Show Aviators Conquer J High Sierras Si In Brilliant Flight Army Fliers Accomplish l Feat That Long Lo Defied Defiel I Aeronauts Voyage Through Sk Skies SIdes I es Writes T N New eT Chapter in A Aviation ion Special RENO T R EKO ENO March 22 Co Completing Special the fi first St flight ever made over O the high Sierra Nevada e mountains seven senn army anny aviators arrived here hero from Sacramento today in iii four DC Haviland Hayiland planes In making the thc flight ht the aviator ascended to a a. height of feet The rhe trip was completed by three of the machines in one hour and aud thirty minutes flying time the tho fourth fOl rth I machine which n took a longer long route requiring ng a au few l minutes l e more O entire was waa according to a previously arranged schedule and at no time were tho the fliers hers behind In time or off ort their course The case ease with which tho the feat Ceat was performed performed performed per per- formed is believed ed t to demonstrate with what ease caso a transcontinental air mall service can n cJ be operated by Governor Go As s had been lIeen planned the aviators mn made e a short stop at Carson CarBon City where the they wore entertained by Governor Gov Gov- Boyle Doyle Tho The governor however abandoned his original tl of or accompanying ac ac- ac- ac companying companying- them on to fo ll Iten iu The Thc start starl from Mather ather field Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento menlo was made at 91 a. a m. m The three planes plans in the main group reached Carson City at 1033 1035 thereby completing ing lug the crossing crossin of or tho the sierras Sierra The Thc part party r remained there until 3 I p. p in 10 rose again and reached Reno ai nt The return Journey Journe will be commenced d between be be- tween lo 30 and 12 o'clock Sunday mornIng morn- morn Ing hug Watson In Those who made tho the flight are t. t Col Hear Benr Henry L L. Watson Vatson flying officer er First I James P. P Krull officer in charge chargo of flying Ton 3 S. Cur Cur- tip tie assistant officer In lu charge of or fly fly- ng Francis W U o fleer Second Charles W. W Schwartz flying Instructor and Sergeant Ser Per geant of ot First Class Leon Leun Conway Cona avi- avi apon aIon I News s Carrying I Flight Is Record i San Francisco March 22 K A A record flight ht according to ill 11 available all records records rec ucc I for tor tho thio long distance delivery cry of or newspapers Papers b by airplane was established established established IJ by the tho San an Franesco co Call and ami Post yesterday when it Jt sent a big b bundle bun him dlo dle of or its ita edition to Stockton an airplane air- air pi plane phine distance of or 68 mile miles On Match 1 6 the Los LoJ Angeles nS t Express i sent ent an airplane delivery to Sun San Pedro an dir lr line distance of oC IS 18 mile mil This I was wae believed to be tho the first I of oC papers by airplane I |