The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-10
INTERESTING LETTER.

Homer Tinsley writes Interestingly
Of the work being done at West
Point and Stithton, at the latter
place he is now located.
In recent letter to his mother,
Mrs. Ida Tinsley, we quote
Spent the day at West Point on
Transmission location from Louis
vile to Stithton. Muldraugh Hill is
q mountain about three hundred feet
high that separates The table lands Of
StithtOn from the Ohio rive, valley
and | have spent the week ia run
ming tentative traverscs DIP tAis hill
Rough ana rocky, steep aul tim-
bered, but we are carrying au' ald
'energy and determination give Us
strength
One could hardly stay here without
absorbing the energetic air o. the
boys in kidki" An auroplanc
above u this afternoon with their
nose dives and tail spins. furnished
hair-ra,sirg enthusiasm and mad. US
realize that our part on the Ground
was small and insignificant
A brand new Curtiss, with bcrty
motor, planes glistenng in the sun,
and the red, white and blue horizontal
rudder, symbolizing liberty and vic
tory, augmented by the white and
blue circles on the planes, was sight
that is beyond my power TO describe.
Twenty-four planes have just ar
rived at West Point and the mechan-
les are assembling them as fast as
possible The hangers are already
up and the landing fields ready, so by
the last Of next week, things should
be ready for battle practice and bomb
| formations of planes in the air.
This aviation field at West Point
Is only temporary. as the main field
is to be at Stithton. laid it out
three weeks ago, and have the honor
of being the only man in my depart
ment that could be trusted with this
important work.-Thus sayeth Mr.
Ehrenborg.
To-day wc-paa sed through the bat
tie front between Rheims ami Metz
in miniature. This is where the Of
ficcrs play war" Little houses
about two fee: square are placed rs
they stand in reality and the trenches
and listening posts and dugouts are
located as they are on the front.
Lines of bricks laid end to end define
the railroads and highways and stakes
driven in the ground every four feet,
outline the firing en- the clock"
system of point location went
into one of the ducouts and there
found a slit about four inches high
ana two fee: long to look through.
An alidade, with two sights. was
piyitei at the outermo3t end and by
swinging this the angle of any point
could be determined. A second duo
out a known distance from the first.
was equipped likewise and by al
simultaneous observation from these
two points, the angle of any point,
and. by trigonometry. the distance
can be readily determined. Thus do
the artillerymen learn to locate til,
target. and after three shots, are
able to place the exploding shell
where they wish. The first shot is
for line, the second, for trajectory
AMI the third for defamation or ev-
plosion, so that upon the fourth shot
they can fire and explode a she'll upon
any point they wish.
The artillery range is alive with
the reports of French 15's" and
machine guns, from eight in the
until four in the afternoon.
and the observation balloons ara up
four and five thousand feet all the
while. recording the hits and mapping
the country.
This war is some game: facinating,
alluring, wonderful. The aen here,
about 5000 are taking intensive
training and work ten hours a day.
They are fine ioC oil fellows, ply
'ically, and morally, clean fresh and
strong"