High Altitude Engine Tests In New Concrete Chamber
The U S Bureau of Standards builds a 15 by 6 by 6.5 foot concrete air chamber to simulate 20 000 foot altitude conditions for testing Liberty air engines. The vault uses vacuum capability heat cold control and a special exhaust system to study engine performance and pre compression devices under rarified air.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Washington
Bureau of Standards
America
Bureau
France
Red Cross Nurse Mrs Darby Once Miss Roosevelt In France
Mrs Richard Darby formerly Miss Ethel Roosevelt has served as a Red Cross nurse in France. Her husband and two brothers are currently serving abroad in the war.
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Richard Darby
Ethel Roosevelt
France
Sted Cross
Arabs Enraged by Turkish Officer in Arabian Contingent
Cairo reports say Abdul Kader, commanding an Arabian unit, shot a lieutenant for failing to salute while the Turk prayed. Arabs protest that such acts dishonor their notion of a holy war and threaten defections from the Ottoman forces.
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Cairo
Turkey
Abdul Kader
Fisherman Catches Shark on New Jersey Trip
Reading doctor Dr D G Long escaped a shark attack while fishing near Fortesque New Jersey. He hooked a four foot shark that clung to his clothing as he hauled it aboard. Companions Charles Cole and Feliz Oehring cut off the shark's head to free him.
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Reading
D. G. Long
Fortesque
N. J
Charles Cole
Feliz Oehring
British in Lead as Air Fighters Hold Frontline Edge
An American airman attached to the French service extols the British air force as the war’s sole effective air service. He notes British pilots prioritize information gathering over fleet preservation, treating flying as a coordinated military tool and chasing crucial photographs even at the risk of losses.
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London
Tommy
Hades
Bowie
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