New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-24
Happenings of Interest
Along Automobile ROW

regiment to which he was assigned.
The report was proved untrue, when,
short time ago, a letter from him was
received By r. c. Adams, of the Lancia
company. Il was dated at the Grand
Army Headquarters, November 25, and
in part reads:
ut has been a cold and dreary week,
and. anyway, camp life is not a thing
Of beauty or amusement! One gets
sick OF waiting, even when danger is
near. We have had, my chauffeur and
|. many narrow escapes, and many a
thrilling ride; we have been shot at,
we have pursued our enemies, we have
even taken three of them. But all this
gets tiresOme as you get accustomed
to it.
~ Just got new cara closed car
this time-a wonderful siX-cylinder De-
launay- Belleville 2S-40 h. p. with a
colapsible landaulette by Rothschlld.
IL is one Of the latest models, and my
chauffeur and | are very proud of our
new baby. 1t is all enclosed in front
detachable tires, three big searchlights,
and is fitted with small quick fire
gun that can fire a hundred shots
minute.
at looks for all the world like any
rich touring car, but back of the driver
and i'm front of the rear seats stands
on a pivot our nice little gun. BY pull
ing two ropes and a back spring the
sides come down with the back leather
and then the music can begin. We have
had only one chance to try 1t up to the
present time-but the German patrol
on horseback which we met at
in the morning, did not seem to appre--
ciate our early morning greetings and
scattered themselves in the woods Ike
q flight of sparrows.
81 have been always since the begin
ming of the war with the general in
chiefs staff. General Joffre, who COM
mands all the French armies, is a won
derful man and is very popular among
the other generals, officers and sol
diers. He is very cool, wonderful
strategist, talks very little quite won
derful for a Frenchman, is 1t not!),
listens quietly to all and knows exactly
when to strike.
"Well, | have often thought of you
all and the good and peaceful times we
had in good old New York, and even
now feel like singing Give my re-
CARDS to Broadway; remember me 10
Herald Square"
To greater extent than ever be-
fore local automobile dealers are cash
ing in" on the prospects secured al the
Palace show Almost without excep-
ton the dealers report unexpectedly
good business following the big eXhi-
bition, and if sales for the remainder
of the wear are in proportion 20 those
of the week following the show the
season will be record breaker.
Theodore Schultz, sales manager for
Sidney 3. Bowman, who handles the
Oakland. believes that the recent snow
brought ou. greater number OF new
BUYERS than any In his long experience.
And in these days" Schultz says, "a
buyer who doesn't want 70 trade IN
used car is about the most welcome
sight in an automobile salesroom'
Some of 'em want to trade IN two
cars"
The new fuel, zoline, which only a
few short weeks ago was going 20 make
gasolene a memory, appears 10 be IT.
self on the way 20 oblivion. Fred Mos
kovics. of the Nordyke & Marmon Co.,
OF indianapolis, was in New York dur
ing the week, and appears 10 have out
grown much of his enthusiasm. Zoline
became a proved explosive when the
hackers we're reminded that the oil
companies were compelled to throw
away millions Of gallons Of gasolene
before the fluid had any commercial
value, and might feel inclined 20 prac-
tically give il away before allowing the
market to be usurped by substitute,
even of proved value.
In his desire to see the Both Regi-
ment as it marched along seth ST. on
Wednesday afternoon. George Garland
forgot for the time being that he had
a man in his Office who vanted to buy
Vele car Garland was member OF
the signal corps in the Spanish-Ameri-
can War. and the sight Of the service
uniforms brought back to him mem,
cries of the days OF bareback and
beans and a camp cook who could turn
the finest turkey on earth into the
poorest kind of beef stew.