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Show ROOSEVELT GOES UP IN FLY1IC1E First Civilian to Make a Flight in Plane Propelled by "Liberty" Motor. MIXKOLA, X. Y., Sept. 13. Colonel Thcoiloro Roosevelt gained tolay the distinction of beng the first civilian to nuike a flight in an airplane propelled by the new military motor invented for use of the government in the war. The flight, was made from the Hempstead aviation field, and for a half hour the machine, piloted by II. .1. Blakelv, an army instructor, attained a 'speed varying vary-ing from ninety to J 10 mile? an Injur, reaching an altitude of .iu0 feet. Tho colonel arrived at the aviation field just as Blakely was tuning up" the "Liberty" motor for a test rlight, and he immediately asked to be permitted per-mitted to accompany the instructor. Blakely informed Colonel Roosevelt that he hail not yet had an opportunity oppor-tunity to test tlie motor ami advised him to wait until he had made a trial flight and that then he would be glad v (Continued on Page Two.) ROOSEVELT GOES UP f 1 FLIP 1C1E (Continued from Page One.) to take him along as a passenger. The colonel assured Blakely he was not a novice at flying, having flown with Archibald lloxsey at St. Louis, seven years ago. "You needn't make a trial flight without me," the colonel told Blakely. " I am willing to go along, unless you object." The former president climbed into the airplane and they were off. They flew over Camp JJills, where the "Rainbow" division is assembled, and to Garden City, where Blakely executed a "spiral" for the benefit of army and navy officers and their families. When the airplane landed the colonel colo-nel patted Blakely on the back and told him how immensely he had enjoyed en-joyed tho experience. |