“ The aeroplane might have come in time of war from a battleship out of range of the big gun, flying at a safe height, and carrying 500 pounds of high explosive instead of a camera. Would not the big gun be helpless against such a foe?"
Mr. Field's defense today was that the photographs showed no actual fortifications, nor artillery but only the emplacement for a gun and the preliminary work for a fort. ”

“ On the island, almost directly under the aeroplane can be seen the emplacement for the most powerful weapon ever constructed, the first 16-inch disappearing gun, which has an effective range of about 12 miles. ”

“ Editor and Aviator Are Arrested For Disclosing Military Secrets
Charles K. Field, Robert Fowler, Ray A. Dhem and Riley A. Scott Accused by Government Officials
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. Charles K. Field, editor of the Sunset Magazine, former president of the Bohemian club; Robert Fowler, the aviator; Ray A. Duhem, a photographer; and Riley A. Scott, a writer, against whom warrants had been issued charging the disclosing of military secrets, were arrested today and taken before United States Commissioner Francis Krull. They were released on their own recognizance. ”