The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-10-11
SEND 10000 AIRPLANES.
United States Has That Number
Actually Under Construction.

Washington, Oct. 4-Twenty thou
sand airplanes for Americas S lighting
forces in France, authorized in the
s64O,OOO.0O0 aviation bill passed by
CONGRESS last July, are actually under
construction.
Their motors are also being manu-
factured. Secretary Baker announced
today and the whole aircraft program
has been so coordinated that when
planes and motors are completed.
trained aviators as we'll as machine
guns and all other equipment, will be
waiting for them.
when this nations army is ready
to participate in the fighting, said
the Secretary, the eyes of the army
will be ready also
The types of planes cover the entire
range of training machines, light,
highspeed fighting machines, power
full battle and bombing planes of the
heaviest design and embrace as we'll
giant battle craft capable of the work
of the Italian Caproni, the British
Handley-Page and similar types.
Made in U. S. A.
within a reasonable time, con-
sidering the period for preparation,
Mr.. Bakers statement said, this
country will send it's first airplane
to Europe. This airplane from tip
of it's propeller to the engine, machine
gun and camera, will have been made
in the United States.
There has been a remarkable re-
sponse to the call for aviators. This
country has an unlimited supply OF
young men possessing courage, self
reliance, good judgment and de-
cision-the things required in the
air service. This service today is
fitting thousands OF Americans for
flying
Training Ayiators.
Twenty-four flying schools have
been authorized, the statement re-
veals, and besides the thousands
training here, students from the
United States are training in all the
allied countries, while many of them
are undergoing intensive schooling
behind several of the battle fronts.
The men now in France will be
turned over as finished aviators to
the American troops in France.
American machines also are being
built abroad and Mr.. Baker said that
approximately one-fourth of the num-
Der said to be needed were being
made in the Allied countries.
In that connection stress was laid
upon the necessity for greatly develop
ing and expanding the aircraft indus
try in the United States.
All the summer and part of the
early fall have been devoted to this
essential ground work.
Manufacture of Accessories.
Provisions had to be made for the
manufacture of the many accessories
necessary to aircraft service at the
front, such as machine guns, observa-
tion apparatus, cameras and the like.
The designing of satisfactory mo-
tor was necessary and thes liberty mo-
tor" was the result of the combined
efforts of the best engine builders of
the country. The signal corps and it's
staff of foreign advisers, the Secretary
said, are we'll satisfied with the prog
ress made since the motor was de-
signed. Mr.. Baker announced that the
departments earlier expectations and
:; hopes for consummation of it's extern
sive tircraft programme are being
more than realized.
''There is practically no limit to the
number of aerial fighters which the
United States can and will furnish in
the war for democracy" continued
the Secretary. 'No time has been
lost in experiments. The machines
which already have proved successful
will be reproduced in large numbers
in this country