The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-01
AFRICAN AIR FIGHTERS sPROUT WINGS IN FRANCE
pol W. Pegler, United Press Staff p' Correspondent.)

,,,arican Field HeadquarIerS III r.ance. Sept. 6 (By Mail)-Tucked a, in the obscurity of France NI, Iaro even the war news filters mron0b several days late, Uncle Sam,s Con- aedgling air-fghters are begin ning to sprout their wings
 D9 you will find them in two big French aerodromes-men of the army and navy and Americans of the rraocb m Foreign Legion who have tenn norarily expatriated themselves to learn flying. The early bird-man catches his ooFoe and rolls at 4:30 a. m., and from tho4 time on until ten o'clock at night in oood weather-his hazardous day :. crowded with work and lectures and study.
 The daily schedule calls for three bours rest between noon and three ocock. Sometimes a fellow gets chance to sleep in this period but more often he spends it propped up in his cot studying the why and where flores of the spiral spin.
 Uncle Sans own aviation field isn't an aviation field at all just now. En- gneers are working there putting barracks or hangers or building the necessary railroad spurs with the aid of band of complacent German pris- oners Pretty soon now, if the offic- ials and the people at home come
 through with the material, this field will become one of the greatest avia- ton bases in the world. But the fly CTS can't wait so they're learning with the French
 Take the army and navy mems school These men were picked be- cause of their unusual qualifications and sent over here to France to study flying with experienced French air fighters. Already one class of navy men has graduated from the prelim-
 mary course of flying and passed on to the second course where they will
 learn to handle the big machines which drop bombs and the fleet little craft that do the fighting.
 Mnglmg with the American sol diers and sailors are other Americans
 in blue uniforms, the uniform of the
 Foreign Legion, who fiocked over here confident of learning somehow, some where the flying game more quickly than they could at home. They will be ready with the rest, when the time comes to fly before the American trenches and stitie the enemy guns.
 Rich mans heir and poor mans son and the college athlete hero of sea son ago are mingled together; taking the same course, living under the same discipline.
 The new student goes up in a plane With double set of control levers" sald young lieutenant, the son of a former mayor of New York. If the student makes a mistake. the French piot sitting behind him, gives a hand SshaI for the student to let go of everything. Then the pilot works the plane with his own levers and if it lSht too late he can prevent accidents. me double control saves a lot of fel- iOwS rom getting-hurt."
 put people will get hurt despite the 'Ol'rol system. Students at this S'nool can point out two spots on their n!"g held where two American naval myers fell to their death while learn ng And farther down the field. be- u'"u big hangar there is a pile of 'nree or four junked aeroplanes, ''oHeh Tn minor flying accidents.
 frehch officers admire the American sense of discipline. Here is an in- m 'al'Ve mat the whole camp will re- a4, member The pilot instructed his m1' saen' to steer a straight course no n" a''er what lay ahead because a st' sIeen pupil is liable to upset his ma nnn. ' oy attempting to turn. The Fap" pam ooeyed and crashed into a tree. s,9. 9'" occupants of the machine had sate "e injuries but the instructor was '"''Sned he had a man of nerve