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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1919)
THE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. EBERT TROOPS FIGHTING SPARTACANS IN BERLIN 1 -Wlint remained of a Husslun village after Chinese murderers In the employ of the ltussluu unntchlsts had devastated II. 2- Haying revolutionary buttons and post cards on the streets of Iterlln. li Transport Mnurotnula, 'loaded with returning American troops, photographed from u Hrltlsh dirigible. ONE OF GREAT BRITAIN'S ARMED DIRIGIBLES IN FLIGHT A Itrltlsh dirigible big enough to carry out long-distance flights, mounting two machine guns and carrying jininierouR bombs for use against the subs. It was not until hostilities censed that England divulged the fact thaj jit had mustered the art of dirigible building and had actually created such n large (leut of airships, many of theul ijiiuch larger than the one shown, that there were not enough hangars to hold them. PARAVANE HOOKS A HUGE SHARK 1 FULL SPEED AHEAD While the British were sweeping for mines a giant shark of the hammei head variety was hooked by this puravano, which is a now inlne-svoepliin idovlco. WHIPPET TANKS USED IN PEACE WORK J ill"! til llllltltl . t ' ' K'l" ' taken from a naval seaplane and shows the superdreaduaught I'ennsji. vanla at full speed ahead at sea. Government soldiers repelling an nttack by Spartacans In Unter den Linden, Berlin. This Is one of the first, photographs to arrive In this country showing the recent lighting In the streets of Iterlln. GERMAN FLYING FIELD OCCUPIED BY AMERICANS This German flying field at Trier Is now occupied by an American flying squadron, the members of wHich are Uvlug there under tents. TWO DEVOTED WAR WORKERS 1 i PLANE FOR TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT Lieut. Co. Theodore Itoosevelt, Jr., n of the lato Colonel Itoosevelt, with lis wife at Itomagnc, Mouse, France. Mrs. Roosevelt has been doing can eon work for the Y. M. C. A. In France or some time. Lieutenant Colonel toosevelt, as denoted by the service stripes on his sleove, tans been with the vmorlcnn forces In Franco for a year. Formerly deadly engines of war, these whippet tanks have been dls Minntled .and are now being employed In Franco In useful agricultural work. This ont hauls a canal boat loaded with foodstuffs for the Interior. Tho Julian Calendar. Tho Homans originally had a year of ten months, but In tho time of their kings adopted a lunar'year of !J55 da.s, divided Into twelve months, with an occasional Intercalary month. Through the Ignorance of the priests who had chargo of this matter tho utmost eon fusion gradually arose, which Julius Caesar remedied -10 It. C. by tho m. ; traduction of the Jnllnn piilmiilnK cording to which tho year has emit. I narlly !I05 days, and every fourth vinr 1 Is a leap year of HOti days, tho length ' or mo year being nssumed .'105, days, wane u is in reality !!05 days, flvo hours, 48 minutes and -15 seconds, or li minutes 14 seconds less. Annihilating Time. "Gee, I hate winter," said Smith. ('Tho months are so long and they seem to drag along so slowly." "Why, winter doesn't seem like any tlmo to mo," replied Jones. "I make it pass so rapidly that it seems like a few days to me." "How do you do It?" asked Smith. "I sign a ninety-day promissory note evory December," explained Jones. "And, first thing I know the note is due." This huge seaplane Is being built by tho Wlttenmn-Lewis Aircraft com-i pany, and Is to be piloted by Cnpt. Hugo Sunstedt, a Swedish aviator, for a, transatlantic flight for the $50,000 Lord NorthclUTo prize. Tho plane whoni rigged will have a wing span of 100 feet nnd n boat length of 72 feet. The! boat Is to bo Inclosed to protect against the cold and, will carry three passen-l gers besides the pilot. Its speed Is 80 miles per hour nnd It Is of the pusher' type. YANKS GET SURRENDERED HUN GUNS Now You See It; Now You Don't. Mere man boeonms conscious, at the ioutset of a mutrltuonlal career that ki split of the pay envelope Is the least Hint will fester family peace. Should tthe wife become a wngo earner equal illy would suggest a like division. One l. L. Miller of Ouklnnd, Cal.. char jlshed that notion when his wlfo be cumo n wage earner, nnd sought his tnhnro 1y "due prc.cesH of law." Tho .court 'divorced Mrs. Miller on the spot :mi1 pinched the heartless liiau for the scosts. No Cents of Justice. Said the facetious feller: "It's a pretty mean man who will send his 8 yearotd son six blocks to tho drug store to buy a 7-cent cigar and wait till the hoy gets home to give hlin a penny for his services." TlmcSavInn Darn. A time-saving concrete barn patent ed by an Iowa Inventor has a water tank and feed nnd hay lofts sur rounding nnd emptying Into a central space on the ground floor. Regular Connoisseur. Gert (of tho gloves) My beau la an excellent Judgo of pictures. Nell (of tho notions) Does ho haunt tho galleries? Gert (warmly) ne never sits no where hut the orchestra, I'll have you know. And, furthermore, I'll botclm a SOcent sundae that ho can drop into any movie In town right In the middle, of the roel and tell you the name of; tho producing company and tho princi pal actor. Its Usual Name. "What a narrow street that Is," sale the visitor being shown about the sub urban town by a citizen. "Yes; It Is narrow," replied tho citi zen. "And It Is in wretched condition. See the holes In the pavement." "Yes; It looks bad." "And dirty everywhere. What Is the name of that street?" "That's Grand street." Statesman. Pretty Sure of a Good Day. Bo careful how you start tho day. If you Insist on bchig pleasnnt when It would bo only too easy to bo disagree able, If you smile when the unrest of your spirit offers sujky reslstnnco, you aro pretty sure to have n good day. Long beforo noon, tho cheerlness you nssumed will have taken possession of you, nnd you will no lqnger find It necessnry to make nn effort to smile. Girl's Compnnlon. This photograph, taken In the freight yards at Coblenz. Germnnv. simum a detachment of Yanks preparing to unload n camouflaged German fleldpleco surrendered uuder tho terms of the armistice. Joke on Papa. The office telephone In a well-known surgeon's ofllco rang. Tho doctor him self answered the phone. A childish voice Inquired, "Who Is this?" The doctor readily recognized the voice of his 7-yenr-old boy. Although an ex ceedlngly busy man, he Is ever ready for n bit of fun, If tho opportunity permits, and anticipating such nt this time, replied, "This is tho smartest man in the city." Tho child mumbled for a moment nnd ivplled, "I beg your pardon, sir, It Is ho wrong num ber," nnd hung up. Continental Courtesy. In all Continental countries men, lift their hats when saluting ono an other. It Is nlso customary for them to uncover their hends on entering any kind of private premises, Includ ing offices, and In some parte even banks. Not a Crown of Glory. "Few persons are born with silver spoons In their mouths," observed tho near cynic, "but most of them manngo to acquire a gold plate or two lu It as times goes on." t
