Show HAMMOND A M M 0 N D IDEA 0 K Crew crewless lesi ship fiig proves to be a success Z ary t L ti j navy experts report that wireless control Is possible i array army ind navy ft ex reported the device of john lanys jr for bior radio control of slut surface face craft to be sent laden with against e ships a success and predict similar results w with th submerged craft showing neove water only cleos an results of tests were public in fit connection with tile alio new fortifications alons bill which carries for construction of RII an experimental submerged boat secretary baker wrote the house appropriations committee which Is considering the bill that the joint army anti navy board was e convinced onOn ced of the practicability of the control of the surface craft and added that there hit haid also been denion demonstrations t tons of the possibility of the alic control of a craft completely submerged except for an air intake pipe before finally fin tilly deciding on the lie purchase of oillie the tants for the lie hoard board desires further experiment with tile submerged craft construction of the craft which will lie about SO 80 feet ion long by 7 feet in diameter will take two years according to sir mr alio told tile committee lie he tins has spoilt spent ten en years and on tits his invention there Is 13 no question whatever ns as to tile lie ability to control great accuracy the torpedo or carrier said it letter of maj gen F P W coe n member of tile ho board so long its is it 18 n surface vessel or lias has any antennae above the water by direct radl radio 0 waves either from shore or from an airplane with a shore station having a height of 80 feet above sea lenef level radio control of the craft tins has been demonstrated to the board up to a distance of seven miles but general coo coe said that tf if controlled from an airplane there was no limit 11 ml us as to distance except it lie ie lim propelling power of the torpedo or the the bon boar ihne it or the aIr airplane plano |