THE 6MI WEEKLY TniBUNP. NORTH Pi ATTP NEBRASKA,
STRASSBURG, OCCUPIED BY THE FRENCH UNDER MANGIN
ONE OF AMERICA'S SURPRISES FOR THE GERMANS
Hlifiwdiiiig, the ntpllal (if Almiee, which wiin occupied by Ihc 1' icncli under General .Mungln. 'i'luit
iluitvn (n I lut Ifibiii-I
GETTING READY FOR AN OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS
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New and unpublished photograph of one of the enormous American guns tlint helped to drive autocracy from the
fnce of the earth and make tho world a linhltablo place to live In. This gun Is a Id-Inch American howitzer, rail
.viiy mount, that was produced In France by tho ordnance department of the United States army railway artillery
and manned by men of the United States coast artillery.
SCENE IN MAINZ, RHINE CITY OCCUPIED BY ALLIES
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Kpllo of all war work, the American toy miiiiul'ncliii'ora found time to make plenty of toya for American kid-
nmiugnipn Known toy guna Doing made to help (he celelirallon of the coining liolldayfl.
STARTING HOME FROM THEIR WORK
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WHERE FORMER KAISER LIVES
I'hls Is Mlddnehton castle, at Aine
rongen, Holland, where William
llohonzollern, one-tlmo emperor of
(lermany, la, now residing. Tho Dutch
do not relish having the former kaiser
in their midst, so ho may have to move
out.
I'ltlH UrltlMlt ollU h 1 photograph shows t numher of women millers in a
Ittueashlro factory shotting the chute, which Is a general method of getting
downstnlra nulckly by lite sack chute after the day's work Is done.
AMUSEMENT FOR WOUNDED TOMMIES AT DEAL
Spenkor'a Office Important.
Tho olllce of tho speaker of tho
house of representatives la of great
Importance on account of the power
of the speaker In shaping and con
trolling legislation, which is now much
less than formerly. Ills lutluencu on
national legislation was believed by
many even to exceed that exerted by
the president. It carries with It so
much political prestige and Intluenco
that It Is generally regarded as a
stepping stone to the presidency, but
up to the present time only one
speaker has been elected president,
vlr... .lames K. Polls of Tennessee.
Henry Clay, three ti-nos elected speak
er, was a lifelong aspirant for tho
presidency, but did not attain It.
James (5. Ulatnc. speaker from isttt)
'o ISTo. was nominated ami defeated
fur president In ISSl.
Frogs Hide Their Eoa-
Ui the manner of disposing of their
many species of frog exhibit ro-
u-kahlo peculiarities. One of the
ust curious, a tree frog, native of
' lrugimy. makes Its nt in a bush
crhnngltig " pond. The lower ends
u number of leaves are drawn to-
ther and tlxed In that iHXittlon by a
umber of empty egg capsules. Tho
.i;s are also coveretl with a shield
i empty capsules to protect them f rom
ie sun and air. Whan the eggs are
itched the plug Ht tho bottom appears
o fall out and the tadpoles tutablo
iu the water.
I'lue TommtcH ho haw Uiv Ihctr prt nobly In the victorious struggle
ilHxt the Hun. arv seeu here showlug great interest In the tine codling
vHUght Ivi Mr. MetlUlehlns winner of the hullo' sea angling competition at
Just Girl, After All 1
She wore khaki pants, tlannel shin
uul a cap. with a pencil behlml hei
ar; hud a businesslike looklmr lmiih
r money pouch swuug from a strop
nver nor siumuier. and looked llko i
war-time laundry WHgou driver or col
lector. Yet. In passing a strwt mir
ror, she pulled a chamois mg out of
her pants pocket, gave Uer cose a few
tWUw and straightened hr cap, j&
femme eteruello. Los Angeles TltneA
Scene In the market place of the city or .Minn., Uermany or ,..:! liy troops of the Third army of tl.a A.
under tho command of Major General Dlckmnn.
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HUNS DON'T NEED THESE NOW
COLOGNE TO BE HELD BY YANKEES
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These helmets, that were presum
ably to be used l tho now amiulshed
Oermans in their victorious inarch Into
Paris, because of the fact that they
are new, are being taken out of a hole
In Cambral by a Canadian engineer.
Surely a Coincidence.
Uohert Uawes of JeiTersouville. who
Is one of tho otllclals of the American
Tobacco company In Louisville, told of
a striking coincidence that happened
while he was In New York city last
week, lie was at a hotel and went to
the telegraph olllce to send a telegram
to his wife. As ho reached the desk
ho met a young lieutenant from New
Albany who was writing the Hrst words
of a telegram to Mr. lawes, whom the
otUcer supposed to be at .toffersonvllle,
nskliic him to send him the address of
Ills sister who lives In Kngjand. Not
only that, but the otllcr. as he looked
up and saw Mr. Dawes, exclaimed to
another otUcer by his side. "AuU here
Is tho man I was Just talking to you
about ; allow me to Introduce you to
Mr. Dawes." Indianapolis News.
Cologne, one of the mn.t important gatewnys to Germany, Is to bp occu
pied by American troops under command of MaJ. Gen. Joseph T. Dlckman.
The city Is to be held as a guarantee until the tlnal peace treaty is proclaimed.
This photograph ahows Cologne s cathedral, town hall and bridge of boats
across the lthlne.
WANTON DESTRUCTION BY THE HUNS
Acetylene Gas for Autos.
Automobiles an being experimental
ly operated in Norway by aivtylcne
gas Instead of gasoline, and tho Inno
vation promises to become the general
practice, us tho supply of carbide Is
very plentiful In that country, where
It Is made at the hydroelectric plants
la some instances It is utilized as a
pis delivered lu tanks and in some
other Instuncos It Is generated on the
car from the carbide.
This Itntlsh otll. " photograph, which was taken on the British western
fnutt before the signing of the armistice, shows the wanton destruction with
j which the Germans ruvaced the country that the were evacuating. This
j one time, beautiful statue lu DommI was pulled Uwb by th enemy fr thu
' metal iwitalneil therein.
