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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

AS our party proceeds up the long,
. winding road we suddenly and invol-
unfairly lower our heads and crouch
before the consuming roar and merci-
less Shrek of shell tearing through
the air. 1t goes over and shrieks into
the street with a deafening, ripping
crash. Two more shells follow and
we wonder what is happening behind !;
but the soldiers keep on walking.
Several minutes more, guided Pc
riodically by the binding glare of the
rockets over the trenches, we come
upon graveyard. 1t is a typical
front cemetery, full of trenches and
individual Notwithstanding to the
time at the disposal of the grave dig
gers. marked by little crosses and
pathetic emblems of fellow comrades.
little houses of stone. rude inscrip-
tions and the like. Here lie 10000
Of the men who have fallen in this
section of the Argonne. AS we pass
we can remember much.
Past the cemetery the road enters
what is left of a wood Frequently
sentinels block the path and demand
the watchword. Five months ago the
Germans were at this point but they
have since been driven to the other
side of the hill. There is nothing but
darkness on either side of the road,
but the soldiers know that to enter a
intertwined SO thickly among the trees
makes this section now almost i'm
pregnable.
Some distance there is the hint
of light from a dugout or something
on the side away from the Germans
AS we pass we see two men bearing a
stretcher before an open door that
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he says, in a breaking voice: God take
care of you" and shakes his fist at the
German lines with a look of utter hate
f fne despair fors1ye two were great
Some time later at the first aid sta
ton in the third line, the brancardiers
have just crowded a stretcher against
the wall to make room for two badly
wounded men. on the stretcher is the
body of a soldier-a boy who died Oh
his way down-and on his face there
is still something of smile.
On the way back again 1 can hear
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On the Road to the First Line Trenches in Fran

WITH Small Party French Soldiers Their Journey Night Through Deserted
Town and Countryside Into the Thick of Bursting Shell and Shapne
Four Days Rest the Rear Of the Fighting Zone and Then the Trenches
ca War-Wok Cuns-Rockets in Darkness.
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BY WILLIAM T. MARTIN.
q T is night The almost indiscern-
III bic forms of the small party of
soldiers moving noiselessly close
- to the buildings on one side of
the street of deserted town seem I'M
canny- With the exception of the
faintest swish of the marching men
there is no life as far as the senses
front in France.
The men are returning to the first
trenches after the periodic four days
rest given by their regiment with each
twelve days in the first line. They
have been at village in back, enjoy
ing the novelty of being out of shell
range.
The town the party passes through
is within half a mile of the Germans.
Before the war 10000 people lived
here Now soldiers sleep in the cell
lars and the other parts are full of
strange things. On the march the SOL
diers take the side of the street pro-
tected in sense by the tall buildings
that tower irregularly. On the other
side, that facing the German lines, is
nothing but ruins. A lighted match
held in the middle of the street would
seem like a powerful arc light al home.
With the collars of their sodden
coats turned up. brushing the backs
of their steel helmets, the men pIod on
with the singing gait of French SOL
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and the soldiers are equipped with
boots that come to the hips. The water
is now up to the knees and in spite Of
wooden flooring it is difficult to
make Roadway.
At frequent intervals the trench di-
vides and subdivides. AT most Of these
places are signs denoting the direc-
tions, but conveying information only
to the initiated. Frequently the men
pass soldiers coming back and bid
each other good evening.
We are near the first line now and
guided by the rockets. These seem
weird and ghostlike. AS they roll
about in the air high overhead. re-
minding one Of great eye of some
f1endish creature of another world,
they make strange things with the
splintered stumps of trees. the few
dried leaf clusters here and there that
seem to cry for mercy in the wind and
the men passing through the trenches.
1t is no longer a land of men, beat
ing hearts and thoughts A former
world and hopes Of other days are but
memories with most of the beings who
pass their time here. 1t is something
apart from the world of their past
lives, as though they are living on an
other planet.
The ground above has been tossed
about several feet deep for over
year. They say there was once a beau
tiful forest here and a haunt where
the - rounda bout SWANS saw their
sweethearts. The wood took its name
from a priest. But now there is moth
ing but blackened stumps, an aston
al gnarled branch and few warped
leaves clinging shiveringly on and
blood soaked ground.
Human voice is scarcely heard now
except in distress. AS we listen. from
whining voice that sounds as if it is
pleading. We have been hearing it
subconsciously for the last several
minutes. 1t could almost be the call
of wild thing. Like the countless
other voices of months back out there.
it becomes weaker and weaker and
the soldiers say they can do nothing.
In the interval since the last rocket
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Ing of their heavy boots on the hard
road would probably bring a shell or
two.
Frequently we pass forms gliding
by in the opposite direction-men COM
ing down on leave-and an occasional
low word is said.
Some distance on there is an inter-
section. Here the company slackens
half imaginative masses of something
looming up ahead-and the soldiers
know they are not alone.
Suddenly from over the hill on the
trenches. hangs for an instant high
in the air and bursts into great ball
of greenish light. making day for an
instant, then leaving the strange land
in more inky blackneSs than ever.
Instantly there is the rattle of many
chains, multitude of low voices and
the muffled creaking of heavy wheels
under the strain as the leader of the
long line Of daily equipment to the bat
teries and the men in the trenches get
the lay of the land in that instant and
proceed. They have come up through
small village inha bited by soldiers
on less exposed road. The trenches
run off at this point and there is more
freedom of speech and movement.
We fall in alongside the caravan up a
long straight road We have come upon
more soldiers, and another rocket
shows a whole column marching in
front. At the top of the road there is
another village-the last one before
the trenches.
Here the drivers of the teams, with
the exception of few who press on.
pull up, and amid much confusion, but
little noise, unload and return to safety
in the rear. In the sector there are
as there are in the United States army.
1 am told. The task of feeding it is a
big one. This force takes care of eight
miles of front which for several
months has been the most holly con-
tested strip on the western front.
Here and there is a light along the
unexposed side of the road in the
shadow of the houses. The men take
chances. On the other side of this viii
lage the houses also are down: The
wagons and soldiers. The Germans
dropping shells on the road at this time
of night often kill as many as a score
of men at a time. The street runs
with blood, but the work goes on.
AS we approach the center of the
town and take a road to the right
leading up to the trenches low can
vas-bodied automobile with large red
crosses. on it's sides glides noiselessly
by through the jam to a dressing sta
tected side of the street. The ambu-
lance is American and is driven by an
American. 1T goes for wounded who
are being brought down from the
trenches according to a message teie-
phoned back to the base a short time
ago. Soldiers in the road and drivers
pay the American machine the great
est difference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13

motors we tested the motors themselves in the
Laboratory of the Hudson Motor Car Company.
We adopted the published curves as being the
best result for these motors. The curves for the
three Hudson models were obtained from our
own Laboratory tests.
II will be noted that while the various
motors tested had different piston displacements,
the curves are plotted on the basis of piston
displacement of 288.7 cubic inches as unity for
the purpose of comparison.
Greater Motor Speed, Greater Power
This chart shows that the engine having the
compensated crank shaft ii. e. The Hudson
Super-Sir) and having cylinder size and con-
struction otherwise identical with previous mod.
els, not only gave much greater horsepower at
everu speed, but was able to attain much
higher speed The increased horsepower was
particularly noticeable from 1900 revolutions to
1000, beyond which the previous model motors
could not be forced with increase of power. The
increase in power in the Super.Sir over the best
"eight" and twelve" engine is almost equally
noticeable, being about twelve horsepower be-
tween 1000 and 220O revolutions.
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crank shaft very light, but this increased the
flexibility of the crank shaft and therefore in
creased the trouble due to vibrations. Crank
cases have been made exceedingly heavy In the
hope of holding the shaft in place; 1t has also
been attempted to make the crank shaft very
large, to approach as nearly as possible perfect
rigidity.
a The best proof of this is found in the curves
showing the power developed by various types OF
motors at different speeds this power being de-
termined by the ordinary brake test For this pur-
pose we have prepared chart showing the
horsepower developed by eight different motors.
OF these motors, four are six-cyinder engines n.,
are eieht-cylinder engines one of these being the
well-known X+ Eight and the other the " Eight,
which is a considerably smaller engine.
The tweve-cylinder engine is the famous
Y+ twelve cylinder. In the case of the s. Six the
curve is that published by the makers OF the
engine in the papers of the Society of Automo-
bile Engineers. The curve of the aforementioned
twelve was obtained in the same way. The curves
for the T' Six, X+ Eight and Y Eight were OBJ
tanned in the same way, but in the case OF these
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13
The Limits of the Eight and Twelve
Cylinder Motors

The eight-cylinder engine with the cylinders
set at an angle of 80 degrees mas the same Snlec &c
tions as found in the ordinary four cylinder
engine, except that there is component OF tne
vibration force in each bloc OF four cyhhuers'
which tends to reduce each otner Inns elIni- @
mates the trouble, to a small extent, but intro
duces additional complication, increased number
of narts and expense without adding TO the
power of the motor or increasing ts ecohoiiy
of operation. =.
The twelve-cylnder motor is announcer at
tamnt IN overcome this difficulty, but the same
troubles are present in the twelve cyilhaer dt
engine as in the ordinary six-cyllnder oniy tns
critical speeds are higher because or the reduced
weight of the moving parts and preosures. IN
thc twelve-cylinder engine there Is less couhtel n
ptt'ng effect of the vibration force III one @ nioe
or cylinders against the corresponding Vlpratloh
force in the other bloc of cylinders thah theie 10
in the eight-cylinder motor.
We Built Fights and Twelves
We have designed, built and tested IN our
Iohorator;es for the past two years, elght ana
twelve cylinder motors in the nope that py so
5o;ng ,ys could get away from the excessive VI VI
bration of the ordinary six-cylinder motor. we
we're exceedingly disappointed on testing out u ine
twelve to find that we had not acco'piiSheu 'i'''
result. 4Lo ,,;b,o
Because it is impossible TO reduce tne ViIrs- s:i
t;on oat;sfactorily in the twelve and elght GYM
der motors we went back to the SIX cyiiiiuei
motor. a. 5o o,,,o,,
Other attempts have been nlaoe ;os - ~ "T@y Toy
with this trouble in slx-cyhhaer eisireSi ~ rsoi AZ
instance, attempts have been mace 70 inaAe ''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13
Affidavit Submitted United States Patent Office With
Application lin Patent No. 116586

1t is well understood that the ordinary four
cylinder internal combustion engine IS IN pai-
ance but the centre of gravity of the four plstons
does not remain at the same point during tne
revolution of the motor; On the contrary, if if
changes position vertically up to about one-halt
inch This change in position of the centre OF
gravity of the pistons of the four-cylinder engine
produces a vibration which becomes perlodlcally
noticeable as the speed increases, there being
certain critical speeds at which the Vlbratlon Is
maximum.
In the six-cylinder motor the centre of grav-
ity of the pistons is stationary througnou1 m the
entire revolution of the crank shaft, and the
crank shaft is statically in balance-that IS TO
say, the mass is distributed symmetrically about
the axis rotation. Therefore 1T has dttCdgS oeen
believed that the six-cylinder motor should give
the least vibration.
The Limits of the Six
If has been found in practice, however, that
Il is impossible to run six-cylinder motor above
a certain critical speed, varying according TO the
particular motor. At such a speed the vibration
becomes so great and the loss of energy due TO
friction increases to such degree that the motor
will not give increased power In prorortlon 10
the increased speed beyond that point.
Designers then resorted to multiple cylinder
1t will be understood, of course, that the Ideal
automobile engine is one which has maximum
fexiblity; that is to say, can be operated at the
widest range of speeds and which will have the
power to accelerate rapidly.
The small BORE high speed, six cylinder
engine is particularly flexible. Its limit OF speed
has ordinarily been about 2OOo reVoiutlohs at
which noint the vibration, due to the unbalanced
centrifugal force in the crank shaft, has been SO
great as to preclude any increase in ed an, ana
power. Various attempts to overcome .hls dill
Guilty have been made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13
Proved in Gruelling Tests

Before applying for the Super-SiG patent
we built three Super-Sir engines with cOmpen-
sated crank shafts. These engines were put into
cars and tested on the road. The engines were
as smooth at As to 10 miles per hour as they were
at 80 miles per hour, while in previous model
Hudson Six 40's the engines which had the usual
balanced crank shafts began to lose smoothness
at about 35 miles per hour. This roughness in
creased as the speed increased.
One of the Hudson Super-Si1es was driven
approximately 1000 miles, from Denver to the
west coast and back to Las Vegas, N. M. During
this trip the car was given the toughest possible
road treatment. This sort of use increases very
rapidly the wear on the engine over what would
be apparent for ordinary use. When the car got
back to Detroit, the engine was tested in the
Laboratory and there was no discoverabe re-
duction in horsepower.
The engine was also taken down'for the pur-
pose of examining and taking up the bearings
The previous Hudson model Six-40's ordinarily
required having the bearings taken up from 2
to 21A thousandths of an inch after 1000 miles
use. In the new Super-Str motor there was no
perceptible wear on the bearings, and it was not
necessary to take them up at all.
We regard this the strongest possible
proof that the chief strain on the bearings is due
not to the motor load, but to the vibration of the
ordinarily balanced crank shaft, and that the sys-
TEN of compensating described in our application
completely overcOmes this difficulty.
Hudson Motor Car Co.
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Other Motors Self-Destructive

In making these tests, the increase in vibra-
tion of the crank case was carefully observed.
In all other SKIES the motors were fairly free
from vibration up to 1900 r. P. NJ, at which
point the vibration increased to about 1900.
From 1900 r. P NJ the vibration increased rap
idly and apparently had wide amplitude. 1t was
impossible to run other SKIES much beyond 1000
Il. p M. with increasing power without danger
of collapse of the bearings.
On another occasion a high grade six of
ordinary balanced construction was spun idle by
an electric motor. At 2200 R. p. NJ one of the
bearings burned out. Just prior to this time the
vibration had become excessive and the motor
had evidently approached a point of self
destruction.
Vibration Practically Nil in Super-Six
With the Hudson Saper-StG compensated
crank shaft there was almost total absence of
vibration and the crank shaft speed was prac-
ticaly unlimited.
Tests have also been made by spinning bare
rank shafts in the crank cases and bearings in
which they intended to be employed. These
tests also showed in a very marked degree the
lessening of vibration due to the compensating
system described in our patent application. We
have made tests in this manner on various crank
shafts, which showed conclusivey that the vibra-
tion is due to the unbalanced forces in the crank
shaft itself.
We also recently saw test of six-cylinder
crank shaft of well-known car. 1t was three
bearing shaft without connecting rods. 1t was
supported in the rear and centre bearings, the
shell of the front bearing was taken out, so that
the front end of the crank shaft rotated freely
and was unsupported. The shaft was spun up
to 1900 r. P. M. by an electric motor. Upon
examination it was found that the crank shaft
had taken permanent set, or bend out of line of
about one-eighth inch. This shaft was made of
a higher grade material than is ordinarily used.
During the test it was noticeable that as this MS
shaft appeared blurred, showing the distortion
that was taking place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13
FOR COMPARISON UNIT OF SIZE
OF THE HUDSON sUPER-sK-2ss7 INCHES.

ays. 8. Rls % .ia known
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-13

The recent press despatch from Zu- rich to the effect that one of the larg- est Austrian warships lad blown up at Pola is denied authoritarively at Vienna
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-13
STUDYING LEGAL SIDE
 OF THE U-53 RAID
Officials Busy Fixing the Status of
 SubmersibIes.

Washington, Oct 12.-Government officials were considering today the question of whether the United States should acknowledge the raid of the Gern<In war submarine U-53 on allied shipping off Nantucket last Sunday as legal.
 The problem was regarded as of great importance, not only in it's re- lation to that particular raid, but be- cause of the probability that it might establish a precedent affecting possible future submarine actions of similar na- ture.
 Much forethought was being given to potential developments, such as that German undersea boats might be able to extend their operations to such an extent as to effect practically a block ade of American ports or that the al- lied powers might decide to press hard- CT their claims that entry of Ameri- can ports be denied all underwater craft of belligerents. Resting on de- termination of this nations attitude to- ward the work of the U-53 is the mat ter of soliciting indemnity for Ameri- can cargoes lost with the sunken ships. Only if the ships were sunk illegally may claims be entered.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-13
LAW PROHIBITING MARRIAGE
 OF ANY DIVORCED PERSON
Submitted at Convention of Protestant
 Episcopal Church.

St Louis, Oct. 12.-A report, recom- mending 8 new church law prohibiting Episcopal clergymen from performing the marriage ceremony for persons di- vorcCd for causes arising after matri- mony. regardless of the cause. was presented to the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church here today.
 The report was presented in the house of deputies by Rev. Charles J. LIgley of Brooklyn and caused a spirited discussion. The present can on permits a clergyman to re-marry the innocent party to a divorce grant cd on statutory grounds.
 At the meeting of the house of dep- uties today a resolution was introduc- ed by the Rev. pr. McKim. of Boston, for proportional representation in the house of deputies. At present each di- ocese has four clerical and four lay delegates. Under the proposed reso- lution each diocese would have three clerical and three lay delegates with one additional lay delegate and one additional clerical delegate for each 100 comn2unicants above a certain number. Provision would be made for a max imam limit to the number of delegates from any diocese. The resolution was referred to a committee.
 A commission of nine was appointed to recommend the meeting place for the next general convention.