Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-12-21 | Page 4 | How U. S. Helped Allies' Aircraft

liOW jow U. U S. S HELPED ALLIES AIRCRAFT British General Speaks of Production Feats of American can Army I Washington ton D Dec c 20 Contributions O o of tho the United States to tho than aircraft program m of ot the allies in 10 to tho J Liberty motor were wern raised b by I Gen Con J J. D D. Cormack of or tho the British war var mission in speaking hl at a a. dinner given b by the tho members of or th theold the tho old diVISIon of tho the signal corps In honor bonor of ot Col Edward A A. A Deeds s former member of ot the aircraft board After Atter ch tho Liberty motor motor motor mo mo- tor as tho the finest feat font in design and p production p o that has been accomplished durin during the tho war so far as aircraft matters matters matters mat mat- are concerned General Cor Cormack k mack said Ono one of or tho greatest American contrIbutions contributions contributions con con- was spruce Most of ot this timber ho said sf that was being produced was already under order b by your our allies Moro More oro had to bo be produced and while tho the situation n was critical at nt times tho the final result Is that In the month of ot November enough h spruce was produced to moro more than limn equal all our combined require require- ments To uTo cover the wings s of or tho the planes fabric was as needed ho continued and andna andas n na as Britain could not supply the linen tho the United States with characteristic Ingenuity and energy produced a 3 cotton cotton cotton cot cot- ton fabric w which Is at least tho the c ual o of tho the best aeroplane linen To To ll tighten tho the fabric dope ope was as re required required re- re cinch and again as tho the production was Insufficient to supply moro than the allies allies' needs tho the signal corps stepped into tho breach and took the matter In hand with the tho result that the United States State was soon In a 0 post post- position tion lion to supply all til that was necessary ar Castor oil for tor rotary motors was essential but the worlds world's supplies s were ero In lent for tor the number of or motors motor