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The sun., 1916-11-26
EXPERT GIVES TIPS !
TO SAVE REPAIRS
Cold Weather Advice That
VIII Keep Motor Running
All Winter. Z

Dvery PEAR motoffsts hn6 themselves
overlooking the fact that Jack Frost %
no respecter OF automobiles. Jack will
go out Of his way to CONCEAL the water
In the radiator. and in the water Jackets
Of tho cylinders, and cause a pretty re-
pair bill and deny the owner the use OF
his car for q week or more.
Pointing out how owners may get ne
most service and pleasure out Of their
cars during the winter months, MAJ
Hagelstirc, manager of the service de-
partment Of tho Studebaker Corporation.
says;
Tho frst fail Of snow 10 n longer
Viewed with alarm by motor car wn-
ers, II IL no longer the signal for thsrn
to put their cars away until sprina.
More and moro car owners are coming
to realize that IN keeping their cars in
dead storage for three or four months
every year they are carrying an Idle In.
vestment, besides doing the q more
harm than good. Disuse breeds depreci.
alton rs surely as does misuse.
. cold days help your starting mo-
tor by providing n rich gas mixture.
Prime tho carbureter in the usual way,
or better still. choke the air inlet. Not
nil the gasolenc IN the rich mixture VIII
reach the cylinder. much OF II will con-
dense on the cold wallis OF Inc intake
mani'old. 80 you VIII understand why
1t Is wise to provide as rich a mixture
ut the carbureter rs IL possible. n III
careful wner will take this means OF
removing a good share OF the burden
| from his battery.
n warning now and provide your-
self with n few gallons OF dcnatured
alcohol, and when tho weather turns In
a decided manner feed a little into the
radiator. thus insuring yourself against
| damage that surely will como otherwise.
| The proportions depend upon the tenn
perature. II will require n 8 per cent.
solution OF alcohol to prevent freezing
at rs degrees and n 20 per cent. solu-
ton will take care of tho water system
down to zero. As low az 10 below the
solution should BIO 30 per cent, and II
the mercury happens TO drop to Is de-
! greca below the percentage will be IS OF
' alcohol. whereas ten more degrees below
will 'eiuire a 40 per cent. solution. Al
present prices glycerins Is out OF the
question, and as an anti-freezlng agens
besides. alcohol IL far better and cheaper.
even II II does tend to evaporate easily.
"Cover your adiat when the car Is
allowed to stand idle, and IL Il Is 90 re-
main In the cold for any length OF tim
let II face the wind and not back up into
The sun., 1916-11-26
IMPORTANT TRUCK HEARING.
Question 81 Registration Fees "a
Ne Diseased.

~ 0bWoe0s
The Motor Truck Commission Of ths
STATE Of New York will hold a public
hearing in room sos. State Capitol. AL
bany. New York. At 1850 A. NJ. Tues
day. November ~. for the purpose OF
discussing the question Of . new "sched-
ule Of registration fees on motor trucks
ard omnibuses. such fees being based
upon the time anc extent OF use and
wear and tear Of public highways by
such vehicles.
The commission has signihed It's de-
sire to receive constructive suggestions
and to hear reasonable objections 10 this
proposed tax upon motor trucks and ON
nlbuses within the state. and II Is
therefore important that users OF this
class Of vehicle join together TO In
sure a comprehensive presentation OF
their viewpoints.
The Motor Truck Club therefore de-
sIres to serve as n medium or coopera-
tive effort among users, and TO that end
euues.s that all who intend 20 appear
at this hearing or wish to present their
views In writing communicate with the
club, addressing George ii. Pride. chair
man OF special committee on proposed
additional tax on motor trucks In New
York state"
The sun., 1916-11-26
BATTERY ADVICE
FOR WINTER TIME
Expert Says to Beware Of Anti
~ Freeze Mixtures for
Batteries.

'.This 10 about the time Of year that
the motoriat who n going 20 drive his
car oil winter begins 70 prepare for
cold weather." says Mr.. c. 3. Cisndsnsn
Of the local Prsst-o-Lite Company.
zone Of the irst thinss he does II to
put some kind Of Anti-frssss mixture In
his radiator to prevent the water from
Pressing. Inasmuch - the slsctroiyte
In automobile storage batteries consists
Of Q mixture Of suiphur1o acid and
water. . great many motorists get the
false impression that an anti.freese mix
turs Of some sort put into the storage
battery will protect II also against fress-
ing. The only way 70 keep . battery
from Pressing when the Thermometer ID
lowering around zero 10 to keep II fully
charged. A fully charged battery Will
mo-, freeze. but q battery that 10 In .
discharged condition will freeze At
about 20 degrees above sero.
Nothing except pure distilled water
should evcr be put into q storage bat
terry. so-called anti-freexing mixtures
have . highly injurious chemical effect
on the battery-usually damaging the
PlhkCS otyoiu hCkSis
The condition Of the storage battery
can generally DO determined by testing
the specific gravity OF the electrolyte by
means Of . ~hydrometer. During the
winter these tests should be made at
least once every two weeks and the
reading should be between 1850 and
1900 at all times. II the SPECIFIC grav-
ity Is lower than 1880 run the motor
at generating speed until the specific
gravity rises TO At least 1870. or have
the battery charged up At once by a
competent battery service station.
III the a 10 TO be laid UP for the win
ter, the battery should he stored where
the temperature does not fall below 20
degrees above zero. However. taking
the battery OF and putting It in a warm
place 10 not enough II must be charged
at least once . month. as a storage bat
terry when not in actual use Ii constantly
striving to discharge itself. and there
= fore requires Just a. careful attention
I as when II IL performing Its functions on
the car.
"If the motorist cannot arrange 70
give Il the proper attention. tho battery
should be taken TO . service station and
left there for storage during the winter
months"
Tho Prest-o-IAts Company. Inc, has
prepared q number Of valuable sugges
tons to motorists relative 20 the carr
and attention required by storage bat
teries during the winter months. Free
copies are PRESENTED TO motorists Wit
call at the Preet-o-Lite branch. zoe an'
EOS Amsterdam avenue
The sun., 1916-11-26
STANDARD 8 RoMPs ON HILLS.
Gives Great Performance In Fsrt
George Test.

Sydney q. Duffy. president Of the
Dury Motors Corporation. showed some
critical experts the wonderful hill climb
ing ability OF the new Standard s on
Wednesday of last week. =
With six passengers this car climbed
Fort George hill In high gear at the
unvnrying rate OF twenty-five miles an
hour and also Mt eighteen miles an hour.
With three passengers II hit tho bot
tom OF the hifl at twenty miles an hour
and went over the top thirty-two
miles nm hour. II also went up In high
at twenty miles an hour, then turned
at the top and went Town two-th!rds
OF the way and turned again and
climbed to the top in high gear all the
way.
On level ground the Standard 8 has
a most amazing pickup. The sensation
Is ~ IN some tremendous power were
applied to the back OF the car, giving IL
a great push forward. One Is not con.
sclous at any time of a motor out in
front doing the pulling. One can scarcely
hear the motor. and Its operation IL so
smooth that the riding sensation is like
that which n gets in an electric.
The sun., 1916-11-26
FISHER co. TO FIGHT SUIT.
claims Right to Nanufacture Cen.
vertibIc Bodies.

II Individual or organization at
tcinpts 10 establish design patent rights
to the commonly accepted form of con-
vertihle "all season" motor car body.
there will be a real battle.
Tho defence will be made by no less
an organization than the Fisher Body
Corporation OF New York and Detroit
by far the largest builder of automobile
bodies In the world.
Such is tho purport OF an aggressive
statement by the Fisher Corporation.
over the signature OF President Fisher
and Treasurer Mendelssohn.
The Fisher Corporation declares that
the idea OF a body with removable or
collapsiblc sides dates away back to
days when carriages were not horseless.
They cite the fact that such bodies ap-
peared on European ears more than ten
years ago. and frankly scorn any pre-
tensions to design patent validity which
might influence them In the least.
The sun., 1916-11-26
Lynn Dudley Joins Federal,

Lynn b.. Dudley has been appointed adj
vertislng manager OF the Federal Motor
Truck Company. to succeed George w.
Cushing. who recently resigned to take a
position In the advertising department Of
the Hudson Motor Car Company. Mr..
Dudley Is well qualified to take up his
new work. having had twelve years expert
snce In the editorial and Advertising de-
partments of newspapers and for three
years has been connected with the Camp
bell Ewald. company. advertising agents.
. Mr.. Dudley has specialized In lutomo-
bile. gas engIn" and motor truck accounts.
and for some time has had supervision OF
the agency account OF the Federal Motor
Truck Company.
The sun., 1916-11-26
OVERLAND! OPENS
ITS Big BUILDING
Formal ~"Houscwarming" on
Tuesday With Elaborate Dis
play Of Entire Line.

MI. mug ara c,,nn,o,.,,, .,,,,,.s =.
call SAFES AN" a'sp '"' 'ooH's oi WHY'S
Overland. Inc. on broadway at Fiftieth
street. vii, be opencd to tho public ON
go, rh,. ,,s,tav h,,,s,,u =. -.
1ue'u''' ."
the very gateway oi the metropolitan
automobile and theatre district. ada
cent TO the subway and other lines OF
Transportation
The building II three stories high and
has a frontage OF 100 feet on broadway
and 1913 feet on Fifticth street 1t
proyldes facilities for the showing Of the
sntire Wiliys-Knight and Overland line.
Inc largest and most complete array Of
cars turned out By ans single auto-
mobile company.
The main floor Is to be used for d,s.
NAV purposes. On display Tuesday will
bc the newest products Of the Willys-
overland company, including the 'rWiilys
six' the luxurious touring model which
Mas created so much comment because
~ its BODY design. POWERFUL motor and
low price: the GENTRY Club. recent,
NV ncaa which o. Tho or,,. snor, 80,
4, ,bc small car c,uss. and a conn,ete
.nowing of Overland closed cars. An
interesting part vt the car display ia
,hs cutaway chassis OF a Model s5-I.
in which ali working parts are exposed.
The retail sales Offices are on the
messanine balcony between the FIRST and
second floors.
Tho second foor Is for used and COM
mercial cars. In the used car depart-
ment will be displayed a number OF big
values In rebuilt and attractively re-
painted automobiles. Among tho com-
msrcial cars are the new LOO pound
Overland deivery wagon. express type.
ana tho ovsriaho delivery panel
type.
Inc .nIiu noor 10 oevoted 70 n sale
81 su'o"oo,Ie a.e:'sorIes. mere AL
kna' y. mW nppare''
~, ~: .~.,. 20 Iasseneer
sSNs..' ' '"'e' VIII" 'he tnree
~. ,.~ a,.,,., h,,us,..
-. ,oS,c.i 49, T. ,hn ou. ons
W,Iv: Inc sIrce :, tnnS ~ VI
The sun., 1916-11-26
CHEVROLET WINS IN YUCATAN
Bests Bis Field in Special Race
Meet.

The Chevrolet 'triumphed in Yucatan
this month when II won FIRST prize In the
Emo contests held at Merida, t~hirty-one
models of various American and Euro
pean makes participating.
The distance covered In the 'Tiga De
Chauffers'' races Is not specified In the
Latin American newspaper clipping re-
ceived by W. G. Sills. general sales man
ager Of tho Chevrolet Motor Company,
The fact is mentioned that the average
time for tho other cars was 2 minutes
30 seconds. The Chevrolet negotiated
the distance IN . minutes 20 seconds.
The Chevrolet car was the "Foui
Ninety Model" II was entered by Gen.
zalo Zavala, 4 local dealer. and driven
by Isidro Nasquez, n Latin American
favorite, assisted by Abelardo Villami
and Aware Loaf.
The sun., 1916-11-26
HUDSON SUPER SIX FEAT.
Makes Very Fast Time Over Rossh
Roads.

IT have Just received word of q
rather remarkable performance by a
Hudson Super-Six owned by J.. b. An
drews over some Of the worst roads In
Virginia." says Harry Houpt. president
Of the Hudson Motor Car Company OF
New York. HE writes as follows:
"'I have Just enjoyed my hvt expe-
rience with this wonderful car. What
impressed me was the splendid time I
was able to make over these Virginia
roads. My running time from Peters,
burg to Lawrenceviile was 4S miles In
81 minutes; Lawrenceville to Emporia,
"a miles, time l hour Emporia 20 South
hill. ~ miles. 6S minutes: 6outhhill to
GAINESVILLE and return. 60 miles. time
SO minutes: Southhill to Blackstone, 30
miles. time Al minutes: blackstone 20
Petersburg via Marville. 42 miles. time
20 minutes. Total distance. 248 miles.
total time. 9 hour 80 minutes, or an
average OF nearly 80 miles per hour.
When / got back from the trip she was
running Just as sweet as ever and ready
to do II over again."
The sun., 1916-11-26

sales convention. held a few days ago.
Mr.. Poertner stated that no new JEFF
cry models will be marketed before
July I. 1917, the present type being car
ried forward without change. except for
minor r~einements. until that time. This
Is q protective measure. and was hailed
with cheers by the visitors.
President Charles w. Nash. in dis
GUESSING the sales work OF tho present
season, said that hereafter special stress
will be placed upon the Jeffery Quad,
heretofore regarded more as a SUBJ
sidiary line TO the pleasure cara. Dur
ing the quarterly period ending October
81 approximately 500 Quads were turned
out or nearly as many al were pro-
duced during the twelve months ending
August !. which was cas-.
The sun., 1916-11-26

4 President F. L. Brown Of tho Elgn Motor Car Corporation chicasc' IA
N OF the industrys most optimistic boosters. Mr. Browns keen Insight
his broad knowledge of things psrta1nnsr to tho world OF motordom ID double
,bttrezt 10 hs oraceiks prophecies He quotes below a few OF TN ihduAry'
staggering figures; L
No,orc NJ, registered in forty-ssvsn of the worlds leading
- cn,rtse, 49, sIos4ss
Meter, en-. now revttered, in I'M IynitedS States .,.... 100000
Hnl. ~ SMr owned in the United States. s? 800 O0 900
SSnvo Nina pr ca ... $1,000
Number OF ears to each mile of American highways. !
Increase In real estate values due o transportation by auto
mobile (pr cent .. -. 100 to 400
value Of cars exported In 1918 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000 900
public rnd, in tho United States Cmies).. 100000
Annual new fcnds and Improvement expenditures. .... $500 900 900
Motorc car steel used In 1915 Uous). ... $4,000
Imitation leather used in 1915 Cards). NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s2soOoO
Top MATERIAL used In 1915 Oards) 49,. ll%o5c5o
Hickory and other woods used In bodies. 1915 Cboard fec)...... s45Os50
Hinges used In 1915. Aso35so
Additions 10 factories in 1916. total Uquare feD .... .... 100000
Cost Of these additions si20ooooO
Number Of rotor cars which made tho ranscontnentai trip
in isl5. 5000
Number Of men employed in tho industry approximately. ..... 100000
Proportion of M to United States area ! car to each l3 square miles
In the United States there In os cal % every forty people
In Iowa there u n W to every uinsteen Inhabitants,
In Los Angeles there IL ar to every eight mhaAtAnts
The sun., 1916-11-26
KIM BACK ON BROADWAY.
y. .. Roberts Cooperation IL
Handling the Car.

The we'll known Kline Kar 10 now on
exhibition At 1888 Broadway al sixtieth
street. W. q. Roberts. formerly with
the Kline Car Corporation at Richmond.
Va. has organized tho w. 8. Roberts
Motor Corporation to handle the Kline
line In this city and surrounding terri
tory. f&fsa
service. 3s-ehst 6f2W
The Kline ~oorusfxtjSn !SlHH f0
passenger roadster2S Tour HAa16rEAk. pr
chumny roadster aud q AveAM01 nGer
touring car. all on the same chassis With
l2O inch wheel base. The car has n
kline-Continental six cylinder CAS- h.-p.)
motor 3Ax4i.), with full West!ng-
house equipment.
Every care has been taken with the
hn'sh and details. and the smart lines
make the 1917 models very attractive.
The sun., 1916-11-26
COLE 8 ON ARCH
Does Interesting Piece Of HiGh
Gear Work.

ASoNs
Gear Work.
Few hills around New York present
a better opportunity for the test Of q
motor car engine than Arch Hill in
Tarrytown. adjoining the estate of WILL
lam Rockefeller.
Arch Hill Is about 1000 feet long
and offers q uniform grade OF ~ per
sept Colt.sHSeiiRa GS%ARey tested. q
'ot .SNN%,Y fssssin. Ss,ss
1pee& H32i2a4Es iissS an hodr
vitRS aheae} fsaSsr. Seventy
i've SASdS ~ top 1t picked M to
Is uk5>a'aR h5gi. To climb Arch HIN In
this ESa9hbefG IA feat Of which n
car %LArer mas well be proud.
NCoEstfkVnj Company report n
greatly Mcrc ssed demand for the Cole
I, on the 1four models OF which the Cole
factory ~ now concentrating all Its ef-
forts. and on which the price Is 10 be
advanced 500 January L ~ - ?,
q " .M 81 I y = ~ . u
The sun., 1916-11-26
TO PUSH JEFFERY QUAD"
Not AIong the Grsund. bat in Sales
Way.

William c. Poertner. president Of the
Poertner Afptor Car Company. Inc.
metropolitan distributor for Jeffrey and
National cars. was one Of the seventy
five sales managers and sales represen-
tatives who assembled at the factory
Of the Nash Motors Company, at kc-
nosha, Wis, for the first annual two day
The sun., 1916-11-26

unusual luxury and astonishing mo-
chanical performance. has made such
a hit that only quick action prevented
q considerable shortage in deliveries.
The nne assortment OF closed cars
~limousincs. %landaulets, b~roughams. So
dams. town cars. &C.. now installed and
arriving In the new showrooms. Is evil
dence, however. that Mr.. Reiss 10 fully
prepared to make immediate deliveries.
The new home Of tho Hupmobile at
1741 Broadway IL worth q visit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-11
UNITED STATES GETS REPLY
ON LUSITANlA FROM BERLIN
Secretary Lansing Declares Situation
is Unchanged-Von Bernstorff
Optimistic.

Washington, Feb 5.-Count Won
Bernstorff. the German ambassador,
received his governments answer in
the Lusitania negotiations and took L.
TO conference with Secretary Lam
sing. The ambassador said before
comforting with the secretary that he
did not understand how the instruc-
tons he had could be unsatisfactory
to the United States.
Secretary Lansing sent out from his
office this message:
The situation rs unchanged"
Berlin. Feb. 5.-Dr. Alfred thinner
man. undersecretary for foreign affairs.
in an interview was explicit in his
statements that Germany had reached
the extreme limit OF concessions and
in no circumstances would concede
the illegality of her submarine cam
paign in the war area.
1.-THE government is willing to do ev-
erything in its power and has done
everything in its power to meet Amer
lean Wishes" he said, but there are
limits beyond which even friendship
snaps"
Information reaching the Associated
Press indicates that under no circum-
stances will Germany admit that the
sinking of the Lusitania was an illegal
act.
The new instructions forwarded to
Ambassador Won Bernstorff, according
to this information, contains simply
one phrase of the new formulation
of the proposed note of regret for the
sinking Of the Lusitania. The sug-
gested sentence is short, consisting Of
only eight words, and does not contain
the word Illegal" 1t represents the
extreme limit of Germany's conces-
sions in the Lusitania case.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-11
81 SLAIN IN RAID ON ENGLAND
Bombs Dropped on Towns in Four
Counties-Many Fires Are
Reported.

London, Feb. 2.-Fifty-four persons
were killed and 81 injured in the Yep
pelin raid. The figures in regard to
the casualties were outlined In an Of
cial statement issued here The off,
cial statement says 220 bombs were
dropped on many towns and in rural
districts in Derbyshire. Leicester
shire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire.
Some damage to property was caused.
Berlin, Feb. 2 (via Sayville) The
German admiralty issued the follow
ing report:
"a German airship squadron during
the night Of January 81 to February
|, dropped large number of incen.
diary bombs on and near the Liver
pool and Pickenherd docks. harbors
and factories; also on the Manchester
Iron works and blast furnaces. on
Nottingham and Sheffield factories
and blast furnaces. finally on a large
number of industrial establishments
on the Humber and near Great Var
mouth.
AT all these places the heavy ef-
feet Of the bombardment was observed
by mighty explosions and violent fires
which were caused On the Hum
Der one battery was silenced.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-11
BRITAIN DEMANDS RETURN
OF LINER SEIZED BY FOES
U. S. Has Virtually Decided That Cap
tured Steamer Appam Is
Teuton Prize.

Washington. Feb 5. - Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice. the British ambassador.
presented formal demand on behalf
OF his government for the return TO
British owners of the liner Appam,
taken by German prize crew A new
diplomatic controversy with Great
Britain is foreshadowed as the United
States virtually has decided to hold
the prize is Germany's.
Newport News, Va, Feb. 5.-Only
Lieutenant Berg and his small prize
crew remain on board the former Brit
ish passenger steamer Appam, brought
into these neutral waters last Tuesday
MS prize of war. The liners passen-
gers and the original ships company,
taken prisoners when the steamer was
captured by a mysterious German
raider off the Canary islands, were lib
Grated by order of the United States
government The passengers sailed
for New York
Norfolk, Feb. 1.-The exploits OF
the German raider Emden, which de-
stroyed many merchant ships early In
the war were overshadowed when the
British liner Appam, believed lost OF
the African coast, came into port. fly
ing the German flag and manned by q
German crew Of % men--a prize or
war.
She was captured by the German
torpedo boat Moewe, which was dis
guised as tramp steamer, and she
carried 400 persons, many of whom
had been taken from seven other ves-
sells. sunk by the Moewe.
The Moewe. "a vessel of $50 tons.
had no false smokestacks, as had
the Emden, but she flew the British
ensign and wore false sides. When
she bore down upon the Appam she
lowered her false sides and the Brit
ish flag. ran up the German ensign
and displayed a full armament OF
guns
The Appam. though armed with
three-inch guns. surrendered without
a fight to avoid destruction.
The Moewe carried q crew OF 1O2
men. and % of these. with 20 German
prisoners who were on board the APP
pam. brought the ship into port.
Seven British ships were sunk in
four days by the Moewe, the German
tramp steamer which finally captured
the Appam.
The Appam capture was made on
the Canary islands and the vessel
crossed the Atlantic, distance Of APP
proximately 1920 miles, with a prize
crew on board and a German COM
mander on the bridge
When the Appam left Dakar, on the
west coast OF Africa. for Plymouth on
January IL, she carried 160 passengers,
20 German citizens who were being
sent to England for internment and a
crew of 155 men.
The Appam was a fine prize. She
is brand new ship Of 1871 tons. and
with her cargo is valued at 81 500, 900.
Her commander is Capt. II. G. Gar
rison.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-11
WILSON'S TRAIN HITS CROWD
Six Children Are Knocked Down When
Special Backs Into 5000 Persons
at Grinnell, la.

Des Moines, Ia. Feb. 2.-After an
eventful trip from Chicago. through
Illinois and part Of Iowa, which was
marked by a near-tragedy at Grinnell.
President Wilson reached Des Moines
in his speaking campaign in the inter-
est OF preparedness for national de-
tense.
At Grinnell President Wilson's spe-
cial backed slowly into a crowd OF
5000 persons. Six children were
knocked down, but fell between the
rails or were dragged out before the
wheels reached them.
Stop that train" shouted the pres
ident. when he saw the crowd I'M.
periled 1t is said the train had
stopped on dead center" and had
to be backed before starting ahead
Virtually all Des Moines turned out
to greet the president and to hear his
address. On the way to the capital he
spoke at Davenport. Iowa City and
Grinnell.