The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1919-07-10

Zachary L~ansdowne OF Grand Rapids,
Wis, he American observer aboard,
said he had obtained valuable infor-
nation regarding aerial navigation con-
ditions over the Atlantic, which would
be made available to the navy depart
ment.
Propose Washington Trip.
The R-34s personnel was given q
luncheon at $3.50. They retired early
and this morning were out on the field
again. The crew was, prepared for an
automobile trip to New York city, but
the men were informed that this plan
might be called or by starting the re-
turn flight late. today, or making a
flight TO Washington instead.
Major Scott, his fellow officers, and
American naval representatives at O.
conference today were to determine
whether the proposed flight to the ca
pitol should be made. In case this trip
were made the dirigible would fly over
New York city, Philadefphta and Bal
timore. - ~. -.
sr Carried Two Stowaways.
II was not until the landing that IL
became known the dirigibIe carried two
stowaways-not only the cat who won
entry in the ships log but w. w, Bal
l~antine. OF Cromwell. England, once q
member OF the crew. ~
Major Scott said It had been decided
to leave him behind, but that he
cropped up six hours after the ship had
left East Fortune. He was promptly
put to work. The ships commander
added that, although he expected the
man would be, court maftialed. he did
not anticipate IN severe punishment
for him.
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Censor Movie Films.
Orders that all motion picture films
showing the 3-34 be censored by naval
officers before they are allowed to be
exhibited anywhere wer received here
this afternoon from Secretary of the
Navy Daniels. 1t Is understood that
| censorship was decided upon in re-
Spouse to a request from British Off :
Gals. 1t was assumed that British Of
ficers asked censorship on military
grounds. "r.... r.h ~. 80"
BIGGEST IN WORLD.
New York. July S.-The R-34 and
her sister airship, the R-33, are the
worlds greatest dirigibles; The war
brought them into being, for they
originally were designed to out-vie
Germany's Zeppelins and bring death
n destruction to German cities.
When they were building it was re-
ported that they would be the flag
ships OF a gigantic fleet of aircraft
that would be launched in a tremen-
dous air raid on Berlin. For this pur-
tpose they were equipped with openings
through which four 00-pound bombs
and JIG of 100 pounds could be dropped,
while on the upper structure emplace-
ments were built for batteries OF eight
guns. = :
The sudden end of the world war
put a stop to the plans for 4 raid on
Berlin and the architects of the dirig-
ibfes turned their attention to remodel
ling their craft for peaceful purposes.
The RIA was built In Inchinnan, a
little village near Glasgow. In size she
rivals all but the very largest ocean
liners. Her length is $40 feet, he
beam 79 feet and from the bottom OF
her lowest gOndola to the top Of the
gas bag, measures 79 feet. Her meas
urement are very closely those Of the
liner Adriatic and il she was stood
on end she would overtop the famous
Singer building by 81 feet. Two mil
lion cubic feet of hydrogen gas are i'm
prisoned in the enormous balloon. Her
resemblance to "a monstrous Ash Is
heightened by the fact that she is
painted silver color. proved by expert
ment to be the most successful in re-
sisting the action Of the sun IN ex-
banding the gas bag.
Five Big Motors.
The driving power OF the ai~ship is
supplied by five Sunbeam motors with
a total OF 1000 horsepower, sufficien,
to give a speed of close to 20 miles an
hour in favorable weather. To feed
these motors the airship carries be-
tween $500 and 5000 gallons OF gas
olene, weighing 16 tons and giving heI
a cruising radius of 1900 nautical
miles or considerably more than the
distance between Europe and America
and return. Her lifting capacity is 5s
tons, OF which 21h tons is discharg-
cable weight, or weight which can be
disposed Of from the ship.