The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-09-11

Of the Wright brothers on the scene
made its preliminary test of airplanes
in this city before adopting them for
the service of the United States.
To the Wright brothers General
Menoher has given the credit for the
development of the airplane 10 the
standards Of practical use. The
Wrlghts themselves, however, always
gave credit to the pioneers in the field.
Work of the Pioneers.
In the Smithsonian Institution In
this city is tablet to the memory Of
Samuel Pierpont Langley who com
pleted the first heayier-than-air ma
chine which actually flew. Not long
ago scientists came to Washington
from all over the country to pay trib-
ute TO the memory of this scientist,
Langley. who through the years with
stood the jlbes and the jeers OF mon
who called him a crank and worse BE-"
Couse he was convinced that one day
men would fly. Langley kept at his
work, and today he is acknowledged
as having been the first man to make
n heavier-than-air machine actually
fly
Twenty years ago and more there
lived In Chicago an engineer named
Octave Chanute, a man Of French ex-
traction, who also firmly believed that
one day man would fly and would not
need llghterthnn-alr apparatus to en-
able him to do so. II was Octave Cha
mute who developed the plane idea. II
Is known that the Wright brothers, as
youths, were pupils Of Chanute, and
that they witnessed some Of his exper-
/ iments.
Octave Chanute was pioneer In re-
search Langley was a pioneer In pre-
lminary accomplishment, and the
Wright brothers were the accom-
phshers. The entire development OF
the airpane has occupied only about
score Of years In Europe Lillerthal
and others were experimenting, their
work In a measulS following the lines
OF those Of Chanute who was in CORE
spondence with his European col
leagues in the experimental field.
Relief In the Embassies.
In the embassies OF the allied nations
in Washington there are signs of relief
and something as near approaching
happiness as ambassadorial faces are
allowed to show. Victory for the ar
mics Of the United States and of the
allies had It's rejuvenatlng effect on
everybody In the embassies from the
ambassadors down to the messenger
boys.
What wonder2 For years there was
stress, anxiety and labors unto mid
night IN all Of the embassies. Men
wore themselves down to what people
like 10 call FRAGILE in the hard work
Of keeping up with the situation
The heart anxieties were deep-deep-
or. Of course, before the United States
entered into the war than they were
aftcrwnrd, but deep always up to the
signing of the armlstlce In November
last
Prior TO the entrance Of the United
States into the war the German and
Austrian ambassadors were engaged
In propaganda work, trying TO keep
sympathy for the Germans alive In the
United States and trying also to Grip
pie the Industries Of this country so
that they could not produce along law
full lines. The embassies Of the allies
were not supplied with funds even for
proper propaganda work, except In
small measure, and II Is understood
that the French embassy had no funds
for this purpose.
The work Of the allied embassies I'm
trying 10 offset the German propagan-
da was difficult because of this lack
Of funds and because the United
States was networked with system
of German espionage. President VIII
son, Immediately after our entry into
the war, made public the results Of
Investigations into the German viola
lions Of the neutrality of the United
States, ana Of their attempts ut de-
structon of our industries
Jusserand ls ReIuvenated.
The other afternoon spent an hour
or two ut the French embassy, talking
with Ambassador Iussernnd who had
Just returned to this country. Like
other representatives of the allied
powers he Is Il different man today to
what he was Il year ago. A burden
heavier than lead seems to have lifted
from his shoulders lie Is buoyant
and hopeful for the future. He al
ways was hopeful for that matter
even In the darkest days, but now he
seems like man who reioces that
something besides war Gun claim his
attention. Ambassador Jusserand Is
q writer Of note among the writer's Of
the world
He told mo how the French appre-
clnted the uufniling humor and wit Of
the American soldiers. He went 10
France with President Wilson and re-
+ turned with him. and consequently
was in his home country for about six
months lie said TINT he was talking
to French general now In COMMAND
NJ the forces In Paris but who last
summer was In command of nm army
mt The front, and was told by the gen
erul that one day when nm American
/ force had been In continuous notion
for long time, and It seemed neces-
snry Tint It should be relieved he
/ tclephoned an American briFadler gen
pral that he might withdraw his