Show t L Ace Gets Ovation L LATEST T picture of Capt Eddie V. V taken n at Los Angeles where the tile air hero was as presented with a loving lo cup an and received a 3 great ovation The figure to the right i is tC Fatty Fatt Arbuckle D a J JI Q I p 1 f 1 Wj y I i- i 5 i f 1 I 4 iZ t 1 S kI k- k i I concluded obviously that he did dieT not de desire desire do- do sire photographs of ot those parts of or his voyage I lUck Lurks for Foe I I. I too fired vain long bursts up up- I wards I had no idea Ide of hitting them I at that long IonS range It merely saved to keep koep them Informed that I was still in their company compan The They knew they had mo mu at their mercy as far tar as giving mea me mea a chanco chance at a combat So we continued along alons' all over the northeast of oC Franco Fronce I suppose most of or the films the they developed that afternoon afternoon after arter- noon showed the wings ings of my NIeuport NIeu- NIeu port below them My ono one chance chanco was to keep below I them and follow tollow them until they came I down As there Is no record of oC any German machines not coming cominS' down finally I determined to follow rollow the boches bodies back to Berlin If Ir necessary In order to get a shot at hem att-hem them when they passed my level Thus we crossed c the tho lines and proceeded steadily north- north word I could the and him but his superior engIne engino en engine en- en gine gino power and greater wm wing spread gave him a much higher ceiling After Arter seeing seeing- mile mila after mile slip away beneath my wings and still no evidence of ot change chano of ot heart in tn my an antagonists an- an I 1 began boSau to speculate upon the quantity of gasoline the tho BumpIer carried I knew too well the limits of oC the fuel supply And tho the disadvantage again Ja Jay with me For It If we wo both became exhausted at tho thu same time tho the HumpIer BumpIer would be In his own territory while I should be ninny many hostile miles from m my own With Ith savage avage realization that I 1 was as again defeated I turned around and took my wa way vay homewards I could Imagine imagine im imagine Im- Im agine In my two boehe boche adversaries laughIng laugh laugh- Ing at me mc as I 1 gave up the chuse chase rho They began to glide downwards llo as soon oon as I turned my back I cheered back at thim 1 i 1 A Q w LV O mo j tion of showing them I was still stilt their master masei Vcr Very obedient obediently they altered I wo their r tactics and again Ag climbed for their superior ceiling at nt Rick nick When hen I reached I camp scoured the tha han hangars arM for Information O Of oi the highest high high- est climbing machine on the nero aero drome dron My ly comrades followed about supplying mo ruo with much me mo 5 gratuitous Ti information n and advice I The They v advised me mo to leave off both guns next da day which might permit I to reach roach OOOO feet O Or if It f I t took ok me mc nS no fuel along I might JO go to feet Uncomplimentary references to the weight of m my shoes and the heaviness of ot my grouch me mo considerably The result resul t of oC ry researches indi indicated Indicated Indi- Indi that Captain Jarr's Marr's machine had tho the best reputation for tor climbing and I Immediately set sel off oct to obtain his consent consent con con- sent for tor tho the loan of ot his hlf Nieuport on the morrow He lie readily agreed to let mo me mohave mohave have It ft adding that he knew I could reach feet teet with ith It If It I 1 coaxed it properly I 1 assured him I 1 would coax it mt nIl all right and left to make male my p preparations re pa ra t I 0 as The Tho 1 ideal eal fighting machine Is of course ono one that will outperform ever every enemy machine in every ery variety varlet of ot movement And there are aro several kinds of ot performances that are ore almost equally valuable in combat fighting A swift speed Is essential A rapid climb the tho ability to dive directly down without overstraining the structure structure ture turo or ripping off otc the fabric by too sudden an alteration of ot direction a high ceiling which necessitates high engine power and perfect quick man maneuverability all all all these characteristics characteristics characteristics char char- if combined would snake make an ideal fighting machine This naturally 11 IK iS Just what tho the fighting nations Wen weri striving to o ob ob- ob tam tain Each machine had a superiority In some one particular hut but failed in another The famous German hold held the skies skies' In fn 1916 and 1917 for It combined more of ot th these se essential de details do- do tails than did any anyone one fighting fighting- craft of I the tho Then came can the Spa which the French designed to and outmaneuver the Fokker but still HUH thu had a higher ceiling an and a swifter dive Yanks Hud Second Dc DeNt t Planes The British produced the tho thoS S. S E. E 5 in 1918 and outmaneuvered vered the tho Fokker but could not overtake overtake overtake over over- take It on a a. flat race nor It The Camel likewise camo came from England and proved superior to I the best German fighting machines I except in the matter of ot diving and high ceiling As for Cor the tho Americans we had to take what machines tho the allied nations nations na na- na could spare us Naturally they kept the best for themselves and our I squadrons of or American pilots did tho the I bost best they could with tho the second best It was at this time that we heard rumors of or a new English fighting righting machine machine machine ma ma- chine called the Snipe Like the Camel Cam Cam- el it was a production A now ness engine that was shrouded In much se secrecy so- so crecy and mystery was reputed to have carried this little scout machine to the incredible altitude e of ot feet And the speed with which it made this climb broke oil nIl the worlds world's records record Our boys of 9 94 squadron naturally naturally all ally desirous of ot providing themselves with a quantity of ot these wonderful machines machines machines ma ma- chines and then trying tryIng- a a. few combats with the tho Circus For tho the present however howe we wc had to total I tal take e what was given us We Ve felt that we were not fulfilling tho the expectations expectations expectations of the tho people back home who had been told that we had of the best hest aeroplanes in tho the world 9 and all nil made In Ame America The truth is that not one made American fighting machine machine machine ma ma- chine came to tho the front until tho the war was ended Considerably discouraged over the prospects of ot securing my bedroom trophies from Rising Sun No 16 I nevertheless climbed into Captain Marrs Marr's machine the next morning at exactly S 15 and amid the cheers cheerA of ot the boys who gathered to see me mo off oft I bade the tho mechanics to pull away the theT l T T. T 11 t t. t 5 I uv I O X niu nue tl H uis vs L J LV v rendezvous of yesterday climbing as asI asI asI I few northward and east casL Like ever every evory enthusiastic owner Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Ma Mair IT had given g his bus all aU tho the credit that he consistently could 1 I have driven automobiles whose owners owner got a rc regular performance of ot twenty miles to a gallon g-allon of or gasoline g but try tn as one ml might ht they make but about one half that mileage for anybody ci else s e. e I put Captain Marrs Marr's up to toL toa toa a L little over feet teet that morning and there she hung Ever Every artifice that ever moved od an engine was wat experimented exper exper- In but without increasing her capacities an Inch Just Justs as s s I had satisfied satisfied sat sat- myself that I had exhausted her possibilities I discovered my old ohi friend No 16 winging his way calmly to towar towards towards to- to war wards a me mc He lIe was certainly prompt and businesslike In the tho way ho hu kept his appointments Just as na yesterday tho the apler was waa some 2000 feet feel above highest my pos poe seible elevation With rare ma magna magn- magnanimity n my mj old friends kindly came down loWn a few tew hundred feet teet to keep me mo company compan I joined In the thu procession as of or yore ore and the two machines made another r grand tour of ot the northeasterly northeaster northeaster- ly cities of ot France wh sh where ro re we photographed photographed photo photo- graphed all the tho railroad lines and canals canal took a turn over several aerodromes aero nero French British h and American surveyed tho the charming landscape In all directions and finally decided to call It a da day an and go home homo My ly presence served to prevent our batteries from rain firing noisy shells at my friends and the they must have appreciated this act aCl of courtesy on m my part for tor luring during the tho whole morning promenade they did not fire tire a single shot at me wo from the tue machine gun un which I could plainly see nee protruding out of oC the belly of or tho the mon mon moa ster eter overhead I 1 accompanied them back hack to their aerodrome sedulously maintaining th the tho proper distance between betteen tie us Seeing they wanted to all alight ht and mindful nl ol their most delightful courtesy to me throughout the da day I turned about and made for home I 1 I |