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HuPMoBuE SHOWS PRowEss.
Capital 10 Capital Car Tackles
Hard Climb.

Tie capital to capital Hupmobile party
which j. Walter Drake o! Detroit ~
sending on a 10000 mile trip around the
OF the United safes reached New York
y.st.. lay from Trenton on !'s way 10
Hartford. the capital ~ Connecticut.
The car Is being drive" - e. r. Sails
bury and q. u. I.ipc. both OF Detroit.
". 4. kro.n IL with III. party taking
moving pictures, !. :. Patterson. former
Chicago and New York automobile cd.-
Tor, is writing the s,or, 81 the trip.
The party left Washington last Mon
day and was sent on its long journey
by United States Good Roads Commits
s.ons- Logan Waller Page. Letters are
being carried from President Rowe Of the
American Automobile Association and
President Charles Evans Davis Of the
National Highways Association.
From Washington the party wen, to
Annapolis. Baltimore. Harrisburg, Dover.
Del. Philadelphia and Trenton. Moving
and still pictures are being made ~ ;Nr
trip as we'll as written accounts
While in New York the party was en-
~,ertained by Charles +. Reiss OF the
Charles r. Rctss Company. local Hup-
mobile distributors. The car was driven
up Fort George HIN In high Just to show
that such things did no' trouble II, II
is the purpose of the HupmoDile Com
pany TO show hat the particular auto
mobile achievement OF note in each hig
city Is not beyond this en-
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back. thus delaying the entire convoy
lilly country also necessitated passing
and repassing. which of course was dam
lcrous. many radiators heinz smashed
owing to cars running backward down
the hills due to tho lack of provision OF
sprays. With a closely spaced process
sion a rear movement Of a few feet
would he sufficient to cause an accident.
These defects were known to the officers
in charge OF tho motor vehicle s|cr!it".
hut OF course there was no time to % NJ
cdy them when war had been declared.
The French authorities. however, had
,cen working on this problem Ion.
rnoush-eight years-to have created
what may he termed "A model type .
truck in all the factories. Those vehl-
rles. although differing considerably In
design. were uniform In power. size,
speed, load capacity. body. c,errl 90
tire sizes n In such details as snr. ..
owing hooks, radiator guard, ma-a"'"
and ~carbure,er.
The English subsidy specific ,on
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NEW JEFFERY CAR
MEETS ALL NEEDS
Poertner Is Enthusiastic Over
the Many Features That
Improve and Refine It.

Proclaiming II q car without vibrN-
tion At any speed. william Z. Poertner.
president Of the Poertner Motor Car
Company. the metropolitan distributor
for the Jeffery. has Just announced a
now six cylinder model. TIT new Jen.
cry Ia the embodiment Of many refine
ments. both in It's mechanical makeup
and in its design.
despite the rising cost OF materials
and In face Of the fact that most auto
mobile manufacturers are boosting their
prices. the new JcfYery Six Is being Of
fered at 1896. or SIS less than the
price asked for the old six" y Mr..
Poertner. This is due both to the en-
haustive Of the Thomas b.
Jeffery Company and to the fact that 80
per cent. OF all parts going into the new
car are manufactured In the Jeffery fac
tory. Outside Of It's freedom from vibra-
ton. the dominating features Of the new
car arc its long. low hammock swung
body and It's graceful, sweeping lines.
"The rear axle has been redesigned so
As to permit undcrslung springs. Thus
the car has been considerably lowered
without materially affecting it's road
clearance. This change has also low
cred the line Of vision IA inches. hill
the various revisions in body construc-
tl'I nav lht NV - c'S ''.N 49,
passengers sit into instead Of on.
Experienced motorists say that the
Jeffrey engineers la achieved a nota-
BILE triumph in the design OF the new
cars c%rankshaft. the zeal secret Of It's
smooth performance. The crankshaft II
considerably DIVERSIFIED AMI inherently
balanced. requiring no artificial attach
ments OF any kind. Its large size elimi-
mates all chance Of contortion or twist
ing. and thus inhibits the slightest vibra-
ton. This In true. too. regardless OF
what speed the motor is driven. Larger
bearings insure extra long life.
Another important change IL In the
wheel base. 1t has been heightened "a
1875 inches--the lowness Of the car MAX
Ing II look at least a foot longer. A
pitch Of sixteen degrees has also beer
given to the windshield TO make 1t con.
form with the symmetrical lines Of the
car as a whole. also adding much to tho
racy appearance Of the new Six.
Tho .Jeffery designers have been un-
sparing In their efforts to obtain rnaxi'
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excellent service. These consisted Of the
standard Ford cha ssis fitted with an am
hulance body IT wood and canvas capa-
NJ" OF receiving a couple Of army type
str"tchers or 10 carry four wounded men
sitting. thus making with the driver and
attendant a maximum load OF six. For
heating these in cold weather a section
~ stove pipe. bound with asbestos and
with the ends closed. was lifted around
the exhaust pipe, a lead carrying the
heat To "A grating In the floor Of the car.
Automobile searchlights form an i'm
portant branch OF the French army. the
large touring car chassis. the current
being generated by dynamo driven from
tho automobile engine. Six vehicles
formed a working section. including a
workshop and general stores truck capa-
BILE OF making repairs In the field. These
machines were all painted Hrayish green.
20 render them inconspicuous. Some Of
the outfits were arranged so that the
scarchlight could be carried some dis
lance from tho automobile. ono having n
light steel telesco7ic tower permitting
he light TO be raised to a height Of
forty feet.
Another way In which motor trucks
Were utilized was as travelling Kitchens.
being fitted with a stove and the rock
rreparing meals while on the road. thus
savirg time n increasing the com
Fort Of the men.
Aftc" four months OF war the rerair
department was shipping all kinds OF We
h.tles. French. English. German. Sc.
10 a big repair depot 100 miles from the
front. where tho uninjured parts OF the
vehicles were utilized In building COM
posite machines n II was impossible TO
repair them. At this depot there were
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MOTOR TRUCKS IN EUROPE
DOING WONDERFUL WORK
Under the French Scheme, as Originally
Adopted, Practically Every Manu-
facturer Was Able to Enter
With His Standard Types.

was based on the IAyland chassis and
practically ordered manufacturers to
abandon their " designs. no matter
how good these might he, and accept
that provided by the wal Office. A.
a proof OF the Indifference which this
scheme met from the manufacturers the
last British army trials before the war
comprised only three vehicles as COM
pared with ITO trucks participating in
the last French trials at hat time.
Under the French scheme. ~ originally
adopted, practically every manufacturer
was able to enter with his standard
types. there being no preference for
bevel drive over worm or chain. for a
particular type or position Of motor or
for a certain class Of eearbox. The
field WAS even left open to steam. gaso-
,ene n Rasoiene-eiectric machines, the
only requirement being that the trucks
hould be capable Of doing good work
ON the road individually and collect
lively. Year by year the regulations and
tests became more stringent without,
However. interfering with the general
design. Thus a type OF vehicle Of uni
'orm size. power. weight. speed. body.
clearance. &C. was developed through
out the country 50 that when the wal
broke out practically all the best trucks
in France were subsidized types. When
called into actual service some OF the
features on which the army insisted. al
though Of little Importance to the pri-
vate user, were justified. They are the
use OF sprays. sufficient clearance,
radiator guard. uniform bodies. tow
ing hooks front and rear. three fuel
carbureters and tanks allowing a big
rance OF action.
Four wheel drive early In the war
proved Us value for more car pur-
loses. since such IA machine driven and
steercd at both ends would be capable
" travelling over any country and Of
high speed on good roads. II would
also be able to get out Of difficulties at
a rapid pace from which II would other
wise be inextricable. Four speeds for
ward and two reverse were mentioned
at this time as being desirable for these
vehicles.
Four wheel drive tractors also found
favor with the artillery service early in
the war. these vehicles being found much
more efficient md seryiccable than
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'-roous'y operated.
There appear to he no four wheel
'rlvr tractors in Italy. nut heavy gaso-
lfrc tractors for hauling heavy artillery
ar" produced In considerabl Bile numb. RS.
thcs, vehicles being designed primarily
10 operate away from made roads. The
Fiat chain driven 20 horsepower tractor
is an excellent example and Is fitted with
caterpillar band attached to the driving
wheels which can he used for travelling
n"'oss rough country.
\ uImb.r ~ special army trucks such
As seirchlight and wireless telegraphy
c,"s are now being produced. while ar
mor"d cars with 3 nm. plating and
generally ftted with two machine guns
arc manufacturer in moderately large
quantities.
Originally the plan was 10 make use
OF motor trucks for carrying supplies
7 IN tie railhead TO n point a couple OF
riir3 back Of the firing line. from which
point distribution was made to the men
by horse drawn wagons. Before October.
l'l4, this plan had been altered. the
trucks going right up to the firing line
aud delivering direct to the men in the
trenches, Thts system exposed thu
t'ucrs to f:c and caused several to be
'o~'. hn' sc time gained was considered
INV '''' IN t,n"ntion for its continuance.
\ motor convoy under fire Is in less
dauc"r than n Number OF horse dra wn
w!Ic.n3. and although the trucks are far
II Sufficient size to carry four stretchers
II Wp tiers. leaving a space down the
"erttc for the ambulance attendant.
These ambulances woul 60 an close to
tn" hr'rg. limo ~ possible, load up with
wounded brought in by stretcher men
and carry them to the railhead or gen.
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mum riding comfort. The control levers
have been heightened so as TO relieve
the driver Of any necessity OF bending
over. while the driver has been further
benefited by making the seat he or she
occupies a full inch wider h the other
front seat.
Both front seats are upholstered in
bucket style. The rear seat. together
with the auxiliary seats. also reflect the
same amount OF care. They have been
designed to support correctly the backs
Of the passengers. thu insuring long
trips with little or no fatigue. To ride
in the new Jeffery is like lolling IN a big.
soft library chair.
THE motor. Jeffery built. develops
ifty-tnree horse power and In capable Of
driving the car smoothly and evenly at
any speed up to sixty miles an Jour. II
is economical on gasolene. while the oil
consumption is given as 400 miles TO the
gallon. Equipped for the road. the car
weighs $3.50 pounds. Its shipping weight
Is 2.a5O pounds.
One Of the most striking advantages
~ the new car in a mechanical way "a
It's new starting and lighting equipment
This, a two-unit Jeffery-Bijur system,
represents the latest development In the
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mobile trade are wondering what they
will do for cars In the event OF a strike
being called on the railroads. Mr.. Houpt
has already formulated a plan to meet
this situation.
In tho event OF a strike being called.
Mr.. Houpt has arranged a plan to bring
the cars from Detroit to New York over
the road. His idea Is to ~inaugurate a
'ri-weekly motor car road service be-
tween New York and Detroit. leaving
this city on Tuesdays. Thursdays n
Saturdays Of each week.
The plan II to send seven passenger
Hudson Super Six cars with a driver and
SIX chaufeurs or owners who may de-
sire immediate delivery Of their cars. The
owners will pay approximately for the
mems expenses on the road, while Mr..
liuupt will furnish them with the trans
p"rtation facilities. On the return trip
over the roads to New York they will be
driving their or their owners cars,
IN many ways the trip over tho high
Ways would ho al advantage. as the cars
would be thoroughly tuned m while on
their way from Detroit to his city. and
the owner or chauffeur would have int
~ thoroughly familiar,se himself with
the car.
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~ DONALD McLEOD LAY
81 1.-THE Automobile"

Within the past few months the
necessity for utilizing motor trucks and
automobiles In the expedition into Mex
leo AFTER villa has brought home very
strongly to the car and truck engineers
end manufacturers as we'll As to the
United States army ~oficials the fact that
ordinary commercial vehicles are not best
suited to military requirements. All
these men have been interested in the
work Of motor vehicles in the European
struggle n have watched closely for
amy salient features In design and man
Ofacture resulting from the experiences
brought by war conditions. Still there
are numerous points that have not been
brought out very strongly but which a
review Of the development OF the motor
arm OF the service In the European ar
miles throws into relief.
Al the outbreak Of hostiiities II was
estimated that there were 100. 900 motor
vehicles In Use with the French army.
$4,000 Of these being trucks. including
100 buses. 200 four wheel drive tract
ors. fifty motor searchlights and 100
special vehicles. When the British ex-
peditionary force first established itself
In France II was estimated that Its motor
vehicle equipment comprised $500 to
1000 machines, the great bulk Of which
were requisitioned among motor truck
users n manufacturers stocks. the
British army's subsidy system AT that
time having progressed very little be-
yond the paper stage.
In comparing h equipment Of these
two armies the French vehicles were
then far superior 10 the English for mil
1tary purposes. the latter being of such
diversified types that they were not suit
able for working together in convoy
formation. some Of them in operation
H. conveys having speed abilities vary
ing from 7 TO II m.ph. Not only were
they Of different makes but the bodies
were Of all kinds. for tho trucks had
heen taken direc. from private service
without even removing the advertising
matter with which they were usually
almost covered. These conveys worked
fairly we'll on level ground. but as soon
a. hills had 20 be negotiated the slower
vehicles IND the defective ones dropped
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vELIE'S BIGGEST YEAR.
Gcorxe GARLAND stirred ny Factory
Activities.

George Garland. local Nelic agent. re-
turned from the factory last week NOR"
enthusiastic than ever over the outlook
FOR ''Velie's biggest year" Mr.. Garland
went to Moline TO increase his allotment
OF cars and to be sure that deliveries
would be made smoothly. lie says he
found tho place filled with agents on
tho same mission. aud all SCI enthusiastic
and ihsistent hat tho affair really took
on the aspect Of a bargain counter rush.
The factory Is now turning out forty
Ears a day. Mr.. Garland is receiving a
carload OF these cars every twenty-four
hours. and does not expect 20 have NJ
difficulty in getting them regularly. To
forestali any delay incident to railroad
troubles the factory sent cars here by
express. and they arrived yesterday.
The factory Is also making extensions
in its truck plans because of unusual
demands from all quarters. Fifty-two
trucks were sent 20 tho Mexican border
recently in one shipment, and other large
shipments are being made ready for
Eastern points.
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for hauling guns and for bring
...- ".f %Cuu.Hition
'.'' French ARTILLERY WIS great,
u-'lisned by heavy guns nloun;"i
on sueyial chassis iit'sd with four solid
81 uts capable OF lifting IA" wheels from
tho ground and thus providing a solid
platform. Many OF the i1J nm. guns
were drawn 10y four wheel drive tractors
Instead o. horses. After the guns were
IA p~usitlun the tractors wee run INTO
shritrr the same as horses. being more
- 5i'Y co"realcd, however. and also haN-
f.: ~ ~ lrantage OF heing aule to haul
u "hN OFT ~ a difficult position with
=. ua,!y exposing themselves. The
. ~ made a liEht four wheel drive
ri''"r N large number which was
- 'satd to pull n useful load Of six
;pn.. These vehicles we're found very
u.rfu,.
I'll. ,;-"tcr Ieurcot high ,pecd chassis
80. Il with dcIh." steering gears. so that
% l"!vsr CrI!d face either front or rear,
. '"t,'' OF rc"eise gears and two quick
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eral headquarters. where they were at
tended In temporary hospitals before be-
ing carried to the rear by trains and
finally distributed to the hospitals by
more automobile ambulances. The great
defect in the organisation at that time
was the in~adeauacy 81 the motor sys-
TEN for removing men from the hospitals
just behind the firing line. wounded men
frequently having to spend fifteen to
twenty hours lying on straw in freight
trains when touring cars could have
brought them back in three TO four hours.
The Ford ambulances used by the
American ambulance corps in France did
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firing guns and adequate armor protec-
ton was later adapted by the French
army to il artillery work.
Later. the rs NM. ~ was extensive
~ mounted on 30 horsepower chassis. q
pivot carried on the steel platform and
bolted 10 the frame members carrying
the gun. at the left side ~ which the
gunner's Sea was attached. When
brought into action the chassis was
raised from tho ground sufficiently to
remove all weight from the springs. but
not to lift the road wheels. this raising
being done by o hydraulic Jacks. one
at each corner OF the chassis and stimuli
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automatic engagement type Of starting
apparatus. The iightest touch on .ns
switch button starts the motof--as easy
a. pressing your horn button.
Those who see the car invariably i.-
mark about the mechanical nicely e:'h
which the cars accessories are fitted Into
Il. Take tho tire pump. for Instance
II Is driven direct from the transmiSsiou.
and It so designed that there is nc longer
any need to remove the floor boards la-
fore It can be operated. All that Is rA-
uuired 10 that the same wrench used IN
the demountable rims. OF a plain. every
day screw driver. be inserted through
4 slot in the floor. The air hose t. Il.
ways attached and ready for use nrdo'
the drivers scat. and is equipped with a
gauge TO show pressure"
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H0ILANDER'S NEW SALESMEN.
Two veterans Added - Fov~~ sov
FaII Campaign.

As part OF It's preparation for an ae-
tive fall business campaign the Ho'-
lander-Randall Company has added
Louis II. Weed and Daniel W. Sullivan
TO It's sales force. These two Automobile
Row veterans will sell Hall twelvss
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and Grant skies from the H~ollarde-.
Randall showroom in broadway o.
Fifty-hnh street. Mr.. Weed hand cd
the Cadillac At bridgeport for seve-,l
years and represented the Ford an
Oakland In this city. Mr.. sullivan has
been with the Palmer and Singer, Rs'
bier and Oakland concerns here.
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o Is NOT WORRYING.
II strike Comes lie VIII Find way
Out.

Harry s. Houpt. president Of the Hud-
son Motor Car Company Of New York.
is a believer In preparedness. not only
for the country at large. but also in his
own business.
While the majority Of the local auto
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UToM0BILE
EXCHANGE

PRACTICALLY NEW STEVENS DURyEA.
Little SIX light seven passenger: torpedo
str.ainiine body absolutely mechanically
psrfect: $3.50 on; Inspection demonstration
Including evenings aud Sund ~, UNEEDA
GARAGE. e?5 FoN street. simpson street
subway station. Bronx.
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1916 .sTUDEBAKER SEDAN: psssen
ger: like new; used little elegant bargain.
am Scott Co, 1896 Broadway.
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1915 MERCER R'psrER, ga-7o; two
also tore passenger spec!al. bargain, Ros-
ku M Scott CO., 1896 BroAdw ay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-19

warded by arrival of an auto with
three men in it They did not expect
interruption and apparently did not
see the stranger, who stepped quietly
10 the side of the ringleader.
All three started to run down ia :
road when they found themselves
caught red-handed. Sporty covered
two with his gun, and they are today
lodged in the East Moline Jail. The
third man escaped. Those held give
the names Of Harry Puscas and Ed
Iamara Of Davenport, the former
claiming to work in a pool room and
the latter to be an employe of the
KOhr bakery. There is no Ed Wanna
ia listed in the Davenport directory.
Puscas is listed.
The men will he held, pending az
rival of 4 special agent. Cases Will
be heard then and il is believed thai
they will be held to the grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-19
RELIEVES BLIND MAN
OF HIS COLLECTIONS

Because he had taken money from
blind man. Joe Johnson of East Mo-
line was yesterday arraigned in police
court of that city and sentenced to 20
days in the county Jail on a charge of
vagrancy His victim, the man who
can not see. will be sent to friends in
Iowa, who are glad to care for him,
by Supervisor lack Einfeldt
Johnson and the blind man met some
few days ago. Agreement was reached
whereby they were to form a partner
ship TO profit by the sympathies of
highearted citizens of East Moline.
JohnsQn furnished the necessary
equipment which included an Il am
blind" sign, and for a time business
was good.
Trouble began when johnson appro-
priated all the money collected by his
partner in business. The blind man
complained to the police, and the pO-
lice arrested Johnson. He had spent
the greater part Of the money in East
Moline saloons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-19
MOLINE OBITUARY
DIR. Z. VI. ArenschiId.

c. o. ArenschiId of East Moline has
received word of the death of his
brother, Dr. E. NJ Arenschild, a for
mer WatertOwn boy, in Elsinore, Cal.
DR.. Arenschild, known in this locality
as Murray Arenschild, was born in
WATERFOWL, now part of East Moline,
Aug. 81, 1860. He was graduated
from the Moline high school and later
took a medical course at Iowa City.
He was married to Lillian Williams
in Ottumwa, Iowa, and practiced
medicine there for some time before
moving to California which place was
his home up to time Of his death.
Surviving him are the widow, three
and one son. Two broth
ers, V. L. Of Idaho and c. o. of East
Moline, survive also. Burial took place
in California.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-19
BASEBALL WORKERS
WILL MEET TONIGHT

Final efforts are being put forth by
the workers in the campaign to give
Moline Decent baseball in 1917 today
Tonight will end the five-day canvass
of the city for the sale of the 5000
books, the goal set as necessary to Sc
cure Three-Eye pastiming next season
under the new plan of admission.
Workers sat at d luncheon served in
the club rooms at $50 last evening and
submitted reports on sales that sWelled
the total of business to 535 books. 1t
be reached, to sell 2,465 books before
10 o'clock tonight, when the campaign
closes.
Every worker went out today deter
mined TO do everything within his pow
er to turn the trick. Response to date
has not been at all that had
been expected, but those who be-
lieye in the project, who want to pro-
vide clean, healthful amusement for
the people of Moline, where men and
women may forget for a time their
cares and worries. relax and root and
cheer and breathe in pure out-of-door
air, are not discouraged They are
possessed of never-say-die spirit, and
interesting announcements are expect
ed at tOnight's final gathering of
workers.