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HONOLULU, HAWAII TERRITORY. FRIDAY, 'A! JOUST -28, 1914. SEMI-WEEKLY.
WHOLE NUMBER 3932
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CHIEF FOHTURKEY
WASHINGTON. August
28(Anociated Press)
That Turkey, Greece, Bul
garia and Roumania are
seen to become active par
ticipants in the War of Eu
rope is regarded here by
diplomats and officials as
a certainty. ; "
Turkey, Bulgaria and
Roumania will declare war
upon the French Russians
and British and come to
the aid of Austria and Ger
. many.
Greece will throw in her
lot with Servia and Monte
negro ' and the Balkans
will be lablaze once more
with hostilities. '
TURKEY FIRST
Turkey will set the ini
tiative by declaring war
upon the. Allies. Cft,eceis
expected to take' up the
challenge ai .once, which
act will be followed by dec
larations of war -by Bulga
ria and Roumania. ; . ; ,
France has already ac
cused Germany of attempt-
luff to stir up anti-Christian sent!-.
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' launched against Germany by Ja-
' nan n fnlflllmpnt nf th tAt-ma of
the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
j V GERMAN COMMANDS.
, That Germany and Turkey were
closely in sympathy has been ap
parent, and now an authoritative
announcement Is made from, the
German embassy that Idnman Pas-
cha, who had been loaned to Tur
key by Germany to train and lead
the Turkish troops has been put
in command of the entire Turkish
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' The representatives of the Al
'. lies here believes that this makes
certain that Turkey will at once
the Allies. . ;. ' .. -; ,
TO STRIKE AT RUSSIA.
According to reliable advices,
the plan is for Turkey to wait un
til the main Russian army has
; penetrated a considerable distance
into Prussia, then to strike, oper
ating with Roumania and Bul
garia in sending armies into Rus
sian-Poland and into Servia. v
NORTH CAROLINA TO
', TURKEY. , .
T .Aav t Via ati ttonil tn ataP.
cise a salutary effect upon the
Moslems, in the event of a Tur
kish declaration of war, the Uni
ted States will send the cruiser
North Carolina into Turkish wa
ters, and the state department has
ulready notified the Powers of her
Intention. The North Carolina will
carry gold for the relief of Amer
icans stranded in -the Near East
and this is to be the prime object
of her cruise, . but it is believed
that it will be well to have an
American warship near the Dar
danelles in the event of hostilities,
when the Christian, and foreign
residents of 'the Ottoman Empire
may be endangered. ;
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A rTRlNLOAD OF "TME , TSARfe OFF FOfe THE FRONT .
BRISK FIGHT IN
BALTIC OVER A;
STRANDED
SHIP
Huerta Partisans Kill ;F6es;
i Mobs Riotin Gity-pf. Mexico
Action of 'Carraiiza in Repudiatiiig Old
Bank and Treasury Notes Causes
- Trouble; Police Are Disarmed
; WASHINGTON, August 28. (Amo
elated PrcM by federal Wirolon).
UiVpatche - to . the ' Constitutionalist
agency hore report the aHnainatlon ot
Kamou' and Rafael , Cabrera, brother
of Lou in Cabrera, by membera of tthe
old Kedoral Twenty-ninth regiment at
Puebla. ' ThU la the regiment of which
General Huerta formerly U eommaii
dor. No dotaila regarding the trouble
which led to the' a8insinationa have
been received here;
Order Cauaea Rioting. '
Rioting occurred In .Mexico City ye
terdny - when it waa diacovered that
Trenident Carranza'a government bad
repudiated the treaaury and bank, notes
circulated by the Huerta regime. Troops
were ordered out 'but the sentiment
against this move and the action of
the. government ia repudiating the
Huerta notes "was so strong that the
order was rescinded.: ,.-.'
' The mob attacked the treasury build
ing but whether any damage was done
has not' been learned hero. - ; .
Folico Also Rarolt. !;
VERA CRUZ, August 28. (Associat
ed Prei by , Federal Wireless) The
police retained from the '.old regime
clashed with' the Constitutionalist
foreea today in Mexico City and several
of the rioters were killed. The Con
stitutionalists disarmed the police and
order was restored according to reports
received here. ' - , 'i-.... . "
French Shift Position
to Meet German
LONDON August 28. (Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
The followintj statement was given out yesterday by the government
press bureau: '' iv . : . ''' : '-'v''.'.u'' v' . ; :'yJ-
"The French operations, extending as they do over a front of two
hundred and fifty miles, have necessitated changes in the position of
our troops, who are now occupying the Seraing line, in Belgium, "east
of Namur, in order to meet the German advance. Our line is sup
ported by the French on both flanks. The morale of both armies ap
pears excellent." : '
' FRENCH EESUME OFFENSIVE.
The French war office yesterday posted the following bulletin:
;. "In the Vosges district our troops have resumed the offensive and
have driven back the German advapce, which had yertjarday forced
us to retire upon Saint Die. The Germans yesterday, following up
their advantage, bombarded Saint Die, which is an unfortified town."
I THE SHIFTING BATTLE LINE.
' Press rcDorts from Berlin via Rotterdam assert that the Germans
have taken the Belgium forts at Namur, garrisoned by the French,
which they have been assaulting since Monday, and that the French
garrison at Longwy has abandoned that strategic position which the
Germans have occupied. Longwy is a strongly lorwnea ouraer piw
near the juncture of the Belgo-Luxemburg line with that of France.
A denial of both reports comes from Paris, the minister of war as
serting that both Namur and Longwy are holding out,
v GERMANS PUSHING SOUTH. '.
The Germans advanced into northwestern France yesterday, ac
cording to despatches from Ostend, and are now occupying the forti
fied city of Lille, having captured Roubaix en route. Another force
la Bald to be occuDvinar the fortified city of Valenciennes, one hun-
dred and twenty miles north of Paris. . The abandonment of these
positions is said to be a part of the strategy of the defense and was
Vtinturt at in earlier advices from Paris.
The fighting in northwestern Fvana has been along a twenty-mile
front between Cambrai and Lecateau, and between this rivers Scheldt
and Sambre, aocording to advices ;-eceivevl by tne rail wan uazene
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SonandGrahdson
q fi Reigning Duke
"Among the Fallen
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' PABIS, 1 August - 28. ( Aeaoda.'
tod Press by FoderaJ Wireless)
According to official annoanc
ik ment yeeterday, the reigning
bouee of - tha i German ('Dukedom
of Sax Melningen ' has already
suffered hearlly aa $, result of the
lighting in Belgium. Prince Ernst,
the second son of the reigning
Duke, Oeorg II, la seriously
wounded, wall another Prince
Ernst, sen Of Prince vTrederlck
and i grandson of Oeorg n naa
been killed. Both princes were
taking part In the assault on
Namur, and both war struck by
Trench buUeta oa Sunday. .
The youngea , Prlnco Ernst
would only nr.vt been nineteen
yaara old if he bad llred unUl
next month. ' , :
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LO.NIX)N. August 89. (Associated
Prees by Federal Wireless) Official
word was '. received here yenterday
fom Bridgetown,'. Barbailoea, through
the Oovernor, Bir lsli Probyn, that
the .legislature had voted an appro
priation of one hundred thousand dol
lar towards ; the expense of "the
righteous war . being waged" by,.; the
Mother Country. V . The colonial gov
ernment suggests that the amount be
used to purchase sugar, to be sent to
England. , . , ' :
The population of Barbadoea ' is
172,000, the great majority of whom
are negroes. - . ; ; '
UNITED STATES TO FREE
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,; WASHINGTON-, August 28. (Asso
elated Prese , by Fedora! Wireless)
Negotiations have .been completed for
the release of 500(1 Mexicans who have
been interned . at1 "Fort - Wihgate ; and
Bosecran. Provisional President Car
ranza has guaranteed their safety. The
United states government has been at
an expense of 25UQ a day in earing
for these Mexican. .
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AMERICAN NEUTRAL
IN ALL THE WARS
WA8HINQTON. August 27-(Asso
elated Press by Federal . Wireless)
President Wilson today iseued a rroc
lumatloa declaring the neutrality o( the
United Btates in respect U'the hostile
relations existing between sJapan nd
Austria, '
Russians S te ddi)y G ain t
LONDON, August 28.- (Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
Their operations In Prussia yet unchecked," the Russians yesterday
entered and occupied the city of Tilsit in East Prussia. Throughout
the southern and eastern districts of East Prussia the Germans have
retreated, being now concentrated in Osterode and Allenstein, cover
ing the approaches to Konigsberg, upon which they are prepared to
fall if necessary. . In the fighting against the Russian right wing, the
Germans lost one hundred guns and many prisoners. The Russian
advance' is now moving on Konigsberg, having crossed the river Alle
in several places.,"1' .':.. : '"' : . ."'i, ..." . ; -':- U
" The Russian center, is pushing on towards Posen, before which it
is thought the first big battle will be fought Posen is one hundred
and fifty miles from Berlin,' while the Germans across the Franco
Belgian border are approximately one hundred and twenty miles from
Paris.. ' ."'V . .,'v'v." '.-i '''''':" ' i '...'.' '
.'" "-;.''. ' ; THE AUSTRIAN INVASION.
The left wing of . the Russian advance is being pushed south into
Galicia and is rapidly, approaching the important railroad center of
Lemberg, a city of more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabi
tants. Continuous fighting has been going on between' the Russians
and Austrians between the Miester and Vistula rivers. - The Russian
force claim several victories, while the Austrians claim, the victory in
a six-day battle near Krasnik," Russian Poland, along a forty-three-
mile front ; .. . ' ;t ;;.-: ' I
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Captured Cities Forced
to Pay Heavy Tribute
LONDON, August 28. (Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
Pursuing their usual tactics the Germans yesterday compelled the
town of Tournai, capital of the department of Hainault, Belgium, to
pay more than $400,000 within an hour after the demand. The Burgo
master was held as a hostage until the money was paid, according to
dispatches from the Boulogne yesterday. .
Other advices from Belgium state that a fine of $300,000 was im
posed on Charleroi, which fell into the hands of the Germans last
week. ; ' ; ' '' . ' , - '.. . . " - ' .
Commenting upon the reported German brutalities in Belgium, Pre-
mier Asauith said yesterday in Parliament: "The acts committed
against the Belgian population are againBt all the usages of war."
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British Demand Proof
of Aliens Neutrality
LONDON, August 28. (Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
All aliens regarded as England's enemies must leave the country or
give proof of their peaceful mission in Britain, according to a ruling
yesterday from the foreign office. Many Germans have claimed Amer
lean naturalization. The foreign office held that this did not consti
tute proof of a peaceful mission. ,
KING'S SON STRICKEN ILL. .
LONDON, August 28. (Associated Press by Federal Wireless)
Prince Albert, second son of King George, while serving in the British
navy as a midshipman, was stricken with appendicitis. - He was land
ed in a port in Scotland. No anxiety is felt for his recovery,
sociated Press)In a naval
engagement between Rti$
sian cruisers in the Gulf of
Finland and a portion .of
the German blockading
squadron, the German
cruiser Magdeberg was lost
The Magdeberg. 4550 tons.
mounting twelve 4.1 inch
guns, was cruising in a fog
when she ran ashore pn
the island of Odenburg.
Her plight became known
to the Russians, who des-
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destroy her. i .
In the meanwhile the
wireless of the MagdeTerg
had summoned' a portion
of the German squadron1 to
her assistance and the two
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fight Under, a heavy fire,
the German torpedo boat
I . tnnlc off htm rrew rif
the stranded cruiser, after
which she wis torpedoed
by the Germans to prevent
hands. . :" .
KJt tne tnree nunared
men and officers which made , up
the ' Magdeberg - crew, seventeen
were killed twentv.flve were taJc.
en off wounded and eighty-flveMn
eluding her captain, are missing.
This information was given out
officially.';'.
BBITIsTllIC FBETS'
. LONDON, August 28. (AsaocUted
Press by Federal Wireless) Through
out England the public baa become rest
less under the strict censorship which)
prevents any news coming in from the
front excepting- of the most general
nature. Women throng the war office
for Information regarding the names
or tne casualties of lour weeks' flj ut-
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CA8TLES BECOME HOSPITALS
LONDON, August 28. (Associate
Press by Federal Wlrelee) Boulogne
dispatches to the Btandard state that
In Belgium historic castles, mansions,
luxurious palaces, are being turned in
to hospitals suid Bed Cross depots. 1
Members of royal families and men
and women of the highest society are
working In these improvised hospitals.
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CONSUL IS NOTIFIED
. OF WWW HGTIDII
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The Japanese Consulate is in receipt
of eabletrram front the foreign office
in Tpkio to the effect that on August
27 tbo Austrian Ambassador in Teklo
asked for his aMort and consequently
the diplomats Velations between Japan
and Austria have broken off. .
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAS MAN AT FRONT
NEW YORK, AuBuHt fi7.Uoi-
ated Press by federal' Wireless) -Frederick
Palmer, the noted war correspond
ent ana recognized as one or tne most
competent military erltits of the day,
has been accredited to re prevent the
Associated ln during the ' European
war. lie is the only American corre
spondent who is allowed to accompany
the British army. ,