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HOKOLTjLU STAB-BCLLETnf. MONPAT.T)ECEIBER 24. 1917 V Masonic Temple (Visitors who have not been JV examined must be la JtJ? Temple by seven-fifteen.) TVecftfy Calendar MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY TkUJRSDAY ""hlnolulu Lodge No. 409 and Iodte Le Progres No. 371 Joint Installation of office, 7:30 p. m. FRIDAY SATURDAY Hawaiian Lodge No. 21. stailation of officers, p. TO. In 7:20 Odd Fellows Hall WICKLY CALENDAR I.O.O.F. ATTENTION ft - K .The1' Odd Fellows and rRebekans, tneir wires and cnndren,aTO nereby-fra ternally invited to be pres ent at the Christmas Tree to - be given at the Odd Fellows 'Building; on De cember 27th, 1917; at 7:30 pm .Visiting Odd Fel lows and Rebekahs are fraternally : invited to -be present. ' ; . COMMITTEE. , . ... HONOLULU LODGE NO. 1,-, unnrRN ORDER OF, PHOENIX TTIll meet at their torn, corner c CertUni" ana orv irweta. every T&ursoay evening v V ; j.w. xsch. uder. - x .FRANK MURRAY, Secretary. HONOLULU LODGE 61S, B, P. Cv E. meets in their hall V on King Stnear v.' Fort, every Triday Tening . Visiting brothers are cor dially invited to at- tend. ; 1X3. H. FDDDES, E. R. H. DUNSHEE, Sec Vs ' HERMANNS SOEHNE Manelutu Led OS No. 1 ' : Veriaounlttsren In K. of. P.. Ball tjtden erttea ana cnuen woniag: . 7 Decbr. 3 und 17. Janry. 7 und 2L j , 4 M mm A T1T1 n 1M . General Vtrtammlons Mars. IS. C. BOLTS. 8ekr. .. uvtrir. LflQQE fJa.' 2. K. af P. -Meeta in Pytnlan Hall, corner Fort and Beretanla streets, erery Friday renins at 7: SO o'clock. Visltinf ? R COSLlNO. c. c B. ANGUS. P. C K. R. and 8. ' " MacoW Bid r 1S4 Merchant. Open dally from S X. M. to 6 P. IL Phone 10(0. V . ; Ail yiaiung sroinsn inviisa rS UKULELE LESSONS " WItirany Instrument you buy froth lC Eihcst K. ICaai - -:' v Get PartleuUra Now) 112 Unlen SL . Phone 202S r THIRD -In Pro- In the Matter of the Estate of Frank G. Pedra, deceased. Order of Notice of Petition for Allow ance of Accounts, Determining Trust and Distributing the Estate. On Reading and Filing the Petition and Accounts of John G. Pedra. Ad ministrator of the eeute of F. G Pedra. deceased, of Naalehu. Kau. Island and Cougty of Hawaii, wherein petitioner asks to be allowed I372.S7 and charged with $2000 00, and asksj ma? tne same be examined and ap proved, and that a final order be made of distribution of the remaining prop erty to the persons thereto entitled and discharging petitioner and sure ties from all further responsibllity heroin: It is ordered, that Wednesday, the 6th day of February. A. D. 11S. at 10 o'clock a. m., before the Judge pre siding at Chambers of said Court at his Court Room In Kailua. North Kona, Hawaii, be and the same hereby is appointed the time and nlace for hearing said Petit'.on and Accounts, and that all persons interested may then and there appear and show cause, if any they have, why the same should not be granted, uud may pre sent evidence as to who are entitled to the said property. And that notice of this order, be published In the Honolulu Star-B-iIletin, a newspaper printed, and published in said Hono lulu, for three successive weeks, the last publication to be not less than two weeks previous to the time there in appointedfor oald hearing. Dated the 13th day of December, 1917. , (Signed) J. V. THOMPSON. Judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Seal) Attest: JOHN HILLS. Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit. 6970 Dec. 17. 24. 31. Jan. 7. IN (THE CIRCUIT COURT. FIRST Circuit, Territory of Hawaii At Chambers in Probate. In the matter of the Estate of Oliver C. Swain, Deceased. Notice to Creditor. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been Issued to Ha waiian Trust Company. Limited, as executor of the will of Oliver C. Swain, late, of Stockton, California, deceased. All creditors of said Oliver C. Swain are hereby notified to present their claims with proper vouchers or duly authenticated copies thereof, even if the claim is secured by a mortgage on real estate, to the said Hawaiian Trust Company, Limited, at Its office, 120 South King street, Honolulu. T. H- wlthln; six; months1 from1 the date of first publication of this notice or they vrin be forever barred. -All persons Indebted to the said Oliver C. Swain ar hereby -notified to make immedi ate payment to the undersigned as said executor. ' Dated, Honolulu, t'H, Dec 10. 1817. HAWAIIAN TRUST TO . T.TTi j ,- TrrExecutomof the Tvnror Oliver C. : swain, deceased. FREAR. PROSSER, ANDERSON & , MARX. Attorneys for executor. 69$ Dec 10, 17, 24 and 31, 1918; Jan. 5'-:vi:M:.,;-::'-:-'."-7. 191. . OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF H H PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 21, 1917. All bills against the Department of Public Instruction of the Territory of Hawaii, incurred during the present biennial period beginning January 1, 1915, and ending December 31. 1917. and remaining- unpaid, must be for warded to the office of the Depart ment of Public; Instruction, properly made out on the regular forms, not later than January 10. 1918, in order to insure payment of same. -';''-:-;v-';V-. IL W. KINNEY. Superintendent of Public Instruction. ; - 6974 7t . SEE COYNE FOE FURNITURE , Young Building : . . DEVELOPING PRINTING :: ENLARGING Best In the City Honolulu Picture Framing A . , Supply Co. THE J. S WINVICK CO. ; Paper Hanging and Decorating Rear 8Ungenwald ; Bldg. - Phone 3134 Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. L. AYAU SHOE CO. Bole Agent for W. L. Douglas Shoes. Phone. 2663. 1005 Nuuanu, nr. King It refreshes and Invigorates tired Xmas shoppers. IX THE CIRCUIT COURT. Circuit. Territory of H il bate At Chambers. Drink . fl e t x IRON PORT ' 1 fountain "- ; I i a nn i Tin v a i tcicpdadu mrnrci THESE PLOTTERS GET jARGENTINANS VENT ANGER MAXIMUM SENTENCES; AGAINST PRO-HUN PAPER (A$tU4 PT by U. S ! WlrlM 1 (A IM Tr fcy V S K1 Wtrl DETROIT. Mich . Dec. 23. Sentence BUENOS AIRES. Dec. :4. Mounted ;n toe extreme penalty of the law was' troops had the utmost difficult in pre pronounred uron Albert Half schmict venting anti-German riots in the in the federal court esterday and sen- streets of the city on Saturday as the tences hardly iess e-vere were glveu. result of the further disclosures cf to his codefendants who were found German perfidy and von l.uxburg's in &u;ity by the jury yesterday of wide-jf amy while he was ambassador for f- "cad : iots to destroy tunnels, raii-1 Germany here. Especially was the j' pnient and other property mj crowd incensed against the newspaper flit .4ited States and Canada and ofj which it is asserted was subsidized conspiracy to violate the neutrally ol by Germany for the promulgation of the United States In connection with pro-German news and articles publish the plots that were to be carried curbed editorially. 'n the Dominion of Canada. These crouds proceeded to the I-a- Given Maximum Penalty Union newspaper building, shouting as Kaltschmidt was sentenced on thre they went. "Ten thousand pesos." the counts of the indictment under wnica; he was convicted. The maximum sen tence imposed upon him was foul years' imprisonment in a federal peni tentiary and the payment of a fins of 120,000. Of the other convicted defendants Mrs. Ida Kalschmidt Neef received the most severe punishment, her sentence being three years imprisonment and a fine of 1.V"0. Her husband, Fritz A. Neef, manager of a Detroit electric al concern, and Karl Schmidt and Maria Schmidt, his wife, were each sentenced to serve prison terms of two years and to pay fines of llO.Oofl respectively. KRUPPS FIRE PUT OUT AFTER TWO DAYS' FIGHT AMSTERDAM, Dec. 23. Following an explosion in the electric plant of the great Krupp armament works at Essen, as a result of which serious damage was Inflicted upon many seo tions of the works, fire broke out which further damaged the plant. The flamfis were fought for more than two days before they were finally checked. Such is the report telegraphed to the Telegraaf from a border point, the news being brought to Holland by re turning Dutch workmen, who have ail been expelled from Essen and ordered to return to their homes. Suspicion for the explosion rests upon some of the Dutch workmen. RUTH LAW IS BARRED FROM FLYING IN ARMY WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 24. Ruth Law, the noted aviatrix, cannot drive a war plane against the Teuton hordes. The law won't let her. She discovered that today when the Judge advocate general of the army ruled informally that no woman can enlist or be commissioned in the Unit ed States army. CHIEF OF SECRET SERVICE WILL QUIT NEW YORK. Dec. 24. After twenty years of almost continuous service in th Ttnited States secret service, of which be has been chief since 1912, Wijllam. James Flynn.ls leaving that branch of the government this week. he annouhces.w Tn exDlainin his reasons for retir ing, he said that In response to the ad vice of his physician and the urging of his family he had reached his deter mination. Physicians had told ,hun that a breakdown for him was immi nent unless he got away from the nerv ous and mental strain of the work cf his office very speedily. VALISE IS MISSING AND HUNS WORRIED GENEVA. Dec. 23. Evident alarm and grave worry over the loss of a valise which contained papers of im portance Is exhibited at the German legation here. It is surmised that tne contents of the valise were uch that the German foreign office is as loath to have them fall into the hands of representatives of some ' neutral na tion as any of the Entente Powers. The missing valise was lost, it was reported to the police, at the Basle station while en route to Berlin. ,It contained, the report said, important diplomatic papers. BERLIN ADMITS NUMBER OF SINKINGS LESSENS LONDON. Dec. 24. Berlin admits that tha number of sinkings that re sult from its submarine, campaign i1 decreasing. This admission came yes terday In an official reply to the asser tions made by Premier Lloyd George that the number of losses to Allied vessels was. showing a decided loss. While the Berlin official statement admits that a decrease is apparent it denies that the campaign is a failure, bnt on the contrary attributes the de crease to the earlier sucesses. AUSTRALIAN PREMIER. LOSING ELECTION, QUITS SYDNEY, Dec. 22. Following the signal defeat of conscription in Aus tralia' for the second time, which is tantamount to a vote of no confidence in the government, William Hughes, premier of the commonwealth, and hi cabinet have tendered their resigna tions. Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, governor-general of Australia, immediately invested in G. H. Tudor, leader of the labor party, and a violent . anti-conscrip-tlonist, the task of forming a aew min istry. hEW ORLEANS SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 22. Damage to the extent of a quarter of a million . doliars was done by a fire which broke out' today jn the whole sale district of this city. Three four story buildings were destroyed by the blaze which raged furiously for half au hour before it could be checked. B-B-O. COMPOUND h Manrtteos StoMck M a- CiM u4 Srtrtca Rebnllder f Urr. al4acy u4 BUd- f 4tr Rttfy Fia Bloo4V. All Dnirr'sts. V?- amount which it is asserted was paid by Germany through von Luxburg each month as a subsidy. FOUR LOSE LIVES IN BLAST DUE TO BOMB (Ai0iatd Prut by V. 8. NtJ Tr-trli.) NEWARK. New Jersey. Dec. 24. Four workmen were burned to death in a fire which followed an explo sion yesterday in the plant of the Newark Rubber Company. The super intendent of the factory siys that the explosion was caused by a bomb. The conlpany is working upon large and important government con tract. Immediately following the explosion the flames broke forth and spread rap idly. All of the workmen escaped except four, who were either trapped by the fire or overcome by-the fumes Investigations have been started by the federal authorities. FOUR MORE CASUALTIES REPORTED BY PERSHING WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 24. Two United States soldiers were washed overboard from a transport en route for France during a severe storm and consequent rough weather. General Pershing yesterday reported to the war department. These were Corporal Samuel Kerl of Pennsylvania and Private William Smith of Chica go. Two other deaths were reported by General Pershing. These were Ser geant Grover Goodall of Pennsylvania and Corporal William Fauntelroy of Virginia. Both died of wounds receiv ed in action. RED CROSS DRIVE NETS 8,000,000 NEW MEMBERS - WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 24. Good success is attending the Red Cress Christmas drive. Up to Satur day night reports received told of 8.000,000 new members secured and these reports do not cover all parts of the country. It is believed the results thus far are considerably in excess of those figures. 10,000 SAI LOBS WILL SING XMAS CAROLS HiCAoT'fiec. 21 The. largest singing class in the world, composed of lOyftOQ jaekieY at the Great Lake nafal stations has ' been organized to sing Christmas carols tonight. TWO NORSE SHIPS SUNK COPENHAGEN, Dec. 24. Two more Norwegian vessels and a number of Norwegian lives have been taxen by the German submarines, the Nor wegian admiralty announces. The steamer Ingrim was torpedoed and only five ofher officers and crew escaped, the second .officer and four sailors. The Borgsten was also submarined and sunk, with two of . her crew killed and the remainder saved. . W OVERTHROW OF WAR LORDS BEING URGED WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 24. Oc casionally stories of the. real condi tions in Germany get by the German censors and reach the outside world. One of these is "given out by the United : States public information bu reau. It was written oy a lierman. has been widely circulated In Ger many and has had some circulation in Switzerland through the efforts and at the expense of German Republi cans. The articlo tells of the general ruin which prevails throughout Germany among thft poor and the lower middle classes. It urges the "overthrow of the war lord?." RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACCIDENT ADMITTED LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 23. Presi dent Smith of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad acknowledges tne legal responsibilities of the line for th wreck of Friday, in which a large number of passengers were killed and wounded in a rear-end collision near ShepaYdsville. He suggests that those who have claims against the line sub mit these to a committee for adjudi cation, thus avoiding unnecessary liti gation. JAPAN DENIES ANY TROOPS IN SIBERIA TOKIO. Dec. 23 Japan has not moved any of her military or naval forces to either Harbin or Vladivostok, despite all the reports that have been sent out to the contrary; The Japa nese government has 'not mobilized any portion of her forces, nor de spatched any troops into China, Man churia or Siberia, nor has the gov ernment an intention of mobilizing any portion of her army for despatch to any point CAILLAUX IS FACING CHARGES OF TREASON PARIS. France, December 23. By a resolution which was adopted by a vote of 472 to 2 the chamber of deputies yesterday deprived Joseph Caillaux of his parliamentary im munity from arrest in connection with the charges of treasonable communica tionw with the army. The charges against him will now be pressed. II FAIR SECRETARY Special SUr-loIIctia CorTsoat HILO. Dec. 21. Jarres Henderson territorial fair commissioner from 1 the Uiand of Hawaii, has received ad vices telling him f the appointment of Mr. C. R. Wlllard as secretary of the big fair association. The news is very pleasing to those people who know how hard Mr. Wheeler worked in connection with Hawaii's county fair lait year and they all say that a better man could not h3ve been p? lected. Mr. Willard is one of the United States engineers and he has been sta; tioned in Hilo for some years pest as inspector of the breakwater project He has been granted six months fur lough by the United States engineer corps and will devote his time to sec retarial work in connection with the territorial fair. PRINTERS' INK TRADE SADLY DEMORALIZED (Atoodaud Press t V. a. Varal Wirlt. NEW YORK. N. Y.. Dec. 23. Com plete demoralratlon of the printing ink Industry is threatened by the import embargo declared upon carbon black, one of the principal ingredients of black ink, states Philip Ruxton. presi dent of the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers. Mr. Rux ton urges the import board to recon sider its action in declaring carbou black an unnecessary import requiring a licence, BEET TOPS CAUSE DEATH OF MANY CATTLE FORT LUPTON, Colorado. Dec. 24. Poisoning of horses and cattle by ox alic acid contained in beet tops is re sponsible for the recent losses to fann ers in this section, according to Dr. K. Duffy, veterinarian, who has been in vestigating the mysterious deaths of cattle. Plots to kill the cattle and re duce the meat supply have been ru mored. The effect of the oxalic acid on cat tle, according to Dr. Duffy, is to par alyze the muscie or the legs and ren der the cattle unable to stand. TANKER IS NAMED IN HONOR OF REPORTER HELENA. Montana, Dec. 24. In honor of John M- Connelly, formerly a reporter of this city, Butte and Den ver. Colorado, and who has worked with newspaper men now practising their calling in many cities of the Northwest, the 7000-ton tanker launch ed at Gloucester, New Jersey, in No vember, was named. Mr. Connelly died at Denver, October 31. 1916. be ing engaged at the time of his death as advertising manager of a gas and electric light company. - 1 -aie GERMANY TO ANNEX COURLAND NEW REPORT WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 24. An nexation of Courland by Germany is foreshadowed by. despatches from Pa- ris. It IsUreported that a delegation from tho Courland Landtag has arriv ed In Berlin and that it will notify he German government that a closer relation is desired by the people -hom they represent. This is to be taken as a request for annexation and the steps are then to be taken forth with. . CONFESSES MURDER OF KEETS CHILD SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Dec. 23. Claude Pierson. convicted a short time ago of the abduction of Baby Keets .and sentenced to serve thirty-five years In the Missouri penitentiary, is now charged' with the murder of the child. He has made a clean breast of the wlidle affair ' in a signed con fession to which be was sworn yester day, and implicates a number of oth ers in the crime. STEAMSHIP REPORTED TORPEDOED IS SAFE ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 24. The British steamer City of Naples, which was reported to have been torpedoed, has arrived here safely. Instead of having met attack from a submarine she had strnck a mine and was forced to return to port. The damages which she suffered are neglible and can be repaired without removing the cargo to enter dry dock. HUN RUTHLESSNESS TAKES LIVES OF NINETY-FIVE LONDON, Eng., Dec. 22. The Brit ish armed steamship Stephen Furth ness has been sunk by a submarine in the Irish channel with a loss of, 93 lives. Irate Mamma Goodness me! It's half an hour since I sent you to the shop to get those thinzs. and here you are back without them. Little Dick It was such a long time before my turn came to be wait ed on that I forgot what it was yon wanted. "Then why didn't you come home and find out?" "I was afraid if I left I'd lose my turn." Milwaukee News. NOTICE. PAYMENT OF WATER RATES. In accordance with Ordinance No. 65 as amended by Ordinances Nos. 91 and 102 of the City and County of Honolulu, all persons holding flat rate water privileges are hereby notified that the water rates for the period ending June 20. 1918. are due and pay able on the FIRST day of JANUARY, 1918. Upon failure to pay such water rates within THIRTY days thereafter an additional charge of Ten Per Cent will be adde.!. All privileges upon which rates re main unpaid after February 1. 1918, will be shut off forthwith. Rates are payable at tha office of the Honolulu Water Works, Kapiolani Building, Hcp'dulu, HawaiL F. G. KIRCHHOFF. General Manager Honolulu Water and Sewer Department. 871 Dec. 18, 20, 22. 24, 29, 28, 3L WILLARD MADE Island Headquarters in San Francisco - HOTEL STEWART Rates from Sl30 a day Ira Stttl m CffKftta Sc?w - Mt Faiwws ( Rrcikfut 60c: Sndy 73c Mi in th Urnch 60c CaMSuiM'OttMtSl; SoadmSLSS C..C ( tiT" m. e. c. DEL MONTE BRAND PureCranberrySauce may now be enjoyed at all seasons of the year. GONSALVES & CO., LTD. Distributors for Hawaii MILLINERY MRS. BLATT formerly MacGregor & Blatt -now at- 112 Union St FALL STYLES A large assortment of Ladies Hats and Trimming3 WONDER MILLINERY CO., LTO. 1017 Nuuanu, near King Most Complete Line of Chinese Goods at FONG INN CO. Honolulu's Leading Chinese Curio Store 1152 Nuuanu St, nr. Paualrf ARMY and NAVY UNIFORMS for officers and enlisted men. W. W. AHANA & CO. Klrg Su, near Bethel Home-mads, appetizing SPECIALS every week at METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET New, clean, white, sanitary Phone 3-4-4-5 VEST POCKET KODAKS $7.00 upward. HONOLULU PHOTO SUPPLY CO. 1059 Fort St. Natty, stylish, well-wearing Adlen COLLEGIAN Clothes for Men, THE CLARION Hotel oV Fort Christmas BOOKS New Fiction, Standard Sets, TA'ar Books, Books for Children. PATTEN'S .17 Hotel St IF YOU WISH TO ADVERTISE NEWSPAPERS IN 'Anywhere at Any Time, Call on or Writn THE DAKE ADVERTISING AGENCY j 24 Sansome St. San Francisco ISLAND CURIO COMPANY Hawaiian Curios" Stamps, Coins, and Post Cards. The most com plete and attractive Curio Store. 170 Hotel Street Honolulu LORD-YOUNG Engineering Co., Ltd. Engineers and Contractors Pantheon Block, Honolulu, T, H. Telephone 2610 and 4587 0. H. TRULLINGER Optician Successor to A. N. Sanford Boston Block, Fort St. MESSENGER 25 AND LAUNDRY Oi HATS STRAW FELT FORMS STYLISH MILLINERY T. OZU HAT STORE Love's Bakery, 1123 Nuuanu St Opp. In temporary store King St, opp. Union Grill The Independent Review Published Monthly Leading English-Japanese Magazine Subscription Rate $1.00 per year P. a Box 474 30 Campbell Block Merchant Street. Honolulu at 0U JS0 ttows 230 Csantcfaf tsttm O Ccarr Si. a fr ttrv Inm I'alra . Tk .MwidMl Car Hasdnct I Motor Bus MMtatfl th mc1pl rtUMri 4. M. lOVC. Mtiv ;' Hats for Fall ADORABLE new designs modsrat prlets. MISS POWER Boston Bldg. POULTRY PRODUCE MEATS Territorial Marketing Div'n. Maunakea nr. Queen Phone 1t40 Get more light WESTINGHOUSE Maida Lamps save money. The Hawaiian Electric Co, Ltd. YEE CHAN & CO. King and Bethel Sis. ORIENTAL SILKS Fresh Pasteurized MILK, CREAM and Ice Cream Honolulu Dairymen's Assn. Phone 1542-4676 LADIES' White Shoes at low prices. MANUFACTURERS' SHOE STORI 1031 Fort 8L The perfect roof coating GRAPHILATUM HONOLULU IRON WORKS CO. Agents t " STEINWAY HALL Thayer Piano Co., Ltd. es CHUNHOON keatikeiwaueen Phone 39M HANAN'S BEST SHOES M'INERNY SHOE STORE Fort, above King St - SDLCt Sport Coats Mandarin Coats Stockings, Etc. S. OZAKI 1C-115 North King" SL Largest stock of PIANOS In the 'Territory. BERQSTROM MUSIC O, LTD. 1020 Fort St Phone 2321 Protective Agency of Hawaii PATROLS . Day and Night Phone 1411, 5-S Elite Bldg. WM. E.. MILES, Mgr. FEDERAL - ELCEE Liquid Roofing Cement LEWERS & COOKE, LTD. 189-177 So. King St v How to Equip Company of ' This is all told plainly la tha Eqiiipment Book Lieut Raymond C Balrd, 25th Infantry, U. S.A.' Written primarily for tha Tohm teer officer; it may be of service to : the ' regular officer ' as veil - :3: i "PRICE 25ev:-:":'V' Honolulu Star-Bulletin 125 Merchant St Valencia Oram Infantry a: