“TANK CARS” SMASH
LINES--JUMP DITCHES
AND DEMOLISH WALLS
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The sudden appearance of what
have been culled “tank curs,” on the
British front the third week in Sep
tember, added another spectacular
feature to modern war methods,
which already have been character
ized by 30 many new and deadly de
vices. These strange cars, which it
appears the British have been sec
retly equipping for weeks, crossed
trenches and made their way
thought shell craters without diffi
culty. Each la covered with heavy
armor, within which are gunners that
keep up a heavy tire when the enemy
is within range. In fact, the new ma
chines proved so effective on the very
first day, that the attack which they
led enabled the infantry to break
through the. Germans' third line of
defense.
To Americans It is a matter of
special interest that American inven
tive genius undoubtedly has played a
fundamental part In producing these
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remarkable cars. There Is little doubt
that they are powerful gasoline trac
tors of either the caterpillar or the
alligator type, which have been cov
ered with armor. Within recent years
firms in this country have evolved
these masterly machines for large
scale farming, big lumbering projects,
and the like. Eater they demonstrat
ed their military value in a convinc
ing manner. One manufacturer has
shipped 1,000 tractors of the caterpil
lar type to England within recent
months, and reports received by the
concern since then havo indicated
that some of them, at least, were being
equipped for actual fighting. Another
American concern some time ago pre
' pared complete plans for an armored
ear of the alligator type, patterned
after machines that are extensively
used for logging in the western forests
..nd submitted them to the British -iu
-horitles. The plans were under con
sideration for a time and then the
matter was dropped. It is the bcliict
i f this concern that the features of the
car it designed have been appropriat
ed in whole or in part by the British
government, and that Great Britain
is unfair in claiming the credit for
ihese war monsters.
The distinctive feature of the cat
erpillar cur is thut 1- is supported by
u single wheel ut tlui front and two
wide endless trucks, or belts, of the
caterpillar typo near the rear, one on
cither side, fastened to the Inner
bide of these tracks are endless rails
cat which rest small trucks that sup
port tho engine. Each broad cor
i ugated track passes around two big
cogwheels which cause it to travel
lorward or backward. These corru
gated rear supports in some Instances
have a bearing surface nearly 7 feet
long. The alligator car, howover, has
no forward wheel and travels entirely
on two endless corrugated belt3, each
of which has a bearing surface of 1G
’ u-ct and can be operated independent
' ly of the other.
The astonishing manner In which
the British "tank cars" have been
able to cross trenelu s, overturn stone
walls, and perform other feats is
ueubtless made possible by these cor
rugated tracks, or belts. In the case
of the cars of the caterpillar tvpe
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having tracks with l ft. of bearing
surface, it has been possible for them
to crawl across practically any gap
which was less than 7 ft. wide, while j
the alligator cars, with a bearing sur
face 16 ft. long, can negotiate gaps
and overcome obstacles which in
some respects are even more difficult.
Marked success has attendd the use
of tractors of the caterpillar type by
the United States Army on the Mexi
can border for hauling, etc. One of
theso machines which carries neither
aimor nor arms, weighs nearly 11
tons. It has a drawbar pull of 11 060
pounds und is equipped with a 75
horsepower engine.—Popular Mechan
ics.
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A recent investigation made by the
United States public health service
in connection with studies of rural
school children showed that 49.3 per
cent had defective teeth, 21.1 per cent
had two or more missing teeth, and
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attention. Over 14 per cent never
used a tooth brush, 58.2 per cent used
one occasionally and only 27.3 per
cant used one daily. Defective teeth
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are responsible for many cases of
heart disease, rheumatism, and other
chronic affections. The children are
not responsible for the neglected state
of their teeth. The Ignorant and
careless parent Is to blame for this
condition—a condition which hampers ,
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