Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-08-11 | Page 2 | Airships Will play Important Part in War

AIRSHIPS WILL PLAY IMPORTANT PART IN WAR washington aug 10 that airships will play an important part in the next war between world powers that the civil war would have lasted but nine months if either army had bad a balloon corps like that now at fort myer va and that the united states government should secure the services of the wright brothers and thomas 5 baldwin were the opinions expressed by col james templer Ten apler until recently in command of the aeronautical division of tho the british army after a visit to port fort myer where here he inspected the baldwin airship he left tor for chattanooga tenn on a tour of ane principal paY battlefields of the civil war to learn what would have been accod polished had a balloon corps been akalp adall able at the time of these battles in south africa the british army used twenty or more balloons to excellent advantage he said in the santiago campaign during the spanish american war the balloon used by the american army was of immense value ue