The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-02
HUN WAR MACHINE
OFFERED FOR SALE
WILHELM OFFERS HIS FAMOUS
"RUNABOUT" FOR SALE AT
A BARGAIN NOW

This machine was constructed under
the personal supervision of Bill Hohen-
zollern, who has been working at the
trade for thirtyfive years, assisted by
experienced machinists like Hindenburg,
! Mackensen, Falkenhayn, Won Tirpitz
Ludendorff, and Bills eldest son, Fred,
who expected to inherit the vehicle which
must now be disposed of on account of
family troubles and to close an estate.
1t is constructed entirely of German
steel and has genuine Prussian clutch,
which, however, has loosened somewhat
lately AS originally built it had only
forward speed, but at Ypres, Verdun
and the Marine the Allies successfully
gave it the reverse
| It's steering gear is rotten, as it has
started four times for Paris and the
Channel ports, and could not be held to
the road; and one time at the Marine
it lost its bearings and had to return.
The engine is Of the dual type, with
the German bore and stroke and Aus
trian exhaust. By looking closely at the
engine you can see the Austrian finish
The transmission is practically worth
less, caused by the slipping of Ukranian
cog.
The fuel pipe, running from Bucharest
to Berlin, is in danger of being stopped
UP, as there is rumor that an angry
Italian is headed in that direction with
a hammer.
The front axle is of the | Been type,
and stood up well on the smooth Bolshe-
Wiki roads of Russia, but is unsuited for
the rough highways of France.
The rear axle is of the half floating
tvpe-but the floating half hasn't been
giving good satisfaction, being inactive
at Kiel or at the bottom of the ocean.
The springs have given a great deal
of trouble especially the spring of 1918
1t started out with one of the best
radiators ever devised, but lately the
radiation has been ineffective because
the stupid people refuse to believe in it.
The carburetor is well-nigh useless, hav-
ing been ruined either by Royal hot air
or poison gas, or by wrong timing at
Chateau Thierry.
The tires are Zach, rum" furnished by
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who tires quicker
than any monarch in Europe, and the
final drive failed because there was too
great reduction between Berlin and Yer
dun
Charlie Hapsburg, we'll known in vi
emma. consented to ride in the machine,
and saws it is the toughest going he ever
tried and is liable to Jolt his head off
any time.
This machine is badly cracked, and
Bill is the only one that has faith III its
being able to get anywhere. His stock
holders have become discouraged and
desire to sell it to some buyer who will
insure its being taken out of Germany,
for IFS upkeep is enormous, and it scar es
the children Although they privately
admit it is junk, they don't want the
German Tunkers to have it for fear they
will not break it up, but will TRIP to run
it.
IF was a pretty impressive oldstyle
machine. but Yankee ideals have render
ed if obsolete, asd it is certain after this
model has been destroyed no more will
he constructed along the same lines AS
= n1achinist Bills ideas and methods are
anachronistic, and his preference for
Turkish mixture renders him odious to
civilized people He will probably lose
bic nosition as master machinst and be
Given another job under watchful fore
man Like Napoleon, he will have no
more nations to concur, and will be
given the opportunity of living secluded
= R;u has had his place in the sun and
,as cast a foul shadow on all the civilized
Although this machine is weakening
very day, humanity will have to pay
,;oh price for it. If it can be blotted
,,,t along with the Blue Prince, no price
: TOO high. When it goes to pieces,
Bill will have his Abb. When the
Italian Army frees Serbia, Montenegro,
and Roumania, he'll say ne
ost his machine because the engine got
# was hell of machine in its day
NFor, zine