The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-01
FAMOUS GERMA
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than did this captain OF industrial Ger
many. lie had worn himself out for
the fathe-land. and when. as a result
OF exposure in Belgium. he was strick-
en- with pneumonia. he had not the
strength TO conquer the disease.
Invention Monument 70 Him.
The highest tribute that can be paid
his busy. noble life is that amid a
dreadful war the last months OF that
life were devoted not to the infiiction
but TO the relief OF human suffering.
The little Mannesmann auto cars
which he invented for the transport or
wounded soldiers are his best monu-
ment, and every broken and bleeding
man who rides in them has cause TO
bless his name.
BY an ingenious placing OF the
wheels, disposition of weights. and an
plication of pneumatics they run on
rough highways almost as smoothly
as a baby cab does on sidewalk. and
the jarring which is such a torture
10 the wounded is reduced to a mini
mum.
Their llghtness and compactness OF
structure enable them 20 be taken over
a battlefield. and thus the weary and
painful work with stretchers is obvi-
ated whenever a Mannesmann car Is
at hand.
The cars can also be heated by cleo
tricity, and at least a dozen OF them
can be swiftly drawn by an automobile
OF ordinary power.
The imperial government was auict
20 recognize the value OF the invention
and began to order cars In large nun
bers as soon as the models were SUD
mitted
Never Spared Himself.
IL was to make further demonstra-
tons with the cars that Mr.. Names
mann took several of them to Belgium
and northern France last month.
On such trips he never spared him
self, travelling long hours and far into
the night in an open auto. | have
known him TO go nine hours without
food and then g5udginrly spare the
time for a hurried snack. because. "
ne would say. we must waste none Of
the minutes Of these earnest days"
IT'S solicitudc for the soldiers. which
uan become "a passion OF his lie. PROMPT
ed him TO go TO them in the Trenches
Muen ne was In the western theatre OF
var 'tSsr. he exposure 20 cold and damp
which be had 20 face there could 80
nave been good for him. especially as m
came on top % tho long rides across a
bleak countryside.
week ago last sunday ne said no
| 90 not feel well and took 10 hi. bed
aNerrlnE though, that 1T was nothiDo,
s,e ir r,,'e a. 10 show weakness always
any right TO think Of ailments
Believed Cricis Was Past.
I Two DAYS later his condition became
20 serious that he was removed from hi
nachelor quarters Zoo the Hotel Grand
l.h"tiue 70 the lutscn hospital So
l4te as last evening his brothers and
! sisters, who had come from other parf-
ot the Rhlneland 40 his bedside in Aach-
en- believed the crisis was past and that
only yesterday the American vice con.
Ful az Aachen. Henri Quadflieg. said a.
n. bid you know your friend Max
Meuuesnnun was illT'
Being much occupied Of late. 7 had no,
Z seen AR. Maunesmaun for several DAYS
/ nor had ] heard that be was ill
But the crisis is thought To be- mat ''
and that is good. for We could not AZ
| i"rd o. lose Herr Max"
Germany could not indeed. afford Oh
I ~" MIN. IIc was one OF her representa-
i've men. representative especially Of
that efficiency cult which is the religion
which more than her army and navy In !
made Germany rrcat world ROVER
iie stood for the highest type 81 Ger
be was of that type tfst he c6TIiTs1
lNe lotallst ana the rhrcwd man az bus
mess u wac the ideaiist In rs-i TIA,
made his patriotism % nne and lofty
ana it was the man ~ business in ffr,
NAT made che workings of his patriot
ThouEht only Of Country
Tvs mind was Away. fasmlrr wffh
fne dr'Hile ~ raw inventions and since
.N" r1r came nII no discovered and DO
ti.ed waa c0u.e.r1ted fo hls count-r
ile thought of nothing else
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plans for the building uf ufw machine
ID 20
DUN t' hasten the completion nf orders
bin ard big brothers
war rnd he was shtrirg plans fsr A..
r0r after the decisrl lion ~ peace
nN-i .hinh m inese matters" Do
nsed O.. sly ard now BE- not Too soon %
ever repay our roifirrr for the rarrfar.s
ts,'y arc mas.lr FOR ~. Tho most .ift.
m..rt ho si'en the hiFhest technical sdl-
"Tbose who ere. not 1uaiaed 20 proat
hy tlr h.Fl.et training must have n Ices
rVs.ffur fufurr nur on Co. them we
UuH.rraa men must raise great funds far
no. lur.1.ss .nd give the fufur. ~
fhr frfHrU'rHr rIfIIrfH Uur Door Thought .'
Then Hr rrif e.ufffHnr tnrt sfrrr Iu
ms memory ff uHH fhfa
We would not pol gentlemen ~ we
rip 20 nsrun 60 SHOW cars
wac W'fH NIr NH."f~HrnHnu nn tho
iasf trlp hut one that hs ever mad. rt
cars f1r ne wounded vision lIs fslfa-
les 63d turned out we purrose was To-
ina over the railway lines thees fev-
10 vac quicker 20 take The cars from
A1cheu Oh Berlin hy automobile than fo
49, in-m freiFht trains and take
40 We coupled tho four little cars 20 a