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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-11
FRUIT CoMPANY'S SHIP
is REoUIsITIoNED BY
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

An Atlantic Port june D The
United states governments 'udu, uor.
lied the United Frut company that
on" OF lt- steamers now dls.hlrring
cargo here has ucru rclus,ti"ucd for
federal service The craft s ,luu-
ped with wireless and rctugoratng
machinery ana pru1opl. vrI l, used
tor transport service.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-11
DANIELS URGES ALI
MEN IN THE NAVY TO
BUY LIBERTY BONDS

Washington, Janc Il.-- secretary
Daniels sent message io every navy
.hip ana station today urgiug every
man iu the service to subscribe tu the
liberty loNn houd issue Tn" partial
payment plan viii bee applied ,o The
purchase of the bonds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
JAPAN DENIES
AN ATTEMPT TO
GEORGE RUSSIA
Embassy Thinks Report May Be Inspired
by German Agents to Cause Dis
trust Among Allies.

Washington, June THE Japan
csc embassy yesterday denied knowledge
of reported representations by Japan to
the Russian government that Japan and
Great Britain would be obliged to con-
slider what measures to take in case
Russia withdraws from the war. The
state department also protested iguor-
snce of such action on the part of the
Japanese government, and in pro-Rus-
sian quarters it was declared that any
such communication would surely be
deeply resented by the Petrograd gov
eminent and 90 far toward precipitating
the break the allies have tried above all
things to avert There was a DISPOSE
tion in the same quarter to sscribe re-
ports Of japanese activity TO German in
fluences seeking to create distrust be-
tween the allies.
Recent public utterances of prominent
Japanese have indicated that the expla-
nation of Japan's failure to dispatch
troops TO Europe might be found on this
basis, as Jspan's spleudidly organized
military force might be used in case Of
need to repair any defections in tie
fighting lines caused by an unexpected
collapse Of Russian resistance,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
SAVE THOSE EVE LAMBS
Market for Slaughter Only Those Alb
solutely Worthless.

Save every eve lamb possible for
breeding is the urgent message the de-
partment of agriculture is sending to
sheep owners. Market for slaughter only
breeding stock. There is a strong de-
mand among farmers for breeding
stock and owners of eve lambs should
have no trouble finding breeding mar
ket for them through county agents or
the state agricultural colleges, Sheep
specialists of the department believe
that although prices for breeding stock
now are high, those who start produc-
ton of wool and mutton on moderate
scale win have no cause to regret pur-
chasing breeding stock at present fig
ures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07

Chinese people expect him to defend the
democratic principles of. the republic
against the military dictatorship which
is sure to come with establishment OF a
regency. He feels that his declarations
of independence would only have the ef-
feet of solidifying the people for re-
public"
The correspondent of the newspaper
Asahi yesterday cabled from China that
the American minister, DR.. Paul Reinsch,
had advised President Ii Yuan Hung not
to resign on the ground that his retire
ment would be division of China into
northern and southern nations.
Keeping Hands Off China.
Toxic, June Japan will not inter-
fere in any way in China's domestic
troubles, it was officially announced yes
terday.
A foreign office statement reiterated
the Motono declaration, made at the
last session of the Diet, outlining pol
icy of non interference in China's politi-
cal affairs.
All Japanese diplomatic, consular and
military representatives in China have
been instructed to that effect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
CHINA SPLITTING
IN TWO NATIONS
Republic Is Doomed, Is the
Opinion of Ameri-
can Adviser
MILITARISTS ARE
IN CONTROL
United States Envoy Asks
President Not to
Resign

Toxic, June 7.--Autocracy's forces in
China apparently have triumphed and
yesterday it appeared that the republic
is practically destroyed A division of
A long struggle of militarism against
constitutionalism may be expected to
follow the present revolution.
DIR. w. Willoughby, American consti-
tutonal adviser to the former Chinese
republic, now en- route home to the Unit
ed States, thus summed up the Chinese
situation yesterday:
"The revolution is most serious" he
declared. "The republic is practically
lost. look for turmoil of long duration
between militarism and constitutional
ism. The present trend is strongly to a
monarchy. The militarists absolutely
control the situation now. And even if
through compromise a new government
was established in the north of China,
chaos would still continue throughout the
whole country, since the secession of the
southern provinces would be most likely.
''As it looks to-day, a division of China
into two nations is probable.
"The democrats of the southern prov
inces are more active in support of
central government than the people of
the north.
"'Fhe militarists' object in the revolt is
fourfold- abolition of the present
provisional constitution; second, retire
ment of Ii Yuan Hung; third, the estab-
lishment of new government at Pekin;
fourth, a new Parliament and new con-
stitution.
president Ii Yuan Hung would retire
if that action would benefit the country,
but he considers that the masses of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
TO USE GERMAN
FUNDS HERE FOR
LIBERTY LOAN
Plan Whereby the Kaiser's Country Will
Help Pay the United States
War Bills.

Washington, d. G., June 7.-Millions
of dollars in dividends and debts due to
Germans from American citizens may
be invested in Liberty bonds under the
trading with the enemy act now pend
ing in Congress. Germany thus will help
America pay for the war
A custodian of enemy property to the
named with the passage of the trading
with the enemy act would under this
plan take over all enemy alien proper
ty, investing funds and putting real
property into the hands of trust com
panies for operation.
Liberty bonds are considered a safe
investment for the German funds, and at
the same time the money will be made
to work for this country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
1000, MEN MAY
GO TO EUROPE
SAYS WOOD
Major General Asserts America Must Aid
Troops--Expects Southern Men Will
Be Among First to Go.

Birmingham, June TN registration
day address made here Maj. Gen. Wood
commander of the department of the
southeast, asserted that the United
States might have to send 100000 men
abroad before the European war was
ended.
eve shall likely have to send million
men or two million men across the sea,
he said, "and, perhaps, leave many thous-
ands of them there, SO the principal thing
for us to do here in America is to make
munitions of war, raise big crops and
train our men WELL And | expect that
our southern men will be among the first
to CO."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
WOMEN AS REGISTRARS.
Whole Force in Vernon Were Members Of
That Sex.

Brattleboro, June IA unique feature
of registration day in Windham county
trars in Vernon. There were no male
registrars in the town. A. A. Dunklee,
executive officer, thought it would be un
necessary to ask four men to give their
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
FREE TO
ASTHMA SUFFERERS
A New Home Cure That Anyone Can Use
without Discomfort or Loss Of Time

We have new method that cures asthma,
and we want you to try il at our expense. No
matter whether your case Is of long standing
or recent development. whether it is present as
hay fever or chronic asthma, you should send
for free trial of our method. No matter in
what climate you live, matter what your
age or occupation, If you are troubled with
asthma, our method should relieve you prompt
ly.
We especially want to send It to those appar-
emily hopeless cases, where all forms Of inhal-
ers, douches, opium preparations, fumes, pat
ent smokes" ETC.. have failed. We want TO
show everyone at our own expense, that this
new method is designed to end all difficult
breathing, all Wheeling, and all those terrible
pa roxysms at once and for all time.
This free offer is too important to neglect
single day. Write to-day and begin the
method at once Send no money. Simply mail
cnunon below Do it to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
BRITISH RECRUITS COME IN.
Headquarters Opened in New York By
General White.

New York, June Recruiting of
British subjects for the British army be-
gan here yesterday at the headquarters
of Gen w. A. White. Previous to the
opening of the headquarters more than
500 applications had been received for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07

time from a. m. to o p. m. in view of
tho demand for labor, and so appointed
women. They were Mrs. A. G. Barnes,
Mrs. NJ. !. Reed, Mrs. II, A. Staten and
Mrs. B. II. Newton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-07
cleared my skin

details of enlistment The recruiting
officers explained that the applicants rep
resented all professions and grades of
life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

Louis Aero Club. They all shake
their heads negatively.
Each is quite sure that the slap
was not his. Each is just as positive
that he doesn't know whose slap it
was, and hasn't the least idea where
1t originated.
And yet, BABY" Marlowe says she
ought to know something about it,
inasmuch as she is the one who felt
the sting of the blow She can't be
very positive, however, as to the au-
thor Of the offense, for when her
testimony was concluded it was
found that the questions were so
worded 1t was impossible to tell who
she really thought had done the
deed"
The courts are fairly cluttered with
the various ramifcations of that slap.
In the Courts.
There was the charge Of theft of
$1,000 against the girl by Mrs. Mol
ker; her exoneration, her subse-
quent suit for 100000 libel against
Mrs. Nolker
Later, there followed the suit for
divorce brought by Mr.. Nolker
against his wife
These three main issues have led
to many minor court issues, until the
question of who slapped Baby Mar
lowe Is so entangled in red tape and
legal phraseology, that 1t is no won
der that even the principal at the
receiving end of the episode couldn't
testify clearly as to what actually
happened.
Picking up the threads Of the story
as best one can from the mass of
data, the story runs like this:
Mrs. Robert E. Nolker, wife OF the
president of the St Louis Aero Club,
was in Paris shortly before the war
started, and while there met Alder.
tine Marlowe, then a girl about 13
years old, and her mother.
Says Mrs. Nolker:
IT felt very sorry for Baby as we
called her, because she and her
mother seemed to be hard up. and !
lent them money to pay, their hotel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

position stated that he had no;
slapped her. had not seen her
slapped. and hadn't the least idea
who could have done it.
Sisnor Guido Ciccolini. the tenn
perGmental tenor, between ejacula-
tons. is quite sure. in the most eX-
clamatory manner, that he doesn't
know the giver OF the instigator Of
the blow-and he is equally positive
that he never cooked macaroni in
the apartments that night, as had
been intimated
Mr.. Nolker, who wasn't there at
the time. doesn't know. Mrs Nolker
is totally ignorant on the subject.
and besides she has a complaint to
make On her own hook.
She doesn't know who slapped
Baby Marlowe. and she is sure she
herself hasn't been slapped. but II
am young woman in the bloom OF
life with no roses thrown at her
only lemons. All my husband asks
Is that he be permitted to sing in
court that new song. L got more
than my share when l married YOU -
And as the dispositions pile up. one
after another denying all knowledge
of the slap that rang around the
world" BABY" Marlowe shrugs her
shoulders as if to say:
IF the courts can't find out We
shall await the verdict OF history for
surely some Sherlock Holmes in
flesh and blood will arise to meet the
occasion. One can't get slap with
out being slapped. and surely some
day l shall be able to point an accus-
ing finger al naughty figure in
limousine and say:
That man slapped BABY Mar
lowe"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25
Lustreless Bayonets

NHE comment has often been
made that the great European
= conflict has destroyed all the
glamour OF war and now It may be
added. speaking more literally. that
modern war methods are removing
all the lustre and glitter from war
equipment. Just as the gaudy uni
forms have given way to those OF
dull color, SO now the lustre of bayo-
nets is to be destroyed.
The authorities of the United
States army have decided that com
pany of marching soldiers with shin.
ing steel blades on their rifles would
be too easy target for hostile air
men and long-range artillery. Con.
sequently, all bayonets. including
those OF the militia, are to be "blued"
by a special process.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25
By Geraldine Jewett
A LBFRTINE MARLOWE, pref
. ty and protege OF Mrs Rob-
ert E. Nolker, was dancing In.

A LBFRTINE MARLOWE, pref
~ ty and protege Of Mrs. Rob-
ert E. Nolker. was dancing In
the latter's apartments in New York
city. when somebody slapped her.
Somebody slapped Baby" Mar
lowe!
The echo Of that slap reached to
the dressing room OF one of the
greatest of Italian tenors and caused
him no few uneasy moments.
1t invaded Wall street-went crash
ing into the accustomed calm of one
OF that streets noted figures.
1t found It's way to st. Louisiana
thousands of feet In the air, we'll
known resident of that city, taking
an afternoon spin in his airplane, no
doubt felt, II he did not actually hear,
that globe-trotting echo.
Respecter neither Of persons nor
places, that echo trespassed on the
sacred portals of the law, and dinned
into the ears OF justice of the SUI
preme court Of an imperial state
The temptation is keen to say that
1T was slap heard round the
world and the truth is that the
reverberations of that untoward and
inexplicable event were actually
heard in the sanctums OF the erst-
while Russian nobility; even Ger
many, France and Italy caught few
Of the sound waves generated by
that slap.
A New Mystery.
How old was Ann? Who hit Billy
Patterson? Those questions were
as simple of solution as the kinder
garten's first lesson in arithmetic,
compared with the all-absorbing, the
everperplexing, the peace-destroy-
ing, mind-torturing problem that
grew out Of that innocent little
dance in that quiet little apartment
one Silly evening:
Who slapped Baby" Marlowe?
The tenor looks at the business
man, the business man looks at the
supreme court justice, the justice
looks at the president Of the st.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

The suit In its ramificatfons,
brought originally in st. Louis,
spread out over SO much territory
that the taking of numerous deposi-
lions from prominent persons in
various cities and circles became
necessary.
1t seems that Mrs Nolker had OPP
cratic ambitions. Her European
trips have been taken largely for the
purpose of rounding out her musical
career She had given several con
certs in her apartments in New York.
followed occasionally by informal
dancing parties. and a number of
celebrities had taken part either as
guests or contributors 70 the pro-
gram.
Baby" Marlowe was the star Wit
ness as to these concerts.
Baby on the Stand.
She testified that Guido Ciccolini.
the Italian tenor. vas frequent Wis
itcr; she mentioned Justice Peter a
Hendrick Of the New York supreme
court as among those SShe had met
there. She referred to Lou-Telleean
the actor. and husband Of Geraldine
Farrar-and quite an array of for,
eign visitors OF note
She involved a Russian count
whose name I cant recall ...-
Her story carried her into Wall
street, md gathered in its folds Bur
ton S. Castles. member OF the New
York Stock Exchange and the Cot
ton Exchange.
AS startling and as surprising as
some of the testimony was, it turned
out that an innocent and compare
lively unimportant detail is now the
outstanding sensation of the entire
series of dramatic occurrences. Ir
describing one of the concerts-ol
rather the dance that followed-she
referred to the fact that she was
dancing with Chester Norton. youns
business man. While dancing. she
was slapped.
A Legal Puzzle.
1t developed later that the ques
tions and answers were SO framed il
was impossible to tell who slapped
her.
So the court began asking: WHO
slapped Baby Narrower"
The various witnesses were ques
toned. All OF the guests that even
ing were asked. The friends of Mr.
Nolker, OF Mrs. Nolker. and the pub
lie generally, have taken up thu
query: Who slapped Baby Mar
lowe2"
Chester Norton said he was quit
sure he did not.
Chief Justice Hendrick in his de
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-25

bills. When l left the notel took
Baby with me. Her education had
been sadly neglected, so l started
teaching her grammar, history and
French.
After | got hack to New. York
few months later, l saw good deal
Of the little girl. She visited me at
my apartments nearly every day.
and we went right on with the study
ing"
Everything went along beautifully
until year and half ago, when
Mrs. Nolker, accompanied by Baby"
Marlowe, visited hair-dressing par
lor. The elder woman had just
cashed a check for thousand dol
lars. During the time she was there
her money, SO she said, had depart
ed from her bag, and she charged
that the little girl had taken 1t.
Then the storm started.
The trial Of the girl lasted four
days and she was acquitted Follow
ing this action. the father acting as
oAaAA AOI AiiS tAll1u, al
torneys to bring suit for 100000 for
defamation of character
Baby" Marlowe's complete yindi-
cation came when it was announced
that the defendant had made a re-
traction, including a settlement and
all costs. The father stated that the
suit was not a mercenary one, that
the $4,000 would not pay the costs
entailed by him in the case, but that
he was determined to gain complete
vindication for his daughter. Which
he did
Coming now to the present year,
with Baby" Marlowe 16 years old
with the past troubles apparently
relegated to the dead but unforget-
table past, the dark clouds portend.
ing new storm slowly gather above
the household of the Nolkers, and a
new chapter of the exciting career
OF the pretty little protege, is writ
ten into the records.
Nolker entered suit against his
wife for divorce, charging that she
had thrown chairs at him, treated
him with the utmost contempt, was
sarcastic about everything he said,
that she called him a Dutch boob"
and committed other indiscretions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11
LAW IN z WEEKS
Senate Passes War Tax; Now to
Congressional Conference.
Upper House Added S5OO,000,-
600 to Lowers Figure.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE big war
tax bill was back today in the hands
of the house following It's passage by
the senate last night. The measure
passed the house May % and now
goes to conference. The senate added
more than $50O,OOO,0O0 to the bill. 1t
is hoped that the differences between
the tw, houses may be settled within
two weeks, after which the bill will
be laid before President Wilson for his
signature. The senate approved the
bill 60 to 4, the negative votes being
cast by Senators Borah, Gronna, La
Toilette and Norris. The action came
after the high tax group had again
sought to secure the adoption of Sena-
tor LaFollette's substitute to raise
3,5OO,0OO,O00 more taxes. 1t was
voted down, 65 to Is.
AS the bill now stands it totals
about $2,40O,O0O.000 against the ST.
S67,87O,OO0 in the house bill. OF the
total $S42,20O,000 is to be raised by
levies on incomes, corporate and in
dividual, and 1860, 100000 from war
profits. Levies on liquor, tobacco and
public utilities will take up most of
the remainder.
The senate at the last minute
struck out all provisions of the con-
sumption tax on sugar. tea, coffee and
cocoa and the special levieS on pub
fishers and postage increase. 1t also
eliminates proposals for repeal of the
sugar drawback" and inheritance
taxes. Provisions for free transporta-
ton of letters from American soldiers
abroad and for a 1-cent stamp tax on
parcel post packages were retained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11
CALL MORE men
Shawnee COunty's Draft Quota
Not Yet Filled.
Local Board Will Examine 40
Additional Eligibles.

Because of wholesale exemptions
made by the district appeal board
from the 131 men certified for ma
tional army service by the Shawnee
county board, the latter body today
summoned an additional 140 men reg
istered in the Shawnee county district
to appear and be examined. When
examined, the new call will place the
number of men that have been exam
ined to fill the county quota of 119 at
500.
The Shawnee county board recently
thought it had furnished it's district
quota recently when it certified the
131 men to the district board for army
service. 1t was anticipated that the
appeal board would exempt a few of
those certified
Figures in the hands of the county
board show that the district body did
exempt a few: they show that 65 of
the 131 certified have been released
from service, leaving only Sc real
soldiers and. at that, there is a pos
sibility that the district board will
make further exemptions
OF the new call, 70 of those sum-
moned are taking the examination be-
fore the county board today. The re-
naming 20 will appear tomorrow.
The exemption of all but Sc of the
$50 men summoned on the calls pre-
vious to the ones today means that
only one soldier has been obtained for
every seven men ordered to appear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11
BATTERY "a DRILL
Big New Feature Is Added to
the Free Fair.
Artillery Firing for Crowds
Ordered From Washington.

Battery A, the Topeka unit of the
Kansas field artillery, is TO furnish
another military feature for the Free
Kansas Fair in addition to the State
Journal gunners' contest and other
drills
The organization, under orders from
the war department, will stage a drill
in front of the grandstand every
morning from IL until IL o'clock.
Every feature of artillery maneuvers,
from firing to harnessing horses, will
be shown. Blank shells will be used
for the firing.
The fair association will charge an
admission of rs cents for grandstand
seats to witness the morning spec
tacles. Following the drills in front
of the grandstand the gunners' con-
test will be free OF charge from until
o'clock in the afternoon.
The battery will be paid for the
drill, the money going into the mess
fund