THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. FEEDING REFUGEES ON FRENCH TRAIN American Red Cross in Paris Quickly Answers Emer gency Call. HOMELESS LAUGH AND JOKE No Bitterness, No Complaint, No Des pair Among People, Many of Whom Vere Refuoees for Sec ond and Third Time. ?nrls. "A thousand refugees from tho east of Amiens will puss through Acheres nt soven o'clock tonight. They will not have had nny supper, Bomo of them may not have had nny lunch. There Is no food thero nnd no facilities for feeding them. Can you help us?" That was tho telephone messago from tho French minister of the In terior which camo to the American Bed Cross nt noon one dny during the German drlvo on Amiens, nnd tho nn swer was "Yes. Emergency mes sages nre no surprise to us theso days." Tho food was ordered out of the warehouses nnd a score of volunteers rounded up, Thoy started at six o'clock tho snmo evening. Ono five-ton truck loaded with tinned beef and condensed nlllk, figs, prunes, chocolate and heaps of huge loaves of war bread; two car loads of midnight volunteers, stenog raphers, bureau chiefs, drivers nnd canteen workers set out on their way to bring help to Jic homeless refu gees. They rolled out through the resi dential district of Turin, out past tho fortifications, bumped through grimy factory suburbs nnd on into tho open country whero the level plnlns stretch off Into Infinite distance, broken only by Intcrmlnnblo rows of slim pop lars. Then suddenly without warning, thero emerged, from tho forest Into a black smudgo of railway tracks, cin ders, flat-enrs, passenger cars, sheds, platforms, warehouses, cranes Acheres. It was the Junction point, whero the thousands of refugees wcro to stop for half nn hour. Saluted With One Arm. Lieutenant M mot us there, sa luted stiffly with his ono arm, and did tho honors of the station, A group of weary, muddy "permlsslonalres," most of them over forty, just back from the Champagne front, wcro routed out CAMOUFLAGED BIG GUN to help tiB establish our tables on tho cinders between tho tracks, nnd pllo the food whero It could conveniently bo passed Into tho train. They 'unloaded bread, scraped cheese, ufpencd tins of "bully beef," knocked the tops off the boxes of figs und prunes and mndo plans to feed n thousand people In half an hour. But somewhere off In tho silent country tho train, pneked full of exiles, was standing on n side track. It was after two In tho morning when the long train with Its 28 carriages filled' with refugees came Into Acheres. A few windows were opened; tired fnces looked outand voices asked, un Intcrestedly, "Whero are wo?" and were surprised to bo told that' they wero near Paris. Tho train was ou Its way, they snld to Tulle In tho Cor-' rezo department, In tho south of France. "Will they treat us well (here?" nn old woman asked nnd they, In tho full ness of their Ignorance, not daring to say otherwise, answered "Yes." It was a short half hour. They carried them bread, they filled tho old woman's npron with figs and prunes, they gave milk to tho children, ment to the old men, cheese to everybody. They nbsorbed cakes of sweet choco late, In a rapid nnd mysterious man ner. Somo of them wero tho much be pettlcontcd women of Plcnrdy and some were grizzled old furrows. Oth ers were city folk, obviously not used to third class travel, There were fnm idles of throe generations huddled to gether on their way somewhere. Somo clutched precious umbrellas, somo carried bird cages, some ulurm clocks. Some of them had dogs, somo' had cats. But tho pathos of It nil was not on tin. surface. 800 of them quietly told that they wtro refugees for tho secohd nnd third time nnd laughed and Joked when they woke up. There was no bitterness, no com plaint, no despair. Bread Pile Fell Away. Tho hugo pile of bread fell away, tho Ug boxes wero emptied, tho tits wero nil handed Into tho trains. Tho engine shrieked n shrill French whis tle and the train pulled away. Tho rescuers were in tho slleuco of the night. Ono of mnny thousnnds of ref ugees hud had one dreary midnight menl far from home ono lonely meal out of hundreds, perhaps thousands, teforo them. A train load of wounded from tho front Joggled In ten minutes Inter. The men nurses carried water through the carriages swiftly and silently. Then the Americans handed out the-remnants of their stores of figs and tho train slipped nwny nguln.. Behind them could bo heard the dull booming of the barrage guns about Paris, and the vis itors know that another air raid was on. They waited until the burrngo stopped, then they headed back through the defenses of tho capital. Thero was n faint light ns they rode back through tho forest. They could - the KITCHEN CABINET Wo get back our mete as we measure. Wo cannot do wrong nnil feci right; Nor ran. .we give pain and Ruin pleas ure For Justice avenues each slight. SUMMER DRINKS. There is possibly no more cooling, refreshing driuk to n thirsty throat than ono tuado of lemon juice. As loiiidiis aro so com mon thoy may be procured anywhere the your round. A nice lemonade al ways ready Is the following: Add to n cupful of strained honey two cupfuls of water and a third of a cupful of lemon juice, boll together 12 minutes, cool and plnco In a bottlo or jar and keep In the Ico chest. A few fnblespoonfuls of the sirup In n pitcher of water makes n most delicious drink, which may ho garnished with n hit nf fresh lemon or n sprig of mint. oblivious of war. GERMANS GRAB ALSACE PLANTS Systematic Stripping of Industry Before the Day of Reckoning. INDIGNATION IS WIDESPREAD Even Officials Responsible to Kaiser's Government Forced by Public to Give Voice to Emphatic Protests. Amsterdatn. German carpetbaggers nro overrunning1 Alsaco to grab nil property confiscated by tho state un der vnrlous pretexts. Indignation among tho peoplo Is widespread, and oven officials responsible to tho kai ser's government aro forced by public opinion to glvo volco to emphntlc pro tests, i Alsace Is n great Industrial center and ouo of Its principal Industries. Is the manufacture of textiles. Most of tho textile factories In Alsaco were taken over by the stnto us a wnr meas ure. As somo of the stockholders wcro Frenchmen, the mills, It was alleged, wero partly enemy alien property. So tho stnto took chnrgo of tho mills nnd prepared to llquldato them. This liqui dation was carried out recently. Alsatian business men nud capital ists had" formed a corporation to buy tho mills in nn effort to keep them in Alsatian hands. Even city administra tions, such ns tho municipality of . Muhlhnuscn, whero n number ot fae ' torles nro situated, bought stock In this corporation. Tho name of the -corporation Is tho United Alsatian Tex- tile Fuctorles. I Forbidden by Berlin. But it was decided In Berlin that the Alsatians should not bo.ullowod to buy What was prnctlcally their own. An other concern, called the Blclchroeder Ifot tfmtift wlin libit rrlnirnr tint nlfl- sco clumps of yellow daffodils utterly fB8hIoned ginger Wllter ,a inost Wltl8. fylng. Add honey to sweeten, mix well with a tablespoonful of ginger nnd a pint o'f chilled wnter. This has been a harvest drink for the field workers for yenrs. In the old days the sweetening wns molasses and It gave the drink n piquant' flavor. Canton Punch. For ginger lovers this is a great favorite: Chop half a pound of Cnnton ginger, add a cupful of honey nnd four cupfuls of cold wa ter. Cover and let stand 30 minutes. Bring gradually to tho boiling point and let boll 15 minutes. Add one-half erninent's decision was made known by Mnyor Zopfel. Ho said not only had tho offer of tho Alsatian corpora tion nf ivlilnlt tlin fltr- nf Mllllllinllqon iaiV D mnnn0nt ,rt hnnn ro- cupful of orange Juice, the same of JectcdbyUio'sovornmonVbttthoalso Memon Juice; cool, strain nnd add Some of your hurts you have cured. And the sharpest you still have sur vived, nut vhat torments- of grief you en dured From the evils which never arrived. CLEANING HINTS. Before cleaning a room with paint ed walls, If possible choose n damp ot rainy day. Then place a largo pan of water on tho stovo to boll, close tho room nnd let tho stenm fill tho room, then proceed 'to clean the walls; the steam will have softened nnd loos ened the dust on the walls so that It cleans much easier than without this treatment. Mirrors nre quickly cleaned by using n cloth dampened in nlcohol. Th6 pol ish Is easily put on, but care should be falcon not to rub n vnrnlshed frame with an nlcohol cloth. ROAD BUILDING BUILDING OF GOOD HIGHWAYS. Federal Aid Road Act Exerts Impor tant Influence on Legislation In Many States. (Prepared by tho United States Depart- ment or Agriculture.) Federnl-nld road projects, unques tionably, nro ready for construction In. every Btnte this year. Under' tho fed- crul-ald road net of 1010 every stnto in the Union is now la n position to. co-operate- with tho federal govern ment In tho building of hlghwnys. Results of far-renchlng importance' nnd of oven greater potential vnluft than tho appropriation of federal funds have already been accomplished by tho federal act. Among the Impres sive results is the establishment out right of stnto hlghwny departments la Old nieces of outing flannel mnko I Delaware, South Carollnn, Texas, In- fine cleaning cloths; It is sort aim eas- uinna nnu JMevaua nnuuuo strength- hnd been informed on good authority nil tho other Alsatian factories to bo liquidated would be sold to "old-German" concerns beyond the Rhine. . Ruthlessness Condemned. crushed Ice. Raspberry Shrub. This delicious fruit sirup should be prepared during, the fruit season. Tnko three pints of raspberries, put into an earthen Jar with two cupful i of cider vinegar ; This attempt to Germanize Alsnco cover and let Mnnd 24 hours, then by ruthless Industrial methods, was strain through n double thickness of condemned by several members of the cheesecloth. Pour this strained liquor city council. Councillor Emmel do- over threo pints of fresh berries and nounccd as u subterfuge the. statement let stand again 24 hours; strain again, of Undersecretary von Stein, who had add to each cupful of julco a cupful of snld the Blclchroeder offer had been sugar, heat slowly and boll 20 minutes, accepted because It was the moro Bottle and seal. fnvorablo one. The speaker saw In chocolate Milk Shake. Melt four tho government's action n systematic squares of unsweetened chocolate, add effort to tako Alsatian property uway two cupfuls of, honey, a pinch of salt from Alsutlans. and 1 cupfuls" of boiling water, boll Tho Blelchroeder group, tho success- QVe minutes. Cool and keep In n Jur. ful bidder, Is headed by tho banking ,A. few tablespoonfuls of tho sirup, one houso of Blelchroeder In Berlin. Tho egB beaten and a cupful of milk ; add original Blelchroeder was Prince Bis- ice and shake. marck's financial man and his heirs Ily wrung dry. A cheap floor wax may be made by melting n pound of beeswax nnd mix Ing It with threo pints of turpentine, Melt the wax cut In small pieces ovei hot water. Melted paraffin wax mixed with tun pcntlne makes n fine mixture for dusl cloths ; dip the cloth Into tho mixture, wring out, nnd it Is ready to use for several montlis. -A little paraffin used on the kitchen range keeps it looking much better than any other trentment. This Is a good dressing to give stoves left during o season (unused), ns It prevents rust Clean paint brushes by soaking them In vinegar (both then wnsh In sonp suds and they may be put away soft and clean. Muriatic acid will dissolve the lima In the tenkettle, and tho deposit of Iron In the sink nnd the toUct; use It on a Swub In the porcelaln-llned ves sels, nnd ho sure not to leavo It too long, or It will dlssdlvo the ennmel It self. If used In tho teakettle, great care should bo used to boll It out with fresh water before using again, ns the ncld is poisonous. Before working In tho garden mi tho nails with soap, then there will be less manicuring to be done after the work Is over. tho highest circles IS still formidable. It seems they had little troublo in ob taining tho Alsatlnn properties nt fav ornblo terms favorable to themselves, for to them state supervision means supervision by friends. Mounted on n specially constructed railroad carriage this big French 400 lnllllmetor gun Is ready to bang nwny at the German forces. It Is exceeding ly well camouflaged to prevent detec tion by Bocho aerial observers. Guns this size ilid good work by mowing down at 'long range the close-packed mnsses of Germans ns they advanced In tho latest offensive. groups wns more" successful. Their hid for the property wns ncqeptcd by the government, while tho Alsatian of fer was rejected. It was announced the Blelchroeder bid was preferred be cause It accepted stnto supervision ns one of the conditions of tho sale. Baron von Stein, undersecretary of state, In defending tho government's action be fore tho main committee of the relchs tug. said tho Blelchroeder group had oltored n million marks moro thnn the Alsntlnn corporation. Besides, tho Al sntlans had refused to subscrlbo to tho conditions, Including stuto supervision of mnnngemont. Consternation and Indignation reigned at the meeting of tho city council of Muhlhausen when the gov- More women patients, three to one, are sent to hospitals than men, In times of peace. This comes, in large degree, from the fact that women Uvo 'Indoors, and breathe dust-laden second-hand atmosphere. WAR-TIME CAKES. enlng of other Btate highway depart ments bo ns to remove all question as to tho 10 states which were not quail fled to obtain federal co-operation at tho time of tho passage of the federal net. In tho past winter more construe tlve state highway logislntfon has been placed upon statute books than has ever been enacted in any similar period 6lnce tho American republic was founded. Tho conditions laid down by tho federal . act ns necessary to participate in Its benefits operated powerfully to bring about tho estab lishment and strengthening of state highway departments, the placing of a .vast amount of road construction, onder skilled supervision, the eys temntlzlng nnd correlation of road When wo look into tho lone avenue of the future and see the good there Is for each of us to do, we realize after all what a beautiful thing It is to work and to live and be happy. Stevenson. aro still In control of the bnnklng houso. Old Blelchroeder was not very scrupulous In his financial methods, but this did not prevent Bismarck from conferring tho title ot nobility upon his moneymnkcr. This was ono of tho greatest Jokes perpetrated by However. Baron Blelchroeder's heirs , xno cniira uiui,imu.ou nro still barons and their Influence In W r0 ,fc" "nd hos.a W,Rl?,n .. ,....,... .. . cm frosted which Is sel domhoney, sirup (ma ple or corn), Is used In stend of sugar. In many cakes barley flour may be substituted for tho wheat entirely, making a most tasty cako; In oth ers tho wheat flour Is Bnved by using part hnrlcy Hour. Sour Cream Spice Cake. Tako a half cupful of sugar, n cupful of sour cream, two tablespoonfuls of corn simp, three-fourths of n cupful of white flour, a cupful ef bnvley Hour, a teaspoonful salt, a teaspoonful of baking powder and a teaspoonfuf of soda, a half teaspoonful of cloves, and tho same of grated nutmeg, nnd n ten spoonful qf cinnamon. Mix ns usual nnd bnke i;i gem pans. Spice Cake With Sour GAS MASK SQUAD FINDS LEAK IN AMMONIA PIPh it Cincinnati. The first run made by the "gas mask squud" of tho local fire department wns In response to nn explosion in an ico plant. Tho firemen used THE QUEEN OF BERRIES. Strawberries may now be produced throughout the summer nnd autumn months In northern United States. Thf plants set in the spring will bear It the fall of tht same year. Tin everbearing vnrlctj Is very hardy nn resists dlscnse bearing until lati full when heavy frosts come. When the berries llrst arrive from tho South they nre too expensive foi general use, but a few for a garnlst to puddings or Ices will satisfy tne np petite for the delicious fruit. One doei V not wish to lose tho Joy of the hue grown berries by indulging too freelj work mnfl ,t imprncticable to ge! Getting Road Levels Preparatory improving Highways. work so as to provide the lmprovo ments most needed to meet trnflic ro qulrements, tho creation of large fundi for construction and maintenance nn the establishment in many states o: definite provisions insuring malnto nance of hlghwnys from the date o: their completion. The working season of 1017 market die opening of actual constructor work under the terms of the post-ron( provision of the federal act, as neces eary legislative and administrate their gas masks In locating a leak In an ammonia pipe, Not only hnd tho funics filled the J phiut, muklng it impossible for nuyono to stay In the building without n gas mask, hut pa- trons In n drug s'tore' across tho street had to got out Into the open air. ( The tanning- of ostrich skins Is ono of the net South Afrflcan Industries, SOLDIER SAVES KING Serbian Lieutenant Tells Stirring Story of War. Otrt of Whole Army He Was Selected to Command Bodyguard of Monarch, ''Bangor; Me. Among soldiers recent !sr from European buttlellelds who passed. 'through hero was tho olllcer who was selected to commanu tho guard detailed to escort King Peter of Serbia to a place of safety when tho Austrian bombardment mudo It ncces. eary for tho monarch to quit tho royal pnlaco In Belgrade. This olllcer Is Lieut. Pavle- Xovnnovltch, u man 'of stately .llguro nnd courtly maimer, who wears upon -his tu.ulc the Insignia of the Order of the White I5agle which Is equivalent to tho British Dlstln-, guHhod Sorvli-o Order, nnd Order or 1k Whit.- Star, which conenpondB to tho Victoria Cross, besides several gold bars bestowed for service In tho Balkan wars. Lieutenant Yovnuovltch's narrative of tho couutry's sufferings nud despoil ment at the hands of tho Teutonic hordes Is dramatic and pitiful, n vivid word picture, in very good English, of the. gallant tight of tho Serbs against overwhelming force. When It became ovldent that Belgrade must fall prep arations wero mndo for safe conduct ot King Peter out of tho city, nnd out ot tho whole Serbian army Lleutennnt Yovnnovltch was selected to command tho body guard, which was of his own choosing vetcrnus with whom ho had been associated In the Balkan cam paigns. Austrian shells wcro crnahlng nnd thundering in tho outskirts of beauti ful Belgrade as tlw guard of hODor drew up at the paluco gates, and al ready the enemy was posting machine guns on roofs within range of. tho pal ace. As tho king was escorted from tho paluco to his cuningo a hall of bullets swept tho plaza, nnd several bf tho guurds wcro wounded, Including Lloutenant 1'ovunovltch,' hut tho king escaped Injury. When tho imrtv hnii rcachPd n place of safety tho king thor n lmif cupful or sweet fat. a Milk. Cream' together a cupful of sugar with a third of n cupful of shortening ; add a cupful of sour milk, ono egg well bcuten, a cupful each of hurley and wheat flour sifted with a teaspoonful of baking powder, a half teaspoonful 9f soda, a tcuspoonful of cinnamon, n third of & teaspoonful of cloves and tho same of salt; a teaspoonful of prut od nutmeg, and lastly n cupful of raisins, Kent well and make In a loaf. Chocolate Cup Cakes. Cream lo in the early ones. It Is more econom leal, saves shipping expense, nnd Is all round more loyal In war time to enl of our own products. An unel food baked In n square tin then cut In squares heaped with sweet ened whlnned ereani and crushed sweetened berries, mukes a dossorl par excellence. Strawberry Salad. This Is a delight ful way of serving the berry. Cut Inrgc nnn Imurl.w In linlf. Korvn nil letttlCC leaves with French dressing, using CULVERT OF BEST MATERIAL four tablespoonfuls of oil to one ol construction projects under way ear Her. On January 81. 1018. the fiecre tary of agriculture had approved 25 Indlvldunl projects, aggregating 2,840 48 miles nnd calling for nn expendl ture from federal funds of .$7,324, 721.72, nnd from state and local fundi Df 50,017,14!1.70, making a total of $17, 241,805.42. These projects represent ed applications from 44 states. sent for the lieutenant, whu came, hut fell, faint from the lo3s of blood, nt. tho monarch's feet. Then und there did King Peter bestow the orders that the. veteran Wears so proudly upon his breast. Lleutunant Yovnnovltch will return to the battlefields. rupful of riigar; add a half cupful of hot water to 1 squares of chocolate, bent two ggs, sift together ono cup ful of hurley flour, a half cupful of wheat llmir, a half teaspoonful of bak ing powdp,, n teaspoonful of soda and blund Ingredients as usual, using a lmf- cupful of sour milk and raisins nnd flavoring to taste. Mix, boiTt well nnd bake In gem pans. Barley Chocolate Drop Cakes. Combine tho following ingredients: lomon Juice, a bit of salt, paprika, pow dered sugar 'and n dash of cayenne. Strawberry Ice Cream. Add u plnl of sugar to u qunrt ot cream with n teaspoonful Of vnnllln and freezo; when partly frozen open the freezer, jQIrls to Do Farm Work. Los Angeles, Cal. An army of l.nars high-school girls of this city have vol- untcored to harvest crops and will ho Ono-fourth cunful of shorlimlnir. one rondy for call by tho Woman's Laud Pgg, one cupful ot bnrley flour, a half Army of America aftPr Juno 21. when teaspoonful of soda, a square of melt the local schools cloau. By that time pl chocolnte. a half cunful of nuts, a tho high-school fnrnifrettea expect to cupful ot sugar, n half cupful of sweet havo nt least U.000 in tholr ranks. milk, n lmlf cupful of wheat flour, n teaspoonful of baking powder and a Could Not Speak Khaki. cupnu or sugar. Tins recipe maKos Groensburg. I'm. "Khaki" proved lh'e,? 'V1' , , , too much for tho crack hpellers in Vlu,n """i? h"rd"'00! loors ,n Smlthton school. Vorty-iilne of fifty ?lQ' cloth 1d,W"1 ,n 0,1 ,a ,ml 1 words. wero spoUad correctly by the tter to use tlmn ono dampened wto wholo class, but everyone misspelled ,VU l'"t. mny bo wnrticU If tho tmnio of the doughboy's uniform. , , V ,. V " il. i i i i mi- Minimi, Worse Than Folly to Use Boards to. Take Care of Roads That Have Cost Much Money. If the culverts nro not built of good nnterlal they will have to ho rebuilt add n pint of strnlnert strawberry Julco n a few years, whatever the quality from berries which havo been put 5 the roads they nro made to serve. through n sieve. Let stand four hour? Defective culverts vitiate one of the to rlpeiij 'lementary principles of highway eco- Strawnerry Tapioca. w asn nnu lomlcs, and the Interests of tho tax- cooic a cupnu oi miiiocn, iiuinK pun payers require that the annual cost of water and cooking until clear and )f every part of tho roads built for soft, wnen com ami a quart oi straw- :neir uso bo reduced to tho lowest pos borrlea sliced; servo with sugar and flhlo figure consistent with cfllcleucy. cream. Manifestly. It would bo worse thnn Strawberry Pie. Make n pastry folly to build culverts of hoards to shell and hake It. Fill tho shell with take enro of roads that have cost hun- sllced berries, mixed with sugar; heap ireds or thousnnds of dollars tho mile, ovor It sweetened whipped cream and md It would bo none the less foolish. ...I ...1,1. (-..... ..... . . will r worse. IO WllStn mnnov In vnrr nf Ills sort with tho use of bad material. dot with sliced berries. as any pie. Strawberries crusncu with sugar mixed with cream mnko delicious cako filling. Coughing Spreads Disease. According to Surgeon General Gon gas, practically all tho sickness nnJ death In tjie nation's new armies luu been caused by diseases of the respir atory organs. This is his -reason fot Speed Up Good Roads. "Speeding up construction of cood toads Is an integral part of govern ment wnr work. Efficient transporta tion Is necessary to reduce tho mar tin between producer and consumer."' r-Unitod Stntes Food Administration. federal AId for Roads. The theory that fedoral-ald road onitructmn Will not be snnellnnml starting nn' educational campalgq ?.ur5ut lie ,wnp 1,08 bo" exploded by. against promiscuous coughing, sneez. , , .V u,ai U1U eovornuiont una Inc and spitting, for It Is by thesn u,e ,ince 01 cement for thin alone thnt such diseases nre spread. votk