The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-06-06

did this same thing In another cas-
when he promoted Capt. Albert l
Mills from the rank of captain t
that of brigadier general.
Diplomats Going to Conventions.
In recent article the inten
ton of a large part OF Washing
ton to move on" the national conven
tons was told about and something
was given OF the personnel OF tht
movers" Added to them should b,
certainly fifty or sixty members o
the foreign legations now on service
for their governments at the capita
of the United States. Never before II
the history Of this country. II is said
has there been such interest on the
part of foreigners in q presidential
campaign as Is the case this year.
The members Of the national com
mittee of each party have been asked
TO set aside seats for several foreign
ambassadors and ministers and for
many OF the subordinates of the en-
bassies and legations. 1t is known that
foreign governments take a great In
terest In American political aha.rs
and while the thing Is not done pup
licly. they are kept informed by their
representatives In this country OF the
various impending political changes
and of the probable chances OF the
candidates, coupled probably with
statements as to just what changes In
the administration are likely to mean
In connection with treaty matters or
with the attitude Of this government
/ toward foreign governments general
ly.
A bill has Just passed the senate OF
the United States appropriating slo,-
100000 to be used by the government
for the purchase of all the land lying
on the south side of Pennsylvania ave
nue. between the treasury building and
the capitol The bill was introduced
by Senator Hepburn and 1t went
through the senate quickly. What Its
fate in the house will be at this ses-
sion no one can tell yet, but eventual
ly probably 1t will pass.
The government owns already
large part OF the land lying between
Pennsylvania avenue and the Potomac
river but there Is a big section OF 1t
bordering on the avenue and extend
ing to the park in which the agricul-
tural buildings are situated, which Is
given over to business, stores, mar
L., Ill l,,y,.h Ar
1t is for this section that Mr.. Hey
burns bill provides the money for pur
chase.
Avlators Of Signal Corps.
The signal corps Of the army
is studying and practicing avia-
ton daily and ia dead earnest The
corps has not been given as much
money by congress for the purpose OF
perfecting It's men in the art OF flying
as was wished for. and not nearly
enough, perhaps, to keep this country
| in equipment abreast OF other great
countries OF the world. but with their
small appropriation the signal corps
men are doing all that they can, and
even II they have not all the necessary
machinery they intend apparently TO
be ready to use it when they do get IT.
Out on a reaching meadow near
Hyattsville, Md, every afternoon Of
flcers and enlisted men OF the signal
service go soaring skyward In their bi-
planes They not only fly, but they
engage in the practice OF trying 10
drop missiles SO that they will hit the
mark, and In addition to this they
drop weighted envelopes, supposedly
containing messages. In war time
these envelopes would be dropped from
aloft into outlying posts Of an army
which could not readily be reached
| by the couriers Of the commanding
general.
Scores Of visitors go to the aviation
ground every day from the city Of
Washington. Everybody remembers
that it was an American officer who
sacrificed his life as volunteer for
the service in the first attempted trial
Of a biplane under government au-
spices with two passengers In The ma
chine. 1t seems almoss incredible
! to some people that the officers and en-.
listed men OF the signal corps should
go to their flying work daily In the
face of tho record OF the years casual
| ties, and do it with such perfect non
chalance, seemingly giving no more
thought to a flight way up into the
clouds than they would give to foot
drill on the parade ground.
On the aviation field hangers have
been built in which to house the BIZ
planes, OF which there are several, two
different models being represented
When visit was paid to the field an
officer and an enlisted man were seat
ed In an absolutely new machine. and
were going to test It for the first time
They took a running start over the
meadow and then went up, neither one
of them knowing definitely whether or
not the machine was to develop some
weak spot which might make flying
| fatal They made time test OF 1t,
staying aloft two hours, most Of the
time being from 600 to 900 feet above
| the heads Of the spectators.
Women in Deadly Duel.
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