HOW U. S. FELL
DOWN ON ns
AEROPLANES
WASHINGTON, June 9 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Admission that both
military and civilian experts over esti
mated the country’s capabilities in set
ting out in 1917 "to accomplish the
impossible task” of producing 22,000
airplanes in 12 months is made In the
official history of the government’s ef
forts to build up the industry made
public today by the war department.
Realization of this error resulted al
most immediately in the placing of
contracts in France for 5,875 planes
of the Spad, Nieuport and Bregeut
types.
The report shows that by May 23,
1918, American factories had delivered
5,270 planes, or 24 per cent of the am
bitious program while the French had
delivered 31 per cent of the number
promised on that date. Up to Novem
bed 14, a total of 11,364 airplanes
had beer, produced in America, but
these were largely training machines,
fighting planes completed during the
war period totalling only 3,328.
"Broadly stated,” the history says,
“the United States produced for her
army alone in her second year of
manufacture, as many airplanes as
England produced for her army and
navy in her third year.”
Organization of the manufacturing
industry is declared to have been the
smallest of the air service’s problems,
an alarming shortage of cloth and [
varnish, or “dope” for the wings de
veloping at the very start. Lack of an,
adequate supply of linen was over-|
come quickly through the assistance
of the United States bureau of stand
ards which evolved a special cotton
fabric with a tensile strength of 90
pounds to the square inch. Production
of this material was soon at the rate
of 1,200,000 yards per month.
“Cotton proved to be not only an
admirable substitute for linen, but
even a'better fabric than the original
cloth,” the report says, “no matter
how abundant the supply of flax may
be, it is unlikely that linen will ever
again be used in large quantities for
airplane wings.”
Search for a varnish to protect air
plane wings resulted in the establish
ment of 10 large chemical plants to
produce acetone, the principal ingred
ient.
“Had the war continued,” says the
history, “these new plants would have
taken care of all American and allied
military needs, allowing the produc
tion of private plans to go exclusively
to fill commercial needs.”
Development of aircraft was so
rapid that frequent changes in models
and designs were before the service
experts for consideration. At the time
of the armistice, the whole produc
tion machinery had been, or was
about to be, turned over to putting out
a new De Haviland, known as 9-A; the
Lepere, a two-seater built around the
Liberty engine, and the great Hand
ley-Page machine for bombing work.
Experiments also were under way
with the Italian Caproni, to be driven
by three Liberty engines.
"But American invention was able
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that promised to supercede all other
types in existence,” says the report.
“This was the Martin plane which, ,
with a wing spread of 75 feet, attained (
a speed of 118 miles per hour against
100 for the Handley-Page and Caproni.
Where the foreigners required 46
minutes to climb 15,000 feet, the Mar
tin craft took 30 minutes.”
One entire chapter of the history is
given to the evolution and prepara
tions for the production of the Liberty
engine. First drawings were made i
May 29, 1917 and the first 8-cylinder :
engine was delivered July 4, 1917. On ;
August 25, the first Liberty “twelve"’ i
successfully passed a 50-hour test i
“As an achievement in speed in the i
development of a successful new en- i
gine this performance has never been i
equalled In the motor history of any i
country,” the report declares, quoting i
a British official statement that more '
than one year from the conception to i
completion must be allowed in such ]
cases. The performance was possible, 1
It added, because all the inventive and I
manufacturing talent of the country I
was turned over patriotically to-, the i
government for use without stint, even
secret patents and processes being i
thrown into the common pool. ]
Deliveries started with 22 motors in <
Decmebr, 1917. This was increased to
39 in January 1918, 70 in February, 1
122 in March, 415 in April and 620 in e
May. By October the daily production i
was 130 complete machines. The re- i
port asserts that as a fair standard s
of comparison it could be said that the
most famous British aviation engine
never reached a larger production
than 10 machines a day.
Liberty motors comprised about one
half of the aviation horsepower pro
duced in this country, the remainder
being divided between the Hispano
Suizas, Le Rhones, Gnomes, Curtisses,
Hall Scotts and one or two experi
mental types. Disappointing results
met efforts to produce the British
Rolls-Royce and the French Bugatti
engines in this country, this being at
tributed largely to insufficient data
obtained from the originator.
Vivid description is given of the de
velopment of the various special equip
ment for war planes, such as the
synchronizing device, permitting the
aviator to fire through his propeller,
the special compass and sights, the
camera "gun” and many types of
bombs. As an illustration of the ad
aptability of American factories, the
report cites the case of a manufacturer
of skates who turned out thousands
of demolition bombs daily.
EPIDEMICS ARE
BEING FOUGHT
IN BALKANS
BUCHAREST, May 10 (by mail)!—
The typhus epidemic which has claim
ed thousands of lives in Rumania in
the last two and a half years is still
smouldering but American Red Cross
physicians who are watching the spor
idio outbreaks believe that the disease
has “burned itself out,” Their great
est worries now are the dangerous
outbreaks of smallpox and isolated
cases of cholera.
The Near East today, according to
American, British and French physi
cians who have completed their sur
veys, is ripe for an outbreak of cholera
and the plague. Under-nourishment,
famine and the strain of war upon the
civilian and military population has
undermined the health of the nations
of the Balkans.
The past winter was a terrible one.
Refugees are returning to their homes
to find them heaps of ruins. They are
without everything. If it were not for
the American food mission and the
shiploads of food being brought into
Rumania and under the auspices of
:he American Red Cross, Rumania to
lay would be a nation of starving
people.
Local Rumanian physicians are
fighting hard in cooperation with Am
erican doctors to confine the smallpox
md cholera cases to certain districts,
in one hospital American doctors
found nine children dead from small
pox. The nurses working day and
night to attend to the living cases had
no time to remove the dead children
from their beds.
The Red Cross is fighting the small
pox epidemic particularly in the
Dobrudja region. Medical supplies and
units of one doctor and two nurses are
sent by a special Red Cross food boat
which plies up and down the Danube
to the river towns whence they travel
Inland to the centers where the dis
pase is making the greatest inroads.
Mrs. C. S. Hahn has been appointed
:eacher of general science, geometry,
bookkeeping, shorthand and biology
n the Fairbanks school. Some mix
;ure, what.
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luant to an act of the territorial leg
slature, there is hereby made, im
>osed and levied upon each male per
son, except soldiers, sailors in the
lavy or revenue cutter service, volun
eer firemen, paupers, insane persons,
>r territorial charges, within the Ter
itory of Alaska or the waters thereof,
iver the age of twenty-one years and
inder the age of fifty years, an annual
ax in the sum of five ($5.00) dollars,
o be paid and collected in the manner
>rovided by law, and deposited by the
reasurer of the Territory of Alaska
n a separate fund called the “school
und,” and used for no other than
chool purposes. '*
Said tax is now due and payable
md becomes delinquent on the first
donday in the month of August cf
iach year.
All persons subject to this tax are
lereby notified to pay said tax to the
chool tax collector, and in case of
allure to do so the penalties provided
a Section 6 of Chapter 29 of the ses
ion laws of Alaska will be imposed.
K. G. ROBINSON,
School Tax Collect a»\
WAS WOUNDED
THREE TIES
IN BATTLE
George Fawcett, who returned to
Valdez on the Admiral Watson this
week, has had war experiences enough
to fill a large book. Following his
enlistment with the Maple Leaf divi
sion in Vancouver, he was transferred
to the Kilties, an alleged Scotch regi
ment, and starting in at Amiens fol
lowed the fortunes of that regiment
to Mons, where he was stationed when
the armistice was signed. Mr. Fawcett
was wounded several times during the
engagements in which he participated,
but not seriously. He saw some fierce
fighting during the memorable days
when the Germans were steadily
pressing the allied troops back, and
in one battle but 23 men of his com
pany emerged unscatched.
While Mr. Fawcett talks very little
about his experiences he brought back
with him a fine collection of souvenirs
from the battlefields. He states that
the Canadian government treated the
American boys fighting with them bet
ter than expected. He states that he
was discharged 30 minutes after reach
ing camp, and that the government
gave him $75 per month for four
months after his discharge, besides
his pay; $35 to buy a suit of civilian
clothing, $10 to spend on his trip
home; and first class fare from the
place of his discharge to Valdez.
Mr. Fawcett, who is an. expert gro
cery clerk, will resume his old posi
tion with S. Blum & Company in the
grocery department.—Valdez Miner.
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with bench; Victor phonograph,
with records; China cabinet, sani
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WANTED—Position cooking for crew.
Apply Mrs. Woodward, Windsor
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FOR 8ALE—Concrete chimney blocks,
any size. Leave orders with Jack
Sapiro, Ed Lee or see J. V. Padden
or H. E. McDaniel, for prices. Blocks
made at Eyak Lake.
FOUND—A gold band ring, with nug
get buckle. Owner can secure same
at Times office by identifying prop
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FOR RENT—Bathhouse and rooms,
connected with lunch room for rent
or would take responsible lady part
ner. Small capital required. Mrs.
M. Wood, McCarthy. 4-6t
WANTED—A woman cook for hospital
Call between 4 and 6. 3-tf
GENERAL DRESSMAKING — Both
fancy and plain. Work guaranteed.
Rates reasonable. B. Manning, apart
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FOR SALE—$60 Victrola, with ten
records. Price $35, if taken at once.
Ring 188. 31-tf
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WANTED—Second hand rug, 6x9,
in good condition. See Kelly, Times
office.
The best and quickest route to Fair
banks and interior points. Burgess
Karstens Auto Line, Chitina, Alaska.
Get your fresh milk and cream at
the Blum, O'Neill Company and Cash
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JUST RECEIVED—SOME ~
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Mosquito and gnat-proof, something new on the market and just the
thing for fishermen and mushers. Will not rip, made of copper wire
and non-breakable. Every person should have one.
Also received a shipment of Ladies’ Black Bear Brand Overalls.
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