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Evening star., 1918-04-14
INSPECTION Of BRAKES
ON ALL CARS IS URGED
Movement Backed by Prominent Au-
tomobile, Police and Insur-
ance Men.

Prominent automobile. police and in
surance men throughout the United
States are backing national move
ment for the inspection of automobile
brakes. The agitation for such move
ment has grown out of the success in
bringing about the proper suppression
of glaring headlights. which. in the
opinion Of those high in the automobile
world. is the lesser evil Of the two.
The matter is receiving nationwide
attention and it is not impossible that
legislation may be instituted before this
session of Congress closes looking to-
ward regular inspection of brakes.
Brakes Most Often to Blame.
T. D. Pratt, executive secretary of the
Motor Truck Club of America. in a let
ter to H. F. Blanchard of the Thermoid
Rubber Company says: Our experience
has shown us that so per cent or more
of the automobile accidents are caused
by brakes or steering gears being in
poor condition, and the large proportion
OF this percentage is due to poor
brakes"
Although no compulsory legislation
has been passed to date compelling
such an inspection, it has had the in
dorsement of such officials as Arthur
Woods. former police commissioner of
New York city. and Francis NJ. Hugo,
secretary of state, New York. The
popularity of the movement, those who
are interested In it say. must rest upon
the voluntary support of automobile
owners.
Frequent Inspections Urged.
The plan Of the brake inspection
movement is to prevail on every mo-
torist and truck owner to have his
brakes inspected by his dealer at the
opening of the season and at frequent
intervals thereafter. 1t is called to his
attention that the brake rods can
usually be turned up two or three
times before new brake lining is need
ed. A simple adjustment of the equal
izers will frequently make the brakes
safe instead Of dangerous.
AS the movement grows. some official
seal will be devised which will be
placed on the car. showing the date of
last inspection. The one proposed is a
small seal disk bearing the words
Brakes inspected 1918"
Evening star., 1918-04-14
TRADE NOTES.

Owing to a heavy snowstorm, a large
overland driveway" of Cadillac cars
is stalled outside of Pittsburgh on its
way to this city. and Business Manager
Rudolph jose of the Cook & Stod-
dard Company says that they are liable
to stay there until the snow disappears
as word received from Head Driver
Warren, who was making the trip IN a
stripped chassis, states that he posi-
lively refuses to move until the
weather gets wxrmer.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
WELL FITTED P|STONS
RATED AS REQUISITE
Suggested to Prevent Undue En-.
trance of Cylinder Oil Into Com
bustion Spaces.

Well fitted. pistons and ccurately ad-
justed piston rings arc the only efrsc-
tive insurance against the undue en-
trance Of cylinder oil into the combus-
tion spaces of the cylinders and its loss
unused. through the exhaust, says one
motor authority. The waste of oil ID
perhaps the least of the evils occa-
stoned by loose pistons and rings. 1t
should be remembered that every en-
gine which shows an oil exhaust, when
in normal operation is an "oiI Waster"
Evening star., 1918-04-14

Stray pieces Of copper wire have
many uses. but It often II necessary to
strafghten out wire that has already
been used. Sec that there are no sharp
bends or kinks in the wire and
staighten out by hand any such that
are found. Fastsn an end Of the wire to
some arm anchorage: grip It in the
wise II need be. Loop the other end Of
the wire around . hammer handle or
similar instrument and then pull out
the length Of the wire. Repeat the
operation - often - necessary. If the
wire II Of soft copper Il win stretch q
LITTLE which 1mpSevos Il
Evening star., 1918-04-14

Most of the local car representatives
have found it much cheaper and more
satisfactory to employ regular crews
for their overland hauling Of cars
from the factories. H. H. Mundy Of the
Chevrolet Motor Company has q crew
of eighteen men, who make the trip
from Tarrytown, N. T.. to Washington
every week. Mr.. Mundy says that he
has given up all hope OF any assist
ance from the railroads for q long
time.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
Caution Regarding Piston Rings.

Not only should the piston rings be
well fitted. but. 1t has been found that
specially formed scraper rings, which
return excess oil from cylinder walls to
in the pistons, are of value. In engines
fitted with certain forms of lubricating
systems. it is possible to over-oil the
cylinders very greatly IT the oil supply
is carried too high, and this should be
carefully avoided.
Modern engines are carefully safe
guarded against loss of oil by leakage
from the crank case throw-on rings.
catch-pockets and return passages be-
ing provided at the shaft ends. but there
Is still a possibility of waste, II there Is
a defect in any gasket used in the joints
of the crank-case sections. Old engines
frequently leak badly and all possible
measures should be taken to prevent it.
Waste Of Lubricant.
There is an immense waste of lubrf-
cant occasioned by filing transmission
oil works out along the shafts, despite
such devices as felt washers. This evil
has largely been forestalled in modern
| cars by locating the mouth of the NIL
that tho housing cannot, by any possi-
bility. be dlled above the proper point.
Old cars are provided with no such
automatic oil level device and the best
the owner can do IL to find out. from the
instruction book or by experience. what
height Of lubricant is ample for safe
fabrication and never greatly to exceed
this. OF course a great waste OF oil
and grease may be occasioned by the
use of too thin lubricants, especially in
hot weather.
| Occasionally one should take q look
| under a car which has stood for some
| time after q hard drive and, II oil drip
pings are observed. their source should
be determined and the escape stopped.
Evening star., 1918-04-14
COVER IS TO STIMULATE
OIL PRODUCTION FOR WAR USE

pace with the demand. 1t is now appar-
ent that the demand for petroleum and
its byproducts will continue to grow
until it far exceeds the present produc-
tion outlook.
The Usage leases about to be offered
include scattered tracts on the east
side Of the reservation. leaving the
west side wholly undeveloped"
Reserve stocks of oil have been de-
clining at the rate of more than 1,000,-
900 barrels a month since the United
States entered the war Figures COM
piled by the geological survey show
that the Oklahoma production in 1917
was 98,622,S43 barrels as compared with
107.071.715 barrels in the preceding
year. The loss was due largely to the
decline in the Cushing field, where the
monthly production decreased steadily
from 4,16s,535 in March, 1915. to 1885,
900 barrels last month.
Increase In California.
California's output in 1917 was 81
267.S32 barrels. an increase over 1916,
but a decrease of more than 2,500,000
barrels from the production of 1914
Counteracting these losses has been
the remarkable growth in Kansas
in 1914 and Ss,000.000 barrels last year
the output there from 2o.088, 600 bar
rels in 1914 to 30.000.0 900 In 1917. Wyo-
ming last year turned out 5000, 900 bar
rels of oil, as compared with 3,560,375
in 1914. Total 1917 production in the
Ave big oil-producing states was 272.-
120.236 barrels. which was $4,000, ,00C
barrels more than three years before.
Evening star., 1918-04-14

Frank Clark, sales manager of the
Ungerer Motor Company, was COM
PEELED to abandon the Premier car he
was driving to this city from Lynch
burg, at Harrisonville, on account of
Evening star., 1918-04-14

three feet of snow. Mr.. Clark reports a
heavy fall of snow throughout that
section of Virginia.
Evening star., 1918-04-14

Talburtt and Richard Offutt Of the Cir
Gle Tire Company had d very narrow
escape from death when their place OF
business was wrecked on Wednesday
by the explosion caused by defective
vulcanizer In the cellar of the build
ing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
WHEN PRICES SHOW. DECLINE

DESPITE the upward tendency of prices In general
ostriches have gone down. Arizona birds, wnicn USED ~
fetch as high as five hundred dollars apiece, may now DC
nurchased for five dollars, while in Africa a small plro
seem almost incredible, but it must be remembered that
feathers and plumes are much in the nature OF luSur'es
in times of war, Doubtless elephant prices are not nolo-
ing their own, though no figures are at hand to back up
the statement. 1.-THE man with an elephant on MS
hands" would be no worse off than the one with an ot-
rich to feed.
We have been misled by the humorists into the oe-
lief that the ostrich is able to live on doorknoos ana ]"
pedimenta Of like character about the house, but the
fact is that the bird is a heavy feeder and, If permitted
will soon .eat his head off" Right in the face Of this
high overhead expense, the price Of the plume has SUNK
People must have bread, beans, sugar and potatoes put
on a pinch they can scrape along without ostrich 1eatn-
es. The price shows that some of them are DONG 50
Those who in the Southwest have ostriches on tneir
hands have seen prosperity shrink and almost vanish IN
the far distance. Ostrich farmers who have tried to sell
their stock have found the market fatter than a new hat
over which the limousine has passed on a windy day
along the avenue.
Whether the ostrich can take the place OF the tur-
keys on the tables of the wealthy is open to question.
The bird is terribly muscular and his connective tissue Is
powerfully developed and strinsy. The elephant would
produce a great quantity of meat, but there is no great
call for the elephant steak. In the meat market the
chicken fancier has it all to the good over his friend the
Minneapolis Journal. g.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
ARMY L%OCALIZATION

There are reasons Of sentiment, and possibly some
Of q practical nature, in favor Of retaining in the same
units Of military commands men from the same local.
tiles, The neishborly spirit counts for something, and
the home people feel a warm interest in the company or
the regiment which has been recruited from among
them, and are glad to give proper recognition to the
achievements Of such a unit because they have a special
interest In 1t.
The army authorities. however. have decided
asainst the retention Of, the identity q these units5;by
locality. ALREADY W have ben informed Of the break
Ing up 81 bodies OF troops, and the distribution Of their
members In other commando. Assurance is,siven By our
highest military authorities that this practice Is wiss.
and they are familiar with the subject, and should
The plan adopted has, among sthsss, ~ aAvantass
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
THE HUN AT
THE DOOR

fa.sEE-. -NH}fI1 =
/ deeply regret that people still
harbor that perntcious delusion that
this. war is 5000 or 1000 miles away
Haye YOU heard that? Some foolish
people are saying that tits a war be-
tween England. France and Italy, and
Germany and Austria-away across.
the Atlantic ocean, in the mud and
snow of Flanders and in the-passes OF
the Alps, around Verd4n and that
great sector at Cambria. On, no. It
is not there. 1t Is here-right here.
It is in the streets Of Louisville; 1t
is all over the blue grass Of Kentucky
and in the mountains and plains and
in the Pennyrile; it is up and down
the Mississippi river. They~would be
here but-for that splendid and almost
shattered line into which every able
bodied Frenchman has gone; that
line to which every home in England
has contributed; that line for which
Australia and Canada I, have been
drained. Because that line still stands
they are not here. Let that line
break, let the Hun 60 over that west
ern front as he did owe the Asonzo
in Italy, as he swept over the eastern
front in Russia and through Serbia
and Roumania, and his millions will
be here.
Will our patriotism and vigilance
sleep, sleep, sleep until we are aroused
at midnight by the red glare of the
holocaust? Will we wait till the air
is thick with the smoke of burning
buildings and the skies are black with
the confagration Of great cities? Will
we wait until the soil is drenched by
the red blood of Jul own ons and the
shrieking of outraged women fills the
palpitating air? These Huns would
invade our homes. would lay their
foul and desecrating hands upon the
white threats Of American women.
only over the dead bodies Of the last
of this land's defenders.
We shall not wait until they land
here. We will meet them there. The
destiny of the world depends upon the
p%uissant arm Of America.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
PRIMAL MOTIVES
OF WAR
(By David Starr Jordan.)

OF the many influences behind the
present val it is my belief that eco
nomic motives and motives Of inter-
national distrust, envy, and hate have
but a secondary place. These are
urged as excuses or Qualifications or
pie on account OF these alone would
have ventured. to break the peace OF
the world.
The primal motive behind the war
was internal and political. 1t is part
Of the age-long struggle against priv
ilege. One by one the people in each
nation have encroached on the per-
quisites of the classes that rule
through inherited power. Little nv
lcge. Everywhere %"freeuonn s.o"ly
broadenss down, from precedent to
precedent" and as freedom %broadens,
the scope of ~aristocracy must be mar
roWed. The spectacle Of an "emper-
or without an empire" a become
increasingly painful to the war MAX
ers Of Europe. The spectacle of an
shadow wherever lords of any kind
assemble. SET
The cause of most modern wars
may be defined as a conspiracy of
the privileged classes to revive their
waning power. The gray old strate-
gists who look to war to place their
m in history are the ready allies
or tools of privilege. and the young
| me are their sacrifice. Very few
wars are. in a strict sense, interna-
tional. Each side has its own war
castles and these play into each 9TH
; er's hands. But only under dynastic>
rule can the raj makers actually
dominate. The al spirit in demo-
cratic nations arises through opposi-
ton to dynastic purposes or from
fear of their results.
The fact that every ear of peace
marks an advance from militarism to
civilisnl. from privilege to equality.
from dynastic oligarchy to democracy.
has thrown the tendency to revolution
on the other side. Foreign war pre-
sents Il sharp remedy for internal
disunion or waning patriotism" In
other words, it is needed by the priv
ileged class to keep down the bop
ulace" and divert the attention Of the
people from the abuses Of inherited
power. JIG , d.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
HOLLAND N HER SHIPS

The United States government is arrangine to take
possession Of and use all the Dutch shipping that has
for a long time been tied up in American ports. The
situation Of Holland has been a difficult one ever since
the beginning of the war. Her eastern frontier is the
western front Of Germany, and ever since Belgium was
invaded, Holland has existed under the menace of a
similar invasion. Holland, as a neutral, has been at lib
erty to trade freely with Germany. There has been a
very free exchange of goods across the border, and no
objection has been raised to that EXCHANGE in itself.
But Holland has needed and does need commodities
from the Allies, and these nations have very naturally
and properly refused to permit their trade to be carried
on with Holland in such a way as to benefit Germany.
In recent months, as the lines have been drawn tighter
port Of goods to Holland unless they could be satisfied,
not merely that those particular articles were not to be
forwarded to Germany, but that they were not to be
used to take the place Of articles Of Dutch production
which were furnished to Germany. AS a result Of the
regulations which it has been necessary to make. q
large Dutch tonnage has been lying idle in American
harbors. Acting in accordance, so our officials point out
be taken over by the United States government and, used
in. SUCH manner as it may designate. The Dutch owner.
will be properly compensated for the use of their prop.
erty. and for its loss in case it is destroyed.
There are loud protests from Holland. we may as
sumo that these are intended more for German than fU
Allied ears, for it is reasonable to suppose that the Dutcl
owners Of these vessls will be better pleased to hay.
shall lie idle and collect barnacles in foreign harbors.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
RUSSIA GETS A GERMAN PEACE

$. 1t is a fortunate thing that the Allied governments
did not recognize any of the existing factions as the gov
eminent Of Russia. Had such recognition been given,
measure to acceptance of the acts of those whom they
recognized, and when the question of arranging national
boundaries and providing for popular government after
the war arose, the democratic governments would be
confronted in a highly inconvenient manner with the re-
suits Of national incompetence in Russia. AS it is, every
thing that is being done and that has been done in
Russia for some time has it's existence on paper only,
so far as it relates 10 its binding effect. Russia is with
out a government competent to speak for it's people.
Attempts have been made here and there to set up local
purporting to represent the people of the Russian en-
pire have assented to such arrangements, and have made
a bargain with the German government in which they
agree to all the terms which Germany has prescribed.
No government of Russia having been recognized by
the United States and its associates, these nations are
free to disregard any agreements which Russian faction
aties have made or may make, and. SO far as these ma
tons are concerned. they may follow out any course
which seems wise to them. The Kerensky government
had a claim on the recognition of the other nations, be-
cause it was the direct successor Of the old government
which came to an orderly end with the abdication Of the
Car and other members Of his house. There has. since
the downfall of the Kerensky government been nothing
in Russia which could be considered a government, and
The peace" which comes to Russia now is emphat-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16

or Austrian in the uaited sta1es, unless
should be treated as a potential SPY. Keep your eyes and
ears open. whenever any suspicious act or diSloyAl word
comes to your notice communicate at once with the Bureau
Of Investigation OF the Department Of Justice.
We are at war with the most merciless and inhuman
nation in the world. Hundreds Of thousands Of its people
in this country want to sec America Inundated ana beaten
to her knees, and they are doing, ana will do. everything
In their power to bring this about.
Take nothing for CREATED. Energy and alertnsss in
this direction may save the life Of your son, or husband,
OF your brother. Providence Journal.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16

a little straighter, brushed back the
stray locks Of white hair that were
blown about her wrinkled face, and
asked me II 1 would tie her bonnet
strings a little tidier.
Brave old soul!
1t was the spirit that cannot be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
Russell BOOKS DISCOVERED.

Omaha. March 15.-Federal om-
GERS today discovered 1880 more
copies Of 1.-THE Finished Mystery"
the Pastor Russell publication Of
which 1000 copies were yesterday
taken in a raid on the rooms Of the
International Bible students here
The books discovered today had been
distributed among four members VI
the International students and were
stored in different, places. i,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16

that while it makes it impossible to concentrate honors
on a particular locality because of what its regiment or
company has done. it will also prevent the. plunging Of
a whole community into mourning because Of the oblit-
Grafton Of some local company In q desperate attack or
defense. sHonors and risks will be more generally dis
tributed, ana this consideration has has doubles. been given
due weight. .N9@A,s.~ ss@a@ssr4f a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16
GRAND FORKS HERALD SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1918.

ically a German peace. Russia is broken and desponeu'
Her, territory is wrested from her. her economic 1u'ut
lis mortgaged. and If the Allies were to permit n e'"'
of the present agreement to be carried out q s"'io
country, clear to the Pacific, would be merely q GerHa"
province, with a population existing for the sole PURPOSE
of aiding in the spread of German sovereignty.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-16

crushed, whether it rests in the body
Of an orphan child. a crippled SOL
der, or the worn and weary frame Of
a woman who must patiently wait I'M
til the end. We know the French
have 1t. God grant Americans show
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-20
More Documentary Evl- dence of BoIsheviki Using German Gold Is
 Published.
EVEN PLOTTED MURDER
Anarchists Hired to De- stroy Counter Revolu- tionists; CzechS Are
 Pressed Back.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. - The State Department is publishing a ser ies of documents showing that the BoIshevik leaders were paid agents of Germany.
 Todays installment of secret Rus sian documents given to the press shows how the Germans paid the Bolshevik and caused the wiehdraw- al of the Red Guards from Finland, leaving the country to her fate.
 Seriously worded court orders from the German intelligence service to Leon Trotsky demanded the removal of agitators against the German pol icy from Ukraine, Estland, litva, and Courland, with the restoration of rights and property to German landlords outIawed In EstIand.
 Other docupsents throw light on the assassination compacts between the Bosheviki and anarchists who were hired to destroy counter revo- lutionists.
 There had been circulated prev ious reports that the Bolsheviki leaders were in the employ of the German Government, but only recent Iy has there been secured from Rus sia documents proving that these contentious were we'll founded.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-20

DATELESS, Summary of he Associated Press, Afternoon-The accelerated speed of the victories of the British and French in the drive on the west front and of the Serbians, French, Greeks and British on the Macedonian front are the outstanding facts with todays dis patches from war fronts.
 The British and French are encrcling St. Quentin, and the British drawing nearer to Cambrai ,and both are inflicting terrific pun ishment, capturing many prisoners, guns, war material and occupying important towns and strategical positions. The British alone had captured over 10000 prisoners last night, and today's tolls have been heavy.
 The Serbians are pursuing the Bulgarians and their Teutonic allies in Macedonia at rapid pace ,and they are punishing the enemy with very heavy losses. Their losses in prisoners to date are more than 15,O00.