The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-21

aeroplanc. and European nations
eagerly Eraspcd at the chance tn
utilize them in their armies and
Franco Leads in Flying.
FRANCO has led in the development
and a a larger aerial war fleet
u any other nation. She is said
to nave now 500 aeroplanes, 900 avia-
tors, twelve diriSible balloons and 400
balloon pilots. One authority SAYS
sne viii spend next Year $500. 900
on military flying. Another authority
states that the military grant in 1912
was ABOUT s4.Soo,ooo; while a ma
tional subscription of about 5000, 900
was raised in addition, which has al
ready supplied seventy-two aeroplanss
with ninety-eight more to come ere
this year is ended.
France has, for the most part, re.
lied upon her aeroplane" service for
scouting. mining and the command
Of the, air by the destruction of \
Possible enemy's air craft, though she
has nineteen dirigibles with Ave more
building.
While France was devoting her
ger:ius 10 perfection of tho heavier.
tl'an-air craft. Germany, at enormous
cost in mel and money, took the
hsd in the development of the light
er-tlhan-air machine. The lates.
model Of battle airship in the DER
rer hour. carries Il useful load of
$4,000 pounds and. WITH crew and
ballast, "a carry fuel enough for
thirty hours at full speed and to
1.371 knots; Or at half power for
sixty hours, at thirty-six knots, and
6go $50 knots. The ship is armed
With W one-pounders and four
Maxlms and has. a wireless outfit for
y miles: Germany has even OF
these battle air ships and is building
four more. with two to be begun in
the near future. Germany owns thir-
teen mine laying and scouting air.
sntps, with five privately owned avail-
anle.- She has excelled any other ma
ton in providing the sheds and har.
GERS, adequate in number and stra-
tegic In location. for the use o: her
air fleet.
Italy has been active in the air.
Chiefly under the army auspices She
possesses eight driigibles and a large
Eumoer OF aerOplanes She is ar:ang
ms for twelve. flying squadrons. one
for each army corps
Great Britain Aroused.
Great Britain neglected the cir
problem until aroused by the grow
ing air fleets Of France aud Germany,
and She a now created an air de-
partment in the admiralty and war
departments. a central royal flying
school. with naval and military wings.
The STRENGTH of the army air coras
In April this year was 1913 officers and
59S men.
Russia has dirigibles. aeroplan s.
and even ships in her navy which are
e~''~-i solely with aeroplane and
wireless. Russia. it is said,, has spent
S~1o.o00.000 upon army and navy
aviation.
I'm conclusion, therefore, let me
say that since it was Wilbur Wright
who first gave aviation its impetus by
actually flying. 1t would be a hand
some thing for the American people,
who are proposing all sorts of monu-
ments to Wright. to %perpetuate, his
menlor in the way he would have
most approved. by erecting, at the
Langley laboratory. a handsome me
mortal building in which to house
the first machinery and Instrument.
Of the new national institution. His
fame is national and a Wright me-
mortal building at the national labora-
tory would show that. III pride in.
his work Is not confined to any par
ticular locality