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New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Mime. VictOrica Is
Made a Target by
O'Leai'y Defence
Woman Who Testified for
Government Is Accused of
Being Drug Addict and
Unworthy of Belle f

Picturing Nine. Marie X. de Nicto
rica, accused of being a German spy,
who testified against Jeremiah A.
OLeary, as an unreliable dope fend,"
entirely undependable, Colonel Thomas
B. Fielder yesterday opened the O'Leary
defence. O'Leary is on trial before
Judge A. N Hand and jury in the
Federal District Court for alleged con-
spiracy to obstruct the draft
Colonel Fielder indicated the testi-
mony of Nine. Victorica will be the
main target of the defence. In assail-
ing this chief government witness
Colonel Fielder said:
''She is under indictment for treason,
yet she has been allowed to live in
luxury by the government officials, and
when she appeared here in court she
was arrayed in moro fnery than Solo
mon in all his glory"
He spoke Tor two hours and reviewed
the evidence that has been produced
by the government. He insisted that
Nine. Nictorica had misrepresented her
nativity to O'Leary and had masque-
raQed as native OF Argentina. The
attorney further asserted the defence
was ready to prove by expert testimony
her word could not be relied upon be.
cause she was a drug addict
George francis O'Neill, a machine
gunner, in Uniform, was the first wit
ness introduced by TIE defence. He
said he was student at Fordham Law
/ School and had enlisted in May, 1917
jerry OLcary took charge of the di-
rect examination. The witness testi-
led he was /. member of a number OF
irish organizations and he had ofter
neard the defendant speak on the Irish
question.
O'Neill, when asked if he ever hat
heard OLeary make remarks tha
might create mutiny against tn,
United States, said ne had not. "What
ever you have said would hav,
strengthened me in the cause of de
mocracy,' continued the Witness "Ant
know Of no man who attended
meeting and heard you, who has beer
mutlnous or disloyal in any way"
Assistant United States Attorney Os
borne took up the ross-examination
He drew from the witness that mos
OF the meetings in which OLeary wa
an important factor were devoted t,
propaganda for the freedom of Ire
land and denunciation of Grea
Britain. He said he was under tn
impression that the defendant wa
IN favor Of universal military training
but was opposed to the draft.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
AMERICAN PORTS

BALTIMORE. Feb l4-Arrived: Steamers Borg
estad (Norl. TampIeo Charles Pratt rampieo.
via Portland Aztec (Nor). Tampco; Buhisan.
Callao Belos tswod.) Rotterdam: ltiJswijk, Eel
@ "asN S0r %r aiow 0 B"o1 as "G61 Rouge '' Ba
Copenhaeen bark Pamela. Monevdeo
p SArG HENRY ya oDs roG iPassSd IN IN 70 for
Botsford New York
1,Il Fss ya. a Fosa s'sams, s
Iac Scwpor SSavs News caspe caricnas in ' 01
DELAWARE BKEAlwArER; Del. FEB. H.
dcphla Tor London, Belita (Nor(. rhiladelphia
tor New York; Olaf DAM, Philadelphia for New
York Cprobabe); Christian Nicholson tNorQl
Philadelphia for Gibraltar lfor ordersl. Sailed;
seaward-Schooners Mary L. Baxter. Gonaivcs.
-: Edward Smith, supposed Norfolk for New
b9sroN. Feb; l4-Ar5iEsa: Ng, sssme.s Ontario.
'Gi'S viNEYXRD HAvEN' Mass Feb i4-ArrIve:
sisamsF dqEe d3Y G8san iS soston for Norfolk
British Ensign lBr.l. Alexandrias Egypt Fl Mar.
concS Gcnoa schooner vcnocdor. idrt oportS
PORT LEADS. La. Feb l4.-Arrived. Steamers
London De Sofa. Sew York: preston tNor). Bocas
De Tore; Wellesley, Havana. schooner Col. Dlimi
Barrics Lake Gardner. Mobile. Uumislan Giond.l, ,
om9a Goa. Tia rav,.r nort rir oqrtes T,5. - -, ,.
MOBILE. Ala. Feb. i4.-Amived steamer Lake
.
New York via Tampa
s,..ls JAcksQNvllLE. rla Tee. lt-A,riveas
hote New York 9ia Charlest0u
r4KT TAMrA I, fa, Feb 4-Arrvcd Steamer
p. TAMPA Fia.' Feb l4Arrivea: scnooncrs
Hsl5fs Hs5arsn 'B ssed 'Eg9 ss6ooNi Wpm IL r
:, sAvANNAii. Feb. l4-Arrivea. steamer Essex
Baltimore (and sailed for jaclsouviiiei sailed
steamer Elizabeth Maersk tDam.) New orleans
NEWPVWT NEWS. Feb. l4.-Arigol. Sjeamcr
NorfaaA1' a. sangssd lNor). New York land clear.
Tor RIO de Janc.rol. Cleared. Steamers Dunachtcl
((BBr(, GLASGOW; hickapoo. Norfolk MordAya,l
lDai.) fer Italian port va Gibraltar
NOKI uLk, Feb. lI.-Ariyed Steamers Meraukt
lDutch, Rotterdam: ]. y Mckee Q5rD Ner
1'rN NErstes CDutch. Amsterdam. bark DIV,
vance lBr) Scarpa Scotland. Brush MAJOR tBr5
Gral semeuth. Scotland. Gulfcoast New Orleans
Sailed steamer CuliGii Philadelphia
BOSTON. Feb. l4.-Arriyed. steamers j. IT, Dev
ereuN Norfolk. Delaware. New York
KEY WEST. Fla. Feb. l4.--Arrived: Stcamo
Alamo. Galveston land sailed New York;
schooner Crescent tBr), St. Andrews Bay
SAND KEY. Fla, Feb. l4-Passod west Steam
ers Sabine sun. New York fer Sabine: s NJ
Spaidins, Boston for TamIco; Gufstream, Phila
deiphia for Port Arthur; Ashtabula (Br.J. Avon
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
T,U0 Hailed to Court to
Get Right Correspondent
HVS THE correspondent, 'one
IL Frederick Braun, of Hobo

HTS THE correspondent, 'one
H. Frederick Braun, of Hobo
ken, named by the plaintiff in this
action, present?' asked Vice-Chan-
cellor Lewis yesterday in Jersey
City, when the divorce suit of Gus
tav Sproedt against Edna Sproedt
was called in the Court of Chan
Gerry.
1.-TWO of him are" replied coun-
sci for the petitioner.
Then he had to explain that,
since his client didn't know the adj
dress of the zone Frederick Braun,
Of Hoboken," and had found two in
the Hoboken directory, he had sub
pmnaed both of them.
The one with gray hair and
black mustache, living at 634
Washington Street, turned out to
be the wrong one, so counsel
agreed that the other, whose home
is at 102 Washington Street, was
the right one, and the case pro-
ceeded.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Col. Carl Boyd, Aid to
General Pershing, Dead
Former Military Attache at
Paris Legation Passes Away
While on Foreign Soil

PARIS, Feb 14.-Colonel Carl Boyd
principal aide camp to General John
j. Pershng, is dead from an attack Of
pneumonia.
In March, 1918, Colonel Boyd was
decorated with the cross Of an officer
Of the Order of Leopold by King AL
bert, and was also presented with the
Belgian War Cross. He was born in
Adarsville, Ga, January "a, 1874, and
entered the Military Academy at West
Point in June, 1898. lie remained there
until the following June, and in Au-
gust, 1899, was reappointed, being
graduated in June, 1903 He was ap-
pointed a second lieutenant in the
Sd United States Cavalry.
During the fall of 1913 he went to
France, where he was attached to a
dragoon regiment at Fontainebleau
When the world war started he re-
manned in France as military OBJ
server, and also as an attache to the
American Legation at Paris. When
the United States entered the war he
wished for more active service, and
on the arrival of General Pershing in
France Colonel Boyd became his aide
de-camp.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
ALVIN Ball, .Jr., Arrested

Alwyn Bail, jr., real estate oper-
ator who eight years ago had an option
to buy Madison Square Garden for
$3,5oo,00o, was arrested yesterday by
Deputy sheritfs Murphy and Eisen-
stein. The arrest was made on an
execution issued by Justice Platzek
on a Judgment for $34,467 obtained
against Mr. Ball a year ago by Amos
L. Prescott. Mr. Ball was released on
a bond for $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
TRANSPAClEIC MAILS

The connecting mails close ct the General + O
and City Hall T. o Station. New York, foliews
Hawaii ard Guam. close 80 D. IN. daily. Tins
mail is forwarded to the Pacific Coast daily tor
dispatch to destination by The best opportunity.
Jarsn Coea chHs Yst am cqsam aJ, C4a ,t ss
at go p. m. daily This mail is forwarded TO
tho Pacific Coast for dispatch to destination by
the best opportunity.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15

tocrats wanted the war;" asked Mr..
Barnes
81 still believe that the plutocrats
wanted the war;" said Nearing emphat-
ically.
30 you still believe you were right
in 1912"
81 still believe that my attitude was
correct"
Testimony was completed and court
adjourned to Monday for the summing
up speeches and the charge to the
Jury by Judgc Mayer.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Weather Report

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14--Whilc pressure
is still abnormaly low east of the Mississippi
River, the disturbance is gradually losing its
intensity. and there are three distinct centres
tonight between Lower Michigan and the
East. General rains and SHOWS continue
from the Missouri Valley eastward mainly
snow in the upper lake region, the upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
In the South Atlantic states the weather
has cleared. 1t fair in the West. except
in the north Pacific states 1t is considerably
colder in the central valleys while in the
lake region and the Atlantic states tempera-
lures remain high for the season In the
West there was little change There will be
snow Saturday in the Ohio Valley. Tennessee,
will continue Sunday from the lake region
rain in the middle Atlantic states and rains
and in New England. Local SHOWS
will continue Sunday from the lage region
eastward The weather will be fair Satur-
day and Sunday in the South, and on Monday
in the south portion of the middle Atlantic
districts. 1t will be colder Saturday in the
lake region, the Ohio Valley, Tennessee and
the South, and colder Sunday in the lower
lake region, the middle Atlantic states and
New England.
Vicinity Forecasts.-W Western New York
Snow rain to-day colder west portion to-
morrow local SHOWS, colder east portion
Eastern New York Rain central an |
south. rain or snow north portion to-day :;
tomorrow local rains or SHOWS and colder
Southern New England-Rain to-day: to-
morrow local rains or SHOWS and colder
Northern New Engand-Snow to-day and
probably Tomorrow
New Jersey Rain to-day tomorrow
colder and probably fair. except light snow
northwest portion.
Eastern Pennsylvan Rain to-day some
what colder tomorrow colder and fair cx-
cept light local SHOWS north portion.
Local Official Record-The following Of
fetal record from the Weather Bureau
shows temperatures during the last TWENTY
four hours in comparison with the CORE
spending date of last year:
a. m... 81 81 IS IS p. M. i'is'' is i'lS; !;
a. m... 40 "a y. m... AZ A.
= a.. iO u
IL noon. Az .2lll D. NJ Al
Highest temperature. &C (at 80 p. M :;
lowest, 81 (at 80 a. mD average. A..
average same date last year. 40
Humidity
a. m.... 96l p. m.... 95lS p. M. 90
Barometer Readings
a. m. % 9i7l p. m. % :33S p. m 9:33
Local Forecast.-Ran to-day tomorrow
local rain snow and colder moderate
shifting winds.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
FOREIGN PORTS

Lake. rliladelphia
:, Gl:NoA. .reb. 10 Arrived: Steamer Weston
Wave New York via Gibraltar
PORT NATAL. Feb IT,. Arrived Steamer Toku-
shima Malu ,Japl, New YORK va Cape Town
LILY NERPOOL- Feb. Arrived. steamer Al
cnous CBr), New York
BEREH Az En-. Ireland. Feb. l4.-Arriycl Steamer
Treloske C}r.) Portland Me-
nHoNG KoNG, Fob. s.-sailcd Steamer cyclops
KorTEnDAM Feb y Sailed Steamer Cor
nes (Duch), Newport News
81 GLASGOW. Feb. l2-sailed: steamer Meltoniau
llILI.. Feb l8-Arriyed: Steamer Hcslcysdc
tBrl San Francisco via Colon and Newport News
PLYMOUTH Fen. l3.-Sailed: Steamer Talalitc
tBr) (trom AAhuusl. New York
r, PERNAMBl CO.. Feb ll-Arrived: Schooner
G peeriug. Norfolk
MONTENlDEO. Feb N.-Arrived: Bark Kos
mos) NorA Baltimore
PARA. Feb. Io~saied: Schooner Nat L. Cor
syDNNY. *. $. W, Feb. lo-sailed. Bark
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
OU TGOLNG STEAMERS
To-day
Sunday
Monday
CITY ISLAND
Bound South

Steamer pawnec Boston for New York to the
Eastern steamship Corporation: with MERCHANDISE.
Schooncvs John B Norris. Vineyard Haven via
Noank. Conn; W. J. Mathews. New Haycn for
Chesapeake Bay
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Temporary Assignments

temporary Assignments
Sergeant George Downey, 45d to Head
quarters. 10 days, a m. February l6.
Patrolmen Joseph f. Brawley Seth, to
Headquarters. Record Room, 300 Mulberry
Street. l3 days, IA. M, February l6 Charlie
G. Orr. 97th, to Headquarters, Property
Clerk, Is days, a. M, February l6; George
NcConville, Traffic d, to 9TH day tour. -
days, 8 Il. M. February l6; Arthur j. Butler.
National Defence. to Hall of Records l3
days. a. m. February l6; Frederick Heidt-
mann, National Defence, to clerical duty, l3
days, a. m. February 6.
From precincts indicated to lst Inspection
District, to duty i'm raided premises l3 days.
a. m, February l6 Francis Marron, 6tr
Charles Brown. 18th {; James Daniels. 18th
William j. Smith. 29th Michael Rcgan. SD
Edward c. Wolfe, 3Sth Thomas Lynch. 42d
Joseph Whitemore. 43d; Luke Garvey, 18th
Joseph Van Wort. 18th; Michael Hines. SD
James Middlemiss, 83d; James Gallagher,
SSth; Daniel Delehanty, 96th; Michael Mui
laney seth; Charles Isaacson, 9th; Albert
+. Rail. 9Sth: Alexander Evans, l03d; Ed
ward V: Koch. llGth; Jeremiah j. Buckley.
ll6th Jacob WaaR. ll6th.
From precincts indicated to Sd Inspection.
duty in front of alleged dsorderly hotels l3
days. s a. m, February l6 William WHIST.
3lst; Jacob Snyder 3ist John McCor-
mack, 21th
From precincts indicated to Sd INSPECTION.
February l6: Edwin Long, /; John n
Conway, T John Fitzgerald. 10: Thomas
McClatchey, %; christopher Damn. 80
John Fceley. 81 John II. Dcwnes. 40 James
Iormcy, 10i Dennis Doyle. Bridge. Daniel
Hnggerty. John r. Reilly. 10 Daniel Me
Eroy. 81 Frank Burdick. % Michael Me
Guinness, 81 John Burns, 81; Cornelius
O'Ieary. g. Thomas Donovan. l05
From precincts indicated to lth Inspection
duy in raidcd premises l3 days, S a. M
February l6 Walter BeIiuger i: : George
Stelier. George Clarke. l6 John }. Gar
vey 2S Bernard Mchoughln 25: Anton
I.itzenberrcr, % Phup A. Archard. 81 :
George Gcrnand. 81 Edward W Tanck, 40
Claude Stephens. As Marin Naumann. 80
Charles Matthews. II John W. Marcenus'
81; Joscph McLoughin. o2 John pondero'
4 Robert Fleming To- james H. rhomp-
son, ~ Michael Mutually, "a Harry Schel
~ Daniel o'Connor. rs Edgar MoQuAdc
- David Clnncy. AZ John w. O'Bricn. 81 :;
Hugh Sullivan, rs; Gottfried Schneider. 81 ,
John j. Kelly. Ill.
From the precingfs Indicated to 9TH In
spcctlon, duty IN front of alleged disorderly
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15

The main demand Of the strikers In
belfast affecting nearly all important
Industries Of tho city is for a forty
four hour week. increased control Of
the shops by workmen'e committees
and no reduction Of salaries from the
var basis. This was followed BY com,
promise proposal by the employers.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Police Orders
Transfers and Assignments

Motorcycle patrolman. with equipment. 8
a m. February 10 Edward A. Kearney,
Traffic Squad to Squad i.
Patrolmen, 12:Ol d. m. February rs
William j. Robinson, National Defence, to
10Th, leave revoked s a m. February l6.
John +. McGraw. 26th. assigned as corporal ;
Joseph j. French, 26th to l20th. to bicycle
duty Edward II. Stoll 36th to 18th; Will
lam J. Finnegan. 42d, bicycle duty; Henry
b. Hill, 18th to nth. bicycle duty; Charles
E. Foye. l1lth. to bicycle duty.
From precincts Indicated to SD james j.
Trainor 18th: John r. Butler, 2lst; John
r. Stafford ood
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Belfast Strikers Reject
Compromise by EMPLOYERS

BELFAST, Feb. il, The workers to-
day by ballot rejected the proposals. Of
the employers by more than 1900 ma
lcrity.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Shipping News
Port of New York
Miniature Almanac

sun rises ........ 65l sun scls s.,o
Moon risca. 3 80 p. Moon scts6 * a ~,
High Water
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
BROOKLYN

New York Parental School, Jamaica Avenue Flush
Ing William Il iasher. "Ihe Old Mohawk Val
ley Waterways and the New Bage Canal"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15
Whtncy Stud0. West Elghfh Strect-Palntings
by Randall Dayey and Clifford Beal.
BOARD OF EDUCATION LECTURES

DO Pave. We Kcaily Mean the Quality of oppor-
tute. Eighth Street and Fourth Avenue
THE Etmography OF Keconstructicn." Lndley NJ
l4lth Street.
Tho Creative Genius of Modern Russian Drama
l25th Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-15

Highest temperature. &C (at 4 80 p. mD
lowest. ) tat $50 a. m) average, AZ
average same date last year, no.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
OPERATORS OF
MINES CONFER


state coal operators assembled IN
Seattle Monday 20 confer with Gov.
Hart concerning resumption Of coal
mining thruout this district. The con.
ference was scheduled 20 open 1t .
p. m.
1T 10 my opinion that mines thru.
out the state win Be producing their
normal output before the end Of the
week" Gov. Hart said before the
conference.
State troops win b dispatched 10
mining areas In event OF trcubis, &C.
cording to Harris plans.
Mines ~ Bsyns began cpers tons
Friday with regular troops on hand
10 prevent trouble.
Wiike~on mines were scheduled 70
begin operations Aonday, while
mines 1t Cokedais and BeIlingham
rssu m ID operAtions with partial
crows Saturday.
Aifho the strike of coal miners vas
called on BY union ofgsciaia. the mon
refused to return 70 work uniens they
were granted wage increases. They
have remained away from work
pending the national conference be-
tween operators and union ofsclais.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
Will Reform Italy
Military Machine

ROME. Nov. 70. CSixhtp--A royal
decree " imminent entirely reform
ing the army and extending con-
scription TO all citizens. tho Giornalc
d1taiia declared tonight.
The decree VIII reduce the stand.
Ing army TO minimum peace time
strength. according 10 the news
paper. The infantry. artillery ana
engineering corps will be increased
and the cavalry decreased, the news.
paper said. adding that under the
new plan the army VIII be conald.
cred n sort Of great military school
for the whole nation. each citizen re.
cciving personal instructions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
President Is at Work on
Wide Variety of Duties

WASHINGTON. u. C.. Nov. ~
Omitted rrrn@t--preaidcn Wilson.
rapidly recovering from his nervous
breakdown. today was engaged In:
Writing a message 20 congress.
urging an extensive program OF do.
mcstic legislation
s--preparing q message TO the In
dustriAi commission. called to meet
here December 4.
s--pisnning tho second fight for
ratification Of the peace treaty and
the league Of nations.
<-seiocting n new secretary OF
commerce.
t--studyinx the coal mtriks situa,
tlon. 10 he will be In a position TO
make an attempt 20 prevent the
wage scale conferences breaking up.
s-confcrring at length with scc-
rotary Tumuity on a number OF I'm.
portant subjects.
The president spsnt an unusually
pcstfui night. Il was learned at the
White House. and was much TO.
fre~hcd this morning.
He was Informed early In the day.
that all ~ men invited by HIM 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
Eagles Roost in
Trouble With u. s

Harry A. Hammond. prcpfies@ =
the Eagles Roost." a soft oInN
parlor nj Issaouah. appeared se1cs
Judge Jeremiah NeferG Ncae
morning TO answer charges q -
ing booze over the roost Hh =
was continued for one week.
/. Nagatoma, Jap foreman g ~
Snoquaimie Lumber company ~
was found guilty last week q
aung n stili near North BOA
his sentence postponed wee<
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
SCIENCE PARTY
RUNS GAUNTLET
More Trouble Forecast In
Jungle Land
~ EDWARD NJ. THIERRY
n. ". A. Staff Correspondent A.
tsrhed 10 Smithsonian Institute
African Exppxlifiou.

AirtfAu ExV<%iltt0u.
CAPE TOWN. Nov. z4.--Aii the
red tape isn't In tho war zone. IL
fiourishes In South Africa. The
Smithsonian African Expedition
found that out
Getting a scientific expedition
unioadcd. unrnveied. unfanRied and
under way 4. a real Job. II took the
best part OF a week. grew q few extra
gray hairs for the business manager
DR.. Joseph a. Armstrong. OF Los
Angeies--and gave him q finished
education In diplomacy.
Official South Africa greeted the
members OF tho expedition warmly.
But In spite Of the heavily embossed
and golden sealed credentials OF the
expedition. straight from the Smith
Honian Institution at Washington. II
was a mighty slow process getting
~ tons OF equipment cleared at the
custom house and procuring the end
less permits necessary for a trip thru
the Dark Continent.
a passenger on the same ship had
TO pay duty on some family photo.
graphs. Which gives an Idea what
n job the expedition had getting
seven motion picture cameras, a bat.
terry of stIll cameras and endless
miles Of film into tho country. Wil.
Ham stowell. movie director. and the
other Universal Film company's staff
attached to tho expedition. sweased
blood for days.
DR.. III. l.. Shantz. botanIst from
the department OF agriculture. had
to swear his life away In order 10
get permission 10 bring In a pet col.
lection OF seeds.
There WIS no less trouble for II.
g. Raven, Smithsonian naturalist.
lie ran "halt.who-goest there"
gauntlet Just because he was bring.
Ing In packing case full OF nil
boxes. The boxes are Just like the
ones you buy Mt the druggist'a fun
Of liver pills. Raven uses them as
prison cells for rare bugs and In.
secta.
Edmund Heller. Smithsonian m.
turalist, who heads the expedition.
mad TO explain In words OF ono syila.
bic what he was doing with 5000
Tin tags. The tags are intended for
labelling animal skull spccimens--but
the custom official looked accusinglv
Mt Heller as II he Intended collecting
skulls OF citizens OF the South AZ.
rican Union.
The movie men. George Scott
Phny Horne and Hank Kohlcr. went
around talking about shooting. I"
which got them suspected OF all
sorts OF criminal purposes until they
explained they meant camera shoot.
ing ana not wholesale homicide.
Troubles multiplied at first. but
they we're slowly ironed out. There
VIII be plenty more, however, before
the expedition gets thru South AZ.
rica and begins to trek for the Jungle
country. II means lot of delay and
lost motion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-24
CAPE-TO-CAIRO
AIRMAIL SOON
Filters to Span Africa Before
Railroad

Special 10 Tho Star by ~. r.. ~
CArErowN. Nov. st.--Capc TO
Cairo by air probably WIN be a
reality before the ionr.drcamed-of
capc.cairo railroad ~ completed.
Thru train service between tho
two ends OF Africa is not by any
means near. long stretches OF track
In Central Africa s;iil being in the
proposed" stage.
Tho air route Ia being surveyed.
II has been officially announced
that Lord wcir's committee. up.
pointed 10 study tho question OF
routes. Is busily engaged in settling
the details for the Inauguration Of
a Cape TO Cairo air service. II ls
likely tho first flight win be made
toward tho end of this year,
Among the difficulties that have
TO be overcome Ia tho establish.
nent OF meteorological and wireless
stations. Suitable landing stages
must also be prepared. as Il liz not
proposed Mt the outset TO NY on
this route during the night.
Building way stations and air.
domcs will be difficult because
much OF the route--pcrhaps three.
forths OF titles over country thick
with forest or bush. Forced land.
ings would be pcriious.
Scaplancs may be used for the
whole length OF the Nile and pos.
sibly over Lake Victoria Nyanxa
and part OF Lake TansnnyilSa-
The route. approximately 5000
miles, has been divided into three
sections - Egypt and tho Soudap.
Central Africa, and South Africa.
beginning nj Cairo the route win
follow the Nile TO zoko, on tho
borders OF Uganda. thence acros.
Lake Victoria Nyanza 10 Kisumu
and then following the lake shore
TO Muanxa In what was German
East Africa.
From there II goes 10 UjijI, on the
east shore or Lake Tanganyika.
thence along the lake shore "a
kituta and then south thru Rho.
dcsia TO Broken HIN. Bulawnyo
Mafeking Kimberley and finally 20
Cape Town.
Mail only viii probably be chr.
ried by the first Cape TO Cairo air.
planes. But II is hoped 10 devotion
the service In year or 80. probably
by adding nirships Of the R-s4 type.
so that passengers may be carried.