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STIR ITALY TO WAR
Election of Abdul Hamid's
Son, in Defiance of Powers,
Necessitates Protection of
Italian Interests,
MINOR TERRORS OF WAR;
ITS COMEDY AND PATHOS
LONDON, Sept. 23.
The pot Is bolllnir over onco more In
Albania. The situation In that artificial
principality became so serious today that
" Intervention by Italy Is not unlikely.
There Is no doubt that such Intervention
would mean a declaration of war by
Austria,
Necessity for "protectlnff ttallnn Inter
ests In Albania" may furnish the pre
text Italy openly desires for taking sides
in the war of the nations. There Is more
than vaguo surmise to Justify this con
clusion. It Is learned from re table eourcos
that the new crisis In Albania Is ex
ercising tho Italian Government and that
positive action Is contemplated.
September 2$ was the data set by proph-
An eloquent commentary on the feel- i tlon Is so clean ono soldier did not know
Ins that exists between British officers ' ho had been hit for three hours, and an
and mfn, and n reason why the list of i other bullet went through two soldiers
casualties among the British commis
sioned officers hns been so lance Is fur
nished In the followlne. letter written
by a noncommissioned oftlcer of tho Buffs:
"No rcfflment fouKht hnrder than we
did, and no rcirtment has better officers,
who went shoulder to shoulder with their
men, hut you can't expect absolute Im
possibilities to be accomplished, no mat
ter how bravo the boys are, when you
are fighting a force 30 to 30 times as
strong. If some of you at home who
have spoken snecnnRly of British ofllcers
could have seen how they handled their
men and shirked nothing you would be
ashamed of yourselves. Wo arc nil de
t rmlned when It Is fit ngaln to return
and get our own back."
Hundreds of men from the Salvation
and lodged In a cavalryman's uaddto.
"If oLndon were to follow tho example
of the Russian capital and chango Its
name," says the lom!on Times. "Cos
mopolls mlqht be a suitable title. Tor six
weeks citizens of other nations havo been
pouring Into Kngland until London has
become a vast hostel. Belgians whose
homes havo becomo smoking ruins.
Frenchmen on whose lands the soldiers of
three nations are now lighting, Itusslans
whom the outbreak of war surprised In
some alien country all have sought these
shores. Here, too, arc many of our ene
mies' subjects Germans and Austrlans
who were In Kngland when war broke
out, and have chosen to protong their so
journ. At the hint of war, Germans who
were In Paris flowed over to ungianu
Army missions have answered the call of Thlp nV(l,on ,ns turned London Into h
Lord Kitchener for services IomiIIv ami
promptly. Stories of the gallantry and
bravery of tho Salvationists nro now
coming back from the front
One of the wounded served as a motor
drler In tho royal field artillery. He
was a bandsman In the Salvation Army
before war was declared and told of
hearing other former Salvationists sing
ing the favorite songs of tho tinny on
tho battlefields at night.
Telling of tho fighting, the former
bandsman said:
"Shells were bursting all around us and
I was struck by a splinter. It was mili
eu for Italy's plunge Into the world i a nesn wound, however, so I bound It
up nnu went, aneau wun my worn, rirst
war as an ally of England, France and
Russia. This prophecy was based mainly
en tho order Issued to the Italian re
servists in Franco to report today. The
day has passed without the realization
of that prediction, but nows of the day
Tastly increases tho likelihood of Italy's
resort to arm.
SENATE ELECTS TURKISH PRINCE.
In Duraxzo the Senate of Albania, defy
ing all of the Powers, elected Prince Bur-han-Eddln,
a son of Abdul Hamld, de
posed Suttan of Turkey, as Prlrxe of
Albania. The Senate appointed a commlfl
Ion to go to Constantinople and deliver
the Invitation to the Turkish Prince.
Simultaneously Essad Pasha, the great
popular leader In Albania, prepared to
march on Durazzo with an army of 12.000.
Ho has arrived at Dlbra with a force
and Is collecting an army for the over
throw of the Interregnum.
There li more than a. hint here that
Essad Is playing Italy's game, that his
raw revolt Is not only a development of
Italy's policy of obstructing Albanian
nationality, but Is meant to offer Italy
an acceptable pretext for definitely Inter
vening In Albanian affairs. If Austria,
as formerly, musters strength to crush
Essad, will Italy support the Moham
medan leader" Such action, It Is believed
here, could not fail to mean war.
Essad Is popular In Italy and has on
Joyed the favor and protection of the
Italian Government. When Austria dis
persed hta forces and took him prisoner,
virtually, at the time Esad was pre
paring to overthrow Prince Wlll'am of
Wlcd, Italy Interposed, placed Essad on '
an Italian warship, guarded him and
later welcomod him in Italian territory.
ITALY TO PROTECT INTERESTS.
Tho Italian Foreign Office has ignored
the action of the Albanian Senate. It
will neither confirm nor deny the news
that Prince Burhan-Eddln has been of
fered the throne. There Is cause for
stating that Italy's attitude depends
upon events and that Italian Interests
will bo defended at any cost. Excluding
tho greatest of those interests, whtch is
the permanent veto of Italian territorial i
aggrandizement in Albania with the con- I
trol of harbors, such as Valona. that as- I
sure dominance In the Adtlatlc. there Is
the necessity of protecting Italian prop-
erty and citizens again imperiled by civil i
war.
The pressure of public opinion in Italy
Increase. Everv day finds the Govern
ment's position more delicate. Evry day i
the comments of Influential citizens and
writers is bolder, more agresstv ltal'
army and navy are reudy. All that la
needed is a respectable pretext. This
Albanian affairs may now furnish
Italy Is lnformd of Austrian prepa-a-tlons
In the Po'.a district, where jh),Oj0
troops are bell'vod to be assembled
r-ady to raet an Italian attack It can
be stated, therefore, thdt the complica
tions are of th" utmot Important e owing
to the possibility of Italian Intervention.
It seamed the enemy was getting the bet
ter of us, then he would retreat and so
the battle went all day. Comrade were
falling all around me. The Germans
were falling In hundreds. So thick were
the dead of the enemy that when the
ordr to advance was given wo simply
had to force the motor over heap" of
bodies. While following the retreating
Germans six of us got lost. For four
days we tramped without anything to
eat or drink. On the third day our
tongues were hanging out from thirst
and two of the men went mad. It was
on the fourth night that wo fell In with
the British ambulance ectlons, and one
of the first sounds I heard was a wound
ed man in one of the wagons singing:
" 'I'm a child of a king,
I'm a child of n king.
With Jesus my saviour,
I'm a child of a king.'
"I learned that he was a Salvationist
and later In the stillness of the night I
heard a clear voice In another part of
the camp singing:
" 'Then we'll roll the old chariot along,
And we won't drag on behind.'
"The song was taken up in othr parts
of the camp until It swelled into a chorus
of voices that made the air ring with
the old Salvation Army song."
Reports Indicate It sometimes takes a
lot to kill a modern soldier. Sergeant
iFougere, of France, received eight bul
let wounds, a. broken arm and other In
juries, and although allot in the calf,
thigh and ankle, escaped being captured
by Germnns. and limped ten miles to his
regiment. Another French soldier re
ceived six bullet and three bayonet
wounds and is recovering. The French
War Offlce estimates only two men are
killed out of every 100 hit The penetra-
clty where alien tongues may be heard
overywhere. In omnibuses and trains, In
the shops and theatres one sees foreign
ers and listens to foreign speech. One
might almost suggest that tendon's new
motto should be 'let on parle Francnls,'
for In certain parts of the city the lun
gtinge of our Allies Is heard almost ns
frequently as our own."
Pome of the privates at least in the
German r.uiks aro under the Impression
that Japan and tho United States are
taking part In tho war on the Gorman
side, aeordlng to a letter received In Lon
don from nn officer of a Highland regi
ment now at the front.
GERIM SOLDIERS
FIRED ON COMRADES
IN NIGHT ASSAULTS.
Infantry Made Fatal Mistake
During Advance, Says Re
port From English Head
quarters at the Front.
In every camp where Britain's new
armies are being trained the regular drill
Instructors are sweating oicr their rtim
, pnny rolls at night, desperately trying to
remember the pronunciation of the nimes
of aristocratic remits who do not rec
ognize Cholmondley when pronounced ns
it Is spelt.
A sergeant calling the roll for a com
pany of the new "sportsmen" battalion
lor the first time had a terrible experl
1 enre recently. Having disposed success
1 fully of a few "Harpers," "Mitchells,"
I etc., he came to the name "Montague."
"Private Montalg, shouted tho ser
geant. There was no reply, but when the name
wis repeated a half-hearted "Here, sir,"
came from the ranks.
"Why didn't you answer before?" de
manded the sergeant. "Because my namo
Is Mcn-ta-gue." replied the recruit.
"Well," snapped the sergeant, "you'll
do seven days' fntlgew."
The next name on the list, Mnjoribanks,
brought no response, for the sergeant
pronounced "Mnjoreybanks."
A second call brought the mild response,
"1 expect you mean me, sir. My name Is
'Marshbanks.' "
The sergeant almost reeled, but pro
ceeded bravely with "Colquhoun."
"Private Col-kew-houn." ho called.
"Coohoon, sir, that's me," came a brisk
reply from the front rank.
The drill Instructor gave up and, clos
ing his book, ho wearily gave the order
"number." When this was completed he
said:
"One hundred and twenty-one. That's
right. Now, If there are any more of you
with fancy names Just come to me after
drill and tell me how you would like to
be railed."
KAISER'S TROOPERS
REST TIRED BODIES
ON BEDS OF ROYALTY
DIRE FATE THREATENED
GERMAN ENVOYS IN U.
Unawed by Splendors of
Compiegne Palace They
Seek "Nature's Sweet Re
storer" in Marie Antoin
ette's Apartments.
EXHAUSTED FRENCH TROOPS
CAPTURED HILL BY CHARGE
CANADIANS PLAN TO SEND
MORE MEN TO CONTINENT
Soldiers, Supplies and Money Will Be
Rushed to England's Aid.
TORONTO. Ont , Sept 23
Having dispatched the first Canadian
war contingent of 32 105 men on Its vov-
PARIS. Sept. 20.
, Gabriel Mourey. curator of the anciont
j royal palace at Compiegne, reports that
I the Germans when thoy occupied the
I town laid straw upon the palace floors,
j where their soldiers smoked and slept.
The ollcers did not occupy the historic
royal beds, but they took tho mattresses
and 'thtr equipment from the beds,
notably that which was onco the bed of
Marl Antoinette, and slept on them on
the floors of the am lent royal bedrooms.
' Tvih invaluable Ilenuvnis tAnf.stri hoii
been remowd to a safe place before the 1 saultrd the enemy's
Germans arrived, tho curator report
1 Nothing was removed from the palace,
I Xm mys, and no damage done, except to
"Western Millworker Accused of Writ
ing Letter to Eernstorff.
RAYMOND. Wash.. Sept. 29.-Edwln R.
Scott, a millworker, who says he formerly
w.u) a lieutenant In the Dublin fusiliers,
is under arrest here today on a charge
of having threatened the "extermination
of the German diplomatic corps In tho
I'nltcd States in a letter addressed to
Count Johann von Hernstorff, German
Ambassador at Washington.
The envoy was to be the first victim.
The arrest was made by secret service
operatives. The letter was dated Port
land. August 20 and postmarked Raymond.
It was traced through a damaged letter
of a typewrltor which, It is alleged, Scott
used. The police say he confessed, but
refused to explain his action.
some of the furniture, which can be re
paired eaallv, and to the ehefcubonrd which
Queon Caroline, of Naples, presented to
age to Kurope. well guarded bv British not 1 armed,' but the chessmen were taken
men-of-war the r'anadian Oiverrment ag si.uvenlrfl.
Is expected In a few oavs to Lsa-ie a see- , referring to th n ported German viola
ind rail for men to Join their comrades tiori 0f the Poltieare vuult. the Figaro says
at the front Although it is Intimated j editorially
that only lSCA) men Will be aflUed for 1 "There la eertnlnl., .nmo irnfnnn A-
en this occasion, It is estimated that I ranSement in the brains of those capable
""i to.i"' Ki .u.uuircr, ... which id - or miori an get. wnich ts a form
.-- ... V.3 ,..,. -u.-.., oi.u rfi-m.-Trai monstrous dementia Forty years ago
Kver since the war began the rmhtia indolent trlumi.ha and a ltin.1 nt Ram.
regiments throughout the country have
been Increasing their establishments to
a war footing and adding so many re
crults that the supply of the service
khaki uniforms has been exhausted, and
companies are again seen parading with
the older unlforma of the British armv
Owing to the valuable service renders'
by mounted Infantry In the South African
war it was saJd today by a prominTt
! eadquarters officer that the wcond eon
vlbution of men by the Dominion w,jld
h particularly ktrong In thu arm
'"oupled lt'i a KtroiiB dmitid that
' is arisen that this countri shuild j.-nd
i t leust 10f,w men and maintain th. m
n the rteld, a decided and s.tontar.eous
movement for the formation of uftV ilubi
has started everywhere in tilt) country
Aa the worlj of getting mm renulj for
the war prasreMa It u being revoaled
that the Dominion Government had own
gradual!- rnakinif preparations for tna
great scruwltt for the lut thicr '.ear.
This ha hren done mainly through the
provision of rifle ranees and .uher facil.
tls f"ir piactice In markmanshlo
A spontaneous movement which bfun TurHUb
--- ,mw 4,u pntv.uw rur (n ue
pendente of soldiers at thu front n now
assumed large proportions Toronto and
Montreal, which r the nret iq beir
this oork. havr rled SJ.&MUb hetern
them, stvciul other ilties 1 tivn under
taken to lalse from T.''CU to V)i.. ca.-h,
end wlien all that ha been pronn.'4 ha
ben itathend in JI6 0u9.au) to tlf.'JUM.uufi ill
be on iiHtid for rll,f,
A remarkable feature for the present
ar so far as Canada 1 concerned is
iliw utronj support of the cue of the
Allied by the many foreign resident of
the country Hundreds of German li ive
applied for naturalization ppen. amor.g
whom is Professor lluellti. .if the I'nl
rrtit) of Toronto At H-illn. tularin,
a city composed ulmofct hli of mt-n
aud women of Herman ii"-..nt jmi of
naturalized Germans a 'arp patriotic
fund Is being raUed a n.-u -mk-i t 1
being recruited iiid piuimnr nt iiu.-i-
Including many manufacturer have held
public meeting, forsworn tpe Kvst
fcnd pledged their allegiance to the Brit
fab, muse.
tlon In the vulgantrt satisfactions have
unhinged 'his race to its very marrow "
The newspaper goes on to recommend
the 'xcummunlcatlon of all Germans
frr.m civilization. There should be no
mr German maids or governeses em
ployed and the language should be elim
inated from courses at universities and
nj more German music or plas at the
opera or the thatres.
Regiment Fought 72 Hours and Then
Begged to Finish Work.
PARIS, Sept. 23.
As an Illustration of the spirit that
animates the French regiments the story
ts told of an li.eldent at Solssons. where,
afte- thre. days' incessant fighting, a
fcinglo Infantry regiment that had as-
position time and
again was eomrelled to retire. At the
cluse of the third dav, by a bavonet
qharce, the. had gained a height which
covered the German position, but the
latter were on a neighboring hill, where
they were busy digging entrenchments
It was necessary to carry the position
before the digging was finished, If it was
to bo taken nt all, so the commanding
officer, recognizing the exhausted con
dition of his troops, sent for reinforce
ments, whom he ordered to charge.
The regiment felt humiliated at the call
for reinforcements, and petitioned their
f , tuiunw! oj niiowea to nnish the work
, .....or.vrn, riTiiuaainn was reluctant!
given, and, despite their previous 72 hours
of arduous fighting, the remains of the
regiment charged up the hill and curried
it hy assault. Thev lost heavily In the
i ersori. out tnelr pride had been satisfied
LONDON, Sept. 29.
Tho Hrlttsh omclal Press Bureau haa
Issued a description of the operations of
the British forco In Franco and the
French nrmlcs In immediate touch with
It, communicated by nn eyowltncso at
tho hendquarlera of Field Marshal Sir
John French. This account supplements
that Issued September 21. It says:
"September 23, 1914.-For four days
there hns becn-n comparative lull all
along our front. This has been accom
panied by a spell of fine weather, though
the nights arc now much colder. Ono
cannot havo everything, however, nnd
one evil result of the sunshine has been
the release of files, which were, torpid
during tho wot days.
"Advantage has been taken of tho ar-
rlal of reinforcements to relievo by
fresh troops tho men who have beon In
the firing line for some time. Several
units therefore havo received their
baptism of flro during tho week.
ATTACK IN DAIUC.
"Slnco tlie last letter left general
hendquarters, evidence has been re
ceived which points to the fact tha'
during counter attacks on tho night o?
Sunday, the 20th, the German Infantry
fired Into each other ns the result of an
attempt to carry out the dangerous ex
pedient of a converging ndvnnco In the
dnrk.
"Opposite one portion of our position
a considerable massing of hostile forces
was observed before dark, nnd some hotirB
later a furious fuslllndc was henrd In
front of our line, though no bullets came
over our trenches.
"This narrative begins with September
21 nnd covers only two days. On Monday,
tho 21st, there was but little rain, nnd
the weather took a turn for the better,
which hns been maintained. The action
was practically confined to the artillery,
our guns at one point shelling and driv
ing away tho enemy, who were endeav
oring to construct a redoubt. The Ger
mnns, for their part, expended a large
number of heavy shells In a long rango
bombardment of a village.
FOUND TRENCHES DESERTKD.
"Reconnoitring parties Fent out during
the night of the 21st-22d discovered some
deserted trenches, nnd In them, or near
them In tho woods, over 100 dead ond
wounded were picked up. A number
of rifles, ammunition and equipment wen
also found. There wore other signs that
portions of tho enemy's forces had with
drawn for some distance.
"Tuesday, the 22d, was also fine, with
less wind, nnd was ono of the most un
eventful days that has passed slnco wo
reached the Alsne uneventful, that Is.
for the British. There was less artillery
work on cither side, the Germans never
theless giving another village a taste of
the 'Jack Johnsons.'
"The spot thus honored -was not far
from the ridge where some of tho most
severe cloe fighting In which we have
taken part hns occurred. All over this
No Man's Innd, between the lines, tho
bodies of German Infantry are still lying
In heaps, where they have fallen at dif
ferent times.
"Events have moved so quickly during
tho last two months that anything con
nected with the mobilization of the
British expeditionary forco Is now an
cient history. Nevertheless, the follow
ing extract of a Gorman order Is evi
dence of the mystification of the enemy
nnd is a tribute to tho value of secrecy,
well and loyally maintained at the time
In England:
" 'Tenth Reserve Army Headquarters,
Mont St. Gulbert, August 20, 19H.
" "The French troops In front of the
Tenth army corps havo retreated south
across tho Sambre, part of tho Belgian
army has withdrawn to Antwerp. It Is
reportea that an English army has dis
embarked at Calais and Boulogne, en
route for Brussels.' "
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IS PROBLEM TO PETROQRAD
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800,000 Austrlans Taken la lleport,
To Be Distributed In Muscovy.
PETnoanAD, ecpt ts.
The Russian regards tho Austrian an
a gentlemanly opponent, with whom It Is
n pleasure to fight. .
Xot that tho Austrian does not fight
well. Tho struggle In Poland nnd Qallcla
has been ns bloody ns that on tho Meuse,
nrd the Austrln.11, though beaten, hon
fouttht gallantly against overwhelming
numbers, better generals nnd better
troops. . . .
Tho Austrlans havo never levied any
contribution on occupied towns, and havo
treated Russian prisoners and wounded
with reasonablo humanity.
It Is not easy to arrive at a correct
estimate of tho number of Austrian pris
oners Interned In various parts of Rus
sia. Tho Bourse Gazette ono of tho
lending evening newspapers of 1'etrogrnd,
sets the figure nt SOO.OOO. Among tho
large contingent of prisoners nt Kiev Is
tho former Austrian commandant of
Lrmborg.
Tho Austrian prisoners arriving In Pc-
trograd nro a decidedly mlxod crowd.
Tho first thing that strikes ono about
them Is tho extraordinary number of
Slavs.
Kiev Is overflowing with prisoners. They
are also streaming Into Petrogrnd. They
arc becoming a national problem.
"What shall wo do with our Austrian
prisoners?" Is the cry of the moment
As a matter of fact, they are being di
rected to Vologda nnd other remote In
ternal Governments of Sluscovy, whero
they will bo ns peaceful for tho next
six months an If they were snowed up
nt the North Pole.
To give tho Austrian ofllcpr his due,
ho does not often, when captured pes
ter his enptors for favors. Some Aus
trian officers do not seem, however, to
tnko tho war seriously. The best Aus
trian troops are thoso from the Tyrol.
They have had not quarrel with thu
Slavs, and know nothing nbout them,
whllo tho troops from eastern Austria
aro either half Slav themselves or nro
easygoing and not serious.
This lack of seriousness constitutes the
great moral defect of tho Austro-Ilun-gartan
army. It explains the readiness
of the Austrlans to surrender and retreat.
DISEASE-RACKED
CORPS NEW BURDEN
TO NATIONS AT WAR
Plague and Minor Ills
Among Soldiers in Rain
besogged Fields Cause
Concern to British.
' LONDON, Sept. 29.
, Tho British army odlclals admittedly
nro gravely concerned over tho sanitary
situation In tho field. Constantly re
curring reports which cnn hardly bo
overlooked, Insist that real Asiatic
cholora Is present, not only In Austria
among tho wounded In Vienna nnd
Budapest and among the troops on tho
flrlnc line in Onllcla. but that it actually
has dovclopcd In certain parts of Russia.
In addition typhoid and typhus, as well
ns dysentery, are said to bo raging In
the ranks of somo of the Gorman armies
and navy, French nnd British soldiers
suffering from mlldor disease.
As a result of theso dovelopments ex
traordinary activity Is In evidence nt nil
of tho hospital cases. To tho troops nt
tho front have been sent enormous quan
tities of quicklime, which Is being iihed
wherever It Is necessary to clean up
battlellelds In the rear of the troops.
In addition, the most extraordinary pre
cautions aro being taken to insure that
no water used by the nrmy In the field
Is taken from contaminated sources. In
this respect the British army Is much
hotter off than any of the other forces
In tho field.
From tho first landing on French soil
tho commnnders of the troopa have been
nctlve In safeguarding tho wntnr supply.
"Whenever tho field kitchens nre not en
gaged In supplying food for the men they
havo been kept In operation boiling
water. Consequently tip to the present
time the British expeditionary forces have
been remarkably free from disease.
Tho heavy, cold rains that continued
for more than . wek. however, ljfB,
a vcrlUblo epldcmlo of rheuinfi
the soldiers In tnA
stand hip deep In vatar-fllled
field, Compel!,
trene
is
to fiRht dav and nlrht In .l.i" '?".
which water actually dripped,. tHe'?:n
tending forces naturally suffered ff?.'
slnco then the percentage of lck l
as large an the jiercenUgs of vtoundM
In adnr. the weather condlllonrfitL,
severe toll of the wounded and rfv2.
from nil oftho hospitals, both here J
In France, show a high UrcenUg 1
pneumonia cases at the present tlm
FRENCH HOLD GRAIN CRQpj
Government May Be Forced toju
Maximum Price,
PARIS, Sept. 29. Tho action of farnun
In withholding their supplies awaltlVe
further ndvanco In prices Is cautlnr n
loty In official circles.. Mttlo grain li
being offered to the markets.
It Is proposed that tho government fl,
a maximum price at which grain rrtiv
bo sold. ,ni
ne nnn DCCllrtrrc c'l nnlI
ja,uuu nui uullo ri-uur -,
IU HAVbN IN UH
Peasants Pice Scones of Plijhtinp; In
Bolglnn Provincos.
AMSTERDAM, Sept, 19.
Thlrty-flvo thousand refugees have a'r.
rived at Ghent, according to advices re
ceived from private sotircco In northern
Belgium. ' 1
Tho refugees are peasants and tttu
dents of smaller towns In the part of. tin
country west of Brussels, In 'the vIcTnlty
01 AlOfi ana lemiuiiuv, wiiere me llgnt.
lng has been going on for several dayt,
nnd from WoBt Flanders, where thpto.
pie expect conflicts between the Oerma'm
nnd n force of French and British wjftch
In now said to bo marching e'ast tft'nurd
Belgium In northern Franco. '
Stupidity of London
A teacher naked hor class to wrlte'ftn
essay on London. ,
Later alio was surprised, sn,s tho
Pittsburgh Chronlclc-Tolegraph, . t0
read the following In one attompt:
"Tho people of London aro notcd-for
tliolr .stupidity." Tho younp author
was asked how ho got that Idea. ..-t
"Please, miss," was tho reply. t,ni
says In tho toxtbook tho populations!
London is very dense." r
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The high-sounding claims of many car
builders fill the air. But don't buy any car
on the conversational powers of its sales
man or the lure of its printed advertisement.
You are interested in performances not
promises. You want to know what the car
really is what it will actually do, both
under ordinary conditions of service and
when it has to meet extraordinary conditions.
It is the ability of the 1915 "Light Six"
to stand up in extraordinary service that has
made it the fastest selling Chalmers car
ever built.
We know how carefully this car is built
we know the quality of the ma
terials used and we know that
in beauty, ruggedness, power,
speed, comfort, convenience, and
strength to meet any and every
emergency of the road the 1915
Chalmers "Light Six" is a
better car than any other "light
six" selling within several hun
dred dollars of its price.
its construction, and its greater smoothness
and ease in riding.
This proof positive test is daily convincing
scores of motor-wise buyers of Chalmers
superiority.
Put this Car Under Fire
You don't want to make a bad investment'
of your money you don't want to buy a car
that will prove itself a weakling when it
has to meet a real road trial.
The only sure way to protect yourself is
to buy a car that has proved its stamina
under the hardest demands of
motoring.
It is under rigorous conditions
that the Chalmers 1915 "Light
Six" most clearly reveals its
great superiority over others in
its price class. It is doing it
right now for thousands of own
ers everywhere.
And what is more, thousands
of owners the country over will tell you the
same thing.
Pay No Heed to Pavement
Performance
There's many a car bought on its pave
ment performance that would never have
been considered could the purchaser have
seen it perform over rough roads.
Simply skimming over a boulevard is not
a test of a car in any sense of the word.
That is why we urge you to take this Chal
mers "Light Six" for a long trip over every
kind of roads you can find. For it's then
that the real quality of a motor car asserts
itself. It's then you'll appreciate the higher
quality of the Chalmers "Light Six," the
greater power and flexibility of its master
motor, the greater solidity and firmness of
Quality First
Of all "light sixes" the 1915
Clialmers "Light Six" is the car
that can most successfully meet such serv
ice because it is a "light six" built on the
basis of "Quality First."
A few big features of the 1915 "Light
Six": a different kind of automobile beauty;
unusually handsome finish; Pullman-like
comfort; a 48 H. P. long stroke non-stall-able
motor which "stays put"; graceful
molded oval fenders of both strength and
beauty; tyz-lnch tlrea "Nobby" tread on
rear wheels; unusually complete equipment
including Chalmers-made one-man top of
silk mohair, quick acting storm curtains, five
demountable rims, one-motion Chalmers
Entz electric starter which makes vlie motor
non-stallable, Klaxon horn, electric lights,
etc. And perhaps the greatest feature of
all, the unusually high quality in a car at
such a price.
We are anxious to take you on this
Chalmers "Real Test" Ride. Come in to
day and arrange for it.
Chalmers Motor Company of Philadelphia
252-254 North Broad St., Philadelphia
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