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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1918)
ftf SGflfLWHHKLY TfllftUNe. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. 400 U, S. TROOP "FAKtWELLI A LONG FAREWELL TO ALL MY 2 U.S. SHIPS, 1 ' JAPANESE SUNK GREATNESS!" . ARE LOST fiT SEA transport In Crash; 100 Bodies Washed Up on Scotch Coast. . Yank Destroyer to Rescue Submarine Shells the Survivors. Hun COLLISION DURING A STORM WOMEN AND CHILDREN LOST Twelve Thousand-Ton British Ship Otranto, Carrying American Troops, Sunk In Crash Between Irish and Scottish Coasts. "London, Oct. 14. Upward of 100 American troops and members of the crew are missing after a collision be tween the 12,000-ton British stennivjr Otranto and another British vessel ott Jslay island. More than 1,000 were aboard tl-? Otranto, Including 700 American sol diers and a crew of nearly H00. Islny la one of the Islands of the Inner Hebrides off the southwest coast of Scotland near North channel, whlvh separates Scotland and Ireland. A hundred bodies have already been washed ashore. The Otrauto collided In a stormy rsen Willi the steamship Kashmir. The ':ol lislon was due to a failure of the Otranto's steering gear, It Is reported. As the Otranto was being driven, to ward the rocky coast of-the Island Brit ish destroyers hastened to the rewue and did heroic work. Most of the soldiers jumped rver board. The first destroyer picked up all she could possibly hold, being com pelled to steam away when overloaded. Tills destroyer raced to shore with be tween JiOO and !150 survivors. Twenty soldiers that bud jumped overboard were seen to be hurled; by the sea against the Island's rocks. They were later rescued while cling ing to wreckage and were taken to Belfast. The Otranto was hurled against the ' reefs before It was possible for the de stroyer which arrived first on the seen to give further aid. The Otranto was a vessel of 12,12-1 gross tons, built In 1909 and owned by the Orientnl Steamship Navigation company. She hailed from Belfast The Kashmir Is a vessel of 8,841 tons, built In 1015 and owned by the Penlnsulnr & Oriental Steamship & Navigation company. She hailed from Greenock. U. S. FACTORIES MAKE GOOD Build 3,000,000 Aerial Bombs in Five Months. Washington, Oct. 12. Quantity pro duction five months after the first de liveries were made was the achieve ment of American manufacturers of nerial projectiles. Official announce ment to this effect was made in con nection with an exhibition of aerial bombs and torpedoes at the Aberdeen (Mtl.J proving ground. First deliveries of the "demolition' and "fragmentation" bombs, the two types adopted for use by General Pershing's air service in operations against the German lines and towns wero made In April. Since then more than 3.000,000 of the projectiles havo been turned over to the government, almost n sufficient number In the opln Ion of ordnance experts to meet the demands of any aTlatlon program In contemplation. HUN TROOPS TO QUIT POLAND Prince Max Reassures the Polish gency Council. Re Amsterdam, Oct. 12. Prince Mnxl mlllan, the German imperial chancel lor. has telegraphed to the Polish re trenev council, now meeting at War saw, assurances that he "Is firmly re solved to shape the relations between the German empire and the newly arisen kingdom of Poland in a spirit of justice and understanding of the vital interests of both sides. "I will exert myself," he continues, "for the speediest removal of the bur dens of occupation that still exist and will give orders for the realization of tills without delay." Woman Defies Austrians, Shot. Paris, Oct. 12. Accused of being Serbian spies, a mother and son In a southern Slav district of Austrla-Ilun-gary were condemned to death. The mother wa3 to see her son hanged he fore she was executed. Turulug to the Judge wlien sentenced, sbo declared: "I am Serblau, therefore I am guilty." German Envoy Quits Sofia. Basel, Oct. 14. The German minis ter 'to Bulgaria left Sofia after confid ing German Interests in that country to the representative of Holland, It was announced by the Frankfort Ga zette. Capture 105,000 In Week. Paris, Oct. 14. During the past week the allies have captured more than 105,000 prisoners, it was ostl nntori Their total cuptures slnea July 18 now nmount to more than fiOO.OOO. Hun Murders Swiss Officer. Geneva, Oct. 11. A Germau airplane ni nicked a Swiss cirptlvo balloon, which took fire, according to newspu nnrs. Lieutenant Bulry, who was In the basket of tho bullwn. wus burned to Hth It Ih sale, -C?'- ffitltiS S.it" 'lWsi V . I , 'The American Bed Cross will pro- i ivv i - --e probably with a vK, , IIMnirillllB ,,niK8nnls 0 r j(& VmWM I . ; ,1WC,,,i' T1?0 w'p ' of men who have xA ' , ounde,l or sul orlng frouy ,,,. , , &ifem& i.. sh Nessel U,e war council. These brassards. :53!yW u-onderoga sal. to number about 250, , lllHHrillllRt wcn. BURBCHtcU aJ, '&mMmtf$$ v rt,Pnwl to have perished. It ,,.,. ,lv fh7, tlllllnll.rv,,,,itt of W VOK VOKltt ' - WJV'U''V. VV1S Sl( t)at t1(, s TAX ON SPIRITS CUT! SENATORS HOPE LOWER RATfc WILL ADD TO REVENUE. Levy Fixed at $6.40 a Gallon Rates on Beer and Wine Stand. Washington. Oct. 10. Kesuming re vision of the war revenue bill the sen ate linance committee considered tin' bovcniire sections and reduced the tax of ?8 a gallon on distilled spirits used for beverage purposes as provided in the bouse bill to $0.40 a gallon. The doubled rates on beer and wine were approved. The present rate on spirits tor nev- erage purposes is .i.-u a giuiuu, the committee established as the rate for distilled spirits used for nonbov- erago purposes, sucn as maiiuiiicmn. of perfumes and medclncs, Instead of the $4.40 tax proposed by tne Houst on tbnt class. Reduction of the beverage rale from $8 to $0.G0 per gallon on distilled spir its, It was stated, Is expected to stimu late both consumption and withninwai from bonded warehouses, and thereby Increase the $795,000,000 whicli tne house proposed to raise from tins source. The probable effect of the pending national prohibition legislation was considered, Chairman Simmons said, in revising Hie intoxicating beverage rates. Whether national prohibition becomes effective July 1, It wns be lieved by the committee tbnt the lower rate on distilled beverages would in crease federal revenues. Tho pipe line rnte was increased. It was oxnlnlned. because recent ireigni rule inerenses have not reached the iiin onerators and tho higher tax is designed to equalize the nil trnnsnortation situation. Insurnnce tax features were passed over temporarily. TO STOP RETURN OF GOODS Appeal to Merchants to End Costly Practice Made by War Indus tries Board. Washington, Oct. 11. An appeal to merchants to stop the unnecessary re turn of merchandise to wholesalers and manufacturers was made by the war Industries board. The practice, It was said, causes a needless waste of ship ping space on tho railroads at a time when they should be kept clear for the movement of troops nnd war sup plies. Unless goods are not as repre sented they should be kept, the appeal said. INJURED IN U-BOAT ATTACK Capt. H. R. Cone, In Charge of Naval Airship Service, Was on Tor pedoed Ship. Dublin, Oct. 14. Capt. II. H. Cone, In charge of the American naval air- shin service, was among the passen gen of the steamship Lelnster, which uns sunk bv a Gorman submarine. Captnln Cone Is suffering from a bro ken leg. Cholera Sweeps Berlin. Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 12. Cholera Is slowly spreading in Berlin, notwith standing the preventive measures taken, a Berlin dispatch states. Sev enteen cases were reported October 8, and 15 deaths occurred from the ills ease. 136 Harvard Men Dead In War. Cambridge. Mass., Oct. 14. One linn died and thlrty-slx Harvard men havo been killed In action in the war and 0,200 of 117,000 living Harvard gradu ates are la the army or navy, accord' lug to statistics made public. Belgians Ordered Back Home. London, Oct. 12. Belgian author) ties huve delivered orders to Belgians resident In England, directing them to return to their native land, according to the SheirielA Dally Telegraph. It ' .Sta'.SSfZ IS -3 n mm H?mpW VMM. U. S. TO FiULE THE AIR AMERICA WILL LEAD IN PLANES, SAYS CONGRESSMAN KAHN. Asserts 3.000.000 Yanks Will Be in Germany Next Year Unless Huns Surrender. Chicago. Oct. 11. By the end of this year America will have more airplanes on the battle front than all her allies put together and will have attained absolute mastery of the air. This was the victory message hurled by Congressman Julius Kahn, ranking Republican of the house military af fairs committee, at a meeting of the Association of Commerce here. And to It Congressman Kahn. who is the father of the draft law, added another prediction which, he said, Is shared by the military leaders of tho nation: , "Unless Gfrmany surrenders more than :t,()00,()00 American soldiers will havo overrun German soil before Sep tember, 1011). "German peace talk will not bo al lowed to Interfere with our military program. To the .'1,000,000 men now under arms 2,000,000 more will have been added by .March 1, and by July 1. 4,000,000 Americans will be lighting In Europe." Discussing the development of the airplane program, Mr. Kahn declared that the fact that our allies are now ordering Liberty motors in vast quan tities Is Indisputable proof of their excellence. Standardization, he said, has enabled America to outdistance her allies In airplane motor manufac ture. YANK PRISONERS GET GIFTS Christmas Packages for American Sol ' diers in German Prison Camps Go Free. Washington. Oct. 11. Christmas packages for American soldiers in German and Austrian prison camps must he received by the American Bed Cross before October 15. Only one package will he sent to each prisoner and preference will bo given to the package prepared by the prisoner s family. Each package must not weigh more than 11 pounds and should hear the soldier's name, regiment, the name of the prison camp and the prov ince in Germany or Austria In which the camp Is situated. Packages are to be addressed to Warehouse, Atlantic Division. American Bed Cross, 20 East Fifteenth street, Now York city. The name and address of the sender and the words "Christmas nackage for American prisoner of war," should up pear on the package, which will ! for warded free of charge. YANK CAPTURES OWN FATHER Parent Was on Visit to Germany When War Broke Out and Was Forced Into Army. Paris, Oct. 12. American soldiers were rounding up a pocket of stray Germans when a big private from the middle West recognized one of their prisoners as his own father. "The fa ther had been buck In Germany on a visit when the war broke out ami had been drafted. The father explained with frantic gestures to tho sun that he was lighting for the Hun airainst Ills will and they marched off una in armthe father to he delivered a pris oner behind til- lines. Postmen Deliver Messages. Washington. Oct. 14. Postmen with in a few days will begin delivering tel egraph messages classed as "night let ters." Delivery of telegrams other than night letters h telegraph mes sengers will continue for tint present. Yanks Cause of Fuel Shortage. London, Oct. 14. Demands of allies, in particular the American army In France, nro held responsible for Brit ain's coal shortage. American soldiers want more warmth than the British, being accustomed to heated rot "is, si Destroyer Stcrret, Eluding Torpedoes, Turns on the Enemy Vessel and Drops Depth Charges Results of Shots Unknown. London, Oct. 12. The Dublin -mall at Lelnster has been torpedoed, ac- rdlng to the Kxchange Telegraph mpan.v. It Is believed that about K persons perished. An Atlantic Port. Oct. 12. The Wik.-I'-ud steamship Tlconderoga, an crseas mtvIoo cargo carrier of O.l.'lO hlpV shelled by the subuinrlne, accounting tor the wounded among the survivors. seventeen or the suvlvors were American soldiers, being part of a do tachnient detailed to care for horses which the ship was transporting. Exactly when and where the Tlcon deroga was torpedoed could not In: ascertained on account of censorship restrictions. The ship loft an Atlantic port on September 22 as part of a con voy. Presumably It fell vlcl'in to tho l'-boat without other protection than its own guns, as, according to previous reports received by the navy depart meat, it became separated from the rest of the ships and was not there after heard from. New York. Oct. 12. The American sti-amshlp Deepwater, 8,500 tons gross leglster. has been sunk, presumably by an enemy submarine, according to In formation received In shipping circles here. A British Port, Oct. 12. The Jap anese steamship lllrano Mum of 7,0115 tons gross lias been torpedoed and sunk. It Is feared that 201 of the 1120 aboard were lost. Among the victims were two nurses, three Japanese worn en and seven children 'J lie llirano Maru was outward bound for Japan and carried about 200 passengers. The vessel was torpedoed nnd sunk by a German submarine early on Friday, morning when about :i00 miles south of Ireland riic few survivors who were picked up by the American torpedo-boat do stroyer Sterret have been brought here. They declare that the torpedo struck the steamer in the forward en glue room. iNoining remained for those on board, including the women and chit dren. hut to plunge into the ocean. A large number, however, went down with the ship. The vessel disappeared within seven minutes after being struck by the torpedo. The scene was Indescribable. Tho weather was bad and rather hazy. The cries of the drowning were heartrend ing. Everybody had born supplied with life belts, hut only the strongest were able to stand the buffeting waves and exposure. Providentially the commander of tho American destroyer Sterret heard the explosion and steered his vessel for the point where the sound came. I In found the ship had disappeared 'and he saw a mass of people strug gling in the water. There were no small boats' available, so the destroyer in the laid weather steamed about picking up those who were still alive. The American war ship picked up .'!() persons, ono of w hom died while being brought ashore, While the American destroyer was picking up the men and women strug gllng in the water the German sub marine tired two torpedoes at the war ship, but both missiles missed their marl BANK ROBBERS SLAY CITIZEN Bandits Take $5,000 and Fight Off Turtle Lake (Wis.) Residents in Pistol Battle. Turtle Lake, Wis.. Oct. 12. One citi zen was killed and $5,000 in currency was obtained by four bandits who blew the safe In the hank here and es caped after a pistol buttle with a dozen residents. Gets Fifth Hun Plane, With the American First Army, Oct. 12. Lieut. William Erwlu of Chicago, has shot down his llfth German air plane nfllclally credited to til in. Parsons Fells Eighth Plane, With Hie French Armies. Ocl. 12.- Kdwln Parsons of Sprlnglleld, Mass., Hying at the front with a French squadron of aviators, has brought down his eighth German machine, says a dispatch. Italians Take El Bassan, Home, Oct. 12. Italian troops push ing northward In Albania entered tho city of El Bassan Monday afternoon, crushing stubborn Austro-Hungarlan resistance, the Italian war olllcc an nounced In the natter of wearing mourning for relatives who have given their lives for their country there nro two opin ions. One Is that It Is Inadvisable to wear black because It depresses other people. Wo must not ask others to mourn with us, or even remind them of mourning. The other la that a proper respect for tho dead almost compels a period of mourning apparel. It Is a matter which each one must think out for herself. The lied Cross has adopted a substitute for the usual mourning and the last bulletin of tho ccotral division lias this to say the council of national defense, the. Idea being heartily Indorsed by Presi dent Wilson In a letter ho sent .to the woman's committee. They v.lll bo fur nished free to the parents or widows of men who have died In the service anil at cost to other members of the fam ily. 'The brassard, which Is to bo worn on the left sleeve, mlmvny between el bow and shoulder, Is a hand of black broadcloth or other material three Indies wide on the surface of .which the regulation military star Is em broidered In gold thread. The num ber of stars on a brassard will denote the extent of the sacrifice made by each family. The brassards will be made nnd distributed by the chapters of tho Bed Cross working In conjunction with lo cal units of the woman's committee of tho council of national defense. An Initial supply of materials for the manufacture of the mourning emblems has been purchased by the Bed Cross and will be forwarded to tho 14 divi sions of the organization for distribu tion through their chapters. It Is ex pected that the tlrsl of the brassards will bo ready for distribution about the middle of September. A brief statement accompanying tho announce ment says: " 'In adopting this Insignia tho wotn Hats and Scarfs Join Forces Occasionally during the past summer ore ran across n turnan, or smaii nai, with a long tulle scarf attached and t!ii scarf was simply an elongation of a puffed drapery of tulle over a crown ot! ilowers. Now that fall Is hero some one of those clever people who think up our headwear was Inspired with thu happy Idea of substituting velvet or velveteen or broadcloth for tulle anil we have a chic and youthful winter hat v!:-i a cozy scarf attachment. It Is n novelty and becoming. Moreover, the ni'f Is very practical, and we may h'C tills combination developed In sev eral ways. Tho odd and pretty hat in the picture has. a narrow lirlm and side crown covered with sapphire blue and gray biocudc In satin. The crown Is a puff of blue velvet and the scarf Is of vel vet lined with satin. It Is tacked to the brim at the right hack sml wraps about the throat, the ends falling one to the back, over the shoulder. There are two small bead tassels on each end of tlie scarf. 'J his coquettish model happens to lie made of velvet with brocade, but broadcloth or duvetyn would suit even better for it, using elthor brocade or fii" for the brim It has something all's committee desired that It should never be commercialized, hut that II should always bo possible for th members of the families of those who hnvo mndo tho supremo sacrifice to prepnro for themselves this badge of honor.' " For the Fall Bride. A gift which will remind the little lirlilo who undertakes to furnish a homo In wartime that Mr. Hoover has his eye on her, Is a brctul bag. It l.i mndo of sturdy cotton; an unblenched muslin would do well. Into it tho scraps of bread left from the table nro put and are kept comparatively fresh for Use at the next meal or for bread puddings or bread crumbs. The reason for the bag Is .that war bread seems to keep so much better when wrapped In a cloth than when left in the regu lation box, where It is apt to mold If the box Is close, or dry out If tho box Is left open. Embroider thu word bread, or im outline of n cut loaf on this bag If you aro thinking of giving It to some little bride you know. Chemise Dress. The chemise dress, If present Indi cations count for anything, has come to stay. These new ones for winter hang In severely straight lines from shoulder to hem, and they do not show tho additional underskirt with which they were provided last season. Some of them are plaited In lino accordion plaits and others nro provided with extra applied and floating panels at the sides of the skirts. As for tho belts, they are mostly made of very thin strips of the material from which tho gown Is constructed, nnd they aro tied loosely to confine tho gown In some semblance of a waistline. Satin Footwear. High black satin boots, for house wear, are true leather savers. They aro really very smart. They Inco snugly about the ankles and are made with French' heels and modern to points. Oxfords of black satin also laced, aro another autumn specialty in the shoo shops. These nro especially pretty for Informal house wear in tho afternoon. of the rollicking character of tho"blu14 devil" tarn In which millinery artists delight and make us wonder that It can be Interpreted In so ninny ways. Bleh materials lend It dignity and tho same Is true of tl;- scarf hat shown above. On the Brim of Your Hat. Two feet away It was strikingly good looking. Any black velvet sailor would be with a wide woolen Roman stripe binding about the edge of Its brim. A closer Inspection proved again how very effective absurdly sim ple things can be. Mercerized cotton ditl It. Chinese blue, orange, purple. green and black were used this wuy: A simple over-and-over stitch nmda the binding, a solid two Inches of tho circumference done in the blue, the, next in purple, then green, then black; and so on all thu wuy round tho hat, A pretty variation of tills form of trim ming would he to use a blanket stitch Instead of the simpler over-nu-ovor. Then straight strands of the cotton might be wrapped round and round the crown to simulate a band.