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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1916)
r t | Germany tel/s us how nicety she treats her enforced guests of war | who a re a hove the com- f mon soldier—No hard feelings for the captors L -- . nvzrcw or/7csr?szrf f CAFTTi^ry i I | T the juncture of the rivers Rhine and Maine, where the ancient Romans once had their stronghold, lies the picturesque fortress of _ Mayence, Germany, and on the opposite side of the Rhine the lit tle town of Castell. Those who visit this place with its old citadel are sur prised at its busy and variegated life. In times of peace the German soldiers were drilled here, while today may be seen a picturesque crowd comprising the officers of practically all the coun tries at war with Germany. Besides the red-trousered French men walks the khaki-clad Englishman. *nd the brilliantly-uniformed Belgian converses with the Russian. At near ly any hour of the day, however, the vast grounds encircled by- the citadel serve for tennis parties and ether out door games, in which the Englishmen despite their numerical inferiority, in variably excel. Practically every week there is a football, tennis or cricket game. 7 k's remarkable population so quickly collected comprises the offi cers' concentration camp Here are comfortably housed thousands of offi cers. in ordinary prison camps the PiOblems to be faced are usually mere ly hygienic and economic. It is only necessary to provide clean and com fortable quarters and sufficient food. Tue officers' camp on the other hand has been arranged with the object of observing certain class considerations, so that the officers, even though held captive, may enjoy a high standard orrvc^/?j^scLfi^7?,5—g&w&zw QI77CZ# Z^IJOMZ&'QilZPJSr CSgFZZl) jj?j4 72£T GWTZ&r-ar CX£7ZZZ>. of life. The officer of the enemy en joys a privileged position. Germany at present ledges in spe cial internment camps about 13,000 offi cer prisoners. The majority, about 7,000, are Russians, against 3,800 French. 550 English and G00 Belgians. Whereas common soldiers in German concentration camps are nearly with out exception lodged in barracks spe cially built, old castles, well appoint ed modern private houses or hotels are set apart for the accommodation of officer prisoners. The Mayence-Castell camp at pres ent contains British. Russian. French i and Belgian officers. In addition there ISLAND WITH QUEER HISTORY Cep'Vilonia. in the Ionian Sea. Has Many Masters in 2,000 Years. The occupation of Cephalonia by French and British forces, for strate gic purposes, marked another cycle in the strange history of this little island ta the Ionian sea which has played the role of shuttlecock in international diplomacy for more than two thousand years, says a National Geographic society bulletin. With an area about three times as great as that of Mar tha s \ ineyard on the Massachusetts coast, Cephalonia is the largest of the seven Ionian islands. The origin of its settlement is shrouded in the fasci nating uncertainty of Homeric legend, but from the year of its surrender to the Romans. 189 B. C., its history has been marked by a succession of ownership which would bewilder the most astute student of world politics. After the Roman emperor Hadrian made a gift of the island to Athens, Cephalonia. and the six other islands of the Ionian group, became "free and autonomous,” but during the ascen dancy of the Byzantine empire they were subject to its power. The next change came in the eleventh century. While William the Conqueror was engaged in establish ing himself firmly in the British isles, another Norman. Robert Guiscard f"the Resourceful”), after conquering southern Italy, Bailed to the Ionian sea and captured several of the is lands. preparatory to overthrowing the Greek empire. This remarkable ad venturer died on the island of Cepha lonia while engaged in quelling a re volt, at a time when he seemed to have laid the foundations for a Norman empire similar to that which William established in England. ‘ Following Robert Guiscards inva sion, Cephalonia passed in turn under the suzerainty of the princes of Taren tum, the five counts of Tocco, the re public of Venice, the ravaging corsairs of Greece and Naples, the Turks, the Spanish-\ enetian allies, V«enice again. France, the Russo-Turkish allies, the French and the British. Great Bri tain finally relinquished its protector ate and ceded the islands to Greece after the latter had allowed the Court of St. James to name a brother of the princess of Wales as king of the Hel lenes in 1862. The chief city of Cephalonia is Ar gostoli, which has an excellent harbor and which is especially noted for its curious sea mills, operated by a cur rent of sea water flowing through a chasm in the rocky shore. Across the bay from Argostoli is the rival port of Buxouri. Cyclopean and Hellenic walls are still standing on the sites of the an cient cities of Cranii, Proni. and Sa mos, while a few miles beyond Argos toli there rises a relic of Venetian days, the strongly fortified castle of St. George. The Cephalonians. who are mentally alert and who are mere purely Greek than the inhabitants of any of the oth er islands of the Ionian group, have shown great ingenuity and industry in building terraces for the cultivation of the vine and olive. One cf the chief products of the island is a peculiarly flavored currant which finds a ready market in Holland. Belgium and Ger many. In addition to their agricul tural pursuits, the Cephalonians are interested in shipbuilding, silk spin ning. basket making and the manufac ture of carpets. An odd lace, made of aloe fiber, is exported. Elato, also known as Monte Negro (Black Mountain), which is more than 5,000 feet high, gets its name from the dark pine forests which clothe its slopes. fere about one hundred privates of the same nations who serve as attendants. It has been found impossible to provide a separate room for each officer, although all the older officers and those of higher rank have been accommodated In the immense number of rooms available in the old citadel. No room contains more than a few officers. Prisoners are ex pec ted to bo up by 7:45 it: the morning and to retire to their quarters at dark. They are allowed to keep light burn ing until eleven o’clock. Apart from those regulations, however, they are at liberty to move about the camp quite freely and spend their time as they like. The camp, like other internment camps, enjoys a certain amount of self-government, prisoners electing in each building two officers, intrusted, during a week's time, with the supervi sion of the house and enforcement of the rules and regulations about rising in tiie morning, otc. The food served in tho camp is not only good and plentiful, but far richer and more varied than in ordi nary prisoners' camps, to suit the offi cers’ standard of life. The men iu the morning receive the usual continental breakfast—coffee and bread, a hearty meal at noon, a lighter meal in the af ternoon. and supper before bedtime. They are allowed half a bottle of wine or beer with their dinner and 1 supper, and will find at the canteen, a variety of eatables, things to drink. ! wearing apparel, and even luxuries. What is not on stock, the authorities ! will get for them promptly. The house 1 whore the canteen is installed also ’serves as storehouse for officers, each of whom has a compartment of his own to store away foodstuffs and the like. Those who have visited the German camp have been impressed with the fair manner with which the Germans treat their prisoners. The impris oned officers live on terms of mutual respect with their captors and so friendly is the relation a3 to warrant the hope that the actual combatants in this war, especially those who were prisoners in the enemy's country, may, when again they return home, become apostles of peace and mutual good will after the period of fierce struggle and hatred has passed. A Grievous Burden. “Just think!” exclaimed the humani tarian. “when a man enters prison he loses his identity and becomes simply a number." “Well," replied the man in motor ! togs, “except for the fact that he is confined and has to do hard labor, I don't see that he is much worse oft than I am. 1 not only have a num ber, but I'm compelled to pay for it.” Coffee Grounds. “My wife doesn’t treat me right." said Henry Enpeck. “What's your grouch?” asked Meek er. “She makes such poor coffee." re plied Henry. “Well, if that's the case,” replied his friend, “you must have grounds for di vorce.” Owl a Sort of Cat. A woman selecting a hat at a mil liner’s asked cautiously: “Is there any thing about these feathers that might bring me into trouble with the Bird Protection society?” “Oh, no, madam,' the milliner said. “But did they net belong to some bird?” the woman per sisted. "Well, madam,” the milliner returned, pleasantly, “these feathers are the feathers of a howl, and the howl, you know, madam, seein’ as 'ow fond ’e is of mice, is more of a cat than a bird.” Woman. A woman may be a fool, a sleepy fool, an agitated fool, a too awfully noxious fool, and she may even be simply stupid. But she is never dense. She's never made of wood through • and through, as some men are. There fs in woman, always, somewhere, a V spring. Whatever men don’t know about women (and it may be a lot or It may be very little), men and even fathers do know that much. And that is why so many men are afraid of them.—Conrad. Taking Him Down a Little. i A somewhat conceited clergyman, who was more celebrated for the length of his sermons than for their eloquence, once asked the late Fa ther Healv what he thought of the one ; just preached. “Well, sir,” replied the | humorist, ”1 like one passage exceed ingly well. "Indeed, Father Uealy, j and pardon me for asking which pas i sa£c you refer to?” "Well, my dear | sir, replied the wit, "the passage 1 re fer to was that from the pulpit to the vestry room." Emerson's Poetry. Emerson's pettry is a peculiar sub ject. Carlyle and Lowell, both emi nent critics, did not condemn it, but at tho same time they were slow to praise it. Dr. F. H. Hedge, who prob 1 ably knew more about literature than | either of them, considered it poetry | of a very high order, and Rev. Wil liam Furness of Philadelphia, when someone spoke slightingly of Emer son as a poet, exclaimed: “He is heaven high above our other poets.”— Frank P. Stevens. Why Women Write Good Stories. The average woman possesses a greater variety of character, as of ward robe. than does the man; she can more readily lay aside or suppress some im portant part of her, and bring some contrasting feature into view. She carries in herself a ready wealth that is m-..ro applicable to the story than to painting or to music. Thus it is that in painting and in music she is to be passed by man with ease, but in the story, if at all, with greatest effort. —George M. Stratton in the Atlantic. Modern Nail-Mak'r.g Methods. An excellent illustration of the dif ference between old and new meth ods is the ordinary common nail. For merly the metal was cut into strips and then forge 1 into shape with ham mers. and an expert took about one minute and a half to each nail. To day they are made of steel and are lighter and stronger. Strips are cut with steam shears and ted into auto matic nail machines. One man tends three machines, which drop a nail every second. THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK May 29, 1915. French captured Abiain-SL Na zaire after three weeks’ fight. Heavy fighting in Russian Baltic provinces. Italians reached Isonzo river and took several Austrian towns, but were repulsed at Caporetto and near Plava. Austrian aeroplanes bombed Venice, causing fires. May 30, 1915. French gained ground at four places in France and Alsace. Russian attempts to cross the San failed and ring around Prze mysl closing. Italians checked by Isonzo de fenses and repulsed at Cortina. Turks took allied trenches at Avi Burnu with bayonet. German reply to America's Lusi tania note received; held evasive. May 31. 1915. French made gains between Tou chez and Carency. j Austrians took Russian posi tions near Stry. Italians occupied Cortina. Heavy fighting in Gallipoli. Zeppelins made night raid on London, dropping incendiary bombs. _ June 1, 1915. Violent battle at Souchez. French winning. Teutons storming three Przemysl forts. Austro-Germans took Stry. Serbians resumed operations against Austrians. British repulsed severe attack at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli. British passenger steamer Said ieh torpedoed without warning. June 2. 1915. Germans recaptured Souchez sugar mill. British took Chateau Hooge with • bayonet. Reims again bombarded. Italians established on Monte Nero ridge in Friuli. British submarine sank German transport in Sea of Marmora. June 3. 1915. Terrific fighting near Arras and Souchez. Przemysl taken by storm by Aus tro-Germans. Austrians repulsed Italians on Tyrolean and Carinthian frontiers. Swedish, Danish, British and French vessels sunk by German submarines. French aviators attacked head quarters of German crown prince. San Marino declared war on Aus tria. June 4, 1915. Germans, re-enforced from East, retook Givenchy trenches and Cha teau Hooge. Severe fighting along entire Ga lician front. Combined general assault cn Turkish Gallipoli positions begun. Three German transports sunk by mines. Many vessels sunk by German submarines. Zeppelin raid on English coast. Germany expressed regret r torpedoing Gulflight by mistake. GATHERED HERE AND THERE Eighteen thousand bricks can be manufactured by the steam process in ten hours. Bananas can be best ripened in a room kept at 110 degrees. A campaign has been started in Philadelphia to train 40,000 citizen sol diers in that city. The tuberculosis death rate of New York, Philadelphia and Boston com bined has declined from 380.6 per 100,000 of population in 1882 to 164.6 in 1914. The 1914 death rate was, therefore, only 43.2 per cent of that of 1882, or, to put It the other way, the death rate of 1882 had by 1914 fallen 56.8 per cent. No other plant gives such a quan tity of food to the acre as the ba nana, which is 40 times more than the potato and 133 times more than wheat. Granite is the brttom of the earth's crust. The man who discovered Pike's peak said that it would never be climbed. Today the topmost point is accessible to automobiles. The United States public health service believes that the common towel spreads trachoma, a disease of the eyes. An Alaskan bureau in Seattle, aim ing to advance thetr propaganda for making Alaskan waters more safe is sending to every congressman a map and data showing the recent loss in the Alaskan trade of 402 bottoms, with 449 lives, and $13.S67,6S8 value of hulls and cargoes. How It Happened. Archie—How does it happen that Smith hasn't that habit of talking to himself any more? Burt—He caught himself cheating at solitaire, and hasn’t spoken to him self since.—Jack o’ Lantern. Papa Helped Him Out. Mabel—So you asked papa for my hand? Did he give you any encour agement? Arthur—Well, no, but he gave me a drink and a cigar, so 1 had no kick coming.—New York Tribuna. MONSTER PARADE OF PREPAREDNESS ADVOCATES WWfrTirJBB \$ I he great preparedness parade of 150,000 men and women in New York photographed as it was passing the public: library. Above, left to right, are Thomas Robins, Peter Cooper Hewitt, Thomas A. Edison and W. L. Saunders of the naval advisory board who took part in the impressive demonstration. FIGHTING THE IRISH IN DUBLIN ■7-\ VVlvCt r* This photograph, taken during the actual fighting in Dublin, shows a machine gun section firing upon the rebels from behind a barricade in the southern part of the city. FROM THE TRENCHES TO THE SPEEDWAY Josef Cliristiaens, here photographed in the English Sunbeam car he brought for the international sweepstakes race at the Indianapolis speedway May 30. has been in th > military service of the entente allies ever since the war began. First he was in the trenches, but later entered the aviation corps and won medals for bravery- He is a Belgian. RE-ENFORCEMENTS FOR GENERAL PERSHING gp A " »wwM^.v..v.ww..w.Y.va-.ar^ Intantry re-enforcements on their way to join General Pershing’s com faand In Mexico. FASTEST OF CRUISING MOTOR BOATS Sea-sled cruiser making 34 miles an hour in the waters about South Boston. In the turnout trials of the patrol scout squadron this little cruiser outdistanced the fleetest boats of the squadron by an easy 14 miles, and proved to be the speediest cruising motor boat in the world. The boat is owned by Milton C. Wilson, and ts equipped with 300 horse power. It is finely appointed, having sleeping berths, clothes closets, buffet and all accommodations of a. modern launch. BITS OF INFORMATION Chilean copper mines are calling for American capital far development pur poses. In the schools of Australia boxing has been introduced as regular exer cise for Bchoolboys. The daily winter or dry season range of temperature in Cuba is from about 60 to about £5 degrees. English colonies total 13,002,321 square miles in area, with a popula tion of 380,065,035. Gloves, belting and other leather articles have been made from sea lions' hides in a British Columbian factory. Chile will send an official commis sion to the United States to make a thorough study of agricultural and industrial hydraulics. The prince of Wales is also born duke of Cornwall and derives his in come from the valuable lands, fees, royalties and the like going with that position, the total amounting to some thing like $435,000 a year. CHICAGO Y. M. C. A. HOTEL This is the big Y. M. C. A. hotel that has just been dedicated in Chi cago, the first of its hind in the coun try. It cost $1,500,000, the money be ing donated by the business men of Chicago. In the War of Words. "You must admit that I have dona some deep thinking.” “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum; "you submerge all right; but you don't launch Intellectual torpedoes that land on anything.” Favorite Son. "Are you a favorite son of your state?” "No,” explained Senator Sorghum. "I don’t believe I care to be. A favor ite son is too liable to be regarded by outside observers ar a pampered pet who might be all the better with an occasional licking.” Polite Retort He—The mails are allowed to carry soft soap. She—Did anybody ever question tb« capacity of the males for soft soap?