THE WASHINGTON TDIES. 'WEDNESDAY. MAT 15. 1918.
Airmail Start Is Made Without Hitch Before Crowd That Jams Potomac Field
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PRESIDENT IS jW?
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INGLES WITH
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Continued from rir-t rig)
the air m th an fa llfl nj:
tllcht ni - ri linjr lh i"-!" ti !!
In a Em.-.ful uffpfm altini'lonn I'
the President and thousand? chfrd
headed northra-! in a beclinr, deslin
uj for PhiUdelplua.
The machine piloied hy l.i.-ut.
Bovte former AJhtncton now -paper
'nui jnd now a member of :he
aviation corps of the arm. carried
H 600 and some odd nieces of
fWt ia ? mail matl?r. abou
half of tliejn fSf Xc" " ork. and
k me Daianie Ior-l'miflTlMpniH anu
joiner itie. in nearly eery section)
For he t ounir
The mot important pieoe. was of
! course the 'letter from rnsimaslcr
(General Burlejon to roBtmasttr
Thomas G. Patten, of New- Veik.iinclv posed with Postmaster General
Presiden
t Witbon canceled the stamp,
on this lenrr and autographed it on
the small tab from the bottom of the
sheet of xtampx. whirh was left on.
Th re were many other memorable
communn-aiions, practically all . of
them of a historic or souvenir char
acter Bid Sireeiheart Farewell.
Lieutenant Royle, when he stepped
Into his machine, after bidding his
t-weetheart farewell, and shaking the
hand of officials from the President!
down. was evidently one of the hap-J one else m earshot, but she did not
Pleat men in Washington He did not come from behind the shoulder of
know that h- was to undertake the the Chief llxecutite
flight until just a few minutes before. I'our pouches of mall scheduled for
the flight, when he was designated . the first trip to Philadelphia and New
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flying division of the Signal corps. I
Major Fleet had intended going
himself bu; he flew from New York
to Washington this morning, and had
had little sleep. Lieutenant Royle
etarted back in the machine Major
Fleet brought from New York
Ceremonies attendant upon thelw, " motor cars I hat rhoked all
starting of the first real aeroplane
mail service were recorded bv the
greatest group of motion picture men
and photographers ever gathered in
Washington, which is noted for their
work
President and Wife Knrlj.
Pretden Wilson, accompanied h
Mrs. Wilson, reached the field prompt
H at 11 15. Just as the two mail
trut Icb from I" e city postofnee. sched
uled at that hour, drove 'up The
PVesidenr ,a cheered" as hp alighted
from y tar and mingled in the'
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Department. The at iator Rave up
a law course at the I'niverMtv or
Idaho last fall to enter the flins
section of the Signal Corp
crowd on the field He waR immedi
atel the center of officials. moie
men. and photographers, and he will
Ilurle.-on. Assistant Postmaster i!en
eral Praeger. Postmaster Chance, and
other official.
Mrs. Wilson stood behind the Pre
ldent. One of the photographers ask
ed. "Won't Mrs. Wilson step out a
l.ttle"
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stant! replied, "but she ill not
fihe does not wish !' And he added
wnh a laugh, "that is where m au
thorttj ends"
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Mrs Vllson smiled, as did every-
imikuic t u !! in ine uieaniiinc
there had gathered a host of officials,
and a tremendous crowd of sightseers
to witness the epoch-making event.
The entire polo flcld was lined from
three to six deep and other thousands
of the park roads and completely en
circlid the grent oal.
The flld h5 roped off. And only
offlciali and others uith 'ounierMRn
ed passes admitted by unldier cuaid
and th-i were hundreds nf them, in
cluding K Kr.i bara. t-i retary of
the department f tmmum at.n5
of Japan who is the Japan se post
ma'ter Kneral
The m ij;ht nd destination of
ea h of the four poijf hes brought to
the flId re marked u hen they ar
rived Th' " inorte men" pictured
fhe unloadTnp f tlif pourhe by
William H llayrocb hef of the
dti-Hn of mail, and a hoi f a
! n Tliev pictured thf camel
n,; (. stamp on the Postnwiii
r. r ;rn?al t letter announcing the
n -ti r. and of th droppinp of
ih Inter ir.To one of the pouches
It naf in a White House envelope
I 'zens of others who had brought
letter and mtsraffest to th llld Rot
thm ran.fiod and droppt-0 into the
pou he.
f'amern At ork.
In the meantime Lieutenant Hovie
ua Kfttinf? into hi flj ins top Mis
equipment was strapped on before
tru1 atnTas The bi?nal rurps mech-ami-ians
were busily emraged In tun
in? up the piano that Major rleet had
just brought in, filling up with oil.
and pouring in many He gallon ans
of gasolene
I-cutnant Ilovle had the map nf
Itif route strapped on h r ght 1g.
so that he could sit m hi plane and
see
The President, deepjv interested in
all tha.t transpired. irrulaled demo
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Postmaster General of the United States, sijjr.inp; the first letter sent
from Washington by airmail on the first official flight of a mail air-
3drs Wilson greeting officials and
others of h s acQua'nlanies and
wat lung all of the preparations He
met Major Tleet. and heard of hi
trip down from New ork. and wish
ed Lieutenant l?o le good luck. He
lool.ed over the big Curtlas plane, the
n.alls In fai-t. nothing apparently
escaped his notice and interest.
All of thi was done before a score
or more clicking and whirring cam
eras Postmaster Chance, personam
dropped the President's letter into
the biggest New York pouch for the
benefit of the amera men. who had
the busiest day of their l'ves. trying
to follow the activities of the Pres!
dent the mechanicians, the mail men.
the Postmaster General and other of
ficials, and more particularly the
fliers and their preparations, all at
the same time
It was after 11:3(1. the scheduled
starting time when the pouches were
stowed in the torpedo-like body of
the biplane and the laet gallon nf
gasoline wair poured in. Then the
crowd that had circulated at will,
exchanging gicetlng and trying to
see everything, was aaked to step
back A mechanir turned over the
propcltot to a compression point, and
the motor began to whir.
Presented With Uom-k.
Major Fleet and Lieutenant loyle
stood by and listened to its hum whll"
it was warming up. the center of a
group of mechanics and signal corps
officer Postmaster fSeneral Durle
I son presented two hugo bouquet to
the tler. who hid his face in them,
and then turned them over to his
sweetheart The great plane wan
w he. leu around and ISoyle took his
place nd ru cheered As It
straightened out. he waved farewell
after first searching the crowd with
hi yes. and was off'
The machine hung to the ground for
a hundred feet or more, headed to tne
south, and then lifted in a graceful
.weep Vitnnt fit to Uie left and theu
to the right, climbing all the while.
epi the lower end of the field and
'tame back above the hangar and almost
ovr the heads of the officials Roile
Mratghtened out. wawd his hand and
was oJf to the northea.t.
His last wave rtf the hand, barely
islble, was answered bj Major Klee'.
as his final instruction. He had been
told to circle the field for aliunde, and
kep in position for a return glide
until h1 was sure of his motor In
an instant he was gone The cheers
died away, hats and handkerchiefs
ceased to flutter, and there was a
round of congratulations The multi
tude waited for the President to leave.
heering him as he departed from the
field
President Mixes In.
V ' since h" hai been n the White
ll'ii-e hai ihe President .-njoved
( -u h freedom of action and move
ment in public a he did on the Polo
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iCOHAN REVUE
IVIIh MIRA IIAi: and
Original New York "o, .nany of 125
rxt Week "TURK TO TIIU UU.HT"
SCNDAY MAT. A MC.IIT. MAY 19
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The LURE of ALASKA
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1TAUAN WAR RELIEF
BENEFIT
Poll's Theater, Monday
Afternoon, May 20, 4:30.
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Chief Caupcllean. tHherm.
A. S.
Facts want To Know
About Airplane Mail
stamps for the .eru will be on
sale at the main p.isti.fflre and at
the New York avenue F street. Kiev
enth street. and Pennsylvania
avenue stations
t'ertaln windows and certain clerks,
one at each point, wilt be desig
nated at the main office and the
four stations to handle this mall..
The special stamps are to be can
celed as soon, as the articles are de
posited in the mail with special
stamps to be provided bv 111' a
sistant postmaster A stamp wi!l
he furnirhed the main office and
each station
Letters for this service mav be re(
tered only at the Pennsylvania
avenue station. Persons who ap
ply to register article, at anv
other point will be referr d to that
station
Registered package jackets will be
prepared for dispatch to Philadel
phia and New York hy Ihe I'ennsyl
vania avenue station, and billed in
the usual manner
Mail must be readv for JelUerv to
the automobile nr the w York
avenue. V street and K1c.enth
street stations at 10 50 a m sharp
Mail mus' he cWe.l snd ready for
disoatch fn.m ihe Penni) lvania
avenue ntation at II l' a m hart
Final distribution and r1o of mail
will be made from the I'enna) lvania
avenue station
Senders of mail presented affr the
final t lose at the Pennv lvania Ave
nue station will b- advised that ''
cannot he dispatched 1 airplane
that das. but that if it is desired it
field He was apparent!) frnnkly
I pleared at everything that happened,
land any subtle attempt to keep him
t apart from the crowd failed He
'mingled most democratically and en
j joyed htmflf and when the great
' plane got awa. a. during th- cere-
1 monies and warming up ea. h per
son on the field rowded to his own
j vantage spot, the Pnenleni among Ihem
The first letter put into anv nf the J
Pouches un the pol field HMi dr.ipiH-d hv
the President at 11 SI an.l w iiie signal!
for a nught heer from the ihrongsthatl
had assembled Then the rest of the '
mall, consisting of C.'Ml letters and pack
ages were made read nf thesr- ztf)
were destined to N w York son to Iti.l.-i ,
delphla and 3.(fj0 to niis,n?IUneous place. '
The whole weighed u; pounds r p
resenting a revenue a: Jl n-nts an
ounce, of $-ITi!J I' had been -pected
that the initik.1 r-onMgmn.'n
would be in the neighborhood of .Mm
pounds
The letter autographed h tl Pre-.
idenl. wart adtr-sl
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partment inauurkW a r'gulr ..-ri- f
plane mail -ri- In this import-,
ant work of -lev-lo.nc an .kIvjii. 1
medium ? postal iran-irtntion I
feel that th- fot. 'iffn e I-partment
will have th fullest -op ration r.f
the Nw VorU pt fIJr- in makiti,?
it a u cress.
Thin letter will b- di-pHtdifil tin.l"r
the fit -t a roplai pf-Vnf ji.iinp 1
d1 foIiI b the (J- pari tit nt nn-l "n
led and autn?raphfj th Pr i
dent Of the I'mtel Mjt.-s nA- 'i"
liver the enveh.pe i.. Mr iah Tan
-IK. HI Wall .-I- ork V
w lio ill hi rnngi ti !.. ( sold a'
rfiif1'n for ih lis-nrflt of th. I.. i
('rn, and u ho un! Wart th bidding
at hot. -and dollar'
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IEEE ADMISSJO. flHUSEUE.U PAHX
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plane while Otto Praegcr, Second
charge of the airplane mail sen-ice,
m.i be dispatched immediaelv bv
train If ihe sender wishes it sent
bv train, it must be indorsed by the
lerk to indicate that the request
has been made If it is desired that
it he held, the clerk will follow the
sender's wishes.
In cas of failure to sail Mr Kemper,
clerk in charge of the aviation field,
will notify the superintendent of
mails of the Washington posioffice.
and he -ill notify ihe chief clerk of
the Hallway Mail Service. Mr Hoo
ver If the airplane doei. no: sail, the
chief rlerk of the railway mall
service. .Mr. Hoover, will notify the
chief clerks of the railway mall
service at Philadelphia and New
York, and they, in turn will notify
the postmasters at the wo points
In case of mall rereived b airplane.
all deliveries will be made from
the main postoffice
In preparing airplane mail for delivery
al this . a record will be made
of the number of articles delivered
to the special delivery boys and
carriers making deliveries, a sim
ple form of receipt to be prepared,
-will be attached to each letter, and
the mail handled in the same man
ner as special ilellverv matter.
The Postmaster ai Washington -will
notify the postmasters at Philadel
phia and New York as 1o the quan
tity of mall to be dispatched This
information will he furnished the
office of ihe Postmaster at Wash
ington hv the superintendent of the
Pennsylvania avinue station at the
time of ihe closing it that point.
tended the first air mail (light Skies
were clear, with but a slight har.e.
and flying conditions were ideal, for
a warm sun made air travel comfort
able
The polo field was eroivdf d w Ith
offii tals including the Postmaster
general. I'lrt-t ssistant Postmaster
Central John " Koons Second As
sistant Otto Praecn. Third Assistant
Iii.fkerv PoMma-t r M O I'hanee
As.-istani Postmasur fur!ln. W H
To: MEN IN SERVICE
From: QIIip Ufal&nrf-AHtor.a
Subject: "BILLETING" IN NEW YORK CITY
THE management of the ffial&nrf-AHtnrta
announces to men nf the United States Army
and Nay special terms as follows:
ARMY AND NAVY DISCOUNT
A discount of 25 per cent on established
room rates will be allowed at all times to
Ulalborf-ABlnria patrons having United
States military or naval connection.
and
with particular reference to the popularity
of Xtnv York Week-Ends, there has been
arranged a special
SERVICE TARIFF
(Effective Saturdays and Sundays only)
establishing, for men of the Army and
Navy, the following discounted rates on
any available accommodations :
Roon with bath (per day. one person.
FOUR DOLLARS
Room with bath (per day, two persons)
FIVE DOLLARS
Reservations accepted in advance.
I. M nr.o!rR. F -cedent
Assistant Postmaster General, in
looks on.
Haycock, superintendent of malts of
the Washington office: the chairman
and members of the Senate and
House Postoffice Committees. Secre
tary of Ihe Navy Daniels. Commis
sioner Brownlow. Assistant Secretary
of the Vavy Roosevelt, the postmas
ter general of Japan, and scores of
others
Fljlng conditions were excellent.
Major Fleet declared, when the first
plane had departed
"I had no trouble on my flight down
this morning." he declared. "All land
marks were clearly visible. I made
the trip from Philadelphia in one
hoii- and fifty-five minute.
Lieutenant Boyle, a Kansan. was
for several years a newspaper man in
'Washington. He entered the aviation
service last August. He lives at 173"
H street northwest.
Discarded Army Type.
The plana used today is of an
army type that has been superseded
for active service. It la Curtlss-bullt.
equipped with a twolre-cyllndcr HIs-pano-.-'uiza
motor of great power.
Major Fleet will stay on the field
to see the first plane In from Phlla
delphla this afternoon.
Postmaster General Burleson came
to the field in a motor car with
Praeger. ducked under the ropes and
was making his way onto the fleid.
when a guard stepped him "Have
you a pass, air?' the soldier asked.
Tes, I believe I have." the Post
master General responded, and fished
in his pockets for a pass signed hy
Praeger Then he was permitted to
go ahead.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson
mingled freclj in the crowd on the
polo field.
The first plane o leave Washing
ton carried a message from Bernard
M Baruch. chairman ' the War In
dustries Hoard to- A if R. Hawlry.
president of the Aero ub of Amer
ica. Congratulate! On Socee.
"Accept mv sincere rongratula
tions " It ran, "on the successful
operation of the aero post in the de
velopment of which the Aero Club of
America has taken such a profound in
terest "
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Chief of t nele Sam's skv. postmen.
He livea at H56 It streer north
west Major Fleet is in command
of" the twelve pilots who guide the
machines between New York and
Washington. He brought the
first mail plane from New York to
Washington today. He Is from the
State of Washington, and was a
Umber buyer before entering the
service a year ago
UNCLE SAM RUNS EATING
HOUSE FOR WAR WORKERS
As a sten to keen contented hi. ..it-lltan
army in Washington. Uncle Sam Is oper
ating a big commissary restaurant in
the buildings at Sixth and B streets
northwest designed to feed 2O.00O people
each day
Actual operation Is in th h.i. e ..
local restaurant company, which la pa-
inuucaiiy lurnisning rood as near cost
aa possible, but the plant, a chain of six
eatlnr houses is undee .iin.nri.iAH ....
control of Col i s Ridley, chief of the
onice ot pudiic buildings and (rounds.
Only workers in the war and navy
buildings crouned on the oM r,.-t
vanla railroad site will be served at these
restaurants. A Government pass card
must be presented to gain admission.
WHITE SHOES
For Saturday's Marchers
Included in This Sale
of "Factory Seconds" of
the Famous "Fox Footery" -
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LICUT STEPHEN BONSAL, Jr, '
Uho .al another Washington avla
lor assigned lrt "he aenai mall
service He is a specialist in night
flying Lieutenant Bonsai Is
the son of Major Stephen Bonsai,
noted war correspondent, who
lives at 1T1S Rhode Island avenue
northwest. The lieutenant is a
Yale graduate and trained at the
Dayton. Ohio, aviation field until
transferred to Klllngjon Field,
Tex.'
AUSTRO-GERMAN PACT
CQNTINUES'25 YEARS
ZURICH. May IS The new Autro-
German alliance. Just entered Into at
a conference of the German and Aus
trian Emperors, at German grand
headquarters, U to endure for rvrenty-
flve years, according to advices re
ceived here today from Vienna
The sovereigns bavo concluded a
military union In the widest accept
ance ot the term, the. adMces stated.
The economic ,! tariff questions
will he settled wnn a view tc the
closest possible union.