Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-16
Congress Viii be Asked for $1,000
900 al Next Session 10 Fol.
low kmy's Plan.
NAY ESTABLISH STATION here
Tests Of Nirships Already Contracted
for to Begin on July 27--Statons
viii be Planned Along the Coast.
Probably Six on Atlantic, and Three
on Pacific.

| WASHINGTON. d. C.. July l5.-Ac-
|cording Ia plans being discussed by
1.-The signal corps Office and the board
i0f ordinance Of the army, one million
Idollar, will be asked of the next Con
Igrcs< tor fleets Of dirigihle airshtpS
.Simi!ur to that of Count Zeppelin for
lcnaS; defence. Rapid progress III
Ia. runaulir; among foreign nations
'maH,'s il imperative. they b lteHe. mat
1.-The United States should begin plans
iiur aerial fleets
should Congress make the appro-
IpriaI ION. and some signal Officers nrsc
he, necessity OF asking Congress fer
Ian appropriation Of $l0.""".oo" III or
Idrr to keep up with foreign countries
lin military atronautiCs. stations On
The Atlantic will probably tc esth"
lliShed IT Boston. New YORK some poih'
Ton the NV Ierscw coast Norfolk.
lCharlcston, and Mobile. On the ia
citIc coast stations will be established
lat Hremerton. San Francisco ana san
jDiegO.
Men will be trained in special aero
lnaut:c Branch Of the signal corps III
1.-The handlirg OF the airships and eX-
iplosiyes 10 be dropped overheard ON
|land forces or the enemy's battle
ships and war crate.
The United States delegates to the
late Hague Peace Conference siened
La declaration. which was approved bs
tine S. nate on March II last, prompt
ling the discharge Of prolectiies anu
Explosives from balloons.
As Coast Line Protection.
This is regarded as somewhat OF
In stumbling block by the officers oil
THE signal corps. but they are gong
ahr ad with their tentative plans fnr
aerial fleets as an adjunct of coast
protection on the theory that tue
moral influence Of such fleets will be
so great as to insure protection iof
1.-THE coast line of the United stats.
II Is also pointed out that should Il
iJiripihIc he first shot at II has the
lr;.nt TO protect itself. no matter now
whether by the dropping Of proJec
i,iles of eyprusives or any other M ans
within it's power.
4. present the United States gov
iernmeut has put one free aud I'VE
Icap;jye lni!oons, with one captive ana
lone free balloon ordered. which VIII
lnrobab,y be delivered in month $
Itime.
In addition to these five balloons
.bids have been awerded to Thomas >.
BALDWIN for a dirigible. and the
Wright brothers and A. NJ Herring
lof New York. for an aeropiane each.
! T-nder thu specifications BALDWIN :
,dir;pibie is to be delivered en- july
~ U.rripc's aeropiaire on August J."
land The Wright brothers aeropialh on
,uaret os One month each Is al
lowed after the day of delivering "'
,riaJs Nv inc inventors. when a "a'e
nus, l,e SGT ~ them for the hnai az
ocn.a,cc trial by board Of siSnai
corps officers.
Trials at Fort Meyer.
| The final acceptance trials VIII p'
boId =. For, Meyer. Va. A course 4"
isvo miles and return will have To ID.
cCverod the direction 10 l" seis c'su
w.. pr,r,dier General A:Ien. chief sig
lnai officer Of the army. -.
tn. tentative courses. any one "'
Itch NAV he chosen. are west 10
T,rr. Church. east TO AnaCcst:a. s'''"
,,cr,nd-i, and north 20 nIeN'
tovr The Alexandria course al pr
sent IS favored by General A'len
,ddi,iop 20 tho present balloon nous
NJ Fort NNFT ls!l Ef - -
20 foot Nth will I've erected by w
uar d.rarrmrn for the us'' oil VI" 'i,,
lir,I,Ics and a'roplan's when Tot j"
USc. A..
I-rd.r the specifications the diT'E,
,Ics must have at Isast spec" W
,wCD,v mites an hour in still air anu
Jrq. med to carry w" persons. ha''H :
cruhinnd yc'Eh, of -" pounds a".
:. la, ono hundred pounds hai'a-'''
vbirb NAV ". compensated for rncr'"'
- v'irhf when Operating IN rain.
Tho heavier than air WING W"
hin. must have speed 81 al "AS
cor.r miles an hour in stu "ir ana
d.. i,rcd 20 nave n CARRYING CaPa''.,
oy,wo pcrsonS Eith a combined "e'An,
NJ a5c rouudE and suffici' nj ih'' ''' "
In ~ ~ rs milrs .-y,.,,.
T,,n.as 4 baldwin OF 'ai'''H "
-. p,,facd The signaI r"rI's "H''
L., hi f.rigib6r has ALREADY ~
-bIrrcd ~ Furi MyCr. ~i;h the "N,'.p -.
- o, tho motor. which u hcinE "n'''
=, uammordsuo-t. H. V. Ivy IN" '"f',.
ic,muanv. cr which Mr.. Curtis. "i' -,
l,bo ,zrr-s az the June Pug. ~ a. W.
lbcad Mr.. Baldwin "NP"c's '"
I'D for the osiciai Trial by the %''"