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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1918)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. Y. M. G. A. HUT IS THEIR HANGOUT Yanks Travel Many Miles Spend Evening jn the Club. T i SOMEBODY ALWAYS ON JOB '"V any" Can Bo Depended Upon to GUt Move On In Emergency Men , Made to Eeel Perfectly Free and Unrestrained, tO mouth on your slcevo nnd hiko upstnlrs 10 mess nroiind on a plnno or write a letter or piny billiards, or to do as you doggono please. Vou ure free, 'lo be able to mnke n huge number of men feel perfectly free nnd unrestrnln ed nnd nt liorae 1 quite some little ac complishment. I haven't hnd time to find.oiit how It Is done, but the next time I have n pnrty nt my house I'm going to try It on. In hospitality. It's the real thing By KEL. CLARENCE BUDINQTON l LAND. Paris. Thirty snllorrf off an Ameri can war vessel hired a motor truck and drove nine miles to get to the Y. L C. A. club In u famous French city. I ask ed them why. "Because It's u regular hangout," o.ne of them suld, and another added, "Bo , cause you get white bread with butter on It, and eggs fried on both sides aud cofTee with plauo accompaniment." As -noon as I broke Into the place I tfound why men would ride nlno miles on a truck to loaf there from eight un- 'til eleven. It wasn't the sort of place folks In the United States Imagine a Y. M. 0. A. to be. It was a swelterlngly hot nlnht. and the broad 'front steps wera lined from end to end with men In khaki and m i in navy blue. They wera gassing and smoking until the place looked as If tho cuptalii had ordered a smoke screen to help him through the submarine zone. From the street you could hear a jplano doing business and a lot more men in uniform howling, "Joun of Arc." If the mothers of these boys jcould have heard that racket their hearts would have dropped off a pound of weight and Increased their beat by ten to tho, second, They sang as if they were glud to bo alive. Right on tho Job. And then somebody busted up the' igaiue. A snlloriflan came In and made the announcement that tho driver of their truck refused to' take them back to quarters-again, nnd It Was a Valk of nine, miles on a hot night, or a stretch In the briff for thorn, Glbom descended. Then ' somebody turned abound and bellowed, "Where's ono of tiioni 'i guys?: " A "Y" guy happened to bo on the spot and In, a second ho was surround ed, not by a crowd of men who were angry or In a mood to demand some thing, but by fellows who were mighty courteous in an unpleasant situation. That ws something worth remarking. no n mauo you sort of glad ,to bo round. They put the thing up to , the "Y" gay and one fellow said .sort of hash-ful-llko, "Wo don't want to act llko wo was puttln' thlsup, to you. 'Tain't your tnxilu but It was npparentTney hnd gotten tho Idea somehow that you could depend on a "Y" guy to get a move on him, and tho "Y" guy allowed as much. "Sure, It's Up to, us," ho said, "that's why wo'ro here'." Inside of twenty -minutes he was back with a big truck with n red tri angle on tho side of It. Ho tucked the thirty sallormen into It and off thoy went to keep their nppofntmcnt with their boss. That, qulto likely, Ik ono reason why thoy rodo nlno miles to spend nn evo nlng ln the Y. M, G. A vbecniiRo thoy knew somebody was on tho Job, ', Like, You Owned tho Place. Another reason Is tbnt you don't luvvo to knock, show a ticket, wiggle your first Jlngcr or roll ovor nnd play deud to get In. Y6u Just walk In lllje you were there to forcclosu u first mort gage on the place, When you walk through the front door you don't run Into a lecture hall, though there Is ono upstairs, und the odor that comes to your nose Isn't the odor of sanctity. It's the smell of fried eggs. Tho cnfeterln Is tho first thing you meet, and If you are wise you get acquainted with It and stny acquainted while you nro Jn this, lo , cnllty, for It Is tho best rind cheapest place to eat In town. know because I tried several. Tho roost Impresslvo thing about It Is the completer absenco of an oBten totlous welcome. You Just help your self nnd nobody suys' a word, You wander In nnd cat and wipe your 2 ruwiv Buruui I UN GERMAN MADE GOODS t Seattle, Wash. A nntlon-wlde boycott of Germnn-nfnde goods for n generation after the war J will bo enforced by the women it of America If the Huns Ihfllct i cruelty on any American nrlsnn. I OrS Or flltl fn fl-onf Ilium e 'nR to tho recognized usages of t war. Thin. Is tho plun originated 5 y Mrs. 15. A. Strout of this city, w;io is enlisting tho aid of every 5 woman In the city nnd stnto to help her enrry the pronnirundn : to all Amerlcnir women. a PLAY CIRL OF WESTERN FRONT, Wond::fu! Part Played by Elsie Janls in Keeping Up Morale of Troops. SINGS TO BOYS OVER THERE Many a Company Has Marched to First Night In Trenches with More Gallant Swing Because Elsie Cheered Them on Way. By ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT. PtlrlsThe theater was no thenter at nil. It wns Just the grent train shed which serves as tho workshop and hendquurters for a small army of American engineers who aro lending the l .It. It, touch to the astonished landscnpe of France. Though retreat had sounded an hour or sd before, it was packed to suffocation with Yanks,' for all that day rakish posters, turned, out In tho company painter's best styie, una intrigued tho eye with itfio modest announcement: ELSIE JAN IS AMERICA'S GREAT EST ACTRESS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. And at Inst, with warning toots from a distant whistle and n urcut- i-iiva nf laughter as tho-order was passed along to clear tho track, a locomotive trun- u.eu in put or the, night. In Its cnb' a pair of proud nncj grinning engineers on Its cowcatchdr Elsie Janls. A mo- mi-Hi inter ana tile engine wns near enougfi tohe stagf for her to clear the space at a single Jump and there she was, with her hlark velvet turn pushed back on her tossing hair, with her eyes alight and her hands uplifted, her wholo voice thrown Into the question which Is the beginning and the end of morale, which Is the most Important question In tho army: -"Arc we downhearted ?" " The Thunderous Response. You enn pnly faintly Imagine, tb' thunderous "No" with which tle tralr shod echoed. And It Is tho, wholo poll) of Elsie Jnnls ns well ns the whol point of all the mummers now belli booked to play for the A. VL F.thu; whatever tho spirit of the hoys befort her coming, they really meant thin "No" with all there was In them, thin any who might have been Just.n llttd iiowniienricu ncrore, reit better aboui It after seeing and hearing her. F like the rnre ofllcer. who can inspire hi men to very prodigies of vAlor, so tin hashing Elsie Is compact of that price less thing which, for lack of a les pedantic phrase, we must call positive magnetism. More than ono comnnnv has marched off to its tlrsl night "in the trenches with brighter eyes, squorei' shoulders nnd u more gjillant swing Ik- cause at the very threshold of safety. this lanky nnd lovely lady from Co lumbus, Ohio, waved and sang and cheered them on their wny. That Is why, when (he history of this groat expedition comes to bo writ ten. there should be a chopter devot ed to the pluy-glrl of the western front, tho star of the A. 10. F the forerunner of those players who aro now being booked In tho greatest circuit of them nil, the Y. M. C. A. huts of France. For her, and for her like, thero Is always room. And work aplenty to do. There nre troops to be tired n by martial music on the edge of tlio advance. Elsie Janls (and mother) are having tho tlmo of their lives, and she meiint every .word of' It when slip cabled back to all her brothers and sisters of tho stago to come or they would never know, what they had missed. Barn-Storming With Vengeance. For Elsie It has been barn-storming with n vengeance, a tour of tank towns In more senses than one. It has meant traveling without a mold for once In n way, playing a whole season with a one-dress wardrobe, bivouacking In strange and uninviting hotels. It has meant warbling as a cabaret singer among tables of some ofllcers' mess or mounting a bench to ping through the windows of como conta gion barracks where tho isolated doughboys had been tearing their In fected hulr with 'disappointment be cause thoy hud heard she was In the post and knew they could not get out to see her. It has meant lingering, for an extra performance at-some hut because a whole new audience was coming through the starlit heavens from the aviation camp down tho lines: In all her years on the stage she has known no such tumultuous, heart warming welcomes as nre her nlghtl) portions la tho biggest time a booking ofllce cun offer to a player in the year 1018, The boys swurm up on the stage nnd slap her on the back aud vow there never wns such ti girl since the world began, They cheer her until they ure hoarse, and sho Is dizzy with pride. ROAD BUILDING MAINTENANCE IS A BIG ITEM New Hampshire Uses Patrolmen, Who ncpair nvery Little Hole as Soon as It Appears. (By E. B. HOUSE. Colorado Aurlculturn, oiiege, l-ort Collins, Colo.) There art two elements that should oc iigurcu in tho cost of road con struction. First, the cost of construc tion. Second, the cost of mnlntcnonco It Is tho yearly average of these two that should nlwnys be considered when figuring the cost of a road. True J it is, that roads may be constructed in suchitt "manner as to need very lit tle maintenance, but thco roads nre very expensive to build, and It Is out of the question to contemplnto them for the West. The other type of rood is tne road that costs n moderate sum to construct nnd then a yearly ennrgo ror maintenance of said road. JLate Summer Silk Suits Good Road In Colorado. HEAVY CANADIAN HOWITZER IN ACTION The vmaIntcnanco usually runs up the loft of the picture there returns i u uunaiueruuie annual cost, and it onco more the banished plaited skirt IS thin mnltlfominnn flint- la I ,u!H, t - . .. ' .mmw W.ltb UOUU.11 V la 1 111111 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I J 1 1. 1 Y lllfllTD t . - . . . " - I ' ' I'm. IU .K.uuiuu uy county commissioners mend it to the possessor of n slender nnd road supervisors. N figure.. The short coat boasts side ts gooa nn illustration of road P'nits oeiow the waistline, the design ..immcunuuB ns i n(nve oeen time to Cl ayimreimy uetenuining to make the hhu m mat practiced by New Hamp- moat or tite privilege of using plaits shire. New Hampshire's roads aro "gnln. The coat opens over a narrow mainly graveled roads. ." Most of wl,,te vest, the straight pieces nt each theni are rightly constructed, the 8,do of the front having tho effect of gravel being wet nnd rolled ns It In 8crf ends, finished with nemleiiK Miiir. vmceu upon tne road, but In many cocreu aus. , , , places this Is Impossible on account Tne 8Ult nt the right is of black oi tne expense nnd In these places the gravel Is simply sprend upon the road and left for the trafllc to compact. -Many of tneso roads have to henr n fairly heavy trnfflc, espcclnlly dur ing tho summer months, most of which is nutomobllo trafllc. and tho roaus would soon be mined wei'n It pot for the maintenance feature of New Hampshire's road system. This rood maintenance Is carried on by several hundred natrolmen. Thm- hired from tho last of Mnrfh imtn the first of December, nnd tliolr work consists In pntchlng every lit uo rut nnu nolo that appears, clean ing the ditches and culverts and In keeping the roads smooth. Each patrolmnn hns n. section of road nssigned him, He Is required to iurnisn a one-norso wagon, n shovel, a rnke and 'a light road drair! Tim road Is smoothed' by this drair nftor very ram, nnu ir chuck holes start, fresh material Is placed In them, tamped down and left for the trafllc These patrolmen are mild nn- nver ngo of $0.23 a dny and the 'total cost of maintenance runs nbout $240 per me per year, The total first cost of construction of these about fl.OOO a mile. Jb how ndro t hey could bo when sklrf. Coats pointed nt the bottom. ST? ",H,r rMl' s,r!n "v Pved so graceful that this S- h i IZ" ' nuy Uye ,!lnat: of tur of l,rlK tyles is retained In this. th zz:i.:zr-.a' uuti niooel-. Te collr. m pomts that - -V.-IHII11I, itiiiiui a vii iiiu oi npnes. slty nnd the .conservation of wool worked to the advantuge of styles. Later they tinned o several new and heavy weaves in silk, as a substitute for wool and for midsummer tey were mue io iorget nil about saving ma terials nnd design suits of tnffetn and Batin according to their own fancy. These make the last of their offerings; for now they must bedn their work for fall. No one could nsk fqr more than they have done this season In giving us va riety In styles. In the pretty suit ut are embroidered, Is new. The glrdlo at the hlghwalstllne is extended Into polnts nt each side of tho back, and, these are embroidered also. -The-sleeves are gathered into flaring cuffs- 'ornamented with n row" of rather large- siiK-covqrea buttons. x -"' Children's Clothes. There nre 'many serviceable, frock of linen of heavy weave. For some reason, some of the smart children's outfitters have put out an unusual number of linen frocks In yellow und, lavender; perhaps because theso colors are off the beaten track of children's equipment. We must alt have grown a little weary of the in cessant pink nnd blue conventlonnlly selected for little glrlp a few ears. nnd more ugo, observes a Paris 'fash- ' ion correspondent; It does seem a lit tle odd to pilt lavender on a two-year-old, doesn't It? And yet .one of the most charming frocks recently shown, by a children's dressmaker of note was of white voile, with collars anOv cuffs of violet organdie finished with, loose, coarse buttonholing. Inexpensive Hats for Little Girls I'mmUlaii gunners are Kept busy feeding this heuy Canadian huujuur that Is hero shown in action. CUT TIME ON SHIPS .New Record for Rapid Construc tion Is Set. Baltimore Shipbuilding Company Re elucea the Present Average by Half. Washington. In (ts effort to "sot a now record for rapid ship construction, tho Bnltlmoro Dry Dock nnd Shipbuild ing company has cut In half tho pre ent ayerago tlmo for construction of contract steel ships, This average for tho 12, contract steels ships built to date Ik lSOfi-0 duys. In prewar duys u year was regurded as fast tlmo for building a steel vossol of or above 0,000 toiiH. Tho ten fastest built vessels for Urn shipping board have averaged 000-10 ekys between keel laylRg and delivery. The 5,500-ton collier Twcknhoe. record fcobtisr In this or any other year, was . built In .'17 dnys. On the list of the ten fastest built ships the slowest tlmo was 110 days. Here 1 tho list: Tuckahou, 5,609 tons, New York Shipbuilding company, U7 days. West Llangiu S.800 tons, Skinner & Eddy corporation, Seattle, 78 days. West Alsek, 8,800 tons, Skinner & Eddy corporation, Senttle, 02 days. Osslneko, 8,571 tons, Skinner & Ed dy corporutlon, Seattle, 103 days. West Durfee, 8.800 tons, Sklbner & Eddy corporation, Scuttle. Ill days. Cnuoga, 8,548 tous, Skinner & Eddy corporation, Seattlo 112 days. Westgrove, 8,800 tons, Columbia Itlver S. H. Co., Seattle, 112 duys. Western Queen, 8,800 toils, Skinner & Eddy corporation, Seattle, 113 days. l.ako Huron, 8,100 tons. American S. I). Co., Chicago. 117 dnys, Lake Forest, a.lOO tons, American S. II. Co, Chicago 110 duys. On thu' Pncllle coast the tlvo vessels built ln'tho fastest time have averaged 1001-5 days between keel lailni: and delivery; on the Great Lakes, 124 2-51 days; on the Atlantic coast, 2001-5 duys. ' TAKES DAUGHTER TO CAMP Virginia Draftee, Sole Support Child, Carries Her With Him to Cantonment. of Camp Lee, Vu. A. W. Carpenter, a Virginia draftee, arrived at the camp with his threo-und-a-half-yenr-old daughter. He claimed he, was the sole support of . the. child and had brought her to camp, hoping to keep her with him. The nurses at the baso hospital will "adopt" the child If the father gives his legal consent. , . Eagle Attacks Woman. Franklin. W. Vn.A bald eagle that has made frequent excursions Into this part of tho country made n vicious at tack on Mrs. Anpa Simmons whlio sho was walking to. her home near this city. Three deep wounds wero mndo In her face where tho eagle's talons had gougod Into tho flesh. Will Halter man, who ran to her assistance, was also attacked nnd forced to seek' shel It Is right to resist oppression. DIRT ROADS ARE PREFERRED Much of the Wear and Tear on Hard Road Can Be Avoided by Making Dirt Track on Each Side. Dirt roads are the cheapest- anq for a large part of the your the best highways that can be built. Because wo Want to use our roads every day Id ho year we are willing to go to the expense of hurd rood building, bul that Is no reason for discarding tlx dirt roads entirely. More than half tho wear on the hart road cau 'bo nvoldcd Uy making u good dirt track on each side. People wll! use the dirt road from preference when it Is pussnble The life of tin hurd road will bo greatly lenctlun..d the cost of repairs reduced, aiid tin . uyuuo oi uio rottu users better served by building this combination of hard and dirt roads. Farmer's Profit Lew. Every Inch of bad road of fair weather-only road makes hauling that much more expenalvo; makes tin farmer'a profit that ach less than It should be. , Increase Delivery Facilities. Every foot of good road over which wagons and trucks travel Increases de livery facilities. Pull Over Roads. Better pull your loads over a road "Jinn through It. Three little inexpensive huts for tile small girl, In tho picture above, dem onstrate that headwear need not be fine In order to be tasteful. These shapes are well blocked nnd very sim ply trimmed with velvet or silk rib bon In narrow widths and good qual ity. The braids nre of the cheuper kind, but they nre substantial enough for tho short-lived millinery of the. km,- .i- .... . . . . . : imiu miss who is apt to put tlielr stay ing qualities tohe test. , At the left of the group tho most popular of shapes for little girls Is shown, made of a heavy tuscan bruld rather closely woven. It Is the natural straw color. Narrow blue satin rib bon is" banded about Jt and finished with a fcuot at the front, and thu hut Is .lined with blue silk. Very much tin same shape Is shown at the right, of white milaii hemp. Narrow satin rjbbon, gathered along one edge, Is used to mnke a bund nnd medallions on the crown. There are three small medallions, one nt each side and one ut the back, and a larger one at tht front. A little blossom Is posed, with a bow of the ribbon, at the base of each medallion. In this particular hat the ribbon Is light blue satin and the blossom a pink wild roso. The odd hat of fancy braid, (lu the natural straw color) at the ceuter of the picture is a Chinese Inspiration. The curious ptnk In the crown distin guishes It from other shapes and Is reminiscent of coolie hats and turbans With distinguishing buttons nt the top, Narrow" brown velvet ribbon makes a band with cuds crowing at the front, where clusters of little buds ore tucked over the ribbon. It wouldn't be possible to place trimming more sim ply, and. that is what gives childish hats their character. 4 ' Washable Walls. 1 Why should children prefer to write mi Immaculate walls rnthar than on writing paper? Becuuse, first, their mothers caution them not to do It, and. second, because the walls are whiter and the writing looks better on them than It does on paper, But the tlmo has come when the mother need fnr for the white nursery walls no longer. They cun Indeed, be ehnuged from n miurco or irritation to education al purposes by means of n finish which makes them washable, in other words all pencil, crayon nnd pen marks may bo washed uwny. Consequently, the wall surface Is us good a pjace for drawing pictures or making examples as a hloctkbourd. Although the finish Is intended primarily for the wnlls of the nursery, It may be used In the kitchen, living room or other part of the house where children are wont to try out artistic ability" on the walls. Tho finish may be in nny one of a number of different shades. For Bargain Blouses. Lnwn and voiles" in checks und stripes nnd tlowc;? 'designs have been thrown on the remnant counters and' are Belling for almost nothing. For from 25 cents to $1 enough material; for a blouse may be picked up. ti
