Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-29

that it will be a 500 mile race from three
points, and that cups will be given by
competing teams and individuals in which
the manufacturers enter. Two large cups
will be given by the various towns in Iowa.
Ed Estill, manager Deright Automobile
company has returned from the Indian
apolis races.
The Atlantic Automobile company is
showing the late models of the Fords in
Council Bluffs.
c, j. Corkhill has received the late model
Appersons, and is displaying them at Free
land Bros. g. Ashley's garage.
The last cablegram from Henry Ii. Van
Brunt, announces his safe arrival in Paris.
Van Brunt is touring Europe with Mrs.
Van Brunt.
c. r. Louk is spending the week at Lake
Okobojo, and will tour that section in a
Marion.
Dick Stewart will entertain the Mitchell
Ranger, which is due today. He has this
to say OF It:
'Forty-eight hours ahead of the schedule
arranged for the first ranscontinental war
dispatch trip ever attempted by an auto
mobile, the Mitchell Ranger, bearing dis
patches from Major General Leonard A.
Wood, U. S. A, commanding the Depart
ment of the East, and addressed to Major
General John +. Weston, u. S. A, COM
manding the Department of California,
which is speeding towards the Pacific
coast. arrived in Chicago on Tuesday and
left Wednesday morning for the second leg
of the journey,
I'm charge OF Private Malcolm r. Par
rott, Tenth regiment, New York National
guards, the 1910 model machine, first OF
that seasons output turned out under the
personal direction Of Designer Bate at the
Racine (Wis.) plant, left New York City
Thursday, August 10, cheered by one of the
largest throngs that ever gathered to dis
patch a motor car on a long journey
Military experts everywhere have found
that the task set for the Mitchell Ranger
has commanded their attention. In nC
small measure the success of the expedi
ton hat will be terminated at the Pre-
sidio, in San Francisco, September 16, o.
sooner If the gain on the schedule tina
began in the Empire state continues, viii
make a deep imprint on the determination
Of government officials relative to tn,
augmentation of the automobile in tn
service of the War department.
Although scheduled to make a lelsurel
trip, stopping nights and making side trip
to visit such military posts as Private Par
rott receives instructions to .call at, Drive
Zirbies found the roads so good after leav
ing Utica, N. Y, that the machine wa
let out" considerably, arriving at Elyria
o., many hours ahead of the official sched
ule and reaching Ligonier, Ind, Monda
night, thirty-six hours ahead of the seized
uled time. Upon the arrival of the machin
in Chicago early Tuesday afternoon, Au
gust "a, after being escorted from the In
diana line by a cavalcade Of Mitchell cars
IL was found that the war dispatch part
was forty-eight hours ahead of the sched
ule and had a running time of fifty-fiy
hours from New York.
mo mechanical troubles of any kind ha
interfered with the progress of the ma
chine. The speedometer indicated nearl
LEGO miles due to frequent detours 10 ayoi
roads under repair, No tire trouble wa
encountered.
George Seim, manager sor r., r. Kimball
v no Grove lne Caullldc 90 IN the enuufanC
run TO Hastings, has received information
that United States army officers and au
thorities at the Northwestern Militar.
academy are conducting interesting ex
I eriments at Chicago which seem to prov
til, oretically, at least-the efficiency u
armed automobiles against airships in tim
Of war.
Some time since the cOmmandant of tn
Northwestern purchased a Cadillac 30 an,
had it equipped with a rapid-fire gun. II
announced at the time his belief In In
adaptability of the motor car TO US
against thee nemy and that he propose
to satisfy himself, at least, and doubt
less some of the higher army officers.
To complete the experiment equipmeu
one OF the army d~irigibIe balloons wa
loaned by the War department, and tn
automobile detachment is supported By
motorcycle squad. p
On several different occasions the ali
ship has assembled and Unanswered as
would on scouting duty, and each tin
Theoretically has been punctured by sho.
5 from the Cadillac's rapid-fire gun an
brought to the ground q mass OF tangls
wreckage.
4 The automobile in action carries 10,
men-a driver, a gupner and two men
E the tonneau. The motorcycle squad
armed with high-pOwsr carbines, and tn
E part OF the experiment also has been vel
gratifying to the army men