The Maui News from Wailuku, Hawaii • Page 8

EIGHT THE MAUI NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1917. War Hero's Letters Draw Vivid Picture Last Communications From Late Lt. Karl Ahnall Of Particular Interest Here Exoected To Return To Maui Awful Conditions TWnnup thpv brine the horrors of war more vividly home, and describe in particularly realistic manner tne life of the Allied soldier in the trenches, the MAUI NEWS publishes tho lnat Inn lptlpra received on Maui from the late Lt. Karl Ahnall, once of Maui, notice of whose death was re norted in these columns last week. Th letters were written to Mrs.

W. F. J. Dale, of Kahului, and are as fol lows: Somewhere in France, 12th of November, 1916 Tlpnr Friend: Many thanks for your nice letter of 15th October, received toaay. 11 is kind of you to remember me after such a lone time.

Well, of course, it is not so very long ago after all since I was bathing myself in the sunshine or Deauuiui Hawaii hut havine been through a few things since then, they do appear rather remote those nappy nays ui Kahului. I have now been back with my unit about two weeks. Do you know I arrived back as my battalion waB pre paring for an attack. Again weni over the bags," this time under awful conditions mud and water up above our knees. It was horrible and I am not going to dwell on this.

Suffice, we gave Fritz a good hiding. I got out of it myself this time with only a few bruises. It is very nice to be alive. At present we are resting behind the line and all fairly comfy and in good tents. Our band is playing out side.

It is wonderful the power of music. Do you know men are dancing, the same men who only a couple of days ago were perishing in "no man's land." With men of such a spirit there is no doubt about the outcome ofthis war. It will be a long struggle yet but things are looking very much brighter than a year ago. I was then in Gallipoli fighting Ab-dalla, the Turk. The fighting here in France is harder, but still I'd rather be here than on the peninsula, where the conditions were worse.

My stay in dear old England did me good. I am feeling very fit. I feel very sure I'll one day come back to Hawaii, if only for a short visit. The changes must be great. I have been promoted and am now regimental sergeant-major of my battalion.

Will close with best wishes to you and all my friends on Maul. S'ncerly yours, KARL. Somewhere In France, 23rd, of February, 1917. Dear Mrs. Dale: For your very welcome letter of December 26, many thanks.

Very glad to hear from you and Maui. I am writing this from an ex-German dug-out, 25 feet below the surface. Fritz is indeed very considerate, making these splendid houses as we advance. There are long galleries lined with bunks like on an emigrant steamer. I wish it was a ship, I don't think anybody would mind if she did roll.

I am leaning back in my bunk, writing and thinging of you all far away in sunny, happy Hawaii. I am sipping a cup of tea, smoking a good brand of tobacco, and am very contented. Up above the guns are roaring, the enemy's shell sweeping the ground, shrieking from rage at the impossibility of touching us. It would be very foolish to walk about up there during the day. We are not very far away from the German lines.

It is 4 o'clock. I work nights and have mnny hours yet before leaving the comforts of this places. 1 am scout officer, which means crawling about in no man's land with my "devil may care crew worrying the enemy and finding out about htm. It is a nice, exciting occupation and not too bad in frosty weather, but in muddy times it is rather unpleasant. We have had a glorious month of winter, plenty of snow and ice, but alas, I knew it woudn't last.

Now the thaw has set in and things are horrible again. Still what's the use of complaining. It could be worse, I am sure. I have followed with great Interest the papers lately and like the views adopted by the U. S.

towards the treacherous Hun. I don't like to see any more countries join the concert now on, but I am certain America won't hesitate to give our enemy a hiding one of these days. I received my commission at Christmas. You will now address my letters Lieutenant K. Ahnall, etc.

Leave, however, is very scarce and prospects at present somewhat dark, still one never knows. Those two patches on my sleeve are my battalion colors. We all wear them and are as proud of them as the banners regiments used to carry at one time, but now done away with. I am enclosing one of these colors. Sincerely yours, KARL.

CARD OF THANK8 Mr. Charles Buchanan and children wish to express their gratitude to their friends and neighbors who so kindly and thoughtfully ministered to them on the occasion of their recent bereavement. The Criterion "Them was nice folk you, watted on, Mamie, ain't they?" "No, no, dear! Appearances is deceitful. They didn't have no charge-account. Paid cash for everything." Judge.

Personal Mention a Capt. O. J. Whitehead, who was seriously 111 for several days last week is again able to be about. P.

A. Riese, a well known tobacco man of Honolulu, has been on Maul for the past week. Mrs. Gannon, of Lahalna, and son, were passengers to Honolulu this week on a visit. J.

D. McVeigh, superintendent of the Molokai settlement, who has been in Honolulu for the past week on business has returned home. Dr. N. Young, of Kahului, plans to leave Maul in the course of the next few months.

He will open a practice in Honolulu. Senator H. A. Baldwin, was a passenger to Honolulu on Monday night, He Is expected home tomorrow or the first of the week. Canon and Mrs.

Ault and son returned to Honolulu last Monday night after spending a weeks vacation on Maul. Mrs. C. E. Barter, of Haiku left for the coast last week called to hor former home in Olney, by the rious illness of her father.

Miss Cleo Case was a returning pas- senger this week from the coast where she has been attending Mills College. She arrived from Honolulu on Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. F.

W. Jennings of Ha-mnkuapoko are spending the week with friends in Kahului and expect to leave on Saturday's Clairdine for Ho nolulu where they will take passage to the coast on the Matsonla. Mr. and Mrs. E.

E. MacG'll, of St. Mrs. Walter Earhart, of El Paso and Mrs. M.

Anna Ford, of Beverly, comprise a mountain party this week. They are registered at the Wailuku Hotel. James Hood, formerly connected with the Maul Pineapple Company as bookkeeper, but who has been on Kau ai for the past year, returned to Maui I tion in the Wailuku office of the Hugh Howell Engineering Company. Miss Muriel Ducnn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

H. K. Duncan, of who is attending school on the coast, la expected home for her vacation early in June. She will be accompanied by Mr. Duncan's mother, who will visit on Maui.

John A. Balch, treasurer and manager of the Mutual Telephone Company, returned to Honolulu on Wednesday after a week spent on Maui on bus'ness and pleasure. Besides turning over the Lahaina wirelers plant to the naval official, he found time to indulge in some game fishing and sightseeing on Maui with his brother D. F. Balch, engineer of the loan fund commission.

C. B. Gage, representative of the Magor Car Company, will return to Honolulu tonight after a week spent on Maui, on business and pleasure. Part of his pleasure, which was rather rough in spots, was a horseback ride from Paia around the Island by way of Keanae, Hana, Kipahulu and Ulu-palakua. He was nightbound on account of not knowing the country on two occasions, but he says he enjoyed the experience just the same.

F. P. Rosecrans of Paia was a passenger to Honolulu last Monday night, and presumably was a member of the crew of a Matson liner the following day for the Coast. He expects to join his wife and daughters for a several weeks vacation. For the reason that the Matson boat was towing a former German steamer to San Francisco, she was taking no passengers, Rosecrans, if he got away on her at all, must have signed on as a coal passer, steward, or something of the kind.

Many New Features At Kahului Lyceum Thanks to the efforts of the new manager Mr. Snyder, the Kahului Lyceum is becoming a very popular and attractive theatre. New opera chairs have been installed, new decorating done inside and many other improvements made during the last three months. The Triangle Program has now been added to the pictures being shown and these excellent photoplays are given each Monday and Wednesday. Directed as they are by the three greatest directors in the world, Thos.

H. Ince. S. W. Griffith and Mack Sennet, they have set a finer standard in the mot'on picture field.

The Lyceum boasts of the best projection on the. Island. Mr. Weller and Mr. Vasconcellos are to be congratulated on the success of their new Orpheum Theatre taking its place as it does as one of the finest theatres in the Hawaiian Islands.

IT ISN'T YOUR TOWN; IT'S YOUI "If you want to live In the kind of a town Like the kind of a town you like. You needn't sl'p your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You'll only find what you left behind. For there's nothing that's really It's a knock at yourself when you knock your town. It isn't your town it's you! Real towns are not made by men afraid Lest somebody else gets ahead.

When everyone works and nobody shirks You can raise a town from the dead. And if while you make your personal stake, Your neighbor can make one, too, Your town will be what you want to see. It isn't your town it's YOU!" States Societies Register. Promotion Committee Plans To Aid Teachers The Hawaii promotion committee Is sending out a circular letter to teachers in the Islands telling of the plans for sightseeing tours which are being made by the body. The committee hopes to make these tours very popular' and at the lowest possible cost The fact is emphasized that the facilities of the committee are free to teachers who visit Honolulu during the summer school.

The circular follows: HAWAII PROMOTION COMMITTEE. Honolulu, T. 1917. If you are coming to Honolulu for the summer school this year, or for a visit and rest, the Promotion Committee would like to assist you In arranging for your vacation at the end of the summer school term or at any time. We are preparing to secure special transportation and hotel rates for teachers throughout the Islands, whether they attend the summer school or spend time within the Territory.

The idea at this time iB that money should be saved, if possible, but more than this, that each teacher should become better acquainted with the Islands of the group. The trips will be arranged with a view to giving opportunity to make a sufficient study of Interesting subjects at places not usually shown to the tourist. We believe that all of you will consider the plan here very briefly outlined, and would ask you to communi cate wjXh the Promotion Committee in order that you may be registered TELEGRAPH NEWS OF THE WEEK LONDON, May 24 British transport Transylvania sunk in Mediterranean. 413 men including 29 officers and the ship's captain lost. BERLIN, May 25 Foreign office denies that Germany is holding any Americans.

Say some were stances and not by intentional fault HONOLULU, May 25 Hawaii Hochi issued an extra last night announcing a Japanese naval victory in the Adriatic where a squadron under Admiral Sato engaged a combined German and Austrian squadron, sinking 14 submarines and 3 Austrian battle ships. No other Jap anese paper received any confirmation nor did Associated Press have any news of any engagement. HONOLULU, May 24 Food of a market agent for each island: one for Kona; one, for rest of Hawaii each for Maui, Kauai, and Oahu, as soon as proper selections are possible. Engineer of the Bishop estate, was designated to make a taro survey ofislands. Police commission requests Capt.

Clark to make specific charges against olicemen accused of brutality towards sailors. ROME, May 24 Italians smashed through Austrian line at Castagnavizza taking a number of positions and reaching the Adriatic capturing 900 prisoners and beat off the Austrian counters. British artillery co-operated with, the Italians in destroying the Austrian defenses. Air forces dropped 10 tons of explosives on Austrian lines during the battle. Liner Sotay sunk.

Loss 45. Four or five aeroplanes attacked eastern counties last night but were driven off by British planes. One man killed. No military damage. Pronounced German military activity in Baltic reported from Copenhagen.

Cannonading throughout night was heard. OSSINING, N. May 24 Dentist White was electrocuted for murder of his father-in-law in 1916. MEMPHIS 24 Les Darsey, pugilist dead. PARIS, May 24 German attacks near Vaux Clere repulsed with heavy losses.

Since May 1 French have taken 8600 prisoners in this district alone. HONOLULU, May 24Marketing sub-committee of the territorial food commission recommends the appointment of experts for each island to visit homesteads to advise farmers regarding crops to plant, marketing conditions, and methods of packing and shipping. It recommends one each for Maui, Oahu and Kauai, and two for Hawaii. Legislative appropriation of $5000 is available for salaries. It also recommends that stores on each island be asked to give first preference to produce of that island to reduce cost of marketing.

F. D. Lowrey, of Lewers Cooke say indications are that lumber will continue to increase in price. Government program for building wooden ships on Coast make increased demand for many grades of lumber. Rowing committee votes to send crews to Hilo on July 4.

Committee has called a joint meeting of all clubs for Wednesday to take action to secure new location for club houses. Wharf plans make a general moving immediately necessary. Heen's commission signed by president. T. K.

K. is adding a new ship, the Toko Maru to regular fleet calling here and San Francisco. WASHINGTON, May 24 War revenue bill passed House yesterday. It wipes out free list and adds 10 percent to all existing duties. It doubles tax on liquors and tobacco, and vastly increases taxes on incomes and inheritances, and puts new taxes on excess profits of public utilities, clubs and amusement enterprises.

It provides a far-reaching stamp tax and increases postage. The only opposition in vote was republican. Lansing recommends that no American socialist be allowed to attend the Stockholm conference. lie says it is a German trick to create dissention in the countries warring against Germany. The plan for the conference was inspired in Germany and the slogan "no annexations" rt-as created there.

He says this is no reflection on American socialists. LONDON, May 24 -Admiralty officially states that American destroyers are playing no small part in the submarine campaign. British officers praise the enthusiasm, acumen, quick-wittedness and enterprise of American sailors and officers. NEW YORK, May 24 Rockefeller donates $2,500,000 to Rockefeller Foundation, thus bringing its resources to over $125,000,000. TOKIO, May 24 Japan has one squadron patroling the Indian Ocean, another in the Mediterranean Sea, and another in the South Atlantic.

PEKING, May 24 President has named Wu Ting Fang as new premier. lie is authorized to choose cabinet. Expected this will break the deadlock and bring China into the war at once. NEW YORK, May 24 The entrance of Brazil into the war is only a matter of a few days. She has a well-trained army and a navy which includes 20 modern destroyers.

WASHINGTON, May 24 President suspends the literary test and contract labor provisions in case of Mexican laborers, allowing them to be brought in to meet labor shortage on farms. LONDON, May 24 Lloyd George receives American doctors and nurses of hospitals. United in shaking hands and chatting. NEW YORK, May 24 Weather bad. Prevents fighting on west front.

General Haig is inactive. French infantry is resting. Artillery only. In fighting Tuesday night took 4400 prisoners on Champaigne front. Italians heavy bombardment Isonzo front.

Jurors Are Drawn For June Term At Lahaina The following lists of grand and trial Jurors were yesterday drawn in the second circuit court to serve at the June term to be held In Lahaina. The grand jurors will be required to report on June 22, and the trial jurors on Monday, June 25. Grand Jurort: F. F.Baldwin, W. R.

Boote, E. E. Boyum, Marion Cabral, Go. Edwards, F. II.

Foster, Andrew Gross, Geo. Groves, George L. Keeney, F. G. Krauss.

Chas. Lake. J. S. Mc-Corriston, Angus McPhee, Geo.

C. Murray, Frank B. Partridge, Manuel N. Robello, Charles Savage, Fred. N.

Tol-lefsen, R. A. Wadsworth, Wm. H. Young Trial Jurors: Charles Akana, Walter L.

Barrus, Gus. J. Bechert, E. B. Blanchard.

A. W. Collins, W. F. J.

Dale, Manuel Dutro, Ed. L. Duvauch-elle, A. D. Furtado, Hugh Howell, F.

H. Kuhlman, C. P. L. Luden, T.

B. Lyons, John Makahio, A. G. Martin-sen, Antone S. Medeiros, Jos.

Meln-ecke, J. H. Nelson, Heinz C. Olsonv Geo. W.

Patterson, W. F. Pogue, H. W. Rice, Wm.

A. Robbins, J. T. Taylor, Charles Thompson, I. Wells.

and receive further informat'on. Honolulu or Oahu teachers should visit or revisit, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. Teachers from the other Islands will find Honolulu and Oahu more attractive than ever. Very truly yours, HAWAII PROMOTION COMMITTEE. detained enroute by general circum of government.

commission decides to accept plan Pertinent Paragraphs An important meeting of Aloha Lodge, No. 3, Knights of Pythias will be held this evening at 8 o'clock. Nakano, a Japanese auto driver, forfeited $5 in bail on a charge of passing a wooden policeman on the left side. The commencement exercise of Maunaolu Seminary will be held this year on Saturday morning, June 9, 11 clock. The 4th annual students' bazaar of the Puunene Jodo Mission, Girls' School, will be held tomorrow and Sunday.

Invitations have been sent out announcing the affair. A dance to be given at the Kahului Community House tomorrow evening, by the students of the Maui Central High School, promises to be an unusually pleasant affair. Dr. Geo. S.

Aiken has changed his regular monthly professional visit to his Paia office, from the first ten days of the month to the last ten days. Adv. Miguel Manav's, a Filipino, while engaged in painting a house in the Wells Park addition on Tuesday morning, fell from a scaffold and sustained a consusslon of the brain. He was taken to the Malulanl Hospital where it Is stated he will recover. Extensive repairs, including the moving of the light slightly, which have been going on at the Pauwela point light station, have been about completed.

The light, which has been out of commission for some time was relighted on Monday of this week. The Maul county fair and racing association's board of directors will hold an important meeting at the Wailuku Town Hall at 2 o'clock next Friday afternoon, June 1. Reports are to be heard on the membership campaign now on, and also from the committee on production and marketing. Lahaina boy scouts have grubbed out about an acre of heavy kiawie wood land in order to get ground for their contest gardens. Besides hav ing gardens of their own, the Lahaina scouts are to have general supervision over the children's garden work in the district.

Unusually wet weather in the Kula region during the past few weeks, is said to have been indirectly responsible for almost total Iobs of the pota-toe crop in the district. The fungus blleht which affects potatoes is spread more rapidly in Wet weather and is the direct cause of the failure. William McClusky. supervising prin cipal of schools on Maul, was fined $5 in the Wailuku district court last Monday for offending a wooden policeman by passing on the wrong Bide McClusky pleaded his own cause, claiming that he was forced to pass to tne leit in order to avoid a collision with another machine. Montague Mitchell, the popular purser of the Mauna Kea has again been promoted and he takes the poslr tion of office manager at the wharf In Honolulu.

Freight Clerk Strathairn, also well and favorably known to the travellne Dublic. becomes purser or the flagship and his job is taken by Mr. Sparrow, formerly assistant freight clerk. "Jimmte" Friel, former office manager, goes higher la the service and this allows of Mitchell's promotion. Maui Boy Wins Fair Bride In Honolulu Last Saturday morning at a Nuptial Mass at St.

Augustine's Catholic Church, witr Rev. Father H. Valentin officiating, the wedding of Miss Julia Hollinger, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hollinger of Kapio-lani Park, Waikiki, and George J.

Dunn took place. The church was very prettily deco rated in Easter lilies and ferns, the ceremony being most impressive. The bride looked very sweet in a pretty gown of crepe de chine and a picture hat. She carried a bouquet of orchids, and was attended by her sister Miss Margaret Hollinger, the groom having his cousin, William H. Crozier Jr.

as his support. Following the wedding a breakfast was served at the Hollinger home, only the immediate relatives being present, after which the bridal pair departed for Haleiwa Hotel where they will spend their honeymoon. The groom is connected with the firm of Hind, Rolph Company In Honolulu and is the youngest son of George H. Dunn, agent of the Inter-Island at Lahaina, Maui. Mrs.

George H. Dunn arrived by the Mauna Kea Saturday morning and was present at her son's wedding. Advertiser. Death Of Kamaaina Resident Of Maui Although not unexpected, the news of the death of Edward A. Krueger, which occured at 7 o'clock last Tuesday evening at the home of his daughter in Honolulu, brought sadness to many of the old man's friends on Maui.

Although a native of Germany, he had lived for more than 50 years of his life on Maul. Up to a few months ago the deceased was employed as guard at the county jail, but he was forced to resign on account of ill health. His wife died about a year ago. He was 75 years of age. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, internment being In the Kawaiahao cemetery.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Minnie Akau, and two sons; Edward A. Krueger, and Thomas H. Krueger, all of whom at present live in Honolulu. Lahaina Notes The Christian Endeavor Society of the W'ainee church is preparing a concert to be given on June 2.

It Is expected that this concert will be unusually good. Much time is being spent in preparation. The concert is under the direction of Mrs. Froeden-burg. The songs to be given at the annual contest, to be held In Honolulu the last of June, will be sung at this concert.

The admission is fifty cents, On Monday the monthly meeting of Maui representatives of the Hawaiian Board was held at the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Coale.

Those attending were Rev. and Mrs. Bowdish, of Paia; Rev and Mrs. Pleasant, of Kahului; R. B.

Dodge and Miss Judd, of Wailuku. On last Saturday afternoon Miss Lou Wist was hostess to a large number of her small friends. The occasion was the third birthday of the young lady. A most delightful time was had by the children and also by the mothers who accompanied them. Mrs.

W. J. Stone who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. O.

Wist, returned Saturday night to her home in Hilo She was accompanied home by her niece, Miss Lou Wist, who will spend several weeks. The Bay View Reading Club met Miss Merriman on Friday afternoon, Mrs. Wilson waB the leader. Cockcroft read Kipling's peom, "Soldier and Sailor Too." Miss Roberta S. Caldwell went to Honolulu Thursday night to attend convocation.

She was accompanied by Hilda Pires who will go with her to the coast for the vacation. Mrs. Chas. Buchanan, of Lahaina, died at her home Friday night, May 18. Funeral services were held Sunday morning.

She leaves a husband and nine children to mourn her. Mrs. Kimball, who has been thn house guest of Mrs. W. B.

Coale for several weeks returned to her home at Sunny-side (Paia) Tuesday. Mrs. George Dunn went down to Ho nolulu Friday night to attend the wedding of her youngest son, George, and Miss Julia Hollinger of Honolulu. Mrs. Gannon and son Robert left for Honolulu on Monday night for a several weeks visit.

Miss Takeo Okamura, who is teach ing at Puunene, spent the week end with her mother in Lahaina. Mr. and Mrs. Cockcroft and chil dren left Thursday night for Honolulu to attend the convocation services. Mrs.

Paul Knudsen returned Wed-- nesday from Honolulu where she has been visiting for several weeks. People Must Demand Home Grown Produce (Continued from Page One.) in the food producing business very long. He will devote his time to some other more profitable work and Join the ranks of the consumers along with the rest and Import his food. If he should grow enough food for his own use it is probable that in case supplies could not be imported he would have to share even that with the man who will not buy from him when he can import. The only way the consuming public can be absolutely sure of having enough to eat during this war Is to grow the food in the island and the only way to get the food grown Is to guarantee the producer a market.

Every consumer must do his share. "Accept no substitute" does not ap ply in Hawaii under present condl- t'ons, at least so far as imported food is concerned. It should read "Substitute an Hawaiian product if available." Limes are plentiful and cheap and should be substituted for imported lemons, island on'ons for imported onions, Island Irish and sweet potatoes for imported Irish potatoes, island fruits for imported fruits and freBh island vegetables for imported canned and cold-storage vegetables. The Division has recently received large quantities of vegetable seeds but field seeds such as beans, alfalfa and sorghum are very scarce on the mainland and none were sent. Next week, however, some are expected and if people having live stock to feed will get busy and plant Instead of spending their time complaining about the high cost of feed they will be doing a service to the country and a duty to themselves.

A. T. LONG LEY, Superintendent. Aloha Lodge Members Enjoy Social Session The special meeting and supper of the Knights of Pythias, held at their hall last Saturday night, was one of the most pleasant, of the many pleasant gatherings held by this lodge. Following some ritualistic degree work, the members sat down to an elaborate spread arranged by J.

Patterson. The catering was by Mrs. Trimble. ijjf The occasion was in the nature of a reception to the Rev. Canon Ault, of Honolulu, a member of the lodge, who was paying his first visit to Maui in a number of years.

A musical program also much en-Joyed was rendered by members, including C. D. Lufkiu, H. S. Perry, and J.

A. Hannon..