New Britain herald., 1924-05-22

$50 miles, making the days accom- plishment one of the best thus far al. tained.
 First [. S. Airmcn There
 This was n notable day for the American army ayiators, who arc circling the globe by air Within fifteen hours they drove down out of the bleak. windy North Pacific region where storms and fogs have hamperel their progress for days, into a temper ate cline, where they probably can mako up some of the lost time They made the first landing American air men have made in Japan and they did two days task in one.
 Taking of from the icy waters of Hitokappu Bay, off Yeterofu Island. in the Kuriles. at a. m, the aviatofs swoopod down over Kushiro on the Island of Hokkaidoh. four hours and fifty minutes later. circles once over the American destroyer John D. Ford. on duty there in ease the niers needed aid, and went son without landing 10 Minato. at tho northern end Of the Island of Hondo, on which Tokio is located. They landed at Minato, s54 miles from Ilitakappu Bay, at io:40 a. m.
 Al 12.50 ? m. they took inc air again for the 9j0 mile hop to kasnmi- guara. where they arrived at 5:4o p. m.,
 Lieut.. smith speeds Up
 Originally il had been planned that the jump from Ietorofu Island to tbe main island of Japan and the fur- ther hop 10 Kasuiniguara should oc- cupy successive days. but yesterday Lieutenant Lowell H.. Smith. com manding the flight. advised American naval officers on inc Ford that the would fry 10 do both today.
 On inc way hero the Americans gave the population of skushiro. al- ready thrilled by the visit Of the Ford. the first foreign warcraft ever to enter that fishing towns harbor. their first sight Of an American airpiane and to most of them the first view of any air craft whatever.
 Thousands Line Hills
 Crowds numbering thousands lined he hills above the town and gathered in open spaces Co watch the planes pass over and the watchers hoped. 10 and. for yesterday officials of the town were told the American must pause here for fucI. There was disappoint- ment when the aircraft, after circling 1 lver the destroyer. went on to Minato. ! The mayor had declared inc landing ,f tfe planes would be regarded as the greatest honor ever accorded the !, own.
 Crowds also were gathered at Nina i O. The beach was gay with thousands ,f school children. who waved flags md shouted. The Americans were lighted thirty second before they land d, flying down the bay in perfect orrnation. They fell into line, circled nee above the buoys placed for their noorings and settled onto the water s gracefully as birds.
 Take Only short Rest There was no ceremonies at Minats. II the time the fiers spent there eing taken up with re-fueling the air raft and putting fresh supplies of wa sr and oil aboard. The fiers had inch and brief rest and then went D. At sendai. about half way betueen. asumigaura and Minoto, a group of japanese planes met the Americans l d escorted them southward. Word was flashed here from the $ Idio station af TomiOka that the | srs had passed over that point a, ' DO D. n.. and virtually the entire ] noccupied personnel of the naval ! ration base. which uiu be the fiers . sadqusrters for the nexs few days. q
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