Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-19
Great Multitude of People Bank
Grounds and the Foothills
Watching Maneuvers of Fa-
nous Birdmen.
SPECIAL ARRIVES TODAY
English Aviators Join It At Po-
catello- Machines and Equip
ment Transferred to Grounds
Without Difficulty.

Thousands of people crowded the
Boise barracks this afternoon and
banked about the foothills, occupied
the roofs of high buildings and held
other points Of advantage to witness
the greatest combined air program Of
! birdmen ever seen in this part Of the
intermountain country. The flying
circus of the victory loan performed,
directing their operations from the
polo field. The aviators executed
/ many stunts, sensational in the ex-
treme, and featured sham battle
in which both the American and Ger
man machines participated. Probably
no form of propaganda has aroused
more interest in a government bond
drive than the one afforded by the fly
ing circus.
Business was virtually suspended in
the city Under proclamation Of Mayor
Hays all business houses closed, while
federal, state, county and city offices
suspended operations for the after
noon. Boise entertained more visitors
during the day than it has at any other
time for years. All incoming trains
and electric cars brought them to the
city.
FIr IN mOHNlN6
The first view of the birdmen was
afforded during the morning hours
when the machines were tested out.
They flew over the business section of
the city executing graceful maneuv-
ers, while thousands Of people watched
from the streets. The weather was
ideal for flying, the sky being free
from dark clouds, the sun shining and
only slight breeze from the south
east. The machines in operation dur
ing the morning climbed to high ele-
vations at time, while at others they
skirted the roofs Of buildings SO that
the drivers could be plainly SEEN E.
NJ Hoover, secretary of the state lip-
erty loan committee, was one of the
passengers given a trip over the city
this morning.
SPECIAL ARRIVES EARLY
The circus with it's IA cars, Is air
planes, II flyers, AZ mechanics, officers
and aides slid into Boise this morning
at o'clock, two hours ahead of sched-
ule Their early arrival was not un-
heralded, however, and few people
were at the depot to see the special
arrive, but it was not until $50 that
the crowd began to gather and it was
that hour before the mechanics, bird
men and a few distinguished citizens
accompanying the train to Boise began
to stir about.
The officers in charge of the circus
and flyers were accorded a welcome
shortly after o'clock by committee
of citizens composed of Ed II. Peasley
Q. G. +. Marchus, Adjutant General
A. Fl. Wilson, Tom Martin, Captain
Harry Boies, f. +. Johnson, Frank
Davidson, Crawford Moore, Craig Cof-
fin, G. r. Hit and Mowbray David
son.
The special stopped at Eleventh
street. The baggage cars containing
the planes were separated, the ends
taken out and the crowd given view
of the big planes. Gradually mechan-
les, awakened from their slumbers, and
began to appear and interest increased.
WERE IN ACTUAL SERVICE
The planes consist of five German
folkers, three French spads, three g.
e. fives, English planes. and seven
Curtis planes. The foreign planes all
came from the war zone the German
fokkers being those captured during
the war. All the foreign planes saw
actual service, but the Curtis planes
have only been used in the training
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