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...Under Brevet-Brigadier La Follette, the Coalition troops marched forth to open their attack at Chemical Corner, behind which they thought lurked the Dye Trust. ' Their first day's assault was successful. Five Republican generals (Couzens, Jones of Washington, Glenn, Robinson of Indiana, Thomas of Idaho), were made prisoners. The regular Republicans were driven back to the 1913 (Underwood Tariff) line in the gallic acid segment and were hustled out of their trenches (45 to 33) in the tannic acid sector...
...issued in connection with the night air mail. Subsequent inquiry disclosed that a new stamp, in denominations of 8, 16 and 24?, was issued for this service on June 15. Eight-cent stamps are green and show a propeller; 16? stamps are blue and carry a pilot's brevet; 24? stamps are red an portray an airplane...
...Ground School at M. I. T., where he graduated near the top of his class, and later at other schools in France. He was attached for some time to a French escadrille for bombing duty, and then assigned to the command of a United States Squadron. Tyler received his brevet, Dec. 16, 1917, and soon afterward was commissioned a first lieutenant. In July, 1918, he was cited by the French for having "frequently carried out bombing flights over the battle field at low altitudes," and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre by the French Government for bravery in action...
...French aviation school now used to train Americans. There are among others here, R. Anspach '18, H. Bridgman '19, J. Lambert '20, W. L. Avery '17, Sumner Sewall '20, and W. C. Hall '14. P. N. Rhinelander '18, (Little Phil), has just left with his French brevet to go to Perfection School where he learns to drive faster machines...
...through in six weeks with luck. Twenty-five flying hours are required; 50 landings; a 90-mile triangle, cross country, with two stops; several petits voyages' to neighboring hangars; an altitude test over 2000 meters for over an hour; it is the regular French 'brevet' course. We start in double control machines and after five or six flying hours are sent to solo work...