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FRIDAY, NOVK.MBKR, 22d, ISI18.
SKIUJKA.NT KRNKST CASEY
TAKKS FART IN A DRIVE.
Extracts from a letter wrltton by
Sergeant Ernoat Casey to a friend:
I am about 700 kilometers back of
tlio lino In a hospital again. I was
In tho big drive for several days' and
It was well worth tho while. Our
boys sure did, wonderful wturk I
rathor think tho Gormans havo con
cluded that their formor estimation
of tho American troops was all wrong
Had a chance to hoc tho tank, both
largo and small, In action., TJioy
certainly mako short work of a ma
cbino gun nest. Ono of tho hills wo
took was pronounced by the French
aB Impossible to be taken. In tho
early part of tho war they tried it,
held It for nlneteon inlnutos and lost
thirty thousand men.. Wo took It,
however, and now tho line Is mony
Kilos past it.
Novor will forget the flr$t morn
ing of the drive. We spent most of
tho night In a small village Just be
hind tho linos. It had boon raining
all tho day boforo and was still
at it when wo formed n the village
stroot In tho woo sma hours. It was
ko dark you could scarcely soo tho
man In front of you and you had to
shout to mako yourself beard above
tho roar of tho guns. When wo had
loft tho vlllago, tho wholo lino looked
ilko a wall of llamo from tho Hash of
our guns.
Next wo were in the front lino.
tronchos waiting for tho word to go
ovor. Tho word came down tho lino
and over we wont Just as tho first
beam of light showed dn tho east.
You may ask If I was afraid. Hoally
I don't know. 1 havo heard many
mJn talk of the llrst fow inlnutos and
most of them say that any man who
says ho Is not afraid when ho llrst
loaves tho lino is a plain liar. I am
not sure that I agreo with thorn, for
as I look back on It I can't rpcall
having thought of It at itll. Very
little thinking Is done at first; there
Is too much action and It Is all dono
mechanically.? Horo Is whero tho
valuo of training la demonstrated. It
Is impossible to toll vach man Just
what to do. Ho Is thrown moro or
loss on his own rcsourcos and soolng
what to do, docs It.
Tho wholo sky In front of us was
illuminated with stnr shells and sig
nal rockets the Germans sont up.
Talk about a Fourth of July colobra
tlonj It had them all boat. Fires
could bo scon horo and thoro along a
rango of hills in front of us. Thoy
wero Gorman ammunition dumps and
our guns had located them and sot
thorn on ilro. As our barago llftod
wo advanced and that loft ono of three i
things for "Jerry" to do; go tho same
way wo wore going with Ills back to
us and move somowhut faster or stay
whore ho was and got a decent burial t
after tho Binoko cleared away, or conie
towards us with both hands In the air
empty, saying tho J.'ttlo word dear to
his heart, "komorad." Thero wero
many of them In all thrbo classes. I
By afternoon wo wore going through I
old French villages that bad been 1
hold by tho enemy slnco tho early part
of the war. Tho French people left '
mo Biieiter or tlio caves anil cam
running to meet us. They would cry
and thon lauh ami then cry I ex
pect thoy had soino real stories to tell
If wo had timo to stop and listen, but
the word was forward bo forward we.
wont. All along tho lino tho results
woro tho same nnd If all tho knmor
ads that Jerry yellod could bo put
In one big yell you could havo heard
It over thero oven If ono of tho goats
had been In stall 22 popping off. It
won't tako very many moro weeks
fighting llko tho past fow .until this
thing will bo over, at least that is my
opinion, for Jorry Is catching It on
all fronts and Just a little harder than
lie can stand.
CITY AND I'OrNTV NEWS.
Mrs. C. It. Morey left yostorday
for a visit with relative In Haetlngt.
Miss Blanche Fonda loft Wednesday
morning In Ponver to vtelt friends
for a few days.
MIhh Graco Uralt left last evonlng
for Chicago whore ahc will visit
friends for a week.
Loet-On North Locust a gold K.
C. ring. Call OS for reward.
J. C. Askwlg spent yesterday in
Kearney wilting his son, who is at
tending school In that city.
There will bo an installation of of
Ilcors of tho W. It. C. on Dec. 7th.
All members are urged to be prosont.
Notice DIXON'S big list of Xmas
suggestions In this Issue. Keep It.
Miss Ruby McMlehaol loft Wednes
day morning for Euroku, Cal., whoro
she will make a protracted visit with
sister Mrs. Will Uuldock.
Mrs. L. R. Duke received word
Tuosdoy that hor nephew, Walter
Rees, of Palisade, Nebr., had died of
pneumonia In Franco on October 10th.
For Salo New Retort Oak heater.
Phone Rod 873. 91
Russell Langford arrived In Franco
four days before tho armistice was
signed, and was therefore on tho
shouting lino if not on tho firing
line.
Mrs. Dorr Tarklngton had a hear
ing boforc the board of Insanity Tues
day and was declared mentally dollc
lent. She was taken to the stato hos
pital at Inglesido Tuesday night.
For quick action nnd MitUfactorj
ale list your land nltli Tluieleckc. tt
Mrs. Nora Mills, who had been stop
H'ng with her parents whllo hor hus
band was at Camp Lewis, left for
Wyoming Tuesday night, having re
ceived word that owing to prolonged
Illness Mr. Mills had been released
from service.
Card of Tlinnks. I
To tho many friends who bo kindly
assisted us In paying tribute to our
departed son at the Memorial Service
at Horshoy, Sunday, wo doslro to ex
tond our sincero thnnks. Especially
do wo doslre to thank tho North
platto band and Homo Guards, who
mado the trip to Horshey to render
assistance. Wo tako this method as
It v. Ill bo Impossible for us to shako
hands with each and and thank thorn
personally, much as wo would like to.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Martin and
children.
: :o: :
Kxnutliiiitloii.
The United States Civil Sorvice
commission will hold a competitive
examination on Docomber 10th of law
clerks and typists for tho purpose of
filling vacancies In the naturalization
service.
Tills service Is greatly In need of
this class of workers. Information
and samplo isample question and
tosts can bo secured at tho office of
Geo. E. Prosser, clerk of tho district
court.
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Expert Finds Descendants of Flrct
American Families Little Affected
by the Melting Pot.
TRULY LOVED
U. S. Roys' Working Rosen e.
Comploto figures of tho registration
for North Platto was 130 boys between
the ages of 1(5 and 20 years. Owing to
the .'punish influenza the exact en
rolment for tho county has not been
obtainable, as several of tho school
districts arc still closed.
All boys who registered aro asked
to return their cards as soon as pos
sible to the U. S. omployment office
In tho Uuildlng and Loan building.
II. II . NEWMAN, Fedoral Director.
:'::o::
F. T. Redmond left Wednesday for
Los Angeles where he will remain
for an IndoflnJto period . Mr. Red
mond's physical condition has not
been good for several months, and he
hopes that tho climate of southern
California will prove beneficial.
No one pays higher prices for cream
than 1 do. E. A. WOHLFORD, Agt.
H. C. Co. 8G-4
Why Compare Beef and
Coal Profits?
::o:t-
Tho Pershing Chorus.
All honor to our great chlofl Tho
Pershing Chorus is to bo composed of
units known aB troops. Each troop is
composed of 20 singers and a Leador.
Those troops Will bo organized In the
High Schools flrBt. Thoy will train for
organized! sinking for street meet
ings, dopot, park, Auditorium or
school parades. Tho United Troops
will form tho PERSUING CHORUS
which will do honor to thoso whom
tho city wishoB to honor during tho
rest of tho school yoar. Plans aro be
ing made this weok which will Btart
tho work at onco.
When tho kidneys aro ailing, uso
Prickly ABh Hitters It 'Is a flno kid
ney tonic. Relieves buokache, bladder
troubles, Indigestion and constipation
Prlco 11.25 por bottlo. Gummoro-Dont
Drug Co., Spoclal Agonts.
Swift & Company has frequently stated
that its profit on beef averages only one
fourth of a cent a pound, and hence has
practically no effect on the price.
Comparison has been made by the Federal
Trade Commission of this profit with the
profit on coal, and it has pointed out that
anthracite coal operators are content with
a profit of 25 cents a ton, whereas the beef
profit of one-fourth of a cent a pound means
a profit of $5.00 a ton.
The comparison does not point out that
anthracite coal at the seaboard is worth at
wholesale about $7.00 a ton, whereas a ton
of beef of fair quality is worth about
$400.00 wholesale.
To carry the comparison further, the 25
cent profit on coal is 3 per cent of the
$7.00 value.
The $5.00 profit on beef is only V4 per
cent of the $400.00 value.
The profit has little effect on price in either case,
but has less effect on the price of beef than on the
price of coal.
Coal may be stored in the open air indefinitely;
beef must be kept in expensive coolers because it is
highly perishable and must be refrigerated.
Coal is handled by the carload or ton; beef is deliv
ered to retailers by the pound or hundred weight
Methods of handling are vastly different. Coal is
handled in open cars; beef must be shipped in
refrigerator cars at on even temperature.
Fairness to the public, fairness to Swift &
Company, fairness to the packing industry, demands
that these indisputable facts be considered. It is
impossible to disprove Swift & Company's state
ment, that its profits on beef are so small as to have
practically no effect on prices.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
By AGNES G. BROGAN.
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(Cuyrliclit, 1U16, Wt-m-tu Nn'iprr L'ulun.i
Long years ngo. Gloria lived In a
very big house, with Imposing grounds
all round. Her every whim bad been
gratified, like the whims of a princess
In a fairy tale. Not unlike a princess
was Gloria In her pretty ImperlouB
ness. Perhaps If her mother had lived
th'e Uttlt- girl might have had some
realization- of life outside her castle
walls. Ah It whs, an Indulgent busily
absorbed father, saw that nothing was
lacking for her advantage and welfare.
Gloria danced her mornings away
among the flowers, bought all the pret
ty things In town which might take
her fancy, made hero and there n
friend, and knew no responsibility, so
It was not strange, therefore, that the
child who had so readily obtained
each coveted toy, should turn from
them all to seek the unattainable.
To Gloria In her fresh young wom
anhood, the unattainable, meant ro
mance. Here alone her absorbed fath
er enforced discipline. She must learn
naught of love or lovers until calm
reason came to her. Love, In the eyes
of Gloria's father was a youthful mad
ness which In passing often left sor
row. Wisdom of choice, was In Ills
opinion, the true foundation for mur
rlage. So possible admirers among
the young men of his daughter's ac
quaintance, were made nwnre of their
lack of welcome In his home.
Looking up one day Into tlio face of
her singing teacher, Gloria realized
that here was n young man at bar
side, humble Indeed, but tall and good
to look upon. So Gloria smiled, nnd the
singing teacher's voice trembled on a
high note. After that, romance un
folded quickly.
The girl In her farthest Imagining
had not been able to believe that love
could come so quickly. Yet, here It
was, love in the heart of the young
music teacher, openly patent even to
her Inexperience.
Ills eager eyes would Peek hor out
upon tho long piano bench, before be
hud entered the room. Rig and alto
gether strong as .Tohn Harmon was, he
would pause all at once tremblingly
abashed in the girl's presence.
And Gloria laughing her silvery
laugh rejoiced In her quickly lenrned
conquest.
And then came the serious awaken
ing of John Harmon's proposal. Gloria
hud never dreamed that be would dare
ask her to marry him. That was pre
sumption beyond possibility. She,
heiress to her father's wealth, an ac
knowledged princess In power to her
townspeople; be n music teacher
hired at so much per hour.
Gloria's heart pounded angrily as
she refused him. Or was this strange
pain all anger? she wondered, as John
Harmon, white-faced, turned to her
and made his only response In song.
..Hltterness seemed to hnve no place In
her lovers heart; earnestly grave, his
eyes held hers.
The henrt thnt hath truly loved
Never forgets,
he sang,
But ns truly loves on
To Its close-
Gloria tried to banish, tho haunting
sweetness of that voice but It was
with her still through all thoso years
that had passed.
During these yenrs, fortune bad
ruthlessly turned Its grent wheel. Lit
tle Gloria, trained for tho luxurious
In life, was forced abruptly to go out
Into the world, a dethroned princess
Indeed seeking her livelihood.
Worse thnn all, she bore with her the
brand of sbnme. For her father, dying
suddenly, had been found a great de
faulter a defaulter of money plnced In
his trust. The sale of his home nnd
estates was Insutllclcnt to cancel that
Indebtedness, So, bewildered, rejected
of her supposed friends, Gloria had
made her way since that time, alone.
Her otllce position sutllced barely to
pay her needs. Painstakingly she had
made over, ono by one, old clothes, for
later requirements, hut Gloria's Inex
perience made of the remodeling little
success.
It was her old love of music which
caused her to accept from the head
of tho otllce staff a ticket to a noted
concert.
"You must henr this singer," the
woman said; "he Is tho country's com
ing Idol."
Gloria sat behind n pillar In the mu
sic hall. She wanted to conceal among
these gnyly dressed pcoplo her old
suit. When the welcome of hand-clap-ping
died away she raised her face to
see tho singer. Straight over the
heads of the crowd, John Harmon was
gazing down upon her. In his eyes
she read a light of sudden Joyous dis
covery, ife smiled as he acknowledged
tho applause, but his smile was for
her. With a warming glow the reali
zation came to her. Then his glorious
voice rang through tho bftll. Ho had
Ignored tho number on the program.
Gloria waited breathlessly.
Oh! the heart tliut has truly loved
Never fornets
so John Harmon sang.
A quaint little creature left the ball
at tho end of the song. Quick as she
was In reaching the street, the singer
was there before her.
"Gloria," said the man, "I have been
speaking to you again In song."
"Dear John," tho girl protested. "I
am so different; you could not love
me now."
"The heart that has truly loved
the singer repeated, "as truly loves on
to its close."
Then Gloria held out her hands to
him, and her smile found all Its old
vndtunce.
Through an extensive study of mem
bers of some of the oldest American
families, America us the "melting pot
of the nations" proves to bo but n con
venient expression for writers and ora
tors merely a picture drawn by those
who do not trouble themselves about
tho precision of their llgures of speech,
a myth without foundation of fact.
For four years Dr. Ales Hrdllcka, n
curator of the division of physical an
thropology of the United States Na
tional museum, has had under way an
Investigation of the blending of the va
rious types of humanity In Amerlcn,
which, though not yet fully completed,
has resulted In the Inevitable conclu
sion that' the force of heredity Is too
strong to be radically altered In n cen
tury or two nnd that wo must wait
centuries longer to find n type which
will justify the statement that Ameri
ca Is In reality a "melting pot" of the
nations. Doctor Hrdllcka tlnds that
even the llrst mnterlal that went Into
tho "poj.' has not melted yet.
Several hundred members of the old
white American stock have been meas
ured most carefully and examined' In
ninny ways to find If the people mak
ing up this stock arc tending to be
come alike If a new subtype of the
human raco Is being formed hero In
America with Intennnrrltige, environ
ment and under the pressure of out
ward clrcumstnnces. Doctor Hrdllcka
finds definitely thnt, as yet, such Is not
the case. Ills Investigation shows that
the descendants of the Pilgrim fnthers,
the Virginia cavaliers, the Pennsylva
nia Dutch and the Huguenots, while
possibly not ns much nllke ns their an
cestors probnbly were, are still far
from a real blend. Philadelphia Rec
ord.
LIKE NOSTRUMS OF PACIFISTS
African King's Advice About as Help
ful as the Vaporings of So-Called
"Lovers of Peace."
Senator Smith said In a Y. M. C. A.
address In AVashlngton :
"Cermany must bo crushed. Peace,
otherwise, will behold the world drill
ing and arming for another and more
terrible war. An inconclusive peace
would make things worse Instead of
better.
"When a pacifist offers mo his nos
trums, I tell him that bis advice Is
worse than the African king's.
"A missionary once visited nn Afri
can king. The king wns well pleased
with tho young man nnd ordered thnt
fiOO of the most beautiful maidens In
bis kingdom be brought before him.
"When the maidens a very fine lot
Indeed were gathered together, the
king presented them to the missionary.
" 'These MX) girls,; he said, 'are the
flower of my kingdom. Choose n wife
from among them.'
"The missionary, very much embar
rassed, answered :
" 'Oh, your majesty, if I took one,
think how Jealous tho other 409 would
be!'
" 'That, said the king, 'Is easily rem
edled. Take all.'"
Americans and Tanks.
By Inventing the caterpillar device
for motors, American Ingenuity has
played n vital part In the war, says
Roys Life, the boy scouts' magazine
The success of the tank lies In the
fact thnt It lays Its own track, so to
speak, and after rolling over It, picks
It up. Now the track Is merely a belt
mnde of flat links of steel. This belt
fits over large wheels at either end of
the tank, much as tho chain Is
stretched omund the wheels of nn au
tomobile. On the outside of the belt
are fixed a series of broad links called
track plates, which take a firm grip
on the earth. The tank Itself rests on
rollers which In turn rest on the In
side of the belt. It Is equipped with
two belts on either side of the car,
both of which are connected with the
driving mnchlnery. When the tank
moves straight ahead, both these belts
are driven at the same speed. It Ib
possible, however, to drive the belts
Independently. It usually travels at n
speed of about half a mile an hour.
Speed In Making Grenades.
The core shop of nn old Hrltlsh Iron
foundry Is cited ns a revelation In
speed In turning out war work. Young
girls are producing cores there foi
hnnd grenades at the rate of ISO an
hour, the cores, the mnklng of which
tnkes III movements of the hand, be
ing turned out In 10 seconds. The
foundry Itself is old nnd by no menn
convenient, but by a system of stnnd
nrdleatlon of the work nnd by encour
aging employees to take an Intolllgen
Interest In their work, the output bn
been nctually trebled. Every 1.000 feet
of floor space In the foundry now pro
duces 0..r) tons of light castings a week
working dny shift only. It Is tho only
foundry In thnt particular town work
ing n -18-hour week. Resides, the girl
and women, who form 00 per cent of
the employees, are allowed ten mln
utes for lunch nnd ten minutes' Inter
val In the afternoon.
Dog Natural Pet of Soldier.
Dogs nre a source of great comfort
nnd satisfaction to tlio young lighting
men from America who find In them n
devotion and companionship many
crave. They are amused by the antlo
of lively dogs but they are given much
deeper pleasure by the nbsolute loyal
ty and complete unselfishness of their
pets. If there Is ono plnco In the world
where entire devotion to n comrade Is
moro prized than It Is anywhere else
thnt place Is an army of bravo and
true soldiers.
Practical Jimmy.
My little cousin went away with his
mother to visit bis mint in tho country.
Ills mother went In fear and trembling
nt tho thought of how he would mis
bchnve. Hut to her surprise he was
angelic during the whole visit always
did ns he was toW and never misbe
haved. Am soon uv be entered his own
home, however, be was his nnturnl self
ngnln.
"Why. Jimmy." she said, "you were
so good while vnu wero away, why do
you start acting badly now?"
"What's home for?" asked Jimmy.
Chicago Tribune.
Novel Contribution Box.
A Minnesotn man has invented a
novel contribution box for churches.
If n person drops In n quarter or more
there Is silence; If be contributes n
dime a bell rings; n nickel sounds n
whistle. If an unfortunate pretends
to be asleep when the box Is pnssed,
It wakens him with a watchman's rnt
tie. It Is said that a Nebraska man
has perfected on Invention which en
obles the user of a party telephone
to Identify any other subscriber whn
limy be listening to his conversation.
Even the milder transgressions nre
becoming Impossible.
Kidding.
A buck wns hauled up before the
G. O. for missing, reveille nnd nsked
why he fnlled to get out of the liny.
"Why. sir," says the buck. "I had
Green sleeping on ono side of me
Brown on the other, White above me
and I niti red-bended so I flggered 1
was camouflaged nnd that the top
wouldn't see me." Plane News.
Let McGraw
Fix It
If your Radiator leaks, or is
filled with sediment and your
car heats, have it fixed before
winter. Before using any
anti-freezing solution, be sure
your radiator is tight and
clean.
McGRAW
RADIATOR COMPANY
Romigli Garage 6th and Locust Street
Best Price Paid for
AT THE
Hog Market
Office at the Old Stock Yards
We also buy cattle.
ED. TODENHOFT,
North Platte, Nebraska.
DERRYBERRY & FORBES,
Licensed Embaniers
Undertakers andFunerallilrectors
Day phone 41
Night phono Black oSS
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale issued.
from tho District Court of Lincoln
County Nebraska, upon a decree of
foreclosure rendered in said; court
wherein William E. Sampson is plain
tiff and Charles 13. Rima, et. al., are
defendants, and to mo directed, I will
on the 23d day of December, 1918, at
2 o'clock p. m., ot the east front door
of the court house in North Platte,
Lincoln county, Nebraska, sell at pub
lic auction to tho highets bidder for
cash to satisfy said decree, interest
and costs tho following described
proporty to-wlt: Northwest Quarter
(NW!4 ) of Section Twenty-nine (29),
Township Twelvo (12), north of Range
Thirty-two (32) in Lincoln county,
Nebrnsko.
Dotod North Platto, Platte, Neb.,
November .6, 1918.
A. J. SALISBURY,
N19-Gw Shoric
NoJIco of Suit.
Tho defendants. Theodoro R. Pot-
tor nnd Potter, his wifo. real namn
unknown, and tho unknown heirs, dov.
lsees, legatees and personal represen
tatives of Theodoro E. Potter and
Potter, his wife, real name unknown,
if deceased, and all persons, interested
in tho Northwest Quarter (NW4) of
Soctio Twolvo (12). Township Fifteen
tit) nortn or uange Tliirty-threo (33),
West Sixth P. M.. Lincoln county.
Nebraska, are hornhv nntlflrwl tli
tho 28th day of August 1918, the Equl-
tauio Land uompany, as plainSilT hero
in, filed Its notittnn In tlin illutWnt
court of Lincoln county, Nebraska,
against you nnd each of you, tho ob
ject nnd prayer or which petition nre
to quiet tho tltlo in plaintiff to tho
following described real estato to-wit:
ino JNormwest quarter (NWli) of
Section Twelvo (12), Township Hif
toon (15), north of Rango Thlrty-threo
(33), west Oth P. M., in Lincoln coun
ty, Nebraska.
And for general, equitable relief and
costs, you ami oacn or you are horo
by required to answer or plead to said
petition on or before tho Cth day of
January, 1919, or tho same will bo ta
ken as truo and decree and judgment
rendered therein bb prayed qitioting
titlo to said real property In tho name
of plaintiff and canceling and annul
Ing nny and claims of said defendants
or either of them and for costs.
THE EQUITABLE LAND CO.
nl95w By J. W. Jamos, Its attorney.