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Show C0NQUEST13FTHEA1R AERIAL SERVICE FOR PASSEN-GERS, PASSEN-GERS, MAIL AND MERCHANDISE. MMEN MEET NEXT MONTH Big Convention of Pan-American Aeronauts Aero-nauts Will Stimulate Enlistments in the U. S. Air Service. Atlantic City, New Jersey, will be the Mecca for a large gathering of American men, and representatives of foreign countries, who will be attracted at-tracted by the first Pan-American Aeronautics convention, which meets there In May. Captain Charles J. Glidden, of the U. S. Air Service, Military Aeronautics, Aeronau-tics, now stationed in the administrative administra-tive department of the United States Flying School, So'utherfleld, Georgia, sows : "The Pan American Aeronautics convention and exhibition to be held at Atlantic City during the month of May will bring to the attention of the American people the wonderful progress pro-gress of aviation. ' The work of aircraft air-craft during the war establishes its practicability for commercial uses and insures the creation in this country of a complete aerial service, connecting all cities and towns for the transportation transpor-tation of persons, mail and merchandise. merchan-dise. "Before the close of 1920 I confidently confi-dently predict this service will be 'in full operation, with extensions to all countries on this hemisphere. In the United States trunk lines will be established estab-lished across the country which will place every city and town within six hours from some twenty-four distributing distrib-uting points. Once created and in operation op-eration our extensive coast line could be. put under complete protection from any possible invasion. Thousands of college trained aviators in and ott of the service are now waiting to join in the operation of an aerial service. "The government calls for fifteen thousand men to enlist In air service for one or three years' time. This is bound to receive a quick response, as here is an opportunity for men to be Immediately assigned to duty in the service and of the number who enlist those who pass certain examinations will be given flying and balloon piloting pilot-ing instruction. This liberal offer is equivalent to a one or three years' college course in aeronautics, and one may become expert in all branches of aviation, and if qualified a non-commissioned or even' a commissioned officer. of-ficer. In addition to regular pay, clothing, cloth-ing, quarters and rations, extra gay begins with instructions to operate the aircraft. As the number of men wanted is limited to fifteen .thousand for the entire country, quick application applica-tion to the nearest recruiting officer will be necessary before the privilege v is withdrawn. "Everybody directly and indirectly interested in aviation ' should ' attend the Atlantic City convention and exhibition, exhi-bition, in order to keep abreast with the times and become familiar with the development of aircraft for defense de-fense and commercial uses and witness wit-ness the demonstrations of the world's greatest airplanes aviators, who will fly, and balloon pilots sail to the Atlantic At-lantic air port from all over the country." |