The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
AVIATION TAKES
ITS TOLL OF DEATH
September Most Tragic Month
Since Invention of Heavier
Than-Air Craft.
ALSO IS MOST BRILLIANT
War Is Revolutionized by Aero
plane and Perhaps Rendered
Impossible.

Paris. September z1.-"A brilliant
month In aviation. but the most tragic
since hsavisr,Shan-air craft we're In.
vented wss the verdict at the Aero
Club tonight. summing up the events
thus far in September. Since 6eptem-
Der. thirteen aviators have been
killed. Three records have been brok-
en- Military men have acknowledged
that war has been revolutionized by
the aeroplane-that perhaps war has
been rendered impossible for the fu-
ture.
The record Of deaths is as follows:
September s-Captain Patrick hamll-
ton and Lieutenant Stewart. killed oy
fail OF aeroplanesat Sewerage during
the British army manoeuvers- mac
hine overturned by the wind
September 10-Lieutenants C. A. Bet
.ington and E. Hiychkiss. killed by fall
OF aeroplane at wolvercote during the
British army manoeuvres. Frooao.s
due to petrol explosion Lieutenant
stexar killed by fall Of aeroplane near
Munich. during the Bavar!an Army
manoeuvers. Probably caught In air
pocket.
Sentember l1-Lieutenant Sieoert
killed by fall Of aeroplane near Ores
den during the Imperial German man
oeuvres. Machine buckled in the wina.
Paul Peck killed at Cicero Field. chi
caxo. by fall Of aeroplane. NJ Nika-
ramanlakis drowned by fall OF hyofo-
aeropIane into sea during flight from
Athens to Patras- 49,, :.
September 14-Howard w. Gill; OF
Baltimore, killed in collision OF aero
plane with George Mestach at So
Field. Chicago. during sAnio''.'''
flight.
h., ts,I Of aeroplane during am exhi-
s;,,on eight. shenandoah, Iowa
acknowledgements Berger ano
Junxhan killed by aeroplanes ran neas
Freiburg during cross-countrS n's.
C,hemn;tz to Berlin. H. J. II. AS'
Killed by aeroplane's fall AZ
ireland, during exhibition niehI
Reeora 81 Year.
The Aero Clubs records SHOW thAs
seren,v-seven aviators have oeeH Ni'e~
fh:s year, rs compared with se,en
three for 1911. Since aviatioh oes~
49, have been killed
The week has proved nonopiahes 90
much less reliable than oip1ahes tnA'
the British War once has ordered tne
use OF the former discontinued.
Erench military circles IL - Eeio t"a'
for war purposes the monopiane can
NOT be disregarded on account OF "<
superior speed g,
A, the Interparl!amentary Union IN
Geneva IL was voted to-day. however
sba, the aeropiane be placed under tne
ban for military purposes. II - un'
ders,ocd that this applies to its use o.
4. means Of ofFense and not for scout
ing purposes.
How successful the flying men have
been as &C ,uts was revealed IN 'n'
course Of the week BY the aean'oh
rncnt Of the British manoeuSres DE.
cause the aviators reports TO the riSA
commanders had made one anothef
movements mutually 50 plain thai tac-
tics were Impossible
In reporting o victory against TURKS
In Tripoli, General Ragni, OF the ita''
ian army. SAID:
AFTER we believed the battle nearly
won an serial scout signalled tna'
anosher column Of Turks was sdvanc'
ing. Our reserves were accoroine''
called up. ana sfser . fierce hsns W
won"
Easly IN the month r. q. 0arros
broke the altitude record ~ ascendins
1880 fest q Houleste. France. LAtei
0eorle LAGUG1eux broke u again .
vYuocoubray ~ ascending 1851 fese
n Fourney Sew thirteen hours an<
sjehteen minuees. covering s:S miles
es Bea1DA bgUalEing the aursescn an
na~> $500 - a N2nnm8 l1IGU11