Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1917 — AEROPLANE OVER CITY [ARTICLE]

AEROPLANE OVER CITY

PROBABLY THAT OF MISS RUTH LAW, WHO IS SCATTERING LIBERTY LITERATURE. Jasper county was visited by an aeroplane shortly after noon Monday, but few people knew of its presence. Those witnessing the giant bird as it circled and darted through the air, were Mrs. John Duvall and son, Samuel, and Tommy O’Meara. Others may have seen it but those noted above are the only ones reporting the fact. The fowl and stock in the Duvall barnyard were raising such a hullabaloo that Mrs. Duvall went to see what the matter was. The noise of the aeroplane attracted the attention of Mrs. Duvall and the aeroplane was discovered flying in a southwesterly direction, about three-quarters of a mile in the air, at a high rate of speed. Mrs. Duvall lives west of this city. No doubt the machine was the one that is being driven by MiSs Ruth Law, who at the present time is engaged in scattering liberty bond literature throughout the western states. Miss Law was scheduled for a flight in this part of the country on Monday and there can be but little doubt that the machine which attracted the attention in this county was the one driven by her. The machine carried a large white flag, the same as the one driven by the famous girl aviatrix. Probably for the benefit of observers the driver caused the machine to travel in a zig-zag course and dart about much the same as a bird. The machine circled about in the air a time or two before leaving this community. So far as known no one in the fields of adjoining farms failed to discover the presence of the giant bird. Some time ago at the request of the* United States government, Miss Law, who is a Cleveland girl, consented to make a tour of many of the states in a plane provided by the government for the purpose of helping in the sale of liberty loan bonds. The literature scattered by Miss Law pertains to the bonds and placards also distributed contain the words: “Bombs or Bonds.’’ This unique manner of advertising was adopted by the government with the hope that it would increase the sale of the bonds. Miss Law is the most daring woman flyer in the world and during the time she has been engaged in making flights has performed many miraculous feats at which the members of the stronger sex have a right to envy and will no doubt prove to be of invaluable service to this government during the war with Germany Since leaving New York on her present mission Miss Law has visited many of the western, south-* ern and central states and is now on her way back to New York.