The Washington herald., 1915-05-30

available at a time when the investiga-
ton will not interfere with the regular
routine. The installation and employ
ment of this apparatus Is intended as an
emergency measure to be used when the
submarine is submerged for long time
and not for everyday use.
The Recommendation of the War anc
Navy Departments to Congress next
4,ear respecting military-navy aviation
will PROBABLY. be more extensive IN
scope than hitherto. So far as the
army is concerned II IS desired, and
desira BILE, to have at least double the
appropriation made at the last session.
Information Is being acquired with a
view to showing in what direction
additional funds and increaSe1 ap-
preparations may be p-ohtfblA ex-
pended. It rnay he found advisable.
also. to amend the laws which at
present place restrictions upon the
number Of officers who may be as
signed to aviation duty. This ieEis-
lative limitation is more o. less OF a
handicap in excluding rlany available
officers. who desire the detail. bu. who
are over the specified age. and who
are married.
The naval aviation branch does not
possess sufficient flying machines or a
large enough trained personnel to take
part in the war games Of the fleet at
present. 1t Is hoped that in the autumn
there will be facilities and a develop
ment of aviators sufficient to conduct
aviation work In connection with the
ships in Southern waters. No difficulty
Is experienced in obtaining applications
from officers who desire to acquire ex-
perience in naval aviation, but 1t neces-
sarily requires time to do the training.
and the efforts of Capt. NJ. l. Bristol. d.
rector of naval aeronaut:cs, and his as
sociates will be directed for the next six
or eight months to those activities.
The new dirigible, the contract Of which
has just been placed. is expected to be
ready for delivery at Pensacola by Oc-
tober l and will be at once placed in
service for the purpose OF developing the
employment of that type in connection
wltfi<naval operations. Work is progress
ing satisfactorily at the naval aviation
station at Pensacola, where the condi-
tons are regarded as ideal. to greater
extent, the naval experts believe, than
attends the situation at the army avia-
ton station at San Diego. II anything.
San Diego presents too favorable a stu
alton, while Pensacola affords the vari-
able winds and typical climatic condi-
tions with which. it is felt. the aviator
should be familiar.
Representatives of the general staff Of
the War Department are conducting the
annual inspection of those colleges where
are on duty army officers in the capacity
of instructors. AS is usual, the result of
the inspection will be the designation of
five colleges as distinguished institu-
TONS where special provision is made
for military training. II is realized by
the War Department officials that some
thing special should be done in the devel
opment of instruction of this character
at as many schools as possible.
Under the existing conditions, the sys-
tenn Is defective and produces INSULT
cient results of a character destined to
be valuable in training young men for
military duty. The government expends
a large sum of money annually with these
schools and details. without cost to the
institution, army officers to act as in
structors. One college. for example. re-
ceives nearly $4,000. in return for which
the expense of maintaining military
department is less than 5000. The sup
port given these colleges under the pro-