THE 8EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AND ITS ADVISORY BOARD
In Order
to Maintain
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The Count II of Nntlonnl Defence untl ItH civilian advisory board, shown together In this photograph, is working
night uiul day to mobilize the lnlllliiry, naval nnd Industrial resources of the country ngnlnst nu Impending war. Tho
council Is composed of six cabinet olllcerfl, while the advisory board Is composed of seven citizens eminent In their
respective fields. Seated In this group are: Left to right, Secretary of Agriculture David V. Houston, Secretary
of tho Navy Josephus Daniels, Secretary of War Newton D. linker, Secretary of tho Interior Franklin IC. Lnno
nnd Secretary of Labor William 15. Wilson. Standing, left to right, Orosvenor IJ. Clarkson, secretary of the council;
Julius ltosenwald, chlrmnn of tho committee on supplies ; Bernard K. ISnruch, In charge of raw mnterlnls; Daniel
Wlllard, transportation ; Dr. P. II. Martin, medicine nnd sanitation; Dr. Hollls Godfrey, science and resenrch; Howard
'Coffin, munitions, and W. S. Glfford, director of the council.
DEFENSE COUNCIL
TACKLES BIG JOB
Mobilization of the Industries of
the Country Is Its Princi
i pal Function.
MADE UP OF LEADING EXPERTS
Will Lay Down a Policy of Industrial
Preparedness for the Nation To
Point Out to Manufacturers
the Part They Can Play.
By EDWARD B. CLARK.
(WashlnKtun Correspondent of thu West
ern Nowspupor Union.)
Washington. Some time ngo tho
United States congress created n coun
cil of national defense. The body owes
its creation to tho fact that the law
makers held that tho country which
best Is prepared for peace Is also best
prepared for war. Whether peace
broods over the land or war strides
through It, It Is necessary that thu In
dustrial fabric of a nation "be organ
ized In tho most effective way."
Tho council of national defense con
'slats of six members of the president's
cabinet, the secretaries of war, of navy,
of agriculture, of the Interior, of com
merce and of labor. An advisory com
mission of soven persons "each of
whom shall hnvo special knowledge of
some Industry, public utility or tho de
velopment of some natural resource, or
1)0 otherwise specially qualified," has
been appointed. Its members are Dan
lol Wlllard, Samuel Gompers, Howard
EL Collin, Julius ltosenwald, illcuurd 1).
Bnruch, Dr. Franklin Martin, nnd Dr.
IIollls Godfroy.
The council )f national defense has
two lines along which It must pro
gress. Its endeavor is to lay down n
complete policy of Industrial prepared
ness for tho nation, nnd it 1b now en
denvorlng to determine facts concern
ing tho personnel, the mntcrlnl, nnd
the economic and Industrial resources
to give effect to Its policy and to bo
nblo to maintain It. The members of
tho council aro determining facts con
cerning nitrates. All things necessary
to make powder in abundance are to
t)o found within the United States ex
cept nitrate salts.
To Build Nitrate Plant.
Congress has appropriated S'-'O.OOO,-000
to build a nltrato plant. The sole
Hourco of these salts today is Chill.
Tho council of national defense will
undertake the study which is Intended
to make the United States government
Independent in the matter of produc
tion of this absolutely essential ele
ment of proper preparedness for de
fense. All kinds of Industrial problems nro
being studied by the members of the
council. The attempt Is to get a thor
ough knowledge of nil the facilities
of the United States for comprehensive
' industrial work, so that preparedness
along these lines may keep pace with
actual military preparedness. Indus-
trial organizations all over tho United
States have mndo offers of assistance
to tile government.
President Wilson not long ago
summed up the duties of the council
find the advisory commission In
words which put the caso succinctly:
"Tho council of national defense
lias been created because congress has
realized that the country Is best pre
pared for war when thoroughly pre
pared for peace. Krom an economic
point of view there is now very little
difference between the machinery re
quired for commercial elllcleucy and
that required for military purposes.
Iu both cases tho whole Industrial
mechanism must be organized In tho
most effective way. Upon this concep
tion of thu national welfare tho coun
cil Is organized In the words of thu act
tor "thu creation of relations which
will render possible In time of need
tho Immediate concentration and utili
zation of the resources of tho nation.'
Tho organization of thu council like
wise open up a new and direct chan
nel of communication and co-operation
between business and scientific men
and nil departments of the govern
ment, and It Is hoped that It will. In
JEWELER PUTS IN
MEAT AS SIDE LINE
Calexlco, Cid. Cartoonists
and pnrngraphers have not been
so very extravagant In their de
pictions of II. C. of L. If one Is
to Judge by the Innovation of a
Main street Jeweler here, who
has actually put In ments ns n
side line. The store presents n
dazzling array of dlnmonds,
steaks, rubles, pork chops, pigs'
feet and nmethysts. Tho old talk
about casting your penrls before
swine now seems to acquire nn
added significance.
addition, becomo n rallying point for
civic bodies working for national de
fense. Its Chief Functions.
"Tho council's chief functions nro:
The co-ordination of all forms of
transportation and the development of
means of transportation to meet the
military, industrial, and commercial
needs of tho nation; the extension of
the Industrial mobilization work of the
committee on Industrial preparedness
of the naval consulting board. Com
plete Information us to our present
manufacturing and producing facili
ties adaptable to many-sided uses of
modern warfare woidd bo procured,
analyzed, and made use of.
"One of the objects of tho council
will be to Inform American manufac
turers as to tho part they can nnd
must piny In nntlonnl emergency. It
Is empowered to ostnbllsli nt onco nnd
maintain through subordinate bodies
of specially qualllled persons an aux
iliary organization composed of men of
the best creative and administrative
capacity, capable of mobilizing to the
utmost tho resources of tho country."
The details of whnt tho council of
nntlonnl defense Is doing or will do
probably never will bo mndo public.
The means which a nation takes to
prepare Itself for warfare art) not to
be publicly proclaimed lest tho enemy
profit by the Information.
WILL SPEND A MILLION
MIns Uose Young of New York, well
known newspaper woman, hns been
chosen by Mrs. Curr.e hupninn Cntt
to direct the expenditure of the $1,000,
000 left to Mrs. Cntt by tho
estnto of Mrs. Krnnk Leslie. Tho
courts huve Just settled thu litigation
following tho will nii'I Mrs. Cntt hns
nlreudy received ifoOO.000 of tho
amount. Miss Ynuug has letut-ri quar
ters In New York -htro she will di
rect tho activities or a traveling suf
frage school, which may be enlarged to
several divisions. I'nrt of thu fund
will bu distributed on thu Carnegie
plan to state organizations which aro
conducting suffrage campaigns, but
none of the money will pay routine ex
penses or organization expenses of any
organization.
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TRAINING FLIERS
FOR AIR SERVICE
Good Progress Made at Govern
ment Aviation Field at Hemp
stead Plains.
LEARN THEIR DUTIES QUICKLY
Practice Work In Problems of War Is
Principal Task of Instructors
Officers Well Pleased With
the Efficiency Shown.
New York. At tho big government
aviation field on Ilempstend Plains
good progress is being made In train-
Ing filers and working out tnctlcnl
problems. The biggest thing yet at
tempted was a flight by 25 nlrplnnes,
the Inrgcst number ever to tnke tho
air this side of tho Atlnntlc. They
went In seurch of a theoretlcnl enemy.
Some of the machines wero manned
by regulnr army officers nnd others
by civilians under training. An en
emy regiment so "dlspntches" hart
reported was enenmped in the vicin
ity. Tho problem was to find their
trenches, such of their forces ns were
on tho mnrch, their motor transports,
and their artillery.
Tho fliers took the nlr nt three
o'clock, nnd within nn hour and 25
minutes nil of tho Informntlon
was In tho hands of tho ofllcers
at headquarters on tho aviation field.
Pleased With the Test.
Most of tho nlrplnnes hnd returned
within -10 minutes, but tho squad as
signed to locntlng tho motor truck
did not accomplish Its mission until
tho truck wns within three miles of
the field.
The army ofllcers nnd the flying In
structors wero much plensed with the
test, which was mndo without nny
mlshnps and according to schedule.
The 25 planes took tho air In squnds,
to each one of which hnd been nsslgned
a special mission. They ascended to
heights vnrylng from 0,000 to 8,000
feet, except the squad which had been
ordered to detect tho artillery lire of
tho enemy, which flew at about 2,000
feet.
A trench about 100 feet long had
been dug about three miles from tho
camp. Near It was an Imnglnnry regi
ment represented by strips of whlto
cloth. Tho motor truck which started
from Far Itockaway represented a sup-
i ply train, and was covered with black
and whlto stripes. Smoke bombs
wero sent up to represent artillery
fire.
In ench machine were nn observer
nnd n pilot. They took with them
mups of tho country, sketching nods
nnd enmerns. Cunt. J. W. Ilutts of
tho First Slgnnl corps, operated n
camera by a revolving propeller,
which permitted tho taking of severnl
hundred photographs within a short
period.
Do Their Work Well.
Tho artillery flro was located first,
and soon afterward a second squad
returned with news of tho position of
tho Imaginary regiment. Tho trench
also was found within a comparatively
short period. The motor In tho mean
time had been continuing Its run to
Mlneola, meeting on the Long Islnnd
parkway a number of other machines,
from which at a great height It was
hard to distinguish It. It had arrived
at Hempstead village before tho avia
tors discovered It.
The airplanes maintained squad
formation during their entire flight. At
signals from the ofllcers In command
of tho different groups, they executed
different scouting formations.
Inherits Fiancee's Fortune.
Chicago. Samuel II. Hodge, bache
lor and clubman, Inherits tho fortune
of Mrs. Lucy A. Whitney, his flu noon.
who died suddenly several weeks ngo,
n few days before tho date sit fnr
their widlng. Her will makes him
her heir.
Modern Romance.
llrooklyn, N. Y. It was nn elope
mentshe squealed -frith delight po
lice thought It nn abduction arrest
parents' forgiveness married. That's
the romance of Mary Cerulll, twenty-
two, unu Jumes Chlckerella.
People More Economical in Use of Foodstuffs
WASHINGTON. Tho wnr nnd high food prices hnvc caused Americans to
be economical In tho consumption of foodstuffs. Statistics Indicating
thnt fact have been nnnounced by tho department of agriculture. They show
WAR i
f ERROLE
Production of foodstuffs between
the two periods Increased 3.7 per cent; Imports increased 15 per cent; con
sumption showed nn Increase of only three-tenths of 1 per cent, nnd exports
Increased 70 per cent.
Edible grain production of the United Stntes wns 5 per cent grcnter In
the two wnr years thnn it was In the two years before the wnr, while con
sumption of edible grain In this country wns 8 per cent less In wnr yenrs.
Edible grain Imports Increased 115 per cent nnd exports showed a 70 per cent
Increase between the two periods.
Meat production Increased 5 per cent, consumption showed a very slight
decrease, Imports decreused 87.5 per cent, nnd exports Increased 05 per cent.
Dairy products supplies lncrensed 4.1 per cent, consumption fell off 3.4
per cent, Imports decreased 37.5 per cent and exports decreased slightly.
Poultry and eggs supplies lncrensed 0.1 per cent, consumption lncrensed
5.0 per cent, imports decreased CO per
Increase.
Vegetable production decrenscd 1.1
1.5 per cent, Imports decrensed 20 per
Production of all other foodstuffs
crensed 7 per cent; imports lncrensed
Federal Capital Offers
THIS city is to furnish a motornmbulnncc corps for service nt the front If
the United Stntes reouiies It. Dr. Ryan Devereux. who hnd ten venrs'
service in the nrmy nnd Is fully equipped for such work, Is the leading spirit
In the proposed orgunlzntlon, which
Is to bo composed of undergrnduntes
of Georgetown university, George
Wnshlngton university nnd Cuthollc
university. It Is planned for Doctor
Devereux to servo ns cnptnln nnd for
the several educational Institutions to
nominate the ofllcers.
Plnns for perfecting the organiza
tion were mnde nt n mnss meeting.
Severnl hundred undergrnduntes of
tho three universities were in attend-
ance. Associated with Doctor Dev
ereux In planning the nmbulnnce corps are Dr. Scott Breckinridge, first Heu
tennnt, medical reserve corps, U. S. A.; C. E. Bingham, lecturer with the
American Red Cross, nnd Dr. Alfred F. Hopkins, ench representing one of tho
three unlveisltles. The meeting wns nddressed by Dr. Edwnrd B. Pace of Cath
olic university, Rev. A. J. Donlln, rector of Georgetown university, and Col.
Jefferson It. Kenne, medical corps, U. S. A., and director general of war relief,
American Red Cross.
Doctor Pnco sold that university men could better serve their country in a
crisis such as threatens the United States today by giving the service asked
of them thnn by nny other menns. He spoke of the men of Oxford and Cam
bridge in England nnd what they are doing nt the front.
Miss Mnbel Bonrdrann of the Red Cross society said she was- delighted
to see such n response to the cnll for tho organization of the ambulance
corps, nnd told of tho work being done by the ambulance corps in Europe today.
Preparing for Confederate Veterans' Reunion
HEADQUARTERS for the United Confederate Veterans and the other afflll
n nted societies which will meet In
by Col. R. N. nnrper, chairman of tho
headquarters for Commnnder In Chief
for all the national ofllcers and tho staff
Dr. Clarence J. Owens, mannglng
congress, assured Chairman Hurper of
Ho said the congress would urge ull organizations nfllllated with It to boost the
Confederate reunion.
A fund of $00,000 to be expended for tho core, comfort nnd pleasure of
tho veterans nt their reunion Is rapidly being raised by enthusiastic solicitors
under tho leadership of Harry F. Cnry, hend of tho special committee on
fl'iuuce.
Yoke of Steers Brought Forth Reminiscences
VOU don't often see a yoke of steers
1 counted for the crowd. They wero big, red steers, with knobs on their
horns, nnd they were hauling nn advertisement along a suburban road that
would lead pretty soon to tho city.
And they plodded along so sedately
that tho whip carried by tho man who
walked alongside was ns useless nn
eriblem ns tho scepter held by kings.
Pnssers-by on foot or In nutomo
bhes stopped to look nt the odd sight,
nnd one dignified old gentleman who
wns flno enough to be on a board of
directors was so pleasantly remi
niscent that ho said to another man
next to his enr a poor chap who
needed good brown soap nnd n razor:
"Looks as If they wero Just from
But tho other man had an opposite opinion, which he lost no tlmo In
voicing:
"Well. Sir. the." don't look nt nil
oft and on, ever si co I wns knee-high
e,-jow grease to nnntiio oxen. They
Into fences nn' buck Into trees nn'
you aon't Keep hollorln' nt 'em nnd usln'
sir. Do you seo 'cm lower their heads an lash their talis like everyday steers
do? No, sir, you don't. They nro hlkln' along us unnatural calm as If they
was a innrchln' up n church aisle to get married. They've gone through a lot
o- training smco they come on nny old
"Sure I But I seen thnt yoke o'
big nd through tho city red fellers,
on their horns stender wood "
The third mnn sounded convincing,
admit thut they didn't exactly act llko
"You nro right, boys I remember
my grandfather's, there was an old
It was sure to huvo been a story worth hearing, but when you aro only
n guest In an automobile and the chauffeur starts, naturally you hnvo to
go, too.
that in the years 1012 and 1013, be
fore the war, the United States wns
consuming 2.8 per cent more food
than It produced. In the two war
years, 1015 nnd 1010, the United
States produced 1.2 per cent more food
than it consumed. Americans wero
consuming less edible grain, meat,
dairy products, vegetables, sugar and
fish, while tho consumption of colteo
and tea, fruits nnd nuts und poultry
and eggs had Increased.
cent, und exports showed a 25 per cent
per cent, consumption decrensed nlmost
cent and exports lncrensed 107 per cent.
Increased 3.0 per cent, consumption de
8.3 per cent, nnd exports 100 per cent.
Motor Ambulance Corps
reunion here In June have been arranged
general committee.
"I have selected rooms for Gen
George P. Harrison, commander In
chief of the Confederate veterans, at
the New Wlllard," snld Chairman
Harper. "The hotel has been desig
nated ns headquarters for all the so
cieties which are to meet here the
first week In June. These societies
include tho United Confederate Vet
erans, the Sons of Confederate Vet
erans, United Daughters of tho Con'
federncy, and tho Federated Southern
Memorial nssoclntlon. The general
Hnrrlson will Include accommodations
of General Harrison."
director of the Southern Commercial
the co-operation of their organization
In this part of tho world, which no
tho old farm, don't they?"
liomollkn In mo. Vvn rirlvon n-r nn,o
to a grasshopper, nn' it tnkes a heap
wnnt to wheel outer the rond nn ram
that's whnt they're everlnstln' dotn' if
tho ox gond free. Watch them oxen
farm. Been in a circus, I reckon."
oxen, or one like It, yenrs ago. haulln n
Just llko these, only they hnd brass knobs
so tho dignified old gentleman had to
steers Just from the old farm.
when I wns a little shaver, down at
black steer that used to-
Watch
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U. S. GOVERNMENT BUYS IT
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From 1004 to 1913 Costa Rica ex
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FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
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Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
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There Is nothing so destructive to
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of Its luster, Its strength and its very
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It takes a mnn of push to propel
even a wheelbarrow.
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Why tako ordinary cough remedies
when Boschee'a German Syrup hns
been used for fifty-one years In all
towns In the United States, Canada.
Australia, and other countries, for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung trouble. It
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Trial size 25c, and 75c family size.
Sold in all towns In tho United States.
Canada, Australia, and other conn
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Many people
past middle age
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