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Show raneiv4 I HOLDS UK I Chile, where automobile were com- IH paratively few until recent years, and IH which is still entirely without them In many sections, Is nevertheless nono IH behind in advanced ideas of their use. The following article, translated from jH "Success," a Valparaiso publication IH not only Is an enlightening commen-tary commen-tary on the Chileans' zealous Interest in war preparation, but also emphaslz-es emphaslz-es previous indications that it is a country in which the motor 'car has an unusually good future In prospect: f "It Is the very just and patriotic desire of those who are at the head of our military school to extend at all limes the Instruction given to the cadets, and they therefore conceived the Idea of mobilizing a company, with. automobiles, on a war footing. Mr. Jorge Bess, representative of Dodge Brothers' motor car, consented to furn-' ish the number of cars necessary for the transportation of tho cadets. "When It became known among some of the private owners of motor cars that the military school would undertake the maneuver on Saturday, the 28th of April, last, they very pat-rlotlcally pat-rlotlcally offered their co-operation, placing their machines at the dlspoBl- tM tlon of the military command of tho school. The principal object of the maneuver was to try out, the embarka-tion, embarka-tion, disembarkation and transport of troops in automobiles, and the result was amply satisfactory to the manage-mont manage-mont of the school, as well as to those of us who. had occasion to witness the maneuver, which was carried out in tho most perfect order and very rapid- IH ly (50 seconds In each of the opera- tlons of embarking and disembark-lng). disembark-lng). As soon as the destination had been reached, the cadets performed some military evolutions under Cap-tain Cap-tain del Pozo, who was in command of jH the company. "It may be mentioned that neither going nor coming did the cars suffer any accidents or got out of order. Up-on Up-on tho return to tho school, Colonel Qulroga, In charge of the establish-ment, establish-ment, Invited all of the chauffeurs to 1 the sub-officers' casino, where drinks were served, and in brief and patriotic IH sentences ho thanked them for their enthusiastic assistance. Before clos- ing, it is our duty to call attention to H IH tho very noble service performed by I Mr. Jorge Besa, which is an honor to him as a citizen and as a patriot, he i having undertaken the arduous task of getting the motor cars needed by the 9 school." 8 |