TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-12-20
German Spirit ~IndomitabIe.

for nothing
Germany simply discovers 8
substitute for the things they
depended on before and were
cut short Of by the war. or goes
and gets what she needs in the
occupied districts of the enemy.
For instance, she replenished
her supply Of copper and oil in
Serbia. The Germans immed.
lately discovered Serbia had
only scratched the surface in
the copper deposits. Now Ger
many is mining more copper in
Serbia where the Serbians had
abandoned the fields than the
natives had ever dreamed was
there.
What Nextl
1.-THE cotton situation illu
strates the indomitable spirit Of
the Teutons. As soon as the
allies shut off cotton Germany
set about finding a substitute
Shortly it was found in the new
wood pulp process. From this
wood pulp they not only get q
good quality of flour, but a fine
quality Of cotton.
"The fiber is not quite SO
long as the cotton fiber, but we
use it extensively, even in the
hospitals. 1t is an absorbent
like the ordinary cotton, and
except for its readiness to gath.
er dust, it is even more efficac.
ious than the ordinary cotton
Great quantities of it are used
in making explosives, and the
Germans find is Of greater value
in this manufacture than the
ordinary cotton. Very little Of
if, however, has found its way
into fabrics.
Some More Marvels.
THAT is the unconquerable
spirit Of Germany. You de.
prive it of a staple it has used
for years and it will provide g
substitute almost over night
For instance, they were short
OF nitrogen. They simply put
up a factory covering several
hundred acres and are actually
extracting the nitrogen out Of
the atmosphere, tons and tons
of it.
1T is impossible to harm
Germany by trying to deprive
the country of anything in the
chemical line. What they are
capable Of doing in this respect
is little short Of marvellous"
Some Human Interests.
Mrs. Richter added some
human interest touches to the
great conflict, and her story Of
the dogs is but another illustra.
ton, she said, of Germany ef.
hcient.
The Schaeferhund and the
kriegeshund have become al
most as sacred in Germany as
the OK in India. The dogs are
wonderful aids in the trenches,
Mrs. Richter said. and some Of
the things they do are almost
unbelievable. The big point, she
added is that they actually
save hundreds Of lives and do
all sorts OF chores in the trench
es.
The dogs are given a regular
course Of six months training
before sent to the front. In all
the public buildings and the
particularly are large
telling the people where
to take their dogs for the train
ing course.
The Saving of Lives.
The dogs do their best work
after the storming OF trenches
Or after a mine has been ex.
ploded.
1T was discovered many Of
The soldiers" said Mrs. Rich
ter, were buried under the
debris but not otherwise hut.
They would suffocate, Of course,
i not rescued After a trench
has been blown tip the dogs
make a rush for the smoking
craters. They soon detect with
their keen scent the presence I
Of soldier under the debris. AS
soon as they make this known
the rescue party uncovers them
and saves their lives. / can'tl
estimate how many hundred
men have been saved in this
way.
The dogs also do dispatch
duty, carry and draw many
from camp to camp, and
enter the war business with a
zeal that is remarkable
Her Dog in the War.
Mrs. Richter pressed a pho
tograph 10 her liDs.