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Show CADILLACS USED li MEXICIH m The work thai the automobllo is doing in tho civil war In Mexico Is attracting tho attention of military engineers the world over, and It is safe to tay that the lessons learned from tho experience with the motor car there will, to a great extent, ex-tent, delormlne Uh status in modern campaigns, should somo conllict break out between the big powers. In tho present revolution In Mexico, whero the wires aro kept hot with news of battles, sieges, marches and retreats, tho motor car Is playing a big role. In fact, it Is safe to say. the biggest part that has. ever been enacted by automobiles automo-biles up to date. In this line of work, though their use in warfare has been tried on a limited scale In a number of recent wars. Both the federals and constitutionalists con-stitutionalists have a number of Cadillacs in servico, and. Judging by the repeated orders that are arriving at the factor', they must be making good In the war-torn war-torn southern republic. Generals Carranr.a and Villa both have Cadillacs In service In their armies that have made, and are making, trips calling for the hlghciit qualities of power, adaptability adapta-bility to any road condltlonn. anil r.terllng wearing features, and it speaks volumes for these American cars that they have gono through nuch nerve-racking tests again and again, making splendid time over almost Impassable roads and trails. "The reputation for reliability that tho Cadillac ban established in Mexico." remarked re-marked Sam Shurmnn of tho Shaftnan Automobile company, "shows that in ponce or war they can be depended upon to do the work." He added: Wo have received advices from tho border telling u that tho work theso -Cadillacs do Ih almoiit beyond belief; that, wherever tho army goes, they will be found. When generals and their staffs have to bo transferred to home distant point, where iho rail connections aro interrupted, it Ib tho motor car that "does tho Job." in addition, they are used bv couriers carrying dispatches, by engineers and ftappers, by tho comralssarj'i and, In fact, in almost every branch of the army where speed and reliability are demanded. Owing to the dangerous nature of the roads traversed, it Is essential to tho safety of the motorists that their cars be equipped with good brakes, and the Cadillac reliability makes the Kafety of the big Mexican oflMal.s ne-curc. ne-curc. General Carrai.za has for his personal per-sonal use a 1914 Cadillac. |