Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17

a complete booklet describing the
specifications Of these trucks is now
ready.
At present from $4,000 to 10000
OF these trucks are to be used. In the
ratio OF six type A trucks to one
type b.
In the ordnance department the re
quirements for trucks are different
Any truck mounting armor plate Is
considered TO belong TO the ordnance
department, as well as tractors for
guns, few armored cars, and tanks.
Armored cars have not proven sat
lsfactory in the present war. Tanks
have been more so, but must be de-
veloped. The first British models
bear about the same relation to the
tanks of today as dld the first motor
car to the present day car, A board
consisting of three army officers ana
one civilian IS at present making tests
on some government tanks ana the
American tank will be developed as
fast and as well as circumstances per-
NIT them.
Each division Of $4,000 men will
require G25' trucks, AS ambulances
and - airplanes.
The engineer corps use trucks about
the same as the quartermasters' de-
partment. These constitute wreck
ing, erecting and specially equipped
trucks suitable for bridge building
and other engineering work.
Under the signal corps is the avia-
tion corps; hence the signal corps
uses many trucks of the quarter
master type, trucks equipped with
wireless, trucks for raising and Iow-
oring captive balloons, repair trucks,
trailers and airplanes.
Tho there has been no little fear
and speculation on the development
of the airplane in the United States,
there is little cause to worry. Pro-
gress has been slow but taken up, IN
n logical maner. The first problem
was that Of getting pilots, next TO get
machines In which to teach the piiop'
and third 10 get a sufficient supply
Of war planes.
Military Training.
Experience on the continent has
proved that military training is the
first requirement in the development
of an aviator. In the Canadian con-
tingcnt this was not done at tho be-
ginning OF the war and It WAS found
that the fllers were too indepenoent
and lacked military training. Tho
flior must first be a soldier and next
an aviator.
Aviation schools are being founded
all over the country. There Will De
schools at Berkeley, Cal. Cor.
nell university University OF Texas,
University of Illinois. University OF
Ohio and University Of Massachusetts,.
At present the course lasts from ono
month to six weeks, tho later it,w Il
extend thru period Of two months.
The student receives Instructions IA
meteorology, aero dynamics. physics
and on about twelve subjects as tho
basis Of flying. At the same time he
Is receiving military training and pre-
liminary instruction in flying. There
are some few university graduates
who have had their preliminary train
ing. These were accepted by the avi-
alton department and are now In tho
existing schools.
Funds have been appropriated for
many fields to be used in airplane In
struction. The three first are the Joy
field at Mount Clemens, n field at
DAYTON, Ohio, and another at Cham
paign, Ill. Doubtless inside OF
, three months these fields will be GO
ing fun blast, getting the second and
third line recruits in order.
A complete flying squad comprises
twelve airplanes and 17h men. Henc,
II 900 planes were in use the ovla-
tion department would require $4,000
especially trained men.