Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
SALT RIVER VALLEYS AUTO NEVIS
DETROIT GUN
 CARS CONQUER
 DESERT WASTE

On the international boundary line that marks the division between this country and Mexico, where the United States government is schooling the national guard in the intricacies of modern warfare, the motor vehicle is playing a most important rola. Hun dreds of cars of various IT aEes and description-di'iven by khaki-clad cit fZen- -soldiers-may be seen in the vi cinity of the various Military camps in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Cal ifornia
 The cars are heinz tried and tested under every conceivable condition with a view of determining which of the many are more fitted to meet the needs and requirements of the government. An average speed of 25 miles an hou- was maintained by the new Studebaker machine gun cars in their initial drive a few days ago over the 25O miles of country between Fl Paso andeDeming, N M, the first of a series of tests that will surelv revOlutionize this branch of the service.
 The first lap of the trip from Fl Paso. to AIesilla Park, N. NJ, was over fairly good TOads-but from that point to Demiug 70 miles of desert "sea" was encountered. Despite this handicap and the fact that upward slope places Deming 5000 feet above sea level, the heavy motors plOwed steadily on over the Tuts and cactus to the summit of Magpie Flats now in deep arroyos with sand half way to wheel hubs and again on the wind-swept summits on to Deming. The rigors of a mountain saowstorm raging throughout most of the day had little or no effect upon either men or cars
 Carry Two Tons and Half
 Each car cOntainedy two machine guns and their equipment, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, tools, water, gas and oil, field ratiOns and seven passengers beside the driver, a total weight of two and One-half tons The seats are so arranged that they afford the greatest protection to the crew and driver
 These Studeballer machine gun cars are ready for immediate service and could be called into action-operated by trained, skillful sOldiers-Without q moments delay The are called upon to bear the brunt of the work oftrans- porting the tentage and equipment. hauling supplies from the base to the scene of operations, and numerous other duties coincident with the move ment of troops. They are operated over treacherous untried roads. through the deep sands and thorny undergrOwth that is to be found only in the southwestern states-yet they standlup and do the work more easily and faster than could possibly be ac- complished in any other way
 The gratifying results ofthese rigid tests would indicate that a solution of the veXing Mexican problem had at last been found. A force of 1500 of these Studebaker machine gun cars. stretching along the border from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico, at one mile intervals, would form an unpreg- nable ring of steel around our south ern boundary. Travelling at a speed of 9 miles an hour, as demonstrated in the tests, 50 cars could be summoned within one hours time Allowing an entire squad of eight men to each car without destroying the tactical units Of the army this most effective border patrol would require but 120 900 soldiers for active service-and there would be no repetition of the distressing Co., lumbus incident.