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New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

Corporation
The automobile is part of our mod
ern way of living and doing things. 1t
is as essential to our mode Of life and
conduct of business as the express
train, the fast freight or the nation
wide telephone system. Stand on any
corner of Fifth Avenue from Madison
Square to Forty-second Street and try
to imagine how the City of New York
would take care Of it's traffic without
the automobile. On Fifth Avenue there
is q steady procession of motor cars
two abreast in both directions. The
average rate Of travel is very close to
twenty-five miles an hour. The aver
age number of passengers in n car is
between four and five: A little over
one-half of these vehicles are privately
owned passenger cars. The other half
represent commercial vehicles and tax
icab cars.
10 handle the same traffic with horse
and wagon would be obviously impos-
sible, because the horse drawn vehicle
would travel one-fourth as fast and
carry on an average % per cent less
passengers. This means that we would
require five times the number Of veh-
cles in the street at the same time.
obviously this number OF vehicles could
not be crowded between the curbs on
Fifth Avenue. They would have to be
carried either on an elevated street. or
in subway or both, unless, of course
this heavy traffic were thrown to street
cars, and even in that case it would
require either a subway or an elevated
to handle the traffic.
Broadway, Sixth and Seventh ave-
nues, Madison Avenue and other par
allcl streets are already crowded with
streetcars, automobiles and the few re-
naming horse drawn vehicles. IN
doubtedly the traffic on the streets
parallel to Fifth Avenue would require
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Remarkable Figures
Of Franklin Growth

The peak of production by tho
Franklin Automobile Company was
reached the week of October i, when
o94 cars were turned out, an average
of almost tifty-four cars day for the
five and onc-half working days Of the
week.
August was the largest month in the
company's history, when 1.133 cars
were shipped. In spite of this fast
growing output, it has been impossible
any time during the year for the
Franklin factory to catch up with or.
GERS received. In the spring season
untitled orders equalled ten weeks pro-
ducticn, and as late as December /, in
the midst Of what is generally consid-
cred the dull season, the orders were
still ahead Of production by eight
weeks.
An interesting indication of the po-
sition which the Franklin car is hold
ing in the light of war conditions is
shown by the jump which marked the
period when the United States entered
the war and when the nationwide re-
adjustments werc being made. Ship
ments in April, May, juno, July and
August were far ahead of the total
shipments for the entire year of 1916
The comrany's cash receipts for this
period We're over 300 per cent greater
than for the same period last wear.
To take care of this triped business
the Franklin factory started out at the
, beginning Of the year with practically
doubled facilities. The last of the
buildings to bring the factory capacity
UP to $4,000 cars a year is now com.
pletely equipped and in operation. The
total factory floor space is sixteen and
one-half acres. This year the number
of employees exceeded 5000 people
whose annual pay reached S3,6oo,OO0.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

is now truck prospect
'Mr Nash has long realized the value
Of man ufacturing trucks in Genuine
tion with passenger cars and foresaw
the market for commercial vehicles
that must inevitably open up. The very
first product to he designed by Nash
engineers, therefore, was onc-ton
trucks. This was followed by two
ton model, and these, with the Nash
quad, gave dealers a complete line of
trucks. Each fills definite need in
the business world
1--WE find among wideawake dealers
everywhere q realization Of the i'm
portance of the motor truck business
to their success. Accordingly, truck
sales departments are being installed
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
soon. The disk wheel is counted on
to replace them.

Among the things noted by Charles
E. Duryea as worth attention is the
engine of the American Sleeve Valve
Motor Company. This employs cylin-
drlc sleeves surrounding the piston
and inside the cylinder, which are
driven by spiral gears from the crank
shaft so as to revolve around the
cylinder axis. They arc spirallv
grooved to feed oil up the cylinder
wall. He reports that because they do
not reciprocatc they cannot cause
vibration. Another feature is that the
air passes through the crank case.
cooling off the oil before it goes to
the carburetor
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
orn Cadillacs
Still Doing Service

Writing from France on October 10
to Hyslop Brothers, Toronto. Charlie.
j. Feaver, 18th Canadian Field Am.
bulance, says that the Cadillac Figh.
ambulances taken to France early in
the war are still in the field and rem.
dering excellent service
Our Cadillacs are still going fine
he says, "in spite Of the fact that SON.
of them have had rather rough tina;
recently. Every one Of them has been
riddled with shrapnel, and one vs,
put out Of commission altoge etherN 0
hic,l ovnlosivs shall :"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

as passenger Cars
says c. 3. Toorhis,
general sales man
agor Of the Nash
Motors Company.
"a good truck fran
chise right now en-
ables a dealer to
develop n business
that has been made
unusually active by
present day trans
portation C o u d l.
tions. Practically
every man who for
nerly required so
much as a horse
drawn wagon for
the transportation
4, { l.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

by these dealers, and the sole business
of these truck sales departments is
commercial vehicle prospects. In the
past frequently the dealer who sold
both passenger cars and trucks was
apt to concentrate the most of his at
tcntion on passenger car sales and con-
slider the truck business a mere side
iSSue"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

But it seems to me that the owner who
IS going to place himself and his fam.
lily daily in the power, as we might say,
of a machine should At least give
thought to that machines Responsible
for his physical welfare.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Service Flags
Reveal Spirit
Of Auto Show
Patriotic Tone Pervades All
Phases of Exhibit-Pack-
ard Specials Delayed
By c. E. T. Scharps

Service flags in the exhibition spaces
are one indication that this country
is at war. Nearly all the automobile
manufacturers are showing the num-
bers of men who have gone to battle.
A stroll through the show reveals the
following, among others:
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Dealers Now Are
Helping Out With
Truck Business
Those Who Do So Find They
Can Reach All Glasses
Of RNyers

Automobile dealers are looking with
more favor than ever before on those
lines which include trucks as we'll
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

The cutout chassis, to show the inner
workings of the machinery. is no nov
elty. There are variations of it that are
attractive For instance, the Paige-De-
troit Company has one that is cut down
THROUGH the centre, as if it had been
sawed through the water cap to dl1-
ferential housing. We recall one like
this in the 1912 or 1913 show, which
was displayed by the Studebaker T. M'
f. Corporation.
Another mechanical display is that of
a single Knight engine cylinder. IN the
Willys-Knight space. 1t is operated BY
An electric motor and turns up IN order
signs reading: "Intake," "Compres sslon.'
"Explosion," Exhaust" as the cylinder
goes through the cycles.
Colors may be hard to get because
of the shortage OF dyestutfs, but yol
couldn't tell it from soue Of the ex-
hibits. The Anderson, from way down
South. has three cars that announce
their presence before even you get close
to them. One is q four passenger road.
ster, with chrome yellow body, pearl
gray tenders and pink disc wheels
Another is a Sedan IN KHAKI gray ana
golden brown; with brown chase velvet
upholstery. a third is touring car
nainted red, with maroon wheels. top
great stunt to show the spring
SUSPENSION is to have Il salesman Jump
un and down OH the running board.
One Of them was doing that yesterday
in one of the big league" booths on
the main floor About the first hop
he took the bonnet fell Oft, and so did
the tor. Some one must have been
tampering with them. 1t rather spoiled
the effect of the demonstration.
The steam cars certainly do not suf-
fer from lack of attention. There is
always crowd around the spaces of
both the Doble-Detroit and the Stan
ley. But if kerosene stays up around
% cents a gallon. as it is now. the
economy of using this fuel won't be SC
marked as the old 10 cents q gallon
price promised.
1t was quite as we'll that the Pack.
ard Motor Company decided to dis.
play only regular models, and not spe.
cial show Jobs. On Saturday the cars
from the show that were on their way
from the factory were reported to be
no nearer than Buffalo Cars from
the Broadway salesroom were put ir
place pending the arrival Of the
others.
Wire and disk wheels are the popu
lar types for show purposes. The
shortage In seasoned wood for wheels
it has been nrophesea for some time
means the end of wood wheels yer.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Can You Imagine
New York Sans
Motor Cars?
BY George l.. Whitman

Assistant Sales Manager and Ad-
vertisin9 Manager Stakeholder
Corporation
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

Not all the eXhibltors have flags up
just now, but before the week is out
all will have them, very likely. 1t is in
dcatve of the active support the gov
ernment is getting from the motor car
ipea.-,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

On Monday the executives begin to
get to town. They don't rush here for
opening day. but come in a leisurely
fashion. 1t is made the more leisure)y
by the type of railroad service that war
conditions are making necessary on tie
trains from Detroit and other such
points Among those we saw yesterday
were f. Yer Linden. president of tte
Olds Motor Works; Edward S. JordeN,
president of the Jordan Motor Car
Company; John d. Mansfield, sales
manager OF the bort Motor Car Co.;
c. B. Noorhis, sales manager of the
Nash Motors Company and W. A. An
derson, sales manager of the Anderson
, Motor Car Company.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

The Lexington has q modci caiieo
the Minute Man. Just to reminl
folks of it, there were men in Cont
mental uniforms posted in front Of this
company's booth yesterday. They were
armed with guns, bayonets fixed. The
object, of course, was not to drive away
any one who stopped to look at the
cars Quite the reverse.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

slow price. $50 $50 higher
ton than the British paid in yards
object of this policy plain that ought
be able perceive it, The intention keep American ship
yards busly building
LANDS after the that AMERICA ITSELF could
merchant fleet with which the posbelum
the worlds trade
1--WE to feed supply England by constructing
WOODEN SHIPS that only scrapheap after the
while England used American
with which to keep of
after had the for England
defeat at the hands of Germany with which
when we declared in April of this year.
There this Englands against
prosperity very time dur
ing which providing her with money, supplies
milton with which powerful attack
that should be taken heart both by
people
"That we are going
to follow the policy of the
'If British diplomacy and war-making British
and the British and the British
such highmnded things TO
mankind and our fortunes.
unable to why
example of England and the policies of England.
Frances task keep back troops what
ever sacrifice of blood and Our task thwart the
submarines and to supply England with money at
whatever sacrifice of future benefit
the United is sked take policy that will
deplete its military
naval for other policy benefit
England"
On June 25 "The American" said
"This significant that England
through its Premier, inspiring people
sructon of wooden boats menace,
CONTINUES MOST STEADILY AND PERSISTENTLY TO BUILD
TlcULARLY FOR HER AFTER-wAR POLICY MARITIME
AND COMMERCIAL SUPREMACY AGAINST THE WORLD"
N July "The American said:
IF the situation desperate that wooden ships that WILL
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

defeat and imminent disaster by the
dictate the dura
ton OF the to gobb her all
to Germany to the commercial domination of the
which she could achieve for herself
I'VE do not these things feeling of
prejudice toward England"
What Really Happened
Now the facts Lloyd George said nothing reported
in "The Americans" own columns he said Dundee:
The of 1870 the to-day the
doctrine we fighting for So it with Italy, which
live with all Of her
their national independence. SHALL
And it is with Mesopotama and Palestine These
be dumb driven cattle will of the
Emperor That is why we fighting"
At Glasgow, "The American" him sayng:.
The wishes, desires and of
all these countries [those held by
be the dominant factor in settling government
Blames Britain for Wooden Ships
The of repeatedly controversy
wooden steel ships will not con
slider Hearst motives opposing the building ships but
the justice of his attack
On June 8, 1917, "The American" said
The ships needed for ourselves supple.
10 our alles chiefly England England annotas
the United States build
England while England building e6shy to
herself"
On June 18, "The American" said:
THE English and the English
ascaiy favor of America building of
small wooden ships for Eglnds
must have noticed that England building
herself.
England building in great numbers Ships
England building ships home but she
had loaded American hpbuildine
steel ships.
by most peculiar shipbuldins
concerns given build steel ships
make sure +h... chin. w.re hv,.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
AS President Wilson Wrote 1t

AS Ffesldsnt Wilson Wrote It
New
:" SliNGTON, May 1National
day Of public humiliation fasting The follows
Wheas The Congress the
April last passed the following resolutions: ' "
the Senate fhe Of concurrino>
That it being duty peculiarly incumbent in time Of
His aid and protection the President of and
and fasting be observed by the
Of
of bIessnos al,
of
o e 'e '"
And Whereas Of
n = = $40
of the Unitea s.
the
eghed and
public my fellow eiyen y s
in
s worship and there well their
and love the truth things that
and right only those righteous
which His that p.
%
support bringing last the nesc
men a
and
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Attributes German Aims to Britain

Another Aies-the question
territorial ams-has been fruitful only
~ repeatedly pictured Britain seeking the dominant
Ser OF the world the which as
esson than all other important nations combined
ssy which aims of the with
e place the but Hearst has deliberately attacked England
specific "ofica aims This occurred
nd Why Cannot American Statesmen England
ny and Loyalty? Beginning with backhanded
great English who aways
Tor England
gave this the substance of speeches
SsOge IN Glasgow and Dundee, June 29 and 80
IF the defeat
Inc Central Empires, France regain Aace, Poland
@ads an England German
onies in Africa establish British
armenia Palestine,
ns Cermays crippled that
eAnnot effectively with Great Brian
afrsaag trade for many decades o
In brief the British and
aseissny England the
pe~sr in the world.
~-uens h to be hugely What the British govern
proposal actually that other people
ea without having the permission of Great Britain
B ssysng tribute to Great Britain.
This nation England become
nisress the world than afford have
- ehsr nation become the depotic Of the world
4 tntoterab that England after having been saved
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Japan | nloried Beside England

1t natural gnfcanthat put the words
England Ungateful for typ above an
editorial attack closest with the most
distant ally still further onaugs the nations
we fight beside Here the of thing said:
December ss 1917 defen.iv. .
nce then negotiated between
on''ea ota.es With Chinas directed Jap
ne'e resident advisers after the British Egypt
China ruled despocaly and directly.
empire m
In the Japan, attacks have been straight from
accusations OF treachy toward
coupled with reflections how foolish the Allies fight Germany
great racial conflict Here a fewe examples: "
June Is: Japan will very much .ron..
much richer, much better the Pacific And
very mueh more or menace to the United
June 2S The japanese NOR. ambition. and
selfish to protest the growth United State.
than any other nation illustrates invariably quielne ..n.
ivene and apparently trivial +h.
it, mind f .h % sn ~ ~'' the japanese government has in
January 1918: I'VE whether tb.r. d.re
the Japanese joining with Germany our government
March 8: eff Britain canno. restrain h.r .;., ~
from acts of ii interest," W.. can rmov.
our ships and troops from Europe Asia.
March 9: Japan only Ru.. beaten bx
Germany that Japan could add pec. shattered
Russia empire of her ebr.e. CHM. s;bs;
and all of Western Asia" ~
,om 'of" of Je., e ~ ."s can A~s afford h.v. the military
OF menace to the security of
Hearsts Interest in the War
The natural process of thought ;s b;s oo
stated March 9, 1918: ~ "0n'
cannot get violently excited people over no.h,
effects in Europe of the r
The American has preached steadily text Here ora
few typical attempts Importance If tho - ~
show that its continuance would he
disaster o the race: '0 'e q
December 90, 1917: while the white nation. Of -.
including the United States another
ing their sacrificing their of the yellow
nations
territory and including within mmen
and the enormous population of Western
January 1918: Every tn. pre..n. F.r.,...
lasts the white becoming poorer and
numerically and less able dpu.. yellow race. IL.
ao"'ns'0n o. the world The only
the battles which the
low races. Kussia Evro,.
ASIA Germany and Austria the econd line def.ne.
are endeavorins to depoPuate and
that the white
made preparations to meet their danger
January III The suiciding hite
February laid in ruin. III. e;v;tx.;.. e ~,
white race. - -"
Apfn o.: this unhappy Ia whi world
the attitude of o-..
has urged how.
keep food homeo anything actively fight and a.s
nitey defeat Germany. - ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19

of
humble
in the afai @
of hereby proclaim Thursday Maya
Humiliation fasting and do chort nv fellow
assemble
worship and there we'll IS in the, Amshty God that
and love the truth to accept and defend all things that
ments whic are conformity with His will
which be-
cause It is founded upon justice good
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Fighting the Wrong Foe

rR1NG our first year of printed
forty-one whole substantial attacks
- Great Britain attacking Japan threatening
Nth that empire During that period there not
many nor serious direct assaults upon Germany
No side propaganda characteristic than his
stacks on Almost the Hearst has
I d AGAINST her. from nnuendo every
ne of the lent opening During first of
war Hearst Britain directly indirectly such diverse
foreign loans territorial aims wooden versus steel ships
stons with Japan ackers Egypt, political
ocrac of the the American Revolution and world
domination.
Three of sufficiently
and violence against Germany most hated
Those are Loans territorial aims and wooden ships
On the subject Allies Italy
and with Britain caps, Britain has always
figured the chief offender On May IT, 1917 "The
American" began with the statements:
Our in this for months pay the bill
bankrupt England hungry and bank
France. hungry and bankrupt Italy.
An the Allie. begging for cash.
England WATTS money-n hsaps-ss ss ssn while she
she lends France, Italy, Russia and Canada and Australia
The Italian Commission with
ssbh begging for is So Panama
cha We Mexico and Argentina and Brazil and Colombia
viii prefer their modest
An the world be headed toward national
And Mr.. McAdoo ardenty believes the Scripture which
that the Lord loves cheerful giver."
Bouquets for Germany Brickbats for England
From this general reflection on the spr Of our Allies The
the entire fault the
While betowing pretty little compliment Germany
The Empire ntot with less thanon
lf. wealth of England has
without help France begging
Do understand why England, with much wealth and
than either Germany France, be handed
and be told to help herself to
Such typical of Hearst campaign
and his mputations of
gifts pictured Secretary McAdoo
milking He ignored the fact that the money
e Aesoaned definite ternis
SIDERABLE share of the Liberty loans and the which will
have been revocab shot dsbused by the end of
he only that will back America
bonds when they On April 49, 1917 Th American talked
spending "ALLIED preparedness, May
paying "every other giving
less millions"
In the spirit the cartoonst of The American
M showed Uncle "The the bill
var after his the "Hoe Europe and tipping the butler Eng
n chef France the porter Russia the maid Italy, and the bell
e Serbia On July he pictured with made of the
England France Italy and Russia about to light the
W the of starspangled and e
american Beauty"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
GEAR$SS$SSSf1P ATTACKS On GERMANY'S FOES

BE USELESS AFTER necessary addition to all
the steel ships that England should ask US to
build wooden ships At her expense.
Sh building ships verv b. ....l h;,.
as well wsrships, for herself No shpy.d in
TINS country capable of turning
submarines should be diverted to build
Ut that regard England Amerc. more
It is simply America 6rst-now and forever!
ne people of the United States should
betrayal OF American feet
" WOODEN ships that will be useless
any, already of the saxacou. to suld
wooden ships herself and fshsed after
we build them for eraid."
The Real Facts in the Case
That Hearst
These facts:
"9ond did build ,vooden shins
England 'Uas not building "ony steel ships'
"9ano dd not american hiohsr ner
wv 0" u" ner oun yards IN order to build and
o0 out shipping hoppened be sso "a
pe"eo 10 need more ships tkan she on yard
Inc oea States not only building ships and has lust
pace0 contracts for 12O kpyad the countru
OF turning out cargo could be or ere uns ";
VeTtcd to building wooden
AS to 7he Amecom direct England asked thu
Uao states to build Oooden ships 1che only steel herself
~ Dommon former chairman of tho Federal Shipping Board
"oS personally stated that the Uooden p on Feb
49, 1917 through suggestion of an American
named hus Denom publicly idea in speech on nr1
H. o days before declared therefore, tvo davs bsfo.
the British ofcau made anu suooesto o1ono oe 49,
Mr. Denman says further:
AT no time sort of bu ann form
o. t's@ interest to influence the Shipping Board ooden
s programme 1he British took cooden ships themselves in
Canada and By yord before dd on ~
rather anteed m their plans going into the buduo of thee.
ertensvy In fact the only British point of contact IN the cho
matter representation British shipping that sine. the
sps they we're building coud pool ouycav IT. be
sh'ps or e Oh certainly effort encuyaoe us to
oa'ld sAoved woode@ ships he they building superior steel
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
Coled in the Flag 1ears-s-s-t
Ho:s Hearst Edited Prayers for Victory
Out of Presidents Proclamation


for the Strengthening of
The Presidents the Hearst thereof
AS Printed in Last SUNDAYS "New York American
Matter omitted is represented
May II.
Memorial Day
Wilson He
New-York tribune., 1918-05-19
By Kenneth Macgowan

~~rppOSE Uou neoCSpdper mdgMdte
Suppose you ocned eleren newspapers IN slr large
Americop cities and nation-arde and feature
rrce. .. -,
Would you give large share of your space propa-
s.nda likely to undermine American morale?
Would you attack Americas allies?
Would you devote editorial after editorial to abuse of
Great Britain?
Would you devote much energy to attacking Japan,
utivang racial annnosity and pcuring coming be-
tween Japan and America?
Would you maintain that the conflict with Germany is
o no particular moment and prophesy that much more
vital conflict with Japan threatens us?
Would you talk of the chance Of Americas allies desert
ipe her and Of America deserving her allies?
Would YOU finally declare that America has no allies?
And you did all these thngs-would you expect any
one to believe that you wanted America to the war?
William Randolph Hearst has done all these THINGS
uere is the fourth instalment of the proof
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-27
New York. Aug. 81.

violent
fluctuations displayed
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