Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1924, Page 4

' PROCRESS OF TR TOLDBY CAPTAIN Prospective Commander of | 2ZR-3 Keeps Diary of Flight Across Atlantic. By tie Assocated Pre LAKEHURST, J. October Fach of the 32 passengers ZR-3 had bis story to tell when he disembarked within the Lakehurst hangar vesterday. But the most com- plete of them all ‘was the story told Ly the diary-log of Capt. George W. Steele; prospective commander of the dirtgibic He reluted how akte set for the 16— on the on Oetobet 10, %the flight, such crowds ®urged at the gates of the Friederich- shafen airdrome that he was lost in the crush: how the big bag failed to rise of atmospheric condi- off was postponed | October came in on a| Stecle’s record con- hen the hangar doors were opened there was a blue fog outside. But things were better. The ship had been carefuily trimmed and the tem- peruture was better: that it, colder. At §:25 the ground crew started to take the ship out and at’6:35 the en- gines were started and we were off. There was a great cheer from the| crowd; the band played the national ®ir 2nd there was much Huttering of hanikerchi fogey day tinued Course Slizht'y Changed. i “Several thousand people were on| the fleld, but their view of the ship was brief. She at once rose fnto the fop and disappeared from sight “In the manner we passed out of | Germany. When the clouds at last]| permitied a view of the ground., we s assed some distance from Belfort. ancon, Manlin and Rochefort. But we made a slight de- | viation to pass over Cognac At 3:30 we passed over the mouth | of the Gironde River to the Bay of Liscay. It had taken us only nine Fours to reach the Atlantic, averag- ing over 50 miles an hour. The ship felt the effect of the complic . .ou of currents in air. In addition, we were near the ground—5i0 to 1,000 feet—and the movement of air across | the hills caused additional eddies. The resuit was gentle roll and pitch, but not uncomfortaile When | We reached the sea the bumpy motion ceased. : 3 Wateh In _Changed. “At 4 o'clock, when the watch was Telieved, the men stretched out com fortably and began to bank up sl against their night watches, Som of the more energetic ones plaved tume on the phonograph. but this met | with disapproval. Evening fell over | a calm with a clear sky. with ust enough red the west to be delight course was Finisterre, but darkne “ll before we sighted the Spanish Coast. While Dr. Bckener and T were in the diging 100m about 7 o'clock the ship began | to jump about. We looked out of the window and there under a full moon lav the precipitous coast of Spain. At 740 we had La BEstacada Lighthouse abeam and course laid for the Azores. During the| Right the course and speed were checked occasionally by sighting on | torch bombs dropped from the ship | “When the end of our watch | periods came we found the berths!| very comfortable and enjoyed undis- turbed sieep. 1 bought a large woolen comforter and a blanket in Fried- richshafen to take on this voyage. | The ship is not cquipped by the build- rs with bed clothes, and those sup- plied for the crew were made of | kapok. 1 hcsitated to bring my | comforter, on account of its bulk but T am glad I did. With its p tection I was able to sleep in nothing heavier than pajamas. laid for Cape | was | Find Ship Had Drifted. *in the morning of we passed directly above steamship headed for the opposite di- Tection. By radio the ZR-3 inquired the steamer’s position, and reply was ceived indicating that we had heen drifted about 60 miles southward of our assumed pos Course was accordingly changed and at 11:40 San Miguel Island was sighted on the port bow. “‘At 2:20 we reached the southeast- ern end of Terceira Island and tra- versed its south coast. After leaving Terceira, the ship was driven to a height of about 5,000 feet, in order to lift the safety valves and lose lifting gas to compensate for the loss of weight of gasoline used. “During this maneuver today some- thing happened which must be care- fully watched during all such n neuvers, Upon returning to flying height. which was at this time about 1,000 feet, a rip about two feet long & discovered in the lower part of one of the gas cells. This was im- mediately repaired, and the result was nothing worse than a small amount of air finding its way into the cell to mix with the hydrogen and reduce its purity. If, however, the hole had been larger, or had not been s6 soon discovered, enough air might have found its way into the cell to form a dangerous mixture of gas and also to reduce the lifting power of the cell. It is, therefore, standard practice to have men carefully inspect the bottoms of the gas cells—the only part they can see—during each con- siderable gain or loss of altitude by the airship. “At a height of 5,000 feet, down to 2,000 feet, we were approaching Pico JIsland, and all we could see of the island was its peak,triangular in ont- line, projecting above the clouds. ¥rom 3:20 we were passing through and over the islands of the Azores. “Calamity overtook us earlier in the day. The wash water gave out. We have joined the ranks of the unwash- ed and unshaved. The commissary promises to ration sufficient water for = shave just before landing—if we land soon enough. He is, meanwhile, furnishing good. hot meals, and we are at least well fed. We are well Thoused, too, and any one who will make a couple of trips a day through the corridor from the tip of the nose back and down to the depths of the lower fin need not complain of lack of exer- cise. a Adverse Winds Found. *“The night of the 13th was marked by adverse winds of considerable strength. As soon as weather re- ports camdl in, next morning, it was decided to head up to the northwest. In the meanwhile a steamer seén on the horizan was asked for her posi- tion, and the ZR-3 found herself, ac- eording to the steamer, about 124 mites to the northward of her as- sumed position. Communication was &lso established with the cruiser De- troit and with all the available data @s a guide the course was laid north- est. Pt about 9:30 we passed directly Bbove the steamer Robert Dollar. She hoisted her number in flags and ran p the British ensign. The ZR-3 then began to climb and rose to a height of about 8.000 feet. This was to lift the safeiy valves again. The result was about 5 per cent loss of hydrogen from the gas cells, leaving them but © 80 per cent full. About half of the fuel supply still femains, enough for ©6 hours’ running with four of the five engines at 1,250 RPM, which gives gbout 57 knots. “Me trip above the clouds gave temporary relief from the Summer gemperature we have had. It was 25 |and the Bay of Bisca j Everybody EVENING STAR DETAILS OF EPOCHAL ZR-3 TRIP REVEALED IN OFFICER’S DIARY Hour-by-Hour Experiences Aboard (frafl From Friederickshafen to Lakehurst Give Veteran Crew Many Thrills. Additional evcerpts from the diary of Hans von Schiller, one of the navigating oficers of the ZK-3 and a special corre- spondent of the North American News- paper Allance, reveal further details of the dirigible’s ‘transatlantic tight BY HANS VON §C R. Special Corrspondent_of The Star and North American Newspaper Alliance ABOARD THE ZR-3 Sunday, Oc- tober 12.-—We did not leave Saturday, because shortly before 7 o'clock, aft- er everything was happily finished, the temperature rose to such an ex- tent that we could not take off with- out throwing off heavy ballast of wa- ter and gasoline. Dr. Eckener, With a heavy heart, decided to postpone th trip to this morning, and the ship was cleared at 5 o'clock. I leave my house in a warm fog. Tt is no better than vesterday, but the ship has been prepared for -any emer- gency. We are hopeful In the office are the first telegrams. Herr Prus and I, designated to make weather observations, mark the weather cards at once. During the morning the weather improved. A fair day is coming at last. The indi- cations are that can avoid the long 500-kilometer trip around Gib- raltar and head directly for Bordeaux hortly after 6 o'clock everything is clear. We are ordered aboard. The Americans have already made them- selves comfortable. All are on hand xcept Machinist Babst, who is ill. A clebration has been planned, but we must start without it. So the rising temperature of the morning will not aifect our gas again Ship Stri As @ matter of fact, the ZR-3 was designed for trips of 24 hours' dura- tion. and on such trip could carry at least 40 pa But this trip is to be for 100 . She has been stripped for the race. We could not of course, take any passengers. We are also careful to watch for stow- aways. Now there is plenty of space and buoyaney to store the -gasoline neces- sary for the long flight. We look for- ward to the trip With no misgivings 6:25 a.m.—Roared away, everythins \s perfectly quiet. The people, heads massed in thousands, like black dots, cheer us. We head against the wind and have to turn about in the field. Ske swings quickly, her nose’ tip: toward the sky. At the last instant 3 guy rope stuck in.an eyelet; we were halted for.a moment. s With a pole we freed the rope and the motors hum. Very suddenly she jumps from the ground, like cork released at the bottom of a tucket' of water. The thousands be- | low vell their hurrahs. We hear| taintly the band playing “Deutsch- land Uber Alles.” In a few seconds the land is shut out by the fog and we hear only our| miotors and a faint murmur from th. earth. In the pilot cabin the faces ire cheerful and bright. The rather somber joking that had been heard hefore. our take-off en is full of We are happy 1o be at last air ‘off for America. Break Through Fogm. About 440 meters above the ground we bréak through the fog and see the top of the mountains against a| fear morning horizon. It is almost full dawn and every- hing glistens in the first glow of | the sunrise. We have en our| ourse and will hold constantly | ;astward. i | The door of the passenger cabin opens and Capt. Steele and Capt. Klein appear to keep us company. They seem’ to He having a happy time of it. They say they are glad to be aboard and on the way, and they are interested tn everything that hap- pens. We are following the course of the Rhine, which comes to view | clearly through the background of fog. Shortly after leaving German soil ahd passing over Lorrach, the | air clears. Once more we can call one more auf wicdersehen We are over France. It is the first | watch. Herr Dr. Eckener is commo- dore and does not have to stand watch. Herr Lehmann is at the con- trols. T am assisting in navigation and weather observation. Herr Prus is at the starboard wheel and Herr Marx is at the port. There are three wireless men and they split the day in a fashion to leave two men always on duty. Crew Posts Changed. 12 noon—The watch is changing. Herr Flemming takes over command. Herr Witteman takes my position and Herr Sammt is at the steering con- trols. Dinner was excellent. We had ox- tail soup, baked beef ribs, fresh peas and carrots, apple sauce and caramel pudding. For a concert the grapho- phone played “Admiral Der Luft” (“Admiral of the Air”). After dinner I have marked up my weather charts, and then, for a time we had quiet and rest. At 4 o'clock the watch changes again. It is watch and watch for every four hours. Dur- ing my four hours off 1 do not have to monkey with the weather charts or worry about anything. The anxiety natural first hour or two of this worn off completely. Every Ome at Ease. Everybody is quite at home aboard the ship now, and, of course, a good number of kilometers are behind us. We are making 150 kilometers an hour, and if it keeps up like this we will be over there in a hurry At meals we sit together, gemutlich (jolly and companionable). Originally, we sat apart special place for the Americans. But there was plenty of room, and Maj. Kennedy and Capt. Klein sat down beside Herr Lehmann and me. 2:45 p.m—T have made an inspec- tion of the ship. Regretfully, 1 tossed overboard a Jarge case of fresh food given us by the home folks. It welghs too much. There is plenty to eat without it. The canary bird enjoys the clicking of my typewriter, and as 1 peck away he is singing with all his heart. The now ha spirit in the during the flight has degrees in the cabin last might, and continued warm today. Early in the afternoon fog was encountered, and for several hours the ship ran close to the surface of the sea, the better to judge the direction and force of the wind by observing the waves. Then she climbed above the fog, which was only 500 or 600 feet high, and ran thus until darkness obscured the surroundings. We felt a sym- pathy for the vessels in the fog; we .have been there, "in surface ships, ourselyes, and this fog extended over 400 miles. - “When I ¢ameé on watch last mid- night the ZR-3 was skirting the southeast coast of Nova Scotia. It was a cold, bright night, a decided change from the night before. At 0 a.m. Seal Island was passed, and the ship headed across the Gulf of Maine toward Boston. The position was occasionally checked by bearings from radio compass stations along the shore. “Cape Cod Light was passed abeam at 3 a.m., Eastern standard time, and soon afterward the ship was sailing over Boston. It was a sight to swel | kooa the bosom of a returning Amerlun, and one never to be forgotten. Mil: lions ‘of light: If on looked closel downward one could see the build ‘ings, but looking siantwise notbing) bus. lighta™ people who look in with little bird. We should reach the Bay of Biscay 1t 4 o'clock. Over the ocean it will be more smooth. Over France here is rocking and there is a r of seasickness, but every- athering the motion and no- is sick yet pass by my little astonishment at Cognac Brings Laugh. ssed the mouth of the Gironde. Shortly before that the lookout sighted the town of Cognac. We were reminded that America is dry, and we had a laugh Thank God, we are not there quite and there is still a little stuff our locker. Of course, we have only a bit of wine and Cognac and cherry brandy, and if our bottles were counted there would be only a bot- tle of wine Ralf bottle of Cognac around. The alcohol is to be used only for medicinal purposes. It is warm—in fact, too warm—and we are sitting in our shirtsleevi If the heat keeps up like this we'll get into bathing suits tomorrow. The sea is deep blue. Against the blue the white caps stand out sharply. It is all very beautiful. The trip is fine thus far. We are making about 100 kilometers an hour. In five hours we expect to make Cape Orteal, on the Spanish coast. Travel on an airship is certainly the finest thing in the world. $:40 pm the Spanish coast The usually stormy quiet ‘and peaceful, moon rise that followed, gave us a wonderful view. On the north coast of Spain, however, a storm took our view away from us very suddenly, but now we are coming mnear the Azores, and the air is clear and quiet again. Apparently flying makes one hungry. Everybody Is consuming a quantity of food. In spite of that, however, we are not going over our quota for each meal, and everything is apportioned justly. At midnight 1 must go on watch again. Off with the lights and quickly to bed for a few hours sleep. At T30 pom. we Car v sighted Penas B is very Sun nd the Hailed by Steamer. October 13 (Monday) 1 a.m.—Again on watch. We pass over a brightly lighted steamer, which hails us with light “signals. It is slightly stormy with a good wind blowing. Witte mann and I have made an exact rec ord of wind and drift. We find the drift 18 be southwestward 11 meters per second. Accordingly we have to hold 20 degrees into the wind to keep on an even course for the Azores. At 4 oclock we shall move our clock backward one hour, because other- wise we would make a mistake in our koning and we might be given our noon meal in the evening and our evening meal at noon In spite of the long time passes very quickly the charts, 1 find that the wind is improving ‘all the time. It is favor- ing us and we are looking forward to a good trip. 9 am.—Had a good and ing rest from 4 until 8 took of a good breakfast. progress s the ocean everybody in a good humor. 1 took my ‘breakfast with the Americans, who also are in high spirits over our good progress. A few rain clouds « Iying on the sea, but we usuall fly over them and avoid getting we Often we rainbows, but every ti just as our gondola scems to touch them, they disappear. Azorex in Sight, 11 a.m—Land Island Sam Miguel on our starboard bow. We are flying true to our course. Weather signs are very scarce in this neighborhood but what faint signs we look watches the Watchi refresh- and par- Our fast has put in of the ght. The Azores lie 12:30 p.m—Dinner was plentiful. We had boullion, ham with Burgundy sauce, and pearl beans, peaches and cabinet pudding. Every- body praises the good cooking. Lud- . who in addition to his wirel work helps the chef, has, with the ilmaker, Krorr, his hand full Knorr helps in the kitchen, too. One of the machinists also has to help always in the kitchen. Often I lend 4 hand, too, in shirtsleeves. But today everything was so excellent they got along without me. Dr. EcKener, our commandant sent a word of praise to the kitchen. Over the Azores we intend to throw off a bag of mail. 1 have written several let- ters which I want to post. Behind me the phonograph is playing, and it tickles my legs to hear the lively ance music and the marches. Some of the Americans even drum their fingers on the chair arms. If this glorious weather continues we ex- pect to be over there on Wednesday. 30 p.n.—At 2:30 we were about 1,400 meters high, passing along the Coast of Tercecia. Rich vegeation covers the land outside of the rocks, which stand out here and there. There is not a spot on the island which is not cultivated. Vineyards and olive groves are close against each other. Occa- sionally a burst of blooming red shines through the monotone of green.. On the north end of the island the land scems useless, because the mountains fall away sleepily to the sea, and no sun can fall on thelr scaward side. Spick and span below us lies the City of Angra, and a full-grown palm tree excites our admiration. We throw off, directly in the middle of the city, a number of mail bags, attached to para chutes. Above the clouds we caught sight of the long-looked-for Mount Pico shining in hte sun's rays. Capt. Steel, the American, cheers us with a little legend in verse about the mountain. He says, “See the Pico very clear, you will be lucky for a year.” Ship Gathers Speed. So we are destined for a year's good fortune. Between San Jorge and Pico we fly swiftly, with the wind at our back. Now I have to play doctor again. I must renew the bandages on the hand of one of the machinists. I hope it stays on until we reach America. 4 p.m.—We enjoyed one more beau- tiful sight. We saw Mount Pico again in all its beauty, while passing Fayal. It was so clear that Capt. Klein says it's good enough for 10 years' luck, instead of just one. Nobody ever saw the great mountain from an air- ship, in such fine weather. One of the cells was pinched the last time we made altitude, and when we came down it drew up, making a tear. The sailmaker and Ludwig had to patch it. As the watch must have their cofte and bread, I'll have to attend the kitchen alone, since Knorr and Ludwig are busy aloft. ‘We set the watch back another hour, so that we picked up an hour in our off watch time. But we will have to make up for it. Because the watches tonight will be longer. Two motors have been stopped, because of trouble, but we are still making good speed. 9:15 p.m.—At 4 o'clock we put the watch back another hour, which gives me an additional hour of rest. After we had made a good start from Fayal, the wind took a sudden turn and came onto our bow at an angle. ‘Wind Forces Change. At about 8 o'clock the breeze treshened, and we had to veer off a most 15 degrees in order to hold our course. ; The last point of Europe which we glimpsed was the Isiand of Flores, which appeared dimly in the mist of starboard. A few, flying rain clouds hung from the sky., We evad- il good and |we {ing |North Americun Newspaper Alliance. { pleasant | husband was WASHINGTON. ed them, The temperature rises in spite of the clouds towards evening. It is almost too warm now. In the middle of the evening we discovered that half of our trip was behind us. Yet we had used up only one third of our fuel supply. Once we lost radio touch with the rest of the world but now we have been directly in | touch with the U. S. 8. Detroit, which is giving us reports on the weather. [ Everything on board the vessel is | tunctioning dmirably, and I am glad to0, that the provisions 1 made ready are meeting with so much applause; originally we intended to take with us only the simplest sort of food, but at the last minute we decided that we would do ourselves a bit better, since good “eats” keep up one’s splrit amaz- ingly. It is so warm right now that 1 am sitting in my cabin writing in my pajamas, since it's quite too hot to stay dressed up, 4:30 a. m., October 14—Relieved at 12 o'clock, and on watch till 4, mean- while the wind has gained in force until at last the anemometer shows 17 meters from the southwest, so that we have to reckon with the drift of 33 degrees off the course. We've just got the first news from America. By means of our wireless connection with the S. S. President Harding we have also obtained news of the weather which seems to be Tather un- favorable. We mast look out as we £0 to the South for a storm center Iy- ing off Newfoundland and go around it so that we can then approach the ast with more favorable winds. | (The following entries in the diary cover the trip as the ZR-3 approached New York, circled it and landed at Lakehurst.) | We were doing 70 miles an hour as we passed over Bridgeport, Conn with engines working perfectly There was a beautiful sunrise, and were thrilled with our first day- light view of America. All on board were busy and excited making prep- arations for landing and getting the ship in order. Steamers greeted u. with their sirens as we reached New York The city was in mist, which leared as we circled the Statue of Liberty as a greeting to New York Then 1 saw the motor launch whit- to receive my message to the 1 dropped the message, and as we procecded up Broadway and Riverside drive we could distinctly -hear the cheers of the crowds below. All steamers we passed gave us greeting with flags and sirens. height of 10,000 feet for valving off gas we got a magnificent view of the city. From straight message that New to York we Lakehurst, sending a we cxpected to arrive at 9:30. We sighted the great hangar t Lakehurst when we were about 15 minutes out from New York. | Our time was short to prepare for we had innumerable things to do. As we landed 1 jumped out, as it was necessary to lighten the ship, and so | was the first man from the ship to set foot on American soi The flight was a success in ever: way and 1 thoroughly believe dem- onstrated the feasibility of safe and transoceanic travel by Zep- When we landed we had tons of gasoline out of 31 Although we met them landing and : pelins left six with which we started. met heavy winds the ship all bravely. She lost onl per cent of her gas which is a splendid show- ing considering the distance and the conditions of flight. The engines tunctioned pertectly, iganesay yright, 1924, United States, Canada, it A S A merics and Japan by North American Newspaper Alliunce.) MRS. T. G. DEWEY DIES. Wife of Retired Naval Command- er Resident Herz 15 Years. Mrs. Ridie Bradley Dewey, wife of Comdr. Theodore G. Dewey, U. 8. N., retired, and a resident of this city for the last 15 years, died at her resi- dence in the Marlborough apartments, 917 Eighteenth street, yesterday. Fu- neral services will be conducted in the Church of the Epiphany tomor- row morning at 11 o'clock. Inter- ment will be private. Mrs. Dewey was born in this city. However, she did much traveling and lived at a number of different places, having been located near where her stationed at various times during his service in the Nav. Besides her husband. she is sur- vived by two sons, Edward B. Dewey and Theodore Macrea Dewey, who served as officers of the U. S. N. R. F. during the World War; a sister, Mr: Snyder, wife of Capt. Snyder of the Naval War College at Newport, R. I, and a half brother, C. Stanton Wal- cott. WALLACE RECOVERING. Secretary Improving After Suc- cessful Operation. Secretary Wallace of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, who was oper- ated on vesterday at the Naval Hos- pital here in an effort to relieve sciat- ica, is making good progress toward recovery. Dr. Joel T. Boone, one of President Coolidge’s physicians, said today the Secretary had passed a very comfort- able night and was resting well. In- dications are that the operation was entirely successful. As EBONITE “Strings" 0 2 Stick, $o It Winds Arognd the Gears Popularity is the seal of approval. Wherever EBONITE is KNOWN, it leads. There must be a reason. Demand EBONITE and refuse all “Just as good” substitutes. At _dealers’ in five pound cans, and at service stations from the Checker-board ‘pump, only. 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LAKEHURST, N. J., October 16.- The zeppelin ZR-3. a friendly pri oner, but none the less a prize of war, recalls vividly as she Iies in her giant cradle here, with balloons deflated, the picture of another zeppelin—the only one ever captured “alive” by the allics during the World War. When the writer saw that other zeppelin it lay a stark, black thing, with broken back, across a shallow ravine and a tiny French river, its nose lying dog fashion just against the edge of a grand route, as the roads are called in France. It had tumbled to earth on a Sabbath morn- ing early in the Autumn of 1817. Its balloons and outer coverings had been pierced by machine gun bullets from French airplanes. The monster was one of a squadron of four of the L-type Zeps which bad attempted to bomb London the night before. Always the Germans selected Saturday night for their marauding trips over the English capital. They clung to the idea that all English- men took a holiday over the we end, even the defending On this occasion something 1w ant wrong with the navigation of the death-dealing dirigibles. They got across the English coast long behind their schedule. made a sortie for London but failed to reach it. The night which was covering their oper- ations fast was slipping away. In a panic the squadron turned away, dropped its bombs harmlessly in the British countryside, and then made for what it thought was home. But miscalculation or contrary winds swept the squadron far south of ifs intended course and daylight, instead of finding the ships safe above the Fatherland, threw them literally into the arms of the French. ¥rench Axsall Squadron. The jovous alarm rang through all of northern Franc. and, oh. what &ood hunting the French irplanes had. They assailed the squadron from ail sides. The invaders, flounder- ing in their mi ¥ nd unable to fight back, scattered and ran Three of them were brought down in flames—every member of their créws perishing in the white heat which transformed the aluminum frames into molten mass. The fourth in some manner escaped ign tion and flopped down to earth, some 45 kilometers southwest of Neufcha- teau, where the American war corre- spondents . made their headquarters. The forced enough skill to spare the life of every man on_ board, but as she settled across the ravine and the escaping &as left her a dead weight, the Zep- pelin cracked her spin As soon as the crew made its way from the war gondolas they attempt- ed to destroy the ship. With axes they broke all the delicate instru- ments of control. the electrical switchboards and the apparatus with which they were supposed to “orient” themselves in fogs or clouds. They were just about to fire the craft when some French peasants out on an ear- Iy morning hunt dashed up to the “machine,” as they always called the Zeppelins, and trained their guns on iermans. These peasants earned the honor of having captured the Zep- pelin alive and it was the first to fall into the hands of the allfes in any such shape that they could study its constructién from stem to stern. Crew Looked Strange. The crew of the Zeppelin looked for all the world like men from Mars. Certainly they seemed to be creatures of another world to that in which the allies and the Americans were living. They came from across that bloody first line which separated the very world itself into two great divisions. They wore black leather helmets and strange flying clothes. Their feet were encased In great felt boots, an inch or more in thickness. They were herded into a French motor lorry to be carted away for examination and for imprisonment for the remainder of the war. Jeering French peasants, men, women and children, made no impression upon them. It was not until some one shouted, “Here come the Americans!” that any one of the sullen captives showed a ray of in- terest. They had been told there were no Americans in France. These Zeppelin men, the onl to escape with their lives of all the hostile craft of that type shot down during the war, were disconsolate at their fate. They seemed to think there would have been far more honor in_invineration. They had let their ship, the great secret of their coun- try, fall almost intact into the hands of the enemy. There was talk for a time of tak- ing the Zeppelin just as it was to Paris and placing it on exhibition on the Place de la Concourse, but the air forces. m THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, anding was made with | 1924, HELIUM REPLACING HYDROGEN IN ZR-3 (Continued from First Page.) Germany and the United States might be established soon. He said the trip counld be made in less than 81 hours and 17 minutes, the time required by the ZRe3 to make the voyage. Dr. FKckener explained that fog and adverse winds had delayed him slightly, and added that the time bétween shores was really less than the flying time because the ship was at a point over the Massachusetts Coast where it could have landed safely 78 hours after it left Friedrichshafen. The airship was declared fit for im- mediate flight today, after an inspection which disclosed everything in perfect order. The task of releasing from the mam- moth craft its dangerous hydrogen. rep- resenting an expenditure of $11,600, is under way and probably will be com- pleted today. Immediately after the Zeppelin landed, 40 seamen began prepa- rations to deflate the gas bag. Because of the danger in conserv- ing hydrogen the contents of the 13 cells will be allowed to escape in- to the alr instead of into tanks. When the craft is reinflated, hellum will be used. Approximately 20 per cent of the hydrogen in the bags was valved out to reduce the buovance of the Zeppelin in landing yesterday. In return for its expenditures in con- nection with ZR-3, the Government collected less than $50 in duties when the craft landed. Classed as a Ger- man merchantman, the Zeppelin was boarded and inspected by custom, health ,and immigration authorities as though it were an ocean liner. The manifest prepared by the com- mander of the ZR-3 described the Zeppelin as “in ballast,” carrying eight sacks of mail. tors who inspected the Zeppelin were struck by the luxurious equip- ment, from its staterooms, equaling | of the finest liners, to its unexcelled by that of any Bathrooms with hot and cold impression of being any one kitchen, hotel. water gave the in a hotel suite SEEK TO RETAIN SHOPS. Suecess of ZR-3 Revives Agitation for Versailles Treaty Revision. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, October cessful completion of the flight to| America of the ZR-3 has increased the agitation in Germany for revision of the treaty arrangements requiring the dismantling of the Zeppelin work- shops and hangars at Friedrichshafen A committee of the German trade and industry congress has adopted a resolution expressing hope that the works may not be destroyed, but re- tained “to contribute to the peaceful uniting of peoples and to the common rlusk of bringing about a revival of 16.—The suc- European and universal pfosperity.” Ci};l:Chb to Meet. The Circle Club of Master Masons. composed of Masons in the employ of the District government, will meet | Saturday night at § o'clock at Pythian | Temple, 1012 Ninth street. The grand master of Mascns of the District of Columbia, Charles F. Roberts, will speak. Malcolm Horten, Draper Hor- ton and Mrs. Opal Whipp will enter- tain. The committec in charge is composed of Milton D. Smith, Police Department; Joseph Sullivan. Fire Department, and Clarence Talley, De- tective Burear task proved impossible. Those who inspected the giant craft as it lay prone on the ground will never forget the delicate tracery of its aluminum lattice work, each joint put together with a watchmaker's sgkill. The ZR-3 represents today a vast improvement upon that creature of the war. The new Zeppelin is a ship of peace—but like all ships of peace, it might find eventually its place in war. If not the ZR-3 than possibly the ZR-R 2,009, (Copyright, 1924.) Franklin Sq. Hotel Coffee Shoppe 14th Street at K ‘Where the well meglect that fur coat of yours. It needs at. tention at once 0 you will be able to wear it this Winter. Best work at lowest prices. woL FURRIER, Mortgage Loans M and Sold J. LEO KOLB Main 5027 23 N.Y. Ave. 1237 Wisosnsin Ave. “Pledged to Quality” Fourteenth St. at New York Ave. G. U. vs. U. S. Marines American League Park, October 18 The ardor of even the warmest enthusiast swill cool if he gets chilled. Therefore, get i_nto a Goldheim topcoat for style, warmth and service. G.0P. ‘CORRUPTION' ASSAILED BY COLBY Criticizes Hughes and Scores Independents, Opening Campaign in Ohio. By the Associuted Press. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 16— Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State in the Wilson cabinet, formally open- ed the Ohio Democratic campaign here last night with an address, in which he reviewed the acts of the Republican administration and allud- ed to the candidacy of the inde- pendent political candidates. Taking issue with Secretary of State Hughes, whom he characterized as chief spokesman of the adminis- tration, and who declared in a speech bere that the only issue of the presi- dentia! campaign was the indorse- ment of the Coolidge administration, Mr. ‘Colby asserted that the “tariff question” and “party honesty were the fundamental issues in the cam- paign. After paying tribute to Mr. Hughes for his ability to “withdraw your gaze from the major portion of the administration's record and center your attention upon the few and final months of the so-called Coolidge ad- ministration,” Mr. Colby gave a re- sume of what he termed “shocking corruption of the Republican party.” Mentioning Harry M. Daugherty former attorney-general. Edwin Den- by, former secretary of the Navy, Charles R. Forbes, former director of the Veterans' Bureau and Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the in- terior, Mr. Colby said the only namc Mr. Hughes had left to prais was that of President Coolidge. Ts it any wonder,” Mr. Colby asked, “that the Democratic party candidate for the presidency should A Good Your office chair supporters in your perhaps the least less something goes Sikes Office Easy known for the business man. appearance walnut and mahogan: thought is devoted to the office chair un- extra heavy, reinforced saddle seat gives comfort. 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