Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-19
NINTH AUTO
SHOW OPENS
HERE TODAY
Indications are that Exhibi-
ton Will Surpass all
Formerly Held.
Band Concert and Motion
Picture Show
Tonight.

The ninth annual automobile show
of the Grand Forks Auto Dealers as
ISOLATION opened at the auditorium
on North Fifth street this morning
with every indication of surprising
all previous expeditions. The car en-
hibits, located on the main floor, r
as complete as formerly, but are
much better, for they represent the
remarkable changes that have been
brought about during the past two
years. The accessory displays, locat-
ed in the balcony, arr complete ana
comprehensive and represent a num-
Der of important additions ana
changes in the automobile industry.
In entertainment features this
years show will far surpass those OF
former years. For the first time u
complete motion picture performance
will be given each night. This will
be preceded by Il concert given by
Finley's kilties band.
The program tonight will begin at
Z O'Clock, when the band will play
the following numbers:
Sar Spangled Banner.
March-'Auto Show"
Waltz-Selection "Edinburg"
Medley Selection-'American Home
Songs"
UrIentale-"The Rajah.'
March Characteristic-'Long Boy"
Eagpipe selection.
Medley March-"Goodbye Broad
way"
Sclection-"scotch Melodies"
March-"I Love a Lassie."
America.
At 8 o'clock France in Arms" the
Pathe production giving the official
French war pictures, will be shown.
Aside from giving views of President
P%oincare, Generals Petain ana
Nivelle, General Pershing and many
"close-ups' of French ministers nj
the trenches. They show the men
at training at mess, at Their pleas
NE, s..lu theh lley show them in
the dugouts. shell hoes ana trenches.
Vivid views OF going over the top
and local trench raids are given.
For the first time in the history
Of the local association. tractors are
playing an important part in the
show. The war has made many de-
nlands upon the tractor industry and
during the past two years great prog.
res has been made. Inc tractor
means much to the development or
the North Dakota farms, and so this
year automobile men are giving every
opportunity to tractor men to display
their machines:
a feature Of tomorrow's program
Hiii DC tIe TRACTOR paIAuc. oeVellcSii
of h largest manufacturers of tine
United Suites will he represented.
The parade will III promptly
at II O'Clock at the Great Northern
depot. The route has not been defin-
itely determined. H.. w. johnson of
the advertising department of The
Herald is in charge OF the parade and
today he declared that a surprise is
in store for auto show visitors.
IN <ho F1Onn on, ho fnl1n1 n oor
for every kind of usage. The closed
car predonlinates, for it is becom-
ing more popular each yea Every
exhibitor is displaying u closed car
There are Is on the floor. The trac-
tor, Of course. is an added feature,
unI it is attracting unusual attention.
New lines are evident in practically
all cars. Several manufacturers at
the outset adopted a policy of adher
ing to the same general form year Ill
and year out. n tlei.' cars, OF
course, are little changed in body
They have made improvements, how
ever. which are evident in practically
every feature of the C ar.
All Grand Forks auD men are rep
re ented. u. Henry Motor company
has a we'll balanced exhibit, while
ing a fine inc OF Chcvrolets and
Cadillacs. Sims Automobile company
is represented with a fine exhibit OF
Bucks, Hudson Super-Six and Pack
ard Twin-Six. The Grand Forks Ov.
erland company has a big display Of
O%verlards and Winys-Knight car,
The George f. Duis company agar
is showing the dependable REQ, an6
the Fuller Motor Sales company ha:
an unusually good exhibit Of Dodge
ears. The Lyons Auto company i:
on hand With the ever popular
Franklin, and the Reed Motor com
pany is showing the Chalmers. anoth
.er popular auto. The Moore Aute
company has an unusually good eX'
hibit Of Ford cars, a feature OF which
is the new enclosed machine and a
novel tractor. The Northwest Motor
company is showing the Hupr1obile
featuring the new Comfort Car
|: Bohn f. Hawkes. Of Minneapolis Il
here with the Oldsmobile. The Max
: we'll car also is we'll represented.
The auditorium is attractively dec
GRATED in the national colors, TIVE
!: large flags. one of them the largest il
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