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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1917)
B THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 21. 1917. WILLYS HEADS WAR RECREATION FOND President of Overland Company Expects to Raise Three -Dollars for Every Soldier in Ranks. The executive and organizing ability if John N. Willys, head of the Willys Dverland, Inc., of Toledo, hag been called into full play in connection with :he raising, under his supervision, of 1 war camp community Recreation fund of $3 for every soldier and sailor n the service of Uncle Sam. He will have associated with him in the big :ask men of national prominence tin learly every city in the country. President Wilson, in a recent letter, :xpressed appreciation of Mr. Willy's villingness to serve the country in this .-espect and wished the work every success. The letter was made public the Commission on Training Camp Activities of the Army and Navy, when the appointment of Mr. Willvs :o direct the campaign was announced. The huge fund is- to be used in providing hospitality and wholesome recreation for the enlisted men in communities adjacent-to the training camps. Six or eight weeks will be de voted to the campaign and the lead ers in the movement hope to have the fund oversubscribed before the ex piration of that period. National cam paign headquarters have been estab lished in Washington, D. C. Secretary of War Baker, Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Raymond B. Fosdick, chairman of the joint l departmental commission, joined in ' the appointment of committeemen who will assist Mr. Willys. Look for Big Demand For Closed Automobiles "Automobile dealers will experience a new problem in supplying the de mand for closed cars," asserts H. Pel ton of the Franklin Motor Car com pany. 'The demand for closed cars has 4been a surprise to dealers and manu 1 acturers alike, so much so in fact that dealers are already anticipating a shortage in the supply of this type of automobiles. "With the material market in such an unsatisfactory condition as it is to day, it is no easy problem for manu facturers to increase their production. Once their plans are made and the materials contracted for, it is a very serious problem to secure additional w material. From my observations it I appears to be sound judgment to place orders for closed cars as early as pos sible." Storage Battery Needs Attention Like Car Elmer Rosengren of the Nebraska Storage Battery company says that a igreat many people think that storage batteries need no attention, and will 'ast as long as their car. "A storage battery," he said, "can not run on one-half a charge, or with insufficient supply of distilled water to keep the electrolyte up to the proper level, without serious injury. This acts just like the abuse of a tire - by running on 60 pounds of air pres sure when it should have 80 pounds. Batteries, like t:res, begin to wear out ' ts soon as th,ey are made, whether ased or not, because the battery is a :hemical apparatus, and chemical ac , 'tion is going on to some extent at all : limes, in the same way that rubber be :omes brittle and loses its life." Muny Yard Delivers Many Tons of Coal ; The municipal coal department de ivered 112 tons of coal on Friday, . md 12 trucks are being used today. Deliveries will be made on Sunday, as ! Manager Grotte is anxious to get all outstanding orders disposed of with out further delay. Mr. Grotte believes that acceptance of cash orders may be resumed next Wednesday. SURVIVOR OF "PATS" TO LECTURE HERE Sergeant Hanley Will Tell of Life in , the Trenches in France for Benefit of "Lucky Seventh." Sergeant G. V. Hanley, of the royal Canadian light infantry, will give a vivid word portrayal of his ex periences ot the European front at the Auditorium, Tuesday, October 30 in a benefit for the "Lucky Seventh" Nebraska regiment. The lecture will be illustrated by motion pictures of actual fighting on the British front. Sergeant Hanley enlisted at Moose Jaw, Sasi.-tchewan, Canada, May 15, 1914, in the crack Canadian regiment named in honor of the governor gen- SERGEANT G. V. HANLEY eral's daughter the "Princess Pa tricia" regiment. In this regiment of 1,200 men Sergeant Hanley says the United States was well represented. On account of the shortag. of trained men the Princess Pats were immediately thrown into the trenches without intensive training when they landed in France in 1914. Enroute to the front their supply regiments went astray, the sergeant says, and they were without rations for 36 hours. An Australian regiment, which had also made the forced march and camped seven miles in the rear of the Princess Pats, heard of their condi tion and marched the remaining dis tance to turn over their rations to the Canadians. Hanley in Many Battles. Sergeant Hanley during the two years of his. service in Europe went through many of the important bat tles of th? war, including the battles Ypres, St. Eloi, Zohnebeke, Somme and Mennen road. Of these the first and second battles of Ypres were the most terrible, both as to the condition of the fight and losses to the regi ment, he said. "We lost 50 per cent of our men getting into the front line trenches," said Sergeant Hanley, "because of the fact that we were unable to dig com municating trenches. When we ar rived at the trench with what tew men were left we had about six bombs to last us for our five-day shift. We would throw our combs and then the Germans woula bombard us for 24 hours at a time. Our artillery was useless on account of the shortage of shells, while the Germans were able to keep up a continuous bombardment day and night without termination. Tables Are Reversed. The Germans are today in the same fix the allied armies were in the early days of 1914, stated the sergeant. "The same organization and constant stream of supplies which was then beating us is now beating the Teuton arnves on the western front. "We have the men, the guns, the shells, the organization and the sup port of the most powerful nations of the world, and with the entrance of the United States into the war there can be but one result, a complete vie tory for humanity and justice and freedom. "Buy Liberty bonds," said the ser geant. "Money is just as necessary as men and guns, as it furnishes the supplies and ammunition for both. Every dollar you give the govern mcnt in the Liberty loan is saving lives by shortening the war. Packard Dealers Have Conference in Omaha Friday was Packard dealers' day in Omaha and the Orr Motor bales or ganization assembled in Omaha for a general sales conference and banquet, Among the out-of-town guests were J. H. Avery, manager of the Lincoln branch; F. H. Spangenberg. manager of the bioux City branch; r. K. Holt and Mr. L. Benson. A banquet was held at the Fonte- nelle hotel rriday afternoon, at which time H. F. Orr, president, and J. H. Hansen, sales manager of the Orr Motor Sales company, gave interest ing talks regarding the future outlook of the auto business. Now You Can Shave With A Peal Electric Razor Did you ever shave with electricity? Why not? We read, we ride, we iron and we cook by electricity. Why not shave with it and get it over with as quick as lightning? We have an electric massage to put flesh on our bones, and now here comes a man who makes his head quarters in Omaha with an appliance to take the whiskers off your face with your electric light current. Some mossbacks doubted the auto mobile and a slant-head or two, even as you and I, doubted the flying ma chine. But the man in this day and age who doubts the electric razor ought to be ashamed to look himself in the face every time he needs a quick shave. The day of miracles has not passed and there is always something new under the sun. J. A. Tyler, general manager of the Vibrating Electric Razor company, says so. Mr. Tyler, at the headquarters of fice of the company in room 238 Brandeis Theater building, says that the little electric razor is a wonder and gives a painless shave, and that business from New York to Texas is flooding in on the Omaha concern. The company is a recently organid Nebraska corporation. Mexico Fails to Approve Embargo Agreement El Paso, Tex., Oct. 20. The Mexi can government has not approved of the tentative embargo agreement reached in Washington between Am bassador Ignacio Bonillas and repre sentatives or tne American govern ment, according to advices received here today by mining companies from Mexico City. This tentative agreement specified that the metals embargo would be modified by Mexico in return for ship ments of gold and corn from the United States. A clause in the pro posed agreement prohibiting the ship ment of food or gold to other coun tries from Mexico was said to have been the reason for Mexico declining to enter into the agreement and a counter proposal is expected from President Larranza, according to the messages received here. I Advanced Type Sixes Almost invariably, the comfort of the new six cylinder National excites remark. Swung on canti lever springs over a long wheelbase, the car is in perfect balance. It travels all roads with a notice able absence of strain or fatigue. The smooth re sponsiveness of its motor completes an enjoyment that is not flawed by any fault Complete Range of Body Styles in Both Six d Twelve CyliriderJIodels 7-Passenger Touring Car, 4-Passenger Sport Phaeton, 4-Passenger Roadster, Convertible Sedan The Six Sedan $2880, The Twelve Sedan $3120 Open Car Prices-The Six $1093, The Twelve $2395 Covernmenft War Revenue Tax Extra Charge NATIONAL MOTOR CAR & VEHICLE CORP., INDIANAPOLIS SrventctntM Sutttuftd Tiar THE T.,G. NORTHWALL CO. Omaha, Neb. LUTE MORSE. Lincoln, N.b. S. R. NELSON, Atlantic, la. DEAN BROS, York, N.b. OSCAR CARLSON CO, Danncbrof, N.b. HELD AUTO CO, Columbut, N.b. FRANK BLAKENEY, Fall. City, N.b. Commandant at Creighton Rises From Ranks to Be a Lieutenant Lieutenant W. F. Freehoff of the Forty-first United States infantry, appointed by the government to be commandant of the rTewly organized Creighton university cadet, regiment, is possessed of unusual ability and has risen from a private in the army to the rank of first lieutenant in a few years. When in attendance at West Point he was advised by a high ranking army officer to resign and join the army as a private. This, Lieutenant Freehoff did and has worked his way up step by step to the office he now holds through natural ability and sheer indomintable energy. He declares that the experience was invaluable, since he now possesses the peculiar viewpoint of a private, and has a much more intimate knowl edge of the detailed workings of a large force than has a man whoT is graduated from a an officers' school and enters immediately into service. For two years he was stationed at the tactical school at Fort Leaven worth from which he was graduated s with honors. Lieutenant Freehoff is stationed at Fort Crook and Com mandant Cook of that post says that he is invaluable and that he is in line for rapid promotion. Lieut W.feeltoff Tire Prices Are Higher We have 100 (30x3) Clincher plain cases, 100 (32x3 J) straight side Non Skid cases for immediate delivery at surprisingly low prices. LININGER Implement Co. Douglas 109. Omaha, Neb. Watch this space for facts about Chandler cars that the buying public should know THE CHANDLER SIX, along with ''such cars as Packard, Winton, Mer cer, Cadillac, use silent chains for driving motor shafts. The Chandler Six is exceptionally quiet. 7-passtnger Touring Car, $1595 4-passenger Roadster, $1595 7-pastenfer Convertible Sedan, (FUher Built), $2295 4-passenger Convertible Coupe, (FUher Built), $2195 Luxurious Limousine, $2895 (All Prices f. e. b. Cleveland, Ohio.) Omaha Chandler Company 2520 Farnam Street. R. L. ALLEY, Mgr. t Card-Adams Motor Co. 1640 "O" Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. Some Good Territory Open for Live Dealers Bee Want Ads For Results-Try Them , , i . , i ODSMPBLLE AIL-SEASON CARS THE new Oldsmobile All-season Cars Sedan and Coupe combine many points of superiority in style and equipment. The bodies are designed and built especially for Oldsmobiles, and will not be found on any other car. Tops are built In and made part of the bodies complete and permanent. They are instantly converted into open summer cars or closed winter cars by lowering or raising the plate windows. I New convenience is offered in the staggered position of the wide doors. The right or curb door opens to rear compartment. The left door is well forward opening directly to driver's seat. The upholstery is of high quality material of pleasing appearance. The seats are Broad and Sedan, $1695. Coup, fi?. restful supported by Marshall Cushion Comfort springs. Front seats are of the individual chair type. In the sedan the driver's seat lis adjustable forward and back for either long or short reach.- The deep lounge back rear seat has ample room for three. Each model is equipped with 'automatic car heater and foot warmer, electric dome and dash lights and other accessories for comfort and beauty. Both sedan and coupe are built on the famous Olds mobile Model 37 Six chassis, which excels in tire and fuel economy, 54-inch under-slung rear springs give exceptionally easy riding quality. F.O.B. Factory, Laming, Michigan OLDS MOTOR. WORKS, lansing, icwigan Nebraska OldsmobMe Comnany, Incorporated CHARLES W. TUCKER, Mfr. Distributor (or Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa. ssa Firnim St. Phone Tvler 3336. Omaha. Neb. I6th and O Stt. Phona B-6SZZ. Lincoln. Neb.