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KITE SHAPED BALLOON TAKES
; FRONT RAM AS WAR WEAPON
Utility of "Sausage" Compared With More Spectacular
Aeroplane In Great World Conflict, Now Raging
In Europe; Some Thrilling Experiences of
Aeronauts On Battle Front.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 4, 1917.
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The miraculous stunts of the air
plane have rather overshadowed its
humbler cousin, the kite-balloon.
The work is no less dangerous if it
be less dramatic, and even more forti
tude is required to hang high in air
tethered at the end of a cable, a mark
for enemy guns, since there is none of
the exhilaration that accompanies the
dash of the flier.
But H. M. S. Sausage, as the an
chored balloon is called by the "Tom
mies," is an important adjunct to the
air-fleet. The London Post says of
the value of these unhandsome craft:
' They are employed along the whole
length of the battle-line, "spotting"
for the artillery at heights and dis
tances from the firing-line which ex
pose them all the time, not only to
shell-fire, but to attack from enemy
aeroplanes. Picture the situation of
the devoted observer, perched some
thousands of feet above the ground,
swaying hour after hour at the end of
, his cable like a ship at her moorings,
and offering a tempting and conspicu
ous mark for every enemy gunner in
search of a. target, and for every en
emv airman on a rovintr commission
over our lines. It is a duty that asks"
some nerve in the true performance of
it, is it not? f"
Seasick in a Sausage -
But if the kite-balloon is the readv
prey of enemy attack, it is not in itself
discomfortable to the occupant. Its
design has been vastly improved from
the type of the old German dragon
balloon which held the field at the
outbreak 'of war . i --
By. an. ingenious and simole ar
rangement it has been found possible
to make the kite-balloon keen alwavs
. head to wind. ' That is the explana
tion of that "bustle"-like arrangement
at the" end of the ship by which the
wind is transformed from a disturbing
into a steadying influence. The. saws
age shape of the balloon is another
device for. preserving steadiness and
avoiding ihe teetotum motion to
which the spherical balloon ia liable.
' In days of high and gusty wind the
sausage-oauoon i naturally pitches a
good deaP-the resultant motion from
the wind-force and the resistance of
the tethering-cable and the inexperi
enced ..observer may Buffer severely
from seasickness in such conditions;
but in genial weather , the sensation
is soothing snd even luxurious; and
the fiercest ground heat gives place
to a delicious coolness at quite a mod
erate altitude, , y ' s
f What Observers Know
But the observer has to be trained
not only to the work of observation,
but to toleration, as the doctors would
say, of height. He has not only to
learn to watch his pressure gauges and
other instruments, while picking out
every significant object and portent
on the horixon and maintaining con
stant telephone communication with
the earth i he has also to become ac
' customed to the sensation of height
of complete detachment from mother
earth and to the changed aspect of
famitar
the landscape and its most
objects from his new point of view.
No one who has not experienced It
can believe what "the bird's-eye view
really , is how rare and strange the
face of the countryside appears at a
heieht of 3.000 or 4.000 feet. It is. to
accustom observers to these condi
tions that the old spherical balloons
are still useful. 1 hat accounts tor ttie
soectacle. which is often presented on
a fine day, of several of these spherical
balloons drifting over London. They
carry probationers training for the
certificate of the Royal Aero club, and
the popular idea that these balloons
are a part of London's defense against
air-raicis is, one tears, lauacious,
v Come Into Their Own.
The advantages of the kite-balloon
for observation purposes are now
fully recognized. The observer is in
direct communication with the ground
while the aeroplane pilot is naturally
in rapid flight, his position changing
constantly and his communication
with the ground less sure and direct
The Post says:
But it took some time for the force
of these considerations to be fully ad
tnitted. The achievement and potenti
ality of the aeroplane not unnaturally
overshadowed everything else: and so
it fell out that the kite-balloon was
neglected.
Artillery commanders insisted on
aeroplanes for: their "spotting," and
the officers of the kite-balloon sections
too often met with "greetings where
no kindness is." Indeed, it is related
--although it would not be wise to
take these mess-room pleasantries too
literally--that kite-balloon officers at
one time had to go downline line rec
ommending their services much in the
manner of a commercial traveler
pushing his wares. They had to dine
gunner-officers well to woo them to
an indulgent mood and then insinu
atingly to suggest arrangements for
a trial "shoot, almost on the principle
of "money returned jf goods not found
satisfactory.
. Sausage Does Stunts,
But the goods were satisfactory
so satistactory that gunners quickly
came to ask for the kite-balloon and
to see that they got it
A pilot on oy was at observation
work in a high wind when the elevator
and rudder arrangements burst. With'
out more ado--as if to celebrate re
lease from a hated bondage tha bal
loon looped the loop twice, leaving
the unhappy observer hanging to the
ir nuw una inn imc up, now mat;
as best he might. Then, exhilarated
by this exercise, the balloon made
a bid for complete freedom with an
almost Russian ardor, and succeeded
in snapping the tethering cable. Again
in the revolutionary manner, it next
conceived the idea of fraternizing with
the enemy, and drifted toward his
tines at a velocity of 40 miles an hour.
The airman not unnaturally thought
that the day of his usefulnesson earth
was, over, so he tore up all his maps
and documents, smashed his camera
plates, and took his parachute. He
landed safely 1,000 yards from the
German lines, with no greater injury
than a bad shaking up and some se
vere cuts and contusions from fall
ing amoncr trees. Today he is well
and at work again.
Showed True Metal
Annttir airman had ihf HisaCrPF-
able experience of having his kite-
balloon shot down, not once, dui
tivir in nnt rtav. bv enemv aircraft:
and yet he made a third ascent as
soon as a new balloon couia De touna
for him. Remember that each time
after the destruction of his balloon
this airman's only escape was by para
chute, and though in strict theory and
in favorable circumstances descent by
parachute is reasonably safe, it is an
exploit Uiai puis uu mean Biiaui uu
the nerves. To jump into space at
a heighf-of several thousand feet,
trusting that the little folded bag at
tached you will presently open out
umbrellawise and softly "descend
like the dew or the rain" is a thing
that the hardiest men would not
choos twice in the same day, to say
nothing of inviting a third repetition
of the ordeal.
Roses Gathering Again
For Ebbets of Flatbush
The roses are'again gathering in the
cheeks of Charles Ebbetts, Brook
lyn's best known base ball impre
sario. It was hard sledding for the
Squire last season, and he finished
somewhat worn and wan, but 'e's
perking up now. "The injuries to
Daubert, Wheat and Myers, ..hich
kept them out for days at, a time.
t.!one were enough to wreck u," he
explained yesterday, "but nex. season
we'll be ba. in the first division ;nd
have as good a , er.nant chance as
anybody else, and when I say that I
realise that the Giants are a powerful
club and, like this year, will Le h?ri
to beat."
Nurse At Front, Relative of
Omahans, Killed By Bombs
Word has reached Omaha of the
death of Miss Mabel Milne of Craigie,
Perth, Scotland, in a German raid on
a base hospital in France September
30. Miss Milne was a granddaughter
of Mrs. Margaret Lee, and a niece of
Mrs. David Linn, 1535 Park avenue,
and a cousin of Mrs. L. C Sholes and
Mrs. C. W. Newport of Omaha. She
was attached to the .Thirty-eighth
Scottish general hospital. Few de
tails have been received, but it. is
understood that three other nurses
were instantly killed by the bombing
party. Miss Milne died October 2.
f Fair Weather Predicted
For Omaha Next Week
Washington, Nov. 3. Weather pre
dictions for the week beginning Sun
day, issued by the weather bureau
today, are: ... : . a
Plains states and upper and middle
Mississippi valleys: Fair, except rain
or snow during the early days over
northern districts ' and end of the
week. Temperatures somewhat high
early in the week,, followed by sub
stantial fall over northern districts.
arisian Stage Favorite
Quits Footlights for Veil
Paris, Nov. 2. Mademoiselle Eve
Lavalliere, for years one of the fa
miliar figures of Parisian life and
long favorite at the Theatre des Va
rietics, has left the stage to take the
veil, She has sold all the luxurious
furnishings of her apartment, divided
her dresses, furs and jewels among
her friends and in a day or two will
enter the order of Carmelites.
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Chassis Complete$1550
r.O.B.Narioa
My MdiaEa Track
Paid For Itself in Six Months
' GEO. E. ATWATER
Earns a Rate of $6,000 Per Antium
Let an. Indiana truck earn for you as this one has earned for
George E.Atwater,, of Sioux Falls, S. D. Here is his report:
"My Indiana Truck paid 'for itself in
six months, and it is earning at the rate
of $6,000 a year." Upkeep is insignlfi-
cant, and gasoline, oil, etc;, are' very .
low. It is entirely satisfactory in every
respect, and my results with it are big
ger than I expected. '
(Signed.). "GEORGE E. AT WATER.
i Other Indiana Records gleaned from
1,000 lines of business: Hauled as low
as 6 cents per ton mile; earned $80
to $100 day ; a seven-truck fleet
earned $50,000; the first Indianas built
have paid back their purchasers Mil
lions of Dollars in Earnings.
Silent Worm Drive
mck
Save owners big money because of 112 .
Reserve Strength in heavy duty motor crank
shaft 80,000-mile axles frame brakes
clutch. Save f 100 to f 1,000 on prices: 1-ton
H.ES0; 2-ton $2,250; 3H-ton $3,000; 6-ton
$4,000 ' Your Indiana dealer Vill let you pay
as the truck earns itself. v.
. Writ for Operating Costa Book s
giving detail figures "averaged" from records
of many Indianas in service.
INDIANA TRUCK CORPORATION, MARION, IND.
STANDARD MOTOR GAR COMPANY
CARL CHANGSTROM, Prop.
Distributors Nebraska and Western Iowa.
2020 Farnam St, Omaha.
Phone Douglas 1705. ;
INFLATION BEGINS
BANKEMARNING
American Business Must race
Issue and Not Look Upon
War as an "Extra,"
Says Miller.
Philadelphia, Nov. 3. With a warn
ing that inflation already had begun,
A. C Miller, member of the Federal
Rerserve board, told the national con
ference on financing the war here to
day that American business must not
undertake to carry the war as an "ex
tra" but must exercise the vision and
the imagination necessary to see the
great changes in 'economic organiza
tion essential to victory.
Mr. Miller pointed to the increase
in Federal Reserve bank investments
as evidence of the existence of infla
tion, partially responsible for the rise
in commodity prices, and declared if
this increased it" was not unreason
able to expect that before long the re
serve system would be made into a
great engine of banking inflation.
Estimating the annual actml sav
ings of the American people at $15,
000,000,000, Mr. Miller suggested that
$12,000,000,000 would be, left to ab
sorb loans, after deducting $3,000,
000,000 to meet war taxes. Sitfce ap
propriations for the coming year ag
gregate some $20,000,000,000, he said,
$5,000,000,000 must be added to the
nation's savings if the war's expenses
are to be met.
Jkfr. Miller stated his opinion that
it would require all of the economic
resources of the country to win the
war . '
"I have it on' competent authority,"
he said, "that it takes the labor of
four men, working in industries of
one kind or another, producing mili
tary and other needed; supplies, to
maintain one soldier at the front.
This means, that an American army
of 1,000,000 men will require the out
put of 4,000,000 men working in fac
tory, field and foundry. v
"I also have it on competent au
thority that the munitions, provisions
and other maintenance of the armies
and civilian populations our allies
in Europe must have from us will re
quire the output of more than 10,
000,000 laborers in this country.
"If we accept as approximately ac
curate the estimates of our present
available labor supply as amounting
to 30,000,000 workers, the magnitude
of the economic problems with which
we are confronted is suggested by
the requirements that one-half or.
more of our existing labor supply
must during the war be devoted to
the producing of materials and sup
plies to be consumed by our own and
the armies of our allies and the civ
ilian populations in Europe, which
are dependent on us for part of their
necessary keep."
Three Cushion League
Offers $7,600 in Prizes
The Interstate Three Cushion Bil
liard league will distribute nearly
$7,500 in prizes to winners, high
scorers arid average players this sea
son. .
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WHY BUYERS OF ENCLOSED CARS
V ; NOW : PREFER THE FRANKLIN
THESE are days when everyone
wishes to be more self-reliant
when the young men of the family or
the help on the place, are At the Gov
ernment call for War or for Industry.
It is the greatest of times for a self-contained
car" that any member of the
family can drive and use.
Most people think of an Enclosed
Car as something formidable heavy,
hard to handle, complicated, expensive,
and requiring a mechanician too much
car for these self-reliant times. And
, this has been so, concerning the cars
they knew.
It was the Franklin that put the new
type of Enclosed Car on the map and
inaugurated because it made it pos
sible the Vogue of the enclosed Car
for all uses.
The Franklin Enclosed Car is Tight,
flexible, risilient, easy-rolling with the
economies and advantages of all the
Franklin Open Models.
It can be driven as freely over all
roads , and in all weathers, and is so
easy to handle that it can be driven all
day without fatigue. x
Of all the fine enclosed cars, the
Franklin is the most resilient, the most
responsive, the easiest on tires.
A Frenklin owners' personal reports,
over' a five-year period, give the
Franklin an average of 10,203 miles
to the set of tires.
Franklins gasoline economy is a fac
tor of the greatest importance. On July
13th, fhis year, 179 Franklin Open
Cars in all parts of the United States
averaged the remarkable mileage of
40.3 miles tot the single gallon of
gasoline. -
Real saving today is in the upkeep
of a car, and we can give you facts and
figures, the actual Thrift records of
Franklin Wners everywhere the most
cheerful and encouraging news to any
one about to buy a car. :
U . . WO IU. S2950.W ClrioM . 2483 1U. $2550.00 BraogU. . 2575 IU $2900.01
IWaCr. 2810 IU 3200.M Umum , 262011m. 320O00 All PHc F.Q.BLSnMM
FRANKLIN MOTOR CAR CO.
2205 Farnam St.' C Phone Douglas 1712.
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Dodge Brothers business has just
reached and passed another mile
atone in its history.
In lest than three yean approxi
mately two hundred thousand Dodge
Brothers Motor Cars have been
placed in the hands of owners, y
If this sales-record represented the
appeal of a price, the total would not
be particularly impressive.
The important thing is that the car
is not thought of in terms of price,
but in terms of value.
How often you hear the car spoken
of andy how seldom the price!
It ia the quaHty otHhou&ht that
surrounds it which makes this suc
cess noteworthy.
Because people think well of these
cars, it is still impossible for Dodge
Brothers to build enough of them
Seldom has there been a finer ex
ample of the force of friendly
thoughts. .
It is an inspiration and an encourage
ment' to build well because the re
ward, in America, is so great and so
'sure.
With nothing but good will toward
them in American homes how could
Dodge Brothers do less than they
have done?,
dly Thoughts
N Nothing has checked or hindered for
so much as a single week, the con
tinued bestowal of this recognition
and reward.
The eagerness to own the car is
greater today than it ever has been.
The reason is not far to seek.
Take first the mere numerical owner
ship. ' v i' -y "-V
Remember that .the satisfaction of
these two hundred thousand owners
is not casual, but deep and profound.
Multiply them by the average family
of even three.
Remember that all of these are warm
"friends. ( y
Then think of that leaven of thought
. leavening -the whole mass.
yYou will begin to understand, then,
y why Dodge Brothers have been build
ing new buildings ever since the busi
ness Iregan.
yYou will understand why the works
in which the car is built are still
' steadily spreading and expanding.
' You will get an Idea of how mu$
men can do when the homes of
America are solidly behind them.
It will paj roil to tisit us and exmi'n thi obi
MURPHY-O'BRIEN AUTO COMPANY
1814-18 Farnam St
TriBf Cr r XMfctar, StSS. S4am r Coap, $1350.
WiaMr Twiriai Car w Sodtar, flue,
Omaha, Neb. ,
Phone Tyler 123.
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