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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
Maxwell Beat Preceding
Records at indianapolis

E. w. Shank. local representative
for the Maxwell cars, in referring to
the performance of the Maxwell racers
at Indianapolis, said:
American automobile engineers are
unquestionably making great progress
in the general effort to design cars or
greater efficiency and which VIII make
one gallon of gasoline do the work
which has formerly required two.
'It was demonstrated beyond doubt
IN the fifth international Sweepstakes
raced here on Memorial Day, when cars
smaller than any which had before
competed In the famous 500 lie
classic showed ability both to out.
brush tho big. cumbersome racers OF
the past era, and to stand up and go
through with far better consistency
ana tire economy.
case of the baby Maxwells which
though rating at but % II. p, tore
through the straights at faster than
prolonged PRO bursts, averaged better than
''The Maxwell driven by Carlson and
Hughes averaged 1876 miles per hour
for the entire 500 miles. performance
which would have won any of the
Indianapolis classics prior to the race
both the famous marks Of Dawson. the
1915 winner. and of GouX, who won
the event of 1913. GouX and Dawson
with motors of virtually double the
horse power rating, according to
formula.
That these little cars will furnish
startling performances is admitted
without argument. The Indianapolis
event was the first in which the little
Maxwells had taken part and no race
car is supposed to approach closely its
maximum speed or reliability in such
circumstances
at Chicago where the Maxwells of
Carlson and Rickenbacher are both en-
tered TO race over the 500-mile route
June 1s, IT is confidently predicted that
they Will be even faster than in their
hrst appearance, though IN this virgin
event, they defeated such tried per-
formers, as the British Sunbeams.
driven by Porporato and Van Raalte;
the International Champion Delage.
winner OF last years 500-mile race
here; Bugatti from Germany. as well
as Ralph Milford in his latest Deusen-
burg and a host of other American
cars
The new Maxwell racers were de-
signed by Ray Harroun, chief engi-
neer of the Maxwell Motor Company,
ana he has Incorporated into both the
maxwell race and touring cars many
Ideas from his own racing career and
tation which he is making in the speed
cars.
For years the Maxwell Motor Com
pany has been building regular stock
cars of light weight and with small
pore, nigh speed motors. thereby Civ
est possible upkeep cost. And while
embodytng light weight construction
the quality of materials is such as 10
make the Maxwell cars the equal II
not the superior of cars several times
their weight, in durability and
this type of car can be found than the
great 5OO-mile classic Memo Day =
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has come from the service station
with all joints and gears fabricated,
spring shackles tight tappets silent,
no squeaks or rattles, and in a half
hour was making noises like a thresh-
tng-machine or a corn-husker.
Hudson owners, says Mr.. Hager-
lin, never are bothered this way.
Once right and it stays right, is their
experience. Many a Hudson owner
of models of three or four years ago
hesitates to trade in his old friend
for one of the newer models for fear
he will not get a car as good as the
old one that has served him we'll so
long. of course this is a quite un-
necessary feeling, but it illustrates
the point made by the Hudson dealer
that the confidence one feels in the
reliability of his car is the source of
half his pleasure.
Some of the light six models-the
Hudson Six-40-have been driven six
to seven thousand miles without the
expenditure of a single cent for re-
pairs or adjustments. These are the
things that make motor car owners
boosters for their car.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
Scarcity of Dye Stufs
Effects Color of Tons

IF you see any automobiles running
around with white, cream color or
Khaki colored tops few months hence
thsy won't be Reos," said r. c. Rue
scnaw. sales manager of the REQ Motor
Car Company.
TT had not occurred to most peopIe
that the European war has effected the
automobile top situation continued the
safes manager but can assure you 1t
mas and most seriously.
We bumped into the condition lust
recently when we began to consider the
plan OF making 5000 extra cars over
the original schedule, on an effort 10
catch up with the demand.
I'VE had little difficulty in procuring
other materials, but when 1t came 10
nps,h tops We found 1t was practically i'm
suitable for that purpose. This was
due to the fact that we have always
procured our analine dyes from Ger
many and now there is none ayaila HE
REQ purchasing power came to the
front as usual, however, because lust
for II we could not put fast black
tops on and have every other detail up
70 the REQ standard we would not make
the extra cars at all-in walked a man
with the startling information that he
black top cloth.
Where REQ purchasing power came
IN was, that having secuted around and
found this invaluable adjunct to an au-
tomobile his, next consideration was
tainty of getting his money His first
thought was therefore, to HE him TO
lansing. and within ten minutes after
ne arrived Mr.. Smith, our purchasing
agent. had secured a rty-eight-hour
option on the 10000 yards He needed
the forty-eight hours to make sure that
he was covered on all the rest Of the
material necessary to make the extra
5000 cars.
81 know that some other manufac-
turers were not able, a few months
ago. wi hen money was tight, to cover
themselves on top material have had to
use whatever they could get The diff
months of exposure to the sunshine and
the rain-but when it does Reos will
possess another distinguishing char
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05

thoroughly at home. He has been
identified with automobile activities
in many capacities since 1906. during
which time he not only became ac-
quainted with over 1000 motor car
dealers. but his sales campaigns with
the Studebaker Corporation and the
Lozier Motor Car Company brought
unusually good results.
In the Chalmers organization Mr.
Smith will direct the energies of the
sales force and will come into close
personal contact with its dealers.
Another change in keeping with its
general policy of expansion will be the
discontinuance of the service depart
ment as separate unit and its merg-
ing into the sales department under
the direction of Mr.. owen.
Every automobile man." said Mr..
Smith, in talking over his plans
knows the pleasure that comes from
association with highly successful
company, with one whose cars are
known not only from one end OF
America to another, but the world
over. 1t is source of great satisfac-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
Paul Smith Now Sales
Manager of Chalmers

on Tuesday. June /, Paul Smith,
who is perhaps as widely known to
the motor car dealers as any automo-
bile man in the country, was added to
the Chalmers organization in the ca
pacity of sales manager
Percy owen, who has held this po-
sition for some years. was promoted
on the same date to the newly created
Office of general sales manager. Mr..
owen will cooperate with Lee Olwell,
first vice-president. and Paul Smith,
the new sales manager in forming
the Chalmers council of war. Mr..
owen in addition to helping direct
sales policies of the company will have
sole charge of foreign sales and will
supervise the Chalmers service depart
ment. directing its development in ac-
cordance with a broader policy which
has just been decided upon.
AS sales manager IN direct charge
of the domestic field Mr.. Smith will be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
NEW DASH AND TROUBLE LAMP

indianapolis. Ind. June 5.-An in
novatlon which will be introduced in
the Cole "Eights'' which will he
shipped beginning June ! is the new
combination dash and trouble lamp.
The light is located in a socket in
the center of the instrument board
and is protected by strips of German
silver. In case of trouble. the light
may be taken from the socket. un-
reeling on an automatically rewind-
ing pulley. Fifteen feet of insulated
cord are attached to the light, SO that
1t may be carried to any part of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05

car without disturbing its permanent
connection. A convenient catch on
the dash socket makes it possible to
fasten the cord after it has been un-
wound to the desired length. BY sim
ply releasing the wire from the catch,
it will rewind automatically, after
the fashion of a tape-line, and the
light may be readjusted on the in
strument board. Those who recall
the Inconvenience experienced in the
use of the Independent service lamps
operated with small dry cell batteries,
Will realize at once what an improve
ment this combination dash and
emergency light is going to be.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05

tion to me to become identified with
the Chalmers Motor Company, whose
cars have been sold year after year
on reputation of performance, dur
ability and quality. When j take hold
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
HUDSON CARS STAY "PUr,

To own car that will stay ad-
justed once it has been put right is a
valuable feature, according to l.. H.
Hagerling, local distributor for the
Hudson.
Much of the disappointment and
dissatisfaction experienced by some
motor-car users is because their car
constantly must be tinkered with in
order to keep it running. Many car
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05

Tuesday 1 shall be just as pleased to
greet my old Detroit friends as l snail
be to grasp the hands of my many
dealer friends from Maine to CALI
fornia."
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
M'ADOO GRANTS SPACE
FOR Human flag"
Reproduction of Old Glory by Girl.
Will Be Staged on Treasury
Grounds.

Permission to erect a giant stand
on the Treasury grounds. facing
Pennsylvania avenue, to seat the "hu-
man flag" to be seen on the day of
the Grand Army parade was procured
yesterday by the citizens committee
from Secretary McAdoo. The one pro-
vision he made was that no one shall
derive financial benefit from the stand.
The citizens committee also has re-
ceived the consent Of the Board OF
Education to allow a holiday IN pub
lie schools on the day Of the parade.
Girls may enter their names with the
committee for membership in the
human flag"
The plan is to use 1000 girls and
young women dressed in red, white
and blue. Five hundred will b. in
white and the remainder in tine ether
colors. Dotted among those wearing
blue will be forty-eight young women
gowned in white.
AS the committee has but a short
time to prepare for this feature of
the day, it wishes to get members en-
rolled at once. The only cost 20 pa
rents will be few cents each for the
bunting to be worn by the girls.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
SEVENTH STREET FETE
POSTPONED ONE WEEK
Merchants Fear Delay in Paving of
Thoroughfare-Carnival Will Be
Held October 4.

The date for the upper Seventh street
carnival and industrial parade. origi-
nally set for September 81. was post
poned a week at meeting of the Mid
City Citizens Association at 1908
Seventh street last night The carni-
val will be held October 4.
The change of date was made neces-
sary because it is not expected that
the paving. the completion of which
is to be celebrated with the carnival.
will be finished before October.
Joseph Berberich was named mar
of the features of the celebration. He
assistant marshal.
in white will carry American flags and
march with the Mid-City Citizens As
sociation and other local fraternal. So
cial. and club organizations. Three
bands will be in line and there will be
plenty of music from 1880 o'clock.
when the carnival starts. until 1880.
when 1t will be over.
Starting from Seventh street and New
York avenue. the parade will move
north in the east side of seventh
street to T street. east in T street to
avenue. in Florida avenue to
Seventh street. in the west side of
Seventh street to Market Space. in
Ninth street to X. and in to Seventh.
At this point the civic and carnival
sections will fall in behind the indus
trial section and the whole parade will
proceed in Seventh street to Florida
avenue. where it will disband.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
GERMANS find RUSS
DEFENSIVE STRONGER
Cars Men May Not Defeat Plans of
Enemies, Though They Make
Gains More Difficult.
Bv FRIEDRICH RENNETT


Petrograd, Sept 15.-The German army
Of the eastern front is daily growing
more weary. while the Russians. after
fighting magnifcently under the disad-
vantage of insufficient ammunition, are
daily finding themselves more nearly on
equal fighting terms. Before Wilma and
Rovno the Germans are at one point
only seventeen miles west of the rail-
way, which is clearly their immediat
objective; but between these places the
average distance of the German forces
from the line of their desire is thirty
three miles.
At the present moment the Russians
are holding up the German campaign
and destroying the time sheet whereon
the German slavishly depends. 1t is
hard to believe the Germans will not
eventually reach the Dvinsk-Filna-L Ida
Rovno Railroad, because they are will
ing to go to any length in an expendi-
ture of men.
The direct attacks toward Dvinsk have
already been very costly. The Germans
are now intrenching west Of Wilma, and
are apparently expecting considerable
delay, because 1t is reported that three
lines of elaborate trenches have been
constructed.
In the extreme south two attempts to
outfank the Russians in Galicia failed.
Then the Russians. securing the initia-
tive advanced and made large captures
of men and guns, destroying for the
present the Teuton's hope of threatening
or making an easy advance toward kieff.
The Russians are still advancing west
of the River Sereth, where their posi-
tions are admirable.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
BULLETS KILL SEFFERS;
Bentley IS ACCUSED
Husband Is Held for the Grand
Jury at Coroner's
Inquest.

Joseph Bentley. 40. was held for the
grand jury yesterday charged with shoot
ing Henry Seffers. 36, who died in Casual
ty Hospital early in the morning after
having been shot five times Tuesday
Seffers. a photographers assistant in the
Navy Yard. had boarded with Bentley &
wife and li-year-old son for four years.
Bentley had lived away from the home
for more than a year. police say.
At the coroner'S inquest. testimony was
given by policemen who arrested Bentley.
f. II. Lambert. of the Ninth police pre-
cinct. said he was 10 yards from the
scene of the shooting when he heard the
fatal shots. He testified he used his club
to break Bentley's hold upon the dying
man.
Edward NJ. Fairall. ll06 Eighth street
northwest said he WAS near the men
when the shots were fired.
Testimony was given by John Nickens
employed by Gallaudct College. that he
saw the men grapple and witnessed the
firing.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
MAIL ORDERS FOLLOW
TRADE.BOOSTING TRIP
Topham's. Inc, First Washington
Firm to Announce Results of Re-
tail Merchants Tour.

Enthusiasm of those who took part in
the automobile boosting trip of tie Re
tail Merchants AssoCia ton was high
yesterday.
The fact that big delivery cars made
the trip over the mountains without a
breakdown or delay served an efIi-
cheney test II was the purpose of the
trade boosting committee to give auto
dealers opportunity t" show what their
vehicles would do under all conditions.
Ii was stated Yesterday that never be-
fore has much advertising been dis
tributed over given mileage n was
done by the boosters. The information
was given that results already nave been
secured. Washington TOpham. OF the
firm of Topham's. Inc. received three
mail orders Yesterday morning from
Maryland territory Mr. Tophom as
Cribed this business to the firms activ-
ity in the trade boosting trip.
There was much activity at the Re-
tail Merchants Association yesterday.
Secretary Charles J. Columbus began to
arrange details for the opening of the
fall buying season. September - to Oc-
tober =. Columbus has received aSsur-
anceS from 60 per cent of the business
houses of Washington that they Will CO.
operate
NJ. A. Lease chairman of the fall OPEN
ing committee. received a letter from
William F. Guide. chairman of the citi-
zens' committee for the g. a. X. en-
campment announcing that the fall buy
ing ceremonies will be made a part of
the official G. A. X. program of Septem-
ber q. Chairman Lcese has called
meeting OF his committee. consisting of
George s. De Neale Sidney West. Julius
a. Duehring, and Joseph Berherich. for
Saturday at noon. This will be a lunch
con meeting at the Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
Tackle Catarrh Now
Be Free All Winter
Avsa Colds, Stall Pneumonia, Keep Ysw Isss
Clear and Your Threat Fraa.


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The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
ARREST Of MORGAN AS
BRITISH Agent URGED
The Fatherland Asserts Financier
Violated Law in Taking Mu-
nitions Commission.

New York, Sept 15.-The next num-
ber of the Fatherland Will contain
an article suggesting the arrest or
]. Pierpont Morgan on the ground
that he has violated a Federal statute
in accepting a commission from the
British government. Under the head
ing, will Morgan be arrested" the
Fatherland after citing the cases of
DIR. Dumba and DR.. Dernburg. says
in part:
Under section 5.2S1 Of the Federal
statutes it is serious effense to
accept a foreign commission Now
Mr.. Archibald accepted a foreign COM
mission, it seems, in undertaking To
deliver a letter from DR.. Dumba to
the foreign office in Vienna.
According to London cable he
was ignorant Of the contents of the
letter; but that was not taken into
demned. Now what is the law under
which he is condemned Attend!
Every citizen of the United States.
who within the territory or jurisdic-
ton thereof, accepts and exercises a
commission to serve a foreign prince,
state. colony or people. in war by land
or by sea, against any prince, state,
colony, district or people with whom
the United States are at peace. shall
be deemed guilty of a high misde-
meanor and shall be fined not more
than $4,000 and imprisoned not more
than three years.
This law completely fits the case
of ]. p. Morgan. II Archibald -
guilty of having accepted foreign
for the performance Of an
act against a prince, state. etc. with
whom the United States are at peace.
Mr. Morgan is even more guilty. He
has accepted and is exercising COM
mission as munitiOn agent for the
British government. His appointment
was publicly announced in Parlia
ment"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
Changes in Personnel.

The Department OF Commerce yester-
day announced the following changes in
its personnel:
Bureau of Standards, Thomas F. Bo-
mar PROBATIONARY appointed laboratory
apprentice. $3.50, and Leroy E. Heist tenn
porarily appointed laboratory helper at
$780,
Lighthouse Service-Charles c. Nc
Lauchlin. second assistant keeper. Bos-
ton Light Station. Mass. resigned: David
J. Flynn, reinstated as third assistant
keeper. Point Conception Light Station.
Cal; probationary appointments given
John Carr as mate of Light Vessel No. A.
and William Littlefield as second assist
ant keeper of Stratford Shoal Light Sta
ton. y. Y. and William Hoax temporar.
lily appointed clerk at $500 at Detroit
Mich
The Washington herald., 1915-09-16
|GIRLS Sell FLAGS
TODAY FOR 6. A. R.
Money Needed to Defray Expenses of
Encampment- Everybody Ex-
pected to Buy.

From early this morning until late
! tonight hundreds Of fair members OF
patriotic organizations will station them
| selves in busy streets throughout the city
and sell silk flags to raise money to
finance the G. A. r. encampment, Sep
tember q to October 3
Everybody from President Wilson
down to the smallest newsboy il ex-
pected to purchase a nag and help fill
the Golfers Of the committee which aims
| to make the coming encampment one to
be long remembered by the veterans,
their friends. and all Washington. Thou
sands of flags have been obtained for
the sale. The women and girls who sell
Will have headquarters at 1407 F street
northwest.
Besides selling small flags for lapels,
the women will have for sale several
hundred large flags for automobile dec
oration. No set price will be asked. but
each buyer Is expected to contribute at
least 10 cents.
Gov Whitman, of New York, who has
always taken a deep interest in the af-
fairs of the G. A R.. is expected to
be present at the encampment. Invita-
tions have been sent to all governors of
States to attend.
Col. H. l. Zinn. post No 4l5, Grand
Army Of the Republic. Mechanicsburg.
Pa, will attend in body and has ar
ranged to pay railroad transportation Of
all members in good standing who go
with the post and participate with it in
exercises
Members Of Post No. 20l, Carlisle, Pa,
and Post No 311, MELVILLE, Pa, will have
headquarters at the New Oxford Hotel,
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania
The forty-third encampment of the ma
tional association of Union Ex-Prisoners
Of War will be held in Washington Sep
tember q to 50. Headquarters will be in
room SO. Camp Matthew G. Emery
The Department Of Kentucky. Women's
Relief Corps, will have headquarters at
the Hotel Bellevue. The Department of
Kentucky. G. A. R.. will be located at
the New oxford Hotel.