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THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEDRASKA. HINTS FOR PRESERVE CLOSET tickled Peaches Should by All Means Bo Among tho Condiments Stored Brandled Cherries. Pickled peaches nro a dinner con diment of unparalleled excellence. Many people prefor pickled fruit to tho sweeter jelllca and preserves and the good housekeopor nlways puts up pickled dainties as Well as presorves, Jollies and Jams for her well-stocked winter fruit closet. Hero Is a tried and truo recipe for pickled peaches: To soven pounds of eolected poaches allow half as many pounds of granulated sugar, ono quart of vinegar, two ounces each of stick cinnamon and cloves. Dissolve tho BUgar In tho hot vinegar, add tho eplces and boll for six minutes: add tho poaches and boll slowly until the peache3 havo become soft enough to be pierced easily by a fork. Turn out tho fruit and boll tho sirup down to one-half. Now put In tho peaches again and let tho vrholo Just como to a boll. Pour Into a. deep crock and cover when cold. A Virginian housekeeper recom mends this recipe for brandled cher Tles: Cover largo,, oxheart cherries which hnvo been stoned with somo excellent brandy nnd let stand for 48 hours. Add to the mixture sugar In a proportion of pound for pound. Do not cook, but seal In glass Jars and set away In a cool, dry place. These cherries are delicious for garnishing whipped cream and frozen desserts. They may also bo served In homo mixed cocktails. AN OYSTER STEW RECIPE Expert Recommends This as an Un usually Appetizing Way of Serv ing the Bivalves. Fannie Merrltt Parmer, cookery edi tor of tho Woman's Home Companion, presents a number of "Recipes for October" In that publication. Among them Is her recipe for Boston oyster stew, which follows: "Put ono quart of oysters In a col tindor nnd pour over three-fourths cupful of cold water. Carefully pick pver oysters, remove tough muscles from half of them, and slightly chop remaining half with removed tough, muscles. Add chopped oysters to wa ter drained through colander, heat to tho boiling point, and let simmer three minutes. Strain through a double thickness of cheesecloth, add Teserved solf part of oyster, and cook until oysters are plump. Remove oysters with a skimmer and put in a tureen with one-fourth cupful of but ter, one-half tablosponful of salt, and one-eighth teaspoonful of peppfer. Add oyster liquor, strained a second time, and ono qunrt of scalded milk. Al ways remember to scald milk in a doublo boiler, which overcomes tho danger of scorching. Serve with oys ter crackers." Sponge Cake, Orange Filling. Mix well together three egg yolks, three-fourths ofa cupful of sugar, tho grated rind of ono lemon, one cup ful of sifted flour and one teaspoon ful of baking powder. When well beat en together add a little salt nnd tho whites of tho threo eggs beaten stiff. "Dake for 15 minutes in Washington plo tins. For tho filling beat togeth er the Juice of ono orange, with a little of the grated rind, ono egg, one cup ful of sugar and two tablespoonfuls of warmed butter, and cook in a double "boiler until it thickens. Spread be tween tho layers of cake. More Uses for Salt. A pinch of salt thrown on eggs will make them beat lightly in about half the time usually required. When Drolling steak over a coal Are sprinkle a llttlo salt on the burning coals nnd tho flame will not blaze up and scorch tho steak. If you aro broiling meat In a gas oven and it catches fire, quickly turn the gas off and throw a handful of salt on tho blazing meat. Tou do not need to use any water. The salt will put out the fire and you can then scrape off tho salt from tho meat. Bcanpot Roast. Ono and ono half pounds of clear stew meat, cut Into two-Inch llts. Put into beanpot and cover. Set In oven two hours and bake slowly. Do not add anything but one-half teaspoonful salt. It will be rich, with lots of nice .gravy, jf cooked slowly. Nice served with potatoes and hot slaw. Some times when nearly dono tako out of tho oven and put Into a good-sized shallow dish, put a thick layer of mashed potatoes on evenly all over Set back In oven to brown slowly. Boston Brown Hash. Chop any remains of steaks, roasts or stows very fine. Grease a deep plo dish. Put a layer of mashed po tatoes (old ones, left over, will an--swer) in tho bottom of the dish, then a layer of meat, then a Inycr of Btalo bread crumbs; sprinkle with salt and pepper, a few bits of butter: moisten with a half cupful of beef gravy, then put another layer of potatoes. Dip a knife into milk nnd Bmooth tho top. Hake In a modcrato oven until brown. Servo hot. Southern Stew. Peel and boll half dozen onions 15 minutes, drain and slice thin. Now havo two pounds of veal sliced nice and thin. Lay veal In stewpan, season "with little salt and popper. Covor the veal with tho onions, then lay small pieces of butter rollod In Hour. Finish with powdered nutmeg and grated rind of lemon: let simmer s'cwly GEN FRENCH H1G London. Tho official press bureau Issued long roports from Field Mar shal General Sir John French detai'lng tho operations of tho llrltlsh expedi tionary force In Franco and their prog ress from August 22 to October 18. This covers tho retirement of tho British from Mons southward to tho Seine nnd tho advance back to tho River Alsne and tho first stage of tho desperate encounters along tho lino of that river. It was September G when tho allies took tho offense. " Tho report contained this startling Information: "It Is a fact thnt botwen Soptembor 12 and Octobor 8 tho total of killed, wounded and missing among the Brit ish expeditionary force has reached CGI olllcors nnd 12,980 men, proving tho soveiity of the strugglo In which" our troops havo been engaged." Following) Is the statement Issued by the presij bureau: Sir John French's first report, datod September 17 says: "lu splto of very determined resis tance on tho part of tho enemy, who Is holding in strength and with groat tenacity a position peculiarly favor ablo to defenso, tho battlo which com menced on the evening of Septembor 12 has so far forced the enomy back from his first position, secured pas sage of tho rivor, and Inflicted great Iosb upon him, including tho capture of over 2,000 prisoners and sevoral guns." Tho dispatch gives dotalls of the retreat on August 28 and 29. Gen erals Gough and Chetwodo, with the Third and Fifth Cavalry brigades, covored the retreat, repulsing the Ger mans with great loss. German Pursuit Vldorous. "The pursuit by the enemy," contin ues the report, "was very vigorous. Somo five or six German corps were on tho Somme facing tho fifth army; on tho Oiso at least two corps wero advancing toward my front and wore crossing tho Somme east and west of Ham; three or four more German corps were opposing the Sixth French nrmy on my left. "On September 5 General Joffre de cided to tako tho offensive, as ho considered conditions very favorable to success." Field Marshal French believes that about noon on tho Gth the enemy re alized that a powerful threat was being made against the flank of his columns moving south and past and began tho great retreat which opened the battlo. Thlri battlo, so far as the Sixth French army, tho British army and tho Fifth and Ninth French armies were concerned, was concluded on the evoning of September 10, when the Germans had been driven to the Sois-Bons-Reims lino, with the loss of thousands of prisoners, many guns and. enormous masses of transport. On tho 8th both the First nnd Sec ond army corps mado largo captures and took some guns. On tho 9th after forcinpjihe passage of the Marne, they Inflicted a heavy loss In killed and wounded on the Germans, whllo tho Second division took somo hun dreds of prisoners and a battery of eight machine guns. Field Marshal French's second re port, dated October 8, concerns tho operations of tho British forces since the evening of September 10. It reads: "Early in tho morning of tho 11th threo corps crossed tho Ourcq, fur ther pursuit of the enemy being prac tically unopposed, the cavalry reach ing tho lino of the Aisno, two brig ados south of Soissons and three brig ades at Couvrellis and Carseull, on tho afternoon of September 12. Battlo of Aisne Opens. "Tho Fifth division approached Mis sy, but were unablo to make headway. The west army corps reached tho neighborhood of Vauxcore without much opposition. In this manner tho battlo of tho Aisno commoncecf. "Tho position of tho enemy was very strong either for delaying action or for defensive battlo. "On tho morning of tho 13th I or dered the British forces to ndvanco and make tho passage of the Aisno. Tho first corps and cavalry advanced on tho river. The first division was directed on Chanouvllle. via tho canal bridge at Bourg. "By nightfall the first division oc cupied tho area around Moullns, Passa and Geny. Tho Second division biv ouacked on tho southorn bank of the rivor, leaving only tho Fifth brigade on tho north bahk to establish a bridgo head. Checked by Artillery. "In tho approach to Missy, whero tho Fifth division eventually crossed, there Is somo opon ground, which was swept by artillery flro from tho opposite bank. Tho Thirteenth brl gado, theroforo, was unablo to ad vance, but the Fourteenth, directed to a loss exposed point, was rafted over, and at nlylit ostnbllshcd itself on tho left of Sainto Marguerite, whero later, with the Fifteenth brigade supported by tho" Fourth division on their left, It succeeded in repelling heavy counter attacks on tho Third corps. "On the morning of tho 13th tho Third corps found tho enemy estab lished In strength on Vregny plateau. Tho Twelfth Infantry crossed at Vo iilzel, but tho bridgo was so damaged that tho artillery could only be man handled across it. Moanwhllo tho con struction of a bridge began close to tho road bridge at Venizel. At 2 p. in tin Infantry attack In tho direction of Chlvres and Vregny had REPORTS ON DESPERATE ATTLE OF THE HE mado good progress, but at 5:30 p. in. tho onomy's nrtillery nnd machluo gun flro f i om the direction of Vregny becamo so severe that no further prog ress could bo mado. Tho positions rcachoJwero held until dnrk. "Tho Third corps mado an attempt to throw a heavy pontoon across tho river lato In tho afternoon, but gavo up becnuso of tho heavy howitzer llro of tho enemy. "In tho evening tho cnomy retired at all points and Intrenched himself on high ground about two mllos north of tho river, along which runs tho Cliomln des Dames. Build Pontoons Under Fire. "During tho" night of tho 13th and on tho 14th, and following days field companies Incessantly worked night and day,throwlng eight pontoons and one foot bridgo across tho river under a generally heavy artillery flro, which wns Incessantly kept up on, most of tho crossings nfter their completion. "Tho action of tho First corps on this dny under tho direction and com mand of Sir Douglas Ilalg was of so skillful, bold and decisive a charac ter that ho gained positions which nlono would hao enabled me to main tain my position for more than threo weeks of very severe fighting on tho north bank of tho river. About 1 p. m. tho enomy obtained a footing hetween tho First and Sec ond corps and threatened to cut tho communications of tho latter. Gen oral Ilalg was hard pressed and had no reserve In hand. I placed a cav nlry division at his disposal, part of which ho skillfully used to prolong nnd secure the left flank of tho Guards brigade. Somo heavy fight ing ensued, which resulted In the en emy being driven back with heavy l03S. General Advance Ordered. "Abdut four o'clock a weakening of tho counter-attacks by the enemy and other indications tended to show that his resistance was decreasing, and a general advance was ordered by tho army corps commander. "Although meeting with consider able opposition and, coming under very heavy artillery and riilo lire, tho position of tho corps at tho end of tho day's operations extended from tho Cliomin des Dames on tlto right through Chivy to Lo Cour Do Scuplr, with tho First cavalry brigade ox tending to the Chavonne-Solssons road. On the right tho corps was In close touch with the French Moroc can troops of the Eighteenth corps, which wero entrenched in echelon to its right rear. During tho night thoy entrenched this position. "Throughout the battlo of tho Alsne tills advanced and commanding posl tion was maintained, and I cannot speak too highly of tho valuablo serv ices rendered by Sir Douglas Ilalg and tho army corps .under his com mand. "On tho morning of the 15th I be came convinced that tho one'my was making a determined stand. Roports reached ub from tho French armies on my right and loft clearly indicating that tho enemy wns occupying a strongly Intrenched lino along tho whole Valley of tho Alsne. "General Hamilton, with tho Third division, attacked vigorously and re gained tho ground lo3t on tho 14th. "I was compelled to chango my plans when I learned that further ad vanco of tho First corps would havo dangerously oxposed my right flank: and further also learned from the French commander-in-chief that ha was strongly re-enforclng the Sixth French nrmy corps on my left, with tho intention of bringing up the allied loft to attack tho enemy's flank and thus compel his retirement. "On tho 17th, 18th and 19th tho wholo of our lino was heavily bom barded. Tho First corps was con stantly engaged. The enomy was ul timately driven back with heavy loss. "On tho 18th Information reached mo that General Joffro had deter mined to attack and envelop tho Ger man right flank. Night Attack Repulsed. "On tho evening of tho iqth tho cnomy becamo active. After dark ho continued ills attack on tho Second division, only to bo driven back. Our losses in these two days were consld erablo, but tho enemy's, as obtained, vastly exceeded them. "On tho night of tho 21 Bt another violent attack was repulsed by the Thiid division, tho enemy losing heav lly. On tho 23d four Inch howitzer batteries from homo arrived Thej woro brought into action on tho 24th with very good iesults. "On the 23d tho action of General de Dastelnau's army on tho allied left developed considerably and withdrew considerable forcos of tho enomy from tho center and tho cast. Until tho 2Gth It appeared its though tho on omy's position In our front wa3 weak ening. "On that day, however a marked renewal of activity commenced. "Renewed counter-attacks wero de livered and beaten off during tho day, and In tho afternoon a well-timed at tack by tho First division stoppod tho onemy's entrenching. During tho night of tho 27th and 2Sth the enemy again mado deter mined attompts to capturo tho tronches of the First division, but without success. "Futllo attempts, woro mado all along our front up to tho evening of the 28th, when they died awny and havo not since been renewed." SCENES AT i a-v ?ZM&vz&m. ' Above is ono of tho great German siege guns with which tho capturo of Antwerp was effected by tho Qormano. 1-or transportation It Is divided Into threo pacts, tho gun Itself being seen at tho left, tho carriage and recoil appa ratus lu tho center and tho ammunition wagon nhd crow at tho right. Bolow, at tho right Is a distant vlow of tho burning petroleum works of tho city, nnd at tho. loft somo of tho battered dofondora retreating. j ON THE Picture mado on tho actual firing inc tho Germans in the distance. asat!m)e:r" . ' SF &5g&ft8$&i$.?t 8 fm TmmmT' K ".rSWY..'SrfyV,iFv.WiM'- X ' BU .i'fii.'' 'VlSfSKttfr'fix. 4 "SiSZZ " ,. " VT ..... """HV"? ZXKxvM ak &" XT".G ENGLISH GIRL DRIVES AMBULANCE Miss Herman, an English girl whoso father and brothers nro at the front und who offered her services, has been detailed to drlvo her motorcycle ambu lanco and carry Red CrosB supplies. EAST INDIAN TROOPS IN FRANCE i rx i -.-.. CAPTURE OF ANTWERP FIRING LINE NEAR ST. vwwrswfexaws " " """... y,. s .-.V...WV ... WV.W. . IMM..W.i VmjwM.. ...V., .. A rt v M lino betwoou St. Giles and Tcrmondo, 'ISTHfl'VViV 'mmmwmimm i iiiium Jl DY GERMANS GILES showing a Belgian, Hold pleco pound- COUNTESS T0RBY Countess Torby, tho beautiful mor ganatic wlfo of Grand Duko Michael of Russia, is assisting tho movement to sond half a million of woolen gloves and mlttnua to tho British soldiers at tho front. Tho grand duko and his wlfo woro banished from Potrograil because of their marriago, but havo been Invited to loturn by tho czar, who is Mlchaol's nephew. Soldiers Encouraged to Wed. London. Quick to realize, as was Germany, tho necessity of u high birth rato to offset the deaths sot to tho war, a hiovonipnt lias been Btarted In England to roduco tho marriago fees and to oncourago soldiers ami salloro to tuko wives boforo leaving for tho front. wAsSJ5ftt xfffs aln ?2sV '-t' '