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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13
ROADS IN FRANCE
MAKE IMP RESSION
American Forces See Military
Importance in Allied
Campaigns.

The good roads Of France, which
have been so instrumental in the
successful movements of troops
and munitions, and in the further
ance of practically each of the al
lies campaigns, have made a deep
impression upon great numbers Of
the American ExpeditiOnary forces
This impression was anticipated by
Mr.. carl q. Fisher, vice president
and director Of the Lincoln Highway
ssociation, in a statement made TO
the effect that, 1t is my belief that
every American soldier who returns
from France after having personal
ly seen and travelled over its great
highway system, will be a forceful
and persistent advocate TO establish
q similar situation in our country
even though If be many times the
size of the prosperous nation which
has benefited so thoroughly from. the
good roads wisdom OF a certain
Napoleon Bonaparte."
Echoing AIR. Fishers prophecy is
a statement recently made in let
ter to the Lincoln Highway associa-
ton in Detroit by L. =. Smith, a
former employe OF that organiza-
ton. now at the lighting front. Mr..
smiths impressions are particularly
interesting. In part he states. The
grades, drainage and road base are
taken into consideration before a
shovel OF earth is moved. The first
ssna HEsnW .NrarbH inc DT
comes the base; this is laid on
ground that is perfectly dry and
well drained. and consists of about
u inches of large rock, which leaves
plenty Of space for index drainage.
Then comes about six inches OF esq
size rock: this is well rolled and
the surface is then applied and
again rolled
The system Of maintenance is the
best that I have ever seen. II is
quite similar 70 the method used in
Pennsylvania. Your Seeding Miles
are the nearest approach to the
European ideas of permanent roads
that ! have ever encountered and
should be pushed 10 the limit. Al
though the United states may be
ahead Of France in many ways, one
must take Oft his hat TO Frances
system OF thoToughfares and the
number and quality of improved
miIeages. The methods Of overcom-
ing grades are wonderful and GER
tainIy speak we'll for the engineers:
i'm fact. every operation is a thor
ough one.
Il firmly believe that without her
hard-surfaced roads, France would
have been out Of the running long
ago one would surely be surprised
20 see the traffic: thousands Of trucks
pass over the roads daily, hauling
their loads Of supplies, guns and
men.
Let us place the United States in
the position of France.
Imagine the Mississippi river as
the front line. with the enemy on
the western side; then just picture
hundreds OF good roads leading from
the Atlantic toward the line. II the
American people could picture a
scene of this kind, they would sure
~ understand the value Of the Lin
coin Highway and its branches in
case of war
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13
Private Billy's Sweetheart
By Abigail Mclaughlin

from the laces taking WiIma's place.
Mrs. Welles was alarmed.
Wilma What-where-
Gone TO New York! She got a
telegram from Brly-he's been
wounded and they've sent him back
for repairs" Ella informed her.
with relish. "She sent me a mes
sage last week for you because she
didn't know your address said the
girl, fishing a rather battered envei-
ope from her pocket
She stood back and rega rded Mrs.
Welles with interest while she read.
for an expression Of great peace has
settled on her sweet face.
The note ran:
Dear Mrs. Welles: I'm awfully
ashamed Of myself was wrong
as usual The woman IN the pic
ture was Bnly's sister-in-law I'd
forgotten all about her Before he
went into the trenches. he wrote
and told me he'd met her: you see.
she's doing Red Cross work over
there. It was just chance that the
camera caught them and labelled
the picture that way.
BILLY. has left his right arm in
France-but his heart Is in the
right place. We were married the
very first day he got out of the hos
pital. I can't thank you enough
for your interest in mean little me,
but I'll see you soon. Affectionately.
WILMA"
"P. S.-Biily sends his love"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

Motor Department. - With the
coming on OF cold weather / wish 10
know what TO do with my storage
battery. as 1 do not intend 10 run
the car after the first snow flies
shall I put it into wet storage and
have IL kept charged all winter at
so cents a month. or dry storage at
SIS FOR the season (about five
months). or leave it i'm my cellar.
doing nothing with it except 10 keep
the plates covered with water. and
then i'm the spring having it fully
recharged at a cost OF $3.50?
N.E.
If the temperature of the cellar
never gets lower than a few desrees
below freezing point keep battery
there and have IT, discharged and re
charged every two months. II il
should stand hve months without
recharging it would be ruined 10y
sulphauon. Find a charging station
where they viii recharge for less
than $3.50.
Motor Department. have a so
horse power six cylinder engine IN
"a car weighing 5000 pounds. The
tires are s4Nt How much power
shall Q lose il i use s5x41se Many
thanks if YOU can find time 20 give
the information ID. T.
The loss of power from using
oversize tires would not be appre-
ciable and would be more than or
set by increasing tire milease and
reduction of tire troubles.
Motor Department. am think
inc OF making my car over into a
racer My cylinders are 9 1l-16
inch bore. Would it do any harm
90 reuore them 10 ga inches
What eneN would reooring cylin-
ders have ON valves whose size
would remain the samee D. V
Reboring 10 the size mentioned
would do no harm unless there is a
concealed flaw i'm the casting. which
could not De- determined i'm advance.
New pistous and rings would nave
90 be fitted. The valves would not
have TO DE changed. as the differ
eucc iu area of the pistons would
not be enough larger 20 make a ma
teriaI difference in the action OF the
eueIne.
RTr-r- II o. ID "A Dr. q IN o. r1 f-- K-nar,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13
PLAN TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS
Pennsylvania High Total OF In
dustTial Casualties Means Not
Only Hardship to Men but
Heavy Labor Loss.
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Reduction Of industrial accidents,
in order to make labor work with
out waste to win the war, is the aim
Of a great drive for Industrial safety
in Pennsylvania, undertaken by the
Pennsylvania labor safety commit
tee, which has received much in
spiration from the work OF the
national safety council The depart
ment of labor's maximum produc-
ton campaign can be furthered the
men promoting the campaign be-
lieve, by guarding the safety OF
workmen.
Fully half the accidents in Penn
sylvania, as they were reported last
year might have been prevented,
according 10 persons who have in
vestigated the problem. Statistics
show that about 5000 were killed
and 100000 injured in that state
alone during 1917. This heavy toll,
which almost equals the casualty
lists in France. can be reduced by
full 90 per cent, thus promoting
the productive power Of the work
ingmen, it is declared.
Through union meetings and in
every other way possible. the work
men viii be shown how they can
contribute to safety in industry. The
necessity of labor power in winning
the war will be emphasized as a
special reason for care during this
critical time when maximum pro-
duction is the most urgent need Of
the nation
The loss of a mans labor power,
even for few days, through some
preventable accident checks by that
much the governments war pro
gram and when 500, 900 accidents
are taken into account it is appar-
ent that the loss of labor power is
tremendous.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13
POWDER WORKS DONE
AHEAD OF TIME 4

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Another record-makinE feat Of
American labor is announced in the
completion. three months ahead Of
time. Of the greatest powder works
in the world-that at Nashville
Tenn.
The works will employ $4,000
hands. the equivalent OF an army
corps in civil war DAYS, though mod
ern military organization gives about
that number of men TO a division.
II the success OF the builders OF
the plant inspires the workmen 20
break records. a prodigious stream
OF ammuuitons will soon he on the
way 10 France from this latest
gigantic factory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

Motor Department:-I have
Ford touring. and j have skidded
two badly Notwithstanding the fact
that ] am usually very careful on
wet roads. is il due 20 faulty rear
axle. and what can be done 70 fore
stall skidding2 What action is the
driver 10 take while shddins 10
prevent serious accident? A reply
viii DE appreciated. J. >.
This trouble is always present
with a light car. II non-skid tires
do not protect YOU sufficiently use
chains. Extra weight on rear end
IS Of use, so that extra passengers
always should occupy the rear seats.
Turn steering wheel in The same di-
rection the car is going when it
skids also be sure that brakes are
properly equalized.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

Motor Department.-Wh type
of spark plug is preferable for use
with a Bosch magnetic, one with a
multiple gap or one with "a single
gap? 1 ind the latter type has a
sharp point which ought to make it
easier for the spark to jump. Which
is the better type? L. l..
The magnetic gives such not
spark that it will soon burn away a
sharp point. Heavy points are nee
essary. and several, so that rs one
point heats up and burns away, in
c1easing the resistance the spark
can jump from another, making the
ignition more reliable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED
FOR NEWS TIMES READERS
By WM. H, STEWART, JR.


Motor Department. have a
1915 car just overhauled with new
pistons and new rings. and when
the engine is run a few hours the oil
viii gather around the spark plugs
on top Of the engine 20 a depth OF
one-quarter inch. Can you tell me
the cause or remedy" j. u.
Probably the oil is too thin. or it
may be too high in crank case.
Then, again. the piston rings may be
Eummed or possibly the cylinders
are ont Of round or scored.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13
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DAILY GERMAN LIE.


Kinderhook. H., reports "a story
-traf all sweaters that are knit by
The Red Cross are taken from the
soldiers vixen they embark for
overseas duty" This is falsehood,
and n is one Of a large company
Of similar faIsehoods desiEned TO
discourage Red Cross work. An
other comes from Dallas Texas. 90
the effect that members OF the
1ssrd field artillery were recently
ordered 20 burn their sweaters.
socks. etc. other than regular is
sue" This being "a specific DE. can
obtain "a specific denial The quar-
termasters Office at Washington
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

OF the car. II the indicator shows
charge" at lower speed there is
nothing 90 worry about If it does
not. it must be examined by an ex-
pert
Motor Department: ~ would
greatly appreciate your sending me
a list Of publishers OF books giving
internal wiring circuits OF current
generator and motors used on au-
tomobiles And il there is such
firm in your city you would enable
me 20 obtain the books I want much
quicker if you would call them on
the telephone and ask them 10
send me descriptive circular Of the
looks on this subject, so that I can
order properly. Thanking YOU for
this favor, 1 remain. a reader Of
your paper. s II.
Write TO the Norman W. Henley
Co, No. w FORTHWITH St. New
York city; also Norman w. Henley
Publishing Co, No 2 w. Forty-fifth
ST., New York city. and the Nc
Graw-Hiu Book Publishing Co, No.
239 w. Thirty-ninth St, New York
city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

Motor ID e. D. ar IN e n co. When
speeding the engine ON my 1917
model Dodge my indicator vibrates
constantly from "charge" 20 dis
charge" Kindly advise cause and
remedy. a. ID.
This is merely due 10 the shaking
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

Motor Departmental eX-
plain the use of the word cycle as
applied TO an automobile. and how
TO figure it out in any particular
case. G. y.
AS usually understood "a cycle is a
series OF events which take place in
regular order and may be repeated.
In the automobile the cycle consists
of the following events or strokes;
suction, compression, power and eN-
haust All automobile engines are
called four cycle engines. meaning
that they complete the cycle in the
four strokes mentioned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-13

Motor Department. have an
old Oakland six which has given me
trouble when you adjust the car
buretor she runs good for six or
eight miles then she begins missing.
Adjust the carburetOr again with
the needle valve. then she is -. X.
again for a while. / have had five
expert mechanics work on IL. They
put i'm a new hood, ground the
valves. new platinum contacts and
new distributor, and the WORKING
condition remains the same. Please
tell me what remedy you would sug-
Eest. A. II.
The adjustments on the carbu
rotor may change. there may be dirt
i'm the carburetor. the inlet manifold
may leak and so change the mixture
as IL heats up. These are the most
probable causes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10

The four congressman from Flor
ida, under the leadership of Represen-
tative Frank Clark of Gainesville as
dean of the delegation, voted solidly
against the Baer seed bill. This car
ried an appropriation of S7,500,000 to
be loaned to farmers to purchase seed
grain and $2,5OO,O00 for mobilization
of labor for harvesting these grain
crops. The Florida delegation oppos-
ed it solidly because it was the rawest
piece of legislation put over on an I'M
suspicious public for many a day.
The Florida men had special antipa-
thy, too, for this measure threatened
to drain all the farm labor out of
Florida. This coming at time when
the Florida representatives have been
negotiating with the department of
labor and immigration officials for the
importation of labor to harvest their
own crops aroused their ire.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10
FOR SENATOR 10Th DISTRICT

To the Democratic Voters of Marion
and Sumter Counties Comprising
the Goth Senatorial District:
| am a candidate for senator in the
primary election to be held June 4th,
1918. / thoroughly appreciate the
honor of having served as one of Mar
ions representatives in the last two
sessions of the legislature. served
my people faithfully, Loyalty, honest
~ and conscientiously. / realize that
the knowledge and experience as rep
resentative two terms will enable me
TO make the people of the twentieth
district a better senator. / will ap-
preciate your support and if nominal
ed / pledge faithful service to the
people of Marion and Sumter coun-
ties, working for their best interests,
as well as for the whole state.
Respectfully yours, W. J. Crosby.
Citra, Fla, Feb. 6. 1918.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10

In it's call for the elimination of
German names, the American De-
Tense Society directs attention to
towns called Berlin in number of
states, Florida included. Berlin, Fla,
is in Marion county, about twelve
miles northwest of Ocala, and had a
population of 100 in 1910. Should
the folks of the Marion county town
decide to change the name of their
town, as did the Russians with ST.
Petersburg, and King George of Eng
land with his own family name, we
suggest that Berlin becomes Pershing.
So far as we know, that would be the
first Pershing in the United States,
though it is doubtful if it would be
the last.-Tampa Times.
The American Defense Society and
the Times are both trife late The
people of Berlin changed the name of
their community to Fellowship before
the American Defense Society was or
gained
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10

No wheat -four will be used by the
citizens of Grimes county, Texas, I'M
til after the next harvest, according to
telegram received by the United
States food administration These
patriots have already turned over to
the government at cost one car of
wheat -four and will deliver others
now in transit. These cars are being
delivered to an Atlantic port by the
Wheat Export Co. and the food ad-
ministration for immediate shipment
to the Allies. Marion county could
not easily but patriotically-do this
same thing, and it would put her on
the map as county where the stay
at homes are worthy of the boys who
have gone to the front and are will
ing to shoulder their part of the bur-
den.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10
BACK GIVES OUT
Plenty of Ocala Readers Have This
Experience

Plenty of Ocala Readers Have This
Experience
You tax the kidneys-overwork
them
They can't keep up the continual
strain.
The back may give QUIT may
ache and pain;
Bladder trouble may set in.
Don't wait longer-take Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Ocala people tell you how they act.
OcaIa, says: my kidneys acted very
irregularly. My back was sore and
lame and every time / stopped, a
catch shot across my loins. Ny feet
and ankles were swollen and the flesh
underneath my eyes was pulled up. I
tried several kidney medicines and
even took a doctors prescription, but
nothing did me any good until l used
Doan's Kidney Pills. They cured me. "
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10
FOR STATE ATTORNEY

To the Democratic Voters, Fifth
Judicial Circuit:
| hereby announce myself candi-
date for the Office of states attorney
for the fifth judicial circuit, of the
state of Florida, in the approaching
democratic primary, and subject to
the result thereof.
Fred L. Stringer.
Brooknville, Fla, March IA, 1918.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10

Failure to bake Victory bread con-
tanning at least 20 per cent wheat
substitutes, as now required by the
food administration, has proven ex-
pensive for the Speciality Baking Co.,
of New York city. Action against the
company, which was threatened with
revocation of its license, has been
suspended in consideration of the fact
that it voluntarily contributed $1,000
to the Red Cross and has given it's as
surance that in the future it will
comply strictly with the rules and
regulations of the food administra-
ton
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10
FOR COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT A

According to my own inclination
and the solicitation Of friends, here
by announce myself a candidate for
county commissioner for the fourth
commissioners district of Marion
county, subject to the action of the
democratic primary of 1918. IL elect
ed, promise a faithful discharge of
the duties of the office and / shall
strive to give satisfaction to all con-
cerned by giving the duties of the Of
fee my personal attention. / shall be
thankful for the support of all inter-
ested. Very respectfully,
o. FL. (Bob) Rogers.
unno Flo
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10
SOME MORE OF CATS
WILD STATEMENTS

The following from the St. Peters
burg Independent will give one Of the
reasons why Governor Cats has no
more influence with the war depart
ment. 1t is difficult to understand
why a supposedly sane man will
make such wild statements. The In
dependent says:
Cats Sidesteppfng
Governor Sidney J. Cats is re.
ported by the Tampa Times as hav
ing said that he was misquoted by the
st. Petersburg newspaper men who
reported his speech at the yacht club
here, and that he only spoke of the
innoculation of soldiers with typhoid
germs by surgeons at Camp Wheeler
and the execution of two of the doc
tors as "rumors he had heard when
at the camp"
Governor Cats was not misquoted,
excepting that the statements were
not presented in the fullness of his
rabid expression when he gets to
Grating. Nearly 200 men heard the
governors statements and scores of
affidavits might readily be secured
to prove the correctness of the news
paper reports. Not only that, bat
the governor, in private conservation
next day with gentlemen who ex-
pressed surprise at his declaration of
the night before, reiterated and am
plifed what he asserted to be the
facts.
Governor Cats language at the
yacht club was: "When | went to
Camp Wheeler and found that SOC
of our boys had been innoculated with
typhoid germs by two surgeons there
of German descent, my blood boiled
And when I went to Washington and
protested, the officials there would not
believe it, but they were convinced
and those two surgeons will never in
noculate anybody else for they are
safe under the ground. / helped tc
do it, and am proud of it."
The following day the governor re-
| iterated the statement and stated pos,
| itively that the two surgeons were
shot, after military trial. He spoke
of the matter as an immediate per.
sonal experience and knowledge
boosted that he had been instrument
tai in developing the facts and bring
ing about the execution and told how
he had urged Secretary of War Ba
ker to adopt drastic measures anc
place "all traitors, plotters and graft
ers upon the soldiers" before firing
squads.
Just why Governor Cats tries tx
escape newspaper reports of speech
he made in public is not clear, unles!
it be that his reckless tongue led hin
! into an embarrassing position, as i
| has done many times before. Tha
there was much surprise at the gov
errors statements, there is no deny
! ing, because he even prefaced then
with the remark that "these things
are kept pretty quiet, but / am going
to tell you some straight facts" |:
the governor insists that he wa!
wrongfully misquoted by the news
paper men of ST. Petersburg it viii
be quite easy to prove that he wa:
. not. The Independent does not pro
pose to see the reporters made the
"goat" by Governor Cats or ANYONE
else, so long as it can help it. Th'
/ governor should remember the advict
given by the monkey to the poll
/ parrot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10

If any one desires to- communicate
with the editor of this paper in the
shortest possible time during the next
two months either by sending in a bill
or other more pleasant duties, kindly
address us at Lake City, Florida, care
of Prof. w. B. Jones. We are ex-
pecting to answer our correspondence
while there at night and catch six and
one-half pound trout in the day time.
The humor of our writing will be in
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10

Will some kind Marion county
friend oblige US by blowing up a
stump and sending US the remains
There's nothing here but fond remem-
brances.-St. Augustine Record.
Next time Marion county farmer
disintegrates stump with dynamite,
will he please sent the splinters to H.
A. Felkel, care Record, ST. Angus
tine, Fla. And please pay the
freight, as Herb is likely to be as
badly busted as the stump.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-04-10
FOR STATE ATTORNEY

To the People of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Florida: hereby announce
my candidacy for reelection to the
Office of state attorney, Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Florida, in the approach
ing primary. I have tried to merit
and will greatly appreciate your sup
port. George w. Scofeld
January 4. 1918.