El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-13
WAR IN EUROPE
Is Of INTENSE
INTEREST HERE
Army Officers at Fort Bliss
Following Every Move
Of Great Armies.

Army officials are watching with
much interest the II pendin~ battles
between the European nations now in
volved in war Each movement of the
various fighting forces Of the foreign
countries is followed by the military
experts at Fort Bliss and other points
What part will the aerOplane play
IN M 5ern Warfare2 This question
VIII soon be answered. as all the
European countries now involved in
conflict have large fleets Of aeroplanes
which they VIII use during the fight
ing Heretofore the aeroplane has
never played a prominent part in war
fare, but that is largely due to the
1act that they have not been manipu-
lated by experts such as the French,
German. Russian and Austrian bird
men They viii row be given a thor
ough testing and may become even
more destructive and important than
is the man-o-war.
Used Some in Mexico.
The aeropIane has never figured
very prominently in the Mexican re-
volts, chiefly because there have never
been any expert flyers enlisted in
aeroplanes which he is taking TO Mex
leo City with his army. They have
been used for scout duty by the rebels
in several instances, but never as de-
stroyers. The rebels used an aero
plane on the west coast, which was
successful several times in dropping
bombs on towns and Notifications held
by the federals.
The aerOplane was used with sue
cess by the United States for scout
duty during and after the troops were
landed at Neracruz. The United States
army was able to keep in touch with
every movement Of the federal soldiers
by the. use Of the aeroplanes which
circled over the camp Of the Huerta
troops and recorded their every act.
But the United States has yet to test
the aeroplane in modern warfare.
Austria Has Aerial Fleet.
Austria has a formidable aerial fleet
at her disposal according 10 a recent
Of the Aero club OF America This in
cludcs six large military dirigible air
ships. ranging in length from Igs TO
300 feet. with gas capacity OF 11S.0OO
more than so machines of various
types which they are rushing along
the frontiers Of Servia and Germany.
Austria has $50 aeroplane pilots hold
Eng license in the International Aero
nautic Federation. For naval use the
country has about Il marine aero
planes on the Adriatic. These are
American made machines Of the Cur
tiss type.
The dirigible. touted as a DESTROYER
OF airships and a transporter Of men,
as well as scouts, is Of French German
origin, but more extensively developed
DE the Germans IhlS type of craft
is used by nearly all the warning
countries. Press dispatches tell OF
their work in scouting and an aerial
duel between the flying crafts IS mo-
mentarr=y expected. Count Zeppelin.
after many failures. produced the best
dlrigibles in Europe and has placed
them at the disposal Of the German
army.
Zeppelin DirigibIe Deadly.
The Zeppelin is speedy and steady
L is built with an aluminium frame,
and its hundreds Of air cells support
the ship while IL is floating through
the ether. The interior Of this type
Of ship resembles a hOneycomb, each
tiny cell being filled with gas sepa-
rately. That these German ships are
feared is evident by the press dis
patches telling Of the French keeping
searchhghts working throughout the
night. seeking for sight Of a ma
rauding dirigible. These crafts can
carry 80 and 40 men. provisions, am
muniti0n and bombs.
French Nation Leads.
France leads in the matter Of aerial
craft FOR war purposes. and the aero
plane has probably been developed
there to a higher degree Of efficiency
for actual military and naval use than
b. any other country in the world.
Great Britain also has a number Of
play an important part in the war now
under way on the continent
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