The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-05
EAGER TO DROP
EGGS ON KAISER"
From Reciprocal News Service,
13, Queen Anne's Gate. London.
By George T. Bye

London, Feb. 5.-Great is the sat
isfaction of the first flock of our
aviators in England. AT first all OF
them confessed to being bit glum
though as keen to drop eggs on
the kaiser" as ever. Now there is
unanimous satisfaction.
ain the early days of our train
ing in America, we worked on
policy of saving our machines at
all hazards, whether we saved our
lives or not" they tell me. Here
in England the rule is For Gods
sake, be careful with yourself.
This | have heard from a NUM-
Der of American aviators, and it
was repeated to me again today at
an important English training aero
drome where | talked with one of
our graduate airmen in charge OF
a party OF flying students, mechan-
is, aerial machine gunners and dis
patch riders. This lieutenant is
from San Antonio, Texas, where
he is in the milling business. He
showed me a lithograph OF fine
milling plant, on the back of an en-
yelope which he said he had de
signed and Just completed before
war broke out and he went into
the aviation section OF the signal
corps.
The lieutenant had his American
training at Rantoul, ILL.,, and Aus
tin, Texas. But found | knew
little until we got over here and
went into training" he told me.
They started us at the begin
ming over here, sending us to their
aeronautical school, ground school,
preliminary training field and then
the aerodrome for stunt flying. We
have had magnificent success. |
have lately been in charge of our
training squads at several of the
flying stations, and you can tell the
people back home they should be
proud of their boys.
Getting back to America, the
machine l first flew in had a sign
on it. This machine will stand very
little strain. Try no stunts And
it was a rickety old thing.
"Our treatment over here could
not be bettered. We do have bit
of trouble getting the mild cigar
cites we like. That reminds me.
One of our men was killed last
month. He was doing nose spin
and didn't come out of it. came
here to take his place, and a short
time after we got shipment of
cigarettes from Gibraltar addressed
to him. We didn't know what to
do with them, so we are smoking
them
The lieutenant had given leave
to most of his students, because it
was a rainy day, but we did find one
Chicagoan, a fine erect boy who
had stayed at the aerodrome to at
tend an afternoon lecture in aerial
photography. This boy had had the
same shaky experience in the early
days of American flying instruc-
ton as did the lieutenant, and he
got his wings on a different field,
the one of the University of IL
linois at Champagne.
was able to have good, sub
stantial chat with this young fell
low, who now is nothing short of
delighted with his aerial proficiency
and the possibilities ahead of him.
He and l got along so well because
he was a cub reporter on the Chi
cago Tribune before he joined up
and l once worked on the Tribune
for several years. 1t was good fun
to sit on the lounge of the Off
GERS mess of this English aero
drome and discuss the faults and
virtues of various old editors and
copy readers like Cap Stott,
Frank Carson, "Domey" Pearson,
George Morris and others.