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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1918)
THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. AN AMERICAN EDUCATOR OF THE BOCHE I Sen lees by tin- I'ruich Memorial '"ility ut tho graves (if American soldiers who fought and (Hid at .''clU'iiu wood, which has been renamed "Tho Wood of tlio Americans." 2 American engineers returning from duty In the Ht Mlhlcl hiiIIciiI, passing through Nonsnrd, it Ono of tli British 15-lncli guns mounted on n monitor operating on the I'lnvo river, Italy. SIGNING A NEW DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE liiiH Jij.j-niiuiinftiT gun unit ounrs 01 ns miki euueuieu tin uticiu 10 ivtqieci America. Alio tractor iinuia 11 to the scene of action in the Yeslo river region. BRITISH CAVALRY PURSUING THE FLEEING HUNS 1 myi! - I J Independence hull, Phllu Iclphln, was ngnln tho Kcenu o," the signing of it Declaration of Independence. Headed by I'rof. T. (J. Mnsaryk, prime nilnlMtcr for the newly recognized Czecho-SIovak republic, a delegation of men repro Hunting n number of tho subject races of Austria-Hungary signed tho Declaration of Independence of tho mid Kuropean union. In the photograph Prof. Mnsaryk Is filgilng tho declaration. ON THE RECAPTURED BELGIAN FRONT HELPS FIGHT INFLUENZA '''' BStsLav One of dm corners of a new sector recaptured from tho retreating Huns by tho Belgians who are gallantly and steadily reclaiming their land. YANK TANK GOING OVER THE TOP Mrs. Ucorgo YV. nmterbllt, owner of tho famous Illltmoro estate In North Carolina, Has volunteered her services ns driver of her own automobile to as sist In emergency work In fighting the lnllucnzn In Washington. She hss dis missed her chauffeur and reports at nlno o'clock every morning for duty. Tim Sandal In History. In time the sandal came to huvo many form.. Two varieties developed In Greece for uso In dramatic perform ances; tho sock for comedy, the bus kin for tragedy. -The buskin reached to tho knee, .was something llko a high Wellington boot, and showed very thick soles. Intended to Increase tho stature. Tho sock reached only to the ankle, and appears to huvo been worn when qulc movement was desired. It was In Home that the sandal began to take a shape something llko our mod era shoe. Thoro are In eastern Europe peoples, whoso civilization was derived from Ilojue, who still cling to tho uni formed sandal, but tho Homo of Augus tus was moro luxurious. Tho footgear of patricians was decorated with gol den clasps and embroideries, and shoe making becamo an elaborate trade. One of tlx many tanks that took part In tho capture of tho St. Mlhtcl sallout by the troops under tho command of General Pershing Is hero shown plowing Its way through a trench and starting toward tho German lines. MISCELLANEOUS Youngstown, 0., Iioh appointed ft commissioner to compel all males tip to fifty to go to work. An electrically driven machine has been Invented to take tho place of tho 4iiln In h!pynnbi. Crabs are past masters In tho art of camouflaging. Ono of their favorlto do vices Is to tuko advantage of their nat ural rcsomblanco to certain rocks. Ono of tho largest confectionery es tablishments In tho world, employing 2.G00 hands, Is located In tho Japaucso city of Tokyo. la Ita Meaning. "If sailors arc superstitious, It wonder they uso champagno for launching." "Why shouldn't they uso It?" "Because, naturally, they would take It for a sign that the launching would bo n Uzzlo." A Predicament. "As I went along this morning, suddenly heard a man yelling for help, "What was tho matter with him "IIo couldn't got a cook." This British olucinl photograph shows a detachment of British cavalry moving forward to Join in the pursuit of tho retreating Germans, passing by what remains of the famous and once beautiful Albert cathedral. BELGIUM'S BRAVE QUEEN OLD FORTRESS TAKEN BY YANKEES American troops In occupation at an ancient fortress in tno cnatcau ThleiTy district, where they stormed tho place and rid it of a-garrison of Bodies. Tho photograph shows tho Yanks occupying a corner of tho court yard below the tower of Nesles shortly after the battle. TURNING THEIR GUNS AGAINST THEM Latest photograph of Elizabeth, queen of Belgium, whoso bravery has been equal to that of her soldier hus band, tho king. She has spent much j k ul lit r lime uuimuh hi hi iin-emix mi gallant wounded soldier, and not very long ago went to England and back In nn nlrplnno. Proper Use of Friction Tape. Tho Electrical Itevlew Is authority for tho statement that friction tape should not bo wravicd directly upon haro copper wires In electrical work It should have an underlying layer of rubber or some other form of protect ing fabric. Friction tapo has a great- or tendency to dry out when wrapped I on Itself, and a fairly airtight and solid Joint Is dllllcult to maker Such a Joint Instead tends to work Iooso and bus low Insulating properties. How ever, moro Important sjlll, most fric tion tapes contalu chemlcnls such as sulphur, which, when In direct con tact with coppor, will uttnek It chemi cally, causing corrosion. This weakens the Insulating covering, and will reduce the copper cross-section, and thereby reduce tho conductivity and mechani cal strength of tlw conductor. The Kind. "Somo dreadful charges can bo brought against this U-boat warfare.1' "Tho subiunrlncsvon't care ns long tm they aro not depth charges."- Bocho nmchlne guns captured from tho Germans by the Americans nro turned over for repairs ti tho Yankee mobile ordnnuco repair shops. Thcso men quickly put tho guns In working order and ship them back to tho firing line to bo turned on tho enemy. GATHERED FACTS Mr. Maurlco Hewlett, an Eugllsh woman, Is the first of her sex to gain an air pilot's certificate. A union of tolephono girls has been organized In Toronto with n member ship of moro than 700. Women nro expected to have n vir tual monopoly of the American vaude ville stnge when the now draft law comes Into effect, The tirst stntue erected In London In memory of a woman, other than royalty, was that to Florence Nightin gale, tho famous war nurse. S !l i