The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-14
AMERICAN BRICKLAYERS'
SPEED DAZE BRITONS
Airdromes Spring Up Like Alad-
din's Palaces.
(BY GEORGE T. BYE)

i~ciiuoii, J uIN JILL Is lIOt OlIll
in the trenches that the Yank,
are winning imperishable laurels
In certain cluster of English town.
the populace kow-tows to Yanl
sombreos for another reason thar
fighting valor. These particular
Americans, surcharged with wal
strenousity, are laying bricks so fast
that our Anglo Saxon compatriot.
are dazed.
The bricks are going into military
establishments, mostly aerodromes
which are springing up on English
soil like Alladdin's palaces.
81 see now why you have such
tall buildings in America" comment
ed an Englishman smilingly. you
turn loose an outfit of these lively
young bricklayers. They set to and
work so fast they are up in the
clouds before you realize it. In
three days a four-story building is
complete"
But that would sound reasonable
if you would see one of the brick
laying companies OF American air
service in action. They have ex-
ceeded the expectations of their Of
ficers in every job undertaken, and
the officers are experienced con-
tractors and CONSTITUTIONAL super
intendents.
Back at home in these $l0-a-day
beauties could only be lured into
4 bit of brick art work by an
appointment properly negotiated
through their commercial secret
aries. They went to their clubs for
lunch and a leisurely examination
of the noon news from Wall Street.
In the early evening they motored
to their manicures before Sticking up
for dinner and the opera.
These princes of industry, who
are now knocking down one iron
seed per day, gave up every luxury
to speed the war to the only con-
clusion that Americans will tolerate
They live on simple monklike
plan. First yawn at a. M, and all
toss under the blankets at 10: 80 p.
m. An hour of drill daily and 4
hours OF bricklaying per man each
and afternoon. You might
think that they would make faces
like gargoyles when asked if they
like to do it:
Sure, we go to it like a kid to
A stick of candy" they say. The
whole crowd want to get in the
.renches when they get through
work, but for the time
)cing were laying brick like on rush
emergency work, and, by gosh, we're
bricks like bombs. Speed
5 our middle name and there's not !
| guy here who wouldn't feel
4shamed if his wall level were below
he others when this so-called
atigue ends each afternoon"
AT one flying field the American
squadron put up tem-
'orary buildings first to take care
# aviators and machines, and then
tarted in on the permanent brick
consisting of many han
.ars, quarters for officers and men,
nd the administration building.
lying went on daily along with the
rick laying. When the looperS and
ivers and spinners were in the air,
was to be expected that brick
lyeoing would slump bit. How
yer, one Yank cloud-jumper un-
ltentionally swiiped down over the
lcomplete buildings the other day
silently and suddenly-and three
fell off wall. Now
ley refuse to pay any more atten-
on to the blasted FOOLS
They work like wild men," said
he department. chief OF the British
oyal Air Force who has been nom
tally in charge OF the work. III
ct that a crowd of those youngsters
.ith brick bats could make things
xcitng for the Huns"
Associated with the bricklaying
are digging gangs and
od-carrier squads. Among the dig
ers and hod-carriers are a great
lany university men who enlisted
the construction squadrons OF the
ir service on the promise they
ould be brought across in a hurry
Id be permitted to try for flying
,mmissions as soon as there was