THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
PROPAGANDA OF
ENEMY REFUTED
Pamphlets Tell French People of
America's Ideals and
Promises.
HAVING BENEFICIAL EFFECT
Literature Goes Directly to Homes
and a Tremendous Influence for
Good Is Thus Being Exerted
Distributed In Schools.
By E. A. BATCHELOR.
Paris. America's ldonl America's
past nttalnmeuts iind America's ilofln
Ite promises for tlio successful prose
cution of the wnr nre IjpIiik present
eil to the French people In n trench
imt, convincing mnnner through the
medium of pumphlots prepared by the
educational hurean of the American
Y. M. C. A.
Through the co-operation of the de
partment of public instruction of
Fmnce, It has been possible to dls
rlbuto 120,000 of these pamphlets In
the schools. A large percentage of
the literature so distributed has been
taken directly Into the homes and a
tremendous Inllucnco for good Is thus
being exerted. j
The Y. SI. C. A. became convinced
porno time ago that n general distri
bution of concrete Information regard
ing things and alms American would
be-greatly appreciated not only by
the French people, but would also do
much to promote confidence and un
derstanding between the two nations.
The French are always -eager to
hear about the United Htntes and
never fire of asking questions nbout
their great ally country. Much In
formation of this kind of course had
been spread by Individuals but, un
fortunately, all of tho Americans In
France have not n clear and accurate
conception of their own nntlonnl
U'enls nor even n very wide variety
of exact Information regarding their
own land.
Consequently It wns decided that
pamphlets giving much information in
a small compass would serve an ex
cellent purpose. Three of these
pamphlets were prepared.
Emphasizes Idealism.
One, for tiio higher grades in tho
tchools or for tho colleges, Is by Dr.
.Tohn Ersklne, formerly of Columbia
university, head of tho Y. M. 0. A.
educatlonnl depurtment. Its titlo is:
"Tho Ideals for Which Amerlcn
Stands." It tlcnls mnlnly with tho
causes that impelled the United
States to enter the war. Tho point
thnt America is fighting for world lib
erty nnd not for any selfish ends Is
emphasized.
The second folder, "The Help
Brought by Amerlcn to tho Allies," Is
by Carl ITolllday, professor of Amer-
THEIR FIRST GLIMPSE OF FRANCE
On board of n former Hamburg-American liner, American soldiers uro hav
ing their first look nt the land of their chivalrous ally, Vrnnco.
TOO MUCH
Faces Hun Rain of Steel With
out Flinching.
But Finds Task of Writing Letters of
Lleutennnt'o Death Impos
sible. Purls. lie wore u rough doughboy's
uniform, fuzzy and wrinkled, but thero
were captain's bars upon his shoulders.
Every doughboy passing the table at
which he sat upon tho Paris terrace
glanced nt the bars, then at tho uni
form nnd, though not required to do
so, saluted respectfully.
They knew at a glance lie was n
captain of Infantry, proudost of titles.
"Wo had gone ahead ten kilome
ters," ho remarked to a companion,
"when wo stopped for a moment to
consult our maps. 1 had a few ser
geants, a couple of lieutenants and
young Lieutenant K with a few
.ran literature at the University of
Toledo, and a member of the educa
tional depnrtment of the Y. M. O. A.
Profepsor ITolllday gives facts and
figures to show how much the United
States has done to help the allies both
since she herself entered the war and
before thnt time. The pnmphlet nlso
outlines tlio program that the Amer
ican government hns pledged Itself to
carry out In the way of furnishing
men and food, to carry on the war to
victory. This folder Is for the middle
grades In the schools.
I'. A. F. Appelboom of the .faculty
of the University of ICnnsns, another
member of the Itcd Triangle educa
tional department, Is the author of
the third pamphlet, written In simple
'angiuige for the pupils of the prlmnry
Mudos. Mr. Appolboom presents ma
teria! similar to. that used by his con
freres. All three of the little folders have
the merit of being plnln, readily un
derstood statements of facts. No ef
fort Is made to launch Into lofty lit
erary flights. The writers have tried
to give definite Information nnd trust
to the readers to form tlio proper
conclusions therefrom.
RAIDING PLANES
TERRIFY ENEMY
London. The progressive effective
ness of the allies, both In the construc
tion of airplanes nnd In tho air fight?
Ing, lias never before been moro clear
ly proved than In the recent operations
on the western front. In last month's
offensive tho harrying of German cav
alry, mnrchlng Infantry nnd transport
by low-flying airplanes was the first
example of a really large scalo coun
ter-offensive from tho air.
From n It. A. F. officer of long ex
perience It wns learned that It Is now
a deliberate method of air fighting not
conducted on tho tip nnd run principle
of one swooping dive to earth, bringing
tho nlrplano Into close rlllc range only
nt tho lowest point of tho dive, but by
machines which fly audaciously low
until their ammunition Is exhnustcd, so
low that pilots havo Identified tho
rcglrnentnl Insignia of the troops at
tacked, so low that tho nlrplano wheels
hnvo been known to skim tho earth.
Transport Columns Broken Up.
The object of these low-flying pilots
hns bee" to disorganize tho Germnns
by a sue Aon burst of tire at close range,
nnd very successfully they havo done
it, especially when brenklng up trans
port columns and causing stumpedes
of frightened horses, liut the method
lias developed until now a British air
plane will lly along not merely across
a trench, machine-gunning It, and
such a thing may happen, ns at Hamcl,
where airplanes and tanks; co-operated
FOR HERO
of his men who had come through nil
right.
"Signal corps men were stringing
wire on a small building facing tho
little court whore wo were talking.
Wo were dog-tired. Young K
bout over my shoulder to look at my
map. A sholl burst beside us. Fifteen
of our men were killed outright.
Many wero wounded. I wns knocked
tint.
"Young K was going fast, lie
knew It. I had been a father to tho
lnd knew his family well. He looked
down at his wounds and then finding
mo beside him, my faco and uniform
sputtered with his blood but unhurt,
lie smiled feebly,
" 'I'm all in,' he said. Then ho put
Ills hand to his Imck nnd rolled over.
I turned my faco away from the sight.
" 'Good-by, Jack,' lie said.
"I squeezed his hand hp wits such
ti brave kid and lie smiled as he died.
"That night Sergeant Casey opened
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PASTOR GETS CAPTAIN
TO DO ALL HIS CUSSING
Seattle, Wash. "What do you
say when n piece of steel falls
on your thumb?" Kov. Frank S.
Bristol, pastor of the lloly Trin
ity church of tills city, who is n
shipyard worker six dnys n
week, wan asked.
"I call Capt. N. O. Taylor,"
said tho minister. 'Tie says the
things supposed to be said for
me."
Taylor admitted he has en
tered Into such an arrangement
with the minister.
"I'll do the cussing for him if
lie wants mo to," said Taylor.
Beyond question this literature wir
have a beneficial effect In offsetting
enemy propaganda, which In Franc
had been taking the form of suggest
log to the French people that Amer
tea was merely a vocal and not -i
piartlenl nlly. No one could rend tb
information put forth by the 'thro
pamphlets without knowing that tl"
United States has accomplished won
dors In getting a huge army to Frnnri
inside a year after her declaration of
war and continuing meanwhile lu-i
service of food, ammunition and creil
Its to the allies.
to such purpose that the Infantry ail
vanced upon" an already quite dlsor
gnnlzed enemy.
It is routine work for the low-flying
nlrplano to Interrupt German working j
parties far behind the lines with ma
chine gun fire, nnd when one remem
bers that the same parties nro likely to
be bombed in their billets from tho air
by night, their heart for work may be j
Imagined, for both dny nnd night tlio '
bombing of railways, airdromes, cnmp !
nnd dumps goes on; j
And this Is almost by the way. The '
soldier conies before supply, nnd It Is j
tho soldier who Is the objective of the
low-flying airplane, the soldier whr
suffers In person nnd morale, by tin
ceaseless bombing of billets. It Is the
aggressive air war of the entente whlcr
stcndllv nnd ncoiimuliitlvolv denreel
ates the morale of the German soldier
"And nn ammunition dump was '
blown up." What thrilling stories maj ,
llo behind many of these brief stereo
typed phrnses In the olficlnl commuul
cation 1 "An nmmunltlon dump was
blown up," nnd much else besides.
Sprays Them With Bullets.
Hero Is Just one little incident told
by Lieut. L. Wnlmsloy of the It. A. F.,
which may servo by way of Illustra
tion: The Germans were reported to b
concentrating at the village of X. A
little chaser was run out, and the pilot
ordered to confirm the report.
Ten minutes' flying brings him to !
the trench lines, nnd the deafening
noise of battle drowns even the sound
of the engine.
The Germans nro attacking and n
long, ragged, gray line of piled up
corpses, which tho airman nt first mis
tnkes for snndbngs, shows the terrible
price they are paying. ,
But sheltering behind this ghastly
rampart of human flesh nre living
Huns, and the pilot dives down until
he Is only r0 feet above them. Then, 1
ns he skims over the line, he opens Arc i
...tii. i . 1 1 . . , . . i . -
wiiii iiuiii guns, puuiiug out a nan oi
death that soon visibly thickens the In
animate gray ninsses.
But there Is oven more Important
work at hand. Tho village of X Is
quickly renched. The" market square
Is crowded with artillery and ammu
nition carts. Diving to it height of less
than 500 feet, the airman drops a
bomb, nnd turns, Just In time to avoid
the force of the concussion caused by
i the tremendous explosion that fol-
lows. A direct hit has been made on
I the ammunition curt, and the havoc
wrought in that market square bailies
description.
The roads lending backward from
the village are now carefully recon
noltered. There Is no sign of life
until a largo wood Is reached. Hero a
squadron of Uhlans Is found. A sec
ond bomb Is landed right In the midst
of them, and In a fow seconds the nd
jolnlng fields are brown with stam
peding horses.
my door of sacking. With my head
In my hands I was sobbing like a kid.
I had tried to write n letter to his
folks and couldn't. 'Sargo' was wise,
for ho coughed and went away."
BOY SEEKS FARM WORK LOAN
Twclve-Year-Old Applicant In Kansas
Is Youngest to Apply Under
Recent Act.
Wichita, Kan. Vomer Dltus, twelve,
of Burdotte, Knn., Is tho youngest ap
plicant for a seed wheat loan under
the recont farm loan plan to be re
ceived by tho Wichita Loan bank, ac
cording to Supervisor L. M. Kastn
brook. Young Dltus In his application says
he owns a horse valued nf $r0 and a
eow wortli tho same. He uses his fa
ther's machinery and wants $.'100 on
n lOO nero tract. Tho application ts
vouched for by the farm agent qt Paw
brook, who says the boy enjoys a good
reputntlon as a farmer and a general
good reputation. His parents win havo
to sign tho mortguges, It Is said.
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NATIONAL SYSTEM OF ROADS
Philadelphia Board of Trade Asks Seo
retary Baker to Co-Operate- In
Construction.
The Philadelphia Bourd of Trodo
hns naked the co-operation of Secre
tary of War Baker in obtaining u na
tional system of highways to accommo
date tho large nnd growing motortruck
truffle. This method of transportation
hns done much to solve the congestion
on tho railroads, but men all over tho
country ngreo that our crnzy-qullt rond
system hns Impaired tho efficiency of
the motortrucks at least 40 per cent
It is estimated that the 400,000 motor
trucks In the country uro used to only
CO per cent of their capacity; or, in
other words, if 2S0.OOO motortrucks
were used to their full capacity wr
would bo obtaining ns much service us
wo are now getting out of 400,000.
At tlio Inst meeting of the Philadel
phia Board of Trade, Mlcrs Busch,
chairman of the municipal affairs com
mittee, advocated n national system of
motor rouds extending from Boston tc
Washington, made of concrete nnd
wide enough to accommodate four oi
five lines of vehicles. Tills report wns
sent to all of the councils of defense
in the different states along the Atlan
tic const, to the governor of ench stnte
to the United States Chamber of Com'
mercc, to tho wnr industries board and
to B. M. Bnruch, clmlrmnn of the wni
industries board; nnd they wero asked
to co-opernto with this hjdy In having
congress adopt such a system ns a wni
measure, and to have this system pul
Into immediate operation.
The letter of the board of trade tt
Sccretnry Baker emphasizes such a
ft V
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Motortruck Carrying Milk to Market.
system of highways as a war ineasurt
and asks his co-operation in this mat
ter. The bonrd has learned through re
liable information that many of th6
army motortrucks have had to makq
detours of many miles because of im
passable roads, which was nn expenst
both ns to wear and tear on trucks nnd
tlio cost of gasoline.
MONEY EXPENDED ON ROADS
Stnaoerlno Total of $263,069,610 Is
Amount Used by Government and
Various States.
Tho present railroad situation In the
United States 1ms given u great im
petus to the building of good ronds
throughout tho country, according to
Popular Science Monthly. Tho stng
goring totnl- of $20.'l,009,0t0 Is th
amount that will be expended on high
ways during the current year by tht
national government nnd the different
states. Texas bends tho list with an
appropriation of $2.1.000.000; Illinois
and Indiana vie for second plnee with
17,000.000 each, while New Yorb
holds only tenth plnce, with n $10,
000.000 appropriation.
Kstcnslve use of automotive vehicles
accounts for the demand for good
roads and the enormous sums devoted
to them during tho current yenr.
ROADS KEPT IN GOOD REPAIR
Ten Thousand Miles of Concrete Pave,
ment Have Been Constructed in
the United States.
The amount of concrete pavements
thnt havo boon constructed In tho
United Stntes nlmost 100,000,000
miles of roads 18 feet wide represent
u public investment of great value.
Becauso of tho advances in wages and
materials, the cost of replacing these
ronds would be much greater now
than when originally constructed.
Therefore, there Is urgent need that
they bo kept In tho best posslblo con
dltion In order that they may render
perfect service.
If attention Is given regularly very
little work Is required to maintain
concrete pavements, nnd In this man
ner tho danger of having to mnko
coutly repairs Inter Is nvolded.
When Drag. Does Best Work.
When tho soli Is moist, hut not
sticky, tho drng does the best work.
Tho road will bake If tho .drag Is used
on It when It Is wet.
Time to Use Road Drag.
If tho roadway is full of holes or bnd
ly tho drag should bo used onco
whet liie road is soft und slushy.
Repair When Needed.
Repairs lo ,ronds should bo made
when needed, and cot once a year
after crops nre luld by.
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A sweet temper is to the household
what sunshine ts to trees and llowcrs.
A little bit of paUonco often makes
the sunshine come,
And u little bit of lovo makes a hap
py homr.
WAYS WITH LEFTOVER FISH.
HEIII3 nre so many
dainty dishes using
leftover fish which
nre both palatable
and wholesome.
Fish a la Crcme.
Put two table
spoonfuls of butter
In n saucepan ; when
melted add n table
.spoonful of Hour;
tvhen well cooked add two egg yolks
iiul n cupful of milk which have been
Jenten together. Add slowly nnd stir
:onstnntIy; when thick and smooth,
Add n tenspoonful of salt, a few drops
3f onion Juice, a few dashes of paprl
ica and the llsh. Fill the ramekins and
cover with buttered crumbs. Place In
n hot oven for a few minutes, or until
the crumbs nre a light brown. Gar
nish with parsley.
Escalloped Fi6h. Take three cup
f uls of any cooked fish ; Hake It. But
ler a baking dish, sprinkle with bread
crumbs, then cover with finked fish,
from which nil skin nnd bones have
been removed, then add more crumbs.
Cover with n cream sauce to which has
been ndded a tablcspoonful of chopped
onion, a tablespoonful of Worcester
shire sauce, two tablespoonfuls of
chopped parsley, two tablespoonfuls of
sauce and pepper to taste. Use two
cupfuls of white suuee. Bake uncov
ered for half an hour.
Fish Souffle. To one cupful of
flaked llsh add a cupful of cream
sauce, three egg yolks beaten light and
two cupfuls of riced potatoes. Fold In
the beaten egg whites. Brush n bak
ing pan with sweot fat, put In the mix
ture, rough It on top and bake until a
light brown. Serve at once.
Fish Salad. Mix n cupful each of
rice, celery and one-half cupful of may
onnnlso and n tablespoonful of chopped
onion. Place any leftover cooked fish,
like halibut or haddock, In the center,
mixed with a half cupful of the may
onnaise and the rice and celery around
It. Garnish with tomato Jelly cubes
or with parsley.
A cupful of flaked cooked fish of nuy
kind ndded to a cupful of good white
sauce, served poured over buttered
toast, makes a most nourishing lunch
con dish.
A cupful of any well-seasoned cook
ed fish may be added to any vegetable
salad. It Is especially good with pota
to salad.
A knucklo of ham In eoup gives a
zest and Ilavor to the dish, but more
than ono serves only to spoil tho pot
tage. Smollet.
LET US CAN WHAT WE CAN.
T IS more essentlnl
tills year than ever
before to snve every
bit of food possible.
Fruit and vegetables
which may be stored
for winter use will
be Just that much to
call upon when all
such foods are
scarco and high.
rJflatiOTalWar&ardwJli
In--Comwinlofi- ,nl
Olive Oil Pickles Take a hundred
inedluui-slzed cucumbers, sliced thin,
leaving the peeling on, add two large
onions sliced, place In layers and let
stand over night In ono cupful of salt.
Drain and add one-fourth pound ench
of white mustard seed and black mus
tard seed, two tablespoonfuls of celery
seed, a pint of olive oil and enough
good vinegar to cover them well. Seal
In fruit jars and keep In a cool place.
Beet Relish. Chop one quart of
cooked beets, add a quart of chopped
cahltage. two cupfuls of sugac a ta
blespoonful of snlt, u tensponnful of
pepper, half a tenspoonful of cayenne
and a cupful of grated horseradish;
add enough vinegar to make It of the
right consistency and can at once.
To Can Corn Without Cooking.
Take nine cupfuls of corn cut from
the cob. fresh from the field, add one
cupful of sugar, one-hnlf cupful of salt
and one cupful of water. Mix and
stand until the salt nnd sugar are well
dissolved. Then enn In sterile cans.
Freshen before using.
Mustard Pickles. For those who
like a cucumber pickle with n slight
flavor of mustard, the following will
he enjoyed: Take a gallon of good
vinegar, add to It a cupful of dry mus
bird mixed with half a cupful nf nlt.
Drop the cucumber dnlly as they are
picked Into this mixture until the vine
car will not cover them. Thev will he-
rendy to eat In a week. For variety
ami a sinaii nag or spices, a chill pop
per or two and a little sugar. These
pickles will keep Arm nnd crisp until
they are all nsi-d.
Ripe Tomato Pickle. Take three
pints of ripe, peeled and chopped to
mntoes. one cupful of chopped celery,
four tablespoonfuls of chopped red
pepper, four tablespoonfuls of chop
pen onion, four tablespoonfuls of salt,
six tablespoonfuls of sugar, a half
tenspoonful ench of clovo nnd cinna
mon, one tenspoonful of grnted nut
meg, nnd two cupfuls of vinegar. Mix
well and keep covered. It win keep
for a yenr, nnd Is resdy to use, nfter
mixing, In a week.
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Pleasure comes through toll and not
by self-Indulgence and Indolence. When
one KCts to lovo work, his llfo la a.
happy one. Husldn.
THIS IS PICKLING TIME.
E do not want to miss
putting up various
relishes, pickles and
conserves which will
give variety to our
menus this winter.
. Plccallll. Put it
peek of green toma
toes, three green
peppers, two small
Cabbages, four
n (national WjfCunUn In
onions and six large cucumbers
through a meat chopper and sprinkle
with one cup of salt, let stand over
night, drain nnd cover with threo
quarts of. vinegar and four pounds of
sugar. Cook thirty minutes.
West Bend Marmalade. Take
equal parts of crab apple and rlpo
tomntoes, cook together us marma
lade, adding the desired amount ot
sugar. The stewed apple nnd tomato
nre put through a sieve, before tho
sugar is added. The combination ot
flavor Is particularly good nnd un
usuul. Sweet Cucumber Pickles. Slice
llnger-slzed cucumbers u half-inch
thick, cover thtee quarts with u brine
of one cup of salt and three quarts
of water. Pour the brine boiling hot
over the cucumbers. Let stand, three
days, pour off, reheat and cover. He
pent the fifth and seventh days. Then
take half vinegar and water and alum
the size of walnut, pour boiling hot
over tho pickles and let stand three-
days. Then put Into a Jar u layer
of the pickles, sprlnklo with a layer
of chopped onion and green peppers,
n few ruislns. Cover with boiling hot
vinegar and brown sugar in equal
quantities. Plnce u bag of mixed
spices, cinnamon und cloves In the
Jnr.
Green Tomato Pickles. SUco one
peck of green tomatoes nnd six good
sized onions, cover with ono cupful
of salt und let stand twenty-four
hours. Drain and cook in two quarts
of vinegar, two pounds of brown sug
ar, one ounce of cloves (whole), two
ounces of stick cinnamon. When cook
ed until tender but not broken Bet
aside to cool. When cool add ono
cup of fresh horseradish, cither
grated or In small pieces nnd two
tnblespoonsful of mustard. Place In
a large Jar covered with n plate and
weight.
Tho shortest life Is longest If 'tis best,
'Tig ours to work, to God belongs tho
rest.
Our lives are measured, by the deeds
wo do,
Tho thoughts we think, tho objects
we pursue.
SEASONABLE GOOD THINGS.
LLL windfall apples
slimiTil ho rnthiril
each (lay nnd either
canned without sug
ur or dried for win
ter use.
Apple Fluff. Sep
arate the yolk and
white of a fresh
egg. Set the white
on Ice und put the
yolk in u saucepan with a cup of milk,
u pinch of salt and a tablcspoonful of
honey, cook until smooth, flavor with
a few drops of vanilla and set on ice
to chrtl. In a deep bowl placo a
grated apple, add n half cup of sugar,
gradually, then turn over the egg
white and heat with an egg-whip until
the mixture Is stiff. Pile Into a
green howl, pour the
chilled custard
This Is n most
I around It and serve.
J delicious dish.
Prune Salad. Chop fine one pound
of soaked, pitted prunes. They should
be well-drulned before chopping. Add
one chopped onion and one-hnlf a red
pepper, one tablcspoonful of vinegnr,.
u dash nf mustard and salt nnd two
tnblespoonsful of olive oil. Serve on
head lettuce.
Marshmallow Salad. Take equal
parts of shredded almonds and
diced apples, ndd diced celery and
iiiarshintillows cut fine, the whole
plentifully enfolded with mayon
naise. Serve on lettuce.
Chopped dates and apple, celery
and nuts make a most appetizing
salad. A salad which even those who
object to the acid of fruits, may eat
with no III effects is pear salad. This
Is a quick salad, with canned pears al
ways at hand In an emergency. Place
a drained canned pear on lettuce.
cover with chopped nuts und surround
t'wlth boiled or mayonnaise dressing.
Blanched nlmonds cut in quarters may
he Hiiek Into the pear In place of tho
chopped nuts.
Stuffing for Game. Cook chestnutH
In the water In which the game has
been parboiled. When tender, drnln
and niiish, add one spoonful of minced
ham, one-hnlf cup of crumbs, n dash
of vinegar, salt nnd pepper, mix well
and moisten with melted butter and
the yolk of nn egg. Stuff nnd let
stnnd nn hour to fluvor the bird be
fore linking.
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