The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-15
BOMB THE CITY WITH
LIBERTY LITERATURE

The Richmond committee an
.tnuneei yesterday. thai =twro srnut-
type airplanes-~-one manned by an
American ace with twelve huche
planes to his credit. and the other by
"A Well-known instructor--w O u ! d
bomb the city tomorrow with Liberty
loan literature. The scout cars--of
the single scatter type--are Identical
with those now being used on the
western front No planes OF this type
have ever flown in Richmond and
the demonstration tomorrow is ex-
pected to prove extremely interesting.
The machines are exceedingly
small and with their powerful Liberty
motors. travel very fast. They have
wing spread of only about fourteen
feet~-seVen feet to each wing~~and as
consequence can make sharp turns.
Their maneuNerS are expected 70
prove the most exciting ever staged
in the air before Richmond
IT was announced by the commit
tee that the machines would be driven
by Lieutenant Camp Bell. one or the
first American aces" who WAS re-
Gently recalled 10 this country. and
Lieutenant Davis The ace" has
been succeeded on the western front
by Lieutenant Eddie Rickenbacher.
famous motor-car racer who is doing
sensational work over the Hun lines.
The two flyers will leave Boiling
Field, near Washington. about II
o'clock tomorrow morning and Will
reach Richmond short time later
They will land at the Virginia State
FAIR Grounds, where mechanics viii
tune up their planes preparatory to
the afternoons exhibition The two
officers will be the guests OF the Rich
n1nnH "a aat
short time later.
Sensational Demonstration.
An aerial comhat--the FIRST ever
seen here--Win be, staged over Rich
mond by the two flyers II will be
exactly the same kind OF mHneuvering
that the air fighters go through in
actual nehting, with the machine-gun
fire from the planes eliminated There
viii be other aerial exhibitions. in
Guiding dips. dives and loops of all
kinds by both machines over the city
Late in the afternoon the two officers
VIII return to Boiling field.
Before starting their exhibitions the
two planes will be loaded with guam
Uty OF liberty loan literature, which
Wall be dropped from the sky. The
scout planes. because OF their size, can
ny close to the ground and can place
the literature 10 the best advantage
Each one OF the machines will drop an
order for one $50 bond somewhere in
the city.
About tH entY+f1ve men attended
The conference yesterday afternoon
at ] o'clock at the Business Mems
club. although Invitations had been
extended to more than 100 Mem
bers Of the local committee de-
clarcd that IL was apparently i'm
possible TO obtain even an ordinary
attendance at any Of these confer
euces betWe cen business men and
bankers, However. slightly more
than $3.50, 600 in additional sub
Scriptious was obtained at this
meeting.
Invitations have been extended
70 about ZOO other men to attend
IA sirnilsr meeting st o'clock this
afternoon at the Business Mems
club and the committee Is in hopes
that the attendance VIII be better.
The loan drive lis rapidly drawing
to a close. il was pointed out, and
Richmond yet has a considerable
sum 70 raise. Where is no time for
lAeaing. bankers declared last