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FLIES SPEEDY AIRCRAFT
IN WIND AND RAINSTORM
Flying in a Nieuport, one of the speediest French battl :
planes is now engaging the attention of Walter J. Shaffer, of;
Dauphin, who is hoping soon to give battle to the Hun high in
the air. Heavy and continuous rains appear to be giving the!
Dauphin flyer more trouble than his lessons from the French in
structors. His latest letter home follows: \
Avord, Cher., France, i arc heavy and attain a tremendous
Oct. 2ti, 1917. speed bcforo leaving: the ground.
Dear Mother:—Six days later and Despite the weight, speed and height,
it's still raining. I assure you though; (about 50 metres) at which he flew,
that they don't jvaste any time. We t,ie Monlteur tnsited on the ma
tly between showers, which compels chine being banked up to the limit. ;
us incidentally to get ducked quite I If one wished to play it safe and
often, so one cannot wonder that 11 on '>" banked up a little way, bang;
still have a cold. I've had wet feet; would go the stick clear over and
pvnr since I arrived. You know. I >' ou would be standing on one wlngi
once left Washington State on ac- t'P. wondering why in Sam Hill the!
count of the rain, but it looks as if Plane did not side slip. It never did;
tho same thing I feared there will! for these machines will
surely happen here —that is web 1 climb nearly straight up, turning
feet. Really, if it keeps on raining while doing so. Since teacher!
I think" it would be a good idea to wanted it banked that way I had no!
equip the Nieuports with pontoons objections, since 1 always do feel
and teach us water Hying. I'll • safe with an Instructor, and followed
broach the subject to the Captain as suit, f °r it was during my first ride l
it may be of use. that I noticed all these things. Oh, I
Despite the record-breaking rains, ycs ' t,lerc w ®re others,
and winds I managed to get through The speed with which, we came!
one class—and past the tester too. down to land was tremendous, and j
all due. I think to the nervy Mont- '■© way those trees and meadows
teur 1 had. Gee Whiz! he sure did shot past was too much for my eye;
know what that old buss would do. focus. The first ride usually is ai
This first class flies with machines blur anyway, and one is only sup- j
of the same design as a Nieuport, posed to keep one's eyes open and
only about twice as large. They sure notice as many of the things he will
and discomfort without complaint. Wo- child by Its regular use.
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OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK
FRIDAY EVENING,.
have to do In the future as poaalblo. l
I Four more rides were given me and
I was just getting the hang of tho
thing, when presto, the Monlteur
sends the whole class to the tester.
A Matter of Incites
The field whero this first class of
Nleuports flies la situated some dis
tance from tho camp and we ride
half an hour In a truck to get there,
our Monlteur flying the machine,
over, generally caught up to the
truck and tried to see how close hej
could come to the racing track wltM-j
out hitting us. Take it from me, it |
was a matter of inches and we sure]
were proud of our Monlteur, and
proudly spoke of him a "our Monl
teur." On these rides I have often
noticed many pheasants and it made
me think of how muoh sport Ernest
would have shooting thom, because j
they were those beatltiful one that j
Ernest has in his room—Mongolian.,
I think they are called. Quail are j
also plentiful. To while away the
half hour required to get back to
ramp, the two trucks always raced
home with a Frenchman sitting
astride the engine hood, rooting for
his mount with all tho wealth or
gesture and language the French are
noted for. Yet. it was a great life,
but it only lasted two dtfys and then
I went to the tester, who does his
work on the central "piste" which
Is right at camp—only about a mile
to hangars.
Now, we. had heard considerable
of these testers, there were two of
them. 'Twas rumored one of them
would not let you use tue controls
at all, the other one Just the oppo
site. Needless to say, this caused
quite some confusion and many were
tne i-eautiful "nailing outs" that
pupils received who thought the>
were required to do nothing, having
drawn the other tester.
I don't know which one I drew',
but I do know ho could not speak
English, and I climbed aboard with
the lixed Intention 01 making .an
:>wful stab at handling everything
myself. I got off all right, but tjir.t
Monlteur nearly went wild when we
got In the air. It seenis, on account
of the shape of the lower wing of a
Nleuport it is not necessary to cor
rect small bumps, the machine
righting itself automatically. And
there i was working -Hi? stick from
side to a fare-you-well. Right there
tho tester grabbed the stick and
started to shake It like a cat- does
a mouse. Something was wrong J
knew, hut what It was 1 had not the
least idea, so when we came down.
I made the landing. (pretty fair
one) he began spouting French at
&ARRISBTTRG *&&££&> TELEGRAPH
mo like a machlno gun opening Are'
on n Herman, ending uu with un ex
pression "Pourguve," (Why?) That
was the only word I did get. I knew
why 1 shook the stick, but I did noti
know how to tell him so. One of
the fellows Anally helped me out
and my mistake was soon explained.j
Then away we \went for another
ride. I did better that time, made |
another good landing, which pleas
ed him mightly. That sent me |
up to the next class, In which I have 1
not yet received a ride.
the Uood lets up 1 may get A ride. |
If It don't sttop soon, I'll seriously >
consider building an ark—l have not j
considered it serious as yet because j
it would be ruther lonesome. I'
have not acquired a wife, you know. I
How it Feels
This weather reminds me of that
little song:
"1 wouldn't be a,duck, would you?
"I wouldn't be a'duck. w6uld you?
With a feuther on his back he goes
quack, quack.
I wouldn't be a duck, yould you?"
You have to sing it to get the right
effect.
I don't agree with the hsong. In;
fact I imagine being a duck here
would be rather enjoyable. One |
wouldn't need worry about wet feet!
then—and still he could fly.
Yes. I am flying a Nieuport now,
not alone yet, but soon, I hope be- j
cause they sure do rush the pilots
on those machines. They are sup- j
posed to be the pick of the students, j
you know, naturally, they send •
them up In most any weather. Two
days ago thry weer sent uo irt the
rain, and the following day in a gale
of wind. I use the word they be
cause 1 am still flying with an in-1
structor. If the rain would only let I
up for one day I might get a chance :
to show what I can do.
I now understand why the Motii- |
teurs impressed the fact on us to !
use only two fingers In handling the !
controls. It was foonsh to even j
attempt It on a Candron, because
it would require pretty strong , fin-1
gers. I know, after an hour's flight j
on a windy day, I have come down
with" muscles sore on back and arm
—and I was supposed to lead it'
around with two fingers! It is pos-;
sible on a Nieuport, in fact the only |
way, because the least touch and j
something happens. And the ma-1
chine is so sensitive that holding I
the stick (control) too tight one]
loses the whole feel of the plane i
Therefore, the deathgrip. is not prac- [
fi ral with safetv on these speedy
birds. That first Moniteur scared
one fellow Into it by his steep banks. I
The student only did it once, how-l
"ver. and thnt was his last ride on]
Nieuport. They sent him on bom-1
bardment planes, which are slow |
and heavy and do most of their fly- j
ing at night.
Expect to start your Christmas !
present just as soon as I can find j
some packing. Knowing you as I j
do. T am quite sure you will share it |
with the rest of the family. Noth-j
ing else can get through—l don't,
even know whether this will.
In N'cctl of Chocolate
Anil now I'll put a little more fuelt
on the fire and proceed with the let- j
ter. You know I can't write a 1t-|
ter without eating chocolate, which!
reminds me of the last part of the]
average letter from which Pop so|
cleverly quoted—"Send chocolate.";
By the wny, if you send any morej
packages for me send them to "45 i
Montaigne Ave.. Paris, care Y. M. j
C. A.," because I will he sure to get
'bem, To datf> 1 have <nly received j
two and word of another. Heaven
only knows where it is—l don't.
This desk is getting awful heavy
and my back is getting tired hoid-l
in* it up. Yes. a snitcase laying-]
across one's knees makes a very effl- j
clent desk—if there is not much in;
the suitcase. About two more trips |
aboard these French baggage cars]
and my "desk" will *>e no more.
Am eating at the "ordinaire," i
(soldier's mess) now and was sur-J
prised to find it so good, after liear-l
ing the awful stories about its rank
ness. Of course, some of the things
•■•"lieM take your appetite, but I'm n |
hardened soldier now and don't'
mind watching the Frenchies wnsh j
their table tools in the soup and I
drying tb*n on the bre;>d. Rath-|
er good bread too, it being nearly i
white. The plates are washed out by
an application of (he cold tea (some-"
times it comes lukewarm, naturally
with no sugar) and there being no
place else to pour it, under the table
it goes. And then someone won
dered why it was so damp in there.
Say, printing these letters is bad
enough he"nuse T writ" 'hem to
you and not to the public, but if
hr.y must b nubli'shorl for ritV
sake, keep them in the TT. S. A. One
of them found its way over toi
France and T fqund it on the Y. it. |
C. A. table here in Avord, much to j
my surprise and disgust. It was a!
letter written when I was still as- j
piring to master the "penquin" and!
was headed "Dauphin Boy Soon to |
Fly a Nieuport." .It surprised me [
thoy nrintod it i"t. 1 wotei
it. but I am not so fond of popular-j
ity as that, and I hope the boy who
comes from near that town won't
get any more of my press notices.
WALTER.
President Tener Will
Not Ask For Exemptions;
Says Action Unpatriotic
By Associated P'eit
New York, Nov. 23. —The National
League will not ask special exemp
tion for any of its ball players and
is not in sympathy with any selfish
plan of discrimination in favor of its
business or players, declared John;
iK. Tener, president of the league
| here today.
j "I would not go an inch toward
I Washington to ask President Wilson
or the Secretary of War for special
favors for baseball," said Mr. Tener
in discussing the proposal to ex
empt eighteen baseball players on
each club of the two major leagues,
as suggested by President Johnson,
of the American League.
"I think it most unpatriotic," con
tinued' he, "to suggest baseball
should even appear to shirk a duty
at this time, when so many parents
are giving their sons and when
other business interests are giving
their best men to the service of our
armed forces and are making other
sacrifices for the benefit of our coun
ts"
Usaacs to PUy Game With
Georgetown Thursday
By Associated Prits
Washington, Nov. 23.—George
town University has booked a post
season football game with the Camp
Meade officers' eleven to be played
here December 8. On Thanksgiving
Day Georgetown will meet the Army
Ambulance teanr of AUentown, Pa.,
in a contest here that promises to be
a most brilliant treat.
The Allentown squad comprises
many prominent college stars.
Georgetown's defeat by the Navy a
few weeks ago is the only reverse
suffered this year. Georgetown has
not been defeated on the home
gridiron In three seasons and during
that time has lost but four games
while on tba road
Wm. \Strouse
We're wide awake to the
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NOVEMBER 23. 1917.