Show DODGE CARRY MACHINE r GUNS Machine I gun un company No o. o 1 I Eleventh Elo Illinois Infantry his ls been provided b by bythe bythe the state with two Dodge Brothers s motor motor motor mo mo- tor cars car with complete machine sun gun un r equipment When hen the National Guard of ot Illinois became federalized Immediate steps were taken to organize three regiments regiments regiments regi regi- ments of or militia which would be bo available all a able In case of or riots or other extraordinary nar nary acts arising within the tho state Two T regiments designated as tho the Ninth and Tenth wore raised In the thc central and southern part of the state while the tho Eleventh regiment was re- re wholly from Chicago and vi vicinity Gen James A A. A Stuart was t selected by the governor to lead the Chicago contingent with the rank of or colonel Nelson elson Morris chairman of or the board of or directors of or Morris Co was as made ule captain of ot the tho machine m gun company with a strength of ot nearly one hundred men menThe The state slate I issued till full equipment In Including Including In- In Springfield rifles rUles to tho the regiment regiment regi- regi ment and to the machine gun company guns uns of or tho the latest pattern and nd Dodge Brothers motor cars cirs The machine machine machine ma ma- chine guns nuns shoot hoot 30 calibre bullets at atthe atthe atthe the rate of or orI I 40 ZO per minute and are arc mounted on a a. swivel s sitting on a specially specially ape ape- constructed frame over ener the hood Each E gun un Is controlled by hy the gunner at the tho side fide of or the tho driver and can be hp pointed i In any direction of or about 1 13 45 de de- de grees rees The automobiles are arc flexible and capable o of high speed and re require ro- ro quire but little room for tor maneuvering tn Two automobiles constitute a platoon which unit has been found to tho the greatest mobility |