Notes From the Motor World War Engines Drive Army Motorization
The article highlights heavy U S reliance on motorized equipment for warfare. Automotive engineers expand tractor and four wheel drive truck production, standardize parts for aircraft engines, and push seaplane and submarine chaser ventures. Emphasis on interchangeable parts, portable field units, and tractors boosting food production via farm machinery.
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Ordinance Department
United States Army
George W. Dunham
Society of Automobile Engineers
Mr. Dunham
Society At Buffalo
Ordnance Department
Lam
Automotive
Coast to Coast Motor Trip Ends Near Home
James Young and his wife Mrs. Young complete a coast to coast and back journey in a Kissel touring car, driving from San Francisco to New York and returning via the southern route through Texas and Arizona. Mrs. Young acted as chauffeur and mechanician, drawing praise for flawless navigation and quick repairs. The couple, with their eight year old son, expect to reach Los Angeles in early November where a new restaurant will open at Seal Beach park.
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Texas
Arizona
James Young
Young
San Francisco
New York
Jim Young
Metropole
London
Dreamland Park
Coney Island
Palace Hotel
Youngs
Sacramento
Placerviile
Lake Tahoe
Reno
Odgen
Union Pacifi Railroad
Rawlins
Green River
Rockings
Sherman
Lara~ Or
Cheyenne
Pe Ivies
Nebraska
Kearney
Lincoln
Rockies
Middle
Kansas City
St. Louis
Lake Region
Mississippi
California
Los Angeles
Ipresty
Mr. Young
Goodyear’s Bulletins Advise Solid Truck Tire Care
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co announces eight free bulletins for solid truck tires, outlining abuses that waste mileage. Drivers learn to adapt tires to conditions, avoid overloading, speeding, rough roads, and improper non skid use to maximize tire life and reduce costs.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Goodyear
Tysy
Dort Cars Taken on 1500 Mile Driveaway
Ten Dort touring cars left Flint Michigan bound for Atlanta Georgia in a 1500 mile driveaway. Cars sent to Poole McCullough Atlanta and driven by southerners. John D Mansfeld praises Dort sturdiness as a reason buyers pay full price despite the grueling trip.
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Dort
Flint
Mich
Atlanta
Poole McCullough Company
John D. Mansfeld
Dort Motor Car Company
Big Auto Shows Emphasize Proven Worth
Plans for the national shows in January reveal a sobering war influence. General Sales Manager John D. Mansfield of the Dort notes a shift away from extremes in painting and upholstery toward substantial, logical improvement. Buyers seek intrinsic value over glamour, favoring solid cars with proven worth.
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John D. Mansfield
Dort
Conference Looks to Cut Auto Supply in War Effort
Washington November 3. War requirements may force curtailment of automobile production due to shortages in steel and nickel used for cars and war munitions. W L Kissel credits autos for efficiency and utility to legislators and executives in modern history.
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AETO
Washington, D. C
Council of National Defense
Liberty
W. L. Kissel
Kissel Bar
Marmon 34 lighter by 1100 pounds cuts fuel use
Indianapolis November 3. Ralph H. Cramer of the Cramer Motor Car Company cites aluminum design and lighter Marmon 34s as saving gasoline per mile. With 5,500 cars delivered, 2,100 pounds lighter per car equates to about 3,025 tons of fuel saved annually, assuming 4,000 miles per year per car.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph H. Cramer
Cramer Motor Car Company
Gasoline Storage Vision Sparks National Fuel Push
A sweeping proposal highlights a plan to store at least 600000 gallons of gasoline annually to sustain a network of tanks. The envisioned system aims to boost fuel conservation and project a strong national and global impact, urging action from communities and policymakers.
President Endorses Y M C A War Camis
President Wilson issues executive order endorsing the Young Men's Christian Association as a valuable adjunct to the military service in the current emergency. The order urges officers to support and extend the Y M C A at posts, stations, camps, and fields to aid morale and welfare of personnel.
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Wilson
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
German Socialists Grow Insistent for Peace
Amsterdam reports that the German Socialists, reacting to Tirpitz led pan-German demands, denounce indemnities and annexations. The majority favor peace by understanding but warn its feasibility. Minority Socialists attack compromise, insisting only a unilateral end to war can bring peace, while state leaders suppress dissent.
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Amsterdam
London
Fatherland Party
Tirpitz
pan-Germany
Two M C A Men Lose Lives At Front
Washington dispatch reports Willian Roberts of Boston died of natural causes while serving as a private in the American expeditionary forces. The note from Gen Pershing also says two M C A secretaries were killed in the war zone during a British advance, with another wounded, as they moved stock of coffee tea bread butter jam and chocolate to help the wounded on the fields.
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Washington, D. C
Willian Roberts
Boston
Gen. Pershing
Alfred Roberts
John W W. Cook
M.C. A. National War Work Ganneil
Aliens Prove Loyalty Buy Liberty Bonds
Chicago reports 160 foreign born workers in a local freight house, with 144 purchasing second liberty loan bonds totaling 55,308. An Italian worker mortgaged a $1,000 home at 6 percent to buy a $1,000 bond. Greeks led in purchases among nationalities including Germans Austrians Italians Poles and Bohemians.
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Chicago
H. EB. R. Wood
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Cost of Soldier Too High for Germany Parity
Washington reports that Germany can field 14.3 soldiers for the price of one American fighting man, based on government experts. The gap holds for sustaining armies in the field, meaning the United States must raise about $14.50 where Germany spends $1 for the same purpose. The disparity is attributed to higher American soldier pay and costlier U S supplies.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
America
Cedar Rapids Bookbinder Commits Suicide at 3 A.M.
Ho ward E. Popelka 31 head of a local bookbinding shop died by his own action in his place of business in Cedar Rapids Indiana at 3 a m. Nov. 3. Worries over health and business cited as causes. He leaves a wife and child.
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Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Howard E. Popelka
Relief urged for 20000 Armenian and Syrian refugees in Caucasus
Rev F W McCallum reports 200000 refugees from Turkey in the Caucasus, mostly women and children, face destitution after massacres and disease. American relief aid has helped thousands, but funds are exhausted. An orphanage in Erivan is planned for 500 boys to train leaders. Russia aided refugees with food and rent, while repatriation efforts were halted by Russian evacuation.
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New York
Caucasus
F. W. McCallum
Turkey
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Tiflis
Russia
Alashgert
Vanant
American Committee For
Van
Erivan
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