THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 14. 1917.
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RECRUITS RUSHED
TO FRONT IN 1861
No Cantonments and Men Were
in Battle. a Few Days Af.
ter Enlistment; Veterans
Contrasts Times.
New York, Oct. 13. Among the
groups of veterans of the civil war.
the talk of these days is given a good
deal to the discussion of the methods
of handling recruits in the days of
1861 to 1865 and those in vogue at the
present time. There were no canton
ments in those days and the enlisted
men went to the front frequently with
in a few days of their entering the
service. The transportation in the
days' of the rebellion was markedly
crude in comparison .with today, when
cattle are often carried on better cars
than were furnished for the soldiers.
There was never an,y contention as
to who was to occupy parlor cars, for
no officer going to fight for his coun
try ever .iad a seat set apart for him,
but was glad to get a seat made of a
board or a confiscated cracker box or
barrel in a freight car.
In Temporary Barracks.
The headquarters of a regiment in
the times of enlistment fornhe civil
war was in temporary barracks, usual
ly in the capital city of the state to
which the boys were accredited, and
they were sent to the front as soon as
possible. Men have been known to be
at the front and in battle in four or
five days, and there are many . in
stances on record of a soldier being
killed or wounded in ten days after
he had signed the enlistment papers.
At least one instance is recorded of a
colonel being killed before he or his
regiment was mustered into service.
That was Colonel Ellsworth of the
famous Zouaves, who was killed in
Alexandria, Va., for resisting the pull
ing down of the American flag.
There afe instances of men now liv
ing in Brooklyn, members of Grand
Army posts, and who, when talked to,
preferred to have their names with
held. One man was only in the serv
ice a few days when, in battle, the
premature bursting of a shell deprived
him of both his eyes.
Lived to Old Age.
He was totally blind from the time
of his seventeenth year and he lived
to be1 quite an old man, dying only a
few years ago. Corporal James Tan
ner, as many of his comrades know,
jvas but a short time in the service
when he lost both legs and has walked
without crutches, using only a cane,
for considerably more .. than fifty
years. A mother who gave four sons
to the army mt one by being killed
in eight days after he enlisted and
another son was slightly wounded on
the sixth day after he was mustered
in. Another mother had one boy who
enlisted and he was killed in front of
Petersburg seven days after he en
tered the service. Another lad from
the same town was shot in the knee
cap after he had been at the front
for fifteen days and he has had a stiff
leg since, refusing to have his leg am
putated when he was wounded. "If
this leg is to come off," said he, "take
it off here," making a stroke across
his neck with his finger.
Many other cases of early wounding
and Inning were told by veterans at
an encampment recently and out of
the fifteen or twenty who composed
the group there were only two who
had escaped wounds during the war
and many of the wounds were re
ceived only a short time after enlist
ment, while these two went through
fifteen or twenty battles and never re
ceived a scratch. One of the group
was severely wounded in the Wilder
ness two days after his term of two
years had expired and when he recov
ered sufficiently he re-enlisted.
Motor Truck Saves Fifteen
Cents a Ton Over Horses
A two-ton motor truck owned by
the Walton Avenue Coal company of
Fort Wane, Ind., is saving that con
cern on an average 15 cents a ton in
the delivery of coal, coke and fire
WEARS KHAKI TO CONSERVE
CLOTH SUPPLY Mim Phyliw
Martyn, a beautiful New York girl,
attired in a costume of khaki, cut
oa military lines, which she had
made for regular wear in order to
conserve the supply of other cloths.
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SEPTEMBER IS BIG
AUTO SALES MONTH
Saxon Dealers Report Active
Market for Motor Cars
and Huge August
Business.
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wood, says Carl Changstrom of the
Standard Motor Car company. Last
year, when horses alone were used,
the cost of delivery per ton was never
less than 95 cents, while v.ith the
motor truck it has been in the neigh
borhood of 80 cents. At this rate the
machine' will earn its first cost in less
than two years, i
The daily work includes long and
short hauls, and as all loading is done
bjMiand the amount of idle time is
considerable. This is best shown in
the mileage, which varies fro.:, eight
een miles to twenty-five miles daily.
The company finds that the motor
truck vith two men does the work of
three men and three wagons two
doubles and a single. Two of the
company's horses, which were for
merly kept for surplus work, have
been put in pasture, and there has
been no need for hiring an additional
team, as in the past.
Beats Out Advance in
Price of Automobiles
"Beating out the advancing price of
automobiles is a great game," asserts
H. Pelton, Marmon distributor. "Or
dinarily it can't be done and dealers
have to reconcile themselves to the
fact that material and labor bring this
condition about.
"We had a streak of good luck last
week in getting two more Marmon
roadsters from a dealer who had
bought them at the old price and
just to show that our hearts are in
the right place we are going to sell
them at the old price; of course, a
3 per cent war tax must be added to
conform with the latest federal law."
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
September is living up to the pre
dictions that farsighted automobile
men made for it last' summer when
they said that the fall month would
be a big selling season for motor cars.
This is evidenced by reports which
are coming from motor car dealers in
all narts of the country. At the olatlt
' of the Saxon Motor Car corporation
at Detroit, the latest tabulations from
' the dealers show" that the month has
'exceeded expectations It has been
jwith difficulty that the factory has
; been able to supply the demand for
' cars and at the present time there are
hundreds of unfilled orders on hand.
The total sales of the Indianapolis
dealer organization to date in Sep
tember are 214 cars.
Now that some time has elapsed
since the August retail business
closed, Saxon dealers are coming for
ward with the information that this
month also was a splendid sales sea
son. E. J. Borchers of Dayton, 0.,
established a record for sales in Au
gust by selling eighteen the first day
of the month, arid kept up the pace.
While reports for other parts of the
country indicate a comparatively large
amount of business. Despite the
slack period in sales which immedi
ately followed the declaration of war,
dealers are averaging a bigger busi
ness this year than last. The Grand
Rapids territory, which takes in a fer
tile section of Michigan's farm coun
try, reports that business has in
creased so that Saxon sales this year
show 290 per cent increase in nine
months, whereas the neareskcompeti
tor showed onl; 260 per cent increase.
These records are based on the offi
cial records of the secretary of state.
In the far west business has gone
steadily onward and Spokane terri
tory already has sold 650 cars. In
the same way the middle west shows
larpre gains.
The dealers say that the ideal
weather of September has helped
some and that if October brings
pleasant days also, the sales will keep
right up. They look for an active re
tail market until snow flies.
Hints for Autoists Using
An Electric Starter
Probably ever motorist does not
know that for every second consumed
in starting a motor electrically the
generator must run at charging speed
for several minutes to put the same
amount of current back into the stor
age battery.
Elmer Rosengren of the Nebraska
Storage Battery company explains
that an electric starter should not be
used to "show off" the power de
veloped. A few suggestions for use of your
starting equipment may prove of
benefit:
1. Make sure your battery is fully
charged and filled with pure water.
2. Don't let your starter churn
find out; about gas and spark being
right. ,
3. Always release your starter as
soon as the motor begins to turn on
its own power.
4. Keep your generator properly
adjusted and cleaned.
5. Prime your motor if it is cold.
These things will save you both an-
noyance and money for electrical re
pairs. I
Stock Cole Eight
Wins Speed Event
ST P. Federspiel, Cole Eight dis
tributor at Salt Lake City, at the
wheel, won the Utah state champion
ship fifty-mile race in that city last
week and at the same time established
an unusual record for performance.
In competition with the Cole Eight
were several specially built racing
cars, including Chevrolet, Paige, Pack
ard and T ocomobile.
DENBY
M
otor Trucks
THE more difficult the service requirements, the more
strongly are brought out the superior points of Den
by design and construction.
The internal gear axle is at its best at the slower
' . speeds, when hills, mud or heavy burdens call for the last
' ounce of responsiveness. The power losses with the in
ternal gear"axle are far less than with any other form of
drive. This saves fuel and makes for tremendous pulling
power.
Denby Trucks are built in a range of capacities to
meet all kinds of haulage conditions. The wide choice of
bodies, standard and special, make it possible to fit them
to every individual requirement.
See your local Denby representative regarding any
problem of motor haulage. He will be pleased to give you
his best personal attention.
We will gladly mail literature upon request.
Jones - Opper Co. A. H. Jones
2043 Farnam St., OMAHA, NEB.
Distributors Eastern and North
era Nebratka and Western
' Iowa.
HASTINGS, NEB.
Distributor Southern and West
era Nebratka and Northern
Kansas.
PRICES
?S5 $1490
With Express Body and Cab
... $2025
TWO
TON.
Chassis Only
THREE $9 ROE
TON P6UAU
Chassis Only
f. o. b. FACTORY
GERMAN WAR BARONS
ENEMIESTO PEACE
Lord Robert, Cecil, British Min
ister of Blockade, Declares
They Must Be Extermi-
nated to End War.
London, Oct. 13, Discussing the
possibility of permanent peace after
the war Lord Robert Cecil, minister
of blockade, told the Associated Press
today that the United States, Great
Britain and France must find some
way of exterminating the German
"war baron" class which finds war
I profitable business and spends its
peace time energy in inciting war.
"The central powers have been kept
in the war so long," said Sir Robert,
"not merely by the German military
caste but also by the classes who get
rich ot of war the vultures of com
merce and industry. The military
caste of Germany we shall convince
by force of arms, bt the commercial
vultures we must attack in their
pockets and teach them tjiat war is
not a profitable business.
Must Cut Off Outside Business.
"That is partly the business of a
blockade, but a blockade by itself will
not do everything. We must go fur
ther and cut off the overseas branches
of the war barons in the far east,
South America and elsewhere. The
American trading with the enemy act
is admirably conceived for the pur
pose of cramping this business, but
more must still be done. These vul
tures cannot carry on without rela
tions outside of Germany. The great
source of their power has been their
financial connections with neutrals.
Without commercial connections they
lose credit and without credit they
are done.
"New York has enormous interna
tional financial strength, so has Lon
don and so has Paris. I do not know
exactly how this power can be ap
plied to the question under considera
tion but I am anxious that the mat
ter should be confined in those cen
ters. Surely our combined financial
strength is sufficient to smother these
international vultures if we act to
gether." Thirteen Injured When
Ammonia Pipe Explodes
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 123. Thir
teen employes of the Wilson & Co.
packing plant, Kansas City, Kan.,
were injured, some so severely that
death may result, when a six-inch
pipe conveying ammonia to the refrig
erating room exploded today.
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S TH E ' CAB OF NO - REGRETS
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Over Big Cottonwood Canyon
in Utah in a
-(EIGHT CYLINDER!
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On the High Gear
TX7TTH aD gears sealed so only the high' speed was available for use an
vv eight cylinder KINO made the tough 18 mile continuous pull from
Salt Lake City to Brighton, Utah, through Cottonwood Canyongrades
averaging from 16.1 to 22.2. Another record iti tie long string of
KINO achievements to prove flexibility reliability and d ir ability You
may nevei want to do this but pride of ownership calls tor you having
the confidence to know the car you drive CAN.
NOYES-KILLY MOTOR CO.
FACTORY DISTRIBUTORS 2066-6S Farnam St., Omaha, Nab., Phon. Douglas 7461.
King Motor Car Company, Detroit, Mich.
Bee Want Ads Are Always the Best Boosters
eautiful 1918 Maxwell
TV TT1 H !!
Without altering the world champion motor, the
famous perfected clutch and transmission or the
mighty axles, the Maxwell builders have produced
a new wonder car, far superior in construction
v ill aPPearance anything yet turned out by
the Maxwell factories -we have this new and
beautiful car come and ize it.
frhe car is larger and roomier, for one thing the wheel
base has been increased six inches.
It is also a stronger and more rigid machine for the
road.
iThe frame Is now six inches instead of three inches deep.
!And the body rests directly on this powerful frame In
stead of on brackets extending from the sides, as in
the past. ,
Do you know what that means?
It means this: The firmness with which the wheels grip
the road and the steadiness of the car at high speed
( give you a sense of security such as you have been
able tp enjoy before only in cars shackled with a bat
tery of shock absorbers. '
This New Car is 50 Pounds
Lighter
There's a marvel of engineering for you, friends!
The car is made bigger and stronger and yet actually
lighter.
This means greater ease and comfort on the road.
More than that it means greater economy.' !'
And the Maxwell before was the most economical 5
passenger car in the world.
Compensating underslung rear springs the last word
in spring suspension mark this wonderful Maxwell
Of 1918.
They mean greater comfort greater economy, by less
ening wear and tear on the car.
Maxwell Now Has the Style of
the Costliest Cars
The new Maxwell Is a car of great beauty.
It has a sloped windshield and rakish lines never befor
produced in any car costing less than $1200.
Its good looks now equal its proved mechanical effl
The new upholstery is richer and gives a new comfort.
Inside and out the new 1918 Maxwell is a perfected car.'
We're proud to sell It. , .
i ou ii De proua to own one.
Touring Car $745; Roadster $745; Coupe $1095; Berime $1095; Sedan $1095
All prices f. o. b. Detroit
Midwest Motor & Supply Co.
, Distributors.
2216-13 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb. Phone Tyler 2462.
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