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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
now are selling around $3.50, jump

now are selling around $780, a jump
of $3.50.
The Hudson Super-Six is able to con-
tinue selling at the price it listed at the
beginning of the year because the COM
pany has a considerable stock of ma
terial bought at last years prices, which
average more than 100 per cent? ess than
present material costs.
when this material is exhausted
which 1t will be before many weeks,
the Hudson company will have to buy
raw materials at the new prices, and the
Super-Six price will be advanced For
persons thinking of buying motor car
now is by all means the time for them to
make the purchase.
This is especially the part of business
acumen in those who are thinking of
buying Hudson Super-Six. The present
price of the 'Supert-Six is based on last
years material market When the pres
ent stock is made up the price must ad
vance, because we will be paying double
what we paid for materials year ago
THE abnormal sales of motor cars dur
ing the last two months is due to the
realization of many people that the cars
will not again be SO moderate in price I'M
til after the war-possibly never again.
Cars using about the same quantity of
raw material as does the Super-Six have
already advanced rs per cent within the
past two months. The Hudson, too, will
have to advance in price before long
People who order motor cars now will Sc
cure the best prices they will see for
years"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
MATERIALS SOAR
WHEN MARKETS
RA|DED FOR WAR
Tendency to Produce Finer
Cars at Lower Prices
Is Made Impossi-
BILE Now

Until war raided the material mar
kets and sent the cost of raw materials
soaring, the tendency in American auto
mobile competition was to produce finer
cars each year at lower prices" said Don
bremen of the Birmingham Motor COM
pany, local Hudson dealers.
Now automobile prices are ascending
again, against the desire of the manu-
facturer Every company that is forced
to buy materials at the present prices
must advance the price of it's car approx
imately Is per cent in order to make even
a fair profit.
The most important single material
item in an automobile is pig iron and
pig iron products. Note how it has adj
vanced. Last December it cost $50 a ton.
In January it was s32; February, S32 /;
March, 1874; April, $S6; May, $40; June,
@4, and July, $54. And it has by no
means reached the peak of it's advance
1T is clear that companies paying s54
for material which formerly cost around
S25 must raise their prices to show a
profit Within the last month at least
four large automobile manufacturers have
announced price advances of about %
per cent. Cars formerly costing $1,000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
HEARD ABOUT AUTOMOBILES HERE AND THERE

stages of the trip. through the mud roads
OF the south, there were days when the
distance driven was not large, but az
no time was the car stopped by road con
ditions.
Since leaving Helena, Mont, the car
has found fairly good roads, although in
some parts of the wheat belt long de-
tours were necessary due to the fact that
the roadway, which lies across the
prairies, has been plowed up for wheat
planting All through this section, says
Schlabach, the farmers are intensifying
their production this year and the north
ern trail, which Is along the boundary
line, has been obliterated by the wheat
growers who are utilizing every available
space.
The gray trail blazer. which has not
had bath since it left Seattle, has at
tracted a lot of attention in the cities
along the way. It's sides are plastered
with mud and the outline may with the
dates and names Of the important cities
visited is almost hidden by the aecumu-
lation of dirt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
ELCAR JOINS RANKS /
OF ALABAMA CARS

L. j. Lively, Jr., and E. d. Keen have
taken the Elcar, manufactured at Elk
hart, Ind, by the Elkhart Carriage COM
pany, company of A years standing,
and under the firm name of the Elcar
Motor Sales company, will push this
car in Alabama as state dealers.
The Elcar has some records sticking
around, too, according to Mr.. Lively, who
recently drove an Elcar from the factory
at Elkhart to Birmingham. The average
consumption of gas was a gallon to q
miles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
CARR FINDS MACK
TRUCK Is YEARS OLD

J. A. Carr president of the Anderson
Motor Sales company, is authority for
this statement, and he says he can give
the mans name if anyone doubts his
statement:
One of our statesmen recently travelling
through south Alabama found man who
had a Mack truck, for which we are
distributors, and our salesman asked him
about a new one. No. he says, I have
had that truck 10 years, and she is going
good yet, and | don't see no use of get
ting another one yet a while,' and, of
course our man had to back up and get
another clue to sale. But he certainly
had strong argument to take to the
next prospective buyer. In fact 1 don't
think that 1t can be beat" concluded Mr..
Carr.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

was unloaded in Birmingham, there was
Bearcat model which was assigned to
Mr. Theo. Nelson. Several Grants have
been parked in new homes, while p APP
persons have gone into individual service
for local motorists since June 1, and the
names of the buyers will be revealed upon
request" says Pap with a frmness that
means. sho huff.
There is another angle to Pap's story
that he divulged when asked for the
reason for all of this success stuff and
it was Two live ones have gone on the
pay roll down at the Lindner works,
and they are producing. They are Al
Watkins and Auto Swofford.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

ceive orders from anybody, and special
~ from another Frenchman. As for the
policeman. he is mainly an ornament.
When there is an accident and row.
there never is street accident in Paris
without the row-the policeman serves for
taking notes and talking part in said
row.
THE crossing policeman in Paris is a
theorist. His theory, as outlined In his
Imagination. is that Of arresting, hold
ing, moving and directing the great ava
lanche Of wheeled traffic. all held in
suspense, and obedience at tho sight OF
the little white club which he waves
in his right hand In reality there is
no more effort and less to the result,
because, instead Of simply waving his
little white club, he gesticulates consid-
erably with It, and the cynical and leery-
eyed cab drivers, instead of being awed
by the majesty of the magic white wand.
are inclined to regard it's waver quite
complacently as being very innocent
sort of fairy.
In London the crossing policeman
holds up one hand and the traffic stops.
In New York the same object is attained
by Ireland Forever, but in Paris, where
all phases of life and circulation are
more dramatic and more Spectator, there
are gestures, a few menaces, some re-
plies, various manifestations, nurmur
ngs, and, finally, compliances."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

Writing in the current issue of Ameri-
can Motorist on the subject of Euro
pean traffic conditions generally, and
the Paris traffic cop particularly, James
NJ Erwin says, in part:
Until a few years ago Paris offered
the unrivalled distinction of frenzied
anarchy in street traffic. It was May
weird and noisy. You know, French
man is born an anarchist. He always
wants to make use of the liberty for
which he has fought ever since the days
of Julius Caesar. He doesn't like to re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
Pa Perkins Tells EN-
About Some Automobiles

Pa Perkins, the regular automobile
dealer that he is, puts out line yester
day in the ninth inning, just as pinch
hit which is sent to the garden like
this: 1.-THE Lindner Motor Sales company
has sold 50 many Stitz cars this summer
that the supply is no more. There is a
buyer waiting for everyone that can be
turned out, and in the last shipment that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

Every one OF the 25o0 deaths which
occur annually at railroad crossings is
preventable by the observation of a sim
Pile rule on the part of motorists" de-
clares Charles S. Rieman, vice president
and general manager of the Elgin Mo
tor Car corporation of Chicago, and an
ardent advocate of the safety first doc
titne The simple rule is to stop, look
and listen.9 And tho most important part
Of the process Is to look-not one way,
but both ways
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

One thing that makes man fear
woman when he sees her headed his
way in the car she is driving is his
inability to guess what she will do
next.-American Motorist,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
RECRUITS CO N
FOR ATHLETICS
Commandant OF Cantonment Re-
quires All Men to Participate in
Games As Part Of Training

Camp Lewis, Sept. 21.-Troops.
parts OF the second increment Of
the new national army. are arriving
hourly at the American Lake camp.
Today's arrivals are to be $3.50
men.
Moo Wing, a Chineman from Van
couyer. Wash. one Of the new men
and the only chineman. said today
that Americans think he cannot
cook we'll enough for them SO he
will fight in the trenches.
Eighty-hve athletic teams have al
ready been organized. Major Cen
eral Greene says that all the men
must participate in athletics.
One Of the regimental football
teams has already arranged game
with the Washington State college
team to be played In the Tacoma
stadium on October 10.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
HOUSE STANDS OUT
FOR HIGHER TAXES

Washington, Sept. 2l.-The house
confetees on the war tax bill late
yesterday insisted upon increasing
the provisions Of the bill respect
ing war profit taxes and by so doing
have delayed and somewhat compl,-
Gated the passage OF the measure.
Coincident with the adjournment
Of the conference. a meeting OF the
house ways and means committee,
which drew the original bill, was
called tor today to discuss the sit
uation.
II was explained that the ways and
means committee would try to in
duce the house conferees to accept
the larger figure, but should this
fail. high tax advocates declared
they would carry the contest to the
floor OF the house. They said that
recent announcements that approxi-
mately $4,000. 100000 more money
would be needed this year than al
ready provided makes 1t certain that
unless a start Is made now to fur
ther increase taxes. the country will
be swamped with bonds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
LIME BOARD Meets
TO SELECT QUARRY

Corvallis, Sept, s1.--A meeting
Of the state lime board will be held
In Salem, Thursday. September "a.
The board has been making a care
ful survey Of all avilable lime rock
with view of establishing a quarry
in that location where the Npck can
be shipped at the least possible ex-
pense. Dean Cordley Of o. A. G.
said today; ''As stated in the call
for this board meeting, think the
information now available is SUN.
cient to enable rs to select the most
favorable location"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21

Wash ,..ton. Sept. a. Secretary
OF State Lansing today made public
an astounding addition to the series
Of disclosures showing German in
trigue In America and elsewhere.
A message from Count Bern
storff. formerly German ambassador
here. sent January ~ OF this year to
the German foreign ONCE. Berlin, re-
quested authority TO pay $4,000 to
Influence members OF congress
through an UNNAMED organization.
apparently known In, Berlin. Bern
storff indicated that money had there
tofore been paid In this organi-
zation to perform similar work.
Il request authority to pay up to
$50. 900 In order, as on former occa-
sions. to influence congress through
the organization you know OF. which
can perhaps prevent declaration
OF war.
Am beginning meantime to act
accordingly. In the above circum-
stances. a public, ofiicial declaration
by Germany In favor OF Ireland is
highly desirable IN order to gain the
support OF irish Influence here, ~
II Is not assumed In any quarters
here that the money which Bern
storff indicated he wanted. was to
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
ST.PAUL AUDIENCE
Kisses LAFOLLETTE

st. Paul. Mimi, Sept. 2l.--Sena-
tor LaFollette was repeatedly inter
rupted by cries Of yellow" and
put him out" during the course OF
a speech made here last night,
Il have Just come from Washing
ton. where. with u little handful OF
men. have been waging fight de-
manding that taxation should be
paid according to the ability to pay.
| was not In favor Of beginning this
war. We had no grievance. The
German government had interfered
with our rights to travel on the
high seas-.-as passengers on the mu-
milton ships OF England.
ION these grievances, which we're
insignificant. considering the rights
and consequences involved. we went
to war. We had a right to ship mu
nitions, but was not In favor oi
riding"
Cries OF yellow" stopped the SEN
ator.
He hard hardly got started again
when some one called:
What Of the Lusitania' and the
din was on again, Governor Frazier
OF North Dakota, chairman OF the
meeting, assisted In auelling the dis
turbance.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
EXHIBIT FOR STATE
FAIR LEAVES TONIGHT

Josephine county's exhibit at the
state fair Is being assembled today
and the car will probably leave to-
night or In the morning. A j.
Green has had charge OF the car and
has done most OF II personally. trav-
cling between $50 and 800 miles
over the county within the last few
days collecting specimens.
The fruit exhibit Is satisfactory,
Generally speaking, the exhibit OF
farm products is below an average
and poorer than was shown last
year. An exception must be made
In the case Of corn. Many good OK
hibits are being secured Of this
crop. The county also raised some
good potatoes, but the best have not
vet been harvested.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
HAD FUNDS
FOR PARTICULAR USE
Department oi State Makes Public Intercepted Message
From Former Ambassador to Home Government
Asking for Allowance 10 ln6uence Congessmen

be used In briblng members Of con-
gress. II was pointed out that such
a sum would go but very short
way indeed In actually buying con-
gressional support.
But the money might do much In
the way OF paying the agents OF the
propaganda machine Bernstorfi
built up here, to promote peace talk,
throw interference In the way OF the
administrations plans and for es.
pionage purposes.
Some local publicists think that
Bernstorff was referring to peace so
cieties when mentioning "organixa'
tions" in his communication.
His reference to avoiding war
indicates that Bernstorff knew In
advance. OF Germany's intention to
proclaim, on January 23. her merci-
less submarine warfare, although al
the time he emphatically denied
having any such knowledge.
Representative Heflin. Of Ala
bama, said on the floor Of the house
late this afternoon that II permitted
ne could name IS or IA congressmer
who acted suspiciously" and 'wht
ought TO be Investigated as result
Of the disclosures made in Bern
storif's letter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
OREGON CITY INITIATES
FISH PROHBTIvE LAW

Salem, Sept. 2i.--Attorney Cen
eral Brown has prepared the ballot
title for the proposed initiative bill
prohibiting fishing in Oregon
streams with fishwheels, traps OF
seins. The bill is being initiated BY
Charles @. Babcock Of Oregon City
Under new law the official ballot
title must DO prepared and be print
cd on an initiative petition before
the petition is circulated.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21

Portland. Sept. 2i.--Word was
received here this morning that the
payment OF the taxes due on the
Oregon 4 California Railroad grant
lands by the government may be de-
layed temporarily because OF sui,
brought by 8. w. Williams. special
assistant to the United States at
torney general. for an accounting oi
the sums received from the sale Of
the grant lands,
The Ferris-Chamberlain bill au'
thorixed n suit to determine what
amount shall be paid by the govern.
ment for It's s2.50 an acre equity In
the 2.soo, 900 acres OF the land
grant forfeited,
\ From this equity there is t6'oe do
Quoted under the bill. money fol
back taxes due the counties. and
money which the railroad company
has received for the sale OF Its lands
In excess Of S2.50 an acre. Just how
much has been so received, and ac-
cordingly how much to deduct. will
be determined In the suit for an ac-
counting.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVE.
MINT or YEAR ON WESTERN
FRONT YESTERDAY
AUSTRALIANS CARRY THE DAY
ARTILLERY iiarragc Fire Proceeds In
fantry Advance ~ iritisb Troops
Sweep AcsOss Ground

British Front In France and Bel
gium. Sept, ?i,-~During the night
tho British forces. with comparative
B little opposition. consolidated and
improved the new positions which
they won yesterday In the offensive
east OF Yprcs
The new line marks an advance
of over mile,
Today. from the newly won
trenches. known M Amaze the
Australian flag flutters as the sym
-. Of the greatest victory on tho
western front during the past year,
not excepting the great battle OF
Mensine. The positions captured
yesterday were considered among
the strongest on the German front.
Field Marshal Haig's Official re-
port Of yesterdays battle .says tina,
"North country and Australian bat.
talions penetrated the German posi-.
uonB In the center TO depth OF over
mile and captured the whole OF
their objectives. These include Ham.
let. veldhoek and western portion OF
Polygon wood.
Farther north. Zevenkote was
captured and also few guns,
Heavy artillery preparation for
days had been going on and exten.
sive raids In anticipation Of tse-
mendous infantry assault and when
the British left their trenches they
were preceded by row upon row OF
barrage fire. reaching into the Ger
man lines to greater depth than
on any previous occasion.
Concrete redoubts. hundreds OF
machine guns. barbed wire entangle-
ments and marshy ground faced the
British In their storming operations,
but the heavy guns had cut down
many OF the barriers and the British
went forward steadily, gaining all
their obJectives and penetrating the
German lines In places for a mile or
moro.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
PORTLAND ENGLISH BULLDOG
HATES GERMAN DACHsHUyD

Portland. Sept. 21.-The ten
dency of an English bulldog to
jump on a dachshund belong to Mrs.
H. Kerstring was brought to the mo-
tice Of the police here today.
Mrs, Kersting comnlaiped that the
bulldog makes frequent trips to her
back yard and administers pro-ally
chewings to the dog from kaiser
land.
The police asked the owners Of
the bulldog to put him in the pro-
posed dog division II they wanted
him to fight.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
HOM|NG PIGEONS TO
AID TROOPS ABROAD

Cleveland, o.. Sept. 2i.-The
United States Is mobllizing It's birds
OF war, Two hundred homing pi-
geons, billed to Fort Wood, N, j.,
left here during the night as the
first unit OF an army OF $500 birds
to be transported to France,
They are going to be used as mess
sengers on the fighting line where
barrage fire wipes out the use OF
motorcyclists, telephones and wire
less. Nf ..tt rt..
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
RUSSIA PLEDGES AID
TILL Fight IS Won

Washington. Sept. 21.-The for
NAL pledge Of the new Russian re-
public to remain In the war until
German autocracy is crushed, was
laid before Secretary Of State Ian
sing this afternoon by the Russian
ambassador, Boris Bakhmetieff.
Details OF the momentous meet
ing were mot divulged but It Is
known that the envoy. in most Wig
orcus fashion. denied any possibility
OF Russia concluding a separate
peace with Germany and her allies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
BOX SHORTAGE
NO LONGER BOTHERS

Portland, Sept. AL. B. Knapp.
representing Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover, believes that the
shortage Of apple boxes for the
northwest crop has been solved. Only
the cooperation OF the individual
apple growers is needed to put the
plan In operation. Agreements have
been made with mills, whereby the
production win be kept up to full
capacity II advance orders are re-
ceived, Mr.. Knapp said this morn
ing that II the individual grower
will place their orders PROMPTLY
the boxes will be Forthcoming wher
wanted,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
Observation-Disclosures
ATTACK COMMANDER

Petrograd, Sept. 2i.---A small riot
occurred yesterday In the ranks Of
the wonan's ,,Battallon Of Death
at Moscow. The riot took the form
OF an attack by some Of the girls
upon Vera Butchkaref. tho regi-
ment's twice-wounded commander,
Infantrymen rescued the comman-
der, The cause OF the attack is un-
known,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
I.ATE BAvARIAN KINGS
HEART IN IRON URN

London. Sept. i,--tBy NALL ---
With solemn ceremonies the heart
OF the late mad King Otto OF Bavaria
was recently removed from the
Chapel Royal OF Munich, where the
remains are buried, to the Church
OF Altosttinger near Passau. where
the hearts Of all Bavarian kings are
kept In gold urns.
Owing to the4war tho urn OF Otto
Is iron.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
McNAB REPRESENTS U. s.
IN STRIKE CONFERENCES

Washington, Sept. 2l,--Gayin
McNab, a San Francisco attorney
has been named special representa-
tive OF the fedral shipping board In
negotiations looking toward the set
tlement OF the strike Of $4,000
workers In the San Francisco bay
shipyards.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
STRIKE
not ABANDONED

Seattle. Sept. 21.-The committee
representing the striking lumber
yard employees In the Washington
mills. announced today that the
strike had not been called OF des-
pite the statement made yesterday
at Aberdeen that timber workers
could return to work II they
thought It necessary.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-21
/ LOCAL COMMITTEES THANKED
FOR MANNER TROOPS ARE
HANDLED
SECOND BUNCH GETS BREAKFAST
This Mornings Contingent Wa
Larger and Better Handed.
Third Allotment Tuesday

The second contingent Of hungry
California recruits to be served
breakfast by the local Red Cross
chapter. reached Grants Pass at
500 this morning and ten minutes
later were seated at well-laden
tables scattered through the city.
The party numbered 47s and were
from Los Angeles, Riverside and VI
cinity. Unlike the contingent yes
terday morning, they were organfE-
ed in companies with temporary
company officers In charge and were
marched to and from the dining
halls in military formation. rather
than struggling back and forth. each
man for himself. In this way those
in charge of-the party saw to It that
none we're missing. At Rsdding. Cal.
yesterday. ! train had to be stoppsd
and held while an automobile
brought four recruits seven miles up
the line. because Of their having
missed the train.
The boys seemed to be well pleas
ed with the treatment accorded them
and suggested q football excursion
from a large college more than Z
military expedition against power
fnl enemy.
The Courier is in receipt Of the
following letter dated at Roseburg
yesterday:
The boys OF the Oakland division
wish to express their appreciation
Of the hospitality shown them while
In your midst this morning. The
breakfast certainly hit the spot and
everyone Of us is a warm booster
for Grants Pass.
J, C. TORMEY.
For the bunch
The Roseburg Review quotes L.
W.. Sweetland of the Oakland divi-
sion as saying: I'VE have been
treated royalty ever since we left
Oakland. The receptions given rs
have been surprises and entirely un-
expected"
The next contingent to be fed
here arrives next Tuesday morning
and win be handled as were the
first two.