Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-08
LEAVE ROCKAWAY BEACH
AT 1905 THIS
MORNING
TO FOLLOW COAST
JOURNEY OF $40 MILES is UNDER
TAKEN UNDER FAVORABLE
WEATHER CONDiTlONS-CRO
BY WAY OF AZORES.

Rockaway Beach, l.. l., May s.
With weather conditions favorable foi
start on the first leg of the trans
Atlantic flight, the three naval sea.
planes took tne air Al 1905 O'Clock
this morning and headed northward
for Halifax harbor.
The planes made 4 test Night a;
7;30 o'clock, AMI after finding every
thing o. x. for the getaway started ou
the first leg, which ends at Halifax
The distance from the nay flynn
station here to Halifax harbor is $40
miles The seaplane pilots planned
to complete the first leg in seven and
ehalf or eight hours, holding SO
close to the Atlantic coast that they
would be easily within sight of land
practically all the way. Their mapped
course carried them over the water
for the entirte route, excepting mar
row strip of land at Mononoy Point.
Cape Cod.
The second leg OF the fight. from
Halifax to Trepassy, n s.. calls for n
hop of 460 nautical miles From Tre.
passy where n flying field is being
put in shape to receive the naval
planes, a flying field is being put in
shape to receive the naval planes. he
start will be made for the Azores
Islands. Fro mthe Azores the air
men will fly to PORTUGAL, completing
the crossing Of the Atlantic, and then
on to England
Weather conditions for the jump
off" today were good but by no means
nerfect. The sky was overhung With
low clouds and a breeze swept down
from the north comm galso directly
from the direction into which tho
planes must head. But cary weather
reports said conditions further north
weer more favorable.
The NC-3 was first off the ground
on the morning trial flight She rose
at 7:30 a m with load Of 2i0rt
pounds to test her three new motors
Men from all crews weer aboard. Sho
remained alift until S:34 TIE NC1.
which had been having some trouble
with the aietons on the wing suhsti-
tuted after the fire in which she was
later.
While the planes were making their
trial flights baskets Of sandwiches
were brought to the field They were
to provide food for the men on to-
days flight
London Appraisal Varied.
London, May S.-"If the summary
Of the peace treaty, as made public.
represents the text il looks good on
paper on the military and naval side,
but is dangerously full of loopholes on
the financial end" said the Daily Mail
today in commenting upon the terms.
The real security of the treaty
execution rests with the league of ma
tions and above all else the contin-
uation of the close union between
Great Britain and the United States
The destruction of Prussianism
must be unlimited throughout Ger.
many" said the Evening News. The
disarmament of Germany is the pre-.
lminary TO disarmament of all ma
tions."
Washington, May S.-Republican
senators opposed to the league of ma
tions covenant as ineXtricably inter
woven with the peace treaty were not
in accord to day with President Viii
sons pledge to propose to the Senate
that the United States be committed
to immediate aid to France in the
event of an unprovoked attack on that
nation by Germany in the future.
While Senator Borah, Progressive
Republican of Idaho. declined to com
ment on the peace treaty as a whole
until he had an opportunity to study
the text, he permitted it to be knowr
that the Presidents pledge to France
did not meet with his approval
On the other hand, Senator Smoot
old guard Republican of Utah. ex
pressed the opinion that most sena
tors in particular and American pub
lie sentiment in general would offe
no especial objection to the l'nitet
States pledging assistance to France