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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1916)
THE 8EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. TAKING THEIR EASE IN THEIR DUGOUTS ARTILLERY HORSES GET A QUICK DRINK The men shown hero uro tnklng a day off from the lighting In tho British udvuncu. They uro well behind tho first lino trenches, but nro Htlll In rnngo or uurating sneus. LADEN WITH CAPTURED GERMAN RIFLES B i 1 British soldiers returning to their own trenches laden with rllles cupturcd In "no ninn'B land" between tho IncH. i RAJAH OF RUTLAM COMMANDER OF BRITISH ON THE SOMME E3 Tho nijuli of Ilulhtm Is olio of thu iCast Indian potoiitotCB who nro serv ing under tho British flag In Franco. Don't Hurry. It la qulo possible to pick fruit be Tore It Is ripe. But it Is not tho wis wst thing to do. Unrlpo fruit Is gen urnlly poor Htuff. and oftentimes dun gerous, too. Nnturu's jvny 1b nfter nil the best wny. In tho Jong run, It is found wisest to wnlt untllBho him iln Ished her work. Thoro ara not n few young peoplo who think they enn pluck tho fruit from llfo's fair, tree before It bus hud tlmo tightly to ripen. They see no usu In apprenticeships, or college, courses, or long periods of study for profession il careers. ' They menu, to mnko n sue' cess nt ojico. Tho old -ways nro too low. But somehow they generally And after a Wiillo that they have only a lot of unrlpo fruit on their hands, which brings a poor prlco In llfo's mur kot. Don't hurry, younj; people. "Learn to labor und to wait." Selected. An ofllclal photograph of Sir lletiry Buwltnson, commander of one of tho British armies In tho Somme sector, - Minerals Affect Wireless. American army wireless men pent Jnto Mexico woro surprised to dls cover that conditions In that country wcro exactly tho roverso of those in tho United States. In our own conn try tho wireless operators find that tho ulght tlmo Is much better for tho transmission of dispatches. South of tho border tho day tlmo Is best. Thoro g mo much atmospheric disturbance at night In Mexico that wireless men ntefor tho duy as a lime for operat Ink. This Is not duo to tho nit Undo, which s 7,000 feet, but to tho minerals in tho mountains, especially Iron ore, wtsw mi ii 1 1 ii hi r .i f'f. si Olllclal photogrniih taken during thu British drlvo In France, showing artillery horses drinking at a quickly erected canvas drinking trough behind tho battlo line. FUNERAL OF AN ANZAC MAN IN FRANCE. This ofllclal photograph, taken during tho British ad'unco In tho west, shows tho burial of an Anznc man killed In battle. These troops from Australia and Now ZealanJ, who fought bravely In Galllpoll, aro making a great record on tho western front IN A CAPTURED GERMAN TRENCH EE CONCERT FOR THE FRENCH SOLDIERS In tho recent British advance on the western front the British captured many German trenches of unusual construction. The trench shown here Is evidently a product of German efllclency as shown by the rendy-mndo steel guards. Hugely as the British soldiers shown uro enjoying themselves, they havo not neglected to don their steel shrapnel-proof helmets. SPEEDING UP THE GUNS IS HOT WORK MAY JOIN FRENCH FLIERS Tho irrench soldlcrH nro given opportunities to have a little pleasure. A concert on tho. Held la not ft rare happening. Tho photograph shows u con cert held for thu French soldiers In tho ruins of tho abbey of Longpont (Alsuo) France. Mrs. Waldo Pierce, photographed In her aeroplane In which she has suc cessfully passed all tests nnd obtained tho distinction of being tho only li censed nmntcur woman nlr pilot In tho United States. Mrs. Pierce, better known by her maiden name, Dorothy Illce, Is the dnughter of tho late Isaac Tj. Itlce, a well-known Inventor of New York. Her husband Is now with tho American ambulance corps In France. it was wun tnc men in mind oi join ing him nt the front that Mrs. Plerco first took up aviation, nnd she may offer her services to tho French avla tlon corps. New Norwegian Wireless Station. A new wireless station, the erection and equipment of which represent tin amount totaling $110,000. is uelnir erected by the Norwegian government at Oofsater. The station, which will havo masts 300 feet high, Is intended for communication with tho large Eu ropean wireless stations. It Is also proposed to erect a small station for shipping. It is expected that the now station, which will bo equipped on thro same principle ns that at Nuuen, neur. Berlin, nnd Is being erecteil by nGer-, man company, will be ready fpr opera tion a few weeks hence. . This shows ono of the smaller guns lu uctloji during tho British offensive on the western front. There Is not n tnlnuto's let-up In tho work of tho wnaller Buns, It Is a hot Job for a summer day. Imps. "I'll bet my dad can lick yours." "I'll bet ho can't" "Ilow'ro you going to prove It?" "I'll tell you. I'll hit you In tho eyo and you hit mo In tho noso; then we'll both mu homo und tell our dads about It; and then thoy'll both get mad and start a scrap und you and I will stnnd by and seo which of them wins." 1 A J
