Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-16
CHALMERS CARS USED
EXTENSIVELY IN WAR
President Huerta and American
Charge d Affaires O'Shaughnessy
Are Owners of Chalmers Skies

In addition to the American fighting
forces, American made automobiles
are playing a very important part in
the present troubles in Mexico. From
time to time brief dispatches from the
trouble zone state that some general
directed a battle from his car or that
an automobile figured conspicuously
in relief work. But these scant re-
ports, censored in Mexico, do not tell
that most of these cars are of Ameri-
can make.
Chalmers cars, for instance, have
figured largely in all of the Mexican
troubles. The popularity of the Chal-
mers in the warning Republic dates
back to the summer of 1909 when a
pathfinding trip from Denver to Mexi-
co City was made by the first Chal-
mers "30," known as the "Old Relia-
ble." This car made q record break
ing trip from Denver to the Mexican
capital, visiting all the points that
have figured so largely in the wal
news of late.
A few days ago a dispatch from
Vera Cruz stated that the negotiations
with Huerta which led to Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, American Charge
d'Affaires, leaving the Mexican Capital
were carried on in his Chalmers
six" O'Shaughnessy and Presiden,
Huerta spent several hours discussing
the situation while riding about the
city. Both O'Shaughnessy and Huerta
are owners of Chalmers skies" The
Mexican dictator owns several Chal-
ners models. while number of Chal-
mers cars are used by the different de-
partments Of the Huerta government.
President Huerta, his chief of staff
the military commander of Mexico
City, the chief of police, DR.. Collantes
of the City Medical service, jose L.
Garcia, ex-governor of Zacatecas;
Manuel Calero, eX-ambassador to the
United States, and presidential candi-
date at the last election, and Jose LIus
Reguena, presidential candidate
at the last election are all owners OF
the Detroit-made cars
The Chalmers has long been the Off
cfal automobile of the changing Mexi-
can government. EX-President Por-
frio Diaz owned a Chalmers car while
In office, as also did the unhappy
President Madero. Members of theIr
cabinets also owned Chalmers cars.
Mohler & Degrees, dealers in Mexico
City report that there are six Chal-
mers cars seeing active service with
the Federal army at present During
the many disturbances in Mexico City
Mohler & Degrees have turned all the
available cars over to the government
for use in relief or army work. One
for the American embassy during the
last bombardment of Mexico City
This car was used by Dru Ryan, side
to Henry Lane Wilson, then ambas.
sador to Mexico. Huerta, when he
was commander in chief of the army
for Madero. used a Chalmers car while
directing the fighting in the State OF
Chihuahua.
When the Rebels took the city OF
Durango sometime ago they put out
OF commission all the automobiles in
town, with the idea of not letting anI
of the wealthy families escape. Theil
object was to arrest all people OF
wealth and hold them for ransom
Every automobile in the city was dis
apled except one Chalmers "Six''
which appealed to the rebel command
ers so strongly that they appropriated
IT for their own use. This car is still
running about the streets of Durango
and is the only automobile in the CITY