Show oil the national nation I 1 need next to food an and d munitions on lions crude oil is 18 of more importance to the importance nation than any anything hing else not ex hepting soldiers and sailors Sal diers ad and sailors cannot be equipped or placed on the battle front without fuel and transport tran aporta tion without oil gasoline horse power built and sold in 1913 was in 1916 it is was ta double that figure la in 1910 we had motorcars in use in 1916 we had the add additional tonal cars cara required 28 barrels gasoline a year vear and today automobiles are demanding to barrels besides there area are a million motor bout boats railroads in 1916 consumed barrels of fuel oil and demand much more this year vear while the government refuses to allow them to dev develop elp crude oil on their own lands the progress of the army today I 1 depends on automobiles automobile and trucks to c carry rry food and mum munitions cons gasa gasoline to propel and oil to lubricate |