The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, February 08, 1918, Image 6

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    THE 8EMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATT2, NEBRASKA.
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PEACE PARLEY AT BREST-LITOVSK
DIGGING FOR COAL IN THE ASH HEAPS OF NEW YORK
First photograph received In America from the Ilusso-Tcuton pence conference at Brest-Lltovsk, showing the con'
ference In session nnd Prince Leopold of Bnvnrln signing the ngrcoment for an nrmlstlce.
Some Idea of the scnrclty of fuel In the Hast Is gained from this photograph, showing poor people of the East
Side of New York dicing for coal In the city ash heaps on the site of the $12,000,000 courthouse that Is to be
erected.
RUSSIAN WOMEN OF THE BATTALION OF DEATH DANCING
IDEAL TRAINING GROUND IN CUBA FOR AMERICA'S FIGHTERS
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A division of United States mnrlnes Is being given Intensive training In a camp near the battlefield of Snn Juan,
Cuba, and finds the conditions Ideal. The photograph shows a Lewis machine gun battery practicing at the Snn
iJuan blockhouse.
Fighting Is new to the Itusslnn women, nnd the tension for them Is much grenter than for the men. To relax
from their warlike vigilance, they hold dances nnd piny games In their camp. This unusual photograph shows a few
of the women entertaining the other members of the regiment. They all belong to the Battalion of Death.
FIRST PICTURE OF THE "RED GUARD"
NIGHTINGALE OF THE CAMPS HE PROTECTS SCOTLAND
The first photograph to arrive In this country of members of the bolshevlkl
"Bed Gunrd," about which much has been henrd during the overturning of tho
provisional government.
AMERICAN SCHOONER AFIRE OFF FRANCE
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Admiral Cecil Burney of tho British
nnvy who Is In command of the fleet
Imtrolllng the const of Scotlnnd.
GIVES HER FATHER'S SWORD
Miss Donna Ensley, whose singing,
has cheered thousands of soldiers lnl
National army and National Guard'
camps throughout the United States'
lias sailed for Franco to sing to th
American soldiers In the trenches. Mlsst
Easley Is a colorature soprano, and her,
singing so nroused the appreciation ofjl
the men thnt tho name of tho "nlghtin-
iriiln nt tlm nrmv nnimis" vnn irlvpn'
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her. She has covered tho country frouv
Cody In the West to Devena In tho
East, and she has toured tho South,;
visiting practically every largo camp.,
While nt Kelley Held, the nvlatloi..
training ground near'Fort Sam Hons-,
ton, she was taken up In one of th
new biplanes.
TAKING A SHOT AT AN ENEMY AIRPLANE
Resharpcnlna Files.
To toshnrpen llles wash them In
warm potash water to remove tho dirt
and grease, then wash In warm water,
and dry by heat, Put ono and a half1
pints of wnrm water In a wooden.
..'!. put in the Hit, and then add
three ounces of blue vltrol finely pow-
ilei eii, and tnree ounces or borax, Mix;
well, and turn the flies so thnt every
om may come Into contact with the)
mixture. Add ten and one-halfj
uiiKvft of sulphuric acid, and half an
ounce of elder vinegar. Uomove thu
Photograph of an American schooner olf St, Nnzalre, France, ablaze from , Mus " short time, dry, rub with
These Australian machine gunners are In a hole formed by a sheH
shnttered tree. They nre hnvlng n pot-shot nt n Boche nlrplnne.
"OLD CONTEMPTIBLES" RETURN TO LONDON
stem to stern. The ships of the allies hesitate to go to the rescue of bunting
crnfr, for German commanders hnve adopted the decoy of u simulated ship In
distress to bring their prey within torpedo distance.
olive oil, and wrap In porous paper..
Coarse files should be kept In the mix
ture for a longer time than line ones.
Marquise de Crequl do Moutfort de
Courtlvron, wife of a member of the
French war mission In Washington,
hns presented to the state of Virginia
the sword worn by her distinguished
fathor, the late prince of Pollgnac.
who rose to the rank of general In the
Confederate army. Mine, de Courtlv
ron was Agnes de Pollgnac. Her popu
Jarlty among those who have enter
tained the commission bus been marked
Oiliecrs of the tlrsi sev n UImmi .i- i.f tin British army that entered the
war In Franco, called by themselves the "Old Contemptlbles," were given a
groat reception In London when they returned from prison camps In Germuny.