Republican farmer., 1919-07-11
hour on the assumption that the wind, which at the time was blowing

hour on the assumption that the wind, which at the time was blowing between 20 and 25 miles an hour. would die down later h the day and permit the refueling of the dirigi- ble.
 We will cruise over Boston," he said, and then follow the trans-At- lantic trade route. We are selecting that course because there we will find the most favorable western wind. We had considered making our start at 8 o'clock but we have advanced the time because the earlier we get away the lower the temperature, and the lower the temperature the greater amount of petrol we can load. We can put in 4,505 gallons, which will give us nothing to play about with, but we do not expect to play about, as the wind will be favorable"
 The officers in charge of the dirigi- ble ordered the work of overhauling rushed in order that she could start on her return voyage at the earliest possible moment in view of the dan ger to which she was exposed This is the first time the super-Zeppelin has been moored in the oRen air, all ways having been anchored pre- viously in an aerodrome with ade- quate wind shields.
 In spite of all possible haste the dirigibles engineers believe it will only be with exceptional luck that the airship can start at the scheduled hour of o'clock tomorrow morning They consider it imperative that her engines be overhauled thoroughly first, and the violent swaying of the huge gas bag renders this work slow and difficult.
 Mineola, N. Y, July Ion her pro- posed return trip to her base in Scot land the R-34 will take the southern course, leaving the United States at some middle Atlantic port and head ing directly for Spain. This announce ment, and the further statement that the giant airship would leave her an- chorage at Roosevelt Field here at s o'clock tomorrow (Tuesday) morning on her homeward flight, were decided upon last night by Major G. H. Scott commander of the dirigible.
 In order to relieve the 400 soldiers of the seventh United States Balloon Company were straining at the an- chor ropes of the R-34 during an cleo trical and wind storm last night The [ big bag was raised to obviate the dan ger of damage from wind. During this operation a rope releasing water ballast from an aft compartment ! as released by accident and the rear of the bag shot up into the air to an al- / titude of some 400 feet while her nose was only 200 feet above the field. The RIA remained in this position throughout the night and caused Ma jor Scott to- return to the field early today to distribute the water ballast in the bag to bring her to an even keel again. Adjustments of, the ballast had to bs accomplished before the complete sun caused the gas bag to expand. <
 Members of the crew who remain r ed here last night explained that the failure of the RIA to receive weather reports caused her to run into two storms off New Foundland. The { weather reports picked up were from | the vicinity of the Azores islands. while those from the north Atlantic ! region were very meagre. With re- ports telling of the storm area some 200 miles north by northeast of New Foundland the R-34. it was sSsd. would have altered her course te north of the circle of wind ands pro ceeded over northern New Foundland and the Nova Scotia coast and there by would have avoided the storm be- tween New Foundland and Nova Scotia.
 A weather report received at the ! field from Washington early today said: s'The weather will become clear ! by Monday morning and remain clear / during succeeding forty-eight hours steady and will not exceed twenty miles per hour. Advise probable time of return trip so that forecast can be 4 lmAde aoordin&lx.