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MANY MLKN CALLED. %'Mht Number* will Kfport For lluij Daring Month ot May. * \VaH)iinKt<?n. May -.Simultaneously with tho aumHWiCOUMMtt today that iEW- j ooo iuou from forty-flvo States nad j hcon called t<? Join the colors tu Mu>. s?vretary itaker Indicated the scope of iho government/# plau* for lijyreaslug lis righting strength. by stating that had boon asked to a p prop r I ii, approximately f lfl.000.000,000 for ill,, army for tho noxt fiscal year. Thai amount In exclusive of funds pro \ ided in I ho fortification hill, which not oiil> covers ooast defenses, hut an a Kill- provides |Ik> hulk of heavy field ordnance. I,a?t year tho army ctitlrantcs aggre 4a tod #t#, 1100,000, 000 to pay for a force 7,r t.ftOO,OQO men which has already | ii'i'i i eXOMHlcd. The ca!l f??r a quarter of a million during May goes to all States except California, Oregon and Nevada, which with tho District of Columbia already nave supplied ho largo a part of their ,|iiota that IP was decided not to in elude them thin time. The movement. In most States will instil May Jifi. H.v this order the War I ifparimetit abandon# Its plan of as sembling men lit even monthly incre ments id" approximately 100,000. l!n ,l,r the original program It was In leaded to call ont not to exceed MM), i m h i iihmi during 1018. The call for lf>0, IXH) in April and 2JW.OOO this month will bring out in two months half of the number originally contemplated for the ve;i r. lit preparation for this tremendous increase in the army the House mili ;:ii\ committee was told today that , very existing cantonment In the coun ; i \ u ill be enlarged and every Natioa al <Juard camp utilised to Its full oi pai'ity. It Is regarded as probable that s(une new cantonments must he built, hut in the Interest of si?eod and ocon-1 ouiy of effort ami material, pressure I will be placed upovi expanding exist: i n it facilities. (?' round has already been obtained in tho vicinity of several can i < >i i uii'ii t s for the expansion, and details r li?* new construction arc helm: worked out by the general staff, which d>(. is studying the necessity of and proper location for additional canton incuts. In connection with the exclusion of three States and the 'District of Coluutf t ? i;i from the May call, otllclals ex-] plained that' an effort Is being made to balance occo lints aiuoni; the various1 States preparatory tt> the applications! (if the new (|uota basis when Con-. _'iv*s h:i> approved that measure. The J .May draft allotments were made ou i the population basis heretofore used, i?ui sidoitjncnt distribution of quotas will I k* much altered whon the num ber of men fnrnished by any State is ????atp tiled from .the number of avail- ' . i hies it lias in class one. The men called out this month will be mobilized generally at the canton ment*- to which the men from the same; States have previously Iteen sent. Tn main eases they will find the dlvl-j ..ri^inally created at those cam] >s ?' s<?me of the camps will have ?eei i converted into replacement divi -il'Ils. I'ihUt tin* increased army plan, a creat number of now divisions may bo -natctl. With authority now asked r?>r unlimited power to create fighting unit-, some of the men of the May draft ma > Ik- assigned t ?? those new or _'anizatiolis. 1; is regarded as likely, however, iiiat tin- April ami May drafts will bo i largely do till up divisions at l,..m.\ while 'the seasoned personnel t r. .if i t hose divisions is sent overseas in till the gap?. Since tho number of ? 1 i \ i ~i< ?? j -? on tho other sido is rapidly a ipI steadily increasing. the flow of re- ; :>!.i ???iiiont troops must increase pro|>or ? i.ii .1 1 cl\ . A new draft "f tho annual army ap ?: " 'fiat ion hill, providing for the K ..f men under the lif I--"!! billion dollar program will Ik? H i before tho 1 1 olive military eoiu ni next Monday. Secretary Baker. Major Con. March, chief of staff, and "flier ottieers. a[)peiired today at the ? "miiiittee's executive session, dls ? 'i-vjn- the estimates. While some of the House 'admlnls a'i- ii leaders voice<l support of the War- I >cpa rtmcnt's program the senti ni?' t expressed was not altogether niianiiiiuu.s regarding the request for ?i iliinited |Knv??r to determine tho size ? t tin army. Senator Sherman in an Klflri".-. i" the Senate said he could not such a plan and'that Congress ti\ the number of men. Kep '?'?Ncntativc Kalui. of California, tho ":i u k i 1 1 *_r republican member, has do ? .and himself thoroughly in favor of War I department's program. I '?? apportionment among the states ?ludes; Alabama 0,820 to Camp >evji.r. South Caro. Arkansas 300 to ?'imp Beauregard. La:. 4,124 Camp l':ko. Ark.: Florida 202 to C^nip Gor don. -Mm. : Georgia 87S to Camp' Cordon. 1 Illinois r>.(KH) to Camp Wheeler. ';?! "..oimi f ,, Camp Grant, 111.: 4,108 to | ?in|i Cordon. '?u.. 4,301 to Camp Shel : - Miss.; Louisiana 3,908 to Camp 1 !?m 1 1 regard. La.: Michigan .">,000 to 'amp Wheeler. Ga., ft, 140 to Camp ' 'i-fer. Mich. Mississippi 2.000 to Camp l'd*e. \rk.. 1.(540 to Camp Shelby, Miss. ^ ork 0,800 to Caonp Dix. X. .T., ?>>.?< i in ('amp Hancock. Oa., to ' "up Upton. N. Y.. 0,7(X) to Camp W-idsvviirth. s. 1,380 to Camp Sevier ^ 1 North Carolina H.114 to Camp a ? -kM.il, s c. ; Ohio 0,8(X) to Camp '? idon. rj.ooo to Camj) Sherman. " i.j.".:: to Camp Taylor, Ky. ; Okla lotna ."'..-too to Camp Bowie, Texas. - nn to I'ort Hi ley. Kas. ; Ponnsylvani Camp Meade, Md? 0,000 to 1 1 "1' Lee. Va., 3.0(H) to Camp Hutu Va.. 2,lrjy to Camp Green leaf. ' ? South Carolina 1,000 to Camp s. < 'J 88 to Camp Wadswortb ' I'ennossee 4,130 to Camp Pike, W Texas LVJOO to Camp Cody. N. M. - 1 '.'amp Bowie, Texa*. ,1.000 to ' "h I ravis, Texas. Now Declares His I?yali>. \? u Orleans, May 2. ? William Bden " ? ' i 1 wealthy president of the liOuls 11 ? Kalhvay and Navigation - com !?.ui\ who was released from federal ? 'is;...iv on $10,000 *>ond here on r?ps of violating seotion three of 'he espionage law, istcued a statement d'H-iarinsr his loyalty to the United Mates and disclaiming any intention 'f uttering disloyal sentiments in hlfi at an Americanization hen iast Friday night. Do You Know the Terms of that 22,000 Mile Test? Maxwell Motor * Cars 5-Pasi. Car ... $ 825 Roaditer 825 5- Pass. Car with All Weather Top . ^35 5-Paia Sedan . . 1275 6-Pmi. Town Car 1275 Ail pricei I. o. b. Detroit Wire wbeeli tegular equipment with Sedan and Town Cat Official Figures of the Te*t Dec Nov. 23 24 25 36 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 i 12 13 14 15 1 ft 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Jan. Daily Mileage 511.9 551 4 537 4 505.9 516.5 509.6 515 5 480 1 498 8 484 6 506 6 Rain 438 9 502 7 517 0 505.0 493 3 472 6 477.7 495 2 540 1 539 3 Rain 465 9 523.1 539.1 492 8 512 0 525 9 527 5 496 8 490 8 487 1 480. S 477 S 492 6 487 1 477 4 523 9 466 9 504 9 501 4 Rain 4518 Rain 4 79 1 Rain 455 6 Rain 562.5 Av Mile* Per Gal Oaaolitve 22.2 22 82 21.49 22.47 21.70 23.02 26.40 22.80 23 99 , 21.77 20.71 19. SI 19 44 22 IS 22 35 22 03 21 33 23 43 23 82 23 56 23 18 23 85 22 95 21 99 22 09 21 T2 28 33 23 44 24 50 22.30 23 13 21 75 22 83 22 30 . 19 79 ' 18 91 18 20 20 24 21 08 19 82 40 07 21 56 19 82 19 10 Kiapsed time ... 44 dava Total mileage . 22,022 3 Average apeed per hour 25 mitea Average day's run 500 6 Average milea per gal Smallest day's mileage per gallon Oreatest average miles per gallon Average tire life ?Note that longest day's made on last day of the teat. 22 milea 18 20 milea 28 33 milea 9.87S mil** 7t 9" MOTOR SALES COMPANY W. R. DeLoache, Agent Camden, S. C, You know, of course, that the Maxwell Motor Car is the long diet ance champion of the world. You have read that a "stock" Maxwell 5-passenger car ran for 44 days and nights without stopping t lie motor. And that, in the 44 days non-stop test, the Maxwell covered 22,022 miles, at an average speed of 25 miles per hour. But have you, up to now, realized the full significance of that performance? Do you know that no other motor car in the World has ever equalled or even approached that performance? In a word, did you take this test seriously when you heard of it? Or did you set it down as a "selling stunt" to give the publicity man something to talk about? It's worth your while to read and to study the conditions under which that test was made. You know that the American Automobile Association (familiarly known as the "A. A. A.") is the official arbiter of every automobile test and contest. But perhaps you didn't know that when a maker places his product under A. A. A. supervision he must do absolutely as told and abide by the decisions of the Board. That's why there are so few A. A. A. Official Records! This 22,000-mile Maxwell non-stop test was official from start to finish. Therein lies its value to you. It proves absolutely the quality of the car ? of the very Maxwell you buy. For verily this was a "stock" Maxwell. Listen: ? First : the inspectors disassembled the motor to see that no special pistons, valves, bearing metal or other parts had been used. Every other unit was as critically inspected. Then the car was re-assembled under their own supervision. As we had much at stake and the test was made in winter (November 23 to January 5) we asked permission to take certain little precautions against acci dental stoppage. Sounds reasonable, doesn't it? But they refused permission to do any such thing. For example: ? They would not permit a rubber cover over the magneto ? it wasn't "stock." They refused to let us tape the ignition wire terminals ? they are not taped on the Maxwells we sell ? so of course it wasn't "stock." Neither would they let us use a spiral coiled pipe in place of the usual straight one from tank to carburetor to guard against a breakage from the constant, unremitting vibration ? it isn't "stock." Nov to use a special high priced 'breign make of spark plug ? the run was made on the same spark plugs with which all Maxwells are equipped. So rigid were the rules, we were unable to carry a spare tire on the rear ? it wasn't "stock." A telegram to headquarters in New York finally brought a special permit to carry a spare tire. "It isn't stock !" "It isn't stock!" ? That was the laconic reply of those A. A. A. inspectors to every last suggestion that called for anything but the precise condition of the standard, stock model Maxwell that any customer can buy from any one of 3000 dealers anywhere. We are glad now ? mighty glad ? that the rules were so strict and so rigidly enforced. Any other car that ever attempts to equal that record must do it under official supervision ? and comply with the same terms. And it will have to go some. For Maxwell set the standard when it performed this wonderful feat. Maxwell complied with those rules ? and made good. Every drop of gasoline and oil and water was measured out and poured in by the inspectors themselves. They would not even let our man pour it in! Every four hours the car had to report at the official station for checking. And it had to be there on the minute. And every minute there was an inspector beside the driver on the front seat ? two more men in the rear. One got out only to let another in ? day and night for 44 days and nights! There was one technical stop. / It is interesting to know the circumstances. Dead of night? a driving storm ? a cloudburst ? suddenly another car appeared in the road ahead. In his effort to avoid a collision the Maxwell driver stalled his motor. At least the observers thought it stopped and so reported. The car did not stop, however, so its momentum again started the motor (if it had indeed stalled) when the clutch was let in. The contest board exonerated our driver on grounds that his action was neces sary to save life. That shows you how rigid were the rules ? how conscientiously applied by the observers. You who have owned and driven motor cars ? you who know how small a thing may clog a carburetor or a feed pipe; "short" a spark or stall a motor? -will realize what a wonderfully well made car this must be to go through that test under those conditions ? 44 days ? 22,022 miles without stopping. - The exact amount of gasoline, of oil, of water used; the tire mileage, tire troubles, tire changes; the distance and the routes are matters of official record, attested under oath and guaranteed by the A. A. A. (By the way, the average was nearly 10,000 miles per tire.) Any Maxwell owner? or anyone interested may see those records. And ? here's the most wonderful part ? though no attempt was or could be made for economy ; the Maxwell averaged 22 miles per gallon of gasoline. .. Some other car may, some time, equal some on&of those performances. But to equal them all in the same test ? that car must be a Maxwell.