Evening star., 1918-07-07

Washington to New York, direct
route 240 miles (via Baltimore and
Philadelphia). To Baltimore much
of the macadam road is badly cut up
by heavy traffic and it is impossible
to average over eighteen or twenty
miles per hour. Baltimore to Elkton
very good macadam or concrete.
Avoid the main route across Della
ware via Newark by continuing
through Elkton on Main street to the
second street after passing court
house. then turn right and continue
direct to Glasgow over dirt road.
crossing the state highway and run
ming direct on gravel to state road
station. Here bear left and follow
main road into Wilmington over Mar
ket street through Chester into
Philadelphia via Main street, Aght on
Baltimore avenue and right on Chest
nut to the square. To avoid DOWN
town section, go via SD street
through Fairmont Park. 3sd and Dia-
mond streets Much of the road from
Elkton to Philadelphia is badly cut
by heavy travel and it Is impossible
to average good time. Leave over
the boulevard and Castor road to
Trenton. where continue straight
ahead via Brunswick avenue and old
turnpike through Monmouth Junction,
New Brunswick. to Metuchen, where
turn right via Perth Amboy. then to
Elizabeth and Newark into New York
over the Lincoln highway.
Washington to New York, 325 miles
(via Gettysburg, Lancaster. Easton
and Morristown, N. j.. This route
is preferable to the direct course as
1t not only includes generally good
road, but avoids the heavy traffic and
congestion in the large cities. The
scenery is very attractive. To Get
tysburg, Sc miles, via Frederick, all
fine macadam or concrete except last
few miles, which is solid road. To
Confederate and follow winding
boulevard to center of town. To
Lancaster. So miles. all fine macadam.
Follow Lincoln highway. Tolls, 40
cents. Leave Lancaster via Duke
street. To Reading, 33 miles. mac
adam and dirt. rough in places. To
Easton. 81 miles, mostly good macad-
am. Rough between Monterey and
Wescoeville. Concrete boulevard be-
tween Bethlehem and Easton. Leave
over Schooleys mountain is easy. but
a rather steep, long descent. From
Newark continue up east side of Pas
sale, river via Hackensack and cross
on CHSlc"Oou y reach HcdTI
of city continue down Riverside drive.
To Fredericksburg. 81 miles. Ow-
ing to the constant heavy truck trav-
ell, hauling supplies to the camps, this
road is very badly worn and cut in
places. 1t should not be attempted
in wet weather. To Alexandria Is
boulevard road. A twenty-foot con-
crete road is under construction be-
yond that city and it is necessary to
follow the road to the left after cross
ing Hunting creek bridge. Through
Dumfries is rough dirt and before
reaching Fredericksburg it is neces-
sary to detour to the left over three
miles of dirt to avoid broken toll
bridge.
To Pittsburgh. 273 miles. The regu-
lar and main Travelled route is via
Frederick and Hagerstown to Cham
bersburg, from which point the Lin
coin highway marked with red. white
and blue bands is followed via Bed
ford to Pittsburgh. All is good mac
adam. Owing to the Army truck
travel over the Lincoln highway it is
advisable to go from Hagerstown via
the> National road. through Cumber-
land\to Searights, Pa, about eight
miles beyond tniontown. where turn
north over the L. s. highway via Fay
cite City, Webster and F'inleyville into
Pittsburgh.
For the Week End.
RraddoclS Heirhts. Md. 5S miles