Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-28
Aviators Ordered to Francs.


Camp Wilbur Wright near Dayton.
and it is with Quickened action thai
the members Of the 18th, 18th ard
18th aero squadrons OF the United |
States signal corps roll out and hus-
tie into their clothes for morning
mess. They have been ordered TO
France.
A few days ago orders were re-
ceived from the war department for
these three full squadrons of $50 men
each to prepare Immediately for de-
parture from Camp Wright and it was
not long until it was known that with
in short time these members Of the
aviation section of the army would be
bound for Somewhere in Europe"
with the western front in France as
their ultimate destination.
These three squadrons are the first
full companies of the aviation section
to be ordered from the United States
to France and with them are to go 10
commissioned flyers as well as Off
GERS. Just who these officers will be
is either not known definitely or is be-
ing withheld by the censor, although
it is probable that those now in COM
mand will be among those chosen
while the flyers will be picked from
the cadets who have been receiving
flying instruction at the field, many
of whom are now awaiting their COM
missions.
The majority of the men compos-
ing these three squadrons are sea-
soned soldiers and have had months
of experience in the aviation section
at San Antonio, Tex. The 18th and
18th were picked men from the 46
| squadrons stationed at the San Anto-
Mo aviation field and arrived in Day.
ton a few days after the 4th of July.
| They were followed month later by
the 18th and the Goth aero squadrons,
and more recently by four other
big units at Camp Wright.
Many of the officers and men at the
field saw service with Gen. Pershing
on the border. The change from the
dust storms, tents and canvas cots,
the poor food and unhealthy water to
the cooler temperature of Ohio with
it's green fields and ripening crops,
comfortable barracks buildings and
wire-spring cots, good grub" and
pure water, shower baths and local
hospitality and entertainment was a
relief welcomed by ALL
Then came the real work at the
field and car load after car load of
Curtiss and Standard airplanes were
received and the assembly and care OF
these together with other regular
camp duty consumed the time from
early morning until sundown. Follow.
ing the planes large classes of stu
dents, or cadets, began to arrive every
few days from various colleges
throughout the country.
Many of them came from Ohio State
university, but classes from as fan
away as the University of Californis
were sent to Wright field.
Although the more than twe
months stay at Camp Wright has
been most pleasant for the boys, be
cause of the many forms Of amuse
ment and hospitality meted out un
stintingly to them by Dayton citizens
and organizations, the order to pre-
pare for departure for foreign training
and service was hailed with delight By
every man among them and apropo!
of the spirit which prevails through
out the camp, among those who are 81
soon to leave, the boys are singing:
3 Goodby to dear old Dayton,
Though the parting will be tough
We're off to fight the kaiser
, And make him yell enough"
: Well sweep the famous U-boats
; From the Bay of Helgoland,
r And we'll help our allied brothers
With strong and willing hand.
Well bomb the German batteries
: In our fight for liberty,
+ And we'll hand, old Bill a ticket
1i To some island in the sea.
+ Well try to wreck the Kiel canal
And retake Belgium, too,
l. For it takes the Sammy flyer
= To bring peace for me and you.
j.. Assures Ohioans Coal.
= !. Encouragement at least was brougE
L to Ohio by the committee >of thre
which conferred with Washington O
ficials on the coal situation
/ They were given assurance that
Il any factories have to close on accour
e of the fuel shortage it will be thos
making luxuries and not those maxim
necessities or those engaged in We
e orders. For the domestic consume
e there will be sufficient coal at ia
n prices, it was stated.
e While the lake coal priority ord.
will not be modified immediatel
If Judge Lovett, the transportation &
II rector, assured the committee tn;
everything will be done to get coal fl
< Ohio. No more slack coal is to
d shipped to the lakes, making th
S. class available for factories and pu
e lie utilities.
In cases of emergency arrangement
t. were made for diverting coal ca
b. from lake shipments, and later on
ID more comprehensive plan will
;" worked out
At all events, fuel supplies Fl
v homes, hospitals, schools and WI
t, order factories are to be assured, tt
A. committee was told.
|. w. w. Headquarters Raided.
v Armed with search warrant,
5" sued by the new United States distri
ID judge, Henry Gumble, Deputy Unit
s. States Marshal Bert Walter, feder
~ and city authorities raided the loc
IN headquarters of the Socialist Lab
le party and the Workers Information
Union, took three men and seized
n mass of anti-war literature.
or The men taken by the authoriti
ne gave heir names as Otto Freer, E.
of Markley and David Thomas, all of c
is lumbus. The men taken were search
Id and later released, pending an inves
CATION of the literature seized.
Says Use Less Sugar.
er The state war board says:
IS Save sugar.
at The food administration at Was
wv ington makes this appeal to Oh
a housewives.
n Experts say Americans use twice
of ,,os,oL an1y noon1o