Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-18
WAR INCREASES ~
AERO SHOW TALK
Government Exhibits From
Both Army and Navy Are
Features Of First Exposition.

Features Of First Expocition
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The international situation and the
increasing Cmpna a.is. rfl,u to uIIitlf,
Preparedness have vth.rvtra last frw
davs much enhanced tho interest m
the First p1u-Amoiican Acrouautics
exposition. which ouou4 IN tho Gran /
Central Palace npNt TbureJ1v saws
The New York Times From tho nufn-
her of exhibitors it is row assured that
10 VIII nc tho greatest display OF air-
planes. balloons. aerial signal devices
and motor and ayiaton accessories
ever assembled under one roof r..
Aero cub Of America. the puu-Amcri-
can Society of Aoronauiic Engineers
and the International Exposition COM
Iauy under the ausuiccs Of which the
show is rivcu fell a..urc1 nov THAI
10 is 10 score a notable success and .
bc the rcrorurucr Of permanent an
mal international exposition Of tho
FIRST importance.
All tuId. there wrl bo a huuircd O..
hihifs. Two floors Of the ualacc will
bc occupicJ Thc government cXhibrs
viii include those Of the United States
nrmv end United States nav. aviation
sections. sirn,l corps. huresu Of stand.
ards. Weather bureau. Gcodctic eur.
ycv and war dopartment. Tho now
army airrlancs ana the u.vv-huir
Lvdrolcr.e will bq couf.rs of interest
Coincidcut With Tho oxpoeition thor.
wW Ea convention. More than ton
Thousand dolrgatog from an over tho
world have acccftcd tho ,utit9tion ana
ilan To- ba prosort tha n9uarcrloYt
announces Marry 4f those win attend
ON tho oponing nfrlt. when Governor
Whitman. accouuaricd Ly Mrs VIII,
man. will formally omen the show
The governor n fov dlvs ago sent HIS
acc.utanro IN the A.ro clul's invita-
t.op to bo tho rlest Of honor. Tbar.
v-ilI no n,onv ofb.r prosle Tho PAN
American rcpuLIi.e yiu Ie wcu rer-
,osorto1 ,,,on,, tbo.c
"CC,,ir,. o., s,,cb , pe,cboIorir1i
r,o,ont ~ no nrceont ono prbIic I'm -
tcrcs, I'm The aero sboy ic NOT bv ar,
means c,euol, said a ronrcsontailya
~ Tho ,irflanc industry VIII, is tolkiuv
an active interest i'm tbc show
.,rho ov,osi,inn will bo biphlv edu-
co,inrol ana IN rarncs, effort viii Ia
rn.do TO interest yclng mon In learn
INC ia flv so that tboy nav give thcu.
e,,,.ic.s ia troir cnurfrv either thru
u,o .r,,,, NJ, nay,. nero eorrs T5d9v
bc I-nitod states is voofulv b.hinl
= Lf
,roined mon oblo to flv. Army or .ials
estimate mar tho average nan m the
crd If ivrn voars' service i'm the army
,,.r,,b oro-b,If a s.idior An ayia-
for Nor tbrcc months instruction f.
,yar,b , hundred soldiers An ,Xne~t
n,i,tnr ot Tho on5 ~ a wears trimming
eccording IN LORD Kitchener. is worth
nm cntiro armv corps while General
Tersbinc declares mat one aviator is
Tho e"nivalent Of an entire cavalry
s,,,,odror
..I, Nos mot untu Villas raid on
colnmbns mn this countrv awoEc to
No f,rt N,9t cirht aoroplancs .vera
oiI vc had avoiIable 10 meet an emor-
c"rcv and that rho names of Lnnrlcv.
Wright Curtiss and others. all Ameri .
ror nione.rs were. like the prophct
cf ola moi without honor save IN
tba;r own countrv.' Congress then
uaesod an 1puronriatioN of $1,000. 600
f,, ooronoutice for land and water de-
Ccnscs In TO date close To $50. GOO.
200 has been allowed
TODAY we lack. in round figures
about 1000 airplanes, % dirigihleS