Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-08-20 | Page 1 | Aeroplanes as Scouts for Fleet

AEROPLANES AS SCOUTS fOR fLEET I French MJ Minister ister of Marine Marin I Ian an Enthusiast on the Subject PARIS Au Aug 20 Admiral 20 Admiral Je Do ii la S Peyser the thc French ench minister of ot marine I has become an enthusiastic convert t to the possibilities of the aeroplane in ii 1 naval warfare in view of the results 3 attained in the Paris-London Paris flight by b r Moissant tho the great Ireat cross country course courso 3 just completed by French aviators and an another other recent achievements in the tho air In a statement nt today he be d I the wish that tho French fleet should I take tako first rank in in the tho world in aerial lerial I navigation as it docs does now in submarine 3 feats and proposed th the establishment t of flotillas of aeroplanes at the J. J French I I naval bases acs of or Cherbourg Brest Tou Tea Jon lon and Africa to protect tIle tho ports and locate tho the mines and the submarines submarines sub marines o of a possible enem enemy For For the price of a single cruiser said the tho minister wo we may have thou thousands sands of aeroplanes They Thoy will be our scouts I It is understood that Moissant th the American aviator now on his wa way to London will compete with Latham Paulhan and Farm Farman an lor for the special Michelin prize e of for a stop no-stop flight from front l Paris laris to Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand l with a passenger In many respects this flight is considered considered considered con con- far more difficult than previous aeroplane feats not merely because of the passenger and anci stop no-stop stipulations but because the flight i ht must end cid on the summit of Pc Pov Pc do de Dome Demo a mountain feet high where h ro tho the strong and erratic air currentS current will make a landing extremely difficult di Tho The rules provide prO that the com must t ing hd f C tb the Arc Le Lo phe in Paris Iaria and ad after completing the 21 straightaway course circle t I tho thio spiro spire of tho the cathedral ral at Clermont Verrand before be be- fore landing ou ou on the mountain top He lIe had hal aio trouble with his Ills apparatus and r his descent was obliged ed to take the thc machinery of hl his monoplane to pieces In order to clean certain valves Part of tho engine W wini S brought to the tho work workshops shops I of of- the tho royal rojal engineers for tor repairs Tile Tue wind Is now so 0 h that 11 IL Is doubtful If It lie Jle will be able to start on the tho last five twenty five miles of ot his Journey today Tho Might flight If It possible can on only be bo made toward evening