NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
BRAVE AMERICA
!N POLISH AM
c
Brigadier General Sweeny. Mil
lionaire, Battles for Cause
of Freedom.
Latest of British Dirigible
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TRAINED AT WEST POINT
Served In Mexico, South America and
Gave Valiant Service In the World
War Unusual Type of Soldier
of Fortune.
New York. War dispatches making
more than en Him I mention of Br Ik.
Gen. Onirics Sweeny have lent to the
Polish struggle more than nn Imper
Kotml Interest to American army olll
eers nt Governor's Island, who are
well nrquulnted with Sweeny, nn
American soldier of fortune with both
principle and purse.
Men of no fortune at all who figlrt
for excitement and pay are common
enough. Hut Sweeny. U. S. A.. Is a
multimillionaire's son, his father hav
ing amassed great wealth In the fa
mous Coeur D'Alono mines of Wash
ington nnd Idaho, and (lie soldier is
more than a millionaire in his own
right, lie tint In three years at West
Point and then sought the life of an
active soldier In Mexico. South and
Central Amerlcn nnd Kurone.
Offers Self to Poland.
Sweeny, a former lieutenant colonel
In the United States army, attached
to the general stall', was In Paris dur
ing the spring of l!lli. recovering from
wounds suffereil in the Argonne nITen.
slve with the A. K. , when lie learned
that Poland was In need of ollleers for
her new armies. He consulted with
'the then Premier Pnderowskl and
offered to recruit volunteers when lie
Thrift
Treasury Department Is Spend
ing Million Dollars to En
courage Saving.
WANTS PEOPLE TO INVEST
Carrying on Campalnn for the Sale of
Thrift Stamps, War Saving Stamps
and Saving Certificates
School Rooms Organized.
Washington. Uncle Sam Is spend
ing $1,000,000 this year, through, the
savings division of the treasury de
partment, In nn 'effort to encourage
thrift.
The expenditure of .$1,000,000 com
pares with ap expenditure last year of
epproxlmately .$4,000,00!). and the stulT
of employees which comprises a force
In Washington and an organization In
every federal reserve district miiii
pares with the great force Inherited
from the war.
Advocates Opening of Bank Accounts.
The savings division carries on Mie
campaign for the sale of Thrift
stumps, Wnr Savings stumps and sav
ing certificates, hut these sales are
merely a side line to the general ef
fort, for Just as much stress Is being
put upon the opening of savings ac
counts In the hunks as upon the sale
of stamps. Through the subsidiary or
ganizations Just as much cfTort Is be
ing made to have the housewife keep
a budget as there Is effort to propa
gatidize the homes In the Interest of
government securities.
In the period from December 1.
1!I17, to January 1, 11111), the sale of
government securities, exclusive ot
Liberty ami Victory bonds, reached
more thnn'Sl.OOO.WVJ.OOO. In 11)1!) the
sales dropped to .'S,,)U.i.,:t0.(J87.84. In
the first six months of this year the
sales dropped to l.M.0Sri,84'J. Hut tho
report of the six months of the year
is no Indication of what the lliuil re
port will be, nceoMlliig to O. C. Les
ter of the savings division, who says
the people do not save as much dur
B
Building Homes for the Chicago
The Chicago Housing association tins undertaken n great social experiment in the erection of mnnv homes for
families which had nowhere to live owing to the house shortage In that city The homes are of nrii ii iuo smiles,
mid the tenant pays rental of about $35 a mouth which is applied on the purchase price. 1'ne hoii.se i uiu m cun t
cent.
Photograph of the It-80. latest Hrttish dlrlglhle. in her maiden (light nt
Hnrrow. She Is of the same type us the It-ill which crossed the Atlantic, nut
larger.
returned to America. In three weeks
lie had soloctcd i!00 former American
army ollleers, all of whom had been
service In France. Colonel Sweeny
sailed for Poland In September of last
vear with til" first of Ills ofllccr con
tingent. He was not long In getting
Into the light and In recognition of his
plcndld services Poland commissioned
li i it) a brigadier general.
Tills Irlsh-Aiiierlciin-Pollsh , general
for whom a soft life held no appeal.
Iiegan his career on the hattlelleld on
leaving West Point after he tried min
ing for a while.
Soldier of Fortune.
He went to Mexico and got a wound
In the Miidero affair. Upon recovery,
Sweeny packed up for South America,
Urged
Uncle Sam
ing the summer months as at other
times.
School Rooms Are Organized.
When tin. government tlrst Initiated
Its drive for thrift and asked the as
sistance of the people, the savings di
vision was organized and the request
made for other organizations to co-operate
with It. A drive was made to In
terest the. school organizations, the or
ganizations of women, , the clubs and
Industrial concerns and others. Hut
the effort was not entirely successful
and the policy has been reversed. The
government Is now saying to all these
organizations tlmt It Is ready to co
operate with them and success Is be
ing had.
Thousands of school Minis are now
organized and In nian.v cities and
stiites.coiirses In thrift are being made
ii regular part' of the curriculum. In
dustrial concerns have also organized
their elub. Women are leaching the
necessity of ilie budget in the .home.
Fraternal organizations have Joined In
and the entire groundwork for the sav
ings campaign has been laid.
URGES FRENCH LEARN GERMAN
Former President Polncare Points to
Value of Language to
His People.
Paris. France. "Learn Gorman." Is
the advice former President Polncare
ha given the French through the As
sociation of Language Professors. He
said :
"To dominate German science, we
must understand It. To maintain the
independence or the superiority of our
literature, we must not close our eyes
to foreign literature, not even that of
(Jcrninny."
M. Polncare added that (lerman
must be known by those who under
take the administration of the occu
pied regions, nhd also to restore
French to Its proper place In Alsace
Lorraine. Army ollleers recently were urged to
learn German. The government has
reinstated that language In the olll
eers training srliools.
where be took n hand In several o'
the revolutions. He got Into the world
war as a private In the Foreign
Legion. In the tlrst Champagne battle
In September. lSllfi. he was commis
sioned a lieutenant on the field for
gallantry. He was severely wounded
and gassed In Hits battle, and on a
hospital cot In Paris he was awarded
the cross of Hie Legion of Honor.
Two other Important decorations
were bestowed on blin In rapid suc
cession and lie had a great reputation
for bravery. Soon after being made n
captain of the French forces, be was
sent to the United States upon advice
of Ambassador Sharp as an Instructor
In 1017.
Sweeny was commissioned a major
In the United States iirmy and helped
to train the Eightieth division at
Cninp Lee, Va. lie, went overseas with
this division, got shot up In the Ar
gonne and was promoted lieutenant
colonel for gallantry before the enemy,
nnd assigned to the staff of the A.
K. F.
NEW JUMP IN IMMIGRATION
Increase of 20,000 in Week Laid
Typhus and War in
Europe.
to
Washington, I). C. Immigration
olllclals here prufess to be mystified
at the sudden Increase In Immigration
which approximated "0,000 persons
last week; and, It continued, would
add 1,000.000 to the population of the
country In a year. Louis F. Post, as
sistant secretary of the department of
labor, said today no Information has
yet reached the department which will
irxplnlii the situation.
"Hut I have a theory about It," said
Mr. Post. "I tun Inclined to think that
nian.v of these people are coming here
to get away from conditions at home
and Hint the condition Is only tempor
ary. Only last week a ship was held
up at quarantine with typhus aboard,
and the war Is not yet over In Europe.
Hither one of these conditions would
naturally make a lot of people anxious
to get away."
Eggs Proved Too Frail
As Carriers of Whisky
Eggs may he all right to ship
whisky In. but the baggage
smashers must handle such cases
with care. At a station In West
Virginia some of the eggs broke
and a prohibition Inspector
found three cases of "doctored"
eggs.
Kneli egg had been carefully
"blown" from the shell. After
whisky had been poured In, the
aperture had been sealed with
cement.
"David and Goliath" Re-enacted,
Indianapolis, Ind. .lust as a mad
bull . was charging Unhurt Williams,
Intent on goring him to death, a small
hoy hurled a brick. It struck the bull
scpinrely between the eyes and killed
the animal. The boy, scared, ran away
after the feat.
Homeless
New Army Corps Areas and Commanders
WASHINGTON. The war depart
ment has announced the state
groups composing the army corpj
areas and the lieadrpinrters of each:
First corps to embrace Maine. New
Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts.
Ithode Island and Connecticut ; liead
rpinrters at Huston.
Second corps to embrace New York,
New Jersey and Delaware; headquar
ters nt Governor's Island. N. Y.
Third corps to embrace Pennsyl
vania. Maryland. Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia ; headqunrters at
Fort McIIenry, Md., but temporarily
nt I In I tl ii ioio.
Fourth corps to embrace North twid
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama. Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkan
sas and Louisiana ; headquarters at
Cities Have More People Than Country
F
OH the first time In the history of
the United States the UKJU census
returns will show more people live In
(he cities and towns than In the rural
territory.
With oae-thlrd of the census tabu
lated, Including practically all 'the
larger cities, the census olllclals esti
mate that 01 or fKi per cent of the
population of continental United
States will be shown by the Until fig
ures as iirbnn residents.
Ha sed i m the total estimate of 10.r.
000,000 made by Dr. J. A. 1 1111. chief
statistician of the bureau, the number
of people living In cities and towns,
If the percentage is fil, would be
nit.f.riO.OOO and .rl,4o0.000 in rural ter
ritory. The Increase In the proportion of
urban population to rural has been
manifest since IS'jo. and has been
steady and rapid since 1SS0. Tills in
crease Is shown In the following cen
sus tables:
Total
Urhmi Uilrnl.
1880 ...
WM ...
io
1310 ...
ISM) ...
1S!M ....
11) ...
1910 A.
..t.155,7&l t4.T72.43X 33,3S3.St;
..fi'.',!MT.7H ffi.T'.'O.ISM lO.'-WJl
7:.034.:.7ri
ai.T97.lS5 4r..liC.30O
M.1I72.26G 42.6S3.SS3
PKIICHNTAUK.
KI.O
UtJ.l
40.5
41! 3
I9.34S.S83
70.5
S3.U
5U.5
M.7
"There has been a great tendency
towards large increases In 'the cities
and towns which we can't account
for. unless It has come from tint
country," said Samuel L. Hogers, ill-
Reorganization of
PLANS "for a reorganization of the
bureau of Investigation, the Ameri
can secret service, have been perfect
ed. The country will be divided Into
nine divisions, each under a superin
tendent, who will hnve headipiiirlers
In u principal city.
K. .1. Ilreniiaii. who bus been In
charge of tpc Chicago district, has
been designated as superintendent In
charge of the llfth division, in Include
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota. North
Dakota east Missouri ami western
Michigan, with hendtpuirtcrs in Chi
cago. William J. Klynn. who became head
of the bureau several years ago, stays
In thnt post and L. .1. Haley, who has
been the agent In charge of the, At
lanta (3a.) olljce. goes to Washington
to be assistant director and chief of
the bureau.
The reorganization plan was deter
Marine Corps Is Popular Other Items
RKCUUlTINti for the marine corps
Is rapidly Increasing. Hefore the
wnr .100 men a month was considered
a fair average; now It Is double that
number. The. marine corps Is now re
cruited to about I'M per cent of its au
thorized strength of 27,-HH), and' at the
present rate of progress will reach the
maximum number within a few
months. lU'crultlng otllcers believe
dint the educational advantages now
uttered to marines are lending large
numbers to enlist.
UlUitJKST that the senate commit
tee on reconstruction and production,
hold a hearing in Chicago and conduct
a thorough Investigation of the pres
ent building, housing nnd high rents
crisis, was received by United Suites
Senator William N. Calder. chairman
of the committee from the Chicago As
soclatlon of Commerce. Henjainln
Hosenthul. director of the Chicago
Fort McPherson. Ga., hut temporarily
nt Charleston. S. C.
Fifth corps to embrace Ohio. West
Virginia, Indiana and Kentucky; head
quarters at Fort Henjainln Harrison,
Ind.
Sixth corps to embrace Illinois,
Mlchlgnn nnd Wisconsin; headquar
ters at Fort Sheridan, 111., but tempo
rarily at Chicago.
Seventh corps to embrace Missouri,
Knnsas. Iowa. Nebraska. Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota;
headquarters at Fort Crook. Neb.
Klghth corps to embrace Texas, Ok
lahoniii, Colorado. New Mexico nnd
Arizona ; headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston. San Antonio. Tex.
Ninth corps to embrace Washington,
Oregon. Idaho. Montana. Wyoming,
Utah, Nevada and California; head
quarters at Presidio of Snn Francisco.
Corps commanders were announced
ns follows: First, MaJ. Gen. David C.
Shanks; Second. MaJ. Gen. Hobert L.
Hullnrd; Tldrd. MaJ. Gen. Adeinert
Cronklilte; Fourth. MaJ. Gen. John F.
Morrison; Fifth. MaJ. Gen. George F.
Head; Sixth. Ma. Gen. Leonard
Wood ; Seventh, MaJ. Gen. Omar Han
dy; Klghth. MaJ. Gen. Joseph P. Dick
nmn; Ninth. MnJ. Gen. Hunter Lig
gett. CLTTX
rector of the census at Washington.
The proportionate number of mar
riages In urban communities Is small
er than In the country and the city
families, as a rule, arc not as large
as those in the country, the greater
part of the urban gains ordinarily
coming from alien immigration atid
migration from rural territory.
Hut Immigration was practically
suspended from U)M until well after
the armistice in November. WIS. nnd
practically all the aliens who have
left the United States to return to
their native lands were city residents.
The greater proportion of the war cas
ualties, it is olllclally stated, was
among city troops, mill the bull; of the
dentlis in the Inllnenii epidemics was
In urban communities.
Yet the cities unit towns have shown
great gains ami actual decreases have
been shown in rural districts. There
fore, the census olllclals can see but
one explanation for the urban gain
that they come from the rural sec
tions. the Secret Service
mined upon partly because of the.fnll
ure of congress to give the bureau the
same appropriation as In past years
and partly because it was believed to
provide u better system for rapid and
elliclent work. Congress last year gave
the bureau $$.00UM)0. but this yl'iir it
cut tills amount to S'J.tXW.OOl I.
i'nder the new plan the llrst division
will be made up of New England mid
the states of New York and New Jer
sey, witli lieailiiiarters in New York.
The third will lake in Soul If Caroliua.
Georgia, h'loriihi, Alabama, Mississip
pi, the western judicial district of
North Carolina and the eastern district
of Louisiana and Porto Itlco, with
heailiiuariers at New Orleans. The
fourth will take in Ohio. Indiana. Ken
tucky Tennessee and eastern Michi
gan, witli headquarters at Cincinnati.
The sixth will Include Iowa. South
Dakota. Nebraska, Colorado. Kansas,
Oklahoma and Arkansas, and western
Missouri, with headquarters at Kansas
City. The seventh will comprise Tex
as. New Mexico. Arizona and western
Louisiana, headquarters San Antonio,
Ky. The eighth will take in Califor
nia, Nevada, Utnli and Hawaii, head
quarters Sun Francisco; and ninth,
Washington. Oregon, Idaho, Montana
nnd Alaska, headquarters Portland.
Ore.
Housing association, makes the state
ment that the housing problem is of
greater concern than the coal short
age. ADOPTION of a liberal policy to
ward licenses under the federal water
power act lias been urged on the wa
ter power commission by representa
tives of several New York investment
houses. The commission Is composed
of the setretarles of war, Interior and
agriculture
r-i m ii riifi in in
Bad Stomach
Sends Her to Bed
for 10 Months
Eatonlo Gois Hor Up I
"Over n year ago." snya Mrs. Dor
Williams, "I took to bed nnd for 10'
months did not think I would live.
Eatonic helped nie so much 1 am now
up ami nble to work. 1 recommend It
highly for Btomach trouble."
Entonle helps people to ,get well by
taking up and curryinK out tho excess
acidity and gases that put the stomncli
out of order. If you have indigestion,
Bourness, henrtburn, belching, food re
penting or other stomach distress, taker
an Entonle after each meal. Mr box
costs only a trifle with your druggist'1
guarantee. Stock Raising In
Western Canada
ii ai profitable at grain growing
Successes as wonderful nB those from,
growing wheat, oats, barley, and flax
have been made in raiting Honci,
Cattle, Sheep and Hogt. Bright
sunny climate, nutritious grasses,,
good water, enormous fodder crops
these spell success to the farmer and!
stock raiser. And remember, you cam
buy on easy term
Farm Land at
$95 to $30 an Acre
land equal to that which through
many years lias yielded from SO to 4.V
buHhi'U of wltent to tbc ncrc Rraztm;
land convenient to koo1 Brain farms at
proportionately low prices. Throe lands,
have every rural convenience; Rood,
schools, churches, roads, telephones,
etc., close to live towns and Rood mar
kets. If you want to Ret back to the farm, or
to farm on a larger scale than Is pos
sible under your present conditions,
InvrntlRnte Tvlint Weilrrn Cnuada hnn
to offer you.
For Illustrated literature with maps and
particulars regarding reduced railway
rates, location of land, etc., apply to
Dept. of Immigration, Ottawa, Can., or
W. V. BENNETT
Boom 4, Dee Bldg., Omaha, Nek
Canadian flovernment Agent.
Hopelessly Out of Fashion.
Despite his shnbby clothing andi
empty pockets. It was evident that he
had seen better days.
A sympathetic soul began to chat
with him, anxious to hear Ills story.
Over a er cup of cocoa he told his
tale.
"Yes," he said, "I've been quite n
personage In my time; In fact, tho
cynosure of nil eyes."
His auditor waited in silence for nn.
explanation.
"1 was the tattooed man In the cir
cus," be went on.
"And how did you lose your Job?"
he was asked.
"Public went crazy on moving pic
tures," be said, "and mine wouldn't
budge !"
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-ROOT
For mnny years dniRRiBts have watched,
with much interest the remarkable record,
maintained by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi
cine. It is a physician's prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years..
It is sold by all druggists on its merit,
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start,
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test thi
preat- preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a.
sample bottle. When writing be sure andi
mention this paper. Adv.
A Wild, Open-Air Llfu.
Postmaster General Hurleson snld nf
n San Francisco (luncheon, npropos of
a political dispute:
"Uur opponents put up u very warm
but very unsatisfactory defense. They
remind me of the chorus girl.
"A young divine met In Broadway n.
chorus girl from Ills home town. lit.
the course of their conversation the
divine said :
"'You like the city best. Lalagc. but
I love a wild, free, open-air life.'
" 'And don't I too?' the chorus girl
protested hotly. 'Kvery evening after
the show 1 get , my supper on a roof
garden.' "
Cuticura for Pimply Faces.
To remove pimples and blackhead
smear them with Cuticura Ointment,
Wash off In live minutes with Cuti
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
dally toilet purposes. Don't fall to In
clude Cuticura Tulcum. Adv.
Quite All Right.
Gladys and George, recently en
gaged, were having one of their spats.
Gladys was endeuvorlng to make
things clear to George, who was in
clined to be obstinate.
"No, George, dearie." said she. "I
am afraid it's quite impossible. Th
thing can never be. Wo should
never get on well together. Yon know
I always want my own way."
"That will be nil right, Gladys," re
plied George, "you run continue want
ing It after we are married."
Naturally.
"How does the tinker scene go la
your new western piny?"
"We nlwnys get n hand on It." '
Nisiht
Morning A
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Clean - Clear Hoolth
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