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Show CONQUESTOFTHEAIR - " - AERIAL 8ERVICE FOR PAS8EN-OERS, PAS8EN-OERS, MAIL AND MERCHANDISE. Bl IDMEN MEET NEXT MONTH Big Convention of Pan-American Aero- nauts Will Stimulate Enlistments In the U. 8. Air Service. Atlantic city, New Jersey, win i the Mecca for n law gathering "f American man, and representative! of foreign countries, who win be at-traoted at-traoted by the first Pan American Aeronautics convention, which meets there In May. Captain Charles, j. Olldden, of th U. H Air Service, Military Aerenns tics, now stationed la lbs sdmlnlstrav the departmeal af lbs United states iljrlng school, smtberfletd, Oeorala. icy-K : "Tho 1'nn Atiiorlcan Aeronautics convention and exhibition to te- heltl ot Atlantic City during the month of Mu.v win bring to. the attention of the American people the wonderful pro-press pro-press of aviation The work of Bjg erafl during the war establishes its practicability for commercial uses nnd insures the creation In this country of a complete serial service, connecting all cities and towns for the transportation transpor-tation of persons, 'null mid merchandise merchan-dise "Before the close Of li-0 I confidently confi-dently predict this service will bo In full operation, with extensions to nil countries on this hemisphere. In the United Slates trunk lines will be established estab-lished across the country which will place every city anil town within six hours from some twenty four dlstrih-Bting dlstrih-Bting points. Once created nnd In operation op-eration our extensive const line could be put UBder complete protection from any possible Invasion. Thousands of cull ope trained aviators In and out of tho service are now Waiting to Jolu In the operation of an aerial service. "The government culls for fifteen thousand men to enlist In air service for one or three years' time. This Is bound to receive a quick response, ns Beta Is un opportunity for men to be Immediately assigned to duty In the service nnd of the number who enlist those who pass certain examinations will be Riven flying anil balloon piloting pilot-ing Instruction. This liberal offer Is equivalent to a one or three years' college course In ueronautlcs, and ono may become expert In all branches of aviation, nnd If qunllfled a nop commissioned com-missioned or even a commissioned officer, of-ficer, in addition to regular pax cloth tun. nuni i cis and rntlons, extra pay IiokIiis with Instructions to operate the aircraft As the number of men wanted Is llmitco to fifteen thousand for the entire country, quick application applica-tion to the nearest recruiting officer will be necessary before the prlvllego Is withdrawn. "Everybody directly and Indirectly Interested In aviation should attend the Atlantic City convention und exhibition exhi-bition In order to keep abreast with tho times and become familiar with the development of aircraft for defense de-fense nnd commercial uses nnd wit-ness wit-ness the demonstrations of the world's greatest airplanes uvintors, who will fly, ami balloon pilots sail to the Atlantic At-lantic nlr port from ull over the country." |