Medford mail tribune., June 16, 1919, Page 8, Image 8

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NfEDFOTJD MAIL TRTTCUNR MEnFORD, OftWlONl MONDAY, JUNK 10, 1010
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WITH U. S. FLIERS
The four army plnnes with Gover
nor Olcott and Newton R. Kleppor,
president of the Orogon Aero club as
passengers left Ashland at 11:30
this morning for the final flight to
Sacramento. The flight was delayed
because of the low lying clouds over
the Slsklyous. Early In the day a
plane was sent up to scout conditions
and returned with a report that they
were not good for negotiating the
mountains. Later the clouds rose
and the four planes went off close to
gether, circling high In the air be
fore starting south.
A tremendous crowd estimated at
6000 people dotted the slopes sur
rounding the landing field at-Ashland
Sunday and waited from 4
o'clock whon the fliers were sched
uled to appear until 7 when they fin
ally came in sight. Several hundred
people tired of waiting left before
the four planes arrived, but the ma
jority hung on and were amply re
paid for their pattenco. The view of
the planes high in the air circling
thru the sunset lighted heavens was
an inspiring one, and the landing In
the face of a heavy north wind gave
a striking demonstration of the skill
which has been achieved in air navi
gation. One plane thrilled the crowd
before landing with several hair-raising
stunts.
Governor Olcott arrived with
Colonel Watson and was chilled to
the bone when he alighted. "The
trip from Grants Pass" said he, "was
the hardest one 1 have yet taken. The
sight as usual was beautiful but the
air cut like Ice and I was much re
lieved when I finally saw the landing
place below.
.The governor was taken to the
Hotel Austin at once.by E. V. Carter
and a delegation of Ashland citizens
where dinner was served in honor of
the chief executive and the flying
men.'
This morning Governor Olcott who
spent his boyhood in the Rogue River
valley took a trip into the Bellview
district where he called on the Fred
Hone family tor whom he worked as.
a boy. Well acquainted with all the
people In that vicinity the governor's
progress took on the nature of a gen
eral jubilation.
The governor originally had in
tended to stop his flight at Ashland
and after visiting Medford take the
train north. But on being invited to
continue to Sacramento he said he
could not resist the temptation.
"This air flying", said he, "is like
vonforn. the more vnu have the more
you want. Nothing In my experience j
has ever proved so fascinating." I
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Is more, he Is willing to prove It. He sent out a ehalleiiKo some time
ago to the members of the Hollywood film colony, daring any of
them to race with him. Sinco, most of them had seen htm hit up a speed of
between one hundred and one hundred nnd ten miles to the hour, they
wisely Ignored the challenge. Wally prefers his "boat" to even an aero
plane, and he has piloted a sky-ship on several occasions. Strict luislneM
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his coming Paramount production, "Alias Mike Moran."
' Wally Rcid appears at the Liberty today only In "Alias, Mlko Moran."
AEROPLANE WINS
(Continued from page one.)
In the second place the speed of the
airplane is from five to ten times
that of the commercial vessel.
Special Charts Used
"The high speed of the airplane
renders' it necessary to make fre
quent observations for position, and
this in turn makes it undesirable to
use the slow, albeit accurate, means
of calculation ordinarily employed.
In .consequence, special charts have
been devised for use with the sun or
stars which enable the pilot to fix
his position in a very short time, al-
tho not with the accuracy demanded
in marine work. With the aid1 of
these charts, together with a sextant
for observing the sun or stars, a
chronometer, and compass, the pilot
should be able to make a landfall
within twenty to thirty miles of the
desired point.
"This, however he will not be able
' to do unless he keeps careful watch
on the direction and strength of the
wind, which may alter between his
observations and without his know
ledge. In order to check this, an in
strument known as the 'Drift Indica
tor' has been devised, by means of
which the pilot can ascertain the
direction of the wind, and the speed
at which he is travelling over the
ocean, so long as he can see the
ocean and the flares or smoke-bombs
which he drops into it for the pur
pose of making his observations of
drift.
Depending on Compass
"Should the pilot be flying in
clouds so that he can see neither the
ocean nor the sky, he can only de
pend upon his compass, which gives
direction only. Under these circum
stances he may drift many miles out
of his course without being aware of
it, unless he employs a late develop
ment of wireless telegraphy, by
means of which lie can measure his
bearings from two or more land sta
tions and fix his position at the point
of intersection. For short distances
this method has proved lta reliability
but it has yet to be proved that it is
suitable for such a journey as the
truns-Atlnntlc flight until' further
Improvements have been made in the
apparatus employed.
"Let us take a flight from St.
Johns, steorlng the nlrplnne along
the shortest route for Galway Ray,
and starting sometime in the after
noon. "Before leaving the ground, the
'Drift Indicator", is set to the required
course and an approximate compass
course is worked out which will al
low for the drift caused by the pre
vailing wind. After rising Into the
air and gaining sufficient height,
the airplane is set on the compass
course, and this course is then cor
rected until the desired course set on
the indicator is made good. The
time of passing over the coast Is not
ed and the speed over the ground is
measured. The direction and speed
of the wind athe height of the air
plane are calculated and the drift
indicator carefully watched so as to
detect any alteration and to make
the necessary corrections.
"During the first hour the height
of the sun above the horizon Is mea
sured by means of the sextant, the
exact time of.. the observation being
noted. The special chart Is then
brought into use, and if there has
been no error In the allowance for
wind, it shows exactly what point
has been reached on the desired
track to Galway Bay. This is then
checked up with the position which
should have been reached according
to the measured ground-speed, and
In the short distance traversed dur
ing the first hour, there should be no
appreciable discrepancy.
Can't Reply to Wireless
"The navigator now has time to
busy himself with settling down for
the Journey after the hurried prepar
ations at the start, and to pay a little
attention to the many calls coming
over the wireless. By this time he is
almost out of range with his sending
apparatus, but signals continue to
come In bearing messages of cheer,
and perhaps some humorous sugges
tions as to conduct en route, to which
unhappily, the appropriate replies
cannot be sent.
"Another hour passes, and it Is
time for another observation. This
is taken in the same way as the first,
and as the hours slowly pass, so the
distance increases, and the data ob
tained from the observations piles up
and gives one an increased faith in
the Instruments devised by man.
"Night comes on, and the stars be
gin to peep out. This is the best
time for the navigator, for there are
many stars, and observation on two
or three of them give him a more
accurate position than he can obtain
from the single observation afforded
by the sun. It Is too dark to see
the surface of the ocaen and the drift
indicator cannot lie used unless flnres
are thrown out, but frequent obser
vations obviate the use of these.
"An accurate course Is held until
dawn, and the bearing of tho sun is
taken as accurately as possible as It
rises above tho horizon, diving the
first fix for the day. Favorable
winds have increased the speed and
land should be sighted within three
hours. Will It bo the point for which
the navigator Is aiming? Now comes
the great test of his accuracy and
that of the Instruments employed.
Flight Accomplished
"Both pilot and navigator are on
the alert, altho tired after so many
hours of strain and anxiety. Two
hours' away. We should soon be in
wireless touch with the land stations.
from which messages have been re
ceived almost continuously since the
departure.
"At last an answer is received
acknowledging our 'CQ', and we give
the position in which we think we
are. There Is at once a feeling of
safety, even though the ocean is still
below, and our spirits rise even high.
er. The minutes drag by, until the
discovery is made that the cloud on
the horizon Is really land. It must
be Ireland, but which end? .
"Slowly the landscape becomes
rxnfn!7.Rhlp. and a comparison Is
mado with the mans. Prominent fca-1
tures are picked out and Identified
it is Valcntla, at which the navigator
is somewhat chagrined, but the pilot
cheers him up with tho remark that
any old land Is good enough, and let
us go down and have a sleep.
"The flight has been accomplished.
It only remains to choose a field, and
make a safe landing, to reassure by
telegraph the anxious ones who have
been awaiting the safe arrival and to
obtain a long rest before continuing
the flight to England."
AMERICAN ARMY
INVADES MEXICO
, BAITLEJS BRIEF
(Continued from page one.)
early today and Immediately went
Into conferenco with Brigadier Gen
eral James B. Erwln, commander of
the Kl Paso bonier district and the
expeditionary force now In Mexico In
pursuit of Villa.
JUAREZ. Mox.. Juno 18. Villa
troops, driven from Juarez early to
day by United Slates Infantrymen,
sent across tho border Just before
midnight to atop firing Into Junrei
by Mexican rebels, were reported this.
morning In flight to the southeast of
Juarez, headed toward Guadalupe,
opposite FalioiiB, Tex., 32 tnlloa from
hero. United States cavalry wore re
ported to be In close pursuit.
Information ,88 to tho location of
rebel troops wns brought hero by a
Carranza cnptaln who had Just been
In contact with the Villa forces. Of
ficers of tho 21th infantry (colored!,
who wore In contact with tho rebels
eurly today, confirmed this.
Mexicans Withdraw
Major General Francisco Gonzales
returned to Juarez from tho south
west early today nnd resumed com
mand of tho federal troops remain
ing after American soldiers entered.
Upon tho occupation of Juarez by
tho Americans, Gonornl Gonzales
wlthdrow In tho direction of Sumala-
yuca to provcut any clashes between
thoAmerlcnn and Mexican govern
ment troops because of mistaken
identity or purpose.
General Gonzalea was assured by
l.loutenant Cox, aide do camp to
General Erwin, thut ho would bo
given every consideration nnd was
handed a scalod communication from
Brigadier General Erwin bcllovod to
express these sentiments. After the
visit of Lieutenant Cox and after
reading General Erwln's letter, Gen
eral Gonzales announcod ho would
remain at Fort Hidalgo and asked
permission to go to different parts of
the town now under control of tho
American troops. He askod that his
officers and men who had been tem
porarily detained at the United States
Immigration station bo rolenscd. This
was ordered done.
V. S. Trtioua Not Needed
"This Is a matter for my superior
officers and for my president to con
sider," General Gonzales said at Fort
Hidalgo. "I am not In position to
Impose my own views upon tho sit
uation altho I did not, and do not,
yet think the. crossing of American
forces was necessary for the defeat
of tho Villa forces, ns my forces do
fended the town most brnvoly,"
At tho foil It was nnuouiH'od that
tho 70 Villa prisoners had boon taken
south with tumoral Gonzales' column
and that eight offlvora of Villa's eom
mand mado prisoners had been exo
onloil. It was also atutud by Major
Hernando that tho body of Manuel
Castro, a Villa general, had boon
found In tho trenches east of town,
BOO VllllxtiiH Killed
Tho number of Villa rebels killed
during tho engagement wns planed
at 200 by tho federals while 70 wore
wounded, they said. They did not
estimate their own losses,
Tho American troops, mostly 2 1th
Infantrymen, guard tho American ap
proaches to tho Intornuttonal bridge
today while diminutive Mexican sol
diers stand guard at the Mexican
end. Tho Chlneso and Mexican refu
gees who woro detained at tho Unit
ed States Immigration station during
tho night woro released and permit
ted lo return to Juarez whore every
thing was quiet. Customs Inspection I
was suspended at Ihu Mexican end of
tho bridges.
One American officer In command
of a colored Infantry company told of
his experience during tho fighting
with tho rebels lost night. Ho said
i,,m 1,iimiI nt militia hitlil nil their'
hinds In token of surrender, then
opened fire on tho Americana nt clone
range. All tho rebel baud woro
killed.
guard lino Juarez seiimea more Mex
ican lhaii over Ihls morning when
the Associated Press corrcspniidiml,
ui'Ctiiii ptuitiMl l.luiiloiinnl Cox, I ii
do camp lo lliigiullor (Innnnil I'lrwln,
to Kurt IHdnlgo to deliver tho Amer
ican general'!! coiiflileiilliil coiiiiuiiul
enllon and compliments. The trip
was mado In tho moonlight of early
morning and (ho coiifereiicu held In
the old fort by tho light of an electric
flush lamp.
Nell her (letierul (IoiiziiIoh nor. his
staff appeared to havo slop! since
l''rldtiy night and were In none loo
good a humor Iioiiujihii of tho sudden
turn events had taken. Hut limy
were courteous, exchanged felicita
tions and offered an old Iron bed In
lieu of chairs for tho visitors to alt
upon during Ihu brlnf conference,
I lieu rodo nwuy lo tho south to re
join t hull troops.
BAKER INSISTS ON
ARMY OF 509,000
WASHINGTON, Juno I (I. Hecro
Inry linker, apiioai'lug today bolero
the soimlo military eoiiimlltoii, In
sisted that congress mnliii provision
for an army of nOD.OO n . tiuni until u
pnriiiniieut in II It n ry policy can ho
adopted. Ho declared (lib forco of
IIOO.IIIIO proposed In lb" annual army
appropriation hill ns pussud by tho
houso was "Iniidoiiuato."
J IT ARK'. Mox.. Juno 1(1. Ancient
cludiid Juarez. Is In control of the
LMth (colored) 'United StiKos Infan
try today. Around tho four sides of
tho Plaza do Pas and In front of
tho ancient mission, the Infantrymen
havo set up a. tumpurary blvouno nnd
early today wero conking coffeo and
frying bacon In tho shadow of (ho
sixteenth century church. Mule
drawn water carts runiblo thru the
plaza and tho .shuffling feet of tho
soldiers disturb tho morning prayers
of tho faithful in tho church. of Our
Lady of Guadalupe.
Woarlng their trench helmets and
full field equipment, tho colored sol
diers of Uncle Sam mado a picture as
they lounged on tho benches of tho
plaza or lay prono In the street after
a march Into Mexico mid a night
fight with tho Villa rebels.
Whlto qfflcors hurried from place
to place to see, that tho temporary
cump was established and policed
proporly and that the worahlppnra
at tho old church hnd room to 1'Sjis
to nnd from worship. Along the
st roots infantrymen guard street In
tersections and brldgo approaches.
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