THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRA8KA.
AMUNDSEN LAUDS
NAVAL STATION
NOW DRIVES AMBULANCE.
Great Lakes School Declared to
Be Greatest of Kind In
the World.
AMAZED AT SCOPE OF WORK
Famous Norwegian Explorer Gives an
Interesting Description of His In.
spectlon of the Big Train
ing Station. H
Great Lakes, III. High tribute to
the Grent Lakes nnvnl training stn
tlon and the grent work being done
here Is contained In nn article' writ
tin by Capt. ltoald Amundsen, famous
Norwegian navigator and arcttc ex
plorer, who recently visited the sta
tion. The article, which follows whh
published In tho continental edition of
the American Dally Mnll In Paris:
"I have visited tho Groat Lakes
naval training station at Lake Forest,
Just north of Chicago. Its scopo
amazes mo. It Is the largest, and per
haps by this time tho most widely
known training school In the world.
Its location 1,000 miles from tho At
lantic, 2,000 miles from the Pacific
In tho henrt of this vast continent,
makes It unique In tho naval annuls
of the world. Somo years ago It would
have been Impossible to conceive of
such n thing. Hut once again the United
States has demonstrated to " tho
world that, under tho leadership
of one of Its most competent naval offi
cers, Capt. William A. Moffctt, It was
capable of accomplishing tho apparent
ly Impossible.
Has Trained Thousands.
"Since tho United States took up
arms ltt.000 men have been trained nt
this school. At present, thcro arc 23,
D00 Jacklcs In training there, nnd yet,
thanks to tho phenomenal slzo of the
wooden huts and tents pitched there,
It can nccommodnto tho enormous in
flux of recruits. And still more hut
ments are going up.
"Standing at an entrance to tho
camp I watched tho arrival of green
"rookies, who, after being subjected
to a sovero medical test, nre put
through their courso of naval Instruc
tion at tho hands of tho most skillful
. trainers In tho country. Their studies
finished, theso 'Inland seamen,' fit as
fiddles, aro ready to bo assigned to
Qghtlng craft In tho war zone.
"At Lako Forest thero aro also air
craft fitted out with all tho latest de
vices. Tho United States has the ma
chines and tho men to pilot them.
WELL-DEVELOPED LAD t
. .
PREPARES FOR ARMY
Knotvllle, Term. Tills city
claims distinction to giving
Undo Sam tho youngest enlisted
man In his army. Ho Is Irwin
White, thirteen years old. Tim
boy Is flvo feet ten Inches tall,
weighs 175 pounds, and Is won
derfully developed. IIo has been
In training nt Fort Oglethorpe
and hopes to bo In Franco soon.
FEAR GLASS-EYE
FAMINE
Shortage of Gloss Blowers Produces
Situation That Is Really
Alarming.
Denver, Colo. Wanted : Skilled
glass blowers who can mako glass eyes.
Thero aro only three persons In tho
United Stntcs who make glnss eyes,
according to Aaron Koliler, otio of thu
thrco, who has his shop In Denver.
At the beginning of tho world war,
ono person out of every 200 Jn tho
world wore n glass eye, Kohler de
clares. Slnco tho war the ratio has
Increased, and Kohler doesn't attempt
to say what tho proposition Is to
day. Hut h') does say tho demand Is
to far In excess of tho supply that it
will bo n generation before "tho
trndu" has caught up with Its orders.
And, Inasmuch us tho nverago "life"
of n glass eyo Is only ono year, tho
sttutillon Is really alarming.
Glass-eye making is an urt practiced
mostly In Europe.
NOW NIP AND TUCK
Saving and Production of Food a
Military Necessity.
Ony Constant Conservation Program
Will Enable America to Sup
ply Allies.
Washington. It is now nip and tuck
with tho world's food supply. Only a
steady nnd constant program of con
servation on the part of America will
enable her to sustain the food flow to
her associates In this war.
Germany Is not only keeping her
pcoplo fed but she Is still Interfering
with the normal flow of food ship
ments to her enemies. She Is now di
recting her submarine attacks espe
cially on tho larger boats and those
with tho most valuable 'cargoes. Per
haps 10 per cent of tho actual ship
ments sunk hnve been Kin in and other
food supplies.
Tho only way to repair this dauiuso
"In ono building I saw men learning
how to detect tho direction nnd location
of sound. Numerous electrically
equipped listening towers ntirpd up
toward tho sky. It was astonishing
to see how accurately the men gauged
the sounds and whence they came
from. They nro being coached In this
"art" with a view of discovering the
whereabouts of hostile U-boats. The
teamwork of officers nnd men In all
branches of the cnirip's activities
strikes the observer.
Praises the Band.
"A commodore told me that vice
among the recruits Is virtually non-existent.
Out of 20.000 men but 2(1 were
being treated for venereal diseases. I
rejoiced to learn that a great many
Scandinavians hnd enlisted, proving
their loyalty to the cause of America
and her allies.
"It was Indeed Impressive to hear
the bands, composed of some 700 men.
of tho Grent Lakes training school, led
by LIcuL John Philip Housa, as they
paraded In tho huge arsenal, tho cen
ter of a hollow squaro of embryo sail
ors, all singing the popular "hit,"
"America, Hero's My Hoy."
"I have seen the great United States
navy at work, and. I can assure my
own country that when the hour
strikes It will deliver a blow which
will be heard throughout tho world,
sounding tho death-knoll of autocracy
and proclaiming that the heartless
slayers of Innocent folk have finally
been crushed."
YOUTH LEADS AS
KILLER OF HUNS
British Aviator of Twenty-two Is
the Most Successful of
Air Fighters.
DOWNS 54 ENEMY PLANES
Captain McCudden Wins the Victoria
Cross and About Every Other Honor
His Government Can Bestow
for Gallantry.
London. Wherever Hying men or
men Interested In flying meet today, bo
It In Britain or at the British front In
Franco, thero Is only ono nnmo on
their Hp?. It Is thut of Capt. James
Byford McCudden, who has Just been
nwarded tho Victoria cross, the most
honorablo decoration that British
valor can win, and who, In receiving
It, has been ofllcinlly revealed as tho
greatest and most successful air
lighter, living or dead, that the allies
lmvo yot produced. Captain McCud
den. who is only twenty-two, has u blg-
gor bag of hostllo machines brought
down than Bishop, Guynemcr or Ball,
or any other flying man that the war
bus brought forward, with tho single
oxcoptlon of Baron von Itlchthofcn,
who recently was killed In action.
McCuddcn'H record of hostile , ma
chines accounted for up to February
27 wus M. Of these 42 wero definitely
destroyed four of them In Just 00
mlniitos, 10 falling on tho British sldo
of tho lines. Only 12 out of tho 51
wero driven down out of control.
No wonder that, In recounting the
feats of tho yov.ng British champion,
oven tho writers of the sober Ofilclnl
Gazette are Inspired to uso the lan
guage of enthusiastic admiration. They
tell us that Second Lieut, (temporary
Captain) James Byford McCudden,
D. S. O., M. 0.. M. M., Itoyal Flying
corps, has now received tho V, 0. "for
conspicuous bravery, exceptional per
severance, keenness and vury high de
votion to duty on various occasions
during December, 1017, and January
and February of tho present year."
As thu other Initials after his nnmo
Indicate, Captain McCudden also has
tho distinguished service order, tho
military cross and tho military medal.
Moreover, ho has added n bar to both
his D, S. O. and his military cross.
"Tho military medal," says the oHl
clal announcement, "was awarded this
ofllcer (when n flight sergeant In tho
H. F. C.) for consistent gallantry,
courage and dash during the mouth of
September, 1010. In attacking and de
stroying an enemy machine and forc
Is to set about saving more food to I
send In Its place. Thero should al
ways bo food enough on the docks for
speedy shipping as fast as ships aro
available. Tho only way to mako this
possible Is by steady saving.
Tho sending of wheat during 1017
was made easier because of the sur
plus on hand from 1010.
When tho tlmo for cutting the 1018
crop -comes there will bo no surplus
from 1017 to draw on. America had
already used up her surplus by Decem
ber of last year and what has been
sent slnco represents the savings of
tho peoplo throughout tho country.
Tho nverago total export of wheat
and wheat flour to the threo principal
allies has been about 110.000.000 bush
els per year slnco 1014.
Cereals nro tho most vital of the
food needs abroad. They not only
yield the most protein but they also
furnish more than twice the calories
of any other food product.
The burden of the eoronl supply
tests with America. War cituuut last
beyond tho time when production and
mivlna fall to keep pace with consump
tlon and rtostructb o. It is nip and
t Wnlm NfWtpnptr Uniup
Martin S. tiufiis, formerly u New
York detective-sergeant, who Is serv
ing with the American ambulance
corps on tho western front. Mr. Ow
ens Joined the corps some time ngo,
and has done exceptional work under
heavy fire.
ing two others to land. He also twice
crossed the enemy lines nt a very low
altitude In attacks on hostile balloons
under very heavy lire.
'Jhe military cross was awarded for
conspicuous gallantry In action on
February 15, 11)17, on which occasion
this officer followed a hostile machine
down to a height of 800 feet, and
drove it to the ground.
"Captain McCudden earned tho bar
to his military, cross for conspicuous
gallantry, dush and skill during the
period of August 15-September 28,
1017, when he took part In many offen
sive patrols (over thirty of which he
led), Km! destroyed live enemy ma
chines, driving three others down out
of control.'
"Tho distinguished service order
waa bestowed on hliu for conspicuous
gallantry on November 29, 1017, when
ho attacked and brought down an en
emy two-seater within our lines, both
occupants being taken prisoner. Ho
also encountered nn enemy machine
during very bud weather conditions
at 2,000 feet nnd fought it down to a
height of 100 feet, when it was de
stroyed. Captain McCudden came
down to within ,n few feet of tho
ground in tho enemy's lines and finally
crossed tho lino at n very low altitude.
Subsequent to tho uward of the bar to
tho military cross ho had been respon
sible for tho destruction of seven ene
my mn'chlnes, two of which fell within
our lines.
"For his skill and galluntry on No
vember 23, 1017, Captain McCudden
was awarded u bar of tho distin
guished service order. On this occn
slou ho destroyed four enemy ma
chinos, three of which fell within our
lines, by fearlessness and his clover
maneuvering. He also drovo his pa
trol against six enemy machines, driv
ing them off."
GIRL IS A GREAT TRAPPER
Pays Her Expenses In California Col
lege of Journalism With
Pelts.
Grass Valley, Cal. Miss Patsy
Iteece of Sierra county, California's
only girl trapper, walked nearly 200
miles to register for tho second
semester at the state university at
Berkeley
Before b)io left tho summit of tho
high Sterrns, where she makes hor
home, she shipped her expense money
for tho half year on ahead. It con
sisted of pelts of 2 lynx, 25 coons, 18
skunks, 15 foxes and 5 coyotes.
From tho proceeds of their salo
Miss Heese will be ablo to pay her ex
penses In tho college of Journnllsm.
tuck. The saving and production of
food has become a direct military con
tribution to tho winning of tho war,
TONGUE CUT OUT BY HUNS
American Doctor Sends Message to
Family written Under Stamp
on Envelope.
' Auburn, Neb. Just before Doctor
WUklc, a well-known physician of,
this city, went to war ho told relative
that If he was over captured by the
Germans ho would communicate with
them, and that they must look under
tno postage stamp to get the real condl
dltlons If harm befell him.
A lew days ago tho family received
a letter from him, written from a Ger
man prison camp. It was the stereo
typed message, snylng ho wns wii
etc. Much of It was deleted by tho
censor.
The letter was laid aside until somo
ono rememhered what the doctor had
said about a messp.go under tho stamp.
the stamp was carefully removed. Un
tier it he had written these words:
"They have cut out my tongue."
ACTORS. IN ROAD BUILDING
Necessity Emphasized In Giving Great
est Consideration to All
Local Conditions.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Theory Is simply the sign post that
points the way In road building,
while Judgment is thu vehicle on which
the Journey Is dependent, says a pub
lication on ."The Design of Public
Itouds" by tho United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The publication emphasizes the
tifcesslty of giving the greatest con
sideration to all local factors In road
oiistructlon. In order to furnish the
kind of roads that a community wnnts
and to burnish them with the least
possible drain on the public treasury,
the person who designs them must be
thoroughly familiar with local condi
tions and must possess the Judgment
necessary to weigh the Importance of
all considerations. The nuhllcntlon
mukes no attempt to atnte definite and
exact rules for designing roads to
suit every locality Init takes up sep
arately the Important features of the
problem with n view to showing tho
variations In current practice and the
Influence of some special conditions
witli regard to each feature.
In order to select the type of sur
face best ndapted to thi need of a
particular road, it Is necessary to con
sider first, tho class of traffic to
which the roiid will be subjected, nnd
second, to compare the estimated ulti
mate cost of the different surface
types which would be capable of sat
isfactorily caring for that particular
class of traffic. The number of roads
for which accurate 'tralllc and elll-
loncy records have been kept Is said
to be Insufficient to warrant definite
conclusions' as to the best type for
any particular class of tralllc, but tho
following summary Is said to contain
about us definite Information on this
point as can be drawn from nvullablo
records.
(a) Earth roads, when , properly
maintained, are satisfactory In dry
weather for a light volume of ull
kinds of highway traffic.
(b) Sand-clay roads are the same
as earth roads, except that tho sur
facing material has been selected care
fully with a view to Increasing the
stability of the surface In bojh wet
and dry weather. They are satisfac
tory for a moderate traffic of horse-
drawn vehicles nnd a light traffic of
automobiles. They seldom are satis
factory for even a light traffic of
heavy trucks unless the roadbed ma
terial Is very stable.
(e) Gravel roatls, when well tiullt,
aro satisfactory for a heavy traffic of
Brick or Concrete Roads Are Econom
ical If There Is Considerable Heavy
Traffic.
horse-drawn vehicles, n light tralllc
of automobiles, and a light traffic of J
heavy trucks.
(d) Water-bound macadam roads
aro adapted to the same general char
acter of traffic as gravel roads.
(e) Surface-treated macadam roads
are adapted especially for a heavy
tralllc of automobiles. They also are
satisfactory for a light tralllc of
horse-drawn vehicles and heavy
trucks. In all cases thoy require con
stant maintenance.
(f) Bituminous roads nre suitable
for a heavy tralllc of both nntomoblles
and hnrso-drnwn vehicles nnd a mod
erate traffic of heavy trucks.
(g) Coucrete roads are adapted to
the same general clnss of traffic as
bituminous roads, and generally are
capable of withstanding tho tralllc of
somewhat heavier vehicles without In-
Jury.
(h) Brick roads tire udapted to tho
same genoral class of tralllc ns con-
crcto roads Either brick or concrete
roads, howevei, may bo economical
for only moderate traffic where other
road-bullding mnterlals are scarce.
COSTS LITTLE TO FIX ROADS
Expense of Beautifying Highway In
Front of Farm Buildings Is com
paratively Small.
It costs comparatively llttlo to fix
up. or oven beautify tho road In front
of tho farm buildings and how much
It helps the looks nnd general appear
ance of the place 1 It costs but little
more to have the road so far an !t bop
tiers tho farm not only free from un
nightly weeds and mbblsb, bat wU
graded.
Why so dull and mute, young sinner?
Prlthoe. whv no tnuto?
Will, when speaking well can't win her, f
naying nounng uoir
Prltlico. why so mute?
SWEETS FOR THE LITTLE PEO-
PLE.
The following candles nre some
which mry be made without tho use of
the ordinary sugar:
Molasses Candy. Boll
together one-half cupful
of corn sirup, one and
onc-hnlf cupfuls of mo
lasses or sorghum, a ten
spoonful of vinegar und
u tcuspoonful of fat,
with n pinch of soda.
Boll until It Is brittle
when dropped In cold
wnter, add fat and soda,
remove from the fire, beat well and
pour Into a greased tin.' When cool,
pull until light In color. Cut In Inch
pieces.
Maple Drops. Cook two cupfuls of
maple sugar with three-quarters of a
cupful of water or milk and a table
spoonful of fat, to the soft ball stage;
cool slightly, beat until the mixture be
gins to thicken, add a cupful of chop
ped nuts and turn Into a greased tin
to cool. Mark off In squnres as soon
ns cool enough.
Honey Caramels. Heat a quarter of
n cupful of honey, three-quarters of n
cupful of corn sirup to the boiling
point, then add gradually a cupful of
milk; stir and cook until the mixture
forms n soft ball In water. Add a pinch
of salt and a few chopped nuts. Turn
Into well groused tin and mark In
squares when cool.
Peanut Brittle. Take two cupfuls
of maple sugar, melt over heat, stir
ring constantly; add n pinch of salt
and a half-cupful of coarsely chopped
peanuts; turn at once Into n greased
pan.
Maple Divinity Fudge. Take a cup
ful of maple sugar, a quarter of a cup
ful of water, boll to the soft ball stage,
then pour over the stiffly beaten white
of one egg, beating constantly; add a
half-teaspoonful of vanilla extract and
a half-cupful of nuts. Drop from n
spoon on u greased plntter before the
mixture gets too stiff.
Maple Fondant. Take five cupfuls
of maple sugar, two tablespoonfuls of
corn sirup and three-quarters of a cup
ful of wnter. Boll to tho soft ball
stage; cool, then beat with a wooden
spoon until creamy. Then knead on a
board. Cover and let stand a day or
two.
Ono man alone could not build a city
or a great railroad. Ona man alone
would find It hard to build a house or a
bridge. That I may have bread, men
have Bowed and reaped, men have
made plows and threshers, men have
built mills and mined coal, men lmvo
made stoves and kept stores. As we
learn better how to work together, the
welfnro of our country Is advanced.
William J. Ilutrhlns.
GOOD WAR CAKES.
Honey, If strained, will take the
place of sugar In many dishes. When
It Is produced at
home the cost Is
very small.
Honey Drop
Cakes . Take a
half cupful of any
sweet fnt, one cup
ful of strained
honey, one well
beaten egg, a half
cupful of sour
milk, three-fourths of a cupful of
wheat flour, a teaspoonful of soda, a
half teaspoonful of cloves, a teaspoon
ful of cinnamon and n half cupful of
raisins and one and three-quarters cup
fuls of barley flour. Sift together
all the Ingredients and put together ln
the usual way. The flour should be
sifted before measuring, nnd measured
lightly Into the cup. . Bake the cakes
In small gem pans. This makes two
dozen good-sized cakes.
Lemon Honey Cakes. Heat one cup
ful of honey to the boiling point, ndd
twe and one-half tablespoonfuls of
shortening, and let cool. Then stir
In ono nnd a third cupfuls of sifted
flour and set aside to stand over night.
When ready to bake, add the grated
r;nd of a lemon, ono and one-hnlf ta
blespoonfuls of lemon Juice, one-third
of n cupful of blanched and finely
chopped almonds nnd ouo-third of a
teuspoopful of soda dissolved In one
tablespoonful of water. Beat all to
gether thoroughly and bake In small
cup cake pans 20 minutes.
Sponge Cake With Corn Flour.
Beat the yolks of four eggs until light,
add a tablespoonful of lemon Juice, a
c-upful of sugar, and when well mixed
add n cupful of corn flour, fold In the
whites of the eggs beaten stilt nnd
mixed with an eighth of a teaspoonful
of salt.
Raisin Drop Cakes.Tuko a third of
n cupful of shortening, ndd a cupful
of sugar, two well beaten eggs, n cup
ful of raisins, a cupful of milk, n tea-
' spoonful of vanilla, two and two-
thirds cupfuls of corn Hour sifted nnu
mixed with two and one-hnlf teaspoon
ftils of baking powder.
Pea Loaf. Pens, beans nnd lentils
all belong to tho same family nnd may
bo used Interchangeably In various
dishes. Take two cupfuls of cooked
stewed or dried peas, one cupful of
bread crumbs, a teaspoonful of chop-
ped parsley, a teupoonful of chopped'
celery, tho same of chopped onion, ono
egg weil beaten, salt and pepper to
taste. Puf the softened peas through,
tho meat chopper, combine the Ingredi
ents and bake !(0 minutes.
Food Conservation Slogan Don't ,
stuff your husband, but husband your
, stuff.
SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS.
Dried fruits may be stewed nnd used
without the addition of sugar. Prune
Juice and prune pulp
will mako a line sauce-
for a stenmed pudding
or for dry cake when,
steamed, needing no
sugar to mako it pala
table. Dates, figs, as well
as raisins, may be used,
in the same way.
Maple Blano Mango
With Nuts, Heat a.
quart of milk, add a
pinch of snlt and stir In four table
spoonfuls of cornstarch which ha
been moistened with n little cold milk
Stir and cook over hot water for eight
minutes or until tho starchy taste has
been removed. Have ready six table
spoonfuls of shaved mnple sugar that
has been mixed with one lightly benten.
egg. AOd this gradually to the hot
milk nnd stir until the sugar Is dts-
I solved, but do not boll. Remove from
the heat and turn Into a pretty mold
to hnrden. Serve unmolded witli
whipped cream, sweetened with maple;
sirup and with n half-cupful of pecna
meats added. '
Banana
Marmalade. Peel
half a)
dozen bananas (three may bo under
ripe) and drop them Into a cupful of
boiling water. Add the Juice of two
lemons nnd cook until thick, stirring!
to prevent burning; this takes ten.
minutes. 'Then measure tho fruit
pulp (bus made and add half as much
sugar by measure as there Is of tho
pulp. Then cook until of the desired
thickness. Less sugar may be used if
a thinner Jelly is wanted. Pour Into
glasses and cover ,ns usual. This
makes about three cupfuls of marmn
lade, or four small tumblers.
Add a cupful of cold cooked rice to
tho griddle cake bntter; they will be
more .substantial and It Is a good way
to use up leftover rice. Even If It Is.
sweetened It Is not objectlonuble.
Barley and Peaput Salad. Cook the
grains of bnrley after soaking over
night, using one-third of a cupful, add
a quarter of i cupful of chopped pea
nuts, one sweet red pepper, chopped
two large apples and a stalk of celery.
Cut the apple and vegetables Into nar
row strips, mix with boiled dressings
and serve on henrt leaves of lettuce
Put raisins, dates, or figs Into rlco
pudding, thus saving on the sugar.
Eat more fruits and fresh vegetables
saving fats nnd meats.
WAR MEAT DISHES.
Tho following are a few suggestions
ns to foods wo may eqt and be con
serving for our
nrmles. We may
also conserve by
using less meat
when we do servo
It, by paying care
ful attention to
the use of bone
fnt and small trim
mings wiiicn are
so often trimmed off nnd thrown away
and by using all leftover meats und
combining small portions of meat with
other foods, thus extending the flavor.
Rabbit en Casserole. Dress und cut
up the rabbit In serving-sized pieces.
Season with salt, pepper, and roll in.
Hour; brown In corn oil or nhy vege
table fat. Remove and place In a cas
serole; cover with hot soup stock, wa
ter or skim milk. Cook slowly for sev-j
ernl hours or until tender. A sauce or
gravy to serve with the rabbit will bo
made of thu liquor In the dish.
Braized Tongue. Cook the tonguo
slowly In boiling water to cover until
tender. Take out, remove the skin
and other unedlblo portions, place la
a casserole or any baking dish and sur
round with vegetables, using a third
of a cupful each of diced celery, car
rots and onion. Add four cupfuls of
the sauce given below, cover closely
and bake two hours, turning ufter the
first half-hour of cooking.
Sauce for Braized Tongue. Brown
a quarter of a cupful of oleomargarine
with u quarter of n cupful of corn
Hour, ndd gradually four cupfuls of the
liquor In which tho tongue was cooked,
season with salt, pepper and n tea
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce. If
so desired the flavor may be changed
by substituting n cupful and a half of
tomato puree Instead of the same
amount of stock.
Veal Kidney. Split n pair of fresh
kidneys in half. Itomove tho fnt nnd
sinew from tho center. Cover with
cold water and parboil, then drain and
cover with cold water again, not let
ting tho kidneys boll, ns It will toughen
them. Mako a sauce by browning two
tablespoonfuls of corn flour and two of
corn oil, a teaspoonful of salt, n tea
spoonful each of kitchen bouquet nnd
lemon Juice, a dnsh of cayenne and n
tablespoonful of mushroom catsup.
Add the Ingredients and cook until
smooth.
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