New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
tered into the service OF the United


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Activity nj Hampstead Is only
small part Of the long cherished piah
Of the Aero club of America Tor ade-
ouatc aerial protection. This plan calls
for a continuous Rcronautcal pa,roi
aion,, tho Mexican border and Tor nu-
wcrous aviation centres and training
camps scattered over the country. :,
THO congressional appropriation OF
"a ,OO 600 for the air service is con
siJcred TOO small for this purpose. But
an amendment proposed by Murray
TIulbert. Representative from Ne"
York. and by Senator George =. .han
borlain. chairman Of the Sehat9rla'
Committee on Military Ahairs' mas pen ps
.dded 10 the army appropriation Dlli'
and provides Sli,00O,0OO 10. aero
nautics.
.crcs Could Have Discovered Trap.
"The War Department is now WORK
ING on our plan for patrolling the Dor
Jor " said Henry Woodhouse, gov
Ornor of the Aero Club, yesterday
1Tbis fact has made us feel fairly con
edent Of the passage of the amend
mont without larger appropriation
fbe necessary air service cannot pe
established. A representative OF tne
Aoro Club has n desk In the war De-
nartment. and we have sent 70 inc EoV,
rrrnmcnt n list showing 40 National
Guard officers ready 10 take their eN-
ominations for pilots license oy
licensed aviators who have volunteereo
their services, 300 officers IN the mliltls
who wnnt 20 join the air service ana
400 students, experts on gasolehe e"-
gines, and others
Tlvi INC experts believe the ambus-
cade AT Carrizal would have Deeh
avoided had there been scouting
planes in action. Since the mex
cons have no aeroplanes and no anu
aircraft guns, aoroplanes miRht ny low
and drop bombs on the hidden 'ar-
rqnzistas with more than ordinary pre-
cision BY keeping aviators h0overing
over the plains beyond the RIO Grande'
The movement Of troops could be easi-
ly ascertained.
Army Takes Over Schools.
There are now twelve aeroplanes NJ
the border Most Of them are not III
yorkiny condition. Several companies
arc said to have established branch
factories near the border, TO obVlaI'
anv trouble from weather conditions
( in the machines they turn out,
After an all night session between
Major c. +. Hartman, Of the Signal
/ Service. Division Of the East, and mem -
bers of the executive committee OF the
Aero Club announcement was maze
/ that all available guard and civilian
aviators would be modified 10 cStao-
/ lish patrol guard along the border
There are already about twenty-hVe9
men in the New York National Huard
air squad who are ready 10 take the
/ examinations for service as military
! ayiators.
: The army has made arrangements TO
operate the Hampstead Aviation REID
now controlled by the Wright and Cur
tiss companies. Army officers VIII be
pu. in charge OF other flying schools.
I II is planned 10 establish ten new
schools. Several manufacturing firms
have offered their fields for use as
/ schools. and have added that their me-
/ chanics and aviators would be glad 10
teach men until the government could
+ furnish instructors.
The S14.O00,OO0 called for in the
amendment 20 the army appropriation
bin will be expended as follows: So
600 900 TO establish and operate ten IN
struction schools; S5,O0O,OOO 20 organ
ize. equip and operate four complete
aero squadrons, OF twelve aviators
each. with three planes for each flyer,
and 10 support twenty aviation com
panies in the national guard; S2OOO,OOO
for dirigibles, kites and observation
balloons; 100000 to acquire aviation
fields and erect necessary buildings.
This is not too much TO ask" said
Alan r. Hawley, president of the Aero
i Club of America. last night. Germany
has 1900 aeroplanes; the United
States has seventeen built and fourteen
ordered. Our army has only thirty
trained ayiators."