MiMMa» TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, NOVEMBER 13, 1919. planes. Glory is all to these men, TERRIBLE AND COSTLY BLUNDERS INI date who thus handicapped, wrote such a brilliant chapter in American history, AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION. but they wrote in letters of blood As Revealed by America’s “Ace of Aces” His Recently Published Book. and most of them who dead. wrote it are Y.‘ •M - "I** > .o.''. -italo • J r— iw'Hfc’HiUi sc He Could See If He Took a Look. ¡tahiiHH’in’1 • L - ' . ;"it 1 i',-: L ’nr ¿I),- Bl If the Secretary of War, who came ■»VA I ? ■ÇÎtVivi*' ■ 4, 18 cents L xl buck from France and recited how I n • k "■’A'-irl the air was filled with a swarm of a package I' combat. By CLARENCE B. MILLER. f ■ American fighting craft, were now to lo a/.'•*. l The ue c lllieu States si; ' l'nited Air Service had go back to France and gaze upon Former Member of Congress from been compelled to accept them as ; these silent graves of fallen Ameri- Missouri. Capt Rickenbackv r lias written and i plane equipment for the 94th. but can aviators, possibly there might recently published u book, called I 1 new 1> arrived at the front, for the soak into him some slight conception "Fighting the Flying Circus." It is French were not able to live up to of the immensity of his failure. Again on page 14S, Captain Rick­ published by Frederick A. Stokes thvif agreement to furnish American lompauy, of New York. This is an pursuit squadrons with Spodes, their enbacker says: "The British produced a S. E. 5 iu xccediugly brilliant account ot the best type of combat machines.” If you want to know what rare and forces, an account which is both . Oil'page 64 of this book. Captain 191b. which out dove and outmanouv- unusual enjoyment Camels provide ' Kickenbacker, in u chaptei going ered the Fokker, but could not over­ idly interesting and a mu.-s of vi- over tht details of the things essen ­ smoke them in comparison with any take it ou a flat race or out-clinib it. informat ion. This book is sena- tial to guard against and bear in The Copvvlth Camel likewise came i.il in some tilings it discloses, cigarette in the world at any price! from England and proved superior to n the first place it is to be observ- mind, he uses the following words: "Tlie dangerous frailly of the Nieu- the best German fighting machines, this book is written by one of tlie AMELS are a cigarette revelation any ÿQ.' re.test an fighters America produc- port .- wings wa- one item to bear in except in the matter of diving and high ceiling. As for the Americans way you consider them ! Take qual ity, and the American Ace ot Aces, mind.” Un page luO, we find the following we had to lake what machines the served from the beginning of or refreshing flavor and fragrance; or, that •rica s participation in the war to un the judgment of captain Rickeu- allied nations could spare us, Nat- wonderful mellow-mild-smoothness you : acker, accounting for the reason urally, they kept the best fur them­ hour of the armistice, in active never before got in a cigarette smoke! Yet ors and knows what he is writ- that so few American flyers were selves, and our squadron of American .equipped and sent to France. pilots did the best they could with Camels are so full-bodied and so full-of- about. "Those high in authority consider­ ’ the second best. • • * * I (Ji.- book disclose» almost on every satisfaction you marvel that so much de­ page that the l'nited States sent its ed it more necessary to ship infantry i "Fur the present, however, we had light could be put into a cigarette! Smoker* rco/isa boys to fight Germany in the air to France than to increase the num­ to take vvliat was given us. We felt ber of pilots in aviation. Consequent ­ that the value i* in we were not fulfilling the expecta ­ without giving them any equipment Camels expert blend of choice Turkish the cigarette* and do at all. These boys were forced to re­ ly the few that were first sent to the tions of the people back horn« who and choice Domestic tobaccos makes them tront served steadily through to the not expect premium* had been told that we had 20.000 of ly upon discarded equipment either or coupon* ! * so irresistibly appetizing! And, the blend iioni tlie French or the British. The 'end. almost without a day's leave be­ the best aeroplanes in the world and hoi K repeatedly discloses that many, ing granted them for rest and recu­ all made in America. The truth is explains why it is possible for you to smoke that not one American made fight­ perhaps most, of the little mounds iu peration of spirits.” Camels liberally without tiring your taste! The real reason why more pilots ing machine came to the front until France, which mark the graves of You will prefer Camels to either kind fallen air fighters in the American ¡were sent to France and prepared after the war was ended. "Fatalities were so numerous in of tobacco smoked straight! force«, are there because our boys for active service in the air is un­ had to fight at a terrific disadvant- 'doubtedly ihat no equipment was the use of these Nieuports that every • ■' d¡ for them—no fighting effort was made to secure from the You’ll realize pretty quick, too, that age in their equipment. At the very I available Camela are ao.kf erorraahtero outset . those who'first got into the Hanes or even advance student train­ French and the British better planes among the many reasons you smoke Camels ! tn scientifically »M.'ed p*c>- With which to equip our men. At air fighting were obliged to stand, ing planes. : agea of 2C c.garettoa or ten is their freedom from any unpleasant ciga- 1 he high officials referred to by least, our men who were in the air package a {200 cigarettes' tn a waiting until they cotild get equip- g la asina-paper-cowered carton. retty aftertaste or unpleasant cigaretty odor! ment of any kind, On page 45. Cap- Captain Kickenbacker failed to send service made such efforts. As a result Wo strongly recommend thia «F& flyers to France, not because they ■S carton for the home or oÆce tain Rickenbacker says. sneaking of a few ot the aviators before the sum­ Once you know Camels you won’t •upp.'j or whan jrou traroL thought infantry more important, mer was over, were equipped with he year 191S: take much stock in premiums, coupons “Here was April at hand and we but because they knew there was no Spads.” were flying ill-equipped machines equipment for flyers, were they sent In speaking of this, Captain Rick­ or gifts! You’ll prefer Camel quality! that we fortunately had been able to 1 to France. In fact, there was no enbacker says, on pag* 153: wangle out of the French and the equipment for the great mass of fly­ "Good news awaited me at my mess R J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Wintton-Sahm, N. Q English. Our pilots were not train­ ers that were already in France and 1 learned General Foulois had been ed in the veteran leadership that ¡ready to take their position in the out to see us and, after hearing the England could provide and our meth- un. Oulv a very limited number of repeated stories of the narrow escap­ them were able to be supplied, even es we had with the fragil Nieuports, >ds were crude and new.” .with thes«. discarded French planes. he had promised to secure Spad aero- Jnuiny Missiwr's Narrow Escape. Again on page 117 of his book, Very early in the first fighting of ¡Captain Rickenbocker speaks of the planes for our whole squadron. They lie American forces in the air. one of 'fight in the air of Lieut. Casgarin, were to be driven with 220 H. P. live state officials of Illinois, the men the very best of this class of fighting in which he uad an accident similar Hispano-Suiza motors and would who have been closely associated serve to equip us second to none of ni< n America produced. Jimmy Miss- to that of Messner, The following with Governor Low den officially dur­ the squadrons in France.' ner. came within a hair's breath of language is used; ing the past three years and wh. It will be observed that this is the losing his life; in fact, escaped only "But in recovering from the down- know intimately'his great construc­ by a miracle and disclosed to the ward dive, Casgarin made the same only hope of future equipment, In tive and administrative ability and Americans the deadly peril that at­ mistake, which so many of its bad the meantime with the fighting at his fitness for the high office of pres­ tended them every time they joined made, iu pulliug up the Nieuport too its height at the Marne, our boys had ident. Governor Lowden has demon­ to keep on with the old Nieuports. combat in the air. 'quickly. He lost his canvass, just as Thus on page 1%5. speaking of the strated that clearness and breadth It is to be noted that in the early Missuer had done.” of a’ision, that soundness of judgment handicap incident to the use of months of the fighting period, our Continuing, Captain Kickenbacker these second-rate machines. Captain that fidelity to public trust, that loy­ toys were equipped with a discarded 7* 4^ \ J* , Lb Rickenbacker i sv k? A *• Bv n w* —* * .• alty to the ideals of free government, says: French plane, known as the Nieuport. "From the frequency of these acci- ___ __ particular ________ _________ that courage and firmness in officiai "The fear that _ ____ hamper- I his plane was altogether too deli- 1 dents to our Nieuports, it may be ied*me in the midst of a combat was action which reveal him as splendid­ cate for real air fighting, a quick : wondered why we continued to use ly fitted in all ways to guide this na­ turn on lop or deep swoop with an them. The answer is simple—we had the knowledge that the N'ieuporUs 1 wings gave way under the stress of a tion through the critical years of re­ upward jump at the end. a tnanoeuv- ¡no others we could use:" construction. He possesses the cour­ necessary manoeuvre. Constantly I ei constantly required of air fighters "The American air forces were in age and zeal of Roosevelt and the wa.- very likely to strip the wings of dire need of machines ot all kinds. was limited in essential movements caution of Taft. by this fear. Was there no way to all their fabric, in which event the We were thankful to get any that "The voluntary movement inaugu- strengthen these wings? Why could- ttgl.ter tell to the earth like a plum- rated by the elective state officitl» nt we get the Spads that had been ...et. unless a miracle helped them . — "The French had already discarded promised us? K I could only get a today will culminate in the early se­ down. A miracle helped Jimmy Mess- Ijhe*"Nieuports » for the steadier, machine build according to my own lection of a large general campaign tier, so he actually got to the ground, stronger Spuds and thus our govern­ .committee representative of all ele- although his wings were stripped. I ment was able to buy from the designs:” 'inents of the Republican party in Captain Rickenbacker thus describes French a certain number of these Handicaps of Our Air Warriors. Illinois, which will spread out and the accident. When the counter offensive of the out of date Nieuport machines for 'become nation-wide as the campaign "He (Jimmy Messner) saw that the American pilots- -or go without. Con­ allies started July 15th, every avia-' proceeds. Illinois Republicans firmly entire length ot his left upper wing sequently our American pilots in tor who could do anything in the air Î believe that with Frank 0. Lowden was stripped of fabric! And as he France were compelled to venture at all was called upon to aid. The as president our country will enter rarned a horrified gaze at the other out in Nieuports against far more ex­ American aviators were called upon upon a new era of development, peace wing, he saw that its fabric too was perienced pilots in more modern ma­ to do the utmost of which they were and prosperity." even at that moment beginning to chine:-. None of us in France could capable. They were strained to the tear away (torn its leading edge and understand what prevented our great breaking point. When the Americans Can't Do the Work xs flapping in the wind: So furious country from furnishing machines first went into the line, June first, d been his downward plunge, that equal to the best in the world.” ¡they were handicapped by having It's too much to try to work every e force ot the wings pressure had Many a gallant life was lost to grossly inadequate aircraft support. day against a constant, dull backache ru away the fabric on both his up­ | America aviation during those early All the Americans were equipped or sudden darting pain in the small per wings." months of 191». the responsibility of with the same old castoffs, out-of- of the back. Be rid of it. Try Doan’i This frequently happened to flyers: i w hich must lie heavily upon some date machines up to a period in Aug­ Kidney Pills. Your neighbors recom­ any were killed. It was such a con- guilty conscience. ust. 191s, three weeks after the of- mend them. aut menace that our boys were ntvf feisive had started. Captain Ricken­ I Mrs. H. Lidyard. 4th Ave.. Forest Terrific Arraignment of The Ad­ backer speaks of the coming Ot the ilv'-tn danger ot being killed, but Grove. Ore., says: "Three years ago tetr ability to tnaneveuver was grvat- new planes on page 209. as follows: ministration. my kidneys were in a bad way My ui tailed in combat. They were al-I "By August Sth. 191s. our whole back nearly killed me. it ached so. A more terufic arraignment of the squadron was I s afraid of this disaster, so had fitted out with the For several days at a time, I couldn’t administration for its incompetence circumspect their conduct accord­ machines we had so long coveted get about to do my work, my kidneys I ’ and criminal laiiure in war prepara ­ ingly. This resulted to a very mater­ The delight of the pilots can be im­ were also congested and my limbs tion could not be made. A year be ­ ial advantage to the Germans. agined. In the meantime we had lott began to swell. My head felt dull and * Governor Frank Lowden, oí Hlinc-is. in a combat early in the game, fore this congress had appropriated a number of pilots on the clumsy at times I was so dizzy I could hard­ 1 almost a billion dollars ior aviation Messner just as he killed a German . Nieuports. not by reason of their ly stand All sorts of spots and ob­ Sheriff W L. Campbell is doing ganizaticn m every coun y of the to enable our government to put 1 .lot and sent his machine crushing breaking up in the air. but because jects seemed to appear bet 're my to the earth, suddenly touud the up­ through what they secretly advised the pilots, who handled them, feared some boosting for Governor Frank O state. In addition to the general body eyes. I felt so miserable I didn’t .are Lowden, of Illinois, who is mention- ( there will be an executive organis ­ Congress would be the greatest air- per wing of his machine stripped of i ■> put them’into essential manoeuv­ if I did anything or not. I had ' ken its iabric. He just barely managed to 'cratt program iu the history of the ring. which they were unable to ed as a presidential candidate on the lion which will include active work- only two boxes of Doan's Kidney Republican ticket. During the Nat- ers devoting their entire time and at- world. With hushed voices they whis ­ •and. Almost immediately following stand. Consequently, our pilots on ional Editorial Association s Pills when I began to feel better in visit to pered. "let no discussion occur, let tention to the movement. mis. another great American fighter. _ .X leuports could not always obtain a Oregon this summer, the every way. I used four boxes in all editor met Following the meeting Secretary of James Hall, commonly called Jimmy ; no indications to the enemy be allow- favorable position over the enemy, several editors from that state, who State Louis L. Emmerson, who pre­ and they cured me of the back he ■ed. ot our great plan. We are going nail, tell m combat and it was re­ nor safely escape from a dangerous spoge in the highest and moot flat- and put my kidneys in a normal n- sided. gave out the following state­ ported his trouble was the stripping to win the war and win ¿t in a spec- Pv'-itioti The Spad- were staunch and dition.” tering terms of Governor Lowden. ment. ,';acuiar way. Give us the money we oí the upper wmg For a long time it strong and could easily out-dive the ami from w hat we are able to ascer- 60c. at all dealers. Foster-Milt urn "Governor Frank O. Lowden has was thought Hall was dead. But it ask fir to spend as we >e^ fit and we Nieuports and our antagonists op­ Co. Migts.. Buffalo N. Y.—Pd. Adv. Itain he is gcxxl presidential timber. front on been much in the public nrind and eeem* he fell inside the* German will place on the fighting posite Chateau Thierry sector, were. the first of May. 1919. if 0.000 fight- ,his name has been freely discussed The Illinois State Journal said: a> wrecked, and line.-, his machine « was 'as 1 indicated, the very best of air NOTICK. i.e. Himself, although injured, being *ing craft. This swarm of t S0.0U0 bel- men. How greatly the new Spad in­ • Forma] presentation of Governor in the press throughout the country chiug missels of death, dropping ■during the past year as the ideal type No Hua ting or Trapping Allowed. ait u a prisoner, bul he lived. creased our efficiency will i»e seeu Frank O Lowden for consideration as huge bombs ot distraction, will trom the results which followed.” the Republican candidate for presi- of practical, constructive, business H ill Writes oi His Experiences, This is to give notice that no hunt­ sweep the German armies from the ¡de: t next year will be made by the man wd administrative official, ing or trapping will be allowed <■ a (To be Continued Next Week» i tider the date of October 12th, field, destroy their bases, tear up which the Republican national' con­ Republicans of Illinois This was de- 1919, in the New York Times. James their cities, and Germany will be our farms or land east of Tillar ok ¡cided upon late yesterday afternoon vention will seek next year as the City. Persons who do so will be pros­ Norman Hall writes of his experience wiped out in a twinkling." The ruou- Choice Holst'in Bulls For Sale. party standard bearer. ■at a meeting in this city ot the elec- ------ o----- and In this article uses the following scales and Babcock tester. plans were laid for filling tn the de­ "The meeting held today for that man. Address Mrs. K ìffhfine filanda ara subject ankiaat ta 4s were equipped withdlscarded. out-of- A. Cole. which fighting planes are F. R Beate. tails. which will include a delnite or- purpose was c-tuposed of ail the elee- Myrtle Point Oregon. I A C I 1 I ! '• L. Berkey