New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04
a,ker Appoints Experts to
p Uospcommend Machines
and System for Army
Golfer TO SUCCEED
REBER AS CHIEF
...oos To Be Demanded Direct
Changes ~ 90,
noeult Of Planes Failure in
Mexican Campaign.

.t-rr Tie Irlt1c Bureau
Wellington. April 9. Complete re-
..,-s.ion Of the army aero service
5;rec, result Of the recent expert
=, Mexico is planned by Secretary
WAR Baker. The Secretary announced
3.v tha, he had appointed special
-; Of three expert signal officers to
=, recommendations for improved
'..ori,l and changes in the personnel
system. c-,.
Il, q. understood that Lieutenant; Colo
-, samuel Rebcr. present mead Of the
.i.,ion section of the Signal Corps,
iii he removed and his place filled by
,;.r.enant Colonel George o. Squier,
~bo has Just been relieved from duty
military attache at the American
rrbassv in London and is on his way
- Washington. Lieutenant Colonel
p,ber is in the hospital as the result
- q, accident. and will not be able TO
-...rn 10 duty for several weeks at
,..,. I. is because Of this. II is said.
"a not on account Of the recent Signal
corns scandal in which an attempt was
-ade 70 implicate Lieutenant Colonel
2sbsr tina, tho Administration believes
change IS necessary.
The three officers appointed 10 make
communication 20 Secretary Baker
arc Captain NirCinius +. Clark and
5sutenants Thomas de ". Milllag and
Byron q. Jones.
Experts Already at Work.
Tbev are AT work under the direction
~ Centain William Mitchell, o. the
General staff. acting head OF the aero
service. " 11
ia % examine reports on the tests OF
nov, tvpes Of acropianes and recon-
-srd one adequate 20 the ser' ICE. The
,isrss now i'm use have been SHOWN by
no experience 20 Mexico 10 be 800 low
covered and Of insufficient carrying ca
nacity.
-,en5 legislation removing me restric-
lions imposed by Congress. when nave
r.eyented tho aero service from OBJ
Gaming It's fall quota OF sixty officers.
The prcsent law provides that service
with tho aero corps shall be voluntary
AMI limited 10 unmarried officers under
thirty wears OF age. Only forty-hve OF
me sixty authorized nave volunteered.
The board mas already recommended
.ha. Congress authorize the temporary
enlistment Of civilian sviators 10 com
rle-e the quota. Az a permanent rem
edv. however. 4 is expected TO ask for
changes in the law. permitting married
men 10 volunteer. and possibly raising
tho ago limit 20 thir;y-five. With the
new sou4drous that the present Con
gress IS expected 20 authorize the corps
Of officers VIII have 70 be increased.
Board May Be Permanent.
Secretary Baker said to-day that he
might decide 20 make the advisory board
permanent. He believes II essential 20
the service that a staff OF experts be
maintained 20 pass on new suggestions
FOR the aero service.
Lieutenant Colonel Squier, who is OK
pected 70 replace Lieutenant Colonel
Reber. has made a study OF aviation IN
England and is expected 20 make valua-
bic revelations 10 the army War College.
The vital secrets of the European
aviation systems, however, are expected
to remain a mystery, as the War De
par,ment has not been informed that
Colonel Squicr has been able to pene-
'rate them.
Among these are many motor prob
lens The performances OF European
planes in the present war have ba"ed
American construction experts, whose
experiments 18th motors have not yet
developed anything adequate to the
needs Of The American army.