The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-12
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HENRY wOopHOUSE
Aero Club President
Says l.. S. Can Win
In Sky
CAN GET PLANES
IN II MONTHS
Appropriation Needed
To Start Work On
Big Scale
BY GEORGE HARTIN

SfoF CorreSDoHd>Ht United Press
NEW YORK. June l2-The great
Allied victory at Messines Ridge.
largely made possible by the blind
ing OF the Germans BY Allied Ayers
proves conclusiyely that Americas
immediate and biggest task "a 20 get
100000 planes and l0.o0g lighters 90
Europe 10 help put Germany's fight
ing eyes ont, In the opinion of Henry
woodhouse OF the Aero Club Of
America here today
by speeding up" said Wood
house TO the United Press today.
I'VE can do this IN 70 months. end
the war on a military basis long
before II could otherwise be ended
and save thousands OF lives ana bill
lions OF dollars"
"Woodhouse IS the man whose
prediction OF six months ago that
the war would De won or lost IN the
air seems 20 be coming true
THE element OF time Is the most
important" he continued We
wait on nothing but a hair billion
dollar appropriation from congress.
''The Council OF National Defense
IL organized 20 proceed quickly
thru the Air Craft Production board
To make fewer than 100000 planes
and train fewer than 10000 men
may lead to fearful consequences on
the front
We must have ssoo 600 900 to
start AT once The actual sum
needed IS one billion dollars"
Training camp sites nave been
chosen. the aeronautcal manutac.
turing facilities are mobilized and
We have placed In their hands com
plete plans for Tho latest uniform
types OF Allied battle planes and
other needed var machines
III We hurry and congress must
give us quick help IN this we can
do In ~ months What &c took the
British TWO years 10 accomplish
There viii oe no trouble getting
the men They are at hand. wait
ms only on congress.
we must strike Germany thru
the air. quick
THAT The Teuton Is vulnera bic
there now is proved by dispatches
stating that the German planes
have been collapsng IN midair
whenever any part was hit by the
Allied guns I'm the past that hap
pened only when the most vital
parts OF the aeroplane. such as The
bracing wires. were hit What We
need most 20 supply the Allies IS
$4,000 fast battle planes They will
fight the enemy or the skies That
done. the slow bomb dropping ma.
chimes and artillery planes. which
are tho eyes OF the big guns and
the infantry machines. which carry
machine guns and fly In advance o.
the infantry swooplng low and turn
ing their guns on the men In enemy
trenches. can do their work unmo
Tested.
After the $4,000 battle planes.
OURS il QAfoNlpu VI hhihvti lhth't
than speed.
Thousands ~ young men are
begging 20 get into the work Men
between rs and % make the best
cir fighters Many, however, have
made good beginning at the age OF
Is. And others at the age OF so.
There are few flyers over 30.
but that doesn't mean that older
men don't make good flyers. The 20
per cent OF applicants needed 70 do
air lighting usually f. selected from
the youngest. tho there is nothing
the matter with the older ones.
Flying men must be intelligent,
quick witted honorable above re-
proach. not too heavy, not over 10
AZ most, resourcetul and cautious
enough 70 take the greatest advan'
tage possible OF every situation with
safety 10 their lives and equip
ment."