THE SEMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. w S TURNING OUT GUMS BY MILLIONS United States Producing Arms at High Speed When Fight ing Ended. On November 11 01 tanks of tho WORK OF WINNING THE WAR (History of Rifle Production Shows Great Record Many Tanks Under Construction When Armistice Came Pistols Efficient. Wellington. P. C Machine guns wnd smnll arms produced by thu mil illons, nmmunltlon turned out by tho ibifllons of rounds nnd tanks built by thousnnds when the armistice ended liostilltlcswfunilsli the nul)Ject of chap ters Just nmde public of the war de pnrttnont's history of the "inutorlal" lde of winning the wnr. In regard t6 machine pin production, about which such n hot controversy waged In congress ns a result of the failure of tho American army to adopt for standard general use the Lewis weapon used successfully nbroad, the report says ninnufncturlng facilities for machine guns In this country wore ,mnVh more limited In rstent than the public had any notion, of when tho United States entered the war or to day, and that there were at the out break of the war only two factories -which wore nctually producing ma chine guns In any quantity at nil. Dearth of Aircraft Guns. The report says there was great dearth of heavy machine guns for air craft work, to be synchronized with propellors. Tho Brrtwnlng aircraft gun would have met the requirements, but It would be u long flme before It could be produced In quantity. In seeking n stop gap weapon until the Browning couul be ready, tho ordnance depart ment, by "one of thoso surprldng and trimost accidental successes" some times encountered, found that a modi fled Marlln gun which could be quick ly produced met all requirements. ( Tho work of the IHownlngs Is de clared to have been spectacular us compared with any existing weapons of this chnrnctcr. Up to November 11 the production of Browning, rifles wan iG2,2.18, n majority of which were In iFrance. In addition 20.000 Chauchat iBuns had been purchased, so that icnough light nutomnllc rllles were on ihnnd to supply 100 divisions, or an inrmy of 3,r00,000 men. In the same ttlmo 41,80,1 heavy Brownings and enough Vlckcrs guns hnd been pro duced to make, with tho Hotchklss weapons purchased from the French, in total of 5-1,027 of this type, or enough to equip 200 divisions, or an .irmy of 7.000,000. Other production, struggles described Include Items varying In size from trench knives to tho -IG-ton Mark VIII ;;:::::::::::::::: Mexicans Think Rebel $ Chief Burst His Coffin $ ChMUthi. Mexico. Legends nl- W C ready are beginning to spring up J .1.1...... .,,! I . 'm j among me nuperiuuiuiin mm y nornnt regarding Kmlllnno Zap A mii. Mm rnliol Hdef who met it. French six-ton typo hnd been delivered , death here on April 10. In nn and by January .'11 of thN year 201. , i attempt to preserve the bandit's Of these six were shipped abroad. I $ body as' long as possible to give Orders for 1,000 Mark I light tanks !; the grentest number of his fol- were canceled as were orders for IB- lowers a chance to see It, It A 015 three-ton tanks, If. of which had ft was packed In Ice, In the ah- been completed on November 11. i V fence of emlmiming unius. xnc The history of the rille production, ! lco b,lrHt tho Mv ,nn top , C Including all of the considerations which led to the adoption of the stand ardized British ISnfleld weapon for American use, also l fully outlined. The department states that It sees no reason now to change Its view that the wisest course was that which was fol lowed. Tin; total rifle production In the United States from tin; beginning of the war up to November ft, 1018, wns 2,5fK,!l07, of which a little more than .'100.000 were Springfield rifles. Pistols of U. S. Type Valuable. Considerable attention Is devoted to the production of automatic pistols and revolvers for the troops. Euro pean countries failed to appreciate the" value of a large caliber, hard-hitting weapon of the American type and the chief use of pistols and revolvers In ISuropenn armies had been as orim- the flimsy collin and gave rise A to superstitious tales that the ; $ "Attlln of the South," as Zap- ata was called, was not really A ;lj dead, but bad burst his coflln A. nnd escaped. V V monts for olllcers' -uniforms, it Is said. With tho standard army automatic it is stated, "any average soldier with average training can bit what ho shoots at. In almost the tlrst skirmish It proved its superior usefulness In trench fighting. Such Incidents us that of the single American soldier who dispersed or killed a whole squad of fiermaii bnyoneteors which had sur rounded him struck the enemy with fear of Yankee prowess with tli6 pistol." WSQ AMONG SLOVAKS Pressburg, Slovakia, Bohemia. (Jen- crally speaking, the situation In Slo vakia, formerly a province of Hun gary, now annexed to Czocho-Slovakla, Is not without disquieting features. The honeymoon of the revolution hns passed and some of the disillusionment bound to follow tho Introduction of a new regime has set In. The Magyars and the Magyarized dements have not as yet been reconciled to the new re gime, and the peasants have recovered from their first enthusiasm. A dltllcult task of reconciliation remains to be performed by the Czechs. Tho population of Slovakia is made up of tiireo elements Slovak intelll goncln, which lias always been very strong for the union with Bohemia; the Mogyars nnd Magyarized Germnns, and tho peasantry. Tho Intelligence has been completely satlslied by the Czecho-Slovnk government. The ad ministration has been handed over completely to the very smull number of Slovak doctors, lawyers, unthors and professors that could be mustered for service. . Maoyars Innored Meanwhile the Magyars nnd Mag yarized elements hnvo been quite Ig nored by tho government except where the government could not And n Slovak to 1111 tho Job. Intense loyalty to the old Hungarian ru:e characterizes these tanks of British design, of which 1,500 people. They could bo reconciled to -were bcng constructed In co-operntlon i new conditions wore the.v, taken Into -with the British and 1,450 additional wholly by American enterprise. the Czech administration. But the government at present prefers to till d Jft Iff i ft man TPH Lxca G I think that I shall novcr seo A poem lovely us a tree. A treo whose l-unwry tnouth Is prest AKnlnnt tho world's sweot llowlng breast. A tree that looks at God all day Ami lifts her leafy arms to pray; A trco that may In summer wear A ncBt of robins In her hair: llpon whose bosom snow has lain Who lntlmatoly lives with ruin. Poems are made by folks like me, Dut only God can mako a treo. Joyce Kilmer. the vacancies loft by the Slovak Intel llgencla with ofllclals from Bohemia and Moravia. This naturally nngera both the Magyarized element and thost Slovaks who are nnflt but would llkfl to occupy all the Jobs. A decided sentiment for real local autonomy Is making Itself felt. On the whole, the government may not bt opposed to granting an outspoken de mand for home rule In tho province The peasants do not take much Inter est In theoretical politics. They com plain that the republic lasted onlj three dnys. By this they mean Unit they were nllowed to plunder the .Tews for only three days In the Interval be tween the withdrawal of the Hungar ians and the nrrlvnl of the Czechs. During this time the peasants had a very free hand. There were -very few towns or villnges where they did not completely clean up tho Jewish population, who are the shopkeepers 1 .1 it i .1 .... ,1 . i l. 1 n ..( M..UH umu-ra, u m. ul uiiiw iik- i soup ,s qulckly miulL.( usl11K uy vege- t" ( tnble frmn p0tntoes to pe.-is. A hot meat or fish prepared In an EMERGENCY LUNCHEONS. We rend or hear told of wonderful tnculs prepared by a wave of the hand nnd n cold chicken com bined with nn elastic lmnglnntlon ', but the ma jority of us poor mortals usually And ourselves minus the chicken and tho cupboard bore. It Is times like thoso thnt try women's souls. The wom an in town who hns Che telephone or life corner grocery to support her In trying hours Is apt to tie Improvident, but the country worn nn needs to store up ammunition for the time of siege. . If women In the country will re member thnt the evory-dny things they serve Will be n treat to town people, the entertaining would not be such. n bugbear. Fresh vegetables, fruits and eggs with milk will make a meal fit for n king In summer, with the wealth of the garden to draw upon. An omelet Is a dainty dish nnd one which nonrly everybody likes An emergency shelf wlth-cnnned snl inon, shrimp, chicken and tuna . may bo a source of any number of tasty dishes from soup to salad or escal loped dishes. Canned vegetables, canned at- home when they nro In their prime, are uvnllnblc for various dishes. Canned asparagus is a most delicious vege table served In white sauce on toast. Tomatoes, well seasoned, served on toast, are most appetizing, nnd when canned whole make a most refresh ing salad. Canned fruits, Jellies, and pickles with relishes of vnrlous kinds lire usually fouud In abundance In most homes. These with u fe,w cookies, a cupful of tea, cocoa or coffee will make n simple nnd tasty dessert. t With plenty of milk nt band n'crenm HOW THEY FENCED IN THE GERMANS lSXmi nnnrcHle "nines. I Ug&iytfai I foot on Slovakia This fence Avas built about the Hotel Trianon In Versailles as a necessary jpufcty adjunct to the German delegates, who are at present staying there (pending tho Hlgnlng of the peace treaty. no longer tho Jews to plunder thoir Interest In tho new state has dimin ished. They were kept in a state of illiteracy by tho Hungarians and therefore are by no means ripe foi rear self-government. However, just now they are very bitter because they claim the Czechs take their food sup plies away. Bolshevism Not Popular. Bolshevism hns not taken a great grip on the peasantry. Slovakia Is largely an agricultural district and wt know farmers are always the most conservative element. In the few in dustrjal communities in the mort mountainous uorth nnd east a certalc amount of unrest has developed. In Kassav, far eastward, the large mllb are not working nnd tho food sttuatior Is very bad, as It is In most of the in (lustrlal districts. Here the workmen hold meetings and growl 'in bolshevik tone. Naturally Kassav Is rather neat the Hungarian border. So thnt hoi shevlsm there would be natural. In the other Industrial districts tho work men seem to hnvo taken out theli class-consciousness In muklng big de mnnds upon their employers. Not un usual was It for workmen to come t their employers and demand that thej receive u percentage of nil profits ac crued since tin- war's beginning. Wltl all this discontent the food sltuatlnr Is very much Involved. Generally speaking, Slovakia would province to go up in I' or tho time being erturn In Hungaria rather quieting of Tho wealthy or well to do who were most attached to their old fatherland now do noi relish the Idea of returning to a Hun gary which will take all their property escnlloped dish with crumbs, egg nnjl seasoning Is both satisfying and tasty. A stenmed pudding may be mnde of fruit cake, or a batter can be mnde with fruit that will steam In fifteen minutes; with cream nnd sugar such jt pudding Is most welcome. Short enkes nro nlso well liked nnd nlmost any kind of fruit nt hnnd may be used. You must either soar or stoop, Fall or triumph, stand or droop, You must either crlnfjo or govern. Must be slave or must be sovereign. MEATS FOR LUNCHEON OR SUP PER. Thinly sliced mutton cut from . roast not too well done nnd hented In currant jolly makes, a most appetizing dish. Take slices of rare roast beef and roll ench in a thin slice of bacon ; cook until crisp, 'ttie bacon may be tied or skewered. Creamed Calf's Liver Take loft over cooked liver, chop very tine and add to a rich white sauce; heat and pour over buttered toast and servo garnished with crisp curls of bncon. Mock Oysters. Cut pieces at vea! into oyster-sized pieces; pound until well broken; dip in eggs and crumbs and fry In fut. Serve with toast. Ham Souffle. Take a cup of cold chopped ham, one-half cup of bread crumbs, three eggs, salt and pepper and one pint of milk. Beat the eggs, mix With the Ingredients and bake 20 minutes In u moderately hot oven Minced veal, cooked, or dried beef shredded added to a white sauce and served over toast Is another good dish Servo- with tomato sauce. Calf's Heart. Wash the heart, re move the tough portions, stuff with a highly seasoned stuffing nnd bake two or three hours. It may be pnrbolled for an hour then baked, Using the liquor to baste the meat nnd to make n gravy. Serve with boiled union. Veal Croquettes. Put n pint of venl through a meat grinder, ndd a tnble spoonful of salt, n tublespoonful of lemon juice and n generous sprinkling of paprika. Molt three tnblespoonfuls of bntter add two tnblespoonfuls of finely minced onion, three tablespoon fuls of flour and three-fourths of a cup of veal stock or milk. Cook together live minutes, add two well-beaten eggs; stir until well mixed. Mix with the veal and cook. Shape, allowing n tablespoonful for each croquet. Dip In cgtf and crumbs, nnd fry In deep fat. Serve with a white sauce If de sired. Sausuges baked on top of creamed potatoes makes -another nice change from the ordinary method of serving, Serve them from the dish in which they were baked.- There is no mystory about happiness whatever. Put in the right ingredients and It must como out. Whoso will obsorvo the wonderful providences of God shall have wonder ful provldoncos to observe THE KITCHEN GARDEN. If every tree in all the wood could take some mortal form And leave the -ground whoro it has stood through sunshine and through storm, The lofty pine would be a knight in armor strong and rare. The slender birch with dress so white would be his lady fair. , KEEPING DOWN IDEAL FARM LANDS Minnesota Man at Last Found1 What He Sought. TAKE LOOT FRO HUN JFour Billion Dollars' Worth Cap tured by British. Ilmmenoe Amount of Stolen Property Left Behind In Hurried Ger man Retreat. Namur, France. Pour billion dol lars Is the most conservative estimate iof the value of the war loot captured 'from the German army by the Brit ish because of the hasto of the Hun retreat. Eight hundred bargo loads, each car irylnjr 800 tons, nnd 'J0.000 trucks held (n pnrt of the treasure. Somo of tho loads wero coining to iBupply the German army. Some were icnrfloes taken from the allies and load- icd for shipment to Germany. But tbr ! ten, ban, paper string, paper bags, latter was the lonst part, uue narge i mwiteni storn, huts. Held forges, unl (carried 400 tons of Iron bolts. " iiin. bells, Klnxton horns, gas alarm In one small area was seized .w.ooo , irtns tons, of chicory, 100.000 candles. 1,100 tons of soda, U00 dynamos, 1,000 fnrm Implements, 8,000 shovels and picks. In one sale of loot 00.000 stoves hnvo been disposed of, mostly to Belgians nnd French. A cargo of rags was bid up to $350 u ton before the auctioneer discovered what thu bidders already hnd learned, that the rags eovored a store of copper. Here Is Just a partial list of the arti cles seized and now being sold by tho disposing hoard: Brooms, buckets, trench mirrors, dried tripe, toilet pa per, water bottles, hammers, lamps, pumps, blunderhuses, carbide, beds, hprlng mattresses, mousetrhps, bolls, rotary pump, wheelbarrows, harness, mntqulto netting (by'the 1,000 yurds), churns, oil, paint, shovels, wire cut ORDER KAISER'S BUSTS OUT German Ministry of Education Directs Removal From Schoolrooms of Country. Coblenz. According to Germnn newspapers published In the unoccu pied districts beyond the Amerlnnn bridgehead many schoolmnsters dur mg mo revolution removed tho bust of tho emperor nnd the crown prince which uecorated their classrooms Some time afterward the busts were restored to their places, but recently the ministry of education has ordered them down again. There wns also propornl to chango the names of all streets In Germany muutHl In honor of royalties. This has been met by tin press with some hilarity and sugges tions that there were moro Important topics for discussion Just now than names of streets. Lived Over a Century. Albuquerque, N. M. Agaplto Madrid of Lur. Canyon, N. M., died nt the ago of 115 years, according to reports received here. ' People who live in the country or Miinll towns where they may have plenty of space for gitrdens will be able to grow nil the fresh vege tables needed for summer and enough to can for the win ter. A goml vege table garden Is a good- solution for the high cost of llvlug. Kven those who are obliged to live In apartments or flats may, with a little work, raise a variety of good things. A barrel has proven a good garden for strawber ries, and It has also grown cucumbers and radishes. Cucumbers may be grown on u rack, nnd If well watered will grow quite a crop. Fill the barrel with well-rotted horse manure, nnd be sure to water the ground, not the plant. Large flower urns are another fine place to start an early crop of vege tables. Tho crop may nil bo gone by the time It Is warm enough to set out tho geraniums and folluge plants. Parsley and chives may be grown In tho kitchen window nil the year roundr making plenty of tho ilnvor for all the dlshos one wishes to garnish and season. For the leaf lettuce a bed three feet squaro will supply the average family with all the lettuco needed. As It Is used, sow more seed and have fresh, crisp lettuce all tho season. For. tho head lettuce more room will be needed, but It pays for nil tho time nnd trou ble of trnnsplnnthig. Thoso who are not crowded for room should have nn asparagus bed, for when it begins to produce It Is a Joy forovur. A strawberry bed Is nnother desirable addition to tho garden. Wlfli n llttlo care and transplanting one may keep a bed for years. Early Spring Dish, Cook together young onions, carrots nnd peas In Just as llttlo water as possible, with n little salt pork cut In small cubes nnd browned. When tho vegetables nro tender do not drain, but add mllk seoson and sorvo us a chowder or ns n uldo dish. EXPENSES When we fully ltturn, as the French nnd other nations hnve, to use meat more often simply ns n flavor, and other foods In combination with it, wo will not need to be so exercised about high prices. When preparing hnin burger steak add a cup ful of cooked ontmenl to n pound of the mcnt, it does not lessen Its at tractiveness or Its nourishment, but It does decrease the cost as It goes much farther In serving. A little scrnped onion nnd n plncli of cloves will vary the usual seasoning of snlt nfid pepper. If you have opportunity to notice tho meat bills of tho cook who buys meuts which take little time to pre pare, like steaks, cutlets and chops, you will And that they are much lar ger than thoso of the cook who buys pot roasts, stews, soup ment nnd the cheaper aits. A smnll piece of ment added to a large quantity of vege tables will give flavor to them nnd the umount of meat will never be noticed. As meat Is the grent Item In many families, costing ns much as it does todav. It Is needful that all house wives tnke serious thought nnd do much plnnnlng to furnish their fami lies with nourishing food with the amount they hnve to spend upon It. When n tough piece of ment has been purchnsed, rub It well with olive oil or com oil, ndd a llttlo chopped pnrsley and a bay leaf with a few tablfspoonfuls of vinegar. Lot tho ment He in this overnight, then drain and brown the meat, add the vinegar nnd some water and let it simmer until tender nt a low heat on the back part of the stove. By buying stnples, sucli as sugar, early In the season when it Is usually 2 to 3 conts loss n pound, one can provide tho year's supply at quite a saving. Canned goods of nil kinds can be bought at a saving when taken by tho dozen or case. Fiowevor, If one feels because n goodly supply Is on hand that It can be used" moro freely, tho snvlng will bo lost. Leaf lurd can be bought often 2 to II cents chenper thnn Hio prepared lard, nnd you nre sure after It Is done thnt you hnve puro lard. After Long Search, the Wondrour Productiveness of Western Canada Was Pointed Out, and He Is Going There. He fnrmed for n number of yenrf near Wlndom, Minnesota, and as Mr. O. S. Mnrcy told It, he hnd done well. He hnd made sufficient money to see him nnd bis wife through their re maining dnys. "But there were the boys," said, Mrs, Mnrcy, "and six of them, too some of the six not ye't back from 'overseas.' Yes, we are proud of them," the fond mother said, "but. oh I my, we had no girl," and she bemoaned that. These boys hnd to bo looked after. "Why not settle them about you In your own neighborhood 7 You hnve good lan'cV there, splendid neighbors, nnd every thing that might be desired." "Yes. that Is all true," replied thl estlmnble lady, "but the land Is so high-priced we couldn't afford to buy there, although worth every cent asked for It. You see we hnve sir bo.Vs, awl the.v are good one, too." So, one day, three years ngo. Mr. and Mrs. Marcy rigged up tho automobllo for n touring trip. They wnnted to In vestigate for the boys benefit. The Journey lasted for n year. It took them through Arizona with Its varlod' scenery. Its climatic and agricultural attractions; Into the canyons of Colo rado the.v went, nnd the agricultural possibilities there .aroused a largo nmount of Interest. Still,- undecided, down Into the valleys of California the automobile went. Fruit orchards were plentiful, grain fields wore attractive,, but the psychological time hnd not ar rived. Reversing their way, they passed through Washington, Oregon nnd Montann nnd home. A year's jour ney nnd no results. "Oh. yes," Mr. Marcy sSnid, "we had n delightful time, enjoyed It all but the day and night np In Colorado, when we were held up by n wonderful snowstorm ; we and six others. Planking the snow embank ment, we came through safely, if t trlfio Inconvenienced.". It was Interesting to hear tfiese peo ple talk. Their practical minds showed thnt they hnd not Incked opportunities for observation. They could not find what they wanted for the boys. When he was between twenty nnd twenty five years of age, Mr. Mnrcy pictured .to himself the kind of a home he wanted. He reared n family of boys and hao" yet to Hnd such a plnce. HI year's Journey had been fruitless la that respect. One day he decided he would try what Western Canada could do. He hnd rend of It, and bo had friends there who hnd done well. He toured the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche wan and Alberta. He saw the vast prairies, yielding their twenty and twenty-five, nnd as high ns forty bush els of .wheat, with enormous yields of other grains. The north central coun try, which afforded the grass and the shelter that made stock-raising a val uable adjunct to the growing of grnln, wus visited, Interviews were had wltb the settlers, many from his own home district, and all wero satisfied. Only the other day he arranged for a car In which he will load his effects to bo taken to the Alberta farm he had purcimsed when on his visit. Mrs. Marey goes with him, and the sir boy will follow. Ue found the place he had pictured in his mind when he wa twenty or twenty-five yenrs old. "J was unable to And It until I mnde mj Western Canada -visit, I bought the farm, and I am satisfied. 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