Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-20

coat, and big fur-lned fnoleskin union
nving suit over that; two pairs Of wool
gloves and big fur-lned ganntlets over
them. two knit helmets a big necklace
and a leather flyinR helmet on my head
NV appearance really WIS laughahle
was as thick through and around as
| was M and down. Could hardly walk
without rolling.
Left terra lirrna NJ 80 m, and m
side Of an hour vas III tp 1000 The
plane | bad was no good motor jusf
wouldn't turn up over I250 r !. ~ #
had been IN good shape | would have
had INV 5000 IN 80 minutes
Most Of rs try t. get rs high ~ We can.
so when | hit 3 1000. instead Of nesing over
and keeping level ! still kept hcr cooked
up and climbed for another hour liut
tr. as | might couldn't get over t04g
metres l3. 900 feet When | saw Il Nas
useless to try and 20 higher | cut and
headed ftr home II vas about i00J
n m when | landed Took half ~ hour
for rest and started on second lcg st ~ -
BY that time the sun WIS pretty we'll ~
and as n result the air Wis SIMPLY terrible.
it was So bumpy Half the time until
got 10 800 metres | didn't know whether
| was upside down, on ny ear, or SLIDING
off on 81 wing | managed to cllmb into
good air 1T 1000. and from there on above
5000 it was fairly good not bnmpy but
wavy, like going over swell III boat
Stayed there until had bombed III my
minds eye everything in sight, and the
as before, cut off motor and started home
on long gentle glide l.ou know.
Marshall, the gliding ratio s about } TO
/ For every mile you are up YOU caH
glide 3
Everything went fine until | got down
to 500 metres From there il VS.
plain h The wind and the bumps
tossed me around like i piece Of thistle
down in a gale Once or twice | had
straight drops Of 100 and 200 metres
And | am not one bit ashamed - say
was mighty glad when | MS safely home
1t was just Il minutes alter l. when I
was .'Finito or finished
To be selected as top sergeant in The
field directly under General john j
Pershing Is the homer that fell to the let
Of Edward ) Turner Il nephew OF Louis
G.. Turner, the we'll known livery stable
man AT $50 King street, this city oaag
Turner bears the title If Sergeant Major
Sergeant Turner IS tire son of Air and
Mrs George + Turner Of 81 Nest
Twentv-second street. New ork. but IS
known in tins city aS he WaS stationed -
Fort du Pont for period 81 tHo years.
several years age during which time he
visited his uncle frequently
While stationed near TINS cilH hIS
enlistment period terminated but that
did not end Young turner's military
career He Immediately re-enilsted and
was soon sent 10 tie government training
school at Hampton Va whore he pur-
sued q military course Which I'D hlm to
the title OF Sergeant Major
Passing the examination with tuii
honors he was sent To fort Dadc, Florida
where he remained until ordered over
seas IIeis now stationed ii headquarqrs
in France and writes lome and To hls
uncle In this city that he IS IN top
notch condition. haS good quarters
plenty Of food and IS feeling fine
Sergeant q r Wallace Of i5lS Van
Buren, street has arrived safely in France
Charles +. DubcIl, the halter. has
received word OF the safe arrival ot his
son, Rev Charles Bratten DabelI. nov
an army chaplain IN France
Friends OF Private Albert Leonard
Hurd, formerly stationed at Camp Morri-
son. are pleased 10 hear that he has
arrived safely overseas