Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-04-29 | Page 11 | Japan Ready to Aid Yankee World Fliers

JAPAN READY TO AID YANKEE WORLD FLIERS OSAKA. Japan 'By mall to (hs Cnlted Press. Prepsrstlons to welcome the four A merles n alr- Filanea In the world flight are bang ba-ng made by tha Japanese army and navy. Major Oensral Tasumltso and Besr Admiral Hhioxawa, aealated by several other officers, will make all eceaeary arrangements to entertain enter-tain and stve anv aaalatanca needed I to the Amerlcsn aviators when they i srrlve in Japan In ths early part of May. According to the present schedule, the Amerlcsn planea will reach Japanese Jap-anese territory about May 1. lieutenant lieu-tenant Tamaguchl. of the Kasuml-gsurs Kasuml-gsurs naval air eorv: will he aent to Shimuahu Island, near Hokka'do. to assist the Amerlcsn fliers when thsy lsnd on that Island. IJeutea-snt IJeutea-snt Oksmura of the oppama natal sir corps, will go to Ktoroful Island, near Saghalen. where the America l Planea will alao stop. The destroyers destroy-ers K uf a. Kevakl and Sakal will transport gssoilne to the Ktorofu laiand for the benefit of the Amerlcsn Amerl-csn plsoes. These destroyers together with three other warships, will patrol ths waters surrounding the Kurlle Island while the American planea are In that regio.i. Lieutenant C. Kutt, of the t'nlled Statea air service, who arrived from Msslla about three weeks ago to cooperate with the Japanese government gov-ernment In making arrsngements for the arrival of the American filers, haa Jnst returned from Kego-shtma. Kego-shtma. where be has beea treated with high consideration by sil tSs Jspsneae officials. These officials, sccordlng to IJeUtensnt Nutt. hat promlaed full cooperation. In Tokio the srmy and nsvv will give s. joint welcome retention to the ATnertcsn aviators. In other stopping places. els borate recep lions sre alao belnr planned. The arrival la awaited with, keen Interest and great enthusiasm by the Japanese public.