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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Production Plans Are for
Much Greater PERCENTAGE
of All.Weather Types of
Automobiles
Art of Coach Making
Few Changes in Tops and
Such From Horse-Drawn
Stuff; Demand Keeps Up

An announcement, such, for instance,
as that of the Haynes Automobile Com
pany, that fifty per cent of the cars
to be produced next year will be closed
styles, is very significant and typical
Of the times. Many announcements re-
garding the character Of next years
output have indicated a very high per-
centage of closed cars, in fact much
higherthan year ago it seemed posi-
BILE that any manufacturers would at
tempt. With labor troubles that have
disturbed great many body builders
in the past few months and also strikes
smong the coachworkers in New York,
this program may be easier to project
than to accomplish. This is, of course,
8 matter for 1920 rather than for
worrying over right now.
But it is interesting to note the
gradual changing of opinion regarding
closed cars. 1t isn't SO very long ago
that the first of the collapsible sedans,
ance. This was body that used the
regulation touring top, but had glass
windows that came up from the sides
Of the body, and could be dropped
down when not needed. Out of this
grew the better developed "Springfied"
Sedan, and now there is type that
has improved considerably over that,
as it does not provide for windows to
be removed but merely to be let down
into the sides of the body.
AT one time the closed car was sup
posed to be fit only for city use, but
saesl of sedans and coupes in the
country districts have most remark
ably increased. There are so many
arguments in favor of the convertible
type that 1t may not be rash predc-
ton to venture that within another
four or five years the percentage of
production for all manufacturers will
favor the closed car so that perhaps
seventy-fve per cent of the country's
output will be of that style rather than
just the other way about, as at present.
In making closed automobile bodies,
especially OF the landaulet type. it is
change has really been made from the
old horse-carriage days. Over at Brew
sters the other day l saw an old style
coach dating back to 1901, which had
& collapsible top, which didn't differ in
any essential part from the kind of
top we see to-day on landau broughams
and such like.
Also the type of wagon that made
Brewster famous, single-seater weigh
ing less than 100 pounds, has what
is necessarily a one-man top, although
rot, Of course, with the disappearing
bows of to-day's type. Coach building
really hasn't changed its styles a great
deal in years and years. Of course, it
has been possible to put better fitments
into the automobile bodies and the
necessity of building a body that will
better withstand severe strains that
the horse drawn vehicle is subjected
to, but in the general outlines alone
has coachmaking achieved radical
changes.
There doesn't seem to be any scarcity
OF money when it comes to the pur-
chase of automobiles. Election Day,
for instance, was an extremely brisk
selling day along automobile row. One
dealer of my acquaintance disposed Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

family, which is FIVE persons. Itweighs
only $500 pounds.
The chassis of finished mechanical
excellence is the lightest on the road
for its wheel base. In balance this car
is supreme. 1t holds Me road, speed
ing forward without tremor, bounc-
ing and swaying never.
Women with a natural appreciation
for comfort, atmosphere and poise,
will find this car irresistible in it's
compelling colors and fashion, COM
Portable to a delightful degree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

may have lost their original spring
All these things will permit q large
amount of oil to work up into the
combustion chamber to burn and cause
carbon deposit and smoke. The rem
edy' is to have the cylinders rebored
or ground and new pistons fitted: or
it may be possible to correct the
trouble with special piston rings which
take up the wear and keep the excess
Of oil from the cylinders. For gummed
rings cleaning alone is necessary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

TIME was when we bought motor
4 cars like graphophones-large
enough to entertain the neighbors.
Our friends now have motor cars of
their own. Watch the endless line of
motor cars moving down the boule-
ward. Count the average numbero per-
sons carried-it is really less than five.
Occasionally you see seven people
in car, but they all look strangely IN
comfortable. The passenger capacity
of the New Jordan Silhouette Five is
in accord with the size of the average
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Saxon Motor Reorganizes

The Saxon Motor Car Corporation is
now reorganized under the provision
Of the laws of New York State, Great
ing new stock issue of 100000 shares
Of no par stock, 10000 shares of which
is exchanged share for share with pres
marketed through an underwriting syn
dictate. The remaining 10000 shares
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

There doesn't seem to be any scarcity
OF money when it comes to the pur-
chase of automobiles. Election Day,
for instance, was an extremely brisk
selling day along automobile row. One
dealer of my ACQUAINTANCE disposed Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

will be reserved for general corporstss
uses.
The new plan will give the company
a new, solid financial footing upon
which it can completely carry out the
broad plans for expansion as laid down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

Guiding such leaders as the Smith
speedometer, the Rees automobile jack.
Klaxon telephones, Faure tires, Laid
law upholstery fabrics, the Westing-
house air springs and Dunlop tires.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-27
MORE NEWS RECEIVED
OF FRED DRABENSTOTT

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Drabenstott Of
near Creston received letter this
week from the adjutant general OF
the war department that gives them
further assurance that their son, Fred
Drabenstott, is living and did not die
as reported to them by the lieutenant
of the company.
The communication from the war
department was dated June a and
said: "This office has received no re-
port of any mishap of any character
to Fred Drabenstott of Is Casual COM
pany. Your letter has been referred
to the commanding general.
The parents of the soldier have been
suffering under great uncertainty be-
cause of the conflicting reports about
their son. He was last heard of di-
rectly by them in April. They receiv-
ed a letter written by him at Bor-
deau on April 5 stating that he ex-
pected to sail the next day for
America. No word has ever been re-
ceived that he landed in this country.
Near the end of the month letter
was received from a lieutenant stat
that Fred Drabenstott had died. That
has been two months ago, and because
the war department has received no
report of his death, although all cas-
ualties are supposed to be reported
to the department within five days,
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/
o'clock Al. M. July 22, 1919, for and
against q change IN location Of d
portion of 1nter-county Highway No.
50, Medina County, from the estab-
lished route to the following proposed
route:
Beginning at point where diagonal
road crosses the township line be-
tween Hinckley and Granger Town
ships at the forks Of the road known
as Kreuger's corners. Leaving the
diagonal at this point taking the town
ship line road and intersecting with
the same Hinckley and Wadsworth
road at Johnson's corners in the place
of the diagonal road to Conant's cor
ners.
CLINTON COWEN,
State Highway Commissioners.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday, June 29th-10 a. m. morn
ing service, sermon by pastor, sub
ject, "The Isolating Power Of SIM;
11:15 a. m. Sunday school; $50 p. m.
Epworth league; 7:30 p. m. evening
service, sermon by the pastor, sub
ject, "Thy Land Shall be Married"
This service will be patriotic and COM
memorative of Gods goodness to us
as nation; 1880 p. m. Thursday even
ing prayer meeting; 7:30 p. m. Friday
evening choir rehearsal. All are well
come to these services. Wallace H.
Bryenton, Pastor.
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|TKCHUR[HSI
Baptist Church

Sunday, June 29.-10 a. M, morning
warship, sermon by pastor, subject,
"Regretful Memories of By-gone
Days; 11:15 Bible school, Supt. A.
L. Beck; $50 p. M, Young Peoples,
subject, Loyalty to Our Church and
Country; 1880 p. M, Peoples service,
subject, "The Boy Prophet" Sidney
F. Dimmock, Minister.
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and because the Drabenstott who has
been reported dead has been reported
as belonging to another casualty COM
pany, the parents feel convinced that
it is not their son who is dead.
Mr.. Drabenstott has communicated
to the war department the statements
sent by the lieutenant.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-27
NOTICE

To Petitioners and Abutting Property
Owners on Inter- County No. 50. The
Cleveland Hinckley- Medina Road, |.
C. H. No. 80. Medina County.
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St. Paul,s Church

Sunday, June 29-8 a. M, Holy
C Communion; 9:30 a. M, Church school;
1890, a. M, Morning prayer and
sermon. r. K. Caulk, rector.
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Columbus, Ohio, June 16, 1919.
Petitioners will be heard by the
State Highway Commissioner at the
Court House, Medina, Ohio, at 10
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-06-27

ing worship, sermon, "A Great War
and Great Peace; 11:15 Sunday
school; mid-week meeting Thursday
7:3O p. M; choir practice Saturday
night. VIM. ]. Drew, minister.
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Church of Christ

Sunday, June 90 10 a. m. morn
ing worship; 11:15 a. m. Bible school;
$50 p. m. Christian Endeavor; 7:30
p. m. evening preaching service. This
is to be college Night" service. Sew
eral of our college students will speak
on topics relative to college life.
Thursday, midweek prayer meeting at
Tbs. The church with welcome for
all. V. S. Goodale, Pastor.
Congregational Church
Sunday, June 29-10 a. m. morn
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-02-27

ment commenced and we thought all
He'll had broke loose, but not much
damage done. The 350th Inf. lost
few men and officers. Every day
we would see some wonderful air
battles, the boche no doubt, have some
good bird men. We were in this sec
tor about month, then marched to a
place called Montre Chateau, where
we stayed week. Here our men
promptly started an offensive against
La Vim Blank (white wine), Lu Vim
Rouge (red wine), Cognac, Teddy
Benedctine, etc. We left there,
marched to Ereavitte, where we did
lots of drilling with beau coup (many)
Monoiers, from there we marched
to Belfort, where we entrained and
were on our way for a big drive or
rather to take Metz. We were about
forty miles from Metz when armis-
tice was signed, of course, that set
tied our play. So we unloaded again
and marched back some distance to a
place called Wiley st. Etunne, about
five miles from Toul and twenty-five
miles from Nancy. Here we ate our
Thanksgiving dinner, from there we
marched to what we thought was
toward home, but haven't got any
farther than this place, called houde-
lain Court. Here it was where the
And Division did most Of it's train
ing and numerous little American
souvenirs bear testimony that all
their efforts were not confined to the
drill field or trenches. Oour accom-
modations at present are not so great
as we have to be quiet so as not to
wake the cows and chickens, which
are all billeted together. We drill
every day or go on maneuvers, won,
derful stuff, it keeps the men exposed
and gives the infrmeries beau coup
work. There is sort of yell going
the rounds now, something like this:
"Who won the war, the NJ. P.'s, who
went over the top, the Y. M. c. A.;
who killed the most men, the intirm-
cries. The weather is getting very
much like winter, lots of rain, raw
damp cold, with some snow. 1t has
been raining here every day for the
past four weeks. Can't remember OF
seeing the sun more than twice in
that time. We hear new rumors ev-
cry day about going home, but just
rumors, that's all. We have no idea
just when we are going home, suffice
it to say we are living in hopes. An
old man has store next to our bill
let. He let's five men in at a time,
when they get what they want ne lets
them out, and five more come IN. |
don't know what he does it for, to
keep the boys in till they buy or
run off with the place. They have a
funny custom Of spreading news.
Usually an old man with drum
stands out in the street and beats the
drum for a while, the frogs all flock
out around him. Then he gives them
the news. Mabe Madame's son has
come home or Monsieur's cow had a
calf last night, similar to that pill
grim stuff. Never saw so many chill
dren as France has. Teddy Roosevelt
must have been through here at some
time or other with some of his fam
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pathy Of the entire community in their

pathy Of the entire community in their
sorrow.
Rollie johnson was a passenger to
Minot Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis Groshans took her little
boy to the hospital this week. He has
a hard time cutting his teeth.
Mrs. H. Kluver and son went TO Mi
not Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. George
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Conan
were also enroute "east."
Mr.. Hensel, our popular rancher, is
having sale of horses and farming
machinery soon and was in Minot to
prepare the way.
Miss Low Of Tasker was a Burling-
ton visitor this week.
Mrs. Frank Rogers took the train
Wednesday.
George Clementage and Emmitt
McAfee took a day of to 60 to Minot
this week.
Thirty.two degrees below. at six a.
m. said our jolly professor Wednes-
day morning on his way to school. Not
all of us knew at six a. m. how cold it
was but we will take his word for it.
The local minister is a member Of
the "New Era Committee" of the Mi
not Presbytery and was called for .
meeting Wednesday afternoon and
evening at the First" church at Mi
not.
Boy Scouts meet Friday after
school.
There is sleigh-ride and commune
ty sing planned for Friday evening at
the Charles Ouradnik ranch.
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Whitson must be an expert at the
business. He admits, however, that
once in while he runs across a
PIKE-er; who sits fast on his $1,000,
but is perfectly willing to cooperate
with the (Suckers); when it comes
to sharing the benefits, of the N. P.
L. plans.
Mrs. D. d. Halves returned from
Aurelia last Saturday, where she had
been visiting with her parents, for
several days. !.
The school entertainment was well
attended last Friday night; the room
being packed to standing capacity,
the program was splendid. Miss
Dewey deserves much credit for the
interest she takes in her work. At
ter the program, lunch was served,
and the younger class enjoyed them
selves at dancing until the wee wee
hours Of the morning.
A special meeting Of the kickapoo
Grange No. so has been called for
this week Wednesday evening at the
school house.
A Mr.. Munson Of Minnesota, is
spending a few days with his sisters
here, who are teaching in schools No.
g and 4.
John Fosse assisted G. H. Lindsay,
at slaughtering hogs last Saturday.
J. O. Moen came from New Effing..
ton, S. D., last Tuesday, and will
spend some time here with friends.
The Woman mask ball last Sat
urday night was complete success.
The music was fine and the crowd
was the largest ever attending Ia
gus dance. The costumes were any
thing from pleasing to terrorizing.
"A social dance is announced for
this week Friday night, at the Myers
home.
Oscar Halgrimson came out from
Blaisdell and attended the entertain
ment last Friday night.
J. r. Hargrave assisted w. r..
Bauer at hauling grain to town last
week.
The Norsk l.. A. S. will meet at the
J. Charlson home this week Thursday,
instead of at the H j. Bugge home,
as we announced in last letter on ac-
count of Mrs. Bugge having been i'll
at Minot.
]. H. Hebig went to Minot Sunday
returning Monday.
p. N. Lunde went to Minot Satur-
day.
H. j. Bugge went to Minot Sunday
returning Monday.
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DRADY

The weather man even appreciates
the fact that Community Day doings
are great for everybody. The wealth
err on Washington's birthday was
great, consequently the crowd at the
hall was large and the table was load
ed with good things to eat, which
we fastened to store away. After
dinner an excellent program was CIV
en-. The opening number was Keep
The Home Fires Burning" by the
Young Folks. Thelma Fedge then
sang solo and responded to an en-
core. Edward Erickson gave reci-
tation about George Washington. May
belle Berg and Blanche Wickman each
recited, much to the enjoyment of the
crowd. "The Lambkins," sung by
little Misses Rice and Fedge, was very
good. Then the coming .Carusos Of
Burt, Messrs. Ranstrom, Erickson,
Richardson, Underdahl and Warner,
assisted by Mr.. Brown of Minot song
Goodbye Slim" Mae UnderdaM and
Hattie Erickson gave much enjoy
ed piano duet, but when they gave the
Highland Schottische the crowd was
loath to have them leave the floor.
BY special request H. r. Blom sang
"Yon Yonson's Wedding" and respond
ed to an encore with "I'm Crazy Jay
on Circus Day." Owing to the alb
sence of the clubs president the vice
president announced the meeting for
March at which time dinner will be
served and a program given. / n the
evening dance will be given. The
program committee is H. r. Blom.
Mrs. S. R. Herzog, Miss Heard and
Miss Underdahl. The dance in the
evening was a grand success. The
music was very good and the floor fine
for dancing.
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Gus family literature and lectures.
Still you can't get away from the fact
that lectures and literature alone
won't bring results. There must have
been considerable pre-war activity
along that particular line of endeav-
or. Kipling said at one time: "The
female of the species is more deadly
than the male. Saw it enacted last
week in truth, believe me old Kip was
no fool, the gay proverbial enlongat-
ed, stylish Parisians is no where to
be here, for the women are not given
to the modes of vogue as gay Paris.
Instead we have the peasant type,
having caloused hands and feet, large
breasts and hips,a girth all the way
from 80 inches and mostly way up.
Our chief place of entertainment is
the Salvation Army Hut, which seems
to be the least heralded and by far
the best Of our charitable institutions,
who are supposed to look after our
moral and mental and intellectual
welfare. Here the soldiers are met
with real welcome and sure is made
to feel at home. Two times week
they serve doughnuts or pie with hot
chocolate. There's always plenty of
it. You get in line with the rest
and if your broke which is very often
the case, with soldier, your fall in
and get yours just the same. When
I get back to the states. and see a
Salvation Army girl taking up col
lection she will never be passed up by
me, anyway it's great relief to go
down there and hear real language.
Here the ladies talk. I've often heard
the expression Sunny France.
know now that it originated in some
humorist's scrap book. l have learned
many things since joining this mans
army, can fry spuds in a tin can and
call them good, can do my own wash
ing, can almost cut my own hair and
take a bath in a fountain pen, can
sleep on anything and call it comfort
able. 1 have learned what an Of
fcer is supposed not to be. I've seen
how clearly different is the line of
distinction drawn between officers and
"men", and let me state right here
that I'm glad I'm only what I am---of
course there are exceptions. Our
lieutenants and few more lieuten
ants in our company are as fine Of
ficers as one would want, but they are
few and far between. Well I'll have
to ring off for this time, hoping this
finds you all well. Let me hear
from you again. Your friend and
Brother K of p,
PVT. VERNOLD LIEBERG.
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PVT. VERN0LD utB[RC
WRITES ABOUT WAR
lContinued from page ~

years before Christ and it sure looks
it. The other church bears the date
of twelve hundred. 1t sure was
beautiful inside. Such wonderful
statues, outside the village was a
monument erected to the memory of
Caesars daughter. Here it was
where our first real battle took place.
The battle with the French language,
but we are making much progress
now. Here it was where our fellows
tried to drink all the wine that France
produced, but was not equal to the
secession, though they put forth
noble effort worthy of commentator.
1t was here we saw our first billets
and thought we had good reason to
be insulted but soon learned different.
We left Flavingy and boarded the
box ears, got off at Havre Court, from
there marched to Champy, where we
stayed quite a while. Here it was
where we got our best education, TOR
we learned how to fry spuds in a tin
can, steal apples and plums and made
apple sauce, boil coffee and occasion
ally milk, the cows sleeping in the
apartments next to ours. Here we
received our gas masks and gun,
YOU notice l said gun, for we only
received one. The other two are still
somewhere in France. 1t was here
where we first saw Mile. or Miss Frog
blowing with team of oxen and
thought it strange but soon learned
that oxen were the only animals
worked. Once in great while you
would see horse, and OK or pair of
COWS hitched together. If one-tenth
of the people of France farmed the
way we do at home there wouldn't be
room for the other nine tenths. A
great many of our men We're taken
sick here. In the battle of "Slum
Zine" for the eats were not so wod-
x,erful. 1t was here they introduced
us to the dried or evaporated carrots,
and spuds, and that's all we saw for
some time. Anyway when we got
hungry there was nothing else to do
but cop off few spuds and feed our
selves. We were making good pro-
gress with our French and learned
how to ask for milk and eggs and l
snust say that with numerous signs
eaad gesture, we spoke quite readily.
Eggs now are about franc or 1872
sa:eTts each. And milk you can't hard
sly buy, these frogs would sooner feed
the milk to the hogs than sell it to us.
We left Champy and marched to
Mainspach, in Alsace, a two days
nike. We sure were tired and sore
bunch when we arrived there. The
first gun crew went up the next day.
After six days we relieved them on
"a certain cross road that we passed
M which we went over, was shelled
twenty minutes after we passed. Be
aieve me we were lucky bunch.
About eight that evening lombard
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BURLINGTON
Obituary

Verna Florence, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas McAfee, was born
December l, 1916, at Corner Town.
Montana. She has been especially
blessed with good health until an at
tack of the influenza last fall left her
in a weakened condition. She never
fully recovered and lately developed
spinal meningitis, which was the di-
rect cause of her death on Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock.
Funeral services were held in the
Burlington church Thursday afternoon
and burial was made in the local GEM
etery. Rev. F. w. Christ officiA5ed at
the services. Many from out OF town
were in attendance at the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. McAfee have the sym