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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1915)
THE SEMNWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. GUN DRILL ABOARD A BRITISH LINER v irour Universal I Characteristics i ..tiin.rn.i iiT . .....,.t.,. ...... ...! :(' ryx JoMiiiurnTiiiiTiiOT Slnco tho war opened somo of tho British merchant liners have- been cqulppr-d with guns for their protection The gun crew and hospital corps on ona of them are hero seen at their dally drill. FROM 0 IE Eye-Witness Describes Bombard ment of Ancient City by Austrian Aeroplanes. DAMAGE WAS NOT EXTENSIVE Drop Bombs and Steel Arrows One of the Machines Wrecked and the Pilot's Legs Broken Officer Captured and Shot. Now York. An American traveler Who has Just returned to Now York and who chanced to bo in Vonlco at tho tlmo of tho declaration of war by Italy upon Austria, tells the following ntory of happenings which ho wit nessed: Somo time before the actual declara tion of war It was very evident that tho event was Imminent. Tho authori ties were busy preparing in every pos elblo way to safeguard treasures of art. Tho wonderful Quadriga over tho great central door of St. Mark's was taken down and carried awny to some placo of safety on tho mainland. Tho whole facado of tho church under went a great change, being entirely covered by scaffolding, braces and sand bags, tho latter plied 30 feet high. Tho Doges' palaco was similarly treat ed and in addition each of tho hundred arches which hold up tho famous bal cony received tho Bupport of a pylon of brick, six feet square. Objects of Art Removed. All movable objects of art, paint ings, sculptures and bo forth were re moved from tho museums and churches nnd taken away to somo city In tho south. On tho Campanile, tho highest Btruc turo In tho city, on tho roof of tho Dogana, and on tho tops of many of tho hlgheBt palaces, platforms wero erected on which antiaircraft guns of tho latest designs wero stationed. Tho Campanile, in addition to tho guns, had a specially constructed bomb throwing mortar. This ejects huge il luminating bombB a thousand V'fi Ti n In. to tho air, whoro they burst and float ror a quarter of an hour or more, lighting up tho surroundings with a magnesium glarp of tremendous In tensity. Lights wero ordorod out at eight o'clock In tho evening and tho streets cleared of overv llvini? cnni nt i. Warning of the approach of hostile nlr- crait was to bo given by tho Bcreech Ing of tho hugo siren at tho govern ment nrBcnal. Foreigners Reaulred to R.nrt Immediately on tho declaration' of war, all forclKiiors resldi as In all other cities of Italy woro il-ijuuuu 10 ropori to tho police, ll tholr pafisportB wero In order thoy re celved formal permission in rniimln I was warned to bo mmfni n,.i Btrcots. for tho populaco wbb obsessed with tho apy crazo and several Inno cent foreigners had boon attacked m,i beaten. Storlos of spies caught giving poisoned candy to children on tho Btreots and of Gorman nn.i a....i.... women who had remained In tho city ready to Bignal tho hostilo aircraft had added to tho excltoment and tho onco peaceful Venetians had completely iubi uiuir iieaus. Scarcely had war becun burn was my fortuno to witness a truly thrilling night attack by Austrian aoro planes. 1 was out on tho Grand canal In a gondola with somo Americnn frlondB when wo noticed a suddon nc tlvlty In tho watch towers. Men woro snouting irom ono to another. Buspectcd somethlnK unnmmi about to occur nnd immediately head ea uuck ior our note). Arsenal Siren Screeeheri Scnrcely had wo arrived thero when tno unearthly Bcreech of tho arsenal eiron vomica our suspicions. An attack was about to tako nlaco. tho shriek of tho siren gradually died away the buzz or an ucroplano engine llko tho droning of a monster bee, be- camo audlblo. Tho siren burst forth again nnd at tho same moment, with n deafening crash tho great mortar on tho Campa nile shot Its first Illuminating bomb Into tho air. Regarded as fireworks It was a wonderful spectacle, but In com petition with tho light of tho full moon, which shono In an auBolutei.v cloudless sky, It was not of very much effect In revealing tho whereabouts of tho flying enemy. Tremendous Explosion. Dy this tlmo tho hum of tho aero plane's motor announced that tho ma chine had reached tho lower end of tho city, though it was still invisible. Suddenly thero was a tremendous ex plosion. A hugo column of wnter at tho mouth of tho Grand canal sprang hundred feet into tho air. Buildings shook for a radius of half n mile. It waB tho enemy's first bomb evident ly a, monster nnd had been Intended for tho custom house. 1 was watching tho spectaclo from tho steps of ono of tho hotels facing tho Grand cnnnl, nearly opposite tho custom house. So great wns tho forco of the bomb that tho wash produced by It camo clear across the canal It self, Bplashcd up tho hotel steps and wet mo to tho knees whero I was stnndlng on tho topmost one. As If this had been tho signal, with ono crush every gun In tho city opened fire. To us tho machine still remained Invisible In fact wo did not see It at 11, but Judging from tho terrific bom bardment and tho bursting of hun dreds of shrapnel nil nbout one spot In tho sky, a most beautiful sight In tho moonlight, the gunners must have located It. Rained Steel Arrows. A moment afterward an Englishman who was standing next to me ax claimed: "Look! Is It ralnlnc?" Tho waters of tho canal wero lashed as If by hugo rain drops. I thought It must ho tho bullets fired at tho ma chine, which was now Just over our heads, falling back Into tho wnter, but tho next day wo found tho peculiar sight was cuused by bundles of those little steel nrrows which havo already been launched on tho battlefields of Franco and Belgium. Numbers of thorn wero found t ticking Into the sides of the gayly painted .wooden piles to which tho gondolas are moored and which aro so characteris tic a fcaturo of Vonlco. Each arrow was marked "Invented In Franco, Used In Germany." Tho machine continued on, circled over tho city and returned, accompa nied on tho whole Journey by tho ear- putting bombardment. As It pnsBod over tho arsenal on Its wny back, It appeared to unload Hb wholo stock of bombs nt once, for thero wns a series of terrible explosions. A hugo shower of spnrkB sprang into tho nlr, lighting up tho sky with an unearthly glnro. Another Machine Sighted. Firing from tho roofs gradually censed and wo thought tho raid was over, but again tho warning shriek enmo from tho nrsennl and tho roofs broko out Into Ufo onco more. Tho socond machine passed over tho city along tho same route without dropping a single bomb, traveling In a hall of Hlirapnel all tho way. In tho mean while a few biuuII clouds had drifted ncrosB tho heaven. As long as thu machlno remained In tho full moonlight It wns Invisible, but as it passed under tho clouds wo caught sight of It, gilding unconcerned ly along, a black speck against space. uiu ursi niaenino. hub ono headed buck for tho ursennl whero the aviators seemed to drop their entire Btock of bombs. A sorles of terrlbln oxpiosions, moro Intonso than the first took pinco again, lighting tho sky and wirowHiK grout miming flumes high In 10 uio uir. rrom all directions fire boats nnd cutters steamed past at full speed toward tho nrsennl, whoro sov oral (Ires had broken out. Tholr pow erful streams mndo short work of tho flnmos. Thu extent of damago done, ns far as I could find out, wus tho smashing to Bmlthorocna of three houses near tho arsonal. Two mon woro killed hero and n baby was found tho next morning, peacefully sleeping and en tirely unharmed, among tho ruins. A uaval tug, moored In tho basin of the nrsennl, was struck nnd two men, ono olucor and ono Bailor, killed. Two or threo small llrca of no Importanco and iuimodiutoly oxtlngulBhod, wero set in tho arsenal Itself. The next morning, with nil tho other curious people of the city, I went to see the smashed houses, which were surrounded by cordons of troons, While I wns thero the usual crv of 'Spy! Spy!" arose. The police arrest ed live persons, three men, one worn an nnd one boy of ten or twelve years Two of the men wnrn illm-iilsoil ns women. It wns a dramatic moment when tho police tore off their wIks and clothes nnd revealed the fact that thoy were men. Immediately the crowd broko out In a hoarse roar of anger. Knives were brandished and it was only with tho greatest difficulty that tho police and troops prevented the mob from fin ishing them on tho spot. Renegade Venetian Shot. In tho morning wo also learned that the engine of tho second aeroplane had been so damaged by the gun fire that the machine wns forced to come down In tho public garden at the ex tremo north end of tho city, near the arsenal. On landing it struck a tree. Tho pilot was thrown out and had both legs broken, but thoofllcer accompany ing him was uninjured. He wns imme diately arrested nnd discovered to bo renegade Venetian, from a very prominent family of the city. Ho for merly had been ns officer in the Ital ian navy and stationed for several years nt the Venice arsenal. Through a fust life In tho nnvy ho got deeply In debt, resigned from tho service and" went to Germany, whero ho engaged In business. With the outbreak or war he enlist ed In the German flying corps, and his Invaluable personal knowledge of Ven ice caused him at once to bo detailed as observer attached to tho Austrian air fleet designed to attack tho city. Within an hour nfter his capture ho whs court-martialed and shot as a traitor to li la country. Before his death ho begged the officer In com mnnd of the shooting sqund to notice that ho had strictly followed his or ders, made no attempt to destroy llfo or art treasures In tho city Itself and simply dropped bombs upon tho arsenal. BREAD-MAKING EXPERT Miss Hannah Wessling is the breiul maklng expert of tho United Stntes department of agrlculturo and this photograph shows her at work In her laboratory in tho department nt Wash ington. "Any standard recipe," says Miss Wessling. "will produco good bread provided core is taken in meas uring tho ingredients and securing tho correct temperaturo In which to set tho sponge, for tho yenst which causes tho spongo to rlso grows best nt from 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Miss Wessling advocates tho uso of scales for measuring and declnrds that housewives should havo reclpo books that glvo tho amounts of Ingredients In flguroB of weight nnd not "n half a cup of flour," etc., as is tho ordinary custom. According to her directions anybody can baka broad as good as "mother used to mako" by tho uso of a good reclpo book, a pnir of kitchen Ecaies and a thermometer. Dr REV. D. D. SUTCUFFE AuuUnt SutKrintrntltnt cf Men, Moodjr Bible Inililulacf Chicago TEXT For wo must needs die, nnd ire ns water spilt on tho Krnunri, which iinnot bo gathered up again; neither doth 3ml respect tiny person : yet doth he de-i-lso menns, Unit his banished be not ex it lied (rum 1 1 1 in. 1 1 Sam. 14:14. This Is part of a woman's plea o King David to havo Absalom restored after he had been driv en out for his crime ngalnst his brother. It Bpcaks of four untversnl charact eristics found in every sinner. 1. A universal end "wo must needs die." From the day of birth to old nge each stop of the way is a step toward tho grave. "It 1b ap pointed unto man onco to die" has been truo of the w hole human family. Various schemes and vari ous ways havo been tried to disprove this but tho gravo continues to receive its duo. However strong nnd however great, ono universal end awaits us for "wo must needs die." 2. A universal condition "wo aro as tho water spilt on tho ground which cannot bo gathered up." Wo wero Innocent when wo were born, but alas, how quickly the Innocence wns destroyed. Wo wero helpless to re tain it. A few days in the forgotten time of our early childhood and then It was as water spilled out. Tho fresh innocenco of tho morning quickly died away and we became In deed what wo nro in nature, sinners. We could pot nvold tho spilling out as water and wo wero helpless to gather It up again. Onco lost It was lost for good and try as wo might to for get and try as wo might to turn over the new leaf and begin again, each at tempt Just tended to show us tho helplessness of all effort. All have become guilty, and all nro helpless to get rid of that guilt. , Wo are as water spilt which cannot bo gathered up again. 3. A universal standing "neither doth Cod respect any person." God Judges all alike in respect of sin. Ono may be great in tkis world nnd another may bo unheard of, but beforo God they stand on the same platform as sinners. Ono might bo learned and another Ignorant but it Is In respect to sin that they como beforo tho Lord. One may be a good man and tell the Lord about his faBt lng and his praying without any rec ognition of his sinfulness, and he has less favor with God than tho poor publican who merely stands and plenda for mercy. Thoy are both sin ners thero, for there is no reBpect of persons with him. This would mako the cuso of sinners to be hopeless were it not for tho fact that that which is impossiblo to man is possi bio to God. 4. A universal opportunity "He doth dovlso means that his banished bo not expelled from him." When man sinned nnd automatically put hlmsolf away from God, tho God he had sinned against immediately set about devising means to havo man brought back to him. "God commend ed his love towards us in that while wo wore yet sinners Christ died fo. us." It was God who began the work of redemption, not man. Tho first movement was from God's side. He it was who provided tho precious blood of the Lamb of God, tho only means for putting away Bin, for without tho shedding of blood thero Is no remission," as the Blblo declares from cover to cover. Not only must tho sin bo put nwuy, but tho sinner must bo cleansed, and hero again wo romombor tho word that "tho blood of Jesus Christ his Son clennBeth us from all sin." Tho Justice nnd tho holiness of God nro upheld and vln dlcnted by tho blood and a wny mndo open for tho sinner, tho banished one, to bo brought back to God. Tho blood meets every objection of tho law nnd every objection of tho devil and ad mlts tho ono who was banished back to tho Father's house. Tho Lord him self does this that "Ills banished may bo with him." "Go so loved tho world that ho gave his only begotten son that whosoover belloveth on him might not perlBh but havo everlasting life." Tho redeemed sinner can now sing of him who "lovod and gave him self for me." God has done nil ho can to havo tho banished ono back with him and all that remains is for man to accept his terms nnd come to him without fear, Tho work 1b all finished and finished In such a way that God enn bo just nnd yet tho Justlfler of him that be- lloves In Jesus. And Christ Bays "Him that cometh unto mo I will in no wlso cast out." Trust In God. All virtue consists in having a will inir heart. God will lead you as if by tho liund, if only you do not doubt, and nro filled with lovo for him rather than fear for yourelf. Fenolon. The licnrt Is not ahvayj a royal mint, with patent machinery to work Its metal Into current coin. Sometimes It throws out In straiiKO forms, not eas ily recognized ns coin at all. Dickens. SUMMER DESSERTS. A dainty summer dessert Is mnde of one-hnlf cupful of peanuts, ono cup ful of mashed ba nana nnd half n cupful of grated co coanut. Arrange on a small plate nnd pour orango Julco over tho mix ture. Fruit F o a m. Take a half box of gelatin, one cup ful of wnter, two and a half cupfuls of fruit juice and threo eggs. Soak tho gelatin in cold water until dissolved; heat the fruit Juice, which may bo strawberry, raspberry or any other fruit, pour over tho gelatin, Bweeten to tnste, stir nil together and strain nnd cool. Beat the whites of tho eggs stiff, beat into the Jolly until it Is foamy, pour into a mold that has been wet nnd serve with whipped cream. Prepare in time for the gelatin to thicken beforo using. Tho day beforo using is better. Muskmelon Frappe. Remove tho tops from small muskmelons to form a cover. Take out all tho seeds and membrane and place In a sieve to drain out all the juice. Scoop out as much of tho soft pulp as can bo easily removed and cut it in small pieces. To tho juice add a quart of sweetened whipped crenm; turn this Into a freezer nnd freeze. Serve In tho melon 3hells, n layer of frappe and a layer Df tho melon pulp. Jellied Apples. Wash, pare, quarter and core six tart apples. Take two cupfuls of sugar and the samo amount Df water, boll until a thick sirup Is formed. Drop the apples Into this boiling sirup and cook Until clear and tender, taking care to keep their 3hape. When tender, skim out, place Dn a platter to cool and measure and strain the sirup; thero should be a half pint. Take a package of lemon Jollo, dissolve in two-thirds of a cup ful of hot water, add to the hot sirup, pour over the apples and Into a mold. Serve on a platter, garnished with whipped cream. SOME NEW WAYS WITH MEATS. The seasoning of meat sauces, meats and combinations of meat and vegetables is ono of the most important points In culinary art. The care less, haphazard season ing ruins an otherwise appetizing and whole some dish. Ruskin says "much tasting means no wasting," so tho skillful cook seasons, tastes and seasons again until the right blending is obtained. Southern Hash. Put six potatoes, .wo onions, threo green peppers and two large tomatoes all through a meat chopper. Melt four tablespoonfuls of buttor In a frying pan, add tho vege tables, with a cupful of soup stock and ook until the vegetables aro done, keep covered and stir occasionally to provent sticking. Add two cupfuls of chopped meat, (cold roast beef is best), season well with salt a dash of kitchen bouquet and serve hot with oast points. Baked Fish. Place n sllco of onion ind lemon inside a well cleaned fish, ready for baking. Brush well with butter and bako in a moderate oven, basting occasionally with butter and water. Meanwhilo cook one cupful of sliced tomnto with a cupful of boiling water, a sllco of onion, carrot, celery ind a sprig of parsley, a bay leaf, a half dozen cloves, salt and pepper, for twenty minutes. Make a sauce, using threo tablespoonfuls each of buttor md flour, add tho strained tomato, a fourth of a teasiioonful of kitchen bou juet, and tho samo amount of soda. Place the fish on a hot platter, garnish with lemon quarters, dipped In mlncod parsley, add a half cupful of thin :renm to tho sauce and strain around tho fish. Ragout of Veal. Tho cheaper cuts nay be used for this dish. Stew tho meat until very tender with onion, par sley, a fourth of a cupful of vinegar and a bay leaf. Remove from tho bono while warm. When cool, cut In pieces for serving, roll ench In seasoned flour and brown In hot fat. For the sauce, ase a fourth of a cupful each of flour ind butter, a third of a cupful of veal stock, a half teospoonful of Worcester shire snuco. a Vnblespoonf'il of lemon lulco and threo '-f horseradish. Lending to Farmers Texns bankers who make a practice of londlng money to fnrmers havo adopted for tholr own protection nnd for tho guldnnco of borrowers, what lo known ns n "crop rato sheet for Bafo farming and bank credit." Tak ing a 40-ncre, two-horso arm as a unit, this sheet states tho live stock and the quantity of food and feed crops necessary to support on such a farm n family of 11,'e. Tho pro spective borrower Is requested to state in tlu same way the actual system It pays to stick to ono thing. Only those persons In whoso lives Pomo Kreut purposo outweighs everything else, rise above tho shoulders of the crowd. Tho mnn who minds his own business will soon have a business to mind. DINNER DISHES FOR COMPANY. Cut a well cleaned chicken into pieces nt tho joints, cover with hot veal broth and lot cook until tender. Cook a half cupful of rice, two dozen potato balls and a dozen small onions separately until nearly done, drain and add tho chicken with a can of small string beans, rinsed in boiling water. Let slmmor about ten minutes when al) should bo done. Prepare about a dozen and a half small baking powder bis cuit. Turn tho chicken on a largo platter and surround with the hot bl& cult. Martinique Potatoes. Scoop out tha Insldo oft four hot, baked potatoes and forco through a potato ricor. Add ono and a half teaspoonfuls of butter, tho yolk of an egg, three tablespoonfuls of cream, a half teaspoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and nutmeg. Keep hot and beat threo minutes, then add a well beaten whlto of egg. Shape be tween two tablespoonfuls and plnco ov a buttered sheet to brown delicately. French Lemon Jelly. Rub tho peel of three lemons upon half a pound of loaf sugar and dissolve tho sugar Id two cupfuls of water. Boil until re duced, add tho straned Julco of the lemons, two cupfuls of water and the Julco of an orange. Pour it upon two well beaten eggs and whip well. Then add two teaspoonfuls of gelatin, dla solved In a llttlo boiling water to soft en. Pour Into a wet mold after being well blended and servo with whipped, cream sweetened and flavored with lemon and orange. Fish Savory. Cut two small onions in slices nnd fry lightly In two table spoonfuls of butter. Add a half pound of cold, cooked fish, cut in small' pieces, sprinkle with a tablespoonful of flour and fry a light brown. Dredge with one teaspoonful of curry powder. Fry a llttlo longer and add another tablespoonful of flour. Moisten with four tablespoonfuls of cream, and halt a cupful of stock, season with salt, mixed spices and cook for half an hour, then add two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. Dish up and garnish with parsley and toast points. Some hnppy talent, and some fortu nate opportunity may form the two sides of tho ladder on which some men mount, but tho rounds of that ladder must bo mndo of stuff to stand: wear and tear. Dickens. SUMMER DISHES. Thero is no dessert moro popular than the frozen one, in fact almost any combination is wel come after It has been through the freezer. Orange Sherbet. Beat one egg light ly, add it to a quart of milk, and a pint of cream. Dissolve- two and a half cupfuls of sugar in the julco of threo oranges and ono lemon. Add tho grated rind of threo oranges nnd ono lemon, mix and freeze. Lemon Dumplings. Chop the rind' of ono lemon flno, add it to the juice, mix two cupfuls of bread crumbs with a cupful of suet, odd one egg and enough milk to mnko a paste, sweeten to tasto. divide Into flvo portions and placo In separate cloths. Boil three quarters of an hour and serve with, butter and honey. Individual Creatn Chicken Take a. tablespoonful of minced chicken, sea son with a pinch of minced parsley and a squeeze of lemon. Season with salt and popper and moisten with a. spoonful of cream. Put into a rame kin, cover and steam In hot water. Servo on a hot plato with crisp but tered toast and small pats of sweet butter rolled In parsley. Gooseberry Dessert. Cook slowly a quart of gooseberries with a cupful or brown sugar in a stono dish In tho oven. Arrange slices of spongo cako in a dish, pour over tho cooked berries a custard mado of a cupful of milk, nn egg. a pinch of salt and a tablespoon ful of sugar. When cold cover with sweetened whipped cream, sprlnklo with chopped pistachio nuts nnd servo well chilled. followed on his own fnrm. Tho closer the nctunl practice approaches tho system outlined In tho rate sheet the bettor is the farmer's credit. Unintentional Criticism. "You were not nt tho theater yester day when tho llrst representation of your new piece took place." "I was kept away by uu Important engagement." "Indeed (kindly) Well, you didn't mlbs anything!" Fllegpnde Blnetter (Munich) s
