Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-20
America Holds Wars Fate,
DeClareOWenand Chandler
Forward Pass Will Decide the
Struggle. Congressman Says;
Like Football Game.
When U. S. Strikes it Will
Take Three Months to
Defeat Germans.

Congressman Il. A. Chandler, home
yesterday from Washington on brief
business trip. believes that the United
States will win the war within ninety
days after 1t strikes the first big
blow. This blow may not be delivered
until next April. in his opinion. An
army of million men and 10000
airplanes viii shatter the morale OF
the kaiser's subjects on the battle
front and in the interior towns, ac-
cording to the congressman.
He likens the war plans of the
United States to great football game.
Won With Beef.
1T used to be in football" he said
to n World reporter. that the SIDE
with the most beef won by laborious
advances That is just what Is going
on in Europe today. Our allies are
pushing forward little at time.
But when the United States strikes II
will be different. In my opinion our
forces will not engage in battle until
we have one million men, thoroly
trained, to place upon the line stimuli
taneously. We will have force of that
strength by next April. We Will have
10000 airplanes ready for service by
then. The army will hit hard ana
heavy on the German front, and at the
same time our vast concourSe of air
fighters will penetrate far behind the
last German defense and attack IN
terror German cities. This Will nave
the effect of creating pandemoniun
among the people of that country who
have not yet had the war brought di-
rectly home to them. The United
States will go them one better in the
war football game by forward passing
over and beyond the goal posts win
their mighty force of airplanes. we
are now perfecting an airplane tha'
will carry 25 soldiers. Can you
imagine a fleet of these machines sud
denly landing two thousand soldiers
in q German town where there are nc
troops to defend the inhabitants! lney
can demolish everything in sight se'
back in their machines ana liy u
some other point. We will defeat the
kaiser at his own game. Not long since
he roped off half the Atlantic ocean
and the North sea and declared thal
anyone entering that area did 80 al
their peril We Will mark OFT teS ltory
in Germany, declare our Intentions OF
bombarding 1t, and warn the kaiser &c
get the women and children out OF the
way. Then God help the ones VINO
remainl'
Aviation School.
Congressman Chandler believes that
the proposed government AVIATION
school for Oklahoma Will be located
in the first congressional district. IL
was largely due to his efforts that the
war department selected this state az
a location for group three OF their
aviation school system, instead OF an
other southern state. 1t was he VINO
presented to the proper OFFICIALS the
claims of Tulsa, Dewey and other pro-
posed sites in the first district Fol-
lowing an investigation the depart
ment has eliminated all aspirants save
Dewey and Tulsa. ..
"Nothing further will be done" said
Congressman Chandler, in discussing
this matter, "until the aviation camps
in Texas are completed This is neces-
sary in order to provide a place for
the men now in northern camps to
train this winter. A further investi-
CATION is to be made of the Tulsa and
Dewey sites, and the one that comes
nearer to meeting the requirements
will win. The only respect in which
Tulsa is lacking is n water supply. The
city water will not do for drinking
purposes. have suggested to the
| Chamber of Commerce that they ar
range to run pipe from Sand Springs
to the camp site, and thereby furnlsh
an adequate supply of pure spring
water to the aviators."
Camp i'm Usage County.
He believes that this city has good
chance to land the big army training
camp to be established somewhere in
Texas or Oklahoma by the southern
department. At his suggestion the
Chamber of Commerce is already try
| ing. to procure sufficient acreage In
the Usage nation for this purpose. II
Is to be used as an artillery and ma
chine gun school, and varied terrain
with no habitation or rights of way
on the tract is desired.
He says that congress will adjourn
/ by October 10. and perhaps sooner
"All important legislation now pend
i ing has been agreed upon he stated
This includes the soldiers and sail
/ ors pension bill. may have to re-
turn to Washington next week, althc
do not anticipate being called back
before adjournment.
Mrs. Chandler and their daughter
will come down from Vinita today e
visit the congressman. Mr.. Chandler
while here will inspect some oil we'll:
he has drilling near Leonard in Tulsa
county.