THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
AGfSTIRS HOLLAND
HORSE MEAT NOW ON SALE IN NEW- YORK
TORPEDOING OF DUTCH SHIPS
CAUSES INDIGNATION.
THREE SUNK FOUR GAUGED
German Envoy at The Hague Blames
Britain (or Loss of Ships
Danger Zone Mined.
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Plumpness Pleasingly Arrayed.
Now is the duy of the round
nnd not too slender figure. Plump
ness Is plenslng nrrayed In a one
piece frock, hanging In straight
lines. There has been an Infini
tude of designs, and hero Is one of
them which might bo of serge or satin
or soft wool material, hut the chances
are that It Is of wool jersey. The
Bklrt has a flat Hare at the back and
front, and at the sides Is laid In groups
of narrow flat plaits separated by
wider ones. This model fastens at
duo side on the shoulder and under
pin seam. It Is finished with a fiat
;lrdle of the material, having the ends
jinbroldcred and ornamented with
pendant balls covered with small
beads.
All sorts of wide, soft girdles are
nade for these one-pioce frocks, and
:hey are often the most Interesting fea
ture In them. Magnificent oriental tas
sels and handsome silk cords on wide
girdles of velvet, lined with silk, lift
even n plnln gown Into the realm of
splendid things. By means of those
girdles, nnd of separate collar and
cuff sets, one may ring many changes
on a plain one-piece frock of wool or
satin.
The latest arrival among fads is a
matched set consisting of wide silk
girdle, lint and bag, or Instead of the
bag a parasol Is brought Into tho
scheme. Since everything is embroi
dered it Is not dlfllcult to harmonize
dress accessories by this means, and
since Chinese tassels of all sorts aro
available and fashionable, another
way Is opened for tho woman who un
derstands the value of matching up
dross accessories. Tassels may be at
tached to hats or girdles or bags or
parasols by the very simple expedient
of such fasteners.
Tho Hague. Tho torpedoing of sev
en Dutch Bteamera in the western ap
proaches to tho English channol
caused widespread indignation
throughout Holland. Throe of tho ves
bcIs, with a total of 11,070 tons, wero
sunk, and tho othor four, although
seriously damaged, remained afloat.
The crows of all soven are bellev d
1o have been saved. Eight nillhon
dollars was the estimated valuo of
tho ships. The Amstordam bourso
was weak after tho announcement.
Tho Dutch foreign office stated that
tho soven steamers had availed them
selves of a Gorman offer to snil to
gethor from a British port, believed
to be Falmouth, on February 22
German naval and military leaders
In Berlin estimated that the total ton
nage sunk during February would not
exceed GOO.000 and expressed satisfac
tion with tho achievements of tho
German submarines. The announce
ment was mado by tho German admi
ralty that 1,000 troops bound for Sa
lonika perished, when the Italian
transport Mlnas was sunk Feb. 17.
An armed' merchantman is raiding
commerce in tho Indian ocean and
has sunk two British steamers, ac
cording to an announcement in To
kio. Tells Why Ships Sunk.
Tho statement issued by tho Gor
man legation here to tho offect that
tho torpedoing of tho soven Duth mer
chantmen, was due to "an extremely
regrettablo coincidence of circum
stances, which is unfortunate, but wca
beyond our control," contains also an I
explanation made, It Bays, "to prevent
erroneous impressions."
It states that In view of tho situa
tion of Dutch vessels in English por's
tho sailing tlmo for thoso ships was
first fixed for February 5. then fir
February 9, nnd then for midnight of
February 10. Finally, "for reasons
for which England was to blame," tho
sailing dato was postponed to Febru
ary 22 or March 17.
The only dato of sailing for which
absoluto safety from submarines could
bo guaranteed was March 17, tho
statement says, as by that time all
German submarines would havo pos
sessed instructions in regard to theso
vessels. Even then, safety from
mines could not be guaranteed, ships
having been warned on February 0
that tho danger zono had been mined
extensively.
Much Fodder Destroyed.
A large amount of fodder was on
board some of tho Dutch merchant
men. In consequence of the nonar
rival of this foddor it will bo neces
sary to kill a largo part of Holland's
cattle.
Detention nt foreign ports of Dutch
vosselB laden with Chilenn saltpeter
and other fertilizers Is causing alarm,
It belnc fenrcd that this year's liar-
! vost will lin rnt.ilrripil Hnrloimlv
One Submarine's Work.
London. From Dutch sources tho
Ueuter Telegram company learns that
it was tho submarine U-3 which at
tacked all soven Dutch steamers
Threo wero torpedoed outright, while
Gorman sailors boarded tho othor four
and placed bombs that wero exploded.
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A store solely for the sale of Iioim nii.u lias 'hi i , mil m N Y-i . 'j nt :iiniiil, ;ing a brisk busi
ness, chiefly with Europeans who loanuh to rat horsolli-s-h before they came to Amorlea. Tho slaughturlng of tho
animals and the shop Itself are under the supervision of the health department.
CENTER OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
This is tho city of Santiago do Cuba, where tho liberals started u revolutionary movement after tho recent
election.
WILLIAMS' NEW GRANDSON ' &
Considering Blouses for Spring
If you have considered blouses for
tho coming spring you nlready know
that feminine nlleglnnco Is divided be
tween tho skirted blouso and our older
friend thnt merely renches to tho waist
line. The skirted blouse, appearing
first with a short peplum, has met
with an enthusiastic welcome, and
aow we have tho Russian blouse, In
many developments, the chemise blouse,
and many overhlouses, all covering
half the length of the figure. But the
practical blouse the shlrtwnlst of oth
er dnys (modified for tho house)
goes serenely on its way, which leads
It Into every wardrobe.
Blouses of today. If well mode, aro
higher priced than they wero. Inex
pensive ones aro attractively designed
but poorly made, and the woman of
refined taste must either reconcile her
self to paying higher prices or mnko
her blouses at home; sue cnnuoi
reconcile herself to the poor work on
-ii.., ri.nftv.tnndo articles.
Two new models are shown In the
nlcttrck 01,0 ls of J'dlmv "rRan,1,1
flnlslifL"1 t ,St,s w,th ,,lnt'k 1,1
m,.hliSs!0 buttonhole stitching. As
In the rtmJorlty of now models, the
back nndItf'rt nro set on to straight
shouldorple'cV There are two small
pockets to rve tho plainness of the
otherwise unadorned fronts.
The white blouse Is of India lawn
trimmed with v?.l. lnco and edging.
Small tucks and tyiy Inrl buttons
give It very tasteful finish. Tho sleeves
urc long, ami tliost models may be ac
cepted as good examples In practical
blouses for the coming summer. Col
ors promise to be as popular as white,
and among them yellow and rose aro
evidently In high favor.
Runners In Stockings.
"I saw an Item In the' paper tho
other day about stopping a run In a
silk stocking by rubbing It with n bit
of moistened soap," said a young girl,
"but I've discovered tht(t It can bo
stopped merely by dampening It. You
can't always get hold of a piece of
soap as soon as you discover a run, you
know; but you can always dampen tho
stitches that are left open at the end
of a short 'runner.' anil this nerves to
stlu'en tho thread until you can get
home and catch tho runaway stitch."
Charmeusc In Vogue.
Channelise, which was side-tracked
by Dame Fashion for a spell, has been
restored to favor for afternoon and
Informal evening frocks, and 11111117
charming models In this supple and
becoming fabric have mado their ap
pearance this season. One In raven'n
wing blue was noted in u recent ills
play. It was relieved by embroidery
in aluminum tone which outlined the
round nuck and bordered the wide
sleeves In bell design.
Snow Slide Kills Fifteen.
Boise, Idaho. An avalancho swept
idown on tho buildings of tho North
Star Mine, twolvo miles northeast of
Halloy, Idaho, domollBhing tho com
pany's warohouses and othor build
ings, smothering and crushing tho
sleeping men In snow and debris.
Fifteen miners lost their lives and
an equal number woro seriously In
jured. Tho bodies of nine men wero
recovered shortly after tho dlsnster.
Search for tho missing six men had
to bo abandoned for some time, be
rauso of tho Imminent danger of a
slide from tho opposlto sldo of tho
canyon.
Joel V. Bunkley, Jr., Is the latest
grandson of Senator John Sharp Wil
liams of Mississippi. The youngster
Is living, with his parents, at Senator
Wllllaius' homo In Washington. Ills
father ls a lieutenant In the navy, now
In charge of tho only naval recruiting
station In Washington. Mrs. Bunkley
was Miss Snlllo Wllllnms, for several
yours popular In Washington society.
Month's Food Supply,
Berlin. "London Is deeply Im
pressed by tho results thus far at
talncd by tho submarine warfare, ac
cording to roportn from Stockholm,"
says tho Ovorscas Nows agency. "The
general opinion in tho British capital
Is that England has supplies for little
more than one month. All the Brit
ish markets aro uncaay in regard to
tho arrival of ships' cargoes. There
has been a general boom In quotations
of Imported supplies such as Iron,
steel, rubber, tea and cotton."
'Want Stock Disease Eradicated.
Sioux City, la. The legislatures of
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota. Nor'li
Dakota, Minnesota and Illinois nro
asked by tho Intorstato Fanner awl
Breeders' association to levy appro
priations for tho elimination of live
stock tuberculosis. The expense -r
investigation nnd eradication to be
borne by the state ami d'-r 1 aut'o -itles
and tho owner of tho Btock to bo
reimbursed, on tho theory that ondl
catlon of tuberculosis will benefit all
pcoplo In tho United States.
Don't Trifle With Truth.
When you repeat something which
someono has told you, be careful to
give it the same meaning as the one
who Imparted the Information. i
Often the change of one word puis ,
an entirely different meaning to a !
story, which leaves a wrong Impres-1
sloii.
If you had a cataract on one eye,
and you contemplated a simple opera
tion In time which would elTect u euro,
how would you like to hear that you
had "gone blind?"
I'erhaps your father has moved his
business to a distant city where there
Is an asylum for tho Iunno. IJiuh-i
(hose circumstances how would you
like to hear In a public place that
your father had "gone eray.yV Yei
this very thing happened. An liieor
root Intonation gavo the Impression
that the man bail gone to the asylum
and a stupid friend misconstrued tlu
statement.
Some people, too, like to add Jut a
little sensational touch to whatever
they repeat. They think It glvoH "pp."
Satisfy your vanity In some other
way than perverting the truth. l'llts
burgh Dispatch.
I pledge allegiance to my
flag and to the Republic
for which it stands; one
nation indivisible with
Liberty and Justice for all
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OFFICIAL INAUGURATION MEDAL
This ollk'lnl medal of tin: second Inauguration of President Wilson has
been designed by Miss Lorutta l.owcnsteln, n Washington artist.