THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
TRANSPORT NORTHERN PACIFIC AGROUND
I lilted States transport ?soTihni I'hcIIk .ih .-ho la oil I Ire island, whore
she Iiiii nm aground when returning loaded with troops, liiiuiy of them
wounded or nick.
YANKS PERFORM
AMAZING FEAT
Fort Monroe, Vn. Lying nt nnclior
(n Hampton roads ofT Old I'olnt Coin
fort .Is tho United States mining cruls
cr Hqundron wIiono cymiimndors anil
crews performed what Is now termed
by naval authorities the world over
as the "greatest naval offensive of tho
wnr."
The feat which these men achieved
wan the mining of tho entrance to the
North sea from .Scotland to tho count
of Norway, a distance of 1210 miles, it
wan an undertaking unprecedented In
naval history.
It was America's solution of the
Gorman suhmarlno problem, a solu
tion so thorough and effective that It
rendered the German submarines al
most Impotent.
The British previously had mined
the English channel, hut the enemy
Kuhmnrlncs came out from the buses
HERO IS DECORATED
A photograph of General Edwards,
commanding the Northeastern depart
ment, pinning the congressional medal
of honor on Lt. Col. Charles Whittle
Bey for bravery In the battle of Ar
Bonne forest, where Colonel Whlttle
oy and his command were surround
ed by tho Germans and held out for
flvn days without food or ammunition,
refusing to surrender to the Huns, un
til they had lost 75 per cent of their
men, when they were rescued by
American troops who cut through the
German lines.
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SMUGGLING BY AIR
Laredo, Tox. It Ih tho firm convic
tion of Mexican customs olllclals on
the lower Hlo Grande border thut
systematic smuggling by means of
powerful airplanes Is being conducted
between that country and the United
Ktates. The American authorities on
this side of tho International boun
dary nro not yet convinced that con
traband goods are being carried In.
this manner from one country to the
othor, although they freely admit that
It Is possible If not very probable that
this Is being done.
If evasion of the export and Import
duties by this means Is not already
being carried on It Is only a question
of tlino when the airplane will be
brought Into service fo'r that purpose,
it Is predicted by custom olllclals here
and at other places on fhe Mexican
border.
If Is with considerable clroutuMiin
tlal detail that the story Is told of
the M-nl trafllc bv professional
ouitiuuh-iH. .lose I.ongorla. a Mexican
at Ostein! and .eobruggo and Into the
North sen. then.' to work their havoc.
Invite Yankee Aid.
The Hrltlsh naval authorities, realiz
ing' late In 11117 that the North sea
would have to be blocked, Invited the
American naval authorities to attempt
to lay the barrier. The American
navy, having Just at that time com
pleted with success experiments on
mining apparatus far more dangerous,
delicate, and powerful than any here
tofore used, took up the task.
For that purpose the mining cruiser
squadron was organized In December,
1017. This squadron Is made up of ten
vessels and Is under the command of
Capt. It. Jt. Helknap, U. S. N. One of
the nllicors told a graphic but brief
story of the desperately dangerous Job
to which he and his squadron mates
wore assigned.
BIG GUNS BROKE
GERMANS' HEAR
New York. That the capture of
llie great fortress of Laon was
ilue to American naval guns mount
ed on Hat cars and manned by
naval gunners and that the navy
men would have blasted the Ger
man frontier to pieces If the war had
continued, was the assertion of naval
railway battery meirwho arrived here
recentjy on the transport Henderson.
The appearance of tho big naval
guns of the M-Inch type on the west
front was one of the most unpleasant
surprises the Germans got throughout
the whole war, thoy declared. There
were only live of them In action, but
they were handled with such rapidity
that the bewildered Teutons believed
there were HO of them In France.
Mnngln Gives U. S. Credit.
General Mnngln, the famous French
commander In that sector, himself
credits Hear Admiral IMuukett and his
naval gunners with the Hiking of Laon.
Tho big M-lnch guns pounded the for
tress to pieces and hurled giant shells
on railroad lines communicating with
the city. When the guns got Into nc-
tlou they wero fired every three min
utes, 41 speed which tho Germans con
sidered Impossible In handling such
monsters. It was this which gave rise
to tho belief of tho Germans that there
were 510 Instead of five of the guns In
action.
There were six more of the giant
cannon on the way to France when
the lighting ended. They were of the
same bore, hut were far more mobile,
iin the live In action could only be
used from a pit when they had to be
tired at an angle of more than 15 de
river guard stationed at San Ignacio.
about sixty miles below Laredo, made
a report to his superior olllcer about
three weeks ago that while on duty
late at night he saw moving lights
pass high above him and heard the
whirr of a motor. The object wusi
headed north and came from some
point to the south In Mexico. Similar
reports were made by other Mexicans
who asserted that they saw the
strange aerial machine go buck and
forward across the Hlo Grande on mv
eral different nights. Up to this time
no corroboration of the stories told by
the Mexicans have come from Ameri
can river guards.
It Is recommended by the custom
authorities of both Mexico and the
United States who are on duty along
tho Illo Grande that airplane control
service be established on both sides
of the river at the earliest possible
time.
Adversity Is the parent of virtue.
"Navy men now m'l It the greatest
offensive of the war." he said. "II
solved the submarine problem and II
might have been the agency for the
destruction of the Germnn navy soon
er or Inter had not the war onded
when It did. We mined nlniost direct
ly across from Bergen on the const of
Norway to tho coast of Scotland. The
length of the mine field was 2-10 miles,
and we made It 23 miles wide. It
wns so complete thut no ship could
pass either over or u'.iJer It without'
absolute destruction.
"We hf.ve a record of about twenty
submarines that wo know were de
stroyed, and often In running parallel
with the field we came upon the bodies
of dead Gorman sailors, so probnbly
many more than wo actually figured
fin were destroyed.
"Our men. In fact tin- entire licet,
faced a constant danger of being
blown off the face of the sens, for we
arrled on the ships 2.000.000 pounds
of T. N. T which Is the most power
ful explosive known.
"Despite all this, we kept at the
task, and at the end or nhout five
months had completed It. We stayed
constantly on the Inside of the field,
that Is, on the side nearest Germany.
We left only a narrow passngewny
near 1'cnlltind Firth between the Ork
ney Islands and Scotland for out own
passage out.
"Our most dangerous task strange
ly was not the laying of the mines, as
dangerous as that was. The most
dangerous one came after the mine
Held had been completed. It was an
attempt to draw the German fleet out
Into the North sea where we were to
engage It, so that the British fleet
could get In behind the enemy to de
stroy It by gunfire or drive It into tho
mine field.
"On October 28 last the Hrltlsh gov
ernment made It known to the German
naval authorities through its agents
in Germany that we were engaged in
mining operations. We were ordered
to lay about as though busy at tho
task, to act as a decoy for the Ger
man licet. Wo did it, but In doing It
we faced positive destruction our
selves. "I want to hand It to those new
navy lads. There were about 4,500 of
them and 250 officers on the ships, and
while we waited through that fearful
day which we never expected for n
moment to, see the end of alive, they
went about their duties, laughed, wing,
and stood to their guns as only Amer
ican lads can do such things.
"Well, all that day we worked
along calmly, watching and waiting
for the sight of the Germans that
mennt certain death.
"The Germans never came out after
us, and so here I am."
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grees In long-range bombardments,
"Gee. if the war hadn't quit we
would have shown those Germans
something about bundling big guns,"
sighed John Mason of IQ'M Mason ave
nue, Chicago, "hut we showed them
plenty ns It wns."
Three of the five guns, the nnvnl
gunners snld, were In the American
sector In the Argonne and the other
two were with the French. One was
at Solssons. They hud a range slightly
In excess of .'$5 miles. Each shell fired
weighed 1.-I00 pounds and It took 170
pounds of T. N. T. to send It on Its
path .of destruction back of tho Ger
man lines. When the shell hit and ex
ploded It opened a crater In the earth
In which a large-sized American rail
way box car could be hurled.
Amazed the Pollu.
On the American sector the three
big guns were mounted within 200
yards of one another and were always
fired In rapid succession. Tho concus
sion was terrific.
The gunners told a story of a French
soldier who happened to he standing
too near the giant cannon when they
were tired. When the first one una
llred the concussion hurled him vio
lently to the earth. He staggered to
his feet Just as the second one let go.
iind down he went again. Up ln
climbed again, only to be dashed to the
ground for the third tliae us the third
gun roared.
Ho got up. pale hut excited, crying
In French what In American would
mean :
"Tills will end the war. This will
finish the Germans."
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Captures Forty Huns, - $
Mils i wo uiven V. C.
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Seattle. Private Walter i.
Bayfield of this city, who enlist
ed with a Canadian regiment
soon after war broke out, tod:i
Is wearing a Victoria Cross. H,.
obtained this coveted award I
rushing ahead of his compan-.
Into a trench occupied by tier
mans, lie bayonetted two ami
A captured ten. Soon after lie
plunged Into a group of :u tier
Cow Has Quadruplets.
Adele, Ga. A cow belonging t Al
bert Wood, near here, has Just land,
eil a sledge-hanuijer blow at the high
cost of beef by giving birth to four
well-developed calves, which give
every sign of arriving at the beer
steak period In a year or so.
' ,,wii mi, y
ft Then he dashed through hen ft
A .machine-gun fire and rescued H
ft wounded comrade. ft
A A
Of Chantillv Lace
and Black Satin
No matter what gay colors may ex
press tho jubilant mood of women who
are once more Indulging themselves In
dinner and evening gowns, black satin
remains the most certain of admira
tion. Its distinction and Its becoming
ness are so well recognized that the
gown of black satin is a matter of
course In tho sinurt woman's ward
robe; she would not consider herself
outfitted without one or two of them.
It Is the most versatile of fabrics.
Given rich black satin and line chan
tllly lace, the best of designers will be
gin at once to dream dreams which no
color could Inspire.
Lucille has just recently turned out
the enchanting dinner dress which Is
pictured here. It Is an after-the-war
Inspiration, with a hint of the "subma
rine'' silhouette for which we shall
have, to find another name since no
one wishes to think of submarines
now. It widens at the hips and nar
rows at the ankles in the graceful way.
WashSuits forLittleChaps
Mothers who are in quest of some
thing new In clothes for the little ,
fillelti lf tit Wilt fmil' Vtiflt'C flltf'lit f'llll- 1
Vdttjr iiu vv ,)vatas) -
slder tho two little Oliver Twist suits
pictured on the engaging little follow
above. The suit at the left Is In blue
chambray with waist of white lawn,
and whether it Is intended to make
the little boy look girlish or to make
a little girl look boyish, Is a question
that only Its designer can settle.
The square cutout In the front of
the llttlo garment revenls a lawn
blouse having edllnr and cuffs edged
with a knlfe-plalted rullle. These
frills, and the little French knots and
ornamental stitches nt the neck open
ing, are rather unusual on boy's togs.
Hut there are shallow, silt pockets at
each side, set nt a boyish angle.
Clothes so Indefinite In character
might be conveniently Interchange
nble In a large family.
Tho suit nt tho right hns n decided
ly masculine nlr nnd leaves no doubt
dear to the heart of Lucille when sh
puts her mind upon picturesque gowns.
There Is a plain, undetbodlce ol
American Beauty satin, a mere wid(
band, which appears fo be wrapped
about the bust. Nothing could clln?
closer to the shoulders nnd arms thai
the lace of .the bodice, with lont
sleeves which end In deep flaring cufft
of satin. These mlts and cuffs on lnc
sleeves are a feature of the nei
styles and jeweled hands play hldi
and seek' In them In a very fasclnntfnj
way. The bodice has a round neck fin
ished In the simplest way with a bind
lug of satin.
The long pointed tunic and the verj
wide girdle of satin tin; .marvels of
beautiful adjustment to Hie figure. The
genius of the designer is written In
them and in the facing of the tunic
with American Beauty satin, the
tracery of heavy silk lloss, cleverly
outlining the pattern in the lace, which
make of Oils a Joyous and beautiful
Victory gown. .
in the mind as to the intention of Its
designer. It lias trousers of light
green linen with small pearl buttons
sot on the outside seam at the bottom
of each leg Just like a big boy. These
trousers button to n white waist with
large pearl buttons, calculated to till
the heart of any little chap with Joy
If their gorgeousnoss Is pointed out
to him.
The collnr of tho blouse Is made of
green linen like the trousers and It
lias a scalloped edge, button-holed In
white. There nre cuffs to match it.
Of course so much daintiness and
splendor combined were tiever Intend
ed for ordinary wear. Hut when one
Is all dressed up for a great occa
sion, ns a birthday party or Sunday
school or going visiting, such finery
gives n satisfied feeling and makes
one remember to behave.
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Taking Away
Sin
By REV. J. H. RALSTON, D. D
Secretary of Correipondence Department,
Moody Bible Imtltute, Chicago
TKXT-BehoM Uio J-amb of God which
takotli away tho sin of tho world.-John
1:29. ,
It would seem that John the Bap
tist, who wns the last nnd greatest of.
tho prophets
should announce
his great succes
sor ns tho ont
fulfilling the
prophecies reach
Ing back to the
garden of Eden;
ns the Son of Da
vid, the King ot
tho Jews; as the
crent Prophet for
whose coming the
Jews had been
looking for cen
turies; as the
Mighty Ood, the
Everlasting Fa
ther, tho Prlnco
of Pence. But he did not do so. Ho
simply said, "Behold the Lamb of
God which taketh away the sin of tho
world."
Tn tho field of John's vision there
was a black cloud of sin, out of which
wrath was 'falling on men the worldi
over. He saw men enslaved by sin.'
lie saw that they were to die eter
nally on account of sin, and" in Jesus
he saw the world's Savior.
It seems strange that the greatest
curse on man should be given a name
containing only three letters; yet the
greatest Idea that mau can entertain,
ns u name, contains only three let
ters God. It may be fanciful, but'
there Is pqsslbly a suggestion that
these two words, so short, should nl
wnys bo considered together, ko God,
no sin. "Sin is the transgression ot
tho law." If there were no God to.
promulgate law there couli be na
sin. Sin was the ugly tnlng that sep
arated man from God, and that now
threntens to make that separation
eternal, and none but G6d himself
could take it away.
With very many sin Is simply the
transgression of the law of God that
affects oneself or society; it is only
vice or crime. It Is altogether proper
to speak of sinning against one's fcl-.
low men nnd against himself. A cer
tnln iiKin, whose name is familiar be
cause notorious within the last four
years, sinned greatly against society
at large, against the whole human,
race. If n man thinks he has pre
served u conscience void ot offense,
toward his fellow men he thinks,
that he is meeting nil God's require
ments. Man frequently spcuks ot
transgression of the law as directly
affecting himself nnd others, but
often that mnn Is ultogether Indlffer-
lent to the practical fact that there-
is a consideration far above this of
what sin does, and that consideration
Is that sin affects God.
There Is nothing needed now mora,
thnn a sense of God. There arc many
who are utterly godless nnd they are
not called atheists, but they are
atheists practically. As far as In
terest In God Is concerned God might
as well not be. There are, however,
some evidences that this sense of
God Is being realized as never before.
A soldier In France wrote, "All Infi
dels are In the rear; everyone here
nt the front believes In God and the
future."
In the Bible we have two very cleai
Illustrations of sensitiveness to sin
as offense against God. When Joseph
was tempted by thu wife of Potiphar
he was saved by tho thought, "How
can 1 do this thing and sin against
God?" Here wns utter Indifference
to anything- but the thought of sin
ning against God. The other case
Is that of David who prayed, "Against
thee, thee only, have I sinned and
done this evil in thy sight." Again,
utter Indifference to the consequences
of ids sin as touching himself and
others. The same thought Is reflect
ed In the prodigal's words when ha
returned to his father. This recogni
tion and confession of offense against
God is tho door through which
the truo penitent comes Into a
place of deliverance. It Is hero that
ho secures spiritual freedom, and that
spiritual freedom Is only realized
when the guilt of sin Is taken away.
The tuklng away of sin Is real. The
strong shoulders of the Sou of God
bear It away, as the scapegoat of old
bore away tho sins of Israel Into tho
wilderness.
If Jesus Christ Is able to carry
away the sin of the world It Is quite
reasonable to say that he can take
away the sin or .sins of nny man.
I There are some who fear that they
I 11111V have sinned sn f-rlnvnnclv ll.nl
their sin can never bo tnken nwuy, but
if Jesus Christ can take away the sin
of the world, which certainly means
all sl;i, the sin of the troubled sinner
can also bo taken away.
I luy my sins on Jesus,
The spotless Lamb of Qotl,
Ho hears them all nnil frees us
From Hits accursed load,
Life That Cannot Die.
Immortality Is living the life that
cannot die, because It Is the life of the
spirit. To have faith In Immortnllty
we must practice Immortnllty. Lyman
Abbott.
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