Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 22, 1918, Page 5

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1918. z a3 Lieut. Pat O'Brien, who “Was shot down and captured by the Germans on the 17th of August, 1917, and who on the 8th of Septemiber jumped through the window of # .German Prison train whieh? was speeding” him |/ toa German prison camp and made his escape, tells in’ the following article of the evolutions which-he used when engaged in air combat. ‘The evolutions described ara thosé Which are customarily used when an iwlntor is flying a single seater, and fn t e of a machine known as ng scout,” and which is capable ed of from 110 to 1504niles an ‘Those machines are very light, of them weighing not over 75 and with a wing spread of honr, some Dont 16 fect, These machines are equipped with uachine guns, one » shooting the propellers the other mount- P one of the wings and so placed T two thro: ed a Rage Five unin the Al i = Flying maneuvers most frequently used by allied aviators in \ their combats with enemy fiiers, including the “O'BRIEN LOOP.” =~ 70 BUSHELS OF WHEAT TO AGRE | leer iNew Record. Established; Acci* t dents Are Reported; Man 7 Bank your machine until absolutely vertical, with the nose of the machine | stightly down, Motor vertically down in No. 8 position; the rudder fs the | elevator, the elevator the rudder, The “Joy stick” is neutral. The motor Is then ‘put on full power and before machine starts to side slip put on all oppo- | site ru der from direction in which you are turning, and ihachine will go over in a side loop. The advantage of thismaneuver is to déceive enemy as to bax! ion. This evolution is only Possible and practicable "In one make of | machi ne,’a Supwith Pup. ri make his decisions instantly. The more quickly he is able té maneuver his machine fhe gfeater his advantage over lis adversary. Presume, ‘for in- staid that @ Hun was diving down on } You frém'the rear. A pilot who is quickly ‘able to make the loop comes out of the loop above and behind his adversary, and in turn fs able to dive down upon him usually before he can ahead, or when beneath #n enemy ma- te the gun as to shoot Strilght upward, of it canbe operated from an ‘angle ot 45 degrees, The with the two machine guns gives the dViator wh added advantage. “It 1% Impértant ‘tat an aviator be quick of mind and of eye and able to thitie to so opal ‘ Fiying parallel with ground turn sidewlse without losing speed by giving Mmachine*rudder and; banking with stick at the sume time. ;Machine. Whis maneuver can be made either by rudder manip) stick manipulation. lation or by }| ‘" +a oh ¥ fy aay nst es eee eS ee Read “Tieut Fat O'Brien's Remarkable || Storyl of Mis@scape While a Prisoner:in German | cho War ees Dorm ta Ont New Berial ts. Bate te 45 Next a brave young Irish-American was <>>unde this great story he'tells'in his own way his remarkable experiences in making his way . San tronch, yaurtar’ eniphtee ‘the United States. His narrative is without a ‘parallel in the annals of the war. : DON'T MISS THIS GREAT STORY! OUR NEW SERIAL! == Complete his dive and perform a coun- eee. Flying parallel with ground, turn nose of machine up and start loop. When are going to make a turn, when ip fact you bank your machine and loop side- you do in executing the ordinary loop, The disadvantage in thé O'Brien loop is that'dt requires a very Nght machine with an exceedingly strong and sensi- answers the purpore of the elevator. All thesé mancuvers with ane ¢ p- completely upside down at top of loop you make a half roll by manipulating rudder and stick, pringing you in upright position, and going in opposite direc- tion than you -werergoing at the start of the loop. You change direction and gain’ altitude. Avery essential maneuver in combut. ter‘revolution which would place you it a disadvantage.’ ‘Pte evolutions described in this ‘page are those most frequently used by aviators piloting these “fighting scout” machines. That is, with the exception of the O’Brien loop.. This loop has the adyantage of throwing the adversary “off.” In executing this loop his natu- val inclination is to believe that you tion have been originated by aviators | who might be classed as “allied ayia- tors."| The Immelman turp was in- vented by‘a great German fiver of that | name who is now dead. This Imntel- man turn is 0 decidedly important ma- neuver, requiring quick thought, quick action, and If successfully completed, giving you positive dominance over Bank machine’sharply until vertical. Put on opposite rudder trom direc: You then right } tionin which you are turning to hold nose of machine up, The rudder in this evolution becomes your elevator and your'elevator the rudder. ‘This muneuver is used tn making sharp turns and figure 8's, e instead of “flat surface on” as | tive rudder, ‘for the reason that in'exe- | cuting the O'Brien Joop your rudder | | Lnine Mer Caugh.at Casper Gets Suff Fine _ RIVERTON, Wyo., Oct. 22.—Mar= jshal Graham, whose farm. is about |three miles north of Riverton, re- ports a yield of Marquis spring wheat | that will be hard to beat. One tract | of seven acres, when threshed out | showed a yield of 70 bushels to the acre. All other crops on the Grahant ranch also showed yields that werg most satisfactory. Aged Man Is Injured ’ Mr. Wyatt, father-in-law of Chas. Cole, living a few miles south of Riw erton, met with an accident last week ‘that may prove serious. On Satur- {day morning Mr. Wyatt had beeft working in the field, and made an at~ tempt to mount a horse, en in some mannef he slipped and fell, the horse stepping on his right leg antl causing a compound fracture beldw the knee. Five Ribs Fractured Bernice Griffin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Griffin, sustained the An aviator flying ut the front will |fracture of five ribs when thrown find it important and necessary to be | from the top of a load of furniture perfectiy familiar with all the: ‘ |neuvers. In fyct, 80 thoroughly shoyld | Hudson. A violent lurch of thé he' Be acquainted with them that he | wagon, due to the rough road, knocks must be able to perform them almost | ed all the occupants from the wagon | automatically. The suc > ma-| being hauled to their new house at sful and | but the girl, who attends high schoo! quick manéuvering of his machine will} here, was the only one injured. . aot only save him in many a tight | Board “Jumper” Fined pinch, but will Increase his chances of| H. E. Fisher resided in Riverton bringing. down ‘the enemy. n° the|for a time. He roomed at the Wyom: | Royal Flying corps “stunting” is en-| cournged and the Chap who is able to accomplish the most evolutions has his reward in not only thé great nopt-/ leave Riverton behind and proceeded Jarity Be achieves but In the number! on his way, forgetting, it’ seemed} }of machines chalked up to his credit,| quite intentionally, to pay his board rs | bill or room rent. ‘ -|ing Inn and ate his meals at thé Lacourt cafe, operated, by Thor & Shannon. Recently “he decided tg Complaint was made against him. and he was caught in Casper, anil on Monday morning Deputy Sheriff ‘| F. Wise went to that city and brot Fisher back to Riverton the same evening. On Tuesday morning he | was given a hearing before Justicé of the Peace W. J. Wernli, and the result was that he plead guilty to th: charge of beating a board bill, and was promptly assessed a fine of $25 an dcosts, and 30 days in the county jail. A Judge Wernli has no sympathy for | any man who cannot make an honest living these days, when employers of labor are offering the highest ges on record and begging for help, and is to be commended for giving Mr. ; Fisher all that the law allowed in | guch cases. Me HUN DESPERATE IN EFFORTS TO: | BUILD UP LINE } {By Ansocinted Press.} | WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRAN Oct. 19.—Desperate efforts were made by the Germans to strengthen the Hindenburg line when they were driven back to it by |Marshal Foch’s great offensive this summer. More than nine miles ip depth at various points, it had al- ready been called the “greatest for- tress the world has ever known.” De- spite this, information has reached the American intelligence officers from various sources that the Gem mans began to work upon it with renewed vigor soon after the Fran- }co-American counter offensive df {July 18 whic hdrove them back over {the Marne, ast of Chateau-Thierry and northwest across the Vesle. # One section of the Hindenburg line examined by British experts had a belt of wire eight yards deep, the wire being the size of a lead pencil and with barbs of an inch. About one hundred years to the rear was SP the first German trench and behind the trench 100 yards apart were fex Lr }\xo-corcrete positions built to hold from two to five machine guns. Be hind these “pillboxes” were other | Flying along parallel with ground| machine gun emplacements: | Start climb with motor off. You go only a little v | ghine stalls. far as it will go. Put of all rudder} interval Possible, machine begins to fall nose | drer y: down, due to the fact that motor is the d | heaviest part of the machine. You fall {in a spin. T j but motor on. To go out of the | Put ‘control neutral. Direction of spin | | to right or lett deterwined by rudder | control . A Behind the firs tline were belts of b when ma-hwire arranged in’ a criss-cross geo- Is back 4! metrical pattern, and then, after an varying from several hun ards to half a mile, was the second trench. With the ebject of 4 preventing tanks from crossing he ‘© Increase speed of SPIN second trench was dug wide enough *vID /to act as a trap when the big crawl- ers came along. To the rear of the second trench ‘line was another belt of wire and af- vsin cll by sti a ter that the main or support line. The part of the line examined by the British officers had been dug by Rus- sian prisoners and had running be- neath it a continuous tunnel at a lipidepth of about 40 feet. Along this main or support line staircases led up from the tunnel every 50 yards. The tunnel had rooms opening out of, it ided in an air battle with enemy fliers. He was captured 4 and was lighted by electricity. Above 1 were a number of machine-gun posts which are connected by hoists so that ammunition may be sent up quickly from below. oo @ ee. S ht the suffrage amendment to the State p |Constitution at jhe elecion next y | & 3 A month, ib sath 8 = {h.3 Supporters of woman suffrage in Louisiana are pursuing a vigorous ‘campaign to-secure the adoption of A full-grown elephant ¢an carry. a load of over three tons upon its bick.