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The Washington times., 1918-05-27
Time still Slipping Away.


In our solicitude over mistakes and
delays OF the past We should not for
get that within the last few weeks OF
controversy time has been slipping by
Just the same and many important
things are still undone. PL lcity will
help US TO hasten production.
Publicity about what Is happening
abroad in aviation is even more IS
Gential or we shall awake some day
and find that after America invcsti-
gated itself and found the remedy,
{he authorities. on the other side were
not ready to receive the American
battleplanes.
There IS much ground for "ncour-
aEement ia the way the Government
has approached the problem recently
and the plants are rapidly passing
from the stage OF eXperir-en to guam
t..y. production. Frankness on both
rides Of the Atlantic will help TO make
the aviation program a substantial
contribution to the final victory,
The Washington times., 1918-05-27
U.S.FLYERSA ABROAD
NEED AERODRONES
NEAR BATTLE LINE
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Continued from First Page)
more than 100 lighting planes. and we
should have about fifty or sixty fields
close up to the front.
The Washington times., 1918-05-27
Want Assurance.

Everywhere that ] went last week
IN my visit TO the different airplane
factories that fact seemed to project
itself forward as examined the
.rba5,Taz and rate of nroducsfor Tri-
The Washington times., 1918-05-27

Rack 10 the boys in the treuehsa.
Send y0uF Red Cross giftH today q
Henry b. p. MaefaFland, Iz22 =
stgeef psEthWegt
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~0HE President and Mrs. Wilson
attended the performance at
Keith's Theater last evening.
They were accompanied by
Mrs. William H. Boiling. Mr..
Wilmer Boiling and Mr.. John Randolph
Boiling.
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand will be the honor guests at
Henry D. Flood will give tomorrow
evening.
The Italian ambassador and Countess
di Cellere entertained at small in
formal dinner last evening at the en-
bassy.
The Countess of Reading. wife Of the
British ambassador, was the honor
guest at a. luncheon given today at the
Shoreham by Lady Lister-Kaye.
MAJ. Gen. J. D. McLachlan. D. S. O..
attache Of the British embassy,
entertained at dinner last evening at
the Metropolitan Club, when his guests
were the British ambassador. LORD
Reading: the Secretary of War. Mr.
Newton D. Baker; Vice Admiral Sir w.
Lowther Grant. K. c. B.; Maj. Gen. Pey-
ton c. March, Lieut.. Gen; T. Bridges,
c. B., G. NJ. G.. D. S. O.; Maj. Gen. Henry
P. Mccain, Maj Gen. G. o. Squier, Maj.
Gen. J. E. w. Headlam, c. B., d. S. O.;
Maj. Gen. r. Hutchinson. c. B.. D. S. O.;
Brig. Gen. William S. Graves, Brig. Gen.
Henry Jervey, Col. J. J. Bradley, Col.
F. T. Hines. Lieut.. Col. c. Cordier, Maj
the Hon. c. II. Lyell. Maj. c. K. Crau-
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have bsen issued to the
following:
Walter Washington and Elva II. Cooper.
James Stephany and Pearl Laurence.
William E. Harmed Of New York city ana
Florence McColm Of this city.
Walter J. Carothers and Ruth r. Snyder,
both Of Lewiston. Pa.
Charlotte Broad Of New Rochelle. N. Z.
William H. simonds and Margaret 3. Ginerd
Roy c. Leese Of Westminster. Nd. and Mar
E. Nicodemus Of this city.
Thomas Plowden Of Bowie. Nd. and Mari
E. c. Samuels Of Seabrook. Nd.
Willie B. Young Of Vulcan. Va, and Ardsma
8. Clarke Of Barbourville. Va.
Harvey L. Mullican and Emma J. 1enduer.
Charles A. Carlson and Anna N. Mulros.
Herbert Blunt Of Mount Vernon. Va, and Rutl
E. Holt of Dayton. Va.
Charles A. Skinner and Blanche Buete.
Samuel A. Sheppard and Lucille e. Gordan.
Samuel B. Harding Of Bloomington. Ind. and
Margaret Snodgrass Of Chicago. Ill.
James l.. Pagan and Lillian Wtckenhaver
both Of New York city.
Frederick 8. Fletcher and Lillian A. Harvey
both Of Lock Haven, Pa.
Joseph F. Carpenter Of Taylorsville. Va, ant
Bessie L. Shdman of Richmond. Va:
Fred Waldeman and Blanche p. Porter.
Roscoe B. Dayton Of New Martinsville, W.
Va. and Lola E. Hetdrick Of Marietta. Ohio.
Everett c. Kimble of this city and Catherine
E. Monico Of New York city.
Otto J. Schwalbe and Eva =. Rinaca, both Of
Orange, Va.
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Mary Kesslsl. % ysarA washiastss Aufun
LOU. :. vi.dt. ysar. s7,s oo,er.as avs.us
Jenstts N: Scott. . years. slblsy Hospital.
John +. Fields. - ysars. Walter Reed Hos
wilbur =. cesswsn. u ysars. st. Elisabsth
Barbara Tay1sr. n ysars, ls.7 Half street.
southwest.
Eva N: vinsen. month. 7s1 Fairment street
northwest.
Infant Of wfllian D. and Asnss \. osa., I
day, 1871 street southwest.
James =. Coates. "a years, 1857 street nsftA.
sarah Dyson. 70 ysars. sl4 18th street south.
Lillian johnson, % ,s.r., En.rs..ey nssp,ta,.
Alice Saunders, ~ yeass. 1924 b street north.
Sarah Rich.rdsss. 70 ysar.. ss7 Maryland ave-
nue. southwest.
Margaret Adams. 1 year. $50 street south
west.
Mslnds Bundy. 81 y.ars. 224s Cleveland place
northwest.
Lena Harris. - years. Freedmen's Hospital.
James Craig. 81 years. Tuberculosis Hospital
Elias Logan. 40 year,, Emergency Hospital.
Georsiana johnson. 70 years. 1915 Florida ave-
nue. northwest.
Caldwell P. Davis. 50 Year,. 1e2s Linden stree,
northeast.
LORENZO b. Patterson. 20 years. rubsreulesi,
Hospital.
Emma Docket. - years. It. Elizabeth Hos
pital.
Thelma Banks. Z months. 22os 18th street
| northwest.
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will have with them Miss Margare
Levy, who is visiting her uncle, LII
Charles Bispham.E

will have with them Miss Margaret
Levy. who is visiting her uncle, Dr.
Charles Bispham.E
Mrs. David L. Wing will not DO at
home on Saturday, May 4.
Mr.. Pembroke Jones gave a dinner
last evening for Mr.. and Mrs. Royai
Phelps Carroll Of New York, VINO are
his guests Mrs. Jones is at present
in North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Biscoe Gourley
of Holland Point. on the Patuxens
river, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Sarah Louise. to Mr..
Kenneth FULLER Brooks, son OF MRS.
, N. F. Brooks Of Hyattsville, Mo. Ine
wedding will take place this month.
Miss Flora Wilson will speak Tor tne
third liberty loan and sci! bonds at .ne
meeting Of the Federal Suffrage Asso.
citation of the United States to pe nelo
Saturday evening, May 4. at the
Olympia, 14th and Euclid streets.
others on the program Will fnclude
Mrs William Kent who Will speak on
suffrage; Representative Albert John
son, on Through the War Zone; Lieut.;
Gutowski, on POLAND as Today. ana
DR.. C. w A. Veditz, on conditions In
France.
The guest of honor and speaker at
the Congressional Club tomorrow Will
be Former Representative Royal c.
Johnson from South Dakota, who en-
listed in the service last autumn. His
subject will be Training Camp Exper..
iences" Miss Leah Miller. daughter OF
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Representative Miller of Seattle, Wash.

Representative Miller Of Seattle, Wash,
will sing.
Mrs. Towner. the president of the
club. will be assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Rodenberg and Mrs. Kahn. Mrs
Fletcher. Mrs. Good and Mrs. Gard will
preside at the tea tables and the as
sisting hostesses will be Mrs France
of Maryland, Mrs. Flood of Virginia
Mrs. Fairfield of Indiana, Mrs. Fuller
of Massachusetts,, Mrs. Ferris Of Okla
homa, Mrs. Fisher OF Tennessee, Mrs.
Frear of Wisconsin, Mrs. Gillett of
Massachusetts and Mrs. Goodwin OF
Illinois.
The marriage Of Miss Patsey Stewart
ITO Lieut.. Ralph Whitney REYNOLDS took
place last evening at the home Of the
brides cousins. DR.. and Mrs: Thomas
Gordon, in Lamont street. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. DR..
Gordon. assisted by Rev. DR.. Paul r.
Hickok Of Troy, N. Y. The bride, who
was given in marriage by her uncle.
DR.. Walter S. Stewart, of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, wore "a blue tailored suit
with black hat and a corsage bouquet
OF ophelia roses and orchids.
Lieut.. Bridge of the 37th Engineers
acted as best man.
The bride formerly made her home
with her aunt, Mrs. Fred Strong, at
Lieut.. Renyoldst who is the son OF
Gerard REYNOLDS 0f Chicago, lived for
several years at San Francisco. He
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Dinner for Mrs. Gerard.

Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter
tanned at dinner last evening at their
residence in New Hampshire avenue
in honor Of Mrs. James w. Gerard. wife
Of the former United States ambassa-
dor to Germany.
Mrs. Barker Gummere will entertain
at bridge party this evening at her
residence in New Hampshire avenue in
compliment to Mrs. Medane of North
Carolina, who is here for several weeks
Additional guests will join the bridge
players later in the evening for sup
per.
Miss Helen Rlodgett is chairman OF
the young ladies' committee for the ball
to be given at the Willard Saturday
ineton Diet Kitchen Association. 9th
ers on the committee are Miss Mar
garet Carry. Miss Sally Beecher. Miss
Katherine Harlow. Miss Halle Davis.
seure. Miss Lydia Chaplin. Miss Kathe-
| rine Colby. Miss Lucy Burleson. Miss
Madeline Austin; Miss Mary Gibson.
Wilson, Wis Mss HeIen Miss
Gladys Hinckley and Miss Colby.
Mrs. Robert c. Lippincott Of Philadel-
phia is in Washington for stay OF sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Steele. who were
guests of their daughter. Comtesse Jean
de II Cree. have returned to New
York. They will go to their country
house at Westbury. l.. l.. for the sum-
mer.
Miss Grace p Hendricks engagement
to Mr.. Rodney Chase has bee1 formally
announced by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ellwood Hendrick Of New York. Miss
! Hendrick is now student at Bryn Mawr
College. She belongs to the Junior League
and was a debutante last month.
Mr.. Chase. who is the son OF the late
! belongs to Yale's 1920 class. but is now
enrolled in the naval aviation service Nc
date has been set for the wedding.
brought the news that Mrs. John G. A.
I.eishman, 5r., had been married there on
Tuesday to Lord Alistair st. Clair Leve-
son-Gower. son Of the late Fourth Duke
OF Sutherland and heir to the estate OF
his brother. the present duke.
Lord Alistair, who is twenty-eight years
old. is lieutenant in the Royal Horse
Guards. He served with distinction in the
war winning the military cross His
father died In 1913. and in the following
Countess Of Warwick. was married to
Maj. Percy Desmond Fitzgerald, D. s. o.
Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer will leave, Wash
ington for New York next week to join
, Capt Bulmer.
Mrs. Francis Bacon James has as her
guest at the Connecticut this week
Mrs. Ethelbert Watts, of Philadelphia.
w1ie OF the American consul general
at BRUSSELS, at the time of the German
invasion.
Mrs. Ffoulke and Mrs. Ffoulke Smith
Iwill beat home this afternoon and
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Concert for Martha Home.

A concert will be given this evening
for the benefit of the Martha Home for
the Homeless Women by the Rubin
stein chorus, under the direction OF
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair, at Carroll Hall. al
$50 o'clock.
The Martha Home. which is non.
sectarian, has been doing splendid
work in providing for woman war
workers.
There will be an exhibit at 1919 H
street, from II to 6 o'clock on Friday
of the work that has been done. within
the last month by the Navy Depart
ment auxiliary of the Red Cross, in
GLIDING that of the many units at the
navy yard. This work Is to be packed
and sent abroad. All members of the
auxiliary and those interested are in
vited to attend. Mrs. Josephus Dan
iels, chairman.
Dr. and Mrs. P. j. Lennox have re-
turned to their apartment at the To-
ronto.
Mrs. Arthur Leo will leave Washing
ton this week for her home at Elkins.
w. Va, where she will remain for the
summer.
Mr.. Preston Gibson, who was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Glib
son for a few days. has returned to
New York.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to the
health department in the last twenty-four hours.
Edward h. Taylor. 80 years, Providence Hos.
pital.
Timothy HALEY. Fl years. Walter Reed Hos.
pital.
Harry Phillips. 43 years. Emergency Hospital,
William v. Kramer, Sc years, United States
Soldiers Home.
James Lackey, 81 years. 604 Seward square
southeast.
william E. Harley, 90 years. 1927 Girard
street northwest.
Mary E. Thompson. So years, 31e ID street
southeast.
Catherine McAulife, Y years. 500 street
southeast.
street southwest.
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to tn
health department in the last twenty -four hours
Carl and Lydie X. widmayer. boy.
John l.. and Nettie J.. Wolfe. girl.
Samuel and Buelah NJ. Simmons. boy.
Vincenzo and Carmela Stasulli. boy.
Salvador and Eincenzina Scafda. girl.
Agostina and Mary q. Rubino. girl.
Paul A. and Laura Is. Pullman. boy.
Marshall NJ. and Jessie b. Mullings, boy
William A: and Helen !. Moore boy.
James W. H. and Dorothy E. Mckee, girl.
Paul E. and Edith N. Leake, girl
Oliver and Ella NJ. Kirkman, girl
Raymond T. and Elizabeth r. Holden, boy.
John H. and Elsie L. Hansennuck, girl.
Gilbert G. and Della N. Fletcher, boy.
Salvador and Cecilia Gardia, girl.
Perry g. and Clara W. Bowman, girl.
Edwin N. and Emma H. Bristow, girl.
= Thomas and Margaret Morton. girl
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Bismarck Hotel Charges It's Name.

CHICAGO. May MAX and Kari
Eitel. proprietors Of the Bismarck Ho-
tel. announced today that the name of
to guests and patrons" The Berlin
room" Of the hotel was changed to the
Colonial" some time ago. and an cleo
trio sign has advertised the third lib
erty loan. A new name for the hotel
has not been chosen.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warren have as
their guests the latter's father, Mr..
William H. Bliss. who will remain with
them until June. Mrs. Bliss will not
come east this spring, but will remain
at their home at Montecito, Cal.
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Is now with the 37th Engineers at Fort
Myer.
Mrs, REYNOLDS will remain in Wash
ngton until Lieut.. REYNOLDS is ordered
to France.
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BEDFORD FORREST FLOYD


furd Stuart. Capt R. Haggard. r. N;
Sir Henry Darlington Smith. X. c. B.;
Sir Guy Granet. Sir Charles Gordon, X.
B. E.: Mr.. Colville Barclay and Mr.. Ar
thur Willert.
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Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna will be host
ess at an informal dinner party this
evening.
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Baron and Baroness Reille will enter:
tain at a reception this evening at their
new residence, in Harvard~street.
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Mr.. Andre Tardieu, the French high
commissioner, entertained a large COM
pany at dinner last evening.
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Mrs Richard Micou entertained at a
luncheon today at the Purple Iris Tea
House,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings will
be hosts at a dinner party this evening.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
What Seamen Will Not Forgive

If the representatives of American
labor in England were surprised to learn
from Mr.. Havelock Wilson how deeply
the British seamen resent the murder of
their comrades by the Germans it was
only because they have failed, like most
landsmen, to grasp the fact that chivalry
is one Of the first rules Of the sea. Even
in these days of steam the seaman lives
a comparatively isolated life. Thus he
develops his own point of view, his own
code of conduct. He goes about his work
just as stolidly as any one else, and he
despises vaporings about the romance of
1t. But he feels none the less the deep
obligation of the everyday perils shared
with his fellows. He goes to their rescue
when they need help without any sense
of herolsm; it is simply the thing to do.
And he would expect any other seaman
to do as much for him.
For the first time since piracy was
suppressed he finds those Of his own
calling who are violating this rule of
chlvalry. The pirate was hated because
ne didn't play the game fairly Jack
rather liked fighting him, but he detested
his cruelty to the loser. SO the pirate
became the lshmael of the sea. That is
what the German is now in the ewes of
British sailors. He will not fight like q
man. He fights like wild beast. He
wreaks his wrath on men who cannot
strike back. He makes war on womsn
and children. He sinks merchantmen
without warning and grudges the survi
yors even the poor safety Of an omen
boat miles from land Every tradition
Of the sea, every manly instinct, is out
ragged by such deviltry.
Why should not the British seamcn.
why should not seamen under whatever
flag, resolve not to take the murderer's
hand in friendship again? The German
has broken faith-brokcn it treacher
ousIy, brutally. Thousands Of their
mates have gone down without even the
poor chance Of life that the shipwrecked
have--set adrift without provisions or
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Marines Are Different

There are many excellent reasons for
the ruling which prohibits volunteering
in any branch Of the service, but if an eX-
ception is to be made it should favor the
marines. No other American fighting Or
ganization has SO strong a sense OF group
consciousness. The tradition of the
marines has been enormously enriched by
the story of Chateau Thierry but long
before the corps had been in a ma jor ac-
tion it possessed to high degree pride
and confidence in it's own prowess. In
teligent publicity has been one of the
assets of the Marine Corps. Slogans
such as "first to fight" have brought a
tangible return in recruits and an in
tangible something in spirit. The corps
takes pride in the fact that all it's mem
bers are volunteers. Nobody questions,
of course, the spirit of the drafted men,
but since the marines are in any case
comparatively small body and distinct
body it would seem that they might be
permitted to go on in their traditional
way. After all, it would be entirely in
keeping with the history Of the marines
if their organization were made an ex-
ception to the general rule of things. The
marines have always thrived on the fact
that they were neither soldiers nor sail
ors. They have been spurred on to GER
tain extent by the knowledge that they
were a group apart. They have been able
to cast over even the humblest duties
some shadow of d sweeping gesture.
Policing, for instance, may not seem the
most exalted work in the world, and yet
the marines have been entirely successful
in glorifying it by the couplet of their
fine, staggering song, which goes:
'If the army or the navy ever gaze on
heavens scenes
They will find the streets are guarded by
United States marines"
Ours is democratic army, but just a
slight SAVIOR of Brahmnism will do no
particular harm. More probably it will
furnish the spirit of competition upon
which democracy cuts it's teeth. Over
here we are not so much concerned with
the fact that all men are created equal
as that any one of them can go on and
show his heels to all the rest.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
The One Question

From the placards with which Mr..
Shonts is decorating such cars as he is
still running on the city's rails we gather
that he demands an increased fare. In
particular he is quoting declaration
from Messrs. Taft and Walsh, Of the Ma
tional War Labor Board, to the general
effect that mounting costs of rairoading
must be paid for by increased fares.
Mr.. Shonts is still, as ever, missing
the point. That point is the hauling Of
passengers, decentIy and promptly. To
atalk of an increased fare while the scenes
in the East Side subway below Grand
Central are being repeated daily is to
talk ancient and exploded nonsense.
Fares first, passengers>anywhere is
Mr.. Shonts's motto. Well, it is not the
motto of New York City, we can assure
Mr.. Shonts. The Interborough may de-
serve an increase in fare If it does it
will get it. But it will not get it by hold
ing the nose of the people of New York.
Haul the passengers. Haul them decent
ly, safely, comfortably. 1t will then be
time enough to talk of higher fares.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18

shells, 21-second fuses, ripe grenades.
There had been midnight meeting be-
fore $500 workers, addressed by a
French corporal. The message was the
result. Count on u.s." it said.
After all, words are small things. Dis
tances are small things. When the heart
of nation is stirred it can always find
the words. And its words will be the
right words, true and splendid. Neither
oceans nor national differences obstruct.
Eloquence is nine-tenths heart and will.
SO "The Night Shift" knew. SO Marshal
Foch, reading his message in France,
will know.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Sky Humor
By Ralph Block
" -

rT 2 WA5 up from the flying fields"
tt and | caught, much from his
siences as his expression, that he
had been going through several transfol-
nations in the year that had put itself be-
tween this time and our last meeting.
was intensely curious about transforma-
tions: ] had been hearing lot about them.
He had a humor once. an amlably nsinuat-
ing humor, that turned on facts more than
ideas wanted it back, wanted to be
sure he hadn't left it anywhere on the
various fields where he'd camped. It he
hadn't brought it along | was willing to
call off the war at once
We went to eat You're always eating
with uniforms now. And under the gentle
stimulus of glass of milk he began to
talk After a while he got to a story. This
is it:
"You ought to know A. He's devil.
He goes up for nose dives and prophesies
beforehand how far down he'll come before
turning, and then prove it. He likes to
do it at 100 feet. Have you nose -dived?'
| hadn't, but understood almost irtelii-
gently what dive to sudden stoppage at
100 feet from the mesquite would be like.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Promised a
Decent Burial

"Meanwhie there was the ambulance
They brought it out to comfort him. 1t was
like telling him, Never mind what's going
to happen to you, We'll you get de-
cent burial He'd snoop down close and
take look, and there was the damned thing
waiting for him. Up he'd go, take swing
around at 600 feet, and there was the am
bulance chasing around the field after h m.
He'd stop and turn would the
ambulance meant to ask him if he
laughed at it, but I forgot.
at couldn't go on forever could it?
After the sixteenth round or So and the
ambulance was beginning to cut shorter
and shorter corners on the field, he changed
his tactics He went up, flew over right
and then started to slide in. 1t was beau
tifu. The ambulance went over to one
side and quit business for minute. He
come wonderfully over the middle of the
field, and then he started to pancake like
q man treading water Down he came,
rising and falling, and sure enough what
did that boy do but land on that dirt with
out scratch. Was he pale? No he was
sore sore at the ambulance They
might have known he wouldn't need them
But he didn't do any more flying that day"
paid the check and we got up.
"The war can go on" | said, half to N.Y.
self
lie looked at me. Naturally, he didn't
understand.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
A Filler
Without Wheels

"What did they do? We'll they ran
around for few seconds trying to think
it out, and then somebody gNnbbed a tar
pauin from a hangar and laid it out in the
middle of the field. Then they hauled over
that lonely set of wheels and put 'em in
the middle of the tarpaulin.
1T must have looked like funeral to
him. Anyway, he saw it and wondered
what it was all about. and came down close
enough to see. You almost catch for
yourself the exact moment when it got to
him. Boy you ought to have seen that
boat begin to ride. She went up SO fast
you couldn't watch her, and then he rode
around up there for fifteen minutes think
ing it over. It's merry life, sure enough!
But he couldn't stay up there all day.
1t had to be faced some time. So down he
came, in easy stages, kind of looking the
ground over. 1t heart breaking. Pm
telling you, and it was funny, too. There
he was, alive and safe . and there
wasn't any way Of insuring that he'd stay
that way for any longer than his gas held