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being a little less than 10 hours. We got a little taste
Of our old friend, Missouri Mud. in the Allegheny Noun
tains of Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, the night before
reaching New York. The run from Pittsburgh to New
York, $50 miles, we made in II hours and Is minutes,
elapsed time. Quite a little Of this running was through
a dense fog in the mountains, where speed was not to be
thought of.
Had the eighteen hours of steady rain happened a day
later, catching us east Of st. Louis instead Of on the poor
dirt and clay roads Of Missouri, the new transcontinental
record would be another day lower. However, the Mis-
souri, mud furnished a test of this great cars power and
endurance, again demonstrated in n different way by
the speed made in travelling from 81, Louis to New York.
The distance we travelled between these two cities was
l.02S miles, and We made it in 81 hours and II minutes,
elapsed time. Our actual running time was about 30
hours. or an average of 81 miles an hour.
certainly drove tho Cadillac Eight TO the limit on this
stretch, making up the precious hours lost in Missouri
mud. The wonderful way in which the car stood this
final test and its excellent condition at the end convince
me that the limit in this case was my endurance and not
that of the car, The spring suspension is so good and the
cushions so comfortable that we never used our air
cushions, so indispensable on previous trips across tho
Continent. As ] said before, this is the first time have
driven a car that could outdrive and outlast me-, and |
have had some varied experience.
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Having emptied one of our water bags, he crawled under
the other car and drained the oil from its crank case,
/ plugged up the broken oil line and we went on TO the
next station, seven miles away, where we secured enough
oil to get us into Needles.
Just think ofit! This was the only mechanical trouble
we had throughout this entire run. We did not touch the
motor, not even to clean a spark plug, and except for this
instance we did nothing but fill gasoline and oil tanks
and drive to the limit.
We negotiated the stiff mountain trails at Oakland,
Ariz, the new Klondike of America, without trouble,
although we climbed to an altitude of 5000 feet, and the
paths are extremely difficult for many cars to make. The
ruts of Arizona engaged our attention next. and here
again we scrapcd on high centres for thirty miles before
we got to kingsman.
With Kansas City to reach in less than four days, |
knew that motor trouble meant that we would fail. But
the old Eight never missed a shot tho good old brakes
never failed when | called on them. Arizona has some
miles of fine road, and we took advantage of these, hitting
it around Go until We came to the deep sand, when We
slowed down a bit. The pulling power of the eight cyl
inder motor was a revelation to me in this sand. had
driven other cars across and had repeatedly TO either dig
them out with n shovel or back out to get n fresh start,
but nothing lik" that happened on this trip.
Kansas afforded us an opportunity of using some ~
our speed. and at Dodge City, the third night out, we
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By E. G. ("Cannon BalP) Baker

ply them by many hundred for each day of our record
run, and you will see what it amounts to.
As the sun rose and the heat grew oppressive we soon
began burning tires by excessive braking, as we had
decided not to spare them. For 1875 miles across the
desert we ploughed, where severe trouble would have
meant disaster if not a discontinuance of the run.
1t was in this desert that we had our first and only
mechanical trouble. I noticed the oil gauge going down,
and l poured in the last two gallons Of oil we had. We
rode on a few miles and I noticed again that the gauge
was dropping. Stopping the car to investigate, l found
that the pipe leading to the oil pump had been broken
from the terrific torsional strain and our oil supply was
gone. I hiked on foot five miles through deep sand,
with the thermometer lowering around 100 degrees, to
a railroad station, where there was neither oil nor tee-
phone line. A train was approaching and I yanked off
my sweater and, standing between the rails, tagged the
train but there was nothing doing in the way of oil.
However. | Jumped on the train, intending to ride TO
the nearest point where oil could be secured, feeling
that with each passing minute the chances for our record
were diminishing.
As we passed the point where | had left the car |
noticed that another car had halted. and J persuaded
the engineer to stop tho train and let me off. When |
arrived I found that Sturm had secured a gallon of oil.
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What vas most wonderful OF this
meeting was the presence of people rep
resenting all the different sections and
s'fata OF japanese society. The at
PENDANTS, roughly estimated at more than
sVo' gathered from the high class
statesmen, ancient aristocrats equipped
WIN the bomhast.c titles OF MarQuisat-.
baronetcy and such like. Generals proud
WIN Their glittering decorations, pro-
'e'sors ~ the university. ladies'of the
noble caste. politicians. journalists. big
nhahc!ers. &c. down to h young stu
oents IN ragged uniform who appeared
70 oeckon Smith to take notice of their
susust presence, which they deigned IN
make In spite Of the so cents they had
70 pay Out OF their monthly allowance
o's''5O IN American money.
haron Sakatani made the opening ad
c'ess n a very eulogistic term. speaking
tor Count Okuma, the president of the
aAsoc,a,iou
,ioIr excellencies, gentlemen ano
'sd!eS: TE.s dSsemblage represents the
general sentiment OF the japanese public
toward Mr.. Art Smith. who shook us
WIN surprise and establishment the other
o.y by his outrageous flight in the face
OF tne raging typhoon. He has inspired
IN US aw" and respect. which will con
u come.
Nv hen We reflect upon the violence
o. ~ storm on the third day OF his
HEH's W" feel even now a cold tremo,
pas through ourselves. My anxiety
vas men almost boundless. ! telephoned
more -"al once TO the Aero Club to ad
- Mt smith to give up his idea, hardly
!ust!hdhle by common sense. was struck
u,e'"I'F aehast when ] was informed OF
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turned in for u few hours sleep, with SGT miles TO our
credit. Running to Kansas City we experienced our first
touch Of what we had feared,-that was Kansas mud.
We used chains for at least five hundred miles before get
ting to this part.
1t is a fortunate thing that the good Lord never per
mits us to look ahead and see the difficulties we are to
encounter. The next day we got ours with a capitalize"
Leaving Kansas City in the rain we hit the high road to
st. Louis. Harder and harder came the rain and deeper
and deeper grew the mud, until there was little visible
below the hubs OF the machine. On we went. slipping this
way and that, but managing to keep headed towards st.
Louis. Speed was forgotten. We still cherished tho
thought, however, that we would be able to move forward,
even though slowly. The bottomless mud grew more hot.
tomless if such a figure might be used, but on we went.
Had this road been one hundred times as wide we might
have been able to make a bit faster time. In and out Of tho
ditch we went scores Of times, where no driver and no car
could possibly keep the road. Traction seemed impossible
and it was actually two feet sideways to every foot ahead.
At one point, just to illustrate the pleasures Of driving in
Missouri during the rain, We came upon five cars stalled
in the mud. A big seven passenger had become mired and
was grooming away uselessly in an endcavor to get out.
Horses had failed to move her. Knowing the possibilities
Of my own car, l shot out into the ditch, into the fields,
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times, because their car could stand it, and I was sure
game for my part. We next climbed 3,400 feet to cross
Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains, and how
that car did climb! She had more speed on the steep
grades than the THANK You Marms' would permit.
Then q plunge down, with brakes and motor alternating.
to tho Mohave Desert, and across this treacherous going
to our first objective point, Needles, Ariz, distance 3S
miles.
The trail across this Mohave Desert consists Of two
deep ruts, so crooked the snakes must have laid them out,
and a high centre which turns the axles Of your auto
into road scrapers. And how the car twisted and bumped
and weaved as I forced her along this awful going, and
fought off a severe attack Of seasickness! However, we
were out for speed and spared neither man nor car. At
one point I drove full tilt up TO a deep wash, jammed on
the brakes, skiddcd down into the wash and stepped on
the pedal to jump her out on the other side before the
momentum was lost. Sturm, who is somewhat Of a
scholar, yelled in my ear
y "Lay on, MdcDuf,
And damned be he "ho first cries:-Hold! Enough!"
And here lot me tell you that it is these same powerful,
never-failing brakes, and the wonderful pick up Of the
Cadillac SO" that made this new record possible. Take
the seconds. or even fractions, which We saved in this
way at gullics, turns, mudholes and in traffic and multi
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m~optcl.ir 10 Vote o. Commission.

MoNrcLAIR, May 2l.-One thousand
! citizens of this Town have signed IA petit
| ton for a referendum on commission
government. 1t is hope to hold the
referendum on June q. The movement
il being promoted by the Commission
| Government League. Edwin b. Ooodell,
chairman.
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around the five stalled cars. onto the
road again.
It was in Missouri that We spent a
few hours in a ditch ourselves. Rid.
ing along a road at eight miles an
hour. w began to slip and, though
the brakes held. the car continued her
downward course, and stopped only
when she landed against the oppo-
site hank. In three hours, with the
aid of four mules and a block and
tackle. we had her ont. with the motor
cumming ~joyouslv AT getting another
chance at Missouri mud.
Hours behind the schedule which
Sturm and l had doped ont before
starting, we got into 81. Louis. II
was up to us TO make good in our
endeavor to reach New York. We
left ST. Louis al 6;35 Saturday ever
ing. resolved that we would reach
New York in time TO make the Cadil
lac proud of the job, or we would die
IN the attempt. Through the city OF
Indianapolis we passed early Sunday
morning, stopping long enough to get
d bite to eat. We left Columbus, Ohio,
behind at Q 30 in the morning. Ohio's
excellent roads giving us a chance
to use speed. From Greenup, ILL.,, to
Cambridge, Ohio, we travelled 346
miles in IL hours and so minutes,
oloDco1 t;,po tho actual ~ruppipo tima
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Ne hundred and ~ninety-two hours of almost con-
tinuous automobile driving, over ~thirty-four hun
dred and seventy-one miles Of as rough and nerve
racking . route as one could find, furnishes q
wealth Of material for q live news story, but does not
leave tho driver in fit shape to write it. In fact, l am all
In. For the first time in my long and varied experience l
have had q car which could travel faster and stand more
pounding than I could give it. My hat off to the Cadil-
lac 80" The car is fit and ready to return over the diff
cult route at the same clip, while its driver must have
srnica, court plaster, massage and a long sleep.
When I returned from Australia, March 18th last, I
found that Sturm had made arrangements with the Cadil-
lac Motor Car Company for US to take a standard Cadillac
across tho continent for the purpose Of lowering the
record Of II days, 7 hours and Is minutes, made by my.
self and Sturm in May, 1915.
l was not at all pleased with this plan, because I did
not think that an eightcylinder car could turn the trick.
At that time l was Of the opinion that eight cylidners were
just about four too many-thata motor Of this type could
not be built strong enough to stand the terrible racking.
nor could it have 'kick" enough to deliver power suffi.
cient to get through with what We knew we would have to
60 through; in other words, We thought it was only q
lady's car,
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However, I went to Detroit, and
after spending q day in tho Cadillac
factory, studying how these cara
were designed and built, and the ma
terials that went into their construc-
ton, / underwent a change of mind
My conversion was complete after
] had driven one Of these cars som
200 miles through the sand and mud
roads Of Northern Michigan. ] was
then convinced that the Cadillac
Eight was the one car in which I
could turn the transcontinental
trick, and you see / had the dope
right.
The car in which we started from
Los Angeles at IL :01 A. NJ, May 9Th,
was an Eight Cylinder Cadillac
Roadster. standard in every respect,
including wood wheels. An extra 90
gallon gasolene tank. an axe and a
shovel strapped on the running
board, a two gallon oil can, two DIES.
ert water bags. fifty feet of rope, four
air cushions and one complete ''pull-
you.out" were the only extras which
we carried.
The initial stage Of Il long trip.
from Los Angeles to San Bernardino,
q distance Of 68 miles, we covered in
close to an hour-not bad for night
driving. The Cadillac people had
told me n driye TO the limit at all
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q Veh@anh trans continental ddOe, having MADE four trips BY aaomobAea nd 10 O TO-
Is his oon graphic story Of his greatest achievement wrnen o. his .mival in Nw York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21
Thousands of Miles
Travelled by Russians
on Their Way to France

The landing of Russian troops in
France came as one of the greatest
surprises of the war. Secretly planned
and secretly carried out, the dispatch
Of russian aid was. known only to the
allied StaffS.
Tnc natural supposition concerning
the point whence the Russians started
on their voyage to France and their
itinerary Is that they came from Arch
angel, the great Russian port in the
White Sea, travelled around Scandina-
VIA ana, to avoid the submarine peril
in the English channel, passed the west
coast of England and proceeded to Mar
seilleS by way of Gibraltar. There
are several factors, however, tending
to discount this theory and indicating
that the transports came from Vladi-
Vostok.
Archangel did not become ice free
until very recently. Besides, the pres
ent railroad facilities from the interior
To ArchanEel are extremely bad, the
now railway being Still uncompleted.
The belief that the transports came
through the Mediterranean is strength
encd by EnSandS recent closing of
the Suez Canal to neutral shipping.
step for which at the time the sub
marine peril was not believed to be
the only reason.
II the troops came from VIadIVostox
their voyage will go down in history as
unique, because of the tremendous dis
tance covered and the perilS braved and
successfully cVaded
The distance from Nladivostoll TO
Marseilles is about 10,25O miles. Figur-
ing on an average speed of twelve
Knots the trip must have taken the
transports about thirty-seven days If
the troops had started out from arch
angel 1t is believed that thev would
other point on the northwestern coast
Of France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21
Coming of Russ Troops
Was Long Expected
Br Associaicd Prcse

Marseilles, France April 20-The
coming of Russian troops to the west
ern front has been talked of by mill
tary people for two or three months.
The reason, as now explained, is that
it is easier for Russia TO arm and sup
ply fighting material to Russian troops
Oh the western front than on the
eastern.
Russia stll has many hundred thou
sand more men under training than
she can use on her fighting lines be-
cause the Russian problem continues
to be not how to get men, but mu-
nitions. The allies can obviously pro-
vide complete equipment for Russians
more easily in France than by ship
ping to Russia. Possibly Il quarter of
million men will be sent into France
this Spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21
TWO PETITIONS OF
DR.. YATES RETURNED
CONTINUED from First Pagel

CONTINUED from First Pagel
on Tuesday night and examination
made of them later, as is done with all
papers, disclosed some conditions
which State officials consider vitally
affect the papers.
The Republican petition contained
the names of 202 men and the Demo-
cratic 210. Two hundred names are
required in each case, but it was stated
to-day there were names on the Yates
papers which did not have the proper
information regarding residence and
that II they were deducted the papers
would be invalidated. j. is also init
mated that some question was raised
about the validity or form of affidayits
OF the men who certified to the sign
ers' personal knowledge of the con-
tents of the paper.
DR.. Yates has not yet indicated what
he intends to do. IT is said that he re-
ceived word this morning that his pc
titions were considered defective.
BcclIey Withdraws
o. p. Beckley, of Penbrook, who
filed petition to run for Republican
legislative nomination in the Second
Dauphin district, presented q paper to
withdraw to-day and it will likely be
filed this afternoon.
Mr.. Beckley's withdrawal will leave
second legislative district. His action
was surprise toa good many people
here. Whether there will be more
Dauphin county Withdrawals to-day
is unknown, but the developments are
being followed with much interest.
Other Withdrawals
This was the last day for men who
filed petitions for places on primary
ballots to withdraw their names but
comparatively few had withdrawn up
to late hour to-day. The period for
Withdrawing will close at D. m. to-
day.
The Withdrawals filed included
John d. Graham, Pittsburgh, Re-
publican national delegate, 30th dis
trict; r. A. Fulton Lyon, Greensburg,
Republican national delegate, 22nd;
w. M. Barr, Pittsburgh, Republican
national delegate, 31st; Harry A..
Weindorff, Erie, Republican State
committee, 49th district.
Rowland r. Murdoch, Pittsburgh,
Congress, 32nd district.
State senatorial candidates filed
Withdrawals as follows:
Miles Dougherty, Shamokin, Demo-
Gratis, 9th.
John Sterling, Erie, Republican,
49th.
The following legislative candidates
filed withdrawal papers: Thomas j.
Nestor, 10th, Philadelphia; George A.
l1offman, 3rd, Erie; A. c.. Woodward
Clearield; Samuel j. McKim, 9th, AL
legheny; Peter Click, 1st, Allegheny;
J. Winfield Hendricks, 18th, Philadel-
phia; Henry Knoch Sth, Allegheny;
Matthew NJ. Farrell, 18th Philadel-
phia; Lewis Young. 1st, Luzerne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21
Russ Close All White Sea
and Arctic Ports to CargoeS;
May Send More Soldiers
BY associated Press

New York. April 21.-The Russian
governments decree closing the port
of Archangel to all ship cargoes eX-
cept those exclusively for use by the
government has been broadened to in
clude all White Sea and Arctic ports,
it was made known to-day at the office
of the Russian commercial attache
here.
No official explanation has been re-
ociVed in New York as to the reason
for the decree. One Interpretation ad-
v"nced in marine circles is that the
der has to do with the movement OF
Fr'@Sian troops to France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21

Numerous other pieces at cor
responding prices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21
Ruler Wants Albanians to
Submit to Central PowerS
By Associated Press

Paris, April 21.--A Havas dispatch
from Cerfu says that Prince william
of Wied, recently reported to have
been reinstated as ruler of Albania,
has issued a proclamation at El Bas-
san appealing to the people of the
country to submit to the Teutonic
allies and enroll in the army. The
proclamation was signed by the prince
and an Austrian officer, Ghirilandini.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21

These extraordinary low prices are for the
benefit of our patrons only. No goods will
be sold to dealers
There are many other articles in Diamond
Jewelry at corresponding bargain prices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-21
Inc Hand Painted Chin;

$1,000 S-piece sets, or M
sugar, cream and tea pot, QOoUU
$3.50 3-piece sets, 90 II
sugar, cream and tea pot, pod q
Large assortment of small piece
at Half-P Price and Less.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-09
Chairman Wilcox
Still Refuses To
COncede Hughes Defeat

New York, Nov. Give will safe
guard our interests in those sttaes,
Wilcox added to his earlier statement
regarding contests.
Asked if he still believed Hughes had
been elected, Wilcox said he did. He
said he had not discussed the question
with Hughes, but from the latter's at.
titude judged that the candidate also
still believed this. Wilcox said he did
not contemplate making any statement
tonight and did not plan TO see Hughes
again.
George w. Wickersham. who was also
present at the conference. had no state
ment to make. Previously Everett Col.
by had intimated several contests were
planned.
George W. Perkins was scheduled to
join Hughes and Wickersham by 6
O'Clock.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-09
IRO6ERT w WOOLLEY

Robert w. Wooley, chairman of the
democratic national publicity bureau, al
1880 Tuesday night asserted in form,
al statement that Wilson will win with
306 electoral votes.
Every western return now coming
in is favorable to the president, he
declared. "In the face of tide SET
against them for Hughes that the re.
publicans asserted was landslide, the
democratic leaders pointed out that
with Ohio carried FOR Wilson there was
still possibility that the president
would be reelected, despite loss of
New York, Illinois, and Indiana, three
of the pivotal states.
I'VE are not stampedcd by the wild
claims of the Hughes people," Wooley
said. Remember 1892, when the re.
publicans claimed sweeping victory
and were then compelled to revise the
statements when the late returns show
ed the election of Clveland. !"
Here are the figures-0hio not being
considered--as cited at democratic head.
quarters:
Wilson has the solid south--Alabama
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia. Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. TO.
tai Of 1876 votes.
OF the 531 votes in the electoral col
lege, 266 are necessary for choice.
Wilson therefore has l40 votes to gain
after the solid south.
OF the 39l votes remaining after the
solid south is deducted from the cleo
toral college total. Hughes, on the face
of returns at this hour, has carried.
New York, Indiana, Kansas, Conenc-
ticut, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts. Vermont, New Jersey,
Michigan and Rhode Island---a total of
156 votes. This, subtraetea from 391,
leaves 235 votes. From this, 235 Wilson
must obtain l26 votes to add to his 140
from the solid south if he is to obtain
a majority of 206. To obtain this 1876
votes Wilson would have to carry the
following states claimed by Chairman
Mccormick in his ante-election state.
ment Colorado, Arizona, Kentucky,
Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Washing
ton, and Wyoming-a total of 107 votes
= and several of the following states
listed in the same Mccormick state
ment as "possibly democratic - Cali.
fornia (l3 votes): Idaho %; New Mex.
leo (3); North Dakota (5); South Da-