The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-17
NORTH DAKOTA BOY INVENTS
NEW MOTOR FOR UNCLE SAM
Engine to Run Without Fuel--War
officials, President Wilson and
ThOs. A. Edison Interested in
Wonderful Invention.

North Dakota has another inventor
to her credit in Henry Lohse, of Park
River, who has perfected a fuelless
\ motor which, under test, has devel-
X oped three-fourths of horse power
and only weighs twenty pounds.
Power from air at last.
The Lohse motor, as it is called by
it's inventor, takes the power with
which the motor is propelled, directly
Il from the air. The motor is electrical.
It can be regulated as accurately as
any motor now on the market, as re-
CARDS speed, power, ETC., and requires
absolutely no gasoline, kerosene,
steam or other fuel or power for its
operation except that which is used
for fabrication.
Was Born in North Dakota.
Henry Lohse, the inventor of this
new motor, is strictly Dakota boy,
having been born at Park River, N.
D., which is his present home.
He is nineteen years old, and altho
youngster, has the build of a mature
man, being six feet tall and weighing
about ITO pounds, is quiet and unas-
Stunning, but very pleasing in his ap-
pearance and manner. The only edu-
cation 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 phys
les 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.. Lohse 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 thoro try
out by testing it in various ways with
different loads. 1t developed three
fourths of horsepower.
Ran 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 directly
from the air. The motor was not
touched except that the automatic
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
patent he received request to come
to Washington, d. G. He went and
was most royalty treated by the gov
eminent officials. He had the pleas
ure of spending considerable time
with Thos. A. Edison, who is now
working for the government, and also
If spending considerable time with
government engineers. Secretary OF
War Baker took Mr.. Lohse to the
White House, where the young in
ventor had private interview with
President Wilson. President Wilson
congratulated Mr.. Lohse on his mo-
tor, praising him very highly for his
work.
Government Takes Hold.
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-
atructlng motor appiOA1ndIeiy ov
times as large that will develop rs
horse power, and is to be completed
within two months.
It is their intention to try out this
new motors in an aeroplane, for which
Il seems most highly adapted, because
Of its light weight and the fact that
there will be no fuel to carry.
The possibilities of such motor
can be readily seen. It will not only
eventually adapt itself to the aero
plane but will be practical thing IN
Ill lines of motor driven machinery,
possibly supplanting the steam engine
Of our modern railroads.-Devils Lake
journal.