The Dolores star., 1917-09-28

WILL PARALzE The ENEMY



ed States airplane fitctories have re-
ceived gratis the secrets Of new alloys
and improvements in construction
which previous to Americas entry into
the war could not be bought Mt any
price-secrets that were guarded with
mems lives and were never mentioned
beyond the doors Of certain Offices.
Personal messengers have left England
by every departing steamship; mall
bags have been filed with priceless
blueprints and cable lines have been
jammed with messages, all bearing on
the development Of the American air
squadron.
The governments Of France and
Great Britain know that upon the eff
forts made on the other side OF the At
lantic within the next six months de-
Ponds the fate Of the armies afield.
Important above everything else in the
struggle for victory is the airplane,
which must be produced In myriads,
and. the task now falls squarely to
Uncle Sam.
Doubters Are In Minority.
There are doubling Thomnses on
this side Of the water who sneer at the
grandiose statements coming from New
York and Washington and who assert
that even II the United States organ
ICES for the aerial construction pro-
gram the product will be so inferior
that 1t will be useless for actual fight
ing. Fortunately these doubters are
In the minority. Oficials and men In
a position to know what already has
been done are highly optimistic. They
believe that American methods applied
to the manufacture Of air craft will re-
suit in just as good product as Is
now coming from factories organized
here shortly after the war started.
Despite all the lurid propbecies re-
garding the great feet of airplanes
that eventually will Law waste the nr,n.
cipal German cities. the experienced
airmen on this side only hone for
thousands Of machines with which to
flght the German armies in the field,
The success which Americas efforts
are to insure will come only when the
allied armies in France haye sufficient
airplanea to retain mastery of the mir
and to patrol every mile of the terri.
tory Immediately behind the German
lines. When the day finally arrives.
Germany will not be able to move a
train back Of the lines and to move
reserves will be impossible. She will
be unable to feed the men who are in
the first lines. Her heavy artillery
will be silenced and in the end. her en-
tire fighting forces made useless. The
wny will then become one of move
ment. with the chances for victory al.
together on the side of the allies.
There are various types of airplanes
which win be manufactured in Ameri.
ca that are already being used in
France, Engines of unbelievable now.
er are being put into the newest type
Of plane, The average American is
more or less familiar with automobile
engines and has some idea of what
weight Of engine will develop 100
horsepower, II this average American
were to look at some Of the newest air
motors he probably would Judge them
10 be ten or 16-horsepower, In fact,
lie could lift some of the engines un.
aided and would probably be astound.
ed to learn that such a machine was
capable Of developing not 100. but $50.
horsepower.
Every newspaper reader in the Unit.
ed, States has been well informed OF
the plans for building airplanes. hut II
is doubtful If one in thousand can
picture the size of some of the nianes
that eventually will be loaded on trans.
ports at the Atlantic piers, The cor
respondent has had an opportunitv In
the last few weeks Of insnectinp the
newest tyne of aircraft the TYNE thai
viii be turned out in vast numbers nv
America. and IL ia bigger in every way
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