South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-24
No WAR HORRORS
IN PLANE NE WIS
Newspapers Edited by Ameri-
IAN Soldiers in France
Omit Cory Details.

WASHINGTON, May 24-There
Is almost no trace Of the horrors of
war in Plane News. newspaper
edited and printed by soldiers Of the
american expeditionary force in
france. The war anniversary issue,
lated ION Active Service. April s.
1913, just received here, tells of
the mlnstrels and vaudeville. sym
phony concerts and literary contests.
and the little everyday complaints
or the men OF the aviation corps.
For those Americans back home
VINO grow weary In we'll doing. the
newspaper is one grand tonic OF OBJ
umism. Stretching across the top OF
the first OF the papers four PAGES is
the paraphrase OF Sec'y Redheld's
famous letter 10 his bureau chiefs:
Forget how things were done be-
fore the war. Eliminate red tape.
We must learn with the Germans
that the war won't wait. Delay is
the kaiser's ally"
The corps is proud or what has
been accomplished in the first year
OF war. Prominence Is given i'm the
paper TO an official communication
from Brig. Gen. B. d. Foulois. chief
OF the air service. 70 Lieut.-CoI.
Walter 9. Kilner, commanding Off
Ger of the post saying that the prog
ress made has met with high ap-
prevail from both Sec'y Baker, whose
picture. sketched by an army ar
fist. appears on another page. and
Gen. PershinS. An article review
ing the tremendous expansion Of the
signal corps appears under the sig
nature OF Cadet william b. Stone Of
Kansas City. Mo. formerly OF the
San Francisco and Chicago Offices
Of the Associated Press, in which
he quotes a high officer as declar-
ing confidently:
when the American airplanes
are ready for the front. we will have
pilots to drive them"
But il is with the recreation OF
the students and pilots that the pa
per is chiefly concerned. william
Janauashak Of New York doing Y.
NJ. G A. work with the army, or
ganized a minstrel show among the
aviation cadets which was pro-
nOunced without an equal among A.
T.. r. shows.
From rag-ume. the paper turns
TO concertos for diversion. A 10
piece symphony orchestra is being
organized under the leadership of
Lieut. Won Ezdorf When music
pals. there is wrestling. with tro-
phies for the champions. For the
less brave. literary contests are pro-
vided with prizes for the funniest
poem and the funniest story deal
ing with army life.
Professional players also are in
France 10 help the boys in their
night by giving them wholesome
amusement Elsie Janis was booked
to appear twice at the main ~"
Then there are numerous informal
notes about some Of the personnel.
which perhaps never we're intend
ed 10 percolate back TO the states.
Under the caption of what a Uni
form can Do" the exploits Of "Har-
vey. 18th" are recounted. II is al
legged that he receives Is letters
daily and openly boasts that he has
girl in Columbus. San Antonio.
Arkansas City, ST. Louis. Toledo.
Cleveland. Erie. Buffalo. Rochester.
Syracuse. New York, Brooklyn and
-. For some reason. the name
OF the last town was camouhaged
by dashes.
The Height OF Misfortune" has
been found by the camp paragraph
er. He records. An officer and a
cadet on this post correspond with
the same cir! back home. and said
officer censors the cadets mail"
The tragedy Of war has found the
reflection. however, in the midst of
the merrymaking. Touched by the
sufferings of the people among
whom they are living. the boys have
adopted several French war or
phans ChrOnicling the fact that
Plane News has adopted an orphan
the paper SAYS: The boys. from
the skipper right down 10 the print
er's devil. have contributed TO the
support OF the little French de
mOiselle.'
The managing editor Of Plane
News is capt. +. Kearney.