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Show FLIMCPLH5E5 Salt Lakers Expected to Be Taken Aloft This Afternoon. ! Tbe necessity for tuning up their' machines, together with the threatening weather yesterday afternoon, prevented all but one of . the big Ic Haviland planes here to stimulate recruiting in the army air service from taking the air. Later, after 'the dinner hour, when most fcnlt Lakers were out enjoying the cool evening, another of the sky-mounters rose thousands of feet above the ; city. Everywhere yesterday one hoard comment com-ment on tli o grace of the powerful pianos, and the ease; and Hureness with which their experienced pilots guided them through the air. Out at the "licld of the Western Aircraft corporation, where the machines are parked, a continual con-tinual stream of spectators gathered throughout the day. The interest evidenced not only by those who visited the planes and asked all' the thousands of questions to which the uninitiated demand answers, but by the many uptown yesterday gave assurance as-surance that the air service in this region already has been given a great stimulus. Those who saw the planes, as their careful mechanics went over them inch by nch, testing, cleaning and wiping e" part, did not conceal their admiration admir-ation for the war machines nor their envy of the fortunate group.' which is taking them from one end ot the country coun-try to the other in one of the most impressive im-pressive aerial tours yet made. Weather permitting, there will be much flying this afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock. During the afternoon representatives repre-sentatives of the newspapers will be taken aloft, as well as city and state officials. All lour of the machines will flv today. The date of the departure of the Sipiadron has not yet been fixed, though it is probable that it will remain here over Monday. |