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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

inside OF timer. II It is worn get
new one. The trouble may also
be caused by light spring on timer
roller. Get a strong one.
Motor Observation-Disclosures give
me a remedy for squeaking brakes.
J.C.
This Is caused by brakes becoming
too dry OF badly worn. Inject
few drops OF linseed oil around the
brake drums, so that II can reach
the brake lining, or place a little
grease on drum between ends Of
brake lining. Do not use enough
10 cause the brakes to slip. Also
see that the brake band grips the
drum with equal force at all points.
Perhaps by peening the band on
the drum or by a slight readjust-
ment the trouble will be reduced.
Sometimes IL Is advisable 70 refine
the bands with better grade Of
material.
Motor Department. have a
\ four cylinder engine and IL running
! less than 10 miles an hour one cyl
/ inder misses. While running at 10
miles 20 any speed they all fire.
/ Ignition and compression good. AL
so new spark plugs. What is the
/ cause G. II.
Information given is hardly Suffi-
/ cient for a correct diagnosis, but
/ trouble may be due 70 too wide a
spark plug gap. faulty air adjust
ment OF carburetor or a leaky man
fold.
Motor Department.-Pleas tell
me what is meant by starting on
the spark and If 1t can be done on
a Ford. ID. o.
This cannot be done on a Ford
unless it has a battery. as the Ford
magnetic makes current only while
it is being cranked. An engine with
four or more cylinders always has
one on the power stroke. By switch
ing on tina current a spark is pro-
duced In the proper cylinder and
the engine starts. To make this
easier speed up the engine by spark
and throttle just before stopping IT,
This fills the cylinder with explo-
sive mixture.
Motor Department.-Wishing to
put in a new set OF wires on my
Ford timer, I took off the wires
without marking them. Please give
me directions for replacing them
The roller in the center came loose
when I touched IL. Can 1 replace
these parts myself or must have il
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

Motor Observation-Disclosures tell
me through your columns how 10
time my Saxon four. 1 mean, TO
time the valves. II. T.
Remove the plate covering the
valve stem and the casing over the
timing gears. Place piece of paper
between inlet valve stem and valve
litter OF No l cylinder. Crank en-
cine until paper IS just being seized
between valve stem and litter. IL
YOU carry IL too far. so that paper
is seized firmly. you must push back
on Fywheel and try again. Having
set valve correctly. remove timing
gear. Set l. o. Ia mark on fly
wheel at top center OF cylinder, then
mesh the gears again.
Motor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tell
me through your valuable column
what makes my carburetor drip gas
olene all the time. have 10 shut
IL off at the tank whenever I stop
the engine and turn il on again
after the engine starts. Is IS any
thing an inexperienced motorist can
fix without special instructions?
7. s.
II the oarburetor drips as badly
as that It should be attended TO at
service station. IL may be dirt
in the float valve. a worn valve or
"a heavy float Would not advise you
10 attempt repairs unless some one
has shown you how TO do them.
Motor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES causes
q Ford engine TO miss explosions
when running fast7 II I speed up
an. the road Il misses; also II I race
the engine It pulls fine when
throttled down. hitting on every cyl
inder. The trouble only comes when
j try TO speed mp l. II.
Make sure that one Of the timer
wires does not ground in the adj
v,n-TTFnr1 fham fmEUgp Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10

Motor Department. have a FIVE
passenger Maxwell touring car. 1918
model. When running at a speed
OF eight TO twelve miles a loud
grinding is made in the differential
gears. When running below eight
miles an hour or twelve there is no
grinding. What would you advise
doing? Thanking you in advance. I
am r. w.
Perhaps the ring gear and driving
pinion are badly worn or out OF ad-
Justment The noise increases at
high speeds because of the greater
strain on these parts. A heavier
| grease may give temporary relief,
but the differential gears will have
TO be adjusted in order 70 run quietly
again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10
MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED
FOR NEWS-TIMES READERS
By VIM H STEWART, JR
PreaGasns stsvars AusUua chile School Of New YcrA.

inside OF timer. II It is worn get
a new one. The trouble may also
be caused by a light spring on timer
roller. Get a strong one.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10
AUTOMOBILE NEWS

done at a service station.
Fly.
To refine the engine place a
piece Of thin paper between the
valve litter and the exhaust valve
OF No. cylinder (the last valve
counting from the front OF the carr
Take out the spark plug OF No.
cylinder and crank engine slowly un-
I'll paper just lets go. Retard spark
and set roller so that il is a little
10 the right and about TO touch up
per timer contact. Do not touch
contact or engine will not run but
will kick back. Fasten nut securely.
Fasten wire from No. l coil 10 this
contact, wire from No. coil 20 con-
tact at left, from No. 4 coil 10 con-
tact at bottom and No. coil TO con-
tact at right. Replace commutator
and tighten clamp nut. Crank en-
CINE slowly and see If the vbratOrs
buzz according to the firing order
/, 2. 4, 3.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
New Registrars Are
Named by Commissioners

Although A. Ramsey S. Black. DEM
ocratic candidate for representative
in the Legislature from the city. has
not Withdrawn from the ticket be-
cause of his employment by the
Pennsylvania Railroad and the ruling
of the United States Railroad Admin
istration that all persons in the en-
ploye of the railways must not par
ticipate in politics, he told county
officials to-day that he had communi,
Gated with Secretary McAdoo. Federal
Railroad Administrators and had been
referred to that section of the rul-
ing. No further comment was made
in the communication which Mr..
Black received ne said.
Additional registrars were appoint
ed to-day by the County Commits
sioners to fill vacancies caused by
designations, some of them due to
the railroad administration order. The
changes which were made to-day fol-
low: Fourteenth Ward, l. M. Neif-
fer. 1903 North Front. to succeed w.
Il. Lutz: Ninth Ward, Third Precinct
D. l.. Rumpf. S North Cameron, to
succeed Charles Rumpf; Ninth Ward
Fifth Precinct, Addison II. Shuey, IL
South Seventeenth. to succeed w. l..
HOFFMAN; Tenth Ward, Fourth Pre-
cinct, Charles NJ. Toomey, $500 North
sixth, to succeed Charles H. Burd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Loaned Woman Diamond
Ring, He Tells the Court

Charges of marital intidelity were
aired in Courtroom No. l to-day be-
fore President Judge George Kunkel
when Charles Lehman, 260 Herr
street, was called upon to defend a
non-support suit lodged against him
by his wife, Mrs. Della Lehman.
Lehman was accused of taking
other women out in his automobile
and giving one of them a diamond
ring. He admitted he had been out
several times with one woman and
had loaned" her mis- diamond ring.
He then produced a letter which he
said he found in his wife's trunk and
which was addressed to her in her
maiden name. The letter, however,
made no startling disclosures and
Judge Kunkel said that 1T meant
nothing in the case as Mrs. Lehman
made no attempt to conceal it.
Lehman was then questioned at
length about his actions. 1t was
brought out that he had not sup
ported his wife for four years. An
effort was made to have the case con-
tinued because of his poor health, but
Judge Kunkel ordered him to pay his
wife So a week beginning October 1.
Bail furnished by Harry A. Cole
stock, also wanted for nonsupport,
was forfeited when he did not appear.
Counsel stated he had obtained di-
vorce in Michigan from his wife who
was suing for support. and that he
came to Pittsburgh later and remar-
ried. The non-support suit against
Elmer Keck, for maintenance OF
grandchild, was dismissed by agree
ment of the parties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Valley Railways
Hit All Along Line

The Valley Railways Company was
attacked pretty nearly all along the
line to-day. by S. T. Moore. a civil
engineer of New Cumberland, in
complaint filed with the Public Ser
vice Commission to-day. He changed
that the company did not maintain
good terminal facilities especially.
The Harrisburg terminal arrange
ments he said were such that pas
sengers tramped over each other in
getting on and off cars and that the
people were led to believe when
property was bought some time ago
that the trouble would be remedied.
At New Cumberland he says the
same crowded condition prevails and
people have been arrested by State
police without cost to the company.
Car names are declared indistinct
and cars on the New Cumberland line
are said to be so overcrowded that
people ride on tenders and that from
100 to l4O fares are rung up. He
also makes the accusation that the
track is not well kept. up and is
rough; that the travel is very heavy
and no transfers are given. The
declared to be annoying, wages of the
men so low that additional fares are
not justified.
Mr. Moore winds up the broadside
by the assertion that the mails at
New Cumberland have increased very
much and the. business of the COM
pany must have of necessity followed
suit.
The document will be sent to the
company for an answer within ten
days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Former Harrisburger
Is Anxious to Fight

Don Martin writing to the Phila-
delphia Inquirer from France says:
II was having mess one day with
a group of military policemen. l sat
under a tree with a good looking
man who seemed disgruntled about
something.
Don't you like the job you've
got?' 1 asked.
81 certainly do not. I'm an ex-
pert horseman, been in the cavalry,
in fact, and here / am stuck away in
the military police. 1 want to get
in the cavalry where l can do some
thing"
but you're safer where you are
than you would be in the cavalry,
aren't your"
Safer? Yes. But who wants to
be safe? 1 came over here to
fight. "
This soldier was once a constable
in Harrisburg, Pa.
This may be Lieut.. George Shoe
maker of the old Governors Troop,
former Harrisburg policeman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Men, Women and Boys
Replace German Troops

British Headquarters in France,
Sept. 16. Striking evidence of the
shortage of enemy manpower is given
by prisoners. They assert that men,
women and boys. who had been
graded for national service at home,
are being brought to the back areas
to replace troops along the lines. of
communication. They assert there al
ready are some $4,000 women in the
fourth German army zone alone. 1t
is reported that boys of seventeen
are being assembled in the region
of Sedan for auxiliary service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Agricultural Adviser For
Appeal Draft Board

A. B. Shenk has been appointed
agricultural adviser to the District
Appeal Draft Board. He was ap-
pointed by Secretary of Agriculture
Houston and received notice of his
appointment to-day.
Mr.. Shenk was appointed as a re-
suit of the plan devised by the War
Labor Policies Board, the Provost
Marshal General, Secretary of War,
Secretary of Labor and Secretary of
Agriculture, to put into deferred
classification such men as are neces-
sary to increase the production of
the farms.
Mr.. Shenk is an actual farmer,
having spent his entire life on a
farm and now owning and managing
six farms. He, therefore. is qualified
to fill the position to which he has
been appointed. He is president, and
has been president of the Dauphin
County Farm Bureau since it's organ
ization. He also is president of the
Consolidated school system of Derry
township, and director of a number
of banks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
PIPE MILL IS
UNSCATHED BY
BLAZING OIL
Work Goes on as Uusual
After Fire Loss of
$4,000

1t was estimated by w. P. Starkey,
general manager of the Harrisburg
Pipe and Pipe Bending Works this
morning. that the fire in the quench-
ing oil reservoir which burned about
10000 gallons of oil last night caused
a loss of nearly $4,000. The con-
tents of the reservoir was all that
the fire destroyed; no buildings were
burned.
Some telephone wires were burned
In the blaze, as the flames from the
burning oil rose high into the air.
These wires have been repaired, The
reservoir. which is fireproof, was not
damaged, and work there is progress
ing as usual to-day.
The new steel forging plant, erect
ed when the old wooden building was
destroyed by fire about nine months
ago. was not damaged. as it is of
hreproof construction. AS it is right
next to the reservoir. only it's steel
construction saved the company from
experiencing what might have been
a disastrous fire.
Workmen giving the hot steel used
in the plants products the heat treat
ments caused the fire when they
worked the treatment too fast, Mr..
Starkey reported. Very hot steel is
cooled with the quenching oil and
then drawn. When the hot steel was
worked into the oil too fast. the
liquid caught fire.
None of the workmen was injured.
The fire occurred about 11.45 last
night Every fire company in the
central district answered the alarm,
although they all were not needed to
quench the blaze. Five streams were
playing on the flaming oil reservoir
soon after the alarm.
The Pine Bending Company's pri-
vate fire department had done effec-
tive work with chemicals before the
city fire department arrived.
The sirens and whistles of the
plants began to sound the alarm when
the fire was discovered. Many resi-
dents of the city, thinking 1t was the
beginning of the celebration of an
other American victory, focked down
town.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
PERSHING ARMY
GOES FORWARD;
METZ GUNS ROAR
American Troops Advance in
Big Drive on Lorraine
Front

London, Sept. 16.-General Per-
shing's army, is making fine pro-
gress. 1t has advanced from two to
three miles on | hirty-three-miie
front. The fortress guns of Metz
have come into action against 1t.
The enemy appears to be with
drawing to some further line which
will protect the railway communica-
tons in the vicinity of Metz, which
at present are under the long range
fire of the Americans.
American patrols are advancing at
various points a couple of miles be-
yond the general advance.
The American line at noon yester-
day ran through Norroy. on the
Moselle, Haumont, Doncourt and to
Abaucourt, on the old line.
The advance by the French on
Saturday seems to haYe been in the
nature of several local pushes, not a
big general forward move. The
enemy has been reacting very vio-
lently on the French front. He made
several counterattacks and although
he has not recovered any of his lost
ground he is holding up the French
somewhat.
The British yesterday were re-
porte dto have captured the village
of Maisseny, northwest of st. Quen-
tin.
1t has been discovered that. there
were six German divisions. operat-
ing in the st. Mihiel salient. That
would give a total strength of sixty
thousand men, or a rifle strength of
$4,000. The Germans had broken
up for them two more divisions in
this action, thus. reducing their
strength IN the west to 191 divisions,
plus four Austrian divisions and
some dismounted cavalry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Deaths and Funerals
JOHN II. COULTER

John H. Coulter died at his home
in Reedsville Friday after an illness
of about n year. He was aged n
years 10 months and days. He
was one of the best known and
most prominent citizens, having
lived nearly all his life in Reedsville
and taking pride to build up the
town, having in his time built forty
three of the towns houses. Mr..
Coulter was a tailor by trade and
had an active part in everything that
would help Reedsville. He served
as school director and filled other
offices. He was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Reeds
vile Castle K. G. E. No. 162, having
been a charter member; Colonel
Hullings Post No. 176, G. A. r.
Mr.. Coulter served through the
war of 1S61-'65, having served under
Lieutnant John P. Bards Company
K, First Regiment of Rifles, Penn
sylvania Reserve Corps, on the
famous Bucktails as drummer;
was discharged June IA, 1864, and
re-enlisted and on August Is, 1864,
enlisted in the Two Hundred Fifth
Pennsylvania Regiment. and was
discharged June 2, 1865, having
fought in a number of battles. few
VI "hlch are: view Creeh' W. va
June IT, 1861; Mechanicsville, Va,
June 26, 1862; Gains Mills. Va,
June 81, 1862; Bull Run, Va, Au-
gust 2S, 20, 1862; Fredericksburg,
Va, December 1.3, 1862; Gettysburg,
Pa, July 2, 8, 1853; wilderness, Va,
May 81, 1864; Spottsylvania, Va,
May 30-June 6, 1864.
His first wife, Mary Couling, died
thirty-siX years ago, anil to this
union are the following children:
Miss Ettie Coulter, at home; Mrs.
Laurie Weller and Mrs. A. ]. Miller,
of Reedsvlle; Mrs. B. F. Lupfer,
died last February.
His second wife was Ellen Cottle
and to this union was born Mrs v.
Grant Forrer, of Harrisburg; Miss
Mabel and Miss Ner Coulter, at
home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Courthouse Notes

Fund For Law Library. = The
county commissioners appropriated
$1,75O for the use of the Dauphin
county law library. Additional vol
umes will pc purchased with the
fund.
Exchange Offices. - Professor
Frank e. Shambaugh, county school
superintendent, and Harry L. Boyer,
county inspector of weights and
measures, exchanged their offices in
the rear of the second floor of the
Courthouse. The county school otii-
ciaI will occupy the room opposite
the one used by the grand jury at
the rear of the hall, while Mr.. Boyer
is taking the one just vacated by
the school superintendent.
Divorces Granted. - Two, divorce
DEGREES we're signed separating Min
ME NJ. from Charles NJ. Umholtz, and
Bertha ]. from Hayes w. Baer.
Adopt Niece. President Judge
George Kunkel signed the decree
permitting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bord-
ers, of Winamac, Indiana, to adopt
their three-year-o niece, June
May Steese. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B, Steese, Agate street,
this city.
Confirms Auditors Report Tie
court confirmed absolutely the report
of M. e. Stroup, auditor of the es-
tate of Levi Hooker, late of Swa-
tara township. No exceptions had
been filed. The auditor collected
s5,0S0.S6 and after deducting ex-
penses of litigation allowed $673.S0
to each of seven beirs.
Expect Coal Engineer. - County
commissioners expected to meet late
to-day with T. Ellsworth Davies, of
Wilkes-Barre. the coal engineer and
mining expect. who may be secured
to make valuations of coal lands in
Dauphin county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
j. W. DESHONG.
PROMINENT AS
MINISTER, DIES
Served Church of God in Pull
pit For More Than Half
Century

The Rev. ]. w. DeShong. known
and loved in religious circles
throughout the entire state. died yes
terday at his residence. 222 PETER
street. He was aged "a years. He
served in the ministry about fifty
two years. taking some of the most
prominent pulpits in the Church of
God. His first pastorate was Eliza
bethtowp. Washingtonboro and
Columbia pulpits were also served
by him. At Altoona he served nine
years, the Green Street Church of
God in Harrisburg. eight years; Lam
caster. seven years, and his last
charge was New Cumberland. He
was placed on the superannuated list
about three years prior to his death
The Rev. Mr.. DeShong was a
prominent member of the East
Pennsylvania Eldership of the
official capacities, being a number of
times president of the East Penn
sylvania Eldership, and a member of
the Board of Missions and Station
Committee. He was a member of
theBo ard of Church Extension and
a number of times delegate to the
General Eldership, serving on its
Board of Missions.
He is survived by three sons,
James B. DeShong and John c. De-
Shong, Harrisburg, and Harry B. De-
Shong, of Altoona a daughter at
home, and two other daughters. Mrs.
Ebrisht, of New York, and Mrs. ].
b. Fisher, st. Davids.
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the Green Street Church of God. The
Rev. ]. C. Forncrook, pastor of the
Penbrook Church of God, will offici
ate. Burial will be made in the Pen
brook Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Workmen Busy Enlarging
Downtown Curb Line

Highway department employees are
at work removing the curbing along
the west side of the intersection of
Front and Market streets, prepara-
tory to putting in radius corners. Re
Gently a large standard directing all
drivers of vehicles to keep to the
right, was mounted on a concrete
base. To provide more street space
for vehicles entering the city from
the Market street bridge or about to
cross the bridge leaving the CITY.
highway department officials decided
to change the west curbline to radius
corners. The work will be completed
in q few weeks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Navy Enlistments Are
Provided For by Chiefs

Washington, Sept. Is. Volunteer
enlistment of induction into the Navy
of men with special qualifications
Will be reopened under an agree
ment reached between Secretary
Daniels and Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder regarding the procedure
by which the Navy will obtain its
personnel under the new draft law.
Il Is understood the plan provides
that the Navy shall select the men
needed for its special branches, the
remainder to come through the regu-
lar draft process. Navy recruiting
stations will be reopened to cooper
ate with local boards in obtaining
skilled men and to serve as mobili-
zation centers for drafted men al
loted to the Navy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Hunters Warned to Avoid
Wildwood; One Arrest

With the issuing of more than L.
400 hunters licenses in the county
during the last few weeks. city park
department officials have issued a
warning that there must be no hunt
ing in Wildwood Park. Each year
hunters either ignorant of the city
and state law prohibiting hunting
there or wilfully violating 1t, cause
the authorities trouble.
The first arrest by a game war;
den was made yesterday when a man
residing in the West End district
was caught shooting at birds. He
was directed to pay SO fine. SIM
liar prosecutions will be broughtS
the officials said, in case of any other
violations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
Hundreds See Airplane
Crash to the Earth in
Brooklyn; Two Killed

New York, Sept. 16.-Lieutenant
Charles Kinney, Jr., of Covington,
KY, and e. H. Austin, of Boston.
were killed when an army airplane
from the Mineola aviation field
crashed to earth in the Flatbush sec
ton of Brooklyn to-day. -
Hundreds of persons who saw the
machine "go dead" as it was flying
low over trees and housetops, wit
messed its plunge into the backyard
of n residence. The airplane was i'm
paled upon clothes pole and de-
molished.
Kinney was attached to the Garden
City, L. l., field and Austin, also a
lieutenant, was stationed at Mineola
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
MARKET IGNORES
NEW PEACE MOVE
General Sentiment Reflects
Opinion That Allies Antag-
onize Kaiser's Drive
By Associated Press

New York, Sept. 16.-Austria's
peace proposal was virtually ignored
by Wall Street. as interpreted by the
opening quotations of the stock mar
ket to-day. Standard issues and in
vestment shares were steady. u. S.
Steel opened unchanged to quarter of
point off. The general sentiment
appeared to reflect opinion that the
political attitude of Washington and
London was antagonistic to the
peace drive.
A subsequent sharp break in
American Sumatra Tobacco, which
declined 5 IL points, and a loss of
2 -12 points in u. S. Alcohol. caused
the market to yield a fraction in
sympathy.