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Hawaiian Star. Vol. XXIV. No. 7Si3
12 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1917. 12 PAGES
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THIRTY INFANTRY, 12 CAVALRY
AND SEVEN FIELD ARTILLERY
OFFICERS AFFECTED BY CHANGE
While Vacancy Created By Departure of Commander Has Not
Been Filled, Army Men Count on General Treat Being
l Selected to Head Department Men to Sail on July Transport
Fifty-four officer of the Hawaiian Department, U. S.
Army, headed by Brig.-Gen.
commander, will leave for the mainland on the July transport,
or as oon thereafter as possible. The order designating the
officers to be transferred was received shortly before noon
today at department headquarters.
Orders for the respective assignments of these officers
will be issued upon their arrival at Washington.
The order received today
Strong .'on June 13, giving the
that could be spared from this department xor immediate auxy.
Gen. : Strong's message was in answer to a request from the
war department for all such
With tae exception ol the is coast
artillery officer whose names were
forwarded to Washington, and of CoL
James IL McRae, department adju
tant: CoL T. N. Horn, recently trans
ferred to' the 9th Field Artillery; MaJ.
Charles S. Lincoln. In charge of Ha
waiian mllltla affairs, and Lieut-Col.
, Herbert O. Williams, department In
spector general, the recommendations
i br Ottu Strong were carried out to
the. letter. ' -v .
Trest May Get Command
While no word has been received
from Washington relative to who. will
-fill the vacancy to be left by Gen.
-Strong; , it Is confidently expected at
army 'headuxrters. -that-lirtglen.
. Charles G. Treat, commanding the 1st
-1 Hawaiian Brigade, Bchof laid Barracks,
. will be chOBen In that case It is also
' likely that BritvGen. Henry a Hodges,
Jr., recently, promoted - from lieuten-
ant-colonel, will be given command at
- Schofield.- ' ' i ' : u ;
Gen Hodges Has been in command
ot the 1st Infantry there and is la
JT' miliar with . the work of the post. So
far be has had no nint from. Washing
- , ton of any, other assignment ..?:
Thirty infantry officers, 11 cavalry,
eleven field -.artillery, and three from
the engineers are included In .4 the
order. -. ciJ:-:t--r:--;.y'' v:,
Lieut Wallace C. Phlloon, infantry,
tow ca'duty" as aide to Gen. Strong, is
. ' among those who will go, while Lieut
1- Louie A.' Beard, den,: Strong's other
aide, had already been ordered to sail
"V. 'on" the July transport." . : ' '. r.lv
' CoV Richard C. Croxton. senior Instructor-Inspector
of the 1st Hawaiian
Infantry,' National - Guard, heads the
list of infantry officers, " and capt
Robert P. Harbold, instructor ot. the
j Maul 'guard.' is also named..;'ri;..i('.
i Gen. Strong was senior in "rank ot,
the three brigadier generals in the de
pertinent, and U also longest in ser
..' vice' nere of the '-three. : ? V:v-: '
. What this order means for those
Included under It, with the probability
that many of them will see active ser ,!
vice in France for the flag to which
they have devoted their lives in years
of constant study and training, could
be glimpsed in their . faces as they
dropped In at headquarters today and
heard., the jjewa,' -:
And what it meant to those who
win not aelectad for thia oDoortunity
could also be sensed, for there wu'
more , thai one disappoinud face
among those gathered. Yet like true v
oldlerr , these men took the .' news ,
, without grumbling. : - ; -
ALLTUDENT TEAM FOR KAUAI
. . . ' . . TRIP .:. .
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Regulars:'' ',;- . '
Catcher Kuriukl, St Louis.
Pitcher Nuahida, McKlnley; Bald
win, PunahouJ Hayaeiden, St Louis.
First base Lai Sn, St Louis.
Second base Haneberg, St'LOuis.
Third base Miyahara, - McKlnley.
Shortstop You Bun Hee, St Louis.
Left field Iwanaga, McKlnley.
Center field Chun Chew, St Louie.
Right field Sunn Hung, Mille.
Utility (Mar Go)
Lam Wing St Louis.
Tsuklyama McKlnley.
Kan Leong "-McKlnley.
Kauhane Punahou.
BASEBALL Fill
PICK TEH.I FOR
TRIPTOIIAUAI
In the most exciting voting cam
paign ever held In local baseball cir
cles, conducted under the auspices of
-- : the Star-Bulletin, the baseball fans of
" Hoooluln and vicinity ; have ' selected
All-Student team for the Kauai trip.
Frederick S. Strong, department
is in answer to one sent by Gen.
names of all possible' officers!
names
AasdaU4 Praia by U. 8. Haval CobubsbL
eanoa wmei)
WASHINGGTON,J.O.X4 June -r
4 26.r-SecreUry of War Baker and
Secretary of the Navy Daniels -r
4 both oppose the proposal for an -f
aviation department of the gov-
f ernment, ranking with the other -f
f cabinet departments. They op--f
-f- pose 'such a ' branch of the gov-
emment . having a eeat In the
f cabinet, saying such a plan, will -f
-f serve no good porpose; although -f
4- they advocate, more coordination -f
between the army and navy de-.
f pSrtmenta In aeronautics.
f The pending bill ; carries ''a 4
large appropriation for airplanes.
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IDMSIT
Ballentyne Says If, Company js
Not Entitled to Lands First
' Owners Are at Fault
- Absolute denial that the. Honolulu
Rapid Transit and Land . Company is
trying to do the territory or city and
county out of lanes which bisect the
' property bounded by South, First,
W"d Hle,I,L $t?eti ttrou
thejlling- of jsr peUUon In the land
5Qrt Jf01" orrn,! m wai made
vuua' j . . w. uwjne, : manager
(Continced on 'page' tnree)
ilPOliS SH1DS
m IIITO SERVICE
'(Aaaodatod Prwa Vy XT. ft. Xaval OobboiiI.
' catloa 8arrlca)
ANNAPOLIS, M(L, June 26.The
graduates; of the Naval 'Aca35my at
Annapolis will go Into active service
on Thursday.
AID IN REGISTRY
Thirty-two names of Hakalau Plan
tation employes, forwarded as volun
teers to assist in the registration of
men in Hawaii under the selective
draft, were received by Governor
Pinkham today from John M. Ross,
plantation manager.
Included in the list' were Japanese,
Chinese, Filipino and other interpre
ters. This is the largest single col
lection of volunteers that has yet been
received, according to Will Wayne,
private secretary, to the governor. The
governor expressed gratification at the
manner tnwnich -ail the r Islands are
replying to. his caC for assistance to
Baker, Daniels
Oppose Social;
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Department Commander
And Probable Successor
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General Strong (left)
HERE IS ROSTER Alti.1V OFFICERS .
ORDERED TRANSFERRED TO STATES
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4 The following are the recommendationa forwarded to Washington by
4- deneraf Strong, which were acted on by the government:' 4
"Replying to your cable June 9 following officers can be spared
4- from duty here for duty In United States. Have retained minimum num-
4-ber of officers necessary for efficient service. 4
4- "Engineers, Major Robert P, Howell; captains, William E. R. 4
4- Cove! I, Paul S. Reinecke. 4
4- "Coast Artillery Corps: Col. Alfred M. Hunter, Capta. Carr W. Wai- 4
4- ler, Thomas D. Sloan, Manning M .Kimmel, Malcolm P. Andruaa, touls 4-4-
D. Pepin, Frederick R. Garcin, Robert W. Clark, Harold F.Loomls, For- 4
4- dyce L. Perego, Henry H. Pfeii, Harold DeF. Burdick, Walter C. Baker. 4
4 "Field Artillery: Cols. Tlemann N. Horn, John E. McMahon, Wil- 4-4-
Hani S. Gulgnard; Lieut-Cols. Charles R. Lloyd, Fred T. Austin; Majors 4
William 8. Browning, Henry S. Kllbourne, Samuel Frankenberger. . -4
,4- . . "Cavalry:,. Cola. Charlea A. Hedekin, William T. Llttebrant; Majors 4
4- John J. Boniface, Clarence R. Day; Capta. Robert R. Love," Jerome G. 4
4- Pillow, Seth W. Scofield, William E. Dorman, Richard H. Kimball, Ed- 4
4- gar M.; Whiting, Charles M. Haverkamp, Howell M. Estes. 4-4-:-
Infantry: Cols. Richard C) Croxton, Samaon L. Falabn, William R. 4-4-
Dashleil; Majors' G. DeGrasse Catlin, Alden C. Knowlea, Carl-A. Mar- 4
V tin, Herschel Tupes, James E. Bell; Capta. Alfred J. Booth, Frederick 4-4-
A. Barker, George M. Hallorart, Robert PHarbold, Livingston Watrous, 4
4- Charles L. Wyman, Charles H. Rich, Robert G.Calder, Cari A.' Hardlgg, 4
4 Charles B. Lyman, John B. Corbly, Walter' E. Pridgen, Charies A. 4
V Meals, John' O. Reardan, Robert Sears, Eley P. Oenson, Walter HFrank, 4
4- Wallace C. Phlloon, RufuS S. Bratton,
4-Frank A. Sloan.
4- "The recommendationa are based
4- ments." '
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British Closing In On Lens
(Associated Press by U. S. Naval Communication Service.)
BRITISH : HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, June 26. The British are
closing In on Lens.
Germans Withdraw; Canadians Close
, CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE June 26. -The Canadians
today entered Lacoulotte village on the west front where the Germans
have withdrawn from a Jlne two miles long.
' The Germans are destroying houses in Lens to give wider play to their
guns;
Believe Spy
At I. of C.
(auoclaUd Ptch y V. S. Kartl Communl.
xfttloa Srrlc)
BERKELEY. OaL, June 26. Two
professors of the University of Califor
nia today grappled with a thief who Is
believed to be a spy and who was
found In the chemistry building in
which government research of an im
portant nature Is being carried on.
The supposed Bpy made his escape
but dropped a blueprint of plans for
cLemical apparatus used in some ex
tremely Important experiments for
the war department
.V guard of soldiers has been estab
lished around the building.
SUGAR.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. Sugar:
96 deg. teat 5.925 cents. Previous quo
tation, 5.77 cents.
The numbers for the first payment
to the bond holders of the Manoa im
provement district number one bonds
were drawn by the city and county
treasurer yesterday afternoon. They
were 28 as follows: 6, 8. 10, 11, 12, 13,
16, 74, 114, 116, 117, 118, 120, 158, 161,
163. 170, 171, 172. 173, 174, 175, 182, 183,
1S6, 192, 194, 20L 205.206, 209. J1S, 217.
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and' General Treat
Woodf In G. Jones, Elmer F. Rice, 4
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on promotions under new incre- 4
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(Associated Press by V. S. Havsl Commuai.
cation Ssrrlee)
MOSCOW, Russia, June 26. Chair
man EHhu Root of the American, mis
sion 'to Russia has made six speeches
here to bodies of every shade of politl
cal belief. Great enthusiasm has
greeted him everywhere, particularly
when he told of the American activi
ties in entering the war and in helping
the Entente Allies industrially.
(Associated Press by T7. S. Varsl Com muni,
cation Serrlee)
MADRID, Spain. June 26. Consti
tutional guarantees have been sus
pended here because of the critical in
ternal situation.
The body ot Frank McCarthy, a pri
vate, shot, on the Mexican border by
a Mexican was buried in Brooklyn
ROOT A
AH
RUSS
FJTn
USAM
SPANISH CR
S DEVELOPING
Azuma Afire
At Sea Puts
Back to Port
Damaged by a fire which broke
out at sea three days ago. the
Japanese cruiser Azuma, which
left Honolulu June 19, resuming
her voyage from San Francisco to
Japan after taking to the main-
land the body of Ambassador
George W. Guthrie, Is returning
to this port today for repairs.
The Japanese consulate at
-f noon today authorized the follow-
lng statement for publication in
the Star-Bulletin:
The Japanese cruiser Azu-
ma took fire at sea three
4- days ago and Is returning to
this port for repairs this aft-
ernoon. The time of her ex-
pected arrival Is 4:30. We
believe the repairs can be
-t made in the harbor here and
she can soon resume her voy-
age. The extent of the dam-
age is not definitely known
but it is not believed t6 be
f serious.
Application has been made to 4
the IntVr-Island by the Japanese
consulate to have the Azuma
put on the dry dock as soon as
she arrives, so that a survey can
be made and repairs completed
as quickly as possible. The ex-
German freighter Elaass is on
the dock now but will be floated
4- off at the earliest possible mo-
ment to accommodate the
cruiser.
GALLIPOLI ID
IS LOCAL VISITOR
Lieut. Lester Elliott of the British
Army evidently bears a charmed life.
He Is a through passenger on an
Oceanic liner at this port today and is
going to Duquoin, Illinois, to visit rel
atives. Because of his bravery in the Galll
poll campaign, Lieut Elliott, who was
then a private, was given his commis
sion on his return to Australia from
the hospital.
"I was wounded three times In as
many minutes at the first landing at
Galli poll by machine gun fire," said
the young officer this morning. "After
I recovered I returned.- to Australia
on duty and when I reached there was
given my commission."
Of the battalion of 2400 men in
which he left Australia for Galllpoll
In 1915, only 380 are In active service
today, Lieutenant Elliott says.
In April, 1916, Lieutenant Elliott
left Australia with a new - battalion,
and after preliminary training at the
great Salisbury Plain camp in Eng
land,, was sent to Vrance.
He participated in the battle of the
Somme. While in service "somewher?
In France" one n'ght he led a platoon
of 26 men on a midnight scouting re
connalsance. Of that number, only
two returned alive, the platoon hav
ing run into a German trap.
While in the trenches at Muokey
Farm the young lieutenant came
down with "trench foot' and was sent
to the hospital, where he was recom
mended for discharge ' as 'physically
unfit for further service. He was in
the trenches it. France about S
months, and today wears several!
medals and ribbons awarded him for
bravery.
Australians Mor Friendly
According to Nell Haig, assistant to
Neil Neilsen, Australian trade com
missioner to the United States, busi
ness in Australia has been stabilized
by the entry of America into the war
Haig says sentiment in Australia to
ward Americans has changed tremen
dously in our favor since war was
declared on Germany April 6.
0.S11T0RT
(Associated Press by V. S. Karal Common,
cation SctIm)
LONDON', Eng., June 26. A small
contingent of American aviators has
arrived here.
McKINLEY TO PRACTISE
Manager Kahalewal of the McKin
leys wishes all players of his team to
turn out for practise-this afternoon at
5. This team will meet. the Asahis In
t W!4 ftna rrt Fvrn - '
OH VETERAN
REACH LONDON
CITY ATTORNEY , FILES SUIT,
CHARGING CRIMINAL LIBEL IN
EDITORIAL 'ROASTING' PINB1
TERRITORY'S EXECIjTIVE HAS NO PART IN ACTION, SAYS
CRISTY BROWN'S COMPLAINT DECLARES MALICE AND
DEFAMATION IN ALLEGED REFLECTIONS ON GOVERN
OR'S AMERICANISM
Suit for criminal libel against Roderick O. Matheson,
editor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, was brought by
the city attorney's office today on behalf of Governor Lucius
E. Pinkham.
Papers in the libel suit were filed in circuit court at 10:25
o'clock this morning. Third Circuit Judge Heen immediately
issued a warrant and order for the arrest of Editor Matheson
and for his appearance in the judge's court at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
The city attorney's office informed the' Star-Bulletin,
shortly after the filing of the suit, that the action is undertaken
on its own initiative and without consultation with the gover
nor. It was declared that the governor has had no part in it,
the city attorney undertaking the suit on the ground that a
public official had been maliciously and criminally libeled.
"Because Governor Pinkham In his official position couid hardly bring
a libel suit against the Advertiser, this office has taken It upon themselves
to .bring the suit," said A. M. Crlsty, deputy city and County attorney this
morning. "We have brought this suit ourselves without consulting the
governor or his wisheg on the matter, just as we wouid in any case, where
we believe the law of the territory has been violated."
Trio Have Narrow
Escape Wlien Train
Smashes into Auto
An extra freight train of the
Oahu railway ran into Stephen
Gumfer's auto at the Mokauea
road about 9 o'clook last night
and literally smashed the machine
to pieces, and hurled the occu
pants In every direction. The re
markable feature Is that not a
single person was Injured. Gu in
fer is night watchman at the Ha
waiian hotel.
According to a report made of
the accident by Policeman Ed
Ross, after the locomotive hit the
auto it dragged the machine about
30 feet. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Gumfer and Mrs. Tripp were in
the' auto, but none was even so
much as scratched. The engine
is also Intact
The train was proceeding to the
Thomas pineapple cannery, and It
Is understood Brakeman James
Andrews saw the auto, approach
ing the crossing and signalled En
gineer Alex Hewett to stop, but
the latter thought the auto had
stopped and continued. The auto
started up again and got directly
in the engine's , path.
MEET WffH G. 0. P.
TO TALK PLUMS
Plans for a 'love feast" of Repub
lican and Democratic city officials
elect are now brewing, the Bdurbon
having written a letter to E. P. Fo
eartv. chairman of the G. O. P. county
committee, suggesting that the new
city officials of both parties get to
gether some time this week and pave
the way for launching the new city
government on July 2.
The letter from the Democrats,
which came to Fogarty through L. L.
McCandless and W. A. Bryan, inti
mates that there should be a confer
ence soon to outline the policies to
go into effect next month. The Dem
ocrats want the meeting held next
Thursday evening, and Fogarty today
was to confer with several of his con
stituents to secure the opinion of the
Republican supervisors in the mat
ter. There is little doubt, it is believed,
that the Republican- will consent to
the conference, but may request that
the party heads, as well as the of
ficials elect, be asked to attend.
J. MORTON RIGGS GETS
CAPTAINCY IN RESERVE
J. Morton Riggs this morning re
ceived telegraphic notice of his ap
pointment as captain in the quarter
master's reserve corps of the Army.
The commission dates from June 4.
Mr. Riggr does not anticipate that he
will b crdered away from the Islands;
BOURBONS SEEK
The complaint or Information fuel
by City Attorney Brown declares that
in a leading edltoilal published on last
Saturday, June 23, Editor Matheson
criminally libeled the governor.
A clipping from the editorial page,
containing the" editorial complained of ,
the name of the editor and the name
of the paper above it, and the date
line at the top of the page, are made
a part of the complaint
When asked for a statement at his
office this afternoon by the Star-Bulletin,
Editor Matheson said he had
nothing then to Bay. Previous to that
time, he had been placed under arrest,
the warrant having been served on him
at 11 o'clock this morning by Deputy '
Sheriff Julius Asch.
The offending editorial is entitled
"Unfer What Flag' and is mainly a
comment upon the governor's procla
mation to the school children calling
the meeting last Friday afternoon to
collect contributions for the Father
less Children of France fund, and al
leged remarks made by the governor
on that occasion. In part the editorial
said:
"Not once has he (the governor)
come out as an opponent of Prussian
ism, as an enemy of the murderers of
women and children or as a man who
speaks as an American governor
should speak these days.
"If 'our governor' cannot talk like
a red-blooded American, why In Hea
ven's name does he insist upon talk
ing at all? If he hasn't something to
say that is worth the breath it takes,
why does he butt in and take up the
time of others with his childish bab
blings that smack almost of pro-Germanism?
"The more the governor talks as be
did yesterday, the less our cause ths
cause of all free men and the causa
of those who believe in truth and
honor and fairness will be served."
The editorial refers to the gover
nor's call to the schoolchildren as a
"pusillanimous proclamation."
Whole Editorial Cited
The complaint does not ' cite an
particular paragraphs of the editorial
but includes the whole editorial in its
charge of "false, malicious and de
famatory" and as containing "divers
false, scandalous, malicious and de
famatory matters concerning the Hon
orable Lucius E. Pinkham."
The complaint in closing declare
that the libel was contrived to "bring
the said Honorable Lucius E. Pink
ham into disgrace, abhorrence, odium
hatred, contempt and ridicule."
As evidence that the alleged libel
was actually circulated, there is at
t taciied as part of the papers an affl
i davit by Harry T. Lake, detective of
the city attorney's office, showing tha.
a copy of the paper containing the
editorial came into his hands and
was read by him
Text of Complaint
The complaint filed today is as fol
lows: x
"To tfie Honorable V. H. Heen,
third judge of tfc Circuit Court of the
hirst Judicial Circuit. Territory of
Hawaii.
' The undersigned, Arthur M. Brown,
city and county attorney of tha city
and county of Honolulu, in said terri-
tory and in said circuit, upon his of
ficial oath, hereby respectfully give
your honor and said circuit court to f
understand and be informed as fol
Iowa: -t
"That on and before and after and C
particularly on the 23rd day of June.
A. D. 1917, one Roderick O. Mathesoa"'
of. Honolulu city and county of Hon-;,
lulu, territory of Hawaii, was the edi
tor of a newspaper known, as The .
Pacific Commercjal, V Ad verUstr, 9
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