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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

....,. Dac~; that's ~. Aaa- IS pinch
buck? you ask.
A pinchbacl< il an acidulntel bonbon
which SANDER offers to her cror> Scan
dial; or, if you prefer, it is the Worcester
shire sauce Of the soc.., ,agout. 50 you
must listrust those sa oas! Distrust them
'he more friendi7 ears hear you.
There are, Furthermore, salons whci-
they firt. They will have for you, ,J.'
young Yankee, the alurement OF guur,,eN
hunt. even divine the success you will
win there. For the firt IS sport Imported
b. The AngloSaxon Il is moro than a
sport, it is small war ON the country Of
the Very Tender, with all the tricks al
lowed in a single combat.
Bu. ] wager that you can better than 7
define flirting Didn't you tell me the other
day That it was the art Of keeping what
has no. been promised and of aiming at
tnc head in order to hit the heart? What
subtle psychologist, what soul scaper, will
ever edit the manual of the firt and the
thousand and one prescriptions of coquetry
cons idered as one of the fine arts? The
young and open Yankee woman, your sis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

\ similar voyage was undertaken last
spring by Captain Road AIaundsen. IT,.
discorerer OF The South Pole 1t was his
intention to enter the ice near Benne.
Island. where the ill-fated jeanette vas
crushed thirty years before The jeanette.
IN command OF Captain DeLong, OF tie
United States navy, was lost On June 81.
1851 SeTeral years later fragments OF the
vessel appeared on The other Side OF Ill
ice pack, thousand miles awar. J., va.
believed that parts Of the vessel passed
across the North Pole. A17undsen hopes
20 be driven over a similar course auG
Is prepared to spend SIX years in the Arctic
Amundsen carried two aeropl4nes with
nam on his ship, the Maudc. and thus has
anticipated Captain Bartlett By nearly :
year IN attempted aerial exploration. He is
not equipped for the extended researches
the Aero Club expedition is expected to
make however, and intended only ~ make
short flights from his vessel. His main dc
pendence Tor travel was placed in the ice
resisting Maude.
Other attempts 20 visit northern regions
by air route ended either in failure or dis
aster. Salomca Auguste Andree in 1ss-
tried TO drift across the pole in an ord
nary gas balloon. b. careful study Of. the
air currents he reached the conclusion ths.
seasonabIe breeze would carry him over
the coveted goal in the course Of a two
weeks journey and land him safely on the
opposite side Of the world He left Danes
Island, 10 degrees 40 minutes north latitude
and 10 degrees - minutes cast longitude
His balloon foated away nor+bvard be-
tore stiff breeze at about twenty miles
an hour. FoIty-six hours later Andreec Dis
patched this message by carrier pigeon 10
the "AftonbIadet,' Stockholm:
July 10, 1880 p. n.-Good progress tow
ard the north. All goes we'll on board. This
message is. the third by carrier pigeon. Az
dree"
That was the last word received from the
intrepid voyager, and no trace of him or
his balloon has ever been discovered.
Waiter Wellman, the Chicago newspaper
correspondent, was bit more fortunate.
"ellman undertook to penetrate the Arctic
mystery by means Of . huge dirigibe bal
'oon. He made three successive attempts
- ny across the circle, but never got more
man one hundred miles beyond his starting
point at Snitzenberg, and finally abandoned
his project.
Living exp orers generally agree that the
bartiett party stands q better chance OF
"chleving It's objects than any expedition
that ever ventured into the north. Tn
Aero Club will spend s25O,ooo to foot ,hc
dis and the equipment viii be the most
elaborate ever taken into polar regions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

lett himself on previous occasions The PRO-
posed expedition promises to be 3 pleas-
ant summers outing.
captain Bartlett vas the commander OF
Pearys ship, the Roosevelt, on the VOYAGE
q 1908, which ended in the digcoverv q,
the Pole Peary vas followed bv excen-
Nonai good fortune during his northvard
JourneJ, YET his persona, Jog was d daily
record Of toll and hardship and constant
danger.
The sledge expedition left Cape Column
bla on March |, 1909. The men travelled
IS fast as possible, but every two or three
days they encountered oren leads in the ice
which forced them to make long detours
or held them up until the foe closed in
again. In one instance they were DELAYED
lor week by yawnng crack in the ice
ahead. On another occasion thew were
forced to ferry dogs and sledees across .
lagoon chat would not freeze.
The last stage of the trip was made in
I'VE forced marches. The pole was reached
on April e, after Peary had forced his dogs
TO travel forty miles in twelve hours
We he'd reached our goal" wrote Pearv.
nut the return still before US. 1t was
essential that We reach the land before the
next spring tide, and we must strain every
nerve 70 Do this. From now on it was 10
be big travel, little sleep and a hustle
every minute. We were TO double morcl
on the return-that is. 20 cover opA o.,
cur northward marches, make tea and aa+
our lunch in the igloos, then covcr anotho,.
fnarcn eat and sleep a few hours and 70
peat this daily
ihey actually managed to maintain their
desperate programme, and reached Cana
To'umD'a on April %. Every man and
nos OF Us was lean and flat belled as .
BOARD and as hard said pearv But they
made their food last through and reacboJ
land before the ice broke up
Pearys trip was made at tror,erdo,,,
i"'c u speed, as compared TO other exocdi.
IONS through the tragic Arctic wastes
on''l the Idea Of airplanc trayc! was sn.,-
sested time meant nothing to a northern
explorer
Dr. Frldtjof Nansen spent three wears in
'rlo across the polar circle. which = fast
aeropiane might make in day. Havinc
studied the drift Of Arctic currents. DR.
hansen set out from the Siberian coast in
1898 on the sailing vessel Fran. He A.
lowed his ship to be frozen into the ice
PACK and then sat still, waitjno for tho
S"il.'hg toe to carry him across the pole
- lne open sea on the other side o. the
"orid. tie did not reach the poe. b,,. act
Tally did pass through the ice fields and
emerged in the neighborhood of Spitzbercon
three years later
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

totally eclipsed by tho American playhouses.
but By the quality Of the pieces played
The Frenchman. naturally gny. invented
the vaudeville" said DoileAu. that warrish
rhymester Of the seventeenth century. The
vaudeville is therefore a speciality OF the
Partisan theatres. You viii yccornizo a
vaudevillc by the length Of its title and
che brevity Of its eri"ralns. The actors
do not SPEAK; they eallop. They pursue
each other from 10 II o'clock through
the doors, the Windows. the chimney, in 4
giddy cross country race.
If YOU have not graduated at West Point
il YOU do not solve equations, Rules OF
Three and arduous theorcms, you will never
unravel the Wild confusion Of the scenario.
you viii never understand how The notary's
son-in-law finds himself in charge Of the
Chamber CT Commerce, nor why the den
fists daughter discovers her tianc6 in the
basket Of the waste gathcrer.
Maybe that the easy laughter cugondered
by the vaudeville does not tempt you In
this case hear the comedies of cur cole
brated humorists. The pinched smile is
the Indispensable rule. One smiles without
noise with the silence Of irony between
the lips. Ii. finally, the humor of Mark
Twain's enuIators does not throw You into
rapsures, you will go to see, in certain
grave theatres, the piece described as with
an argument"
The author Of a play with M argument"
dissects with tho bstonry OF ANALYSIS q
social problem, such the influence of
bridge upon natalty, or the part played By
strabsmus, is a political career The more
tiresomc and scporitic 4 piece with an
argument may be the more satisfied is it's
author ] attended one day tie perform
ance OF "Dcad or Alive" social story in
which The dramatist prescribed suicide to
escape dishonor. His heroes killed them
selves in The last act b. inhaling the va
pors of gas furnace. But every night the
manager was distinctly heard commanding.
behind The scenes. open the easometer!"
An homeric laughter shook the audience;
and the dramatist was not satisfied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

tiers Of New England, and the dark and
lively Cslifornians, your cousins Of tho
Far West. arc not more pcrplcxed about its
sostFusc theories. And they arc right.
There is law OF attraction in certain
gisnces which Newton did not foresee when
he saw the apples fall. You will, finally.
frequent The salons where they gamble.
need not tell you about poker since you
cNelt in this game. which is spelled
D-o-l~e-r and is pronounced bluff. As to
bridge, you have been taught it since the
nursery. You are never mistaken in the
complicated precepts which serve YOU to
play IN the historic cases when the ad-
Nersary at the lett is equity bachelor and
yonr neighbor to the right is a lovely
blonde devoid Of trumps.
stop. my dear Telemachus, though
might tell You many other things, for in or
del to perform cvolutions in a Partisan
salon tn" neophyte needs know who holds
the rcd il he wants TO avoid the gar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
The Bots

. DO not fail, between 1910 and 13:45 to
go stroling in that Eden called the Bots dc
Boulogne, the elect Of which, before the
war, belonged to the elegant cohort of the
Tout Paris
In the clear mornings of May, in the
golden mornings of October, the pedestr;-
ans OF the serried phalanx used to loter in
the Alice des PoteauX or under the .cacias
They bad grave mission difficult mis-
sion, to sec and to be seen. That stern
Amazon called Mode aavc them for orders
1. Exchange SIX hat fittings per minute
with other distinguished pedestrians.
. Kiss the dainty hands extended to
them nonchalantly. To-day you Will meet
only rare suryivals. The war has dispersed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

them. But you Will discover new ones. I
mean those nouYeaux riches who in 1913 still
frequcnted the Bots de vncennes or the
Buttas Chaumont, and who have been lib
erail5 clothed in sold through contracts for
clothing, provisions and munitions These
newly lich have bought their freedom Of the
city ana arc now to be mentioned in the
Va OF the records Of society.
Armed With checkbooks, they wall. along
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
The Dinners

Despite the restrictions that 10 longer
permit new prodigal son to eat the fatted
cali, one sometimes dincs; by which | mean
to say that certain hostcsses still Gather
around their table eminent men ard witty
women During your Through you will be
invited to these frugal repasts and you will
cultivate the delicacies OF the beautiful
language between BUTTERFLIES rolls aud the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
arts Opens Wide Her Arms to the Homesick Yank
w yAEREWlTH snail the
M American III Paris kec
ways. and Who shall dire

w s'.' :o' !. 1::; "a. f.: .'' \:
path? Many are the supposititi-
oos pitfalls of TIC CITY OF Light and many
sne Ieputed temrtations which wait to lay
hold OF the unsusnecting and unguardtd. in
such emergency surely here can be nothing
better than TO take as Guide philosopher
and friend sone veteran and benevolent
Partisan who has himself scaled al the
heights and sounded all The Gepths and wan
dsred in all the wide-soreadin~ pathways o.
that seductive cit. Such service is rem
dered. with graphic illustrations, b.. Mau-
vice De Nobsa, IN the well named &c Sais
Tout Surely he who knows all can tell
Us al we need 70 know.
So. permit ne, he says, young Yankee.
JUS landed on French soil. to be Your men
tor ii cur capital while you are going visit
ng IN the course Of Your fu.ough. Bv
our hero;e exploits 81 81. Mihol. =.
Rheims anc in tho Vosges vou have mcritcd
this week Of recreation. Rely then on the
s:'-'esle..ce @. . Partisan OF Paris who. dur
= your snort Say. viii be to YOU a sure
,.a.de md di~irtercSted ad,iser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

see there, in black cases as deep as collins.
The best productions Of contemporary
authorship.
Their ancient novels arc resting there
IN dust. They viii be sold 70 you Tor
handful OF unieavened bread. For 30 CEN
times YOU will purchase the "Goldcn Lock
famous novel, with key, by Countess
x, or "Linons ct Frisettes," the penetrat
ing psychological study of Monsieur W., OF
the French Academy
You will read them with all thc atsen-
Non these capital works deserve and you
Will say with lie Sage that psychology is
a fire and good thing because it nouYisbes
Typography.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

In 1913 met there our obscurist poet,
and our most hermctical Contemporary
aedis. You would hear them rail against
one another on account Of a somewhat freo
verse and heap Pclions on Ossas IN az
cussing the merits of an unapprccistjre
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
The Bars

We have my dear Yank, a few bar. in
Paris. But avoid much a. possible the
American bars. They do not understand
English. If, however you should feel the
desire for corpse revivcr," or a "rain-
bow frequent other bars. You will there
discover the habitual paraphernalia Of the
laboratories where one tastes-thc rail- the
counter the barkeeDcr and the bouncer
You Will evoke in one silver goblet the com
pounds of the Broadway bars and you will
verify that the hps Of old Europe are an
excellent remedy against inconsistencies.
The Quais
If you are an amateur Of good Iltera-
ture go to walk on the quas. You will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

their intimate friends. And You, dear Van
KEGS. whom We count among our dearest
friends, will then be most cordially re-
ccived.
learn, therefore, the strategy Of GU,
salons. know, at once, that the salon
where conversation is carried on no longer
exists. Conversation is dying. There is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

'ro'n Tho mantle Of Queen Nab and pvt
the feathers of Eros upon the pallet of
Ffssonafd What. in the main, is the
P&ris'ennc' Is she thc sw&nsdonn fuft
tha7 poYders The spiritual nose? A deadly
Atslc t'y lying in wait for US at the cor
neF u the Bois: A glance that fees from
Us in ol1or the better to captivato US? The
Pa'thi%n Gas'S from which one dies in
Bliss? o.. MY friend Doueoboy. do not
Try to faAhcm this enigma. Look at her,
contemplate he., admire her But
% not seek to understand the Parisienno.
Her soul has Ioore Of mystery than has
Acr nealt Of secrets. and this mystery
taxes wing with Inc i'utterins Of hcr tan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

without fear. with the assurance afforded
by a we'll filled safe, and declare. while
showing their ring covered fingers and their
banded cigars:
we are the best people Of the world"
An old ouickwtted Partisan once re-
marked that they are rather Of the world
one fees. However that may be. you will
be Interested in seeing them, them and their
sponsors, whose shoulders arc 50 much
loaded with pearls that, for them. the ORR
cnta1 question is already aolyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
The Literary Cafes

these are another specially OF Paris. Il
you nave 1requented Jour Bohemia OF
greenwich Village YOU Will surely want to
make the acquaintance of these last cafes
where they are fghtng-with arguments.
Vail cite to You, among others, the Cafe
Nenltien, daily rendezvous, and the CIo-
sure dey Tuyas, the temple of the Rhvmers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

q lit1lc powder. q littlo rouge q little black
pstch. Who deGes the philosophy Of Emer-
son and all the oragmatism of William
James?
To paint the Iarisiannc it would be
necessary 20 prrloin the cvaNcsccnt lnts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

AAs~ectcncd coffee You will also verify
Tic charming ignorance of the Frenchmen
regarding transatlantic things. Don't Won
der my dear Yankee, when you asked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Paris

And 10" the scene itself But TO
tell YOU OF Paris. to you who erstwhile
evoked her in your native OHIO. is like
breaking open an open door the door Of
Paradise. You loved Paris before knowing
her. even as one loves q clever woman
whose letters only have been read. And
the letters OF Paris are her history They
arc her patent OF nobility. For the City
Of Paris my young Yankee, is q dowacer
queen who for more than fifteen centuries
has held nor salon or the banks OF the
Seine. in the folds OF her gown she cor
ceals the perfume Of French civilization.
and her past is bot one long, romantic
narrative. in which one can .nd again. By
turps. the modest culture and tho most re-
fined art
In The course Of Your furlough you will
visit her scenes Of charm. Do no. forget
Montmartre, OF which the cowboy dreams
on the solitary ranch. Montnlartrc is a lit
Tie hill net higher than that which has
made the whole world speak Of il. There
you win find mills, studios. unrenowned
artists and furambulistic poets There
also gov "boxes,' develop song writers
These odd creatures set the happenings Of
-hc day into music. They are al witty.
Certain song writers have even so much wit
that their French words too quickly cross
the footl shts and completely escape their
authors Others excel in that coming TO
the poj4t, which. IS the name Indicates. is
% the mind whae The thrce-six is 70 the
cocktail You can Imagine The difference.
\ straw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

whether there arc bisons on Coney Island
if one has TO pay to see a negro lynched,
and If the prophets are earning 100000 a
NNar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
The Salons.

Although the WAY has closed many sa-
Ions, some Parisians receive this winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Last Advice

Finally, it may happen that you MARY
French woman. You know what her incon.
parable qualities as good mother and per
feet wife are. Numerous, moreover, are
your countrymen who have preceded you on
this sentimental road.
II this be the case, do not hesitate %
perfect yourself in our language knoz
that it drives you to despair. You wonder
why we say: II embrace kiss ny little
sister, and 81 embrace career" In the
same way you do not understand Why the
baker does not give US pain" without a
ticket, while boxers exchange It withou.
restriction. Alas, my dear boz. resign
yourself. Our language is made up o.
shades, which YOU will learn 70 distinguish
in time. I am even Convinced that your
graceful little French wife viii aid you in
these grammatical Journeys, and that you
will thank Ronsard and Malherbe while con-
jugating with her the senses Of the verb
amer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
he Theatres

They contribute to the renown OF Paris
not By their accommodations, which arc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

poetcas. Sy1nbolists or Neo-Malasmeiars
ardent defenders Of anmism, impulsivisn
and other transcendental, immarcescib.e
and fuliginous unheard-of ;sms fought
there for the Idea.
Since 1914 many have been lighting Tor
another Idea, the Idea which llumines the
great cause thae unites all Of us, and MAN.
also died for the honor Of French Letters
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
Nemaha County PicniCkers
Must Provide Own Suqar

Don't forget to bring your own
sugar.
Thus the committee having in
charge the arrangements for the
Omaha Nemaha county picnic, which
will take place at Elmwood park Sat-
urday afternoon, admonishes all those
who attend. They are. also requested
to bring cups, plates and forks.
The event will be an old-fashioned
reunion of former residents of the
county who now live in Omaha,
Douglas county and Council Bluffs,
and it is expected number of resi-
dents of Nemaha county will also be
present. A basket picnic will be one
of the features. 1t is up to the per-
sons who come as to whether long
sweetenin'" or "short sweetenin'" for
coffee will be used. The committee
will furnish plenty Of fresh, sweet
rich cream. There will be no taking
advantage of Mr.. Hoover so far as
essentials are concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
JENKINS and
ZONES JAILED
ON SOUTH SIDE
White Slave Charges May Be
Preferred Against Two
Young Men Who Came
From St. Joseph.

Gladys Perks, ID, and Ruth
O'Neil, IS years old, are being held
by the South Side police as witnesses
against Ed Jenkins and Russie Jones,
both under 81, charged with induc-
ing the two girls to leave their homes
in st. Joseph and come to Omaha.
The two girls, both of whom appear
older than the age given, were EN-
ployed in a biscuit factory in ST.
Joseph when they met Ed jenkins,
who made the acquaintance of the
Perks girl by taking her home from
picture show.
The boys later left for Omaha and
applied for work at local packing
plant, where it is said they remain-
one day. At the time of their arrest,
they were unemployed and living at
483lH South Twenty-fourth street
After being here a while it is alleged
that they sent money to the girls that
they might come to Omaha, where
jobs were said to be plentiful. The
girls left without the consent of
their parents. Gladys Perks father,
having heard>of her coming to Omaha,
followed her and accused the boys.
The girls were employed in res
taurant and lived at 250S NJ street.
The boys will be in police court
fhis morning, and later charges f
white shaving may be preferred
against them
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
$4,000 Already Is
Donated for Bazaar
For -Slovaks

Donations totalling $4,000 have al.
ready been made to the big Liberty
Bazaar for the benefit of the Czecho-
Slovak army, which is to be held in
the auditorium September to 8
These donations have come from all
parts of the state.
Morse Bluffs has given an automo-
bile and sold all the chances on it.
Pierce county promises $l,500:
Preserves, fancywork, chickens,
ducks, geese, hogs, and a great va
riety of articles have been coming in
from all directions to be sold.
The bazaar will be opened by Gov
ernor, Neville. Twenty-Five thousand
Slavonians will march in the parade.
Four hundred little girls will form a
human flag.
Sports and attractions of many
kinds will make up the entertainment
program. Several bands and orches-
tras will furnish music. There will be
something going on every minute that
the bazaar is open, and thousands of
articles will be sold and raffled.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
Reduction in Tax Levy to
Be Made by DouuIas County

Tables have been prepared in the
office of the county clerk to submit
tor approval to the county commits
sloners at its meeting on August II
a tentative program for raising the
mill levy for Douglas county for 1918
Two of the tables are based on a
!5:55-mill levy and will raise $780,
1884 for the use of the county dur
ing the year, and the third is based
on on a l5.8O-mill levy, producing 1884,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
Cecil Johnson Sends Home
I. Flowers From No Mans Land

Cecil Johnson has written his
father, DR.. J. P. Johnson, and en-
closed some flowers which he picked
in No Mans Land, prior to the re-
cent offensive. Young Johnson was
member of the first draft contin-
gent from Omaha and was in training
in Camp Funston for eight months.
He later was transferred to company
B, 18TH infantry and sent to France.
He had been in the trenches for some
time when the letter was written and
said he crawled out after the flowers
and under shell fire at night.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-10
Son of Bishop Stuntz Gets
Commission as Chaplain

Rev. Hugh c. Stuntz, son of Bish-
op Homer c. Stuntz, who has been
a Young Mems Christian association
secretary in France, will shortly re-
celve commission as chaplain.
Rev. Mr.. Stuntz has been active in
work among the soldiers, and once
was wounded while with the men
near the front line trenches. He
marched with the soldiers when they
went into a recent battle. A cable
gram received by Bishop Stuntz con-
veyed the information that he came
through the experience of recent
weeks safe and we'll.