The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, December 24, 1918, Image 2

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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
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SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET
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fcl.f,in J ' S, p?r,M "vy Ih soon pnwilnB ihrouBlm lane of allied sencraft. Below, n Gen.inn submarine
hhuwii with a Hrltlsh crow aboard ca ronto to a Hrltlsh nort after tin. snri-,.n.w
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DEDICATED TO THE BRAVE POILUS
SENATOR FOR SHORT TERM
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France
This statue of a French soldier returning to his homo has just been
ted in Paris near the Grand Palais and dedicated to the bravo I'ollus of
AFTER FOUR YEARS IN THE GRIP OF GERMANY
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Uofugeos who have been held In the German lines for four long years
ir. at lust taken to a place of safety. 'L'hls Hrltlsh naval oillelaJ photograph
miiwh t- refuses being escorted In wagons by the Ilrltlsh troops.
William 1'. Pollock of Cheraw, S. C,
has eon sworn In a3 a member of tho
seiiato from South Carolina. He will
servu until March -1 and will then bo
succeeded by N. II. Dial. Mr. Pollock
Is Riven much of the credit for defeat
ing Colo Illease. He was elected on a
pro-Wilson platform over two oppon
ents. Ho Is a lawyor and a farmer.
When Airmen Fight.
Ono Imagines picturesque duels to
the death, between A (tho great
Kronch or English ace) and X (his
Gentian competitor) the multitude
of straining, upturned eyes, the dis
tant rattle of shots, the llamlng spin
of the losor. As a matter of fact, a
duel between two monoplanos. han
dled by pilots of anything like equal
skill, who are awaro of each other's
presence. Is not unlikely to end with
out bloodshed. Hear In mind that
they can shoot only forward, that tho
gun must bo aimed by alining the
whole machine (to which It Is llxed
Immovably) and that a twisting,
climbing, banking airplane, traveling
at over 1(X) miles per hour, Is no Joke
to hit In Its small vitals, and you can
see that this must bo so.
For Pollshlno Brass.
For polishing brass or copper, make
a iiatto of rottenstono and cottonseed
oil. II there are bad spots or stains
uso a little oxalic acid solution to ro
mov them, hut rinse off Immediately
with warm water and rub over with
tho cottonseed oil.
After celebrating lor a whllo the announcement that the iini-lsuce laid been signed this American army lookeu onco
more upon tho serious side of the great war, and with tho same llrm step but with lighter hearts started on tho inarch
for occupied territory In Germany.
GERMANS POINTING OUT LOCATIONS OF THEIR MINES
This Canadian olllclal photograph Is the first showing German oflicers In one of their cars passing through the
anudlnn lines to point out tho location of mines planted by their engineers, which the German forces agreed to
do according to the terms of tho armistice,
MRS. BARNETT AND HER SON
LABOR MISSION FROM ITALY TO AMERICA
Mrs; George Harnett, -wife of ilu
commandant of the V. S. marine
corps, was tho first American woman
to visit the Marne battlefields after
the American engagements there. Sho
decorated with llowers many of the
grnves of American heroes. Mrs. Har
nett was summoned abroad suddenly
n few weeks ago because of the Illness
of her husband. This picture was
made with her son. Hnsll Gordon, a
lieutenant In tho marines.
ises n s. r "r"'K'"B rwt,nB ' America., labor and prom-
so of support to wl.at.ver peace p.ans may lie decided on at the conference
has arrived in Washington. Military success. Chairman do AmbrirsavS S
wiped out the effects of bolshevism in Italy. In tho group are. front row 5
to right: Homoto Sabbatlm. Sylvano Kasulo. Alceste do Ambrls" cha nnan
and Kltoro c.,,,i; hack row, Adelinls Pedrlnl, Carlo HazZl J AnJ Icaro "o
RETURNING YANKS WELCOMED HOME
Will Be Toothbrush Next.
Tho tail bookkeepor wound about
tluvo yards of lower limb around the
leg of the table and remarked as he
gazed off into space:
' would like to know Just what
some people's Idea of Inconvonlenco
K Koi Inslnnce tho other day n
small child belonging to ono of our
iclghbors knocked at our back door.
'"What can I do for you, little girl?'
I asked.
"'Well,' sho said, 'my papa says he
hopes It won't Inconvenience you nny,
but bo bus sent our Ico box down
town to havo a uow lining put In, and
ho wi.nts to know If you will lend us
your refrigerator for three or four
days until ours gets fixed.'
"Can you beat that? ' St. Joseph Uo-
aetle.
Truth About Books.
Some of tho most famous books are
lunat worth reading. Their fame was
duo to tholr doing something that need
ed In their day to bo done, 'the work
done, the vlruw tU? book expire
John MorUy.
The first troops to return to their beloved r-otmtrv ar.. vo,.., I,..-,
way to Camp Mills leaving the ferry boat at Lo ,K Zm C itv mi
through the crowds thnt inM.nui i- . . h oiniiu t it and
" 1 numoers to greet them.
on their
and passing