Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1908 — Brenner Not Permitted to Make Ascension. [ARTICLE]

Brenner Not Permitted to Make Ascension.

Lieutenant Brenner, of Co. M, will not get to make a balloon ascension at Fort Benjamin Harrison today, as Col. Thayer refused to allow any of his volunteers to enlist and will let William F. Risk, of Plymouth, and George Simons, of MonUcello, experienced balloonists, make the ascension. An aerial race between the two men will be the feature of the ascension, when the “Browns,” commanded by Col. Henry A. Greepe, Tenth Infantry, and the “Blues,” commanded by Col. Joseph B. Sandborn, First Illinois, will struggle for Baker’s Bridge. The balloon corps will be attached to the “Browns” under the command of Col. Edwin P. Thayer, of Greenfield. The aeronauts will wage a little battle of their own In attempting to rush the first news of the “Blues” movements to "Mm regimental commander. Rish, who belongs t# Company I, and Simons, who belongs to Company C of the Third Indiana Regiment, promised CoL Thayer their beet service. Each asserted he would send in the first information. The men will be allowed to go up alone In their airships for a battle that will be decidedly Interesting.