The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-19

At the beginning OF the European war
Germany. as IN other departments. was
better prepared than any other power IN
the supply and operation OF motor
trucks, saws Major VI. J. Phillips, writ
ing in The Power Wagon To-day Ger.
MANY, with tho possible exception OF
Austria and the certain exception o.
Russia, IS using her machines less e.
fec,ively than any enemy or ally. mo
German motor truck system WAS PIaH-
ned with exceeding care and the equip
tnent was complete TO the last riret; us
very completeness then is making II IN
effective now.
Tho German authorities relied on -
ton motor trucks almost exclusively.
each machine drawing one or NOR. trail
crS These trailcrS. which were ais"
designed 70 be drawn b. horses. held ~
soldiers sitting down Or 30 StandinE'
each man equipped for field service:
German motor truck Service IL Incl
fective because inelaSttc. The uHit w;tS
an array OF motor trucks wiz trttis, =
sufficient to transport = war-Strcngth
regiment Tho roidS IN Cferrl;lnE.t rance
and Belgium We're almost perfect before
the war began. Had they remained SO.
the 5-t"n truck with trailer, or tFtileeS.
would be the perfect combination. But
the Cier,tElu authorities forgot that the
passing az endless streams Of m;tchin"S
and artillery, the latter OF tremendous
weight will tear to pieces amy thorough
fare not made 0: steel. Then. too. when
L proj"cti!e Weighing 4 half ton altchts
Snu,r..ly in the center OF the highway
and eXplodcS. the resulting crater does
not facilitate travel by 4 heaFE Fchicle.
Once off the roads in the soft. rainy
weather, which constitutes central
Euroneau winter. the trailer has TO be
abandoned and the a-ton vehicle is con-
Scant!r in trouble 1t IL can move At AL.
In the hauling Of supplies 10 the fir
inc-,ir.> the big motor truck was also
at Il disadvantage. Nhcr" 4 H:-ton
machine can get TO within t or miles
OF the trenches. the 5-tonner can aSprr:
70 only 10 Or - miles. Tho ssu'nedi;It"
front and ;hs land in he rear nt 1t are
cut TO pieces by shells. wagons and
abandoned trenches. The extra haui by
wagon ui from to miles - Il serious
matter whcu the shortage oil shells in
any sector may cause Il retreat. There
arc some uLTro"- gauge railroads Tor
bringing up munitions but they are less
numerous than required
ST. ;fc german i0"tp: truck ScrElC''.
haS..d upon thr .-tr-iuo:or-;rUcA and
trnil.r combination. with u multl:ui" -
spar. parts for them. SSith drivers train
81; to tandl" &uC:: vehicles on good roads
was admirably organiI"i. capable and
.crunlrte but riGhi as II bar Oi ir"ii.
When the stress earn" uion It. there was
Ia. bending: It hr"h".
In the midst OF her cslirrai;.E L;rrurrny
was rn,nrclicd to uni.a"n much al what
sh. had learns'! III moe" Transportation
AM; 70 Undo much that ST" had done. ph-
servers assert THAI III :aC I:l;.: !0r o.
Germany. and far t"!in': tn" !in"S III
France and Belgium ar. Thousand, al -
ton motor trucks. ahan.!"u"I and uS'-
less. practically ScranT'!. With char
;,.t.ristic eu"rgy. though ba''(" haudi-
earned by lack of Surn.' important ma
,.rials. Germany is r"huiIdiuG per mo-
TOR trans port system.
TIL. German! ;triu:- u"w has nanny i -
and 3-:O. motor trucks. hHt ,tr.S not
handle. th.lr rs wniI IL; the allies. It l.;
estimated that t!"r" ar. it.""p meteor
trucks at :,it sorts n G''r!i!a"r. vi. Il
'i:cS for only .."e" at Khan. Til" tires
are being i";tioisr: h::&i'and"L s""au$r Il
: ir,rn~sil,.. "a. iu4;..,rt r;,ti,"r {" rH-
place th";". Various ti:', substitutes.
Including .-n!l..I Snr;n:-S ah"':t III" rin!.
AMI s:r,u.. SIroi.sS ar In $50. Ti'"T
\ work only iuH,;t"r"n:!y "":l ."n til" god
y Dads ~ t:..rniruE. ;,!"! "r' "Ht ~ NJ.
uucStio:i Tor la i.:..i'l trHnSi"r'It:'il.
Austria. fr".: = motor trick standpoint.
s 4 poor ,u!in,v..r II Germany. 81" has
ewer machines ,uH they ~. poorly
qutppcd. and ar, :, shade less effective
han ,h.. ':-r:nuu mGtnr ilcHt.
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