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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1919)
OTRANTO BARRAGE SQUADRON BACK IN These thrco lT. S. submarine chasers, photographed In the Hudson river, were members of thu Otranto barrngo jBqtindron that kept German vessels out of thu Mediterranean. Tliey have. Just come home. Y. W. C. A. FURNISHES ARMENIAN 'WOMEN Armenian women and girls, rescued from the Turks, tilling quilts with 'Cleaned. They are given homes and work by thu Y. W. 0. A. IN MEMORY OF THE View of the cenotaph dedicated to the men who died for Franco In tin rworhl war, now on exhibition beside tho Arch do Triumph in Paris. STARTING ON THE General Meuoher, chief of thu air service, bidding farewell to Colonel Hartley, pilot of ono of thu 40 planes which started on n (light from Iloosc 'yelt, Mlneola, to Toronto, Cunnda. DEAD OF FRANCE RACE TO TORONTO THE NORTH PLATTE THE HUDSON WORK AND HOMES wool which they huvu combed and ORDERED TO SILESIA Col. 11. 1.. Jackson, commander of tho Fifth regiment of Infantry, now In the United States, which has been ordered to upper Sl'tsln. Holding Him Safely. First Guest HI, waiter, open this" window, please I I can't stand tho heat! Walter D'roctly, sir. (Opens tho window.) Socond Guest (a llttlo later) Walt er, thoro's a dreadful draught round tho wholo place. Pleaso do shut tho window 1 Walter Yes, sir. (Shuts tho win dow.) First Guost Walter, nro you mnd? What huvo you closed this window for? Open It again this minute! alter Very good, sir (Goes to tho manager.) Ono of the gentlemen wants tho window open and thu other wants It shut. What nm I to do. sir? Mannger Do what the gontleuum says who hnsn t dined yet. No Need for Flag to Sag. A device that prevents a Hag dls played on a horizontal polo from be coming tangled Is described In tho Populnr Sclenco Monthly. It is wlro rod that extends nlong part of tho lower edgo of tho flag, to which It Is held In placo by a clip at each end, For largo flags a hook passes through ono or mo eyelets or tho ling. igjfe Si SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. BATHING NYMPHS DELAY FLIGHT OF BRITISH SEAPLANE When Captain Merrlinan, A. P. C alighted at Blackpool, England, after a night the pontoons of his seaplane were captured by a school of bathing nymphs. He Is' seen politely asking them to get off and nllow him to proceed. BERLIN SUFFERING FROM LACK OF COAL Berlin, and Indeed most of Germany, Berlin waiting for coal outside the yard SUPPLIES IN SIBERIA Peasant of northern Siberia carrying supplies to sell to tho American troops that are helping In the light against the bolshovlkl nnd whose speedy re turn Is asked by many citizens. Of Course. "You can't fenzo nn Indian," snid Indian Commlsloncr Malcolm McDow ell. "You can't ruffle an Indian's calm dignity. "I oncu had tho satisfaction ;o point out to nn Indian chief an airplane sail ing across tho sky. It was tho first alrplano he'd ever seen, and I had fond hopes that ho'd show somo oxclte ment. "'There 1' I said. 'There! What do you think of It? Isn't It extraordi nary?: "Tho chief looked up at the airplane rrilmly nnd then ho looked calmly at me. " 'But It was built to do that, wasn't It? ho said." Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. Timber Resources of Labrador. Now Brunswick papers report that nn expedition will In n short time , leave a maritime province port for , the purpose of making nn exploration , by aeroplane of the timber rosources of Labrador, the party using a steam er as a Imso. Tho venture is financed by a Boston bnnklng concern, at an estimated cost of $200,000, with a view of the pos sible development of new sources of supply of lumber nnd pulp wood. Is suffering from the sliortuge of coal. The photograph shows a crowd In of a gas company. PREMIER OF ENGLAND ON A HOLIDAY . v iSBSl'' V' fisBjL Weitf rn Newipaptr UnlonS A photograph of Lloyd George, prhno minister of England, enjoying a quiet summer afternoon rest nt Crlcclcth, England. Tho premier Is a faithful follower of Isaak Walton, and his lovo of tho sea and the brooks Is generally known In Englnnd. CUPID BUSY IN Miss Dorothy Vernon went to Washington to do war work and acted as secretary to MaJ. Orln C. Lloyd, chief of personnel In the wnr risk Insurunco bureau. A fow days ago they were married nnd nro now living In Chicago. WAR RISK OFFICE
