THE OMAHA Sl'XDAY. 1JKK: NOVKMHKIt 22. 1014.
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HUP MAN SEESANTWERP FALL;
Gaston Marbaix Eye-Witness to
Desperate Siege in Europe.
HAS TRYING EXPERIENCE
Hide luitr load of rotate la
Kecaplaa; Tkrik drrmm Mara
' la Nearly teatare
a PT.
M. Gaston Marbaix. manager of the
Hupraoblle Hamburg part- dspot. Just
Arrived In Detroit from Belgium, ahore
lie wltnesaei) the fall of Antwerp. M.
'.Marbaix la onej of the fint peraons to
arrive In thla country from the doomed
tlty and Me narrative Is very Interest
ing. "Before coming to the plant of the
Hup MotorCar company at Detroit." said
Marbaix. "l decided first to visit a num
ber of relatives In Belgium. This Is how
1 encountered the first German Imperial
wrmy one Its march to Psrls.
"To reach Belgium, I had to take a
Tound-obout way. I first went to London,
then to Oatend anA from tbaX place to
Antwierpi When I reached London, my
Oerrjnan passports availed me nothing,
and it was only through the assistance
of tr. Whiting, Hupmoblle dealer there,
Uwit I was saved many difficulties.
First View of War.
"At Antwerp, I had my first view of
the war. It was just before the fall of
ho city, and with the Germans only a
few miles from the town, the Inhabitants
werei In the utmoBt confusion. Refugees
lleoing from destroyed or threatenei dis
tricts, at first in scattered, straggling
s roups, and then In solid columns, passed
through the town unendingly.
"I at last located my brother, who was
k volunteer In the medical corps In the
army, and accompanied him on his rounds
among the Belgian lines. We . motored
from the town to the most outward ring
of forts, which was then bearing Jhe
brunt of the attack, and picked up what
ever wounded we could find, bringing
Ihem back to the hospitals, which were
already overflowing. The ghastly sights
Uat I witnessed among tho dead and
wounded has since been tho cause of
many sleepless nights, for the horrors
are unbelievable. Men maimed by shrap
nel, were literally torn to pieces and 1
saw with my own eyes one poor fellow's
arm shot away.
"As the .object of my search was near
Sinking of Cruiser
Emden is Relief to
American Tire Men
"The cruiser Emden, which was re
cently sunk after a career In which It
destroyed many merchant vessels, was
the Cause of soma worry to the rubber
trad of th United State and there was
general relief at the new of the Emden' ,
destruction." aavs an official Of 'he Good- I
year Tire and Rubber company. "This
relief was direct and bad no relation te
nvniw'i avmnathln In tho nresent war.
"The Emden probably cost the rubber
industry in America il.uou.eno, airecuy or
otherwise, and had It been allowed to
continue to roam the Indian ocean In
definitely It would have cost American
industry still more.
"Befor the engagement with the Syd
ney, which ended the Kmdcn's career. It
sank nearly two dnsen merchant ship.
One of these carried 2,300 tons of crude
rubber from the far east, bound for Lon
don, and two others carried 800 ton of
crude rubber each. ' The- United States
get most of Its, crude rubber supply from
London. The effect' of the Emden'
sctlvltie on shipping; was noticeable, in
surance rates became almost prohibitive.
Crude rubber price advanced steadily un
til they were Jl cents a pound above nor
mal. Since ths sinking of the commerce
destroyer, rubber prices have been grad- j
ually returning, th markets and Insur
ance have eased, and the- theory la that
conditions will become even mors favor
able than they are now."
New Sensation on Auto Row
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CHLORIDE FOR FROZEN AUTO
Hay ncs Company Finds Calcium
Chloride in Radiator Satisfactory.
C0RKIIILL EXPLAINS
USE
Appended Table Shows Just How
Marh alrlaaa ( alorlde to l ie to
the. t.etloa aa Temprratnre
Varlea.
Overland Adds to
Big Toledo Plant
The big plant of The Willys-Overland
company at Toledo. O.. Is to be still
further enlarged). John N. Willys, presi
dent, has Just announced that tha com
pany will immediately erect two large
additional buildings.
The first of thee, which Is believed
to be one of the largest factory build
ings ever erected, is to be 1,000 feet long
by 200 feet wide, two stories and base
ment. The other will be 200 feet square.
I These two buildings will aJd practically
seventeen acrea of floor space, giving
the Overland company a total of seventy
nine acrea of floor space In their Toledo
plant alone. It ts said that this Is a
larger area of floor space than Is con-
ilons, I proceeded there In all haste and ' talned In any other motor car factory
liad to pass three times through the Ger-1 In the world. The aggregate floor space
man lines. Tho first two attempts ' were j of this and the affiliated Overland plants
unsuccessful and each time T was sent ' operated In other cities Is Just over 100
back. At last,' however, I hit upo an, acres.
idea which carried me through and also Additions to the OverlarrJ plant em
bodying twenty-five acres of floor space
1 I . ' i . ' a tiiat tujti mmnlnlafl mil II
Potatoes. A. . . .... . 1
i was inouKm until nm n-v-viiuy ill iwu :
"i had nrohnblv trnvnlerf nhrmt hulfl .. ..... ... - ..... 1
. momns aKO lnat wun mo corapieuon oi
Hie instance between Antwerp and Mons ,nrse additions the plant would be ample
afoot ur.crc WCre no trains or vehicles for the present, at least. There, however,
running) when 1 stumbled upon u farmer scema to be no llmlt to tne demand for
Willi a load of potatoes who was going to tno Overland.
my destination. He was well aware of October was th biggest month the com
Uie ).resence of the enemy In this vicinity, j pallJP rver experienced. The sales repre-
nd he tohl me that the only way we ecnt a money value of more than five
rould safely get through the lines was und one-half million dollars. This grow-
lor me to get at the bottom of his Wagon lng demand has required the Immediate
nd be buried in the potatoes. - further enlargement of the plant:
nv journey iqqk iwo nours over COD-i
blestono roads, and tho suffec
dured is wail
traveled about sixteen kilometers (ten
miles) when I heard a sharp command I
to fait in a guttural sound in German I
tiddrcsred to tho farmer, and I could dls-!
tlnctly hear tho conversation which, or-
noirly cost my life.
Vnder l.onil of
The new Dxlge Bros. cr. although It
has only been on display In Omaha sine
Thursday night, has so startled Omaha
automobillsta that the very appearance of
the car on the street attracts careful
scrutiny.
The car Is long and low and lias the
appearance of a higher priced machine.
One would hardly countenance a state
ment that lis prloe I under KM unless
announcements to that effect had been
made. The equipment Is complete and
modem In every detail, not a thing Is
lacking. And the car has the motor, that
part of a machine which Is so essential.
Friday, the first day tho oar was taken
on the street, several tests were made.
The car had no trouble at all In climbing
up the step Davenport street hill on
high. On the level the driver retained hi
engine In high gear and cut his speed to
such an extent that th speedometer
failed to register. The needle pointed at
aero, but the car was moving and moving
on high, a feat which few four ran ac
complish and which Is a powerful talking
point for heavy alx-cylinder cars.
The car I an easy riding vehicle and
on trial trips It rambled over bumps and
street-ear track t "varied speed without
Jarring any of th five occupants. Klve
people can be seated more than comfort
ably and everybody, ha ample room to
stretch.
That the Podge car will strike Instant
popular fancy I certain. . The Murphy
O'Brien company, local agent, at Fas
nam and Nineteenth street, and Charle
Hurst, district repreaentstlve here, have
had oore of compliment from owner
of other make of cars. And these com
pliment have been sincere and go to
show that the Dodgo Bros, have annexed
another mark to tholr credit list.
"When the motor refuse to slait these
cold mornings, the trouble ran be traced
usually to th carburetor," elate C. J.
Corkhlll of th Nebraaka-Haynr Auto
Sales company, distributers In thl terri
tory for the Haynes, America's First Car.
"More gasoline la required In cold weather
than In warm weather, and the adjust
ment should be made accordingly. The
reason Is simple, when It Cs considered
that Ihe richer the mlnture of gss golnaj
Into the cylinders, the more heat will be
Kenerated.
The outside air is much colder. nd
consequently the heat will rndlsle much
faster from the ryllnder than In warm
weather. To get the same results from
the motor, thla eitra loss of hent must
be made up by supplying sn extra amount
of fuel. The cooling system should also
receive careful attention to prevent any
damage arising from freealng. The radi
ator cells have very thin walls for rapid
rooting, and the lightest frees Is liable
to develop leaks. The rjstem should be
cleaned out with a solution of ordinary
washing soda nd water, and then antl
freeslng solution of some sort used.
t alrlem Chloride eod.
' The Hyne Automobile company has
found th solution of caMum chloride In
water to be very satisfactory under all
conditions. Alcohol Is expensive and re
y til re frequent renewal. t" chemically
pure calcium chloride. The commercial
fnrin usually contain -1J that n In
jtiilous to the metal parts. Get a sir It
of blue I Im'ii paper from the drug ttoro
nrt If It' turns pink In lh, rnk-liim clilor
lle solution, put In ennegh ammonia oi
soda ash until It remain blue.
"The amount of calcium chloride lo us
may be found from the following table
1 muuls of OnMum
chloride l'cr Gallon.
Freentn Poln
Ie. Fahrenheit
. . ISO above sen
1.6 shove seri
. . 17.0 below sen
i. , 38.9 below sett
Another riaOkaoa A spear.
Walter A. Darkson, a senrl-professlon
pitcher of Mllwaiisee, Whrt IS not relate
to tlie piayera of the past bearing tha
IIHmtrloue name, has alam-d with the Nei
York. Clarkaon la the first addition tt
the New Yorks alnoe the close of th
regular sen son. He formerly pitched fo
the Otinthers of Chicago and other inde
pendent team In the middle west, am
according to th statistic supplied b
Arthur Irwin has averaged fourteei
strikeouts a game during the last season
clarkeon Is it right-hander, a years oh
and weighs 17K pounds. He la half at
Inch under sis feet " height. . t
AMERICAN CARSJN THE WAR
Help the Belgians to Escape from
Antwerp When Attacked.
THREE HUNDRED OF ONE MAKE
Cars Are Bought In London shortly
After the Opening; of Hoatlll
tle and Were. Taken
from Begolar Stock.
a. and tho suffocation I en- TT . fi 1 i J .
-nigh indescribable. We had j UnKUe UylinCier
Block on Cadillac
tiered the driver off tho wagon, aa thu
Oerrr.an soldiers wanted to bjy the 'load
of potatoes. You can Imagine the teellng
tit dread thnt came over me when I began
to undrstand what was about to take
place. I knew tho Germans would shoot
jne on the spot as a spy, and there would
be no Investigation aa to who I wa.
where I was from or anything concerning roundg tno cylmaer,,
fc laei iiiauc uui turn me Lrivnr
was trying to explain that the potatoe
The desltan of the cylinder block cast
ings of the new Oadillao Eight is unique
fcniong motor cars by reason of the fact
that removable water Jacket plates are
fitted at each end of the block.
.Tli us an entirely new scheme for the
casting of cylinders en blots has been put
Into opeiatlon In the Cadillac foundries.
The usual practice providea.no opening
Into the water circulation space that sur-
Tlie new Cadillac practloe affords sev
eral advantages. One of these Is that It
were to be confined to the German rogl- perm,u , to fce uncnored Mon
Aiicjii, wiiiiii ihiu auxiie ui&iauce ueyonu,
and after showing passports, ate, w
were allowed lo proceed."
Safety First Idea
of the Goodyear Co.
, is Bringing Eesults.
A comprehensive report is being pre
pared by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
company, Akron, O., showing th re
sult, at the close, of the fiscal year,, of
the "safety first" movement la the Good
year factory.
Goodyear has had for several years a
safety engineer, whose buslnea It Is to
install safeguards for machines and make
safe place found dangerous. It la In
teresting to note that when the safety
movement was first begun Goodyear fac
tory employes were skeptical and some
of them regarded the whole proposition
as a Joke. But, so greatly have factory
accidents been cut down In number that
the skepticism is all gone and nearly all
of the T.SOO workmen are aiding tha move
ment heartily. They are helped la this
by a series of suggestion boxes. In which
employes are requested to drop written
recommendations, etc., the valuable Ideas
being rewarded accordingly.
Owing to the general Interest In factory
safety movements. It may be Interesting
to note how the Goodyear organisation
operates. First there 1 a central com
mittee, with the assistant to factory man
ager as chairman, and a membership of
nine men from various parts of the plant
who have opportunities for getting about.
They report regularly on dangerous con
dition found, and each central commit
teeman la chairman of a division Inspec
tion committee, o th work I very thor
ough. One result la that only four out
of the 907 men on th committee have
been victim of injury, serious or other
wise. A new development of Goodyear wel
fare work 1 a school for foreman two
lesson a week for tlx month on organ
isation and management. Other move
ment firmly established at Goodyear are
lunch room, factory newspaper, library,
labor department, hospital and police de
partment, and fine result from all the
movement for Improving working condi
tions are reported on all sides.
the casting is made, which prevents
slipping of the cores and Insures uniform
thickness of the cylinder walls anl uni
form space for the water, both of which
are necessary to efficient cooling of the
motor.
Another is that, through the open ends
of tha water space, inspection can be
made to be sure that webs of metal have
not formed which would Interfere with
the free circulation of the cooling water
for such Interference I likely to have
erious results.
Th third advantage la that the user of
the car can detach the plates and remove
any sediment that may have been de
posited by the water used In the cooling
system. Th removable plates are amply
large to permit close Inspection of th
water apace.' 1 '
A big quadron of 300 Overland motor
car 1 one of the Important factor In
the remarkable resistance being made by
the Intrepid Belgians . against the over
whelming force of the kaiser.
These cars practically made possible
the successful withdrawal of the Uel
glan troops from beleagured Antwerp
when It was believed that tho entire army
would be taken upon the fall of the city.
The Overlands were used continuously
during the retreat from tho city, making
trip after trip with loads of men. pro
visions and ammunition between the city
and the first line of the alllel troops.
The cars were purchased shortly after
the actual opening of hostilities from the
stock of the Willys-Overland Limited.
London distributer of Overland cars, by
a commission of army motor experts
headed by Colonel Jammott, chief en
gineer of the Belgian artillery.. Fortun
ately, a largo shipment of Overlands tot
sale In KnglanJ had - just reached
London anJ the cars were available for
immediate delivery. The order of tha
Belgians took every car the Overland
distributer had to offer.
A number of motor cars and light
trucks figured In a series of exhaustive
tests held to determine the ones best
fitted for rigorous service In the fiell.
In the course or tho trials, an Overland
car, equipped with a special military
body, prepared for the purpose, traversod
the long Hempstead hill In London, on
high speed, carrying, a load of petrol ap
proximating 1,900 pounds. The resultant
sale was the largest Individual order for
cars ever place) with a single firm In the)
history of the automobile industry in
England." " ' ' '
Immediately after the tests tho Bel
gians ordered 200 Overlands. Although
this was the entire number of cars they
had been authorized to purchase for their
government, they found the Overlands
so eminently satisfactory for their pur
pose that a second order for 100 addi
tional cars of the same make followed
shortly' after the officers had made their
report to headquarter.
business,"' and, with a confidence that
Vaka well'fir the prosperity bf the
country, have propared to act In accord
ance with their convictions.
The Firestone Tire and Rublny com
pany Is amongst the foremost in taking
till optiinlsliu stand. This was demon
strated at their recent annual sale con
cventlon, held at the factory, when their
army of field men spent nearly a week
In studying the product and accumulating
Ideas whllo laying out campaigns for the
coming year. The manner In wh!ch the
men went after things Indicates the
slow-up ia Flrcstono aetlvltle sjid pre
sages a record sensou for 1!16.
Meanwhile Firestone building opera
tions go merrily on and the sound of the
hammer, saw and trowel Indicates that
the comany In rettln ready to taAe
care of the Increased business and "luck
up" the sales force in the most efficient
manner possible.
Autos Great Help .
in the World War
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
PARIS, Nov. SI. The exploits of the
daring automobile driver .who" whls
along th fringe of the shell-torn battle
front, and sometimes into it, on missions
of military duty that have oot many a
life, are as remarkable as the aerial
dashes la this war.
inousanas or luxurious touring car
and limousine that onoe graced the
boulevard of Paris ar now employed
In this servlc, and many of them ar
driven by their wealthy owners, who rank
as privates, and are comrades of pro-
lessionai chauffeurs. They wear uni
forms marked with an "A" on the arm,
NEW YORK TRACKS MAKE
MONEY DURING SEASON
NEW YORK. Nov. M. In Jockey elub
circle the advisability bf opening the lo
cal racing season next year on or about
May 1 is said to be a live topic. Tha New
York track last season did not lose
money. At least two of them cleared
IJ9.006. It Is argued that a campaign
from May 1 to October 1 would attract
many of the good horses that usually
rai o In Canada. The matter will b de
cided by the Jockev lub after the holiday.
AUTO BUILDERS REPORT
BIG MONTH OF SALES
The general public has little conception
of the enormous site and far-reaching
Influence of the motor car Industry. The
motor car Industry Is not only prosper
ing, but Is employing more men and
doing a bigger business than at any
previous time In its history. This would
how - that either there cannot be much
truth to the current talk of business de
pression, or that the motor car has be
com a recognised necessity.
With Its allied lines, the manufacturer
of motor car today doubtless ranks sec
ond only to Iron and steel among thla
country's manufacturing Industrie. Oc
cupying this conspicuous position, ' it is
doing much to relieve the financial strin
gency brought about by the war by put
ting Into circulation large sums of money
in all part of the country.
One firm alone, the WUlya-Overlaad
company, employing S.4M people, reports
that it has Just completed the biggest
month's buslnoss in Its history, (shipments
ef cars during October numbered (,0l,
representing a money value of 16.672.000.
This is IS per cent greater than ship
ments during the same month of last
year, which was the largest October the
untiaii) had experienced up to that time.
FIRESTONE EXPECTS TO
MAKE RECORD THIS SEASON
Many nramlnent manufacturers have
adopted the slogan, "Don t talk war, talk
Efficient Mailing
Department Asset
in Big Business
As the proverbial cog Is to tho wheel,
so Is the mail department to any largo,
manufacturing concern. And yet, the
word of this department Is overshadowed
by the activities of other departments.
. Large commercial houses do an enor
mous mailing business, large manufac
turers also use mulls in their buaineiu
far more than the average man realises.
The Maxwell Motor company In De
troit has Its own mail car. Thla car
rnakes four trips each day from the main,
offices of the Maxwell company to each,
of Its -three factories In Petrolt. It also
makta five 'trip to the poatofflce Jn the
down town district.. The car , averages
10P miles a day, mlit days in the week.
and during the two years It has been In
service ha covered over 0,000 miles.
Oldfield Victory, .
Tribute to Quality ',
Of Firestone Tires
The speed' car which .tJarney Oldfleld
drove' Into -first place In the 'road race
between Los Angeles and I'honelx, Arts..
last week was equipped with Firestone
tires. The distance Is :6 miles and runs
over a course of mountainous and desert
roads, the hardest In the world to drive
without burning tire incessantly.' Oldfleld
made but one tire change on ths entire
run and that fact largely account for his
victory. His Flreatones stood up under
the grinding and never bothered him a
minute. The cars which finished second
and third were also equipped with Fire
stone tires. '' " ,
Your Studebaker is Our Reputation
Running Around on Four Wheels
Get that thought firmly in your mindWilson repu
tation Studebaker reputation all tied up in your car.
When we. sell you a Studebaker car we can't afford
to consider the transaction closed. , ,
In protecting your interests as a Studebaker owner,
we are simply protecting our own interests as mer
chants. Our business future our financial investment de
pends upon that Studebaker after it has Ujt our salts
room. That is why we lay so much emphasis upon Wilson
service which is simply Studebaker service localized.
We stake our faith on the quality of Studebaker cars
on the 62 years' of business experience and manu
facturing integrity , that are back oi them-on the
sterling dollar-lor-dollar value that is built into them.
And when we sell you a Studebaker we deliver not
only the best motor car value that your money can buy
but Service we sell you not only the motor car but
motoring. wiUynkt u, jkovyout
E. R. WILSON AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
2429 Far nam Street
OMAHA NEBRASKA
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THIS DELIGHTFUL COUPE
RARELY Lag tntra ba produoad by asy maigr ear so
.faacinatiflg' as tin's dglightful Hudaon Sut-40 Coup. It Mat
tour peopld in prlct comfort. Tb oar compact arad gnuf is
ytt amply laxf. H dijfn and finigh ar ruperb. Very many
motor-ear owner who (tad a four or fire-eeated car all they
need are attracted to tki aaappy eloeed car for all-tlieyear-round
uae. With the window dropped it ia aa airy and cool as aa open
car. Yet in an instant tne car can be cloeed tightly againrt rain,
now, cold or duet. Physician Lie it. For aocial use, afternoon
and evening's, nothing1 can excel tki attrectiT Hod on model
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GUY L. SMITH,
25G3-6&-67 Farnaxn St.
"arris Fuel."
Omaha, Nebraakav.
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The Greatest Victories
Ever' Won oe Any Tires
SUCH may be said of the Los Angeles
Phoenix and the El Paso-Phoenix Road
Races ending' November 11th, both of
which were won on Firestone ' Tires.
.These races put tires to a terrific test in .
the grueling grind over mountain trails
and desert sands.
TAKE
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stood that test as shown by results:
Los Angeles Phoenix 696 Mile
1st Oldfield Equipped with Firestone Tires
2nd Nikrent Equipped with Firestone; Tires
3rd Beaudet Equipped with Firestone Tires
El Paso Phoenix Race 533 Miles
1st Miller Equipped with Firestone Tires
At Phoenix the next day all cars that finished
in both races entered in a track race where all the
honors were also won on Firestone Tires.
These victories are but the climax of fifteen years
of leadership. Think what this means to you.
It means Strength and Endurance to meet all emergencies.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
"Amtrlca't Lars' fscus w T-rm anJRm Mektn"
'10 Famam St., Omaha, Neb.
atom Offlc aa rectory t Akroa, Obie.
Sraaa.s aad Dealer nrrwber