New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
When Will Aviators See the Air Waves They Ride On?
Fleet of Fufure May be DfSnayed TO Zee
Enemy's Aer0pfane Pilots "DuCk-
ing PerHozsS Gusts.

rCise itself on It's wings Ike seaEuH ror
a second. and a dynamite bomb would
explode on deck. killing all hands az
the guns. or the officers on the bridge, or
disabling half a dozen OF the war planes
The German admiral. knowing that IL
would be suicidal for his planes 70 at
-ernD- 2 fight IN such weather, could not
b-i-., himself 10 ordering counter at
-acz on the eneuy's aerial feet, finally
boug.var exasgarated when the fourth
ba-r1esrip within an hour retired Cor re-
Dafrs hack OF the fighting line, ne sig
nailed the order
r-seIess sacrifice, One after another
-vrar.rv planes rose a hundred feet or so 70
have their wings stripped OF canvas.
warped and crushed by the WIRING
storms. weighted down By their motors
rbev futtered downward and sank IN
few minutes.
s7other Er0up Of twenty glided OF az a
second signal % meet the same fate Iheri
j. was that one OF the Wichitaplane plots
struck By German bullet let 90 OF me
wheel. before his assistant could attend
~ rbe steering a gust Of wind upset the
bird-r1achine. which fell into the sea Is"
feet away from the cruiser for W'-lcA >
bombs were destined Boats were lo"e1ec-
and ropes fastened 20 the wrecked pane
which was hoisted on board
The third officer. who supervised the sal
wage. brought 70 his commanding officer a
curious object which was attached 90 the
rbaAI Of the captured plane Both ex-
arnined II crlriousIy, turned It over and
over when suddenly the captain swore gut
.praIIv. What he saw through The double
nrIsrn filed with a strange luminous gas
corresoonded to nothing he had ever BE-
hold before Currents OF pale blue pais
green and pale gray fluids were pursuing
each other endlessIy. sometimes blending
one with the other. like rivers at their con-
fuerce. Sometimes 4 funnel shaped wht-I-
POOL. tinged with phosphorescent stripes.
would form and then disappear
At this moment an aerOplans came with
., ,ba oaD-afr's range OF vision. sailing
smoothly against stream OF green ar
which struck IT'S wings at comforraots
angle. Suddenly a whirlpool which ne
captain knew 10 be what is known 70 AVA
tors as an air hole. vacuum IN the atrnos-
phere doomed up half a mile ahead The
/ aviator dipped until he cleared its apex
| then rose again, making a sharp tI1rn %
avoid a gust OF blue colored air rom the
south
| The captain understood: the planes de-
| Tending the allied fleets were supplied with
I
| the various currents q air blowing II III
ferent directions according 20 the various
attitudes Thus they avoided Two terrible
| dangers OF the air IN the sudden blow that
upsets The machine or breaks the props
/ and the wires and the deadly air holes into
which a plane falls perpendicular!y While
the pilot zasQing for breath loses control
/ Of his wheel
/ II was impossible 20 fight against suc1
/ odds The semaphOre on the ship called ths
flag ship and messages were exchanged for
/ a few minutes. Then = admiral s1SraIIefi
ar order 70 the fleet and the retreat D.
| gan But the daring planes. much swlt-
Ter than the fastest vessel. kept harassinS
the feet until the German admiral hal
no choice except 10 sink his ships OF beach
them on the Dutch shoals We know what
/ the end OF the day brought u the defeated
The great banking houses OF Europe
mt hastv stop 10 the war BY the with
dravaI OF financial support. and Edger-c-.
more tired by The festivities France and
ENGLAND organized in his honor than BY re
strenuous week following the Trafalgar
Square meeting sailed for New York by
boa- and thence flew 70 Wichita, KAN
. Cousin Laura shared his seat n the travel
F o7Isne. JEAN DE COCLANGES