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Show MOTOR CARS INDISPENSABLE. IN CONDUCT OF WAR Various departments of the vast military machine now in process of formation in this country are daily making requisitions on the motor car output of the nation. na-tion. Trucks, roadsters and ambulances are in great demand.. Various departments of the vast military machine now in process of formation - Ssgg- J in this country are daily making requisitions on the motor car output of the na- J tion. Trucks, roadsters and ambulances are in great demand., Cx sZ""T "V"V N LiJ f y f r-r7-. 'r-Ca rltVi hating arrangement and v - T4yi WlLYr OVERLAND Ai A 3 Err3 SPECIAL AMBULANCE KrV-S AJ Military Heads Recognize X I S-fv" t 15 ' Utility of Autos " f MJWlV- l f . C V J- ii Confllct- r ,; v:nr l;U .x i , i l c vvv l -' ; . - throughout the nation, he the regular v VA V 54 'V MJ Vs - J I, v and national arni troop are to be ta Kt &T v. .-J "V W s-i F t tioncd "i fn j I - - a yvC ? ? Perhaps the one big thin j for the mo 3 W 9 tor-driven wagon to do for mankind xW " . V'l , X during this most gigantic of conflicts is ' O , y TVz O jO A r cr r C I to taEe its place in the ranks of the Jt V An,,, TC A D S.T E & S ambulance corps, where swift and effi- . "CrCZ.? WTH AR.MY X JtL " cient service is at all times desired. Nlty -vj- - s Ot A0 O - ifl iTpM i- ,'vsw. On tho battle fields of the western - v : front the motor-driven ambulance has "-m tV y "00 today practically supplanted the horse- . - "" S drawn vehicle. Many of the motor am- , - . Military Heads Recognize Utility of Autos in Conflict. Modern warfare is destined to make vast inroads upon the motor car output of the nation. Already tho Lmted States has requisitioned a fleet of trucks for service at the army cantonments throughout the nation, where the regular and national army troops are to be stationed. sta-tioned. Perhaps the one big thing for the motor-driven wagon to do lor mankind during this most gigantic of conflicts is to take its place in the ranks of the ambulance corps, where swift and efficient effi-cient service is at all times desired. On tho battle fields of the western front the motor-driven ambulance has today practically supplanted the horse-drawn horse-drawn vehicle. Many of the motor am bulances are driven by women, who have proven themselves not only good chauffeurs, but fearless and unmindful of the great danger that at all times ! surrounds thorn. The type of ambulance car that is i destined to take part in the world's war j on the side of democracy's hosts is j exemplified' in the photos herewith. This I car is manufactured by one of the j largest automobile makers in the United j States. It is not a design that has been adopted bv the war department, but is typical ot any future design that may be made the official ambulance car, and demonstrates at a glance the fact that the big motor industries of the nation are giving much thought and time to the consideration of the problem of designing de-signing and building motor equipment that will be suitable for the demands 1 of the future should the war be prolonged. pro-longed. Plan Standardized Trucks. There has been considerable agitation in the truck manufacturing circles for a standardized power wagon for army use. It is held to be both more practical prac-tical and economical to design and build trucks that will conform to one general plan, with all important parts interchangeable, inter-changeable, than to depend on the multitude mul-titude of different makes as now manufactured. manu-factured. This movement had its origin among noted automobile and truck engineers, and to a certain extent has been adopted. adopt-ed. It is understood that all trucks now owned by the army will not be changed to conform to the standard truck, but that as soon as the ideal power wacron has been designed all future fu-ture purchases bv the government will he built to conform to this design. Trucks for the army may then be purchased pur-chased of any manufacturer, but must be built to the standard requirements. "Pleasure car" is a misnomer in tho army. Tn fact "passenger car'' is entirely out of place. "Puty car'' would perhaps better convey the full intent in-tent and purpose of the automobile in the amiv. It is said that many of the armv officers show a decided Icaninc toward the sturdy roadster for field service, but the touriug oar is not without with-out its adherents. The automobile is credited with having hav-ing saved the French at the battle of Verdun. There is little doubt but that it has played a most important part in the conduct of the great conflict on the western front up to the present time ; and that it is to be more and more relied re-lied upon and brought into active scr- j vice is shown by the great fleets of trucks and other motor equipment that I are hoiu z rcqu ii tinned bv the general |