The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-03
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AVIATION NEE 7
Military and Naval Authorities
Will Attend Events at
San Francisco.
TARGET PRACTICE FOR
OFFICERS IN AER0PLANES
Use of Aerial Craft in Warfare
Will Be Demonstrated at
Big Exhibition,
Special 10 the Tribune.

Special 10 the Tribune.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-The United
States government has detailed four
companies of infantry. a Troop of caVal-
~ and a. machine gun platoon to patrol
the grounds for the international avia-
tion meet at South san Francisco Janu.
arY to 10. These troops arc 10 guard
the danger zone where tho military and
naval target practice will be carried on
with real explosives. These troops VIII
be camDed on the grounds at Aviation
field during the entire period OF the
meet and Will be continually on guard, so
that the valuable acroplanes may suilcf
no injury.
While at Aviation park the troops VIII
live just as they do in the field and the
military music and maneuvers Will be
picturesque feature OF the meet.
The ammunition TO be used is the
same is that employed In actual war"
fare, and special aerial projectilcs, made
at enormous cost by army, navy and
marine officers, will be shot at targets
suspended and moving in the air. ns WcH
as at outline targets on the ground be-
low,
The projecties will he tested for the
first time officially and may be adopt
ed by the high army authorities, VINO
actual warfare. Shrapnel, canister and
hand grenadcs will be used in grcn;
quantities during these tests, as we'll as
the Japanese secret explosive powder
shells intended TO carry on aerial war
fare.
Balloon Targets and Dummy Planes.
Floating and rapidly moving targets
will be used In the military tests. real
balloons and kites manipulated from the
ground to stimulate the movements of
aeroplanes will be torn to pieces by tho
special projectlles hurled into the air
by high explosives both from the ma
chimes flying at lightning speed through
1It o,.I fran
the ground. az we'll as from the decks
OF ships at sea.
There will be no danger to spectators
from these spectacular military tests, for
the mimic warfare Will be carried on d.
rectly over the danger zone. removed
from the grandstand. but in plain view
of it.
The danger zone will be patrolled by
federal troops and no one but the soldiers
detailed To mark the scores VIII be al
lowed within this enclosure.
War vessels, detailed by Rear Admiral
Barry, under direction Of Beekmau Win
throp. assistant secretary of the navy
will take part In this first great mill
tary and naval spectacle, with aeroplanes
arising and alighting on the decks OF
moving vessels at sea. High naval and
military officers detailed as observers
will attend the meet in official capacity.
Messages will be received and trans
mitted n to and from the aeropanes mes, IL. in
telephone and telegraph apparatus. which
will be tested officially for the first time
by government officials, with view to
final adoption by the war department,
The messages sent and received will
be recorded on mammoth bulletin board
which will be easily read by spectators
In all parts OF Aviation field.
The aviators who disappear into the
clouds will be constantly in touch with
the wireless office on the field and mes
sages will be transmitted by telephone
from an aeroplane which may appear as
a spcck on the horizon.
Military and naval scouts will be dis
patched from headquarters to ny over
San Francisco and the Preside reserva
tion and to make plans and send descTip
tions Of the forts by wireless. An army
officer will be sent up with sketchins
outfit to bring back plans OF the grounds
and at the same time to avoid the pro-
jectilcs OF other aviators and those sta
toned on the ground.
The United States government and
those OF foreign powers will watch these
experiments with an interest that is
more than scientific. If IL is proved that
aviators can be sent aloft and can re-
port the movements of troops below
stroyed the great powers will be com
PEELED to adopt the acroplane In war
fare at once. The aviators assert that
this we'll be demonstrated at the meet.
Spectacular Racing Events.
Some of the most spectacular events
in the history Of aviation will be seen AT
this meet. The relay race In which three
or more teams Will participate, will be
the first ever flown. This promises 10 be
the most exciting event on the long and
novelties.
The aeroplanes in this race will be
obliged TO start from the ground and the