The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10
Patents Motor That
Gets Its Fuel From Air

Fargo, Jan. 6.-North Dakota has
another inventor to her credit in
Henry Lohse Of Park River who has
perfected fuelless motor which, I'M
der test, has developed three-fourths
of a horse power and only weighs 20
pounds.
Power from air at last.
The Loshe Motor, as it is called by
it's inventor, takes the power with
which the motor is propelled directly
fro nlthe air. The motor is electri-
CAL 1t can be regulated as accu-
rately as any motor now on the mar
ket, as regards speed, power, etc., and
requires absolutely no gasoline, kero-
sene, steam or other fuel or power
for it's operation except that which
is used for fabrication.
Was Born in North Dakota
Henry Loshe, the inventor of this
new wonder, is strictly North Da-
kota boy, having been born at Park
River, N. D., which is his present
home.
He is 10 years old and, although a
youngster, has the build of mature
man, being six feet tall and weighing
about 10 pounds, is quite and I'M
assuming, but very pleasing in his
appearance and manner. The only
education that he has. received has
been in his local high school and from
books. While attending high school
he became very much interested in
electricity and physics, making ply
sizes a speciality. He was graduated
in 1916 and since that time has been
working on his motor and studying
electricity and mechanics at home
from what books he could gather to-
gether.
Mr.. Lohsc stated that he has been
at work for about five years on his
new motor, and that as soon as he
had it completed gave it a very
thorough tryout by testing it in var
ious ways with different loads. 1t
| developed three-fourths of horse
power.
1 Run Two Weeks Freely
At one time he ran an endurance
! test and started the motor going to
see how long it would run. After two
! weeks time had elapsed he grew
tired waiting and stopped it. During
this time, the motor used absolutely
no fuel except that which it took d.
! rectly from the air. The motor was
not touched except that the automa-
tic oiler which lubricates the various
! parts, was filled, as it needed atten-
! ton.
The little motor will perform any
operation that motor may be called
upon to perform, and does so entirely
without the use of fuel, the power be-
, ing taken from the air.
Went to Washington
When Mr.. Lohse applied for his pa
tent he received a request to come to
| Washington, D. G. He went and was
most royalty treated by the govern
ment officials. He had the pleasure
of spending considerable time with
Thomas A. Edison, who is now work
ing for the government, and also OF
spending considerable time with gov
ernment engineers. Secretary OF
! War Baker took Mr.. Lohse to the
| White House where the young inven.
tor had a private interview with
President Woodrow Wilson. Presi.
OeHC w llSoll, congratulated NI. LOlSe
on his motor, praising him very high.
| ly for his work.
Government Takes Hand
The patents have been granted by
the patent office and the government
has taken hold of the motor. Govern
ment engineers are at present con
structing motor approximately 81
times as large that will develop u
horse power, and is to be completed
within two months.
1t is their intention to try out this
new motor in an aeroplane, for which
it seems most highly adapted, be-
cause its light weight and the fac
that there will be no fuel to carry.
The possibilities of such motor
can be readily seen. 1t will not only
eventually adapt itself to the aero
plane but will be a practical thing II
all lines of motor driven machinery
possibly supplanting the steam en-
CINE of our modern railroads.
Edwin Remmens, who has beer