The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05
Especial to The Times-Disp atoh. /

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New York, February 4.-Plans ara
being perfected by General Leonard
Wood, I'm command or the United
States ArmsS General James Allen.
chief OF the siEnaI corps, and Com,
modore John Barry Ryan, OF tho
United states Acronautic Reserves.
rapidly to mobilize the active members
OF the nerial reserves on the Mexican
border. SIX aeroplnnes In command OF
ak Of the best known nyiators An
America in NIL probability will he nc
lively cnEnEcd ms scouts In preserving
INC neutrality laws OF the United
States before the end Of this week f
This action OH the part Of the COM
1nanders Of the United States forcea
VIII be epoch making. It will be the
hrst time In the history OF the world
that flying machines VIII be used in
actual warfare. IT is anticipated that
even the sanguinary battles between
MeXlcan Federal troops and the insur-t
rectos Will be overshadowed by the
operations Of the United States aerial
meet, The eyes OF all tho great powers
OF the world Will be focused upon thas
experiment II Is regarded as certain
that all tho powers Will hurry their
military attaches to the Mexican bor-E
der as soon as the order for mobiliza-
say that the whole Immediate fut,1ra
or tho aeropiane for military purposes
depends upon the results obtained On
the Mexican border 49,
mere are massed long the Mexican
horder at this time twenty two tronps
or the United States cavalry, comnrjs-
lns l,5oO troopers. The success OF their
aerial military competitor will sound
the deathknell OF the mounted soldieryg
LOT scouting DurDpSaa
Ryan In Washington.
Commodore Ryan left for Washing
ton early this morning to arrange tha
mobilization With Generals Wood ana
Allen { is proba able the order callfne,
OUT the aeronantic reserves will ba
ISSUED Monday morning The momentl
the document is signed Robert J Col 81
hers new Wright machine will be
rushed from New York TO the ytcfnftv
OIL FL Paso. Tex Al the same time
y. IT, Welsh, formerly one or the
Nrisht avia;ors. a lieutenant in the
reserves will leave Washington with
a corps OF efficient mechanics He will:
drive the Collier machine.
AT san Diego. Cal. Glenn ~. C.urt,..
CHARLES Foster Willard and Eugene NV
are awaiting orders to move. In Havana!
Cuba. ]. 4. d. McCurdy and IdncolnS
Beachey likewise are ready 10 r,,sh
across the Straits OF Florida when
'hey receive the word. These live
avlators arc equipped with passenger
CARRYING Curtiss biplanes. All ara
ilSutenants in tho reserve, and are
ski4fui aviators Ely recently new
on and off tho deck of the or,,isar
I ehnaSlyania. and McCurdy made 4
world $ record over-water flight While
attempting 70 fly from Key West To
havana on Monday
Curt'ss will probably be in comn,ena
OF the men who drive tho machines. a
Ihe real scouts N.ill be the rJnitaa9
states army officers h, ara sent aIortG
on tho aeroplanes as passengers. They
VIII make the observations. 1t will ba8
their duty TO watch for the movemenf
or bodies or insurrectos from thaC
American side 10 Mexico and TO nra-N
vent either Federal troops or insur
rectos from seeking refuge Within
the borders OF the United States
II is icipated that the aeropleneW
fleet VIII be distributed along the 1
IaXan border as we'll as New Msxiao1
and Arizona The aeroplanes ata
toned al Intervals or fifty miles or
more Will make wide sweeping patrol.
over all the territory to which thew
are assigned. Any movement OF IarEa
bodies which cannot be identified VIII i
Immediately be signcled by wirelsaay
or otherwise TO the cavalry troonn. s
which VIII bo ready to act out In pur.l