The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02

tue errors made by the aerial scouts were
the result Ot insNperisnce and that a
thorough training in airmanship would
have prevented their Occurrences. Very
grave mistakes. IL IL pointed out. may be
made nT absolutely useless Information
may b- gathered bv any pilot OF observer
VINO has not rscriSed the very fullest
framing Tor the new method of scouting
An example ~ this danger was given
by Lieut.. BeIienser He siSnalIed the
pT---nce % the First Cavalry division
20 the h"adquauers % the Third Army
'orIs Hut when an attack Was already
i-lng prepared uno Of the stan expressed
doubt a. to the correct Position having
Z bs-n given
/ Lieut. bellenKrr went "a again ami
came back 10 announcs that HE first loca-
Ton had heen very seriously ni-calru-
l@ied The attack was then carried out
with sncceSS. but everyt hing pointed TO -
disaster tn the ait acking sale II the move
I fnen' had been carried oui IN accordsnce
With the arst Information.
! The point ~ view 81 the aerial scout
Is gwen 10y Lieut. Sido one VI he milit airy
sirrnen " no took par ia ii - man1nvrrs
/ The height a. which ala Aeroplane
should move an order 10 be invulncrahIs
Is, he says al least 2UO feet in clear
weather. In misty weat her there is No
reason why this airman should not travel
IN the lower stratum Of the mist
Columns On the march are estimated
by the army aIrman by comparison on
hts map with the length of the road On
which they are marching. Mass forrna-
tlons are determined according Il he open
spaces separating the various units
rhsgR .I.,.. L..
are the number Of wagons. the number 90
mounted officers Elm the case Of infanir yl.
and 81 forth
cavalry looks like dainty lacework.
In the case of artillery this Iacework IL
sprinkled with dark spots the gun car
riaRes. French infantry 10 q blush mass
which crawls along. 4 slight blue tint
and he glitter Of helmets and c,Iira-s+-
distinguished hussars and c,Iiras-ier-
Similar observali ions Of foreign armies
will have To he made
Recommending by aeroplane would he
facilitated by special maps The elab-
crate detail Of the General stan maps 10
likely TO cause mistakes.
FIRST We must have maps in color. on
which woods. villages. streams and roads
will immediately strike the eve by diff
ferent tints Secondly. while keeping
the ground plan exactly TO scale there
must he some device Of eTagg-rating the
elevated objects as ~ done in road con-
tour maps. such as church towers. wind
mills. isolated trees. factory Chimneys
and other landmarks
Towns have always some distinctive
feature. Thus the cathedral AZ I.aon.
with its three towers can bs seen for
eighteen miles and cannot Ia mistaken. !
The preparation Of these maps will neces-
state long and minute work We shall
be compelled To take innumerable aero !
plane photographs NJ a certain angle
about thirty degrees
After last weeks maneuvres there il !
no need to demonstrate that the aero
plane. apart from future improvements. !
IL already a perfect instrument Of eX- ]
ploration. But its role. according 20 all
probability. will not b. limited there. "
may also become a weapon Of attack. 4
and may place AZ the General in Chiefs ,
service not only an all seeing eve but
hand which strikes with certainty and 1
impunity.-
Gen. Brun has decided 10 recompenss ,
tho military airmen. Lieuts. Sido. Bel .
longer and Letheux are promoted to the .
rank OF Captain. while Capt Marie. Lieut. .
Bots. Licut de Caumon'. Corporal BrSg'Iet ]
and -Sapeur- Latham are TO receive the
decoration OF Chevalier OF the Legion ~
Honor.
The we'll informed military and naval
organ the NeIes,e Ndekrirhisn 81 Berlin
announces that the achievements Of the
aeroplans At the French mano@vre-
have induced the German military au-
thorities 20 turn their attention from
airuhips TO heavier than air machines
II Is said TO bs practically decided that
the German War Once will acquire no
more Zeppelins. hut will devote tho funds !
at its disposal for aerial purposes to the /
creation Of an efficient aeroplane feet
Military experts have come to the CON 7
clusion. in view Of the many accidents
to the Zeppelin and other airHhips. that d
the German army would require in the
event Of war to bs supplied with such an :
immense reserve ~ didgible- that the :
cost would he wholly out % proportion 7
to their potential value The fiasco with I
which the airship operations ended At
this months Kaiser man1uvr"s and the /
subsequent brilliant work n the French !
air scouts have apparently converted !
the army administration from it's be- 4
lief that the Zeppelins and Parsevals .
guaranteed Germany the supremacy Of
the sir
Further evidence OF the inclination Of .
the German military authorities to re- ]
wise their Judgment r~ga riding the re-
spective merits of the dirigible balloon /
and the asroplane il supplied in the priyes
now being offered by the Pr,issiAn Min
istry Of War 60 be competed for by aero
planes az the aviation week to be held
NJ Joha nnisthal nea r Berlin. from DC
tober 20 October ~
The principal prize offered ~ the War
Ministry ~ one OF 1850 for the aviator
who hies th" greatest distance during
the week The Ministry also offers 81 ,2ii.
$50 and $3.50 a. first second and third
prizes in a competition where ballast ~
carried To b. successful the competitor
must have flown on three separate davr.
must on each occasion have attained % .
hai Rht OF more than VS. feet and have
carried ballast Weighing $50 pounds
Every hving machine used IN any 81 the
competitions must has been constructed
10y Germans.
Lowest Death Rate of Record.
In. forthcoming Census Bureau bulletin 80
statistics for isns will shov that the
De. sh rate in tho death reGistratlon cities ana