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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-27
PROFITABLE sEAS0N.

Let's shear sheep for a living
Shearers in Utah and wyoming this
year have made 3e5 or $50 q day. be-
sides bed and board
The growers. 500. are making money.
The Utah Wool Growers' Association
reports that growers ct that STATE viii
realize Sl6.oo0.ooo from the sale of
wool and sheep this year
There are other interesting things
about the seasons wool crop besides
the profits OF the growers Wool has
been almost uniformly OF the highest
quality. free from grease and dirt
Expenses In the business have been
heavy, but results seem TO have been
good in every way. in Utah at least
IL looks as II the sheep OF the West
were as anxious as everybody else TO
help win the war.
Bay War savings stamps
Glory and food await you in Italy, :"
said Kaiser Karl 10 his troops. 1t was
the old slogan of Hannibal. Beyond
the Alps lies Italy" Hannibal. how
ever. got a good deal farther than
Karl. And even he was eventually
kicked out
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-27
THE DEADLY TOOL KIN

The spirit with which our allies are
beating back the Austrian hordes in
Italy is typitled in picturesque Incl
dent of the fighting on the Piave.
A British airman. part of the big
sky fleet that has harrassed the invad-
ers all along the line. had dropped all
his bombs and emptied his cartridge
cases Still there were so many tar
gets left that he was loath TO leave
them So he flew down to within 20 or
30 feet of the ground. and skinned
along the Austrian lines, pelting the
enemy with the spare parts and tools
in his repair outfit
The Austrians were so thunder
struck by this attack that they cow
cred under the river bank and among
the bushes, and their assailant got OF
safely,
Such a use of airplane tools is not
to be encouraged. in a world FUN of
bombs and bullets. but the effect in
this case was worth the sacrifice The
enemies who lodged those wrenches
and bolts. and the comrades Ca whom
they told the tale will never nEht
again with the same nerve.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

picturesque Tie from Asbury Park un.
fortunately did not ask the name of
has chance acquaintance" or inquire
who was the "cNe witness who had
vuuchcd FOR the yarn Loyal citizens
are asked 10 obtain correct names ana
addresses in all such cases and send
the information To- the department 90
Justice. Washington, u g.
In parts of the south. a vcrS cir
cumstantial account IN being reported
uf how Madame Hcink. ar
rested AZ Il German spy had commit
toe suicide. Many inquiries az to the
truth of the report have come 10 the
committee on public information.
There h.. OF course. no truth whateV-
~ In u. Madame Schumann- Heink
has been aggressive in her loyal AM
cricanism. and the kuiscritca are APP
pdrcntly attempting 90 discredit her by
circulating this Islander. out OF re
vcuge They spread u IN the south.
because she has peeT publicly active In
support of war charities. etc, further
north. and any report Of her suicide
would be somewhat d%iscrcdiicu bN her
subsequent appearance On the concert
stage
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
GERMANY INNOCENT
AND ATTACKED. IS
Won PAYERS CLAIM

Amsterdam tThur5day). Sept i2.
Rciierating that Germany 'is the in
nocent and attacked party" IN the
war had n right 10 demand indemniti.
cation, Friedrich o paydi. the Ger
man imperial vice chancellor. IN ms
speech today at Stuttgart, sud that
we prefer on calm reflection ~
even with our own favorable military
sit lation. to abandon this idea
Turning to the question OF the oC-
cupied territories. the Vic" chancellor
SAID h q as a preliminary condition
az peace Tor Germany and her alliCU
those natiOns must have all tnoir pre-.
war possessions. Including the Cor
man colonies. rcntorcd. Then Ger
many. he declared. could eVacuatc the
occupied REGIONS and could give back
Belgium without encumbrancc amt
without reserve, providing no other
state Was NOR, tavolably placed IA re-
GARD to Belgium than was Germany
Tie asserted that Germany would
not submit To the entente powcr Tor
approval Or alteration the peace trcu-
ties which Germany had signed with
the Ukraine. itussiu und Itunania.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
PERSHING'S FAMILY TRAGEDY;
MEXICAN BORDER RAIDS BEGIN

Copyright. 1918, by william Fox
I TPON his return 20 this country
after pacification ~ the Philip
pines General rerahing was
stationed az the Preside. near san
francisco.
Early In 1914 the pulitical situation
ia Mexico became So chaotiv that the
United states could not afford GO
overlook IL. For several years a reign
of terror had existed within the ber-
ders of that republic. A. times thet"
was some promise of "a stable govern
mcut. hut ia every ease the promise
lasted onl until some new bandit
was able 20 obtain q sufficient follow
ing 10 overthrow the existing author
ity
Maderu, the president from whom
great things were expected. had lately
bccu slain by the ambitious ana uu-
torupulous Uucrta. Who h.t, assumed
the presidency aud was attempting 4"
rule "a small portion of Mexico ny ihe
force ut hi outlaw soldiers.
There was u suspicion oven at that
tim" that a mighty nation across me
Atlantic was the guiding hand be
hind Iiucrtu. II is now known that
even before the outbreak Of the great
worlds war. m August ~ the same
,.nr. Germany had her agents IN
Mexico and was conducting e strong
propaganda AGAINST he United
states.
Germany long had maintained .
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

tinued.
villa. although very prosperous.
was not able to- secure enough arms
and ammunition from the American
side To hold his state against his
rivals. Hucrta was finally deposed,
but C%arranza. who had been growing
stronger. stepped INTO his place and
declared his former ally, villa. to
De a'baudit.
IL was at this critical stage that
General Pershing received a tclc-
phone call at headquarters on the
morning OF Aug ~. 1919 The opera
tor asked II he should read q telegram
Tor the general which had Just arr
rived. Requesting that this be done,
the general heard u dread message
that Mrs. Pershing and her three
children had been suffoCated IN q fitr
that consumed their house az the
pr"sidio.
Details of the Tragedy.
General iershing had prepared "A
home for his family nj Fort Bliss n
expected To- scad for them as soon
as the heat o. the summer was past
Mrs. Pershing and the children
~mcsnW hilc had been occupying guar
tiers at the Preside. Many of these
houses were OF light frame construc-
lion and extremely intlammuhlc.
Mrs Boswell wife OF Lieutenant
! NNNflis ana "a ffihAiNfH NfAf 'hi wy
INK the house with Mira. pcrahinH
Mrs. Bogwcll was awakened by the
roar Of the flames. and with her maid
awakened her two children and then
called To- Mrs. pershinE. She then
opened the door 10 the hall \ gust
90 smoke drove her back and she saw
flames In the hallway. She took her
children TO the stairs. but saw that
they were cut off by fire. ana re-
treated through her room TO the root
OF the porch.
The noise o. the fire had by this
time aroused several OF the Officers
and men. who broke In the doors OF
tho house. but were forced back bN
the flames.
Mrs. Boswell. from the porch roof
called 10 them and threw her two
children. TO them safely, then jumped
herself.
The officers understood tina Mrs
pershing and the children had es.
capped, but Johnson. the PershinRs
aged negro servant. whom they hur
found In the Philippines anC brought
with them to America. did not Sc,
any OF the family in the little crow
nat surrounded she house. 90 h'
dashed through the smoke and fltm'
to search FOR them.
One Child Lett for Him.
He found little Warren pcrshiuF
on the floor of his room unconsciou'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
Some Successful Fakes"
In House Furnishing

passed the cord - an ordinary eleC.
tric l.sht fixture 4 .stge .lsc,riS
AEhi bulb sN.ng % pabis nlumination
.crswcd IN N. nStuTs aud a
round porcelain babiche. such As IL
used IN = cand!es;ick 10 protsct ~
ron waS clippings Was set between
metal fixture ard tho pasteboard to?
Of TIE .amgshadc. The improvised
dome save an attractive glow over the
al . ant n u a. NO quite a. steadily
anchored "a q AeUyy class dome. 'hs
erect Lfed was en.lre,y satiSfac
tory - DOB and Dorothy
~ VIVA The wits ~ Dick that evolved
The fireplace" OF course, tho threc.
anl.bath had No s'rn OF a maDiel No
body seems 80 cate where the clock IL
scr lh % modern apurtuent ON one
tide 90 10 lv.aa room Dlrk SCI w
a long shelf nicely bfvelcd a. the
edge and %s4ppofted bi wooden side
brhckes Under the shelf be fas
tened white wall board S,x'gch wood
mouldinKs were set across The ton
and down no sides the n
miiorcd togo,hc-. Then narrowef
mouldirgs were mlter-i into sduate
and pbions panel designs 90 the center
90 ihc wall board. The whole was
treated to wo coats OF white enamel
pain. 10 match the room trim. and a
nth gas crate hapod heater was So
az inst Tho fireplace a "fnRkeshin.
perhaps. bat q uddad to the c0sines.
- tho rnom
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

The United States had stood for
much during the turbulent times IA
Mexico because a. knew IL was deal
Ing with an irresponsible people, aud
hat a nation as great ~ THIS could
afford to overlook many things. An
impressive lesson must be admin
lstered, however, to prevent a repc-
tition Of the offensive acts.
A. one Of the first measures Gen
orul pershing was ordered 10 take
OF the Eighth Brighoc' VIII
Headquarters at Fort Bliss, near III
Texas. No onc knew thei
u neither Mexico could bc induced to
mako suitable reparation Tor the IN,
suit or the United states would iine
" necessary TO force such rcpafa'ion'
Spueral PerahinR arrived ~ Fort
I'll ON April Is. 1914, and after an
inAectiun of the forces ~ his com
tnHnd made this statement;
~ an ready To take the field on nv"
minutes notice
but the time FOR an INVASION or
Mexico with the armed forces OF IN"
United States had not yet arrived.
General Funston. who was IN conf
mand Of operations In that region,
placed General Pershing ut h head
of the important border patrol. whicn
had supervision OF all imports ana
exports. II was his duty to see that
neither Hucr,a nor any of the various
Leaders received arms FROM TINS size
Ianohu Villa az this time was III
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

result IN several prosecutions The q
y \. urges all hunters To- remember
that the duck season does not open
until october 18th and all violations
Will be punished c. the iuii extent Of
the law
The association also wishes To call
attention To- the fact hat the federal
Jaw now has teeth in o. on account
OF the ratification Of ths Canadian
treaty. and there y, M longer amy
question about the Cunstttutiunulity 81
federal regulations
There has already arrived In the
vicinity of Albuquerque a large flock
OF ducks. consisting mostly of birds
raiscs right here In the valley. tie
ports from an sources how that the
number OF birds raised localk has
been steadily increasing ever since
federal regulations prohibited spring
shooting
The Gamc Protective association al
40 warns hunters not To shoot n
quail until the opening of the quail
season on October 18th.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

residing Ia Albuquerque This nSt
contains but atty names, which ind
Gates that there are not nNtrly as
many unnaturaii1cd Italians In this
titN as WAS estimated bV the govern
mcut
The womnu's committee Of Tho
council ct defense and the chamber
Of Commerce W. appointed a Joint
con mittec which viii meet Monday
night at 20 to devise ways and
mcnns OF UNDRESSING upon all unnat-
uroliged citizens THE importance OF
attending naturalization night schools
which are To be conducted hN tn. citN
school department this winter. Al
uu~naturali2cd CitiarnH who have not
taken out their final papers will be-
urgod TO attend these schools and
qualify themselves fot citizenship az
the earliest possible date. Activities
of these local bodies arc IN accord
anco with the government program
Tor nation wide AmertcanizatiDn OF
all unnaturalizcd citizens
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

control of the rich Mexican state of
Chihuahua, lie mad defied the power
OF Hucrta ana set up "A nominal gov
of his " at Chihua hua
CITY. A 4 means OF obtaining suf.i-
Gent revenue To operate his govern
ment he had established "A miniature
Mont Carlo,
Crushing Domestic Blow.
Things flouished In Chihuahua
after this. With plenty OF money
Villa grew stronger. and this gav-
rrumont. not realizing tho true char-
aCtcr OF the man, seriously considered
recognizing him as the ruler of
Mexico.
General Bliss. chief of staff OF the
army wen "a nj paso and had sew
cral conferences there with villa. in
Which General Pershinf. In his Off
Ci1i capacity. took part. Nothing
definite came Of these conferences,
however. ana the disturbances con
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

nlCk AND pOSOTHY had tsken
= threo-and.bstb apartment at
an ~Pusllng.y higd rate ot rem
- bur like mnuy another couple
hey deemed an apartment al any
ron q ssf.r proposition than love IN
. ~co.tagc-f eo..l were not fot'hton
ms for TIE cottage. 10 most OF The
'uro.tdro ~as PSI ~ storage ana lu.,
he pick - tie .ot wen, 30 make The
t.ny thioo.and.bgih a gom OF a place
'or Wartime.
The thrce.aad bath hoas,ad a ilVing
oon. Two bedrooms and q Woo k'ict.
snetic besides the bltA. one bed
room DICK sud Dorothy decided TO
turn INTO a d.n}ne roout.-for thel'
ma hogary dtcias room fGrl.turn Was
.he.t special i"ilsht. r%nih.pkabiv "a
cas-, 10 lato rhp ou'Cy darkness Of
storage But there vas 10 hanging
table light. and not evea sidF-wau ny
'uroa 10 max" = pleasing Inflammation
along with was cand,cH on the tahl,
rhcrc was nothing but q htdrcus
hirh-lp chandelier affixed 10 the cen.
NJ. The landlord naiiy refused 10
Put In a hanging dome SO Dorothy SCI
her VITA 90 VOL. and | mus, tc!i you
tbout the hlnginr dome she achieved.
She bourdi for 81 so a very large
brown wicker lnmpshade lined WIN
yellow silk. In 'No top az this sh"
fasscncd f-iaiy e l.fc % heavy card
,oard ia ih1 disc she punched q
"At.t- ""I 'n-oueh ~" hole
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

Keen watch for attractive commercial
opportunities Mexico was rich in
metals so necessary 90 Germany,
which lacked an adequate supply.
Mexico hnd some OF the richest OIL
fields In the world The Unitcd states
and Great britain had developed these
reHourccs, M they were mos; im-
portant. Germany had q stropE be-
Lief that " she could iustieato trouble
between the United States u Next
co she might he IN "a position To- seize
some OF the Concessions amt privileges
that had been enjoy ed 10y this
try.
IIucrta inci,cd By Germany.
II Is known that Germans did AID in
the financing of Huerta's revolution
and advised him in some Of the steps
that were taken under his direction.
Controlled by these influences, Hucrta
offered a "A insult 90 tho stars
and Stripes
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

and carried him from the house
other rescucrs found the mother and
the remaining two children Ia that
part of the house most damaged by
the flames. All wefc Dead
Warren was hurried To- the hospital
at the Preside n tcnderlN cared
for. lie quickly revived u mOnncd
for his father.
Oiencrai PcrshinP was completely
stunned bN the blow that had fallen
upon him. lie FASTENED 10 the presi-
dio L. he with Warren and To take
the bodies Of his lovci mes to Myo-
ming. Mrs. pcrshing had always
claimed Wyoming a her home, and
a expressed u dcsir' {" be buried
there.
After the sad Journey General
pCrshing decided e. leave Warren.
his little son in the care al his sis
ter. Miss MAY pershine who lived IN
Lincoln, Neb., as he could not per
sonally car, for the child.
Hts duties meanwhil" were calling.
md. heavy of heart, he hurried back
to the border.
villa was beinp hard pressed.
C%arranza's forces were taking his
stronRholdS one by u and h" was
fast becoming the bandit he was
called.
Germany Again busy.
Dcsultory attacks were made on
American citizens residing In Mexico.
II Is known that the German agents
again were at work. this time with
villa e~nd"avUTing t. precipitate trou-
Bile between h tnI,cC states ana
Mexico.
villa had managed 10 obtain some
arms and ammunition through agcn-
cics in this country. These. however.
were not in sufficient quantity To
make II possible for him completely 90
regain his power. j. had been inti-
mated TO him that II he could force
the United states 10 intervene In
Mexico the ovcrthrow OF Cgrranzs
would establish him at the head of q
popular government
villa seems TO have rrasped readily
at the bait.
one morning in March the country
awoke TO the news that the Mexican
bandits under villa, had actually
made a raid on an American town,
the little city Of Columbus. y. VI.
with a fus!liade the Mexicans had
Cashcd through the place. numbering
inhabitants ~ they went, before az
alarm could he given. 4 few had
made u desperate stand. but had
been overwhelmed by force OF num-
hers. When the troop o. American
cavalry which had been hastily sum
moncd reached Columbus, the MeNi
cans had vanished.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
Civic Bodies to Aid
In characterization
Program of the u. S,

Al the request of the chamber OF
the Christopher columbus,
lodge has complied a list o. MI IN
naturalized citizens OF Italian origin
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
C. p. A. Warns Hunters
That the Federal Law
Now "Has Teeth in Il"

\ number OF reports have been re-
Ccl.ed by the albuquerque Game pro
festive association that hunters are
unlawfully shooting ducks. and cvi-
dcncr Is being gathered which Will
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

\ hotel guest AZ AsbUry Park, y.
J.. has heard tho following story from
"a chance acquaintance, who declared
he had been told it by an eye-wit-
ness
while travelling on a ferry from
New York CITY, he noticed q young
man aud Woman stindinh a; end
or the boat The woman was wrapped
In a large blue cloak. At intervals.
the man would take out his handker-
chief and wipe the APPS OF the Woman,
who seemed 10 be dribbling al the
mouth. The people hogan to gather
around the couple and the man be-
coming humillatoD drew the cloak
from the roman Who turned out to
be armless and whose tongue had
been cut out, Later Il developed thai
the young woman was Just retuTn-
ing from France. whore she had been
on duty Az 4 Red Cross nurse"
Stories Of this sort have been put
in circulation in an parts OF tho coun-
try since the call went out for Red
Cross volunteers for service In
France. All the stories that were
/ recise enough Co be- investigated have
been found a. bee false. Ma mutilated
American nurse has been returned To-
this oountrv and none has been re-
ported in France. The reports seem
obviously designed To- discourage
nurses from volunteering.
The correspondent who reports the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
Life of General John j. Pershing

This the FIRST fun. authentic. M intimate life story q General John j. rnshns
and Travelled many thousands Of mites 70 gather IN facts They ntsrus~sd
member Of the peuhne family the generals yhoodf friends and lost Of army ouhcsr
with when he has served as an instructor at West Point and as fighter in the spanish
war. An the Philippine Mexico, and finally ~ France
why America viii VIM whch has been produced BY the FOX rim Cooperation
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

The recent rcyerses In France seem
"a have affected the workmanship
OF the inventors OF unti-Amcrican
pro-German SANDERS. Many OF their
falsehoods are too ridiculous TO he
worth contraCictiug. In Minnesota.
they are passing around word that
any woman who marries q I. :, sol.
dier will be put In prison by the gov
eminent In Kansas. farmers are be-
INK told that every one who has more
than "A bushel of potatoes on the first
OF September will have To give them
to the Red Cross or to the govern
ment officials" santa Rosa, Cal,
hears that numerous highly PAID gov
eminent clerks ana employees OF the
Protestant faith have heen removed
In order that their positions might be
taken BY CathOics." Huntington,
Ind, has had the story that nj Camp
Shelby they are importing negro
girls of thirteen and fou1leen y ars
old" FOR the troops-a Islander which
the Huntington Herald promptly in
vestigated and disproycd. Other 10.
calities report similar short-term hes.
ao soan discounted on 80 easily dis
proved that II u auld seem the oririna-
tors Of them are losing their cun-
nine.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

Wa. AYE = pi,lU uAY TO-DAY
GOVT rCu vHihKi" I TneH Ship.
"NeSsiR iFir DON'T RAM
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

t~i-Protestant and anti-Ilebrew preju-
dices. and set us lighting each other
instead of fighting Germany
German propagRudlsts both here
ana IN Germany are announcing that
In a recent damage suit arising IA ~
the loss of the Lusitania. IL was proved
before the court and admitted by the
Judge that the steamship was an
armed munitions boat carrying cN-
plosivcs. AZ q matter Of fact the suit
was heard by Judge julius NJ. Mayer
OF the admiralty branch of thc Uni
ted States district n ia New
York. and Judge Mayer aeclared In
his findings that 1t had been proved
beyond all doubt that the t.usitaniu
was not armed. and never had been
armed, and carried nc explosives on
the voyage on which she was torpe-
doed and sunk.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

NICK AND pORoTHY had tsken
/, threo-and-bsth apartment at
an ~Puslng.y hiKd rate o' rem
bur iike NAM another couple
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-15

We are ready TO "Overcoap tn
little men of Seattle in way satisfac
tory to both mother and the boys.
Cood-looking Goats with plenty o
pockets-and warm collars to keep on
the cold.
Cheviots, tweeds, chinchillas ant
other heavy overcoatings-in brown
gray, blue and tan-also some plaidS
checks and stripes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-15
Boys MackinaWs $3.50

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MACklNAWS
Fine for the school boys. Of good
wool materials in large plaids. Sizes
) to 10 years.
BOYS sEcTIoS-UPPER MAIN FLOOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-15
Send Goodies to the
Soldier Boys

They'll appreciate nice Fruit
Cakes for Thanksgiving-or per-
haps Macaroons, or if they are
close enough, Individual Mince
Pies. Look over our other good
things.
FOURTH FI.ooR-THE BON MARCHE