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Show gUti.Y the Had Evidently Caught York Iplrit. Gtnulne Ns Httla Jae From n Emm V"' " m the Mb: Ik OW Dp lift Itfpi him P caught grandmother hour hla rosy down, him In her arms and P 1 the great before and lamthlng, In th living room. A 'HAT the next conflict between nations Mill b a war In the air, which will probably b fought largely In the dark, U the belief cf certain military Birauslsts. If Int ascend maintain and the heights to which they tremendous advantage. give them a The army aeroplane which the United deny expect to depend upon In caa of boatlla amounts of round 2.600 will onatratlona carry 609 Uon, which It may discharge at the rata of a minute. It can travel 104 mile an hour, carry enough fuel to go 460 miles, star np lla hours and climb to an altitude of 12.628 feeu That la what has been done, and what aero plane have dona they can do again. Then tho army, like the navy, eipecta to which make good os of the may alight upon, aklm through and fly front tho water aa readily at It doe from land, and from plowed land as well aa from level ground. It naa would be mostly for observation of th to my at long distances. , What model are we now uaingr "Well, w have only Wright, Curtlsa and Butt the geia Wright machine at present, but when money la forthcoming It la likely that we will purchase some of the best of the foreign ms chines. Should the neceaslty arise the United Statee would certainly kcqulre the beat product of modern Invention to the complement of her ten more aeroplane t have been ordered. "I hop eventually fo ace the provlalone of the hill for. aerial equipment for the army carried out to full. This calls for .139 aeroplanes. In .charge of 2SS avis Aura and 729 enlisted men. These will be divided Into sections, I'latoons, companies and squadrons. Two t hydro-aeroplan- nectlons com will tov a platoon, two platoons liwo com MASrwdA to V&UCSIUP -- -- the country. Five of these schools, called aviation ecu-terfor our four coasts and the center of the continent the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Gulf, the Lakes and one central Inland point. Each state will undoubtedly have a school of instruction. All of these schools will be somewhat similar to the one at College Park, Md. ' Germany, at the moment," continued General Allen, "has a fleet of about 300 aeroplanes, and rtlll more under construction. She has a chain of twenty stations, which are so placed as to guard her entire frontier and also the area which .Hanks the sea. first-clas- s sheds with the She baa twenty-fiv- e most modern equipment dotting the landscape points. To man her huge at various strategic and Grosses she has a speParsevals Zeppelins, cial battalion of over a thousand officers and men trained in all of the exigencies of aerial navigation and ready to take to flight upon In- stant orders. . , believe, that she has 600 "France claims, of all kinds, while Russia machines air military la next Great Britain falls in line with a presmachines and plans and ent force of seventy-on- e fof a military aviation equipment to aeroplanes. tihe extent of 131 high-clas- s 1 come to Halt tlvT come ami am our elcgam ,1 home. It will give you our i,jp. of the Jewelry liulne. , re not coming, scud j orders by maH, au Last tog ff4l la Male kH " Th Panalty of Pollten When James J. Hill la in the humor I the price of a full pound can of he 111 tell )ou of a particularly ponever lite brakeman In the wcat, who tired of answering tho innumerable tho question put to him concerning scenic feature along hi line. Usualof a ly the brakeman formed part craw that comprised a conductor who was something of a grouch. polite On one occasion when th It gurely will please you. brakeman bad been for aom time exnature of beauties the upon patiating as seen from the car window, a passenger whispered to the conductor: 'Cm you tell me bow the brakeman FREE coupons for ROGER) lost his forefinger? He acorn to be a fine silverware in EVERY nice fellow. assented nice fellow," a PACKAGE. Sure, hes Thats th the grouchy conductor. so obligla fellow trouble. Why, that the sans of humor tti off his worn point beOccasionally for dollars. finger that hes ing exchanged line." th Ing out the scenery along Judge. Cottage Baking Powder mill- - ll q When you Hewletts tary flying fleet and Or, In other words, a squadron will squadron. constat of eight aeroplanes In charge of sixteen aviators, all of whom will be captains or lieutenants of the regular army. ICach squadron will be In command of a major, who will have two commissioned officers on hla staff In addition to the aviators assigned to tho machines. He will also have under him a .force .of 48 aeroplane mechanicians, all enlisted men, giving five to each machine, and an extra .one for each company. To ono field army of regular troops there will bo three aviation squadrons, one aslgned rto each of the two divisions and one to the headquarters of the field commander. The squadbe will ron assigned to headquarters equipped w wh aeroplanes of extra motor power for long distance reconnaissance. The field artillery will jhave special machines and In addition there will distributed Ibe 64 machines and 162 aviators ismong 14 of our coast defense stations. Then the Philippines should have two squad-ironor sixteen machines, and Panama and Ila-waThis sky should each have one squadron. ,army will be headed by two colonels under the .command of the chief of the signal corpa, two iiHeutenant-colonel- s and eleven majors. aviation The equipment should not stop with tho regular army, but the militia must a.Bo be Us provided with machines distributed among troops at the rate of one squadron for , mobile .ach division of men. The militia btrdmen must receive their diplomas from the regular army aviation schools, to be established throughout See our new atm. old fl raWhen the modern brlds and crin kled In tho generous to 'obey" she has her fingers promliu loyal wa atanehly crossed, pine, but be and bath. bis "alt room If nice, grandma, but Ifi' onlyhaan it. "" Imitation gas bp. real one In my tinillO." IJpplneotta. be-(7- I&02TA Area that in No York do you? da rd Tbs boy looked with wldov) bluxed aa they log light at the hug batanta, "Tbl government la far ( hind every nation In military avl atlon, aa w have at present hut n aeroplanes and ten thoroughly trained man ready for service," aald no loaa an authority Ilian Brig, Gen, Jaiflea Allan, chief of tho signal Va have gone alow, vary slow. In the corps. rt,paralion of our military sky army for varl- ritta reasons, because there has bean no seeming .pressing need of eitenalve defense of this kind. fteutUlng, however, what other nations have done toward preparing ifaninaulvea for aerial confilrt, our govern ttuent is now taking steps toward making 27 fMH Ik. are right, then according to tho United present Indication Biaiea would suffer defeat, ibould It be oiiu of tb com ZADTfCHR U I Isnt that Una. Jarkle, hoy. l You dont have big tb7 ' MAL THINO. lid The additions to our NOT THE QA0O Italy has a good fleet of seventeen to which she la making constant additions and is the first nation to make use of aerial bomba and a flying artilleryman. Lieutenant Gotti established hla right to a niche In the ball of fame by hla daring flight over the enemy at Tripoli when he dropped four of these aerial grenades among the enemy at various points with deadly results. Turkey, beholding the devastation Italy has wrought from the clouds, has made rapid strides In the purchase of an aerial fleet of her own and la likely to retaliate In like manner. Austria is also waking up to the advantages of these adjuncts to military tactics, and has entered the field of aeronautics." When General Allen was asked what would be the work of the flying machines In the event of war he said: , By skillful maneuvers properly equipped and skillfully handled military aeroplanes may wipe out or put In retreat a whole army before sunrise, report to their base of supplies and disorganize a hostile fleet before breakfast Generally speaking, they would perhaps be most effective as scouts, working from different points upon the Atlantic coast, the Gulf coast and the Pacific as coast patrols for observation and supplying Information regarding the approach of ships. Acting aggressively they could by assembling In small groups do an Immense amount of damage. In the event of the existence of war and the approach of hostile ships or transports with troops these scout aeroplanes could prevent the landing of any troops. If each station In the coast patrol had, we will say, five Bhtpa, each of which can carry 400 pounds In addition to the weight of the aviator and his supply of fuel, a ton of explosives could be distributed by these patrols while they were going forty miles an hour, and they could return and prepare for another trip If necessary. This amount of explosive could be dropped In weights of from 20 to 200 pounds without Injury or disturbance to the aeroplane and from safe' heights of from 2J!00 to 3,000 feet. It should not require many such hints to convince the commander of any fleet or Invading army, no matter how determined he might be, that the locality was rather unhealthy. The best time for such work as this to be of the early done would be In the morning or late evening. Just at dusk or dawn, when It 1b next to Impossible to see an aeroplane, particularly If It stays up a couple of thousand feet. To the aviator and his companion who would attend to the distribution of missiles the outlines of the boats, the camps and even Individuals stand out with a clearness that Is not appreciated by anyone who has not flown In a balloon. With the ability of the aeroplane to pursue an erratic course, by constantly changing Its position, the high speed the email ones can semi-darknes- s own supply. Our present trouble la we already have more machines than we have officer competent to handle them. We must have more men who nro qualified to HU the requirements exacted for tbia work. Successful aviation la n scientific problem which, like every other wonderful achievement, la only n success after each detail Is perfectly worked out The first great esentlal In th practical use of aviation In military tactics lies In the necessity for safety In flytng. ' What would be the use of the government pending money to train ofilcera and soldiers to the fine point necesary for successful airmen only to have them meet mishap and death, to ay nothing of tho losses through tho destruo tlon of valuable machines representing the out lay of thousands of dollars. Flying may be, will i be, aa safe ae any other mode of travel. This la one of the problems which our gov ; rrnment experts are working upon now. They have already settled upon automata, arrange ments which should materially lessen the num ber of mishaps and fatalities. It Is the unexpected which happens, taking a man off hla guard for an instant, which experience and study will avert." General Allen believes that the requirements for an army aviator Include physical perfection. Only commissioned officers of the army and militia need apply and before they can be admit ted to any of the aviation schools they must pass a rigorous physical examination. To forecast what the war of the future may mean It Is only necessary to look over the field of modern Invention in the production of death-dealin-g , weapons.1 Battles will be fought In the clonds with ma chine rifles which throw out streams of bullets aerial torpedoes which may he released by levers strapped to the feet of the aviator, bombs of powerful explosive which can tear men and horses to bits and the German aero guns which send down brittle bombs containing 150 pounds of chemicals that upon exploding fill the atmos phere with poisonous gases calculated to kill every living thing within 600 yards. To overcome the disadvantages of the darkness there Is an electrically controlled search light which may be suspended hundreds of feet below the alrBhlp and thus Illuminate for a brief time the area of attack. Thus the flying may see just where he want his fir tp strike, while he remains safe In his Iron or steel sheathed ship high above the danger of being seen or hit. Then there Is a bomb which leaves a trail of smoke by day and a lino of fire at night to mark Its course. For disabling aeros from the ground there Is the American automobile guu, said to be able to discharge 2.000,000 bullets an hour, requiring but two men to handle It and performing the work of thirty regiments, besides many others for vertical firing. The Japanese have a poisonous gas filled bomb which will explode and fill the atr with fumes guaranteed to overcome any airmen within 100 yards of Its explosion According to some strategists the next war will be thrashed out largely by airships and most probably In semi darkness. In the late twilight of evenings and In the gray dawn the airships will come forth from their sheds and hangars to pursue their stealthy flights of observation and artll-lerym- an destruction. With the twinkling lights of the campfires of the enemy, the solitary signals of approaching ships or the vague black shapes of the scat tered houses In some sleeping village all open to their observation they can swiftly and silently steal along overhead and Are their missiles of destruction upon the unsuspecting enemy and soar away out of reach before there ! any poa. sibliity of their being seen or damaged. With the accuracy which constant target practice gives even s small fleet of these Instruments of war can accomplish great destruction with their dropping shells and bombs. When these winged foes meet In contest It will be to the fleet that Is the swiftest and more. daring that the victory will belong. The Wrong One, Jones was just putting on his overcoat whan he casually remarked to Mrs. Jone that he would he working overtime that night, says the Chicago Journal. "Dont wait for me, dear," he remarked. I may be rather later thnn usual. But, there. It cannot be helped." At breakfast next morning he wa stonily silent and the stillness of the room was not even broken by the tick-tic- k of the clock on the mantelpiece. Mary, dear," remarked Jones presently, there is something the matter with tjie clock. I wound It up last night, too." said Mrs. Oh, no, you didnt! What you did wind up Jones, Idly. was Teddys musical box, and when you came to bed at 3 o'clock this morning It was playing Home, Sweet Raise a money crop with your crop money. Deposit It by mail In savings account In this solid old hank and watch it grow at 4 per cent compound Interest. Walker Brothers Bankers gill I.sucur Oldnt IntcrmouuUIn Bank Many a mans shoulders are broad as they are padded. owd. u a positives ru- MANENT CURE FOR Drunkenness ini Home." His Claim to Fame. The crowd stood around In respectful silence, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Whats going on?" inquired a rude stranger from the ruffianly west. Hush," said the New Yorker, Not so loud. Theres a $3,000,000 baby asleep In that house." , The rude stranger stared at the alatial home. Then he stared at the not M tmk mii.lr CtW Opium Diseases. t Ji trnhl a ... Sdaw THE SHUT JI4 W. SmiS kmSir. S.S UM C. Tank TRXmiiftuinitt Newtxxise.VIctar. OmtSa Jump and aJI kinds of Tra.6us, Ammunition and Animal Baits at rock bottom sner. Write lorfcr ikwlraWllpS for frm .Oj. ratt Mm Af .frPHEItStCa. Lack of Tact r After which he let out a yell that Why did you Jilt Percy must have shaken Liberty on her He la lacking In tact down the bay pedestal "Why. I thought he always said nil Up came a big policeman. things?" Who are you?" he demanded. He does but not always the right Me? cried the ruffian. "Why, lie was protesting his Ion things. Im th fellow that woke up the old yesterday when we, passed as babyl" woman. I saw my cue and said: And taking the policeman's arm, W1II you lovo me when I get old he gayly strode away. and look like that woman? 'Of course I will, darling!' b Young Diplomat cried. Teddy, aged 4, often called on hts So I dismissed him. The e of could nearest neighbor, Mrs. Brown, who his consenting to think that I petted him a good deal and usually ever get to look like that horrid old gave him a couple of her nice cookies, thing!" and If she happened to forget to Women are so particular. Clots them out he sometimes reminded land Plain Dealer. of it. Ills father learned of this Womanlike. chided him for begging, and told She If I died, John, what would jot he muBt not do so any more. A do? or two later Teddy came home lie Whatever you would do, w cookie crumbs in evidence. dear, If you were a widow. Have you been begging She Wretch! And you told 9 from Mrs. Brown again?" asked olwyou could never care for any one father, sternly. No!" said Teddy. The Same Thing. I didnt tWo for any. I Just said this house "Well," said the surgeon, as if it was full of cookies, but what are pretty slow. 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