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1 French women carrying camoullugo lui'Jni woven In mesh wire to be shipped to the front. 2 American infan
try re-cnforccmentB moving over it concrete aqueduct on tholr way to the front lu tho Cnntlgny sector. 3 Sirs. L. S.
fcllgbeo, chief of tho American navy nurso corps.
REAL DAUGHTERS OF THE WAR OF 1812 IN WASHINGTON
All tho women In this photograph, with 'tho exception of tho ono holding tho flag, are daughters of men who fought
In 1812. Tho Hag they made to celebrate their work In tho present wnr. Tho setting of the picture Is tho garden of the
old "Octagon House," tho historic Washington residence built by Col. John Tiiyloo of Virginia, occupied by President
Madison, and tho houso in which tho treaty of Ghent was signed at tho close of tho War of 1812. From left to right,
tho women aroi Mrs; Noblo Newport PottB, third national vlco president Daughters of 1812; Mrs. Mary Olivia Simpson
Yoatmnn, Mrs. 'Mary Ncllson Jackson, Miss Charlotto Pendleton, Miss J. Estello lllchardson, Mrs. Rachel Polklnhorn,
Mrs. Knto Kearnoy Ilcnry, Miss Virginia Byrd Jones and Miss Mary Ilungcrford.
HAULING SHELLS FOR THE BIG GUNS
These five-foot shells arc being hauled to u Canadian dump, whence they
will bo fed to tho nuns on tho west front.
HEAVY CANADIAN
Canadian gunners are kept busy
Umt la hero shown lu action.
HOWITZER IN ACTION
feuding this heavy Canadian howitzer
THE BEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE,
OLD KlETAL FOR WAR STAMPS'
Mrs. Frank A. Vandcrllp, whoso hus
band Is a "dollar-n-year" man serving
Uncle Sam, Is smashing up heirlooms
of gold nnd silver at tho now metal
market established In New York city.
After sho gets through vigorously
pounding the metnl, It will bo melted
and assayed. Then tho government
win send tho original owner tho
equivalent of tho bullion value In War
savings stamps. If you have any old
goiu, silver or matlnum around nnw
is tho time to put It to work for Undo
iam. sonu it in td tho metal market
and It will soon bo converted Into War
savings stamps.
A Poet's Inspiration.
Sir Josluin Reynolds, who was a
great friend nnd admirer of Gold
smith, came upon him unexpectedly
ono dny when ho was writing "Tho
Traveler." Sir Joshua, nnnronchlni?
I tho door, heard Goldsmith discours
ing most earnestly as If delivering a
sermon. Knterlmr. tho nrtlst frhnri
found tho writer lccturlmr a llttlo Ana
which wns trying to balnnco himself
on ms Hind legs. Looking over Gold
smith's ShOUlllbr. Sir Joshun fnnnrl
that tho Ink of tho Inst lino of "Tho
Traveler" was still wet, Indicating
tfmt n dog may bo an insnlrntlan to
1 poet.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBJtAMCJC
KNIGHT'S GREAT PAINTING SOLD FOR
The original of thlK great wnr painting by Rldgeway Knight, "After the Battle of the Mame," was purchased by
William Nelson Cromwell and presented
it was sold at auction.
PERSHING
General Pershing passing the American Red Cross canteen for enlisted men
training enmp in France.
tells of brave girls i
Mrs. Ruby Lester Fleming, director
of the Red Cross stenographic forces
In Franco, has Just returned for n
visit after seven months abroad. She
has brought back somo Interesting ob
servations on tho courugu and devo
tion of tho American girls who are
faithfully performing tholr uninspir
ing task under norve-rucklng condi
tions. Operating h typewriter under )
Are, she says,, takes as much courage
nd grit ns driving an ambulance. The i
ofllco staff of tho Red Cross lu Paris
has stuck to work through tho strain I
of nlr rnlds and loug-dlstnuco bom-1
bardmcnt.
For Mental Elfiolency.
Tho mentul "setting-up oxcrclsca"
which nro called for to convert Inelll-
clency nnd Incapacity Into ublllty and
power are- row. JNovertneioss, tncy
must bo established (Irmly In your
mind, If you would succeed. You must
oca tlm will to nay attention to
colorless, uninteresting and apparently
unimportant matters, tho wjh to nx
the attention upon the "pieces In tho
paper" which you do uot llko Is neces
sary. Nothing snouiu escape you; you
should compel yourself to g'rnsp tho In
tricate, involved and even tnpractl
cal details of whatover comes before
you. Exchange.
to tho American, British, French nnd
AT RED CROSS CANTEEN
FRENCH RAILWAY EMPLOYEES IN HELMETS
Civilians in and near tho fighting front have become accustomed to
wenrlng tho steel helmets worn by tho fighters. Railroad station employees
especially must be careful, for enemy nlr raiders find great pleasure In blow
ing up transportation centers.
BIGGEST WAR GARDEN IN THE COUNTRY
to the camp by tho national war gX
planning to spend $00,000 on war garden"
WAR FUND
Belgium blind relief war fund, by which
IN FRANCE
during dn Inspection of an American
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sceds BOnt
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