THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEIRAWUu
1 French 155-mllllmcter guns, nindo for the use of tue American army, being hauled by tractor to an American
artillery camp. 2 Disabled British tanks used as advanced observation posts. 3 -MnJ. Gen. N. Klblkl, quarter
waster gcnornl of tho Japanese army, who Is investigating the work of tho Y. M. O. A. buck of the Hues In France.
NEW PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PITIFUL RUIN OF YPRES
The ruin wrought by tho German guns Is vividly pictured In this now photograph, which shows the destroyed
jcathedral and Cloth Hull at Ypres.
TWO PALS THAT ARE INSEPARABLE
LOADING UP FOR THE HUN
Sailors In port loading munitions
aboard nn American battleship prepar
atory to leaving for tho war zone.
Tho Infantryman nover parts with his rltle, even on hla trips to "Blighty.
Here Is a Cauadlan Highlander taking advantage of a lull la tho fighting to
give a llttlo attention to Ms nenrest friend.
PEDDLER VISITS AN AMERICAN GAMP
Little-Known Dominican City.
Hlguoy Is one of the principal In
land cities of the Dominican Republic.
Llko Its native land, It (8 quaint, his
torlc, Isolated, immensely rich In nntu
ral resources, almost poor In actual
fact, and practically unknown to tho
world nt largo. It lies In Iho eastern
half of tho republic, which Is tho least
settled, tho least developed and the
least known. It Is a city of omo 2,000
souls, tho center of n considerable
primitive trade and tho slto of tho
most famous shrlno on tho Island.
This latter Is the shrlno of tho Vir
gin of Alta Oracle, which H visited by
devotees from every purt of the coun
try. Tho church which houses tho
shrlno Is built In tho old Spanish archi
tecture, tho quaint and enduring stylo
which has stamped Its features on tho
buildings cf n continent, from Pata
gonia to Colorado,
ITALIAN CHILDREN GIVE BRITISH TOMMIES A PARTY
Next to ngntlng, making friends Is the chief accomplishment of the British Tommies. In Ifnly, where they huve '
gone to help the Italians smash tho Boche, they have made a great hit with the kiddles. So fond have the children
become of tho British soldiers tliut they flock around them nt every opportunity. In this British official photograph f
a lively group of Italian kiddles Is shown entertaining the Tommies nt a party.
AMERICANS GETTING FIELD GUNS INTO POSITION
It is only one of the lighter typo of Held guns, but It is requiring the united efforts of nine American soldiers
to wheel It Into position. They aro on the side of the hill overlooking one of the prettiest spots In France. Tho gun j
position Is protected by a netting screen of camouflage stretched ucross poles. ;
CAPT. AND MRS. BOSANQUET
WAACS MAKE BREAD FOR THE TOMMIES
Esther Cleveland, daughter of the
late ex-President Cleveland, and Capt.
William S. B. Bosunquet, D. S. O.,
leaving Westminster abbey after their
wedding. Until her marriage to this
distinguished ofllcer of the Cold
Stream Guards Miss Cleveland had
been doing volunteer nursing In
France.
Ainerlcnu soldiers buying odds tiud ends from u traveling peddler near
7 he 8liuatlon.
"In regard to the relative condition
of the city and tho county, the former
takes tho same aland an the Teutons."
"How soU"
"It wants pcaco with annexation."
This Man Hard to Kill.
One of the most reinnrkablo officers
of tho British army now fighting In
Franco is Brig. Gen. Adrien Car
ton do Wlart. Since tho war began ho
has been wounded eight times, has
lost an eye and an arm, and hns gained
several decorations. General Carton
do Wlart was born in Brussels 34 years
ago. Ho fought In the Boer war at the
age of seventeen, and was thrice
wounded while serving with Brabant's
and the Imperial light, horse, so that
altogether ho has been wounded 11
times. When the present war broke
out ho went to East Africa, where he
was severely wounded. Tho general,
,! nf the loss of an nrm and un
pyp,.has proved himself a brilliant and
fenrlcss cnvnlry leader.
Prasalo Life.
"Toll mo some of tho things you do
on shipboard," said the impressionable
young woman.
'Well, ma'am," replied tho matter-of-fact
tar, "wo scrub decks, wo polishes
brnsB, wo load coal and"
' "Dear me. You don't pet much ro
tnanco out of that klud of work, do
you?"
"No'om. What wo gets out of It Is
mostly our pay and our keep." Blr
mlngham Age-rierntd.
The "Waucs," as the members of tho British Women's Army Auxiliary!
corps are fnmlllnry called, are an Important part of the British army, and
they aro doing great work behind the firing Hues on the western front In
France. This Brjtish official photograph shows a group of the women bakers
who make tho bread tho Tommies relish 66 much.
MAF
This renmrkablo photograph shovs tho words of thir w liming Moduli
formed by 800 marines In training for the battlefields. It took just seven min
utes from the time tho word of command was uttered until every man was In
hla place, forming the slogan "First to Fight" In living letters.
