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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
RETURNING YANKS
A HOMESICK LOT
WOUNDED IN ACTION
The Contrary
Wind
Never Want to Lock Statue of
Liberty In the Face
Again.
ARE WILD TO GET ASHORE
"When I Get the United States Under
My Feet I'm Qolng to Stay There,"
Said One Homesick 8ol
, dler.
New York. To understand the feel
ings of tho Americans boya released
from the war and pouring back Into
the United States as fast as steamers
can bring thorn from Europe, one must
have known the pangs of acute home
sickness. They are downright homesick.
You rend It In tho hungry eyes that
peer from tho troopships when the gov
ernment revenue cutter with Its little
handful of Americans In civilian
clothes runs alongside From every
inch of spaco along tho gunwalo, from
yardarms and rigging, from tho top
most pllo of llfo rafts to tho bottom
most porthole, are yearning faces.
They know tho coming of tho cutter
Is h sign of dollvcranco after the trans
port at tho threshold of homo has been
dotnlnod at overnight quarantine off
Fort Hamilton. Now they will bo able
to go on up tho bay.
Faint "Ee-yow" Grows to Wild Yell
At llrst u fulnt "ee-yowl" comes
from ono or two throuts, and then rip
ples along tho deck, Increasing In vol
timo and shrillness till It becomes a
wild whoop, revcrbcruting uctohh tho
bny. A month ago it would huvo served
for n buttle cry. Today It Is n shout
of boyish delight, of grouting for tho
littlo cutter load of civilians tho first
group of Americans tho soldiers hnvo
seen In months.
Somewhere In that shout there Is u
plalutlvo note, and you get Its mean
ing If you nre ono of those first civil
ians who hoard tho transports as tho
group on tho United States cutter Im
migrant do, scrambling up a ladder
whllo tho boats aro under way, for
tho troopships lose no tlmo In starting
tholr wheels at tho signal from the
customs ofllcers.
"Does It feel good to get back?" you
ask tho llrst boy who grabs your hand
on deck.
"Good?" ho repents fervently.
"Gosh! Nothing ever felt so good In
tho world. You can tell 'cm all when
I get tho United Stntes under my feet
it's going to stay there. Soma bird
said when ho got hack from the war ho
noycr wanted to loolc the statue of
liberty in tho fnl'o again. That's me
In n little hit she's going to see mo
coming homo for the last time."
It wns Tom O'Donnell of Chicago
who innilo that long speech. He was
ono of the third constructional com
pany aerial service, who came homo
on tho British boat Orca, and ho and
more than 10,000 other "Yanks" re
RETURNING YANKS
Tho first troops to return to their
way to Camp Mills leaving tho ferry
through tho crowds that gathered In
Bavarian Capital Changed Little
by Long War.
People Paler Than Their Wont, but
Appear to Be Warmly
Dressed.
Munich Munich looks much less
changed after four years of wnr thun
thoso who knew it Would huvo thought
possible. Tho city appears fur livelier
nnd gayer thun threo years ago. I'nrt
of this impression Is unquestionably
duo. to tho profusion of Bavarian-German
flags everywhere, emphasized by
tho red banners of tho socialists.
Although fnlrly dnrk In tho evening,
because coal must be saved, tho streets
nro croVded during the early hours
Restaurants are opon mid n fnlrly pul-
ntoblo Imitation of beer Is served.
Every postage stump ono licks has
turned from Europe this week and are
now nt Camp Mills, L. I., waiting to
bo mustered out.
As these troopships come through
the Narrows Into the upper bay the
sun is rising like a huge red hall above
the roofs of Brooklyn, silhouetting Its
spires and towering buildings and glint
ing across the rippling bay. Through
nn nvenue of bristling mnsts the trans
port bears Its soldier cargo on toward
tho North river till Fort Hamilton has
been blurred Into the morning mist
and tho masonry glnnts of lower
Broadway stand out against the north
ern sky.
"Glad I'm an American."
And tho homecoming soldiers, oin-
cers and men alike, lean against the
rail and drink In the beauty of It nil
as If they never could get enough. An
old-time bnrk swings nt anchor closo
by, her four masts and square rigging
In picturesque contrast to tho crazy-
qullt camouflage of half u dozen ocean
barges moored near her. Ferries load
ed with New Yorkers going to work
scurry by, whllo their passengers wave
handkerchiefs nnd cheer the homeward-bound
soldiers.
An officer of tho aviation corps
those first troops to come buck uro
nearly all of tho air service takes u
lopg, deep breath.
"Tho most wonderful roadstead In
tho world. Ifs glorious. I'm glud I'm
an American," ho said.
"You said something, brother," said
a private who was leaning over tho
ra?l at his elbow.
FALL OF STATUE
ENDS
London. All the world knows the
story of tho Madonna which wns dis
lodged by Germun shell fire from us
norch on tho tower of thu pansn
church nt Albert during tho first mad
rush of the Huns through Franco In
1014. Tho statuo did not fall, nor was
It greatly damuged, but tho bnse was
so shattered that It hung precariously
over the main road from Amiens to
Bapaume, which passes under the
very walls of tho beautiful old church.
For some reason, when tho red tide of
wur swept westward 'through Albert,
the I Iun did not compete tho destruc
tion of tho tower, and tho statue still
maintained Its strange polso after the
Invaders had been rolled back nt the
brittle of the Marne.
Days of Great Hope.
Those were the dayif of great hope.
France was fighting with skill and de
termination. Britain was steadily In
creasing her small but wonderful
army, and tho Russians were advanc
ing almost at a gnllop through East
I'russln. In fact, there were optimists
who thought Germany would suu for
pence before Christinas Christians,
1011 I Some hint of the trend of popu
lar thought was given by the quaint
WELCOMED HOWIE
beloved country aro seen here on their
boat at Long Island City nnd passing
great numbers to greet them.
a strange dlsagreenble lasto because
of the use of some substitute. Bicycle
tires have been replaced by colls ot
steel.
The streets are as clean ns ever nnd
with stores as beautiful, although filled
with articles tho prices of which would
have been unbelievable four years
ago.
Tho suffering seems to fall heavily
on tho poor people. Food now Is more
plentiful because tho signing of the
nrmlstlco brought out stocks which
hnvo been hold In reserve. Tho people
nre perhaps pnler than their wont, but
tho street crowds appear to bo warmly
dressed,
The city has resumed dancing, which
has occasioned a terrific editorial out
burst from u portion of the pross. For
mer Imperial Chnncollor von Hertllng's
organ, tho Bavarian Courier, says:
"Our enemies will ho robbed of the
last vestige of pity It they hear of
this. Are they not rlghtV"
Brig. Gen. Evan M. Johnson of the
Seventy-Seventh division who was se
verely wounded In action. General
Johnson led a battalion of the Seven
ty-seventh In search of the famous
"Lost battalion" which was surround
cd during tho fighting In thu Argonno
forest.
General Johnson Is n regular nrmy
man, having enlisted as a private. Ho
Is u veteran of the Spanish-American
wnr and the Philippine campaigns.
HUN LUCK
conceit which grow up In tho hearts ot
the people, namely, that when the Vir
gin of Albert fell (as fall she must, in
the opinion of all who saw tho statue)
the war would enil In a victory for
Franco and her allies. But the war
did not end, nor did tho statue fall,
and tho opposing armies settled down
to nearly four years of trench war
fare.
The Gcrmnns, who certnlnly never
miss n point in their efforts to under
mlno their opponents' morale, seized
on the legend. Varying It to suit tholr
purpose they spread tho story far and
wide that when the statue fell Franco
would loso the wnr. Now, tho town of
Albert possesses n most patriotic and
efficient parish priest. No sooner did
tho Hun version of tho story reach
his ears than ho sought out n skilled
blacksmith. Tho two ascended the
half-ruined tower, surveyed the broken
base, and so braced and riveted the
statuo to Its recumbent position that
fall It could not until tho tower itself
gave way.
Hun Again in Albert.
So for many a day every British
Tommy who marched to the front
along the road to Bapaumo raised his
wondering eyes to the Madonna high
above his head nnd few there were
of nny denomination who failed to
find in Its strnngo nttltudo a species
of benign benediction. At lust, during
those black days of Inst Mnrch and
April, the seemingly impossible hap
pencil. The British lino bent before
the fury of a German assault, aide
as It was by long-continued fog, and
the Hun was once again In Albert.
When tho British retired the stnlue
was still Intact, but, whether by uc
'Ident or design Is not yet known, th
Germans brought down tho tower, and
with It fell the virgin and .child. And
here comes the strnngo purl of the
story, to which latest development
public attention is now directed for
the first time. Hnrdly ft yard further
did tho German advance progress.
From that day onward the green
gray hordes wore pressed buck, slowly
at first, but with an ever-Increasing ce
lerity which finally developed to a rout.
In a word the luck of the Huns
deserted them when the Virgin of Al
bert was dethroned. From being tho
truculent conquerors of nearly all Eu
rope they were forced to their knees
whining for mercy. The foregoing
facts cannot be gainsaid. Viewed In
retrospect they form one of the most
curious nnd Interesting episodes o
the greatest of all wars.
1:
Is Last Person to
Hear of End of War
Manchester, Conn. Whllo
ninny locul citizens were chilni- 'j
lug the honor of being the first I
to heur locally of the news of T
the signing of the armistice In If!
France, Dr. W. E. Greene re- T
turned from a trip to Maine, i
where he had been hunting In X
tho woods, and announced that
he was probably umong tho lust a
persons In the country to leurn
I of tho end of tho wnr. T
Friends for 40 Years Wed.
Hartford. Conn. Junius H. Smith ot
(his city and Mrs. Llllle F. Forsyth of
Bristol, who knew each other -10 years
ago In Granby and who had not met
for '10 years until recently In this city,
wore married hure. Each had been
married before and a chance meeting
nnd niutunl sympathy In the bereave
ment of each led to the wedding.
By REV. B. B. SUTCLIFFE
Extension Department, Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago
TKXT The wind wan contrary unto
thctn. Mark C:48.
Heading the pnssage (verses 45-51)
from which this text Is taken, we find
that after feeding
the five thousand
Jesus constrained
his disciples to go
In n ship across
the hike to Both
sulda. While they
were on their way
n contrary wind
urns e, arresting
their progress and
causing them dis
tress. There are
three thoughts In
connection there
with. 1. The presence
of the contrary
wind Is no sign of
being out of the will of God.
Before Jesus sent his disciples out
upon the lake he knew the contrary
wind was coming. It was no surprise
to him, and he had deliberately sent
them Into the place -where he knew
the storm was coming. The presence
of tho storm therefore wns no proof
that they were out of his will. There
Is some teaching today Hint if one will
only yield or surrender wholly to tho
Lord, all storms will thereby be avoid
ed and that one will have u life sur
rounded by pence and nothing that dis
turbs will bo ublo to find entrance.
But both the Scripture ns well as the
experience of nil tho snlnts of God
who have lived saintly lives bear tes
timony to the opposite. The Scrlpturo
says that "In the world ye shall huvo
tribulation" nnd "all who will live
godly In Christ Jesus shall suffer."
And such a snlnt us Pnul hears testi
mony that In following the Lord lie
found he was "In weariness, and pain
fulness, In watching often, In hunger
and thirst, In fastings often, In cold
and nakedness."
No ! The presence of tho storm Is no
proof that one Is out of tho will or the
way of God. Some reader of these
words may bo pnsslng through deep
waters, and the devil may be suggest
ing that the deep waters aro there be-
causo of unfaithfulness, whllo nil tho
time It may be as It was with the dls
clples, tho "contrary wind" Is experi
enced because of wholly following tho
Lord.
V 2. The lack of seeming progress Is
no sign of being out of tho will of
God.
Before Jesus sent hl$ disciples out
upon the lake he knew they would bo
hindered by the contrary wind. Some
times wo are tempted to think that be
cause there aro no seen results from
out work, because things seem to bo
at it standstill or apparently no prog
ress Is being made, we have slipped
out of his will. Of course this may
bo possible, but before we give our
selves worry and care, let us be sure
that we are not being misled by Satan.
To worry Is against Scripture as well
ns common sense. All the members of
tho body of Christ have not tho sumo
ofllce, and what would he progress to
one may not be progress to another,
The Muster sets ono to plowing, an
other to sowing, another to watering
the seed and another k reaping. We
are In danger of thinking that only the
reaper Is malting progressi The disci
pies were told to cross the hike. All
they could do was to keep the bow of
the bout pointed In that direction, and
the Lord knew when he sent them out
that this was all they would be able
to do. But ihoy could do that, ami do
It they did without trying something
else Just because they were not mak
ing any seeming progress. We nerd
to learn to have more of nn eye for
obedience than looking for results that
we can see and tubulate. To do what
ho tells us to do without thinking o
tho results Is the highest form of serv
Ice,
3. The sense of fear and loneliness
Is no sign that we arc out of the will
of God.
With the contrary wind rising hlrfi
er nnd the darkness fulling upon them
together with the nbsenco of the Lord
It Is little wonder that these disciples
should experience a feJIng of loneli
ness nnd feur. But such n feeling
ohould not give riso to self-rccrlmlun-Hons,
for It Is by no means a proof
that one Is out of God's way. It was
Into tho darkness anil the loneliness
that the Lord had sent these disciples.
At tho proper time he would come
to them, and until that time came
they had Just ono thing to do, and that
was to keep the bout pointed In tho
right direction, .ven though they miide
no progress, and believe tint t us he had
sent them there, thero wns where ho
wunted them to he. We mny not un
derstand nil of his dealings with us,
and sometimes when wo seem to he In
dengf dnrkness nnd enn see no ray
of light, we are tempted to become too
Introspective. In auch times of dnrk
ness let us remember the words of
iMiIah tho prophet: "Who Is among
you that feareth the Lord, that obey
eth the voice of his servant, that wulk
eth In dnrknc8 nnd hath no light? Lot
him trust In tho name of tho Lord and
stay upon his God."
Tho needs of the refugees and the
French wounded still keep the workers
of the American Fund for French
Wounded busy, even though the war Is
at an end. Layettes, pajamas, hos
pital garments of all kinds will be
gratefully received by the American
Fund for French Wounded, and they
will supply patterns. These should be
secured from their headquarters at CO
Eust Wtishlngton street, Chicago.
Among the things most needed are
surgical shirts of twilled muslin.
These shirts open In the back. The
left sleeve Is left open from wrist to
neck, tho edges hemmed. It Is fas
tened by short strips of tape sewn
on In pairs, five Inches apart. The
back is fastened In tho same way.
Many handkerchiefs are needed. They
ure inude of new muterlul 10 by 19
Indies when cut out, nnd hemmed on
the sewing mnchlne, measuring 18 by
18 Inches when finished. These the
recovered putlents ure allowed to tnke
with them, nnd they like to avail them
selves of this privilege.
NEWS OF THE RED CROSS
"The Greatest Mother In tho World,"
and "Hold Up Your Knd," two Amer
ican Red Cross posters familiar to
everyone in this country, were the
most effective posters used In tho re
cent British Bed Cross drive. A. re
production of the former, said to be
the, largest Bed Cross poster ever dis
played In Great Britain, covered the
front of the roynl exchange building,
opposite the Bank (f England.
The American Ucd Cross Is to re
ceive .?1,000,000 from the estate of
Elegance in
Whether sport clothes inspired the
Weavers of silk to mnke their splen
did new products, or these heavy,
cropy silks Inspired the elegance of
sport clothes, Is an unanswerable
question, but the two things are meant
for one another. A name Is needed to
tit the huts nnd skirts, mndc of fine
nmtorlnls In sport styles that aro at
once very smart and altogether In
formal. Some one has called hats of
this character "veranda hats," since
they are quite at home on the club
house veruuda, but hardly sturdy
enough for the links. It Is an ade
quate description of them and might
also serve for skirts nnd coats.
The skirt In the picture nbovo Is
nn example of elegnnce In sport
clothes. It Is mnde of u heavy silk
with u large checker-board pattern
woven In by alternating squares of
plain silk In the others having a crepe
surface. The bold checker-board de
sign compels a plain skirt, and this one
hangs straight, with Its fullness gath
ered In at the wnlst und Is finished
with a straight bolt of the silk, fas
tening with a large button hnvlng a
white center In a black lng. Five of
thoso big buttons aro set down the
side, anil a pocket, pointed at the bot
tom, finishes the brief but snappy story
of this classy garment.
If any doubts of tho Informal char
acter ot so rich a skirt He In tho mind,
Its fair woaror has taken pains to dis
pel them by wearing a blouse of fino
white batiste with !!. There is not
much to bo told of this, except Hint It
deiM-iuls nn the always dependable vn-
Icii' i. iii'i's luce In Insertions and edg-
rs .uhI M..HV (l.roni-
i Kiel icce are as
the late James A, Scrymser. n Now
York banker. This Is the largest he
quest ever made to the organization.
Miss Julln Stlmson of Worcester,
Mass., chief nurso of the American
Bed Cross In France since last April,
bus been appointed chief nurse of tho
American expeditionary fprces, accord
ing to u cable message received at Bed
Cross headquarters. For ten months
previous to entering the Bed Cross
service Miss Stlmson, a graduate of
Vnssur, was attached to one of the 12
American hospital units nsslgned
to the British , forces shortly after
this country enteral tho wnr. She
enlisted for the work before the United
States declared war.
I'arls showed Its appreciation oi
the work done by the American Bed
Cross In France at a celebration plan
ned by the municipal council to
take place on November 1-1. An
nouncement to tills effect was made by
Chnssalgne Guyot, vice president of tho
council, at a reception tendered to
Henry 1'. Davison, chairman of tho
war council of the American Bed
Cross, at the Hotel do Vllle. Mr.
Guyot said the city or Paris owed tho
Boil Cross a debt which was growing
every day and that it showed Its grati
tude at the celebration.
Secretary Baker's first call on his
recent trip to France was on the
Misses Kntherine nnd Emma S. Lan
sing, sisters of Secretary of State
Lansing, who are engaged In American
Bed Cross canteen work In Paris.
The Misses Lansing provided food nnd.
hot drinks for American soldiers about
to return to this country-
Sport Skirts
fine ii s sill,-, and the blouse is beauti
fully mad)' ami therefore belongs to
i hi' same compute with this aristocrat
in sport skirts, which proclaims itself
superior to whims of fashion by be
ing quite plain. This Is ono of many
handsome skirts In silk and In wool,
that will enliven the beach and hotel
verandas In the sunny South.
A Cheerful Bedroom.
Bedrooms, of all the rooms In tho
house, should bo guy and ch-rful,
and tho short cut to an effect of cheer
and sunshine Is yellow wall paper. In
working out it scheme for a yellow
bedroom u bluo und yellow chintz,
could bo used at the windows,
with the same chintz on some of tho
furniture, and n plain blue linen on
the rest. Lamps made of powder blue
vnscs with yellow liicquer similes done
In n Chinese design would emphasize
the bluo note delightfully nnd work
out tho lighting problem In an Inter
esting way. Tho furniture .might be
painted gray, and n two-toned gray
rug would bo very good on the floor.
Silk Sweaters.
Some of the shops are showing
heavy silk sweaters for winter wear
They are especially desirable for in
door wenr when the low supply of
coal makes It Impossible to keep up
the normnl degree of bent. -n,,..,..
fell 9jf
j new sweaters hnvo ninny odd hits of
tlnlxhlni:. Mich us vests, very oN-cp c.
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