The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-16
ALLIES TO USE LIBERTY
MOTORS
Thousands of American Built En-.
gines Sought by British and
French.

Washington, May 14-American
built liberty motors may first reach
the fighting lines in France driving
French and British scouts. 1t was
learned tonight that urgent requests
for early delivery of the American en-
CINE have been received from the al
lies and are being met. Shipments
have already been made to Great
Britain and there are intimations that
General Pershing approves diverting
additional motors to meet French and
British requirements, even if further
delay to production of American
scouts results.
The British. it is said, after care
full investigation OF the engine by a
special expert sent over for that pur-
pose, has been pressing steadily for
some thousands of motors. French
experts, at first somewhat doubtful
of the motor, are now asking for and
will receive engines by July /. Diff
culties with overheating, alleged in a
letter from Louis Camman read in the
senate yesterday to make the liberty
motor useless, are declared authori-
tatiNely, to have been overcome.
Radiator trouble was encountered
particularly when machines which had
been operated successfully in north
ern ATTITUDES were taken south for
tests. These have been corrected, it
is stated, and the fabrication system
of the engine improved to the point
where no further trouble on that
score is anticipated.
TO support their view that the day
OF delays in aircraft production are
over, officials point to the fact that
last month saw liberties" delivered {
in hundreds, and to present indica-
tons that the output will be doubled s
this month and steadily increased I
thereafter. The output last month c
so far as known here was greater S
than that of any foreign motor with
the possible exception OF one of 13o- c
horse power type used in France. No /
hiSh-poWer motor, approaching the Il
liberty $50 figure, was within sight OF
the American output. 1t was to reach t
THAI end III quantity production, ii
was declared that the Liberty was V
designed. = f
Another phase of the dispute about
he success of the liberty motors ii
promised to be settled soon by ac-
ual trial. That is its availability for F
use in single seated fighting ma
hines. Two machines of this type,
'ne seaplane, have been designed
md built in this country and will be
eady for trial. at an early date. They
epresent the first efforts ever made NJ
eriously to place such high power til
a single seated, short winged, speed te
machines.
There were several developments 81
oday in the aircraft situation. John
}. Ryan, director general of produce d;
ION for the army, and chairman of "
ne aircraft board, made his first di-
Getting move by announcing the APP So
ointment OF Archer A. Landon, vice X
resident of the American Radiator
ompally OF Buffalo, n, Y, to have da
large of the production division.
Preparations were made for launch wi
g the senate military committees
Nv investigation. Senators Thomas Q,
I'd Thompson called on President
'ilson to discuss the plans and SEN the
or Hitchcock also talked over the Mi
iation situation with the, president. Jol
Officials connected with the air Ra
osran expressed the hope today {
at the senate committee when it is we
will go to the factories and hol
ing fields to find out for itself what J
S been done and what present con- bar
ions are.