Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 19, 1916, Page 16

MOTOR TRUCKS ARE | RUSHED T0 BORDER Twenty-Eight Trucks Furnished by | the White Company on Twenty- Four Hours Now on Way to Front TRAVEL ON SPECIAL TRAIN | CLEVELAND, O, March 18 Telegram.)—The can industries can be “mobiliged” to supply the needs of the United States army yester day when o long distance telephone call from the War department to the White company resulted in the dispatching of a spieial train load of White army escort Mexican within after the order was Specia peed with which Ameri- | sudden was demc 1 trucks to the vorder twenty-four hours THE Francis Takes on the Detroiter The C. W of this city has recently to mct as distributers for this torritory for the new Detrofter “six’" and demon reached Omaha seen at the Francis salesrooms on Francls Automobile company losed a contract strators have recently They can now be Automobile company show, and it aroused tremendous enthusi OMAHA SU VDAY BI juently employed to take care of dealers at distances off the main railroad line Hy this plan dealers woutd travol to a entral point where a trainload shipment had been recelved, and four or ‘ive of them would drive away the cars that made up the entire consignment Cadillac Storm Curtains Quickly Placed in Position Time was when the motorist over taken by a shower, was compelied to disturb the other occupants of the car in order to dig out the storm curtains from underneath the seat cushions. Even -|after he had succeeded in extricating fsm among the dealers and the general|them, it required some time to sort them buying public exhibited in Buffalo, Kansas City, Min neapolis, Grand Rapids, Utica, Portland, Me., and Boston, Mass., and the com pany's president, Alfred O. The car has since been Dunk, who - | respective places. In the meantime, everyone was pain fully consclous of the fact that it was raining. MARCH 19, over and find the right curtains for their | 1916. in their correct positions without even getting out of the ear. Another convenient feature is the man ner in which provision is made so t.at the curtains open with the doors. Three Stolen Autos Found in Few Hours Thefts of three autos were reported to the police late Friday afternoon and be- fore midnight the authorities had recov- ered all three Tom Mahoney, Omaha Grain exchange, reported that his car nad been taken from Elghteenth and Douglas streets. It was recovered at Forty-first and Doug- las streets. John Lof, 2115 Ohlo street, lost his auto at Nineteenth and Cass streets, It was found at Twenty-first and Nicholas streets Charles Belangee, Fifteenth and Cali- | fornla streets, reported tnat his machine | was taken from in front of his home 1t was found at Twenty-fourth and P | | | | Service . ERVICE should be a big and placed. This special train now speeding towam the border under special orders and full right-of-way cafried twenty- eight trucks which will compose the first motor truck company of the United States army. Twelve hours later the White company had supplied the personel of this truck unit from a large number of employes anxious tc thirty-four picked men were enlisted to act as drivers, mechanics &nd truckmasters and the company left Cleveland in a speclal ear under com- mand of Captain James W. Furlow, U. 8. A o Although the ultimete destination of the company is unknown due to the censor #hip covering military movements and in \A T MEN SOLYE formation the trucks will be unloaded at | El Paso and ,begin their active servie: | from that point. | The intention of completing the organi- | zation and equipment in El Paso Is taken | #s an indication that the trucks will con- voy the column of General Pershing in the punitive expedition across the border. Last of the Army Mule, The organization of the first motor truck company, which marks the last stand of the army mule, not only dis- closed the speed with which military emergencies can be met, but revealed the degree of preparedness maintained by Ameriea’s largest motor truck manu- facturers. The same flexible manufac- Farnam street A good example of how this annoyance Judging from the tremendous sales of these “sixes” throughout the country it 18 expected that the Omaha and sur rounding public will soon be following was in personal attendance at the Chi-| cago, Minneapolls and Boston exhibits, has been overcome is seen in the Cadil- i S T A ST states that he was able to close contracts | 1ac, in which a most convenient method | P through dealers and distributers to care |has been devised. When not in use, the Former rlsoner ~ ! Sues Sheriff for a very large part of the total 1916 curtains are held neatly overhead on the | | streets, South Side | vital factor in every efficient institution. Yet the word is sometimes loosely used, not to de- scribe a highly important depart- ment, nor to conceal it, but rather in place of it. the same trend as the rest of the country. | output originally planned under side of the top. Being attached to | The sixes are commencing to take thelr | The new: Detroiter Motor Car company | the top framework, they are not apt to rightful place as leaders in the automo-| was organized last July and continued Decome lost or disarranged. | John F. McCarthy, formerly a prisoner bile field, and it s rather notéworthy | mervice and output or Detroiter cars| The simple turn of fasteners releases |in the Douglas county jail, held by the | that the new Detrolter six-forty-five has | without interruption, but they decided |the curtains from their pockets and | tederal authorities, has sued Sheriff Mec proven ome of the sensations and Aur- | that it was necessary to bring out a|lOWS them to fall into thelr respective | Shane for $5,000, alleging that when his prises of the 1916 season. This new crea- | model which would bo a radical depart- | Positions. They are always accessible at | cell was being scrubbed a jail employe tion was brought out for the first time | ure from anything which the previous|times when quick action is desirable |spilled a bucket of scalding water on at the Chicago National Automobile | company had heretofore shown. |and it 1s a simple matter to secure them | his legs, causing permanent injuries. serve, Maxwell service has a real and definite meaning. It starts with the car itself and it is perpetuated by a w & highly effective organization consist- Sales Work in Easy. | J , [ ing of 16 complete service stations, 54 FRE]GHT TIE_UP Th:“lnsk of the sales department was district branches and over 2,500 | an easy one alongside that of the manu- | : | facturing and traffic departments. It| dealers and agents—all intent on . | was not a question, as in former years, aidi . . Studebaker Traffio Department De- | o now to sell the cars, but rather of | giving surpassing service to every Maxwell owner. vises Scheme of Shipping Ma- | how to produce them fast enough, and chines on Flatcars, more especially how to provide facilities e for shipping the cars that were bullt ALSO DRIVE CARS OVERLAND Due to the alertness of L. J. Olller, vice 1 as compared w'th about half that num- ber last year. Maxwell responsibility does not president and director of sales, the Stude- | . baker corporation has not suffered to any | cease with the sale of the car, for If ever the resourcefulness and in-| STeat extent. When the freight situation \ Maxwell owners represent the good will of our company—their satisfac- genuity of motor car manufacturers and | became acute Mr. Ollier started the traf- dealers were put to the test and proved | fi¢ department to work, with the result tion is our biggest asset and their it has been during the past few months; | that methods never before employed in turing facilities which have enabled this company to supply large fleets of motor trucks to big corporations on short notice enabled the company to meet this military exigency without loas of time. Smaller in fact, ever since the famine in freight | chrs hit the country. It Is safe to say that, as strategists, army generals had | nothing on automoblle traffic managers who successfuly coped with the ‘situa- tion. the automobile industry were adopted. As soon as it became élear that the shortage In boxears would continue, Mr. Olller instructed the traffic corps to in- troduce the use of flatcars and gondolas, | and thus overcome the obstacle. For in- | loyalty to our car and our company is paramount. COMPARATIVE VALUE The Allen has fought and won its battle along this line. We invite comparison, point for point. We owe it to you and you owe it to yourself. v companies bullding trucks only as ordered it ), trainload o y - lat | would have required several weeks time v B e Koy i o s 97 | bearing $126,000 worth of automobile: to complete the necessary chassis follow- | moved, despite the frelght congestion, 18 | was ahipped to the Pittsburgh dealer, ar- ing the telephone order for equipment, an interesting one, tinged with romance | yjving twenty-four hours after leaving The White company was able to put the [ and adventure, and involving the match- | petroit. Other trainload shipments went twenty-eight trucks under a severe road |Ing of wit agalnst wit. | to dealers in Minneapolis, Chicago, Grand test, load them on freight cars and start | With dealers echoing the clamor of | Rapids, Saginaw, Toledo, Indianapolis, the train in less than twenty-four hours. | automoblle ouyers for immediate deliv-|Oincinnati, Cleveland, Youngstown, | Almost simultaneously the bodies for |ery of their cars, the big problem be- | Akron, Canton, Rochester, Elmira, Al- | thess trucks were shipped from the [came one of how to get those cars to|bany, Hoboken, Boston, Providence, thelr destinations. And it was one of|Bridgeport, Philadelphla, Newark and the stiffest problems ever faced by the | Omaha. builders of motor cars. But even this plan’ did not entirely solve the situation. As a result, Instead A bie ‘:‘d"'“" I"' cOUrcy, was the Un-|,e waiting until spring as used to be the preceden early demand for automo- custom, many dedlers came to the De- biles, foretelling as it did & record Year |y ..t factory with members of thelr for the Industry. The months of Janu-|rorce and, clad in fur coats, drove cars ary and February, dull in former years, | ;uor oy roads to their home towns have found the factorics working full| within a 100-mile ra@lus of Detroit. It force this season, and even putting In|wau no Tinusual thing to see a string of many hours of overtime, Production |pright new cars leave the factory, -cludu:u kave bwr; lnc"auo:'h to t‘:‘k- manned by dealers who were intent upon care of the greater demand. @ Stude- | keeping delivery promises with thelr cus- encountered in Mexico | paice.” cornoration, for instance, contem- | tomors. I:lvuv'l'lu::l;:::": plates an output of 100,00 cars in 1916, [ Still another method had to be fre. quantities of fodder The story of how motor cars were Full floating rear axie, pressed stee! housings. 2inch wheelbase, 55 inch underslung rear springs. Firestone demountable rime with one extra. ‘Weight of car ie 2300 pounds. Standard Motor Car Co. Carl Changstrom, Mgr. Western Distributors 2010 Farnam Street, Omaha Factory Address: THE ALLEN MOTOR CO., Fostoria, Ohio & 3.4 x Sinch Allen-Sommer ~ fotor, 37 H. P. 4 cylinders cast en bloc. One Chassis, Five Body Styles ‘Two-Passenger Roadster . Five-Passenger Touring Car . Touring Car (with All Weather Top) 710 Two-Passenger Cabriolet . . + . 865 Six-Passenger Town Car . . ., . 915 Full equipment, including Electric Starter and Lights. All prices F. O. B. Detroit. { i i ‘ i | il % i time that the United made use of motor service and the Mexican 18 expected to reveal the com- merits of the mule and motor oy Y/ / { B LT (TN o o oy TRy Yo g TR T T T T TR e el 1 DUY g ey A k3 The orgenisation of the first moto 9 A A ; e truck company consists of Capta'n Jamcs | = = = = AL S S W. Furlow in command, one machiniat, | ‘©he mechanic and one mechanic’s helper. of the three assistant truckmasters have charge of nine trucks. To the suporvision of this equip- ment the truckmasters will be equipped ‘with motorcycles. Buick Truck Goes Up Steepest Grade in Sl_:._ll,_l'ranoiaoo street, which suddenly broke because the motor world dis- it was the steepest graded hill Frahclsco and immediately set to master it by driving cars over again the scene for another Saturday by hundreds of automo- enthusiasts and before the sun had several more makes of cars showed power and flexibility of their motors croasing the crest of this 60 per cent s %3? Mazxwell Motor Cars are sold in Omaha by our representatives C. W. Francis Automobile Co. 2216-18 Farnam Street. Phone Doug. 853 BT TR D 8, e Y Y —— ——eser______—eee— | THERE are no exceptions to the aston- " ishment and delight of those who have experienced the truly wonderful sensations of travel luxury as afforded by the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac. BRI rl ok H H 365 Days of Free Service Inspection " Delco “Exide’”’ Starting, Starting, Lighting, Lighting, Ignition. Vehicles. H A qBiE § 1 ‘When Joe Schmedll, who successfully drove the Buick little six up the hill last Tueaday, started up the grade with a Buick 1,500-pound truck, there were many IR —The luxuries of motoring which dis- tinguish the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac are obtainable only in the Cadillac. “Exide” Batttery Service This Card Entitles the Holder to FREE BATTERY AND STARTER INSPECOTION At Our Service Statiom. Delco Exide Service Station 2024 Farnam St., Omaba, Neb. Tel Doug. 3607, On the first two attempts the truck halted within & [few feet from the top | and slid back llJ grade, but on the next trial the power-wagon negotiated it with- out the slighest effort and afterward made several more trips up the incline | s though it was an ordinary grade. After the first two trials Schmedl seemed to know just how much fuel to feed the motor and it responded per- fectly to its task. Mollowing his ascent 'Il the truck Bchmedll again drove ths { Buick little six up the grade and slipped over the top with the same ease that :h‘m(flm his demonstration on Tues- ay. SERVICE MOTOR TRUCK CO. INCREASES ITS CAPITAL At & recent meeting the stockholders of PSRRI & AT —Those who are within the World of Cadillac ownership enjoy luxuries of travel to which you must remain a stranger so long as you are outside of that World. July | Aug. | Sept. CTION RECORD SRR ™ w S & D RO ¢ WAL AR AR st o TS o SASSNe o USRS | Start_ Your Ford From the Seat with the Simplex Starter for Ford Cars & slight pull on the handle and your motor starts. Absolutely prevents kioking. COME AND SEE IT! James Phillips & Son Co. ¢ Phone Douglas 4397. Owaka. bl 0, Cadillac Company of Omaha 2060-64 Farnam Street GEO.F.REIM, President %, Phone Douglas 4225 y anticipate that this increase “"‘"“.:“m"llitnMouuor are pl - tion of & large new pl-’n:nl:ht‘:n‘::.;r::, Fumbage and Palus iu the Back. At the first twinge of pain in the back apply Bloan's Liniment—relief comes at o2 { {1 T (T once. Only e, All druggists.—Advertise- KRS YE TR SRR SRR NI L Y VWU TR DY SURSUPURR RIS YT -/ i 610-12 So. 15th Street OO I