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8 THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. TTJESDAT. APRIL" 22, 1919. CITIZENS SOAR IN 1 GREATLY ENJOY DAY Experiences Among Clouds Never to Be Forgotten. FLYING CIRCUS SURPASSES Creat Day for Youngsters Who Man age to Evade Guards and Get Close to Man-Made Birds. Circuses have come and gone, doubt less many more will visit Portland, but never bis m show like the victory loan flying cirrus made a one-day stand in tbe Kose City. The aawdust and the canvas tents were lacking, but the hundreds of kid dies who managed to evade the armed guards, both military and police, are authority that surflcient attractions came with the flying show to far sur pass the "greatest show under canvas oa earth." As early as S o'clock yesterday morn ing the aforesaid kiddies were on hand. There was no water to carry for ele phants, nor did they have to carry poles or other paraphernalia usually identi fied with the big tops. -Great Day for Boys. Once they bsd gained their way through the fences that surround Mock's bottom, where the aviation field was established, the youngsters were allowed to roam as they liked. In spect the 14 coachea which carried the circus, watch the busy men unload the planes and ask a multitude of questions concerning the various types of air craft which yesterday sailed over the city. Officers and enlisted men alike seem ingly took pleasure in imparting infor mation to youngsters and grownups and only when the actual flying began did tbe armed force begin to send the crowd on the field to a point beyond danger. It proved a wonderful kiddies' day and. although the public was pro hibited from entering the field without an official pass, the boys who did man are to evade the guards were well re paid for their efforts. Trip Was Sheer Delight. The fortunate folk who were selected to accompany the army aviators were perhaps as delighted as were the kid dies after they returned to ground. Although all the selected passengers strove valiantly to appear unconcerned prior to going Into the air. the majority displayed some nervousness. Hut the truly remarkable feature of the morning events at Mock's field was the honest expression of sheer delight on the faces of passengers as they re luctantly crawled from the median (clans' seats. And it wss not any de light because of the Journey's end, but resulted through the fascination of the smooth, gliding trip which they had ex perienced. There was not one passenger picked from Oregon's civilian population who did not brand the trip wonderful and express a wish for a longer and higher nue. from the train tracks to the field by the Portland committee. Other vital matters of detail such as telephone service, gasoline storage and many other important necessities were ar ranged for by the committee headed by Aaron Frank, chairman of the special features committee, and Milton R. Klepper. chairman of the reception committee of the loan organisation. - A large force of artillerymen was detailed to guard duty at the field from Vancouver barracks and Chief of Police Johnson assumed personal command of the detachment of police officers who aided the soldiers In controlling the crowds which not only surrounded the field but filled all available apace, on the hillsides west of the field. COLONEL THAW IS RETICENT Commander of Flying Circus Modest Concerning Own. Exploits. ' Quiet and extremely reticent when asked to review bis own deeds In the air above German lines through four years of warfare is Lieutenant-Colonel William Tbaw, American ace, the only living member of the original Lafay ette escadrille who went through the entire war, and one of the two only members of this famous flying corps to be alive today. Colonel Thaw enlisted in the French flying legion as a private soon after Europe was plunged into war. With the Lafayette escadrille Thaw soon be came the most famous of flyers and re, txjrts credited him with having brought down more than 20 enemy machines whfle attached to the French army. This, stated Colonel Thaw, was an ex aggerated report. He admitted, how ever, that he "got quite a few boche machines, but we didn't keep any rec ord of them in those days." When the United States entered tbe war Colonel Thaw secured a transfer into the avia tion section of the United States army. He was then commander of the Lafay ette escadrille and was given a com mission as major, having command of the 103d aero squadron, and later was made commander of the 3d American pursuit group, -composed of three squadrons of crack flyers. It was In April, 1918. when Colonel Thaw, with five enemy ships to hi credit, started out one morning with the determination to secure the sixth and thus win the coveted title of ace. He was flying in the Chemln des Dames sector and encountered a German ob- servatlon balloon, from which came volley of machine-gun fire. Colonel Thaw successfully attacked and defeated the observation balloon crew, sending the huge bag to th earth in flames, and in turn was tacked by a fast German F o k k e r. Colonel Thaw maneuvered, gained fire position and succeeded in destroying the Fokker within five minutes afte he had sent the balloon down in defeat. Some time later reports were re celved. by the American commanders from the French observation corps that the pilot who had sent the German bal loon and the Fokker to defeat with! ten minutes bad tarried in the immedi ate vicinity, performing a series acrobatic stunts directly above a nes of enemy aircraft batteries. It was feats of this kind, say mem bers of the "flying circus personnel, that took the fight out of the hearts of German aviators. FLYER FLEES HCX PRISON Llentrnunt Pprycar Captured Result of Accident to Plane. FLIGHT IS" ENJOYED BY Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas. It was Still's story of a murderous rifleman that gave Captain Smith a new angle on the possible cause of his "crash. the first in his experience of two years as-flyer in the United States, England and France. Mr. Still had just emerged from i dry goods store at Powell and Mil waukle streets, and was standing with crowd gazing at Captain Smiths maneuvers, when the pop. pop, pop of the motor truck caused someone to remark, "Sounds like rifle shots.' Still, Intent on the Spad, noticed im mediately that the machine was in trouble, associated the supposed rifle shots with the wounded airplane and, as he saw it gliding towards the earth he jumped into his automobile and Wfl PCflR CCI T flM PI AM F rushed towards the scene of the ;-crash. w 1 fcrw 1 " wis i mil 1 Within half an hour aviators, victory loan . officials, police and reporters were in possession of the sensational "news. Mysterious Air passenger ivceps am Powell and Milwaukie streets was given a version of the affair which re Miss Victoria Liberty Keeps Secret of Identity Hidden. Guessing as She Gazes Oat From Behind Silk Handkerchief. moved the unknown rifleman from par ticipancy in the "crash." No sooner had Still and his flivver gone whirling out of sight than a motor truck, noisily chugged its way out of Brooklyn street, "banging away like a machine eun Although the young woman who is until it was out of sight." as E. H. nlsvinr h rnl. r ;is Victoria .Lib- Fletcher, a merchant of that section erty mingled witn the crowds at Mock's Rn.d ne f the spectators, expressed it. field yesterday, flew over the city with d'-e tthe Vtory o7Uth. Hf.e shot, Pilot Andrews and posed for a. battery and the possibIe wrecking of the pro- or cameras, tne mystery which sur-i peiier Dy a rule bullet was that the rounds her identity remains unsolved. Her movements yesterday were fol lowed closely by many eager to ascer tain if they could Identify her but she was well masked through the use accident happened when I had the mo tor turning at 1600 revolutions as against an 1800-revolutlon speed a few moments Defore," explained Captain Smith as he lounged in his room on the flying circus special train two CHIseaa Soar Over Clly. The group of persons who flew as passengers yesterday were Miss Vic lory Liberty, the mysterious Portland society woman; Ben Hur Lampuian of The Oregon Ian. J. A. Thornburgh of Korest Grove, chairman of the Wash ington county victory loan committee Paul E- Noble, publicity agent for Jen sen and Von Herburg; Milton R. Kfrp per. chairman of the victory loan re ception committee and president of the Oregon Aero club: T. H. West of the Ladd estate; P. Hi Ransom of the Kant em & Western Lumber company: Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, representing the victory loan subscriptions of Max Houser: F. O. Doernbechir. Julius L. Meier and C. 8. Jackson. John H. Con nell of the Oregon Journal. G. p. Itlnsel of ths Portland Tele-cram and E. L. Ten-ill of the Portland Xews. "I wanted to take one home with ne." was Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed's wish, expressed shortly after she had bopped out of one of the huge Curtiss planes. "One ride makes you yearn lor another. Scared? Most certainly ,. Hat I f 1 r nnr V. .. .. 1 1 1 i ' II been riding In an Lutomobiie. It cer tainly was a treat. Hetitht and speed nave no oisairrveaMe effects whatso ever. The only air-appointment of i trip comes hen you near the terra Mr ma and know that your flight is about to end. Aer Clab Head Takee First Flla-ht. Admitting that he was a trifle bit worried when l:e entered the machine, Milton R. K.rpper. president tf the Ae-o club of Oregon, stated that he lost this ."ear about the time the machine had ascei.(d 109 feet. "About the time we got started away from the ground." he said. "I admit That I had a little fear, for It was my Initial flight even though I was selected to 6ea; the Aero club of this state. Hut when we had risen a bit 1 realized that it was entirely useless to have any Ir and as a result the fear was re placed by a feeling of absolute con iiuence in my pilot. Then came a realisation that I was going through the most wonderful experience of my lltetlme. The tenseness with which I had held myself became suddenly ap parent and I then relaxed as though enjoying a spin in a luxurious auto mobile. "After awhile I glanced down and peneia that picture so common to flyers and often shown in aerial photo graphs, of the little green spots and the dolls' sixe houses. This was as we flew over the city and the pilot sud denly asked me if I wanted a few steep turns and dips. ,1 told him to cut loose and be gave me what I presume were some very ordinary turns and dips, but they wera really exciting enough to suit me. "The ride bas made me all the more ntbusiasttc over the work of the Aero club of Oregon to advance aviation in this city and state by every means pos sible. V Kafir Mw'm Decorated. The enlisted personnel of the victory loan flying circus is composed of 51 members or the ltfJd overseas aero squadron, a unit which took over the famous Lafayette escadrille. This en tire squadron was decorated with' the Fojrragere du France and has the dis tinction of being the only unit with the exception of the ambulance train of the 4th infantry to be thus cited. The squadron was twice decorated with the rrotx de guerre, with two additional palms for exceptional service. The men wear a shoulder cord presented them by the French government as the designation of the decorations. The train which brought the circus to Portland is composed of nine large double-door baggage cars in which are carried IS ships with necessary spare parts and engines, four standard Pull man cars and a diner. Tbework of the men of the outfit shows splendid training, for from the time that tbe unloading of the ships began, about :3 o'clock until the ships took to the air. not a noticeable slip was apparent. The work went along with clock-like precision, each nan having his particular work to do nd every member of the unit doing rhis works without ' bluster or confu sion. ' Three wide runways were constructed The first American officer to escape from a German prison camp and return to his own lines, yesterday piloted German Fokker in an effort to escape from the flotilla of American, French and British aircraft which Portland reMidents saw battle in tbe clouds. This officer. First Lieutenant George w Purycar. divided his time equally while overseas between American camps and a German prison camp. It was through an accident to plane which he " piloting while car rying an observer thst he fell prisoner Inside the German lines. un in a prison camp was not at all to lieuten ant Pur year's liking. And here is his tale: "Shortly after I was captured I at tempted to escape but was unsuccess ful. For a time I was watched ex ceedingly well, so closely in fact that I had no opportunity to make tne sec ond break. But during this vigil I was aklng my plans for my second at tempt for I could not Dear tne tnougni of remaining in the prison camp until the war wss concluded, when there was work to do among my own forces. Four months from the time of my rst escape I decided to make the sec ond attempt. I made the break at night, of course, and although I was shot st by German guards, I reached the Rhine river, swam it, and made my wav Into Swltserland and in time worked my way back into the Amer lean lines." Lieutenant Puryear in addition to be ing a flyer is a writer of note and is now compiling a description of his ex periences, as well as observations made while a prisoner, into book form. HITNS LACKED DARING IN' AIR Aviator in Portland Says Allied Flyers Braver In Flying. Lack of courage on the part of Ger man aviators did much to defeat them in the air, according to First Lieuten ant Fullmer, who is officially credited with having brought two Hun planes to a hasty fall after a terrific battle. The German air service was equipped with the Fokker type of machine, which Lieutenant Fullmer states was in many ways superior to the allied ships. "If the German aviators had shown the same spirit as the members of the United States air service it surely would have been another story, said Lieuten ant Fullmer. "The machines they worked with were far better climbers than the American; British or French machines. In addition they were bet ter machines in which to maneuver and the only thing that was lacking was the failure of tbe Germans to show fight. "on one occasion a formation con sisting of five American machines ran into 1 German planes. We forced the fighting every mmute. each man firm in the belief that he would get the entire bunch of Boche machines. It was a etifr battle, but the result 'was the virtual cleaning up of the Boche machines, with the few remaining hurrying for cov.t. while every Amer ican ship returned home with' not a casualty to account for thv battle." Lieutenant. Fullmer spent 14 months In France, the most of this time be hind the lines as instructor. He was on the front in the Argonne sector for 24 days the time when the famous IMst division was making its wonderful drive into the German lines. He was member of the 93d aero squadron f the third pursuit group under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Will- lam Thaw, who is a member of the "flying circus," which spent yesterday In Portland. Helix and Echo Pas Quotas. PENDLETON. Or.. April II. (Spe cial.) Umatilla county is now over the quarter-million mark in victory loan subscriptions. Two towns have com pleted their quotas. Helix and Echo. So far the banks have not been called upon to unjierwrlte any part of the subscrip tion T-,nd it Is not expected that they w ill be. Pendleton s campaign opened tonight with a big mass meeting in Happy Canyon addressed by Captain Roy W. Kitner of the Red Cross, Lieu tenant Frederic Steiwer of the fath coast artillery and W. L. Thompson, county chairman. of a silken handkerchief, through which I hours aftat the accident. eyeholes were cut and which covered "it doesn't take much to break pro all but the lower portion of her face. I pellers, which are fragile and particu- Pari 1st Shun to Ba Shared. larly susceptible when turning at a very Testerday was the first appearance of hiEh rate of speed. A pebble, a bird, or Hi.. i.ih.. a j ,i.vn11k ,h. i.nvrd a spent Duuet would nave turned the large area of space In this appear- " "- i ueiore apiainj ance. she did not come into contact 5m'ln., naa "ea qetans or the with a large proportion of the public I"-"' ". " any enort naa Announcement was made yesterday by " ""' examine tne nun rencs or members of the special feature commit- ine propeiier oiaaea ior tranei marks. tee of the victory liberty loan commit- ive oeen iiying lor two years, DUt tee that the mysterious young woman was unlucky enough to be forced to de would participate in a number of other vote my time to instructing aviators, special stunts before her identity is re- until I was lucky enough to get to vealed unless, of course, somebody France, and then unlucky enough to should outwit the committee by guess- nave tne armistice ena my air-ngnting ing who she Is. I ambitious. But today gave me the' big- Jncidentally these guesses ill wrong " ;' " ' " --'"' "" "" us far received at victory loan head- my ,rs' cJsl. laughed Captain ou'iiu, wiiw uioiiiajrcu no signs ui puysi- cai or nervous reaction from the ac cident. - th quarters reveal the tremendous inter est which has been aroused over the identity of the voung masked woman. Chairman Klepper of the fifth liberty loan committee, who alone knows who the mysterious woman is, is. confident that she will not be identified prior to unmasking. Aerial Trip Enjoyed, Perhaps no passenger taken into the I WORKERS clouds enjoyed the ride as tnorougmy as did Miss Victoria Liberty. In the first place she came to the field equipped to enjoy her part of the pro gramme. She was togged in an avia tor's costume with all the trimmings from the helmet and goggles to the spick , and span officers' boots. Ap parently she was no stranger in aero circles for she-performed as a veteran as she leaped into the plane. Waving- here handa to the crowd watching as the car slowly left the AVIATORS FROLfC H AIR OVER PORTLAND City Is Bombarded With Vic tory Loan Messages. tired of play, and went stringing back ELEVEN AIRMEN IN FLIGH Propeller Breaks in Midair and Flier Volplanes to Plowed Field on East Twenty-Eighth. WOMEN TO MEET TONIGHT IX RESIDENCE DIS TRICTS TO ASSEMBLE. Feature of Evening's Entertainment to Be 5-Reel Government Picture, "The Price of Peace." Women's part in the victory liberty loan will open with a public thanks- field, the woman of mystery was quick- I giving mass meeting at the auditorium y carried Into the clouds. Not alone this evenincr at 7:30. at which will as did she gain a dizsy height, but the sembIe 1500 women workers who will pioipenorn.ra.H u,. k. Ti- f . egln " canvass of the residence dis- flyer so fascinating. tricts tomorrow morning, and mothers, Wreathed in smiles was Miss Liberty wives and sisters who marched in tbe as she alighted from the ship upon her I parade of the fourth loan last fall. return to earth. "Simply wonderful ' was her com ment on the trip. "Words cannot ex plain the exhilarating feeling which comes over a person wnne giiu- ing through the air. The minute you race down the field to begin the flight your thoughts turn from fear to the wonderfulness of It an. My trip was thoroughly enjoyed by myself, I can , assure you." OXE MAX DIRECTS, FLYING Captain Hoover Benefits by Strenu ous Training in France. No busier man is attached to the flvlna- circus than Captain 11. W. Hoover, who in addition to being regular flyer with the circus is also In ,,, t the First Presbyterian church at charge or the enure nying operations noon; a. F. Flegel and Dr. C. W. Moore in connection with the show. However, at the Kenton school this evening at beine- busy is right in line with Cap- Is nVlnolc- Mr. Alexander ThomDson tain Hoover's past record, which shows an(1 Lieutenant J. A. Gallagher at the him to have been in commana oi m BuckmM school at, 8 P. M. Relatives of the men who served at the front will be guests of honor and will occupy reserved seats for the en tertainment to be given under tne di rection of Mrs. Robert Farrell. . Mayor Baker will speak, and Paul Petrie, operatic baritone, will sing. The feature of the evenings enter tainment will, be a five-reel govern ment motion picture, "The Price of Peace. Mrs. Kelly Rees, executive secretary, asks that volunteers for precinct work ers call headquarters. Main 7151, Mar shall 1400 or A 1614 Those entitled to reserved seats for the mass meeting this evening who have not received their tickets should call at headquarters today before 5:30 Speakers for' the victory loan at meetings today are Mrs. M. L. T. Hid- 27th aero squadron, as well as an ac tive flyer whose bravery and ability I enabled him to bring down at least six enemy machines. Linn Loan Drive Enthusiastic. ALBANT, Or., April 21. (Special.) On. his breast is worn the distin- I Though Linn county was late in organ e-uished service cross and the Croix I izing. the victory loan campaign started de Guerre with a palm, the former is- I with a rush here today. Local banks sued to him by the American govern- reported large subscriptions. Shedd re- ment and the latter conferred upon I ported its quota complete and other him by tbe French government for the J banking? districts in the county are do- dlsplay of exceptional gallantry under 1 Ing well. fire. . 'During the seven months that I was on the battle iront tnere were many exciting times," said Captain Hoover. 'Flying in battle becomes as common place to the flyers as does artillery en gagements . to the doughboys. Of course, we experience more thrills, but, even- so. it is under the excitement of PORTLAND OFFICER BACK Lieutenant-Colonel' Sammons Ar rives . at Fortress Monroe. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward C. Sam- hostile fire, when one isn't thinking of I morn has arrived safely in the United thrills, but only about getting your op- I States and is now at Fortress Monroe, Va, according to a rfelegram received by his mother. Mrs. May Sammons, 69 East Eighteenth street, yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel sammons, who was formerly assistant cashier of the Lumbermens National bank, is a prom inent member of the Multnomah Ama teur Athletic club. He attended the first officers' training school at the Presidio of San Francisco, was com missioned a captain and sent to Camp Lewis for duty. He remained there a very short time and was sent to Forf Sill. Okla for a special course. He was then sent to the 36th division, which arrived In France last May. Through meritorious, work on' the battlefield he was promoted from a major to a lieutenant-coloneL He ex pects to receive his honorable discharge soon and will return immediately to Portland. . ponent." v . Captain Hoover flew over virtually every sector In France and is authority for the statement that he is now ready to return to his home In Tennessee. 'The real sport is now -over," he concluded, "and, although every flyer will always be keen for the air, I'm ready to return to civil life." ONE SPAD MEETS flCCIOEHT PROPELLER BROKEN, AVIATOR REACHES GROCXD FXHCRT. Sonnd of Backfiring Motor Trnck, Taken for Rifle Shots, Spreads Sensational Story. A 'back - firing motor truck on ' a rampage and a discharged soldier who scented a criminal act of bolshevism. W. W. ism. . pro-htmism, anarchism or pure homicidal deviltry lurnisned Portland with a sensation yesterday afternoon.- The soldier, William Still, associated the popping motor with rifle fire and Captain Lowell Smith's wounded Spad, and soon, through press and by inspired word of mouth the tory went around that the airplane had been shot down. After thrilling thousands of spec tators in the Sell wood district with his loops, spirals, glides and other tricks of aerial art. Captain Smitn brought his Spad. French fighting machine and member of the Victory Loan Flying circus, out of a loop at a height of 2500 feet, only to discover that his engine was racing, apparently free of the propeller. . Immediately be started for the ground and chose a landing place in a plowed field at Twenty-sixth and Gladstone stieets. A deep furrow caused the machine to turn turtle, pin ning the strapped-ln -aviator upside down and smashing tail and rear fusel age. Tbe aviator, unhurt, quickly un strapped himself, seated himself by the wrecked machine, and was smoking a cigarette when the vanguard of curious thousands arrived on the scene. Into the crowd rushed William Still of 1301 Milwaukie avenue, recently dis charged from tho 103d spruce squadron, and last winter at the aviation field at KEV TO PHOTOGRAPHS OJT OP- . POSITB PAGE. 1 Group of planes on Mock's field. Captain Hoover, in charge of flyers, receiving orders from circus headquarters from Lieutenant Halverson, assistant executive officer. 3 Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, noted Portland so prano, climbing into ship for a speedy journey. 4 Miss Victoria Liberty, the mysterious, prior to flight into clouds, with Milton R. Klepper, president of Aero . club of Oregon (at left) and Edward Cookingham, state chairman of " victory loan committee . (at right). 5 Pilot Andrews, with Ben - Hur Lampman as passen ger, leaving the ground. 6 -One of the "birds" at a dizzy height. 7 J.- A. Thornburgh of Forest Grove, chairman of the Wash- . ington county victory loan com mittee, one of the passengers. 8 Official photograph of Port- land's business district, taken from an airplane; The aviator's camera was pointed northwest. Well at the left and not quit . half way from the bottom is seen the Morrison-street front of the Northwestern bank build-, ing. At its right is the Meier & Frank building, and at the right of that the Yeon building. A section' of the Broadway bridge and the lower harbor is seen at the top and right of the photograph. Never was there a more auspicious bombardment of a fortunate city than that which was waged high over Port' land yesterday afternoon, when certain gallant young men, aviators of America and her allies, tossed overboard from their planes several hundred pounds of victory liberty loan messages, to urge the drive in Oregon. The opening day of the fifth liberty loan campaign brought to anticipatory Portland the celebrated aces of the fly Ing circus, led by Lieutenant-Colonel William Thaw." The city was far from disappointed. It crowded its hills deep with spectators, and it massed a score of regiments on as many tall office buildings. Up from Mocks bottom, down tne river, where the 11 great planes had been assembled and sent out on a tria flight earlier-in the day, the bombard ment squadron rose for its cruise over the town. Perfect weather, sun-ngniea banks of fleecy clouds, and the distant hum of the motor as the first plane was sharnlv silhouetted against the sky. stirred the waiting crowds to the envious, eaeer thrill that never fails to -answer the sight of peaceful air craft on the wing. . Flying la In Formation. First came the five Curtiss two seaters, in formation, like great geese leisurely rambling across the clouds, as decorous and well-behaved as any flock might be. As they swept into full view, with' little white puffs of fallinsr messages breaking behind them, the spectators from 100 coigns of vantage craned their necks and ap plauded as though their feeble bursts of approvals could reach the young bloods aloft. Plane after plane winged upward from Mock's bottom, specks that grew rapidly to clear outlines of the fancy fighting craft the French, British and German combat craft. These were all one-seaters six of them short and sturdy of wing and harnessed with devilish engines that could spurt their. forward at speeds of 125 to ISO miles an hour. They were the stars of the flying circus, the very planes on whose staunch speed and agility airmen of the allies and their enemies wagered life itself. One Mishap Occurs. In the entire brilliant exhibition of aerial acrobatics that followed there w hut one misharj twisted bv clever erit and initiative into nothing worse than a forced landing, a flip-flop and a slightly damaged plane. Hundreds of watchers saw the plane, piloted by Captain Lowell H. Smith, volplane down in a slow swoop, without guess ing that the machine was damaged. Coming out of a perfect "loop," with his propellers turning at 1600 revolu tions. Captain Smith felt the engine racing and realized that the propeller had broken. Faced with a forced land ing he piloted the craft skillfully downward, alighting with abruptness at Twenty-eighth and Holgate streets, in a plowed field. The machine turned completely oyer, but Captain Smith es caped injury. The only damage to the plane was the breaking of the blade and of the fusilage near the tail. Fragment Hits Building. A fragment of the broken propeller fell on the roof of the Chamberlain apartments at Grand avenue and Stark streets, where a score of people were watching the flight. Instantly the ru mor sprang up that shots had been fired at the airplane, striking the pro peller and causing the forced landing. Several witnesses in the neighborhood declare that they plainly heard shots, immediately followed by the damage to the plane. Officer s of the flying circus scouted the story of the shooting. They hold that the blade shattered from the stress of centrifugal force, in its tre mendous speed, and say that accidents of the same sort are no novelty in their experiences.. But. the incident, unwel come though it was, served to accentu ate the spice of apprehension with which the public regards the naviga tion of the air. . . Altitude Over 2000 Feet. Flying at altitudes of from 2000 to 3000 feet, directly over the center of the city, the circus staged those thrill ers which are famous in the annals of the war and which are worth more than j chain armor to the fighting ace. Dis tance made the high speed and size of the machines dwindle, so that they ap peared to act with studied deliberation as they made mockery of the law of gravity. They looped, barrel-rolled, did the Immelman turn, and played any num ber of similar pranks with the com plete abandon of creatures in their na tive element. At times a plane, apart from the others, would point its nose upward, climb for an instant, turn on its back, - and slowly,, ever so slowly, right itself and dart away to repeat the game. For more than an hour the planes held place over the city, creating an epidemic of stiff necks. Then they took formation again, like so many birds Passengers Taken Vp. Arriving at :30 yesterday morning, the flying circus detrained at Mock's bottom, near the Portland flouring mills, where the planes were assembled by mechanicians. Liberty loan officials and civilians with official passes vis ited the field, while the heights above Willamette uoulevard were black with Aousands of spectators. .t 11 o'clock the squadron began tak ing up passengers chosen, from the ranks of the liberty loan and highest subscribers, with representatives from each newspaper. Eleven passengers were taken on 15-minute flights, and all alighted as confirmed devotees of the flying game. At noon the aviators appeared at lib erty temple, where a brief programme was held. Following this was the aft ernoon flying, with a swim at the Mult nomah club.- Last night the visiting aviators were guests of honor at the liberty loan banquet at the auditorium, later speaking before a huge mass meeting in the same structure. At 11:30 last night their special train left for Tacoma, where they will stage their next cloud revel. Foremost in preparation of the field and in assuring the smoothness with which the entire programme of the fly ing circus was consummated were Aaron Frank, chairman of, the special features bureau, and Milton R. Klepper, chairman of the reception committee and president of the Aero club of Oregon. MUD BECOMES FLYIXG FIELD Major Carl Spatz Engineered Feat at Third Aviation Center. Converting what was admitted to be one of the worst mudholes in France into one of the largest and most per fect aviation training camps in the world should be sufficient achievement to credit one man with. But not a man tne type of Major Carl Spatz, executive officer of the vic tory loan flying circus, who is the man who performed the teat mentioned. He was in charge of the third aviation center, a training camp into which yirtuallly every American flyer first made his way before being sent for ward into combat. It was the middle of September, 1918, when Major Spatz was ordered to re turn to the United States to assume the training of American aviators who were still at home. The order filled the major with chagrin, and he pleaded that he be given an opportunity to go to the battle line instead. His plea was heeded and he went. . And during the short time - that he was there he was an exceedingly busy officer. As pilot he not only carried observers. but engaged in pursuit work, chasing the Oerman aviators with such daring and dash that he was decorated wiiK' the distinguished service cross. Not alone did Major Spatz chase the Ger man backward, but he also sent three downward, for the records show that he is credited with three enemy ma wmm Buys freely AS Uncounted Millions Pour Into. . . Banks of Country. MUCH. ENTHUSIASM SHOWN. Early Indications Indicate That People Generally Are Subscribing, Xot Leaving Job to Banks. owe: tear ago today. Two wedges in allied lines threaten collapse of the allied western front. Germans ready to hit a third blow from Tpres to Rhelme. Hun trench raids along the Avre river menace British lines. Heavy German guns open way for attack on the Somme river. Small American reinforcements are training in zones back of the fighting front. Subscribe now to the victory liberty loan what yon woold have paid for victory then. ASTORIA SEES WHIPPET TAXK Large Subscriptions Already Made to Liberty Loan. ASTORIA, Or., April 21.(Special.) The victory loan campaign opened here this morning and already large sub scriptions have been made. While the committee is not making any rash fore casts, it is optimistic and believes the city and county will keep up their former record by going well over the top. A feature of the opening day was an exhibition by a whippet tank in charge of Sergeant C. O. Hendershott of San Jose and Corporal G. C. Alden of Portland. ' Headed by the Marine j Iron Works band, the tank paraded th streets, where it was viewed by thou sands of people, and later performed a number of stunts, such as climbing over various obstructions and smash through an old building. VAXCOTJVER SEXDS THOUSAXDS Industrial Plants Close to Let Men See Flying Circus. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 21. (Special.) Thousands of residents of Vancouver and Clarke county made this a holiday and went to Portlan to see the flying circus. So great was the rush of automobiles to get across the river that they were lined up for nine blocks back fpr a considerable time and it took an hour for one starting at the nd of the line to reach the cash reg ister. The funds of the Columbia river nterstate bridge were swollen as result f the circus. Many local Industries closed their plants when so few men appeared for work, many sending word that they were sick but hoped to be able to re port for work tomorrow. WEST OPEXS DRIVE WITH RUSH ubscriptions in Twelfth District Re- ported to Be Encouraging. SAN FRANCISCO, April 21. The Vic tory loan campaign through the 12th federal reserve bank district is in prac tically full swing and encouraging sub scriptions are being made everywhere, according to reports reaching head quarters here today. Total subscriptions at Mare Island navy-yard today, from civilians, em ployes and enlisted men, totaled f 2,513, 000, it was announced. Payette' County Again Leads. BOISE. Idaho, April 21. This morn ing at 11 o'clock Payette county re ported its victory loan quota of $150,- 000 oversubscribed by more than 3 per cent. Payette, the first Idaho county to raise its quota, went "over the top' on the first day for the third and fourth liberty loans as well. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. Glass 'of Salts Gleans Kidneys If your Back hurts or Bladder bothers you, drink lots of water When your kidneys hurt and your back feels sore, don't get scared and proceed tC load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys clean like you keep your bowels clean, by flushing them with a mild, harmless -salts which removes the body's urinous waste .and stimu lates them to their normal activity. The function of the kidneys is to filter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it &00 grains of acid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital Im portance of keeping the kidneys active. Drink lots of watei- you can't drink too much; also get from any pharma cist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonfui in a glass of wa-, ter before breakfast each morning for a few days and your kidneys will act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate clogged kidneys; also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending blad der weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in jure; makes a. delightful effervescent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep their kidneys clean and active. Try this, also keep up -the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and backache. Adv. WASHINGTON. April 21. Uncounted millions in subscriptions to victory liberty notes poured into banks and soliciting committees throughout tha United States today, but no official re ports had reached national headquarters here tonight to give any comprehen sive idea of the harvest on the open ing day of the thr? weeks' campaign. More than 2.000.UOO volunteers were at work today in the big concerted; movement to "finish the job," but re ports indicate that the opening was marked by less excitement than those of previous loan campaigns when fighting was In progress In France. ' Response Is Enthusiastic. Long before closing hours tonight telegrams arriving at the treasury told the story of enthusiastic communities which had subscribed their full quotas the first day. "Early indications," said a treasury review of the loan campaign, "were that the victory notes were receiving general ' distribution and not being bought up largely by banking institu- . Hons. Several telegrams from different sections of tbe country called particular -attention to this feature of the cam paign and showed great pride in the fact that such was the case." The United States steamship Marble-t head, one of the three destroyers which will tell the story of the victory liberty i loan to the entire country by a voyage from San Francisco to New York, pulled out of the Golden Gato this: afternoon to begin a Ji.SOO.OOO.OOO journey. Subscriptions- to Fix Speed. The speed 'of her engines will be de- termined by the nation's dally subsci ip- ' tion to the victory loan. For every "1857,142 subscribed the victory ship will travel one mile. The entire cruis ing distance from San Francisco to New York, the harbor of victory, is 5250 miles. If the nation keeps pace with the required daily subscription. the victory ship will make an average of 2624 miles per day representing the record daily subscriptions of J2-u,-000,000. MEDFORD CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED Excellent Progress Reported in Suit's of Victory Bonds. MEDFORD, Or.. April 21v (Special.). Medford opened the victory liberty loan campaign with a large parade through city streets and a speech tn the city park by Representative W. C. Hawley. The " celebration was less noisy than preceding liberty loan1 demonstrations, but excellent progress was made in soliciting subscriptions and members of the county committee were confident tonight that the dis trict would go over the top by the end of, the week. Grays Harbor Towns Raise Quota. . ABERDEEN. Wash., April 21. (Spe-i cial.) Aberdeen is safely over the top in the fifth victory loan and the county is well along to the goal if it has not actually gone over. Over a million has been subscribed in the county. Aber-' deen's quota is $540,000. Both Monte-' sano and Cosmopolis had passed their quotas before noon. With a Million ' of the Boys Still Over There ' and billions of bills still unpaid, how can we quit now? So Let's Finish the Job! Two restaurants. Table d'hote meals from 25c upward. A la carte serv ice continuous. 3fmpmal