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Show WORLD'S NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF COXCIIETE HOULEVAHDS AUK PLANNED TO HAWAII'S 1UG CKATEUS Honolulu, Hawaii. A concrete boulevard, thlrty-ono miles in length extending from Hllo to the volcano of Kllauea, Is tho ambitious program II of the government of tho island of e Hawaii for tho Immcdlato future. It Is planned to build this road lndo-h lndo-h pendently of tho present automobllo I highway, bo as not to interfere with J tho already heavy trafllc, but it will It traverse in its entirety tho same IS beautiful tropic country and tree- fern forest to a point directly overlooking over-looking tho main crater of the active act-ive volcano. By tho elimination of curves and by careful grading It is expected .that tho timo now neces-ffi neces-ffi 8ary 'or k drlvo will be greatly ; njsV shortened find the most famous of tho world's volcanoes will thus bo- '' come even more accessible) than at present. I AKKOtlLANKS MAY IlKVEAft THE S UNEXI'LOKED AKEAS ON HAWAII Honolulu, Hawaii. Tho aeroplano fleet shortly to bo established by the war department near Honolulu may woll bo tho moans by which Important Import-ant discoveries may bo made upon the island of Hawaii, a large area of tho southwestern portion is, as yet, wholly unexplored. Lying as It does within the radius of a major volcanic zone but covered with trackless forest, it is extremely prob-ablo prob-ablo that sovoral hitherto unknown craters, whoso exlstonco has long been suspected, may bo located. No less than fourteen oxtinct volcanoes vol-canoes havo been discovered within recent years, and all these aro ac cessiblo over woll-mado trails, adding greatly to tho interest of tho district. dis-trict. WIHEIiESS MESSAGE IS SENT 1'HOM AEItOI'LAXE San Diego, Feb. 1C. E. H. Simon, a radio engineer of Now York City, temporarily attached to tho aviation school here, flow today to Domin- 1 Buez field, Los Angeles, with Capt. ' Herbert A. Darguo as pilot, and suc- 1 ceoded in sending radio mossages ' from tho nlrplane, n dlstanco of 112 miles, to tho receiving station at tho school, it was announced. Tho cur- ' rent from tho sending sot was de- rived from n small gonorator drlvon 1 in- n fwn.lil.iiln wind nronollor. J Simon, whilo at North Island, is I -working in conjunction with Capt. Clarenco C. Culvor in tho development develop-ment of radio telegraphy as npplied to aeroplanes. Capt Culvor and Simon aro al30 Interested in radio A telephony and experiments in this i direction between airplanes In flight are expected to bo conducted shortly. SEA HIGIITS AHE VIOLATED REPEATEDLY Washington, Fob. 16. Tho steady accumulation of violations of American Ameri-can rights by Germany made it appear ap-pear possiblo today that President Wilson would go beforo congress to ask authority for further protecting llvos and property without waiting Sfor a serious disaster which might shock tho country. Thoro aro now no indications, however, that ho bo-lioved bo-lioved tho timo for such a stop had BaaaaaaaaaaaaamJ'aVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat J como and it again was stated au-toratlvoly au-toratlvoly that ho would movo deliberately de-liberately and with full appreciation of all the consequences Involved. Official reports of the sinking of tho American schooner Lyman M. Law in the Mediterranean by an Austrian submarino added only slightly to tho tension, for while tho act Is believed to havo been illegal, no lives wero lost and tho vessel apparently was warned. Tho Incident Inci-dent was not looked upon as ono in Itself sufficient to hurry tho development develop-ment of tho situation. Preliminary reports began coming to government departments showing tho piling up about tho Atlantic seaboard sea-board of goods destined for oxport to European ports. No serious effect ef-fect from this condition will bo folt, however, until lnpso of sufficient timo for shlp3 remaining in American Ameri-can ports to havo gono to Europo and returned. Whilo only approximately approxi-mately 10 per cent of American commerce com-merce with Europo is carried on American ships, tho sailing of vessels ves-sels of other nationalities in many Instances havo either been cancoled or postponed and theroforo tho result re-sult of tho ruthless submarino campaign cam-paign In timo will result in far-reaching disturbances of tho industrial 11 fo of tho United States. ' Preparations by the government for any ovcntualltfcs still are going forward without Interruption. WILL HE NO 'TUKNING HACK . 1Y GEItMAXY London, Feb. 1C. A Berlin official offi-cial statement dated February 14, referring re-ferring to news from abroad to tho effect that tho marine barriers against Grat Britain maintained with submarines and mines has been or will bo weakened out of regard for tho United States or for other reasons, rea-sons, says: ' "Itegard for neutrals prompts tho clearest declaration that unrestricted war against all sea traffic in tho announced an-nounced barred zones Is now In full swing nnd will, under no circumstances circum-stances bo restricted." Tho Gorman official version of tho proposals made through tho Swiss minister in Washington for a conference confer-ence on submarino questions Is given In tho following official telegram, says Ilouter's Amsterdam correspondent: "A telegram from tho Swiss minister minis-ter In Washington was transmitted to Gormany by Switzerland in which tho minister offered, If Germany was agreeablo, to mediate In negotiations with tho American government about tho declaration of prohibited areas, as thereby tho danger of war between be-tween Germany and tho United States might bo diminished. Tho Swiss government was then requested request-ed to inform tho minister at Washington Wash-ington that Gormany, as bdforo, was ready to negotlato with America In case tho commerce barrier against our enemies remained untouched. "As is obvious, Germany could only havo entered Into such negotiations negotia-tions on conditions that, firstly, dlp-Ilomatlo dlp-Ilomatlo rotations betweon America and Germany should bo restored and secondly, that tho object of tho negotiations ne-gotiations could only bo certain con-1 cessions respecting American passenger passen-ger ships. Tho interdiction of overseas imports im-ports proclaimed against our enomles through unrestricted submarino war-faro war-faro would thus, oven if diplomatic relations with America wore restored, bo In no circumstances relaxed. ''The reply of tho Swiss minister at Washington expressed very clearly U'imUIa the resoluto carrying out of oinj(j-boat war against the entlro overseas Imports of our enemies thore is for us no turning back." HEUXSTOnFF AXI) PAirrr leave u. s. Hoboken, N. J., Feb. 14. Count J. H. von Bernstorff, former German Ger-man ambassador to tho Unltod States sailed for homo today aboard the Scandinavian - American liner Frederick VIII. With him was tho Countess von Bernstorff and nearly 200 German diplomatic nnd consular officials. Tho departure, which complotes tho soveranco of diplomatic relations between tho United States nnd Germany, was accomplished quietly and was marred by no untoward unto-ward incident. Before tho steamer dopartcd at 4 o'clock tho former ambassador held a final conference with Minister Hitter Hit-ter of Switzerland, who has charge of German Interests In this country. TlIltEE DIE IX EXPLOSION IX DEACON MIXE Eureka, Feb. 17. Three men wero killed In tho Dragon mlno hero today when they attempted to sot n blast of black powder under Iron oro which had been broken up by dyna- ; mite. Tho uppor part of tho facing of tho oro fell upon them, crushing them to death. Tho dead aro: William Newton, 35 years old, of Mona. Wife nnd several children rc3ldo at Mona. O. L. Titus, 40 years old, of Mom-moth. Mom-moth. Leaves a wife and five children. chil-dren. Formerly resided at Spring-vlllo. Spring-vlllo. Albert Bingham, 35 years old, of Spanish Fork. Wlfo and ono child reside at Spanish Fork. It was Bingham's second shift In tho mine. PEUSIIIXG BEATS MEXICAN'S, HUT BOWS TO CUPID El Paso, Texas, Feb. 1C. Tho enagagement of Gen. J. Pershing, commander of tho American forces recently withdrawn from Moxlco, to a Now York widow, will bo announced an-nounced early In 'March, according to report In circulation in army circles cir-cles today, though theso reports nro denied by tho general's aides. Tho namo of tho widow is not disclosed, but it Is said Gcnoral Pershing has known her for years. Gonoral Porshlng's wlfo and threo children wero burned to death In a flro that dostroyed their homo at tho Presidio, San Francisco, n few months beforo tho American punitive puni-tive expedition headed Into Moxlco Inst March. WOMEN'S WOHK IN WAlt ZONE. London, Feb. 10. A London newspaper has published n list of somo of tho wartime occupations of women. They aro: Munition making. Canteen work. Farm work. Hospital orderlies. Gardeners. Itecrultlng for army and navy. Street car conductors. Taxi nnd wagon drivers. Porters. Letter Carriers. Railway car cleaners. Dispatch riders at aircraft stations. Fruit and hop pickers. Vegetable raisers. Window cloaners. Volunteer firemen. Stretcher boarers. Elevator oporators. Locomotlvo engine cleaners. Detectives and policomen. Mechanics. Night watchmen. Commercial travolors. Lamp lighters. Dontlsts. Stationary engineers. Tho labor exchanges created by tho war roport a demand far in excess ex-cess of supply for women In all of tho listed occupations. (Continued on pago six) THE- WORLD'S NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF .Continued from pngo three) C1TV WARNED AGAINST PASSER OF iAI) CHECKS Salt Lako City, Fob. 10. Mayor W. Mont Ferry was advised this morning In a communication from Denver, Colo., of the presonco In Salt Lako of a person who for some timo past has been "bunkoing" the Inhabitants of tho Colorado towns by passing worthless checks. Tho communication giving a description de-scription of tho person involved follows: fol-lows: "Denver, Colo., Feb. 10, 1917. "To the Mayor: A tall, rawboncd, slender, sharp nosed, sharp faced, dark complcxtoncd fellow, with his right arm cither Injured or disfigured disfig-ured (as ho alwnys kept It In his pocket), who, hero in Denver, went by tho namo of II. J. Glover, gave mo a check dated February 1 on a bank hero In which ho had no account, ac-count, and wo would llko to get track of him. "You will bo doing a kindness to dlfforont ones who havo been bunkoed bun-koed this way by worthless checks If you will advlso mo If such n person per-son Is thero, clthor by tolegrara, collect col-lect hero, or by lottcr. "Inclosed pleaso find threo 2-cont stamps for reply. "TIioho who know him horo claim ho wus going to Salt Lako City, nnd somo seem to think ho loft a couplo or throo days ago, and ho hangs around nowspapors, pretending to bo n reporter and nowspupor man, otc. "Thanking you In advnnco, I am, j ours very sincerely, frank n. winn." Mr. Wlro Is n stock broker of Donvor. siiakeup planned ix statu offices iiv no yd ex hill Salt Lako City, Feb. 1G. WIdo changes In tho management of tho state Institutions are proposed In tho Hoyden bill, Introduced in tho lower houso of tho Utah legislature by J. L. noydon of Summit county today. Under tho provisions of tho bill n stato board of control, consisting of threo members, each to rocolvo a salary sal-ary of ?5000 a year, would havo ox-clusho ox-clusho management of tho stato cap-Itol, cap-Itol, tho stato prison, the stato mental men-tal hospital, tho state school for tho dgaf and blind nnd tho stato industrial indus-trial school. Wardons and superintendents of tho various Institutions under tho proposed plan would bo named by tho board with tho consent of thn governor. Tho various boards of trustees now conducting tho affairs of theso Institutions would bo abolished abol-ished with tho ropoal of tho law governing gov-erning tholr creation. Tho bill furthor provides that tho board will havo tho financial management man-agement of tho agricultural college tho University of Utah and tho branch agricultural college excopt whero other provisions aro made by law. Tho boards of theso institutions, institu-tions, however, would rotatn tffo right to employ tholr officers nnd faculties. NEW NAVAL AXTIAIH- CHAFT RIFLE TESTED Tho present war has brought many changes In tho fighting equipment of all nations and perhaps none aro more. Interesting than those, which havo been brought abou because of tho conspicuous part played by air craft. Ono of tho weapons which fighting ships now requlro Is tho antiaircraft an-tiaircraft rifle. An Ulsutratlon in tho Fobruary Popular Mechanics Maga-zlno Maga-zlno shows a gun of this typo mounted mount-ed on a special platform, 40 'foot above tho deck of tho battleship 'Texas." It lsso equipped that It can bo pointed upward at n steep angle. The weapon fires 30 shots a minute and requires a crow of seven men to operato it. If tests of this rlflo provo satisfactory, other vessel? In our navy wlllT)o similarly armed, for special means of defonso against lrostilo air craft is now recognized as a necessity. INCREASING FUXDS FOIt IEGISLATUKE ARE NOT OFFERED Salt Lako City, Fob. 1C Horo-aftor Horo-aftor tho Utah legislature will confine con-fine its appropriation to tho biennial period. It will not provldo for continuous con-tinuous Increasing appropriation, If It heeds tho ailvlco of Governor Ilamborgor. Tho attitude of tho governor was ntndo plain this morning when tho Southwlck bill providing for increasing in-creasing appropriations for the Utah agricultural college was roported adversely ad-versely by tho Joint commltteo on appropriations. Ilopresentatlvo Josoph E. Cardon, mombor of tho commltteo, oxplalnod that tho appropriation wa3 covored In tho general appropriation. Southwlck Inquired If tho gonoral appropriation met tho provisions of his bill for tho futuro. Speaker J. Frank Tolton thon Informed In-formed the houso that Governor Bamberger had expressed disfavor for tho plan of spending tho stato's money years and years ahead.' ' Tho adverse report was adopted, killing tho bill. Tho Southwlck bill sought to Increase In-crease tho appropriation for tho agricultural agri-cultural collego experimental station $2500 n year until It reached ?2G,-000. |