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Owners Service Department

that Is softer and yet doesn't run On
in few hours?--JoHN MAHIosAM
Why don't you get some Of the 10
wick oil CUPS? These provide e1ce,l.
fabrication ana yet they let the oil ?
out 80 slowly that they do not reed r.,
quemt rcplenishment.
ls the Bosch magnetic s.ll HAN
manufactured? understood tho con.
pany had been put out Of business .,t
spares are hard to get--R. TulLY
Most certainly. The Bosch magnet,
Is now being manufactured by an ANA.
lean company and you will have no I'm.
Guilty In getting requirements Or paris
The home address is Springfield. Mass
My car seems to have lost a., It's r..
and the speed Is certainly of. haven't
made any adjustments 10 the engine a.
everything seems to be O. X. Can yc.
suggest anything ?--RALpH MUnrREE
The condition might be caused BY
number OF things, but would say yo-r
spark control was off. See II the spa,k
control inkage Is worn or out OF adjust.
ment. so that you don't get the full al.
vance. Let me know how thls works ~.
Is there any kind OF tire purv
can get outside OF power pump ths'
will not be 50 hard to operate as tie
hand pump that is on my car2-p Tx
Nes. Won can get a foot pump that g
attached to the running board and 4
operated hy pressure Of the TO-. Il Z.
much less firing than thc hand va-'s'r
Please tell me the ..me male ny Ralph
Dc pal-aa's Packard for the g'-aisr,-
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and material, which are always governing fac
tors in any article or manufacture.
When the new year rolls around We may e1-
Dcct a demand far in excess OF supply, for al
though the United States IN the for
only abort period, passenger car product on
was curtailed for Euffcient length OF time
20 create q considerable shortage In the supply
while, on the other hand. the demand will be
increased in like proportions and win he fur
ther enhanced nv the fact that only a 70 per
mept.
The wise buyers, both dealers and private
owners. will make their selections early and
place the order for future dcIyery-that is II
they wish 10 be sure Of for the coming
year"
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Undoubtedly tho motor truck Is TO play
jus; as important a part durlrS recunstrue-
ton as IL DID in time OF war says G. z.
Johnson. Waterways and railways are in
adequate to supply perfect transport sys-
tenn and the motor truCk is the most eco
romical for short haul work,
Nineteen hundred and seventeen figures
Indicated that there were more motor trucks
engaged in the service of hauling products
of the farm than in any other single in
dustry. manufacturing ranking second and
ret alters ranking third in the numher OF
trucks in service We believe that this Is
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STI'TZ.

''Now that the war is over there is
no doubt whatsoever but that the auto
mobile business will como into its own
again" says william Parkinson.
THE boys on Automobile Row have GER
tainly done their bit toward winning the
war They have sacrificed in more WAYS
than The general public has any idea
Of They have waited and worked with
fortitude and patience The dealers have
seen their sales day ny day dwindling,
falling off almost IN nothing. They have
seen their organizations years in build
ing. broken UP. owing to the different
men going into the service. They have
had their own troubles in the service
stations, owing 30 scarcity Of men and
parts Notwithstanding they have backed
up tho Government wonderfully, abiding
by its decisions chcerfully and patriot
icaily, and without murmur. They have
come to the front in Liberty Loan drives
and in War Work campaigns. They have
never faltered.
81 am Of the opinion that I, will he
sometime before the autor1"bile trade hits
its real stride again. 1t Will probably
be we'll along in the spring before cars
will come through in quantity. 1t VII
take many weeks before me factories
which have bseu doing 100 per cent.
war work can gei back to 100 per cent
automobile production.
The Stut5 factory has heen building
tractors for the Government Just ns
soon ne possible they will get back into
turning out Stutz cars in quantity.
People viii buy cars more than ever
from now on. The war has demonstrated
absolutely That tn" automobile Is an es-
necessity in many WAYS
II prospective buyers do not want to
be disappointed IL beNooyes them TO got
in their orders immclidtciy."
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Conserving Tubes.

An excellent way preventing the
hardening Of inner tuhes when they are
stored for the winter is TO place them in
hot water once "A month or six weeks.
They should be immersed for Just a
couple Of minutes and should then be
carefully dried and partly inflated before
being hung up again This treatment
serves to keep the rubber plahle and
soft
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and opened headquarters on Broadway.
When he opened for business Woods had
no dealers. Now he has fifteen of the
very best. and all nave been and are now
great Peerless boosters. They include
George u. Knox. Hartford. Conn. White
Motors Corporation. New Haven. Conn. {;
]. W. Mason, Newark, y. j. II. J. Plat.
Bridgeport, Conn; Jackson Sheffield
Co. Inc. Paterson. n. j.: John Van
Benschoten. Poughkeepsie, y. Y; Fl. j.
Crawford. Peekskill y. Y; l. A. D.
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at is absolutely certain that America will
enjoy unbounded prosperity in the years to come
and the automobile will share in II with other
industries" says Walter Woods.
''As rapidly possible the industry will get
back 10 Exgular passenger ear production. but
reConvcrsi6h from conditions to peace &C.
t!viti"s will tax" some time, that the in
dustry CHi.not get into full production until
some time next spring
Prices in tho meantime will naturally he
readjus'ed n accordance with uls price Of lahor
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The Van Cortlandr Vehicle Corpora
ton, distributors of the Peerless Eight.
celebrated its second anniversary on
Wednesday. The dealers from the en-
tire territory Joined the local organize
ton headed by Walter Woods at the
New York Athletic Club, The gathering
was remarkable because it was composed
OF the same men with the exception OF
those in the service. VINO gathered a
year ago to celebrate the first anniver-
sary. During the uncertain and anxious
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FACTORY MEN AND DEALERS
DISCUSS PLANS FOR THE SUN
Many Interesting Letters Received by Automobile De-
partment Since Armistice Was Signed-All Manu-
facturers Will Rush Great Peace Production.
Nv BURTON s. BROWN.

department
froma which
tho imnedia ate reatI public
OF theme on
the hard months Of tho Sun read
sho read CAREFUL have
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months ot the war the organization had
stuck together. This was sufficient rea-
son ny itself for unusual enthusiasm.
When the Van Cortlandt organization
established itself here two years ago It
had first Of all in the Peerless Eight a
product of established reputation and
then It had the men to push the sale OF
the car in the right way.
1t was on November 81. 1916. that
Walter Woods and his ASSOCIATES took
over the Peerless line from C. T. silver
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INTERNATIONAL.

The outlook for motor trucks seems most
! w!SDg and We anticipate IN early resunp-
t'H1 or ihe normal dcriuud on an increa ing
. I" Says u. o skinner, The fact must
~ he lost sight Of that for IN" past year or
~ tho domestic market has suffered much re.
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evidence that the motor truck Is recognized
a. important unit OF equipment in the
banding and marketing OF food products"
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INTERN ATIoNAL HARVESTER.

fer to ronfine ourselves 10 the statement tina
we intend TO so ahead full speed"
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BETHLEHEM.

''I have Just made. a trip through the
~ he yerv optimistic" says W. q Crab
tree. "Our plans are TO increase our
selling organization. in fact we arc doing
this now We have only travelled with
one wholesale man for the pas, year.
hut have in the last two weeks put on
two more, making n total OF three men.
we have In mind doubling our dealer
organization. which should double our
sales.
our retail business is very good In.
deed and il has been especially good
this week We find that the larger com
panles in New York are anxious no"
to operate their own deliveries TINS
will open up "A field for sales, which has
been dead since the beginning Of the war
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The Morton w. Smith Company, Inc
136 West Fifty-second street. reports
marked increase in the number OF pro-
spective buyers OF Federal trucks since
the armisiice WAS signed.
+. r. Leech has been appointed gen.
eral manager OF Federal trucks.
Mr.. Leach had has extensive expert
ence in salesmansnlp. executive and
managerial capacities. and has a large
acquaintance. particularly IN truck au-
tomobile and advertising fields. He is a
member OF the Society Of Automotive
Engineers.
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SERVICE TRICK.

while We anticipate some little lull dur
ing the next sixty or ninety days. as far as
the motor truck bushes Is concerned. we feel
that thereafter q wonderful era of prosper
ity is des.ined" says +. T Herbig. We are
preparing for big year, starting with Jan
uary I. 1918.
uuts each 7Tx75 feet which will give Us
sufficient facilities for a production capacity
of thirty FIVE trucks per day.
"All over the country our distributors are
looking forward TO an extremely heavy de
mand for motor trucks in view of the rapid
developments in intercity haulage, rural mo
tor express and overland transportation
movements. We shall he prepared and really
IN meet that demand
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REPUBILC.

During the past year we were not per
mitted 10 sell trucks for non essential business,
all our product going TO war essentials or the
Government. necessarily depicting the equip
ment Of those who engaged IN non essentials
tas our sales and inquiries for trucks since 40,
vember IL from all classes Of trade indicates
says Gale V. smith.
"During the war We were Arst, last and al
WAYS for the Government. and curtailed IN
every department, hut we are now getting
ready for a very large general business, which
is bound to come by recognizing and expand
ing our sales and seUice departments. putting
in several new departments TO better cooperate
with Republic users. including a greatiy en-,
laryed Republic parts department, which Viii
nv January l invoice at least Sl5OoO. rms
was not possible during the war on account
Of Government orders. 49, -
'"rhe high grade mechanics now pelhH re-
leased FROM Government work enables US 10 IN
stall testing and inspection departments and 10
other things to cooperate with Repubhc users,
which was not possible before. and our one
thought will be a Republic service second 10
none and we will not be satisfied until THIS Is
accomplished.
I'VE are also establishing a series OF instruc-
lions 10 Republic drivers believing thHt we can
develop for our users class Of drivers VINO
can take care If all minor repairs, econoniEe
on tires and gasolene and keep their truck
working all the time. and by January L We
will be IN full swing in every department ana
none too soon to take care OF the flood OF pusi'
ness which is surely coming
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straint. and that a large amount of pentup
buying must no accommodated as early AZ pos
sibe to fulfil our home industrial require
ments. This In itself should result in steady
flow " orders for motor trucks. While large
percentage of our American industries were
mObilized for production there were a
great many prosperous lines of trade which
were classed as non essential The reversal 10
Of the Government have passed. Many OF the
former non essential industries have neglected
their equipment and as they are now free 10
follow their natural production we feel that
big market for motor trucks Will come from
that source.
We do not agree with some OF the students
Of the truck industry that the after war dts
position Of the enormous fleets Of Government
trucks should he viewed with alarm. Thr GOV
Is not likely IN throw these trucks
back on the American public to he disposed Of
at whatever price they will command, as these
trucks will be required for a long time for the
recon- truction work in France, Bh well rs Tor
the rehabilitation Of the ENpedltionary Forces
On the other hand should certain OF these
I rucks find their way to the tnltri states their
usefulness in domestic lines would 70 greatly
restricted owing to the fact that most or the
$ standardized war trucks are specialized Vehi
Giles designed solely for war purposes and mere
fore would not prove economical under peace
conditions.
y ''The Government will have requirements for
a huge transport feet for a number OF years
to come. and in this way will use up iu war
trucks gradually without disturbing the normal
truck market In fact uerc - pos~iollV
that the Government for several years to come
will continue to buy motor trucks on rather
large scale. with its control Of express com
panles public utilities and railroads We De-
hcve that large fleets will be diverted TO those
fields and that the parcel post system VIII oe
enlarged TO such an extent that a regular de.
mand will come from the Government TOT
trucks for that purpose.
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File.

'erheN 4. no question but that there are
hiz daya ahead of the automobile business
but the point we have to determine right at
The present time is how far ahead says
II. T. Whce ock We have NOT as yeI
We are working II they are cancelled out
right We can Undoubtedly get into FAR an,
tomoble production within ninety day.
We must 20 ahead and build up the bulk OF
the war contracts. II may b longer than
that
However. we are looking forward 10 won
derful automobile business.'
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

departments, provides wholesome pleasure for the troops.
 The heaviest food contracts in the history of the world have been let recently to IA of the great packing houses of the United States.
 When men called under the se- lective service law reach the can comments they are given, so far as practicable, their choice of army service. Infantry is most often preferred, artillery second, engi- neer divisions are third in populari- ty, ard quartermasters work fourth. Investigations so far made by the committee on classifications of personnel in the army, which has the matter in charge, prove elldb CiJtJ Z JCI OCliL Ol IllC lllCI OL- tempt to secure nonhazardous po- sitions.
 The number of men now being served by American Red Gross canteens in France is more than l5,000 day,
 Gasoline production in the United States has increased from 35,- 100000 to .o,ooo,ooo barrels a year since 1914.
 Discarded civilian clothing of National army soldiers will be shipped to Belgium for relief of sufferers there.
 There has been a heavy slump in the demand for grapefruit since powdered sugar for sweetening is often unobtainable.
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TIE COURSE OF A DOLLAR.

lff., easy to visualize the course of a dol. IT saved from waste and invested in government bonds; First, 1t goes to the government as a loan for the war; second, it is ex- pended by the government for food, clothing ard ammunition which go directly to a gallant sol- qdier CT sailor, whose lighting strength is kept up by the fooo
 whose body is kept warm by toe clothing, and whose enemy IS hll by the ammunition. It has not been expended in the purchase oi needless food and clothing for the man at home, and is therefore re- leased for the use of the soldier; i is saved wealth to the man al home and can be loaned to his gov, ernment at interest. with resulting benefit to himself and to his gov
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Colored Column
To get thenews read The News

To get thenews read The News
 The following list of new officers have been intalled for East Lake Lodge No. 6362. G. U. o. of o. F., for the ensuing year: H. B. Lewis, N. G.; c. s. Seates, V. G.; E. L. Davis, P. N F.; John Grumble, N. F.; T. L. Moody, P. S.; W. B. Barnes, W. T.; E. J. High, w. C.; L. J. Johnson, E. S.; w. l. Henry, E. C.; A. M. Brown, P. N. G.; c. H. Holly, W. D.; s. L. Gleen, G. D.; Tom Howard, R. s. N. G.; s. J. Jones, L. s. V. G.; w. M. Jones, R. s. V. G.; Clyde Terrell, L. s. V. G.
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War Notes.

Total acceptanees of recruits for the army Dec. Is numbered more than 14, ,5OO-the largest number accepted in one day in the history of the country.
 More than 50 night classes have been established to train radio and buzzer operators for the United States army, with an enrolment of about 5000 men.
 According to new regulations in England, womens shoes must not have uppers of leather exceeding z inches, nor of any other material exceeding 8 inches in height.
 Within l2 hours after receiving news of the Halifax disaster the woman's committee of the Council of National Defence had equipped a relief steamer and started it to the scene of the disaster.
 The war has called back into service nearly 500 retired officers of the navy and l5e former offic- CTS who resigned to enter civil life including 22 rear admirals, le cemmodores and 54 captains.
 Late reports on health conditions at army camps and eantonments show the epidemic of measles to be greatly decreasing. In severa camps where measles has exten. sively prevailed the number 0 eases af pneumonia has decreased
 Dansina is one form of amuse ment being provided on lafgt scale for the men of the army ant navy. It is one of the ways tht war camp community service, un lder direction of the war and nav.
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made potash. however, is just as val uable as the potash salts that were formerly obtained from Germany.
 Acid phosphate is scarce, due to thu fact that there is a shortage of sul phuric acid-a necessary compound iI 1 the manufacture of acid phosphate Sulphuric acid is scarce, because py rites, from which most of it is made has been coming from Spain and ships are not now available with which te l transport it.
 The fertilizer manufacturers have been compelled to turn to the domes tic pyrites, and readjust their manufac 1 turing plants to the production of sul phuric acid from birthstone obtained from Louisiana and Texas. The gov ernment is requiring of the fertilizer manufacturers sulphuric acid in large amounts to be used in the manufacture of explosives.
 Then, too. there is considerable diff fieulty in obtaining supplies of rock 1 phosphate, because of the transporta- tion shortage
 l The supply of nitrates has also been curtai1ed because large amounts of sul- phate Of ammonia are being taken for refrigeration purposes, and the manu- facture of munitions. Cotton seed meal, a valuable source of nitrogen, is being used more and more for feeding live stock. Tankage, another splendid source of nitrogen, is also being used for the sam purpose; consequently cot ton seed meal and tankage are high in price.
 Nitrate of soda is more expensive at the Chile mines, and shipping rates have increased enormously, and muni- tion requirements are heavy.
 The fertilizer manufacturers find it hard to secure bags for shipping, since there is tremendous shortage of bur- lap.
 Thus 1t can be easily seen that it will be very difficult to obtain necessary fertilizer materials. and the farmer must take due notice and act accord ingly if he would make sure of getting his plant food.
 Order At Once
 The farmer must not overlook the fact that transportation difficulties are increasing daily. The railroads are lit orally overwhelmed. They have, there fore, been compelled to rule that fer tilizers and freight In general must move in full car load lots, which means cars must be loaded to their maximum capacity
 Therefore, Mir Farmer, order your fertilizers NOW; order PLENTY of them; use them literally and judicious. ly, and thus secure maximum yields of crops. and so do your part to supply the crying needs of the world, while at the same time you increase yOuf hanf account
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

J. N. HARPER show his patriot ism, but an opportunity to acquire wealth at the same time.
 offsettina Labor Shortage
 In view of the fact that farm labor is scarce and high, every effort should be bent towards securing maximum yields per acre, with fertilizer, which is one of the best ways to conserve man power
 Unfortunately. no industry has been more directly affected by the war than the fertilizer industry. The govern ment is communicating materials i'm. p0rtant to this industry for the pur- pose of manufacturing munitions of war and hence has greatly reduced the possible tonnage to be used in fer tilzers. In other words, while the nation is calling for the largest pos sible crop yields, there is, at the same time, a great demand for gun powde, Some one has aptly said, Plants an. cannons eat the same food" Of course, under present conditions, the canaons must be fed first
 There is a considerable shortage Of fertilizer ingredients, and the prices of these ingredients are cores bonding ly high.
 Fertilizers Relatively Cheaper
 In consequence of high prices of ma terials, due to their scarcity. and be- cause of higher labor anS transporta- ton costs, fertilizers will be higher this spring than eyer before
 While the prices of fertilizers have advanced, fortunately for the farmer, the prices of crops Lave advanced still higher so that fertilizers are relative ly cheaper than before the war. A bale of cotton with its seed will buy more fertilizer today than ever before. The same is true of bushel of corn; a bushel of wheat; bushel of pea nuts; bushel of potatoes, etc.
 Why Fertilizers Are Scarce
 The causes of the shortage of fertis. izer materials may be summarized as follows:
 Previous to the war, most of our potash came from Germany. The pot Nh now on the market Is produced
 >ly in this country, but 1t is far
 of the demands. This American
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

The man who subscribes for pove. rnment bond, and is advertised as a ps trot for doing so, is not a patriot il he immediately sells that bond on tt>a market when he does not imperatiV ely need the money It is not mere subscription to a bond that helps the gov ernment; it is by actually lending money to the government and not by merely promising it and shifting the load to some one else that the citizen really helps in this great time.
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

E.. F. Woolley, one of the uD-to- day farmers living west of town, observe every Monday as meatless and every Thursday as wheatless days as recommended by Food Ad- ministrator Hoover. Some of us observe these days because we have to bgt MT. Woolley has the meat and observes the day strictly out of patriotism.
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

Arkansas farmers can make Mxsns just as good as they do in Virginia, according to Major Law renee Foot, of the Extension Divis- ion. who has recently issued bull letin on Home Cured Meats. In this bulletin he gives directions for preparing, curing and cutting ur hogs and how to cure and smoke the products. This bulletin can be secured by writing to the Exten- .sion Division, Fayetteville. Ark.
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

There will be three eclipses dur ing 1918, two of the sun and one of the moon-one total eclipse of the sun and visible in most parts of the United States, on the afternoon of June 8. A partial eclipse of the moon June 24; an annular eclipse of the sun Dec. 5, invisible in the United States.
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

Homer J. Scott of Texarkana ar- rived here Thursday of last week to relieve c. T. Thompson as cash fer of the First National bank. MT. Scott comes highly recom-
The Huttig news., 1918-01-05

T. s. White and wife of Mans field. La, were the guests of her parents. MT. and Mrs. J. A. Hun st. This was Mrs. Whites first visit to Huttig in eight years.