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O say, can you see, by the dawn's
early light.
What so proudly we hailed at the
twilight's last gleaming?
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These photographs were posed
exclusively for
THE WASHINGTON HERALD
by
MISS GERALDINE FARRAR,
the noted operatic star, as she sang
the national anthem.
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Whose broad stripes and bright
stars, through the perilous
fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched
so gallantly streaming!
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WILSON BUYS BONDS; RUTH LAW WILL FLY
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President Makes Pledge for Patriotic Third Loan Issue to Aid Work of D.C. Campaigners.
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President Wilson last night, on the eve of Liberty Day, set an example for the entire country when he pledged himself to early this morning and complete the purchase of $2,000 worth of Third Liberty Loan bonds.
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Second Purchase.
The pledge, made by the Chief Executive at Keith's Theater last night, was the second purchase of bonds made by him during the present campaign and was the forerunner of scores of others at the performance. The Treasury Department, in a statement issued last night, frankly admits its dependence upon the patriotism of every individual of the nation in making the loan a success. Reports received at the department are discouraging. The loan is not being subscribed at the daily rate necessary to reach even the minimum of $3,000,000,000 asked for by the government to aid in backing up the American boys in the trenches who are facing the Hun machine guns and cannon. America must subscribe to the loan and make it a success.
Washington still had $3,500,000 to go before its quota would be subscribed when the official figures were announced yesterday by the local loan committee. Every possible effort was made last night by speakers and members of the committee to get that amount and the intensive drive will be continued today in a final effort to place an honor flag at the head of the Liberty Day parade this afternoon.
When the official figures were announced yesterday, total subscriptions in the District were $9,198,750, and at the close of business last night reliable estimates placed the amount still to be raised before the quota was filled at more than $1,500,000.
Official figures for the whole country, announced last night by the Treasury Department, showed that only 63 per cent of the minimum of $3,000,000,000 needed, or $1,898,785,050, had been subscribed.
Minneapolis Federal Reserve district has taken and held the lead for the entire country with 107 per cent of its full quota subscribed and now has $113,096,150 to its credit. The Reserve district of St. Louis has a larger total, $136,176,800 worth of bonds bought, but with a larger quota falls behind Minneapolis, with 104 per cent of its quota subscribed.
The Richmond district, in which Washington is located, still stands eleventh among the twelve districts of the country, with only 50 per cent of its quota subscribed. New York, expected to be one of the strongholds of the campaign, has subscribed only 52 per cent of its quota. Atlanta, stands last, with less than one-third of the amount asked of it bought. Scored of meetings were held last.
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Famous Aviator Will Prove Prowess of Women by Aerial Stunts as Feature of Local Demonstration
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Ruth Law, America's greatest aviatrix, who is billed for a start part today in the District drive to oversubscribe its quota for the liberty loan, in a sensational "try-out" of her Curtiss aeroplane late yesterday afternoon, did everything with her machine almost, but collect fares in the trolley cars of the Capitol Traction Company, and she nearly did that.
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Tries It Out.
Yesterday's pre-debut of Miss Law as a liberty bond stimulator here was intended for the purpose of testing the motor of her plane prior to her "real" stunts today, but taking into consideration all the tricks which the little aviatrix did on the Ellipse and the main artery of the Capital yesterday, it's hard to see how this afternoon's show could possibly have anything "on" that of yesterday's.
Getting under way quickly a few minutes after 6 o'clock yesterday from the west end of the Ellipse, Miss Law drover her machine eastward at a low elevation well beyond Fifteenth street, when she turned it backward towards the Ellipse again and began a series of gyrations, which took the huge crowd gathered below off its feet. The spiral dive, the somersault and the side-long sommersault were made in rapid succession, one of the most interesting maneuvers being the encircling of the Monument, from its apex to within teen feet of the ground.
Shortly before Miss Law ascended, a British biplane came into view directly over the Ellipse which was straightway jones by the woman aviator once she had gained the air. When the former opened up her bag of tricks to the bewilderment of the onlookers, the English driver did the same and an impromptu aerial contest of skill was the result.
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Feats Daring.
After Miss Law's repertoire of tricks was thought to be nearly exhausted, she drove suddenly eastward from the grounds out towards Pennsylvania avenue. Going low, she went as far as Tenth and the Avenue, turned about, came down to about an elevation of fifteen feet and then swopped up that boulevard just a hair above the roofs of the electric cars. From a distance it looked as though Miss Law was atop the cars. High passing auto trucks and buildings were likewise shaven by the daring aviatrix who seemed intent on showing official Washington that her real placeis above the European fronts where her"shaving" of the Hun's face might be closer still.
Coming back again to the Ellipse from Fifteenth street, Miss Law all but tipped the tops of the frees with the planes of her machine. She descended, with the nose of her plane
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RUTH LAW TO FLY AS LEADING FEATURE OF LIBERTY CAMPAIGN
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castward, within 200 yards of where she started after being about twenty minutes in the air. A hearty ovation greeted the aviatrix at the termination of her "test." the blowing of automobile horns adding to the enthusiasm. Those who have witnessed many of the more important exhibitions here said that Miss Law's stunts yesterday were the most daring and unique ever seen in this city.
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Buy Bonds
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LIBERTY
Daring Aviatrix Thrills Capital.
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BOND ARMY OF 60,000 REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT IN LIBERTY DAY PARADE
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Chief Executive Stands While Line Passes to Demonstrate Financial Support
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D. C. DRAFTED BOYS CHEERED
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Hastily Organized Celebration Proves Inspiring Spectacle While Miss Ruth Law Does Amazing Air Stunts
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If Weary Willie Hohenzollern had beaten his dejected way to the Capital yesterday via one of McAdoo's fast freights and had ensconced himself most anywhere on the Avenue or, perhaps, in the "orchestra circle" fronting the White House, he would have seen things that would have shorn him of the "kultur" and provoked him to damn the man who invented bonds.
Sixty Thousand March.
Close to 60,000 residents of Wash-ington, varying in life's station, from the humblest toiler to a member of the Cabinet, and including in be-tween United States Senators, Rep-resentatives, heads and employes of all government departments, District officials and employes, city organizations of all kinds, and numberless men, women and children, all holders of bonds of the Third Liberty Loan, who marched to the patriotic airs of many bands in unfeigned exultation through the Capitol's principal thoroughfare, would have told the emperor vagabond that his only future joy lay in the dictionary.
Profitable Show.
Liberty Day, as concerned the Dis-trict yesterday, was of the fulelst, freest and most profitable kind, President Wilson himself entering into the spirit of one of the most democratic demonstrations Washington has ever seen by "reviewing" the huge parade from the tonneau of his au-tomobile in front of the White House. Beside the President, who had his left hand heavily bandaged and sup-ported by a sling, was Mrs. Wilson. In other presidential autos were Mrs. Bolling and Miss Bertha Bolling.
Setting a precedent, almost, for parades in the District, that of yesterday got under way promptly at 2 p. m. from its place of formation at the Peace MOnument. It was one half hour later when the head of the great procession of bond buyers, led by Melvin C. HAzen, grand marshal, who was followed by Gen. Richard D. Simms, commander of the District National Guard, and Chief of Staff of the parade, reached the President's reviewing car. The latter arrived on the scene about five minutes before the front of the big line came into view.
Headed by a section of the Marine Band, the members of the Liberty Loan Committee were the first contingent to make their appearance, with their hard-worked and useful "bond wagon" in the vanguard. These bond soldiers received a great ovation from the throngs that lined the sidewalks and got an almost special salutation from the President when they reached his "stand."
Owing to the fact that the House did not adjourn until late yesterday afternoon, few of its members took part in the parade with the Congressional delegation, which was the next to make its appearance. The hundreds in this delegation were made up of members of the Senate and employees of the same.
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Ruth Law Close to Death As Engine Fails in Air
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Famous Aviatrix Nearly Loses Life in Daring Flight-Closes Eventful Day by Selling Large Number of Liberty Bonds
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When C. W. Sims, the man with the megaphone beside the stand where Miss Ruth Law was autographing liberty bonds at the Ellipse yesterday, casually announced that the aviatrix had taken a 50-50 chance in her efforts to accelerate the sale of bonds, possibly the majority felt this was merely a part of his selling talk.
While it was not extensively advertised, the truth of the matter is that the crowd witnessed unknowingly a near-tragedy.
Near Death for a Moment.
While only 150 feet above the ground she lost for a moment control of her machine. While such a situation is not exceedingly dangerous when it occurs at a height of 5,000 feet; when it happens at a lower altitude it is especially hazardous.
Two flights had been on her schedule for the afternoon, but after she had been ten minutes in the air the machine nearly capsized when it was close to the ground and after fortunately righting it she descended and called for her mechanic, Ellis Boyd. The trouble was found to be oil in the spark plug, causing it to fire improperly.
This was promptly righted and she ascended into the air twice afterward without mishap.
Her close-to-the-ground flights have amazed the twon and she is considered the most daring of fliers that have ever been seen here.
Finds Aged Admirer.
An old woman, bonneted, with shawl-covered bent shoulders, leaned across the ropes of the enclosed space in the Ellipse and grasped the hand of Miss Ruth Law, foremost bird woman as she alighted after her flight over the liberty loan parade.
Appreciation danced in the old eyes, gleamed from a show of quite new teeth, appreciation of Miss Law, not as a spectacular dare-devil performer, but of something finer. Apparently she took a sort of proprietary interest in the fact that Miss Law is a woman and as such she was proud of her as the highest feminine exponent in a certain line of progress.
Miss Law returned the smile with something less than her habitual non-chalance and backed away with a certain shyness, a bit of awkwardness, perhaps.
The old woman was one of the first to buy liberty bonds from Miss Law, whose sales in the course of the afternoon amounted to many thousands of dollars.
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Miss Ruth Law.
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RUTH LAW NEARLY KILLED WHEN SHE HITS AIR POCKET
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out the country in an effort to raise money for hospitals overseas.
"You see, I was dreadfuly [[dreadfully]] disappointed when Secretary Baker finally decided not to give me a commission in the Aviation Corps for active service. Why the House of Representatives was almost on the point of passing a special law to make it legal for me to enter the service when Secretary Baker definitely put his foot down upon it," she said.
"So I'm going to 'carry on' anyway by raising money by dropping bombs of literature, appeals for funds for the Red Cross, all over the country this summer.
"Also I am solacing my disappointment in a way immemorial with women, by dressing in the most approved military way, as you notice."
The young aviatrix is holder of the American non-stop record.
Brother is "Human Fly."
She has been flying for seven years and says her ambitious had their inception in a desire to emulate the "stunts" of Rodman Law, her brother, who was the first "human fly" and imitated by many, the latest being Douglas Fairbanks in his pictures. Rodman Law also was the first to jump from the Liberty Statue, and lately was the first to jump from an aeroplane in a parachute. This last was performed on a Texas Aviation Field.
"To be sure I am a wee bit envious of my brother, now for he soon will be in active service," Miss Law added. "I would love to offer my services to my country, when she is so in need of trained aviators. It takes years, you know, for
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GIRL FLYER LOST 2 MILES IN AIR
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Hidden in Clouds, Ruth Law Dives as Strength Begins to Flag.
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FORCED TO ABANDON HEIGHT RECORD TRIP
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Young Aviator, Off to Defeat Men, Disappointed at Making New Mark for Women.
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Lost in a cloud two miles above the earth yesterday, Ruth Law, in an effort to break all altitude records, became so chilled by the winds sweeping over Sheepshead Bay that she realized she could not guide her aeroplane much longer. Nor did she know whether she was over the land or the sea.
There was only one thing to do. Making the record she set out for was impossible. Her aching arms and fingers, clutching her steering levers with a grip she could not relax, told her that she would have to get back to earth soon or else lose control of her machine.
She did the one thing there was to do-pointed earthward and dove.
Down on the ground her mother, a brother, her sister and her manager, Charles Oliver, were waiting.
An hour passed without a sign of the girl aviator. Her manager began to fret. "I wonder why she doesn't come down," he said. "She won't be in time to enter the bomb dropping contest."
Dives Like Falling Sparrow.
Alone, two miles in the region where spaces are infinite, Ruth felt the cold grip her arms harder. She knew the flight was hopeless. It was guide her machine to earth while yet she could or drop. So she guided it into a dive. As her manager still fretted lest she be too late for the next event, he saw a black shape emerge from a blacker cloud.
"There she is-she is coming down," some one shouted. "She is coming like a falling arrow."
The delicate prow of the 'plane, with the girl sitting among its struts and stays, was pointed toward the earth almost perpendicularly. Her mother and sister and brother looked with interest, while others gasped. Another minute and the aircraft was bouncing over the grass and came to a stop. They had to lift her out. There were no family embracings at this end of the flight, either.
Ruth's lips were blue and she leaned stiffly against her assisters. Then as the blood began to flow again through her body she began to tremble. "Ugh!" she said with a shudder, "I didn't know I was this cold."
Several minutes passed before she could speak again. She had to run cold water on her hands to bring back sensation and the power to move them. She had to thrash her body to start the circulation. For half an hour she shivered. When she could gasp out a word again her first question was, "How high does the barograph show?"
Climbed 11,000 Feet.
"Eleven thousand feet exactly," her manager told her with a disappointed voice. "You get second money."
"Is that all?" she said dismally. "I would have gone clean on up, but I knew I couldn't control the macine any longer. I came down in two minutes once I started for the earth."
"You made a woman's record, anyhow," Oliver said comfortingly.
"I didn't go out after a woman's record-I went out after the man's, and I would have made it, too, if I hadn't been frozen.
"You would have made it neat as a pin if you had had a fussilage car to protect you," Oliver said.
For her pains she got $250 and the renewed distinction of having been aloft higher than a woman ever went before. The previous woman pilot's record was 6,000 feet, and this was held by herself. The first prize of $500 yesterday was won by Victor Carlstrom, who, in the machine in which he broke the cross-country flight record from Newport News, reached a height of 14,500 feet, with H. M. Gallup as a passenger.
In the bomb dropping contest the first prize was won by Tex Millman and second prize by Baxter Adams. One of the bombs, which were sandbags, dropped among the few spectators who braved the wintry winds to see the tournament, but did not injure any one. The target was a piece of canvas, eight feet by three, stretched on the ground. The drops were made from about 1,000 feet.
An aftermath of the efforts of the Law and Order League and the Kings County Sunday Observance Association to stop the tournament Sunday came yesterday in the service of seven summonses on Everard Thompson, vice-president and general manager of the Sheepshead Bay Speedway Corporation; H. E. Boucher, secretary of the United Service Association, which is running the tournament, and on five minor employes.
