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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1917)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. M fAIRYTAlE LakHAlYilil.lt. LEADER IN SPANISH POLITICS comparing Cannlejus, then a power In politics; Dnto, premier nt present, and Itomnnones. "If the devil were to enter this room," said the king, "Canalejas would make a speech to him, Dato would offer him a cigarette and win his affections, and Romnnoues would try to run him through with his sword." RANKS WITH FOREMOST AVIATORS Maj. Henry n. Arnold Is n pioneer In the aviation service and with Mnjor Foulols and Major Milling, Is without a peer In America. He received his first instructions as a flyer at the Wright Brothers school In Dayton, O., in 1011. Upon being licensed ns an nviator he was assigned with Lleutenuut Milling to open the first army school for flying at College Park, Md. Several months Inter, with Milling, he wus ordered to Fort Itlloy, where the two young ofll- cers worked out a system of target lo cation and lire observation with the field artillery forces stutloned there, It was while on this detail that Arnold first demonstrated his remark able ability and his capability of maintaining his head In an emergency. "While making n flight of 1,200 feet in the air his motor went bad and with no Inherent stability his machine started on a plunge for the earth. When within 100 feet of the ground and only a question of n few seconds interim between life and n horrlblo death, he righted his machine and made n safe landing for both himself nnd the machine. During the same year he startled the aeronautic world by his remarkable work when he captured the Muckay trophy when it was first offered for rcconnaisance work. When the United Stntes entered the war ngalnst Germany he wns ordered to Washington to assist Gen. George O. Squler, chief signal officer, and is now busily engaged with Major Foulols In perfecting plans for the' monster aero fleet which will shortly be put in operation on the European battle front. NAVY'S HIGHEST i staffs as well, as the surgeons on board ship are specialists In the work in which they are engaged. They have chosen their work wltha high purpose In view, and they are ready to give their lives if need bo to save those who are under their care. "The dutyof the line officer Is to destroy the enemy. The duty of the Medical olllcer is to insure the physical fitness of the wliole command, and, knowing the spirit which nctuntes the medical officer of the navy, I can do no more thun suy that as I have Intrusted the health of my own eon so would I advise others implicitly to Intrust their sous to the care of the men who guard his health should ho enlist In the navy." BELIEVES IDEAS Aggressiveness, originality and dis cipline nre three qualities Lieut. Col. Charles W. Fenton, commandant of tho officers' training camp at Fort Myer, Va., hus tried to instil in the minds of the young men who have been under him for the Inst three months. Lieutenant Colonel Fenton has taught the prospective officers all that he and his staff know about fighting, but ho contlnunlly Impresses upon the men the Importance of thinking for themselves nnd being original. "The war so fur Is almost n dead lock," he said recently. "It Is going to be won by idens. I have every confi dence that those Ideas are going to bo on our side, but on or the other of the combatants will surely have them and they will win Ih wnr." Lieutenant Colciel Fenton Is a great admirer of tho Americnii prlvute, us are most American army officers. One thing he has taught Ids men Is thnt If they are to be good officers they must consider the enlisted man, sympathize with his troubles, help him with his problems nnd remember that he is tho raun who Is going to fight nnd win the. war. Those men who receive commissions ns n result of tho training at Fort Myer will be more th u lighting machines. They will be thinking Individuals, amenable to distiir.'i?, but with highly developed Initlntivo and character.' Count Ilomnnones is accounted by men who nre In touch with the ex trnordlnnrlly tangled Spanish politics us the most powerful Individual In Spanish politics today. He Is In his early fifties. He entered politics when ho was thirty-two years old, and since then has been a member of seven gov ernments. Time nfter time he has held ofllce becnuse even his political opponents conceded thnt he wns the one man who could handle the embar rassing situation of the moment. Ills return to power is -confidently pre dicted by his friends. Itomanones Is not of great stature, but compactly built, and evidently a man of great physical strength. Al though u member of one of Snaln's greatest families, ho Is extraordinarily democratic In manner and candid in speech. Ills personal character was once outlined by the present kin?, In MEDICAL OFFICER In an article in the New York Herald's Magazine of the War, Medi leal Director William G. Bralsted tells of the elaborate precautions taken to safeguard the health of the men In the navy. He says: "On board the hospital ships are medical officers who have specialized in different lines of work, so that nc matter from what the patient suffers he is assured of the best medical and surgical care. "The enlisted men of the Navy Hospital corps are n highly trained body selected from thousands who ap ply for admission. The course of train ing is very severe, and those who aro physically unfit or temperamentally un suited for the worjt Invariably are weeded out during the process. "In addition to the hospital ship the navy maintains 20 shore hospitals, which are among the finest nnd best equipped in any service. The hospital WILL WIN WAR PARTY FOR LIZARDS. "There wns going to be n pnrty In tho Woodlnnds," said Deddy. "Now, Woodlands Is one of the homes of the Fairies, and they share It with many of the wood creatures. "The party was to be given for the little Lizards. The red ones were all out, nnd there were the Newt fnmlly, cousins of the Lizards and almost ex nctly like them. But these little Newts dressed n little differently. Their suits were black on the top and red underneath, while the other Lizards were all red. "The Queen of the Fairies had ar ranged to hnve the party on it day when the rain drops were plnylng around the earth, for that Is the time the Lizards love better than any other. "Yesterdny wns just the day f6r them 1 They loved the rnln drops full hig ever, so gently, nnd the nlr was so soft and warm nnd moist I "First of nil the Fairy Queen hnd races In crawling. She was very care ful not to say running races, for she knew that would hurt the feelings of the Lizards. They could only crawl not run. The Lizards all raced and they had n fine time wiggling along ns they crawled just ns fast as they- could go. The. Fairy Queen gnve handsome prizes of green moss baskets which the Lizards thought very fine. And they dragged them along on their wny home later on. "Now all the Fairies were nt the party, but old Witty Witch had not ar rived. The Lizards felt sure that she must hnvej)een Invited, for they knew Along Came Witty Witch. how friendly she wns with the Fairies, and the Fairy Queen knpw how the Lizards loved her. "They did not like to say anything to tho Fairy Queen about her, because It sounded rude. It would make her think that the Lizards found some thing missing about the party and thnt It wasn't quite as nice as they wanted It to be. "So the Lizards raced and crawled nnd wiggled, they danced and they waded or rather splashed and squirmed in tho little pools of water which the Fairy Queen hnd asked the rain drops to fix. "They had a beautiful time, but still they could not help missing Witty Witch. The Fairy Queen knew they missed her, though she did not let them see she noticed It. "Little did they know of the sur prise she had In store for them, nnd When she snld, 'Supper Is ready,' they quite gave up tho Idea of seeing Witty Witch nt tho party. "They were all around long moss tables when n buglo sounded through Woodlands. Then . nnother, nnd along came old Mr. Giant. " 'How-do-you-do, Lizards and Newts?' he said in his deep voice. " 'We're well, thank you, Mr. Giant,' they said. "Ah, and that Is good I' said Mr. Giant. 'And now a noted guest is com ing in the chariot I have mnde her out of some of my good strong wood. I have decorated it with moss and ferns and tiny shrubs.' "Again Mr. GInnt blew upon the bugle, and then he gave a great pull to a cord he had tied about him. "Along came Witty Witch in the chariot which was built on two big wheels. Ferns were all about it and there were even several little flowers peeping out to sec all that wob going on. " 'Oh Witty Witch,' said the Lizards delightedly. 'You've come to the par ty 1' "'It very much appears tha.t way,' said Mr. Giant, smiling. ''You see,' said tho Fairy Queen, 'Mr. Giant built this chariot and I didn't dnre let him come before. He might have stepped on some of tho guests nnd that would never do nt n pnrty. He wouldn't have meant to step on them, but the distance be tween his eyes nnd his feet Is bo grent he mlfeht hnve made a few mistakes.' "'So I waited until you were all at supper. Now Mr. Giant has a throne of his own over by yonder oak tree.' "Mr. Giant mnde a deep bow and went to his throne. Witty Witch sat in her chariot and mode funny speeches which made all tho Lizards laugh. "And nfter. supper wns over she took them In her lnp, as she had before, and she told them stories the stories she knew they loved of life lrt Llzurd land on rnlny daysl" Arm Against Temptation. If a boy will spend ten minutes each day reading his Bible he will arm him self airnlnst temptation. I New photograph of .lohn W. Garrett of Baltimore, just nominated minister to the Netherlands and Luxem burg. 2 Lieut. F. Onondeyoh (Beautiful Mountain), a full-blooded Mohawk, and bis company of Canadian Indians now training in Euglnnd for netlve service on the western front. ,T Battle flogs carried by Spanish war veterans In the Grand Army parade In Boston. CHINA'S ( iilnii has so far awakened that her unifies are being equipped with taken at the Nanyunn barracks, Peking, shows Lieutenant Tan testing the WOUNDED AUSTRALIANS ON WAY HOME tsnmssm Australian troops wounded so severely ns to Incapacitate them for further service are being tnken homo by the steamship Marama. The photograph sfiowH the ship passing through the Panama canal. On board arc 587 wounded soldiers. FOLLOWING UP THE RETREATING FOE A graphic photograph showing members of one of the advance patrols of French soldiers entering the village of Vauxalllon-en-LaonnolH Immediately nfter the last German had left the place. The tense position in which the members of this patrol nre shown leads one to believe that they fear a pos sible trap M't by the retreating Bodies. ARMY HAS MODERN AIRPLANES 9 modvru airplanes. The photograph, Hotchkiss gun on his machine. I EDITH CAVELL'S defender KM Gaston do Leval, the Belgian law yer, who aH legal advisor to tho Amer ican legntion nt Brussels, vulnly pleaded to save the life of Miss Edith Cnvell, tho English nurse accused by tho Germans of being a spy, has come to Amerlcn principally, ho says, for the purpose of making n report to the slnfe- department and to deliver nn address before tho American Bar as sociation at Sarntoga Springs, N. Y., on "Prussian Law as Applied in Bel glum," Americanism. That In us which more distinctly ban anything else wo can call Ameri canism our faith In humanity, our lovo of equality. One cannot claim flint Americans of English origin aro ilone tho depositories of this belief, ihls pnsslon, . . . Tho Ideal Amer ica, which Is the only real Amerlcn, Is not In tholceoplng of any one race; her destinies are too large for that custom; tho English race Is only ono of many races with which her futuro rests.- Wtlllnm Dean Howells. v Testlnq Transformer Oils. Under tho direction of tho Bureau nVHtnudnnls nnd the American Society for Testing Materials, experimental Investigations hnve been begun bycer . tain electrical manufacturers nnd oil I producers upon tho methods of test ing transformer oils for dielectric, strength, Tho object of the experi ments Is to securo uniformity through- out the Industry. Scientific American.'