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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14
FIGHTING IN PROCESSES
ON ROUMANIAN SOIL AT
TWO SEPARATE POINTS

LONDON, Oct. 12-Fighting
is now in progress on Rouman-
ian soil at two points. Gen. Won
Falkenhayn's Bavarians, who
swept down the Alt valley and
through Red Tower pass, are at
grips with the army Of Gen.
Crainiceano, the Roumanian
commander-in-chief.
In DObrudja province the Bull
garO-Germany army under Field
Marshal Won Mackensen is lung
ing against the Roumanian de-
fenses on the Danube in an eff
fort to cross.
The Roumanian forces in Do
brudja have been put under
command Of Gen. Averesco, for
mer minister of war. He was
formerly in command in the
north and it was he who led the
Roumanian troops that invaded
Hungary.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14
LIST OF LETTERS
remaining uncalled for in the II

remaining uncalled for in the In
diana Office October 7, 1916:
Hugh Braton, VIM. H. Boggs,
VIM. H. Beggs, Mrs. E. J. Ben
ton, Elsie Brown, Virginia Cal
houn, Mrs. Rena Clark, Mrs. J.
H. Crosby, H. A. Davis, Foster
Damn, Fred S. Lunlap, Roger L.
Kirk, Mrs. Pearl Livingston,
Laura Little, Lena Edith Long,
Samuel Louis, Jennie Marned,
Ray B. Mitchell, Milton Mitchell,
Mary Orlesky, Mary Perousky,
Otto Peterson, Walter Secrist, w
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING, Oct. 26

j. Willis Wilson, County Chairman of the Republican Party
notified Monday evening that the Hon. Phander c. Knox Re
publican candidate for United States Senator would be in Indiana
the evening of Thursday October &C. the principal speaker
Republican Mass Meeting preparations for which have about
been completed
County Chairman Wilson is arranging schedule of meetings
be held the County, the rally to be held here will be the
event of the campaign and the present indications that the
these the most rousng and enthusiastic rallies held the
Republicans will display their party spirit by helping to make
county for the party ticket that stands for Protection Prosperity
and Patriotism.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14

Peterson, Walter Secrist, w.
Shiaro, Andrew Sulon, Miss
Amye Taylor, Cathryne Taylor,
Miss Mary Thomas, Cuba Lili-
vsam, Maria Senoria.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they
were advertised, giving date.
Harry, w. Fee, P. NJ.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14

"poilu" who had just left Tor the front.
In all of the principal countries at war
women have taken places of men, thus re-
leasing the latter for more arduous duty
at the front
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14
100000 REAL ESTATE
DEAL IN INDIANA COUNTY

IA IGdI
estate deal, involving an expen-
diture of 100000, has been con-
summated in Indiana County
the last week. Eleven tracts of
land or about 1000 acres, in
Burlington township were trans
ferred by Warren DelanO to the
Vinton Land Company.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14

Best stores advertise In The
Patriot,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14
PENROSE THE STAGE
MANAGER

That was another nice, pleas
ing jolt handed the progressives
and Independent Republicans in
this section Saturday when
Bois Penrose designated Beidle--
man, his handy man, to look af-
ter the arrangements for Mr..
Hughes fve-minute visit to
this city tomorrow. Are pro-
gressives still in doubt that
vote for Hughes is a vote for
PenrOseism lin the state and
Beidlemanism in the county, or
must a house topple over?
(From the Harrisburg PatriOt)
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14

Our picture shows a young FrenchWo-
man whose dangerous work is that Of fill
ing the deadly melinite shells. She is
forced to wear gas mask to protect
her from the death giving fumes. Aside
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-10-14

from the fact chat she is part Of the gi-
gantic war machinery Of France a bit of
sentiment finds expression in the flowers
which she wears pinned to her working
dress. They were given to her by a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
SLEEVE VALVE USES
 MUCHLESS GASOLINE Willys Talks About Econ omy of the Willys- Knight

In the opinion of many observers, the present price of gasoline is serving to clarity the situation in regard to the vast difference between economical and wasteful automobile engines. During the past two months. as the price of gaso- line has steadily climbed upward, atten- ton has been focused directly upon few cars noted for their economical use of fuel. Among these the Knight sleeve
 valve motor has long held leading
 position and it has been more especially in the public eye during the last year by
 virtue of It's use in the Willys-Knight. g
 car of moderate price.
 While the economy of the sleeve valve
 motor has long been well known to man
 ufacturers and users of cars equipped
 with this type of motor." says John N.
 Willys president of the Willys-Overland
 company, little attention has heretofore been paid to it's economical operation. principally because heretofore 1t has been sold only at high price and the owners were not as vitally interested In the cost of gasoline as the buyers of more moder- ately priced cars. We realized from the beginning that while the sleeve valve motor was principally known for it's abil- ity to improve with use. it's power. re- liability and freedom from repairs sooner | or later it's pronounced economy would take first rank with its other sterling l qualities. Now that the motor has been ] placed within the reach of the average buyer we find from what our owners tell us that our judgment has been more than I vindicated and our dealers all over the country are receiving the most flatterina | reports of gasoline consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
,(OODYEARA SALES
 X LARGELY INCREASE |I,ot.khill Ascribes Higher Sales to Improvement Z in Tires

s'The cry of the public is for better ti restless tire trouble, fewer tire changes, lt ,nger tire life, lower cost per mile, q eclares L.. c. Rockhill, manager automo- file tire department, the Goodyear Tire md Rubber company. "The pneumatic
 tire made the automobile possible, but for many years pneumatic tires came in for full share of criticism. They were credited with being responsible for the fhigh cost of motoring-and blamed for most of the motorist' trials and tribula- tions.
 This was the condition that we set about to combat, and to make Goodyear tires go farther, last longer and cost less in the end. That this has been &C., complished, and the fear of tire trouble eliminated, is evidenced by the fact that
 Goodyear sales increased 235 per cent in the first three months of 1916
 The savings resulting from factory ef- ficiency, large production and economical distribution, we put back into the pro- duct n extra quality, extra material and substs lntial betterments. We could save over S4,o0O,O0O in 1916 by emitting these improvements. But we believe there is a conne etion between our policy of con-
 tinuaI betterment and the increasing populs lrity of our tires We have learned the ad vantage of standardization in qual- ity bI and and selling policy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

 which quadrupled the manufacturing facilities. The sales force jumped. from three to IS; the factory employees num- bered approximately 800, and the out put soon reached an average of 45,- 900 complete Champion spark plugs every working day, which are shipped not only to all parts of this country, but to foreign countries as well.
 As a climax to this wonderful story |of progress and growth, ground was broken last week for further addition of six stories, and fifth story is to be added to the present fourth story addition. When complete, they will have facilities for doubling their pres ent production figures.
 Not for an instant have the employees been forgotten. On July 1, 1915, a notice was issued that all Amployes, male and female, who had been with the com pany six months or longer, would par ticipate in the profits of the business, the money to be distributed every six months. The magnitude of this step can well be understood when over $12.000 was distributed January l of this year.
 A well appointed restaurant is main tained at the factory, where good, wholesome meals are served at less than the actual cost. The plans for the new building provide that one floor be devoted to bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables. reading room and show CT baths.
 The Champion Spark Plug company, as it stands today, is one of the finest examples of a commercial institution developed as an outgrowth of the auto mobile industry. During the six years of its history the gross business has increased from approximately $6400O per year to $1,250.000 in 1915; from one salesman to 2S; from 2000 plugs a week to 45.000 a day; from 1900 squarge feet of working space to aver 100000, and lthis business is still in its infancy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
CHAMPION SPARK PLUG
 COMPANY A BIG SUCCESS

Six years ago R. A. Stranahan moved the Champion Spark Plug company, which was then located in Boston, to Toledo. O. This move was made with
 the deliberate idea of bringing the ble manufacturing industry. as typified by Detroit and Toledo.
 "Bob,' as he is known to automo-
 biledom, was able to forsee that such delivery service from a manufacturer of parts was of equal importance to the automobile manufacturers as the efficiency of the part itself. The move was soon made, and the factory was installed on the fourth floor of down town building, giving manufacturing facilities of some few hundred square feet of space.
 Right from the start he had one big idea in nlind-to have Champion spark
 plugs adopted as regular factory equip ment on the better known cars. His IlogiS was that if the engineers of the different cars should decide on Cham pion spark plugs in face of the sever est competition then the owner of the car would naturally ask for Champions when he desired to purchase new ones.
 "The wonderful growth of the Cham pion Spark Plug company during the
 past six years is ample proof of the wisdom of that policy" said MT. Corey, advertising manager, yesterday. "Prac- tically every car shipped out by the
 Ford Motor company since 1911 was equipped with Champion spark plugs. rVl, q | i, nxx4<> would give the maximum efficiency in
 their motor. Then Studebaker and Max well followed suit, as well as large number of other well known cars, until at this time we claim four out of every five gasoline motors made in this country leave their factories equipped with Champion spark plugs.
 ! With the wonderful increase in the production of cars each year and the already great market of the cars now
 in use, it soon became necessary for the Champion Spark Plug company to move to larger quarters. A modern one- story factory building was erected in 1912, allowing 10000 square feet of working space. and the output of Champion spark plugs jumed from about 1900 a week to 12,000 day. Bob had to call for assistance then, and
 his brother. Frank Stranahan, who is
 well known to the automobile men of
 New England some five years past.
 went to Toledo from Boston, and as
 treasurer of the company, took charge
 of the finances.
 1 "The resale business thruogh the job
 Der and dealer to the car owner was
 rapidly mounting to almost unbelieva-
 ble heights. To properly assist the job I bers in disposing of Champion spark
 plugs well organized sales force was
 formed under the direction Af F. B.
 Caswell as sales manager.
 l Although the new factoory was only
 year old, the business warranted fur
 ther expansion, and in 1914 four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
NEWS OF INTEREST AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AND OWNERS Z

promptly and willingly. as well as With out charge, is making many friends for the Fisk company and the number Of people using it is increasing rapidly
 Referring to the free service idea as it is working out in this city, John T. Bowling who is manager of the local Fisk branch, says:
 We want every man or woman in this city to know just what Fisk free service means and we want everyone to use it. You may drive up to our service de- partment, sound your horn, then stay right in your seat and one of our men will come to you at once and ask what he may do. In fact. nine times out of 10 he will not ask, but will start doing it. No matter what it is, changing tubes or shoes putting your extra tube in the spare shoe, testing for pressure initiating, anything, it is absolutely freely given and without any charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
Passing the Buck Or
 the FliDper Route
By ALLEN J. KREBS

The automobile men of Birmingham showed that they had the interest of the Birmingham Motor Speedway at heart Saturday afternoon of last week when they furnished number of ma chimes for those who wished to attend the opening of the speedway.
 The resumption of this colmun in The Age-Hera1d merely means that the writer will once more ramble in the fields frequented by the bubble boys Of course, there are some fields which will not, cannot. be explored even by the "Flivver Route"
 All of which might be of vital inter
 est to those whose exploits are too tame to be published.
 H. c. Pogue, the genial manager Of the Capitol Park Motor company, tells a tale about Lee tires that rivals the widest imagination of a first class press agent. He says a gentleman from down the country came into the city last week and purchased an automo- bile which was not equipped with Lee tires. Said gentleman immediately came ! to Pogues establishment and told him 1 to have four Lee tires put on at once. When he was told that the size neces- sary for the car he had bought was
 not in stock the automobile purchaser
 went back to the firm he bought the
 machine from and purchased another I car with different size tire on 1t so that he may have his new machine equipped with Lee tires.
 l Al Boorse, president of the local auto dealers association, has been laid 1 up for few days. The Tive wire" is back on the job and making the
 Chalmers go with the same old pep" l Ray Bolton, the latest acquisition of lthe Brownel1 Auto company, has hit
 his accustomed stride and is making
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
FISK FREE SERVICE
 ON ALL AUTO TIRES
Local Manager Bowling In- vites Public to Get Service
 for Nothing

Every motorist in this city, without re- gard to the kind of tires he uses, has been invited to use the free service de- partment at the Fisk Rubber companys branch.
 Free service as interpreted by the Fisk people means testing, initiating, changing, dsmounting, reassembling and any other work except actual repairs. Any car owner or driver, regardless of the make of tire used, may drive to the Fisk branch and be served at once by serv- ice representative.
 These service attendants are main- tained solely for free service work and their value to the Fisk company is de- termined by their ability to please auto mohilists who stop for attention to their tires. Service of this character given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
MITCHELL READILY
 IS OVERHAULED

Users of 'The Six of '16'' Mitchell find great advantage in the readiness with which the car can be taken down. This fact guarantees permanency of service. It assures a car out of commission only minimum of the time. It means that repairs can readily be made, and when extended use makes a complete overhaul- ing necessary. this can be accomplished at smallest cost.
 This is big consideration now that automobiles are bought with the idea o1
 yielding service over number of years Nevertheless, the automobile. like any other mechanical device. must from time to time receive attention It must be taken down. The most advantageous cal permits that this be done in a minimum of time The claim is made that Johr w. Bate has accomplished this with the Mitchell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
PACKARD MAKES GOOD
 ON MEXICAN ROADS

Negotiating roads that were repeatedly declared impossible and bringing food and ammunition right up to the fighting front motorized military transportation has played an important part on the pun itive expedition into Mexico, according to a letter received by the Packard Motor Car company from one of it's expert dri- CTS who is accompanying the army in its pursuit of Villa The letter, written on April 6, gives thrilling account of what desert trucking under military necessity means.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

There are many big jobs in Birming- ham but one of the most important is the running of the great street railway system. It is conceded that Birming- ham has one of the best street railway systems in the country, as well as the most courteous men in charge of it. from the manager to the men on the cars.
 The man in charge of this big system here is J. T. Hury, and he doesn't have many moments of idleness. Managing a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

street railway system the size of Bir- mingham is mans size job and Mir Hury is doing it in fine style.
 MT. Hury has been with the Birming' ham Railway, Light and Power company for many years and has grown up in the business. The duties of the manager be came so great that it was deemed ad visable to secure an automobile, and MT Hury chose a Studebaker, and now it car be said that Birmingham street railway system is being managed from Stude baker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
The Reason

From the Saturday Journal.
 Candidate-You have not any doubt as to my character, have you?
 Voter-Oh, no, of course not
 Voter-Then why don't you vote for ne?
 Candidate-Because I have no doubt as to your character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
Absent Minded

From the Saturday JOurnal.
 ''So you're going to get new family doctor in place of your old medical ad- wiser, Nina, dear?'
 'Oh, yes, ie is too absent minded for me. The other day he was examining me with the stethoscope and while he was listening he suddenly called out: Hello, who's this speaking?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Phil Bowers Candidate for Reelection Tax Collector of
 Jefferson County Having to reelection faith candidate for reelection election again discharge the duties the office
  high
 
  busnesske systematic office appreciate support of candidacy.
 well gratitude anything the present
 respectfully,
 PHIL B. BOWERS Paid political advertisement by P B. Bowers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

There are a lot of fellows who do not sell speedy cars who get away with more coin on account Of applying the lack of speed in the motor to the speed of his salesmanship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Next time the automobile men go skating, they ought to ring up fell low that will help them on their feet--
 provided he don't slip himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

who makes out like he wants car and desires demonstration on Sunday aft ernoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Why is it some women can't learn tc cook a square meal in 20 years, but can learn to drive buss in 20 minutes? Prizes offered for the best answer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Taxicab Minhinnette can make living mortal sit up and take notice. IT said mortal is living when he gets through talking Overland he is sure purchaser, otherwise he is "dead one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

The man who takes life seriously and tries to sell Bubbles" ought to go to selling collins and caskets instead of the Hive goods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

That Overland gang has corralled a bunch of live ones Coke Matthews, as the leader of the gang, can't be beat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Wanted--An invention to keep the automobile salesmen from being stung l by the guy that merely thinks he wantS
 a car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Yes, this old column will be here ev- cry Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Our old friend, Sam Jacobs, will bt sailing serenely on the broad breas of the lake of the Birmingham Moto and Country club this Sunday. San he feels as if he could catch Villa When Sam starts something. he is cer tain to land-eventually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Not necessarily speaking or men bandits or beasts. Who said anything
 about fowl?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Al Watkins of the Overland agency, has made killing selling Overland trucks. What Al can't sell is yet to be
 manufactured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

It would take 8 Philadelphia lawyer to figure out how many good Ameri can dollars are wasted on the fellow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23

Nobody can expect a fellow to tell you everything he knows.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-07
bscnbs In San Bto Hgen Mercedes Pan Donna MA Mission
FIRST RISE. !.
INYEARONt
RIOGRANDE

Striking Brownsville about Il o'clock
last night. the first rise Of the Rio Grande
tor practically the past year j. now on.
with indications Of probable continual in
crca~e7 IN the stage at TINS point for the
next few days.
4 measurement taken early this morn
ing by employees Of the ferry company
showed that the water had risen 33 inche.
during the night. At that hour the water
was continuing to rise and about noon il
was announced al fully three feet. The
measurement. however, was taken on an
improyIsed guage
Pts-on~ arriving from Monterrey and
other points ~ Mexico within the Santa
tatarina, San Juan and Sabinas water
sheds. report coWous rains and state that
the san Juan river j. now on one of it,
typical rampage. Al Aldamas, it was
reported, heavy rainfall Of Fix hours
steady duration occurred Wednesday.
While definite reports from points fur
ther up the Rio Grandc and particularly in
the region feeding the >alado river are
wanting. II = considered extremely prob
able that conditions tavoring further rises
maintain ~ that direction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-07

about 500 was subscribed by members
of the board
The committee members have becn
gratiticd at the puhlic spirit with which
they have been received By all whom they
have approached Not one person. ID
was stated, had failed to subscribe
II j. desired that the public meet IN.
committee NJ least half way by advising
any committeeman of their intention ~
subscribe. n il i practically impo>
subs riptionS will be required in view
of elaborate plans and the large number
of soldiers who are to benefited. il To-.
hcved hv the committee and the members
Of the board that the present is an op-
portunity Of an cnviablc nature for the
city to invest n moderate amount If
money in civic work THAI will bring re
turns.
The meeting was attended by Mayor
a Albert Browne. City Manager vii
liams members of the city board oi
commissioners and large number oi
members of the Board of City Develop
mcnt
The arrangements for swimmin.
hole. IL is understood form only an item
IN the plans contemplated down
town rest room and lobby will probabl,
he among the early provided items. Tht
board members realize that they onl,
echo the sentiments Of the citizenship o'
brownsville al large in their desire &c
make the stay If the soldier boys from
the north and east pleasant. comforta.
bic and one that will he remembered loni
after they return To their homes.
Their plans nj present are only II
their first stages Of development. Il !,
understood.