Republican farmer., 1919-07-04
SCOTT CARRIES LETTER FROM KING GEORGE
 TO PRESIDENT
LAST REPORTED TRAVELLING IN A SOUTHERNLY DIRECTION AND RUM
 MING IN GOOD SHAPE.

London, July 2-The British dirigible R-34, which left East Fortune, Scotland, at 1 AS o'clock, Greenwich mean time this morning, had reached 50 degrees 7 minutes north lati- tude 14 degrees 50 minutes west longitude at l2 o'clock Greenwich time (S o'clock New York time) in her attempt to cross the Atlantic.
 Major Scott, the commander, in his wireless dispatch said that the dirigible at that time was making 32 knots an hour in a thick fog. He added that all was well.
 The position of the RIA at 12
 o'clock Greenwich time, was approx
 imately 30 miles west of Pensance, England. indicating that the big air ship had travelled in a southwesterly direction along the coast of Ireland since she made her previous report at o'clock Greenwich time, when she was at 55 degrees 20 minutes north latitude and 10 degrees 40
 minutes west longitude.
 The mail carried by the RIA in cludes a letter from King George to President Wilson.
 East Fortune, England, July D. The British dirigfble R-34 started on her long-heralded trip to America this with than that which attended the depar- ture of dirigibles for their monotonous North Sea patrol during the war.
 Shortly before the first streaks of dawn broke over the plains near here, the great airship was quietly taken out of it's airdrome and turned around until her nose was pointed straight west. The commando in the hands off, was given and the huge envelope quickly rose. Before the height of 300 feet was reported she was lost to view in the mist.
 The whirr of the propellers could be heard for several minutes after the airship went out of sight.
 The weather reports indicate that the R-45 will meet unsettled condi- tions, with variable winds. until she is some distance out into the Atlantic. Then it is expected she will have fol- lowing winds which will assist her
 Not more than a score of people mo- tored the 21 miles from Edinburgh to the airdrome here to witness the start but among them was one American women who presented a silk American flag to Lieut.. Commander Zachary Iansdowps, American flight com mander. just before he stepped into the gondola.
 Aside from these few persons the only spectators were the 300 men and 160 women stationed at the airdrome. They had been called out at two a. m.
 by the usual Landing party bugle and the drowSinesS of many of them
 indicated that the start of this his toric trip had not kept them awake in the earlier hours of the night. They took their accustomed places at the guy wires and bars at the lower parts of the gondolas. The great airship then was released except for her hu- |, man anchors and to test her lifting powers, loaded as she was with more petrol than ever previously had been in her tanks, the men at the gondo- las were ordered to release their hold.
 The ship quickly rose,- and just as
 quickly the order was given to pull her down. After this test the men and women holding the guy wires slowly started toward the open doors of the airdrome. She was lowed to a point about 300 yards away from the airdrome,, and after being turned around all five of her powerful mo- tors were started humming. Then the hands off, bugle was sounded, the airship started to rise, her propellers began to spin and al- most before the cheering had ceased the great fier had disappeared in the mist.