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New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
Exchange of Artillery Shots.

Paris, Aug. 14.-Only the artillery was active during the night on cer- tain sectors between the Avre and the Disc, says the war office statement to- day.
 Along the Vesle, Wher French and American troops are stationed, the Germans made vain raids. The French took prisoners in a raid in Champagne.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
FRENCH STUBBORNLY MO
 GEN. HUMBERT MAKES I
TANKER WORTH $1,500,OOO IS| SUNK OFF PORT OF NEW YORK: CARRIED 10000 BARRELS OIL

New York, Aug. 14.-German sub- marines, approaching the very gates of New York harbor, sunk the oil tanker Frederick R. Kellogg off the Ambrose channel last night Thirty five members of the crew, brought here today, reported that seven others are missing. These survivors were picked up by an American steamship The Frederick R. Kellogg was a new tank steamship of 7,127 tons gross register, valued at more than $1,5OO,- 900. Under command of Captain c. H. White, she was on her way from Tampico, Mex, to Boston with a car go of approximately 10000 barrels of crude oil.
 The ship was owned by the Petrol- cum Transport Co.,, and was launched a year ago this month at Oakland, Cal.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
AIRMEN IN COLLISION,
 BAY STATE BOY DIES.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 14.-Cadet William R. Turnstall, son of John R. Turnstall of Brookfield. Mass, was killed today when his alrplane col lided with another machine several thousand feet in the air. The second machine landed safely and the cadet occupant escaped uninjured.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
AUG. A REGISTRATION DAY
 . FOR MEN ARRIVING AT 21
Arrested for Plotting to Furnish Imperfect PrOjcCti1cs to
 Government.

Bridgeport, Aug. 14.-Albert Broune, foreman of inspectors at the plant of the Liberty Ord nance Co.,. and Arthur Ball, an inspector. were arrested hers today by federal agents in con- nection with an alleged plot to deliver imperfect projectiles to the governm They are held in bonds of $20,000 each.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14

London, Aug. 14.-The town of Lassigny on the southern part of the Picardy battle front, for which the French have been struggling over the hills to the west and south, has been captured by them, the Pall Mall Gazette today says it understands.
 The reported capture took place this morning. News of the fall of the town has not been officially confirmed.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
Germans Use Machine Guns Freely.

On the French Front in France, Aug. 12 (Reuters s)-The Germans are combating the French in the Las signy area generally with machine guns which are as numerous as sol diers. The valleys and woods which the French must traverse are belng flooded with mustard gas. The French however, are advancing through the valleys by infltration. The German tactics indicate the main enemy force is retiring upon a defensive line not far distant.
 The French success today in gain ing important local positions south east of Lassigny gives prospect of complete success in overcoming the massif of Lassigny.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
GEN. HUMBERT'S FORCES
 ADVANCING ON NOYON
Moves Forward Two Miles and is Occupying St.
 Claud Farm.

Paris, Aug. 14.-Gen. Humbert's s army, operating on the southern end of the Picardy battle line, is reported today to be progressing steadily to- wards Noyon. The desperate German defense of the Chaulnes- Rove road has caused delay in the storming of the Noyon position, which is now said to be impending.
 The army of Gen. Rawlinson, which is holding the line just to the north of the French positions, is meeting most desperate resistance along it's whole front. The Germans seem de- termined to retain the Chaulnes heights at all costs
 With the French Army in France, Aug. 14 (By The Associated Press) D. m.-The Germans now are in Plemont, about a mile southeast of Lassigny to which they retired fol- lowing a new advance by the French. Gen. Humberts army moved forward two miles yesterday and took the St. Claude farm, which makes the hold of the French on the southern part of the Thiescourt plateau secure.
 At Plemont the Germans found po- s1t1ons all ready to receive them and were able to offer strong resistance. The enemy took Plemont during the early in June and their old trenches there still are organized with wire entanglements
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14

Schooner On Time in Port
 Gloucester, Mass, Aug. 14.-Own- CTS of the fishing schooner On Time, previously reported sunk by a Ger man submarine, said today the vessel was safe in an Atlantic port.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
Off Barnegat, Washington Hears.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Information to the navy department today regard ing the sinking of an American oil tank steamer by a submarine last night, said the vessel was torpedoed thirty miles south of the mouth of Ambrose channel, which would be near Barnegat, N. J.
 Thirty-five men were landed and
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14

Amsterdam, Aug 14.-The Bolshe- vik government of Russia. as 1a+a o+ August considered itself still ot peace with the United States although at war with Great Britain and France. according to a note delivered on that date by Foreign Minister Tchitcherin to Consul General Poole at Moscow, as quoted by the German semi official Wolff bureau
 The Bolshevik minister said he had paced at the consul generals disposal the Russian wireless station and asked MT. Poole to inform his government that an unJustifiable attack was being made upon the Bolshevik government. M: Ichltcherin protested against the allied landing in the north
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
GermaflS
 Chaulf| Meets
 -...-- -Brit

While th of the drive
 of aPii.card would seef General Hurnbs
 It is said while the stubf layed operations pending.
 Farther nof Rawlinson is kr1o it's whole front. I show the Germans to cling to their DO
 The French al at least five and a tailed reports
 From Morlanc are consolidating t brought up to bon the old positions o Somme. The infa quiet, Field Marsh doubt that the Br to hit the German 1
 In the hill anc the French have officially, to be hol heavy German atta forward in the par they have reached slgny. East of f to hold the French
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
BERLIN ORDERS FINNS 10 MARCH ON ALLIES
Russia at Peace With U. S., At War With England
 and France.

Washington, Aug. 14.-A report from Stockholm reaching the state departm ent today from sources con- stdered reliable says the German gov- ernment has addressed an ultimatum to the Finnish government requiring that the Finnish army prepare to march against the Entente forces on the Murmansk coast within two weeks
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
Fisherman Attacked Off Cape Cod

seven were reported missing.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-14
Draft Boards Instructed to Prepare For Enrolment of Those Reaching Majority Since June 5.
SECOND DISTRICT
 HAS AUG. 26 LIST

Class IA Exhausted and Some In 1918 Division Are CaIled-City Will Send 119 Men to Camp Greenlcaf, Ga.-Eirst District Working On List of Embryo Soldiers to Be Sent For Training.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Club
OF New York Is
Now Under Way
Organization Chartere d
Some Time Ago Is Affilia-
led With New York State
Automobile Association

The formation of the Automobile
Club of New York. affiliated with the
New York State Automobile Associa-
ton, is now announced. The state
body now has 11S regular clubs in all
of the principal cities of the state,
numbering about two thousand mem
bers.
In this city. of more than $4,000
passenger car owners. hardly more than
5 per cent are members of clubs, and
of course doing nothing to help the
cause of favorable legislation and good
results. With the greater city helping
in the work which the state organiza-
,tion has been doing at the Capitol au-
tomobile owners would be assured of
fair legislation, just treatment by
courts and officials, cheaper insurance
and an improved system of touring in
formation.
The Automobile Club of New York
was duly chartered several months ago,
but the active work of organization
was deferred until the end of the war
and the consequent resumption of auto
mobile activities. In the interim, how
ever, a union was made with the
Safety First Society, and the activities
of that organization will be carried out
from the headquarters of the Automo-
bile Club of New York, at 21 East For
tieth Street, telephone Murray Hill
5549- The delay has also enabled the
promoters of the club to work out a
plan of mutual fire, collision and acci-
dent insurance to cars, designed to save
members many thousands Of dollars
annually.
The state association, of which the
Automobile Club Of New York is part,
it is claimed has blocked many pieces
Of hostile and discriminatory legisla-
ton Chief among these claims is the
fight against an indemnity bond being
required of all owners which would
cost each owner from SIS to $50 a
year Then there was the effort to get
through bill for the compulsory use
of patented device for rear lights
and signalling, which was also defeat
ed by the action Of the state body
A bill was introduced to double the
present registration fees ON passenger
automobiles which was defeated through
the same source The menace has not
been killed however, 9or with the con-
stantfy growing registration and the
increasing desire for more revenue e
there is an added movement toward
IKE leglsl alton The only way to fight
these things is through q strong or
ganization in the city, as well as N the
state at large
=, One of the features Of the new club,
1t is stated, will be the mutual in
surance plan, which aims to offer the
car owner substantial reduction In
rates and a chance to participate in
the dividends of the ganization. This
insurance is effected through a regu-
arly organized company, the first mu-
Uual automobile insurance company Ii
censed by the Insurance Department o1
the State of New York.
The Automobile Club of New York
OF which Fl. L. Reed is secretary, will
oe represented at the Hotel Mems Show
at the Grand Central Palace next week
ana those who attend will find much to
interest them in the literature which
VIII there be given out.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Mitchell Announcement
OF Interest TO Many

The Mitchell Company's announce
mcnt, Back to Pre- War Prices which
appeared in last weeks papers, created
a sensation in motor car circles. and
as a result the Mitchell Motor Car Com
pany of New York has been over run
with orders from owners and agents.
says George H. Stowe, President of the
local company, in discussing the
announcement. "The advertisement
means just what it said, a reduction of
$l9o on one model and $210 on the
other, bringing the price down to what
IL was IN June, 1917. The Mitchell cars
at that time, power, size, finish and
value considered, were listed at verv
low prices.
The move was made possible by the
TACT that the steel and most of the ma
teflal we are using were bought at pre-
war prices. The company desires ia
go INTO big production again in order
TO utilize its enlarged factory facilities
NOW that 1t has dropped war work. /,
was decided that this was the best way
10 Keep the big factory going at fuj,
speed. For big production means lowe,
manufacturing costs and greater value
to the public.
"How long the company will be able
to maintain the low prices I don't know
III the prices Of material and labo,
remain as they are the price Of the car
Will have to go up, and when it goes ur
1t wall be a long time before it car
come down again.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

to get into their full swing to put the
show together. Every indication points
to a most highly successful show. The
coordinated work of the dealers in the
CITY,, plus the support of the majority
OF the car and accessory makers, in
clud'ng members Of the motor and ac-
cessory manufactures, makes it certain
that the show will go over in big style.
1t was in Madison Square Garden
that the first of all the automobile
shows in this city was held, in 1900,
They were run there until 1919, when
a switch was made to the Grand Cen
tral Palace. That building is now
temporarily an army base hospital.
The first week of the show, February
to 8, will be devoted to the display
of passenger cars. The week from
February 10 to Is is for commercial
vehicles. This will be the first com
mercial vehicle show in Manhattan in
seven years.
Charles H. Larson is chairman of the
exposition committee of the Automo-
bile Dealers Association. The other
members of the committee are Will
lam C. Poertner, Walter A. Woods
Harry J. De Bear, Roger J. Gilmore,
H. r. Bliss. William M. Sweet and
Charles A; Stewart. Mr.. Stewart is
manager Of the show, and at his office
206 West Fifty-ffth Street (telephone
Circle 450), has full details Of the ex-
hihition and its plans
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Four Points That
Control Prices
OF Automobiles
Marmon Man Analyses Them
to Show Why Reduction
Cannot Well Come i'm His
Line Now or Even LaterO On

In discussing price change and motor
car manufacturing conditions r. B.
Van Alstyne, president Of the Marmon
Automobile Company, Inc, of New
York, says, "There are four main
causes for reduction in the price of
motor cars at any time. These are {:
First, lowered price of materials and
labor; second, an oversupply Of cars
that must be sold at sacrifice; third
price set unduly high to be slashed
later for effect, and, fourth, a reduction
OF quality and materials entering the
construction of cars
when we analyze the position of the
Marmon 81 in relation to these laws
OF price reduction, we find that in the
hrst place materials and labor have
not been reduced in cost; that they arc
higher than ever, and materials fol
cars for our next series now begin
nlng manufacture must be bought al
top prices. Therefore, there can be n(
price reduction of the Marmon 81 or
this account
SECONDLY, the Nordyke & Marmor
Company for the last eighteen months
has concentrated on the production OF
war material for the government, ant
consequently has no oversupply O.
motor cars, and, therefore, its price
cannot be reduced on this account.
"Third, if you figure the percentage
of price advance of the Marmon 81 anf
OF cars in its general class since wa,
times you find that we have advanced
less than any car in our field. We die
not advance when the War industries
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Prophylaxis for
The Heart of the
Cooling System
How to Treat the Water
Pump, Which Must Keep
on Working to Reduce
the Engine Temperature
BY VIM. H. STEWART, JR.

President Stewart Automobile School
The water pump is the heart of the
cooling system. Hard at work, but
unseen and often unappreciated, it
labors increasingly. Sometimes it
fails, but more often it is blamed for
faults it does not possess. If the
system overheats the pump is blamed,
whereas the radiator may be clogged
gine properly,
determine if it is working properly.
This may be done by one of two meth
DDS, although it is we'll to try both.
Remove the filler cap on top of radia-
tor while the engine is running and
see if the water is moving. 1t should
be seen returning via the pipe at the
top of the radiator ON most cars.
Other radiators do not show this
movement if they are filled too full.
Another method, preferred by some
drivers is to hold the back of the
hand against the bottom of the radia-
tor. If it is noticeably cold, the water
is not circulating. The top, on the
contrary, will be hotter than ever
The bottom of the radiator should be
distinctly warm because the pump
draws the water down faster than it
can ) be cooled. This may contradict
the impression many people have that
the radiator actually cools the water
1t merely radiates the surplus heat
that would do harm to the engine if
it were not carried away.
This may readily be demonstrated
the next time you drive. Get the en-
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Automobile Show to Use
69th Regiment Armory, Too
Madison Square Garden Ground Floor Space Not
Enough for Local Dealears' Big Display, Which
Will Run From February to Is

The automobile show of the New
vork dealers, which 10 to be held from
rsbruary l to Is, will be run not only
IA Madison Square Garden. but in
+he seth Regiment Armory as we'll. BY
ssrrranrement sr there will be ground floor
snsres for all the exhibitors. and the
srrensive and time-consuming plan Of
Snildinr out an extra balcony in Madi-
son Souare Garden will not have to be
sttempted. In the present state of the
msrket aud supply Of steel construc-
t;nn the problem of extending the
hslconv floor in the Garden was a
source of considerable worry to the
dealers. This has been solved by hir-
;np the armory, which is but half q
block distant from the Garden.
Shows in two buildings haYe been
run successfully for years in Chicago,
where the Coliseum alone is not large
snourh for all the models that are dis
played An alley runs from one build
ing to another and links up the two
exhibition halls. Although this ar
ranrement is not possible in the case
Of Madison Square Garden and the
6ath Regiment Armory, it is just a
stem from one place to another. and
the advantages of two such ground
Aoor spaces outweigh all other con-
With the dates and places all de-
cided upon, the dealers are now ready
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
Here's More About
The Great KokOno
Auto Controversy
Edenburn Says and He
Should Know-It Was
Haynes Who Invented the
Car the Appersons Built

We published last week an item
headed "That Controversy in Kokomo." ;"
which dealt with the rival claims of
the Apperson Brothers and Elwood
Haynes as to which produced the first
commercially practicable automobile in
America. 1t all came about because
the Press Club of Indiana presented
to the Apperson Brothers tablet,
awarding to them the honor
Comes along now Eddie Edenburn,
automobile editor of "The Detroit
News" who used to be on "The Ind
annapolis News" and was advertising
manager for the Apperson organiza-
tion in 1913. He reports that "The Ind
annapolis News" seemed never to have
heard of the Press Club of Indiana. and
sends along piece he wrote for his
Detroit paper, which appeared last
Sunday. Under the circumstances
what Edenburn has to say has consid-
cradle bearing on the whole argument
SO here it is, in part at least:
Twenty-Five years ago, on July 4
the first successful American-madc au-
tomobile was tested out near Kokomo
Ind. 1t had been built in a little ma
chine shop in the Hoosier village. To-
day that same machine is housed
among the governments exhibits al
the Smithsonian Institution, in the ma.
tion's capital. Elwood Haynes, Elmer
and Edgar Apperson and j. D. Max.
we'll all had hand in the production
OF the car in question. For years the
Haynes -Apperson automobile factor,
was leader as we'll as a pioneer in
what is at present the country's thirc
largest industry.
"While automobile historians do not
agree upon the builder of the first cal
in America, authorities genera]l,
credit Elwood Haynes with being the
father" of the American made motor
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15
New Maxwell Sedan
Harry De Bear Gives Centre
Stage Position to Latest Model

- Harry J. De Bear. manager Of the
New York Maxwell Chalmers branch,
mas Just put on display in fun centre,
upstage and spotlight position IN the
Ssalesrooms at Columbus Circle q new
Maxwell model which, he asserts. rep
reSents the latest and most noteworthy
acnlevement in Maxwell craftsmanship
-sne new Maxwell sedan.
Mr: De Bear received the new Max
W" well from Detroit by express this week.
me car embodies q number of improve
mehts designed to insure greater me-
e;nanlcal durability combined with rid
ing comfort.
=. The car mas Fisher body, set low on
sne chassis. In the rear is something
new IN the way of plate glass look
oul. The gasolene tank is hung at the
iiear' with vacuum feed for the car
buretor.
Within the car the first striking feat
u'e OF design Is the four-door arrange
ihent, each of the doors being of un-
usual width The upholstery is in
gray whipcord Comfort ideas have
t zen carried out in the design of both
sHe lront and rear seats A mahogany
s.eerlng wheel is provided The Fisher
Iiooy IS so designed as to be permanent
~ holseless, it being claimed that the
.wo companies finally have attained the
eoiution Of Sedan design that will
withstand the tendencies toward
equeakS and ratt1es-
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

gine pulling at its best. There will be
no signs of overheating, but the radia-
tor and water jackets will be dis
tinctly hot to the touch.
Lubrication is the next detail Of
care. Most pumps have o grease cup
which lubricates the bearing at the
shaft. On a car that runs all day this
should get one complete turn every
morning. Use a medium cup grease
that will squeeze, out readily. Where
the stuffing box leaks and is difficult
to pack you must rely on the grease
to prevent leakage until you have time
to install new packing. The pump shaft
connects with the interior of the pump
so the water can follow along it and
leak out. BY keeping this space filled
with grease the water is held back.
Some manufacturers provide no grease
pump, relying on the water as lubri-
cant. This may do very well for
light engine, but it is impossible with
a heavy one.
The stufing box will leak before
long, and this must be packed. It's
function is to keep the water from
leaking along the pump shaft. When
ever it wears enough the water drips
out. This may be stopped by tighten
ing the packing slightly-only enough
to stop the leak. After several months
IuSH PoChiuS Will di1 Oo uSSo u5 anu
so it must be replaced.
If you have no regular packing use
piece of sofe cloth with cup grease
worked into it. Roll this up to the
size Of the opening. Poke 1t in with q
small screwdriver and tighten the nut
enough to stop leakage. Avoid too
great pressure, as 1t wears the pump
shaft, making it rough. The rough
shaft will wear the packing so fast
that it will be impossible to keep the
pump from leaking all the time.
If the cover Of the pump is removed
for any purpose the gasket will prob
ably be ruined and another one must
be cut. Lay piece of heavy wrapping
paper over the opening of the pump
and mark the outline with the fingers.
Dirty fingers are the best for this
purpose. The gasket may then be cut
out by hamme ring along this outline
or pair of scissors may be used. Both
sides Of the gasket should receive a
coating of shellac. and a similar coat
should be applied to the metal surfaces
Of the purap and cover where they come
together. The paper and the shellac
effectually prevent leakage from the
body Of the pump.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-15

car. In his homo town the consensus
OF opinion is that to Haynes belongs
the credit. A quarter Of a century
ago, Haynes, ever then recognized
engineer, was manager of the Natural
Gas Company in Kokomo.
He worked out his ideas on paper,
had blue prints made and contracted
with the Riverside Machine Works,
owned and operated by the Apperson
boys, to build the machine. 1t is gem
orally understood in Kokomo that
Haynes would pay for materials and
the labor at 40 cents an hour. The
Riverside plant made saw gummers
and swedges at the time, and J. D.
Maxwell, who afterwards fathered the
Maxwell-Briscoe, the parent of the
present Maxwell car, was employed by
the Appersons.
"In the construction of the machine
the Appersons, being practical mechan-
les, made slight changes in Haynes's
plans, with his approval.
"The alteration over the first car
has a life lasting score of years. II
has been discussed in Indiana more
often than in any other section of the
country and has furnished publicity
material for both parties to the argu
ment. Who's Who in America the
National Cyclopadia of American Biog
raphy,' and other authorities, give full
credit to Haynes, but make only Incl
dental mention of the Appersons as
connected with Haynes, also detailing
the other engineering successes o.
Haynes, who has an international repu
tation as a metallurgist.
Following their success with The
first car, Haynes and Elmer Appersor
formed an association in 1895 to con
tinue the experiments. The busines!
was incorporated as the Haynes-Ap
person Company. In 1902 Appersol
withdrew from the concern, but all th'
patents and devices remained tn,
! property of the original company"