Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-12
GERMANS MAKE
USE OF TANKS"
AGAINST RUMANIA
New invention of Central Pow
erS Said to Be Superior to
brush Monster IN waking
70 Miles al nOur

AT GENERAL Won FALKENHAYN' S
lll2ADQU ARIERS IN RUM4ANIA, Dec.
J.--t NIa LOuuUn. J-One of the roSL m
teresung features OF the KumanIan cam
paisn from a German STANDPOINT mas
been the spectacular WORK Oh the new
armUreu auIomoDlies evolved soon after
Inc ADVENT OF the BrlUsn "tanhs on
the Somme front, put wnIcn the develop
mems IN rtumanIa nave snown TO be IA
vast improvement in eInclency over the
British machines.
The car mas shown itself an efficient
'auXnlary TO the cavalry in patrol work,
as 1t frequently can inlet INFINITELY more
damage Jhan a whole squadron and is
tar more difficult to destroy than the
Engllsn invention. Its achievements so
TAR include an attack on kumanian in
tantry IN whlrh 800 men were KIIled
The cars are 20 feet in length with
wheeIs a foot wide and encased in solid
rubber. They carry a crew of ten men
including the machine gun operator s.
1he machine guns can De operated IN al
most any direction through narrow Sits.
Each man in the crew is an expert me-
cnanlc and chauffeur, so If by any chance
stray bullet flies through the slit there
are others to take the injured mans
place.
The 100 horsepower automobile en-
CINE is both air and water cooled. The
car shell is impervious TO machine guy
and rifle fire. When no opponent is III
sight the top of the turret can be open
ed so that man can get his shoulders
out and make observations. When the
turret is closed horoscopes are placed in
position, which permits view of the
surrounding landscape from all angles.
ODD EXPERIENCES.
There have been many oud experiences
with these automobiles in Rumania. On
one of the first trips a car entered a viii
lage not yet captured, where the officer
and his crew were taken for Russians be-.
cause the Gearmans were not supposed to
have armored cars, Just as the crew
was being enthusiastically greeted, three
Rumanian locomotive drivers tried TO
get their engines away, but the automo-
bile was too swift for them. 1t raced
ahead, the crew destroyed a portion OF
the track and the automobile received
the engines with a whitening fire, which
forced their surrender after they had
been disabled.
On the return TO the village the crew
was greeted with white flags.
On another occasion an automobile en-.
countered a force of Rumanian infantry
and opened fire before the troops could
seek shelter. The Rumanians fled after
sixty seconds of firing from the car, leav-
ing 800 dead and so wounded
On recent exploit the commander
worked his car to the rear of body OF
Rumanian infantry and almost before
the Rumanians were aware of the cars
presence it had swept the trenches with
machine gun fire and driven the defend
ers out in disorder
None of the German automobiles of
this type used in Rumania has as yet
been disabled or destroyed by opponents.
The chief advantage of the new auto
mobile in contrast with the British ma
chine, is that it can run at an average
speed of % miles an hour, as contrastel
with the snail-like pace of the entente
cars. 1t can make it's way over any roao
or even a field.