Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17
AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS
BIG AID TO GOVERNMENT
Cooperating in Every Sense With
Council Of National Defense Since
United States Entered War.

MOTOR car engineers and manufac-
turers have played an important part
In aiding the council Of national de-
Tense since the United States entered
the war. and of all the national en-
the United States government mono
has shown more striking and effective
activities than the Society of Auto
motive Engineers.
Kari w, Zimmerschied manager Of
the washington office of this society,
IN referring to the revolution Of the
standard machine shop work wrought
py the automobile industry during the
PAST ten years, directs attention that,
therefore. outside of the instrument
making and tool-making trades, very
little machine work was done in this
country TO such close limits as are
now very generally required in motor
car manufacture. The consequent wide
spread production of such high-clas
very large body of machinists belong
ing to totally new school of thought,
and 1t is upon these men that great
demands have been made since the
demand will be made upon them be-
fore final victory shall have been
gained In the long run the auto
motive products Of this country. In
Stoeih6 iiolor trucks and cars, air
craft, watercraft and tractors. are go
ing to win the war
Inc number of vehicles in daily use
for martial purposes ia astounding. One
IS told that the density of traffic on
oth avenue is equaled, il not actually
surpassed by that which exists over a
wide area on the French front. This
tramc includes passenger cars, ambu-
lances. quartermaster trucks. ammuni-
.ion trucks artillery tractors. special
apparatus for engineer and signal
corps. motor cycles and q half dozen
other types of vehicles in lesser num-
Der.
In addition as many as thousand
a1rplanes are In action at a time Mean
while. the farm tractor is tilling the
ground for the raising Of crops. and
submarine chasers are being run at ex-
press speed in search of submarine
ooats, which are also propelled in part
by internal combustion engines
Tanks are playing a most important
role In offensive tactics. Thus on every
hand is seen the indispensableness of
automotive productions in the prosecu-
ton of the war.
The s. A. e. engineers have co-operat-
ed with the War Department in produc-
Ing set Of specifications for military
trucks which will result in a product
| superior in point of reliability and
ability to that which has been furnished
| to any of the foreign governments.
me great test OF the automobile IN
dustry will come in connection with the
manufacture Of airplane engines These
require excessively close limits in man
ufacture. exceptionally good material.
accurately heat treated, and verita BILE
| army of inspectors to check over the
various parts that will be used. The
very large number of men that will
carry this program forward will have
to be recruited from the ranks of auto
| tomobile manufacturers. There are
| practically ten skilled mechanics in the
| flying service to one pilot, to say notn-
ing of the army which will be required
| in the factories for turning out engines
and planes. in the first instance, and in
| the repair bases for keeping the equip
ment in shape.