South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-30
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International News Service:
WASHINGTON. July 80. - Next
year will see terrific battles in the
clouds; titanic struggles between the
allies and Germany 20 take the SUI
premacy OF the air.
America, by the execution OF her
aviation program. must swing the
balance. Germany must be swept
from the skies II will be the begin
ming OF the end
This is a summary of the opinion
expressed TO-DAY by Capt. Amaury
De Ia Grange OF the French aviation
corps lie is in Washington in "A
confidential advisory capacity 10 the
war department in the construction
and buildiRg Of the American air
fleet.
Next year viii see the allies and
Germany I'm what must be the final
struggle for the supremacy of the
air" said capt De lie Grange.
Germany must be kept from flying
This will be the beginning Of the
superiority on the ground for the
allies II America can throw hun
dreds % machines into the service to
aid the allies, then we can carry on
q warfare which will be disastrous
20 the enemy.
Importance % Air Superiority.
To have superiority on the
ground you must have superiority in
the air. without control OF the air
YOU cannot concentrate troops or
batteries. nor prepare for attacks.
without the knowledge Of the en-
envy. 1t is like a game OF cards, in
which the other player looks over
Your shoulder and knows your hand.
Next year we shall have 10 at
tack at several places AT one time
along a great battle front and 10 do
this we must have superiority in the
air America can help us 10 gain
this superiority, by carrying out her
aviation program. and expanding II.
germany will. of course, try To
keep TO America. I'm my opinion
she can never equal the American
nation IT. the production OF either
men or machines.
America must not become dis
couraged if Germany tries 10 equal
her efforts i'm the air. That is the
game OF war one comS2t and con-
tinual striving 10 eIual the efforts
of his enemy. and hack avd forth 1T
goes
-You have two great advantages
over Germany in material and III
personnel
Gcrmany Worn and Tired.
And Won are coming ;ntC the war
fresh. Germany is worn and tired.
Every factory and resource in Ger
MANY IS now used in war work. IL
she strives 20 build a great air fleet.
theu some other project must be
weakened. some strength must be
taken from her battle lines and the
advantage is for the allies.
"As Won know. we are all nerve
worn and strained In France, in
ENGLAND and in Germany. In Amer
fca YOU are fresh and vigorous IN
vour first entrance into the war
TO man airplanes they must he
,.c1ng men. such as yours men who
are fresh and full Of life strong and
clean musCled snd with nerves
etaodv and hard You have these
mon YOU are taking 100000 such
men 20 build your army Of the air
Youths untred By the war
germany has no such men 10
man the air fleet she may try 20
buifd 90 meet your efforts Her
men are worn and haggard from
Ions struggles on the battle held. II
she does find men enough. who are
Young and fresh. then she must take
Them from some other important
work Again she weakens one part
~ her war machine 20 strengthen
another. So here YOU see you have
the two great advantages I'D ma
teriaI and personnel
NV advice is that you build first
~ an battle nlanes. and then great
bonn bling machines
why" he was asked
Because without a large number
a. battle planes YOU cannot gain
supremacy in the air As long as
YOU haven't supremacy Of the air
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