NORTH PLATTE SEMJ-WEETCLY TRIBUNE.
DUTCH SEEK TO
BAR BOLSHEVIKS
Famous German Castle Ruined by Fire
AN INVITATION
TO THE DANCE
"Underground" Railroad of Sovi
ets Causes Worry for Author
ities in Holland.
HEADED FOR UNITED STATES
Soviet Agents Try to Bring Into Hoi
land Bolshevik "Missionaries"
Who Are to Make Attempts
to Reach America.
Rotterdam. Holland lino established
a great cordon along tlio German fron
tier to prevent the influx of large num
Infra of Itusslnn Bolshevik agents from
Germany. Heavy guard are main
tained ho that jKirsoim wishing to cross
tlto hounilary In either direction mtiHt
pass through frontier posts and over
recognized highways. Those . who at
tempt surreptitiously to cross run the
risk of being shot.
Soviets N8tlll Busy.
Those precautious have failed, how
ever, to chick the novenient of Sovi
et agents. Men whom the police would
like to Interview have been seen In
this city and Amsterdam, hut when
the pollco set their dragnet for their
quarry the men wanted have utterly
vanished. Later there usually comes
Information that the suspects have
been found In Germany and are on
their way to the Itusslan frontier. The
system followed resembles tho "un
derground rnllroad" by which fugi
tive slaves moved through northern
states to Canada In tho days before
tho Civil war.
Police surveillance Is attempted In
Hamburg und somo other German cit
ies, hut It usually comes to naught, as
there are elements In Germany which
nro friendly to the Soviet Russian gov
ernment. It Is declared here that
Germany Is "olmost as good a haven
ns. Russia for Bolshevik agents."
Radical agitators are frequently found
In the Ruhr mining region of Ger
many, near tho allied areas of occupa
tion, where they seen) to move about
without restraint.
Headed for United States.
Tho "underground railroad" Is uti
lized by Soviet agents to bring Into
Holland Bolshevik "missionaries"
who nro to make attempts to reach
America. There appears to bo a con-
Oldest Portrait
Found on Stamp
Discovered in Pennsylvania Uni
versity's Collection of Tablets
From Babylonia.
IT IS A LIKENESS OF 1B1-SIN
Picture of the Lost King of Ur la on
a Clay Stamp and Is as Clearly
i Defined as the Day It
Was Made.
pldladelphla, Pa. What Is believed
to bo the oldest portrait of a huilmti
being ha? been discovered In tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania's museum col
lection of clay tablets from Babylonia
according to an announcement by Cu
rator, Lagraln of the Babylonian sec
tion. The portrait la on a clay "post
ago stamp," which, also served aB a
seal for a registered package, dated
about 2300 B. 0. '
It Is a likeness of Ibl-SIn, the last
king of Ur, known to Blhto students
as Ur of the Chaldce.
The package or sack bearing tho
seal, Doctor Lagraln said, nppears to
liavo been sent by the high priest of
the Temple of Ur, In which Abraham
lator worshiped, to a banker named
Shulpae, and probably contnlued gold.
8hows Personal Appearance.
"It Is of umnual importance to
archeologlsts," he added, "because It
probably gives n clew to the personul
appearance of tiio Sumerlans.
"Tho portrait Is on a clay stamp. It
ts ns clear and dlBtlnct and tho fea
DEAD WAIT SHIPMENT
1,800 Bodies of Yankee Heroes
Are in French Ports.
Nine Thousand Bodies Already Havo
Been Brought Back All Removed
From Qermany.
PnrlH. Nearly 0,000 bodies of Amor
lean soldiers who died or were killed
In Franco during tho war have been
shipped to tho United States and
turned over to their nearest relatives,
and 1,800 moro await shipment at
French ports, it Is announced by tho
United States grave registration serv
ice. Tho work of removing the bod
ies of fallen Americans Is expected to
fco completed by next summer.
Nearly CO por cent of tho hodlea of
American' officers and enlisted men
tourlcd In French soil will Ihj returned
to tho UnltPd States, nccordlng to re
cent' estimates. At frequent Intervals
Medieval glamor clings more closely i the ancient German castle, Burg
Kltz, than to most European relics of the feudal days, and the reports J lift
published that It has been destroyed by Hie will be of Interest to thousands.
Shunted near the little town of Mosetkern on the Mosel river, the Burg 151 tz
towered over miles of surrounding virgin forests. It dntes back to the thir
teenth century, and was said to be one of the best preserved castles In Europe.
I
stnnt current of these men crossing
and rccrosslng the frontier. Hvery
means of getting them Into Holland
Is used. During recent months many
l'oles have gone to America, and some
of them hnve been deserters from Gen
eral I'llsudskl's nrmles.
It Is said regularly organized' bu
reaus were established to help those
men evade military duty and go for
ward Into Holland, and that among
them were many Bolshevik agents.
Thoy had been engaged In propaganda
work behind the Polish lines during
tho recent Soviet drive on Warsaw,
and when tho drive was crushed they
lied westward and Joined . their com
rades In this country.
Reports have been received "hero
tures as well defined as the day It was
made. Tho astonishing thing Is that
It shows tho god-ktng ns smooth
shaven. It Is significant that the pic
ture shows a lock of hair projecting In
the forehend frpm beneath tho tur
ban hat and another from behind.
Ibl-SIn Was Different.
"Before the days of Ibl-SIn we nover
heard of a king giving any one a
rail containing his portrait, but In
this Instance the seal not only dis
tinctly says the king-god gave the
seal to tho high priest of the Temple
of Ur, but shows a picture of the
event.
"Possibly the fnct that Ibl-SIn was
the last of his dynasty and may have
seen the end coming, wns responsible
for this remarkable gift."
Travels of a Wallet.
Morgantown, W. Va. Twelve years
ago L. K. Friend, local photographer,
stnrted to the bank with a wallet con
taining $100 In cash and n number of
checks. The same old wallet, with
checks and papers Intact, hut minus
the $100 Is again In his hands, hav
ing been picked up by a man who was
honest. It is believed that tho finder
of twelve years ago had skillfully ex-'
traded the currency and thrown tho
purse away.
Striking at Human Liberty.
Fort Wayne, Ind. Girl high school
students here are prohibited from us
ing rouge nnd wearing skirts more
than ten Inches from the floor, wear
ing square necked dresses and puffs
over the ears. Tho girls object.
parents nnd wives of dond soldiers
como to France to remove tho re
mains of their relatives, but upon see
ing the cemeteries hero and learning
of the extreme care taken of them
have decided upon France as tho tlual
resting place for the fallen.
The exhumation of bodies within
the war sono began on September 15,
and slnco then, work has been com
pleted In 17 cemeteries, v Operations
at Bony, the first of the big American,
cemeteries, has begun, and flS per cent
of the men burled there will be sent
to the United States.
Nearly 2,000 men will work all win
ter In order to complete tho removals
by next summer, The task of ex
huming the bodies of soldiers burled
In Great Britain lmr been finished, 80
per rent of them being shipped to the
United States.
Itemova) of bodies from occupied
areas In Germany und Luxembourg
hns Just been completed, and all of
that many BolBhevIk sympathizers
who were last year deported as unde
sirables from America are to be re
turned to thnt country. Polish ofll
clals assert n special bureau has been
crented here ,to take cure of this class
of "emigrants," and carry out care
fully laid plans for geltlng the agita
tors back Into the United States.
LIED TO SAVE HIS MOTHER
Boy "Perjured Himself Like a Gentle,
man" to Confessing Murder of
His Stepfather.
, Frankfort, Ky. A parole will bo
given Svillle Knuckles of Frankfort,
Ky., who, when sixteen years old,
"perjured himself like a gentleman,"
In the opinion of a Jury, In confessing
to the murder and exonerating bis
mother of complicity In the death of
his stepfather.
Young Knuckles confessed slaying
his stepfather, Graven Crews, and de
clared his mother had nothing to do
with It. Notwithstanding his testi
mony, Mrs. Crews received a life sen
tence, but wns pardoned a few years
later. Willie, himself, Is .now to he
released from Jail.
Girls Good Machinists,
Says Bureau Director
Washington. Training In mn
chine shops where , light pnrts
are made Is advocated for girls
by Mary Anderson, director of
women's bureau of tho United
Stntos Department of Labor. "As
a result of tho war," says the re
port, "women hnve gained a new
position in Industry not to be re
linquished. The fact that wom
en render ns good service In ma
chine shops ns In clothing fac
tories makes It a public respon
sibility to offer girls training In
these new occupations.".
Aged Indian Never In Bed.
Minneapolis, Minn. John Smith, nn
aged Chlppown Indian, arrived in Min
neapolis recently with his adopted
son, Tom Smith, to attend tho state
fair. John, who Is 13,1 years old, has
become blind slnco his Inst visit to
Minneapolis a year ago. Ills health
Is still good, however, he malntnlns.
He Is said to bo the oldest living In
dian. "I don't see any more, but I
still like to travel," tho old Indlnn
said. With him he brought his blan
ket, upon which ho sleeps, never hav
ing slept In a bed.
,j them were sent to Amerlcn. Work
ing forces will begin operations In
Belgium next month, nnd from ceme
teries In that country 1,0:11 bodies will
bo removed. The work of exhuming
bodies In Brest, Bordeaux and St.
Larare areas lias been completed, nnd
now the efforts of the Americans will
be concentrated on the war r.ono. It
Is not probable that the first of tho
uniform headstones recently decided
upon by the war memorials council
will bo sot In the four permanent cem
eteries until Miext autumn.
Fear Causes Blindness.
Wnbash. Ind. Mrs. George M. Bice
of Liberty Mills Is temporarily blind
ed as the result of stepping on n nail.
The wound was not serious, but fenr
of blood poisoning mused tho hlooii
vessels. In both Mrs. Hlce's eyes to
hurst, according U physlclnns. She
haj jn.Ul'11 to a Fort Wayne hospital
for Treatment In nn effort to restore
her eyesight.
Ther" an more than 1.000,000
houpes In London,
AARY GRAHAM. BONNER.
corrtifMT n vmiu, unvtru union .
SANTA'8 TOY SHOP.
"Well, my lovely toys, are you wait
ing for me?" asked Santn Onus, as he
entered his great toy shop after hav
ing had n talk with his reindeer.
The toys looked at Santa Clnus nnd
nnswered him by showing him Just
how much work each of them still
needed.
"Well, I must get to work," said
Santa ; "but Ir Is all right. I had been
working so hard and so fast that 1
got a little ahead, and I had time to'
have a talk with my reindeer.
"They get so Impatient so Im
patient to be off."
"Ah," continued Santa dlaus, "now
here Is a dolly I must finish. What n
lovely dolly you will be," he said.
"Oh, won't some little girl love you'
You'll Just bo hugged and hugged and
hugged, little dolly. And I'll make you
look as though you were smiling, nnd
thnt will show the little girl that you
simply love to be hugged and hugged
nnd hugged. And then she will hug
you some morel
"And Hhe Is such n nice little girl
the one you're going to thnt you'll bo
so happy I You'll be fed make-believe
afternoon tea out of little blue china
cups nnd saucers, and you'll have oth
er dolls come to yoilr parties for you
will give parties I
"Yes, I'll give you golden curls like
the little girl hns. And you'll have
blue eyes, nnd you'll be able to shut
them Just ns she can shut her eyes
when It Is night time, nnd when she
nwakens and picks you up nnd takes
you Into her bed, nnd mnkes you feel
so nice and warm, you will nvvaken,
too, as she kisses you good-morning,
and when you, go In wlthher you'll
sleep n little more, too. For you'll
lie down beside her and you'll feel so
happy and so cozy.
. "But you, my fine airplane," Santn
said to another toy, "you won't be
hugged nnd you won't be loved In the
same way that the dolly Is. You're
going to be a present for a boy, nnd
you're going to fly about the room and
hnve Just the very best old time In all
the world.
"You're going to have a fine wel
come, too. Just wait and you will
hear the most wonderful sound of Joy
when yon are-seen.
"And the boy will ask his friends to
see you, nnd you will show off nil you
can do, and you'll be Just as proud as
proud can be!
"Ah, train of cars and good old en
gine, did you think Santn hnd forgot
ten to finish you? No. Indeed; I've
made more trains and engines and coal
carts than everl So many boys have
"fthat a Lovely Dolly."
asked for them this year In addition
to those boys who've asked for air
planes nnd more modern toys.
"And I've made tracks and stations
for somo of you, and you are going to
have the best of fun. On Chrlstmns
afternoon you will hnve many vis
itors, or rather your little master will,
and there will be a Christmas -tea
pnrty for some of the grown-ups, for
you will have had your pafty when
you nrrlved In the morning, nnd nt
dinner time, your young friends will
hnvo their great celebration.
"But when the ten party people
como, many of the fathers of your
nnster's fr ends will play with you.
They'll pretend they're playing with
your mnster nnd taking an Interest Ip
his toys.
"But old Santa Clans knows thnt
they like to play with a good train of
cars once In a while themselves.
"Ah, yes, bid Santa knows I He
chuckles to himself when ho Is look
ing through his great telescope and he
sees the dnddlcs playing with tho
trnlns of cars, and Just as they did
not so many years ago, either 1
"And he sees them ns they play with
you, and he sees though others hnve
forgotten, and yon never knew your
master's daddy and your master's
friends' daddies when you were young
the same boyhood expression of hap
piness they used to have.
"Yes, old Santn sees them as boys
again, though to you they mny seem
so big I
"And as they Vet down on the floor
Snntn says to himself:
'"They're nothlng'but great big lit
tle boy, even If they 'are daddies!
jVnd the mothers nro nothing but great
big Uttlo girls, even If thoy are moth
ers. Santn Clnus kuowsl Thore. my
fine trnlo of cars, you're ready, too.
We're getting on fast we'ro getting
on fast."
In the Hospital.
"The docjor says' I have a benignant
tumor. What Is the matter with you?"
"I have n kind-hearted carbuncle."
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ONE of the many lovely dance
frocks miude of taffeta silk Is pic
tured here, and If ever there wns u'
more alluring Invitation to the dance
than it succeeds In expressing, we will
have to look to music to make it. For
party dresses, for dancing, nothing
seems to hnve quite the charm of
taffeta silk, and it mny be rightly de
scribed as a Joyous fabric in its light
colors. In black and dark colors It
makes afternoon and dinner frock's un
pretentious, but surpassingly charm
ing. Tho youthful and pretty model
shown in the picture employs apricot
colored taffetn with a frivolous short
overdress of chiffon in the same color.
This is made of overlapping flounces
having scalloped edges bound with bins
folds of the taffeta. The underskirt
is moderately wide and ankle length,
the slmp'le bodice drnpeil In n "VH
shaped neck opening at the back and
front, and filled in with a chemisette
of flno lace. The sleeves are merely
two flounces of the scalloped chifti.n.
Between-Seasons Blouses
IN TH13 race for preference, georg
etto crepe hns maintained the lead
ns a favorite material for blouses, but
fine batiste ts gaining and may at
least catch up with it. When the mat
ter of new blouses comes up for con
sideration and turns one's thoughts to
ward spring, It will be wise to con
sider both these roaterlnls for new Im
portations reveal the batiste blouse
with tine lace and tucks furnishing its
embellishment, represented In many
dainty nnd beautiful models. An un
ending variety of blouses, starting with
strictly tailored styles and ending with
handsome befrllled designs, all rival
ing georgette in daintiness, promise to
blossom out with the springtime. They
will soon Iks on display in the shops,
nnd clever needlewomen will busy
themselves copying them.
In the meantime georgette, em
broidered in silk or beads, fills In the
interim between seasons, In Buch sat
isfactory models as those shown in tho
picture. At the left of tho two shown
a slip-over model has a round neck
bordered with a design worked out In
French knots or slmulnted French
knots In several colors. In the em
broidery, ns In the georgette, the
choice of colors is governed by Indi
vidual taste, making opportunity for
Many pretty rivals of this dress
brighten the display room of the shop
that presents it. There is one In pink
taffeta having a plain "baby" waist
with straps of taffeta over the shoul
ders and a full round skirt. About
the bottom of the bodice there Is n
narrow frill formed by gathering tho
skirt to the bodice. In this way, nnd
nestling In this frill, across the front,
there are small, half-blown garden
roses set in n row. Over them and over
the bodice there Is n veiling of mnllnes
scantily draped. It Is hardly notice
ohle, but adds n beautiful touch like
n rosy mist over silk and flowers. It
Is like the taffeta in color.
Imagine, In the company of these
two frocjks, n third of apple green
taffeta, with a low bodice and full
skirt gathered on a srrinll wire at the
hips to make It stand out from the
figure. It has a pretty fichu of malines'
to match, and there are motifs made
of light green glass beads scattered
about on the skirt.
much variety nnd unusual becomlng
ness. A fulpeplum Is gathered on at
the waist line In this blouse with em
broidered motifs nt the comers made
by tho slashes. One sleeve Is nlso dec
orated In this manner. A narrow belt
of velvet ribbon repents the dominant
color In the embroidery.
Another slip-over model, nt the
right, is made of georgette in a dnrk
color. It also boasts u peplum, short
and split nt the sides and using the
same ornamentation ns the body of
the blouse In bands thnt extend from
boulder to hem. Both silk nnd bends
are used In the making of these bands.
Three-quarter length sleeves are
lengthened by means of n ruflle set on
with a sntln piping which extends
the sleeve nearly to the wrist. Blouses
of this character do service for
tailored and other costumes.
comiOHT rr vmnx Htwux umch
Sleeves Flare at Wrist.
Slpeves In partl-color, heavily em
broidered and flaring at the wrist,
are shown.
