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THE 8EMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
KAISER INSPECTS
During 0110 of his recent Hying trips to the vnrloiiH fronts, tlio kulscr in
spected guns which were captured from tlio Russlano, Tho kaiser can bo
eccn (third man from left) surrounded by his staff. In tho background tho
autos aro waiting to speed tho pnrty off to another point along tho front.
BABY WEEK TO
E OBSERVED BY
More Than Four Hundred Com
munities in United States
Preparing for It.
WOMEN'S CLUBS TAKE HOLD
Federal Department of Labor Pointing
Way for Effective Work State
Health Officers of Various
States Are Giving Ac- r
tlvo Co-Operation.
' Washington. "Tho factB about
American babies and America's ro
sponslblllty to her babies will this
year bo known as never hoforo, bo-
cuuso tho first week In March will be
Uaby weok throughout tho country,"
said Miss Julia Lathrop, chief of tho
children's bureau of the department
of Labor,
Four hundred communities, rcpro
seutlng every state In tho Union, are
planning for Baby weok, so that for
Hovcn days tho needs of tho babies
may bo presented that all parents
in tlicso communities may learn a lit
tie bettor how to caro for their babies
and all tho citizens may realize that
they havo a special obligation to safe
guard tho conditions surrounding
bablos.
Tho Daby week Idea, according to
the children's buroau, originated in
Chicago about two years ago. Then
Now Yorlc had a Baby week, and
nlco Pittsburgh and other cities
Such practical benefit has In each
caso rcsultod that tho General Fedora
tlon of Women's Clubs has un
dortaken to promoto this nation-wide
observance Stuto health olllclnls and
national organizations interested in
public health and child wulfaro havo
taken up tho plan and lu various wny-H
nro giving It not only their nanctlon
but tholr actlvo co-operation. Tho ox
tension divisions of tho statu uulvcrsl
ties have promised special assistance
In Interesting and helping Uaby weeks
in rural communities,
Causes of Infant Deaths.
Tho children's bureau helluvcn
that llaby weok will glvo more par
ents a chance to leurn tho accepted
principles of infant care, and will
awaken every American to his ro
sponslblllty for tho death or tho
300,000 babies who, according to tho
census estimates, dlo every year bo
foro they nro twelve mouths old.
Therefore tho children's bureau has
prepared a special bulletin of prnctl
cal suggestions for llaby week cam
palgns, adapted to tho varying needs
of communities of different types.
Copies of this bulletin may be had free
of charge from tho children's bureau
hero.
This bureau Is conducting a do
tailed Inquiry into tho social and ceo
noinio causes of Rubles' deaths IU
report shows that tho inquiry com
plclod during tho last year reveal an
averuco Infant death rate of 131 out
of every 1,000 babies In a stoul-mak
ing and coal iulnlng town as against a
rate of 84 out of every 1,000 in u real
deutlal suburb. An oven greater con
trast In found between the most con
gested section and tho choicest resi
dential sectlou In oach of those two
communities.
Commenting upon these llndlngs the
report says: "Tho mora favorablo tho
civic and family surroundings and tho
better tho general conditions of life
tho more clearly aro they rollccted In
a lessened Infant mortality."
Tho report shows, however, that no
deductions can be made concerning
the relation between the general In
fant mortality rate and Industrial em
ploymont of women until the fads
about the number and proportion of
mothers at work coutatned In tho un
WHOLE
CAPTURED GUNS
published census returns aro made
available by tabulation.
Data for Study.
This tabulation is especially impor
tant to tho studies of tho children's
bureau. Among the subjects of study
which tho law directs the bureau to
undertake ure infant mortality, tho
birth rate, orphanage, and desertion,
all requiring Information as to fa ml ;
structure For 1890, 1900 and 1910
this Information was secured, but tho
material has not been tabulated be
cause thero has been thus far no pub
lic demand for It such as secures, for
example, tho comprehensive Informa
tion regarding manufacturers fur
nished by tho bureau of tho census
every flvo years. But neither tho cen
sus bureau nor the children's bureau
has funds to mako the tabulation that
would render this body of human facts
available for uso.
Mcanwhtlo tho children's bureau Is
pursuing Its Inquiry Into tho relation
of babies' deaths to wagos and social
conditions, believing "that tho Inquiry
will prove increasingly valuable as a
stliuulUB to moru uctivo protection of
tho youngest and tenderest lives
throughout tho nation."
Such practical results have already
followed tho Inquiry in two communi
ties as the securing of Infant-wclfaro
nurses, Improving the milk supply,
and rousing community Interest In
kindred activities.
Tho bureau also uppronchca the
problem of Infant mortality In a con
structive fashion through two pam
phlcts entitled "Parental Caro and In
fant Care," which nro sent upon re
quest to mothers.
Program for Baby Week.
Tho feature of llahy week that nf-
fords tho best opportunity for onllBt
Ing largo numbers of volunteer work
era Is a sorles of special ovents for
each day in tho week. Somo of those
mentioned In tho following list tuny
bo nuggcstlve.
Baby Sunday may well begin tho
Baby week.
The commlttoo In charge of this
part of the campaign should secure
n list of tho lendors of tho rollglous
bodies of tho community. Tho mem
bora of this committee should call
upon or wrlto to each, explaining tho
purpose of Baby week, und asking
each to preach on that subject. In
order to aid lu tho preparation of
such sermons, a copy of an outline of
Information on tho subject of Uaby
week should ho furnished.
A letter from the mayor of the city
ludorslng the Baby-day movement mny
bo read from the pulpit.
If tho governor or state health de
partmcnt has Issued n proclamation
ur a letter Indorsing tho setting aside
of a certain week for Baby week, this
may also bo read from tho pulpit on
this day
sunuay scuoois may urrango apt'
clal programs for their meetings on
that day. The committee may send
a request to tlio superintendent of
each Sunday school that such a pro
gram be arranged.
unureii societies or men may ur-
rango that tholr meetings hold dm
Injj tho week shall include a short dls
cqsslon of tho subject. The discussion
should havo as a louder someone with
special kuowlcdgo of baby welfare.
Church soclotlos of women meeting
during the week may plan similar pro
grams
Mass Meeting or Rally.
a mass meeting may won torui x
very useful fcaturo of Baby week. An
Interesting spealcor from anothor city
may bo secured for this mooting;
many state dopnr&icuts of health nro
ublo, on application, to send out speaH
ers for mcotlngs If tho expenses of
such a speaker are mild. Short talks
by roprosontatlvo people of tho com
munity Hhould bo Included. The talks
at this meeting should be on sub
Joels of general Interest. Such sub
Jects as '"lho Purpose of Uabv
Week;" "What a City Owes to Its
Bublos;" "After Baby Week, What?"
"This Community's Baby Death
Rato;" "What Other Civics Havo Done
for Their Babies," might bo Inoluded.
On Flag day, which may coino either
on the Saturday before Baby week
opens or on Monday, banners with
the . Baby-weok emblem -aro distrib
uted to tho homes or all tho babte
uudor one year of ago that have beeu
registered with tho health department
Thrso banners may b mndo up er
cheaply of muslin with tho cmblurr
printed lu rpproprinto colors. Tho ad
vantages of Flag day aro that with
tho banurrs flying from lho windows
tho sections whero thero aro tho most
babies nro mado particularly aware
of tho fact that It Is Baby week, and
also that tho Hugs aro u direct rccog
n'tlon of tho fact that Uicbo babies
have been registered. With each pen
nant should bo delivered a program
of Baby week and a lcnllct on tho
euro of the baby.
School Day.
On one day during tho weok special
exercises may bo hold In tho schools
throughout the city. Thcso may come
ns a regular part of tho school work
or be held lu the afternoon as a spo
clal outertnlument to which parents
aro Invited. Somo of tho following
features may bo Included In tho pro
gram for this day:
1, Tho reading of a letter to tht
schoolchildren from tho mayor cr
other official tolling thorn how they
can help savo tho babies.
2 A talk by tho principal or teach
cr on what tho children can do foi
"elr baby brothers jind sisters.
3. The reading of ono or several
compositions on "How to Keep Baby
Woll," which havo been selected fron?
among tho compositions written by
tho children In a certain room oi
school. It Is quite likely that the
newspapers will publish ono or more
of the best of thcso compositions.
4. In schools whoro Little Mothers
leagues aro organized tho program
may consist of compositions and dem
onstrations by members of these
leagues and of talks by their teach
ers. If no Littlo Mothers' leagues
nto at present organized, tho school
day may afford an opportunity for
their organization In many schools.
5. The performance of a play.
If ft Is deslrablo to havo dally pro
grams at tho headquarters, Bomo oi
tho best programs presented In the
schools may bo repeated at tho centra'
headquarters later In tho week.
Ono day In tho week may bo do
voted especially to the fathers of ba
btcB.
If tho weather permits, an outing
day for mothers ant" babies forms nr
attractive feature. This may take
tho form of an automobllo ride, i
morning or an afternoon spent li
the park, nr un excursion on tho wa
ter. If It Is posslblo. an alternative
Indoor program for bad weather
should be planned.
Visiting Day.
On this day a tour of Inspection o:
all of tho places where any work It
done for babies may tako place. Suet
a da. is very important in com muni
ties where. Infunt-wolfare work hm
been begun either by tho health do
partmcnt or by private organization!
and whero it is deslrablo that tho pub
lie shall know of tho work being done
and the need for further work. Thlf
will Include infant-wolfaro stations,
day nurseries, baby hospitals, and
any other place whero something Is
dono for babloB. City ofllclnls and rep
resentatives of men's organizations
and of societies for civic and mutual
bonotlt should bo Invited to takopart
In the tour.
In communities where there Is a
special need for better birth regis
tratiou it may bo well worth while
to concentrate tho uttcntlon for out
day on tho Importance of registering
babies' births. On this day all the
physicians might bo sent a letter ask
ing their aid in securing prompt and
comploto birth registration for thclt
city.
Tho newspapers should be furnished
with Incldeuts showing tho practical
valuo of birth registration. The gen
oral suggestion may bo mndo that par
cuts will do well to ascertain wheth
er tho births of their children have
been duly recorded.
"CANNING" INDIAN MUSIC
Miss Frances Deusmoru of the I'nlt
ed States numoum In Washington
probably knows more about Indian rau
bIc than anyone elso lu this country
Sho Is compiling a book of tho song?
of tho red man. Miss Dcnsmoro has
mndo photographic records of the
tribal songs In all parts of tho coun
try. Hero sho Is shown transposing
tho music from tho phonograph to
notes that may bo played on tho piano,
'lho Job of collecting Indian music la
a difficult ono, for many of tho songs
being of u rullglous nature, tho hi
dlans nro loath to give them to tho
whlto man.
Potatoes Supplant Poodles.
DalluB, Tex. -Dallas society women
havo put army tho pood I o and taken
up the pot potato. They aro planting
sweet potatoos In costly cut glass
bowls, covering thorn with water and
wutchlng ihom grow. Tho result is n
beautiful vine of dellcato yellowish
green They require no earth, but
they have an awful thirst.
WA5IMM!
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Davy Crockett's Rifle Now in National Museum
WASHINGTON. Among the thousands of relics in tho National museum
thero aro fow objects more replete with historical Interest than a cer
tain Derringer rifle, catalogue No. 9,009. ThlB rlflo was used by Col. David
Crockett of Alamo famo, und also was
etock of curly maple, plain open
eights, a percunslon lock, and a "set" trigger. Col. Wright Rives, U. S. A.,
who has deposited tho rlflo in tho museum, says it was mado for his father,
John Cook Rives, by Henry Derringer, celebrated for manufacturing suporloi
nrenrms, particularly tho well-known pockot pistol known as the derringer
Louis Ludlow Really Didn't Need an Automobile
THIS has to do with Louis Ludlow, tho Hoosicr correspondent,- figured as
a near-purchaser of an automobllo. Mr. Ludlow is by all odds tho cham
pion pedestriau of tho newspaper profession of Washington. Ho has a walk
that is a cross between a kangaroo's
lump and lho lopo of a horse, and in
order to keep stop with tho avcrago
citizen it la necessary tor mm to tnKo
about three reofs in his stride. In his
Jally routine, In which ho will travel
between twelve and fourteen miles,
Mr. Ludlow runs to each nolnt on
ichedulo time. Representatives of op-
position papers on moro than ono occa-
sion novo enueuvoreu 10 reacn a icie-
graph office in advance, only to find,
that Ludlow had boon there ab6nt
eight leaps ahead. So it was anything but a happy thought that prompted
tho agent of a local automobllo house to tako on Mr. Ludlow as a possible
purchaser. It Is not yet clear just what attracted him to Mr. Ludlow. Some
think the formidable array of newspapers ho represents, as chronicled in the
Congressional Directory, was tho main reason, but thoro are those who think
tho agent was given a wrong'slcer, Just to add a bit of excitement to Louis'
routine life. Ho found Ludlow in hla
for his hat.
Tho agent mentioned ho would like to have a fow minutes' conversation
ind thought ho could Interest Mr. Ludlow. Tho latter replied ho was in a
burry and that they could talk as ho journeyed toward tho capltol. The first
:lty block traveled enabled the agent to mako a fairly good start with his
llficourso on tho merits of hla machine, but Ludlow's mind was a long way
iff, busily calculating tho number, of committee room doors bo would prob
ably find locked, necessitating a return trip. In tho second block tho agent
began to Bhow signs of doubt as to whether this was Mr. Ludlow's normal
'gait or something he used to eliminate troublesome agents. Ho decided to
stick to it for another block. His words were now coming jerky and ho wap
blowing.
About tho end of tho third block Louis has faint recollection of hearing
something llko, "Mr. Ludlow, It Is plainly evident you do not need an
automobile." When Ludlow was ablo to apply tho brakes and como to a full
stop ho turned around and saw his late companion many yards In the rear,
his face turned in the opposite direction, retracing his stops at a considerable
reduction In speed. And that is tho
frhmd.
Uncle Sam's Diplomatic
S T cannot be eaid truthfully that tho state department was surprised when,
I recently, word namo across tho water that Colonel House had discovered
our "secret" diplomatic code was no
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can naval attaches communicate with
Secretary Daniels Is equally well known. Formerly when Washington sent
u nolo to a European power tho embassy, aftor decoding tho communication,
always paraphrased It. This was dono bo that no codo export In tho employ
of a foreign government could lay tho embassy translation by tho side of tho
cabled codo messago and thus work out tho code.
Recently thoro have boon Bovcral mistakes that havo mado It a simple
matter for experts to learn the American cipher. Th state department, for
Instance, eave out tho copy of Austria's reply to un American note as It was
transited literally from tho American codo. Any belligerent who saw this
translation and then saw the code messago as It passed through, tho hands
or tho telegraph official on Its way to Washington would havo littio difllculty
working out tho codo by uso of cipher experts.
Tho possibilities of embassy couriers being bribed to impart information
Is another disturbing factor. Ono such Incident Is said to havo been dis
covered only recently by one of the American embassies lu Europe.
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This Woman Knew a Country Dog When She Saw One
0KB morning, ns tho nagging from tho treasury to the Mills building was
alivo with clerks on their way to work, a setter dog mixed with the
crowd, yelping ns he ran. Men nnd women stopped to watch tho dog as he
uounueu mauiy niier a wagon in tho
middle of tho asphalt. Over to tho
park sldo, to a man swinging along
with a canu; back across tho street
to tho Whlto House gates; out again
to tho rqadwayi betwoon tho grounds
and Btate department, and then, with
a rush, back to tho avenue, burking
overy stop of tho way. Ho was
hunting for a master he could not
nnd.
In all tho crowd of clerks there
was but ono who ilaunderstood tho
situation. Ono of his kind always bobg up. If you notice.
Ho was a nlpjj-looklng littlo man, too, with spiked ends to his gray
mustacho and 11 watch chain that gold-linked a badge across his vest. All tho
samo, his namtj was Mr. Smart Aleck, for as tho dog, in Hying by, camo near
submarining his valuuble black cloth logs, ho yelled out loud enough for six
of his size:
"That dog'B mad! Somebody shoot that dog! lie's mad "
"Oh, for goodness sako, shut up! Tho dog isn't half as mad ns you are."
Tho small man fairly tangoed his rage at tho Insult.
"What do you mean, madam?"
Hut madam, who had bestowed hor remark Informally In passing, kept
r.t'it along.
Sho didn't at all look llko a woman who would speak to a strange man
an tho street, for whllo sho was as ugly ns tho mud. fonco which so accoramo
dntlngly serves for comparison, and' her black skirt failed to rlpplo throo
distinct times as it had oughter, Bho was really very very genteel.
Perhaps sho knew a country dog when Bho saw ono. Perhaps, also, sho
know what was llahlo to happen If a policeman camo along with a gun
Unless, ho was wlso enough to know n country d,-p on sight.
STD 4mSf
tho weapon fired by William J. Graves
in tho duel with Jonathan Gillcy, ro
suiting lu lho death of tho latter. It
was mndo about ono hundred years
ago; and tho curator of tho division of
technology says It 1b an exceedingly
well made and flnoly finished gun, be
ing still in excellent condition. It Is n
.44-caliber, muzzle-loading, sporting rl
tlos; tho octagon rifled barrel is 45
inches long, and fitted with a full
-s ftiien
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last ho has ever seen of his automobile
Codes No Longer Secret
secret at nil to tho diplomats and spies
of Europe. There now are three dip
lomatlc codeB in uso by American am
bassadors, said to ho from flvo tc
Bevcn yeara old. European govern
ments chango tholr codes at least
three times overy two yearB to keep
them from falling Into tho hands o
spies.
Tho "green codo," supposed to be
the most secret of all, Is said to be
well understood by agents of European
countries. Tho codo by which Ameri
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GAS, IH
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"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs in
five minutes.
Time It! In flvo minutes all stomach
distress will go. No Indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid,
or eructations of undigested food, no
dlzzlnoss, bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
It is tho surest, quickest and most cer
tain Indigestion remedy In tho wholo
world, and besldos It 1b harmless.
Ploaso for your sake, get a largo-fifty-cent
case of Papo'u Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keop on bolng miserable
llfo Is too short you aro not fcero
long, so mako your stay agreeable
Eat what you llko and digest It; en
Joy it, without dread of rebellion In
the stomach.
Papo'o Diapepsin belongs In your
homo anyway. Should ono of tho fam
ily cat something which doesn't agree
with them, or In caso of an attack of
Indigestion, dyspopsla, gastritis or
stomach derangoment at daytlmo or
during the night, it Is handy to give
tho quickest relief known. Adv.
Many a man who seeks famo finds
nothing but infamy.
Not Gray Ifatr but Tired Kjea
mako us look oldar than we are. Keep
your Eyes young; end you wtll look young;.
After the Movies Murine Tour Kyes. Don't
tall your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Sends Eyo Book on request.
Italy's imports in tho nrst six
months of 1915 wero valued at ?325,
704,050; exports, $240,026,060.
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PREPAREDNESS 1
To Fortify The System Against Grip
when Crip Is prevalent I.AXAT1VB DROKlO
QUININE ihouM be taken, as this combination
ol Qnlnlne, with other ingredients, destroys
forms, sets as a Tonte and Laiative and thus
keeps the system In condition lo withstand
Colds, Grip and Influent. Thero Is only one
"BROMO QUININE." B. W. GROVE'S sir
start on bo. (50.
Then She Said "Yes."
She Boforo 1 glvo you my answer
t must know moro about you. Aru
you aiming at anything worth while?
Ho You seem to havo a very poor
opinion of yourself.
Feel Shortage of Wedding Rings.
A shortage of wedding rings in jew
elers' shops and In wholcsalo factories
1b oxperlenced throughout Britain, al
though the shortage has nothing to do
with a scarcity of gold. Thero nro
three main causes for tho wedding
ring famine. There Iiob been a very
great number of war Tveddlngs; tho
working classes, owing to high wages,
havo bought cheap gem rings In great
numbers, and thero is a serious short
ago of skilled Jewelers' workmen.
Keenly Disappointed.
Bomo tlmo since an ambitious young
actor went on a barnstorming trip and
on his return ho recounted his export
tnco to a friend.
"One night," he said, "I played the
part of Hamlet, and at tho end of the
Bhow tho audience roso and loudly
houted, 'Finol Fine! I"
"I suppose," smilingly Interrupted
tho friend, "that It mado you feel
rather good."
"Yes," answered tho young actor,,
with a deep-drawn sigh; "or, rathor, It
would havo mado me fool good If n'
largo volco hadn't vociferously added,,
'Mako It fino and Imprisonment.' " -Philadelphia
Telegraph. '
A GOOD CHANGE.
A Change of Food Works Wonders.
Wrong food and drink cause a lot of
trouble In this world. To chango is
lirst aid when a person is ill, particu
larly from stomach and nervous trou
bles. As an Illustration: A lady In
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving off coffeo and some
articles of food that did not agree with,
her.
Sho says:
"For a number of years I suffered,
with stomach and bowel troublo which,
kopt getting wbrso until I was 111
most of tho tlmo. About four years
ago I left off coffoo and began using
Postum. My stomach and bowels.
Improved right along, but I was so re
duced In flosh and so nervous that tho
least thing would overcome me.
"Then I changed my food and bogan.
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. I lived on theso two princi
pally ,for about four months. Day by
day I gained In flesh and strength un
til tho nervous trouble had disap
peared. I feol that I owe my health
to Postum and Grapo-Nuts.
"Husband wa9 troubled, for a long
tlmo, with occasional cramps, and
6lept badly. Finally I prevailed upon
him to lonvo off coffoo and take
Postum. After ho tried Postum for
a few dnys ho found that ho could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
Ho never went back to coffoo." Name
given by Fostum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum Cereal Ihe original form ,
must bo well boiled. lCc and 25c
packages.
Instant Postum a soluble powder
dissolves quickly In a cup of hot wa
ter, and. with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious boverago instantly, 30c
and 50c tins.
Doth kinds are equally delicious and
coBt about the same per cup.
"Thore'B a Ileason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers..
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