The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
FLYING MACHINE
FOR USE IN WAR
French Army Takes a Very
Serious View of Aero
plane.
BELIEVES IT WILL PLAY
IMPORTANT PART in BATTLE
Is Now Being Closely Studied
From the Viewpoint of
of Soldier.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.
Cable to The Tribune.

PARIS, Aug. 6.-The French army
takes the flying machine very seriously
Among the higher officers Of the military
establishment it is firmly believed that
the aeroplane will play an important, II
not decisive, part In the next war. An
Instance OF how closely the art OF avia-
ton is being studied from the viewpoint
OF the soldier was furnished after the
recent meeting at Rheims: when what
was perhaps the hrst aerial battle was
fought The idea ofAhe first aerial skr-
mish occurred TO Lieutenant Colonel
Estenne. director OF the military aviation
establishment al Vincennes. He knew
that several aviators who had taken part
in the Betheny meeting intended TO fly
back with their machines TO Mourmelon,
Colonel Estienne took the opportunity TO
carry out an interesting aerial maneuyer.
He telegraphed to the military officers
at Mourmelon TO the effect that some
ayiators were TO return TO their sheds.
They were 10 suppose that they had re-
ceved orders TO intercept their passage
The telegram was addressed TO Lieuten-
ants Cleveund and Gronicr, two expert
flyers. They at once drew up scheme
OF attack The supposition was that
hostile army from the north had pushed
Its advance guards as far as Laon. while
a French army was marching nortnward
and had reached the neighborhood OF
o'clock They were at such a height that
they could not be destroyed by the
French army marching north, Two more
aeropianes were seen at Garonne al half
past five, They were 10 be stopped.
Attack the Machines.
The two officers, on n bipiane. set out
al O'Clock. One of them was armed
with a light magazine rife such as will
During their excursion they came across
a bplanc and a monoplane returning to
Mourmelon. The pilots of these machines
did not perceive them. and knew nothing
Of the military maneuyer OF which they
were the object They were attacked
according 10 the orders received The
HrGf hn,u1 tn hp ua n
monopane flying toward the southeast at
height OF 800 feet Lieutenant Cleve-
field glass we could that the cnemy's
monoplanc mounted by single pilot
We maneuvered so that the pilot could
not fire al us without risking the ripping
open OF the canvas of his right wing or
smashing a blade OF his propeller" The
officer then calmly fired four or five shots
would infalibly have smashed something
in the enemy's monoplane or disabled
the pilot.
Rises to Great Height.
AS soon as this was achieved the OBJ
serving officer perceived biplane To tn"
left also going very fast. with the wind
in his favor. Not having sufficient time
TO rise above him, we simply avoided ,s. ,Gto
and dropping a shell on us We then ap-
preached him under his right wing. We
could see with our glasses that there W
onIy one pilot. and his firing would not
. be dangerous. Our observing officer fired
the upper wing. We missed the enemy.
was useless to try TO pursue him witt
cur machine. We therefore steered f.
monepiaane Sa vas was ready we We plunged dow
rapidly from 2 height of 500 feet a
found NJ Labouchere. with his An
tonette monoplane, just ready to start
We asked him TO go In pursuit, and I"
started again with him. The monoplan'
and 10 locate the enemy. whilst we cou"
ny lower. The Antoinette SCARED aloft
rapdly; but after ii short h distance a ice Sai 0ni
10 land. The Antonctte monoplane how
ever. overlook the enemy al Bouy, This
sham combat aud exciting pursuit show:
that the military aviators are airend'
making excellent Use OF the flying ma
chimes at their disposal
Was Determined to Die.
After no fewer than, SIX unsuccessf,
attempts to kill himself. a sailor name
Leon Weiss has finally committed suicid,
In an original fashion. A month ago
rew bur was s'ss rescued tn'o few days W ater H.
hanged himself by his braces on a tre'
D in a public square. but his braces broke
Ing n revolver shot himself twice Ii
was taken to the hospital. where he wa
at Loan railway station. he shot himsol
lust asta train WAS coming In. hoping 4
was saved and he was taken To the hos
pital. He managed TO tear Off his band
ages and swallowed them. Then he oh
with the cotton-w wool he had swallowed
suffocated him, Thus his seventh at
tempt was successful,
Evolve 2 New Dance.
The Paris dancing masters hav
evolved n new dance which they bcliev
will become popular II is called III
Marsellaise dance and is set to III
music, OF the great battle hymn. Tn
technique OF the new dance seems TO
complicated To be described in detail
The dance begins with six steps, for
:oot and then repeating the same. start
ing out with the other foot. After thl
follow numerous figures adapting them
selves to the music. The partners fire.
quently change hands: there are swing
10 the right and TO the left and repeti
tio1s OF The march; The figures seer
Of the dancing masters II was execute
with great enthusiasm in several quar-
teach the school children this dance. an
by next year the young generation shoul
be able TO teach their elders how
swing about in time 10 the great Da
tionaI song,
Girl-Mother Sentenced.
Eighteen years OF age and belonglr
10 one OF The oldest families in II
French nobility, a girl found herself r'
To conceal her shame she had murdere
her newly born Infant. and though pui
lie opinion demanded an acquitta, II
case having aroused unexampled syn
pathy in France a sentence of two year
imprisonment was passed upon the III
fortunate young mother The prison
was Mile. dc la Gondaie, In defense
her aclion, Maitre Henri Robert submi
ted that his client had once undcrgoi
the most dangerous operation known
medical science-that OF trepannng-fo
lowing motor-car accident at the ri
the girl wcpt almost throughout Il
whole proceedings. being only able to +
slond TO the judges questions by no
% shakes OF the head. Hoots and hiss
greeted the appearance In the box OF 4
girls coachmap who admitted his T
sponsibiIity in the case. Only OH L