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New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Automobile Row Seethes With
Activity for Liberty Loan Drive

at Seventieth Street and Broadway,
where Winton Day will be celebrated.
Tuesday will be Hupm obile Day: w led
ncsday, Locomobile; Thursday, Frank
lin; Friday, Packard, and Saturday,
Maxwell.
The programme for the balance of
the drive and the special days are as
follows: Monday, October 7, Chandler;
October g, Peerless; October 8, Hud-
son; October 10 Dodge Brothers;
October ii, Marmon; October 12,
Mitchell; October 10, National; Octo-
her 16, Fulton Truck, and October r..
REQ.
From October to 70 the Buick sales
rooms will be devoted exclusively to the
sale Of bonds, and during the week Of
October II to 10 the salesrooms of the
Chevrolet Owen Magnetic, Nash,
Stearns, Overland and Maxwell will
have continuous sales drive. In the
vicinity of Fifty Street Broad
way will take on the appearance Of
Old Home Week, for the four corners
of Broadway and Fifty y-scventh Street
will be a continuous round of music,
entertainment, speaking, etc, while
Liberty bond speakers will help push
the sale of bonds.
The automotive and accessory trades
committee are appealing to owners of
cars to place their bond subscriptions
with them, and are leaving no stone
unturned to put their quota over the
top. Fred Miller, manager of the Pack
ard Motor Car Company, is arranging
to secure war trophies which will be
placed on exhibition in the various
stores of the automobile dealers on
the days set aside for them. w. l.
Fickling, who is in charge of transpor-
tation, is arranging plan to move the
big attractions from one store to
another, so that each day Of the three
weeks will see something new and
novel in the various salesrooms on
Broadway's autom obic row.
William c. Poertner, president Of the
Motor Club, is arranging for the Motor
Club smoker which will be held at the
Automo obile Club OF America, October s..
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Spikes on Spares

Because some boys will persist in
stealing rides on the rear of motor
cars in spite of warnings to the con-
trary an inventive motorist has though.
OF new idea which etfectually pre-
vents the stealing of rides on the back
end OF at least one car.
You have often seen pointed spikes
used to keep persons from parking or,
window sills. fences and ratings. II
remained for this car owner to applv
this preventive to the inside of the
spare tire rim on the rear of his car.
Not. only does this device prevent
boys from hopping onto the rear Of his
car and stealing ride, but it also pre-
vents the accidents which often prove
serious to such thoughtless Youngsters
not saying word about the damage to
spare tires from having boys breal.
them down by hanging on them while
stealing the ride.-Motor Age.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

those that give the snappy explosions.
II allowed to remain until spring a
heavy, oily liquid will be found in the
tank which might be used if diluted
with fresh gasolene, but would better
be thrown away.
The top should be raised to prevent
cracks and, to keep it in shape. The
fabric weakens when folded for anv
length of time, and SO should be
stretched when stored for the winter.
Moisture which might work into it will
dry out readily instead of remaining
to rot the fabric.
Finally, cover the whole car with q
cloth cover that reaches to the ground
on OF, an sides. This will keep out The
give it longer life.
If the above suggestions are carefully
Q observed your car will be in good CON
dltlon in the spring and will need but
little attention when you are thinking
apont that first auto ride into the coun-
try where the cherry trees are in
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Honest Measure Seems to
Be the Rule in Bav State

The Massachusetts State Departm cnt
Of Standards has just finished an in
vestlgatlon Of gasolene pumps through
out the state to determine if motorists
were receiving full measure these days
This Is the second year an nvestiGa-
tlon was held, last year many pumps
being found Detective
BY means Of cars in which specially
constructed glass tanks were placed,
with measurements carefully marked. it
was possible to drive up to any road
side pump, buy gasolene and in a
minute determine whether it was per-
fect or imperfect. Following the cam
palgn year ago owners Of pumps were
notified to have them repaired when
they were below standard. The depart
ment permits a variation of six cubic
inches, or about five tablespoons in
five gallons.
This year Thure Hanson, director Of
standards, has announced that there
has been marked improvement, and
that II may be said that the pumps in
MASSACHUSETTS, are practically 100 per
cent perfect. In Worcester County, in
the heart of the state, every pump
tested was found to be 100 per cent
efficient In the western part of the
state conditions were equally as good.
for while few were slightly below the
requirements, there were more than an
equal number giving excess fuel. One
pump, with remarkable record, was
found at Holden. 1t had pumped 49,
600 gallons Of gasolene in two years
and was found to vary less than a gill
from the amount purchased by The
garagemen from the supply company.
The only place where short measure
was noticed much was in the vicinity of
Camp Devens, where nine pumps were
a little below the standard. These were
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Here's a Roadside Repair
Of Very Unusual Sort

Relayed from Findlay, Ohio, by "lhs
Ohio Motorist":
Findlay.-A Findlay autoist was
stranded, gasless, somewhere betweea
Findlay and Toledo. miles from q
filing stauien. A newly welded par
passed by in a small roadster. They
were stopped by the man with the
gasless car and he told them his
trouble.
They were in a sympathetic mooo
as all newly welded couples are, and
were asked for gasolene. But how
was the gasolene to be transferred
from one tank to another, when notn-
ing was at hand?
Finally the little bride suggested
that a syphon be made of dandelion
stems. Both men laughed. but they
agreed to try it just because she was
a bride. They made the chain g
stems, started the gasolene and tAe
Findlay man got enough to take hin
home. -
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
An Off Year for LeuiSIafiOn

If1E nature OF things this ought be
Vehce legislation For about
done in the of vehicle perhaps REQUIRE
cenng after examination,
ee enacted the Empire State Again. with eighteen
aiS undoubtedly taking good regular
helds there really will be less motoring to supervise
The legislators will have things themselves
~ no doubt If they leave the motor vehicle whole
esso IL VIII be something of
arov Will bloom again. of the regulars
'hat would impose motorists additional fixing
or he cars for the benefit
c oy miracle just fits the specifications bill
but IN the MAN, believe and
automobis are
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Not Keeping Their Promise

- ONE motorists believe
- uniform
of them who
suddenly blind when there
curb roadside who merely look their
the don't
shy So if they
ofentmes they don't
All the then that puts
windshield should what
little to ask the who look willing they ride
just teasing them It's pretty cruel thing in
without
have somebody along with spare
and sign of invitation displayed and then have that
completely all appeals for a lift
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Recreation for the Returned Wounded

T. THE suggestion of Mr. NJ j. Meyer owner
Red Cross is forming
uIned wounded disabled
hngs Will be back constantly increasing
OF them than the Motor
Mr. Meyers plan provide take the men out for eno
able trips of varying lengths.
10
nnng for how particular dav
they will chaufeurs services m the car is
ownerdrven) Right
rot nearly great as they will be
thing under be several thou
automobiles available of
year.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Now Motor Truck Association

The Motor Truck Club of America,
having found that there has been a
good deal of misunderstanding as to its
objects, and its method of obtaining
them. due to the word "club" being
incorporated in its title, at recent
meeting substituted the word "ass socia-
ton" for CLUB" The change took ef-
feet ON September IS.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Prison Labor on License Taos

The Ohio automobile license tags
for 1919 will be manufactured at the
state penitentiary. Machinery has been
Installed. and enough wprkmen will be
kept on hand to insure turning out 400
sets of tags in eight hours. If neces-
sary, the men employed will work
three shifts. thereby turning out 1900
sets of tags in day.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
One Is Plenty

Man in passing car-Have an acci
dent, old fellow?
Man under car (grimly) mo, thank
you, just had one.-Ohio Motorist.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

The George W. Copp Company has taken
twenty-one-year lease on the building at
557 West Fiftyfourth Street. 1t is a two
story structure with ramp between the
floors. The company distributes Anchor
glass 'ncosed tops for different models of
passenger cars and also does a general busi-
ness OF automobile tops, seats. coyers. paint
ing. body repairs. etc
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Just a Line or So

Herbert NJ. Ross. formerly OF the Inter
national Motor Company. has been appointed
manager of the metropolitan sales division
OF the Maxim Munitions Corporation, at 1861
broadway. handling farm tractors and motor
trucks
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Used Ai1plane Engines for
Installation in Automobiles
Lighting-Up Time

To make the time ot which drtver, q,
oil vchicles in the noetropolitcn dsntrt1t
arc rogured 10. show tights conform fo
the neU ddYliOitt sdrinD plan aa nouf
tpds been added to the regulation haiT.
hour after sunset
= To-day. 7.l7 D. n
Monday Sept. 30 7.I5 Friday. oct 4 7.oa
1uegday. oct. f....7 :l3l saturday. OF. 5,'T .o9
Nedn'day. oct 2..7l2l Sunday. OCT 6...7e,
Thursday. Oct. 3...7 40 Monday. Oct lid
'Gaso.eneless day. tPerhaps
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-11
State Of Anarchy in Spain is Barely
Averted by Action Of King Alfonso
Told in Delayed Letter from Madrid

Paris. April 10.-How Spain last
month barely missed falling into a
state of anarchy and how King Al
fonso, taking the reins into his own
hands, brought the conflicting politi
cal leaders under his own domina
ton and saved the situation. is told
in a delayed letter from Madrid re-
ceived by lie Matin.
At the height of the crisis on March
81. the letter says. when the situa-
ton appeared to be desperate. the
King took hold of the helm. He sum
moned the leaders of all parties to
the palace. where each statesman,
thinking he had been summoned pri-
vately. was surprised to find himself
in company with all his rivals. The
letter continues:
LAT the same time the captain gem
eraI of Madrid arrived and declared
to the King:
Sire. You may be tranquil. If YOU
are unable to form a ministry with
these gentlemen of the Cortez the
army will form one for you tomor-
row.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-11
I'd CLASS Rates
Me. Newspapers Urge
Zone System
To Ask Maine congressman to Sup
port Amendment to Law Taking
Effect July l, 1918-Ciaim I Cent
Per Pound Allows Sufficient Over.
head Margin Within First Zone

At Il meeting of the Maine Daily
Newspapers Association at Portland.
April 10. 1918, it was voted unani-
mously again to make plain to the
senators and representatives in Con
gress the position oe the o2pcrs of
this association in regard t. he in
which in accordance with the provis-
ions Of the Act Of Oct ;. 1917, goes
into effect July |, 1918.
This association therefore carncs, !
~ urges our senator's anl represent
atives in Congress to Use their hest
efforts to secure the enactment of all
amendment to the present law fixing
a rate for newspapers based On the
zone plan limiting the rate TO | cent
yer pound for the first 300 miles and
increasing the rate beyond that dis
lance, in keeping with the increased
cost paid by the government to the
railroads for transportation.
Information from the postotfice dc
partment gives the cost Of transport
tation of second class matter within
n zone of 300 miles as follows:
1st zone Il J-3 cents per hundred
pounds.
End zone $50 miles. 40 IA cents per
one hundred pounds.
3rd zone 800 miles, IS cents per one
hundred pounds.
Making average cost for three zones
, a., 4 -
pound.
/ We believe therefore that the rate
of cent per pound which we are
urging our congressman to support.
besides covering the cost of tranSpor-
tation to the government. allows suf-
ficiently large margin for overhead
charges and that these figures con-
firm and support our contention that
more than / cent yer pound should
rot be charged for transportation Ct
second class newspaper mail within
the 800 miles zone.
A committee consisting Of j. P.
Bass Of the Bangor Commercial. Ar
thur G. Staples Of the Lewiston Jour
nal and 9. Fl. Prescott of Biddeford
was appointed to take up in further
detail the matter of second class pos
tage with the Maine congressman at
Washington.
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Majority and Minority
Reports Presented
to the Senate
MISLEADING
PUBLICITY
Majority Report Recommends
That Control Be Taken from
Signal Corps and Placed in
Hands Of Single Executive
Officer

Washington, April 10-Difiiculties
TONS great aviation program was
presented to the Senate today in
widely different aspects through ma
jority and minority reports on the
military committees protracted in
vestigation Of the subject.
THE majority, through Senator
Chamberlain Of Oregon. chairman.
declared the entire aviation situation
gravely disappointing. charged gov
eminent officials responsible for the
program with misleading the public
with ovcr-optimistic statements and
urgently recommended that control
be taken from the army signal
corps and placed in the hands of a
single executive officer appointed BY
the President This report is un-
derstood to have been adopted by a
vote Of to 6 in the committee.
Senators Myers Of Montana and
Kirby Of Arkansas Joined Senator
Sheppard of Texas in the minority
report, which asserted the majority
failed to give an accurate impress
sion of the facts and that in the face
of unparalleled obstacles, ION the
whole the record of tho signal corps
of ;oh
be justly proud
Although the majority says the
production of combat planes has been
la substantial failure, apparently
there is no great difference of opin-
ion between the majority and the mi
nority as to the present status of
Continued or Page 4-coIumn s.
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WELL ON Way
N. E. District Satisfied
With Loan Progress
List Of Towns That Have Already
Passed Quota Well on Toward 100
Mark-Honor Flags Being Sent Out
N. II. Leads in Individual Towns

! Boston, April 10-Although still
| without official totals to indicate just
how much has been accomplished in
the matter of disposing Of the dis
tricts quota Of $250,000,000 worth of
| Liberty Loan bonds, members of. the
! New England Committee tonight
were satisfied that they were well on
the road to success.
| The list of towns that already have
| passed their quota continued to grow
today and was we'll on toward the
! 100 mark. AS rapidly as the returns
were checked up honor flags were
forwarded and several banners We're
| sent out today. Twenty-siX have
been presented thus far Lynn was
awarded first place in the roll of
honor for Massachusetts. No other
city with a population between $4,000
and 100000 has yet gone over the top.
! This fact and the fact that more than
| nine per cent of the population con-
| tributed to Lynn's total of $2,917,5
entitled the city to first place honors
in the opinion of the committee
| New Hampshire still continues to
lead the New England states in the
number Of individual towns and cities
which have done more than was ex-
pected of them, claimants for honor
flags in this state numbering SO to-
night.
| As an indication Of the success with
which the campaign is meeting the
| committee made public a number Of
city and town totals, including the
| following:
| Chelsea $500, 900: Attleboro $31o, 600
Lowell s1,600000 Salem 100000:
Springfield 100000; Gloucester $685.
900; Waltham $4,000; New Bedford
| $500. 900.
| Hartford. Conn s3,5O0,0O0; New
| Haven. Conn, 81 300 900
| Concord, y. H.. s225,0o0; Ports
mouth. y. H.: $4,000; Bennington, y,
H., $4,000; Brentwood. ~ H.. $4,000.
Portland. Maine. 81, 100000.
Montpelier, Vt, $4,000; Brattle-
boro. Vt. $4,000
| Large subscriptions reported late
TO-DAY included $500. 900 each by the
Pacihc mills and the Provident Insti-
| futon Tor Savings Of Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-11
SALIENTS ARE DRIVEN IN Line But
NOWHERE HAS ENEMY BROKEN THROUGH

American troops are now REINFORCE
he greater portion of which the Ger
mans are keeping up their strong at
lacks with hordes Of men and great
concentrations of artillery in assaults
that now apparently have their objec-
tive in the penetrating Of the battle
front in northern France and Bel
GUM. 1t was 4 happy lot Of men tina,
swung into the sector chosen for
them and they were greeted with
great enthusiasm.
From the south of Ypres in Bclgi
UNI to the region of the LaBassee in
France, the new offensive of the Ger
mans is being carried out with great
desperation, with thousands of men,
under cover Of unprecedented bonn
bardments Of the allied rear lines,
endeavoring to pierce the bravely de-
Tended fronts held by the British and
Portuguese-and now also at some
unnamed point by Americans.
On several sectors of the new 20
mile battle line a few deep salients
have been driven by the enemy. but
in the process the Germans nowhere
have been able to break through. the
line merely bending back under tEt.
great pressure. Particularly deep are
wedges northwest Of Armentieres and
northwest of Labassee-salien. S
which seem to make certain the evac-
uation by the British of Armentieres
Continued on Page 4IColumn g.
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Immediately on opening the con-
ference King Alfonso said:
This no longer is question Of
days or hours, but 1t is a question Of
minutes. If nothing comes from THIS
conference the Royal family will
leave the soil of Spain. AS for me, I
shall remain at my post so long as r.
battalion remains faithful to me 70
defend Spain, its constitution and the
dynasty.
"On the following day. when the
announcement was made that coali-
ton cabinet had been formed at the
behest Of the King, crowds gathered
before the palace and obliged tho
monarch to show himself and &C
knowledge their delirious ovation.
The entire day of March - was day
of JOY in Madrid.
king Alfonso for few days be-
fore had appeared to he at the point
Cf breaking with his people, travcrsed
the streets of the capital in an open
carriage, shaking hands extended
from all sides and acknowledG' ny
cheers from constantly growing
crowds"
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John DILLON, IRISH LEADER WARNS
AGAINST IRISH CONSUMPTION

to the Irish members to give Sir
George a fair hearing.
After Sir Charles Hobhouse and
Donald Mclean had criticized the
bill. expressing the opinion that the
number of men over 40 who were fit
for service did not justify raising
the age limit. John Dillon, the Ma
tionalist leader, said that apart al
together from Ireland, no case had
been made out of the bill itself. AS
to the Irish proposals they would de-
during tho war
He challenged tho government to
take a plebcscite in Ireland. declar-
ed the intrim would vote with Glare
against CONSUMPTION. The farmers Of
lister. he said, were against con-
scription.
Sir Edward Carson. interrupting
said: NO more than the farmers Of
England"
The estimate Of 100000 men from
nonsense. Two years ago figures
were put at 10000 and since then
10000 had volunteered. He believed
that no more than $4,000 could be
obtained without doing infinitely
more injury by destroying the food
supply.
! The real purpose Of the bill was
70 divert public attention and inquiry
| from the true causes Of the failure
on the western front. The attempt
to extend the bill to Ireland would
| open up another war front in Ire
| land. The prospect before the gov
eminent was that for the remainder
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LEADER OF MOB
Gives Details of Lynch
ing of Prayer
Says Several Boys from II to is
Years Placed Rope Around Neck
and Pulled Him Up-Had Request
ed That His Body Be Wrapped in
U. S. Flag

Collinsville, H.. April lo.--Joseph Rie-
gel. IS years old. a Collinsville miner
and former member OF the United
States army, told the coroner's jury
here today that he was the leader Of the
mob viii h last Friday morning hanged
Robert ?. Prayer, an enemy alien, ac-
cording to persons present at the hear
ing.
! lie described in detail the events lead
ing up TO the tragedy and during the
course of his confession is alleged to
have implicated Leslie Bever IN the
leadership.
| request that his body be wrapped
/ in the American flag formed the last
words Of Prayer, according to testi-
mony by Riegel, it was said.
| Prayer was hoisted into the air by
boys from II to IS years old, Riegei
is said to have testified. He is declar-
/ ed to have said that Prayer denied
that he was a spy or that he had
boarded powder with the purpose {, f
blowing up the Maryville mine. Ric-
gel, it is said, paid a tribute to Pra-
gers bravery. declaring that the lat
ter never shed a tear except when
he kissed the flag and that he did rot
beg for mercy
/ Riegel made a confession carly to-
day to St. Louis newspaper man,
and persons present at the inquest
asserted tonight that Riegel had re-
/ iterated before the jury every detail
mentioned in his statement to the re-
Iorter.
| According to Riegers alleged state
ment to the newspaper man he was in
z Collinsvillc saloon at 1915 O'Clock
Thursday night when a policeman
came in an ordered the place closed,
explaining that . crowd had col
lected around the Jail and a disturb
ancc was feared. Leaving the saloon
he found the crowd.
THE mayor came out and made q.
| speech and tried to get US to 90
away tho confession said. He de-
clared he would allow United States
army man to go in and see. and |
showed him my army discharge pa
porS.
He told me to come on in which
Gid and the crowd followed. If we
had found the man in tie cell We
would not have bothered him. bat it
made us angry to feel that the 'po-
lice had sneakcd him away. We went
outside, surrounded the place and de-
cided to look again
Another man and ! went into the
cellar and found Prayer hiding in a
pile Of tiles. He came out and we
grabbed him by each arm and led
him out
Riegel said that enroute to the
scene of the hanging several persons
were met in automobiles and Prayer
was forced to sing and kiss the flag
for them.
Riegers story then proceeds:
Continued on Page 4-Column 81
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GOING down.!
U-Boat Sinkings Next
to Lowest Level
Total of Only 8 Recorded for Past
Week-Four Of These Were Over
1900 Tons, Two Less Than That
Figure and Two Fishing Boats

London. April 1o.-The sinking OF Brit.
sh merchantmen by mines and subma.
rines last week reached the next lowest
level of any week since German began
her intensive submarine campaign early
in 1917 Four vessels of more than 1917
tons, two of less than 1900 tons, and
two fishing boats were sent to the bot
tom.
The admiralty statement adds: Yes
sells unsuccessfully attacked II, inciud-
ing two previously.
arrivals 1884. sailines ol95.
Both fishermen reported today were
sunk during the week ending March 80"
The low record in sinkings for any
week since German began her intensive
submarine campaign was. in the aggre-
gate weight of tonnage sunk, the week
of Nov. IL last Then only one vessel
of over 1900 tons and five vessels of less
than 1900 tons were destroyed.