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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17

S:' ,ss y isss:
them Eoe, To- the headiiSh9 s@iich o a Gme
tho horn. The renaissance and the fourth
Willie The Wire eonHeetcI she Il" bo tnS .o oi
the resistance is the main lead from tile
10 f1o .ss aSse bsSs
fSsp t ths daShshs from burning
eeonnsst it to some handy PLACE either on
wire running from tho hendiIght switch 10
s sHG 10 tho Sss,s4 sh 81 fR
another wire to the ohter piece Of the cut
Mirr apd connect mr@ to one IF the binding
wires .he headiiEh,s viii he on full rs be- be-
Snn post t Tho third new w1s 5S s
tom Of the dashIight fuse. that is. the he same n
terminal to %hieh The dsshiish SWITCH
going TO the lights. the current must BASS
Inc Ieadlirh. wire between the sp fuse IN aH Dd
switch. as this also carries the tail Light
current $3.50
Q. would like to know what is the diff
cycle snrine Which Is iSs Sest aHd c feur
>, a, The fopr-cycle engine has a power
OF shs piston y, or in ether Two
cycle engine has power STOKE Tor me e 'sD,
two-cycic engine tho crank case Is airtirbI
md md the gases are first drawn into il and
Tie e osns aTsey
good for heavy loads at low and uniforn,
spGsiGs M willis ,hG ieqrcycie engine BEST
most used. " 10 "' 'e
=. When start my Ford engine the car
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

nc; nay "; s,,n z, rs %aas,
the car and Tor a Few minutes after. s' say
a r",,, or six minutes she smokes terrible,
% o,r,s n%s s Ss 1SF ss Ss
not think that ,oyerfeed on gasoline. as ~ I
nk eus 4 ns paE E as srs spsssf
be seen: The mSnSfaet ursrs do I not as ss sam
they have not had an expert exami nSni it ' ss
Is likely to be. the answer will be nppre-
hc frs. Tsn' Of to ,Ss SMOKE Eeur
iSIe willis blue ndea,es oil res n mast nast
the piston rings and into the combustion
The ss s nskf !h soos @ss
t the engine has run a while and the parts be-
SSxpanded. makes me believe that the rinss
nay, not, not worn IN property as yet. When
conform better TO the cylinder walls 40 thai
10 t hi a1 ,hS vet yau past to then am ncRsd
level Of tho oil in the crank case is too high
S s shou &c, not tbs Be- sSn
ews out OF upper pet COCK on the ee SIDE O..
@" ,,t The crank case: The car being new. il
much oil rather than too little. RoweveTI
u YOU have your spark retarded for some
the smoking until tho engine has WARMED
o g ;, a. have %o., 1915 1l car that is hard
ed COMPRESSION is good. new ASSEMBLY OF
MTs san this spring valves ground lately Doc.
me carburetor: ] use battery to start Il
A., The colder. weather has. N most q; I iiie,x
, T liz e do with the linicuity in starting.
Low VIII nave 10 use the choke freely aud
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growl or hum if the pinion and gear
arc not properly set, IL they are worn
il the bearings are worn or If there is
lack Of fabrication. When the hum de-
vclops with the age of the car. it need
not he worried about, but if>there is a
Growl after work has been done on the
dflerential or it's parts, or in new
car, then the setting of the gear and
pinion should be checked up.
II the growl is scratchy, then the
bearings. most likely the forward pin
ion bearing, are broken, the balls or
gotten into them. The bearings Of the
rear wheels may be at fault. as the
sound will travel along the axle shaft
and seem to come from the differential
Replacing Is about the only remedy.
II a tooth is broken out of the diff
fcrential gear, there will be knocking
which comes every revolution of the
wheels.
From the difrerential we come to the
rear wheels on which are the brakes.
A dragging brake, or a brake which is
side Of the drum. Will cause bell-like
scratChy noise. Many things may
cause this and only study Of the
If " the wheel does not run n'0 true e the
drum may rest against the housing
causing similar noise.
A loose wheel, bent axle or housing
will cause an irregular rubbing sound.
and. of course. such SOUND. and. in
fact. ali rubbing sounds. should be in
vestigated. The noise may indicate
dangerous condition. or one which need
not he worried about.
Next come the springs. Lack OF
| fabrication of the spring shacklc bolts
/ or of the leaves will result in a squeak
| on rough roads. The cure is obvious.
y squeak will also come from a loose
5 hody or fender bolt or loose lug bolts
Of the dcmountable rims. The top is
also often the cause of n squeak.
The driving gears of the Speedometer,
especially when they are placed on one
OF the front wheels. will very often
cause an annoying scratching sound
An Investigation will often show that
n small piece Of gravel has lodged in
the teeth of one of the gears. the re-
moval of which will eliminate the
noise
or course. there are innumerable
| other places such as loose hood
windshield, brake support, top bracket
etc. from which squeaking or rafting
sounds can come.
Tabulating the above noises, and re-
fcrring to the illustration, we find that
Il knock can come from the clutch
discs ca. universal pins or bushings
OBJ, to torque arm bumper CO., broken
dinerential gear CD.
| iiumming or growing from trans
mission gears tE), difrerential gears
! CD.
\ Scratching or grinding from trans
mission gears (E) from clutch throw
! out bearing CD. transmission bearings
/ GO, differential bearings CID, read
wheel bearings o., brakes (J), speed
! omcter gears tE).
Squeak. s2rinS bolts (MD. loose body
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will also start. This happens whom my
ernerGency or hand brake e on also. what
f. the, trouble. do you think. and bow can
a. The low:speed drum band is probably
set up too Eht b and ~ drafs Try SoSen en-;
the transmission, With kerosspo tYoH will
iEine.) Your emergency brake also probably
nccds refining.
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bolts. loose fender bolts (N), loose
dcmountable rim bolts co. top
or course, l need not mention the
need of generous use of the grease
cups and oil can. but reminding old
drivers that they are the ones who are
liable to be negligent in this respect
may do some good
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To Turn out steel Ca.ti.xr.

PULASKI. VA. November 1e.--Tbs
Pulaski Foundry and Manufacturing
Of It's big establishment steel castinrs.
and for this purpose two-ton cor
vertcr will be installed at tho works
ment provided.
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Cadillac Policy For 19lS-l9l9:

Cadillac Motor Car Company announces here
with It's policy for 1918-1919: ..,x.s.,
Prices willbe restored at once to the f CURES
which prevailed before Cadillac production wa re-
str1cted by Government order.
Decreased output resulting from Governmental
curtal11ent necessitated increase of $4,000 on all
Cadillac Models .axz.
This $4,000 increase is now removed on the entire
Cadillac line. s
The readjusted prices to be in effect as of twelve
o'clock midnight, Saturday, November 10th.
1t must be remembered that the Cadillac Motor
Car Company has been exclusive war basis and
deliveries will naturally be limited until the factory
normal output is restored. -
The respect in which the c d / | c is held the
world over has been greatly emphasized by splendid
performance in service, and by the further fact
that the United States Army had adopted the Cadillac
sits standard service passenger car.
Cadillac capacity has always been swiftly absorb
3D. but in view Of the facts cited above prospective
buyers will do we'll to be forewared against demand
without precedent. ,,u
We assume that peace will shortly follow the sign
ed arstlce In that event, the entire capacity of
factory will be devoted to the production of Cadillac
Inspte of that fact we do not believe it will be pos
sible build during 1912 all the Cadillac cars the
world will want.
Cadillac Motor Car Company
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19

remain in Rome. Meanwhile soldiers
were leaving Italian villages for con-
centration camps. Suddenly the news
was flashed from pOpulOus center
near the middle of the peninsula that
ten thousand people had been buried
beneath their homes in single con-
vulsion of the earth. A thriving town
had disappeared; within it's circle, the
disaster was complete.
The nations fought on in France and
in the East, the American newspapers
gave scanty space to the Italian event.
Italy herself barely paused. Relief
workers in plenty were rushed to the
scene, the survivors were fed and
housed and all that could be reached
Of the ten thousand dead were buried.
Three months later the nation threw
itself into the European conflict, Its
momentum unchecked
Example of Vitality.
Today AvezzaEo is interesting for
host of reasons, but chiefly as a prime
example of the vitality Of our south
ern ally. The site of the old town
for site is all that remains-is still
a criss-cross of ruins, covering many
acres. The only breaks in the wilder
ness of tumbled stone are gaunt CHM
neys here and there lifting broken
arms toward the sky. Wisely enough
the only attempts to break through the
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
Varying Length of Life In Fishes.

The length of life Of fishes is vari-
able in the extreme. When we think
of the great number Of enemies to
which any fish Is exposed, such as
other predatory fishes, parasitic
worms and crustacea> and other para
sites (Which are usually harmless to
man but destructive to the fish, crabs
sea birds, bacterial diseases, ETC., we
easily see that to live in the water
and escape all these dangers re-
quires many projections which at best
can preserve only very small num-
Der of fishes beyond the spawning
time.
Such projections to fishes are speed
of swimming, defensive spines and
fms, the ability to distend themselves
like the puffer to prevent being
swallowed, teeth, electric organs, heavy
eorselets of scales which easily slip
from the skin and high state OF re-
sistance against disease.
Thus, if fish is well protected, out
IF q large number of its kind few
nay live to reach unusually large sizes.
There are records of very large fishes
If most known varieties.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
YANx PRISONERS axe
NOW WELL Cared FOR
American Red Cross Doing
Splendid Work in Sending
Food to Prison Camps.

American wives, mothers and loved
ones of captured Yankees confined in
German prison camps need have no
fear their boys will suffer from lack
Of food. With characteristic, live-wire,
modern business efficiency methods
the American Red Cross has perfected
great organization which now for
wards weekly supplies of food to all
American prisoners in Germany
through Berne, Switzerland.
At Berne the Red Cross has leased
large warehouse which now contains
sufficient food to supply 10000 Ameri.
can prisoners for a period Of six
months. A similar warehouse has
been leased in Copenhagen, which will
be ready to take up the work Of pris-
Oners relief at moments notice.
AS soon as man Is reported
prisoner of war a 20-pound parcel Of
food is sent to him, and this is fol-
lowed by shipment of the same size
each week thereafter, the parcel con-
tanning ais a supply of suitable cloth
lhS, tobCt llNiN', tobtNNo uhu SSA-
tain luxuries. Tn" American war de-
partment has furnished clothing for
the enlisted men, and the Red Cross
has tailor shop at Berne to provide
officers uniforms.
A typical individual weekly pack
age sent to Yankee prisoner of war
includes the following articles:
Two pounds corned beef, one pound
roast beef, two pounds salmon, two
pounds corned beef hash, two pounds
pork and beans, one pound dried
beans, two pounds tomatoes, corn and
peas, five pounds hard bread and bis
cults, one pound granulated sugar. one
pound prunes, one bar soap, salt and
pepper, COCO, jam, raislns or figs, choc-
olate and one hundred cigarettes.
A special invalid's ratiOns approved
by the United States army surgeon
general is issued to prisoners reported
i'll.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
TRUMPET NOT IN HIS LINE
Master of Organ Distinct Failure
When He Essayed to Play An.
other Musical instrument.

There Is an amusing story told
about Sir Frederick Bridge, the fa-
nous organist of Westminster abbey,
and of how he was once guilty OF
making "rOw" within the edifice.
1t was at the time of the coronation
of King George V. One of the re-
hearsals to take place was that of
the state trumpeters, who practiced
their fanfares within the building.
During their temporary absence Sir
Frederick Bridge thought he would
see what kind of fanfare he could
produce, and, borrowing one of the
trumpets, set about making such dis
cordant sounds that the clerk Of the
works came up and expostulated: IF
that row continues" he said, my
workmen threaten to go on strike, and
If they do the coronation will have to
be postponed" Sir Frederick hurried
ly put down the trumpet, and soOthed
the workmen by playing a selection
on the organ.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
DAMAGE TO BELGIUM
IS NEAR 3 BILLIONS
Some Big Items That Figure in
Bill Which Germany Must
Pay.

Some Of the items which figure on
Germany's bill in Belgium are given as
follows from an official Belgian source:
Local contributions and fines levied
by Germany ON Belgium in 1914, $40,
100000.
War contributions from November,
1914, to October, 1916, $192,000,000.
War contributions, seven months tC
May, 1917, $70,00O0O0.
War contributions from May, 1917
to May, 1918, $114,O0OO00.
War contributions from June to Oc.
tober Of the current year, $45,0OO,0O0
Raw materials and machinery taken
by the Germans were reckOned by
them in January, 1915, at $4OO0O0,OO0
The damage to December, 1914, estl'
mated by the North German Gazette,
amounted to $S0O,OO0,O0O. This makes
a grand total Of $1,921 100000.
These items do not include material
destruction and acquisitions since Jan
uary, 1915, which alone must be reck.
Oned at several hundred million dol.
lars.
During the winter Of 1916 Belgian
workmen to the number Of 1,750,00C
were deported to Germany. The fu.
ture production of these men was thus
totally lost to their country.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
YANkS mot LEN|ENT
Show No Squeamishness in Deal
ing With Hun.
American Boy Avenges Death Of HE
Chum Even to Hun Monu.
ment.

London.-If anyone believes the
Yanks are inclined to be lenient to-
ward the Huns he needs only to take
a journey among the hospitals and get
the spirit of the boys who have been
through the mill. They tell some pref
ty characteristic stories In the hos
pitals.
One of the officers. when asked
what was the general feeling of the
boys, said:
"All you have to do is to ask one
or two of them to find out"
This story is told by one Of the off,
GERS and vouched for:
1--WE were going over. The first
blast of the machine guns got US pref
ty well. Then Jerry started over.
We met. In the move forward one of
our boys was shot by German rifle
man. The boys chum, standing close
to me, saw the German who shot the
first boy. We then rushed. The Ger
mans began dropping to their knees
and calling Kamerad.' This boy,
with his chum lying on the ground,
dashed up to the German who had
shot him. The Hun cried for mercy.
He was on his knees.
'Kamerad! repeated the Yank.
You get no mercy from me. I'm 60
ing to run this bayonet through you,
turn you on your back, and then put
your helmet on the gun-stock. That's
the only monument you'll get, you
dirty Hun
"The German pleaded for mercy
again, while the boy held the bayonet
against him.
"Then there was a seconds suspense.
Then came the grunt as the bayonet
went home and the Hun was bOwled
over on his back. Then the boy said
to me:
Lieutenant, If lose this gun will
1t be charged up against me7"
"'Not bit, 60 ahead told
him.
"Then he showed the gun until the
muzzle went through the Germans
chest, the bayonet deep into the
ground Then he calmly took the
Huns helmet, placed 1t on top Of the
gun and said:
"'That's your monument. you --
Hum"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
ATTRACTIVE ONLY TO TOURIST
Eastern City Of MosuI Not Place In
Which Westerners Care to
Make Long Stay.

Mosul, the modern Nineveh, Is
picturesque but not altogether attrac.
tive city. The houses are built of
irregular blocks Of stone laid In thick
mortar. They are usually covered
with a white stucco, male by burning
the local gypsum rock.
The roofs, of the same material as
the walls, are usually fiat, with a
waist-high parapet, but are not infre.
quently domed. Doorways are often
made of slabs of the easily carved
gypsum.
The st eets are narrow and aim
less, forming a maze of tangled lanes.
As there is no system of sewerage
whatever, they serve as repositories
for all the filth Of the houses that
border on them. They are rarely so
wide ,'lat more than two men can
walk abreast.
As q result Of the fine dust, the
filth and the glare of the sun on the
white walls, ophthalmia and lung dis
eases abound. The flies, which breed
in the open refuse heaps in astonlsh.
ing numbers, swarm over everything.
They cause the button, common also
in Aleppo and Bagdad, an ailment that
resembles a carbuncle and persists for
several months and leaves an ugly
scar.
Opposite Mosul, across the river,
are the It vestiges vi Nineveh, cap
ital of the second of the worlds great
empires. In places, great walls of the
ancient city, built of tremendous
masses of sun-dried brick laid ON
high broad wall of cut stone, are still
traceable. The city was further pro-
tected by. a moat into which the wa
ters Of a small river could be con-
Quoted. 1t was hewn to depth OF
20 feet and a width of so yards, and,
like the walls, is in evidence today.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
NO UPPIsHNESS ABOUT SIMS
American Admiral Acts az Guide to
Naval Wireless Operator
In London.

London.-There's nothing uppish
about Admiral Sims. Anybody who
has Joined the navy for the purpose
of helping lick the child killers looks
good to Sims.
Bill Swinger, former telegraph op'
orator, now first-class wireless op-
orator, was plodding wearily about the
Grosvenor Garden district trying to
find some one who could talk United
States and direct him to navy head
quarters, when big man with a red
dish beard stopped him.
He talked United States and soon
found that Bill was hopelessly lost. 1t
isn't everybody who is directed about
London by an admiral, commander In
chief of Uncle Sans warning navy,
and Bill Is rather pleased to have the
honor.
Sims got Swinger's naval history in
a few questions, then directed him to
his "home port" which happened to
be % Grosvenor Gardens.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
DOWN PLANE WITH RIFLE
Remarkable Feat Of Workmanship
Described by American
Newspaper Man.

Atlanta, Ga.--How German air
plane was brought down by squad OF
American infantrymen armed only
with rifles is graphically described IN
a letter from Harl III. Coffee, we'll
known to newspaper men of the South
through his former connection with the
Western Newspaper Union, and who
Is now serving in France with the
Eighty-ninth division.
A small squad of American soldiers,
among them Mr.. Coffee, was resting
by the side of road, when German
plane, flying very low, passed over and
began dropping hand grenades. The
Americans opened fire with their rifles
and a chance shot struck the pilot in
the head, killing him instantly and
bringing the machine to the ground
with crash. This is the first instance
reported where an airplane has been
brought down with rifles, and it Is not
likely to be duplicated again unless
some exceptionally good marksman
gets a chance shot home. !
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
Looked Like LlncoIn,s Slayer.

A curious footnOte to history Is
found in Simon VOLTS presidents l
Have Known" Mr.. Wolf, Washing
ton lawyer, loyal Unionist and a
friend of President Lincoln, was yet
also acquainted with John Wilkes
Booth and resembled him in appear
ance. He says concerning the assas-
sination Of Lincoln: "After the trag-
edy was compelled to remain in my
house until after Booths capture, for
unfortunately I resembled him very
much In feature-so much so that
Theodore Kaufman, the historical
painter, asked me to sit for him for
his famous painting of THE Assassina-
ton Of President Lincoln. THE Out
look. :.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
Value Of Introspection.

To do anything worth while we must
oe something worth while, and we cam
aot be if we take it all out In talking.
The mind must receive Impressions be-
fore 1t can give them, the heart must
feel before it can make others feel, the
soul must be filed before it can over
low.
If people would only live more, If
hey would only think more, if they
would only sit in silence alone with
heir souls now and then the wo"ds
hey gave out would mean so mach
more. But alas and alack. the ar; OF
conversation is not lost, it is flowing
IN and on until one longs for silence
With a great and overwhelming longing
hat only silence may satisfy.--ix-
.hange.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
WOUND STRIPE ONLY DESIRE
Only Concern Of Man Apparently
Dying as Result OF Being
Gassed.

Somewhere in France-He was a
marine who had been badly gassed
during the attack on Chateau-Thierry.
He lay in the field hospital, suffering
horribly, yet uttering no sound. But
presently the nurse could see that
something was worrying him.
Finally he became so restless that
she summoned surgeon.
Better try and find out what he
wants." he directed. Poor devil, he
may want to leave last message for
his people. There's good chance
\ that he won't pull through"
Over him the nurse bent, ears at
tuned for some sob-compelling dying
sentiment.
"Say," the ghostly whisper came
slowly from blistered lips. "Say, do
you get q wound stripe just for being
gassed?"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
FOE CUTSFLYER'S
PARACHUTE ROPE
Wounded American Tells Of
Cruelty 1000 Feet Above
Battlefield.
HUN BRUTE GRINS At HIM
Yank Swings HelpIessIy In Air Watch
Ina the Rope the Parting of Which
Would Plunge Him
to Death.

Paris.-An act Of refined German
cruelty 1000 feet above a certain bat
tlefield was related to me at the great
hospital at Neuilly, near Paris, by an
American ballOOnist, whose name cam
not be mentioned because he is not yet
listed as casualty. This American
was descending In parachute when
German aviator deliberately cut the
parachute ropes. Here is his story:
"Another lieutenant observer and
myself were up in Sausage we
were not worried, because the German
aviators had been very quiet lately.
"Suddenly German pursuit plane
dropped out of the clouds overhead
in a straight nose dive toward our bal
loon, Lling explosive bullets. We i'm
mediately took to our parachutes. The
blazing balloon collapsed and plunged
20 feet away from us, the fire scorch-
ing us as it fell.
Cuts Parachute Ropes.
IT did not see the German aviator
until about minute after my para
chute had opened. Then he drove
past me, firing not at me but at the
parachute ropes. ! saw tracer bullets
overhead had cut two ropes. The
parachute began to wobble and threat
ened to collapse.
"The enemy flyer drew circle, then
came back, despite the arches (high
angle guns) whose shells were menac-
ing me as we'll as him.
II tried to use my revolver, hoping
I could land one bullet before plung-
ing, but 1 was hampered by the har-
ness. The coward deliberately grinned
at my first shot. Then he fred again
at the ropes. fell with sudden jar.
I saw third rope swiftly unraveling;
II had been cut. Just then shell
burst near and drove the plane away.
"Got Foes Number"
"Imagine my sensation, swinging
helplessly In the air, watching the rope
the parting of which would plunge
me! Well, the parachute collapsed
about thirty feet above forest. Here
am, and my only hope Is to get back
and get a chance at that German avi.
ator. I remember his plane number
yes, l got his number!"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-12-19
Traffic Fines for Babies.

Traffic Officer Bender waves a milk
bottle at oncoming traffic at a busy
corner of Portland, Ore. He holds
impromptu court over transgressors
Of the rules and the bottle receives
the fines. When the offending motor
lists see the bottle they smile. Bend
er smiles and the crowd on the cor
ner smiles. The offender pulls out
his wallet, drops coin into the bottle
and passes on. On the tin lip of the
bottle is printed something about the
starving babies In France and Bel
GUM.