Evening star., 1918-09-02
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

II British woman joins the Pen
gums and does not desire to help in
the actual construction Of airplanes
a clerk or cook at the central avla-
tion stations.
Though writing many letters, King
George of England is not rapid pen
man. Neither does he dictate rapidly.
Discussing the qualifications, for a
successful f1ier. noted British pilot
said: Granted other things equal,
decision-instant and instructive
be the factor which decides whether
one pilot or the other shall be the
crash And is it too much to claim
that the average temperament OF the
likely to produce that flash of thought
reflected in action than is the average
temperament of the average German
flying man? 1t is solo flying, and
solo combat. with death for the
fraction of time. And for that kind
of thing a training based upon love
Of sport, upon the sheer joy of pitting
oneself against the other man, is bet
ter than a training based upon the
Potsdam drill grounds"
American soldiers in England al
ready have won fame for their demo-
cratic bearing and the easiness with
which they adapt themselves to their
surroundings. In commenting upon
this one British writer says: The
American soldier is absolutely devoid
Of stiffness or reserve: iii, He is friendly
within a few moments of meeting
him; in this respect we might take
a leaf from his book. 1t is the same
with the Frenchman, and it certainly
itvrt hof a q A.
times a little stiff and 'standofhsh.
Modern airplane cameras are from
three to four feet high.
Though the Germans have deluded
themselves into believing that the
long-range shells which they hurled
upon Paris created fear and conster-
nation among the people everywhere
throughout the city, such was not the
case. An English play producer WAS
in Paris during the period when shells
were falling the thickest- While a
playwright was reading one of his
PRODUCTIONS in the presence Of the
French actresses an adjoining build
ing was wrecked by . she'll. The
playwright continued his reading un-
disturbed.
Unless bullets strike fatal part
Of an airplane fiiers are not neees-
sarily forced to descend. Many ma
chimes return from over the lines
|veritably riddled by bullets-so COM
pletely, in fact, they resemble per-
forated lids of a pepper can.
OF all the belligerent nations. Aus
tria is declared to be the worst off
financially. Her government chest
was empty when the war broke out.
Generally speaking, there were few
woman inventors before the war
broke out Since the conflict started.
increase in the number of women
seeking patents on their ideas. The
character Of their inventions ranges
from patent curling iron to pFongB
for motor cycles.
All sailors Of the British fleet must
salute the officers Of the w. r. N. S.,
commonly known as the Wrens. Tho
woman officers in returning the sa-
lutte must merely bow.
While an American company was
putting on show behind the fighting
line, after having rigged up q stage
and fittings, an American ffier en-
gagged a boche Immediately over the
scene. The Yankee pilot since has
been dubbed the "of1cial bouncer" of
the theater because the audience wit
Messing the show left the theater in
"a big hurry as the machine guns be-