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Show JNAVr DEPARTMENT TELLS OP I 1 FIGHTING HEAR THE CLOUDS ' i , Ensign Seshea Potter, Ualted BUte Naval Reserve feroe, was .killed la actios jrithjOermaa planes April 25 last, wu taeflrst American MTal aviator to stool dowa aid dV trey a Gerauut eeaptaae, accerdlag to a Nevy department ataUaaat The report states that' ea Karea It, lilt, a kag dletaaee recoaaale-anee recoaaale-anee ef tae Oeraaaa eoatt was Bade by tone Aaserieaacflylsg beats eratlac (rem a British' Jtoyal Air Pereeaiattea. lawlca Fetter wu oa et twe AaMrieaa aaval avlatera aeeeaaaaajrlBf thli aspedttlea, aad Potter) wu atoeeeaafal In snooting dowa a'Oerinaa aeaplaae wklea attacked at-tacked a reconnaiBance formation; A second enemy seaplane found safety In running away. Potter's death reflects credit on his courage. He was killed In a fight with seren enemy single seat-era. seat-era. He was second pilot to a Brit- Ish Air Force captain, who was with hlm-when he shot down the German plane In March. Two British planes had flown to a' point six miles from Hinder Light when two enemy planes headed toward them. The British planes closed on the nearest German and opened fire. Two more 'hostile planes then appeared orer-head orer-head and attacked vigorously, while three other enemy planes passed astern. as-tern. The two British planes, dlvsd and speeded westward under contln- uous volleys from the rear. One of the Germans disappeared. I Or 'the seven Germans In action, four were watching Potter, who 'fell behind his companion and began slg-sag. slg-sag. Potter dodged', but was broadside broad-side to all the enemy machines and 1 under their fire only' 60 feet from ' the 'Water. His companion, 250 feet 1 above 'saw Potter's machine burst In-1 In-1 to name, come down part of the way 1 under control, then crash on the port 1 wing tip. fdtter was seen last on the surface of the water amid names which turned suddenly to a large ' cloud of smoke. When the pall had I cleared not even wreckage was visible vis-ible and the circling' enemy disappeared. disap-peared. M , 1 NEW SHELL LOADING PLANT HANDLE 52,000 SHELLS A DAY i QuantltyMf not apacity shipments I will start soon fronV'a new govern-I govern-I ment loading factory in New Jersey, ono of "four such government plants ! ?ach, otwUlci.fls-larger than any I similar plant In the world. ? i When turning out 52,000 loaded i shells a day under full operation tho I plant will uso 2,000 tons of shells i and, explosives daily, the products of I some 75 factories. More than 5,000 I workmen will be required. Plans contemplate the employment of a large number .of women. The mar-1 mar-1 ketlng of shells to designate size, 1 load and range will require 250,000 operations each day. 1 The plant has a total area of ap-1 ap-1 proximately 2,500 acres. More than 1 100 buildings, with an aggregate 1 floor space of 1,300,000,000 square feet, .will provide storage for shells and :parta for material. A small cl-i cl-i ty, with heating and lighting plants ' water and sewage systems, hospitals I fire fighting plant, and restaurants, i Was built to house the employes. There is equipment to protect the health of those who work with poisonous-gases, and a school for In-1 In-1 structlon In the loading of artillery ' ammunition with high explosives. 1 j The operating plant consists of 1 3 aaelliVaflSf'ttHs .fhUdptad-efct.ettha .fhUdptad-efct.ettha etaer whh equipment for Wadlag IS slats of shells, ranging frea tke teeaatly developed 37-aUl-ItaMter te,J Inches On two slses et shells- the propelling charge also al-so will be leaded, the shell and cartridge cart-ridge case being assembled at the plant All ether shells are assembled assembl-ed In France.' In the eeattractlon of the shell-loading shell-loading units the problem was far greater tbaa one of mere building. Immense fans have been Installed to dispose of the poisonous fums from the'hlgh explosives. When a unit Is In operatloathe air In the loading room la changed every few minutes. Specially designed suits will be worn during work with the explosives. MEDICAL DEPT. HAS BILEO ' |