El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-27

w THEN at-planes were first used
NA/ in war they were unable TO
lift any considerable weight
and consequently rs weapons Of Of
tense they were insignificant Their
part IN the war was practically taat
Of cavalry scouts. only that they were
working in the third dimension
Later on. as airplaues improved in
quality and increased in numbers.
they took on the work Of cavalry
raiders. much as II was done by stew
arts and Sherldan's cavalry 10 the
American civil war. and by Reuuen-
kampfs c0ssacks in the Russo-Japan-
ese war. when they passed around the
enemy's flank and burned and de-
stroyed towns and stores and rail-
ways in the rear Of the fighting line.
such is about the point reached by
airplanes today.
But Great P-itaiu is now entering
the period in which the big bombing
airplaue is becoming practically
long range gun of cOnsiderabl BILE aCcur-
aCy. and when that point of view is
thoroughly understood. ones ideas ou
raids and reprlsals ere apt 20 alter
Deal Warfurei Not Murder.
When a long range gun uomua DIS
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Tor ammunition, or TO be the head
quarters Of an army, one does not talN
Of reprisals-
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or headquarters billers. one does not
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man
good ana 1eels pleased LlaL the smell
missed an important military mark
z-r+ on. -s-+s7rr,- =rr-aszee ones
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efforts 10 uss-l0s 1-e sun --7---' --
order to save the whole town from
destruction The case is not far diff
80 - on. f.. ,7.s-4-,e- .--a,lzs
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by airplaues from base hundred
miles or more distant from their tar
get They are merely guns with
range OF over hunured miles anu
must be dealt with arccrol- --s-
II is people have not quite SEa~lT-
that point or view llal tlrFr mas 30. e
so much confused ll.IlliI5 anu s----
on the subject
Why Paris Is secure
Members or parliament ma e le=--
anxious 10 know why fat-H mas ~
Tree from DOmb ralds "AeA Atl---
mas not Ine answer j. very s-L5l-s.
lEaL TO reacn FaEls d La-u-l- -ao- ~
mas 70 pass over lhs L.5A.--s me , ,5-l-
al intervals pen-nu me l-=A el--= -L.-1
there are airdromes in which the
PICKED pilots OF france are s-dl-o-i7-
IN me Ordinary course OF lIetl guy
II a squadron OF ntaNg D1--o-l--
machines passed over mem ~ tAe
laEh IN CIueI 20 Ie-l-- 2 az az ~ ,. p
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again IN oayls.l ana Us GAaLee o-
BeLtlAk hume "o--L rr s------- 55.--.
England case IS ql--e lll-efelll-
her pest pilots are 1enlAl lR- my
IN france ana lne Ietl-ien uo ll-5--
reacn her over LAe open b.t- -'--- ~-.-l-
49, - ne 81. - 80 -sl-Ia7 -
ri0TrsI,- fhe cHeaDes- and hest place TO
1arroi would be- The Belgian coast.
which is much shorter than the piece
Of British coast which would have 70
b. natroIed instead
Must Bomb the Base.
The length of time which an air
uIane can sDend in the air is limited
10 the petrol which IL can carry and
the amount Of petrol IL can carry is
limited by the number Of bombs il
must carry II the tourney is TO be
worth while.
Vow q flight OF five hours al a
sDeed Of Derhsps 90 miles al hour
taking The most favorahI conditions
MISUNDERSTANDING represent about the
15-f+ ~ the German b0rrbers- so e
thew are TO reach london. their START
irr nofD+s and their courses are dis
tincfIv limited.
Tbe- r7usr in fact start from one
OF other al a few wen known places
In Belgium Their airdromes at
BrugEes. Ghenr. gTsriakerke. Zee
bruFga and SO forth are Derfe-tIv well
known to Us These afrdromes repre-
sent uractcalIv the gun empIace-
ments OF the Hypothetical gun with
ne l.l Ial-e range OF Wlleh j nav
s-lrdEolnes 70 Dts-n WIN l-dt L'--- --'--
must alopl me al .---5.s pI--ti'-- '-
knocking ou- lAe gun
Limiting RaidinE EnnEe.
Ev preventing the establishment Of
afrirones near the Belgian coast
Great Britain can prevent the assem-
bling Of raidinE machines. and so can
force them 10 start from points fur
rher hack in observation-disclosures as far
east - lille which means Inftfue
The range OF the raiders
Dor7bT1ess the German. will fr-uro.-e
their airuIanes and Increase their
range hur England vrflr increase
rbei- range also. and Tins she can
steadily force them 10 start further
hack
Ov-irg 70 FugIa0G-s army holding
are nearer TO the starting places of
The raiders than the raiders are 10
london nv precisely the distance
f-o-- +ta rs7sriar coast n T0DFoD
T-berefo-e Fnglaud-g borrbrnr ma
chimes can carry Just the extra
weight In bor1b s that the Huns would
have 10 carry in the form Of petrol 10