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THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. 1 THIRTY THOUSAND AMERICAN TROOPS IN REVIEW A for and Get 9 Skinners THE HIGHEST QUALITY MACARONI 36 fye Rtclpe Book the SKINNER MFG. CO., OMAHA, U.SA 1AKGIJT MACMtOKI FACTORY IN AMOtlCA. Army Ordnance Experts Find Deadliest War Bomb WASHINGTON. Army ordnance experts nftcr many experiments wltt about a scoro of ncrlul bombs, it Is reported, havo found a bomb of big explosive power, combined with tho uao of deadly pases, tho Invention of nn American, which is Bald to excel ir deHtructlvencss any similar weapoi known hero or in Europe. Tho tests proved bo unlformlj satisfactory, It was said, that the wai department has been urged to ndopl tho bomb for uso in the avlatloc service. P. B. Barlow, an cmployei of tho Frankfort nrsenal, Philadel phia, tho inventor, lias offered Its ex cluslvo uso to tho United States gov ernment Tho IJarlow bomb is six feet in length and approximately Ave Inches in diameter, shaped llko n torpedo. In addition to an explosive charge of T. N. T., it contains a gas chamber Id which n new and secret combination of gas is used. It Is estimated that tho bomb has a fatal destructive radius of at lcasl 100 yards. Ono of tho chief features of the bomb In which It differs radically from bombs which depend for bursting forco on contact with tho earth or other object, is that it may bo exploded In tho nlr with full power. This Is said to enhance Its destructive power to a much larger degree than any known form of contact bomb, as it may bo exploded over tho heads of troops and spread gases earthward over a larger surface. By means of an electric timing device tho operator of an aeroplane, it Is asserted, will bo able to regulate to a second tho tlmo of tho explosion of tho bomb. Another unique feature of this weapon permits of its use as an aerial torpedo when not desired to uso It as a "drop" explosive. Tho bomb may bo made with a new typo of electric motor and propeller, which would enablo tho nvlation operator to flro it horizontally, or to direct it toward a target at uny angle. The bombs nre arranged for attaching to tho under sides of aeroplanes, to bo released by foot pressure on a trigger. Big Demand for Pneumatic Tires. How muny people realize the sensa tional development that tho pneumatic tire business has experienced? The first company to undertake the manu facture ot pneumatic tires was tho Dunlop Company, organized at Dub lin, Ireland, In 1889, with a capital of about $75,000 to mako Hres for bicy cles, and it rapidly grew to be n great business. Then came the automobile to add its demands, and today, only twenty-seven years later, the pneu matic tire business of the world Is esti mated at the enormous sum of $050, 000,000. Scientific American. Down ut the Mexican border recently 30,000 America.! troops weiv reviewed by the eouminiullng officers. It was the longest line of United States soldiers seen since the review of the Grand Army in Washington ut the close of the. Civil wur. ITALIANS GO TO FRONT IN FRANCE About 260,000 Will Aid Allied Campaign Among the Vosges Mountains. PORTUGAL SENDS SOLDIERS Feathered Summer Residents of Capital Leaving Trn.pn. woo Troop. w..t.m BMUIO ha 1 1 1 W0 III raivv vi UMUI Home Will Japanese Qo AS TIIE1 thousands of Waslilngtonlans who deserted tho city with tho ap proach of Uio summer months for the scashoro and mountain resorts of the North begin to return to their homes, thousands of visitors who annually mako their summer homed hero nro leaving for the South. Not ovcryono In Washington has noUccd it, but ever since the first chilly night they have been quietly to Europe? slipping away, and already many summer thousands of Washington's residents have left l They form tho army of songbirds that mako their homes In the shrubs and trees that adorn tho parks of the national capital. They are tho robin and tho wren, the modest wood thrush. known far and wldo for his sweet songthe bluebird, who brings happiness; tho downy woodpecker, who excavates his home In tho dead limbs, and the many other members of the feathered tribe who furnish song and sunshlnt to city dwellers. It is tho common observation of persona who nro interested In birds, and vcn the observation of many other persons who have no particular interest In tho subject, that the bird-protection laws of tho federal government and of tho various states aro producing tho results which aro tho aim of theso laws. A great incrcuso 1b noted In tho number of song birds, game birds and cspo dally in tho number of birds of gay plumage. Tins comment is often heard among tlio Washington pcoplo who arc 'ntercsted in birds. Last spring they noted that bluebirds, indigo buntings. goldfinches, rcdstarta, orioles, scarlet tanagcrs, summer tanagcrs, cardinals and tho yellow warblers were moro numerous than In preceding years, and tho Increase in tho numbers ot theso gay and beautiful birds is apparent to nearly everybody, and particularly to persons who llvo In tho suburbs ol ' Washington or on tho edges of tho city, and who havo gardens and yards with shrubbery In them. Lineage of the Lamp Shown in Museum Collection A COLLECTION of all the various illuminating dovlccs used throughout tin history of tho world Is now being prepared by Dr. Walter Ilough of tin National museum here, and will be placed on exhibition as soon as spaco can bo found for it. Stowed nwny li largo airtight cublncts in Doctoi Hough's ofllco is tho comploto record of man's development ns shown by hit lighting appliances from tho days ol tho primitive campflro to tho present tungsten filament. Hero Is tho flro brand by which our aboriginal anccs tor transferred flro from trlbo t tribe; hero la tho anlmnl'K ttkull which constituted the first attempt nt a lamp, and tho greased stick thai was superseded by tho candle. A nart of tho collection Is already occupylujr three cases in tho museum, whero it attracts a great ucai or attention among visitors. Ultimately, Doctor Hough hopes to broaden tho collection Into a com piete matory ot uro rather than a history of Illuminating nlone. Among hit present specimens uro many curious old stoves and bellowB and foot-warm-ers, and ono curfew which Is said to bo the only ono In Americu. It is the popular opinion in this country that tho curfew was a bell, but Instead it is a sort of brass lid which whs used to cover tho lire. At one tlmo in England a law was paRsed requiring every light to bo out at u certain hour in the night, presumably nlno o'clock, and In order to comply with tho letter of this law peoplo had to suppress their llres, Thus the hour when tho fires wero covered with curfew camo to bo culled tho curfew hour. m Paris. Before winter sets In It Is expected there will bo 200,000 Italian troops fighting on tho French front. Already two contingents comprising 25,000 men each have arrived In France and soon aro expected to tako up their positions In tho Vosges. All of tho Italians will bo sent to that region, tho mountulnous country comprising tho extreme end of the fortified lino in Alsace. The Italians will comprise regl ments of tho Alplnl, tho men recruited from the mountainous sections of Italy, Bklllcd In mountain warfare, and inured to work In tho rnrlfled ulr of high nltl tildes. Soon to Be Sent to Front. That tho first contingents soon will bo on tho actuul firing lino on the French front Is believed here, and It Is further thought this fact hnd some thing to do with Italy's declaration. of war against Germany, as Italians will ho engaged In actual conflict with tho Germans. Besides these troops Italy will fur nlsh special mountain artillery for Its contingent, tho guns being of tho same caliber as tho light French 75 mllll meters but capable of , higher nngle flro and mounted on different typo wheels and cnlssons, making them moro adaptable for hauling up grades, Somo of those guns are mounted on skids, so that they can be dragged up atfeen mountain trails. Italian Red Cross hospital units also will acconi pany tho Alplnl. Besides the Italians there will he still another nationality represented In the trenches on the western front. Portugal Is sending 40,000 men to this frout, and It Is believed that they al ready nro landed In France. Just what portion of the lino these troops will be sent to has not been divulged. Moro troops may bo forthcoming from Portugal during the winter, although It Is reported the Internal condition of affairs In that country requires tho presence there of muny soldiers. Tho ecent strike outbreaks and other la bor and Socialistic manifestations have been such that troops are patrolling and guarding railway lines and bridges throughout the country. Lack of Officers Hampering. Lack of trained and experienced of ficers Is acting as a handicap to tho new British army in France, as neu trals and enemies agree that the mil lions poured In the field from England nre of the highest fighting material. Yet their lack of expert leadership is costing them enormous losses and for long tlmo prevented Sir Douglas Halg from keeping up with his French allies In the Sommo offensive. Franco, next to Germany, Is perhaps better off for officers than any of the countries at war, and it is because tho republic, llko tho fatherland, saves its commissioned men ns far as pos sible. It Is well known that snipers on cither side pay little attention to or dinary soldiers, being under orders to pick off officers only. And therefore it is highly necessary that officers bo difficult to differentiate from the men In their trenches In order that enemy snipers may not spot them too easily. British Officers Easily Spotted. Tho British officer wears a collar on his tunic llko tho collar of the jacket of any ordinary sack suit. He also wears a khaki collar and khaki tie. Tho German sharpshooters have not been slow to find that out, and tho British losses of officers show the prlco that they still are paying for this glur lng and distinguishing mark. Every French officer from a sub lieutenant up carries, swung over hla shoulders, n pair of binoculars In a black leather case. Tho German snipers know this nerfectly well, so that when they ensconce themselves In a convenient shell hole, or other place of vantage, they take no chances on revealing their wherenbouts for thw sake of bagging nn ordinary pollu; they wnlt until they can draw n bead on the wearer of a pair of field glosses and then try to pot him. But what Is sauce for the goose Is sauce for the gander, us all German officers carry field glasses too, and the French sharpshooters lie In wait for them in Identically the same way. French Method of Charging. When the French charge and the of ficers nro forced to take to the open with their men, they nre not permit ted to carry their field glasses with them. The Germans In somo cases havo adopted n ruso exactly opposite. In sending out a "wnvo of assault;' in storming a position the German officers carry their binoculars slung over their shoulders, and every private carries a "dummy" pair of glasses, made of cardboard or papier mache to resem ble tho binoculars, so that tho real officer is Indistinguishable. The French have captured a number of Germans so equipped with "fake field glasses." Meatless Days for Britain, Too EVER SEE BABY CHAMELEON? President Must Be Able to Use Any Kind of Pen C OME men prcftyr soft pens. Some prefer hard. Somo couldn't wrlto with- out a fountain pen. And there nre still somo elderly tneu surviving whe Insist on using quills, Tho president of the united States has got to accus tom himself to usu'jj all kinds of ieus to gratify tho anlty of those who want to keep nn souvcnlra tho liens with which certain measures In which they aro interested aro signed. Ordinarily tho president trees Hoft-polnted fountain pen, but lately In approving Important measures of legislation ho has used every variety of pen. The eight-hour railroad bill ho signed with four ordinary pens with steel points and black wood holders. In affixing tho name, "Wood- rpw Wilson" to this act, ho signed ono syllable with each pen, his intention being to forward one pen to each of the heads of tho four brotherhoods. In signing tho Phlltpplno bill ho used a pen furnished for tho occasion by MflnHel Quezon, the resident delegate from tho Philippines. It was gold- P'riHted and ornate. In signing the bills of lading act, he used h pen made from tho quilt of u jurcupine, which Senator I'omoreno had provided. Am you know, the chameleon Is small, harmless lizard that can change Its color at will. Some folk keep chu mcH"- for pets. This Is a picture of tho only ono bom In cuptivlty, so far ns records, show. Tho youngster posed oa thu thumb of an nttendant at tho London zoo. London. German meatless days, so much ridiculed here, may soon bo cop ied by Great Britain A suggestion that tho consumption of meat bo stopped for one day in tho week is contained In tho recommenda tions of tho official departmental com mittee appointed by the board of trade. Only those engaged In sevcro manual labor should cat raeut seven days a week, tho committee urges. It oIbo rec ommends tho opening of municipal Himna in districts where retailers are obtaining excessive profits and the re vision of pay rolls to Improve tho posi tion of those who hnve not benefited in the genernl upward trend both of com modlty nnd labor prices. Other recommendations Include the speeding up of building ot merchant ships, especially those Intended for the nf rcfrlKcratcd meat, and .,1.1.,,, iili.nunte labor ut tho itrwkn. Seven members of thotcoramlt further recommend tnui uiero i i.i i. ti,1i1Ic control oi nriccs ul D1IUU1U I1"""- - nrlmarv foodstuffs produced at home, In miinv coses. It is stateu, iur iuu much profit Is being made by home pro ducers. Live Stock Not Wanted. The committee reports agulnst tho ni-.mna.il to linnart llvo catuo iroiu Canada. It says: "Without going Into the vexed qucs tlon of tho alleged danger of disease, we havo to report that there seems to bo ut nreseut no likelihood of uny con slderablo supply of cattlo from thut source, even If tho scarcity of Bhlpplng did not mako the Importation or, uvo as nuulnst dead meat uneconomical." With regard to tho first suggestion tho ronort suys : "Wo urge all thoso who nro not en gaged In severe manual labor and who at present eat butcher's meat every day to refrain from consumption one dav euch week. Wo believe u large number of patriotic citizens aro only waiting for clear and authorltntlvo guidance and that such voluutury nb- stentutlou on tho part of tho moro ror tunate, while It will havo no hormiul effect on health, will appreciably en large thu supply of meat available for poorer members of the community. Poor People Wall Off. The committee touches on the vital point in the meat problem when it rec Omnieuds thut "In disposing of meat which It purchases for tho civil popu lation the government should. Impose such conditions not only on wholesale merchants but also oil retailers as would tend to secure the sale of such meat to the ultimate consumer at rca souablo prices." A table of retail food prices shows that since tho beginning of the war they have Increased on nn average 05 per cent Evidence taken by tho com mittee showed there was less total dis tress In the country than in qn ordinary year of peace, the majority of the classes which suffer chronically from distress being In unusually regular em ployment This, together with higher wages earned by, and the greater needs of, so many workers employed In tho production of munitions has tended to increase considerably tho total de mand for food. BABY 'GATORS LATEST FAD SUFFERED FOR FOUR YEARS. caused an Mr. J. M. Sinclair of Ollvehlir, Toon., writes: "I strained my back. 'Which weakened my kidneys and awful bad backache and inflammation of the bladdor. La tor I becamo so much worse that I consulted a doctor, who said that I had Dia betes and that my heart was af fected. I suffer- Mr. J. M. Sinclair. e$ for four years and was In a nervous stato and very much depressed. The doctor's medi cine didn't holp me, so I decided to try DoddB Kidney Pills, and I cannot say enough to express my relief and thankfulness, as they cured me. Dia mond Dinner Pills cured me of Con stipation." Doddt Kldnoy Pills, 50c. per box at your dealer or Dodda Medicine Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab lets for Indigestion havo been proved. 60c. per box. Adv. Meat More Heating Than Sugar. It ecent experiments nt Bellevue hos pital, New York, show that 750 calories of dextrose, or 2G0 calories of protein. Increase the heat production of tho body 12 per cent during a period of three to six hours. In fact, they show tho stimulating effect of protein upon, tlssuo activity to be three times as great as that of sugar. These observa tions confirm the experience long ago noted by thinking people that meat is a heating food. Under the Influence of the stimulating effects of meat tho tissues expend in its digestion more energy than they receive from it. Headgear In War. ' The German army was equipped" with steel helmets long before the war was begun. After the conflict was well under way the French discovered that the percentage of head wounds sus tained by their soldiers was much greater than the. percentage in tho German army. The French adopted the steel helmet The British follow ed suit, nnd now even the slow-moving; Russians have equipped a small part of their forces with tho best form of protection against head wounds. After Russia comes the United States with, an announcement through the war de partment that steel helmets for Amer ican soldiers are being "considered." Washington Herald. In the Museum. Manager What's tho matter "with the "Human Ostrich?" Assistant Swallowed a fishbone at breakfast this morning. Marriage is seldom a failure if neith er party to the contract has any re lations to interfere. Fashionable .women at Florida re sorts last winter and spring started the fad of wearing baby alligators as ornaments. Now you may see women In New York, Chicago and other north ern cities wearing them with silk rib ben loops or geld chains. This Is a picture ef Miss Amparlti Farrar and two reptilian babies 28 days old. mm ilUrlnM
