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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1914)
THE OMAHA Sl'XDAY. 1JKK: NOVKMHKIt 22. 1014. 1.1-A 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 nT it -ih -it-it. t J . - ' v. Nt. cr 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 6Pasagr FOUR 985 Electrically Started. F-l4nclljr Lielitod. Kail Hoatina Real Cue. i ua Baa. w A" IV - l s ma 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 Tr ttr may otXrr JttrraUt fttm i mltU wXteX sm wnJJ Jikt a tJlfom GUY L. SMITH, 25G3-6&-67 Farnaxn St. "arris Fuel." Omaha, Nebraakav. t rr r -n-'i wais t j t -V vwv TVaWSUilnaJl. STfiitfi Pm$U' aa,Xfa) 'A (i 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 1 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
