THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 4. 1917.
DEALERS CONTRACT
FOR SAXON CARS
Demand Tor Automobile! is
T&kea as Evidence That
Prosperity is to Continue
Next Tear.
Fullest confidence through
country that during tht coming
months there will be increased pros
perity for the nation in indicated by
the manner in which dealers are con
tracting foe next year's allotment of
Saxon motor cars.
In the last two weeks many big
contracts have been closed with deal
ers in the larger cities and in other
cities which lie in the heart of the
farming region of the country. Every
one of these dealers has signed for a
large number of cars and in many
cases a number much greater than
last year.
Many Large Contracts.
The Loveland company, distributor
for Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit, has
a contract that amounts to $1,732,000
and the Hathaway Motor company,
Kansas City, has signed for cars to
the value of $1,270,500. Omaha and
Philadelphia contracts amount to
more than $1,000,000, while smaller
cities, such as Atlanta, Ga., and Sioux
City, la., have contracts that call for
cars valued for more than $500,000.
In addition to these cities many
other dealers have signed for cars in
lots of more than 300 each. Among
them are the dealers of Memphis,
Spokane, Boise, Helena, Syracuse,
Des Moines, Portland, Stockton, Al
bany, Cincinnati, Columbus, Hastings,
Richmond, Dayton, and Oklahoma
City.
Hints for Putting Your
Car in Shape for Winter
"Pnttine the electrical system in
shape for the winter," states R. S.
Smith of the Delco Exide service
station, "means scrutinizing the wiring
for short-circuits, replacing with
lamp of smaller voltage, smoothing
commutators and brushes of genera
tor, and, finally, keeping the battery
from freezing and in a charged state.
"The generator and starting motor
must come in for their share of at
tention, especially the former. In
most cases battery starvation can be
prevented by paying proper attention
to the generator commutator and
brushes. A clean dry commutator and
well fitting brushes are necessary for
winter operation.
"Your storage battery will have to
be kept fully charged or nearly so dur
ing the winter months to prevent
freezing of the electrolyte. Once a
battery has been frozen it is ruined,
because the liquid expands in freezing,
breaking the plates, jars, and other
vital parts. Never allow the battery
to become less than half charged;
therefore in cold weather it is advis
able to take gravity readings every
day. The hydrometer is invaluable in
ascertaining the condition of the elec
trical system. The following table
shows at what temperature the elec
trolyte freezes at different", gravity
readings.
Specific Amount of
Gravity. Chrg roll, Trvrntm t
1.280 ' b.lo-ierO
j.20 V 1low tero
1.225 nnw nn
1.169 ..Empty
1.-60 ........ .L Empty
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National Twelve Equipped
With Airplane Type Motor
Throughout the country, there, has
been a general increase in the demand
for twelvecylinder cars, since the an
nnimrpmmt that the famous war air
planes are to be equipped with the
"V" type motors. The airplane seems
to be destined to play a very import
ant part in the war, and America's air
planes will be the means whereby
American troops will be so effective.
Airpanes are becoming very popular
with the American public This popu
larity is evidenced by the unusual in
terest being shown in connection with
the National t twelve cylinder car
which is equipped with an airplane
type motors "The National factory
has a , long standing reputation for
building high-power motors," said F.
E. Miller of the T. G. Northwall Co.
the local National distributor. "In
early days when automobile racing
woe iinnn va ith (tnrlc cars. National
was a consistent winner and acquired
the title ot tne worm oiock wr
Champion. National was the first to
put a six cylinder car on the market
and they were pioneers with twelve
cylinder motor cars. The present day
National is built in both the six and
twelve models. Riding in the National
twelve cylinders is the nearest ap
proach one can make to airplane rid
ing and still stay on the ground."
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Rosengren Solves Cold
Weather Auto Worries
If you drive your car this winter,
you want quick starts and bright
lights. Both depend on your battery,
says Elmer Rosengren of the Ne
braska Storage Battery company.
Cold engines and long hours of
dark make heavy demands on your
battery and a partly discharged bat
tery may freeze. A frozen battery is
more costly than a frozen radiator.
Furthermore, your car will not be
driven long enough this winter to
make up for the heavy demand on
the battery and recharging is often
merely "safety first"
The easiest way to avoid trouble is
to take advantage of the free testing
and filling service offered at Willard
service stations everywhere.
If the specific gravity is found to
be low, the battery is liable to freeze,
and should be taken out and re
charge from an outside source.
Arrangements can be made for the
use of a rental battery while this is
being done. .
Following these instructions will
save you a great deal of trouble and
expense. '
Alley Finds Evidence of
Prosperity On Every Hand
R. L. Alley, manager of the Omaha
Chandler company, returned yester
day morping from a swing through
the western part of Iowa.
Alley succeeded in signing two or
three new contracts with dealers and
reports a very satisfactory outlook.
Everybody in this section has bought
Liberty loan Londs and are very proud
of the fact. However, there is no
evidence that the purchase of these
bonds has made anyone feel poor.
Prosperity seems evident everywhere,
he says.
, Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Paige Stage Coach
Leads in Races On
The Soads of Utah
Not many months ago a sturdy
stage coach covering the route from
Lund to St George, Utah, completed
its 100,000 miles of exhausting pub
lic service. A few weeks later this
same t. vehicle a Fatce automobil
was burning up the race tracks of
the intermountain country and cap
turing a goodly share of first, sec
ond and third prizes, just as if it
had been built for the speed game
and had never been obliged $o work
tor a living, set no gear changes
had been made, the conversion from
stage coach to racer consisting mere
ly of stripping the car to the
chassis.
After a sensational . career on Ne
vada tracks, the converted Paige
stage coach was taken to Salt Lake
City, where its speed and endurance,
coupled with the curious previous
record of 100,000 miles of public serv
ice, attracted public attention and
brought many challenges. Under the
pilotage of Bud Bodell and the aus
pices of the Paige distributor at Salt
Lake City, the old Paige bus again
began to cut things wide open in
various racing events.
One of its finest achievements was
a race against time on the half-mile
dirt on the fair grounds, Salt Lake
City, a track, by the way, that was
never designed for automobile speed
ing. Bodell on this occasion circled
the oval twice in one minute and nine
seconds flat The best previous time
for a mile on this track was one-fifth
of a second slower, made by an Eng
lish drt track champion.
Distinguished Russians
, To Be Guests of Ormiha
rVmnrratir Russia is to be in
terpreted to Omaha, by a distinguish
ed nartv nf Russian who are to he
here December 1 to speak at the Com
mercial club, iho Amencan-Kussian
riiamhcr of Commerce, at the suecres-
iinn nf the Russian emhassv at Wash.
ington, has arranged for the speaking
tour of these representatives through
put the United Siates.
Besides the luncheon at the Com
mercial club, a public reception will
probably by held somewhere in Oma
ha in the evening at which time all
who desire may meet the visitors.
The party will comprise Major
Stanley Washburn of the United
States army, who for three years was
on the Russian front, and who more
recently was a member of the Ameri
can diplomatic mission to Russia.
Other members of the party are W.
W. Sladatenkov, representing the Rus
sian minister , of foreign affairs, and
A. J. Sack, representative of the Rus
sian embassy and director of the Rus
sian information ' bureau.
Empress Garden Has New
Line of Attractions This Week
Special attractions and meals have
been provided, at the Empress garden
for the edification of the teachers'
convention, in session here this week.
Special menus have been prepared in
both the cafeteria and restaurant
proper, while continuous music will
as usual be provided. Starting Mon
day Miss Hunter will sing the latest
popular ballads, with a voice and per
sonality that will attract Mac Carter
will also be present in his character
izations that have- been so popular
with natrons of this nlace. He is re
sponsible for the innovations of
amateur and theatrical nights which
have created much talk, and theatri
ral nio-ht will acain be oresented
Tuesday. New and appetizing dishes
have heen nrenared for the SDecial
table a note dinner toaay
Calmest Man at Fort Omaha
Is Instructor Leo Stevens
His life is just one thrill after an
other, but you'd never guess it The
calmest man in Fort Omaha is Leo
Stevens, chief instructor of the army
balloon school, but thrills have been
a daily occurence with him for years,
so it would take the mightiest cata
clasm of nature, coupled witjh the
most diabolical onslaught of the kai
ser's men, to make him bat an eye.
The other night he hopped into a
free balloon and took a little ride
"cross country," To the students
with him it seemed the most exciting
adventure of their lives, but Leo Stev
ens, on returning, merely put a little
dot by Des Moines on the map in his
office and forgot it.
. This flight was the longest one yet
taken by Fort Omaha men. In three
hours and fifty minutes, carried along
5,000 feet above the earth by a ter
rific wind, the swaying balloon
sailed 285 miles.
At one minute to 12 the students
and Mr. Stevens climbed into the
basket Slowly the big bag rose,
higher and higher.
"We'll go up about 5,000 feet," in
structed Stevens. "There is a fast
current there now. I can tell by the
way those clouds scurry past the
moon."
The air got colder and the currents
more swift Finally the balloon en
tered the upper current and with a
rush the bag and its dangling basket
containing the men were swooped
away by a vale going fifty-five miles
an hour. Faster and faster they flew,
as fast as a speeding express train,
tearing through the air at a sickening
rate. Down below, when the clouds
separated, they could see the towns
and villages spread out At last, after
almost two hours, a large city sent
its thousands of twinkling messages
up to the men in the clouds.
"We were over Des Moines," said
Leo Stevens," but Des Moines didn't
know it There was a big storm rag
ing over the city and here we were
caught in whirlpool and held. Finally
we got away and made our way back."
At 7 a. m. the travelers dropped
down to the ground in Fort Omaha
and demanded breakfast
The students at Fort Omaha are
fetting as blase as their instructor,
hrills are a part of their daily exist
ence and they are learning to take
them calmly. They hope to get to
France, where greater danger will add
still more spice to their days.
THREE-FOURTHS OF
WORLD HOW IN WAR
Enemies of Germany Include
About One -Half of the
World's Physical Resources.
Washington, Nov. 3. More than
three-fourths of the world's popula
tion lives ;n the 18 countries at war
with Germany or its allies, according
to compilations from government
sources.
The persons living within the cen
tral countries are outnumbered more
than seven times by anti-Germanic
populations, and the proportion is
sweuea even nitcner 11 consideration is
taken of the populations of the ' 10
countries which have broken relations
with the central nowers. Germanvs
enemies now include nearly all tht
white and yellow races, and the phys
ical resources of about half the
world's area are mobilized against the
forces of Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria and turkey.
bo? these reasons, observers here
are watching intently the play -of in
fluences within the few remaining
neutrals, including Spain, Netherlands,
bweden, Norway, Denmark, bwitzer
land, and in America. Argentina. Ven.
ezuela, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador,
Salvador and Mexico.
Similarly, unusual Interest Is felt
here in the future course of the na
tions which have broken relations
with Germany or its allies. These
are Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guate
mala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Feru, Uruguay and San Domingo.
It is pointed out that, of the world's
total population of 1,691,000,000, about
1,342,000,000 live under flags-of the
central powers' open enemies in the
war. About 40,000,000 inhabit the
countries which have broken rela
tions, and 132,000,000 are neutral,
while the population of Germany and
its allies is about 177,000,000.
Of the world's total area of 57,000,
000 square miles, 27,000,000 are under
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Germanic allies control only 5,000,000.
At War With Germany.
State department records show the
following nations at war with Ger
many or its allies: United States,
Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia,
Japan, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Rou
mania, Greece, Montenegro, San
Marino, China, Cuba, Panama, Siam
and Liberia.
The alignment of these nations is
shown by the format declarations of
war made since Austria precipitated
the world strife on July 28, 1914, by
declaring war on Serbia. These
declarations are as follows:
Austria against Belgium, Monte
negro, Russia ands Serbia; Bulgaria
against Serbia; China against Austria
and Germany; Cuba against Germany;
France against Austria, Bulgaria and
Germany; Germany against France,
Portugal and Russia; Great Britain
against Bulgaria, Austria, Germany
and Turkey; Greece against Germany.;
Italy against Austria, Bulgaria ana
Germany; Japan against Germany;
Liberia against Germany; Montenegro
against Austria; Panama against Ger
many; Roumania against Austria;
Serbia against Turkey: Siam against
Austria and Germany; Turkey against
all the entente nations November 23,
1914, and later against Roumania;
United States against Germany.
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