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near us. The effect of the answer OF
the Germans to our barrage could
easily be seen. At o'clock on Sep
TENDER 26 we reached the American
front-line trenches. The American
soldiers who occupied these trenches
had left and were pushing forward.
I'VE crossed these trenches through
what was formerly No Mans Lana
and reached the German system ~
trenches, These trenches were d.
serted also. We saw dead Germans,
the first we had seen in the war.
Leaving the German trenches we ad-
vanced one kilometer. During this
time we were attacking the Germans
rear guard. In this advance quite a
number OF men from the GI2th were
wounded or killed.
The men in the 3l2th Machine Gun
battalion advanced i'm an open field.
German. snipeFs i'm trees and other
places shot down quite a few. Other
machine gun battalions. advancing
near us, we're reporting casualS. We
again advanced several additional Kill
ometers and at dusk September -
stopped and rested From this point
We could view the stronghold
OF MON lduCOI. lHlS SliOnE0Olu We
were told was being held by the Sam
Gus Prussian Guards.
MOntfaueOn the Objective.
I'VE were told during the night that
Montfaucon would be our objective at
dawn the next day. At O'Clock on
the morning Of September 2S. we
pushed forward All day we fought.
Never once did we retreat BY dusk
that evening the 79th division had
captured Montfaucon. Our battalion
had taken a great part in the work
We passed MontfaucOn. little TO the
right OF the town. and about 8 o'clock
that night we halted.
The next day we continued our
advance. We went forward three lIilo-
meters, and on the night of September
20 We were relieved. For two DAYS
and two nights we marched TO the
rear, and were kept at q rest billet
for several weeks.
shortly before November We were
sent forward again. On November 4
we occupied a portion IF the land near
st. Mihilel. The lighting at this point
was over. and the seth was stationed
there to hold the line.
1T was on November that two
guns OF Company c, of the 3I2th. and
twelve guns of company ID. of the
213th. were reassigned temporarily TO
the 316th machine gun battalion.
Hundred Washington Men.
THE men from Washington num-
bered about 100 in the a16th when We
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were Teassigned. The other men Of
the 312th remained behind to guard
the lines white the '3IGth advanced.
Headquarters had sent orders TO our
officers to break the line at certain
point known as Hnl 27S. This line
was the strongest the Germans held
at St Mihiel.
I'VE started the attack on this line
on November 4 u took three days
and three nights before we captured
our objective and succeeded in break
ing the line. The courage OF the Wash
inSton men in this advance viii new
er be forg often. Shortly after this
work Major General Kuhn. command e.
er OF the Seyenty-ninth division. cited
us in the army orders for the work
we had accomplished.
This hill was located at Borne De
COrnOuilleT. east Of the Meuse "a
was on November shortly after we
broke the German line that MAS
wounded. a bullet struck my arm.
Near me were numerous other
Washington men with wounds OF the
same nature. Together about five OF
US returned to the rear.
Before going to the hospital We
returned TO the 312thB headquarters.
wheTe a roster of the battalion was
taken. l was in Company c. OF T72
men only 80 answered the roll cali.
Our company suffered more than the
other three companies IN the 312th.
Company 6 Hardest Hit.
What the cssuals were in the other
companies I do not know. am sure
that Company c suffered the most
The GI2th took part in no fignting at
st. Mihiel but remained near that
town until the armistice was signed
A few days after the roaring Of the
guns stopped and the armistice terms.
had been agreed to. the Sl2th
marched into Germany. where they
are located now. / was moved 10
hospital in the rear, and eventually
was sent 10 America"
Sergeant CLANCY is suffering from
a gurshOt wound in his right arm.
The wound was not serious. and the
sergeant is now ciassed as a conva-
descent,
Private Grimes .Yas hit in the back
and on the arm by a shrapnel on Oc-
tober T..
Probably one of the most peculiar
wounds in the war is that of Sergeant
Iseman. Iseman was struck by a rife
bullet in the cheek. The bullet passed
through his mouth and out OF the
other side of his cheek. Not one OF
his teeth was knocked out. Only
small sears, hardly noticeable, arc the
results of the wound
Private Grinder said:
II had just gone over the top with
about ten other men. all members OF
Company G. 4 she'll exploded near
us and l dUcked. Out Of the ten men
two were killed and five seriously
wounded"
Another man. SeTgt. John f Kelley
of 1854 Morse street northeast, mem
Der Of the 3I2th Machine Gun Battal-
ion. has returned from France. His
Sergeant CLANCY and Pri-
vate Grinder, do not know to what
hospital he has been taken.
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Il see you have good victuals to eat
which we have not yet had today
and carry it of downstairs.
At other times one of the guards
would come up while the family was
seated at table and fish the best
pieces of meat and cabbage out of
their bowl with his dirty fingers.
chiefly for the pleasure Of exulting
over his victims.
Daughters Tortured.
In the evening the guards, -
brutes in human form; would carry
the young eX-Grand Duchesses down
stairs TO their rooms. whose walls
were covered with indecent drawings
and obscene inscriptions. One can
imagine too well what went on there
the poor, innocent girls shivering
in the icy chill of terror while their
captors glared at them in triumph,
the coarse jests-and woTse-all lit
orally within earshot OF the agonized
parents.
Nor was this barbarity due to the
saYagery of isolated individuals. The
soldiers, if one may dignity such
brutes by such a name. were under
the orders of a special Bolshevik COM
missioner responsible directly TO the
local commissioners of justice and
public instruction, who had full pow
ers on all matters pertaining to the
housing and treatment Of the pFis-
oners, and who. in their turn. reported
personally to the president Of the Boil
shevik government of Ekaterinburg.
1t would be mistaken charity to
imagine that any or all of these lead
eTs were not fully aware of what was
going on, and probably nearer the
truth to say that the barbarities took
place by their orders.
Tragedy Of June IG.
The martyrdom ended in CHASTITY
tragedy on the night of June 16. For
about a week beforehand the guards
had been systematically kept in
state of inebriety, being encouraged
in their drunken orgies.
Did the unfortunate victims sus-
pect what was brewing? Did the
former Car and Czarine-who lived
for years in such dread of assasina-
tion that, in the case OF the latter at
least. the constant terror undoubtedly
affected her mind-realize that their
time had come?
We do not know. for none is left
to tell. Nor do we know exactly
how the crime was committed,
though the names or the gang of
murderers consisting OF four Rus
SLAMS, one Lett. two Germans. and
eleven Jews) are&on record and their
in the hands Of the Omsk
But we can imagine how the mis-
cradle prisoners, by this time for
saken OF hope, with the loss Of much
they held dear behind them. sat wait
ing for death: that when they heard
the steps Of the rUffians on the stairs
they guessed il meant murder. sudden.
bloody and all-embraCinE. We can i'm
agine then the wailing, broken shrieks
Of the women. the running feet Of the
crazed with terror attempt
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THEN HAPPENED.

Why is a crying baby in a thestcr
like good suggestion" asked the
Iiumny, a. he stirred his highball.
We'll, I'll bite" said the Barkeep.
"a he grabbed an empty bottle.
why"
Because il should be carried out"
replied the Rummy, as he headed for
the door.
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THE men from Washington num-
bered about 100 in the 316th when W.
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ADVERTISEMENT
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sETs EEs. . as .. 3. nAY.

ALBANY. v J.. Jan. Governor
Smith has set Sunday. February o. rs
Roosevelt Memorial Day in order that
:he people OF the State may hOnOr the
late former governor OF the State and
the President
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DIED BY TORTURE
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ward tor faithful service, while the
rest. OF their attendants of less con.
Spicuous loyalty had been dispersed.
Only two small. beds were permit
ted 70 this family of seven persons.
The children, therefore, were forced
20 sleep on the floor on their fathers
Uniform greatcoat and other clothes
Of their parents. No linen, or al
most none, was provided. For air
md exercise they were permitted to
walk in the little courtyard an hour
a day. All. the rest Of the time rhe
Ronsanoffs,, once owners of a score Of
palaces, were kept cOoped up in JEis
small fiat.
Petty Vacations.
Their meals weer taken TO than
by one OF the glards and eaten on a
bare wooden table. sitting on a wood
en- bench, from a thick bowl With
five spoons among the seven wretch
ed prisoners When these humilia-
lions were hot considered sufficient,
When they were borne by the eX-
Emperor with patience and by the ex-
Empress with silent pride. even the
few spoons were taken away as an
additional veXation.
: Or a synicaily jovial guard. as he
-et down the bowl Of food cooked in
Ihe common kettle OF the soldiers,
would whislx it away again, saying,
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ARREsT ERANk IS wITNEss

ATLANTA TIA Jan..'Ia. -I,n Cor
ley negro. who was DE'HeiPal state
witness In the Leo Frank cese,, Wa
shot and badly wounded here vaih
min 49, -. > .lrlIE.e,-- 10.
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AUTO MEN 'PEEVED"
BY OTHERS PROFITS
Claim Com parsons Show Staples
Manufacturers Are Pirating
in Prices.

The automobile manufactures. OF
this country are a bit indignant at the
excess OF profts made in other lines
o. business" said stewart Mcdonald
presioent and general manager of the
Moon Motor Car Company of ST. Louis
Inc automobile manufacturer is a
cost expert. because he is the buyer
or great variety of materials used
os shoe. clothing and furniture manu-
facturers
we employ textile workers, sewing
machine operators. leather cutters
metal workers, blacksmiths, ma
cfiners, tinsmiths. and a dozen other
trades. Our purchases cover leather
such as is used in shoes: the cloth
useo IN clothing. hair. and spring
cushion material such a. fur niture
nsnufacturers use, and m.ny oth.,
raw materials
We are. therefore. In POSITION "a
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Vibration is the origin of sai
trouble in a motor car.
Hot Spot and Rams
Horn are the underlying
causes for this absence of
vibration in a Chalmers.
They "predigest" the low
grade, heavier gas of the
day, "pulverize" it, take
the throb out" and supply
high efficiency.
You know what TO ex-
pect from talkative man
or a noisy piece of ma
chinery, but until you have
ridden in a Hot Spot Chal-
mers YOU cannot guess its
SmoothnesS nor its silence.
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BY SYDNEY JORDAN

IN piotoi
"Whee-," whistled Jack Frost,
Coming" challenged the dancind
eyes of the little fluffy lady
You don't expect me to susneH4
motoring because you're in town. "a
you: Blow on. shrugged two dAiAt3
shoulders, You give an impre
OF feebleness despite your bluster$
person who shouts to make hff(5 -
obeyed. Dare me? Oh, boy. WafE%4
Jack chuckIed whirred AROUND
house, touching window panesx
went; thence off to the mex
neighbor. He had fond remin ist
OF last year. But he was to b
appointed. Milady was become@ !
shevist. She would motor no moF3s4b
everyday apparel. Not ever, She
knew at last how to enhance the joys
OF motoring.
And nothing was to scare her into
a tropical atmosphere during the cold
spell. either.
Poor Jack, Science and common
sense overcome his insidious plans
First Thought Of Coats.
Watteau fans and motoring were al
odds. she proved. kismet. Pollyanns
herself couldn't have been a Gladder
Girl.
First she thought Of coats. Eighty
ninety, one hundred dollars. Exorbi.
tant, What would she do for a motor
coat: And then she discovered a coal
OF polo cloth. Wonderful,
The material is thick and soft and
wool!y. "The minimum of weight and
maximum OF warmth" aptly SAYS ar
advertisement. What more can be de
sired? When she isn't driving she
can snuggle her hands in the room,
pockets. 1t may be buttoned up close
to her throat or left open. falling In
two lapels. She plans to wear
sleeveless leather protector beneath ii
less expensive but not so efiee
tive retort to the cutting insinua ton
OF winter, is to swathe oneself Il
two thicknesses of newspaper insi1
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tor of sales Of the Buick Motor Com
pany
when driving in snow and sleet
and even in heavy rain. IL is, oi
course necessary to have the side
curtains closed for comfort. In this
case, vision through the windshield
is often seriously obstructed by the
snow or rain on the glass. There are
some patented windshield cleaners on
the market that assist greatly in
overcoming this condition, but II
your car does not happen to be equip
ped with one of them. you can get
around the difficulty by adjusting the
windshield. Leave the lower half en-
tirely closed and adjust the upper
half so that it slants out enough to
give you clear vision between the up
per and lower glasses-an inch or
two will suffice. In this way the
snow or Vain that beats in will not
bother you to any extent
Tire Chains Save Lives.
When the streets are slippery. the
safest practice is to use tire chains
particularly in the rear wheels But
should you be driving without them
be careful how You handle the
brakes. Never apply the brakes sud
denly under these conditions The
best method is to keep your foot of
the clutch pedal, leaving the clutch
in engagement. and then when you
wish to apply the brakes, take your
foot off the throttle. close the hand
throttle entirely and apply the brake
gradually. This causes the motor to
help you slow down and keeps the
pressure perfectly equalized on both
rear wheels. To not apply the power
suddenly on slippery streets. Open
the throttle gradually.
If you happen to be driving down
hill. you can use the motor as q
brake by shifting into second or first
speed on sleeper grades. then close
the throttle. You viii rarely have to
use the brake. if you follow this
method.
Drive 1t Reasonable Speed.
When the road is slippery. summer
or winter. always drive at such a
speed that you can stop with reason
able quickness without the danger OF
skidding. You have always got to
figure on the other fellow" and you
never know what he is going to do.
car suddenly turning into the mai n
thoroughfare from the side street. or
careless pedestrian who steps into
your path from behind a car or other
object beside the curb. will make il
necessary for you to act quickly to
prevent accident: and you can do this
il you have your car perfectly under
control
1t is more important to be able to
stop your car than to start it. and the
careful driver will be guided by this
rule.
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ene's coat 1t may be thrown ous
wfien done with and is. light and
sanitary.
shOwer-PrOOf Coat.
!, The shower-proof coat was spe-
cisHy manufactured TO protect milady
from sodden, chilling rains. 1t is
so designed and the material is of
such texture that it may be worn
with comfort even on clear days and
yet not seem out of place with the
weather. And the folks next door
will not say. Lady Jane must be
wearing out her bankroll on tnat car
fdhers. Goes out in raincoat even
when the sun is shining Only :he
label inside tells the tale.
The little brown leather sport coat
serves a dual purpose-motoring and
walking. 1t shields the wearer from
all the maddening Inconsistencies OF
Not-So-Perfect Day. Rain. damp
ness. cutting sleet are granted no op-
portunity to even introduce the ills
whose forerunner is the dread red nose
NOT while milady is guarded by
flannel lining and leather top.
Good Locking Hats.
Good looking motor hats are at a
premium-which is undoubtedly whv
so many women motorists wear street
hats in their cars. A diligent search
of Henry Hudsons territory unear:a
ed two attractive motor hats. What
could be more chic than the li.tle
black observation-disclosures hat
with its crown OF dark brown -cor1cd
ribbon? And what could be smartei'
than the taupe velvet hat with ITS
tam top, dotted with wooden beads?
Both hats fit snugly-an elastic band
substituting for the usual hat pins.
Wells are draped from the brims
and may be snapped at the nape OF
the motorists neck or left to doat
in the breeze. Stray wisps OF hair
may be erased from the list of motor
troubles.
Don't Overlook Gloves.
Gloves are not to be overlooked
They're SO important. Ones driving
is largely dependent upon them. Tar
gauntlets with stin cuffs are very
apropos, besides being so warm thai
the necessity for hand warmers IL
eliminated. Jack blows right on In
stead of up ones sleeves.
| Then. too. are soft, dark brown
! sauntlets without the stin cun
Less blowy days find these very
much in evidence in motordom. The!
fare far more dressy than the becune'
| gloves. os Milady dons them when sh'
goes a-motorinG to get more than
Whit or ozone.
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MIA speaks of an application for a
motor truck franchise between Oak
land and San Jose having been made
by G. F. Neeson and A. c. woodward
After the application had been made,
the article said Edward Entelman.
assistant superintendent for the Rail-
road Administratio ton, characterized
the motor truck lines as robbers of
the highway" and mot dependable" p"
and said they failed to observe sched-
ules. He charged also that when in
clement weather comes the trucks re-
main in the garages, according to the
newspaper article.
Less BreakaEe by Truck.
"Tn these days when motor truck
traffic between cities all over the
United States is growing so rapidly
this view of the situation is rather
interesting In the East motor
truck trains make their daily sched-
uIe and handle the material, it has
been estimated, in one-ffth of The
time il takes for the railroads to han
die similar material. The trucks
handle it with not only greater dis-
patch but with less breakage.
There are a number of truck trains
operating out of Chicago. Detroit.
Cincinnati and large centers through
out the country. They are rot oniy
proving of inestimable value 10 tn.
DC ople OF those communities because
of quick, prompt service, but ey are
reaching out into territory ~hlch is
Grabbing farmers to handle their pro-
euce and get il to market with much
less danger of spoilage. In fast they
are making possible the marketing OF
n
the lack of transportation, nas been
allowed to rot on the ground We
receive daily reports Of truck trains
that are doing their share in reducing
the high cost of living.
But the important phase Of the
situation is that motor truck trsnspor-
tation has grown to be such force
that it is attracting the attention of
officials of the big railroad systems,
such as the Southern Pacific. which is
the railroad concerned in the news
pc per article / saw. 1t simply shows
that motor truck Transportation has
arrived and that nothing can stop it.
In fact. in this great country, which
|: growing so rapidly that industry
is put to the test to keep pa;e with
it. the motor truck is the one solution
to the transportation problem in
volved in handling the nations farm
and factory products. Nothing can
stop it.
II can give instance after instance
where the motor truck is proving OF
great benefit and success in intercity
hauling. The question now is the pro-
duction of motor trucks fast enough
to care for this growing business.
Tour Proved Efficiency.
''The recent transcontiRental tour
of trucks from Washington to San
Francisco under the auspices of the
Government showed definitely that
motor trucks can transport loads
without delay over all kinds OF roads
and under all sorts of conditions even.
This is a refutation OF the stateme n i
that trucks are not dependahle., and
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AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION 4
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check closely the increased costa that
shoe. clothing. and fpyYFT Nsnsfsc-
turers are paying III lFL
We have come 70 Ne fAs<lusicn
that there is sbsoiulA prs1tee-1ns II
other lines. Nearly every item that
people buy and wear had advanced 100
or more. This includes shoes, hata.
gloves, clothing and furnnvre After
making a close check Of our { osts he-
ures, the Moon Motor Car Company
fcund by comparison or Their costs
anc those Of the shoe and clothing "A
furniture Industry "a would certainly
appear that anything more than \ Is
Der cent rise in price " sbsoiues
pronteering"
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shows lack of knowledge OF what
the motor truck actually Is capable Of
AS to the charge that they are
robbers of the highway. the opposite
is true. They handle produce at less
cost to the shipper and with less
danger of spoilage. due to the ma
terial being handled only twice. in
stead OF being subjected to as many
as a dozen transfers at railroad di-
vision points before reaching the con-
, sumner.
Instead of being a detriment to the
railroads, the motor trucks have
proven to be the friend in need The
motor truck line. instead of usurpins
a considerable portion of the steam
| road business. has become a highly
| important railroad feeder. Commodi
ties from rural districts. which pre-.
viously could not be shipped via rail
| are now being delivered to freight
houses from the farm and thence sent
to market.
Motor trucks are bringing the
country and city nearer together
They are acting as the greatest spu,
TO good roads movements RatIrbac
men should encourage the devAleIs
| ment or the motor truck line" D col
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AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION
Motor Truck Carriers
Getting Rail Business
Defsctor Has Been Noted by Roads and Efforts Being
Made to Check Advance Of
Trucks

"Just how important motor truck
transportation is becoming to this
counsr~ has perhaps never been more
forcioly demonstrated than in a news
paper Article, to which my attention
has been called. pointing out clearly
that motor truck freight carriers are
cutting so deeply into the business Of
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GIVES ADVICE ON CAR
OPERATION IN WINTER
Hints for Drivers on Management
ct Autos on Slippery Streets
.11H aud Hills.

The practice of most auto owners
is TO drive all the year round. and
for this reason cars have been equip
ped with every cold eather con-
venience necessary TO perfect driving
e0aalaEl~.B But there are some miscel-
laneous rules with which not all
drivers are familiar. but the observ-
ance OF which will often simplify
driving even under the most trying
conditions, says T.. 3. Wilson, direc-
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railways all over the country that
the railroads are. in some cases.
fghting the advance of the motor
truck" said r. A. Williams. president
of the Gsrford Motor Truck Company,
recently.
For example" Mr.. williams con-
tinued. "a recent article in Califor-
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TWO GIANT STARS BREAK
INTO AUTO TIRE BUSINESS

New faces on automobile row. New
YORK, are those OF Bennie Ksun sd
Jess Barnes stars OF the Giants.
They have opened store in the heart
OF The automobiie district. snd are
pushing United States tires The I've
famous bail players expect to sho~
close TO the TOP in the race for tire
buaipess