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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1918)
THE 8BMI.WBEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. SEARCHING THE EFFECTS OF GERMAN PRISONERS FOR INFORMATION J BUILDING ONE OF AMERICA'S IMMENSE VICTORY-BEARERS Photograph shows French troopers exainlnliiB the effects of a bunch of German prisoners for any military infor mation they may contain. GERMAN PHOTOGRAPH OF BOCHES FIGHTING IN SHELL HOLES Tills remarkable photograph taken from a captured German olllccr, shows Gorman troopers lighting from shell noles beforo tho bnrrago lire of tho nllles. A dispatch dog Is seen starting back with a message calling for re-enforcements, and ho seems quite unperturbed by tho shell Are which is concentrated on the Bodies. GENERAL PERSHING MEETS KING ALBERT E FOUGHT IN BIG BATTLES General Pershing, commander In chief of tho American forces In France, being greeted on his arrival on tho Belgian front by King Albert of Belgium. This Is the first photograph to arrive In this country, showing the meeting. General Pershing pnld a visit to the Belgian front and Inspected tho forces which are holding that part of tho lino la Flanders. Sergeant Daniel "Bomber" McGln nls, m Boston lad who joined the Ca nadian overseas forces at tho begin nlng of the war and served with the Second imtnlllon on the western front lie participated In the battles of Mes sines, Vpres, Armentlers and the Somme. Sergeant McGtnnls was wounded in tho battle of the Somme, a piece of shell taking off his left leg. He Is now employed as an orderly by the new United Service club In Nuw York. Heated Air In Medicine. Heated nlr Is reported by Dr. 0. G. Gumston to bo of considerable Impor tance in war medical and surgical practice. At temperatures of 100 de grees to 800 degrees Fahrenheit it eases puln, produces an Increased blood flow to tho wound und greatly aids heullng. At such high tempera tures ns 700 degrees to 1,400 degrees tho air Jet Is pronounced tho Ideal sterilizer. At tho pressure of 7 to 15 pounds the heated ulr may bo used for massage by simply directing It upon tho wound and in some cases useful results are obtulned by alter nating with a hot-air und a cold-air aoucho. "Justice." Mr. John Galsworthy, who recently refused a knighthood and remarked that "Uteruturo was Its own roward," onco told an Interesting story apropos his great play, "Justice." A certain business man hod decided to prosecute a swindler. Ono night his wife returned from seeing u perform ance of "Justice" so disgusted with tho then horrors of tho English penal sys tem (which tho play was Instrumental In getting Improved) Umt she persuad ed her husband not to prosccuto tho swindler. This may linvo been supcr-sentlmon tnllsm, but It was a tine tribute to Mr. Galsworthy's art. Possibilities of Renaissance. The Arab Is an Asiatic, a Semite, nnd Arabia Is probably his original home. Thence, migration Into Baby lonln was easy, states a writer, owing to tho absence of natural obstacles such as seas or high mountain range1. As it was n custom of Arabic hlsto rlans to begin with tho creation, few of them over reached tho era In which they lived and about which they might havo written with some accuracy Largely for that reason no distinct rec ord has como down to us of tho high ly Interesting conquest of northern Africa as far as tho Straits of Her cules; It Is only nfter tho Arabs ef fected lodgment In Spain and pushed as far Into Franco as Charles Martel would permit them that anything np proachlng "history" of them Is to bo had. One of the Immense freighters being built for tho United States government to carry supplies abroad to our troops and our allies. This vessel Is nearly completed, nnd there are hundreds of others In the many yards through out the United States. Many ships are being built, but still more must be had to cany our troops nnd supplies, over seas. Skilled workmen are being formed Into a huge Industrial army under the department of labor, and each worker will receive a certlllcutc and a button showing h:in to be a volunteer In this work upon which directly rests the fate of world-wide democracy. BRITISH TROOPS MOVED ON FRENCH CANAL BARGES Photographs have arrived In this country showing troops being moved to the front on motorlorrles, on light rail ways and on foot, but perhnps never before has a picture come showing troops being moved to the front on barges via cnpiils, which bring them n short distance from the front. The rest of the Journey Is made on foot. These barges are loaded with the happy Tommies, and they make reasonably fast progress to the front, though of course not ns fast as motorlorrles or light railways. The Tommies enjoy this method of travel, as It gives them a good opportunity to view tho prettier sections of France. FIERCEST OF FIGHTERS PETROGRAD'S LONG MILK LINES Tho French colonials are probably tho fiercest fighters in tho French army. The Germuns at any rate fear them more than unythlng else on earth. It Is said that these "colored gemmen" never tnke a prisoner. Frost Bitten. Harold Mueller, a young civil engi neer of Richmond, whose work carries him in the country nnd in association with a good many farmers, tells this story: His mother told him to bo on tho lookout for nny bnrgalns the farm ers might offer him. While driving ulong the road one day In his care ho notlcved a Blgn on tho fence which read, "Tako homo all tho pumpkins you wont free." Mueller thought to him self, "Hero Is n farmer after my own heart, who is not n tightwad 1" lie got three of tho largest pumpkins ho could find and returned homewlth his find. He was qulto proud of his find, nnd a few days Inter Inquired of his mother when ho could hope for a nice pump kin plo. His heart sank when ho learned tho pumpkins had fallen to pieces. The free pumpkins had been frostbitten. Indianapolis News. Long line of women nnd children wnltlng to buy milk In Petrogrud. Most of them carry pitchers, but the supply Is so limited that they get very little. This lino of people eager to buy necessities can be found at almost all tho stores, but tho staple foods are very scarce. CONDENSATIONS More than -',000 motorists who failed to stop, look and listen, were killed at grade crossings In 1010, and many more were Injured. Tho number of the killed nnd Injured In these nccl dents is Increasing 25 per cent n year. The houses, streets and roads In Malta are built of nearly white stone, nnd during the summer months these reflect the sun's rnys so strongly that colored glasses are largely worn by both tho native population nnd foreign ers. Many sizes and forms of frames and many different colors of glnss are used. A detnnnd for trunks nnd valises of Amcrlcon mnko enn be crented In Par aguay. Those now in general use nro of local manufacture and nro of an inferior grade. The foreign and do mestic commerce bureau will supply a list of Importers to firms Interested In securing this business. In n report on business conditions In New Zealand In 1017 Consul Gen eral A. A. Wlnslow states that there Is now a fine opening for all kinds of Amerlcnn goods. Agencies should ho established with completo stocks nvnllable for rush orders nnd the ter ritory should be covered by competent sniesmen. ' '