El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

missing parts Ior war is going on and
cars are being modified like men
what IS not here must be made. And
from this has grown a huge industry
or government war products, with big
workshops and machinery for making
bolts and sills and all the various
parts, and for testing and making
over dynamos and generators. and
even for constructing the trim bodies
and frames and thus turning out prac-
ucally an entire car.
a long line OF ovens was passed in
which we saw some OF the delicate
parts OF the mechanism being baked
and dried 10 cure them from the
dampness OF the sea journey. The
sea air plays many tricks on these
parts We saw the field Windings Of
generators covered with sea rust and
green mould. All OF these have to
be baked and made over. Fiber is
considered in America as one OF the
best nonconductors for automobile
construction But on the sea Journey
this fiber swells and becomes useless
Radiators also suffer much on board
ship.
Significance OF Flag.
over section four OF the big shops
waved a large American flag.
THAT represents something more
than patriotism said the command
ant The section that makes the
biggest output has the honor Of car
rying the flag for a week. and II there
is slack time there is a day of as
bonus
03 Trucks in n Day.
When the big German offensive
began there was a tremendous demand
for trucks TO get our material for
ward We called the men together
and gave them a little talk on the
part they were TO play in the crisis.
Every man was keen 70 do his part.
The flag was made the prize for turn
ing out the most work Before that
day closed we had turned out 6 com
plete trucks These are the things
which are helping TO win the war.
and they show how the men behind
the lines are doing their share OF the
fighting"
Just now scores OF ambulances are
being turned out daily. They come
from America Grated in huge boxes.
10 feet across. as large as a good
sized room; usually in three parts.
wheels. body and chassis Cranes from
huge beams reach down and lift the
parts into place. the chassis on the
wheels and the body on the chassis.
until soon one Of the new type OF am
balances takes form out OF the mass
OF boxes and material
AmbuIanceS OF New Type.
The new ambulance does away with
the bulky medical cabinet which took
much room just back % the drivers
seat. All the interior IS now given TO
the wounded. II the wounded are able
to sit uD six can sit abreast II the
cases are on stretchers. the seats fold
down and the stretchers slide on
grooves. with two wounded lying
above and two below. Wood IS no
longer used for the sides OF the ambu-
lances as II was easily shattered by
shell fire. and a composition IS sub
stituted for the wood All OF the old
type ambulances with their medical
cabinet are being made over on the
new model at the rate OF dozen
day
Endless Procession Of cars
The artillery cars, with special
equipment OF range finders, tele-
scopes. wireless. etc. and recOgni-
zance cars looking like big sightsee-
ing brakes. are also being turned out
in large number. as these and the sig
nal corps cars are most needed with
the fighting on. AS the many types
Of cars are finished. they 90 into the
great open park to Join the huge as
semblage Of cars OF all kinds ready to
move forward 10 the front II IS an
endless procession. with one steady
stream OF cars coming from the shops.
and another moving of 10 the battle
line