The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23


famous In this country. who was ar.
rested by officers Of a French cruiser
on charge that she was a spy in the
employ OF Count Luxburg. the former
German minister here. Count Luxburg
received his passports from the Argen.
tine government for sending to Ger
many suggestion that Argentine ships
be sunk without trace.
La Theodorini as she has always
been called In Argentina, took passage
on board steamer for Europe in com.
pany with a group of theatrical per.
sons who were known to be friends of
Count LuXburg. The steamer was
halted off Montevideo by British cruisers
and some OF the others of the theatrical
group were placed under arrest, but
Theodorini was not molested until the
steamer was overhauled by a French
cruiser of the Spanish coast.
News that the cruiser had taken her
from the passenger steamer on charges
OF espionage came as surprise to
Theodorini's admirers in this city. for
the general public did not know. as did
diplomatic circles, that she had been in
recent years great friend of Count
Luxburg and a member of a circle of
theatrical women who were dned and
wined at the residence of the German
diplomat
La Theodorini came to Buenos Aires
in 1884. Singing leading parts In well
known operas she soon achieved a wide
reputation and afterward became so at.
tached to Argentine audiences that she
made her home in this city. Since then
she has figured in the musical and the
atrical life of Argentina, although she
has retired from the operate stage.
One of her acts which endeared her
to the Argentine public was her appli-
cation for naturalization, inasmuch as
she was the first woman of a foreign
country to take such a step. Last year
she paid visit to New York where a
festival was given in her honor by the
metropolitan opera stars. She returned
to Buenos Aires i'm February last
London, Dec 12-By MaiD.--A new
was disease has made its appearance
in Germany, known as "War Dropsy,"
which is reviewed at length from the
German medical journals by the cur
rent British Medical Journal. The
cause of the disease is believed to be
underfeeding or mulnutrition. The dis
ease appeared in Vienna with great sud
denness. II is stated that the symptoms
are much similar to those of beriberi.
London. Dec 12-tBy MaiD.--A strik-
ing marble memorial to Captain Fryatt.
the merchant shipping captain who was
executed by the Germans, has just been
erected in London. An inscription rec
ords merely that il is the gift of "neu-
tral admirers of his brave conduct and
heroic death" The cost was contributed
by the Netherlands section of the
League of Neutral States.
Amsterdam. Dec 12-tBy MaiD.-The
humble cord bottle stopper has risen to
higher honor in Germany. Heads have
been broken i'm restaurants over the
question who owns the cork. the pro-
prietor the head waiter or the customer
who orders the bottle of wine. The
magisterial verdict has been returned
that while the head waiter has right
to the cork by tradition and custom he
must not disobey his master, the pro-
prietor. should the latter demand IL be-
ing handed over to him. The Gus
toner, IL appears. has no claim at all.
High prices are being paid for corks,
especially for those of champagne bot
ties.
London, Dec 12-fBy MaiD.-The
number of cases of neglect of children
England since the beginning of the war.
In 1918 the number of cases officially
recorded was $4,000 Each year since
there has been a decrease. until last
wear the number was less than 1900.
Peling. Nov 20-tCorrespondence OF
the Associated Press)-The Chinese re-
prblic must have a new constitution,
new election law and parliament must
be reorganized, in the opinion of Presi-
dent Fong Kwo.chang, and Premier
Tuan Chijui.
An effort to achieve these objects Is
In nroeress in the sessions of the new
National Council called by the president
and the premier for that purpose.
Most of China's governmental DIM
culties during the last six years were
attributed by Premier Tuan III an ao-
dress to the National Council to imper-
fections i'm the constitution. IL Is the
desire of the president and the premier
that new constitution shall be adopted
and that il shall contain provisions FOR
satisfactory coordination of the execu-
tive. legislative and judicial branches or
the government Both officials pointed
ont i'm addresses to the council that IL
was the absence of such provisions in
the present constitution that led TO the
outbreak of numerous disorders ana re
volts which have transpired in TINS
country since the beginning of the at
tempt to organize republican form OF
government.
Unless we have strong and souno
government, we never will be able 10
survive the struggle of the nations de-
clared the president. ITO form nation
and TO establish 1t on firm basis is
colossal task. Six years is too snort
time TO prove whether government py
the people is suitable for China. There
fore. | entertain great expectations tor
the success of your task
London, Dec. 12-tBy MaiD.-By
screening plants from certain effects OF
sunlight. Colonel II. T.. Rawson an
nounces that he has produced hitherto
unknown purple nasturtium. Nariegated
flowers spiasned with mauve, brown ana
green were all produced on the same
plant. In one case he cultivated a.
branch of crimson blossoms on a plant
where all the rest Of the flowers were
scarlet.