THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
DURING THE SNOW SEASON ON WESi FRONT
Motorcycle well loaded with American soldiers making Its way through 1.
snowstorm back of the lines In France.
processionI
of pied piper's
Five Hundred Little Children,
Refugees From Belgium,
Tramp Into Allied Village.
LED BY PQ1LU TRUMPETERS
Worn by Hunger, Tired, All Sing Na
tional Anthem Big Celebration at
Evlan for Them Glad to
EBcape Germans.
EvIan-les-Balns. Five hundred lit
tle children, n trlilo tired-looking, per
Imps a little hystcrlcnl because worn
by the strain of three days on the train,
tramped joyously up the street, their
wooden snbots pattering a triumphant
tattoo on tlio hard pavement, skipping,
some of them, to the blare of the
trumpeters who led tho wny, nnd cry
ing "Vivo In France" at every welcom
ing trl-color. They rushed up by doz
ens to shake bauds with anyone who
wus on the street to see them at live
o'clock In the morning.
Each of them was dressed In his or
her Sunday best, and toting a home
mndo pack. All the time tho six old
ex-Pollus tooted away on their trum
pets ns they led the bobbetty proces
sion. It reminded one of the Pled Pi
per who piped strange tunes In Hnmo
Iln and led away all the village chil
dren when their elders refused to pay
him for ridding the town of Its ruts.
Theso trumpeters wero leading Bel
glan children to a warm meal at
Kvlan. Five hundred children, who
bad left their mothers and fathers In
the land where food Is scarce, were
on their way to a big refuge In tho old
Chartreuse monastery at Lo Qlandler.
There tho Bolglun government and tho
American Red Cross have fitted up a
homo for n thousand, refugees.
Not Enough to Eat.
They were not orphans Just chil
dren who wero not getting enough to
eat. Kacic In Belgium a Hclglnn com
mittee had picked them out ns under
nourished nnd asked their mothers to
let them go to France, where wheat
and sugnr nrc not too plenty, but
where tho rations are more liberal.
The commission for relief In Belgium
brought something to them In Bel-
glum, but, especially since tho Ameri
cans left, It hud to he stretched a long
wny.
"Aren't you hungry?" some one
asked one of the Bofglun children.
"Why, no," tho l"ri-yeur-old replied.
"I ate yesterday."
Tho trumpeters piloted them to tho
Casino, where tho women of Hvlan
had laid out a breakfast. Six or seven
children, too weak to stand the mile's
wnlk, wero curried in tho big Ameri
can Red Cross ambulances that trans
port tho old men and women week-
SAVES SEAMAN'S LIFE
Amateur Surgeon Amputates Leg
With Clasp Knife.
Steward Is Decorated for One of Most
Brave and Remarkable Deeds
of the War.
Loudon. For amputating a mini's
leg with a claspknlfe but still saving
his life, Alfred Wllllnm Furneux, a
chief stewnrd In tho mercantile mnrlne,
has been decorated by tho king. The
story of his hcrdlc conduct and skill
form one of tho most remarkable of
tho many tales told since the beginning
of tho war. Tho following Is an ac
count of tho services for which he re
ceived the Albert medal In gold:
In April, 1017, the steamship In
which Mr. Furneaux was ser'lug wns
torpedoed by tho enemy, nnd the legs
of a UiKcar, who was on the simu
where certain divl; platen had buckled
and broken, were might ro tlrmly be
MAKES SWEATERS FROM
RAISING SHEEP ON UP
Senttlef Wash. Six heavy
swenters which recently were
given to the Hedro-Woolley
branch of the Bed Cross were
made at home In the old-fash-loncd
way. Mrs. S. D. Benson
raised the sheep from which the
wool was taken on her form at
Siskiyou.
Whllo experimenting with bark
preparations Mrs. Benson dis
covered n way to dye the yarn
In the regulation shades of gray
and khaki, and linally knit the
sweaters " herself.
days, when the trains bring In the
French repatriates.
There was a big celebration in the
Casino. The mayor of Evlnn mndo n
speech, hut most of the children were
obviously much too tired to try to
puzzle out his big words. They were
much more Interested In tho band.
The band played "The Savoyard," the
anthem of Kvlan's mountain province,
nnd then It played the "Brabanconne,"
the nntlonnl hymn of Belgium.
Those children stood up on tho tables 1
to applaud and wave their handker-'
chlefsl They know It, every ono of
them, although they had not been nl- j
lowed to sing It out loud for three
yenrs. Some of liem were so small
that they must have learned It behind
closed shutters. Off In a corner half a
dozen little girls Joined hands and
danced.
Too Tired for Candy.
But they were tired out; there were
one or two who were too tired to eat
the candy placed beside them and
that Is very tired. And In the middle
of the second verso of tho "Braban
conne," one small son of Belgium laid
his head on his arms and went to
sleep. And before the "Marseillaise"
was sung there were sleepy little
groups, oblivious to the noise about
them, at every table.
It wns dark when they entered tho
Casino much too dark for tho pic
tures that ought to hnve been taken
of them and It wns still very gray
twilight when they enmo out.
One of the American Bed Cross
nurses who was helping caro for
them saw two llttlo girls arguing
sleepily about something or other.
"N'est-co pas?" the tttder of the two
sold as she enmo up. "C'est le matin ;
e'ost pus lo solr?" "It Is morning',
Isn't It? It's not evening?"
Later, when tho children wero pass
lug tho American Bed Cross doctor,
who examined them for contagious
diseases, the nurse learned more. Lu
lienne and Louise, slstors, came from
tween the plates that he would have
gone down with the ship. Mr. Fur
neaux, however, went to the man's as
sistance and managed to get one leg
nut, hut the other was nearly severed
through above the knee. Finding It
Impossible to pull tho leg out, Mr. Fur
nenux amputated It with an ordinary
clasp knife and then curried the man
to u boat.
When In tho boat ho dressed the
wound as well us possible mid gave
tho life belt he was wearing to tho
wounded man. Mr. Furneaux also ren
derod llrst aid lu the boat to another
Lascar who wns badly scalded. Mr.
Furneaux wns In Imminent danger of
losing his life In rendering tho serv
ice. POOR LUCK AS STOWAWAY
Japanese Laborer Tries to Steal Pas
sage and Makes Trip With
Hands Tied.
San Francisco. Because ho tried to
Htcal passage on a Japanese liner from
the Orient to America, a Japanese la
borer was forced to, make utmost the
n. 'ii. Miiliiur. Their father Intel workeii
In ii Belgian factory until the Gcrmim
(nok It over; then ho quit. He did not
Ki-t enough to cut, mid lUMt winter lie
died. Tlielr inotlier worked In one of
the municipal kitchens and made a
bare living no, but not qultu enough for
nil three so she went them out to
France to Brow fat nnd happy while
she tolls on In the soup kitchen.
Lucienne and Loulso seemed a hit
weepy ns they told theh' story, but they
brightened quickly. It Is always morn
ing If ono Is young enough. "We're
going to good friends," they an
nounced. "Do you know where you are going?"
"No," they said; "but It's sure to be
like this, and they're going to be good
friends."
CARPET BAG AGAIN IN VOGUE
Scarcity of Leather Brings Back An
cient Satchel, Says Chicago
Merchant.
New York. The high cost nnd short
ago of leather will be responsible for
a revival of tho old-fashioned carpet
bag, according to J. N. Daley, n leath
er merchant of Chicago.
Mr. Daley declares that tho carpet
bag already Is appearing In some of
tho western cities he has Just visited.
They are proving popular, and he ex
pects to see them In the Fast shortly.
"The war," says Mr. Dnley, "Is go
ing to revive a lot of discarded necessi
ties of our forefnthers. The carpet
bag will be one of tho llrst. The short
age of leather will eventually preclude
the making of leather valises and grips
If it continues, and there will be noth
ing else left but tho old enrpet bug
and It may prove Just as serviceable
as the more modern equipment."
HELPS DIRECT RAILROADS
Miss Frances Hawthorne Brady
(laughter of Thomas Grayson Brady of
Washington, D. C, Is the first nnd only
woman on the start of the director gen
eral of railroads, William G. McAdoo.
Miss Brady's capabilities make her
n most hnndy person In any organiza
tion where directing ability and crea
tive ideas are needed. Miss Brady
was selected because of tho ability and
elllclcncy sho has shown In Liberty
loan work In the treasury. She Is the
second appointee of Mr. McAdoo ns
director general of railroads.
Since leaving a finishing school In
Washington Miss Brady has been
prominent In all tho affairs of the
younger set, but when tho war started
she felt the call for patriotic duty nnd
offered her services to tho government.
Conductorettes Capable.
Now York. Three hundred women
conductors on New York street cars
are making good. President Theodoro
P. Shonts of tho Interborough Rail
road ciMpany, has announced that tho
conductorettes are as efllclent ns men,
equally honest and moro polite.
entlro passage with his hnnds tied ho.
hind his back. When tho Steamer
reached a Pacllle port and quarantine
otllcers went aboard, tho stowaway
was found and ordered Immediately
released, lie had lost control of his
hands and arms nfter twenty-one days
In the tolls, and wns sent to n hos
pital for medical treatment.
Robs Peter to Pay Paul.
Wntcrtown, N. Y, An elevcn.innti
piece of bone taken from his leg ha
neon grarteu into the spine of George
H. Wallace. Tho Insertion of tho leg
bone, running from the middle to rfi.
back of tho neck, has completely cured
Wallaco of tuberculosis of the splno
from which ho had suffered for a long
tune.
Will Have Rabbits' Feet.
nuicmnson, mm. uansas negroes
who go against the Bodies will all hnve
the famous darky charm, tho left hind
foot of n rabbit, to keep htm safe from
Teuton bullets. K. C. (Kroon) Beck
"rnbhlt king" of Kansas, has agreed
to furnish every negro drafted man
In tho state n rabbit foot.
Frederick Still Stands in Front of War College
WASHINGTON. The deadly stntuo' of Frederick the Great, the statue of
the man who wns termed by Dr. It. M. McElroy of Princeton university,
the bend devil of tho whole Prussian philosophy," still lurks In front of the
Wnr college. Doctor McElroy an
Hi . n
RJHKp; w SUR n
SJSflW' VjT? LOOK LIKE An
man at the War college says he hasn't
sighted so much ns one lynching bee on Its wny to bng Fred, nnd Intimated
n llttlo excitement now nnd then at the Wnr college, a peaceful Institution
threo miles down the river, would not come amiss.
Of course, there nro reasons. It Isn't even Impossible that the people of
Wnshlngton nro moro fnmlllnr with the stntue th.u is Do:tor McElroy. At
lenst, the general nttltude seems to be thnt If the man who founded the Ger
man state looked anything like the statue of him In Washington, God help tho
German people.
Mr. Roosevelt, then president, put the stntuo out lu front of the Wnr
college, thus showing a good denl of judgment, for few people ever get to see
It there.
Washington Women Open Their Homes for War Causes
WASHINGTON women, nlwnys liberal In the matter of lending their homes
for charity, have been especially so with regard to wnr benefit entertain
ments or enterprises. Mrs. Gaff's ballroom has been repeatedly placed nt the
disposal or committees in charge of
ono benefit or unother. Mrs. Jennings,
ut whoso home tho women who enme
to this country in behalf of tho French
orphans hnd their first henrlng, has
been equally generous. Mine. Jus
serand has given n room In the em
bassy for tho weekly rendezvous of tho
women connected with the embnssy
nnd with the French high commission
who are knitting for tho American soldiers.
Mrs. Henry F. Dlmock's bnllroom
has been the rcgulnr meeting plnce on Saturday afternoons of the nrmy
women who nro knitting for the engineers, besides having been lonned for
several war benefits since the beginning of the winter. Mrs. Henry Huddleston
Rogers of New York, who with Mr. Rogers Is spending the winter here, has
converted a portion of the handsome Duncan McKlm house, which they nro
occupying, into n mlnlnture factory for turning out articles knitted by mn
chlnery. A number of machines have been Installed nnd nro In motion
every dny mnnufncturlng comforts for tho soldiers. Mrs. Edwnrd Benle Mc
Lenn Is ranking similar use of one of the largo apartments of McLean house,
where n group of women meet nt regulnr lntervnls to mnkc surgical dressings.
Mrs. Junius MucMurray has loaned space In her house, In Massachusetts
nvenue, for tho storing of wool to be converted Into garments for the soldiers
nnd for tho weekly meeting of some of the nrmy women.
Weather Bureau Is Doing
NEVER In tho history of conflicts of
a potent factor ns In the war that
largely duo to the use of airplanes,
Hot oto
0 0 G.
rat. i' nMf-M it stf-nx i
ernment It wns apparent that the wenther bureau had nn lmportnnt part
to piny. In recognition of this fact the secretnry of agriculture communlcuted
with the secretary of war nnd invited nttentlon to the service which might
bo rendered by the wenther burenu in furnishing the fullest Information con
cerning wenther conditions In the United Stntcs nnd ndjncent regions. He
also indicated the service that trained experts could render ns aids to com
manders In planning military operations. The secretnry of war heartily
leccpted the suggestions, and preparations were made at once for the fullest
:o-operntlon in carrying out the plan.
It was obvious that the activities of the wenther bureuu for the time being
at lenst would necessnrlly be extended to two prlmnry objects: (1) The fore
cnstlng of the weather for purely mllltnry operations, nnd (2) the sounding
of the upper air for the benefit of nvlntors, bnlloonlsts and artillerists.
The olllclal In charge of the aerological Investigations of the bureau hns
nlso been commissioned n major and placed In charge of the military aero
logical work. The aerological work heretofore performed by the bureau
will be continued, In addition to the enlarged activities made possible by
congressional appropriation of 100,000 for this work.
More Names Needed for Uncle Sam's New Warships
rHE unprecedented increase In the number of naval vessels since the out
break of tho war has given rise to at least one problem which Is proving
to bo n source of much perplexity to the naval authorities. The department
Is confronted with a dearth of nnmes.
Names nro needed for the numerous
destroyers, mlno sweepers and patrol
boats which have been added to the
naval list or will bo ndded In scores
within the next few months. To make
matters worse, Henry Ford Is prepar
ing to turn out In quantity n new type
of vessel, something between n subma
rine chaser and n patrol boat, which
must have a name of some kind, how
ever Informal tho christening may be.
And unless the Audubon societies, the
naturalist or ornlthicmsts of the country come to the rescue the navy
department will be in n t'llemmn. The dltllculty Is that In naming vessels the
department bus drawn upon certain classes of names. The destroyers are
named nfter nnvnl heroes, the mine sweepers nre named nfter birds, the tugs
nfter Indlnn chiefs nnd the colliers after mythological deities or heroes.
There nre enough deities to go u round for the colliers, but the supply of
naval heroes after whom tho scores of new destroyers ure to be added Is
running low and there nre not many Indian chiefs left.
Tho assistant secretary of the nnvy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, admitted thnt
tho uppeudlx of Webster's Unabridged Dlctlonnry afforded very llttlo In the
wny of bird's mimes sultnble for uilue sweepers. He admitted thnt the
secretary bird, which Is pictured lu the act of seizing u snake with Its talons,
Is hardly approprinte, nnd the laughing jnckass even worse. It hns been
foutk! that tho supply of suitable birds names Is very limited.
Tho situation Is even worse with reference to the destroyers. The number
of theso vessels Is Increasing with extraordinary rapidity and the number of
linval heroes, up to the present time, nt lenst, remains stationary. Soon there
will not bo enough heroes' names to go around nnd tho department la con
fronted with the necessity either of recognizing new ones or switching to
some othr method of nomenclature.
' "Ml I
nounced at n luncheon In New York
he was going to start n movement to
tear down Frederick nnd turn him Into
bullets. But Washington so far has
manifested an alarming apathy to the
putrlotlc project.
So fur os can be discovered, no
body has yet burned Frederick In ef
figy since Doctor McElroy disclosed
the Insidious nnd secret wickedness
of Frederick's teachings. The watch
Important Work in the War
the world has tho weather proved such
Is now In progress in Europe. This Is
dirigibles and captive bulloons, to the
highly perfected nnd powerful urtll-
lery nnd to the modern methods of
warfare first brought Into practice In
this conflict. Foreknowledge of exist
ing and expected weather conditions,
both In the air and on the surface, has.
therefore, become of the utmost Im
portance. When active preparations for the
military preparedness of this country
were begun when the declaration was
made by the United States that a stnte
of war existed with the German gov
W&M THEY'U fWfie A
JEWELS AS WAR SOUVENIRS
Fragments of Reims Cathedral Among
Others That Have Been Sent to
This Country Prom France.
A llttlo English girl tending shop
laid n ring out for Inspection.
"That's Reims glass," she said,
A fragment of the great cathedral
that was pounded to pieces, set In a
ring with n price tng hanging to It.
"And the setting Is aluminum from
a shell cap," went on tho English
voice.
The materials used are whatever
happens to bo nenrest. In the case of
tho Reims rings, the glnss nnd tho
aluminum were Just lying around, nnd
the Polfus cunningly used them to per
fect nrtlstlc ndvnntage. They have
taken solid color gems from the cathe
dral, too, burled them In rich touch
wood, called "lucky wood" over there.
A Frenchman Is u thrifty solu, nnd"
when he hasn't anything else to mnke
rlnjM of he rips off the brass buttons
from Fritz's nrmy cont, the Fritz
whom he hns encountered In a little
affair of the bayonet tho night before,
no doubt. The buttons, Imperial
crown nnd nil, aro set In aluminum
nnd mnke a substantial, If grim, piece
of Jewelry, to be had only In raan'
size, of course.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
has been a household remedy all over
tho civilized world for more than half
a century for constipation, Intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. It Is a most valuable
remedy for Indigestion or nervous dys
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache, coming up of food, palpita
tion of heart and many other symp
toms. A few doses of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. It Is tt
gentle lnxatlve. Ask your druggist
Sold In all civilized countries. Adv.
Not Worth the Price.
"Will you lend me twenty-five do
lors?" "No. I don't care to get rid of your
friendship thut badly." Detroit Free
Press.
Heal Baby Rashes
Thnt Itch, burn and torture. A hot
Cutlcura Soap bath gives Instant re
lief when followed by a geutle appli
cation of Cutlcura Ointment. For freo
samples address, "Cutlcura. Dept. X,
Boston." At druggists and by mulL
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Adv.
Their Idea.
"I see the hens have refused to lay,
although Hoover bus spared them til)
March."
"Yes, but a mere respite was no way
to egg them on."
Pure blood is essential to Good Health,
Garfield Tea dispells impurities, cleanse
the system and eradicates disease. Adv.
Shop Talk.
"Kate Is a bundle of nerves."
"I thought she looked done up."
Boston Transcript.
Always use Red Cross flail Blue. Delists
the laundress. At oil Rood grocers. Adr.
What a man's wife thinks of him In
not far from the truth.
ON GUARD
At this time of the year people feel
weak, tired, listless, their blood Is thin,
they have lived Indoors und perhups
expended all their mental und bodily
energy and they want to know how to
renew tlielr energy and stamina, over
come headaches and hucknehes, hae'
clear eyes, a smooth, ruddy skin, und
feel the exhilaration of real good health
tingling thru their body. Good, pure,
rich, red blood Is the best Insurance
ngulnst Ills of all kinds. Almost all
diseases come from Impure nnd Impov
erished blood. It Is to be noticed In the
pale or pimply face, the tired, haggard
appearance or the listless manner.
Drink hot water a half hour before
meals, and for a vegetable tonic there's
nothing better than Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the old-fashioned
herbal remedy, which has hud such u
fine reputation for fifty years. It con
tains no alcohol or narcotics. It is
made from Golden Seal root, Blood
root, Oregon grape root, Queen's root.
Black Cherry bark, extracted with gly
cerine and made Into tablets and liquid.
Tablets sixty cents, at most drug stores.
In order to Insure pure blood nnd to
build up tho system try this tonic
known us Dr. Pierce's Golden Medlcnl
Discovery. Get It now I
USED CARS
OF ALL MAKES
BOUGHT, SOLD AND EXCHANGEP
We py cub for Bed can of all make. Hring yoar
car In, Out of town ownen and Hasten taeijtlom
name, model, trim, condition, ele., and lowcwt iwi
cahprlc, wben writing.
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