Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

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THE army aeroplane which the United States
expects to depend upon in of hostile dem
onstrations will carry 2500 rounds of ammuni-
ton, which it may discharge at the rate OF 500
a minute. 1t can travel 504 miles an hour,
carry enough fuel to go 400 miles, stay up 11E
hours and climb to altitude of 1898 feet.
That is what has been done, and what aero
planes have done they do again.
Then the army, like the navy expects to
make good of the hydro aeroplane which
may alight upon, skim through and fly from the
water as readily as 1t does from land, and from
plowed land well as from level ground. It's
use would be mostly for observation of the en-
envy at long distances.
What models are we now using?"
We'll, We have only Wright, Curtiss and Bur-
CESS Wright machines at present but when the
money is forthcoming it is likely that we viii
purchase some of the best of the foreign ma
chimes. Should the necessity arise the United
States would certainly acquire the best products
OF modern invention to the complement of her
own supply.
"Our present trouble is we already have more
machines than we have officers competent to
handle them We must have more men who
are qualified to fill the requirements exacted for
this work.
Successful aviation is scientific problem
which like every other wonderful achievement,
is only success after each detail is perfectly
worked out The first great ESSENTIAL in the
practical use Of aviation in military tactics lies
in the necessity for safety in flying
What would be the use of the government
spending money to train officers and soldiers
to the fine point necessary for successful airmen
only to have them meet mishap and death to
say nothing of the losses through the destruc-
ton of valuable machines representing the out
lay of thousands of dollars. Flying may be- will
be. safe any other mode of travel.
This is one of the problems which cur gov
have already settled upon automatic arrange
ments which should materially lessen the num-
Der Of mishaps and fatalities 1t is the unex-
pected which happens. taking a of his
guard for an instant, which experience and study
will avert"
General Allen believes that the requirements
for an army aviator include physical perfection.
Only commissioned officers of the army and mi
litia need apply and before they can be admit
ted to any of the aviation schools they must
pass rigorous physical examination.
To forecast what the war of the future may
mean 1T Is only necessary to look the field
OF modern invention in the production of death
dealing weapons.
Battles will be fought in the clouds with ma
chine rifles which throw out streams of bullets
aerial torpedoes which may be released by
levers strapped to the feet of the aviator bombs
of powerful explosive which can tear men and
horses to bits and the German aero guns which
send down brittle bombs containing $50 pounds
Of chemicals that upon exploding I'LL the atrnos.
phere with poisonous gases calculated to kill
every living thing within 500 yards
To overcome the disadvantages of the dark.
ness there is an electrically controlled search
light which may be suspended hundreds of feet
below the airship and thus illuminate for brief
time the area of attack. Thus the flying srtiI-
leryman may see just where he wants HIS fire
to strike, while he remains safe In his iron nv
steel sheathed ship high above the danger of
being seen or hit. Then there is a bomb which
leaves trail of smoke by day and line NJ
fire at night to mark its course
For disabling from the ground there Go
the American automobile gun said to be able
to discharge 100000 bullets an hour reop;,ins
but two men to handle 1t and performing tbe
work OF thirty regiments, besides many others
for vertical firing. The Japanese have NOT
sonous gas filled bomb which will explode ana
I'LL the air with fumes guaranteed to overcome
any airmen within 100 yards of it's explosion
According to some strategists the next war
viii be thrashed out largely by airships and most
probably in semi-darkness. In the late tv,liyht
of evenings and in the gray dawn the a,r.b5ns
will come forth from their sheds and hanpars -
pursue their stealthy flights of Observation 60
destruction.
With the twinklng lights of the camnars.
of the enemy, the solitary signals of apnroaoL
ing ships the vague black shapes Of he go.
tered houses in some sleeping village All onaS
to their observation they can swiftly and xusr,i-
steal along overhead and fire their rot.s;,a. -.
destruction upon the unsuspectine ENEMY 80
soar away out OF reach before there is any DOS.
sfbfity OF their being seen or damaged
With the accuracy which copstsn+ -.
practice gives even small fleet Of thesa ;nst-,-
ments OF war can accomplish great destrr.I
with their dropping shells and bombs ~
these winged foes meet IN contest It win he r.
the fleet that is the swiftest ana mora 49, 20
that the victory win belong M rug