The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-05
RUBBER GIVES Us
i, VI. u. +. EDGE ON GERMANS

!. Rubber has been said to be the
ofth prime necessity in the world
ar. Men, munitions, food and rub
es--tAeirsimportance ranks, as they
ere named. The allies would be in
serious plight without rubber in its
various forms, say officials of the b
H. Goodrich Rubber company. manu-
1 acturers OF rubber goods for every
ohceivRble war use. The progress
The allies would be slowed up al
r aost to tho~point OF defeat and thou
y ands woufd suffer and die in Euro
pean base hospitals without the aid
OF rubber.
. America and her allies have a ire
aendous advantage over the enemy
Y having an adequate rubber supply.
mis- advantage manifests itself in the
1 r. on water, in the front line trenches
4 ID behind the lines in the hospi-
49, RAhbar is indispensable in sub
aarine- ntanufadure. in airplane and
ffrigihlas balloon construction, in the
srenchEs -fhe. men must have water
proof clothing and rubber boots--and
The, agonies of thousands Of soldiers
tre~aleviated by various rubber appli-
i ances
Armored motor cars. the new pow
/ sesssR~~seapen to be used on an ex-
! 'ensive scale by The allies. and recent
ass-tntrcyfuced ON the western front
NHLnaE--Ln~-Nsed TO any extent by the
SIR rr~Tr~- --wcause OF their lack or
rnhher. The success OF the light ar
merrd car lies In it's ability TO quick
fy.snd swiftly maneuver, Its de-
aelppment would have been impossi-
hfa, ~ no, 40 Of Ytr, ftp ffrrG
These armorcd cars, equipped with
fartu nrers. are playing an important
barti in checking the present drive the
hntS are making toward Amiens, On
heirfr rushed to threatened parts of
The front they have frequently held
M large bodies of German troops.
They furnish a remarkable steadying
effect for the British lines.
One Of these arynored cars found it.
Asis ~iH a certain village Allied with
German infantry. The crew was killed
Hs@h~ the exception OF the driver and
We gunner. When the capture of the
!, AZ xeemed certain the gunner took
sis' heavy rapid frer 10 the ground
AkECe he held off large rum heFs o.
re ensmv until the driver was able
f.fGru the automobile around This
trne- the machine gun was thrown
Hts ~the car and the machine sped
! xws,E Recent newsnsner dispatches
Ay' that one Of these Canadian motor
Ars hetd back an entire German bat
4 aAen W hich was attempting 10 cross
rsral A battery ~ these ears ~
aposed to have gathered $50 infan-
;-yfnen about IL and held tho enemy
saStil British tanks and guns were
ssfrsw Withdrawn and then escaped
= n9tpselves
Hssry Ford. ri recent announce
| a
i.En cut similar "rubber-tired mon
y pre- by the thousands
i eThIie tho prussisns' ambnla ces.
em.uiHon and supply trucks are
Y he9e rumhliuE along On steel tiree
ID newly devised spring wheels.
er4t-svae british. French ard italian
,4tofohiles and trucks are swiftly
I ,ar~,8Bg out their missions or Gcet
skahbef tires
Rres.ch onioers. captured by the
Ssrrsns aud reeaptured b. the
rrenal state that the Pruss5au "4
eer~ ~3uttnedaately stripped them e
every SCRAP az rubber includtHG the
rucr~--@rur, tNeir shoes and t1ntbiu-.
IN trTFrw wa,ds Fritz is ordered go
ae~s...S4ss.t-~ search the captured dug
I 1ts for -otnraieS' #orcer football Aiad-
/ tsss-~ ~II~a@lII~ ne remembered that the
sfs-frrTrsI item OF the Deutschland p
cargo on her return trip from TINS
ceuntr%. was rubber.
EEeeentiv the II. Y. Good rich Rubber
rsesnpanv issued warning IN behalf
EAf the war trade board 20 thousands
~ American druggists and other rub
$50 goods dealers against selling rub-
her goods that might directly or In
ffrectlv ind their way into the en-
ensy's hands. Large quantities OF den
III dam, sheet rubber ana surgical
snrpliey have been srnuEEied out Of
America and into Germany ny sailors.
nrinciraHy through Holland and Seam
sAnavia-
Rubber nas served rnfraculoassy IN
sh~ bare hospitals on the western
tlhnt American surgeons marvel at
- wonderful strides being made by
- army medical curra. In these hos
pEa1s the surgeon and his asssvtarts
anr rubber gloves and aprons: rub
kaP hlxnEef1 arc uscd en Tire op~rat~
}ux tahlcsE many OF the Instruments
~ rnxdA of hard rubber; and the
fauRrnseat OF tfse hospital Includes
y1SNer syrinrcs. bot wafer hottlsS ice
AeA afr pillows ara rrany styles of
A3xfcaf bandageA