The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14


TIE tcncts at the Royal Nr Force. lac
say everything about thr service hat
not otc word niHut himself He u
ALREADY n mnsiitar iigurc To
american ~nuditncrs' We aud his starr
form Dirt 81 TIE so-ctilrd "nSing cir
tu~," which journeys through the air
from rity Ia cat, ~ America. and not
only cnibr.Ii- humis,riS ~ thousands
of spectators with u fcats but makcS
an tuuan, strong appeal Ia tie public
intelligence when the British GcncfTl
himself asccnds the platform and tells
hts hearers In simple. soidicriS spresii,
the sctrtts aud achievements of u
tying men. General Ice ~aNs That
a. likes flying better than writing or
sI"ctsh-,naking hut that lW - an adept
~ all three can he testified to bs u
great many people I ~ all parts Of
Nn''r'cn' "' y " Young man y" ia'c
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go, ny reason @, ~" 'N,r""it,inistN
~" r'HH'''"''.u u"'' y" n", '"ch"N-
hntc ''ernian nifpi"iic> ana th' otu-
I"i's y" hi> 'f'hht' ahu n"hN on Tue
men ne haS scnt ct1' ming tn earth
must have been experienced pilots.
50 IN oiricr Ia come .n~cath'b
hroug M man, combats. hc II ct'
,icnfly an nispan al great daring bsid
incNba"sftbie One az hts
tricks was Ia fall like n fluttcrtng leaf
~ q n'achnr apparently out 81 con-
troll. hit rcnii, tempting an opponent
to close quarters ami consequent I'M
dotng. ut u tmnnct>'i, popular, not
oni, with thc general public. hut with
t,> brother oiiiccrs ~ both the brtt-
tsh and Nnbcricnn armies. ana every
I" he has 10 ~, ma, be- regarded
n the outcome ~ u VIDE experience
guided ny proved THEORIES.
The allies have been fighting the
Hun for over -four Years. aud the Brit
ish Empire has sustained $500. 600
casualties. yet. contrary to general
opinion. the greatest lfo-saNer in the
present war IN the acroplano. Without
the %aeroplane casualties incrensc bv
leaps and bounds. with the a~eroplaue
and with supromncN IN the air tho eng.
uilties ON our side 81 the line decreases
and the morale increases. Whereas the
casualties on the Hun side of tho line
Increase and The morulc decreases
Win NNANhNM NHIHNNNh.
There Ia no doubt whatever that on
tito western front wo have "a definite
almost az overwhelming. Supcriofit,
In the air. ID rs hts superiority in th,
air which enables ms so bomb Gct-
man and bring the war home 10 hcr.
and makes II possible Tor an offensive
to succeed. No offensive Can-hopc for
success without cooperation between
all arms and the most implicit trust
IN the ayiatiun service by leaders and
men alike.
Air Ser,icc l. specialized.
Machines have developed along
definite liner for definite purposes In
the olden days any machinc was used
for any duty In those daNs ID was
only necessary for a pilot 90 fly "a ma
chine and have an elementary knuMl-
edge OF other matters. Nowadays any
one can be taught 90 nv-lhat IS the
easiest pnrt OF the training. The ditn-
cult part comes with specialization \
pilot has To hp taught 10 "A. and firht
IN small single -soatcr scouts. lie has
10 bo taught. on highly specialized
lines. the ART of Iomhing, and last. IA,
has 10 hc Taught co--opcration with
other arms. This last duty ~ one Of
the most difficult 10 teach and per
haps the most important OF all
The commanders Of the infantry -
artillery. either ia an attack or u ro-
treat. are often unaware of the move
mcnts In their own command. owing
to the emitting of the telephone wires
and the ~eNor-changing situation. Run
ncts ma be killed. telephones may DO
put M of action. and the much need
ed news does not get back. Infantry
commanders mas not know exactly
whore the men are, and artillery COM
mandcrs may not know exactly whore
to place the shells I'm "A word, the
true position can be told Only from
the mir.
Let us take cooperation with drtil-
.lcry. 4 machine equipped with wire
less goes out with a pilot and observer.
Before going up, these officers are
aware OF an known hostile batteries.
They have "A definite programme 90
carry out. They have shoots on def
mite targets to undertake. The results
of the shooting by the battery are
communicated 10 the battery com
mander by wireless. and the battery
commander makes the necessary cor
%roctions 60 the laying Of his guns until
they are ranged on the target Those