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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1918)
THE SEMI.WEEKLV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. BRITISH CAPITAL ALIVE WITH SPIES Americans Are Warned to Keep Their Mouths Shut While Staying in London. GREAT WHISPERING GALLERY (Women Are Particularly Active In Seeking Information From Careless Officers Still Most Cosmopoli tan City In the World. London. To young American fight ing men, ns well as to English, tho frmmo ndvlco Is good that It Is a wine hnd patriotic soldier nnd sailor who keeps IiIb wur Information to himself; because, despite repeated warnlngH f' ibout tho dangerous habit of discuss nc military and naval matters In mil). ic, lyonuon restaurants and Hotels are V B .... till full of chatterers. In tho pant omon have been nccuscd of beim ossesscd of an uncontrollable nas ties for gossip, but It seems that men lore even worso In this respect. Somo Idea of tho danger of random talk about mnttnrs.thnt should be kept Confidential and never discussed In public may bo gnthercd from tho fact Mint London Is still tho most cosmo politan city In tho world. Tho West jend Is crowded with malo and female ,ndventurerfl from almost every known "country, Including Germany, and al though every one of them would sweur jby everything that Is holy that they !aro longing passionately for an allied victory, thcro Is llttlo reason to doubt that some of them are spies, and many undoubtedly arc potential spies. , To glvo an examplo: Only recently In ono of London's biggest hotels there was qulto a llttlo cluster of Russian women. They woro young and pretty, pad attractive manners, and wero not Ihamperod by nny chaperon. So they Boon found admirers In plenty Just (what they wero after. Confined Attention to Officers. Perhaps thcro would not havo been Anything very strange about this but jfor the fact that these young women confined their nttcntlon exclusively to (officers, soldiers, sailors, and airmen. They Invariably turned tho cold shoul-, o'er upon civilians, but no sooner did a strange officer appear in the loungo than somehow or other they man aged to scrape tip an acquaintance with him. ( Another curious thing ubout these women was that they rarely spoke to any man for more than 20 minutes er half an hour. Perhaps they would Jbavo a cup of coffee with him or Ipraoke a cigarette, but in n few min ute the women mado some excuse and wont away. 8UU more suspicious wns the fact jthat several of these Russian women (were seen to bo constantly conversing with a young Russian clvlllnn. Ho also wns stopping la tho hotel and ap peared wherever ho was seen with them to bo cross-examining tho women. Eventually their behavior attract ed attention, nnd they wero watched. Who next day they disappeared and pve not been seen slnco. Women Probably Acted for Spies. '""Of course, It Is Just posslblo that there la an Innocent, or, nt any rate, pluuslblo explanation of these mys terious women. On tho other hand It lit regarded as likely that they were ln tho pay of a spy organization; ithat their part of tho business wob to (Collect Information, which they hand led over to a master spy, who In his toirn sifted nnd checked the data ho received, and then In somo way or lotlier transmitted them to Berlin. Only tho other evening two young Ipllots wero dining In n restaurant (noted for Its foreign clientele. They Kvero talking loudly and, as Is tho way sometimes with young men, somewhat !hecdlcs8ly. When, however, it woman, ja total stranger to both of them, sit jtlng ut the noxt tnblo leaned over and jsald: "I wonder If you can tell mo iwhero the squadron la stationed fcow; I havo n friend thero," tho youngsters wero shrewd enough to say ithey did not know and started talk ling about theaters. Thero Is, of course, tho wlso dictum that "those who talk don't know, and thoso who know don't tttlk." All tho GIGANTIC SIREN OF i nniMwmw 'I i .'. This siren placed on tho tower of Notro Dame Is ono of tho 10 fixed sirens that nro being Installed all over Paris to warn tho peoplo of nlr raids or tho approach of tho BhelU from tho long-rnngo aerman gun. Tho sound from each of these sirens will curry a dlstunco of 1,000 motors. 5 same It must be remembered that London Is ono great whispering gal lery, and the most casual remark deal ing with operations In France or else whore may be Just tho flnnl check wanted by the Germans to verify a vast moss of Information obtained from n thousand and one sources. GREEK KING VISITS ALLIES King Alexander of Greece Is shown hero coming out of an Italian bombard ing dug-out that he Inspected during his recent visit to tho allied forces at Snlonlkl. Tho youthful Greek king also reviewed ono of the British regi ments In Greece. TELLS OF BRUTALITY OF, HUN OFFICERS German. Deserter Describes Brutal Treatment Inflicted on Men in Army. FATHER CRIPPLED FOR LIFE Crimes Will Darken History of Kaiser Ism Forever, When People of the World Learn the Wholo Story. Marlon, 0. Curt Hcdllch, a young German mechanic employed In local shops, ono-ttmo aviator In tho German army, soldier of fortuno and ilnnlly an American citizen, not only believes tho stories of German brutality that havo como from across seas but he thinks when the whole story litis been told crimes that will darken tho pages of tho history of kalserlsm forever will como to tho peoplo of tho world. They will bo told not only by victims but by tho very soldiers of the kaiser him self, naailch thinks. Ho Is a deserter from the Germnn army hecnuso of treatment he could not stand. His father Is a life crlp plo from tho Indignities even of peaco times. "The German sojdlcr is treated like a dumb' anlmnl," says olladllch. "He must grin and bear It there Is no np peal." Ilndllch's story perhaps Is tho more Interesting because he has traveled enough, seen enough nnd learned enough outside tho confines o' Ger many to nppreclote conditions Una ex ist there. Father Crippled for Life. "My father Is a living example of the effects of German militarism," he said. "Aftor tho war, If he still Is living, I expcot to have him como to this country to live ns God Intended peoplo should live. He too can toll stories of how brutal German olllcors arc to tho soldiers under them. "Llko all young Germans, ho entered military sorvlco when ho was twenty. One day his company wns practicing NOTRE DAME, PARIS LETTER WRITING THE RAGE Pretty French Stenographer Is Cause of Literary Epidemic Among the Marines. Somewhere In France. Letter writ ing has become all the -rage among tho wounded United States marines cdn fined to tho base hospitals here. Tho reason Is n French stenographer, n pretty one, too, who has volunteered to write letters homo for her lncnpncl tnted American brothers. The petite Pnrlslcnne makes a dally visit to the Marine hospitals for dic tation and the wounded devil dogs hnve suddenly become literary giants. They anxiously nwnlt her visits nnd fairly swamp her with mail. "Gee, If I only had about three more aunts nnd six more cousins to write to," sighed one husky sen-Soldier, as the pretty little "steno" moved on to tho next cot. USE BURIED COIN FOR BONDS Mountaineers of Tennessee Dig Up Thousands of Dollars to Invest 1 In Liberty Bonds. ' .Tohnson City, Tenn. Thousands of dollars in money that had been burled , by the mountaineers of east Tenncssoo was dug up recently and Invested in Liberty bonds. Gold and silver cur rency was lifted from fireplace cqr- , tiers, dug tip from under tho garden trees and taken from tho trunks of.hol- ', low oaks. Some . of the money paid for tho bonds tinted back more than half a century. Tho third lonn Is tho only one In which tho mountnlneers i largely participated. Performs Patriotic Duty. Ilnzlctou, Pa. The famous Buck mountain, near here, will do Its bit In. bentlng the knlser. The anthracite! conl which fired John Erlcson's Mon itor when It defeated tho Confederate rnm Merrlmrtc enmo from the ground of Buck mountain nnd now thnt same ground hns been turned over to ama teur wur gardeners for tho growing of potntoes. scaling, no had boon 111 nnd was un nhlo to get over a fence nt which prnc tlco was being held. An officer struck him with a sword. Ho fell nnd his orm was broken. It was' not properly cared for, and that arm has been use less since. "While I was stationed at the forts nt Mctz and Strnssburg I saw things happen myself that would make an Amorlcnn soldier thlnlc thnt tho disci pline ho sometimes complains about is heaven in comparison. The soldiers got Sunday off nt certain periods nnd look forward to "them because they can visit home. "I havo seen It happen time and time again that officers kept somo of tho men In barracks, apparently mere ly nursing n slight grudgo of a per sonal nature perhaps merely to have n bit of sport nt tho private's expense. Thoso same officers would think up all kinds of punishments for their men, often putting n fellow nt some task on his dny off while several hundred other soldiers were Idle and could hnve dono tho snmo work. Just Keep Them Busy. "I havo seen officers order men to carry water from tho big barrels kept In barracks, sometimes three or four stories high, merely to glvo them n ask. After they had emptied tho bar rels they would bo forced to carry tho water back up and fill them again. "I havo seen privates put to work on Sundny morning with n bucket of water nnd a tooth brush and ordered to scrub tho floors. "If n private does not shoot or march as well as the officer thinks he should, he Is certain to be punished. One fnvorlto treatment then was to require n private to stand erect, then kneel to tho ground, repeating tho performance for an hour or more. I've seen offi-, cers beat and kick soldiers who bo camo exhausted from this task. It frequently happens thnt n three days'' strenuous drill on bread and water diet follows." lladllrh has taken out his first nat uralization papers, and although regis tered ns an enemy nllen, Is listed In tho ttvtntlon reserve corps nnd hopes to bo able to enter tho American army aviation section' In tho nonr future. HELLO GIRL'S ANSWER TO KAISER IS LIBERTY BONDS Cleveland, O. Miss Mar garet IUbbard, a telephone op erator here who has not been over from Knglnnd long, lost her brothor. Llout. 13. J. Illbbnrd, In ietlon In Eurone. Her an swer was u Liberty band pur- chased from her small salary. I Then she heard that her young- ? er brother hnd also given his life In tho battle for democracy , in tho battle of Plainly plain'. I "I wont right out nnd bought another Liberty bond," she said. "That's my nnswer to tho kal- i ser." I Athletic Stars Enlist Washington. Scores of former ath letic stars are enlisting for service with the Y. M, 0. A. to instruct nnd help tho American soldier overseas to keep himself physically fit to fight. WHAT In the New England Bulletin of the American Bed Cross there Is u splen did review of Its work during the past year from which the following Is an extract tinder tho title of "Tho Human Side." "Tho AinerlcKti Bed Cross recognizes slmt our first duty for humanity In this Aiir Is the protection of our soldiers In France. It recognizes also that this duty lies with the United States gov ernment nnd that the government Is responsible for It. As a supplement ary relief organization the Bed Cross stands rendy to co-operate with the government In this work, and to put Its organization, money and supplies Into service at the call of the Ameri can army whenever and wherever they enn bo of use. Fully realizing the dis advantages that are always met in a foreign country, and with the view of keeping, our soldiers In touch with things American, the Bed Cross begins at the port of landing In France by establishing rest stntlons. These rest stations extend Inland toward the camps and are located In a series at junction points and railroad stations Whero the soldiers arc rouulred to wait for train connections. "Chief work of tho American Bed Cross In helping care for wounded sol- dlers lies in its co-operation with the government in supplying an efficient nursing service? In assisting tho Army Medical corps In cases of emergency, nnd in furnlshlnc materials for hns. pltnls. ffhere wero on March 1, 1018, moro than twenty-throe hundred A trior. lcnn Bed Cross nurses employed In base Hospitals and In tho French mili tary hospitals throughout the. rennlillo The total number of hospitals of va rious sorts In the French republic ex- ceeds five thousand, and more tlmn half of these nre receiving nil or part or tncir medical nnd surgical supplies from the American Bed Cross. Re-education. "The re-education of mutlluted sol MORE STYLES IN SERVICE Women an suannltig liitn new . tlvltles to meet the needs of Industry and to release men for service at the front. These war times call upon every individual to do some kind of work, excusing only the very old or tho very young from active service. And women are, acquitting theinselvei llko men. They are getting down to business in uniforms scientifically de signed to meet the requirements of the vnrlous kinds of work thoy have un dertaken to do, and to meet their own Hoitse of fitness. Many a smart uni form proclaims that Its wearer Is do ing her bit by discharging the duties of some man who Is "over there" or on tho way. For the factory or farm or garden there are overettes and service suits like thoso shown In the picture. They provo to bo Immensely convenient for house work, nnd for outings In the woods or mountains there Is nothing so comfortablo and satisfactory as the sorvlco suit. For tramping, climbing nnd fishing it has any outfit that In cludes a skirt discredited: thoro Is uo comparison between them for conven ience. For work that does not demand breeches or bifurcated skirts there Is CAN WE() diers Is being carried on Jointly by the French government nnd tho American Bed Cross. There nro between flftj nnd sixty schools of vnrlous kinds for this work. The Bed Cross hns nrovld ed more than six hundred mutlluted soldiers with artificial legs of the best type, and hns established n factory near rarls whero artificial limbs are manufactured. By arranging for con sulfation between tho surgeon and the manufacturer, the Bed Oross has been able to secure the best possible treat ment for each case. With the wanton destruction of homes. by tho German anuy nnd the uprooting of the population In tho dev astated regions, the home -as nn in stltutlon In Franco Is In peril. Beul lzing this condition, the Bed Cross Is endeavoring to keep the soldiers' homes Intnct; to find homes for tho outcast children who have neither homos nor parents, and to help the refugees and repntrles to find a plnco to llvo until they shall be able to re build their homes. "Tho most telling work of tho Bed Cross In France, ns fur as helping to win thownr goes, Is the care of tho families of tho French soldiers. Tho Bed Cross Is giving to the needy fam ilies of these French soldiers supplies nnd money, according to their needs. "When tho German army Invaded France, hundreds of thousands of French people were driven from their homes nnd nro now scattered through out the republic. These peoplo are known ns refugees. The number hns Increased, of course, for various rea sons until now there are more than 1, '200,000, embracing all clnsses and ages, except able-bodied men. There ure op proximately 500,000 refugees In Paris alone. "The housing of these people Is one of the greatest problems of the French government. The American Bed Cross Is co-operating with the French govern ment in this work." GARMENTS t service suit like this except that It has a skirt. All these suits are mado , of Warren .lean material in khaki color. Caps and lints to match are made to be worn with them. Smart society women who have ded icated their curs and services to tho government have donned n tunic uni form for driving thorn. Girls who nro replacing young men as ushers in the theaters nre uniformed In spirited coat anil .breeches suits with puttees and dashing little caps. Women serving In canteens llko to he uniformed. Bed Cross workers don cap and apron ev erywhere the service gnnnont Is worn as a proud badge of duty fulfilled. Cheerful Looking Umbrellas. Why should we look dull on a rainy day? Wo can bo choorful-looklng even to our umbrella now, for tho col ored silk umbrella for rain or shlno is to bo popular this summer. This com hination umbrella and parasol offers protection from sun und shower alike Some of these umbrellas have Ivory tips nnd ferrules to match the handles A Prayer for Each Day By REV. B. B. SUTCLIPFE Extension Department. Moody Dibla Institute, Chicago TKXT Teach mo thy way, O Lord. Pb. 27:11. The text is n prayer which every Christian would do well to use dally. There nre three reasons why this prayer should be constantly of fered. I. Tho Need of Instruction. Wo nro by na ture Incapable of knowing the way of the Lord. Nat urally we aro in Ignorance con cernlng spiritual things. God must reveal his wuy to us nnd he does so In answer to such u prayer as this. But prayer pre supposes u spirit of meekness. It meekness bo absent wo will pray In vain, for it is unto tho meek he shows his way. Moses was called tho meek est man, hence it is sold, "Ho made known his ways unto Moses." If wo would know his way wo will In meek ness pray, ".Tench me thy way, O Lord." Our proneness to wander is another reason for using this prayer dally. Wo nro naturally Inclined to choose our own way becuuso It seems right, for getting "there Is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but tho end thereof Is tho way of death." There may not bo much difference between our way nnd his at first, but however slight at the beginning the end will be the dif ference between life and death. Llko n clock losing n second or two each dny, so tho error of our own way may be hardly noticeable at tho start. It must dally be corrected. The dally prayer for Instruction will guard tho believer from his Ignorance and prone ness to wander. II. The Need of Personal Instruction, It Is said God rankes no two things exactly alike. So each Christian hns hl or her own peculiarities.. Each ono has peculiar problems and difficul ties wnicii confront no one else. Mnnv things nre common to all believers, but each hns some things which are peculiar. It is this peculiarity of nrnl lem or difficulty which causes the need of personal Instruction. Only the Lord Knows an the circumstances nnd only the Lord knows nil the wav. Others may know much; they cannot know nu. jaence the advice of others, how ever well intended, nnd however w!r tho giver, can never take the place of tne nuvlce tho Lord gives. And the instruction of others, however good and godly the giver, can never tnke tne place of the instruction of the. Lord. The church of Ond u UMVV of units and each unit hns its own ne- cullar part to perform. Without the personal Instruction of tho Lord sorae Chrlstlnn may be found doing anoth er's work while his own lies neglected. As the body is one and yet hns many members nnd euch member Its own of fice, o is the Church. Two questions must he asked by each Christian "Am I in tho Lord's way?" and "Am r in the Lord's way for me?" III. The Need of Divine Personal In- struetlon. This need nrlses h ennufin nt hp Christian's threefold enemy ever lurk ing uesiue the path and ever ready to lure astray. The World will nrnsonf many alternatives for the Lord's way mm wring tnem to the believer's at tention so craftily that unless forti fied by this dally nravc'r the feet will unconsciously stray away from the right path even where tho desire not to stroy may be found. Only the Lord can discern all the twists and turns of the world. It is not tnornlw tun, world hut thnt godly would which holds the danget for the Christian. It will bo satisfied If it can induce tho hnltnvnr tn ,ir, if the good is done In a wrong wav. Because a thing is ennrt lr dnno nAt necessarily follow that It Is good for " -'nsunn to do. Only the Lord knows what Is good for each one. and no muse no looked to for the needed Instruction. Tho flesh the alert to lead astray. The Lord alone can divide between the soul and fiplrlt or between what tho Christian is by nature and grace. Ilence tho Lord alono enn bo relied upon for in struction. And lnstlv. thn Tlnvll ns. sumes the uppenrance of nn angel of light, and ho can so work on the con science ns to make one think thut one should do evil. in 111 cnitn IIT .-t i thought I ought to do" certain things, but later he confesses ho was at that time "u blllFIlheinnr nml Intt,,.!..... T .111 . '"JUIUMl.l, I 11m. 1 :13. Tho Lord alone can seo mm gm,ru against tho Devil's wiles nnd devices, henco tho r.nnt nin ...... glvo proper Instruction. ' m view of our nntiirni and proneness to wninier in ,.t... our peculiar nrohlnmu nmi .um.. ,... and In view of tho world, the flesh nnd , V ,lour saroty " ,n ils dally prayer, "Teach me thy way, O Lord." The Simple Truth, uhero Is nothi rJE!!!" m-aa tho elm- VlUttUIJS. ti. DiM,Jf ,?ptlmIstlc Thouoht " idH i 18 rpwnr1ed when life
