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Show ESTABLISHES FEAT OF GREAT MOMENT, U. S. OFFICER SAYS By W. H. HENSLEY. United States Army Representative on Board R-34. Written Fxpressty for 1'nlversal Service. PUT.. HAM, England. .Inly Wonderful! Wonder-ful! Great! Majnili''ent ! I never experienced ex-perienced anything like it ho fore. R-34 has established an outstanding feat in world hlstorv. The voyage, so far as excitement is concerned, was uneventful, unevent-ful, with the exception of Friday, when we striK'k a dense focr. during the day and niht we could not see sun, moon or stars. Hut the wireless saved us. We wore in much at all tinwjs with hoth sides of the ocean. We passed Ireland at niKht. We sa w the Isie of Man this morning nt an altitude of 5f,00 feet. Looking Look-ing down from the ship we yaw the most beautiful sisht below, a mackerel cloud floor ; .above, a bright moon and countless count-less stars, and through the clouds we caupht glimpses of deep hhie sea. Combined, Com-bined, it made tho prettiest picture 1 have pver seen. Then we crossed above sleeping Liverpool, and next Nottingham. Then the clouds bega n to lift as dawn 'a me. Then, as the sun rose, we rea 1-izerl 1-izerl we were nearinp our destination. The, crew were all awake, tense end happy to be nearing home. They were sinking, lavishing and cheering, despite their evident fatigue. At no thru during Die .Iourney was there any sign of air sickness. Tills aerial Ao,uitania rides easier than a Pullman Pull-man car. As to food, we hod hard-boiled egus. meats, tea, coffee and cocoa. The menu was not as satisfying as .Sherry's, but it was substantial. Esrgs boiled In the engine's exhaust" furnished the only hot food. The noise of the engines was not disturbing. dis-turbing. Tt sounded like the hum of a dynamo in another room and was rather soot hing. I certa inly predict that In the next five or. six years this class of travel the aerial liner will be a practical fact. |