THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
..CAVALRY PLAYS
" A BIG PART NOW
General Foch Used French Horse
men to Advantage in
Big Drive.
f PROVE GOOD FIGHTERS AFOOT
,.
; , Rides 80 Miles In Day and Relieves
Hard-Pressed British In Flanders
Makes New Place for
' Self In Warfart.
Washington. Skillful use of French
cnvnlry has mnrked General Foch's
Indies ever since he took over control
of tlit filled armies ns supreme com
mnrtder, nccordlng to Inforiniitlon
renchlnR military circles here. The
liprscmcn have played nn Imporlnnt
.role In the whole battle of 1918, as
the struggle which began March 21
with the first German drive has come
to he known.
- Tlje employment of swift-moving
columns In the present counter-stroke
lfrotn tho Alsne-Marno line has been
noted In the dispatches. Again Gen
"'oral Foch took advantngo of the great
v jmiihlllty of the mounted arm to throw
ltJn wherever his advancing Infancy
units threatened to lose touch with
each other In tho heat and confusion
of the contest. No gaps have heen left
where tho enemy might strike hnck,
for always the horsemen came up to
fflll the hole until tho Infantny lino
.. could he reel! (led and connect oiUIti n
solid front.
The same tnctlcs marked the first
use of French cavalry In the brittle of
Plcardy, when tho French took over
f5 miles of front from the British
v to permlMho latter to mass reserves
at serlous'ly -threatened points of the
lino farther north.
Cavalry Fights Afoot.
A Frcnlt cavalry corps complete
with light artillery, armored carB nnd
cyclists arrived first on tho sccno In
Picnrdy'aml relieved the British. They
fought It out afoot until the henvy
French Infantry arrived and took over
the task.
' ' Three days later the horsemen were
on the move agnln, this time hurrying
to the front, where tho enemy was
hitting hnrd at the Lys line. The cnv
nlry rode hnrd n the ndvnncc guard
of tho French Infnntry columns march
ed toward St. Omnr. In tho first
24 hours, despite tho long strain
of fighting In Plcnrdy, they covered
80 miles without, losing n mnn or n
house on tho wny, In CO hours they
had transferred their wholo corps over
12f miles nnd arrived east of Mont
Cause).
"It wns n wxindorful sight," writes
tho chief of staff of n division. "Tho
horses were In fine condition ; tho men
were cheerful and went singing, In splto
of tho sufferings nnd privations they
had to endure.
"In truth, our boys looked a little
tired, but they wero nil very proud
thnt such an effort had been asked
of them nnd nil wero bearing it cheer
fully." Tho cavalry corps stood In support
of the British for ten days in April
nftcr the enemy httd forced the line
hejd by the Portugueso division. It
maintained communication between
two British armies and organized tho
ground from Mont Cassl to, Mont
Kcminel, while tho French army
moved ilp behind It. As the French
Infantry came into lino tho cavnlry was
K' drawn off to ,thu left in tho
, Mont ICc'mmel region, nnd for five dnys
tho horsemen, fighting nfoot with two J
- Infnntry divisions, withstood tho ter
rific assaults of, tho Germans who
sought to hammer a wny through bo-
hind Ypres at any cost.
"They stood steady hombnrdment for
. days, and when tho Infnntry was hem
med In on top of Mont Kemmel,
' the cnvnlry drove forwnrd in counter
attack nnd held off tho shock divisions
of tho enemy while tho French gun
ners got their pieces awny,
Lnter, nt the hnttlo of Locrc, the
cnvnlry nlso shared fully with (ho In
fnntry, blocking gaps in tho line, and
, the final definite occupation of tlie
town for the nllies was accomplished
by n cavnlry battalion. A sergeant
nnd a handful of dragoons drove -10
" Germnns out of the town, and at an
other point a cavalry officer and 20
MUSTARD
'" JMost Horrible Invention Huns
. c Use in War.
' '
lt Brings Tears and Causes Painful
- . 8kln Diseases Among
Soldiers.
,,
Wnshlngton.-jTho most dangerous
' '1?, '"kind $t poison bub used by the Ger-
1 - ipnns Is i "mustard gas," or dlchloro-
v dlethyeulphlde'.
' Mustard gas has u distinctive but
f- not altogether unpleasant smell, more
like garlic thnn mustard. It Is heavy
nd oily ns a liquid. It bolls at 217 de
grees centigrade, and thus has proper
itles 'whereby It can bo distributed In
the form of u spray oti tho Impact of a
shell.
Mustard gas Is u powerful producer
0 .of tcarB. After several hours the eyes
- ' begin to swell and blister. chiisIhl' In.
tense' pain, The nose discharges freely, j
men hncked up tho Infantry at n
critical moment, tho officer waving n
pistol In one hand nnd n shovel in
the other aho led the dash which re
stored the situation.
Defend Compelgne.
A few dnys later the same cavalry,
after another long ride, met tho en
emy advance against Vlllers-Cottorets
woods in the Alsne sector, where the
fighting today Is waging fiercely, nnd
where the horsemen again are en
gaged. When the Germans drove for
ward In their effort to get around the
forest to Compelgne, the horsemen
blocked the rond between the wooded
region and the Hlver Ourcq.
In view of this record for swift and
dashing attack afoot, the cavalry ap
pears to have established a new place
for Wself In modem warfare. They
DEFECT
DEATH
New York. Considerable concern
has heen expressed at the large num
ber of fatal accidents reported from
our American mllltnry and navul avia-
tlon training camps. Considering the
risks the. novice necessarily takes nnd
the very special physiological and psy
chological- factors that enter Into "the
scjence of flying, those fatal accidents
nro few In proportion to tho number
of men undergoing training, nnd they
are not mora numerous than those oir
tho training fields of Great Britain,
Franco and Italy.
A perfect knowledge of all the rules
of the game of flying will not snvc n
man who lncks confidence In himself
nnd is Inclined to hesitate- A half-
second of indecision may be fatal. In-
ltlntlvc, the sporting instinct nnd n
certain Irresponsibility, qunlltles In
herent In American youth, have been
found ot! far greater vulue In tho air
than tho bpglca), scientific, severely
disciplined character of the Germans,
nnd nccount for the superiority of tlje
nlliod aviators In general.
The most eminent of British scien
tists hnve devoted specinl study 1o the
psychological nnd ' physiological us
pects of flying.
One authority says that good' eye
sight, normal hearing, good "muscle
sense" nnd equilibration are Indlspen,
sftblo qualifications. But most Impor
tant of nil Is tho right temperament
not nn eusy thing for n medical board
to examine. Of tho types tin; Imagi
native and the unimaginative the
Imaginative youth !.? said to make the
bettor pilot if lie enn keep his Imagi
nation under control.
Surgical Operations No Bar.
In the British idr service previous
history of wounds and disease Is thor
oughly investigated. Persistent bend
nches, vertigo and easily Induced fa
tigue are .serious defects. But some
times even a .serious surglcul opera
tion Is not regarded as Important.
Thns n doctor recently passed as fit
for flying u mnn who had quite h lnrge
piece missing from the frontal region
FRENCH 155 FIRING
This French 155 gun is shown tiring from Its place of cpnceiflmem in tho
courtyard ot a country house.
GAS WORST
and severe coughing nnd vomltljjg' "en
sue. Direct contact with the spray causes
blistering of tho skin, and -the vapor
penetrates through v'tho clothing. Gas
masks, of course, do not protect
ngalnst this. The s.Vinptoms nre slmllnr
to . pneumonia high fever, heavy
breathing nnd often stupor.
The damage done by mustard gas Is
n slow and Insidious development. The
breaking down of tho affected tissues
Is slow, tho height being reached from
llvo to ten dnys ufer the burn Is re
ceived, The painlessness, is also a
marked characteristic. , Healing is
slow. .
Mustard gas besides being used In
direct attack, Is also used for "neutrn
lizntum. ' For Instance, where supplies
11114 ammunition arc being brought up,
a few mustard gas shells will result
J11 dungerniiK confusion and delny. A
part of ' tho Infnntry Is "neutrallfced"
by having food and ammunition cut
FIDO'S BATH AND
3 MEALS ASSURED $
i
Spoknne. Wnsh. One thou- 2
sand dollars to provide three 4
meals a day, a bath and a bed
for her pet dog Is a provision T
jf the will of -Mrs. Qulncy Bur- 2
recently admitted to pro- T
H)ate. When the dog dies the ?
will provides that It shnll be j
burled beside Its late owner. A ?
"nice casket" Is to he used and
the dog's grave Is to be properly ?
eared for.
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fi,,F,I',M"f'I"fH"H,H"H"I"l"f,W"H,,i'
are the light reserves; the men who
are alway.-. hurled first Into the point
of danger to hold until the slow-moving
Infantry arrives. They have
learned trench warfare completely,
and General Foch Is making use of
them In any move that Insures then)
a glorious chance when the day comes
for the allies to drive back nil aloog
tho line.
SPELL
FLYING
or the skull. It Is much more Impor
tant that a man should have both
arms Intact than both legs. A clever
pilot who was killed on the western
front was Lord Lucas, who lnyl an
artificial leg. - '
Considerable Importance Is attached
to the respiratory nysteni. In nddltion
to good, healthy lungs and vital capac
ity, the would-be pilot must phss a
breath-holding test. This gives an In
dication of ids capacity to stand the
strain of flying at high altitudes,
where tiie air is rallied and breath
ing is dllllcult. No man with a weak
heart can hope to pass the tests.
Self-balancing Is another test. The
candidate has to stand on' ono leg with
his eyes shut and his hands on his
hips. There Is also the old test for
Sobriety walking a straight line heel
to toe with eyes open and then turn
ing round nnd walking back without
losing balance. The Importance of
this t'st can be understood, seeing
that an avlntor flying In a dark cloud
6r-ln u fog becomes Unconscious of his
position and sometimes the machine
Is actually upside down. It is essen
tial that he should not lose u , second
In" recovering his balance.
The throat, nose and enr nre care
fully examined, for any defects might
seriously hnndlcnp a man during the
great strain that all flying imposes.
With -regard to the eyes, It Is consid
ered that pilots should have perfect
color vision, In oi'der to pick out tho
color or marking of hostile machines,
nnd In recognizing slgnnl lights and In
Judging the nature of landing grounds.
Air Sickness Rare. x
A candidate who suffers from sen
sickness or train, sickness would not
he rejected on those grounds alone.
Air sickness, caused by the rolling nnd
pitching of the airplane, is a very rnro
complnlnt, and sickness usually occurs
Immediately after landing.
An unstable nervous system suggest
ed by fidgety movements of the hands,
feet or face, or biting the nails is a
poor recommendation.
FROM A COURTYARD
: .Jim" ittum
down. If tint uliitli iniHio .... . ..
, i" . wen us
neutralizes, so much the better.
The American mask to.tlght mustard
gas Is of the box respirator type Tho
hood Is of rubber. BreathhiK Is
through the mouth, plndors slmttlnc
off tin. miHtrllu I'l... ............ """,n
. h'.fi.iiari'eu air
enters through the bottom of tlu enn-tstoi-t
win,,., in. i.r.i......
, iiun ui neiiirallzlui:
chemicals, It is purified. From tho ton
iif tho canister the air Is drawn into
the lungs.
There Is a one-way shutter vaVe In
the hood through which the air comes
out This mask Is designed to iU8t ten
hours, For artillerymen the war dev
partrient has made an oil suit which
encloses tho aXildler bodily.
Rob Sewing Macnlne Bank.
Sharon, Pa. Mrs. Jnmes Basel wait
ed two weeks to report that someono
had stolen $1,300 from her sowlag ma
chine drawer bimk.
Mine fntaiitlea In Hrlfloi, r-.,i
for the first nnnrlor nt flm nn
totaled five, compared -with seven7 In
nn- vut-rvnpuuuinK uireo months' la
1017.
Trusting the
Lord
By REV. B. B. SUTCLIFFE
Extension Department, Moody Bibia
Institute, Chicago
2
TEXT Blesacd is tho man that trust
cth in tho Lord. Jer. 17:8.
The. blessedness of this text is for
both sinner nnd saint. Tho sinner has
nothing to do foi
salvation but
simply trusJ the
Lord, nnd tho
saint has nothing
more to do for
Bntlsfnctlon. The
great obstacle to
blessedness Is
man's evil bean
of unbelief. The
sin that Is com
mon to nil men U
the besetting sin
of unbelief keep
Ing, the k 1 11 11 e 1
from salvation
and likewise the
saint from sntia
faction.
The word "trust" has several mean
ings. In Psalms 2:12, "Blessed arc all
they tlint put their trust in him," it
inenns to have confidence In the Lord
as the Ruler or King. Not long ago
n man held the high-sounding title of
his majesty, czar of all the Bussias.
As such many put their trust In him.
I".it he lost the high place and became
merely Nicholas Romanoff without
power to aid those who trusted him.
But the one who trusts the Lord as
Ruler and King has One whose title
and throne Is established forever.
In Ruth 2:12, Boaz speaking to
Ruth concerning the Lord, says: "Un
der whose wings thou art come to
trnst." Here the word means "to find
a refuge." It reminds one of the high
winds and mounting waves threaten
ing to engulf a laboring ship. But
battered and blown, she comes tum
bling over the harbor bar out of tho
stormy seas to the calm and safety ot
her refuge.
Or it reminds of the mother bird
calling her young ot the approach of
an enemy nnd gatherinc them to
snfety under her protecting wings,
So the saint upon life's stormy sea
may find a refuge under the wings o
tho Almighty. Snfety nnd rest from
all storms and nil enemies are his by
simply trusting the Lord.
A slightly different meaning of the
word Is found In Psalms 50:3, "What
time I am afraid I will trust In thee."
Here it means "to lean on." Tho
psalmist found himself surrounded by
enemies. None cume to his support.
There seemed no help for him. Tired
and weary in tho unequal struggle his
soul cried out for some one to lean
on nnd to gather strength from.
Facing' tho surrounding enemies alono
tho fear of failure and defent gripped
him until relief came by trusting in
tho Lord or leaning on his God. Per
haps, my reader, there is no wny out
of your difficulties, but there is a way
over, and you may trend that way by
leaning on your Lord. Trust him,
lean upon him, nnd the harder you
lean the more you please him.
Another meaning of the word is in
Psalms 22:8. "ne trusted on tho
Lord that he would deliver him." It
means here, "He rolled himself on the
Lord." This psalm foretells the ex-
f erlence of our Lord upon tho cross,
le wns there forsnken nnd alone.
Kven his God seemed to have left him
and his followers had fled. His ene
mies rejoiced in his sorrow. Tho
blackness of midnight gloom settled
upon him. But then In spite of them
selves, his enemies guvo voice in this
way to satisfaction, no could roll
himself on 'the Lord. This is his de
sire for his people today. There may
not bo strength to rise and walk to
him, but there Is always power to roll
oneself upon tho Lord, to trust him
and trusting, find that ho not only enr
rles tho burden but the believer as
well.
Still another meaning of tho word
Is In Job .15:14, where It means "to
stay upon." Job could not understand
why such grievous sorrow and loss
should he his. He desired to find tho
AJmlghty nnd plead with him, but God
appeared to hide from him. How often
it is so with Christians. They walk
in sorrow's path nnd troubles spring
out on every side. They prny, hut tho
heavens seem ns brass. They cry to
God, but he nppenrs to have forgotten
them. They search to find tho causo
and can find none. Darkness sur
rounds them. What can they do? As
Job did, and doing found complete
satisfaction, simply trust or stay upon
his God.
Glory of the Christ Child.
Christ on tills festival honors in
fants, consecrates suffering, holds up
to us the minds of little children, and
It Is another radiance and beauty
added to the manger throne of Beth
lehem, that from it streams the gospel
of the poor, the gospel of the lonely,
the gospel of tho sick, the lost, tho
afflicted, the gospel of little children.
Tho wisdom of Greece and Rome
could only spare nt this time n push,
or a thrent, or n curse, which snld to
tho little, the poor, the, weak, depart;
get you out of tho way; it was left
for the glorious Gospel of the BlesS'
ed Lord to say: "Suffer tho little chil
dren to come unto Me and forbid them
not, for of such Is the Kingdom of
God." W. C. B. Newbolt.
Paris Achieves Lovely Afternoon Gowhs
Now tlint women feel It a duty to '
make afternoon gowns do service for
evening wear, the Ingenuity of custom
ers Is put to the test. From one of
the great Paris designers comes 'the
lovely gown pictured above and It Is
n triumph of French discernment and
good taste; for it is quiet enough for
daytime wear and distinguished
enough for evening. It is of ulack
satin with embroidery In silver thread.
Tills combination appears also In
French millinery from the most au
thoritative sources, but in hots black
frame velvet Is used Instead of satin.
We may accept this gown as a crite
rion In hues and general make up of
styles for the coming senson. It has
a narrow, plain underskirt of moderate
length and a straight hanging over-garment
vaguely confined 'to the figure by
an easy girdle terminating In sash
ends., The girdle is made of satin
and that portion that encircles the
waist is embroidered while the sash
ends nre pluin. Tho skirt portion of
Among the Blouses for Fall
There 1.1 rwillj an eudlehs assort
ment of blouses all ready for women
who look to the blouse more than ever
to provide them variety In their ap
parel. Since we may not have so
many frocks, what with the scarcity
of wool nnd labor and everything, we
must turn to the blouses made of cot
tons or those of silk to add the spice
of rarlety to skirts and suits that are
serving overtime.
Blouses are of two characters
those that are moderate In price any
where from about three dollars to
eight or ten and those tlint employ
lavish or dllllcult handwork that
brings their value up to two or three
times the outside price of those In tho
other class. It seems Inconsistent to
talk of war-time economy in the same
breath with these extravagantly priced
affairs, but It Is not always so; some
of them are remarkably durable. The
blouses that most women will buy,
however, nre tho moderately priced
models that are new and smart In de
sign. French voile, tine batiste and
georgette crepe are the materials to
select no matter what the price for
It Is not In the materials hut In Uje
laces and other decorative fentusea
that tako much time to make, that the
high value lies. Women who know
how to da exquisite needlework have
the advantage because they can do
this exacting handwork for themselves.
Fine organdie Is nnother material tlint
helps solve the problem of dainty
Mouses at moderate prices.
Oeorgette remains a great favorite
and th two new models shown In the
picture for tnu nre of this delicate
nnd beautiful material. They are
among the considerable number that
the overdress is as long ns the under
skirt nt the bnck nnd considerably
shorter In front. This is a new de
velopment of the tunic slclrt which"
Is destined to renppear In wlntet
gowns. The embroidered band 6n the
back portion Is not so wide as it is on
the front.
The sleeves nnd collar nre especiah
ly Interesting because they are bott
new departures. Both are as plain a
possible but each is original. The
sleeves are cut full length nnd flaring
but are trimmed nway at the wrist un
til the upper portion extends only
few inches below the elbow. The up
standing collar is oJJ black crepe georg
ette and Is supported by a few very
small, unnotlcenble wires.
Satin in black and in dark colors,
promises to be of nil fabrics the most
used for nfternoon gowns. New drap
ed skirts and new tunic skirts appear
and silver tinsel in embroidered bands
is sure to be followed by silver lnco
in conjunction with them.
either slip on over the head or t'asteo
along one .shoulder. In the blouse at
the left two colors nre used a panel
at the front In color joined to the
white of the blouse by bendwork.
Hemstitching Is used In voile or other
cottons anil In silks to Introduce a be ,
coming touch of color by joining it to
white blouses. This blouse has the
round neck finished with n frill and the
hands of ribbon laid over the cuffs,
which are among new style features.
The blouse at' the right is of geor
gette in a pale color, braided with sou
tache in the snme shade. It fastens
on the shoulder under a collar that Is
ornamented with two small silk cov
ered halls.
When You Put Lace On.
We are not doing much In the way
of fancy work nowadays. Knitting
takes up all our spare time, nftd to it
we devote our energy. But perhaps
you will have occasion to sew some
lace on a curving edge like thnt of a
centerpiece and If you do, writes it
correspondent, here Is 1 little trick
divulged by a woman who Is experi
enced In such things. Roll the lace ln
a little roll and tie It with a thread so
that It will not unroll. Then dip the-
straight edge in hot wntcr. Just the
edge, and about half the width of the
lace. Wring the wnter out and dry the
lace, still In the little roll. When it 1
dry the Inside will be slightly shrunk,
so thnt It will meuBure less than the
outside, and so you will have less dif
ficulty In fitting It to the curved edges
of the centerpiece.