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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1917)
THE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. POST CARDS FOR Stene in one of lit largo concentration camps in the Munii' district, show Ins French soldiers distributing post curds to the German prisoners so thnt they nmy write homo. New York Man on Menaced Steamer Describes Trip With Many Thrills. DELAYED DY PERILS AHEAD Lookout's Glasses Slip and Fall on Precise Spot Whore Periscope Was Juct Poking Up Its None Ruses to Lure Victims. New York. Contrast of the ocean travel of a fow years ago when It wns but a pleasant and luxurious Junket, nml practically the only danger was tho remoto one of Icebergs during a certain season of the year, with tho thrills and perils, very real and In tensely dramatic, that tho ocean voy ager now undergoes Is afforded In an Interview given tho New York World by Georgo Dwyer of this city. In this regard It Is one of the most vlvld first-person stories of passen gers that have yet been recorded. Its principal event Is an actual battle with n submarine with the strong possibility that tho passenger steam er sank It after firing 13 shots, to say nothing of tho rovolatlon that It was tho merest chnnco tho slipping of u pair of tnarlno glasses In tho hands of tho ship's lookout that revealed tho presenco of tho submnrlno and pre vented tho accurnto llrlng by her of a torpedo. Tho publication of the name of tho steamship on which Mr. Dwyer un derwent his experience Is withhold, for on account of her mony success ful ovaslons of tho submarines slip has been marked by tho Germans ns nn especial object of attack. Mr. Dwyer 1ms modo many trips abroad sinco tho war began. IIo Is In tlio business of supplying walnut wood for airplane propellers. U-Boat Two Hours Out. "Tho boat on which wo milled from Europo," Hald Mr. Dwyer, "an ordi nary six-day ship, took eleven days to bring us over, this being caused by our having to lay at anchor at dif ferent places for periods of from twelvo hours to two days, after leav ing our dock, under admiralty orders, whllo tho path which had been mapped out for us waH being cleared of enemy undersea crnft. which had been sighted by tho patrol boats ahead. "Wo made our departure on a worn spring morning, sunny hut misty Our courso lay down a certain river through which wo sailed slowly on account of tho fog. In a few hours wo wero over tho bnr und out Into tho waters of tho lurking subma rine. Tho vessel wo wero on was nrmed heavily, both foro and aft, and whllo everybody aboard felt n tight ening of tho nerves, there was nn at mosphero of confidence that. If at tacked, wo would give a good account of ourselves or our navnl gun crows would. On tho bridge, nt tho gun stntlons, overywhore, officers and men kept u sharp lookout for peri scopes. "We were only two hours out when our first thrill was experienced. Wo wero feeling our way slowly when suddenly tho naval lieutenant on tho bridge called to the starboard crow: Tut tho gun on that I' pointing to Avhero n Ilttlo Norwegian steamer lay about u half a ratio nhead on our right. Tho gun was swung around, but I noticed that I; was not trained on tho steamer, and I naked ono of tho crow what ho wns covering. IIo pointed to n spot, nml thero I saw n Ilttlo rlpplo which moved on tho water closo by tho steamer. It was n sub marine just under the surface. "Wo expected to hear tho com mand to 'fire,' but tho Norwegian steamer suddenly got In front of tho ripple, screening It from our vlow. Wo ordered her out of tho way, and sho promptly moved, but by thnt tinio tho rlpplo had disappeared. The spot was watched carefully for some time, but nothing moro was seen. "In tho meantime, tho actions of tho Norwegian ship wero so suspicious that our captain promptly sent a wire less to havo her tnken In charge. Sev ern! weeks before that a steamer lly Ing tho samo flag and loaded with lum ber was caught reiMianded In tho dead GERMAN PRISONERS of night laying mines, and every man Jack of the 17 of the crew wero lined up and shot. ' Turned Back. "The re.st of jiu day passed without Incident, hut at eight o'clock nt night, while under full heavy headway, we descried a dim light some distance. In front of us. As It got nearer we could see that It wns n destroyer. She hailed us and asked who we wore Our brltlgo answered, and sho then said: "Turn around nnd go back to Blank bay. You can't go out tonight." Wo Immediately turned around. and, when within talking distance of ner, were told tho reasons for our be ing detained. A shin two hours abend of us had been mink, nnd during thnt day six submarines had been charted in tlio waters for which we wero headed I "The destroyer said she would lead us to our anchor for the night. Sho warned us to follow her wake exact ly, as we were In wnters nrofuselv sown with mines. Needless to say, wo went slowly, and straight, and un- cnored in the place picked out for us. "An order given by an oillcer to n sailor was not reassuring: Tut two men out Instead of one. It Is moro dangerous hero thnn out to sen "And dangerous It seemed nnrl smelled 1 On shore searchlights wero continually playing, and out of the darkness Morse signals occasionally Hashed. "Next morning the weather was warm and clear, and tho sea perfectly calm. All around us wo saw tlio va rious ngcucles nt work to combat the submarine, but It would not bo proper for mo to mention hero tho methods and devices that nre being used. "Along about noon wo noticed some thing of a commotion on tho water about a mile away, .ships hurrying nnd scurrying, and tho boom of sev eral guns being heard. What It was all about we (the passengers) coild not tell, but some tlmo Inter It leaked out that It was a submnrlno trvliur to get Into position to launch a torpedo at us. in this aim sho was frus trated by tho vigilance of tho nntrol and aircraft, which forced her away from tho locality. 'Periscope!' "At five that evening wo got word to sail. Wo had no escort, being left entirely to tho protection of our own guns. As wo passed out to sea wo wero surprised to noto an utter ab sence of war or aircraft of any de scription. It nssuredly did not con duce to our peace of mind. Our ship wns all eyes. Wherever you looked thero were lookouts, and passengers vied with ship olllcers and men In scanning tho waters. "At seven o'clock the lookout on the port gun startled us all with tho cry of 'Periscope I' It was on tho star board side at tho tlmo. and wo rushed ncross the deck In tlmo to hear tho lieutenant from tho bridge call: 'Two I Let hor go I' "Wo looked to where the boys wero pointing, and there, oft our port beam, about half a mllo away, lay tho peri scope, staiidlng about three feet out of water. At the command 'Let her go I' the gun was swung around, and In X WAH r-AUIORY OF 13,000 ARISES IN 18 MONTHS London. Lending Germans admit that England's Industrial mobilization for war was qulck or and moro elllclont than Ger many's. What draws this aston- ishlug stnteniont from England's enemies may be hulired frnm- . following description of a single munitions rnctory, a plant In Scotland, recently Inspected by King Georgo: "Eighteen months ago tho fac tory did not exist: tnilnv It ntn. i ploys moro than 3,000 men and 0,000 women operatives and n staff of 700 men and nearly 500 WOIHCll. Whllo 10.000 men ,ir still engaged In completing Its construction. "It coniDrlsos an area of v square miles and has an Internal light railway system of nearly 100 miles, Two townships huvo been built up by tho munitions department for tho workpeople. '.- 7 BROTHERS DEAD OR HURT, PASTOR ENLISTS Greencnstlc, Intl. Rev. Thom as Young has resigned the pastor ate of the Presbyterian church of this city to enter the English army. Of eight English broth ers, ho Is the only able-bodied one left. The others have been killed or wounded In the service of the British empire. less than ten seconds wo hnd fired our first shell at her. "Passengers hurried for their life preservers, but no one wns unduly ex cited. Some say the first shell we 'fired hit her, but that was something no ono could tell. At uny rate our guns continued to fire for seven or eight minutes, letting go thirteen shells In all, and after that, there be ing no further sign or sight of tho U boat, we continued on our wny. "The captain of our ship, nt the first warning, started to hit a zigzag course, and all the other measures now used on liners to circumvent' tho undersea boats were brought Into play while the danger threatened. Some of those measures are very novel and Ingenious and have helped other ships as well as ours In warding off attacks. It was the opinion on board that to escape as we did, with the periscope so near us was miracu lous. "The man who sighted the perl scope was the lookout on the port gun. lie had been scanning tho waters some time with his glasses and was about to lay them down for a minute's rest. However, a whim struck him to first count some ships which Iny together at anchor close to the shore. IIo called to his mates' as he did so, beginning: 'Out two' then his glasses accidentally slipped In his grip and fell on the precise spot where the periscope was just poking up Its nose. He was so surprised and taken aback thnt It wns some sec onds before he could blurt out 'Perl scope I No one else saw It, nnd It Is certain that If he did not spot It at the moment he did It would havo gnlned the necessary time to swing Into position to launch Its torpedo. Ruses to Lure Victims. "The rcinnlnder of our trip passed without exciting Incident, although wo received the usual scares that are passing up and down the ocean theso days. "Ono of the ruses of submarines to luro ships to destruction is to fit n false exterior to the submnrlno nnd equip her with a sail to present tho appearance of a smnll fishing boat. Another Is to put n collapsible lifeboat In tho water filled with dummy fig ures to look Uko the survivors of n torpedoed ship und hldo tho periscope behind her. Another is to enpturo a smnll vessel, put an ofllcer aboard and maneuver her to conceal fro?u un ap proaching 'ship the half-submerged submarine which lies alongside. There are others which It would not bo proper to' disclose. A ftivorlto strategy of tho submarine, which, however, can only bo worked nt cer tain hours of tho day, Is to lay well oft In tho path of the sen and when a ship Is seen and her course and speed noted, to submerge nnd come up suddenly at n convenient nngle nnd torpedo her." TAKES BANK TELLER'S JOB Miss Margnret Donnelly, ono of the girl paying nnd receiving tellers em ployed by tho Commercial Trust com pany of Philadelphia. She Is glvlug ns muclv satisfaction as did tho male teller who was called to tho colors about a month ago. $50,000 for Care of Poodle. Charleston, S. C Caro of a pet dog will cost tho estate of tho Into Mrs. Frank Leslie, widow of tho publisher, ?50,000, If the suit Instituted by Miss Anna S. Simons of this city la suc cessful. Mrs. Lesllo left tho bulk of her $1,SOO,000 estate to suffrage,, but sho also bequeathed $10,000 to Miss Sim ons for services to her pet poodle. This tho Charleston girl spurns und Insists that tho trouble sho has to undergo for tho sako of the dog Is worth at least $50,000. On ono oc casion, Miss Simons says, sho wns abused by Mrs. Lesllo because she refused to tuko tho dog out for ex ercise on Broadway whllo dressed only In a kimono. Sho claims sho wns forced to tuko the pot out whllo clad simply In u kimono nnd a raincoat. MnOML OPITAL AFFAIRS Aged Indian Is Eager ASHINGTON. Qunnn Wnshoshn, as his fellow Comanchlans know.hlm, or Just plain Cant. II. 15. Hicks, Comanche Indlnn chief of Oklahoma, was in the city recently to pay bis respects of the Indian blankets. These 1,000 men are now in training nt Fort Sill, Okln., and nwaltlng word from the war department that will send them for duty in France, on tho Mexican border or wherever they are most needed. Captain Hicks Is seventy-four years old, but remarkably well preserved and bubbling over with enthusiasm In the thought that he may have a chance to be of service to the country. Ho realizes that his advanced years make it well-nigh Impossible for him to Join the forces In actual fighting. Hut If thero Is opportunity for scout duty, he Is ready to do Just as much In France as he did for tho Pershing forces during the expedition In Mexico. Captain Hicks claims to be the son of George McAlpin, whose remains rest In a cemetery In HynttsvIIle, Mdl McAlpin was at one time a wealthy Baltimore merchant and served the government In the purchase of supplies during tho Civil war. lie was also prominent In Masonic circles In this sec tion of the country and founder of Oriental, 2S9, of Philadelphia. Captain Hicks points with pride to tho fact that he is a graduate of the Carlisle Indian school. Globe trotter, chnmpiou rifle shot nnd champion pedestrian, nre some other references that bring a smile fo his countenance, nnd cause him to talk of adventures that have made his life worth the living. Capital Society Women Sewing for Red Cross OLLOWING the example set by Mrs. WoodroW Wilson and Mrs. Thomas It. Marshall, wife of tho vice president, nearly nil of the women In the official circle here devote mnny hours dally to sewing for th Red Cross. Not only this, but they nre organizing oth er women to help In tho good work. Mrs. Marshall has organized the 'wives of senators and they meet every Monday morning In the hendquarters of the Ited Cross nnd make surgical dressings, sew on hospltnl garments or make themselves useful In other ways. Some of those Interested In this class nro Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Mrs. Wlllard Saulsbury, Mrs. Clnude Swanson, Mrs. Ralph Galllnger, Mrs. Frank Kellogg nnd Mrs. Maurice Sheppnrd. Mrs. Franklin K. Lnne, wife of the secretary of the Interior, wns the first to organize tho women In the federal service. She got together those In her husbnnd's department and they have done an astonishing amount of work. Mrs. William GIbbs McAdoo, wife of the secretary of the treasury, Is whipping Into shnpe n similar organization among the women of the treasury department. Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the secretary of state, is taking steps to bring together the offlclnls of tho state department und the women employed there, nml Mrs. Dayld Franklin Houston, wife of tho secretary of agriculture, and Mrs. Carl Vrobmall, wife of tho assistant secretary of agriculture, are conferring with a view to starting n slmllnr movement In the department of ngrlculture. The Home club, a social nnd economic club composed of the employees of tho Interior department, of which Secretary Lane Is honorary president, has been the greatest amount of assistance to Mrs. Lane In perfecting her organization. Meetings have been held In the headquarters of the club, which nlso serves as a clearing house, and through the olllcers of the club the rank und file of the employees of the department have been reached. Government Laundry HEN the general deficiency bill failed of passage In the senate In tho closing session of the last congress, Director Ralph of the bureau of engraving found himself In a dilemma A dm eral renervo notes. Of United States notes alone the output Is 3-10,000 sheets, or 1,300,000 notes of various denominations; approximately an uverage of $9,000,000 a ilny. Mr. Ralph announced he would proceed with business, how ever, buying materials subject to appropriation by congress, the direct respon sibility, of course, resting on tho secretary of the treasury, under whose directions lie will continue. Tho laundry will run, because without It the work of engraving and prlntlug could not continue, for the hundreds of blankets used by the printers aro washed there, besides tho rags for the presses, the covers and other adjuncts necessary to tho work of turning out tho stamps and money. Tho towels used by tho 4.0S7 employees, nil of whom havo a fresh towel dally, and tho towels, linens and other articles used In tho hospltnl aro washed and sterilized In this Inundry. This Is the largest of tho government laundries, hnvlng a separate drying room for the plato blankets and absorbent cloths, nnd employs 17 operatives to run It besides n woman superintendent, who inspects every piece of Inun dry beforo It Is sent out Watchman Didn't Know LONG nbout tho middle of tho atnernoon n. ts.ll, solidly built man with a small gray mustache left tho elevator at the v'fchth floor of tho Munsey building whero tho council of nntlonnl quartered. Thero was a. watchmuu In tho hallway. "Where can I feet hold of a stenog rapher?" asked tho visitor. "Tho stenograpnors aro nil gone." said tho watchman, carelessly. "Then get mo n clerk," said r o visitor, Imperatively. "Saturday half holidays havo be gun lu government ('epnrtments," snld tlio -watchman. "They're all gone." Tho visitor brushed Ills way past tho watchman ami started down tho corridor nt n brisk pace. As tho watchmuu was about to pursue the stranger nnothcr person stepped from the elevator. IIo happened to bo n newspaper man and ho knew tho watchman. "What's tho excitement V" he asked. Tvo got to get that guy down the hnll," snld tho watchman. "I told him wo wero nil closed up, but ho butted right In." "Know who ho Is?" asked tho newspaper man7 "No." "Thnt's Geneiul Goethals," ! ' "Gosh!" cried tho watchman. A second later ho was making a record sprint down the hall, In tho trail of tho gcnoraL " - " - , to Serve the Country to President Wilson nnd to offer bis services in whatever dapaclty he might serve during the wnr, either In this country or in France. Captain Hicks was chief of the Indlnn scouts with the recent Per shing expedition Into Mexico, and was wounded In one engagement with the Villa forces. Shortly after war wns de clared he succeeded In Inducing 1,000 of bis tribe In far-away Oklahoma to remove their paint, cut their hair and garb themselves In the khaki in place Continue to Operate not nt all reassuring, as the bureau depends entirely on the general de ficiency bill to keep on with Its work. There wero 50,000,000 stnmps a day to be furnished to the post ofllce depart ment for the public service; Internnl revenue stumps to be turned over by tho burenu every day amounting to between $1,500,000 and $1,750,000. Paper money In vurlous kinds to meet the public demand to the face value of $20,000,000 a day on an aver age must be turned out, and the bu reau had orders for $800,000,000 fed Distinguished Visitor defense ud the shipping board aro FARM MORE UN Cultivate for the Soldier at the Front. This question of conservation of food has become so agitated by thoso who havo a knowledge of what It means In tho preservation of life, who hnvc made a study of the food condi tions, nnd tho requirements of tho country, that It Is beginning to arouso the entire nation. The economist whoso duty It Is to study tho output and compiiro It with the consumption, sees a rapidly creeping up of ono on the other, and, when tho appetite of consumption gets a headway on tho output, where will the nntlon be 7 It Is time the peoplo were aroused, for there Is danger ahead unless the in telligence of the people Is awakened to the facts. Tho crop of 1017 will bo less thnn an average one, nnd see the work It bus to perform. It has to feed tho man producing It, nnd ho Is of less efficiency today than n year ago. His strength has been reduced by the drawing awuy of the thousands from the farms, who nre now In the ranks of the consumer Instead of In thnt of the producer. There Is an Inverse ratio here that can only be under stood when confronted with the ap palling figures presented by those In charge of tho conservation work. Tho army has to be fed, dependents cured for, the navy has to have provisions, and we cannot sit Idly by and see tho women nnd children of tho countries across the sea starve. There Is such a great call for active participation in tho matter of providing food, that those who ure left at home In char go of this work have n responsibility placed upon them fully us greut as has tho man at tho front who has gone out to protect tho homes, the sanctity und the honor of those who nre left behind. Tho producer should think only of this; there should bo economy, not only of lnbor. Every acre of avail able land should be producing. Ad vantage should be tnken of eve.ry day light hour. It uihst not be a case of how much can we make. It must bo a cuso of "light" with thoso who have gone overseas, but in our way, light to win tho war. Where Unit spirit per vades will bo found the spirit of tho patriotic American. There Is uo diffi culty In securing land lu any of tho stutes. It may be rented on ensy terms or purchased nt low prices, and thero should bo little difficulty arranging, with bankers to get tho necessary funds to carry on operations. Should you not be able to get whut you want In your own state, Western Canada offers an Immense wide field for oper ations at the lowest possible cost, and Americans nro welcomed with open arms. Homesteads of 1G0 ucres each may bo had on easy conditions, und. other lands may be purchased at low prices on easy terms. The yields of all kinds of small grains are heavy. Tho prospects for a 1917 crop are ex cellent, and It looks today as If thero would bo as good a return as at any time In the past, and when It Is real ized thnt there huve been yields of forty and forty-flvo bushels of wheat over largo areas this should be en couraging. Now that the two coun tries aro allies and the cause Is a com mon ono there should be no hesitation In accepting whatever offer seems to bo the best In order to Increase the production so necessary, and which should It not be met, will prove a so rlous nienuco. Particulars ns to Cann dian lnnds, whether for purchase or homestead, may bo had on application to any Canadian Government Agent Advertisement. Quite So. A leurned counsel on the defend ant's side lost his temper, as well ns his case, and remnrked rudely to tho opposing lawyer: "Why do you so often use the word 'nlso' and 'like wise?' They both mean exactly tho same, ns far as I enn see." "By no means," said the other. "I'll show you the difference by example. Our learned fried, the Judge, is a clever lnwycr; you are a lawyer, nlso. but not likewise." Forest Fires Decrease. Forest fires reported to the Mnssa chusetts state forestry department by tho flro observation stations this year amounted to 1,281. nnd the total dam ago from tho fires Is estimated at 580,000. Last year 3.00S fires were reported, with a loss of $141,073 worth of property. Of these fires 344 are Claimed to hnve been set by sparks, from railroad locomotives. r Important to Mothoro Examlno carefully every bottle of OASTORIA, thnt famous old remedy for Infants and children, anil sec thnt It Bears the , rtr- ' fcnature of (Jffi&Z&U la Use for Ovor 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Few Sheep on Farms. In tho United States only ono farm. In seven, of more than twenty ncres. now supports sheep, mid consequcntly wo. Import nearly a third of n. billion, pounds of wool yearly. Everybody knows that potatoes have eyes, but recently It has been discov ered that they have wings also. It Is better to he taken by surpMsa thnn to be taken by the police. When Your Eyes Need Care Try Murine Eye Remedy No Hmartlnc Jtut Kje Comfort, to centi al DravKlkU or umll. Wrtla for ttm Mje ll,x,x. u irv . u i.v kkji m v co cii iuac.o.