THE OMAHA KTTXPAY BEE : MAY
1016.
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AUTO PLAYS BIG
PART IN MEXICO
Packard Representative Says That
Hones and Mulei Are Fselesi
in Some Cases.
MOTOR TRUCKS ARE UNTIRING
"If Uncle Bam had to depend on horse
mid mule for' Wa army transport ser
vice, the Mexican expedition !ti pursuit
of Villa,' would be an Utter impolhtlliy."
This la the statement of C. K. Morton,
special field reprenentaflv of the. Pack
ard Motpr Car company, on hi return
from a four weeks' observation trip along
the southern border and across the line
In Mexico. , . -
"It'a a simple matter of arithmetic to
prove the horse and mule useless In keen
log open a long line of communication
In the southern republic." said Morton.
"Let u consider the line our soldiers are
now maintaining between Columbus, N.
M., and the present front, When I left,
ft few day a ago, this was a distance of
eV) miles Into Old 'Mexico, a round" trip
f)f 720 miles necessary for every load of
,'ipplles carried In. The Packard trucks,
capable of ten miles an hour even In that
trackless desert, make the round trip In
evcntytwo hours of actual travel,
"Army regulation call for seventeen
miles per day as the maximum travel for
mules. This would mean more than forty
two days for the trip. At this rata a
alx-mul team cannot haul sufficient load
to keep It alive for the Journey, not to
fpealc of carrying any supplies for the
fighting men. Each mule Is fed three
quarts of oats three times each day,
which means for six mules nearly two
bushel per day. In the desert going,
elxty-nln bushels of oats would make a
capacity load. But In the forty-two days
tn the road the mules would consume
Jiesrly seventy-orie bushels,
"And the above figures do not take Into
account .the food and water for the
driver and his guards and the water
vhich must be carried In some parts of
the country for the animals. The trucks,
en the other hand, handle an almost ca
pacity load of aupplles for the men In
the field besides the rations for drivers
end guards end a, supply of ganollne and
lubricant.
"The lire of th expert drlvet" and
Mechanics who accompany the .Packard
train Is a strenuous one. The men are
traveling through a country that Is prac
tically a desert; they have been made
the target of snipers on several occasions,
luckily without serious consequences, and
In all ways are leading the lives of reg
ular soldiers. They are even served their
rations from army mess outfits which
travel with them under the care of en
listed cooks.
The truck train camp wherever night
overtake them, and making camp Is a
romlnder of one of the oldest principles
f warfare. The twenty-seven trucks
making up the train are maneuvered
Into the formation of a hollow o,uar,
within which are parked tho officers'
touring cars. Then the 7tien roll up In
their blanket and sleeping begs for their
"Needles to ay, there Is a strong
guard posted every night, the men doing
picket duty In two-hour hirts from dark
until daylight"
NEW MACHINE GUN CARRIER Designed by William
S. Harley, to conform with United States Amy specifications.
Says Accessories;"':
Overtax Batteries
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When a motor car manufacturer builds
a car, he put In It a starting and light
ing yte.m to ult the rest of the car.
Then he get a battery' with sufficient
capacity to take care of that electrical
system. ' ,
According to tho Nebraska Storage Bat
tery company of thl city, distributer of
Wlllard batteries, some owner tax their
batteries by adding horns, light and
electrical accessories. The Wlllard com
pany ha suggested that those rar own
er who want additional electrical equip
ment, take advantage of It service sta
tion and let the expert In charge deter
mine what capacity of battery is ntedod
to adequately care for every pleco of
equipment without danger of keeping the
l attery In weakened condition.
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The machine gun Is tha regulation
Hftnnett-Mercer, which Is standard In the
regular army and also In the National
fSuard of all the state which have ma
chine gun companies. Mr. Harley has
worked out a mounting so that the gun
can be mounted or dismounted from the
gun car In lss than ten seconds. In
other words, this new weapon of war
fare can utilize all the speed of the
motorcycle In getting Into action, firing
directly from th gun car, or It can be
dismounted Instantly, to take advantage t nit Ion car with th sam United States
of topographical conditions, gulleys, ra-
lie
vines, mountains, et. i. Hen firing from
the car the gunner has the protection of
the armor plate, as shown In the photo
graph. The armor plate and gun can
b swung In a complete circle, there being
a seat In the back similar tn th on
nhown In th front, and th ammunition
being accessible from both the front and
the rear of the gun car. The gun car
narrlos lAt round of ammunition, al
though the government specification pro
vide for but t.oort rounds, an additional
4.NO0 rounds being carried on th ammu
type chasai.
TRUCKS TESTED AT FRONT
American Ingenuity is proving1
' Superior to European Experi
ence in Mexico,
GOODRICH MAN ON CONDITIONS
"Extreme In dally temperature make
travel by motor truck over the barren
wastes of northern Mexico a hardship to
American drivers engaged In General
Pershing' Villa hunt. Following a day
of scorching heat will com a night nf
chill and frost. It Is common fordrlv
er to postpone advanef s In the morning
until tho sun's warmth has nvltcd tlv
l' in the radiator. Despite such handi
caps, the manner In which the more
than WO American-made motor trucks are
being managed I a tribute to American
Ingenuity."
Such I the word brought back from
the Mexican border by'A. 11. Ieavltt,
assistant manager of trues, tire sale for
thq B. V. Goodrich company, Akron, O.,
who returned last week after an Inter
esting stay with the army at Columbus,
N. M. He was there to assist In the
opening of a new Goodrich truck tire
distributing store, a a convenience to
th government In securing quick scrvl'-e
In tire renewals. C R. (Berfass, Good
rich service man, M stationed at Colum
bu. ,
"1 bad an opportunity to talk with a
number of well known ncwapapcr cor
reapondents while In t'olumbus," lsted
Mr. trfsavltt. "Without exception, they
declared that the I'nited State army Is
handling motor trucks far mora effi
ciently than the British, French and
German field forces. Unc,le Sam's men
are doing thl despite their comparative
inexperience with motop trucks adapted
to actual war conditions. For years the
European armle have learned to rely
on motor truck as Important war nids.
But, according to the newspaper men at
the border, the American trait of alert
ness 1n rising to. the emergency Is mak
ing up for lack of experience and ad
vance planning.
"In Europe the road conditions for
motor trucka are moat Ideal. In Mexico
the truck trains that have penetrated th
Interior for a distance of 400 mile and
more, have encountered difficulties that
Bra most extreme in hardship, both to
truck equipment and drivers, Th best
rmiU over the deserts, hills and moun
tains are nolhlng morn than uneven
trails, end there is a stretch of seventy
five miles followed by the war trucks
that must be followed over the hardest,
most nonreslstlng lava beds."
CRAWFORD AJJD SULLIVAN
BECOME ROOMIES AGAIN
Those two old cronies, Bill Sullivan and
('am frawford, are roommate when the
Detroit Tigers are on the road. "We're
together aKalii after, many long years,"
rays Mulllvan. ' "Sain and I wejk team
male at Grand Island back In r But
I beat lilm Into the mujor IcagU'gf I left
to Join tho l!nton National one Saturday
nlttht, end Crawford left to play with th
Cincinnati Iieds the next day.
"We bolt) reached our respective club
on Monday, so be had mo tied when It
came to actually competing In a major
league game." . ,
Good Oil Is Cheaper
Than Bearings.
P1P
H 1 1 c k to a trade-marked oil
Huch as TANHARD. It 1 of
known high quality and run
uniform from month to month,
ii nd year to yrar.
Get a supply at
POWELL
SUPPLY COMPANY
OMAHA
2061 rar nam.
mericasStvalcsilWhtSix-
Nrw Serin Model 36 nl 37 emrxxry many rrfinemenU imiuding geat overa,
aluminum ptitona, improved bodr Itnea, gtptr curtain, anuneter, hydrometer.
The engine in ihn new llayne 'light Sii i t)i m lifiKt, KigH-peed, S5
hnrpfwef motor, that deekp nusr horvpower than ny other mgtn of ihe Mine
rxtrti and rtroke. It will tpeed tap to ncw than mtla tniruit or thmltln down t
)e than mile n hour, la actual terformnc it hat flesiUlity, htnlimhing fmwer,
gei-awaf aluiity, and ecomnjf hi) have niade- Hyne uaert enthtunasiw liooaleia
Thw hag redte in ! that (of 1915 prartwaily lotalied th combined nutput ed
th oit t at maVet t ( Indnw.
IW thm wviuietful ear cmt thai haa Kei tha atrtnmohilei sensation fcf lh
(ut yr L-9 car tliat haa dk)4e into th moat popular 'Light 5rc ui tha maiket.
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7 tuMf Uuifcj lin, 12? ml t!kk$
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Nebraska Ilayncs
Auto Sales Co.
2032 I'arnam Street
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Window Displays
Count in the Auto
Selling Business
The briskest selling esson of th yenr
Is at hand for th motor osr salesman
and tha man who gets the lurgest chare
of business In thes days of keen com
petition I th on who take advantage
of every opportunity that modern mer
chandising nifthod can suggest. One of
th Important factors In lb" retail sell
ing of motor oarsami one too freo,uently
neglectedIs ths proper us of show win
dows. Tha Paige-Detroit Motor Car . m
pany 1 taking up thl inttcr with I's
dealer, urging esch man to iisu what
ever show spsc he. has to the fullest
advantnf.
''Dealer frequently pay high rent for
- desirable- lo.-atlon that .gives them
splendid window space and then fall t"
USD th windows to the best advantage,"
nays Henry Krnhn, salts manager of th
Paige, "That Is a waste of rent money.
As a writer ones pointed out. It Is like
renting a room In a hotel and then sleep.
Ing on th sidewalk, Th windows sre
the most expenslv part of a store, if
ihe rent Is properly analyzed, but In
stead of being n expense, ths cost of
windows becomes an (Investment produr
Ing handsome, returns If th windows sre
properly used. A Jinllrlous and tasteful
display has sold many n autornohll
and In numerous Instances It Is un
doubtedly Just that deciding factor ht
swings a prospwt Into th door of the
dealer who make th al.
"W are calling the attention of our
dealer to thrso facts and are pointing
out that this Is the time of yenr wh"ii
how windows and salesrooms should he
at their test. If It pays a haberdasher
to display bis neekw-esr unrt other gimrl
It wdll pay a motor csr dealer to dis
play his new models. W sr therefor
urging our dealers to mak th best pos
sible use of their window and wa ars
giving them concrete suggestion on how
t.i decorat both windows aud salesrooms."
Saxon "Six" Eests
Mud of Big Flood
Area in the West
' Wherrver the road lends the Psnon
MU' will f;n." Is th slognn of Howard
H Smith, Kb Hon nValor at Han tlgo,
'"si. Pmlth adopted this sfter ths floods
In the Ssn DIcko vsllay.
While the Inundation did not strike Httn
Diego city, It swept over the buck part
of the eonhtry. forming s lake mny
tulles wide. In the Tijuana valley a little,
hrmk was transformed Into a torrent
that swept ever Its banks, demolished
everything along it and covered a big
territory
It washed out a new rac track and
re any bridge. The llttl villag of Ti
juana, Just arros the Mexican lip, was
Isolated by the.flood and when th wster
receded there was a lurg plain o'tmud
and qiiii-kssnd To bridge this temporary
structure were erected
Kei-au of the hurry and scsrclty of
lumber th bridges were constructed In
the form of two troughs, wheel widths
apart. Tha middle w open, Utile at
tempt was made to level the bridges, so
that they war up and down Ilk a roller
coaster,
Smith took hi Kaxon "six" over these
bridges and through thlrty-on mile of
mud without a hitch. During tho muddy
run, th car wa In tha mil up to th
hub. And California mud 1 noted for
It stickiness,
There wasn't a single delay, however,
In the progress of th Pason, Smllli had
no trouble In driving and ha say that at
nn Urn wa there even a qusetlnn a to
th P&ion'a ahlllty tn buck the mud.
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TTN the earlier days of the automobile industry, wealth
and social position traveled almost exclusively In
JL the car which bore a foreign maker's name.
But times have changed standards of value have
changed personal view points have changed.
People of wealth and social position . still insist upon
luxury and elegance in their motor cars. But, now,
they also demand at least a fair return upon their
motor car investment.
It is for this reason that the Paige, Fairfield "Six-46M
has been so universally adopted by well-to-do people
in all sections of the nation. ,
In beauty of line and design, this car rivals the most
artistic productions of Europe. It is refreshingly dis
tinctive, and embtxites every convenience and luxury
that a critical motorist could desire.
It is a big car, a powerful car, a comfortable car- and,
withal, an economical cor. It is literally and actually
"the standard of Value and Quality."
Hie price complete U $1295.
Palgt-Detrolt Motor Car Company
Patrtsit, Muhigan
Murphy-O'Brien Auto Co
1814-18 Fnrnam St. Phone Tyler 123
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