The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-04
SOLDIER SHOUTS AT
SIGHT OF u. S. CAR
10, Of Coming Upon True American
Friend In city of Ruins
Causrs Luay Outburst.
POPULAR WITH A GENERAL
Many Admirers Of Dodge Brothers
Motor Cars Made by Remark
able Service In France.

In telllnE the story OF Dodge Broth
,rs famous 20 NJ. car" which played
such a remarkable part In the motor
history Of the recent war. II 10 an al
most Irresistible temptation 10 fdll
back on quotations from tho multi
tudc Of interesting and graphic lot
tSra that have poured into the homo
office from soldiers In almost every
branch of the service, both in this
country and abroad. They are not
leltrr,, that have been written to
Dodge Brothers. possibly with selfish
motives, but have been forwarded on
10 them from friends In every part OF
thc country. They merely mention
the car among the graphic details Of
their narratives because 1t was 40
constant and intimate part OF their
,rpcricnces And the testimony is
ALI the more valuable because incl
dental and without motive,
or course any lengthy narration OF
the cars part in the war is out OF the
onc,,inn horc. II must suffice 10 toll
Row II quickly became known as the
'Handy Man of the Army" and was
rrcsscd into all manner OF service,
whore heavier cars could not go and
lesg sturdy ones could not survive.
No sooner had tho war department
chosen the Dodge Brothers motor car
as the official government car In its
class. than thousands Of these cars
were rushed into service an speedily
as the works at Detroit could turn
them out
Tho long truck caravans or
transports" as they were called.
wh ch followed one another across
The country 10 the sea board, were al
most without exception led by Off
GERS in Dodge Brothers touring cars.
And then somewhere along the train
would he seen the Dodge Brothers
20 VI. car" loaded with-truck parts
food. officers equipment. and ready
30 dash ahead into the nearest town
on necessary errands.
They All Chccrcd.
But II was on the other sidN that
the real work began, and one OF the
many letters referred to above will
he quoted for tho rest OF the story.
Written by a typical vil-may care
Yankee soldier. and motor car en-
thusias' It makes intensely interest
tnc reading. The letter was written
hy W. \ r John 2nd Lit. coast ar
ullety corps, A. Il. T.
ANY ono not knowing the per.
formance OF Dodge Brothers motor
cars here in France" he writes,
'would naturally say, 'Aw. he'll! no
wonder he cheers Did YOU ever see
an American automobile guy that
didnt?'
But It Is "A fact that whenever |
have had chance TO talk 10 Dodge
Brothers drivers and officers in the
motor transport corps. l have done
no. | have asked what kind OF a
hack this Dodge Brothers car was,
then about repairs, mileage, strength,
roadabillty and comfort.
All Praise Dodge.
Truihfully. never once did | on
counter one OF thSSe hard-boiled.
leaihcr-necked. twh- fisved. hard
driving chauffeurs who had anything
hut praise for the car. The first ono
ran iniO In France was back In the
4 O. S. near Cljon, That WAS In
August, 1917. She was all shiny and
! GlS'cncd in the Burgundy sunlight
Ike Thing alive. 'She was Just out
~ America. they said and ALMOST
Kissed her. but this Is a narrative
and not a home sick drool
soon tho cars began to multiply,
and tho wonderful hard roads back
hero began to hum with them. Rut
me 5. -. s. with its wonderful or
Fanlzaiion and perfect roads. offered
no real test of the strength of the
" u'It bleN Sdltn ntH rs up
here
General Akea H.
Tho car belonged to General
HlncS II believel, who was then
ohl'f NJ artillery. They had driven
up from Paris. some so miles. In a
i'|" over two houys 10 observe the
French artillery. fYcp. he liked the
ca. heavy enough 10 hang on the
road and light enough 10 keep ont OF
aIichcs, springs enough to keep yodr
IN"r from busting up. Yep, damn
rooi hack"
During the attack saw nothing
'en' The refuse OF war. but later met
MN again. He had gone from Sois-
sons 10 Bralne. and then to Jouy, by
mo way Of AiZy, where thcv waited
nh.u The push was completed Then
We his story not mInel they drove
over The ahell-torn roads. across the
main land up 70 Fort Mai Maison.
h winch sits at the crest Of the Chcmin
" o's Danes I believed him when he
"a again 'some hack,
Yes, have had some opportunity
70 learn motor cars over here We
haf Swiss car, which would not
nav" ridden In for a farm II was A
tP'l car except that Il never ran
We tried 10 trade 1t for a Dodge
hr0'hcrs touring car. hut they
A1rh". AZ us. Right now II reposes
IN NlNel with burned out bearings.
I"s" flvwhoel. broken clutch, "A,
fT'rp"i differential. ana two broken
sn'.ngy Those arc the results of al