THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRTBUNE.
CZECHOSLOVAK SOLDIERS PARADE IN PRAGUE
AMERICAN MINE SWEEPING FLEET REVIEWED BY DANIELS
Detachments of Czechoslovak soldiers who fought for the Independence of their new tuition under different allied
'flngs parading through Prague during tlio recent patriotic celebration there. The United States, France, Belgium.
Italy, Boumunlu, Serbia and Bussln were represented by soldiers of C.ccho-Slovnk birth, who fought with tho armies
'of those natlonH.
GIANT OIL-BURNING L0C0IV10TIVE IS THE LATEST
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This huge oil-burning locomotive was built for the Suaboard Air Line, which bus decided to convert a number of
Its coal-burning locomotives into oil burners.
FAMOUS ELOPERS AT CATALINA ISLAND
Jordan Lawrence Mott eloped from Now York seven and a half yenrs ago
with Mrs. Prances Howltt Bownc, a comic opera star, and thereby lost his
chance to Inherit $U5,000,000 from his father, owner of the great Mott Iron
works. It was learned recently that the eouplo are on Calallna Island, where
JMott la happily earning a living as a boatman. Tho photographs were taken
ia few days ago at their cottagu at Avalou.
SEARCHING FOR GRAVES OF THEIR DEAD
TWICE MARRIED AT ELEVEN
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Tlio American mine sweeping fleet paraded up tho North river in gala nttlro lief ore Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels, who reviewed the craft. The W) vessels of the lleet form the last unit of tho navy to return from wnr sorvlco
la foreign waters. The sweepers picked up and destroyed 50,000 mines. The work wns of a most hazardous nature.
In tho Insert Secretnry Daniels Is shown pinning a Croix de Guerre on Buy Messnnelll for his valorous work.
EXPERTS IN CAMP IN NEW ZION CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Three experts, largely responsible for the creation of Zion canyon as n national park, around a camp tin
"Temple of SInawava" In the Utah wonderland. They are, left to right: Itobert Sterling Yard, executive sc
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e at tho
Monrotnrv
of the National Parks association; W. W. Wylle, who "put the Yellowstone on the map," and Miss Margaret Yard.
LIGHTHOUSE FOR AIRCRAFT
This Is a beacon placed In England
for the guidance of commercial air
craft. Similar ones dot that country,
and doubtless will soon bo seen In the
United States.
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This little Mohammedan girl Is Just
eleven years old, and she has been
married twice. Her first husband died,
nd her second husband divorced her.
he was just ono of tho ninny refugees
fought Into Jerusalem by tho British.
Why Blossoms Are Odorous.
The blossom or flower Is tho f ore
inner of tho fruit or seed of plants,
a general proposition. It Is nec
sary that the Insects and Hies and
lgs and bees visit these blossoms to
rry the pollen from ono to another,
ho pollen Is the floury stuff, llko
olden dust, frequently, that you see
t the blossoms. This pollen Is tho
ry life of the fruit or seeds, and It
ust ho mixed with the pollen of oth
. blossoms or there will be no seods.
So tho blossoms are odorous to at
uict the bugs and beos and Insects
bat are to carry the pollen from ono
ulant to another.
I'Vemh citizens passing between tho rows of graves which mark the bat
tlefields of Verdun In search of their dear ones who died In tlio great defense.
Four hundred thousand graves aro on this hallowed baltletlold.
Pure Air.
Pure air Is bluu, because, as Newton
toll us, the molecules of the nlr havo
iho thickness nocossnry to reflect bluo
rays. When the sky Is not perfectly
pure tho atmosphere Is blondcd with
perceptible vapors, and tho diffused
light Is mixed with a lurgo proportion
or white.
Checking Advance of Sand.
The distribution of sand on the const
depends, In tho lirst plnce, on mnrlne
currents and the topographical aspects
or tho coasts li emselves. Where there
is no protection In tho sbnpo of cliffs
tho coasts nre covered with enormous
quantities of sand, but Its advance Is
checked by plnnts and vegetable
crowths. Sprouts, trailing vines or
dragging roots serve the purpose of
kccnlnc the sand In place and giving
consistency to the appearance of tho
average beach. Of tbeso vegetable
growths, those aro calculated to serve
tlio purpose best which are most nbun-
limit mill whoso resisting nower Is
stroncest. In tho time of Elizabeth a
Inw In Englnnd wns passed prohibiting
tho destruction of such beach plants
as they tended to keep back tho sand
othorwlse carried by wind and rain to
tho detriment of crops.
Famous Boundary Line.
In 170tt. on the fifteenth of Novem
her. Cburlos Mason and .Toremlnh Dlx
on. noted English survoyors, arrived at
lMillndelnhla to establish the bound
ary between Pennsylvania and Mary
land. They worked for four years sur
vevlnc the boundary. The lino ran
mostly through the wilderness. They
returned to England In 1787. Tho sur-
vov of the last !K) tnllos was com
pleted by Alexander McLean of Phlla
delnhln. Until the Civil war tho Ma
son and Dixon lino was nccopted by
general consent as being the boundary
line between the North and the South
botweeu slavo aud freo territory.
ONE OF THE THINGS WILHELM COVETED
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This Is tho great terminal In Constantinople of tho Bngdad railway which
loomed so largo in tho schemes of the kaiser for domination of tho East.
SUGAR SHORTAGE HITS THEM ALSO
Even the treasury department s store In Washington, where treasury
employees can buy almost everything from edibles to automobile tires, Is
advertising Its lack of sugar. This store has 17,000 posslblo customers and
holps materially In cutting down the cost of living.
SCRAPS
In England at tho present time there
are l.SSS.000 more females than there
are males.
Being out of debt Is the best thing
out.
Women aro to have an Important
part In enforcing tho untl prollteerlng
act In England.