a,
picttre'A puzile rad : thAt ;rthe smaller
Kaao boy, Kama, wen..-An argu
cet? relieve d -and Kama -called Kea
wehtne a ' crook, at - th? same time
richic up a e'Jck and strlklag him
ia U e rlbiT-.v-;-,':;; yr -Tie
ol 'sr boy7-according to .Mct)u
r.3s! -recollecaon vof the , alleged con-rer;is.-i.
r':hed pvan axe sad attacked
Kc iekaae, the Jatfer . warding. of5
the j elows with t a stick. Kea,wekane
fiaalU'' got pQsscTSion. of Ihe'axe And
tha i ol i . Ilaaoa boy weat outside and
rot a hitchet. ' Keawekace, JIcDuffiC
u.ii$L thea'coatessed that .: he nad
ki;:i both the Iaoa boys rtthvtho I
S UbiOIe testified that. KeaweUAt
said h went and told his . mother
what . as . had', done, and, that ahe ad
vised vhlm ' to ran away,: but 'that he
decided to stay in the vicinity to allay
anr kusplcloa that might fall on him.
lie ; laid bis xaotber . had - washed fcli
khaW trousers that - had -bloodstaia
on then. McDalfle also testified that
he had later found the trousers, wring
ing fret-' v; vv- V
J THe sie, hatchet and t picture 'pus
ale; as well as several articles ot
clot jins, were Introduced for Ideatt
flcatioa -during the triaf this morning.
It win take one, and ixrasibly two days
to:faqsh the triaL?;;.
MoUATEJJURSESWilli
Aa Intensely, intenstlng and tlmsly
meeting will b held tale evening -at
the lY. W. C. - Ai py ; the Graduate
Nurses Club, of Hawaii, v As has been
announced . severaL timei. .Col;.' Chert
win, speak on Treparednesa'"' but
there . wtfl be at least .three; cher;ad
dresses: of metlt'-taV?.';..V-C
' Hiss' Beatrice Castle wm tell of the
AlUed relief work here for th Red
Cross, lira Walter F.;DUingham will
speak on the Navy League activities
ia , Honolulu and Ifrs. Gerrlt P. WU
def "riir have a -rood resume M the
organization of Red Cross, first; aid
c! -ses here cod 'What they bava ae
r -'.-" v"!. T!: r -i tt
Other Wounded Man,-Honokaa. Engines, is Recovering
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uouDie. Muraer warrowiy
Drinking
(Special 'Stitr-Balletin Wlreleaa.)
HILO, Hawaii, May 1k Tachlchul,
the Japaneee victim of Antone Garcia,
Filipino gunman, died today. Chief
Engineer W. W. Weateoatt. of Heno
kaa, aJao shot last Friday, Is much
better. .
(Special Btu-SiUftla CotrMaaBe.) .."
HILO. May 14-Tnat the sbootlns
and wosndlni cl Chief Engineer Weat
eoatt f Honokaa,' and also ot Tacoi
chnf. the Japanese htnlll hand,iwae a
dellberats mtteanpt-to commit touBle
morder, there -U .no, doubt. The Via-
Pino. Anton Garcla. flred fire ehots at
the two men od it ia only by a miracle
thatrboth 'are not'dead.. v- ,
GflVHiisiTscflMt m m m .
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F6orlommissidn Gets' Statement Brvari Which is
h F&vorably-Received By Sub
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is Recommended- r
', Rigid control by the Government of
the flah supply of Hawaii la advocated ,O Bocktts,faember of the conunis
by Prof. .William A. Bryan of the Col-islon and head of the' subcommittee.
lege- of Hawail th atataUment to a
subcommlttae" of-the territorial . food -
eommiaslon; : i-x' vK- ' " : X
Prof. Cryan, a naturalist and an au-
thorlty en fleh . in these waters, Je--
dares thst the present prices are not
Justified by ordinary eondltlona of de
mand and supply, and recommends the
establishing of prices by the govern -
ment in csae public control seems de V In; case cf -extreme necessity tha
slranle;'; -,-'; 1 yr vi local supply Tot fresh flsa ca be more
i. mis . e.aa seTexai ctaer arasc. sug -
ec'Iers : ere .contained la tb. "state;
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fifiv Judfji Viir Await Receipt
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by. Governor Plnkham brings thd news
of the'.conflrmation by the Senate of
the - president's .appointment of , Wil
liam' II 'Heen .deputy - attorney-general,
as judge of the third division of
the local circuit court, to succeed -Hon.
Jamer 'hJ Coke, : now v;assjcite ' Jus
tice of the" anpreme ' courts
Heen says that thr "'cablegram con
tained no tnstraction as to the date
of his taking the oath and otherwise
cuallfying. tor the ,; offlce.; : He ; adds
that the . department" of justice un
dpubtedly wishes 'him : ttf wait untn
the receipt ot his commission by. mail.
It ia not possible, he says, thit he wlU
take- the oath before the first of next
rqonth,' as the'rt : is 'considerable work
In' the-olficeror theattorney-geheral
that, he desires to have settled, before
lesvtngJ -':;-';; j--.
- - jutaougn. no .ociiniie annonncemeni
as been, ma49 1 as .to who y will be
Heea's .successor n the . attoraey-gea-erala
office,' Ifis reported on' good
authority: In court and legal circles
that 'Attorney Cornell - S. . Franklin,
now -with the law tina of Thompson,
MUverton'" Cathcarv'is being favor
ably! considered. ; It is .understood thst
Heen 7 will "' make no. changea .in hlj
court staft' Tbs derks are Clans
Roberts and 'Au Blom.';The position
of shorthand re porter: , Is vacant. . I
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.s-A sturdy ion; of, Nippon, some sit
or : seven- summers old,, stood off ' a
band of his -playmate this morning in
front of the city library by means pf
a garden hose of good caliber and a
heavy stream of Water, therefrom The
siege -brought out . a number of r pec
tara-;:5:n:Af '5V ix'
1 Young Klppon wandered over and
picked -up .the hose '.which .had- been
carefully J placed by one -of the terri
torial prisoners that do the rsrd work
at the library, and immediately ' after
ward started a reign of terror for all
wltatorniarradius?- -
; "Several fnk attackswere made by
the larger youngsters t who . gathere,
but: all -were outwitted by the sturdy
legged def ender-who always' put his
hose .Into good play to the detriment
of garments of the others. ":- r
rJTtaalfyrtxeryi3 m'aaj a dusk Porto
Rican, appeared on the field and wlfl
hts keener, sense; of; mUltary strategy
approached the hydrant witn a wrench
and ahutvCtt the young hero'a supply
of ammunition. The lad lost no time
In making av strategic : retreat that
would have done honor to a yon Hin-
cenuurg. . -
An alienation . suit, dating jback: xo
1SS0 fir "which : plUntif r and ' defend-
USESjlOSETO . ..
KEEP OFF CROWD
tot .have becone graadricthersv "wasin bad shape and will probably be oil
Avenea - r - uesperaao naa : oeen
The shooting took place on Friday
last and tt etlrred op the whole neigft
borbood. w The' district of Honokaa ia
getting a very had name for. affraya
of thU tort and something saoma be
dono to clean' out the nest of gunmen,
say 'resident; Vrv , v .V'.. , i-'J-l
Weateoatt- had " occasion to apeak
sharply ta the Fillpinov who .wu work
ing in the , mill, and the man there
upon left the bunding and disappeared.
Later oof jxe returned, under the In
fluence tft Honor, it It said, an L-draw
tag a revolver, fifed twice at the engl-
? inside of the thigh of Westcoatt and
f the other .a trifle higher up. If the
I '. COoeUnued on page two)
- CdmrniUeerRigid Supervision
j t h?j-
meat to the -fIheommItte, v Charles
. aald 'yesterday,", ln girlng - the ' atate-
meat out far pahll cation. , that Prot
Bryan's report wilT be msds : part of
the subcomTnlttea e report, ' andde
dared that the t u?gestlons and recom
meaaauoas : are ery mucn .to the
: point, . 'i'r - -J -f : "
' Prof. Eryan's statement la printed
tin full herewith ':rZ: ;
t - i rr-.j-v-. .-- ;. ..;
itCcrtlr? "on pass frVtwJ
Receipts -yesteiTJay' Approach
i cufoauToaay's indica-i
rations for larger Amount i
m Approximately, i50,000 . collecied
yesterday at, the taxf office and prospects-bright
for a big gain over this
sum today ir the rate at which prop
erty owners '. and corporations are
bringing In . th air toUs in the last
hours of th .'paying eeason. .
Capital and tabor rubbed elbows in
front of. the "paying - Windows this
morning amid the big crowd that had
put off this- government duty to ths
last minute, -v.-; ' 1
:No estimate, is tentcred by the tax
gatherers, on today's Income, but with
the Ug corporations; bringing in their
money the ; total is growing by leap?
and boundsv1 Tax wiK be delinquent
tomorrow. Approximately $410,000
had been collected up to ihe' time the
doors : opened ibis morning, which
f fhows 'that ; yesterday V " colle
were : considerably . . more : than
collections
than one
thlrd-of the entire collections for the
perlodVi ''ii'5'i: ;-' '..".;. "
- John H. Baker, recently with the
tl.M,M Vmmmb rsMa vv Vt a K4n
fUtt smuuit I vuu vwuiyui im vvv.
appointed by Collector of Internal
Revenue John -F. Haley as deputy in
Charge of the Hilo office. Baker took
the-oath-of office 'thia morning..
The new deputy takes the place
made vacant through the resignation
of, IL H, Hill, who is now on his way
to California to meet his wife who has
been 111 for; some time.
I Mrs4 Hin had hoped to join her hus
band here soon after his arrival, for
the deputy's work some three months
ago, but 'continued Illness prevented
this and when her physicians advised
her against making the trip to Ha
waii Mr. Hill decided to give up the
local .work: -.Collector Haley has -the
warmest praise for the former deputy
and regrets his loss. -'.-'
: Baker "will remain in Honolulu; for
two ; weeks , to 'become familiar with
revenue work here and will then move
with his family to the Crescent City,
to live. i . ' : -' 'V f ; :
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est Trtrv I riuro nni
oCIUO LCHVU Uni ' -
J: DockAtiDii'Rir.zig!
WAL0E?.1 AlR GOES QU
'Wftir her tiottopa cleaneIej.lreshi
ly painted the German refugee steam
er Setos came off the Inter-Island dry
dock yesterday -ftrnoon f, and k this
morning the Prince Waldemafanoth
er refugee,- went -oh for; ; a "i similar
treatment,. both being preparatory1 for
the trip to Francisco. where they
are' to be -toyed -aad again- put Jnto
commission." : The Prince Waldemar,
which -"was tied' up at Pier 16, Is not
BLULUM
: NOW GFJ5 OFFICE
UiwdiUlrmi W V. B. ml Wtrtim.)
WASHINGTON, D. ,. May 1$.
All--records for targe . appropriations
by Congress were broken today, when
the senate finance, committee report
ed out the war andT army and navy de
ficiency bills, carrying 3J3a94toa
The bill includes soo,uoo3ca vor
the construction or pruchas of a
merchant marine, $28,000,000 for army
machlne-oune, $.0CO00 for heavy
ordnance, and $1,0004 for the topport
pf Germans interned by the united
States.
tlBMMslaial Vrasa bv JX. S. fftval W1t1ms.
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4- AMSTERDAM. Netherlaads,
4 May 1.-The Germans are now 4
operating about submarines,
f . accorciag to the Telegreaf Thia
4-Jiewspaner v says that nearly: a
hundred: Of the Germaa? divera-t-4-
have been caught? Jn - nets 4
4 stretched by the Allies, it pub- 4
4 llshes today an Interview with a 4
4 inembef ot the crew of the U-5g, 4
4- which sank Dutch, grain ships In 4
4 February. In this interview, the 4
4- statement is made that the cu- 4
4" marines ' assemble daily, and re-
4- ceive wireless Instructions from 4
.the German admiralty: 4
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V CON STA NT I N O P LE, x Turkey, May
t&-Two; Russian detachments which
crossed the upper. Oialam river, In Me
sopotamia, .were- driven . back with
heavy tosses In an enjigement today.
eO'Scsie:;!
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(Asadsti Prtu y TT. 8. Vsvml WlrIM.)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. May 15.
The International Socialist confer
ence, scheduled to be held here tomor
row, will probably - be postponed as
the result of dissatisfaction among the
delegates. It Is learned that the Ger
man independent. Socialists have been,
refused passports by the German, gov
ernment and will probably not be ai-
lpwed:to-come.-: - r-V'r::
(AjMdaUd Prm bj V. S. XtTU wi&lm.)
WASHINGTON; D. C. Msy 14.-The
house wilt probably vote on the war
tax bill by , next Thursday - at latest,
according to a statement made by
Representative Claude KItchin, Demo
cratic floor leader.'; , , jv "
A score, of witnesses have ap
peared before the senate ilhancevconH
nuttee, wnicn is consioermg tae dui
by whlcb the government proposes' to
raise $1300,000,000, and declared that
if it should be enacted Into law In iti
present form, many' industries woud
be rulnfed.':- ,' ' ' , .
Industries Affected - " ..
Among those which it was declared
would suffer most ' severely are the
coffee . and tea -Industries, 'insurance
busiaess, advertising, automobile man
ufacturing and selling, dealers la mus
ical instruments, ' movinsj -' picture in
terests, Jewelers-end -drug deaierarn
Kepresentauves or. tae mu posters
and traction f advertising companies
protested against their businesses be
ing taxed and newspapers and maga
zines .being exempted so far as adrer
tismg is ncerneaox,'-i-vt..? '.'
TEUT0NSrL6SE?M0REfe&M
f AMM GROUND 0frWE5t
newtcrk:tw Ti .aiay is-Tne
British' yesterday announced the.cap-
fura .of the entire town ot Roeux and
a push to. the east, 'north of. Gavrelle.
i -There Jrere nd; Infantry ; atijeks by
the French,' but .the .heavy artillery
pomDarament along- men jineausur
ed that one Is coming shortly . C
One of the most significant 'moves
pf . the jday; was the announcement
from London ' thav England intends
launching av more .aggressive, naval
policy. At least suchv is the generally
accepted ' opinion' ot the formation of
a new naval staff with Sit John JelU-
coe at Its head. y. , - v
The oat cakes of Scotland "are said
to approach nearer the pflr:!tire tyr?
of bread thsd -anytt!: c'-T :
Big Fleet of
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VAR-TAX VOffiG
PIace3 Nivelle in 0mmand df
SmoD Aiia
(Associated Press by
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HOHU, Italy; Hay 15.--Italy has launched v new offensive: ,
oiid: broadnt Sjaitn aftex; months of In-
activity; dnTiri'wych tie lines were merely hald. : ; ; -:
. It was'annonhced from notary hea4qnartexs today that :
ccderahle progress has been' mads by tha Italians on the )
Plava: arei'and'on'the slopes :6tiIonte Cncco; hillsif east pf f
Crorisia, where -fightinir 'was left off "last fall. - Progress hasV
also betn inadd near Vertoibiz2a ;'f The Italians furthermore v
nude a -thrust on the Northern sector of Carso plateau and
reachedtthetwrcclfed.lines of i thai enemy east ;bf Dosscf ait -
aWwep wiTiw vsriftTirrs v : . r- ; i - . .. ,
West
" 'PAR1S,' France, May .IS. General Petaln, hero of the successful de
1 fense of Verdun, was today appointed' . commander-chief of . aU V the
, French armies operating on the, French fronts-v -:'-: '
-Gea. Nivelle has been changed, and placed ta command of the group cf
armies up till now commanded by Gen. Foch, who succeeds Petaln as chief
of suft:.v'vM,v-i-'-v;.:-; :
.The Germans attacksd on an extended front last night. but were, re
pulaed.w The enemy obtained a footing m an advanced trench omy
. LONDON. Eng- May 15v-The
on British positions in the Bullecourt
a - -
,t..:
ia the northwestern partner the village were forced back a snort distance.
:-;s-BEItLlN;' Cenaany,-'.May .15. Chancellor :vca L:thro- tZzf
answered a peace interpellation ia' the relch;tag by, statisg that it wcoli
not how serve' the best interests of the country to make a declaration re
garding peace. teams, and therefore he declined to'speak, -l . , .
-ir;The'troops ol thecrown-priace, fighting on the west, have captured Sta.
Berthe farm, east of Fort Deurmaaon, oa'the Aisae froaL-? - , '.
No
No news" whatever about the mo-1
nentous events believed happening ln
Russia, In ths first edition; Associated
Press report today. This filves rise
to the conjecture that perhaps theXu-
rcpean censorship is preventing xne
news from resetting the public c -i ;
Last night the AocUte4 Press ear
ths followlngtj -r--r-
' PETROGRAD-Russia, May 15
Tbat' Russia' stands on the verge of a
collapse that will mean the ending of
all her high- hopes ot freedom and the
differing for. "many yeara cf that time
when she . would become ' one emong
the democracies . of 'the worlds is, the
gist of a formal statement Usu-d Sua
day afternoon byTMlalster of Justice
Kerens ky to the members of the work
men, and soldierV degelates conference
In session: here," , I,.?.:
-T."- O,: HVDerertlt of tbe ' Bank of
Hawaii .received a. letter 1 today from
an Island boy who had been. attending
Harvard but is now In training camp
at the. Presidio, 3an Fraacisco. With
out, permissionr he. does not care to
make .the recruit f name r,-public: but
the letter stated that the writer was
imongaoOOvJWho are - belag trained
until AttgnsU when ; we . will . be de
tailed to theCrst Vincrement; of ' 500,
oooa K'f-i
There are 1 $ similar csmps through
out the country. the;ietter says, which
will. have, a total enrolment of 40,000,'
of whlch- 10,000- willr be selected as
officers. , 'vys'.'- -y':- " '.:-'
sighed on 'as 1 a Hawaiian, the
writer mentioned," "wltb orders to re
port at the Preslijo, which I did at U
hours', notice.?: "5 - sm -Jf r ;
; i:0Fif 00D CONSERVATIOrJ
. .Food. canservatoa ss It affects Ha
wail will be the. subject4 of, s txTs.
tomorrow 'at the Ad' Club luncheon
by President Arthur L. Dean of tha
College Vol HawaJL and. executive sec
retary of the territorial food cconis-
TUl ' (Tnarl - T . TT11 . will Hi!" .
new patriotic- song; -The vpreslieat's
Message,- Miss Alice Harrison ateo
panylng. Robert, SteTer of the Dixhrp
Trust Conps-y will exjlala how U-
Sam's $7,C C 0,0 05?C CD Liberty . Lc -a la
being raise 3. - : .f ; :-
r-itndyarl.i:i:::-3- hai:Vfcni :;tlat
fsnlkr c!
s::i' its c-;t::rz;'-i
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Germans today; launched heaty attacks
region. The British advanced posts
icav
.
; His appeal was addressed more par-
tjcularly -to' the delegates from he
war - front- He, declared that hereto-
. fore he hss been most confluoat in the
future of his country, but that he is
inclined now to fear. thV very worst
This: morning the couacll issue 1 a
formal appeal to the soldiers to rally
to the Support ot their native land cad
particularly against those deluded
ones ; who -have failed to realize that
Germany, is4 bending every; effort to
destroy the-revolution ia Russia and.
to enslave the people once. more, v
i. "Separatej peacd, Flth such a foe rs
Germany has proved ?erself to be, la '
Impossible" contiaues te appaUTe
cannot dream ct it' rhe only .solution,
therefore, lthe genera) pc?co whkli
can- come only, tbrongh . the comnca
action ot-ouf allies sad odt selves"
$2,003,70311:07.
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Figures ;J.lncruc;et Only Lccc!
-Housdiand Excfiidfe Bankl
'--":::on Other Islands
...
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1 The . amounts
subscribed
la' -Hono-
lulu to the 'Liberty Loan'' at npoii to
day totaled- $2,003,700 and ; ranged ia
amounts . from $100 way up to $500,
000, 'according to a aavass of all the
baaks 'and tract companies. Th
number yf rirtoV:aaa iadlrlduals" wb?
have proatised to ay this large sum
is : 1ST aad laclude people from every
walk or life. 1; ? 1 --
This: siuount is that' suhscrlbed in
nonolulu. only and does not take lat j
consideration "what the people cf
Kauai.- Maul . and Hawaii ' have prom
ised' at the iaitUutioaa on those I
lands. ,It is likely when the total cf
all., the islands is known that th3
amount '.will be ;near.'.$3,C0O,OCO as
subscriptions are still coialag in sal,
while tha ladiviiaI.a:o3.ts ;sre no',
large, as most of ths large firms haTa
already., elgned-.. up. . Oe .number cf
subscribers is ccsstaztr growing. .
The sr:all inverter, whese ; . $1C3
nszzi as cr:ch a3 that may tho--tzzii
to tho rich firms, is now cer-j
ia evl:c3 and it Is expected that tl j
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