The Washington herald., 1916-11-07
ARMY AND NAVY.NEWS

announcement has been made by the
army Adjutant Generals ONCE of the re-
serve military aviator test to be applied
TO civilians desiring advanced aeronauti-
cal training for service in event Of war.
The test is as follows:
First-Climb out of a field 1000 feet
square and attain 500 feet altitude, keep
ing all parts of machine within square
during climb.
second-Glide at normal angle. with mo-
tor throttled, Spirais to right and left
Change Of direction In gliding
Third-At 1000 feet, cut on motor and
land within 200 feet Of previously desig-
mated point
Fourth-Land over an assumed obstacle
ten feet high and come to rest within
500 feet Of same.
Fffth-Cross-country triangular flight
OF thirty miles. passing over two pre-
viously designated points. Minimum alti-
tude 2.500 feet
night OF thirty miles. Landing to be made
at designated point. Both outward and
return flight to be made at $500 feet.
Seventh-Fiy for forty-five minutes at
Loo feet.
Upon the student passing the prelimI-
nary test satisfactorily the civilian ava
tion schools to be established will be
paid $500. II the student is continued
under instruction until he satisfactorily
passes the reserve military aviator test,
an additional $500 viii be paid.
All candidates will be required to pass
a physical examination. must weigh less
than 100 pounds, must furnish evidence Of
having college education, and must he
of good moral character.
The army appropriation act Of August
dn1 hat
OF the Quartermaster Corps with twelve
years service, three of which may be
foreign or detached, shall receive the al
iowances, except retirement, of pay
clerks. There are more than that num-
Der OF quartermaster clerks who are eligi-
BILE. for this--Qeneft. Since only 200 can
be appointed, Nength of service will be
the governing factor. Those that are not
now appointed will be placed on a waiting
list to fill vacancies as they occur. It
has taken considerable time to arrange
the records. but the announcement OF
those who are eligible will probably be
made soon
The War Department has awarded a
contract for the furnishing of two 60-inch
searchlights. One will go to the artillery
school at Fort Monroe for experimental
purposes. and the other will go to the
army engineer depot for testing.
For some time army engineers have been
experimenting with a.number or portable
elevating searchlights of the 3-inch and
A-inch type Experiments also are be-
ing conducted in mounting searchlights
on stationary elevating towers, which can
be raised so as to bring the beam 50 feet
or so above the ground. One expert
mental tower of a certain type has been
actually erected and is in operation in
connection with the defenses of the Ha-
waiian Islands, and two others Of diff
ferent types are now under contract to
be erected at Sandy Hook. From the re-
suit of these experiments 1t is expected
to develop a practical form of elevating
tower for searchIights.
The Philadelphia branch Of the Asso-
citation for National Service has under
consideration the Mosley bill for a draft
In both the army and navy. It Is possible
that Congress will be asked to take the
measure as basis for legislation along
lines now in force in Switzerland ana
Austria
1t has been the policy of the association
not to favor any legislation for training,
either for the army or for the navy, un-
less such legislation has received the ap-
proval of the General STAFF Of the army
and the General Board of the navy.
1t Is likely that the Mosley bill will be
given consideration by the branches OF
the association in other cities throughout
the country.