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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1918)
I M X THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. SPY IS NEUTRAL; SELLS TO BOTH Nimble Swiss Gets French and German Money, but Lands in Prison. IS CONVICTED WITH OTHERS Republic Anxious to Keep Out of Trou ble, but Is Neat of Plotters Es plonagc Trlalc Dally Occurrence. IJcrno. A rcmnrknblo spying font wns executed by a Swiss citizen named Luglnbuhl. IIo succeeded In getting paid from both sides, tho French ns well na tho Germans, receiving profit able favors from both, nnd finally landed In tho meshes of Swiss Inw. Luglnbuhl was one of twonty-ono de fendants In a celebrated esplonngo case just concluded In n local court. With one exception all wcro found guilty, Including Luglnbuhl. Sentence was deferred. Luglnbuhl was anxious to buy wool waste In France. IIo wanted to sell It In Germany where ho could get nn Immense price for It. To got tho wool out of Franco Luglnbuhl had to obtain permission from the French authori ties. He got Into touch with French agents nnd spies doing business In Switzerland, who nfterwnrd were Ills codefendants In tho trial, and upon bis promise tlmt ho would mulco n trip Into Germany, find out certain things tlio French spies wore anxious to know nnd report back, ho would obtain per mission to tako tho wool out of France, To sell tho wool In Germany Lugln- LOSES ALL HER RELATIVES buhl mndo his trip Into the kaiser's domain, as promised, but he did more than ho hnd promised. IIo told Ger man ofllclnls all about tho deal lie had made with the French spies, whero tipon tho Germans were kind enough to write a roport which Luglnbuhl took hack to Switzerland nnd banded over to his French friends, who paid him $800 for It. Luglnbuhl nt tlmt time already had In his pocket tho band-some- profit ho had made on tho milo of French wool In Germany. What tho Germans had paid him for double crossing the French was not dlHosed during tho trial. It took eight days to try the case. Mourgeot, n French officer, was the principal defendant In absentia. IIo hnd escaped beforo ho could bo arrest ed. Tho Judge In pronouncing tho ver dict of guilty said Mourgcot had broken tho word of honor given by nn officer when bo escaped from a hos pital. IIo wns found jpitlty of hav ing organized the French spy system In Switzerland, no hired German de serters to tell him all they knew, All this was, however, only a minor of fense, according to Swiss law. Had Many Activities. nis principal crime wus treason committed against the Swiss republic. IIo observed tho movement of Swiss troops near the French border nnd kept tho F.onch army command post ed nbout them. lie hired men to watch the transportation of cattle. Ho tried to poison cattle In railroad trains by putting poison In the cars, no or ganized n conspiracy to foment n strike In the aluminum works nt Ghtppls, which worn sending rcoods to Germany, nnd tried to destroy the electrical plnnt nt Wnidshut. .! Three of his tools wero French men, who nlso succeeded In eluding the Swiss lnw. It wns discovered at tho trial that these men made It Uiclr business to buy factories that were selling to Gormnny. They bought the fnctorles with French money nnd made an Immenso profit for themselves by the transaction. The most prominent of tho Swiss de fendants was Dr. Brnestlcln, n lnwyer. Revelations disclosing bis activities created a sensation In nil Switzer land. The court condemned him se verely. Among the rther defendants wero n Swiss army sergeant and nn nrmy policeman. Both wero found guilty of tnklng French money for furnishing Information nbout nrmy movements. The whole of Switzerland seems to bo a hotbed of spies Espionage trials are going on almost continuously In mnny of the cities. Germnns, Aus- trlnns nnd Italians arc Implicated ns well ns tho Swiss themselves". The public Is usually excluded from these trlnls because Switzerland wants to avoid as much as posslblo being drawn Into tho ramifications of -spydom which might jeopardize tho neutrality of the republic. TEE mif .11 w Jl RABBITS HELP HOMESICKNESS Play Important Role in Making Repatriates Contented in Strange Surroundings. RED CROSS IS CHIEF AID Cares for Friendless and Homeless Peoplo Whorn Germany Dumps Back From the Captured French Hamlets. Seeing her cnstlo destroyed and hor old servants murdorcd by tho Huns was tho trying ordeal experienced by Dr. Antoinette d'Artngnan, a French woman doctor, now In tho United States. She Is the last of that nnmo In France, She bus been wounded and gassed, receiving medals from King Albert or Belgium nnd General Potnln Ilcr chateau was within threo miles of tho Belgian border when tho Gorimms catno and destroyed everything, In eluding rare works of art, tapestries, paintings and everything they could lay their hands on. Nothing now re mains but a pile of stones to mark this onco beautiful cnstlo. She hopes to recover her health In this country, far from tho scenes of horror thut tho has witnessed, and then Intends to return to help tho American woman doctors In France. Dourg, France, All repatriates aro homeless, but soma havo friends In Franco who tako them In. Those who aro friendless ns well as homeless when Germany dumps them back from tho captured French hamlet nro sent, according to tho plans of the minis try of tho interior, so mnny to this department, so mnny to that; and tho departments dlvldo them among the villages, two families here, threo there. All over tho west and south of Franco you find them, these peoplo Imbued with u lovo of their own fire sides which tho nomadic American can never understand, torn up sudden ly by tho roots nnd transplanted to an utterly strange community, with out nnythlng In tho world but n little bnggngo they can carry nnd tho franc and n hnlf n day nllowcd by tho French government. Tho father of tho family Is dend, or missing or n prisoner, or at tho front, Tho daughters and tho sons who could work are still In Ger many. Those In Franco were sent hack because they wero 'too old, too weak or too young to work useless mouths to tho Germans. They nro tho repatriate problem In which our Ited Cross Is lending a hand. Care for Repatriates. Tho department of tho Ala Is typi cal. Bourg, Us principal city, lies near enough to tho Swiss border so that when six hundred peoplo wero expect ed, the Red Cross delegates could go to Evlnn and Journey back with tho convoys. When tho delegates mot tho re patriates on the train, they gave them an order which assured to each fnmlly n Httlo of tho coal which was so precious In Franco In cold weather. A printed letter stated that tho Ameri cans know their sufferings and sym pathized with them nnd would help supply them with garden tools and fur niture nnd to got work for them. Reducing housekeeping to Its very lowost terms, tho American Red Cross delegates decided that each family must hnvo beds enough for everybody, n tnblo, n chair apiece, n stove, some thing to huld water and something to llles. Those who can puy, buy furnl-. turo on a sublimated Installment plan; 51.25 down nnd small payments nc cording to Income every two weeks until two-thirds of the cost price Is .renched. when tho furniture becomes their own. The delegates may bo able to euro tho physical needs of tho refugees, but they hnvo to contend nlwuys with the terrlblo homesickness of an uprooted people. More thnn anything else' In tho world, these homeless peoplo wnnt to return to their own firesides; nnd cook In (there Is n wonderful French utensil called n "falt-tour," In which you can pretty nearly make every thing, n fork nnlecuv n nlntn nntere. and ono knife for tho fnmlly. These n nn,f of r,ce senson we' ndd n I,tt,e flll-n nliln(TH nrn lonf tn tho nnnror fnm. milK IOr moisture nnu UHKC US UHUHI. To ho ns Rood an our fathers we must bo bettor. Imitation Is dlsolplo shlp. When Rome ono sent n. uriicked plate to China to havo a set tnn.de, every pinto In tho now set had a rraclc In It.-Wenilell Phillips. RICE COMBINATIONS. Rico ns n flour substitute Is begin ning to bo appreciated these days when It may bo used ns a breakfast food, or n cupful stirred Into nny batter for mufllns, gems, or griddle cakes, thus sav ing tho wheat Hour. Rice Is also used ns a vege table, when potatoes aro high, and It makes n most acceptable dish when well-seasoned and served with pnrslcy. Rice and Salmon Croquettes. Use rice In the proportion, of ono cupful to n half cupful of flaked salmon ; If very dry add n Httlo milk aud beaten egg, mold and roll In egg und crumbs and fry until brown. Servo garnished with a little minced pnrslcy. Onions Stuffed With Rice. Parboil medium-sized onions, remove the renters and chop, mix with cooked rice, season well with salt, pepper, and melted butter, mvd stuff tho cen ters with the mixture. Buko nnd baste with water nnd butter substitute. Sweetened boiled rice served with bananas and sweet cream whipped makes a most nppetlzlng dessert. Cooked rice, cscnllopcd with pea nut butter, Is nnother combination worth trying. Use a hnlf cupful of peanut butter with a cupful nnd hies. Then add tho rest of tho flout sifted with tho baking powder. Boa! well aud let stand five minutes, Thee pour Into hot muffin pans nnd bakt twenty minutes. What do we do when we plant tho seeds? Wo plant tho things which our coun try needs, ' Life for tho soldier over the sea; Necessities for you and mo. B. Nason Hamlin. CONSERVE SUPPLY OF FEE& Greatest Economy In Feeding Grain- During War Should Bo Prac ticed by Dairymen. (Prepared by tho' United States Depart ment of -Agriculture.) National necessity during the war re quires tho greatest economy in tho feeding of grain to llvft stock. IlUmnn beings must bo fed first, yet milk pro duction must bo maintained. That docs not mean that onr dairy cows should be Bturved or even that they should bo required to live on half ra tions. This is the very time they should bo fed, nnd well fed, In order to main tain sufficient supplies of dairy prod ucts for our own armies nnd the nrrolos of our allies, and still have enough for our civilian population. In order to feed tho dairy herds well, with the min imum of grain, substitutes must be fur nished for at lenst part of tho grain- With n good pasture- during tho entire summer nnd with rich corn silage and first-class legume hny for winter feed ing, good dairy cows will yield n heavy WAR-TIME FOODS. Cheese In various forms nnd served In various combinations Is one of oui most valuable foods. It is 'jwiilous not only ns un nrmetlzer. ns It Is commonly used, but it may form tho main dish of tho meal; it 1s dell- clous In scalloped dishes, sminc-tlmo salads and desserts. Cfrinll nni(u rt Will 1 Cmi Cfltl flfl nnttfll-fl JIS v-m.. o-I - ,,. . , .. , i- iii 4 ... cn-uui with vjiover, nuaiia, cowpea, soy oenn, veiveu JVHJ Ul J 11 IIIU V.V-11 l.Vr a Mi.a--u - - j .with good silage, will maintain n me dium production of milk nt a relatively low cost. Under ordinary farm condi tions it is mt to bo expected that crisp crackTS or a sandwich, mnkei a most satisfactory dish Cauliflower With Cheese Sauce. Cauliflower should be broken in bit unrt nllntv ml tn Rfnnrt n linlf-linur In cold- water with one tablespoonful of lme hny will take the place of tho vinegar added. Cook In boiling, salt ed water until tender. Serve with tin following cheese sauce: Melt two ta blespoonfuls of butter substitute in a saucepan, add two tnblespoonfuls of entire grain ration, but If it Is substi tuted In part, large quantities-of grain will be released for human food. Tho first step in bringing this condi tion about must be the planting of more Rice and Coconut Custard. Put half a cupful of wcll-wnshed rice Into a double boiler with three pints of milk, cook until soft, then set aside to cool. Bent three eggs, leaving out (ho white of one, add a cupful of sugar and n cupful of fresh grated coconut. Stir Into tho cold rlco mixture and bake In the oven. Cover with n meringue made of the beaten white nnd two tnblespoonfuls of , sugar. Brown nnd serve with" whipped cream: Rice With Eggs. When serving fggs, scrambled, n half-cupful of rlco Bo rcBohito and faithfully what you are, bo humbly what you aspire to bo. Man's noblest gift to man is his sin cerity, for It embraces his Integrity also. Henry Thorcau. for the tlmo belnc. that Is trnelcnllv browned In n little fat, then cooked Impossible. They must bo mndo ns "ntil soft, Is first cooked In tho sauce-. contented ns nosslblo In their new POH men nuu two or mreo eggs, aucn communities. Furniture ofTers ono (1sh with a little milk will snvohreo means, enrdens nnother. rabbits a 1 tow eggs, In the ordlnury way of third. Many of the peoplo have been "crvlng scrambled eggs farmers on a small scnlfe so that a few feet of ground on which to ralso soup vegetables or potatoes makes them lnordlnntely hnppy. Tho vlllago furnishes tho garden nnd tho Red Cross supplies tools and often seeds. But rabbits are tho crowning glory. They represent almost tho only form of meat these peoplo ever havo; they can bo kept In very smnll quarters, fed on grass gathered by tho children ; and tlioy multiply with pleasing rapidity. Where It seems thnt n rabbit will bo specially appreciated, tho delegato gives money enough to buy It to tho mayor of tho vlllago and asks him to do tho purchasing. So It goes. Sometimes tho gifts of a spado or a hoe or somo wool or stockings ; sometimes hundreds of kilos oJ potatoes sent to a mayor to distrib ute for the spring planting, dozens of blankets ta cover itho people when they first arrive nnd nro housed of ncces-. slty lit Hchoolhouscs or town halls hastily converted into temporary bar racks. corn flour, and cook until the" mixture legumes, and the sooner it Is done the bubbles; then add a cupful of cold -,r " w " lr muivmuiu milk. Cook until all the starchy fla vor Is removed, then add one cupful of grated cheese, one-half tenspoonful of salt and a few grains of paprika Butter u baking dish and arrange the cauliflower nnd cheese sauce in layers until all Is used. Sprinkle with well buttered crumbs and bake until the crumbs nro n golden brown A cupful of any kind of good-fla vored cheese added to a white sauce to servo over toast makes a most nourishing dish. Cheese should never be overcooked, as it then becomes -tough and stringy. A cheese to bo used In cookery should be rich enough to'melt'cnslly. Creamed potntdes and cottago choose may be prepared In the same, way, substituting the cooked po-. tatoes for the cauliflower nnd aiming .1 Httlo parsley or pimentos for fla' vor, Potato Scones. Cook one cupful ot conmieal In two cupfuls of boiling vn dairyman, ns well as for his state and nation. Every dairy farm should pro duce, when possible, nt least one ton of legume hay for each cow on tho Place. (ff'Ml Fruits and green vegetables are canned so as to supply succulent and. palatable foods for the family during tho winter. Succulence is Just as es sential to cows as to a human being. Tho abundant milk flow obtained from Juno pasturage probably is due, to a large extent, to the succulence of the grass. SUago provides succulent feed during winter when pasturage Is not available.. With sllngo In tho ration,. dairy cnttlo can be kept in the condi tion of health common to animals on pasture. The digestive system of a cow is well suited for the" utilization of largo quantities of green grasses and other coarse, . succulent material. Silage Is palatable, and no other feed will combine so well with dry hay and Into cakes, ADOPT ONE ORPHAN A MONTH CENSOR SCIENCE NEWS Popular Articles Divulge Secrots to the Foe. Even French Academy of 8clencei In nocently Gives Facta Useful te Enemy. Paris. How popular science dis cussed In the dally and magazine press eoaveyB Information to tho enemy and how evea great national institutions llko tho French academy of sciences sometimes innocently divulge secrets which the enemy finds useful Is told by a writer In La I.lberte, who protests igalast the Indiscriminate propagation ot technical information. The writer comments m the fact that the nCud May of itcieaccB has twexcated tlmt tho ceoeorehlp be rendered wore effectlvo by the addition, ot a tew twva'nfs who Will m able to recognize valuable scl feotlflc Information when they see It In tho view of the academy thu press 1ms been nllowcd, moro by neg ligence than Ignornnco, to print much scientific Information tho Importance of which escaped tho editors and which should have been kept secret. The columns of mnttcr relating to tho German long-range gun form n case In polnl. M. Charles Lo Gofllc, a sci entific writer of note, writing on this subject, says that the press has In dulged in a veritable orgy of details concerning tho experiments In prog ress In Franco to extend tho range ot the heavy artillery. Plans of sholls and guns, he alleges, havo even been published. Wealthy Couple Will Continue Prac- tlco Until France Is Able to Care for Own. Los Angeles. An orphan a month) until tho war is over is tho plnn re cently adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Wil liam Doron of the fashionable WU shlre boulevard here, They havo al ready become godparents to ten tiny mites Qf French humanity and will continue tho hnblt onco a mouth until France Is nblo to care for Its war orphans unaided. uto accidental uischarge ot a gun aboard a transport. Price cumo howj several years ago, 111 and penniless. Mrs. Mellet took him to hor home, nuraed aud cured for him until ho was well, and then helped him securo n Job. Assigning of his war risk Insurance to her was the only way ho could show his gratitude, ho toiu ner, Just beforo leaving. GOOD SAMARITAN IS REPAID Woman Who Befriended Soldier Re ceives $10,000 Insurance When Man Is Killed, Nevada, Mo. Mrs. S, U, Mellet, owner of it small homo bakery here, has received word from the war de partment alio will receive $10,000 In suranco on tho life of Thomas II, Price, a soldier who recently died from "WOPS," "BOHUNKS." ETC., BANNED 2 Camp Gordon, Atlanta, On. "Wops," "dagoes," "bohunks" J nna similar names may not hereafter bo applied to non- S Knglish-spenking soldiers nt x Camp Gordon. General Sago V, x mis issued nn orucr requiring JJ soldiers and officers to so con. - duct themselve.i Inivnril nm,. Engllsh-spcnking soldiers that t no prejudice, antipathies or hu- & initiation mnv arise. i - , GOOD WAR. FOODS. Tho United States food ndmlnlstra Hon is urging every householder to give up the use of wheat flour entirely, until the next harvest. Conserve what you havo to use with substitutes in mnfr Ing yenst bread for oc casional Use. We still have buckwheat flour, oat flour, corn and rye, Although tho rye Is not on tho substi tute list; however, when one has a Bupply it Is still used. Boston Brown Bread. Take one cup ful each of .cornmenl, rye meal, barley flour, a teaspoonful of salt, two ten Bpoonfuls of soda, two-thirds of n cup ful of molasses, two cupfuls of thick, jour milk. Sift all tho dry Ingredients snd remove all straws, ndt' the bran left In the sieve, then add the molasses and milk, mixing well. Steam In throe pound baking-powder cans. Put on, cook nnd boll two hours. Remove tho covers and let the bread dry out In Ihe oven. Oatmeal Bannocks. Mix two table- ipoonfuls of melted butter or fat. a half teaspoonful of snlt with 2Vj cup fuls of oatmeal. Add lukewarm water n few drops nt a time, mixing with a knife, to make a paste. Knend the paste several minutes; divide In four pieces, uneaa eaen piece ami witn n rolling pin roll out Into a round piece libout one-fourth Inch' In- thickness, link! on n groined tin in a moderate oven hnlf an hour. Each cake will bo Ihe slzo ot a saucer.- Toast before eating. Buckwheat Muffins. Mix and sift mgether two cupfuls of buckwheat, hulf a teaspoonful of salt, five fen- ipoonfuls of linking powder, add ono (gg beaten light, ono cupful of milk and a tublespoonfnl of shortening. Mix and beat well. Bake in hot, well ireased Iron mufiln pans 25 minutes. , Buckwheat Cookies. Cronm together V halt cupful of shortening nnd tt cup ful of sugar, add two well-benlen eggs, 1 cupfuls of buckwheat, mixed with ono tenspoonful ot baking powder, roll out and sprinkle with a little lugnr. Figs nnd nuts ground together In i food choppej, Baited nnd moistened with creum, mnko good sandwich fill ing. Oat flour, when obtainable, makes most acceptable food. Try the fol lowing mufllns: Tnkq two cupfuls ot pat flour, llvo tcnspoonfuls of linking powder, ono teaspoonful of molted fut, one and a third cupfuls of milk and a teaspoonful of enlt. Mix one-hnlf Ihe Hour with milk and salt and beat Kith nn egg hotter until full of bub- ,mfii onwi,- n,i,i nno cnmful of J "ttle grain to produce maximum eco- mdshod potato, two tablespoonfuls of nomlcal results. shortening, a tablespoonful of Bait, a The preservation of the mature corn cupful of barley flour, threo teaspoon- ?i U1 u,u oaviug oi. uu w uui fuls ot baking powder and a well, any rcason n,st be harvested beforo. beaten egg. Mix well, roll out and cut Tluril,r "y lcinB " Ul BUOa IS uti" About 40 per cent of the total food ma terial in the corn plant Is In tho ftalks and leaves. When only tho ears are harvested nearly one-half of the crop Is lost; on tho other hand, when tho crop Is put into the silo the losses are very small. No feed crops can be so successfully harvested under such widely varying conditions ns, those that are put Into the silo. Ouly In cage of drought or frost is it' necessary to rush the filling of tho silo; rain or dew on tho forage does not injure the silage. Thore is not any virtue the exercise of Which even momentarily will not Impress a new fairness upon tho fea tures. UuEkln. GOOD THINGS WORTH TRYING. The cottugo cheese which we may make at homo of skim milk, or, In many places buy In any qunntlty for the table, lends It self to many nu tritious dishes Circular number 100 of the United States Department of Agriculture fur nlshes free for the asking this bulletin on cottage checso dishes. It is ono quite worth while for every farm woman, und the town women will bo glad to avail them selves of these good recipes. Cottage Cheese Omelet. Bent the yolks of two eggs until thick, tho Whites until stiff. Add to the yolks u fourth of n teaspoqnful ot salt, two tnblespoonfuls of milk, and n half cupful of cottage cheese which has been seasoned with a tablespoonful of chopped pimentos; then fold In tho whites and pour Into n well-greased omelet pan. Cook slowly until tho egg Is set, placo In the oven for n few minutes to llulsh cooking nnd fold over In tho center; garnish with1 parsley Minced bam or green peppers nre al so good seasoning which will give vu rlety to this dish. Cottage Cheese Roast. Take two cupfuls of cooked cereal, one cupful ot cottage cheese, one cupful of dry bread crumbs, one nnd an eighth tea spoonfuls ot salt, a fourth of n tea spoonful each of soda and pepper; mix thoroughly nnd form Into a roll. If too dry add n little milk or cream. Form into n roll and bake twenty-flvo minutes, basting often with beef drip pings or other sweet fat, Cottage Cheese Soup. Tako n pint ot milk, a tablespoonful ot butter, tho same of flour, cooked together; half a teaspoonful ot salt, and a dash ot pepper with a half cupful qf cheese. Prepare tho sauce as iwual and re move from the heat to cool slightly before nddlng tho cheese. To flavor with onion tho julco may be added or the milk scalded with a slice ot onion Parsley, pimento or Worcestershire sauce will nil give variety of flavor. PREPARE PASTURE FOR COWS Good Feeding and Protection From Storms Are of Utmost Importance Cool Milk Quickly. (Prepared by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Nothlrtg Is gained by turning dairy cows Into stalk fields or on to' pasture during the early spring months. Pro tccUon from storms and good feeding aro of tho utmost Importance If the cows are to bo kept from losing flesh or from falling off In milk. Much damage will be done also to pastures if they are tramped and cut up while they nro wet and beforo the grasses have gotten well started. A small patch of sorghum should be planted In a rich spot near the barn or pasturo as a safeguard against a shortage of pasture In the early sum- The War Has Brought About a Great Demand for Better Dairy Cattle. mer, due to drought. Plan to plant a large enough acreage of corn or sor ghum to fi.ll a silo. If planted early tho silo can be filled early, In readiness for use during the early fall, when the pasture may be short Now that the warm days are hero every farm should arrange so tlmt milk can bo cooled as soon as drawn from tho cow, unless tho cream is to For thoso who do not enjoy the ncldj 1,0 separated wJtn ft 8cparntor Qrenm flavor of tho cheese it may be neutrah a,a B,oou as separated or skimmed, nuuuiu uo cuoieu nnu Kept cool until churned. Quick cooling of tho milk Insures more rapid and more corn plot rising of the cream. Cream kept properly cooled remains sweet and produces a better grade of butter. ized by adding a little soda ; a fourthj a n. )t A n faaanAnnfiil will nien nl J ly be sufficient