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Show AMERICA'S AID i TO HER ALLIES ' WITH AIRCRAFT I WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Contributions Contribu-tions of the United States to the air- craft program of the allies in addition ! to the Liberty motor were praised by i .Brigadier General J. D. Cormack of J the British Avar mission in speaking ! tonight at a dinner given by the mem- ' bers of the old equipment division of j the signal corps in honor of Colonel I Edward A. Deeds, former member of the aircraft board. After characterizing the Liberty motor mo-tor as the "finest feat in design and production that has been acomplished during the war so far as aircraft mat- j ters are concerned." General Cormack said one of the greatest American contributions con-tributions was spruce. "Most of this timber." ho said, "that was being produced was already under order by your allies. More spruce had to be produced and, while the situation was critical at times, the final result is that in the month of November Novem-ber enough spruce was produced to more than equal all our combined requirements. re-quirements. "To cover the wings of the planes fabric was needed," he continued, "and as Britain could not supply the linen, the United States with characteristic ingenuity and energy produced a cot- i ton fabric which is at least the equal of the best aeroplane linen. ! "To tighten the fabric dope was required re-quired and, again, as the production was insufficient to supply more than the allies' needs, the signal corps stepped step-ped into the breach and took the mat-ter mat-ter in hand, with the result that the United States was soon in a position to supply all that was necessary. 1 "Castor oil for rotary motors was essential but the world's supplies were insufficient for the number of motors proposed. Your arrangements and preparations have resulted In producing produc-ing an ample supply and this achievement achieve-ment merits great praise " |