The talking machine world (July-Dec 1918)

July IS, 1918 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 51 TELLS OF EXPERIENCES AT FRONT Major Noyes Writes C. N. Andrews of His Exciting Time at the War Front — Is Connected With the Motor Cycle Division of U. S. A. Buffalo, N. Y., July 4.— "I just returned from the American front, where I had an exciting but very interesting time. I covered all of our front except one small section." This is an excerpt of a letter which C. N. Andrews, of W. D. & C. N. Andrews, has just received from his former traveling representative, Major Hal H. Noyes, who is head of a motorcycle division of the American army in France. "I was on a trip of investigation relating to road and ground conditions over which motorcycles have to operate," continued Major Noyes. "I had a young second lieutenant named Enos with me. It was his first experience under fire and he was as curious as a village gossip. You know curiosity killed a cat once and while it didn't get Enos, all I can say he was lucky. Perhaps I'm getting old, but when you are up there where the show is going on one feels like a -kid and you do get curious in spite of instructions. You take chances enough in the regular course of events without going out of your way inviting trouble, and I was for playing safety first when possible. We got in one predicament which was warm as h — 1 while it lasted and it lasted from 12.30 midnight until after 4 in the morning. Some of it was funny and most of it was rather disconcerting, especially when you come out of a sound sleep and realize that big shells are bursting all around you and you don't know where to find a nice deep dugout; well, that is what happened to us. "We went to bed in a deserted house in a deserted old town which had been rather badly wrecked by shell fire. We had a pretty good place to lay out our bed rolls and had turned in rather early. Enos and I in one room and a young medical officer in another. As it was rather cold I didn't undress fully, had removed my boots and coat and had rolled up in my blankets. At 12.30 I heard a h— 1 of a bang right outside the house and I came out of that sleep right quick. The Hun was giving us a party and he sure did have the range beautifully. They (the shells) came in bunches. You could hear the gun, then the shell coming and the bang when the shell exploded. About then some one sprung a gas alarm and we made a dive for gas masks. Well, I couldn't find the one I wanted but had another one right handy (and you sure keep them handy), so I got into that. You see we always carry two. I looked around for the doctor and Enos. Both were all right. The doctor was sitting up in bed with a gas mask on and struggling with his breeches. Enos was trying to get on a gas mask, hold his breath and swear all at the same time, and he sure was having a busy time of it. The mask I had on permitted me to talk — his didn't. I said to him, 'Well, you desert rat (he is from New Mexico), how do you like war now as far as you have gone? Depends on which end of a gun you're on, don't it?' He could only wave his arms. He was sure game though, and so was my driver. The first thing he did when he woke up was to come to me for any orders, and it was his first experience under fire. There wasn't anything to do except sit there and hope to heaven one of those fast ones wouldn't connect with the building we were in. "Well, they didn't. There was a lot more, to it which I will tell you some other time. After the show was over we found a perfectly good dugout, the best in town right under the building wc had been sleeping in. Can you beat it?" Walter E. Bush, 109 Highland avenue, Jersey City, N. J., has recently been appointed United Slates buyer for one of the largest import corporations in Australia. He will be glad to hear from manufacturers who are not represented in that market. RECEIVING ORDERS BY AEROPLANE I. Davega, Jr., Inc., 125 West 125th street, New York, Victor distributors, report a steady increase in the number of dealers making use of "The House of Service." A number of orders were recently received by aeroplane. It is the hope of this house that some time in the future they will be able to fill aeroplane orders in like manner and instead of the trucks which they now have a fleet of aeroplanes will rapidly deliver the filled orders. Randall & Mayo, piano, talking machine and sewing machine dealers in Ticonderoga, N. Y., have fitted up a very attractive room in the rear of their store for the display and sale of Grafonolas and records. NEW QUARTERS FOR H. MICKELAS H. Mickelas, manufacturer of demonstration booths and general store interiors,' has moved from 164 McKibben street, Brooklyn, to 387389 South First street, Brooklyn, N. Y. In his new quarters Mr. Mickelas . has ample room to take care of the rapid expansion of his business, and the facilities afforded will enable him to double his output in the very near future. In a chat with The World Mr. Mickelas stated that he has several important deals pending whereby dealers in metropolitan territory will install the Mickelas system of booths. This system has several individual features, which have made a favorable appeal to dealers who are planning to enlarge their store equipment in order to handle holiday trade. Increased Production and Advertising Production of Converto Cabinets — for converting" small "Victrolas" into beautiful Cabinet Types — has never equaled demand. However, we are succeeding in so greatly increasing facilities for making as to be able to take care of requirements of old customers and a reasonable sale to new dealers. Patented December 11, 1917 TALKING MACHINE CABINET With the shortage in cabinet machines and the opportunity offered in selling these cabinets to present owners of small "Victrolas" the Converto is surely a Big Thing for Dealers. Its very rapid sale to date is proof of its success for all who have stocked it. The time for von to get particulars and prices is NOW. The C. J. Lundstrom Mfg. Co., Little Fails, n. y. Branch Office, Flatiron Bldg., New York City The Lundstrom "Converto" Cabinet converts the small "Victrola" into a handsome cabinet type, completely enclosing the machine. It takes the place of a stand and provides a dustproof record rack for 60. records. It revives interest in records. It helps you meet low-price competition in cabinet machines and gives you a good profit. It costs the customer no more than a good stand! Setting Victrola into Cabinet Sound DoorsOpen for Playing