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THE SEMI WEEKLY TRIBUNF. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. INTRICATE FRENCH TRENCH AND DUGOUT The French hnve constructed n remarkable dugout nt this pnrt of Alsnco; .It In modern nnd right up to date. It Is beautifully situated and the old oaks of tho country have not us yet been destroyed by the Hun. The trench bus a floor and tho dugout u tllo roof the last work In trench architecture. ROMANOFFS ARE PLAINLY HOUSED Former Czar and Czarina Have No Gas, Electricity or Bathroom. FARE OF MOSTFRUGAL NATURE Practically Condemned to the Life of Recluses Daughters Allowed to Come and Go Freely, but Son Is Closely Guarded. Paris. Though things Ilusslun aro rather In dlsfnvor JuBt now, n short account of the life led by tho Itoma noffs, tho former Inipcrlul family, muy provo of Interest. Tobolsk hns been railed the "City of Death," Its tempcrnturo rnrcly rising nbovo tho freezing point. Most of Us houses nre built of wood, tho ono whero tho Imperlnl fnmlly lives being ono of tho few brick buildings In that part of tho country. Its ground iloor Is occupied by a company of soldiers installed thero m a guard. The two upper floors, consisting of 1-1 rooms most simply furnjshed, constitute tho apartments of "Colonel ItomanofT." Thero Is neither running water nor pas, neither electricity nor bathroom Tho servants aro obliged to .draw from n nearby well tho water needed for housohold purposes. The rooms aro heated by brick ovens which burn wood. Tho largest room Is not more than 10 feet by 10 feet. Tho windows of tho houso look out on an unattractive lnndscnpo. Thero Is not even n garden whero tho ox czar might dig nnd forgot his bore dom. A narrow balcony and a court yard Inclosed by high brick wnlls fur nish tho only brcnthlng spots for tho Imperial prisoners. Llvo Life of Reduces. Nicholas Itomnnoff nnd his wife nro practically condemned in tho lives of recluses. Their solo outing consists In attending mass nt tho cnthedrnl of tho Annunciation or at a neighboring mon astery or gojng to tho public baths, whero ns n speclnl favor tho revolu tionary authorities permit them to bntho onco a week. Whenever they go out they nro escorted by a platoon of soldiers commnnded by four olllccrs of tho gunrd. The faro Imposed upon tho prisoners Is of tho most frugal nature. Once ac customed to tho dellcnto refinements of French cooking, thoy uro forced to bo content with ordinary ltussluu dishes: pllng, a sort of roll covered with caviar; bortsch, n thick soup made of beets and other vegetables; kalnclia, a checso paste. Tho people of Tobolsk Bhow neither hostility nor sympnthy townrd tho cx lied family. Life in tho smnll town Is consistently monotonous. Tho exist enco of tho former emperor drags nlomr in drab sndness. Now nnd then TELLS OF HUNS' WORK Invalided Sergeant Describes Atrocities Committed in France. Indescribable Brutality Revealed When Highlanders Capture Village Near Ploughestrecrt Wood. Snn Francisco. Indescribable ntro cities, which even the brutnl Hun might not be thought cupnblo of, were committed In Franco recently nnd dis covered when tho valiant Senforth Highlanders captured a small vlllngo near l'loughestreert Wood, according to Sergeant A. Goad of tho Highland ers, who has been Invalided to Amer ica with three wounds, "When wo took tho vlllngo I hap pened to look Into a hut, still stand ing among tho ruins, and thero saw tho most horrible sight that I have yet seen In my war experience," Ser geant Goad Bald. "Against ono wall was tho dead body of a woman, her hands crossed above her head and nailed to tho i ho Is authorized to receive the visit of two faithful high functionaries whom tho revolutionary government permit ted to accompany him In his exile Count Predorlks and General Voyekov. To them ho conlldes his regrets, his memories and his hopes. Nicholas Romanoff said recently to Gcncrnl Voyekov In un ncrt.nl of pro found resignation : "lias my Ilfo not always been that of a prisoner? I do not regret my lost power. All I nsk Is to be allowed to rotlro to Crimea, where I could llvo surrounded by flowers. I feel moro than ovor that I would bo peaceful and happy ns a simple citizen of u repub lic." Ills rc$lgnutlon In no wlso Is shnrcd by tho former Czarlnn Alexandrn. Ev erything In her now modo of life wounds, shocks and Irritates her. Nowadays Alexandra devotes herself to her children, whom sho tenches not to resign themselves but to remember. What makes her most Indignant is that sho Is allowed neither to wrlto nor re ceive letters that nro not opened by False Rumors Irresponsible Talk Is the Worst Form of Enemy Pro paganda. PEACE BRIBE TO BERLIN Thousand Asses Loaded With Pure Gold Reported to Be Sent Wild Tale of Fight Between Two Kiltie Regiments. London. The most dendly form of German propngnndn in Great Hrltaln today Is tho mouth to mouth rumor. Wherever one goes, In clubs or restau rants, at the theater or In the railway car, ono's pence of mind will bo Irre trievably shattered by some kindly In tentloncd stranger. Tho keep of tho London Tower has been overcrowded with riddled corpses to a positively unsanitary degree. Now It will bo nn airman of worldwide re nown. Tho next day un ex-lord chan cellor of tho realm will too tho lino fol lowing him ; King Gcorgo will have his Gcnnnnlc extraction flung In his teeth, and an ex-prlmo minister receive tho welcome news that ho has sold tho country to save his tlnanclal Interests in the enemy's country. Your true propagandist is no respector of per sons. Of Eastern Origin. Thero was one story of distinct East ern origin. Grout Hritalu, ran the wall by n spike. Thero wore no other wounds on her body she must huvo been left thero to dlo from torture. "Opposite hor, against tho other wall, was n little three-year-old child, with Its hcml Impaled on a sharp hook and Its limp Uttlo body hanging down. Tho two hnd doubtless boon crucllled nt tho sumo time nnd loft nlono to watch each other's death agonies. Sorgonnt GontKsald that .somo time Uter tho Hritisli took Ploughestrecrt Wood, but were driven back tempora rily, nnd when thoy recaptured It n score of wounded, whom thoy had been unablo to rescue, had been savagely slain. Of nee Girl Efficient Knnsns City, Mo. Isubello Gtlzean, tho first "ofllce girl" to bo employed nt tho Missouri Pnclflc rullwhy olllces hero, hns so greatly excelled the use fulness of tho nverngo olllco boy that muny othor local olllces are preparing to replnco their boys with girls. A marked decrcaso In the mortality rnto among grandmothers during the opening weeks of tho busctvll season Is predicted. tlu revolutionary ofllccri. She con' stuntly repents to lier dnughterst j "Never forgot whnt wo arc forced i to hear tit the present moment." ! Her only confidante Is Countess Nn i rlschkine, who wns her Indy in wnltlna and who wns allowed to follow her to Tobolsk. I Alexis Closely Guarded. 1 the git ml duehemsos aro allowed to come and go freely In the town without tho vexation of nny survell lam e, the same thing Is not true of the 1 ix-cznrevltch. l'rlnce Alexis, who It j familiarly known as Alloscha, can go ; out and play In tho public parks when i ever he likes, but he Is wntched by ! guards specially attached to his persoit The (laughters of the former cant lead a simple life. Grand Duchess Olgn, the most serious of them all, has enrolled herself among the voluntary nurses of a military hospital to which . . . en i. are sent convalescents irom amurm and where she conscientiously pnsses several hours a day. Grand Duchess Mario has taken up stenography nnd typewriting to help her fath'er write his memoirs. Hut he dictates nothing and writes nothing. Sometimes he leans out of the onlj window, which overlooks the town, nnd watches his children when they go for a walk. Ho wenrs the undress uniform of u colonel of the Prevbnjen- skys nnd puts on a dignified nlr ns soon ns ho thinks he Is being observed. Hut when ho thinks himself alone his back loses Its stiffness, he hides his rare-lined faco In his hands and this man. whoso hair has turned qulto white, fulls Into melnncholy brooding. MULE BALKS AT LEMON PIE Animal Devours Stock In Bakery Wag on, Except Cltrus-Cruoted Va riety. Greenwich, Conn. Many prominent citizens of this community whpso wealth permits them to Indulge In frlo were forced to go without their dally rations unless, perchance, It was lemon plo that they had ordered from conic- lln's bakery. A plain, every-day mule, that hadn't been considered nt nit In tho food administration's regulations, was responsible. The mule furnishes the motive pow er for one of the delivery wagons of tho Hound Ulll dairy. Ills driver left him in Greenwich avenue nnd went Into n lunch room for a light brenk- fnst. Tho mulo hud n hunger, too, and It wns accentuated by the nroma that ho Inhaled with tho clear morning nlr. Ho pulled up to tho rear of tho bakery wagon. When tho driver of thnt ve hicle returned from making n delivery his stock of pies wns reduced to tho lemon variety. That mulo has no ap petite for the crust that conceals tho citrus. Sliake Britain rumor by way of kindly neutrals, had sent n thousand nsses. laden with pure gold ns a peace brlbo to Uerlln. A later effort, told with duo pathos nnd dra matic effect, concerned tho loss of n lnrgo American transport, which hnd been sent down by a German U-boat, with n total loss of life and material. The rumor wns common property, with, perhaps, tho possible exception' of tho Amcricnn nuvnl authorities. "Thousands of Woolwich arsenal workers, unable to obtain food, wero rioting furiously, and the troops hnd to bo called out," wns tho prefneo to another. Inquiry showed tho case to bo that of u wonmn of Incbrlnto habits and revolutionary tendencies, a misapprehension with n local police constable nnd n sympathetic crowd, hungry and disappointed, supplied tho necessary background and cllmnx. Another case was thnt of two klltlo regiments. The, Illghlnnders, hold ing tho left flunk of u big udvanco movement, wero to have been sup ported nt 5 a. m. of a freezing winter morning by tho Hlack Watch. Tho latter failed to put In an appearance. The Highlanders, sudly mnulcd by shrapnel and machine guns, returned to rest billets at quarter strength anil swearing vengeance dire. On the rond tho Hluek Watch was encountered. Forthwith tho two battalions set nbout one another with their dirks and bay onets, leaving tho dead and dying by the roadside In the hundreds. This story to tho troops Individually con cerned proved extremely acceptable rrom its Humorous element alone. CUTS COST OF CHILD BIRTH Association in Boston Reduces Price of Bringing Oahles Into the World to $25. Hoston. Tho cost of bringing babies into tpo world In Hoston has been re duced to 525. Hooverlzatloni .Mrs. wuiiam Lowell Putnam, the only woman president of tho Amerlenn Assoelntlon for the Study nnd Proven, tion of Infant Mortality, has fixed the pried through tho establishment of a pro-natal and obstetrlcnl clinic. The oxpectunt mother who pnys 525 receives a preliminary examination by a physician with a nurse assisting. TIjo woman Is visited evory ton days uy a nurso ami, nttor contlnomont, re ceives tho export attention of tho physician and nurse until she Is entire ly recovered. Quits Tobacco at Elnhty.Two. Clevolttnd. W. F. Attains started chewing and smoking tobacco whoa h was ton. Now, a Civil war votorun of eighty-two, he has quit uslug tobacco In any form. RECORD FOR WINTER LAYING Test at Ontario Experiment Station Would Tend to Show That Leg horns Arc Best Layers. The egg record nt the Ontario exper iment farm Is 112 for Plymouth Rock, 120 for Leghorns, 03 for Mlnorcas. Tho Leghorns laid 82 of their eggs In December, January, February and March, when prices were highest. During tho same months tho Plymouth Hocks laid 17 eggs each and the Ml norcas 10. This oxperience tends to Whito Leghorn Cockerel. show that Leghorns nro best winter layers, ns well as best year-round lay ers. The trial, however, Is hardly con clusive because the total egg record was not a high one, which seems to In dicate thnt none of tho breeds were so enred for ns to lny to their utmost rapacity. A general Impression pre vails among poultry keepers thnt tho mcdlum-slzcd breeds aro tho best win' ter layers. PRACTICAL HEN HINTS (Prepared by the United States De partment ot Agriculture) Keep the hens confined to your own land. Don't keep u malo bird. liens lay Just ns well without a male. Don't overstock you, flnnH. Purchaso well-matured pullets rather than hens. Don't expect success In hatch ing and raising chicks unless you have had somo experienco nnd hnvo a grass plot separate from tho yard for tho hens. Build a cheap houso or shelter. Mako tho houso dry and free from draft, but allow for ven tllntlon. Fowls stand cold better than dampness. Keep tho house and yard T nlnnn. ' 6 Provide roosts and dropping bonrds. Provide .a nest for each four or five hens. Grow somo green crop In tho yard. Spado up tho yard frequently. Feed table scraps and kitchen wnste. Also feed grain onco a day. Feed a dry mash. Keep hens free from lice and tho house free from mites. Kill nnd ent the hens In the fall as they begin to molt nnd censo to lay. Preservo tho surplus eggs pro duced during tho spring uud summer for uso during tho fall nnd winter when eggs nro scarce and high In price. X INCREASE NUMBER OF FOWLS Endeavor to Insure More Chickens nnd Eggs Is Contained in the Maxim Hatch Early. (Prom tho United States Department of Agriculture) An essential pnrt of tho endeavor to lnsuro moro chickens nnd eggs is con tained In tho maxim hatch enrly. Tho farmer who hatches enrly la tho spring, clthnr by Incubation or natural methods, seems to hnvo nil the, best of the argument. When chickens nro hatched early in tho spring they mn turo In tho fall and lay eggs In tho winter. Then, In the spring they nro ready to hatch early. Late hntched fowls nro Into In maturing, do not lay In tho winter, nnd do not stt until lato In tho following spring. MAINTAIN POULTRY ON FARM Fowls Will Pick Up Ninety Per Cent of Living From Scattered and Wasted Grain. Tho largor the farm, tho larger tho flock, and such n flock should bo main tnlned largely from cconomtcal ren sons. Poultry will pick up 00 per cent of Ha living from scattered and wasted grain. They net as scavengers In con' sumlng a largo part of what would otlicrwlso bo lost. Poultry will provo valuablo next summer In eutlng ob noxious bugs, grasshoppers, worms and Insect pests, that otherwlso wouli' destroy food that Is valuable. Had the Habit. "What's tho price of this silk?" young risked n deaf old lady of the shopman. "Seven shillings," wns the reply. "Seventeen shillings 1" sho exclaim ed. "I'll give you thlrtoon." "Only seven shillings, nm'nm, Is tho price of tho silk," ropllod the honest shopman." "Oh, seven shillings," rejoined the old lady shnrply. "Well, I'll give you five." Youth's Compnnlon. Alfalfa, 0; Bed Clover, $S; Sweet Clovor, 17; Pedigreed Hurley, $2. J. Mulhall, Sioux City, la. Adv. Small but Expensive. Quiet observer wondors how It can be that tho slight little woman who says. "No, I'd rather stand," when the fat man offers his sent In the car, Immediately drops Into the space his bulk hns occupied and Alls It to tho lust little corner. Senttlo Post-Intel-llgencer. Pure blood is essential to Good Health, Garfield Tea dispells impurities, cleanses the system and eradicates disease. Adv. Saw the Resemblance. Edward saw his father In his dress suit for tho first time the other eve ning, no looked him ovor from head to foot, then said : "You look Just llko u gentleman, daddy." As a new cotton picking mnchlne Is driven over a field four men follow It nnd pick tho bolls with nozzles con nected to pneumatic apparatus with which It Is equipped. WinJUie War fey Preparing tlte JLamd Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops Work in Joint Effort the Soil of the United States and Canada CO-OPERATIVE FARMING IN MAN POWER NECESSATIY TO WIN THE BATTLE FOR LIBERTY The Food Controllers of the United States and Canada are askine foi ereater food production. Scarcely 100,000,000 bushels of wheat are avail able to be sent to the allies overseas before the crop harvest. Upon the efforts of the United States and Canada rests the burden of supply. Every Available Tillable Acre Must Contribute; Evory Available Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist Western Canada has an enormous acreage to be seeded, but man power js short, and an appeal to the United States allies is for more men for seed ing operation. " Canada's Wheat Production Last Year was 225,000,000 Bushels; the Demand From Canada Alone for 1918 is 400,000,000 Bushels To secure this she must have assistance. She has the land but needi the men. The Government of the United States wants every man who can effectively help, to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United States developed first of course but it also wants to help Canada. When ever, we find a man we can spare to Canada's fields after ours are supplied, we want to direct him there. Apply to our Employment Service, and we will tell you where you can best serve the combined interests. Western Canada's help will be required not later than April 5th. Wagci to competent help, 550.00 a month and up, board and lodging. Those who respond to this appeal will get a warm welcome, good wages, good board and find comfortable homes. They will get a rate of one cent a mile from Canadian boundary points For particulars as to routes and apply to: U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Had He Picked Out His General? Ben Hupgood Burt, who writes popu lar songs, wns haranguing a group of his fellow members of a theatrical club In New York city upon the subject of patriotism. In tho present national cri sis. It was his contention that every man should do his bit In the fighting line, If possible. 'Look here, Ben," spoke up n list ener; I naven t nenru mai you nave enlisted yourself, yet." "Oh, I've got my Job all picked out 1" snld Burt. "And what's more, it's go ing to bo a Job ln'the ormy, too." "What sort of a place are you going to till?" asked another. "I'm going to bo chauffeur to a gen eral with a yellow streak," said Burt. BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP will quiet your cough, soothe tho In flammation of a soro throat and lungs, stop Irritation in the bronchlul tubes, insuring a good night's rest, free from coughing and with easy expectoration In the morning. Made and sold In America for flfty-two years. A won derful prescription, assisting Nature In building up your general health und throwing off tho disease. Especially useful in lung trouble, usthma, croup, bronchitis, etc. For ealo In all civil ized countries. Adv. He Should Worry. They wero seated on the front ve randa of n Florida winter resort ho tel porch. Snld tho tourist to the drummer: "Do you boliovo thero Is renlly noth ing new under tho sun?" "Oh, I don't worry much nbout thnt." Tho knight o' the grip shifted his cigar to the other corner of his mouth. "What Interests me Is something now between mo and tho sun," ho replied as he gazed admiringly at u pretty girl coming down the walk In n brand new seomoro skirt. Florida Tlmcs-Un'ou. FRECKLES Now h the Time to Get Rid of Thtie Ugly Spot There's no lonner the Bllehtut riftd of fecllne ashamed of your freckles, ai the pre- crlptlon othlno double strength Is euar untecd to remove these homely spots. Simply Bt an ounco of otlilne double strength from your druggist, and apply u little of It ntRht and morntne and you should soon see that even tho worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom thnt more than one ounce Is needed to completely dear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. lie sure to ask fcr the double strength otn Ine, as tills l sold t'mler guarantee of money back If It falls to .t-movo freckles. Adv. An ancient worthy soys, "Iteudlng makoth a full man," but most of 'em try to oxplnlu it another way. One Box Dodd's Kidney Pills Relieves Mrs. Frey's Rheumatism Mrs. Ira Frcy, of Le Mars, la., suffered for six Ions months with tlu ngontes of rheumatism. Then sho hoard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and bought a box. Here- is rvhnt nhn writes: "For six monuiD j. una rjicumausm. linri awplllnir or the limbs, stiffness In the, joints and cramps In the muscles. I suf- zereu groauy irum uhuuiv. my nmua felt heavy, and I had a dragging sensa tion across my loins. I had a great deal ot pain In the top ot my head, was often dizzy and had flashes of light and float ing specks beforo my eyes. I had heart fluttorlngs nnd could nit sleep well. My appetite was fitful anfi I felt heavy and sleepy after meals. I sjffered from short ness of breath. Aftor talcing one uox of Dodd's Kidney PUIs I was much Im proved." Lee's Lice Killer Thn hfnt Insecticide for chickens and hoas. amiMOZONll for roup, colds, canker, chicken pox. oto. A remouy nou a lomo. IKJO O-rjVTUM keens fresh sees fresh from Spring to foUonlnn Winter at I cent a dosen. lsao-O-UATUH wakes cgKSbatcnbettcr.cmckl I stronger. The Loo Poultry Line Is sold at ona I storo In most every town, b free books ato.ea.lcrs I or postpaid for 60. ueo. 11. u.Kio.,uept. (,ouiu W. N. U., OMAHA, NO. 10-1918. to destination and return, t places where employment may be had Tho Object. "Why do wo hnve these mentless nnd wheatless days?" asked tho selfish per son. "In order," replied Miss Cayenne, "that wo may have a defeatless army." To drive a tank, handle tho guns, nnd sweep over tho enemy trenches, takes strong nerves, good rich blood, a good stomach, liver and kidneys. When tho tlrao comes, tho man with red blood in his veins "Is up nnd nt It." lie has Iron nerves for hardships nn Interest In his work grips him. That's the way you feel when you hnvo taken n blood nnd nervo tonic, mnde up of Blood root. Golden Seal root, Stono root, Cherry bark, and rolled Into a sugar-coated tablet and sold In sixty-cent vinlsby al most all druggists for pnst fifty years as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery. Thls tonlc, In liquid or tablet form. Is Just what you need this spring to glvo you vim, vigor and vitality. At the fag end of n hard wlpter, no wonder you feel "run-down," blue, out of sorts. Try this "Medical Discovery" of Dr. Pierce's. Don't wnltl To-duy is tho day to begin I A Itttlo "pep," and you laugh and live. Tho best means to oil tho machinery of tho body, put tono into tho liver, kidneys and circulatory system, la to tlrst practice a good house-cleaning. I know of nothing better as a laxative than a vogetablo pill made up of May apple, leaves of aloe and Jalap. This is commonly sold by all druggists ns Dr. Pierco's Pfeasant Pellets, and should bo taken nt least onco a wees to clear tho twenty-flvo feet of intcstiues. You will thus clean tho system expel tho poisons nnd keep well. Now Is tho tlmo to clean house. Give yourself n spring house cleaning. Adv. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A totlet preparation ot snrrtU Ililpn to eradicate dandruff. ForRcatorlns Color and Beaut toGrnr or Faded Hair J cur. ana ilwk ururcm. Is risky to neglect, Tate it in bond, tori safesuard your health by promptly taltlie Int on tho name with tree jy D'aaond enjoy freedom Irom jlffi kidney 118- Aj n) Cl'8- 1111
