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VOL. XLVII NO. 51.
OMAHA, SUNDAY; MORNING, JUNE 2, 1918.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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EXTENSIVE WORK
ON THE LINCOLN
HIGHWAY BEGUN
Sty Miles of Concrete Road to
Be Built irt Nebraska; Route
to Be Marked.
George 4F. 'Wolz of Fremont,
Nebraska state consul of the Lincoln
Highway association, spent two days
it the offices of the national association'-,
at Detroit recently, taking up
with the national officers the many de
tails in connection with the extensive
program of Lincoln highway improve
ment in his state, which will be car
ried out this year.
Mr. Wolz is extremely- optimistic
concerning the possibilities of im
provement upon the Lincoln high
way fh each of the 12 counties tra
versed by the route in his state. The
most important work to be undertaken
this-year is the construction, of six
mjles of- concrete in Dodge county,
near-Fremont. This construction will
result in the longest stretch iof per
manent improvement upon the Lin
coln highway in Nebraska. The road
will be built to standard Lincoln high
way specifications and will be 18 feet
wide. Its construction will be financed
by federal, state and county funds in
iddition to an assessment of one-third
the total cost of the work against the
owners of abutting property. The as
sessment in question has been made
apon the petition of the land owners.
The city of Fremont, through a for
mal action of the city council, with
the aprpoval of the mayor, has voted
to ereate a fund totalling one-ninth of
the total cost of the work ,to be ex
pended, as Fremont's contribution
toward this Lincoln highway improve
ment. This work will start at once.
, Road to Be Marked.
Consul Wolz also took up with the
national officials the question of per
manent marking of the Lincoln high
way in Nebraska..
Arrangements have been completed
for the permanent marking of a very
important section of the route in the
west this year. Permanent ', steel
Cadillac Economy Sure,
These are times when men turn instinctively to
the sound, the; safe, the certain in everything. To.be
sure to fix things right for all tjme that is the spirit
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. It follows that the Cadillac is -the first thought of
careful car buyers. To the wise if is also the Tinal
thought. , Men-who. have "guessed" the Cadillac was too
fine, too costly, now find upon investigation that Cadil
lac miles actually cost less not to mention their infin
itely greater' satisfaction .all the time. v
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'A car, like a man, cannot last forever. But thou
sands of 15-year-old Cadillacs are giving good service
today, and today's Cadillac is still more enduring.. To
buy a lesser car is hand-to-mouth exfravagance these
days. The Cadillac is a permanent economy.
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markers will be placed Covering the
entire distance from Big Springs,
Neb., to Salt Lake City, Utah, approxi
mately 600 "miles. The work will be
undertaken through a co-operative
agreement between the Automobile
Club of Southern California and the
Lincoln Highway association. It will
be financed by these two organizations
with the assistance of the counties
traversed by the route in the? state
of Wyoming.
The Automobile Club of Southern
California has gained a natipnal repu
tation for itself through its activities
in road marking. This organization
has already marked the Midland Trail
from Los Angeles to Ely, Nev., the
connecting point with the Lincoln
highway, with permanent markers,
and further has placed permanent
Lincoln highway markers upon the
Lincoln highway from Ely, Neir., to
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The marking of the Lincoln high
way from Salt Lake City to Big
Springs, Neb., will be undertaken by
the road crew of the Automobile Club
of Southern Galifornia. 'Preliminary
work is now being done. The chart
ing truck in charge of E. C. Rhodes
of the Automobile Club of Southern
California is now upon the road, mark
ing the location for markers and gath
ering mileage data necessary for their
erection.
AUTO SQUADRONS
TO AID FARMERS
IN GETTING MEN
"The latest activity in which the
automobile has tien called to partici
pate is that of forming 'troop ships'
to transport America's farm labor
reserves during harvest time," says
Carl Changstrom of the Standard Mo
tor Car company.
'The greatest need of the farmers
will be for help during the differ
ent periods, of .harvesting, this sum
mer; and the auto squads, which did
fine work last year, will be greatly
augmented this year by. the co-operation
of local .automobile owners,
dealer associations', automobile clubs,
etc., donating their .automobiles and
time to take the men to and from
the farms. - "V
"With practically 5,000,000 i motor
cars and commercial cars in opera
tion in the United States today, if only
one-fifth of these vehicles,' each car-
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AVIATION FIELD,
rying five people, were employed one
day a week for this purpose, an army
of 5,000,000 people could be trans
ported to help harvest the crops. If
it took five men to harvest an acre,
this would mean that an additional i
million acres per . day could be har
vested by this reserve army.
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thing has been made clearer than
ever this year.
The, people who buy this car do so for
sound business reasons.
We know this by what they say, and by
the way they approach the purchase.
They represent the substantial class in
their own community, and hold fixed
ideals of value."
Buying Dodge Brothers car is; with
them, a matter of business because
they seem sure.they will get more out
of it.
It has come to be known as a sub
stantial car, and naturally that has
attracted to it substantial people.
When a mancomes in to buy, he is
thinking of the freedom from annoyance
he will enjoy in its ownership.
He is thinking of the low gasoline con
sumption, and the high tire mileage.
He is thinking of the satisfaction of
having a car that will never be out of
service if he gives it ordinary atten
tion. He is thinking how much such a car
will contribute to his business fitness
and activity. ,
It wilt pay jroa to rldl
MURPHY-O'BRIEN AUTO CO.
1814-18 Farnam St
Omaha, Neb.
Srrie Station BUcluton Garage 3814-16 Farnam St
Louit Schmits 3419 N. 20th St. '
Batfoe Cm, ToaHn Car t Koadatar 9983
Sedan or Coupa 11423
(All price I o. b. Ditralt)
TRANSPORTATION
IN FRANCE NOW
VERYJFFICIENT
Military Trucks Carry Civilian
Loads; Truck Tra&s Towevd
to Economize on Fuel
Supply.
Washington, June 1. While the
French army is not hampered by
shortage of gasoline, it is economizing
in many ways, writes W. F. Bradley
of Paris to R. D. Chapin, chairman
of the highways transport committee
of the Council of Nalonal Defense.
"We have comparatively little gas,"
he says, "and the shortage is going
to be so acute even after the war that
we shall have to take-up the question
of production of benzol and alcohol
on a very big scale as soon as possible.
Because of this deficiency it has been
necessary to study economy all along
the line.
"Since early 195 we have been hav
ing driveaways ort a big scale from the
channel and Atlantic ports to Paris
and from Paris to the front; also from
the Italian factories to the French
front. The park at Lyons receives
trucks from the local and Italian fac
tories. When truck trains are being
made up an announcement is placed
in the local papers and civilians can
deliver loads at the park. These loads
are carried by the army trucks and
can be dropped at two or three towns
en route or taken through to the park
at Paris. This has proved a first class
scheme.
Trucks Carry Automobiles.
"Another plan, particularly between
Atlantic ports and the front, is to load
a touring car aboard a truck. This is
being done considerably by the Amer
ican forces and ought to interest you
He is thinking how much he can expand
his business effort, and how slight the
cost in comparison to the increased
return. '
If he wewTnot so sure of the car," he
might not be so sure of the wisdom of
the investment.'
But he knows that he can depend im
plicitly upon the service it will deliver.
So, there has grown up all over America,
a different sort ot an attitude toward
the purchase of Dodge Brothers car.
It is a serious-minded attitude one
which reckons on results, and feels sure
in advance.
This is as it should be, and as Dodge
Brothers would have it
Building motor cars is, with them, a
serious business each and every Dodge
Brothers car is worthy of the very best
they can give it.
They look upon every sale as a binding
business agreement to deliver certain
definite results to the buyer
That this policy has attracted to this
car, the substantial and serious-minded
buyers of America, is one more great
source of satisfaction to them.
It is further assurance, too, if any were
needed, that the quality of the car will
steadily grow higher.
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Phone Tyler
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Tht tira mlleasa la aanaoally high.
between Detroit ajid Atlantic ports,
if not already done.
"Considerable economies are being
made by a very extensive use of trail
ers, particularly two-wheelers.
"It is a general rule that when emptj
trucks have to be moved short dis
tances they shall not be run undet
their own power, but one truck shall
tow two, three and sometimes foui
others. At some parks it is not un
common for oxen to be used, to haul
trucks about when making up col
umns. "Authorities here are alive to the
fact that roads must be kept in repair.
Traffic has increased enormously in
many manufacturing and military cen
ters, but shortage of labor has made
it impossible to give as much care tc
the roads as before the war. Toward
the front there has been an important
increase of new roads and others have
been wonderfully improved to increase
their carrying capacity.
"It is estimated that immediately
after the war the number of automo
biles in France will increase 100 per
cent. This estimate appears to be
quite moderate."' ,
No, Gwendolyn, . ... there is
no law against driying a car equipped
with Thermo-Syphon system through
a prohibition state. From April Mo
tor Life.
Omaha
i Auto
Tinners
2107 Farnam St.
Phone D. 3564
Expert Radiator Repairing
We take dents out of auto bodies;
We straighten out auto bodies.
Manufacturers of
Fenders, Hoods, Cowles, Gasoline
Tanks, Oil Tanks, Battery
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