Show Secy C ec y Baker Visits Visits' T H I V.-s. V. Flyers Training I Ifor for kor Roche Boche Battles Ca Cabinet binet Officer Impressed With Evolutions of Hundred I Machines in ill French By Ernest P. P Orr I I International News Service Staff Correspondent I BOARD TUf A ABOARD TRAIN of ot Secretary of ot War Val Bilker Baker at an aim aviation center In France March date deleted It If If I said what I think think- about what we have ha seen today toda It would sound found like boa boasting lIn said General after visiting visiting- the largest aviation camp in France where hundreds of or American boys bors are learning to fly hat What pleased me most was tho the thoIn In perfect o order maintained maintained main main- tamed in the supply and repair shops Secretary of War Var Baker Where h ro you see lee that you will find a n. well vell or ordered cred and anti regulated reg reg- camp throughout I am exceedingly ex ex- pleased Rn and delighted and ami I want to congratulate the commanding officers warmly on the high standard of efficiency apparent apparent ap up- parent at this post and on all aU sides side It Is ii Indeed highly gratify gratify- ing lug and amI encouraging More than hail tift fifty pianos llanes were al alread already al- al read ready neatly In the thc air when Secretary Bakers Baker's special train reproached the camp at an early earr hour this morning A As soon lIoon a as one of or time the machines caught sight of ot the tho disant distant distant dis dis- tant ant train rain It swooped down and 11 gave e the lie signal to all the other planes plane which promptly drew up In Information Information formation escorting the train to tho tIme special center There tho the band crashed shed out a noisy welcome In which a number of or Russians workIng work- work log Ing at the camp Joined EVOLUTIONS IN AIR After ACter a visit to headquarters the secretary of ot war wa and antI his party set setoff setoff et off oCt for th the flying field where the machines were drawn up in long lines linen three deep the tho loud humming humming hum hum- ming of or the motors greeting Mr n Baker Fifteen machines darted flying In close cloRe up UI simultaneously formation anti and gradually the air all h became filled with squad after squad until more moro than machines machines machines ma ma- chines were darting about overhead overhead over over- head sonic some flying so close that their wings almost touched one an anU an- an U other t her Then there thero came caine a buzzing that tha t was as louder than that of or the tho average average aver aver- age Ase machine It attracted Mr Ir Bakers Baker's attention and he turned Juat jUtt In Iii time lime to lo see a fl Philadelphia officer In charge of the lie training dart upward In iii a Moran one one- seater appearing to rise straight as a bird and amid picking up to a height of or half a 3 mile milo where ho he looped th the loop hoop and flew up-sl up up side down while reversing rc his hh course suddenly in midair finally dropping drop drop- ping In n n. spinning nose dive Just JURt as It appeared the bold flyer mu must t l crash to 0 earth he ho suddenly darted up again Secretary Baker con congratulated him him on the thc feat General Pershing expressing his admiration of of the pilots pilot's nerve asked ed him If Jr it was was' to take tal such luch risks The IThe Tiie aviator re replied rc- rc plied Idled that It was as part of or tho train train- lug ing Ho To said ald the no nose noe e tH e was especially useful In escaping an enemy as it Il gave c a the impression the machine had been shot up I SPLENDID EXHIBITION Meanwhile a whole flock oC or planes phanes skimmed about at a low al- al I grazing tree tops darting I 0 over ovel 1 and above each other and anti skimming the barracks and han han- gars sare It was one of ot the tho finest t exhibitions of ot tI flying the visiting party part had ever seen een despite the tact fact that toda today we had the first cloudy weather during the entire trip Now ow and amid then there was as even a sprinkling of or rain The parly part party par par- 1 t ly ty then visited the Red Rell Cross barracks barracks bar bar- racks where the Red Rell Cross nurse Miss Given Wilson of ot New York drew up the nurses for Cor Inspection Secretary Baker and antI General Pershing chatted with them lItem and antI sampled the jam sandwiches the nurses were making for the sol Kol- ol- ol diers Mr oIl Baker Bakel talked pe personally with many of tho the aviators a questioning questioning ques ques- th them m about their work Ho lie wa was wan especially Impre Impressed with their self confidence and ability to learn earn quickly The party had just left heft the field when a sad a accident ent occurred The motor of or a machine piloted d by hy a youth from fromn Memphis suddenly sudden sudden- J ly started to slide the student tumbling to earth Both legs were broken and he lie sustained a fracture frac- frac ture tune the of-the the skull sull although the thc loo- loo tom tora think h he will live e Tho machine machine machine ma ma- chine was wa badly smashed None of ot Secretary Bakers Baker's party witnessed wit wit- nes ed the tho fall tall I As lI the PartY part prepared to board ll the special train tr-aln copies cople of tho the Plane Piano News a local weekly published published pub pub- at the camp were vere presented present present- ed d to the tIme members mEmber It contained full news of ot Bakers Baker's visit I Th ts t's what I call quick journalistic jour jour- J work said Mr Baker complimenting the editor After luncheon which was taken aboard the train the party spent the lie afternoon afternoon aft aft- at another large storage center which h has halS is been entirely completed for COt troop cantonments I that are to arrive tomorrow I |