Show AEROPLANE RIFLEMEN TO REPLACE CAVALRY NEW YORK Au Aug 23 That 23 That a a. battalion brUtal battal ion of ot aeroplane sharp sharpshooters will take the place of or cavalry In the arn army of or the future Is the tho conviction of or Joseph FIchel U U. S S. S A. A who ho has tins been heen assigned lIed b by the war department to conduct a se series series se- se ries rica of aeroplane experiments with Glenn II at al na Bay My 1 first flight said Lieutenant nt Fichel in a preliminary r report port was to find out if Ir it would be possible to aim aima a rifle from the air craft crall I found round It to tobe tobe tobe be cat easier than It is when riding a horse When I went up tip for tor the flight ht I hadIn had In my rifle loaded with the regulation 20 30 r bullet hullet It Il was easy for tor me to sight a tar target ct In th the middle of or the time field and although I had to stead steady the rifle on one of or time the aeroplanes aeroplane's supports it Is la not nol difficult to fire Besides the actual shooting V tests I Iam Iam am nm working on a table tahle of figures on which lo to 10 base the sighting and firing from the air The he completion of or those these tables will require six 10 1 months months' II e perl- perl ments At present I belle believe it tt would bo ho possible to shoot a 11 man mall from an altitude altitude alti alti- tude of ot 1000 JOO ret fret The Time aeroplane sharpshooters sharp sharp- shooters hooten would have ha tho the a advantage anta o of lie tho shooting i a as C It was well nigh impossible sible for tor the tho man upon the time ground to strike his hilS opponent flying high From rom a a. military standpoint the nero aero aeroplane plane in IH a a. most powerful machine |