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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-11
is so far along that the only effect can

is so far along that the only effect can
be to retard the growth slightly.
Winnebago county, Wis, reported
that corn. cucumbers. tomatoes, beans,
squash and pumpkins were hit.
Winona, Duluth and st. Paul, Mimi,
reported severe damage to garden
truck and decided loss in the corn
districts. The frost followed cold.
raw Sunday. and caught the farmers
and gardeners by surprise. Ice formed
in number of places, and Duluth su-
burbs reported a low temperature Of
% degrees. Persons acquainted with
corn conditions estimate that three
weeks more were required for the crop
to mature.
Northern Corn Hit. ;.
All growing crops in the vicinity Of
La Crosse. Wis. were killed. and the
damage In La Crosse coun,y ts esti-
mated at thousands Of dollars. Wau-
sau, Wis, reported much damage to
corn, late potatoes. cucumber fields.
beans and garden truck. Practically
no corn in either district had matured.
Probably the heaviest corn damage
was In Minnesota, where the produces
ton has increased considerably in the
last few years. The crop was three
weeks late and the frost three weeks
early. and this caught the cereal full
Of moisture. Damage to garden truck.
1t was said. will not be enough to fig
ure much in Mr.. Hoover's calculations.
The weather situation reflected itself
in sharp advances in produce prices
yesterday In Chicago. At the govern
nient weather bureau 1t was stated
that while the temperature was un-
usual SO early in the month, 1t was.
by no means, rare.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-11
BANDITS ON THE BORDER.
Soldiers Sent From Laredo TO Rspsl
Threatened Attack.

Laredo, Tex.-Sept. lin response
to a caH for help to repel bandits at
Dolores creek twenty-eight miles south
OF here several truck loads Of soldiers
and motorcycle soldiers left for that
place. No report of a closh had been
received this Anornlng. Reports during
the night said the bandits were from
Mexico.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-11
U-Boats Attack Fleet Of
Merchant Vessels En-
Route to France.
SINK TWO BEFORE
BEING DRIVEN OFF
Attack on Merchantmen Made on
Coast Of France on Sept. -vssssis
Bound from America TO France
With Supplies For Armiss-No Loss
Of Life Among Americans Reported
in Meagsr News Received.

Washington, Sept. 11.-sserstary
Daniels announced today that q
typographical error in the cable
gram describing the encounter be-
tween the steamer WsstWsse and
submarines had made Il appear
that six submarines had been sunk,
and that, in fact, the report said
ono Of the submarines had been
destroyed. Secretary Danisls issued
the following statements
my attention has been called to
q serious error in the report Of the
attack made on the Westwsao and
other vessels. gave the report to
tho press exactly 40 presented to
mo this morning, stating that two
steamers had been sunk and six
submarines lost. The cable should
have stated that one Of the sub.
marines probably was lost"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-11
Little Damage In Hamilton.

Special to Times-RepubNcan.
Webster City, Sept. 11.-This section
of Iowa was visited by heavy frost
last night. The opinion is general.
however, that the corn crop escaped
without damage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-11
SHOT HER HUSBAND.

Chicago Dentist Killed by Jealous
Wife.
Chicago, Sept. 11-Dr. George Eisen-
brand, dentist, was shot and killed
by his wife in his office today. Jeal-
ousy Is given as the cause. Mrs. Eisen-
brand when arrested, gave her maid
en- name at Doris Wolf, and said that
she was born in Nebraska.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01
Viii accomplish the result.

will accomplish the result.
When descending 4 hill. because the
car wants to increase In speed. the
difficulty of shifting downward is in
creased. When climbing hill the
clutch will not be left diseugagcd for
any length OF time. or the car will lose
desired momentum. In descending this
is not the case, and many Will lind
that when desiring TO SHIFT down. IL the
gears are brought to neutral and tho
clutch be then engaged for a second
while the engine is given a little gas.
that those gears connected TO the en-
CINE Will be made to spin" II the
gears are then instantly meshed, with
clutch out. the shift will prove easy
Unless driver can shift under all
circumstances. he is not the master
OF his car.
II will be found that hardly any
two makes OF cars. because of the diff
ference in weight OF clutch and the
difference in clutch brake action. ETC.,
Will act alike. and no positive rule for
shifting can be given. Only by prac-
ticc with little reasoning as above
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CONTINUED on Eighth Pase)
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s|MPL|F|ED LESSON ON.
PROPER CARE OF AUTOS
Transmission Study Continued, and
Operation OF Gears Is Ex-
planned by Expert.
WHAT TO DO WHEN IN A DITCH
Proper fabrication Is About All the
Care the Transmission Requires.
Proper Way to Shift Gears While
Descending Hill.
LESSON No. Is.
transmission COntinurd)


copyrighted. 1917. by Fred c. Gucrr-
J, lich)
~ In oyf study of the transmission so
farxfe have seen how the three speeds.
,-gSh mean three beverages. are oh
RI Aimed. and we have seen how the gears
vFare shifted at the will Of the operator.
Let US now see how the car is driven
backward or reversed
aReler for moment to Figure ] Of
ZINE illustrations. which shows an end
view or the gears studied so far.
Here the double dotted circle r repre-
SCENTS the gear which is connected I"
the clutch. Il and T. being the gears on
the countcr-sha:t. and j is the gear
connected TO the propeller shaft.
BY studying the arrows YOU will find
that when the gear + revolves in the
direction indicated by the arrow No.
1 the gear b will revolve in the di-
rection shown by the arrow No. .. As
the gears and T. are on the same
I shaft they will revolvc in the same
direction. Thus gear II rcvolvcs in the
direction of the arrow No. 8. with the
result that the gear must rcvolv-
In the direction indicated by the arrow
No. 4. From this you will observe tina,
revolves in the same direction as the
gear p, and therefore the propeller
shaft, to which Is connected. mus,
revolve in the same direction as the
engine. by which the gear = is driven
How can We make the propeller
shaft. or what amounts 10 the same
thing. the gear J. revolvc in direction
opposite to the direction OF the revolu-
ton of the engine. o. gear T.?
Let us make the gear T. smaller go
that It clears the gear i. and Let US
T then add another gear. which moshcs
with both the gears +. and j. as shown
in Figure 2.
, Now you will observe that as the
gear.P revolve.i In the direction OF
the arrow No. !. y and r. viii revolvc
in the direction OF the arrows and 3
respectively. This Will make n. the
new gear, revolve as Indicated by ar
Uow No. (, and so J mus, rcvolve as
shown by arrow No. :.
Thus you will sec that the addition
. IL this extra, or idler gear, as il is
called, will make tho gear J rcvolve
In a direction tho reverse TO that OF
the engine. and SO the car viii be
driven backward.
Figure shows the new assembly
of the transmission.
Grenter Leverage In Reverse.
want TO direct your attention to
the fact that the reverse gear $ IS
smaller than the low-spccd gear T.,
This means that there is an even
greater leverage when in reverse than
when In low. 1t would be well TO re-
member this, there may come a
time when your car has bccn caught
In ditch from which YOU cannot pull
when In low. The extra leverage OBJ
taincd In reverse may be enough to
pull you out. While il is extremely
unlikely that pleasure car viii come
TO hill too steep for low gear. if
this should happen. the problem OF
getting up the hill can often be solved
ny turning around and going I'D back
ward. Drivers Of heavy-laden trucks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

teeth will travel slower than the teeth
OF J.
Thus We see that when travelling
on low gear the teeth OF the inter-
mediate gear connected to the rear
wheels will travel slower than those
Of the intermediate gear connect ed
TO the engine. So in shifting from
frs, TO second 1t is desirable to have
those gears connected TO the engine
slow down.
BY the same reasoning 1t can be
shown that the same is true when
shifting from second TO third.
Fortunately. when the clutch is dis
engaged and the moment the gears
are thrown out. all those connected to
the engine will slow down of their own
accord. this slowing down being help
ed BY the clutch brake. For this rea-
son shifting up" is comparatively easy.
with many cars a slight hesitation
in neutral will make the shift easy
When shifting from third TO sec
oRd or second to first, the reverce
action of the engine driven gears is
desired. as under this condition they
should be spceded UP.
Skill and Practice Required.
| Unfortunately, IT takes skill and
practice in the manipulation OF tho
gas. Clutch and gear lever TO accom-
| plsh this
When climbing hill the car will
| tend to slow down the instant the
gears thrown to neutral. which
Will partly give the same effect as
speeding up the engine driven gears,
so that when climbing a hill and i,
is desired TO shift down, a quick shift
tn" pressure being placed on the hand
] lever before the clutch is thrown out.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

VIII often find this good stunt
! have gone into the construction
of the transmission in rather great
detail. This 1 have not done in order
20 help you take care OF the car
tproper lubrication being about all
the care the transmission rcquircs). so
much as TO give help in the proper
driving Of il;
!; is well known that the most diff
hCult thing a driver has to do is TO
shift the gears. Few have trouble in
shifting from first TO second or from
second 10 high. but there are n sur
prisingly great number who cannot
shift downward: that is. from third
10 second or from second TO first Of
those who can do this while ascending
a Mill or driving on the level. many
cannot do IL while going down hill.
believe IL Viii be worth while,
therefore, TO study the action of the
gears under these varying conditions.
In order to mesh tthat is. to con-
meet toEcther) two gears, they should
be revolving SO that the speed of the
teeth on their circumference is the
same or nearly so. If there is much
difference in this speed the ncshing
viii be difficult.
Consider the illustrations Figure g.
when in low gear, tho lineal speed OF
the teeth on gears + and will be
the same. but the gear r. will make,
say. three revolutions to one of ].
The latter is also true of the inter
mediate speeds. gears X and +. *
making three revolutions for one OF
T.. but because the circumference OF
I the gear is greater than that of I,
IN" lineal speed OF its teeth will be
greater than those of T.. while f.. being
smaller In circumference than j. its
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01
an you master your shifting.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

IIf you have any problem or wish any
Information about your automobile. write
the Auto Editor. The Times-Dispatch. CIV:
Ing the make of your ear, your name and
this headins.l
G. fave been driving a lsis (-J car.
Recent: had mechanic grind the valves.
and after the job done. I found the
engine would run irreGuiarly whom running
idic snh when II is running In high gear and
intermediate gear. Does this jerking inJure
the car In any way? II SO. tell me how to
stop IT, My carburetor noods and have
been unable to stop II after flushing II twice.
II seems there Is no trash in the car buretor.
nos stu, leaks where 'he carSHretor SON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

continues a. long as tho Easoiins Il turned
on, somettnes after failinE to crank II. It
@. and has been leaking for some time
e. j. I.
A. The jerking will inJura parts Of the
car. The Jerking IL due to missing cylin.
der. and l am Inclined to believe that tho
not seating properly. The mechanic in or
der TO have the engine as silent AS possible.
may have adjusted tho valves little too
closely Have the valve adjustmcnt checked
up while the engine is hot. The carburetor
may also be to blame. The leaking OF the
sarouretor may be due to the noat having
become saturated with gasoline, to the
lover which connects the float to it's needle
having beeo bent. Take out the float and
:heiiae: II this falls 70 help. try bending
after erankinG or stopping tn. engine is
natural and you need not worry about It,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

Further evidence of StudebaEer de-
pendability is shown by the popularity Of
Studebaker cars in California, where
people test and prove their cars by con-
tinuous service every day in the year and
where there are more Studebakers regis
tered than any car selling at over $500.
In Detroit where 809o of all cars
are made, where thousands of people are
directly connected with the industry,
where they know the materials and work
manship that 60 into cars and the organ
izations behind them there are more
Studebakers registered than any other
car selling at over $500.
The foregoing is proof that people
who know cars from service rendered and
people best equipped to judge automobile
values prefer Studebakers.
There could be no better guide than
this for you in purchasing your car.
More than 100000 Studebaker cars
in every part of the world have made
good in the hands of their owners-a.
yours will make good for you.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

The sturdy quality, the splendid value,
the proven dependability and durability
Of the present models will be continued.
Studebaker daily sales continue to
show that the public is quick to recognize,
and always to give its support to an honest,
well made product, the value and service
of which have been proven in actual per-
Torrance.
Their power, their easy riding fea-
lures, their freedom from trouble have
made Studebaker cars leaders in every
part of the country where automobiles
are subjected to the hardest use.
The most recent proof of their dura-
bility is the performance of two Stude-
baker cars taken directly from dealers
stock on the trip of the San Francisco AID
Club to the recent St. Louis convention.
Both these Studebaker cars came over
the snow filled passes of the Rocky noun
tains, through seas of hub deep gumbo
mud on the Western Plains and finished
in perfect running condition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

The above. OF course. Assumes that there -
no no penstase or hole in the metal parts Of
Q. am troubled by q loud grinding noiss
In my CLUTCH. I have put in freeh oil Ana
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Detroit, Mich.

Fssr. CJ1aker Models
FOUR Tearint Ger o8S
FOUR L~.dsa Roadster 115O
FOUR Evsry-WeatAer Gar l16S
Ar sstass + .. i na~,H
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-01

ANNOUNCEMENT

increased of materials and labor force make
IN time without notice But buy your
Sudebake today and be assured that sudden change
discount deprecate the value Of purchase There change
in Studebaker models this year.
Furthermore investment Studebak protected SAFE
and much likely value than deprece
The Washington times., 1917-07-22
SOCIETIES
FLAY GOVERNMENT
FOR SQUABBLES

Ar.o-t,. a. -. ,,,t-rtr, e.. w.r
-
rear O-Ooat losses are cOnceSiou' 'ne
ship program IL being delayed by per
sonal squabbIes, while the allies are
sta9reripg for s,nniies ana thu ain
,.,-,,',. ...-I,..,. 4. -t.,.,sI.- a.,,-
'iS'Oe S4i'P
quent OFFICIALS as valuable plans ne
neglected and pickering and delays
are tolerated.
Tbi. is a .,rnnarv Of an .tt.cL On
-r,--,--
INC sH4PPiHs anu O'Aei 2" ~ piOsi Ems
which Is contained In a letter sent 70
all members Of the thirty-two big ma
tional ana patriotic societies AFFILIATED
,,,,,h -. N.,,o,.1 ro,,r,t,,.. =, D.
,.,@-, - r-,-,-., -
triotic anu Deiense eoeieties' he1oeo
by Lieut. Gen. S. B. N. Young, U. s.
A, retired.
srYour action NAV decide /" the Ietter
- &C.. -. - - ..t..,.
T., 80 ,oenit,,, - =, - or-.atsott go.
~ ,rd,,,tSraiS
IT, ,at,ar $780,. ~. e.. io....
The Washington times., 1917-07-22
GREAT WORK DONE HERE
BY RED CROSS WOMEN
Report Of Activities Sent to Ma
tiOnal finance Committee.

A report covering the Red Cross
work of the women OF Washington
through the ffty-seven auxiliaries
here, is in the hands OF the finance
committee today.
In the past week, the report states,
twenty-five cases of hospital supplies
rave been shipped to London. and in
., Jew days another consignment will
GO to Roumania-
Since March 1 the District Chapter
has supplied one army hospital Of 500
beds and one navy hospital Of $50
beds, complete; has sent surgical
dressings. linens, and blankets to the
hospital ship Surf, and has shipped
two large boxes OF comfort bags to
DR.. Ryan Devereux's hospital unit at
Allentown.
The hfty-seven auxiliaries here were
complimented by the national head
quarters.
The Washington times., 1917-07-22
FAMED SURGEON NOW
A MEDICAL SAMMY"

DR.. Stuart Mcclure, Of Richmond.
took up his duties in the office Of
Surgeon General Gorgas today as a
major OF the medical reserve corps.
He will relieve DR.. William ]. Mayo,
of Rochester, MINI, as director OF
the surgical division Of the army
medical department during the lat
ter's absence for two weeks.
DR.. Mcclure has received authority
to attain at Richmond a base hos
pital units for service IN France.
This unit will be similar to those
raised at Johns Hopkins and other in
situations, and will be made up OF
sixty surgeons, $50 nurses, and $50
enlisted men. DR.. Mcguire will go to
France with this unit as its COM
handing officer.
The Washington times., 1917-07-22
MUST DISAPPOINT
MOST OF SECOND
CAMP APPLICANTS

The District. Maryland. and Della
ware have exceeded ave times over
their quotas for the second ofacsfF
training camp. which opens At Fort
Myer August %.
With a combined quota o. 2o1, Of
which forty-eight Is the Districts
part. there are 1898 applications on
file in the Baltimore district. This
means that four out OF ave Of these
men are going to be disappointed
How many Of the excess applicar
lions come from the District has not
been determined. as reports thus far
received by the War Department give
the Baltimore districts total appiica-
tions and not the applications from
subdivisions OF the District
Fort Myer will have student officers
from only one division at the second
camp, instead Of two As nrst was
planned. The candidates for commits
sions from the District, Maryland. VIr-
ginia, New Jersey. and Delaware viii
occupy the second camp.
Candidates from six New England
States, comprising the nrst division
OF the national army. who were SEIZED
ule0 to train at Fort Myer, VII be
sent to camp at Plattsburg.
Under q reassignment Of divisions to
training camps just announced none
OF the candidates for officers commits
sions from Northern States vii be
sent to camps In the South.
where They'll Go.
Men from division /, comnrisiae
Long Island and the metropolitan
district OF New York, viii 80 to
Plattsburg and not to Fort McPher-
son, Ga, as nrst announced: men
from the upper New York State and
northern Pennsylvania division viii
train at Plattsburg. and not at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca: the Illinois division
will train at Fort Sheridan, Ill, and
not at Leon Springs, Tex, as planned;
the Wisconsin Michigan division will
go to Fort Sheridan. instead Of Fort
Logan H. Roots, Ark, and the Iowa.
Minnesota, and Dakotas division will
train at Fort Smelling, MINI, and not
at Fort Riley, Kan
Whether this change In plans was
Influenced by recent charges Of
favoritism 10 the South on the part
OF the War Department was not in
dictated. This criticism arose chiefly
over the action Of the department in
ordering all the national guard Of the
North TO training camps in the South,
and the more recent charges that the
draft quotas fixed by the department.
fell more heavily on the North than
on the South.
Want Larger Number.
Pressure has been brought to bear
on the War Department to increase
the number OF men at the second Of
feers' camp. The plan first announesd~
was to have 1000 men for each OF the
sixteen national army divisional
areas, a total Of 10000 in the second
camps.
From Incomplete reports thus far
received, however, II Is estimated AZ
the War Department that there are
$4,000 applications, q surprisingly
large response when It IL considered
that a few weeks ago the War De-
partment sent out urgent calls tor
men to present themselves as eandi-
dates for these camps because the
first response was not up to expee-
tations.
older men will be given the pref
erence in selecting the candidates
for the second camps, since II -
hoped to get officers from these
camps capable OF filing some OF the
higher commands.
The Washington times., 1917-07-22
SAMMIES TEACH POLUS
HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL
Co Operative Training Period
Reached At Camp in France.

PERMANENT TRAINING CAMP OF
THE AMERICAN ExPEDITIoNARX
ARMY. July 22.-America's sammies
are teaching the French poilus the
mysteries Of baseball while the poilus
teach them the strategy Of trench
attack, hand grenade, and hayonst
charge.
The cooperative training period
was reached at the American camp
today.
Yesterday Major General sibert and
his stan visited q French training
camp near by and witnessed special
drills and maneuvers by the potlus.
The Washington times., 1917-07-22

42x36 Bleached Cotton Pillow
Cases. Soft fnish-no dressing.
23c value, at, each zoe.
42x36 Oneida Bleached Pillow
Cases, heavy round Thread, no
dressing. 30c value, each 2Se.
The Washington times., 1917-07-22

58-inch Extra Fine Bleached Mer-
cerized Table Damask, rose, maiden
hair fern, pansy and sport patterns.
Special, SOC yard.
60x66-inch Bleached Hemstitched
Mercerized Damask Table Cloths.
Unusual quality, at, each, S1.00.
The Washington times., 1917-07-22
Table and Bed Linens at Clearance Savings

1S-inch Heavy Bleached Mercer
lied Table Napkins, new patterns,
hemmed, ready for use. $3.50 value,
at SIPS dozen.
72-inch Fine Bleached Mercerized
Table Damask, in good designs.
75c value, at Csc yard.
The Washington times., 1917-07-22

45x36 Oneida Bleached Pillow
Cases, the equal Of Utica" in
weight and finish. 35c values, each
zoe.
S1x90 Fine Bleached Round Thread
Sheets-free of dressing. Wide
hens. $1.35 values, each $1.19.
PaIaIH RoyaI-seeond Floor.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-24
CENSORSHIP CLAMPED
ON D. c. NAVAL MILITIA
News in Jaehes' Letters Home Being
Delsted.

Somewhere on the battleship New
Hampshire, tae District quota OF naval
militiamen are gaily cayorting through
day after day Of drill and routine train
ing, but whether the New Hampshire Is
idly swinging at anchor in the road
stead at Norfolk or pIoughing the North
Atlantic seas, IL q matter Of strict con-
fidence between the censor and the mill
hamen-
Parents Of the District boys have re-
ceived letters from the youngsters who
left Washington . week or 80 ago, and
an the letters bear the same refrain:
I'VE can't write anything worth while.
The officer Of the day reads all our let
ters-"
This evidently. iB q new phase Of the
horrors Of war, particularly 70 those
sweet young things who are griey1ng for
the boys who sailed away. No perfect
gentlemen OF an officer should read q
love letter, but duty Is duty and most
OF the "stickum'' Is being carefully de-
leted from the letters OF the ooyr In blue.
THERE'S no use telling the whole navy OF
your one perfect love.
Letters to the boys must be addressed
to the battlsship New Hampshire, care
the Postmaster, New York City, which
may mean the battleship Is IN that neigh
borhood, and then again, may not mean
IL At all events, the navy Isn't telling
the New Hampshirs's location.