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12 PAGES HONOLULU, TEBBTTOBY OP HAWAII, WEDNESDAY, MAY ,16, .19X7.-12 PAGE3.
PBICE FIVE CENTS
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Evening Bcnctto, Est Ut2. N ttV, P :;
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VAR FLYER GIVES
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FOR GOOD SERVICES
Sub-Lieut K. Ross Munro, on
Way Back to west Prom
Tells of Fine Work and Brav
ery of Allies' Birdrneri i -
On ab way back to the : western
frcd where he will agcta uke p hl
duties with the EttfiUth flylnx .tqoad
rcn ad do his bit towards drlTln
the Teutoir liiulen at -of France,
nuthl Sut-Lie:n; ' K.' ; Roas McnroJ
AuttraUa pawM tbrttxeh IionoluW re-
It with his vounr wife whom he
f hadlnairled Just be tort tearlnf A1"-
mua. -. ,- ,
At the obtbreak ct the war Ueuen
jnt'Mnnrn wDt with the first Anstra
)ltx: troops to Egypt nT, latter to
GallJpoll -where was wotmaea. w
bullet: amashln : a bole, through bis
. t&dttih aod lodgtat td hl throat.' He
" m as' taken to Kaglabo. and ,bpon re
covery Joined the aero. -service. Follow
ins his course in aeronautic! bo was
C - aent lb 'the west front wbre . be' re
; mained, taking part to many aif bat
' ties, until two tnocths ago when he
V,.wu granted a IttHougn. '-".- rl
' : Warmly Pralee Americana zfA-
4, Ueatenant Munro was reticent con
? ceralng hia wn exploiu in tbe all1 but
X highly praised, the Americans: who. ara
" flthting .with Vh Englisb- and Trench
troops and partlmlarty Chose who ati
v with bim to the Cytog arm f the sst.
; i. From Ms remarks; however, It 'was
h clearly "evident that b - was anxious
- to gt back and a he'talked of the
lite on the -front with eaca ;day' brtot-
togintw proMenJS,to; solve ana. tne
life' of every, man aa he takesnla
dally, turn .over the fcattJA.flW hf
ving by ' a slender-thread aa idea of
what -life there means and the feelings
of the men could be obtained.. " '
; v , - Vhat la One. wan?-. ' .:
; - ? ; : In speaking of tna. manr. Tlators
" -who - bad fallen ; to their death from
' , shot or accident, he remarked. rBut
-n what is one. mm?? nd hat snort,
terse sentence explains vletter ' than
:anytM2g else the attitude of the Eag
. :-lis a 'and Frcrch, soldier, -and jrill pro
1117. .cMrscurje-- otir- cinij sol'.'cra
v-whea'tney -tlnaUy : co , into .. ibattie ,
""tssiast tl.e Gei.-ranx.-.-; . :
vV' ' Lieutenant ii-inro said It'took tlai
a - Just a few hours to learn to fly,1 "I bad
' -''mn Inntrurtsr for two and A h&lf ."hours
'tod" after that I tlew alone.", be aald.
' -After about H : fligaU I .had confi
dence to myself and was able;to-r
j-nywhere, and to -two-" weeks?; time
as looping the looj?, He was assign
ed to tue little scout tow nines driven
and m&nned by one aviator, who ts
'also called upon to shoot the machine
r-a .rhea attacked.: .
Lieutenant llunro tcld of one inci
dent when he vfaa titucked, by three
German machines at once and aftei ft
tluirp fight drove them off. ' "It look
Mthr had "for a .time.' . he ; said.
but I managed to plane above them
-and Torced then to retire At anoth
er time he sail; his engine had died
"when "he waa --far inside; the:Jerman
lines . but he k? J nanajed :io plane
.tacit to" his-own Uncs; J He' has also
tad a couple' of bad falls. waa in
Jdlcjted by tears oa hia face bet was
never seriously Injured, lie said , he
"tad never- shot down a German , by
tlasi ifbu't is living Icr the day ; when
. it becurs, - .
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T r F fro n-t.'rp'mj
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Fresldent Arthur Dean of the Col
lege cf ILawait- executive secretary of
U food commission, was the principal
speaker at the Ad Club lunch held to
day at the Alexander Young hotel.
He selected as bis topic "Food . Con
Fervatlon and the effect that-t lm
oa Hawaii. -: . '
V President Dean's talk was timely to-
'&smuch aa the Question of food con
servation is -one of the biggest prob
lems which must be met during war
,v time. The speaker outlined a num
: ber of .important! points which, nave
.'a' bearing on. the present situaticn. ,
; Robert Stever. who la at the head
" of the stock and" bond department of
' ; the Bishop-Trust Company, told. of the
Liberty Loan which will raise 17,000,-
000,000 for Uncle SanJ to carry oa the
present war. He told how this fund
is raised, also how it ta spent.
Mrs. Charles Lvllall entertained the
membera-of the club with two aongs.
Bhe as accompanied by liisa Alice
Harrisoa.' v- -; ' - .1:7 ir ' J'y's
LANFS STOCK HIGHEST OfJ
LOCAL EXCHANGE-TODAY
V.-f r4'-r' ' 4; -f VV
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-f , ? Lane Is the favorite for mayor 4
tmong the stockbrokers of Hon-4
4- olulu. At the session this "morn- 4
4'lng atraw ote was cast -and 4
the present mayor received a clear 4
4 majority of those : pt esenL ' , The
4- tote stood-Lane 8, Cohen S and 4
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All Stcctis Up
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET TODAY
Vaster.
Today". -4ay
Alaska Gold : . . ;. . . .rij;H
American Smelter . . J 100H Wt
American Sugar Rfg. .. 110a
American TeU A Tel, U 121 1T7
AnieAmti CflBotr ...... 7834 77
Atchison 10a . fl?s
T.xAn Lfica. ..... j .. . S794 ' 55':
raltimore A. Ohio ...... t9 V
. -.vr;r; :;bt244 b121?t
Calif. Fetreleuml : , i. . . . ' 18 -17
Canadian: Pacific .ii. .. 1a 1W
C M.ASLP. tSL Paul) 72 71
Crucible Steel ......... 67ft KV9
Erie Common ......... 2374 23
General Electric v.. L... 157
General Meters, New ... 104
Great. Northern Pf d.i . . . 1045 1037,
Inter. :Harv N. J.
KennecottCcpper,..,.., 45'V 44
Lehigh R. R. ..-..f.. ... tC0H Yi
New York Central . . . . . Z&Va 87
Pennsylvania
52 51 H
29 28Ks
'87 S5'i
Ray' Consol.
Reading Common
Southern Paelflo
etuaenaKer
S '3 A
Z9 87y2
Texas Oil ..,..'.v,. .'.
207Ka 2y
Union Paclfte
u.s. steei
Utah V,-..ViV..;....
120H 11Ks
1'a ? 112H
Wcitim Union ... ... - fl23& tlj
WeaUnghouaa 48Vi ; :44
Bid. tEd vidertd.' lunauotsa.
Bethlehem tel repreaentt Class
A and class a stociu
"jk ';,:U :;' sugar. '.. -'r''
SAN PRANCI&CO. Mar 15 Sunar:
SS decjl test, 8X2 cents. Prevleua quo-
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-Avcv;d-tf;Oui!ttm:
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Taking the5 Twitoetr- stond. to ?bto
ownt defense -this-'.morning,' Keawi
Keawekane, charred 'With; the murder
or George and zjjqa. Kanoa, oecjarea
he bad t61d City ::? Attornerr Aa m.
Brown r r.d lothers that he tad killed'
tne ocys because ne na oeen promis
ed By Attorney W. J.. Sheldon that if
he would malie, such a statement be
would : be let go, And' that. Ifbo did
not make it he would be4 hanged. ' -
He Asserted that ' waen' bejras tik-
en to sneiaon s omce several, . aaji
utter hia. arrest be had denied 'any
knowletfge-of the crime, but that Shel
doh. told.hfm be would go-.free If he
would . make a f confession. V He ' told
Sheldon, to response to a question, "be
testified, that there had been a ntitxle
game In jthe nouse where toe - boys
were 'murdered, . and asserted f that
Sheldon told - him' to do something
with regard to.the puxxle that would
Intimate I that it 4 had y. caused .; a row
mosg the.three"boya.i;,'4;r. .
t I told 1am. :WhatsUU" I wi'?$
Keawekane testified, to effect "and
he told me to think it over, v He told
me to make cp something. : I told .him
I Jcnew. jjoth!ng':.'-rn i'!;
.Keawekaae then told ot making the
purported confession to the presence
of . Erown,::Dlective .'MeDnffloj and
others. He rsald .that to them he had
made the statement that he had killed
the. Kanta'boys.i-'Wi'lh'"
? -But ,lt ..was-mot true,-,thti)oy de
flared. '.r-. V - ,' -f
"T.'hat was your reason - toy telling
this: lie, if It; was a Uer asked' Attor;
ney Andrews. r' '-5 i
'Because . Sheldon said if -1; drdnt
make the statement 1 1 would be hanit
ed,? he anawered, t'aad that 'll I did I
would be: let, gaT.r -'" Vt-'i -'ic'.i?-;"-: -
"Keawekane said his mother -was
present when be made the statement
to Brown and the others, and that she-:
was told, rTour son haa said be killed
the boyAT The witnesa declared, his
mother answered rSoJ,'&,si& ; .A:
t . When first called to the stand Kea
wekaae testified he had not seen the
Kanoa boys 'on thff morning. : of the
murder until he .went to their house
with their mother And saw them lying
cn the floor dead. An old Hawaiian
woman testified thit, about It o'clock
on' the: morning of- the murder, ? ahe
had seen a . man; running away from
tberTiclnlty : and np the aide of- the
hlHAv-i?:H
- Tlie case probably wfH not go tathe
Jury until tomorrow; 1 v ;
REORGAIilZATIOfl NOW FOR
C O. P. COUNTY COMMITTEE
.-Chairman: iValter; Coombs of ; the
Republican ' county '.'committee I has
called a " meeting for, next Monday
night, 7"SV hall of .supervisors, for
reorganization of the committee, im
mediately following ' the r .primaries.
The new members have been named,
but officers aro to. be elected. .IJuring
the jprlmary campaign tbe committee
officially takes no parW but once the
Republican candidates are nominated,
the ronuulttee' 'takes charge ..of the
campaiga..v-'i. v '-j:
1 3.n:on5, those'" raggested - AS chalr
manshto ros'sibrJUes. are Harry , A.
rranson,' Eddie Fogarty aad. "WUliam
HalL . . ' y - Umi - r--
VflOIIBEST Ull'JYER
WED ASSISTANT
Cornell S. Franklin Will Suc
ceed William H. Heen When '
Latter Takes Bench
Honolulu's youngest attorney, Cor
nell S. Jranklin. has been chosen by
Attorney-General I. J!.. StatobAck aa
succesnor to William It' Heen. second
deputy attorney-general, whose "Ap
pointment as third Judge of the local
circuit court has been confirmed by
the senate. -
Franklin will assume his duties tow
mediately upon the retirement of
Heen- from tbe attVirney-general's of
fice, which probably will be on the
first of next month. Heen Intends to
w ait until bis commission arrives .by
nrn before qualifying., .
Si re his arrival in Honolulu on
OctoberJ2,1914, Franklin has beeii
associated with the law firm of
Thompson, Mflverton A .Cathcart and
has won or. himself a iiost-of friends
inegaj, court aodother'circles.-'1 He
is a nephew of MalImTA: Franklin,
collector of the port, and is 25 years
oul t r
Franklin, - whose - home' was in ; Co-
lumuus, -Miss received his literary
and law degrees at the University "of.
Mississip(L and is a member of the
Phi' Delta Thrta fraternity .s Mr.
Franklin was asked if he would, ac
cept the position of deputy attorney-
general about month ago, the feel
ing at that time being tbatfHeen's ap
pointment as circuit Judge would be
confirmed. He accepted the aDPotnt-
ment only ecently. ' t ' I
miM VESSELS
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Manda Will Take -No Passen
gers on Her Next Voyager
lariOWAnnpuncea :
Three f thAeigh 6erman. refugee
merchant ateamera;-which-, haVB, been
to Honolulu harbor aince the outbreak
of h war nd .'were takeh over by
the te fjaluthorit? wherfthiAoitoi
try:.fleclared- .war. otL Oerminyhave
left the Islands to: tow of other steato
erALThexAre.thA Setoa.'HoIsAU4'And
O. Jv D. Ahlers :
.These ; steamers rwere3 overnauiea
and cleaned here and at their destin
ation wilt have their engines repaired
and. made ready for service At sea,
When i' trouble first.1 ftarted the . Ger
man ' crews disabled the lnachtoery
which; necessitated their being towed.
iris. said that. at. least four or urn
remaining' German merchantmen will
be iepAired here, at will be the two
vessels now at 'Pearl Harbor. .
It waa learned today: that when the
Matson steamer Manoa again leaves
this Port she will not take passengers.
Na reason was given by the agents,
CasUo & Cooke, but it is expected It
is, because she will tow .one of the
German refugee steamers.. - r
A large number of passengers were
booked for; the voyage, but will now
have, to .obu to--accommodation ;oni
ctheiratoamers v- fit-.. ,
eoqdco;4.;iss!o;i
!ioiiira:cE
T : Jfi'wowtag -a. twoourmeeting of
the territorial food commission av,tne
board "room ; of, the PJanters Assocla
Uon, this morning, it - waA."jjmounced
that the' commission nad-held A con
ference iwito:-GenStrongrjcommand-tog
the i Hawaiian rDepartmeht, , on
matters. of militAry .organhtation; and
that ; the commission is making: prog
ress, to working, out Its; plana. - .The
governor. ' the : Hawaiian, Department
and ' the food commission , are all at
work 'bn mutual . problems, - the sbla
tion of: which will aid to meeting the
present emergency, both military and
agricultural;' v : . :r . v ?,.;.
That the slogan "Grow Tour Own
Food" is one Veil worth adopting and
adhering to is the opinion of the stud
ents' at the girls industrial school and,
as a result, they are now tilling the
soil with as much energy as men and
boys throughout the islands.
Every bit or. available ground at tne
school is being cultivated, and ' some
excellent crops are anticipated before
very long. It was announced today
that, tne scnooi coma use a nunurea
acres to advantage,' if it could get it.
largely because of - the interest the
girls are .taking not only, to- farming
but to the necessity of growing All
possible foodstuffs for home consump-
tiostfjv'-vv-;'- ..-1
If we bid the land we would raise
pige and grow, aweet potatoes says
Miss Sadie C. Sterrttt, the principal.
MaL: Robert C. Foy, 9th F. A.; 1st
Lieut. William E. Dorman, 4th Cav.,
and i 1st Lieut . John E. Ardrey, 32d
tof, all of whom arrived on the last
transport, will be examined for pro
faotlcas;. according to word today at
PORT
Army headQuartera. -,v,. ,
LXGWS IS
fipIiilEY GEi'!M
fcORNELL FRANKLIN
IDS SHOW
pnicss soss
Opening of Tenders for Provis-
: ions onow Large niiC5
v ; Over Last Year
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iBid "opened yesterday W the ofHce
of. tbe supply Quartermaster on; pro-
visionit rfortheiarmv-5dUrinVlJ
show tt price to" general, axehlgh-
er.xaaAiur iasi year orvior ias xnnnu.
vOrwflh ' wtifoH 1ct vaf ar1(t 'fur. 9.K
cents pound, brought - yesterday the
modest price of 43.4 V whica. is ran in
crease ,;of more than 1 cent on the
price a month ago. Rice, had dropped
nearly 1 cent from last month, but
stood 2 cents higher than to 1916.
Other prices yesterday were as fol
lows:. Potatoes 5.24; onions, 3.9;
coffee, 21; sugar, 7.83; bacon, 39.72;
cheese, 24.7 ; flour, 7; bam, 28.8; ma
CaranL 7.48. ' -
Last month the prices, stood as fol
lows Potatoes, 6.3; onions, 3; cof
fee, 21 ; -V sugar, 8.7 bacon, 4.7 ;
cheese, 23.8; flour, 2; . ham; 27.8, ma
caroni, 6.j wi7 "
. Last year's, figure Vere: Potatoes,
2.25 ; : onions, .8 ; coffee, 19.4; sugar,
6.7; bacon, 23J cheese, 18.5; flour, 2.8;
ham,. 18.7 ; ' macaroni, &.
P. M. SM00T WINNER :
-CAPTAINCYr RESERVE ;
;. 7C0RPSf IN INFANTRY-
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P. M. SMOOT
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P. M. Smoot, well-known auto man
of Honolulu and a strong supporter of
military organization to the pre sen;
emergency, h&3 - won a captaincy in
the line, Infantry, officers' reserve
corps. His commission came yester
day, dated April 28, jurt seven weeks
after he took his examination. He took
the. oath of office imnrediately before
CapL Gallogly.
. Mr. Smoot, of Smoot & Steinhauser.
is one -of only-bree men in Hawaii
who have won" these line captaincies
to the reserve ctrp. The other two
are Gas Schaei'or 'and Rev. C. H. Mc
Vey of Kalihi Cniou Church. McVey
has already goo to the States and is
expected to go into active service.
Smoot 1s holding himself in readiness
for any call. ;
He has been a resident of Honolulu
for five years and had nine years'
naval experience, five as an officer.
before coming here. He served two
years with . the: National Guard ot
Hawaii,'. , ;.;.'' P ..r-
Sinoot ' Sjeinnauser U a firm that
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"(That the situation 1m Russia may
not be at chaotic as telegraphic news
published this nr.emiha Indicated I
shown by the latest ... development
which hint at a new ministry.)
PETROGRAD, Russia, May !.
PaUl MilrukofL minister of foreign
affairs And one of the leaders to th-i
recent reTolutioa, haa resigned' his
portfolio to th-j orovislonal cabinet
because of the friction and disorde
growing-isr the country and the oppo
sition he is meeting. , M. Tores ch-
tenko, minister of Cnsnce, has U.n
appointed by the council to succeed
him. t
A. F. Kerensky linrer minister of
justice and a Socialist, haa been
named minister of war and marine.
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KA despatch published this morntoi
said
PBTROGBAD; -RnssIiL. May :
Disoraanizatlon v almost anarchy is
growing throughout all of Russia. - It
has a.lready.atUlned such proportions
that It ts doubtful If it can be checked
by the' hastily formed and much be.
lated "reconcillatioa. council" which
the temporary verotoenLiias formed
to appeal to the masse of the people
3 a ion or coauuon caomei. . a
movement dimoag tle masses has rej
ceived tremendous impetus, and the
people apparently faU utterix to nn
derstand or: respond to the appeal
which the ofXIcU's of 1 he governmen t
are making to Hhem to stand fast
agamst th marhmations of the Ge
man secret agents, .
I AsMdsUd TrtM b V. A SaVsl Wtntso.)
PETROGRAD. Russia, May IS, The
council that is to charge of the Affairs
2RSi&X
hf Germany to prevent their troops
being hurled upon the western front to
I order to crush France and therf to dash
uposi Russia The council warned the
German: SociaUsto that this. plan. of
the kaisers was bound: to. faU And
r(etmld;4)t jeatjtt iadjaasterto ; Ger
y and, ta tne
SociaUsts:tfthat
country..
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' "For.'? r warned : the-; -coancil. nhe
troops ; of., the kafser.. will to; thewend
crush yon. 4 ? ,
(AMMiftUd PTti sr V. A Wsval W1j1i.
BERLIN, Germany, May 18. Defin
ite steps toward making Germany , a
republic followed in the wake of Rus
sia are being openly advocated to the
relchstag. vHerr Ledebour, the famous
Socialist leader, told the relchstag yes
terday that it Is Impossible for Ger
many to win a war of subjugation. He
then went farther and expressed the
firm conviction that revolution must
come to Germany aa it came recently
in Russia and that the house of Hohen
zollern must fall before the people as
the house of Romanoff fell to Russia.
Ledebour concluded his sensational
speech with the statement; .. , 1
T shall propose ., a constitutiona
committee to take preparatory steps
in the direction of introducing a re
public" . - - -. I
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(Associated Pru y V. 8. Vaval Wixtlaii.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, -May 16
The government today made its first
loan to Russia of 1100,00000. jtopos
Ited as a -credit reserve Inthe bank
to finance the purchase of.. supplies
for ths'Russians. Thf tctal advanced
to the Allies la now. $625,000,COO.
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THREE AUTO COLLISIONS
REPORTED BY POLICEMEN
FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
' Sam Verrera, popular motorcycli
policeman, is walking with a limp and
a cane today as the result of one of
three auto collisions which were re
ported to the police for yesterday
Ferrera sustained a badly torn ankle
which will put him on the sick list
for a few days.
The accident occurred at the corner
of Keeaumoku and Mallock streets
where Ferrera's motorcycle and a
Cadillac . car of G. h Bush met Ac
cording to . Ferrera's story the Bush
car, driven by Albert Bush, turned
mauka from MiTock into Keeaumoku,
cutting the corner. Neither machine
was going fast but the street was slip
pery and Ferrera was afraid if he
applied his brukes he would be pre
cipitated under the Cadillac As it
was about S 10 worth of damage was
done to his motorcycle. Sheriff Rose
is investigating the case.
Another car lust one number high
er. . 1252, listed as the property of
Joaquin Rodrigues, v struck Ah Kl'i
runabout at Beretanla and Fort
streets and L H. Lun and A. H. Bee
ton were in a collision with their cars
oh Merchant street near Bishop.
J - i SBSMBmb V .
ewS JS) ft tr, i
has made a, loyal lecord for enlistment
of its men' in the guard. Sam Stenv
bauser is to the enlisted men's re
serve, and. FreieIck: Moore, the cash
ier, is- in the, signal i corps; t-s Several
employes '.are guardsmen.--. P:.PPp
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FbUowed By Inftmby Thrusts--Valu-
able lbsitib
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l Associated Press bj U. S. Naval Wireless) ?
LONDON, England, 1116. The British admiralty to :
day annonnced the trival 6t aflotilla of American destroyeri.r
in British waters. ... ! - . r
LONDON, England, May 10. British in the fighting
on the west front, today captured most 'of the lost ground in
the neighborhood of ' Bullecourt, and established new posts on
the west-side of the villal ', .
Severe fighting is in progress north of the Scarpe river; M
BERLIN, Germany, May
by the war office today that
Lanen ville,: on the west, f ront
Italians
Break
Positibns By Heavy Artillery
I ; B0ME, Italy, May 16.--The,new Italian drive on the
Austrian front' after months of inactivity is achieving import
aht results, , .' . pPPi
v ' The f Italians today carried; out. a series of sharp assaults
which guaranteed success for: the mbyement that began four
days ago.' The drive on the Isonio frontw-continuing steadily.
Thft intense artillery fire whicli preceded the infantry as
saults bean- on the morning of May 12,- and continued almost
without cessation until rtne morning of May? 14. -The ; heavy
ariilHry: of "the f "Italians 'smash
pVeparieitiie
ciall Beerfche A w
firev Wwarsnoonj
Austrian positions re iaken.Up to date the capture of 3375
prisoners and 30 machine guns has berai reported.
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(AtMdaUd Prtd r U. A Vsvtl Winlcas.)
SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan.
May. 10- Slxvmen were ; killed .today
and several Injured In an explosion at
the 'end of the Fort Brady, pier, on
Lake Michigan. ; Most of these killed
and Injured were laborers, t :. p
lt is believed that dynamite stored
under the dock exploded. An Investi
gation la In prcgressr but no details cf
it can be learned,.
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President E. t Spalding of ther
4- .Bank of Honolulu today received
-a letter from Sydney, dated
AprU21, to which tbe writer met i
-f tions bis arrival there by atean
er. He . congratulated' himself.-
and -his. feltow-passengers upon
their good- luck,' for,'hevtsaId, a -f
few days before arrival a ; Gerv
man raider had been - captured
and was then lying to Melbourne
-f harbor. It was further stated that
-- the censorship had caused the -f
-f news cf the capture to be sup-
--pressed.' . -
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ADEQUATE ENDOWMENT
FOR PRIOR SCHOOL IS
BEING QUIETLY SOUGHT
Dtinu uuiciLi ouuuni
- Since April 21 an earnest but quiet
appeal. has been made to fecure an
adequate endowment tor St. Andrew's
priory school, L. Tenney Peck. R. B.
Anderson John Guild and William
Thompson being members of a com
mittee-Assisting Bishop Henry Bondt
Restarick to the campaign.
On . May 30. when the jubilee anni
versary of the priory will be held and
signal honors paid to Sisters Beatrice
and Albertina, who arrived here to
1867, It . is expected that the total
amount of the subscriptions ' wfll be
known. In part, a circular letter by
the committee read a follows:
"We believe that the men and wom
en of the church will be glad to help
ns raise the endowment for this school
tthich haa done such excellent work
for the daughters pf the Hawaiian
Islands, and that they will see the fit
ness of making -the fund a memorial
of 50 years' work by Sisters Beatrice
and Albertina,' L U'PP"
The priory was opened May SO, 1857.
i pr. Ephriam '.Cutter, a prominent
food expert and. microscopist, died at
his hone to West Falrsouth, JIata.'
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I) 6. Announcement was inado
600 meten of trenches east of
were, captured today.
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Dov;n Amtoian
ess
(AttocUUd Prtts ty V. A. Tvl Wlrtl.)
? WASHINGTON, DC'-'May TS
4-, Tbe senate : today discussed
4- the, war budget to executive ses-
sion. - ' 1 ' - .-f
pu The house passed the: bill to
f'opea session. : v- 'VC f
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(Speeial Starulletto WiyeiesAr 'P.
HILO HawailMay fS-Ths Hilo
harbor was dear cf shipping for the
first lime ytAterdiy iff more than two
years.? V , : J. ;tj
BABY DAUGHTER IS B0R?l V:
TO MR. AND MRS. PAUL :
ISENBERG IN CALIFORNIA
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Telegraphic information reached .
relatives and fiien da heTe this morn ,
tog from Paul Isenocrg, at present re- '
siding to Sierra Madre, California, adV
vlsing the arrival yesterday of a baby
daughter, Dora Jane. Both mother '
(formerly Miss Bertha Kopke of this,
city) and daughter are doing exceed
lngly welL :: -'y. ifLrx p:7P .'-:
SHAFTER COMPANIES ARE
DIICV .miv .,ilTU nrtDnrrwo
Gardening work by company oi:
ganizations Is now in full swing at :
Fort Shafter. according to word from :
that' post today,' the" ground used be- 1 .
tog a part of the regular reservation. -
It was also stated today that a plan v
is on foot to develop the low land this
ride of the buildings for rice growing,
and to use the npper end- of the target P
range for. potatoes. ; These - projects i
would be s uperrised by the post ex- h
change officer and would be done by, J
citizen labors So lar tt has not been
definitely determined to turn them to
such" use,:- however.::: '"- "v - v:, ; ;-v.;
R0EN1TZ CAsf IS m :
AGAIN POSTPONED
:
Attorney E. C. Peters, counsel for
the defendant, again was engaged ia
circuit court today ; end the prelim
inary nearing cf the case of Georsa
Roenitx, charged with espionage, was
further continued until 2 o'clock r ::
Friday -afterncca." n?pr.:ix h. :
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