Show mR ROADS DS ONE ONEl l OF MILITARY fr NEEDS t f. f I I my Officer Tells Tens Why They They hey Are Vital in DeH Dc- Dc H J fen fence of Nation I By y Maj Ma A. A A. A Fries Corps of Engineers U U. U S. S Army instances might bo ho cited show hoW hov tho effect ro roas s or their ab- ab ice tee had o on C campaigns in the civil t r r. r although h their Importance was s loss less than now when tho threatens to drive even orld world famous arm army mute muo Into jt is the automobile with Its speed t carrying power and the wonderful of oC an nn army using It it t. t that ke keS roads so vitalI vitally Important In r today railroad must be provided with and which s tracks track turntables yards a l h huge ige ge business such Ruch as war must very ery large and take time and great I of oC material l in m building ho he answer to the question where ds dB should be constructed to bo ho of oC Lary value Is everywhere ro that a population agricultural trading or mining exIn exIn exIn ex- ex In an any great war we shall have all aU of ot our resources Just as Eur European Jean nations aro are doing doing- at the sent cent time ume AST ST sT ROADS NEEDED very nry product of oC our soil or factories be called upon for us use and roads bo be required on which to carry TI 1 to the places where need needed ell Fine Js ts along our coasts coast and land boun- boun Its ies will ill be bo of DC the most Immediate em and nd should ho bo of the best and andest andest andest est since the they will wm have hae to bear heaviest hea and anti most mos concentrated tic rio here arc are a number of at roads prod pro- pro id d or actually under construction L como come un under r this head Such are arc Pacific highway along along- or near the coast from Seattle to San Diego I Yellowstone trail trall along the north- north boundary from the vicinity of or the theat j jat at it Lakes Laes to the Columbia river and Lincoln highway hwa across the north ral part or of tho the United States Tille highways ays Intended primarily military purposes should bo ho located our boundaries s they must not be beear ear icar that the they can cm be e easily raided by small bo bodies is i's of or the tho ene- ene and thus likely lIkly to be of ot use only to and not to us All roads farther tarther I ad and parallel to the border roads be of oC oCe e very great alu ua n near the borders lIES IES NEED SUPPLIES ong these Interior roads men and nd dies lles may be moved moed long distances out tear fear of DC interruption or ober- ober m In n by the enem enemy and thus conIto con- con Ito ite greatly to the element lement of oC sur- sur 3 so 50 essential to victory In nearly ases There must be cross roads close Intervals to enable traffic on Interior lines to leave leale and cross to those places near 1 1 border where where- needed far as tho the writer knows there thero arc are available of oC the amount or orrial rial a a. modern war requires but It sta staggering in 1 Its ts total Tho of oC ammunition now used In battle Is often orten more than formerly Lj Lin an entire war An instance tho desperate attempt of ot the ich to break through the German in tho the fall of oC 1915 when they areto are arc to have fired at least three million Ld ids of oC ammunition In rifles machine guns It is not possible accurately tho weight ht of ot der r and shell used but we know they have havo guns firing shells rang rang- from three to to twelve inches in NEEDED l ie le three-Inch three shell and the po powder wiler Ire It Jt weigh welSh about eighteen pounds hichi must be added at least two ids of at accessories required In pack- pack and transportation so BO that each from a three-Inch three gun Jun requires th the importation i to the front of ot twenty If Jt all French guns ms had been I Ie l e Inch only tho th three million I roun rounds s In one battle would have ha weighed Vel tons But nut as a six-Inch six shell for tor instance requires seven times a as a's as much powder shell heU and accessories as a three-inch three shell the weight of ot ammunition actually used was much greater than tons tolis During mobilization an and the earl early stages of oC the tho war there will be ho many and rapid movements of oC large bodies of at troops Coops JI lI re rc roads and automobiles will be deciding factors for as everybody everybody every ever body knows from tho the progress of the war In Europe the one onet t wh h. h l gets the start has an enormous advantage that will cost the other side many times the original loss to overcome Later in the I beginning of oC a campaign when movements movements move move- ments are rapid and there is little move move-I op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to inch Loree-Inch guns and shrapnel will be vez- vez very largely use used but Just as soon as there Is time to there will be an opportunity for the larger larser guns to come up Uj to fire tire high c explosive shells to drive the enem enemy out of oC his positions This may bo be called the tho second or trench warfare stage of or the campaign I when hundreds of ot thousands thou of or rounds of or high explosive shells will be required for every twenty five miles of or battle I front press from Caldwell Idaho BO tho Col Cols was represented at the show and the tho regular show cars are now available for tor display here Tho The sedan Is la attracting attracting- wide attention attention attention atten atten- tion on account of the richness of Its Tho The upholstery is such as would be found in a drawing room o oa of at a member of tho four tour hundred and nothing has been overlooked In making its luxurious Mr Wilson spent the latter part of ot the week in Caldwell Caidwell unloading a carload carload carload car car- load of ot Coles received for tor use there but hut he is expected to arrive in Salt Lake Lake- today In the meantime J. J E. E Doc Doe McDermond is in charge of ot the Salt Lake Lako office A force of ot workmen will commence immediately th the remodeling of at the company's rooms here The place Isto is isto isto to be made one ono of ot tho the most attractive o showrooms In the city Tho The large room at the rear of at tho the showroom now used as a a. garage will willbe willbe I Ibe be cleared out and fitted up for a service service ser Her vice station with a complete completo workshop and special machinery for the repair of ot Colo Cole cars and a large stockroom in which will bo be carried an adequate supply sup ply of spare parts part |