The Washington herald., 1918-07-09
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which was printed day or TWO ago
! IN one Of the New York newspapers,
stated that q dispatch from Geneva,
switzerland. to one Of the leading
London newspapers contained the
following assertion:
"a ,Hungarian diplomat who Is hv-
ing In retirement here publicly stated
recently that the enemy was striking
at the heart Of Germany on the Rhine.
and that 1900 bombing airplanes
would end the war sooner than .0Oo,-
900 extra American troops"
This statement does not vary from
the opinion that has been neld n
influential government circles In
Washington. II there could be sent
across the sea a sufficient number of
airplanes which could be utilized IN
attacking the German Industrial cen
ters along the Rhine, there Is not
doubt that confusion, despair and
possibly complete ,rout would follow.
This opinion has led to the hope
that We may be able speedily so to
construct and operate aircraft as to
make 1t possible for great numbers
of them to cross from the Atlantic
coast to a convenient point upon the
coast Of Great Britain or of France,
Some Difficulties.
Some OF the experts have asserted
that there are difficulties in the way
Of operating aircraft for such dis
tance. One of these experts In a re-
cent communication stated that even
though it were possible to drive an
aircraft over the Atlantic. neverthe-
less 1t would be in such bad condi-
ton after its arrival upon the other
side as would make II necessary TO
disassemble its various parts and make
extensive repairs.
Nevertheless the best authorities are
certain that our builders of aircraft
4 are able to make a machine strong
enough to sustain long flights. and
Ahere seems to be no doubt that the
inventors have produced an internal
combustion engine of sufficient ca
pacity to drive an aircraft across the
sea-
Furthermore the ocean-crossing air.
plane, whatever the distinctive form
of its construction may be. will be so
built as to carry abundant supplies.
food, fuel, lubricating material and
other commodities needed for a long
voyage.
The experts have no doubt that a
properly constructed air vessel well
equipped with supplies and necessary
material. could be driven in the air
over the Atlantic so as to make a
landing on the coast of France or Ire
land or Great Britain within three
days, or possibly little less.
Results Sought.
The important results sought for In
the operation of fraircraft arc, safety
for the aviator; second. speed with a
given load; third, length OF time be-
tween periods of overhauling and re-
adjusting of the engine and. fourth.
the greatest distance OF fight with
given supply OF gasoline.
The most important element having
to- DO with the attainment of these
resuits Is the lubricating Of the en-
gfhef and the wonder is whether any
oe the lubricants now used in Ameri-
can aircraft would be Of such high
ssrS Shty as to meet these four de-
mands.
Curiously enough. Just at this time
there comes another OF the several,
even many. strange condolences which
have occurred since we began the
war with Germany
.. "A few days ago a heavy automobile,
the owner of which is DIR. E. G. Ache
son. was turned over to its builders
With instruction given to disassemble
the parts and make a thorough ex-
summation Of the condition of the
fnachine. especially the engine. and to
make accurate report of the findings.
The car was purchased about a year
and a half ago. 1t has been run
NEARLY 1900 miles. Some of the runs
were made over the rough roads of
the South and some in the difficult
roads of the Adirondacks
4 The car was therefore put to very
severe tests. But IL was observed
that at no time had there been any
occasion for repairs. not even a
spark plug having been found out
OF order. The water in the radiator
had never heated to the point of
making steam.
There was curiosity to learn what
the expert machinists would dis
cover the real condition of the car
to be- This report has just come at
the time when the authorities are
seeking the adequate lubricant in
case decision is made to manufac-
ture aircraft OF sufficient size and
strength to enable them to cross the
ocean on their own power.
The experts employed by the
builder OF the car who made the ex-
aminations, reported that they found
very little carbon in the cylinders.
1t was easily removed and very soft
In nature. They found the piston
rings to be IN very good condition;
no carbon whatever was found un-
der them. as IL usually the case
The rings were highly polished and
perfectly free to adjust themselves
20 the walls OF the cylinder. This
freedom of action would result in
khs maximum utilization of the ex-
5An9iye forces of the gases Hence,
t19to be concluded that the maxi
mum amount Of power was develop
"a With the quantity of gasoline
cdnsnmed.
Headjustment Unnecessary.
- on careful examination of the CON-
iition of all rubbing surfaces. such
as wrist pins, crank shaft. bearings
ETC., the fact was disclosed that IN
10 case could they find wear to an
sxtent Of more than one-thousandlh
II an inch. In fact, there was so
little wear that these experts con-
sidered 1t was not advisable to at
Tempt to readjust these parts.
TThe report as submitted of this
careful examination Of the car states
hat the reading Of the speedometer
showed the car had Travelled. since
he date Of Its delivery to DR. Ache
son, a distance Of 15.7s2 miles
Consequently, We here have an en-
yine driving heavy Berline tvne
automobile q distance of nearly IS oo1
miles, or more than half the circuu-