The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

The fight between the National Guard
and the army, which resulted in the de-
feat for the regulars at the last session
of Congress, when the Guard politicians
succeeded In forcing payments by the
Federal government to the Guard for drill
service, is TO be renewed. This time the
result may be serious. It is declared by
those in close touch with the situation.
The political element In the Guard nat
urally looks with longing eyes on the sl2-
100000 appropriation included In the army
bill for development Of aviation. Already
II has started the wheels operating with
the intention Of getting the lions share
OF II. As q result. friction has developed
between the regulars and the Guard.
A Congressional Investigation Is threat
ened, and army officials, who are with
out pull enough 10 dominate the situa-
ton, admit they are apprehensive of the
result. Some veteran officers openly de-
clare that from now on the tail can be
expected to wag the dog" and that the
National Guard will be all-pc WeTful In
the nations military affairs.
II member OF the National Guard
wishes to study aeronautics, he can do so
at any civilian school after he passes
the physical examination prescribed by
the United States army, and his tuition
at this school will be paid by the War
Department After he is graduated he
can return to his State and organize and
train company, IL his State will pro-
vide him an aeroplane. The government
VIII pay for the gasoline and oil con-
sumed' but the organization must pay for
the upkeep Of the equipment.
These rules were formulated BY regular
army Officers, and Guardsmen feel that
more generous provision should have
been made for nilitiamen.
Howard Gau, a 22-year-old inventor, of
Cincinnati. Ohio. has come to Washing
ton to ofer TO the War Department a
powderless gun proJectiIe. He saws the
new weapon eliminates the detonation
and smoke which make guns easily dis
coVeraole by aeroplanes In the European
war
He explains that compressed air is used
to discharge the proJectfles. which will
have a greater range and penetrating
power than any present powder-driven
shell. Twenty to thirty miles 10 the esti-
mated range. Discharge will be caused
by the combined use Of liquid air and
timers. The shell will be constructed in
9, 10, II and IA inch sizes and they will
be somewhat similar to shells now in
use.
Mr.. Gau is the son Of DR.. H. F. Gau. Of
Cincinnati. He 10 a graduate Of the Ohio
Mechanics Institute of Cincinnati.
A motorless monoplane capable of
reaching height Of twelve miles, out
Of range OF gunfire, is the invention that
A. V. Wilson, OF Bar Harbor, Ne, in
tends to place before the National Board
Of Aviation this month, according to sd-
vices reaching the War Department from
Boston.
Wilson'S aeroplane has been patented
and he has been working for the last
f1ve years to solve the problem OF keep
ing the aviator alive at that height and
at a temperature Of from 10 TO 40 de-
grees below zero. The desired warmth,
he says, can be obtained by a solution
Of one pound of lime and eight ounces
Of water This warmth will prevent a
hydrogen tank from freezing, he says,
and therefore will provide the necessary
air for the aviator.
The principle of Wilson'S plan is TO
counteract gravity by turning the planes.
On calm days he admits, the plane would
have to be shot into the air with a
catapult Once in flight. however. he
claims that he can stay in the air in
definitely.
The military mood in which the world
now finds itself was reflected in the large
number Of recruits Guardsmen, regular
soldiers, and other candidates who on
Monday took examinations at the Fed
eral Building in Chicago for appoint
ments as officers in the regular army.
Candidates who are successful in the
examination will be given commissions
as second lieutenants in the regular
army.