Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-07
AMERICA MUST WIN WAR.
BY HER MASTERY IN AIR
At Least 10000 Pilots and 10000
Atrplanes Should Be in Service
Before End Of Year.
DR. AMEs BACK FROM FRANCE
Chairman Of Commission Of Scientists
Appointed by This Government to
Consider Conduct OF Conflict In
Europe.
tBy Associated pre,s. 7

lBy Associated Press
BALTIMORE. July s.-Joscph 8.
Ames, professor of physics at Johns
Hopkins University and chairman of tho
commission OF scientists appointed by
this government to study the conduct
OF the war in France. stated here last
night after a number of conferences
In Washington. that speed and size in
aeropianes would end the war most
quickly.
He said tho United States must
furnish 10000 pilots. and at the lowest.
10000 aeroplanes and maintain this
average in the face of casualties. Each
pilot. he said. must have two planes.
The situation" said DR.. Ames. lis
summed up In an Interview which had
with General SHUTS. He said: Tho
decision lies In tho air. and complete
victory can only be won by 10000 or
moro lighting aeroplanes with which
enemy aircraft can be annihilated.
This achievement will be worthy OF
America. and is contribution which
she is capable Of making andexill give
her an enviable position at the peace
table,"
DR.. Ames said the program must be
carried into effect before the close of
this year. He said no difficulty was
anticipated in getting pilots. and that
Of tho three classes of planes needed
this country Is able to furnish the
school and observation planes. and
would be able to furnish fighting planes
before 1918.
Ho said the American people cannot
appreciate the tremendous scale on
which things are being done abroad.
ITO illustrate. he said. "in some places
tho British battle line In France is
forty miles deep. and have seen
trains OF motor lorries twenty miles
long, and train OF nine-inch guns
SIX miles long"
Speaking OF the work OF his COM
mission, he said:
There Is a captive balloon every
nve miles along the west front. Yep
peiins which are useful as naval
scouts, have been a complete failure as
military weapons
Another problem was the location
of big guns by means OF waves. To
illustrate the value Of research along
this limo In the battle Of Messines. six
ty-three big guns were located and de-
stroyed by this means. The location
Of mknes is important Wireless tele-
sraphy with airplanes: methods of de-
defensive devices for undersea craft
and now optical instruments are other
matters which had TO be studied
The other members of the commits
sion were engaged In equally valuable
research work, and DR.. Ames told OF
the work.
Dr. Huiett, of Princeton, devoted hi.
time to az investigation OF offensive
and defensive gas warfare" he said
The Germans at hrst used gas clouds
Now they employ liquined gases. used
In shells in ordinary guns. Twenty
per cent OF the shells used now contain
lethal gases Gas masks and the train.
Ing OF our troops to guard against gas
and offensive methods for ourselves
along these lines were also studied by
DR.. Hulett"
Invisible ink for secret messages and
the means OF detecting it's use was also
investigated by DIR. Hulett, DR.. Anne.
said