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THE 8EMI.WGEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA, MEDICS PUZZLED BY "DOCTOR" VAN His Cure of Shell Shock Cases in France Astonishes Physicians. NEVER STUDIED MEDICINE Sergeant Accomplishes Wonderful Re suits In Treatment of Patients Suf fering From Nervous Afflic tions Says He Is Not Hypnotist. Paris. "Doctor" Van Isn't a doctor really that Ih, he Iiuh never been In side a medical school He Ih not a com missioned olllcor, either. Two days after war was declared In America he enlisted In ono of tho cities of the mid dle West and came over as a private, lie Is a sergeant now. Ills experiences driving an ninbuliince first, and after that lit the front lino and then In vari ous camps In Franco until he was sent tf, a base hospital as a patient would ail several diaries, If he keeps such things, which I doubt. Hut there are a great many men In that base hospital who owe their re turning health to him after they had been In bed for weeks, and even months. Now, although they admit that he Is well again, they will not let him go from the hospital, because a transfer Is a long and tedious busi ness to bring about, and they need him there to help out with the patients. He was out of bed only a day or so himself when he came across two boys In one of tho wards who bad been In the hospital since April. They had been ihell shocked, and in all those months, from April to September, they had grown scarcely any better. A6ks Leave to Try. "Captain.," Sergeant Van said one morning to the doctor in charge of the ward, "do you mind If I see what I can do for those men there? I think I may be able to help them out a bit If rou don't mind." The captain looked at him Interest edly. If it had been any other man the captain would have been Indifferent, perliaps. Hut Sergeant Van has a way with him. "Oh, go ahead, Van," the captain agreed. "Do anything you blame please." Next morning on his rounds the cap tain stopped beside the bed of the llrst of the two men who had been shell ihockcd. "How's It coming this morning, boys?" ho asked. "P-f-lTne, sir," was the answer, a lit tle unsteadily given, perhaps, but the captain did not notice that. He sat down on the bed and looked at the boy in amazement. Those were the tlrst words he had spoken aloud since the day he came to tho hospital, uneon jelous, live months before. At that moment Sergeant Van hove Into sight from the diet kitchen. He had a plate of milk toast a plate the boy In bed followed with an Interested gaze. "Hog pardon, sir," Sergeant Van said, saluting, "but I must ask you to wait until my patient has had his breakfast before you talk with hlin." The astonished caplaln allowed him self to bo waved from the bed to the nearest chair and watched In amaze ment the boy devour the toast. Ills hands shook so from shell shock that he could scarcely tuatiage It, but he was propped up and fed himself, with every appearance of keen Interest In his food. The day before the boy had not been able to swallow anything but liquid food, and he couldn't have held the spoon. The captain heckntwl Sergeant Vim to the end of the ward, "Did you do that?" he demanded. "Yes, sir," admitted Sergennt Van. "How In blue blazes" began the captain and paused for lack of words. "I'll show you If you like, sir." "I would like," ordered the captain. So Van showed 111 m. though the doc tor couldn't (pdte make It out at that Jusl rthal ,1111 did Me Ktmkcil their heads a little n ill umugcd their throats a bit. and all the time he talked to them In the quietest voice In the world. Ten minutes after he be gan the boys were asleep, naturally, without a tremor In the bodies that had been nerve-wracked for weeks. The doctor looked nt Sergeant Van helplessly and left shaking his head. Two weeks later Sergeant Van hejd a clinic before a major general of the medical corps and several majors nnd still more captains and lieutenants" all men of reputation In America ns doctors. Two of his subjects were the men over whom he worked that tlrst morning. They came Into the clinic, clear-eyed and straight and ruddy ns athletes from the Held. They passed tests that the doctors couldn't pass themselves. Since then the shell shock cases have been In Van's hands. The doctors shako their heads and wonder. In the camp and the hospital they call him the "hypnotist." "It Isn't that I hypnotized them at all," ho will tell you, "I Just tell them that they are bigger than their nerves, and that they can control them If they really want to. And I show them how. They believe It because I tell them It Is so. nnil then, yon see, they are wclltl Hut the doctors continue to wonder and say that Van has discovered the (list really successful treatment for shell shock. LATE WINTER HATS FORETELL SPRING HEAD HUNTER IN . AMERICAN ARMY Moro Entertains Hospital Pa tients With Wild Songs and Curious Chants. HAS FIVE BAYONET WOUNDS Astonishes Doctors by Rapid Recovery From Injuries Received While Fighting In Ranks of Yankee Has Remarkable Record. Paris. The most remarkable pa tient Jn Haso Hospital No. Ho Is a Moro I lead-Hunter, who turned up In France six months ago with a com pany of American soldiers who had Just come from the Philippine Islands. His name Is recorded as Phllipo .Mo reno, and his home as the Philippine Islands. No one suspected him of hav ing r remarkable record until his story came out one day after a chance meet ing with the colonel In charge of the base hospital to which he was taken from the front. And this Is how It happened : A Hcd Cross searcher hearing of a man sulTerlng from live bayonet wounds who had Just been brought Into Hase Hospital No. Itfi, hurried to his bedside with fruit and an offer to send home any messages he might BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR ADMIRAL SIMS wish delivered. The man, unusually big and dark, accepted the fruit grate fully, but assured her that he would be well enough himself to write soon" to his sister, his only living relative. Sings Weird Songs. And he kept his word in spite of the five bayonet pounds which healed so rapidly that all the doctors of tho hospital marveled at the remnrkable constitution of the dark-skinned num. The patient was soon convalescent, and the first place he visited was the Ited Cross recreation hut. Some ono wns playing the piano, .ns usual, and during the afternoon one of the mem bers of the sanitary corps sang one of Hurley's negro songs, "Deep River." ! Phlllpo offered to slug the song in tho original and astounded his audience with a weird version full of minor notes and harmonics that made shiv ers run up and down susceptible backs. And thereafter the Filipino Insisted on entertninlng gatherings In the rec reation hut each afternoon with wild songs and curious chants and rccltaH tlous. Some of these were very spicy tales Indeed of the underworld and Its denizens, and Anally the Moro waxed conlldejitlal and began telling tales of the wilds of tho Philippine Islands and the days when he had hunted heads. The colonel of the hospital, attract ed by the reports of these seances, dropped In ono afternoon to listen. "I don't believe he's a Moro at all." he announced. "He's too tall. I served In the Philippines and I never saw hut two Moros as (all as that man." Just then tho Filipino came up and saluted the colonel. "Hxcuse, sir," he said In his broken F.ngllsh. "Perhaps you remember me? I know you In the Philippine Jslnnds " "Hy George, I'll hnve to take It nil back," admitted the- colonel. "He's one of the two men I was speaking of. ' lie comes from the hoad-huntlni; tribe, all right. He became very much attached to one of our soldiers, who taught him Kngllsh. Hut I never ex pected to' meet hlin In France or wear ing the uniform of an American soldier.'" Here are three bats, non-committal ns to clime In which they are to be worn, so that they may spend their days against a background of palms and llowers, or tit In with another of snow. Helng late winter models they babble of spring and show which yjiy the millinery wind blows, although One of these alluring bits of head there Is not a straw among them, wear, calculated to coax the price of an extrn-late winter hat out of almost anyone, Is made of crepe georgette In a lovely pastel shade of pink. It Is a small hat, leaving the shape covered with folds of crepe fastened to It with long, crosswise stitches of heavy silk thread. Its facing of black panne vel vet makes a wonderful setting for n youthful face. Just as we are nbout to make up our minds that this Is n spring hat our eyes light upon a small cluster of velvet fruits at the front which sets us to speculating just put there for that purpose no doubt. A lovely black velvet hat, broad brimmed and bordered with a fringe of curled ostrich, proclaims the return of the most beautiful feather as a ruler In the realm of fashion. And since black velvet makes its appearance nt all seasons, this hat will be at home anvwhere. Kvcry woman who Is con templating a new hat Just now will give this one consideration. The big black bat knows nothing but victory. The last hat Is a chenille and Is made In many colors. It is apparent' ly knitted or crocheted a new kind of hat an American product which has already sailed over seas to make a conquest of Kurope. It keeps Its shape without a supporting frame of any kind, and is very soft anil very rich looking. This particular model has n scarf of velvet about It em broidered at the front with gay little flowers of chenille. Wo can Imagine them blooming In any quarter of the globe and bringing n smile to the eyes that behold them. FURS FROM TOP TO TOE This shows what the hnjs of the tuny think of Admiral Sim. It Is a birthday cuke that wiib presented to the admiral with tlio ery best regards of the men. going S Ohio "Victory Girls" to Earn $5 Each for War Kenton, O. This city has an organization known as "Victory Girls" and Its munbctvihlp con sists of some of the most proml- f nent young ladles of the city. F.ach has pledged to cam $5 for war work funds. To aid the girls Mrs. Caresla Qhinnn hns 2 opened an employment bureau o. jo at her home, and tho young la- U dies are going to do real work W jjj for their money. i ROOM FOR PESSIMISM Canada as a Nation Builder. With Canada's great task in the war before the public, the burdens that she so willingly took and so nbly carried, nnd her recent victory In sub scribing $175,000,000 to the Cth Vic tory Bond Loan more than she asked, he would be a skeptic who would as sociate the word pessimism with hei 'present condition. Canada deplores the heavy human loss which she has suffered, but even those akin to those lost In battle say with cheerfulness that while the sacrifice wns great, the cause was wonderful, and accept their sufferings with grace. It may well be said thero Is no room in Can ada today for the pessimist. The ag ricultural production of the country has doubled In four years. $140,000, 000 are the railway earnings today or 3 times what they were ten years aco. while the bank deposits are now 'fl, 733,000,000 ns compared with $133,- 000,000 thirty years ngo. There Is a wouderful promise for the future. It Is with buoyancy that Canada faces an era of peace. She has tri umphed over tho soul-testing crisis of war. Before the war Canada was a borrower, and expected to continue so for many years. For the past year and a half we have seen her finance her self. She has also been furnishing credits to other nations. A recent article In tho "Boston Transcript" says: 'The people nt home have not been lagging behind the boys at the front In courage, resourcefulness nnd elllclency. The development of Cannda's war In dustry Is an Industrial romance of front rnnk. American Government of ficials can testify to the efficiency of the manufacturing plnnt Canada has built up In four short years. In De partment after Department where they found American Industry failed them they were able to turn to Canada. The full story niny be revealed some day." The same paper says: "It Is u new Canada that emerges from the world war In 1018 a nntlon transformed from that which entered the conflict In 1914. 'The war has taken from Canada toll. More than BO.OOO of her bravest sons He In soldiers' graves In Europe. Three times that number have been more or less Incapacitated by wounds. The cost of the war In money Is estimated to be already J 1,100,000,000. These are not light losses for a country of 8,000,000 people. Fortunately there Is also a credit side Canada has found herself in this war. She has discovered not merely tho gal lantry of her soldiers, but the bralns- and capacity and efficiency of her whole people. In every brnnch, In arms, In industry, in finance, she has had to measure her wits against the world, and In no case has Canada rea son to be other than gratified." Ad vertisement. ' cruel Let us hope every one gets what he wants and not what he deserves. RENO REPLACED BY ATLANTA "Gobs" Merely Waiting to Be x Mustered Out. Tired of Being Single and Now Want to Marry and Settle Down. Quantlco, Va. American maidens who have been worrying whether your marines would pop the question when they c nie homo, Ktnttd "at ease." A canvass of marine barracks here t Quantlco. whore 10,000 men have been waiting their chance nt tho Hun, made by u reporter for Leathernoclc, the camp paper, shows that 1)0 pet cent of the single men Intend marry ing when they are discharged. How's that for good newa? "We're tired of being single. We want to marry and settle down," Is the consensus of the replies. litres the national emergency no long er exists, are fitting themselves for good jobs that will penult them to wed. Kvenlng business classes are be ing hold at the V. M. ('. A., and ex perts are explaining everything from bookkeeping and shorthand to soil cultivation and dairying. The training the men have under gone admirably llts tlnni for mar riage. Thero Isn't a murine In tho service who doesn't claim to be nblo to wash his clothes whiter than any woman can ever get them. Kvery man can mend anil press his own clothes. And as far as being "handy about the house," why, most of them can open a can of tomatoes with a toothpick and drive a nail with a feather rdustor. The Swiss federal council bus do creed the adoption of 2 1 hour time for ! railroads nnd other Institutions tin these marines, mm, of whom will l r p. eminent control at a date yet be discharged when Hit president de t be l tcrm'tu d Capital of Georgia Now the Greatest Divorce Center , in the United States. Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta lias suppio mented lteno as the greatest divorce center In the country, Is the uuunuin c inont miido from the bench In supen.it court by Judge John T. Pendleton m dismissing the divorce Jury. "lteno, a little town out In Nevini i formerly held the record for di vorces," Judge Pendleton told Ins hearers. "Hut this record has mv been wrested from lteno by Atlanta. And Atlanta has no close competition. We will continue to outrank lteno JuM as long as Georgia divorce laws re main so lax." Never was such a furry winter; No matter whether milady lives down on the Gulf of Mexico or up on the Cana dian border she insists upon furs of some sort and wears them regardless of the thermometer. One might think we were finally looking to the IJsqui nuuix for style Inspirations, but a coal loss Paris probably set the pnee In furs. When even the meager allow ance or com mm, M'tencn ihu make out with was denied them, they enveloped themselves In furs or all sorts. Heal utility furs for cold climates Women Husking Corn. Itautoul, 111. A survey of the corn Holds of Illinois by air shows ninny women have gone out to help in Hie corn husking Ono of tin avlat. is here reports seeing hundreds of w ,. ,. en do ng their put to save tin. , n crop. i. Mi. lcil' tain of sut ill with a bum) of fur about it. Hats, neckpieces nnil muffs tii mutch are very chic. The chances are If we could see this lady's dress as well as her cape we would discover a band of fur about the bot tom of the skirt for nothing could be Mimrter than fur from top to toe. "Suitcase" Dresses. "Suitcase" drosses ol georgette ot BOSCHEE'S SYRUP Why use ordlunry cough remedies when Boschee's Syrup has been used eo successfully for fifty-one years In all parts of tho United States for coughs, bronchitis, colds settled In the throat, especially lung troubles? It gives tho patient a good night's rest, free from coughing, with easy expec toration In the morning, gives nature a chnnce to soothe tho Inflamed parts, throw off the disease, helping the pn tlent ta regain his health. Made Ib America and sold for more thau half a century. Adv. Women seldom stutter. Probablj It's because they have so much to say, and haven't time. HOW THIS nervous mm SOTWELL Told by Herself. Her Sin v cerity Should Con vince Others. make a storv bv themselves. There "'oc.cm tutors ro mane 10 wear witn are short and long coats and coatees one slip as, for Instance, a yellow slip of all sorts of skins from undyed lmiskrat un to line mink and sable. All tho short-inured ruts are requi sitioned for these most comfortable garments. But the most universally popular furs are In smaller pieces, wide scarfs, small capes, single skins worn as Hcarfs and combination gar ments, like capo-scarfs and cape-coats that are having a great vogue. .A pretty cape of caracul Is shown In the plcturo here. It Is made In any of the popular furs with good effect and often the shawl collar Is of a different kind of fur than the body of the cape. Upward curving scallops at the hot- tout add to the gracei unless oi mm which has dark blue georgette for j morning, light blue for afternoon, low yellow, sleeveless nnd elaborately beaded for evening, nnd yellow, with high neck, and long sleeves, finished with batik effect at hem, In octagon figures, Irregularly shaded in yellows and browns. Colorful Blouses. The colorful blouses attrnct the eye llrst, of course. Never were such col ors combined In Mouse wear, and tho result is not garish and crude, as one might fancy when reading that "col. ored waists are tho fashion." It Is quite the reverse; the new colored I blouses are beautiful, and they scent ttftiA wfiin. the curves gliding up at each side until the cape shortens to to add Just the right tone and Interest elbow len-'th over the nrms, " to winter costumes otherwise rather Tit- h t worn with this cape Is a dnrk and severe In hue. Christopher, 111. "For four years I suffered from irregularities, weakness. . nervousness, ana was in a run down condition. Two or bur best doctors failed to do mo any good. I heard bo much about what LydlaE.PInkham'a had done for others, I tried It and was cured. 1 am no longer ner vous, am regular, nnd In excellent health. I bellovo the Compound will cure any femnlo trouble." Mrs. ALICB Heller, Christopher, 111. Nervousness is often a oymptom of weakness or some functional derange ment, which may bo overcome by this famous root ana herb remedy, Lydi E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, aa thousands of women have found by experience. If complications exist, write Lydia E. 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