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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1918)
When the Engine Stalls on Dead Man's Curve! "W'AHEY climb aboard their loaded I truck at sundown, fifteen miles behind the lines. They rumble through the winding streets, out on the white road that leads to Germany! The man at the wheel used to be a broker in Philadelphia. Beside him sits an accountant from Chicago. A news paper man from the Pacific Coast is the third. Now they all wear the uni form of one of these organizations. The road sweeps round a village and on a tree is nailed a sign: "Attentionl L'Ennemi Vous Voitl The Enemy Sees You!" They glance far up ahead and there, suspended -in the evening light, they see a Hun balloon. "Say, we can see him plain tonight I M murmurs the accountant from Chicago. "And don't forget," replies the Phila delphia broker, "that he can see us just as plain." The packing cases creak and groan, the truck plods on straight toward that hanging menace. They reach another village where heaps of stone stand under crumpled walls. Then up they go, through the strange silence broken only when a great pro jectile inscribes its arc of sound far overhead. They reach a turn. They take it. They face a heavy incline. For half a mile it stretches and they know the Germans have the range of every inch of it. The mountain over there is where the big Boches' guns are fired. This incline is their target. The three men on the truck bring up their gas masks to the alert, settle their steel helmets closer on their heads. At first the camion holds its speed. Then it slackens off. The driver grabs his gear-shift, kicks out his clutch. The engine heaves and heaves and stallsl "Quick! Spin it!" calls the driver. The California journalist has jumped. He tugs at the big crank. " Wh-r-r-r-r-r-r-room ! " The shell breaks fifty yards behind. Another digs a hole beside the road just on ahead. And then the engine comes to life. It crunches, groans and answers. Slowly, with maddening lack of haste, it rumbles on. "Wh-r-r-ooml" That one was close behind. The fragments of the shell are rattling on the truck. Now shells are falling, further back along the road. And the driver feels the summit as his wheels begin to pick up speed. Straight down a village street in which the buildings are only skeletons of buildings. He wheels into the court yard of a great shell-torn chateau. "Well, you made it again I see!" says a smiling face under a 'tin hat a face that used to look out over a congrega tion in Rochester. "Yep!" says the driver glancing at his watch. "And we came up Dead Man's Curve in less than three minutes including one stall!" Later that night two American boys, fresh from the trenches bordering that shattered town, stumble up the stairs of the chateau, into a sandbagged room where the Rochester minister has his canteen. "Get any supplies tonight?" they ask. "You bet I did!" is the answer, "What will you have?" "What's those? Canned peaches? Gimme some. Package of American cigarettes let's see an a cake of chocolate an' some of them cookies!" "Gosh!" says the other youngster when his wants are filled. " What would we do without you?" You hear that up and down the front, a dozen times a night "What would we do without them?" Men and women in these organiza tions are risking their lives tonight to carry up supplies to the soldiers. Trucks and camionettes are creeping up as close as any transportation is permitted. From there these people are carrying up to the gun-nests, through woods, across open fields, into the trenches. The boys are being served wherever they go. Things to eat, things to read, things to smoke, are being carried up everywhere along the line. With new troops pouring into France, new supplies must be sent, more men and women by the hundreds must be enlisted. They are ready to give every thing. Will you give your dollars to help them help our men? UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN RITZA FREEMAN WILL TELL NEBRASKA ABOUT UNITED WAR WORK FUND. Miss HI tit a Freeman, one of the well known speakers for tlio Food Adminis tration, has offered ltor services to tho Nebraska Women's Committee of tho United War Work Campaign. She will tour Nebraska boforo tho cam paign and during the week of Novem ber 11-18, speaking In tho Interests of tho drive of the seven big organiza tions, which nro helping the Govern ment to win tho war. Miss Freonmn's father was a Russian Jew and her mother born In Poland. She Is well aware of the suffering which has boon caused In these coun tries by the great world war. George Creel, chairman of the Gov ernment Oommltteo on Public Informa tion, said of Ml Freeman after hear ing her at the National Chicago War Exposition: "I wish every man and woman In the United States could hear her. There Is nothing she has missed snytnif. There Is nothlug I could add to her talk." Wnr Fund Drhe, Nov. ll-M. WOMEN'S BUILDING IN OMAHA HIDDEN FROM THE BIRDMEN. Aviation experts of the United States Army, stationed at tho Balloon School at Tort Omaha, havo pro nounced the camouflage ou tho Ne braska Women's Building, United War Work Campaign, to be perfect. ThU building la n small structure on tho grounds of the Douglas county court house. Homer Conant of tho camou flage section of tho War department nt Washington. D. O., did tho work. It Is an exact reproduction of the camou flage of tho huts near tho front lino trenches. Tho work was censored early in tho week when two aeroplanes from Fort Omaha circled over tho city and found It Impossible to locate the house on tho court house grounds nt n holght of 1,000 feet. The test was made during tho noon hour and witnessed by hun dreds of people watching the bird men. Wnr 111111 Drive, Nov. 11-18. INFLUENZA HAMPERS WAR WORK SPEAKERS. The Nebraska Speakers Bureau of the United War Work Campaign with headquarters at tho county court house, Omaha, Is getting names of volunteer speakers all over the state with n view to furnishing speakers to local committees. Oliarleg A. (loss, chairman of tho Speakers Bureau states that tho In fluenza and the (piarantlno has ham pered nnd prevented the greator part of the work of this bureau. "It Is hoped that early In November tho quarantine will bo lifted and that particularly from November 11-18 meetings may be held In every public place In tho state. And that money will be raised for tho seven agonclea that are helping tho Government win the war," says Mr. Goss. lVur rund Drive. Nov. 11-18. K. OF C DIRECTOR FATHER OF CAMPAIGN. Col. P. II. Callahan, a member of tho si.prenio directors of tho Knights of Columbus, has been called tho father of tho United War Work Cam paign, since from him emanated ths suggestion, later incorporated Into n formal request by President Wilson, to the effect that the seven great war work organizations, the Y. M. C. A., tho Y. W. C A., the National Catholic Wnr Council (K. of C), the War Camp Community Service, tho Ameri can Library Association and the Sal ration Army, comblno forces for a single great drive. Col. Callahan rep resents the National Catholic War Council as vice chairman of the Ken tucky United Wnr Work Campaign board. Wnr Fund Drive, Nov. 11-18. HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVAS WOMEN'S PLAN IN OMAHA. A house to house canvas will be mado In Omaha under tho direction of Miss Bdlth Tobltt, secretary of the Omaha Women's Committee, United War Work Campaign. A woman In every ward will direct the workers for that locality. This plan will bo work ed out In some of the counties by wo men. Wur Fund Drive, Nov. 11-18. MILLIONAIRE WASHES 12,000 CUPS IN ONE DAY. Gun any Nebraska housokouper wash 12,000 cups In twelve hours? If this seems a hard duy's work to any woman she will understand Just how hard It was for Benjamin 11. Town send, ii' Pittsburg, Pa., millionaire, now a secretary with one of the soven organizations making the United War Work Campaign. He not only washed the cups but had mode 10,000 gallons of coffee which had been served to 12,000 men In khaki. M'nr rund Drive, Nor. 1 1-1 R. It's easy to bo a critic. Some good people llml fault with the Y. M. C. A. because In Its army work It puts "applied religion" ;the religion of good works first. The "Y", mean while, goes right on with Its work of helping out the soldier boys In nil ways poMlble. And the United War Work campaign, to carry on which the Y. M. C. A. is allied with tho Y. M. C. A., the National Catholic War Coun cil (K. of C), tho. Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service, tho American Library Asso ciation and tho Salvation Army, will benr striking testimony to tho vnluc of religion that actively co-ordinate-faith and work. NO SLACKING BECAUSE GOAL IS IN 8IQHT, 8AY8 BISHOP HAYES. "Now that wo are Hearing the cud, tho need for tho euro of our boys In Prance Is greater than ever boforo. Any relaxation now of our united ef forts In their behalf will mean that our men may come home wounded In soul. For when the opportunity for horolo service is past our men will lose tho steadying effect of devotion to n great cause." At n meeting of the Itoman Catholic diocese of Now York recently held nt Cathedral College. Bishop Patrick Hayes, who presided, Issued this warning In connection with tho Unit ed Wnr Work Campaign, emphasizing tho necessity for tho continued efforts of tho 8ev.cn organizations repre sented. "Tho work of these organizations will be vital to the manhood of our men overseas for nt least twelve months aftor peace Is declared," says Bishop Hayes. "Religion has respond ed nobly and dovotedly to the call to help win tho wnr. It has shown that war Is not won by shells alone but. by sacrifice and devotion to the cause. It now remains for religion to unite to prepare men for n peace that nothing can shatter." Wur fund Drive, Nov. 11-18. Returned Soldiers Praise Welfare) Work. It Is very noticeable when tho re turned soldier boys aro Interviewed by the newspapers, or In addressing audiences, that they Invariably men tion the great work wliicli Is being done on tho battlefields and In the camps by such welfare organizations en tho Y. M. C. A.. Y. W. O. A., IC of C, Jewish Welfare Board, War Damp Community Service, American Library Association, nnd Salvation Army. II. A. Allen of Atlanta, On., who was gassed at Nancy-Toul, and who recently toured Nebraska, said: "During a hot engagement It Is cer tainly encouraging to seo men nnd women coming right up to tho front lino trenches with hot coffee, cookies, doughnuts, nnd pies. When wo get a fovv dnys hard-earned rest back of the lines it is great to run across one of tho huts where you can relax a hit and rend n good book. If tho poo pie hack home could only- rcnllzo what these little comforts mean they would bo doubly repaid for giving tho money which makes It all pos sible." Gerald V. Waples of Omaha, the first Nebraska boy to return after tha Chateau-Thierry engagement, says: "Wo rushed into Chateau-Thierry to relievo the French who were being pushed back to Paris. Wo not only stemmed tho tide, hut wo nctually pushed back a seemingly overwhelm' lng force of Huns. Wo accomplished n miraculous feat. Why? Becauso wo felt wo were tho chosen represen tatives of one hundred million Americans. We knew our people were behind us. They havo shown It by loaning their money to support tho war and by giving freely of their funds for our comfort anil welfare." Tho people of Nebraska will hnvt tho opportunity to give to tho comfort of tho boys who are fighting their battles during the United War Work campaign of November 11-18. Hvery one will want to do his or her share to lighten the task of tho hoys In khaki. iVnr Fund Drive, Nov. 11-18, II SEVEN DRIVES IN ONE' NOVEMBER 11-18 Your Hhure Two Db' 1'njr, ENTERTAINMENT MEANS MUCH FOR WOUNDED The moralo of a wounded soldlei suffers severely unless ho can bo en tertained In some manner. That'! why, whenever there's "anything do lng" about the hospltalH all the men who can wnlk or limp or loan upor their stronger "huddles" form a pleas od yet sorry procession toward tin placo of entertainment. The growlnf need of hospital entertainment will In made a feature of the United Wai Work t'nmpalgn. Wnr Fund Drive, Nov, 11-18. Homesickness Is harder to euro nnd endure than seasickness. Tin organizations In the United War Worl campaign have learned how to com bat It how to combat even tho deadlj combination of seasickness and homft slcknoss that attacks many a brnvi sailor and soldier on n France-headed transport. Songs, gnmes, lectures "movies," and above nil nthletlt gnmes help to keep the men happy On more than ono occasion a succes slnn of punching bag bouts has Im proved tho oiling morals of n shlpIoa of sturdy fighters. A chess or checkoi chnmplomhlp contest has worked wonders, too. And as to n big Hc of sour pickle that's Indcod doubli vure I WO DAYS' PAY IS YOUR SHARE FOR WAR WORK FUND Comforts for "Our Boya" In the Mili tary Service Furnished by Allied Organizations. "Seven Big Drives In One" During the Week of November 11-18. You aro asked to give two days' pay to tho United War Work fund during tho week of Noveniber 11-18. Heretofore, each Of the seven inde pendent war work organizations rep resented In this campaign put on Its particular drive whenever additional money was necessary. You contribut ed, no doubt, to each. President Wilson has now asked that these organizations unite to raise their funds and pro rate the total ac cording' to the needs of each. "This united drive," a national of tlcer explained, "means that you, and every other loyal American, must give more this time than you have over given before. But In doing this you will have given no more In tho end thnn If y.m should contribute a smnll er sum to each of the seven different drives which otherwise would bo made. And you will savo tho onor mous work and heavy expense of cou ducting soven drives. . "To raise the quotn under tho unit ed plan, It has been found that two days' pay for all of us will sufllco. Two days' pay wages, salary, total Ineomo or whatever It may bo In your caso will mean that tho boys fighting your battle, offering their lives for you, will havo the little comforts that keep up their lighting spirit. It will mean more thnn that; It will mean that J Ire war will bo brought moro quickly to tho only end that can come a victorious pence. "Do your little bit hero and the boys will do tho rest over there." it SEVEN DRIVES IN ONE' NOVEMBER 11-18 Your Slmre Two DiijV 1'iljr. NEBRASKA GIRLS PAINT BUILDING ' FOR WAR WORK FUND. Miss Berulco Branson of Itlversldo Farm, near Lincoln, who contributed scores of her interesting sketches to the Nebraska University "Corn liusker," has reproduced n most at tractive poster on tho Women's. Build ing, Ujiltod War Work Campaign, which Is ou the Douglas county court house grounds. , Tho young Nebraska nrtlst de veloped a splendid portrayal of tho great work helng done by women to win the war and make It possible for men to do their great part. Her post er Is three by Jive feet. Miss Helen ICastman, n young Omaha artist, reproduced her beauti ful War Work Campaign poster on tho other side of the building while Miss Branson was painting hers. Wnr Fund Drive, Nov. 11 -in. How War Work Money Is Divided. The financial harvest to be gar nered In behalf of United States sol diers by the United Wnr "Work cam paign Noveniber 11-18 will bo divided us follows: The Young Men's Chris tian Association will recelvo 58.05, Young Women's Christian Association 8.80. National Catholic War Coun cil (Knights of Columbus) 17.00, Jewish Welfare Board 2.05, War Camp Community Service 8.807c. Ainerlcan Library Association, 2.05, Snlviitlon Army 2.05. This Is tho quota each has asked for. , Tho soven great organizations amalgamating for the United Wnr Work campaign aro working splen didly together, racial, religious nnd sectional feeling being practically ob literated. In Omaha, for example, It Is reported that a Catholic priest se cured a contribution of a dollar from u Chinaman for the benefit of the Jewish Wolfnro Board. All the organizations of tho United War Work campaign, ever since tho wnr slarted, have extended practical help to soldiers, at homo and overseas, without thought of race, nation or creed. "SEVEN DRIVES IN ONE" NOVEMBER 1 1 -1 3 Your Stiuro Tie U)h' l'u.