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CHAPTER ].
From Mufti to Khaki.

from Muft1 10 KHAKI.
It was in an office in Jersey City.
I was sitting at my desk talking to
a lieutenant of the Jersey National
Guard. On the wall was a big war
map decorated with variously cOlOred
little flags showing the position Of the
opposing armies on the western front
In France. In front Of me on the desk
headlines:
LUSITANIA SUNK! AMERICAN
LIVES LOST!
The windows were open and feel
ing of spring pervaded the air.
Through the open windows came the
strains of a hurdy-gurdy playing in the
street, Didn't Raise My Boy to Be
a Soldier"
'Lusitania Sunk! American Lives
Lost !'-'I Didn't Raise My Boy to
Be a Soldier" To US these did not
seem to jibe.
The lieutenant in silence opened one
of the lower drawers of his desk and
took from it an American flag which
he solemnly draped over the war map
on the wall. Then, turning to me with
a grim face, said:
'How about it, sergeant? You had
better get out the muster roll of the
Mounted Scouts, as I think they will
be needed in the course of a few days."
We busted ourselves till late in the
evening writing out emergency tele-
grams for the men to report when the
call should come from Washington.
Then we went home.
I crossed over to New York, and as
went up Fulton street to take the
subway to Brooklyn, the lights in the
tall buildings Of New York seemed to
be burning brighter than usual, as if
they, too, had read 'Lusitania Sunk !!
American Lives Lost!" They seemed
to be glowing with anger and righteous
Indignation, and their rays wigwagged
the message, Repay"
Months passed, the kilograms lying
handy, but covered with dust. Then,
one momentous morning the lieutenant
with a sigh of disgust removed the
flag from the war map and returned
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

came four thousand miles from Ogden,
Utah, just outside Of New York, to
fight for your king and country. Don't
be Stacker, buck UP and get into uni
form; come over to the recruiting Of
fee and I'll have you enlisted"
He yawned and answered, 81 don't
care if you came forty thousand miles,
no one asked you to-" and he walked
on. The girl gave me sneering look !;
I was speechless.
recruited for three weeks and near
~ got one recruit.
This perhaps was not the greatest
stunt in the world, but it got back at
the officer who had told me, eyes, we
take anything over here" I had been
spending a good lot Of my recruiting
time in the saloon bar of the Wheat
Sheaf pub (there was a very attractive
blonde barmaid, who helped kill time
I was not as serious in those days as
I was q little later when 1 reached
the frOnt)-well, it was the sixth day
and my recruiting report was blank.
I was getting low in the pocket-bar-
maids haven't much use for anyone
who cannot buy drinks-so I looked
around for recruiting material. You
know a man on recruiting service gets
"bob' or shilling for every recruit
he entices into joining the army, the
recruit is supposed to get this, but he
would not be a recruit if he were wise
to this fact, would he?
Down at the end of the bar was a
young fellow in multi who was very
patriotic-he had about four "Old
Six" ales aboard. He asked me if he
could join, showed me his left hand,
two fingers we're missing, but I said
that did not matter as 1--WE take any
thing over here" The left hand is
the rifle hand as the piece is carried
at the slope on the left shoulder. Near
ly everything in England is "by the
left" even general traffic keeps to the
port side.
I took the applicant over to head
quarters, where he was hurriedly ex-
amined. Recruiting surgeons were
busy in those days and did not have
much time for thorough physical exam
nations. My recruit was passed as
'fit'' by the doctor and turned over to
| a corporal to make note of his scars.
was mystifed. Suddenly the corpo-
{ raj burst out with, "Blime me, two Of
his fingers are gone" Turning to me
he said, "You certainly have your
nerve with you, not 'alf you amt, to
bring this beggar in"
| The doctor came over and exploded,
"What do you mean by bringing in a
man in this cOnditiOn2 ''
Looking out of the corner of my eye
I noticed that the officer who had re-
cruited one had joined the group, and
I could not help answering, "Well, sir,
I was told that you took anything over
here"
| I think they called it yankee i'm
pudence," anyhow it ended my recruit
Ing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27
Commissioners Notice
Estate of
Paul Leonard Hartman

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Orleans, COM ISSIONERS
to receive, examine and adjust the claims
and demands of all persons against the
estate of Paul Leonard Hartman late of
Craftsbury in said District, deceased,
and all claims hibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose aforesaid at
the store of H. u. Hartman in the
town of Craftsbury in said District,
on the 2Sth day of February and goth day of
July next from one O'Clock p. m, until four
O'Clock p. M, on each of said days and that
six months from the 2lst dayof January
A. ID. 1913, is the time limited by said court
for said creditors to present their claims to
us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Oraftsbury this 9TH day OF Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1918
NJ. u. THOMPSON
A. $. BABCOCk
10 Commissioners
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methods used in attack and Defense
wiring parties, mass formation, and
the procedure for pOisOn-gas attacks.
On the tenth day we again met our
friends "Hommes 40, Cheveaux 81
Thirty-six hours more of misery, and
we arrived at the town of r.
After unloading our rations and
equipment, we lined up on the road in
columns Of tours waiting for the order
to march.
A dull rumbling could be heard. The
sun was shining. I turned to the man
on my left and asked, "What's the
noise, Bill?" He did not know, but his
face was Of a pea-green color. Jim,
on my right, also did not know, but
suggested that 1 "awsk" the sergeant.
Coming towards us was an old griz-
zled sergeant, properly fed up with
the war, so "awsked" him.
"Think it's going to rain, sergeant?"
He looked at me in contempt, and
grunted, "Ow's it a-goin' ter rain with
the bloomin' sun a-shinin'?'' looked
guilty.
lad, and you'll get enough of 'em be-
fore you gets back to Blighty."
My knees seemed to wilt, and
squeaked out weak "Oh!
Then we started our march up to the
line in ten-kilo tricks. After the first
days march we arrived at our rest
billets. In France they call them rest
billets, because while in them Tommy
works seven days a week and on the
eighth day Of the week he is given
twenty-four hours ION his own
Our billet was a spacious affair, a
large barn on the left side Of the road
which had one hundred entrances
ninety-nine for shells, rats, wind and
rain, and the hundredth one for Tom
my. I was tired out, and using my
shrapnel-proof helmet (shrapnel proof
until piece of shrapnel hits it), or
tin hat, for pillow, lay down in the
straw, and was soon fast asleep. 1
must have slept about two hours, when
I awoke with prickling sensation all
over me. AS thought, the straw had
worked through my uniform. I woke
up the fellow lying on my left, who had
been up the line before, and asked
him:
''Does the straw bother you, mate?
It's worked through my uniform and I
can't Sleep"
In q sleepy voice he answered,
''That amt straw, them's Coolies"
From that time on my friends the
"cooties" were constantly with me.
"Cooties," or body lice, are the bane
Of Tommy's existence.
The aristocracy of the trenches very
seldom call them "cooties," they speak
of them as f1eas.
To an American flea means a small
insect armed with a bayOnet, who is
wont to jab it into you and then hop
skip and jump to the next place to be
attacked. There is an advantage in
having f1eas on you instead of "cOOties"
in that in one of his extended jumps
said flea is liable to land on the fell
low next to you; he has the TYPICAL
energy and push of the American,
while the "cootie" has the bulldog
tenacity of the Englishman; he holds
on and consolidates or digs in until
his meal is finished.
There is no way to get rid of them
permanently. No matter how often
you battle, and that is not very often,
or how many times you change your
underwear, your friends the "cooties"
are always in evidence. The billets are
infested with them, especially so if
there is straw on the floor.
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CHAPTER II.
BIiqhty to Rest BiIIets.

The next morning the captain sent
for me and Informed me: "Empey, as
a recruiting sergeant you are a wash
out" and sent me to training depot
After arriving at this place, was
hustled to the Quartermaster stores
and received an awful shock. The
quartermaster sergeant spread wa
terproof sheet on the ground and COM
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11

Rockingham team, Reid Garrett,
Walter Hasty, VIM. EIlerbe.
The prizes were all given in
Thrift Stamps. The decided inn
provement in the character ofthe
exhibit work was freely COM
mented upon. There was better
arrangements, better mounting
of the work and the work itself
was better than ever before. This
is one of the number of ways in
which the efforts of Richmond
County's faithful and efficient
supervisor are bearing fruit.
L. ]. Bell
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11
A delightful function Of the

A delightful function of the
early spring was the party given
by Mrs. Isaac S. London, at her
attractive bungalow on Washing,
ton street, Wednesday afternoon.
Tables were arranged in the
spacious living room for Bridge
and az" The games were
fraught with keen interest and
enthusiasm. The finals proved
the top score, in bridge, to be
held by Mrs. w. S. Thomas; a
deck of cards in leather case,
was presented to her; while Mrs.
Farley Long won the prize for
the highest record in AZ" and to
her was given a bottle of per-
fume. The hostess served de.
licious chicken croquetts, green
peas, hot rolls, cheese soule and
hot coffee. Mrs. London's guests
we're: Mrs. John Bennett, Mrs.
Eugene Payne, Mrs. Mary Dock.
cry, Mrs. H. S. Ledbetter, Mrs.
c. Rancke, Mrs. John Armistead,
Mrs. G. G. Shannonhouse, Mrs.
J. P. Leak, Mrs. F. w. Leak, Mrs.
A. NJ. Palmer, Mrs. B. T. Payne,
Mrs. H. c. Parsons, Mrs. c. P.
Stewart, Mrs. J. L. Hawley, Mrs.
w. T. Thomas, Mrs. John Dock
cry, Mrs. John Morrison, Mrs.
Ada Nuttall, Miss Mossie
Long, Mrs. c. X. Waddill, Mrs.
A. c. Everett, Mrs. S. S. Steele,
Mrs. E. B. O'Brien, Mrs. Bernard
Garrett, Mrs. A. R. McPhail,
Mrs. H. F. Long, Miss Fannie
Steele, Mrs. w. N. Everett, Mrs.
W. N. Everett, Jr. +
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Raymond Peele. Rockingham
and Hamlet were allowed to en-
ter these contests. Winners of
first place were given 5 points,
second place 8 points, third place
l point.
The Athletic events of the
County Commencement were
held on the grounds of the City
School Saturday, April 9th, at l
O'Clock. The Silver Trophey Cup
was won by Rockingham for the
second time, with a score of 40
points. The basket ball contest
was not included in this score.
The other schools contesting with
their score were as follows:
Roberdel Is, Ellerbe IA, Ham
let IL, Zion II, Hoffman 7, Elk.
way 3, Pee Dee l, Harrington l.
220 yd. dash high school: l
Reid Carrot; 2 Collier, Hamlet; 3
Bsxley, Roberdel.
100 yd. dash high school; BaA.
ley, Roberdel; 2 Collier, Hamlet;
3 William Ellerbe, Rockingham.
100 yd. dash, grammar grades;
| Frank Ellerbe, Zion; 2 Whitaker,
Exway; 3 Haywood, Harrington.
100 yd. dash, girls; l Johnsie
Henry, Rockingham; 2 Beatrice
Gibson, Roberdel; 3 Sudie Jenk-
ins, Rockingham.
High jump, high schools; tie by
8 boys, given 3 points each, Reid
Garrett, Rockingham; Jordan,
Hamlet; Gardner, Hoffman.
High Jump, grammar grades; l
Willie Broadway, Ellerbe; Craw-
ford McNeill, Roberdel; John
Webb, Rockingham.
Pole vault, high school; l VIM.
Scales, Rockingham; 2 VIM. Eller-
be, Rockingham; 3 Mack Wallace,
Ellerbe.
Pole vault, grammar grades: l
Frank Ellerbe, Zion; Q Crawford
Mcneil, Roberdel; 3 Ed Mclean,
Pee Dee.
Shot put: Tie for first place,
given a points each, Vim. Ellerbe,
Rockingham and Grady Gardner,
Hoffman; 3 VIM. Lide, Rocking
ham.
Broad Jump, high school: Reid
Garrett, Rockingham; Mack
Wallace, Ellerbe; 3 VIM. Ellerbe,
Rockingham.
Broad jump, grammar grades:
| Broadway, Ellerbe;; 2 Williams,
Williams School, 3 Frank Ellerbe,
Zion.
Relay Race: First place, Rock
ingham, second place, Hamlet.
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Marriage Licenses.
During the past week the fol

During the past week the fol
lowing secured license to marry:
Jno. Henry Haley and Murtice
Laudella Strickland, COL, issued
Both.
Allen Lawrence Lemons and
Pearl Glenn Deaton, white, issued
30th.
Irving Quick and Hattie Reed,
white, issued Both.
Samuel Watts and Serwillis
Jane Griffin, COL, issued 1st.
Charlie Clifford Meshaw and
Maybel Conyers, white, LIST.
William Gay and Morven Leak,
col, issued the End.
Sidney Junius Kelly and Ida
Ruth Geddings, white, the 3rd.
Carl Edgar King and Ella
Moore, white, issued the 3rd.
Leach Parker and Clara May
white, issued the 9th.
Nathanial Walker Hogge and
Hazel Pearl Sellers, white, issued
the 10th.
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Join The Pig Club.

State Pig Club Agent J. E. Mos.
es spent Tuesday and Wednes.
day in the county with Demon
strator Isbell, in the interest of
the Clubs. He requests the Post
Dispatch topublish the following:
Listen Boys and Girls: Would
you like to join the Pig Club if
you could get a registered pig to
raise? See or write your county
agent, Mr.. Isbell, and ask him
how he can help you get a good
registered pig on easy terms. He
has made arrangements to help
those boys and girls who need
help in buying their pig. Get a
pure bred pig and take the lead
in your community" ~
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Play at Opera House.

A home.talent play from Che
raw, "The Elopement of Ellen"
will be presented in the Rocking
ham opera house Friday night,
the 10Th. The admission is Is
for children and SO cents for
adults. No reserved seats. The
proceeds will be divided between
them, fifty-ftty with the Rocking
ham Red Cross Chapter.
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S @ CT A |
(Contributed)

Mrs. John Morrison was the
claiming hostess to the Married
Ladies' Bridge club, Thursday
afternoon, of last week. 1t was a
beautiful Spring day and bowls
and vases of early Spring flowers
added their charm and effective.
ness to the room, where tables
were arranged for the game. Be
sides the club members Mrs
Morrison's special guests were
Mesdames G. G. Shannonhouse
Isaac S. London, Hill Parsons
and Miss Flora Cooper. The hos
tess served a salad course and ice
tea.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11

Mrs. w. S. Steele entertained a
"42" party on Friday afternoon
of last week, at her home on
Washington St. in honor Of Miss
Martha White Covington, who is
to be married to Mr.. Henry C.
Cottingham, of Bennettsville, S.
c. on April oath. The house was
attractive, being decorated in vel
low banksia roses. Four tables
of AZ" were arranged in the sit
ting room, where the game was
enjoyed for an hour or more, at
the conclusion of which the hon.
Gree was presented a pair oil
white silk hose by the hostess.
Sailed nuts and minis, ice
cream and cakes were served.
Those hidden to this affair were
Mesdames Joe Stevenson, w. B.
Gasque, J. H. Hall, Joe Watson,
H. c. Rancke, Robt. Steele Jr.,
T. A. Covington, H. D. Ledbetter,
Misses May and Eleanor Coving-
ton, May Diggs, Halle Covington,
Wilmer Stdnsill, and Miss Fan
Steele.
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Mae Marsh Here a. Star
Of ssThe Cinderella Man"

Of 'sThe Cinderella Man"
Edward Childs Carpenters Play
of Holiday Cheer Made a
Picture for Christmas by
Goldwyn A Bright
Bit of Drama.
Mae Marsh, the quaint star of the
screen, will appear in her third Goldwyn
picture, THE Cinderella Man." from
Oliver Morosco's famous stage success
by Edward childs Carpenter, at the Star
Theatre, Friday, April IL. Matinee and
night, admission Is and Csc, at the Star
Theatre
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11

Mrs. Robt. S. Leak enter tained
most delightfully."- on Friday even.
ing of last week, at her attractive
bungalow, on Randolph St., hon.
oring the Leak house-party. De-
corations were of the spring flow
ers, specially pretty being the
creek laural. Five tables of Rock
were played, the highest score at
the conclusion of the game held
by Miss Addie Webb; she receiv.
ed dainty gold hat pins; the visi-
tors prize was given Miss Ham.
lin Lands, of Raleigh, guest OF
Miss Concord Leak. A delicious
Sweet course was served by the
hostess, assisted by her neice,
Miss Adele Pettyjohn, of Terra
Haute, Ind.
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SeeDr. Rapport

at Rockingham at Helms jewel
ry store Tuesday, April 10th. If
you are in need of glasses for the
good of your eyes, don't fail TO see
himon that day.
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Spout Lost.

Lost, last Saturday between
Rockingham and Nelson Gibson's.
on Hoffman road, a spout Of Cole
guano distributor. Please advise
M. G. Thompson, Rockingham,
Route 5.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11

On Saturday afternoon the
social surprise of the Spring sea
son was announced at a party
given by Misses Rosa and Jennie
Parsons, when two daintily dress.
ed little girls entered the card
rooms, bringing kilograms which
told of the engagement of Miss
Lucy Blake Fowlkes to Mr.. John
Watts, of Cheraw, S. c.
The home was prettily decorat-
ed with a variety of flowers ap-
propriate to the season and &C.
casion, making a beautiful setting
for this Spring bride-to-be, who
entered, as the announcement
was read, to receive the congrat-
ulations and good wishes of her
friends. She wore an exquisite
gown of blue crepe meteor, with
a leghom picture hat lined with
blue.
Score cards were passed which
directed the guests to their plac-
es where each one was presented
with a corsage of Sweet peas and
ferns. The prize for the top score
was won by Miss Ernestine Nut
tall, to her was given a beautiful
pair of silk hose. The bride-to-be
was presented a lovely piece of
white satin lingerie and to Miss
Shepherd Leak, of Wadesboro, a
bride of the month, was given a
dainty piece of silk lingerie.
The hostesses served a delic-
ious course of stuffed tomatoes.
potato chips, cheese straws and
ice tea.
Miss Fowlkes is one of Rock
ingham's most beautiful and at
tractive young society women
and numbers her.friends through
Dut the state by the score. Mr..
Watts is a son of Judge Watts, of
South Carolina, and is one Of that
'tate'smos successful and pro-
ninent farmers.
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Methodist Revival May 5th

A revival will begin at the
Methodist Church in Rocking
ham on the first Sunday in May.
The pastor, Rev. G. F. Smith, will
be assisted by Rev. Harry M.
North, pastor of Memorial
Church, Durham. ,~
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New Caps.

just arrived at Dockery-McNair
Clothing Co. by express; also
children's hats. A dandy line and
fresh from the factory.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11

Pearl White in THE House Of
Hate" at the Star next Thursday.
First episode of "The House Of
Hate" next Thursday at Star.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11
Summer Underwear.

z Summer underwear in union
and athletic styles at Dockery-
McNair Clothing Cos. See what
they have to o fer you. Any SIZE
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-04-11
COUNTY COMMENCE
MENT.
County c Commencement Held
Last Saturday at Rocking
ham. Fine Exhibits and
a Superior Grade Of
Work for Scholas-
tic Year.

The County Commencement
was held Saturday, April 9th,
beginning at the court house at
1890. Around the walls of the
building were displayed tn e
school exhibits of those schools
which had been winners at the
Group Center commandments.
This display of school work has
never been surpassed in the
county from the standpoint of
quality. These schools were Rob.
erdel, Pee Dee, Williams, Cor
dova, Oakdale, Ellerbe, Campbell,
Mcleod, Ledbetters, Prospect,
Norman and Zion.
The day was ideal from the
standpoint of weather conditions
and every school was represent
ed by its teacher and some of its
pupils. The defamation and
oral spelling contests were held
in the court house, while those in
arithmetic, written spelling, read
ing and writing were held in the
Rockingham school building.
The athletic contests were held
on the Graded School grounds
from l to 3 and attracted a large
crowd. At $50 the crowd re-as-
sembled in the court house where
they were pleased to hear a very
forceful address from Hon. F. w.
Bynum on "The Duty of the
Home Folks in Winning the
War;" This was followed by the
awarding OF the diplomas to the
9TH grade graduates in a graceful
speech by Hon. W. N. Everett,
Chairman of the County Board of
Education. These pupils who
are now entitled to enter High
School without further examina-
ton were: Eta Smith, Mcleod;
Alice Baldwin and Mary Hicks,
Hoffman; Furman Broadway and
Bessie McCaskill, Ellerbe;; Pear
lie Parsons, Bostic; Sallie McKen.
lie, Norman; Mary Nichols and
Frank Ellerbe, Zion.
Prizes in the contests were a.
varded as follows:
intermediate addition-Mary
Zion.
High school addition-Grady
Gardner, Hoffman.
High school multiplication
Claude Maske, Pee Dee.
intermediate long DIVISION
Buck Ellerbe, Zion.
High school long division-Ef-
lie Easterling, Roberdel.
LIST grade reading-Jesse Mea-
ham, Nanford.
End grade reading-Lillian
White, Cordova.
3rd grade reading Charlie
Tart, Pee Dee. |
LIST grade writing Thelma
Torn, Pee Dee.
End grade Writing Ella Gov
1gton, Pee Dee.
3rd grade writing Ruby VIII
on, Cordova.
intermediate written spelling
alma Lisk, Prospect.
High school written spelling
fife Easterling, Roberdel.
Primary Observation-Disclosures
,amsey, Hoffman.
intermediate defamation
,oralie Lilies, Williams.
High school defamation jam
S LeGrand Covington, Zion.
Primary oral spelling Harvey
,rouch, Cordova.
intermediate oral spelling =
tia Smith, Mcleod.
Best fancy work, centerpiece--
.uby Wilson, Cordova.
Best plain sewing, dress Ber-
ice Terry, Roberdel.
Best wood work, set of tools
aymond Webb, Ellerbe.
Best shuck ahd straw work,
asket- Bertha Bailey, Roberdel.
Best exhibit one teacher school
Prospect.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
CARS AND TRUCKS
INCREASE EFFICIENCY,
SAYS u. S. SNELLBAKER

Mr.. U. S. Snellbaker, of the Valley
Motor Company. distributor of Max
we'll cars and White trucks, will be in
charge Of the Maxwell exhibit at the
show. He is very optimistic of re-
suits, for he says that the times set a
new and strict standard of require
ments in motor cars. These are be-
ing afforded in 1918 models. This
will enable ones personal efficiency to
be increased.
Time must be saved. There must
be no waste. Man power, gasoline,
rubber and money must be conserved.
All other considerations which actu-
ated motor car dealers n buyers a
year & have been swept away.
For increasing the working power
of its lei and women the country
needs cars by the hundreds of thou
sands. Only the car. Of the utmost
efficiency will do. The work or hand
cannot be hampered by cars of any
thing less than maximum efficiency.
The automobile trade is faced with
a national responsibility. such as II
never bore before. The nations task
has room for no prejudices, no guess
work. nothing but proved reality.
"A new essential thing brought to
my mind very forcibly two weeks ago
while in the Twin Cities" said Mr.
S~nellbaker. was the attendance at q
meeting of owe seven hundred road
commissioners from different parts OF
the United States, who listened atten.
lively to an address given by a govern