Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-07-11
EDITOR, AVIATOR
AND PHOTOGRAPH
F|END ARRESTED
Uncle Sam Objects to Having
Pictures of Canal Fortifica-
tions Published Contrary 10
Law, -,

san Francisco. July i0.--Warrants
for the arrests Of Charles X. Field. ed
lfof ~ the sunset macazine. and for
lmcr president Of the Bohemian club.
Robert , Fowler an aviator and Ray
:. Duhcm. "A photographer. and Riley
A. scott. "a writer. were issued today
Al the request Of John W. Preston.
United states attorney here The
charge against ali four il the disclO-
sure ~ military secrets and the pen
ialty Is ten years Imprisonment or "a
fine II $4,000 for such disclosure II
made abroad an one year OF a $1,000
fine if made in the United States.
Photographs az FofTifications.
Z IN April sunset published an article
{ entitled. Can the Panama Canal Be
/ Destroyed From the Air?" Repro
duetious of photographs taken from
/ an aeroplane and showing some Of the
Qualifications ~ the Canal Zone and
u the san Francisco Preside accom-
panied the text As soon as copy
Of the number was called 10 the atten-
tion of the war department 1t request
Cd Preston 10 investigate.
Mr.. Fields defense today was that
the photographs showed no actual
fortifications. nor artillery. but only
the placement for a gun and the pre-
liminary work for fort. To this
Preston replied
Violates Regulations.
Il think the case has merit II has
always been an army regulation with
the force of law forhiiding the tax
ing ~ photographs or views of the
permanent works Of defense. whether
IN course Of construction or COM
pleted
by the act of March 2. 1911. con-
gress strengthened the regulation SO
that IL Is now a violation Of "A plain
statute for any civilian 10 take or pub
iish photographs Of any fortfication
whether complete or in process of
construction.
The war department regards the
enforcement Of this law as absolutely
essential and my instructions are en-
phaiic IN this case"
-Four Served With Warrants.
Editor Charles X. Field. Aviator
Robert 6. Fowler. Ray A. Duhem and
Riley A. Scott were all served with
the warrants issued for their arrest
and taken before United States Com
missioner Francis krul They were
released upon their own recognizancc
At a special session Of the federal
grand jury tomorrow the government
Will present its evidence against the
defendants AMI ask for indictments
The editorial comment Of the maga-
zine on one Of the photographs against
which the war department particular
~ complained. was as follows
Governments Complaint.
This Is one of the most significant
photographs ever published in this
country. Below the aeroplane from
which the picture was taken lie the
Naos islands. in the bay Of Panama.
on which the United States govern
ment Is mounting batteries OF the
heaviest artillery in the world. 70 pro-
iect the Pacific approach 70 the Pan
anna canal.
"On the island almost directly un-
der the aeroplane can be seen the em-
placement for the most powerful
weapon ever constructed the first 16-
inch disappearing gun, which has an
effective range Of about twelve miles I
Big Guns Helpless.
Here is the significance Of the /
photograph: The aeroplane might I
have come in time Of war from a bait /
tleship ont OF range of the big gun. /
flying at a safe height and carrying .
500 pounds Of high explosive instead 4
Of q camera. Would not the big gun 4
be helpless against such a foe2"
The editors 20 on to describe The 4
IN which the photo
graph was taken ana who took Il.
adding
shortly afterward. President vii
son issued an executive order forbid
lie. 49,
~ The photographs made on this
flight are probably the only pictures
that viii ever be taken Of the canal y
from the air. except for purposes Of 4
war"