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NATION'S DEFENDERS
.ARE CARS AND TRUCKS
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Priceless Service to Nation
Rendered by Motor
Transportation
Todty tha motorcar Is In reality the
defender ,of tlia nation. Vtry army
camp purrs and thunders with tha sound
of motors. Huge motortrucks convey
supplies from city to camp. Motor
trucks bear ammunition and men to the
battle front In Europe, l'asenger cars
tho same on which tlio publlo o'nee
liunc tho misnomer pleasure car"- rush
back and forth from barracks to bar
racks and from CAmp to camp, carrjlnc
the officers and men who, In da a gone
by. vould hao been compelled to plod
about on horses I'ollco patrols, flro ap
paratus and ambulances arc motorlsed.
The entire military llfo of the nation Is
pul'cd by tho throb of englnei
It umi UxIcAbs, trucks and passenger
cirs that sacd Paris from the C!ermin,
, and it van motorized equipment that
helped sao Italy from destruction.
Gocrnment oftlclals and army officers
itiouM throw up their hands In dismay
If called upon to answer the query:
How much tlmo would lme been lost
If jou had been deprived of jour motor
equipment for mobllliatlon, training and
fchtlns?' Tho question Is one which
'will not reconcile Itself with tho xequlre
ments of modern warfare.
Tho preliminary to the great wir,
which gae the automobile Its first real
opportunity to demonstrate Its alue to
the army, was the Pershing punlthe
expedition In Mexico. Here truck trains
had their Origin, it was Pershing who
first ordered Bodge trucks generally
. used In hls.operatlons on the border and
throughout Mexico. 11 y the time tho ex-'
pedltlon was recalled more than 300
DrvlgA 'Brothers .ars boro the placud
T. J? "A." .
Many of tho cars are now being ship
ped direct from the factory to CJcneral
Pershing Iti Trance. A train of thirty
truck", which recently made a te.t run
from Detroit to the Atlantic coast, was
I6aded with parts for Dodge Brothers
motorcars All were for Immediate
hlpment to Krance.
' Driving over roads that were cut deep
,Into tho mud and snow, through weather
hat was ans thing but Idetl for touring,
a, sW-cj Under. sKteen-passenger Stude
baker 'bus steadily plowed Its way from
.Detroit' to Baltimore recently, a distance
of 619 miles. In less than hIx dajs Main
taining an averago schedule of fifteen
Inlles per hour, and driving only during
tho daj time, tho big 'bus covered the
dlstanco of C19 miles In virtually the
same fcpaco of time required by a. light
touring car. Tho consumption of gaso
line for the entire Journey averaged
levcn and a half miles to the gallon
Tlio transportation of n train of thirty
loaded nrmy v transport motortrucks,
tinder their onn power, from Detroit to
the seaboard, markn'a new epoch In mili
tary transport In this country.
1 This fleet of thirty three-ton Packard
hiotortrucks on (loodjear solid tires
left Detroit In chargo of Company No. 2,
Division Supply Train No 308, In the
tnldst of a snowstorm whkh brought a
very heavy fall throughout tho entire
North.
t The train was divided Into three units
of ten trucks each, with a sergeant In
chargo of eath unit. The trucks were
drhen by tho toldlers, with two men
assigned to each one. Included in the
train are two 2E0-galIon tankers, which
supply tho gasoline and oil wants of the
trucks, nnd a kltihen truck to prqvlde
emergency meals en route.
"SThls Was the pioneer effort of the
Council of National Defense to move
military equipment -from the Central
tVest to tho-eastern seaboard by mdtof
truck. L'ach truck carried n load of
military supplies for our armies In
France.
Thousands of motortrucks must be
brought to the eastern seaboard for
Shipment to our forces In France, and
if Is likely that beforo long tho pres
ence of motortruck trains on our hlgh
wais will become commonplace.
' Hlx more United States ainiy trutlt
trains, cuch consisting of thirty Pack
aVds, will leave Detroit In a few das
eh route to the seaboard. At almost the
epact time the first army train was roll
ing into uammorc, wecemucr :;, com
pleting tho Journey overland from De
troit, the Government gave the Packard
factory unofficial notice to prepare 180
more three-ton and six-ton carriers for
Immediate travel under their own power,
'iAs fast as the drivers, cooks, me
chanlcs and other men of the personnel
arrive from army cantonments and train
ing camps the trains will be made up.
The trucks made an average run- of
forty-eight miles a day for eleven Uajs
over snow -filled and Ice-covered roads. At
. times they plowed through drifts sl feet
deep. In Pittsburgh 200,000 persons
' turned out to see the trucks enter the
Steel City.
Commenting on tho first trip, officials
say It has shown that army trucks can
make better time to the seaboard under
their own power than they can by rail In
present traffic conditions. Another big
advantage of the driveway Is the train
ing of drivers, escorts and trainmaster
for transport service overseas.
., Iiuick Workmen Patriots
"As a result of the two Liberty Loan
canvasses." savi President Chrvsler, of
the llulcl: Company, "I figure Bulck
workmen bodght more than $1,000 000
worth of Liberty bonds out of the J7,
000,0(10 sold In Oenesee County, Mich ,
where our plant Is located" Ihere are
precious few Dulck workmen who are
not creditors of tho United States Oov
erhment Most of our men also belong
tolthe Ited Cross, and every single em
pire in the establishment knows that
In his or her name the company sub
scribed S10 to tho rted Cross war fund.
Consequently, I have no hesitation in
saying that the Bulck Is loyal and pa
triotic from the top down to the bottom.
Despite unsettled labor conditions, trans
portation, tleups and heavy loss of val
uable men through the draft, we have
kept up production and- maintained a
hlih standard In all respects."
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ll Frank H. Stewart
Electric Co.
37 N. 7th Street
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New Glory Upon
Local Auto Men
Continued from rate Two
shells are being fired either at the
poll or at the road most every day,"
wrote MacPherson. Two others wero
assigned to a town where "heavy shells
are continually coming and going."
Later, under date of June 20, the diary
of the section recorded;
"One of tho narrowest escapes that
a member of our section has had was
experienced by Taliaferro today. Kltt
ridge, accompanied by a, hospital dentist,
was Just returning to.thejiost after
bringing a 'blesse' to th'e hospital, when
suddenly a number of 130-mIlllmetcr
shells began to fall nil around the car
It was only by a miracle that ho es
caped." Their outpost was bombarded directly
on JUly 22, n Sunday. "A great number
or laomm. shells were sent by the Oer
mans," saja the diary, "some with ruin.
ous effect upon tho old monaster', others
doing havoo to tho road. There are no
bunuavs In wartime "
Alexander, one of tho two Phltadel
phlans In the unit, paid r visit with one
of his comrades on clay to a Krench
observation post. "While there a most
terrific bombardment on the part of the
Cermans commenced Not long after
a report became cunent that some of.
fleers were anxious to get them for spies
Tho officers of the section went Imme.
dlatcly to the post to see If something
could be done to prevent the two from
being sent to Paris as spies Come to
find out, the 1-rench ulllrers wero look
ing for them In older to Invito them
to dinner. There are dangers constantly,
either frotn antl-alrcrntt guns or from
enemies' shVls Quite often the shells
from an anti-aircraft 75 have whistled
near enough to make the men sit up and
take notice."
The entry concludes with a note that
Johnson, the other Phlladelphlnn, was
among the seven members of the unit
whoso machines had been struck with
'eclats," or filing bits of shells The
diary continues"
"The night calls nri 1 far the most
exciting Tour men me nlxvnja on call
When the men nt post have more work
than they cin handle, nr It la tlmm-lit
better to have an nmbulance around,
the call comes to tho men nt tho cha-'
lean bp and doti bill, dark with tho
overhanging trees and the Bible nlglit,
with sometimes the flash of the light
ning echoing, tho flash and tho explo
sion of dropping shells, they gn forth to
me needy with some such feeling ns I
Ichabod Crane must hive felt nn
midnight ride. .Hut tho men havo nl-!
wais performed their duty" ' I
Of course they have "alwajs per-1
formed their dutj 1 They arc Ametl-I
cans
Imagine a Carle.ss America
I resident Nah Motors fumpanj
Imagine, If jou nn. n America with
out motorcirs and ou will have an
America seriously hampered lommer
ciallv ran vou picture the rush-hour
traffic, si familiar n part of our mod
ern city life, transformed suddenly to a
tangled Inn nf horse-drawn vehicles"
Tho smooth deftness w llh w hlch the traf
fic policeman handles tho nwlft-movlng
'""'"' " wimiii do impossible and the '
ncompllshment, now ns a matter of I
hours, would be drawn out Into dais
SOLVING YOUR DELIVERY PROBLEMS
Freight embargoes at all points, the logical outcome of freight congestion due to an unprecedented speeding
up of production in all lines, puts the all-important problem of delivery squarely up to the motortruck.
The concerns listed below arc expeditiously solving such problems every day. Whether it be foodstuffs or
gravel, machinery or general merchandisethey arc ready to promtly "deliver the goods" for jou.
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Mack-Equipped
HAULING
Everything
Long and Short Distances
Dailu, Weekly, Monthly or Yearly Contractu
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RICHARDS, KELLY CO.
3607-1 5 Lancaster Ave.
i'relton 8010
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The Trackless Locomotive
100 WATSON
Tractors, Motor Trucks,
Trailers
The Bigger Load
the Better
The Blair Eastern Co., Inc.
1714-16 Callowhill St.
bpruce 382G llace 5071
' All New Equipment
MOTOR .TRUCK HAULING,
Long and Short Hauls
WeeUy, Monthly or Yearly
Contracts Solicited
L. S. FILBERT
63 Widener Bid. Tel. Walnut 4770
Motortruck Service
ANYTIIIXa ANYWJIEBK
ANY TIME
"EqaippedtoHiulEverything"
Setltfled Caetemere
Oar Beit Reference
GEO.I.0BERH0LTZER
Main Office Kiprete Office
2121 N. R St 21 Mark) St
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MEUT. W. CLARKE GRIEU
Lieutenant Gricb. who is a part
ner with J. II. Thomas in tho
Grieb-Thomas Company, sales
agents for the Briscoe car, has
just been commissioned an of
liccr in the Signal Corpi. His
partner also wears an officer's
shoulder straps, making the
firm's batting average of patriot
ism an even 1000 per cent. Hun
dreds of other local automobile
men have likewise entered the
nation's service.
'"'Ice $3,50 Complete
. X. Xamm... .bL md
One turn of the key locks your Ford, covers
the screwheads and grounds the switch
so
it cannot be wired behind the dash.
I he Goodrich Lockswltch with
Yale lock is Installed bv ic
movlng tho plate that covers
the regular Tord Ignition switch
nnd put on It Its place.
No thief cm unlock or un
screw It
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GOODRICH-LENHART MFG. CO.
Widener Building, Philadelphia, Pa.
Motor Truck
BIG
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IF YOU WANT GOOD AND
CAREFUL
Motor Truck Hauling
CITY. AND LONG DISTANCE
WALTER SAVILLE
2824 N. Jasper Street '
Bell rhene Remington 0710
ALSO TEAMS FOR HIRE
Motortruck Hauling
CONTRACTORS
Bird-Shuster-Groswith
Co.
1407 Pennsylvania Bldg.
Sprece 3047. Nlfet Belaoet 7402-W.
CAIX MARKET IMS
Motor Truck Service
HY Tnij HOUR OB I.O.U
P. J. Green & Sons
CONTRACTUS TK.VBISTEB8
Office end Wareheu.c, ltO N. Delaware myc,
IIAVLING FROM ALT, DErOTB
MOHT niONB KEND. tS-J.
LOMHAHD 4110
Motor Trucking
. Specialty Service
HAULINGCiEXPERTS
WARTIME INFLUENCE
SHOWN IN ALL MARES
Effort to Cut Out Waste
Wherever Possible Mario
Motor Industry Today
By CHARLES E. DURVEA
Technical Expert
That the automobile shows ot IW
have a more or less military spirit run
ning through them goes without sajlng
They are the first wartime shows. The
motor vehlclo biuslness had not won the
attention of tho great publlo In 1108
when we had the Spanish-American war
on our hands; hence thit period offers
.. .iA.inn n triti.iA tin In fact, the
acceptance of tho gasoline' car ns the
proper one dates back only about fir
teen jears. but wo may r " "
cluslons by comparison with the prod
ucts of that time.
Tho splendid work being done bv the
HK.. .- .t.iA m manv -ono mav al
most bay nil lines Is being shown and
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the public brought out. t onservatlon
attrncts more attention than ever before ,
as, for example, heaters for tho car
burctor or the supply pli' or the air
Inlet do much to make the fuel v.iporU
I ..... r.iiiv nml ho Insure Its propel
I burning and development of the l-ojver
1 that Is In It These vary from an elec
trio coll In the carburetor bowl or mani
fold to .i complicated stove heated bv
the exhaust from the engine Neve
before has there been such a variety c
I this tpo of Improvement. And It I"
'most timely, for while we still hnvc
I amplo fuel to take care of our need
I even In wartimes, we are at the poln
where wastefulness Is culpable
It Is also being recognized tint therr
Is no advantage from saving fuel If
I the heat produced Is wasted Instead of
rmoodrich
IGNITION LOCK
for Ford Cars
With Yale Lock
and Individual Key
The same turn of the kev lint
locks It also covers tho tcrew
beads with concealed metal
shutters : also, secretly grounds
tho I'ord switch so no thief can
wire Inck of the dash and get
away with tho car
1IOORI.KT
MOTOR TRUCK
HAULING
C. J. CARNEY!
1 1510 North 5th Street
OUR SPECIALTY
Long-Distance
Hauling
TELEPHONE
KENSINGTON
179
TEI.KPIIONK MUIKET 40tg
Hauling Contractor
MOTOR TRUCKS AND TEAMS
GEO. W. VAN LEER
302 N. WATER ST.
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MOTOR TRUCKS
FOR HIRE
5-Ton Pierce-Arrows
G. W. MINK, JR.
1101 Arch Street
MOTOR TRUCK
HAULING
Stake and Damp Bodies; ca
pacity, 3 and G tona.
Hamilton J. Branagan
CONTRACTOR
0IS&Ur 3954EUerSt.
Sell. Tloca 7870. Ken, North (38 1 A.
Night Phones Tioga Y$ w
Da; or Night
Tel. DIAMOND 7680
HAULING
ANYTHING
ANYTIME
ANYWHERE
MOTOR TKUCKS TO HIRE
BY THE HOUR. DAY, WEEK Oil TRIP
JOHN P. HORLACHERt
2203-05 N. 28th Street
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HAULING
MOTOR TRUCK SERVICE
Br the Hoar, Day, Weak er Month
AlCAWAGAJlACte-
being used. Bo we find an ever-Increas
ing number of devices for preventing
overcoollng of tho engine. Thermostats
In the water pipes to slow down the
circulation as the water gets cooler;
shutters In front of the radiator to shut
off the air draft when not wanted; fan
regulators to speed up the fan when
needed; water pumps that only pump
when hot. and similar devices are now
being used to keep the cj finders working
hot nnd jet prevent them from becom
ing too hot.
Not In the engine only are Improve
ments being made but the various de
tails of the car body and frame and down well In front of the wheels deflect
oven the tires have come to bo objects Lo air up and over the wheel Instead
of Interest In their relation to less lucl. 0f allowing It to strike nnd retard the
Bodies are being made better and light-1 rapidly moving wheel tops, nnd this
or; and much Improvement may jet be results In appreciable saving of fuel
nude In them The tendency for the in the motortruck particularly tho
wheels to grow larger each ear seems great advances of the last fifteen years
to lnve expended Itself, and with tlielnr. ..n. Then a few concerns wero
Increased number of good ronds w heels
tf medium else sive some cot and
weight nnd seem quite sntlsfactorj
The stream line, which In the past
havo been developed because they affect
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Equip all four tires with
WeedS Chains
The ONLY 'Positive Safeguard Against Skidding
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Safety demands that
all tires be equipped
with 'Weed Chains. It
doesn't require the gift
of second sight to see
why this is true. Rub
ber slips never grips.
It slides on wet pave
ments and roads like a
cake' of soap on the
moistened, hands
A Complete Stock All Suet For All Main
Slrl" of Tlret For Sale Dy
Gaul, Derr &
Shearer Co.
DISTRIBUTORS
217 North Proad Street
Philadelphia
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Sim 11 f
speed, now are recognised as equally
good In saving fuel because at any con
siderable speed they greatly reduce th
head resistance to the air. The "ono
man tops," now so universal, are more
often seen down than In the past and
this practice saves air resistance and
fuel. Inclined windshields throw the
air upward and over the rider's head
with very slight resistance and are In
common use. The self-starter saves
fuel by permitting tho englno to bo
tonned whenever the car la not running
Instead of Idling to avoid tne cranxing.
labor, l'ront mud guards which turn
I experimenting with such business wag-
' oris as existed. These were heavy, crude
and very Inefficient, nnd made doubly
, troublesome by the lack of attention nnd
skill of the operators In fact, one
will heat vour
Kord
with pnre,
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moko winter ridinc in i
our car
Tho Victor uses no fuel: but eun
want), fresh air heated by passing
around a metal drum mndo hot by tho exhaust rases.
Heats In 10 seconds. This sturdy floor heater is
Neat, Compact, Noiseless, Odorless
a fool-proof unit that fits any Ford touring car,
sedan or town er. Its Brit cost Is final cost. Easily
regulated to give much or little beat. It tanupt
burn or scorch shoes 'or robes
GAUL, DERfc& SCLOO
SHEARER CO. O
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-whirled on skicjrjing tires
into a diiaitroui crash
Stop endangering your
life as well as the lives
of others. When
wet, always "chain your
to safety." Takevno chances.
Rubber lacks thr
bite-and'hang-on ability
to preve.nt skiddiriR
whjle Weed Chains hold
on hkea bull dor;, pre
vent side-skid and drive
slip Equip both front
and rear t inre s with
Weed Chains Do it
today before it's too
late.
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SEE OUR DISPLAY
Gaul, Derr
COURTESY, SERVICE AND AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES .
217 North Broad Street, Pbifc
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reason for bujlng motoY deliveries then
was to get rid of honu cars and expense
rather than to get better, faster or
Increased service Today the reverse la
true and powerful truck In the hands
of trained drivers and with splendid
service stations at hand to render every
GET OUR PRICES
Selected
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TIRES
TIRE SALES CO.
1334 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA
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QIt Carbon half a chance to accumulate, and It
will encrust your valves, pines, cylinder heads and
piston heads till th motor can't run properly. No
pleasure In driving when your motor begins to knock.
miss ana eacKnre.
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will clean thereuf hlr a badly carhonlzeil motor, tiut Ita beet
use la aa a pre cntlve to remove the carbon aa ttaf. ormp. head
i ln off trouble, rating: your motor from the permancntdamaae
ot acratchrj and pitted metaT. .
II AUT.nELI. Ii connected to your Traler-Jackct and Intake
manifold. Every no and then, when yourearli atandlnr Idle,
leave thn motor running for ten or fifteen mlnutea. with your
drawn In with the sra.
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thacyllndera. Dy thefamllarvater-iaaprocesa (ItiO C-CO
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Unqualified Money-Back Guarantee
After SO daya' tie ir your HART-BELL haa net eome up to
jxpteutlona In ecry way, you can have your montybaclc
(or tha aaklnr.
Factory Representative Here
will b here to exnlam and dtmonttiata HART-BELL.
Come tn and aak him aonw qucatlona.
Gaul, Derr & Shearer Co.. Distributor
217 North Broad Street
74 More Light
the Road
on
The Osgood Lens gives 74 more light on
the road, due to its twelve selective prisms which
deflect the light forward and downward.
Beam is waist-high. No "sky'' rays. No
Klaro to annoy other motorists. The road is
lighted for full third-mllo ahead of the car. Full
compliance with headlight laws. No dimming
necessary.
The Osgood Lens is tho invention of James
K. Cravath, one of America's foremost authorities
on illumination. Its new efficiency is attested to
by other recognized authorities, including the
A. A. A. Itself. Try a pair on your car and see
the vast difference.
Aik about !t at our exhibit No. A 7-8-9
at the Automobile Show.
GAUL, DERR & SHEARER COMPANY
DISTRIBUTORS . PHILADELPHIA
IN LEDGER CENTRAL WINDOW
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time resulting from on loaili
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