The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-15
Automobile News
COLD WEATHER TIPS.

COLD WEATHER TIPS.
 Referring to winter motoring Jo- sept A. AngIada M. E., Chairman of the Metropolitan Section of the Socie- ty of Automobile Engineers. says:
 Every motorist operating a water cooled ear should realize that cylin- ders and radiator are liable to freeze when the temperature falls below 32 degrees F. This necessitates the ad- dition to the cooling water of safe and economical medium which will lower it's freezing temperature. Salt calcium chloride, and glycerine have been tried but are objectionable be- cause of eventual injury to parts due to corrosion, electrolyt1c action and decomposition. Proprietary substances should be avoided unless their con stitdents are disclosed. My expert ments prove that denatured alcohol (tax-free ethyl alcoho1) is the best for the purpose because it is manufactur- ed and sold under the supervision Of the United States Government. It is uniformly pure, besides being harm less, efficient and cheap. A quart to each gallon of water in the cooling system is sufficient to prevent freez- ing when the temp erature reaches zero. By increasing the proportion of denatured alcohol the freezing tempe rature Of the mixture is lowered and it is possible by using equal parts of denatured alcohol and water to pre- vent freezing at as low as S5 degrees below zero Another advantage in the use of denatured alcohol is it's value as carbon emover and engine cleanser. The cylinders of the engine can be kept free from carbon and the valves and piston rings maintained in first class condition by pouring wine glassfuI Of denatured alcohol, at fre- quent intervals into each cylinder while the engine is hot, or the engine may run on alcohol to accomplish the same results by injecting it into the air intake of the carburetor while the motor is running fast. A squirt oil can is convenient means of intro ducing the alcohol into the carbure- tor's
 MT. Anglada. also speaks encourag- ingIy of the possible early use of de- natured alcohol as a motor fuel and calls attention to a recent conmuni- cation from Lieut.. R. w. Brewer, of the British Army Motor Transport Service, which states that a number of the automobiles engaged by the. warring armies, are run on denatured alcohol
 AUTO TRUCKS FOR EUROPE.
 More than one thousand men stormed the employment gate at the Packard factory, in Detroit, Tuesday to stem the rush. The officer was re- moved from the scene in a police am buIance
 This was one of the stirring incl dents following the receipt of an orr der for 1SO trucks to be boxed for for eign shipment and to be delivered at tfdewater on or before Tuesday, Oct. 13. This order came through the Packard selling branch in New York. It's approximate valuation is $500, ,000. While the final destination of these trucks has been cIoaked in secrecy feS5T ffQf for the battle fields of Europe.
 The order came by telegraph late Saturday afternoon, October 3. Elm ployes Of the truck shops were at once notified to report for duty on Sum day. Factory service cars were com mandeered by the truck department on Sunday morning and scouts sent in every direction recruiting men. Sun days purchase of boxing stock ex- hausted the supplies of two Detroit lumber yards. Thirty-nine trucks were boxed and shipped on Sunday alone. A later wire from New York ordered future consignments to be un- boxed This change was adopted to gain time
 Ninety of these trucks are to be two-ton units, while the remaining half of the order will be of three-ton capacity In order that this consign- ment reach it's destination on the date specified, the factory will be conpe11- ed to turn out one truck every forty minutes, working twenty-four hours a day for five days.
 In anticipation of just such an emergency, the Packard Motor Car Company has been assembling re- serve supplies since the beginning of European hostihties.
 Officials of the Michigan Central Railroad resorted to extraordinary measures in supplying freight cars and providing a special right of way so
 The trucks will be shipped as bare hchassis It is reported that the bod ies will be built by an American con cern that makes a speciality of truck equipment They will be of the prai- rte schooner type and equipped with bow top and taEpaulin