Show UNCLE SAM SAI WILL WILLI I NOW NOY BUY BUYAS fiAS IIA I I Believed Government Government Will Ac Ac Accept I cOpt c pt the Baldwin Dirigible I Balloon TWO SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS Reaches Requirements May Build Fleet of New Sky Skimmers Washington Aug 14 The Tho Tho Bald Baldwin ln airship dirigible balloon made two successful flights this e c evening and was accepted b by tho the government In the tho first flight it averaged a 18 miles mlle an hour which was maintained In the second flight an average of over 20 miles mies an hour was wa obtained The requirements were w re l miles un an hour so that the airship has exceeded that requirement by 25 G per percent percent cent cent No official statement has been made but It is said ald on good authority that tho United States government go wi will buy the Baldwin airship He lie will willbe wI be Lo paid 7 OO if the bO board rd r of arm army officers which meets tomorrow decides that hat a 1 speed of 20 O miles mies was attained There Is Js is no question that such peed even en above e their requirement was vas actually made made The board of- of privately sa say that the ship on onis Jt ts is last trip made the best speed yet ct All AU the army officers and hero there a large number of ot them pre resent ent at nt tho performances performances this o expressed sod their satisfaction vcr O the result Trips Were Vero cre suc Successful Tho The following were tho the details on tho flight J On tho first flight tho the ship rose roso at nt o'clock lock crossed crossed- the tho m 3 J nf fy t to n P ilo ilio t-n t I G 1 In n. n aim anu alu Cl iC the thu starting lino hine ut C 2 4 ai 1 1 I now expected that tat tho the 4 attention o of thy thu government officials will vIlt m me bo be e turned toward setting getting from as largo large an appropriation Uon as possible at a at tho the nex next Ee session ion to to buy buya buya a a feet Meet fleet of 61 f these dirigible airships s 4 Their Theli Theil use use In time Ume of or war and C especially n for observation of or the enemy land and determining tho the enel position n oC or hostile hostie approaching fleets have been loen discussed About will bo be asked aske forThe for 1 The next test te t will wi bo be of or aeroplanes It Tt I i is a assumed ume that the the aeroplane of or orth tho thio Wright vr hl brothers will wi be accepted wilL be success success- suJ s- s and anI 11 that Its first flight wiL le ful uJ |