The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
IMPORTANCE OF
SERVICE IN AIR
DURING WARTIME

Every star in the flag twinkled
Tuesday morning when the governors
or every state had placed on their
tables at breakfast the request Of the
Aeronautical officer in the Northeast
can Department for. their opinions
as to the Importance of air service
in war.
The press of the New England
states, numbering some 1000 daily,
weekly and monthly publications are
certainly doing their bit in aiding the
recruiting Of Americas aviation army
of $4,000 aviators and balloon pilots,
by using so much of their overcrowd-
ed and valuable space at this time in
calling attention to the inducements
offered to men to apply for commits
sions as first lieutenant in the Avia-
ton section of the Signal Officers
Reserce Corps.
Then came the governors of the
states who have personally sent to
the Aeronautica1 headquarters suita-
BILE 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
100 film displaying entertainment
ginning Aug. 13 run upon the screens
the following reference to this i'm
portant branch of the service:
Men between the ages of 10 and 80
possessing a fair education and other
exceptional qualifications who have
not been called under the draft, de-
string to become officers in the Avia-
ton section of the Signal Officers
Reserve Corps, U. s. army, may ap-
ply for commissions as first lieuten-
! ants which will be issued to those
graduating as aviators or observa-
ton balloon pilots. The base pay of
| a first lieutenant is $4,000. Address
Department Aeronautical Officer,
Boston, Mass, for full particulars.
| The zAeronautical headquarters in
Boston will receive applications for
| the officer commissions daily from 9
| to S, and on Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday evenings from to L A
corps Of IL clerks and stenographers
will send by mail or telegraph an
swers to all communications received
| from parties interested who cannot
call at headquarters The blank
executed by applicants for the COM
1 missions is routed as follows: Avia-
tors, to Washington for approval,
| then to the examining board for avia-
1
! ton, at the Massachusetts, Charitable
| Eye and Ear Infirmary, on Charles
street, to which place all applicants
| are sent for examination by a corps
| of doctors in charge of DR.. Harry
Cahill. Then to the Examining Board
at Tech and back to Washington for
final action, after which the accepted
Z | applicants are sent at the expense OF
the government to the several schools
and training camps throughout the
country. The applicants for balloon
pilots are routed in similar man
ner, only, first they with the appli-
cant go Immediately. to DR.. Harry
CahilPs staff for examination and
with his report and Recommendation
go on to Washington. The doctor
now Lieut.. Cahill, is planning to
handle 100 applicants daily, and the
work of his staff is not exclusively
confined to those applying for Off
GERS commissions in the aviation ser
vice, but to the examination of others
labout to enter important branches
of service in the War Department.
Ex-Governor Bates son was the
first balloon pilot to report for ex-
animation. The pay of 800 per
month to balloon pilots while learn,
ing, and the base salary of $4,000
when graduated, and commissioned
is attracting many to this branch OF
to the aviation service.
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