Show Entire Air Force of U. U S. S S Army Could Be Concentrated in 24 Hours Claim By Dy RALPH FAIRFIELD AIRPORT DAYTON DAYTON DAY DAY- I TON Ohio May l 18 United Press Press Press- In event of war the army's arms entire aerial defense could be concentrated d at any point in the nation within 21 24 hours Brigadier General Genera Benjamin D Foulois commandant of the annual annual an an- nual array army air maneuvers here told the United Press in an Interview Inter to toda today to- to da day Asked Aske for an explanation of or the technical purposes of the maneuvers General Foulois said the possibility of war ar is never extinct the United States Slates has found it Increasingly in in- in necessary to be bo protected from invasion Thus he said the thc creation and training of or its giant army air nir armada General Foulois staunch support support- er cr r of or a powerful air defense said the governments government's aerial division should I be Je stronger than that of ot any other nation or alliance of ot nations This he said is the underlying motive of I Ie the e maneuvers maneuvers-a a series o of te tests that I develop and improve tactical theories in connection with a n general defense program JI The tests he hue said reveal defects In la the present organization show how equipment should be handled and arid re reveal reveal re- re veal real that supplies are needed In what quantities and how the they must be transported They also supply sta sta- sta- sta on the minimum staff required for tor the successful direction of the army of the Ule air serve sene to better methods methods meth meth- meth-I meth of land-air land com communication mun es especially es- es through radio control and finally keep the army's airmen in L training The maneuvers brought every everyone one of or the army's airworthy planes here more more than Of this number 52 could be used in actual combat Gener Gen- Gen cial er Foulois said Eald The remaining ships are t types Pes used by headquarters staffs and for other official pur pun poses According to press dispatches from Washington the present aerial spec spec- Lade will wUl cost the government m. m i iw I |