June 1, 1917. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 25 
DEPENDS ON AIRCRAFT 
Captain Boat Says Aviators CAN 
Beat GERMANY IN THREE OR 
Four Montus 1f GIVEN THE 
CHANCE. 
Captain Pierre Boal, LS: R:,. told 
the members of the Manchester club 
on Tuesday evening something of the 
European war as he has seen it since 
its beginning in 1914, when he enlist- 
ed in the cavalry, and later as an avi- 
ator. He spoke to the club through 
the kindness of Richard Dana Skin- 
ner, Washington correspondent of the 
Boston Herald, whose* home is in 
Manchester Cove, Mr. Skinner him- 
self is leaving next week for training 
as an aviator. 
“We could beat the Germans in 
three months if we could keep their 
air craft out of the air,” said Captain 
Zoal. “And we could do that if Con- 
gress would appropriate money 
enough to train the aviators. France 
is now making an excess of air ma- 
chines, but cannot supply the men to 
man them. Without air craft to find 
the range for her big guns Germany 
could not hold out. It only takes two 
months to train a flyer, but it takes 
three times that to train and equip 
an infantryman. The quickest and 
most efficient way America can as- 
sist in bringing the war to a close is 
to build and man air machines and 
supply food for the Allies.” 
Captain Boal prophesied that if 
Russia quit the Allies it would take 
five years to save America from the 
Germans and would employ every 
man up to 48 years old. Even with 
Russia in the fight he said it would 
take three years of hard fighting un- 
der the present conditions. He de- 
scribed conditions in the trenches, the 
food, gas fighting, bombing, etc. In 
the great Champagne fight his steel 
helmet was split in two by a trench 
torpedo, ; 
He told of the spirit of the German 
prisoners, commented on the treat- 
ment of the Belgians by the invaders, 
related many incidents of the war in 
the trenches. The prisoners, he said, 
declared that if the Germans ever got 
into America they would butcher 
everybody in sight in revenge for 
America’s assistance to the Allies. 
He thought there was little danger 
of a submarine attack on this side of 
the Atlantic, although he said it was 
perfectly possible. He said. Germany 
was too wise to do it for it would 
wake Airerica to the necessity of put- 
ting every effort into the struggle. In 
regard to the food question he said 
France was in a bad way and depend- 
ed on America to save her. 
Captain Boal’s father is an Ameri- 
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pany to go to the Mexican border last 
summer. His mother is French and 
Capt. Boal was in France a month be- 
fore war was declared. He has been 
in service of some kind ever since. 
Lately he has been training American 
flyers behind the lines in France. 
MANCHESTER 
By an initial payment of $1 you 
can buy a Liberty Bond. Ask your 
banker. : 
A county conference of the Ladies 
auxiliary of the A. O, H., was held 
in Odd Fellows hall on Sunday after- 
noon. Delegates from nearby towns 
were in attendance. Refreshments 
were served. 
The ball nine from the U. S. S. 
Virginia will oppose the local team in 
tomorrow’s game. John “Cuppie” 
Gilis, a well known Manchester boy 
will be in the lineup of the navy nine. 
It is expected a good delegation of 
sailors will accompany their team. 
The game will start at 3 o’clock. 
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