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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1918)
1 t" f THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. GERMANS BOAST OF OWN CRUELTY MRS. FRANCIS C. AXTELL HUT what Can I I Y Neutral Nations How Church and Houso Aro Destroyed. IS MEANT AS A WARNING Circular Recltea Amount of Booty Seized In Franc and Belgium, and Mistreatment of English Prisoner of War. Washington.' Teutonic f rightful ness as practiced In Franco and Bel ajum has been mado tho subject of a Gorman warning to neutral nations of tho rata which they tuny expect If they take up arras ngnlnst tho central powers. "If there aro any still thinking of siding with tho allies let them tnko warning from tho fato of others," says the warning. It hi In tho form of t. circular, which recltea tho amount of booty soiled In Franco and Belgium, tho number of church oa domnged and destroyed, the niouey wrung from tho strickea Inhabitants and finally the deliberate mistreatment of English prisoners of war. German propagandists have flooded Spain with this document printed In Spanish, and copies have coma into the possession of tho stata depart ment. Having established Its Gorman origin the department matlo pubjlc this translation: "Besides nn untold amount of war material captured on the battlefield the Germans have taken possession of Incalculable booty In France and Bel glum, Including: High grade, watches 417 Avaraco watch a Colt Dndorvrear 18,073 Ktabroidwrlaa and women's hand- kwrcfelefa 15.1SJ Ctabroltas and parasols J.705 BHror spooaa , 1.S74 Bottles of champacaa 6S.090 These figures show a largo In crease over those of the campaign against France In 1870-71. "FwiMi Catholic Churches." "la Belgium, besides many art treasures, they have confiscated old paintings valued at 3,000.000 ptwetas. "Dae to tho treachery of Cardinal Herder and other priests, who did their utmost to stir tho priests against the good-hearted German sol diers, they were forced to teach a se vere lessoa to the Belgian and French Catholics, Cathedrals destroyed 4 RoJroJ samrviceable S Chureba destroyed Z7 Rendered unserviceable Totat "In Poland also a largo number of churches have been destroyed for mil itary reasons. Tho figures concerning thoso have not yet boon published. "As a result of the stupid stubborn Mess of the Belgian people In contin uing tho struggle after their bloody sad final defeat on tho battlefield, tho German officers were forced, ugulnst their will, to Impose punishments on eaany rich Individuals and wealtliy cit ies. This has contributed tho follow I lag amounts to tho German treasury: Pesetas. Punlsiinieata 87,000,000 Security ,. 13,000,000 Reprisals ,. 15.750,000 rorced contributions 4,320,850 Total iao.o7i.sio "This amount includes a flno of 15, 000 pesetas Imposed on tho Alsatian children who Insist on speaking tho French language and refuse to study tho beautiful German language, Theso statistics are a most useful warning to the neutral countries. "if thero aro any still thinking of siding with the allies let them take warning from the futo of others." Boast Also of Cruelty. It Is claimed also In this document that moro thun 50,000 British huvo been mndu prisoners, and In this con' ncctlon the following statement Is made: "Although to theso figures the Eng lish oppose 124,800 German prisoners taken by them on the western front, It must be remembered tho English treat their prisoners with notable kindness NEW MACHINE FOR .Mrs. John Ames und Mrs. John Murial. both of Boston, uro shown In this plcmre rolling bundnges by menus of a new machine recently Invented by Dr. John W. Klllot. The machine folds, cuts and rolls bandages and can turn 100 yards of gouse Into dressings In five minutes. (l)liinilurn notnrln), whllo tho rcglmo Imposed on tho Kngllsh prisoners by tlio Gcrmnns Is ono of extreme rigor, o Hint tho Gentian, with a small number of prisoners, huvo secured a much superior moral effect. "Besides, to tho 12,204 olllccrs nnd 61,325 soldiers, must bo added tho sov oral thousand F.ngllsh prisoners that hnve died In consequence of disease, scanty food and other accidents n German concentration enmps." The figures regarding British prls-1 oners. It Is explained, refer lo the total , prior to tho recent drive In Plcnrdy aud Flanders, Old Landmark Falls. Memphis, Tenn. One of the best known landmarks on tho Mississippi river Is gone. A tall sycamore tree that stood on tho Arknnsus shoro near Memphis, and which for moro than 00 years served as n mark for river pi lots, has boon undermined by tho uc tlon of tho water nnd fallen Into tho river. Mark Twuln was ono of tho famed pilots who held the Jackstaff of his boat on tho tree. Sells Short Pants; Enlists. Stoubenvlllc. O. "I sold my short pants at Newport News," writes Gil bert E. Boycnn, a negro boy aged fif teen, from somewhere In Franco to his parents here. Playing trunnt from school to see soma selective soldiers depart, tho boy decided to Join the army and enlisted nt Wheeling, W, Vn. SHARE DANGERS WITH SOLDIERS Y. M. C. A, Workers Are Almost Constantly Under Fire In France. MANY HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES Moment's Delay Saves Red Triangle Man From Death by Shell Ex periences That Are Test for Real Man. ' Washington. BursUng sheila ore everyday, everyhour experiences In tho lives of ull soldiers and Y. M. O. A. workers anywhere within 25 miles of the Boche guns. Dr. George Louis Alcylnn, who has Just roturned from Franco where ho was engaged in rec reation work for tho Y. M. O. A., throw some strong light on the con ditions undor which all persons back of tho trenches live and die. Bo had been asked to tell some specific in stances of "Y" workers under flro in first-Una trenches. "Thoso over hero who hnvo not been in tho wur cone must forget their old- time Ideas of warfare und its dan gers," said Doctor Meylun. "Forget this old Idea of open fighting, with troops battling across a pluin the size of a largo athletic field. Modern ar tillery shoots for miles und Is always shooting. Every person within 20 mllos of tlio tronches Is under uro prncUcally all of tho time, yet tho re ports do not cull this a battle. Tho reports announce 'The artlllory was active,' and that meuns shells any where five to twenty-five miles back of tho trenches. "Early In April the Germans made night rulds and their airplanes were active In bombing. Two of my or ganizers woro visiting camps eight or ten miles buck of the front-line trendies. Tho Germans, kept up the bombardmunt for thrcu days during which time thoso Y' men wore dodg ing shells constantly. "On tho second day they were In a Foyer do Soldat ono of tho soldiers' recreation huts provided by the French with 'Y men In chargo when, within five minutes two shells struck, one n few yurds away, the other hitting tho hut. The 'V men were thrown down by tho concussion. It seemed tulrucla they were not hit, for soldiers were killed nnd wounded all around them. ROLLING BANDAGES Bbiss s. rraneiH t . Axtell, tlio ttrst wom an In tho United Slates to bo appoint ed by oxoeutlvo order to a federal commission, has been promoted by the president to tho chairmanship of the United States Employees' Compensa tion commission. She was matlo u member of tho commission a year ago. To Remove Paint. To remove paint from common wooden chairs, scrub them with a strong solution of washing soda. 'It Is strange that although we have only about one woman worker to every Hundred men workers, not a slnglo X' man had been killed up to the time I left France, whereas Hun shells had killed two of our women workers, Miss Crandell and Miss Winona Mar tin. "In a certain woods the shells wero dropphtg so thickly thut the French communder ordered our men to aban don their huts. As tho order wns not received until evening, a 'Y' man of my acquaintance decided not to leave until next morning as he wished to take his stuff. Next morning he was approaching tho hut when a French officer stopped hlra to exchange fare wells. This took little more than a minute, nnd the Red Trlnnglo worker started on his way when a shell ex ploded on the path near tho hut at tho point where ho would have been had ho not been detained. Close Calls Every Day. "Somo 'Y workers nro having hair breadth escapes every day, not every man every day, but each in his time with n regularity to Justify saying some men every day. Eight of our men with tho Canadians hnvo been killed, nnd wo cannot expect to escape unscathed. They work from sir o'clock In tho morning until eleven o'clock at night, seven days a week, with a week off every three months nnd many never take their week off. On ono occnslon of which I know tho workers wero up nt threo o'clock in the morning with hot coffee to warm the French soldiers coming In after a threc-mllo wado through mud and rain. Those Pollus appreciated that. "Many of our workers slept on the ground In zero weather this winter, with nothing but n blanket between them nnd tho frozen earth, and with no shelter hut n hut made often of green lumber which warped, lettlug In ley blasts. A test for a real man. "I went forwnrd toward tho trenches to meet tho American sol diers coming hack after their baptism of tiro nt Chemln des Dames and they wero all eugerncss for more. Tho Germans had sent picked troops against them, their strongest men In brand now equipment, to Impress tho, Americans tnut uermany nnd an abundance of everything, material and robust men. Quito n contrast to the Ill-equipped emaciated men the French hud taken prisoners. The Americans gave such good account of themselves In this fight that tho French could not praise them enough." REF0REST BARE HILLSIDES companies in Pennsylvania, to Tako Action. llazelton, Pn, Tho scarcity of lum ber for mine pillars and other mine uses has led to the creation of n for estry department by several of tho largo mining companies, one of wnleh hns Just reforested Bear Creek watershed with 3,000-whlto plno nnd 5.000 Norway spruce trees. Thirty thousand moro trees aro In process of cultivation at Hugo, Pa In tlio Panther Creek valley. When tim ber Is ready to cut In the vicinity of tho mines troublesome waits and long Hauls will Do ellmlti'ited. Moro timber In the anthrnclte region would stop Hoods, add to the water supply, reduce tho drought periods nnd cnnblo tho anthracite Industry to ndd to Us outpit. Many Jhousands of ucres nro available about the mlncsv for reforestation, Need You Worry About ThleT Tho edges ou the $20 gotd pieces wear holes In your pocket. TO RAISE INCUBATOR CHICKS How to Induce Old Hen to Take Placq of Artificial Brooder Transfer at Night. (Prepared by tlio United Stntes Depart ment or Agriculture; liens nro often used to raise lnctt- bator-hatched chicks and to tnkc tho place of tlie.nrtlflcfnl brooder, n prac tice that Is In operation on many poul try farms. A few-eggs nro put under tho hen four or five days before tho Incubator Is to hatch. In the evening following the hatch of the Incubator, after the chickens are thoroughly dry, one or two nro put under tho hen, nnd If sho Is found to mother them proper ly, tho next evening ns many more uro added ns sho can brood or core for properly. Hens will successfully brood 10 to 1(5 chickens enrly In tho breeding senson, nnd 18 to 25 In warm weather, depending upon tho size of the hen. This method of handling chickens docs nwny with the artificial brooder, and where one has only a small number of chickens to raise It lg a very easy manner In which to handle them, nnd nlso a good method when It Is desired to raise separately speclnl lots of chicks. It should bo borne In mind, In adding chickens to n hen which already has some to brood, thnt It Is best to ndd those of the samo color nnd age ns tho ones nlready with her, as (he hen will often pick the la ter arrivals If they are of a color dif ferent from tho onw she Is nlready brooding. As n rule this transferring should tnke place nt night, although with a quite docile hen It can be done In tho morning. COOPS FOR HENS AND CHICKS Loss Is Large Where Unrestricted, nange is Allowed Guard Against Cats and Rats. (Prepared by the United States Depart. mcnt of Agriculture.) If the mother hen Is allowed to range unrestricted with her chicks sho frequently takes her brood, through wet grass and ns n result somo nro chilled nnd dlo especially the weaker ones which are likely to bb left behind. Where this careless system of management Is practiced tho loss of young chicks Is large. When n coop Is provided for tho hen such losses nro largely prevented. Any style of coop which Is dry, ventilated nnd can bo closed at night to protect the brood ngalnst cats, rata and other such anlmnls and which whllo confining the hen will nllqw tho chicks to pass In nnd out freely nfter they are n few days old, will be sat isfactory. The hen should be con fined until tho chicks aro weaned. though a small yard may bo attached to the coop, If desired, to ullow tho. hen to exercise. The fence can bo raised from tho ground far enough to allow the chicks to go In or out, but Coops Used on Government Poultry Farm. not high enough for the hen to es cupe. By using a coop the chicks can find shelter nnd warmth under tho hen at any time, and tlio wenklings nfter a few days mny develop Into strong, henlthy chicks. Tho brood coop should be cleaned nt least once a week nnd kept free from mites. If mites are found In tho coop, It should bo thoroughly cleaned nnd sprayed with keroseno oil or crude petroleum. From 1 to 2 Inches of snnd or dry dirt or a thin layer of straw or flno hny should bo rprend on tho floor of the coop. Brood coops should bo moved weekly to -fresh ground, preferably whero there Is new grass. Shade Is very cs scntlnl In rearing chickens, especmiiy during warm weather; therefore, the. coops should be placed In the shndo whenever possible. A cornfield makes fine range for young chickens, ns ow ing to cultivation of the ground, they get many bugs and Tjorms und have fresh soil to run on most of the tlmo nnd enjoy ubundnnt shnde. POULTRY RAISING IS A DUTY Farmers and People In Cities Should Keep Enough Hens to Supply Table With Eggs. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment ot .Agriculture.; If poultry is to piny the pnrt thnt It should play in feeding tho nation nnd winning tho wnr, not only will tho de ficiency created during tho past year havo to be mado good, but there will have to be ndded sdmethlng to tho nverngo as It stood before the 1017 de pletion began. Tho duty and the op portunity falls upon geuernl farmers and upon families In cities and towns who havo enough back-yard space nnd that means much less spneo than may be ordinarily considered neces sary to keep enowgh hens to supply their own tables with eggs. Egg Production. Egg production is largely a ques tion of breeding. mm mm i HI. it o can face another year pf work 1 Kith Immense confidence, In the light of the recent report of the American Bed Cross on Its expenditures In Eu rope and America. This report Is u tcvelntlon nnd nn Inspiration. It Is more thnn a mntter of duty now to bo n busy member of this wonderful, wholly modern nnd elllclent organiza tion. If this report stirs no pride of country In the heart of the womnn who reads It she may be sure her soul s about dead or held a famishing prisoner by her self-centered mind. To lie In ,the midst of a world of good deeds and to tnko no pnrt in them when the way Is always open can you Imnglno it? j What happens to your dollar when you send It forth on Its errand of mercy through the medium of the American Red CrosR was explained n a statement Issued ns a prelude to the opening of the campaign for nn- ither .$100,000,000 wnr fund. The mngnltude of tho work which the lied Cross Is doing on nil battle fronts and for American prisoners in Germany Is disclosed by the figures: Belief work in France $30,0.10,10: Relief work In Belgium... 2,080,131 Relief work In Italy 4,588,820 Relief work In Russln 1,200,000 Relief work In Itoumunln. 2,07G,308 Relief work In Serbia 804.5S0' Belief work In Great Brit ain 3,200,230 Other foreign relief work. 4,470,300 For U. S. prisoners In Ger many 301,004 For Red Cross personnel sent nbroad 201,300 Belief work In U. S 0,723,823 Army and navy base hos pitals 111,000 Thero nro two things the Red Cross can always use, It seems; they are money nnd knitted wool socks. Almost every woman can furnish one ot- both DRESS-UP FROCKS In displays of midsummer frocks for little mulds, three fine nnd trust worthy materials appear to fill all the requirements of designers. They are voile, dotted swIss and organdie, and they nre dainty enough and nt tho same time strong enough for tho small est girls' dress-up frocks. Voile hns come to be a great favorite on account of Its wonderful wearing qualities, which make It worth while to put careful needlework on It. Dot ted swlss Is liked because It Is crlsi and fresh looking, und organdie Is chosen for the finest of all drosses made for the youngest wearers of sheer frocks. In the picture the little dress nt the left Is of white voile with a smocked yoke In which heavy blue embroidery silk Is used for tho ornamental stitches. It has a narrow panel set on at the front, making place for two rows of tiny round crochet ed buttons and u narrow sash Of the voile finished with two of the same buttons sus pended on tho silk thread from the ends. Tho designer did not over look opportunities for these little dangling buttons nt the point of the collar, or forget to Introduce n band of smocking nnd fancy stllqhlng on tho cuffs. Altogether this little frock Is elaborated with considerable needle work. The dress at the right is much slm pier. It Is made of dotted swlss, very plain and dainty as to design, nnd very crisp and sprightly In ef J III 11 MM DO? of these In some measure. Bcociitly the Bed Cross ladles hi a Kentucky town held n corn-shucking bee fur ni. grain rat-reliant who found it dlt!K-tilt to get laborers. They worked to the merry tune of $75, which cash M-.oy turned In to the Hcd Cross, thereby; making themselves Justly famous ns. an enterprising chapter. They n.-o-proud and we are all proud of I hem., Fashion Points of Interest. , Thero uro four things in fashion that are often discussed today : Tho severe uncollared neck line, tho short sleeve,! the cape back and the lack of chiffon blouses. A dressmaker drew "a pa tron's attention to tho absence of the latter garment because of the preva lence of one-pleco frocks, nnd told how the shirt waist people were depending upon wash blouses to continue their business. Sailor collars nro not smart High collars thnt roll upward at the back nnd down In the front nre not at tached to coats. The collars that go' on bodices of one-piece frocks end be fore they reach the collarbone, nnd the1 rest of the decolletnge Is untouched by jtiny line of white. New Sleeves. The only sleeve eccentricities of tho present time are very mild ones. Eve ning gowns, from having no sleeves at all, have' taken to having long angel' clouds of tulle that float downward1 from the shoulder and, it would seeing help to fight the coal shortage by keep ing their wearers warm by a mero shadow of fabric. Anyway, It is emi nently becoming and very much of n' relief after too many bare arms. The single film of chiffon or tulle confers' a softening effect on arms that are tool thin as well asAhose that nre too fat j both of which have fared but ill durlngj the reign of the sleeveless evening; frock. FOR LITTLE MAIDS fect. A bund of the swlss set between the gathered yoke and skirt Is out lined with fancy stitching in colored embroidery silk and clusters of threo little forget-me-nots nre embroidered1 on it in three groups nt the front and two nt the back. These are the kind of dresses that, the Utile girl needs now that sum mertime makes life one perpetual round of Joys, what with excursion (o the park and to the movies and everything. Gingham Waistcoats. The gingham waistcoat made a tentative start for popularity, but was soon running down the truck nt full speed. All the younger sot are wear ing these waistcoats, the shops show them at different prices, and they make an alluring grouping of color In tho windows. They have started the fash ion for a great variety of skeleton walslcoats that are worn Instead of collars. Many nre high-necked,' others have long, sloping, double-breasted' revers. They are less trouble to ad just In n blouse or coat than a caUar for they have their own fastening and are kept down nt the wnlst by nn elas tic hand. Pique has come bncK into fashli n for these waistcoats, but checked; gingham and plaid muslin lead.
