New Britain herald., 1917-08-10
NEW ENGLAND PRESS
 IS DOING ITS BIT
Helping to Awaken Public to
 Need Of Airplanes

Boston, Aug. 10.-Every star in the flag twinkled when the governors of every state had placed on their tables at breakfast the request of the aero nautical officer in the Northeastern Department for their opinions as to the importance of air service in war
 The press of the New England states. mum bering some 1000 daily weekly, and monthly, publications are certainly doing their bit in aiding the recruiting of Americas aviation army of 25,000 aviators and balloon pilots, by using so much of their overcrowded and caiuable space at this time, in calling attention to the inducements offered to men to apply for commis- sions as first lieutenant in the avia- tion section of the signal officers re- serve corps. Then came the governors of the states who have personally sent to the aeronautical headquarters suit able persons for this branch of the service, as have also the mayors of cities, and presidents of universities and colleges. Now come the movies who in New England number over l,loo film displaying entertainm ent houses, which will for the week be- ginning August 18th run upon the screens the following reference to this important branch of the service.
 Men between the ages of 19 and 30 possessing fair education and other exceptional qualifications who have not been called under the draft de- s1ring to become officers in the avia- tton section of the signal officers re- serve corps, r. S. Army may apply for commissions as first lieutenants which rxyil 1N@ aviators or observation balloon pilots The base pay of a first litutenant is S2,0oe Address. Department Aero nautical Officer, Boston, Mass" for full particulars
 To further stimulate the public mlnd and impress upon the people of New England what part air service in war will play in the successful termi- . nation of the war, comes the views ex- pressed in tetlegrams of the gover- nors of the forty eight states, which will be published when all are re- ceived:
 The aeronautical headquarters in this city (Boston) will receive appli- cations for the officer commissions daily from g to 5. and on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday evenings from to 0. A corps of 12 clerks and steno-
 
 graph answers to all communications received from parties interested who cannot call at headquarters. The blank executed by applicants for the commissions is routed as follows: Aviators. to Washington for approval l then to the examining board for avia- ] ton, at the Massachusetts charitable ! eye and ear infirmary, on Charles !. street, to which place all applicants ! are sent for examination by corps of ; doctors in charge of Dr. Henry Cahill. | Then to the examining board at Tech. l and back to Washington for final action, after which the accepted appli- cants \are sent at the expense of the government to the several schools, and training camps throughout the coun- try. The applicants for balloon pilots are routed in a similar manner only first they with the applicant go inn mediately to Dr. Harry Cahills staff for examination and with his report and recommendation go on to Wash ington. The doctor now Lieut.. Cahill, is planning to handle one hundred ap- plicants daily, and the work of his staff is not exclusively confined to those applying for officers commits sions in the aviation service, but to the examination of others about to enter important branches of service in the war department.
 Ex-Governor Bates son was the first balloon pilot to report for examina- tion. The pay of $1oo per month to balloon pilots while learning. and the base salary of s2,O0O, when graduated, and commissioned is attracting many to this branch of the aviation service.