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Show FRENCH ORDER 200 BIG M TRIERS On June 2 of this year the French government gov-ernment placed an order with the Troy Wagon Works company for "nil Troy motor truck trailers for use in the transportation trans-portation corps. This order was placed after this make of trailer had been subjected sub-jected to the most rigorous tests for a period extending over one year. The trailers are u.-ed in t ran sporting troops and hauling provisions, and some" of them are used as gun carriages, the motor truck hauling I mm one to three trailers. all mounted wit h small nuns, and distributing dis-tributing them along the line of battle, were t hey are anchored firmlv to the ground and then pitted in action. As soon as the line of Mule is moved the trin-k comes Kick and picks up the i trailers and moves them on to the next' fiont. It is expected that by the use of. trailers t lie sovernmeiu will be able to release several thousand head "of horses, i which were formerly used to do this work. 1 hack to the farmers. So as to enable them to use tbem in working their fields. With' ibis order from the French there will bo fi e of t he warriiii; nations using these trailers. , |