The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-21


Aick Lsr, Chit 81. ne British
AviStiop Mission n0se IN the lri'rd
States, has st7Iiier fhc foiio.ting
csiieis True 10 the teas's 81 he
Royal .fu Force, he says rscy-
sh;no dbom Ire sr-see bss' g0i one
uo,d aboaf jiimselt he Is aiyaady
b fdmiiidy figure 10 many ti,HeyI-
xu1 omdirHess. He and his siat
foym furt Of the so-sdlied S)Tr9
cireus," sohiek Journeys through
she air from city 10 city ~ d'nfrie1,
and moi only enshrals hundreds Of
Ithoasdnds of spectators ;tHih rs
Itsafs bar mdkes un eGaoliy strong
ocernI to the fnblA intelligence
.shen The British Gfn<va! h'mself
dJeends the platform AID tells his
Ftcorers IN simple, Soldie,iy speech.
hhs secrets and oth,esemenfs OF the
syiro men. GfnernI Lee says that
hs hkss flying brav than arii'ng
lrr stereh-snokisg. but i''Gi he is q.
cdeti in oh tb,es can be TESTIFIED
L.o by grfa' many people ~ al
k$ryfs of .4mrrTcd Fs IS q yonsg
Il
lssunfo hosif attained sath cmincncr
IA lis profession. for he Sras born
tir Yorkshire on Jaiy End 1887
f1lis t1yfrr IS crelnnaeiy that q tj'f
tc,mv. He :ias educated az E'on
kand ihr Royal Military COLLEGE az
l.yand'uytf. sry,'rd IN famous old
ysosuent The Doth Rifles. PASSED
Ptse ,nrs1iablc four wears u lndin,
Innd heIred TO s:y0fr the Boehs u
Rrrd,ef i,i IoTf md 1913 ne
EearfJ his .frmy soRbrFqnct, Fall I
snq Leaf' Lee. BY ,sdsoT Of an eF- /
trooydiadyy mosoeusve he e''oised /
y, ar fighting. Be il remember 1
(chu. he has trrisy~ rinc German
Enytidsrs and the oecaporfs TO rs
|7sdss, ard ,nisy of TIE r'en he has
|5est crashing to en,'b mast haze
efen frf7ieDcei pilots, 50, in or
DIR 10 eors ansedthed through so
b,taay rom6ats, re is ezsderily an
rrt-mon If great da,Tng ard is'fr-
EraStibis resource. one Of his
.yitts scas to faH IKE a fasie'Ts9
7raf. III u mdchire APPARENTLY oni
of control tai really ss,sfssno az
opponent 10 dose 9acrfers oNd eor-
seouc,i lr5girg ~ IS i'r'rcrSsfy
10 paiay, not oNly 10Th tic general
ssbisc. b|f scifh his brOfher ot-
rfys IL hoit the Br.sisii aud .fmcr-
Ifor .1rries, AID e-ery a.rrd he las
10 sov msy BE- recorded Gs ihe o"i-
frme OF scide erferiepee ga'dcd
b. $rortJ theories.
The Allies have been nsntog the Hun
ISr over four years. and ihe Brisisf /
up;yr has sustained 10000 casual
kscs. yet. contrary TO general op'nio1'
khe greatest hfe-saver in the present l
Rpar is the atEoplsne. Without the
4 rupsane casualties inS~sse BY leaps I
md bounds. With the aeroplane and /
lsrA supremacy in the air the casualties
DO usr side Of the line decrease and The /
morale increases. whereas the casualties /
IN the Hun sfde of the line increase and (
kAe morale decreases with marked (
t7p,diy.
There i 10 doubt whatever thar on 4
She Western Front We have definite
almost an overwhelming. superiority in
she air. II IS this superiority il the air
|sinch enables Us 10 bomb Germany and 4
h~ias the MaT home TO her, and makes
n possible scr an offensive 10 succeed
(No offensive can hope Tor success aiih-
|cat cooperation between all arms and (
|slIe most irnpiicit trust in The Aviation
Sfhsoe BY leaders and men alike.
AIR SERVICE Is SrruNIzED
Nachines have developed along def
'16ks tines for definite purposes. In the
bDlden dnys any mzcilrt was used for
kny duty. m thoss days ii was ouly
Necessary Tor pilot 70 fly machine
hni have An elementary knowledge of /
rsher matters. Nowadays anyone can
be taught to f7y--thzt Is the easiest part /
jpf the training The dsssrcrk part cones
with specialization. a p,lot has to be
tzusht to fly snd'-6ght in small single
teaier scouts. He has TO be tsuglE. ga 1
highly specblneo lines. the art OF bomb
ing, and last, he has 10 be taUgh. CO.
operation with other znns. This las.
euty is one OF the most difficult to teach
and perhaps the most important of all
! TIE Commanders OF the InfarNSy
ard A<tiiIery, either In an attack or a
ye.reaf, are often unaware of the move