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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1918)
15 I 'fp 1 Aincrlcnn battery o ins-mllllmotcr heavy artillery which helped capture aoissons. a British cleaning up tho Mcnln rond nftcr tho retront of tlic Germans. 3 Latest photograph of King Alfonso of Spain, taken white on a bear hunt. DOUGHBOYS American Infantrymen attached to a machine-gun battalion of tho, FlrBt division passing through n French ylllngo en routo to the front. Tho First division Is ono of those that nro being used In tho allies' great offensive against the Huns. HUN PRISONERS BAGGED BY THE FRENCH ON THE AISNE A long column of Oonnun prisoners marching with th lr unicorn at tho head Is shown In this French ofllclal pho-(ORi-aph. They wero taken by tho French In tho Alsno dls.rlct.. THEIR FIRST GLIMPSE OF FRANCE On board of a former Hamburg-American liner, American soldiers aro hav !ng their first look nt the land of their chivalrous ally, France, BRINGING UP THEIR MACHINE GUNS THE 8EMI-WEEKLV TRIBUNE, DAYLIGHT SIGNAL LAMP This corpornl 13 signaling by means of an electrical daylight slgnnl lamp. Not Necessary. "Roforo I engage In this now Bport I would like to con the rules." "I can assure you It Is not n 'con' gams," NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. FIRST AIR Two airplanes carried tlio first nlr mall between New York and Chicago. It was expected the trip would take nmo hours, but storms' and accidents lengthened it to 23 hours. The photograph shows tho mailing of a package' of pic tures to the Western Newspaper Union. AMERICAN LABOR TROOPS BOARDING A TRANS PORT An American "negro labor battalion FIRST HONOR MONUMENT Tho first Honor monument to bu erected In the United Stntes was un veiled nt Ashlnnd, Mass. On n tablet of granite, surmounted by an caglo perched on a ball of granite, are In scribed tho names of those from this place who aro fighting for tho colors. The citizens of the city subscribed tho amount paid for- tho monument and its erection. WORTH KNOWING The history of Russia begins prac tically with Kuril: (S02), who Is sun posed to have enme from S'c&ndlnnvla and lnld the foundations of a Russian state. History has cast a doubt on Kurlk's Norse origin, hut tradition Is quite positive on the subject. Cer tainly the nnme llurlk roealllnr tho S'orse-Scottlsh Roderick (Itory), is In Its favor, nnd It Is Interesting thnt tho Scandinavian origin of llurlk, and even the Russian origin of tho Scandina vians has been championed by some Scottish writers, perhaps to explain the undoubted Scottish sympathy with the Russian people. In connection with this It Is Interesting to know thnt several Slav hlstorlologlslR assort that tlw Scotch nro of Slav dasecnt. A secret, if useful to mankind, should not he n secret. MAIL, NEW YORK TO entering a pier ready to board n transport. THREE GENERATIONS OF ROOSEVELTS 1 k-jt.t A family group of three generations of Roosevclts, with their service floff bearing three stars, ono of which has turned to gold. Tho group Is composed of Theodore Roosevelt's grandson, tho baby of Archie; Theodore Roosevelt. Captain Archie's wife, Richard Derby, Jr., airs. Roosevelt, nnd Baby Hdlth Derby on the lap of her mother, Ethel Roosevolt. An Inventor has patented a horso collar which combines tho best fea tures of linine and breast collars. Hairpins tho points of which Inter lock to prevent them slipping have been Invented by nn Englishman. The first patent to bo Issued .to a woman in this country was given to Mary Kles In tho year 1800. It was foi a process for straw weaving with silk or thread, ; Moro tobacco Is smoked a head In the United Stntes than In any other country except Holland, t The men In (he United States navy itubsertbed over $18,500,000 to tho third Liberty loan. I tn order to prevent dainagu to clrcu ' lar huwh nun (lunger to workmen, It has been found advisable to give all loj;s which come lo 11 sawmill a thor ough spraying with Jets of water. This r. move Mis of tucli w gravel before the logs go to the xuw, CHICAGO Prophet's Pralso of Palm. Mohammed, tho prophet, said: "Honor your uncle, the palm. lie was created from the enrth left over after Adam's creation. The palm resembles man In Its upright position nnd by. Its sexes in separate trees. If Its head la cut off It dies, or If its Jienrt la too much exposed. If Its leaves are cut off It cannot roplilce. nor can man after losing his- limbs. The palm body la also covered with hair, or fiber." Why the Four Servants, "Why aro you leaving us, Mary? Haven't I treated you right?" "Oh, yea, ma'am. I havo been treatod beau tifully. Rut you only keep two serv ants." "Well, what of that? You don't llnd tho work hard, do your "Oh. no, ma'am. Rut, you hoo, I've always lived where thero were four servant. And that suits mo better, on account of inv ronlm rir nnnr. bridge, nin'nu."--lhllnUolphin Star. 4 1 si .J