THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA.
1 Wounded American soldiers being placed ubourd u Ited Cross truln nt a base liospltnl In Franco for transfer to a
port of embnrkutlon. 2 Machine gun on police truck, manned by former soldiers patrolling tbo streets of Lawrence,
Mass., where striking textile workers caused disorders. 3 Two of the girls of tho woman's land army at work on their
125-acre farm near Washington.
REFUGEES' HOT WATER LINE IN SIBERIA
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The Tinns-Slberlan railroad has been carrying refugees from the holshovikl for tho last few months. Scenes Ml
this aro common all along tho line. Tho ltusslnn people are largo tea drinkers, and at tho depots they got off wherever
possible to got hot water for their tea.
CALDWELL GETS RIFLE MATCHES
LUCKY LITTLE YEOMAN
Hie llivt 1,000 men of the army of 50,000 to be sent to relievo the army of occupation In Germany, photographed
on tho deck of their Hner Just before they sailed. Tho portrait Is of Col. Harold Jackson, In command.
For tho first time tho national rlllo matches, bringing together teams from
tho nriny, navy, marine and Nntlonnl Guard, will be hold In tho East at tho
United Stntes rlflo range at Caldwell, N. J. Tho photograph shows target
markers at the range. The matches will bo held In August.
GROUP OF ITALIAN REFUGEES
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Miss IJetty Fisher, yeoman (F), sec
ond class, In tho navy, Is now n mil.
Ilonalro twlco over. Shu has been In
formed Hint her uncle, an Oklnhoma
oil producer, has left her his wholo
fortune, which consists of properties
worth over $2,000,000, Tho very pretty,
yeoman Intends to stay In tho navy
until placed on inactive duty. Sho has
already had n year's service. Two
years ago sho "roughed It" In Oklnho
ma with her uncle, John I. McMnhon
a bachelor who ran nway from homo
soon after his parents brought him
from Ireland. As a result of that
visit whllo ho was staking out n now
claim, Miss Fisher Is today his sole
heir. Her home Is In New York city,
Hundreds of thousands of people In Europe wero refugees at some tlmu
or otht'r durum the war, llko tho little Italian family shown In this Ited Cross
olllclal photograph, that lied In front of tljo Austrlans. Tho men of this house
hold wero In the army. Tho women and children lived on nothing but yellow
com for days whllo tltuy tramped to safety. It Is among people lIUo these thut
tuberculosis litis liicreased' terribly lu the Inst four years. 1
Made Sawdust Valuable.
Not many yoars ago tho sawdust
that accumulated each spring about
the local mills was a nuisance to the
mill-owners. It was lu the way. Some
of It was dumped Into the streams and
llsh wero exterminated, and isomo was
given away to anyone who would niako
uso of It. And. about tho only uso that,
could bo made of tho sawdust was that
of packing for Ico In tho Ice-houses.
Tho expansion of dairy farming
called for more Ice, and moro Ico called
for moro sawdust. Tho demand notl
lied tho mill-owners that tho by-ntoa
net of their mills, which they had been
giving away and throwing away, had
a commercial vaiuo. Snwdust Is now
sold by the load.
tho.
Soft Pedal.
Nan I cried like n baby during
play.
' Dan I don't believe It. You would
have been put out If you had. Judge
FIRST THOUSAND RELIEF TROOPS ON THE WAY
SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA IS COMMEMORATED
From tho deck of tho German UC-97, officially credited with the sinking of nine allied vessels, tho outrage com
mitted agnlnst the Lusltnnln on May 7, 1915, was commemorated. Tho undersea titrate, ono of the number sur
rendered to the United Stntes, sailed Into tho narrows of New York harbor, and from he'r deck American sailors and
Victory loan campaigners throw a wreath into tho sea on tho fourth anniversary of tho sinking of the Lusltanln.
ERECTED BY HUNS IN 1871
ODD AIRPLANE ACCIDENT AT HOCKAWAY
Sergt. Charle3 13. Walker of the
army of occupation reading tho In
scription on a monument that was
built In 1871, near Denkmal, Germany.
It reitd: "Kaiser oak planted by the
Itcngsdorf society, March 22, 1871, in
remombranco of tho great deeds of
the German army under the leadership
of his majesty, Kaiser and King Wil
liam I, In tho year 1870-71." Tho oak
that was planted has withered and
fallen away.
Guardian of the Royal Mint
An Important guardian of tho royal
mint In London, whero golden pounds
and silver coins aro made, Is a big,
brown-coated terrier. Ho was taken
to tho mint as n puppy, nnd was well
trained to his work, nis duties do not
begin until evening. Then ho turns
out with the guard and remains on
patrol throughout the night. Ho goes
everywhere Into tho big places W0vt
the olllccr on duty nccompnnles him;
Into tho little places capable of hid
ing someone, where a pollcohmn could
not enter. Ho knows his time and Ills
beats, and after n certain hour ho
will not penult the prosenco of any
one In tho mint who Is not In police
man's uniform.
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One of the llttlo hydroplanes at tho nnvnl Hying station at Far Kockaway;
went Into n tall spin and dived straight Into the hydrogen tank shown In this
photograph. Tho machlno Is seen resting Inside tho frnmo of tho tank. Tho
aviators killed were Euslgn Adums and C. P. O, Carey.
RACHEL M'MILLAN BABY CAMP IN ENGLAND
Lodge Members.
They wero discussing the recent
fw.-ito of t rn,so ,n 11,0 I)r'co ot "KM
and gas in I'nsadonn and lis subse
quent reduction. "Cost of these ne
cessities really Is far too high," re
marked Mayor Woodman. "It reminds
ino of two men I recently overheard In
conversation. Ono said;
'"Do you know anything nbout
light?'
"'Sure I do.'
'"What, for lustanco?'
" 'That St travels 102,000 miles a sec
ond.' "'Ah,' cried the first, 'I see you'vq
neon studying your meter, too.' "Leo
Angeles Times.
!L . ' , -J Wlrn Nwpipr Union's
One of tho features at this big English nursery camp Is tho out-of-dpnra
sleeping quarters for the children. Every dny thnt weather permits tl
children take this healthy way of getting their afternoon unp.
