TTTE NORTIT PLATTE SEAT F-WEElvLY TRTBTTNE
Monster Locomotive in Parilous Plight
Tho collapse of n bridge near Urccncnstlc, Intl., from under u battleship typo of locomotive developed nn un
usual problem for the wrecking crew. The bridge hud Just lieon built and hud been npproved by engineers but the
locomotive bud bnrdly brought Its full weight on It before it sunk with n ronr tint) n crash, the center fulling 25 feet
(o tho ground, leaving the locomotive suspended with tho front wheels on the bastions of one side of the bridge and
I In: rear wheels dn tho other.
Poles Bringing in Bolshevik Prisoners
Doughboys Bring German Brides Home With Them
American soldiers from the army of occupation with their German brides arriving In New York on the trans
port I'ochahontns. Some of tho brides were war widows and some of tho soldier bridegrooms brought back, as step
children, children of their former enemies.
Building Homes for the Chicago Homeless
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This photograph, Just received from Warsuw, shows Poles bringing In. bolshevik prisoners taken during tho re
pulse of tho red Invasion of Poland.
Where Vanderbilt's Remains Rest
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View of the magnlllccnt mausoleum In tho little Moravian cemetery at
New Dorp, S. I., where tho body of William K. Vanderhllt wns laid to rest
hi'Kldo thoso of William II. Vundorbllt, hla.fnther, und Commodore Cornelius,
hit grandfather.
American Princess Fled Russia
BORIS OF BULGARIA
CLAIMS CHICAGO SITE
An attorney In Philadelphia has
started legal action In behalf of Wlad
Islnv Burdlnsky of Poland to recover
from congress the equivalent In money
of the' value of tho ground on which
Chicago Is situated. Burdlnsky Is a
descendant of Count Pulaski, and the
claim dates back to 1770, when Pu
laski was awarded by congress 850
acres In Northern Illinois, tho terri
tory on which Chicago Is now located,
In recognition of his services In tho
revolutionary war. Two Chicago wom
en aro believed to bo direct descen
dants of Count Pulaski n,nd should tho
claim bo allowed, will become two of
tho richest women In the world. They
aro Mrs. Martha Schuster and her
niece, Mrs. II. P. Booth, whoso por
trait Is hero presented.
L Tho Princess and Prince D. N. Golltziue, who have landed at Boston from
a lour of Russia, Japan and China. The princess was Miss Frances Simpson
KtnVcns of New York, a graduate of Wellesley college Sho married Prince
liollUlno'in Boston In 11)11). The prlnco then went to Japan and Chlnu with
liiu bride nnd they were In Omsk when Kolchak was In power. Thoy then
went to Vladivostok, but vore compelled to flee by tho approaching bolsheylst
Winy. Thoy managed tiTreach n Itusslun vessel nnd escaped to Japan.
The Chicago Housing association has undertaken u great social experiment In the erection of many homes for
families which had nowhere to live owing to tho house shortage In that city. Tho homes are of brick, two stories,
and the tenant pays rental of about $35 a month which is applied on the purchase price. The house Is sold at exact
cost.
Polish Women Fighters Enjoy a Rest
WINS PRIZE FOR HAIR
This photograph, sent from Warsaw after the bolshevik! started the ilrlve
on that city, shows members of the Legion of Polish Women, fighters who
helped to defend their city, laving their feet after a hard day's march.
On Their Way to Help Armenians
King Boris, the young nnd unmar
ried rulor of tho bnttle-scarrcd state
of Bulgaria,-os ho in today.
Mrs. Lottie Shanks, who won Urst
prize In a "hair" competition nt Be
ihondsey, England. This Is tho second
time sho has won a first prize for her
long tresses.
OLDEST WEST POINTER
The wife and three children of Capt. Ernest A. Yarrow, successor to Col.
William N. Haskell as director of near east relief activities In the Caucasus,
who havo sailed to join him in Tlflls, Georgia.
WORTH KNOWING
Ancient Romans used gold dust to
powder their hair.
A now Belgian law prohibits tho
manufacture, salo or keeping In stock
.of matches containing phosphorus.
There r.ro more motors for hlro than
private cars In Japan.
Mexico Is now exporting oil at the
rato of 132,000,000 barrels annually.
During a recent morning fog about
360 tons of solid matter was deposited
on London.
Brig. (Jen. Horatio Gibson, 03 years
old, the oldest living graduate of West
Point, and his daughter, Mrs. Gcorgo
W. Wallace, ne Is president at tho
Aztec Club of 1817.