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Show Liberty Motor Passes Test Washington, Sopt. 13. The Llb- Jerty motor, tho nlrplano englno upon which tho United States Is relying to establish doflnlto air supremacy over tho Germans over tho battlefields of , Franco has passed Its final tests anil !is a completo and gratifying success, Secretary Baker announced today. In a 1500-word announcement Secretary Sec-retary Baker told how all tho 'best brains and business of American mo- tordom had contributed its secrets f and achievements to tho government !to produco tho LIborty motor which Is to carry tho thousands of Amerl-"" Amerl-"" can airplanes over Germany. "Probably tho war has produced ! no greater single, achievement," tho ' statement says, and relates for tho first time tho story of tho design and construction of tho now motor which has added a thrilling chapter to American engineering records. J Secretary Baker says tho motor Is "now tho main rellanco of tho United States In tho rapid production lu largo numbers of high power battle planes for servlco In tho war." "In power, speed and Bervicc ability abili-ty and minimum weight," he continues, contin-ues, "tho now englno Invitos comparison com-parison with tho best the Europeon war has produced. Tho englno was brought about through tho co-opora-tlon of more than a score of engineers who pooled their skill and trade sec-yets sec-yets Jn lha war emergency." |