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Show UU MOTOH THOCK'S OSE URGED BY 0. S. The following is an excerpt from the official bulletin published by committee commit-tee on public information, Washington, Washing-ton, March 19. 1918: "The following announcement has been authorized by the Council of National Na-tional Defense: "The Council of National Defense has given its formal approval to all measures designed to facilitate the use of the motor truck in transportation wherever it can be utilized. Its efforts in this connection have been directed through the highways transport committee. com-mittee. Through the state councils of defense and other agencies it is urging all communities as far as possible to adopt the motor truck to their local needs and encourage its use in any way to help existing transportation problems. The truck is proving of a great deal of service in many districts in relieving congestion in freight terminals. term-inals. The council has just passed the following resolution: " 'Resolved, That the Council of National Na-tional Defense approves the wid . t possible use of the motor truck as a transportation agency, and requests the state councils of defense and ether state authorities to take all necessary steps to facilitate such means of transportation, trans-portation, removing any regulations that tend to restrict and discourage such use.' " |