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The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

A. all authorities agree that there
10 an ample supply Of crude oil for
all the needs Of the army and navy
for the operation OF motor vehicles
and motor boats. and for use in the
industries. provided wastase 10 care
fully avoided. the automobilists Of the
country, In cooperation with the Pc
trolsum Division. Of the United States.
Bureau Of Mines and the Council Of
National Defense. are organizing .
Don't Waste Gasoline" campaign.
Don't waste is q popular slogan
In any line now and there 10 q big
opportunity for motorists to show not
only their patriotism, but their good
judgement in supportiny such q move
msnt." said Alfred Reeves, general
manager Of the national chamber Of
commerce. In An interview yesterday.
TT 10 the one certain way to insure
q suficient supply Of fuel for war
needs.
According to the estimate Of the
Petroleum Division, Of the United
States Bureau Of Mines. $4,000 sal-
Ions of gasoline . day will be re-
quired for the use OF army, navy
and aeronautical operations during the
coming year. The total daily gaso-
line production is s.sss. 900 gallons, SO
with a campaign against waste, IT
can be seen that the war needs should
be cared for easily and still have am
pie for our industrial needs.
President Bedford. chairman OF the
Petroleum Division. Of the council OF
national defense, strongly advocates
a Don't Waste Gasoline campaign
to insure against any possible falling
OF In the production OF crude
petroleum.
The very highest grade of gas
oline is necessary for the thousands
of airplanes now building. most of
which will use the new Liberty
motor. now building in great num-
bers in the automobile factories.
Great quantities Of gasoline will
also be required to operate the
thousands of army motor trucks to
be used by our growing army.
'On the other hand" continued
Mr.. Reeves. "the production OF
crude oil In this country has been
Increasing At . tremendous rate for
number Of years. althogh dur
ing the past twelve months It has
not quite kept pace with the de-
mand, 50 that II has been necessary
to use quantities Of the reserve sup
ply, which amounted to ls&,sSo.ooo
barrels on July /, 1917.
Cooperating with US In this
movement 10 the American Autumo-
bile Association, the organisation
Of users: the Motor and Accessory
Manufacturer, including the motor
and carbureter makers: and the So
ciety Of Automotive Engineers. In
direct cooperation are Van H.
Manning. chief Of the petroleum d.
vision Of the United States Bureau
Of Mines. II We can save two-thirds
Of all the gasoline wasted. our war
needs will be covered.
There are 4.317.ooo motor ve-
hieles running in the country. of
which approximately 100000 are
trucks. There are $4,000 dealers
and $500 garages.
'Of the $4,000 gallons pro-
duced daily. approximately 100000
gallons are used BY motor cars and
trucks, while ths rest 70 used by
motor boats, stationary engines and
In cleansing and other industries"
The Bureau Of Mines estimates that
the followin savings can BE- effected
daily:
Tank wagon losses. s....... 100 gals
Leaky carourtetors, average
LII OF . pint per car. $500 gals
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

The days are fast approaching
when the motorist starting to his
odce In tho morning and observing
that the mercury has had Q sinking
bp>n over night. will wonder IL the
''oid bus" is going to behave itself, or
whether It will stage its usual exhi-
oition Of reluctance and obstinacy.
The fellow on the wind-swspt street
corner waiting for q crowded trolley
"a inclined TO envy his nsishbor who
rolls downtown on Q winter morning
comfortably protected IN his automo-
bile. But he oveficoks the fact that
vinter driving brings its problems
ana that many Q driver has fought
his battle at the garage door and.
perhaps, continued Il half mile down
the street Most motors are a. reiuc-
tsnf to start on o cold winter morn
ing ~ . small boy 10 to hop out Of
bed: and even After you have per
suAdsd them to wake up and get busy
they are inclined to hesitate every
fey fest until they are thoroughly
vsrm.
However. there 10 good news for
car owners. for engineers have been
vsrking on these problems and there
Is every reason to believe that relief
10 at hand. In fact. according to the
announcement Of the Paigs-Dstroit
Motor Car Company. . new Paige
motor has osen developed which, be-
cause Of radical changes in design and
certain attachments. viii make win
ter driving entirely practical. elimi-
mating all the disAgreeable features.
Briefly expressed. the new Paige
''slx-sS." found In the current models
ser Sedan, Coupe, Limousine and
Town Car, insurss instant starting.
ne matter what the temperature may
b and q power pulse Of full and un-
interrupted strength Immediately
available.
Here Is q common winter expert
sncs Of Mr.. Notorist. He takes the
wheel and operates his starting de-
vice. The engine 10 cold. the fuel IL
cold. and conditions are generally bad
% there II no result. The engine re-
mains dead and the car can't move.
II 10 necessary to keep the motor
ehurning before there Is response
from the engine and. finally, after =
great drain on both temper and bat
terses, there Il . feeble response, the
engine shows Q spark Of life, the
clutch II engaged and with q few
Jerks and much sputtering the car
moves OF. But II u still obstinate.
II bucks, Il kicks and II snorts as
though Il were angry at being turned
out into the cold. It frequently takes
. half mile before the power pulse II
continuous, full and smooth.
The Paige enclosed models built on
the "Six-SS'' chassis have three me-
chanieai features that eliminate all
these dificulties. They are an cleo
trical gasoline heater, q supsrheated
manifold and . valve polishing device.
The electrical gasoline heater II an
Ingenious application Of the electrical
cooking utensil idea. II insures warm
gsDoline In the carburstor.
warm fuel means instantaneous
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
nAius pNoovcriok
6.6<9. 900 GALLONS

weather conditions In the North, for
Just below the Dixie line, he points
out. the balmiest and most delightful
weather period Of the year now 10 In
full bloom.
The entire route from New York
to Atlanta and return was mapped
by James A. Hsmstrset. touring d.
rector Of the A. A. A.. and very short
will have ready new A. A. A. strip
maps for each Ii miles Of thA jour
ney. These give all details Of the
roads involved.
As . noteworthy Incident Of the
trip. Mr.. Hemstreet acted A. oficial
observer for Mr.. Smith In a striking
illustration Of the new 1918 Maxwells
road capa bility and dependa bility.
This revelation Of . one-dsy drive Of
SO miles. from Charlottesville, Va.
to New York. in fifteen hours. with
an average speed Of twenty-five miles
for each hour maintained. The Max.
well earned for itself a 100 per cent
efficiency mark in this. The run COM
prised every description Of road con-
made At the end OF the round trip
to Atlanta. after the car had nsgoti-
ated UPWARD OF 1000 miles.
That the new Maxwell could main
tain q schedule Of SIS miles in fifteen
hours, slowing down for speed laws
in all towns and stopping frequently
for trafic in cities, Is a wonderful
manifestation Of the real qualities in
the car" said prominent Max
well dealer here. III any one thinks
this isn't the severest kind of a test,
let him try to do II. To do so the car
often must make forty miles An hour
or more for long stretches In the open
country"
Tho tourist, It is pointed out, will
have no difficulty IN making the drive
from the upper Atlantic seaboard to
Atlanta in four or fve days, while he
can do better than that II he gets
away early in the morning and drives
an hour to two after dark. For
greater convenience, II has been ar
ranged by the Maxwell executive by
which those contemplating the trip
may obtain detail information from
the American Automobile Associa-
ton. Sol Fifth avenue. New York
Generally the route and roads infor-
nation are ~ follows:
New York Jersey City ferry) to
Newark. N. J., good macadam; to
Trenton. N. J., good bitulithic; to
Philadelphia, excellent bitulithic; to
Wilmington. Del, good macadam. sx.
cept short rough spots; to Elkton,
Nd, bitulithic to State road, then
good dirt road through GLASGOW; to
Baltimore and Washington. D. c.. ex-
ceilent bitulithic.
Washington to Fredericksburg, Va,
mostly good sand and clay, except
seven miles In poor but passabis con-
dition; to Richmond. Va, mostly
good sand, clay and gravel: fair, ex.
cept few short rough stretches; to
Durham, N. c.. good sand clay; to
Greensboro. N. c., good sand clay.
with few sandy stretches; to Char.
lotte, N. c., good concrete, sand clay
and macadam.
Charlotte to spartansburs, N. c.,
mostly good sand clay; spartanburg
to Atlanta. mostly good sand clay,
with stretches of macadam; Atlanta
to Birmingham, Macon. Augusta, Co
lumbia, S. c., and various other
points, good sand clay and stretches
Of macadam.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

ences he had with . Hudson Super
Six:
After leaving the States. / enlist
ed as a private chauffeur for Gen.
PershinE, but upon my arrival in
France ] realised that it was not the
position ] desired. Consequently. ]
Transferred to the aviation section,
and It was here thaI found the Hud-
son euper-six, which I drove until a
few weeks ago. This car has given
excellent service. and was In good
running condition when / left same
Surprising as II may seem, the
speedometer registered 5000 miles for
the two months in which the car was
In my care. having made frequent
trips from Paris to the front. along
all the sectors from verdun TO switz-
erland. During this time the car gave
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

me absolutely no trouble, and wss al
ways ready for immediate call from
my superior ofncers. which were. In
deed, many. and roads that were fire.
Quently in a very bad condition.
AT present ] know OF four Super
Six in the Signal Corps Of the Ameri-
can army. All Of these are giving
excellent service"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
Rickenbacher Praises
Hudson Super-Six

Eddie Rickenbacher. the famous
racing driver. who went to France
some time ago to drive for Gen. Per-
shing. found this life too quiet. He
secured . transfer to the aviation
section. and now 10 learning to fly.
In the following extract from his
letter he tells some of the expert
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
CHINESE TONES
IN BITTER WAR
Seven Celestials Slain and Sew
eral Injured In
Claah

SAN FRANCISCO. March e.-The
few Chinese who ventured into the
streets OF the Pacific coast China
towns. walked warily today. and went
heavily armed. In realization that
the bitterest tong war In recent
years 10 on today. Advices from
half n dosen cities today Indicated
that 90 Tar seven Chinese have
been slain and several wounded In
the nrst clash OF rival tongs.
Three Chinese we're shot down In
different parts OF San Franciseo's
Chinatown AZ the same hour. simul-
taneously. gunmeh went on the
warpath In Oakland. stockton, San
Jose. Seattle and Los Angeles. Two
were slain IN stockton and one each
In Oakland and San Jose.
Police declared today that SIX
nghting tongs are now involved In
tbs war and that . seventh may be
draws n.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
Miles of She'll Churned Muck
Thickly Strewn With Corpses,
Left BY Great German Retreat

miles. Imagine every trace oi
vegetation long .nlte blasted away.
Imagine the earth powderstsined
and churned up from ten To 80 feet
in depth Imagine mud so bottom
less that the German prisoners
claim their men frequently were
swallowed up whole In attempting
TO cross after dark.
This is the territory the Ger
mans left.
The German prisoners told as that
the communication trenches had
been wired out by the incessan.
British fire and the mud. 80 that re-
lief and re.vietuailing was dlffculi
most dangerous. Men on such ms
siOns were caught by the British
machine guns sweeping in the dark.
hess and coald not be eaved. II vas
impossible to save those thus cut OF
by the destruction of the communi-
eating trenches. The dead were left
where they fell.
Two attacks in November left
thousands OF Germans beside the
trenches. They have remained
there until now, when the British
are burying the remains.
Such was the sipk-hole occupied
By the Germans.
The scenes were too horrible for
the human nerves 10 Withstand.
They make quite believable the
stories OF soldiers Who became raw
ing maniacs.
II is quite possible that In the
withdrawal Germany plans 10 use
her troops elsewhere in a big onen-
sive, but the British are undis.
turbed.
One outstanding moral Of the Ger
n an retreat ls wherever the Ger
mans stop their retirement. their
new positions can be reduced 10 the
same hideous unendurable quag-
mire OF cadavers and muck, where
crisped 6esd hands clutch from the
mud at the kaiser's men and dead
eyes stare at them from the slime,
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
By WILLIAM PHILIP sI6Ns

tStdn Correspondent Chtted Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FRANCE. March 6.--one reason
why the Germans retreated along ia ,
Ancre was because they were fast
becoming garrison OF gibbering
lunatics. Their position had be
come more hideous than the scap-
pers OF hell" d-bottomless in
places--and the csaseless pounding
OF the British guns had turned their
positions into stench-pits too horri-
BILE for human nerves 90 stand.
The United Press correspondent
was the frst American permitted 10
penetrate across the ground evRcu.
ated by the Germans as far as Thii.
10y towards Bapaume.
Madame Tussaud's wax works
chamber Of horrors was as cheer
ful as a May day compared with
THIS field OF terrors, painfully pic
tured az each step.
zigzagged around stagnant cess
pools and interlocking shell craters
In which the water was the exact
color OF blood. This might have
been due 20 chemicals In the high
explosives which rent the holes. or
the nature OF the ground itself.
I found myself stepping on Ger
man bodies which Uttered the re-
Eion. They were in all imaginable
conditions and rositions--some-
times piled several deep. saw
arms sticking full length on, OF the
mud that concealed all else Of the
bodies TO which they were attached.
There were legs. feet. half-bodies--
or heads alone--protucing. Some
lay face down, some we're prone VI.
their backs. exactly as II asleep.
AT another place. on ollie
teveral deep. Law a boyish Officer.
fair as a girl, with his arms thrown
back and his blue eyes staring ic
the sky His sandy hair had been
hFushed hack modishly by the Eain.
Imagine scenes like this covering
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

What is apparently evidence that
France has foodstuffs OF certain
kinds OF spare is contained In a
eablegram received by the Depart.
ment OF Commerce from the Ameri-
can consul general AT Paris II tells
Of the abrogation by a ministerial
order OF Feb. 23 OF a similar order.
dated Feb. 16. which withdrew the
authorization 10 export, without spe.
cial permission. preserved tomatoes
canned fish. canned vegetables, and
preserved food products with a meat
basis TO destinations in allied and
American countries. Authorization
to ship these goods without a permit
is re-established by the new order.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
CHATTANOOGA
IS FLOODED
Four Thousand Persons Forced
To Abandon Their
Homes

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. March
.-Four-thousand persons were forced
to abandon their homes here last
night when the dangerously rising
waters OF the Tennessee river burst
bounds and inundated large sec
tons OF the city.
ofnolals said today there Is little
hope of the high waters recedins
until Thursday. They said instead
they fear the rise will continue.
School houses have been turned
over to refugees and every effort
is being made to care for the ncod
sufferers without calling IN outside
help.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
American shipping Grows.

The growth of American shipping
enterprises since the outbreak of the
war is indicated by figures published
recently. A compilation shows that
during the last 81 months the total
capital authorizations In the forma.
tion Of ship companies aggregated
approximately s142.000.0 900. rifteen
new shiphuilding companies with an
aggregate capital OF sso.s25,s were
created last month.
The revival in ship construction
is accounted for by the destruction
OF a large volume OF tonnage. an in
clination TO operate under the Amer
ican nag. which offers the greatest
protection. and the abnormally high
freight rates. which have increased
the profits OF shipping lines.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
To Restrict Farm inpIe -nsnts.

The British Board OF Trade is TAX.
ing steps to improve the argricul-
tural position OF Great Britain.
Among other things. according TO
information received by the Depart
ment OF Commerce, Il has announced
It's intention OF controlling licensed
shipments OF agricultural imple.
ments. in order TO obtain the impor
tation Of the most useful types and
their distribution where most r..
CURED Applications for licenses will
be considered by the Department OF
Import Restrictions. provided these
applications have been previously
approved by the Director OF Asricul.
turai Machinery--a branch OF the
Ministry OF Munltions--to whom
importers should apply FIRST. giving
full particulars. The term "agri.
cultural machinery" includes any
machine. implement. vehicle. or 9th.
er article. or part thereof. designed
OF commonly used for agricultural
or dairy purposes.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

TIFFTN. O.. March Music may
have charms IN some directions. but
~ remained for Roy Yeager TO dis
cover how n could be utilized for
hghting the coal famine.
yeager had used his last BIT of
fuel The nre had burned low. He
wss At a loss TO know Just what TO
do when he noticed the family =.
gan that for many months he had
been trying TO sell because OF its
antiquity. he thought no more about
cash when mere cash would not buy
fuel. The organ furnished several
hours Of warmth for the family.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
ecuador essends Free List.

The new Ecuador tariff Law which
went into effect the frst Of the year
adds the following articles to the
free list: AIrplanes, electrical insu-
lstors. churns. agricultural sprayers.
unginned cotton. masts. asphalt,
iron pipes for irrigation, charcoal.
assay furnaces and vessels. milk
sterilizers. brooms, milk cans. water
closets. formaldehyde, unwrought
marble. sheep shears. seythes. ex-
banded metal, inJectors for steam
boilers. telegraph and telephone
poles. qulnine, tanks Of capacity OF
over 1000 gallons for irrigation. and
certain disinfectsnts.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
BELGIUM CUT
OFF FROM BREAD
U-Boat War Results In Holland
Being Forced To Prohibit
EXPORT

LONDON. March e.--After satur-
day Holland will be compelled to
prohibit the export Of breaa to Bel
sium. on account Or 3zAe sGermAn
submarine warfare. according to an
nouneement made here today from
Dutch sources.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
Asrr.ssIon OF samples to Brazil.

The attention OF statesmen Ia a.
rected by Consul General A. L. NJ.
Gottschalk Al Rio de Janeiro. to the
fact that those intending to visit
Brazil must present not only a legal
lied consular invoice OF their sam
Piles. but also a consular certificate
describing their goods in order to
secure temporary free admission for
their samples. An American traveller
recently presented a consular In
voice In proper torn. but. as he had
failed 20 provide himself with . le-
ssliKed list OF the samples. the Gus.
toms authorities refused 10 permit
their admission under bond or TO rc-
fund the duties paid upon the re-
expectation OF the goods.
Pr,ntisw--the ptstn neet kfnA--shat
o. rfRkf---Tfm~a Job Dent MafD 4r10.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

cash in philsnthropic endesvor. ac'
cording 70 Mrs. Dicks expense &C
counts.
There is. for instance, the item of
half dozen cigar lighters. at 80
per- These were intended. IL is as-
sumed, as presents for his grown-up
friends.
This half-dozen cigar lighters
would have bought a quart OF milk
apiece for $50 east aide babies. But
Jake, OF course. doesn't know any.
thing about the starving babies on
the east side. Perhaps Mamma Mad
cline Force-Astor-Dick never told
him.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

AZ "a cents q day. on which, OF
less. life is sustained among the
Ghetto's tenements. Baby Astor's
daily pin-money would feed 225 per,
sons
His daily toy-bill equals the aver
age east side family's income for six
weeks,
With potatoes al 81 bushel, III
tie Jake could eat rs pecks OF spuds
every day. A year ago he could
have had 800 pecks, What chance
has he Of escaping indigestion7
The Actor baby spends much OF
his hard.earned (but not by him.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

FERNDAIsE, March e.--The regu.
lar monthly meeting OF the Ferndale
w c. +. u. will be beld Thursday
r. m. one block east and three
blocks north Of the Nine-mile-rd.. In
The horne ~ Mrs. Simpson.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

defying even German discipline 20
hold live men in line.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

Jake plays sa4ong bis costly toys
In the mansion at Fifth-aye. and
Frfty-seventh-st.. two miles from the
Ghetto. and never dreams that a ut
tie girl on Houston-st. would give
her right arm for his $40 doll-buggy
that II might be hooked to buy a
doctors time and medicine for her
baby brother.
Then there's the s1ss baby robe
that covers Jake whenever he Is
taken out to ride his SO roIlomobile;
tfat robes cost would keep a Ghetto
tot in milk from his birth to his
NTH birthday!
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06

NEW YORK. Mar. s.--While east
side mothers are rioting because
they can't buy food 20 feed them
selves and babies. young John Jacob
Astor. going on Ave. is struggling
along on SIS q day.
Poor kid. His mother and step
father. Mrs. and Mr.. william Dick,
make him pay his way out OF the
fortune left by Astor. and won't help
him ont at all.
A special guardian is pairing down
the expense account submitted by
MIRA Dick. and keeping the young
sters expenditures down 10 the al
lowed SIS.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
PREMIER Of
JAPANRAPS
GERMANY
DenOunces Proposed
Alliance; Says u. 8.
Is Friend
ASSERTS FOES
SHOW IGNORANCE
Brands Teuton Scheme
As Sheer Mad
ness

(sfaa Correspondent United Prsss)
TOXIC. March s.--Japan knows
full well where her true interests
lie. and would be committing IN
act OF sheer madness n she At
tempted to violate her plishted
faith with the Allies" Field Mar
shai Count seiki Terauchi. premier
OF Japan. told the United Press In
an exclusive statement today.
AZ the same time he sent q NEE
sage OF good will To the people Of
the United States and assured them
OF the continued friendship OF the
people and government OF Japan.
His statement follows:
~ FIELD MARsHAL sgiki
TERAucHi.
Premier Of japan.
The report OF Germany's latest
move toward O combination Of ia
pan and Mexico against the Unit
cd States reveals the pcrsis-
tence with which the Germans are
exerting themselves 20 esrauSe
Japan from the United states and
~ the same time shows their com
plete Ignorance OF the aims and as
ptrations of other nations.
Japan would be committing an
oct OF sheer madness II she ever
attempted TO violate her plishted
faith with her Allies and with her
friends In dinsculties and Join any
political combination against the
United States. with whom she IL
linked by community interests and
vast material interests as well az
sentiments OF sincere friendship.
The American public may rest as
sured that Japan knows full well
where her true interest lies.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
Milton Oakman says:

7 have been particularly impressed with
the humsneness OF his action in the dis.
charge Of bis many duties in the Prose
cutors ONCE. He has always been Will
ing to aid and advise the FIRST offender:
withal to enforce the law. irrespective Of
class. creed or political afiiliation."
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
Allan II. Frazer says:

II know Mr.. Jasnowski to be a sincere
and earnest public ofiicial. anxious to do
what Is right, possessed Of good common
sense and judgment. mindful OF the rights
OF the public. careful Of the constitutional
rights Of men charged with crime. per
sistent In a course which he might select
a. the proper one TO pursue In the man
agement Of criminal cases"
The Detroit times., 1917-03-06
Abner 4. Larned says:

Il entertain for his legal ability the high
est opinion. and I know that he IL con
scientious and hard working and. com.
bined with II all. cool. keen Judgment.
which makes him invaluable in his posi-
tion. His training for the work has been
exceptional"