Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19
sEcY. BAKER MAKING tfs
 IMPORTANT DECISIONS
Upon Such Questions as He Deems
 Require in1rrediate Action.

On Board Secretary Bakers Special Train in France, Saturday, March 1S .-- CBy The Associated Press.)--The
 American secretary Of war is nakirtA important decisions in. France upon such questions as in his. Judgment re- quire immediate action. He is gather ing knowledge for future use upon
 American army. but problems press ing for a settlement he solves on the | spot. t,e 4s fs- Thus today in the headduarterss of one of the American aviation centers Secretary Baker inquired if all the
 host of aviators sent first from Afnef ica were to com plete their training in
 France, and if all of hsm had been
 commissioned. The chief of. the aia :. ton told the secretary that all Of them had not yet, because of reasons which he. explained, had a chance to take their final training. E The secretary went into the subject l He directed at the conclusion Of the inquiry, with General Pershing's ab- l proval, that aTiators 50 delayed should have their cenlr1issions.f when they were ready for them, dated a day ahead of those issued iif America to men who had entered the service later
 because these men had a right; to their priority. :.
 l When the seeretarv's train came 1 into the aviation region the sky vas 1 darkly overcast and the clouds were iof a blue gray color. which the avia-
 ton observers say sconstitntes the i finest background for seeing air woy!. i Many uonoplanes a1d. biplanes await ed the secpetary'sa arrival upon the field; then with a rush one after sn- other took the airE until toward the end. of the morning a hundred na- chimes were in flight and every ma chine was driven by an American. In- I7dfvidual aviatorss pra eticed TaanoeHYfes
 used in combat suehsas. reversing the 1 direction of tlless flight bv tut-nfng ng edgewise upon one wing. or spinning
 nose dives Then there were evolu- 1 tfons i'll, fotillat formation of lives; af- iter that ir .seuadrons Of fifteen. a
 I < With a1lstheses machines in the air.'' remarked a French officer, Eve see ro more fhap a.. tenth of v-fat Anettea 1 has in this one school YoutWiu sosn ] have no more need, foreFrenct in- i struetion. We layea shown eFer3'thine we know. and, your young. men. have i faken to the art awitfs astonishing ia cility as wfll as audacity, nerve and ll.resof!fee. T'a danger, and, diffeil't'es fa seinate and inspire tben think lit mpst be, what you call the sporting 1 spirit" ...e s..+. s.a .e. | Secretary Baker discussed with va- rf3us of the. sNiators themselves the dlffeTerlces. between. the ma aohiIaes. Hs
 brought to the subject much knowledrs
 of detail and unvaried interest He
 spent hours talking with the men ant
 examining with them 7the types 70
 machines, some of which he saw fol
 the first time Il The closing incident of Sthe morn.
 ing's air training was a combat ant
 the. escape of one plane when attacked
 The secretary watched with inter1s,
 interest He then visited the naachin,
 shops and setting up shops and ni, storage buildfiags.f He. had explained i to him the school organizations, wl1ici
 include Ut classes. each with a sep , arate e. - sharp sporting rivalrfe :. exist among them.
 St Patrick day was celebrated ,b- six ga mss ofa baseball among tn, Ii twelve leaguebciuhs The Young Men | Christian association and Red Cfes ] have restaurants and club rooms ii : the aviation area, both admfra bly man i. aged
 T T1e party left with the conviction 3 that Americas s aviation effort is al l ready a powerful onea that it combine E the best to be found in tie Frenc1 ! and British service. in additic \, | ! American developments. and that al :. organization has been created capabl ' of schooling finely tempered air bat
 talions. The aviation school in ques C ton has reached -sI -per. cent. of it's ex : pected efficiency. ..s ,.