Evening journal., 1917-11-23
RE PUTS HOPE
] N I0RPED0PLANE
ugests His Invention May
Meet Situation as the
Monitor Did
TVS AT THE
GERMAN FLEET

GERMAN FLEEl
e, t1oN Nov e9 Hope that the
a. pkdoplane may prove so be the
i &hc answer 20 the German sub
menace was expressed By its
# otor. Rear Admiral Bradley a.
N. before the members of the
Club Of New ENGLAND here
z< Much hope Is felt By The Allies
- 81 he said ''becauso Of the oppar-
|8 loss Of Effectiveness Of the sub
Il ne attacks Whether or not tic
IL marine has hccn beaten, let ms
M BE that the submarine is only one
s many naval weapons and thai
" al strategy recognizes the fact that
# long as an encmy's fleet exists as
s*nchting force. ID constitutes a con-
6ikning menace. from which an attack
B some kind may be expected at any
81 For this reason, no mere sub
u u Doe OF submarine activities should
nd us TO . desirahility of sinking
q ahling fhe German ilcet
e The strateg'cal desirability Of Great
u new and unexpected weapons in ad
Hnce Of war. was not thoroughly
a #li1ed until recently by any govern
Bent, except the German lt is un
*efunate for the Allies that the Ger
zsn Government realized q before
3sy did so. because this priority has
ben potent fighter on the German
b..
Il Perhaps it Is not Zoo late to bring
81 ainst the Germans o still newer
81 ap0n the lorpedoplane, perhaps II
#ay be permitted us 20 hope that, as
II monitor was the effective answer
81 the Merimac, so The torpedoplane
q be the effective answer to the
bmarine
3: :dmlrral Fishe skeichod the de
81 opment of the dirplano as an m
y #ument Of warfare, and declared that
& use as naval agency occurred
u hini years ago.
p IN endeavoring 70 take advantage
aeroplanes for naval purposes. the
rst idea Of practical Kind that oc-
nTed 60 me came iu 1910 he said /
md sc was io Utilize acropiancs oil
70 bomb-drerpine type foy prevent I
6 invasion OF our coasis. especially I
tue Philippines The idea was that. !
'eiiminary 10 invasion. ana enemy (
ould have ~ bring lis vessels near (
at coast, and stop them there; then (
MOULD have a. get ont a large
inbsr OF boats then no would have 3
nH lhc boats with men. ammu
lion. food and equipment, then hc
- I'd have TO tow the boats slowly |
4ihe shore, thcn he would have 20
81 out on the beach an that the
conlalncd. and then he would
so form the invading party. Dur
& an this Ions process the boats and
81 people in them would he almost
a fleeily helpless against a .determin-
F attack by say 800. homb-droppiug
81 &nlAneS. 7 did not succccd In gel
SERIOUS consideration Of illis plan.
NiT~pcAt idea was Co utilize air
z PES ftH carving ouf On invention
which I bad. secured The basic
81 tent ia October. 1900 for wire
Y sly directing mo;lug vessels or
& &h,elfs, carr, lng charges N high eA-
81 siYc an iEtcnii0n usually attributed
n another man rhc principh dlfll-
& ty 10 directing the vessel was not
ctriral or mechanical. but optical.
h Is. one could not see them far
az gh. II IS obvious. or course. that.
p cannot icll which woy % direct
king vessel if nc canhot see whore
70 overcome This dinlculty 7.
y out q scheme on narcr whereby
MI plsne would accompany each YES
a on its course. and either signal
|ck to ihe Transmitting station 60
er II to The riehf or ihe left. OF else
4 steer II direcllr hy transmitting
'psratus on ne airplanc iisself. Al
'cat deal Of comrleviiv Of various
lnds was encountered when an AZ
nnf was .cliizet thai thc problem
rs not io steer one Vessel. but 90
'ker a gI'est nanr and that not onl,
5Hi1'- ~ The Vcss- IS be moving and
the targets he moving. but that an
g airpldncs also would ho moving. In
e midsf ol these pcrplcyilies. It sud
My occurred 90 me that 10 would
} much better 10 devise an apparatus
hereby Regular Submarine t0fpedocs.
hich lare thoroughly accurate end re-
7hle Weapons, should he launched
I2ectly Ncm The airclancs. and that
. enly Would il be- simpler electric /
ard mcchanically, hut That also n
taa ne simpler iactcali, for the
J sen mat desicoycrs had already
Aea out The problem of launching /
coofS from ihr rraf af l..fro,-ors
g'elns 70 tac same principles.
81 nla hol apply fer 3 patent on
= soisnle ier gem or more. sun
c. 'lal - obvious scheme must
S,'o',H SesH nave been Patented rinolly n
AZ p Aprll, l9is had no dr.
,pily Will ihc paisai nms. le..-.. u'i