THIfi 6EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
GUARDING NEW YORK WATER FRONT
LEARN USE OF PENNY
War Introduces It Into California
for First Time.
POULTR
HCFS
Cupid Kept Busy During Week-Ends at the Capital
WASHINGTON. Oh, Mister Dan Cupid, when did you mnko Wushlngton
your hcndquartors? The national capital on Saturday and Sunday Is Just
ono great big "Lover's Lane," a mccca for military lovers. There ten thousand
or more soldier hoys and their sweet
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Washington's social week-ends brilliant.
offort to make tho life of America's soldiers a happy one. Dances, tens, recep
tions and dinners abound over tho week-ends for tho soldiers and their sweet
hearts. And hero nnd there among the many swecthenrts are "the dearest Bwcct
heurts." Little grny-halrcd mothers come to sec tholr boysperhaps for the
last time before they "go over there."
In tho midst of hurried war preparations nnd the mobilizing of men for
bnttlo, Washington seems to be a continual scmblnnco of Btrlfe. But tho week
ends bring relief with tho sweethearts and lovers. Ono forgets tho horrors of
war nnd sees only tho hnpplncss of love.
Fine work, Mister Dan Cupid; keep It up I
Flock to See Prominent
FORGET the "DIumoud Horseshoe," for It has been eclipsed by tho brilliancy
of Washington's concert nudlcnccs. There was a tlmo when Just plnlu
ordinary women gasped at tho mention of tho "Diamond Horseshoe." It meant
tho very essence of society nnd bril
liance. But Washington's concert au
diences havo tho "Diamond Horseshoe"
of New York's opera far outclassed
for real brilliant people tho sort of
peoplo thnt you gnzo nt In tho Sunday
supplements.
These concerts como Just at "tea
time," twice a week. Soon after four
o'clock the stream of carriages yos
equipages are Btill considered qulto
proper in Washington and limousines
bcgln'to gnthor In front of tho theater
wherever tho afternoon's concert may bo. Down out of tho carriages step some
of tho world's famous people. Kven New York's brllllnncy has been dimmed
by tho wnr, for many Now York women nro hero now, giving tholr services to
their country.
Women, of course, give the real brilliancy to these concerts, but then thcro
nro tho men, too. Strnlght-buckcd men in mllltnry uniform, erect naval ofll
ccrs, and hero and thcro some gayly clud allied soldier of Franco, Italy ot
England, add to the brilliancy of the occasion. Washington, despite tho fact
that It Is tho center of America and has for many years had famous men In
Its midst, is not entirely Immuno to curiosity. And then the big men of tho
Washington of todny nro of a different type. The man who gained prominence
through politics has pnsscd from tho center of the state. He has been sup
planted by tho man who has mado a nnmo for himself in business. These men
arc n curiosity to Washlnglonlnns nnd then everybody wants to sec what
their wives look like.
Where Royalty Rubs Shoulders With Democracy
ROYALTY nnd democracy mix In Washington today Just us though thero
was not n world wnr going on to mako democracy supremo. Dukes and
lords, barons and counts walk side by sldo with American civilians. Tho
(i)E H A PARQH
, , . Witness a few. First of nil thero
Is Lord NorlhcIilTo, nu English peer. Yet I saw him sit nt a round table In n
moderately priced restaurant eating u OO-cont dinner with apparent relish,
whllo ho talked with a group of American uewspaper men. ,
Italy has her men of nobility. Her ambassador is of noblo birth. Thero
Is also Vlttorlo Falorsl, of tho embassy staff, n man who came to Washington
to seo that tho Italian mission did not suffer at tho hands of tho newspaper
men. He Is still hero and always n source of Information on things Italian.
In Italy ho has rank and noblo bearing. In Washington hj Is just a plain
citizen.
Wo women In our 'days of lurid romnuce reading wore wont to sigh and
wish for a lord or duko happen along nnd propose marriage, writes a corre
spondent. Now that I havo seen u few of tho nobles nt closo rnngo I want to
tell thoso of my sex who still long for a title that they will And nobility of todny
nothing raoro than nny American boy can offer.
Two Months Dry, and Not a Case of Snake- Bite
AFTER two months not n physician or druggist In Washington has reported n
slnglo enso of snnko bite. Tho zoo authorities have actually taken down tho
strong wlro netting which had been placed In front of the snafeo cage, ns it will
uv iici'iimi uu lunjjLT. a iow pcuuiers
who carried a small stock of rontllea
havo gono to other parts In prcfcrcnco
to going Into bankruptcy. Nobody will
buy a snuke.
But In plnco of tho snake bltct hns
como the old-fashioned "tummy uche."
Every Httlo whllo n oufferer makes his
way to n drug store imd almost begs
tor a doso of Jamaica ginger to euro
I "pain."
This does not mean that Washing
ton really has nn enlrinmle nf Ktnmnnii
ache. Tho remedy for stomach ache Is Jamaica ginger. And Jumulcn ginger Is
esteemed ns n substitute for booze. But the druggist Is Busplcloua of tho raau
who habitually has an Internal nchc.
Thero nro fow chroulc Jamaica ginger drinkers In Washington, us few
druggists will assume tho largo risk for a small profit.
A paregoric or Jamaica ginger addict enters tho drug store with a bottle.
U tells of a stomach acho or u colicky bnby. Woman "dopes' seem to be
more ausicrous than men. Thoy sometimes go from drug store to drug store,
Reeking something to soothe their nerves.
Druggists nro Increasing tho price of Jamaica ginger aad paregoric to dlt
ettrage their uue or are refusing to sell.
hearts In Wushlngton over every week
end. From four of the nearby military
establishments the soldiers flock to
Washington, and from all over Amer
ica their sweethearts come. Up nnd
down Pennsylvania avenue they stroll,
nrm In arm. In the restaurants and
theaters thoso war lovers nro every
where. For two days they forget the
wnr and what the future may hold In
store for thorn. The war has made
Social loaders have plunged Into tho
Men and Their Wives
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J DE A GM'RL
AT LEAST
royalty, however,, Is not the royalty
of autocracy. It Is tho royalty of de
mocracy. SInco America entered tho wnr
Englnnd, Franco and Italy hnvo sent
somo of tholr brightest men to Wash
ington to aid America In her prepara
tions for war. Many of these men
nro of the nobility, but they havo for
gotten their noble birth nnd nre giv
ing their lives to the cause of de
mocracy. REWLY-WH
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Soldier on guard in lower West
who look to him like enemy nlleus.
D'Annunzio Is Decorated by Two
Kings for Deeds of
Bravery.
GREATEST WARRIOR OF AIR
In Addition to Triumphs as an Author
and Aviator, D'AnnunzIo Has
Shown Marked Ability as
Statesman and Politician.
Borne. Two rulers, the kings re
spectively of Great Britain nnd Mon
tenegro, hnvo conferred medals on Gn
brlello D'AnnunzIo.
Without tho history of this mnn's re
mnrkublo career fresh In mind tho
reader of this news Is hardly likely to
realize tho fact that In D'AnnunzIo
Is embodied probably the highest typo
of contrasting versatility now living.
GaUrlelle D'AnnunzIo.
The greatest living poet, the greatest
living playwright of u great and talent
ed people, Is now acknowledged Its
greatest living warrior of Ihe nlr.
Flfty-threo years seems an appropri
ate .ii go nt which to nttnln distinction
In literature or art, Jmt the greatest
llyors of other nntlons are men In their
twenties. Mature age .Is supposed to
havo unstendlod the nerves and so
cooled the enthusiasm ns to unlit a
man; In n large mensure, far brilliant
work above tho clouds. D'AnnunzIo
has disproved this theory.
In addition to his triumphs ns nn
nuthor and aviator, D'AnnunzIo hns
ONE SKIPPER EARNS $125,000
Hazardous Calling of Great Britain's
Fishermen Pays Well Dur
Ino tho War.
null, England. II, was announced
by tho northeastern sen fisheries com
mlttco thnt a. Hull fishing skipper 1ms
earned $125,000 since tho wnr broke
out, and another mado $75,000 in two
years.
The chief olllcer romnrks In his re
port that "tho skippers earn all they
rccelvo when tho perils of tho North
sen nro remembered."
WILL HONOR TmYrICAN DEAD
French People Will Erect a Monument
to-First Who Fell Fighting
the Kaiser.
Indianapolis, lnd. Commemorating
tho death of James B. Gfeslmm of Ev
unsvllto and his two companions, tho
first three American soldiers killed on
tho bnttlo fleldu of France, a monu
ment Is to hu erected in tho church
yard of the small French village whero
tho bodies lie, according to tnforma-
PO HA LED AS
l MMHHHiW
street, New York, questioning two men
F IIALY
shown marked ability as a politician.
Tho career of this remnrknblo man
began in his fifteenth year. While ho
was studying nt Prado he published n
volumo of poems In which ho display
ed such mnrked ability that ho attract
ed tho attention of literary critics
throughout Europe.
It Is upon tho "splcyness" of his
themes that D'Annunzlo's enemies base
their most severo criticisms, but tho
esteem In which he Is held by tho Itnl
Ian public wus shown vividly In the un
certain days of 1015. At this time
Giolittl, tho Italian ex-premier, was the
leader of tho pro-German element In
Italy.
At n critical time Giolittl visited
Rome and attempted n coup which
would have committed the nation to
active participation In tho wnr on bc
hnlf of tho nntlons with Avhlch sho Is
now locked In a life nnd death strug
gle. D'Annunzlo's voice, which was
tho real voice of Italy, was raised
against such a movo and so stirred
were tho people In his nudlenco that
they rushed enraged to tho streets nnd
threw up bnrrlcndes behind which they
fought for tho preservation of tho
country's honor against those who
would betray them to tho kaiser and
his Intriguers.
Cries "Always Forward."
On May 10, 1015, tho Italian parlia
ment declared war and tho next day
D'AnnunzIo -Issued nn Impnssloned
stntement declaring that "This day the
people of Italy havo once more become
healthy; they havo recovered their
strength nnd their liberty. Bo they
few or bo they many, ono against one,
one ngnlnst four or ono ngnlnst ten
forward. Always forward to the
charge. Victory Is only to thoso who
bellevo In victory, who swear by vic
tory." D'AnnunzIo was among tho first to
manifest an Intense Interest In avia
tion. When tho Wright brothers were
In Europo ho passed n great deal of
tlmo with them, nnd It wns through his
Influence largely that tho Italian gov
eminent consented to consider serious
ly what until then had been regarded
as a fantastic dream. Tho nlrplana at
that tlmo wns an unstable nnd peril
ous machine. Nobody knew this bet
ter than the Inventors, and It wns only
with tho greatest reluctance .that Or
vlllo Wright 'ono dny consented to
tnko tho poet with him In n short flight.
Tho flyer and his passenger mounted
only n short distance above tho ground
but tho sensation wns sufllclent to
lenvo D'AnnunzIo nn aviation enthusi
ast. Mail Carrier Walked 153,400 Miles.
Altoonn, Pa. Thirty-five yenrs of
servlco n n letter carrier of the Al
toonn post office bus been rounded out
hero by Orvllle H. Babcock, aged sixty,
Hp will rccelvo tho godlen star from
tho department. In tho performance
of his duties ho has walked 153.-I00
miles, und ho wears out five pairs of
shoes a year. '
tlon contained In a letter
Mrs. Lucius B. Swift of this city from
M. Mlrmnn, prefect of tho department
of Meurthe-et-Monelle, Franco.
After thanking Mrs. Swift for her
work In aiding French orphans, M.
MIrmnn's letter continues:
'Damned he tho knlsor and tho na
tion that caused so much blood and
tears to be shed over bur poor earth.
Wo must win or die. Wo shall win
We must bent down the Germau beast,
together."
IMMENSE AIR RAID DUGOUT
England Opens to Public Use Railway
Tunnel Accommodating 20,
000 Persons.
London. The biggest nlr raid dug
out In Knglnnd. has Just .been opened
to tho public for use during nlr raids.
It will accommodate 20,000 persons.
The dugout Is really nn unfinished rail
way tunnel, 100 feet underground, on
which work was discontinued at tho
beginning of tho war.
It Is electric lighted and seats havo
been provided for 2,000 persons.
Heretofore Regarded as Too Insigni
ficant to Bear Value In Relation
to Business.
Snn Francisco. The war Is Intro
ducing the humble penny Into Califor
nia. -For tho first time In the history
of tho stnte It wjll be used In com
merce. Heretofore this fraction of
currency has been regarded ns too In
significant to bear any value In Its re
lation to business.
The value of the copper cent Is one
of tho lessons In thrift which Mrs. A.
S. Baldwin of San Francisco will tnko
hack to tho women of California. Mrs.
Baldwin Is one of the most prominent
clubwomen of San Francisco and sho
wns recently called to Washington by
the secretary of fho treasury to servo
on the womnn's liberty loan committee,
and to carry tho lessons of the Liberty
lonn nnd of the wnr savings certifi
cates to tho women In the far West.
"Out In California wo arc bo far
away from the center of things that
many of the remote communities know
tho thrift campaign of the Liberty loan
only as a nnmc. The duty of our wom
en, ns I seo It, Is not only to conserve
In a large way, but to save the small
amounts which the peoplo of tho West
nre apt to overlook.
"Wo nre only beginning to use cop
pers In Snn Francisco," said Mrs. Bald
win, "nnd they nre still only used In n
few of tho shops. In California tho
copper cent hns been regarded hereto
fore as too Inconsiderable a trifle to bo
given nny consideration. Tho wnr nnd
Its emergency measures, such as tho
war sayings certificates and the thrift
stnmps, will change the Callfornlan's
attitude toward the modest penny.
AMERICAN IS BRITISH LORD
Frank Cooper, chief of the Informa
tion bureau of the olllco of the district
attorney of New York-, received word
that through the death of his elder
brother, Sir Horace Cooper, ho sue-;
cccds not only to the English bar
onetcy of his brother, but niso to tho
family estate In England appraised nt
half a million dollars. Sir Horace's
only son, who would have become the;
baron was killed In the battle of tho,
Somme. A full-fledged citizen, ho will,
not, ho declares, exchange thnt cltlzen-i
ship for tho title. Mr. Cooper, or
Lord Cooper. Is n nenhow of the first
iLndy Duffer'In, nnd a younger brother.
r I i n
aiuj. amines uooper, is now governor
of the Western Soldiers' home, near
London. Mr. Cooper slnco becoming;
an American, hns been a newspaper'
man and nn actor.
Family Never Missed War.
Elizabeth, W. Vn. Tho family of N,
D. Madden, near here, 'Is a soldierly
and patriotic one. Madden Is a vcti
eran of the Cllvl wnr. His great grwid
father served In tho Itcvolutlo-.tjx'
wnr. His grandfather served In thq
War of 1812. He and another brother,
fought In the Civil wnr, and n younger
brother fought In tho Spnnlsh-Amerl-enn
war. Two of his 'sons nro in tho
present war, und four other sons nr?
awaiting tho call.
RATIONING IS SYSTEM URGED
British Worklngmen Demand Better
Distribution Methods for Food
Supplies.
London. Resolutions calling on tho
government to Introduce n system of
rationing nnd asserting that a gravo
crisis Is approaching In many of tho
working class districts were adopted
by tho Workers Notional committee,
which Includes representatives of most
of the largo trades unions. Robert
Smith, president of the Miners' Fed
eration, Is chairman of tho committee.
Tho resolutions say that In some
working class districts women are com
pelled to wait In front of shops and oft
en are unable to obtnln teu, sugar,
milk, butter, bacon or margarine. A
bad system of distribution Is said to bo
largely responsible for this state of
nffnlw.
C. M. Brooks, n hunter nf Prnlrln
du Chlen, Wis., shot n queer duck In
ttyo wild rlco of Mississippi. The bird
Is pure white from head to tin of tall
and has red eyes.
SOUR MILK FOR LAYING HENS
Mo it Excellent Substitute for Meat
Scrap and-Will Give Good Re
turns During Winter.
Whllo tho production of eggs dur
ing tho winter when high prices pre
vail Is tho result of proper breeding,
hatching, rearing nnd care, proper
feeding will always tend to stimulate-
egg production at that sonson.
Ono reason why hons lay well lit
spring and summer is thnt they tiro
ablo to obtain animal 'Urotoin In tho
form of bugs and worms. During
fall and winter, therefore, the poultry
feeder should attempt to lmltnto
summer feed conditions. Tho commer
cial poultrymnn supplies animal pro
tein by feeding mcatscrops. but tho
Varracr often falls to provide this feed.
Skim milk, preferably sour, Is a
most excellent substitute for meat
scrap and will give good returns wlieit
'fed to Inylrig hens. Numerous experi
ments have shown that laying hens
fed skim m'llk will doublo In egg pro
duction similar hens fed no form of
!nnlmal protein.
I According to F. D. Crook3 of the
iPennsylvnnln State college school of
(agriculture and experiment Btatlon,
jthe exact value of sour milk ns a
source of protein, is difficult to state.
(Numerous feeding trlnls, however,
place Its value nt CO cents to 2 per
fi.00 pounds.
Skim milk lowers tho cost of prot
during n dozen eggs. On tho farm It
jinny mean tho difference between
(profit and loss In connection with tho
farm flock. Sour milk bns n medicinal
icffect also. It keeps hens in good
health nnd helps prevent disease.
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SPROUTED OATS FOR FOWLS
Recommended as Green Feed for Poul
try by Specialist of Department. - -of
Agriculture.
; The poultry specialists of the U. S.
department of ngrlculture advise that
sprouted oats fed ns green feed to
hens confined to yards cost about 10
cents per hen a year and one cent
per dozen eggs, not Including any
charges for labor and equipment. In
the experiments of these specialists
Device for Sprouting Oats. ,
jthe hens ate on an average In one
year nbout 1.3 pounds of oyster shell
kind 0.7 of a pound of grit, which to
gether cost about one cent per hen.
CLEAN-CUT POULTRY HOUSES
Let Only Odor Be Suggestive of Clean
liness Lice and Mites. Will
Increase Rapidly.
Clean out tho poultry houses, coops
nnd nests nnd thoroughly disinfect
fthem. Keep them clean nttcl let the
only odor nbout them bo one sugges-'
jtlvo of cleanliness. The time Is nt
Jiand when lice nnd mites nnd blue
bugs will Increase rnpldly nnd overrun
Mio place In n little whllo. The best
weapon to fight them with is cleanli
ness. ,
SHELLS, GRIT AND CHARCOAL
Too Many Farmers Do Not Realize lm.
portance of Supplying Egg
Making Materials.
Too roony people who raise poultry
do uot rcallzo the Importance of sup
plying their flock with nn nbundanct
of oyster shells, grit and charcoal. In
order for them to keep In the best of
health and produce tho best results,
poultry must be well supplied with
them.
FOWLS TOO CLOSELY YARDED
They Have Little Opportunity to Sup
ply Themselvcc With Necessary
Amount of Grit.
When fowls nro closely yarded, or
during cold weather when the ground
Is frozen or covered with snow, thpy
Jiavo little opportunity to supply them
selves .with nny kind of grit or Its
substltuto and nre liable to becomo
sick, duo to indigestion.
AVOID DAMPNESS IN HOUSES
Dark Buildings, Lacking Direct Sun.
light. Are Conducive to Disease
Clean Them Up.
Damn houses, osneelnllv if
lacking direct sunlight, moldy litter.
rtfi V... i
mm uimjf ui-siB uuu roosts aro con
ducive to disease. Chicken' ybx finds
a good breeding place under such coii
dltlons. Clean up, and -"lot a Httlo
vvjushino fc I"