Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-07
Latest in Aerial Warfare
-asraid morgan IN Earpsr's weekly

THE conduct OF trench warfare has not varie !
i greatly from the methods used ct Port Arthur.
II is true that the Germans have obtained n
measure Of success with their gas. but Il remains
limited gentle brpeze from a particular quarter s
necessary always and that something upon which
no staff can count. Flame electors have also been
Invented and employed. but they only be used
after the eneny's trenches have been inward Hand
grenades. bayOnets. knives and reviewers s remain
the principal support Of hand to hand fighting. IN
short. II Is bu necessary to eject the enemy from
his trench by physical force.
But ssroplanes and submarines are new Aero
planes used for several purposes. For bomb
throwing, the French have obtained the greatest
cess by using squadrons OF thirty machines.
For scouting or marking artillery ranges and the
other hand for fighting. both the French and Ger
mans use different machines. Tho hrench or German
scout seropane Is supposed to fight at all; but
the British piots are ordered to the enemy
wherever As matter Of fact, the French and
Germans rely for offensive work chiefly ant~alr
craft artillery. which has not been perfected
seen both sides shooting and have watched shell
burst close TO an aeropane, only TO the next
explode half mile away. Now and then a machine
II brought down. but II Is simply owing to a lucky
shot Anti-aircraft finders still in the
perimentai stage.
The British alrmen have a rule had the upper
hand Of the Germans but this is simply they
are personally better flyers. Given a few months
training any frstciass Br fish cross-country rider
who u not too old win Outfly the German profess
SIGNALS The truth that the British characteristics
them In good stead here venture to say that their
air victories have been the playing fields of
Elton far more than the battle Of Waterloo
and prophecy that in time our own flyers will ba
as good II not better than the British
But the Germans have recently designed and
launched a new type OF machine. This Is a double
biplane, carrying OF four, and armed not only
with two machine guns, but also with a small fled
gun which shoots shrapneL The motors are believed
10 De two OF 100 horsepower each and the machine
is very fast This 'air-dreadnought' made its ap-
pearance about three months successfully at.
tackled a British biplane The bipana ESCAPED ana
came down on fire within It's lines but both pilot
ana observer were badly burned A British airnan
told me about this and concluded. The petrol had
even run into their boots" Flying is not all low by
any means
Inc Germans are believed 70 have not more than
three or four OF these "ardreadnoughts and 30 one
may safely expect an improved type before long But
the French and English also designing larger ma.
chines and without doubt in future the war IN the
air VIII be carried by battle planes carrying gun
ners and artillery They Will be manned as warshIns
are manned. for day by day cir warfare more ana
more approaches the conditions of warfare soon
we snai nave air cruisers, air scouts bateships
we snail talk about control OF the air; and we ahal
have a code of international air law