Show The German Air Fleet Superior FIGURES S show that the tho allied nations na na- nations lons must speed up to be as efficient efficient dud dud- ent eat in air battles as their enemy Germany According to the LIterary Literary Literary Liter LIter- Liter Liter- ary Digest the official aviation record record re re- cord shows Pan-Germany Pan to be the victor in the air by a score scole of 1121 victories with 6 66 aces as to 10 tho the Allies Allies' 1171 with aces Naturally the question arises Why should Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many with half the number of aces almost equal the score of the Allies In a carefully prepared article in the Outlook giving the victories of all the air forces iu In detail up to December De De- December December cember 1 1 1917 Lawrence LaTourette LaTourette LaTour- LaTour ette Driggs Briggs thus answers the query The answer Is Germanys Germany's air airI service is entirely in the I of one competent man General Gener Gener- al von van Hoeppner formerly Chief of Staff of General von I Dulo Bulowa s 's army was us in November November November Novem Novem- ber 1916 made chief of Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's air service S Subject bJ ct only to the orders of or the Kaiser Kaiser von van Hoeppner Is absolute dictator dictator dictator dicta dicta- tor of the air service He lIe not only doubled the tho output t of a airplane air airplane air air- r- r plane engines in 1917 by standardizing standardizing stan stan- th the tho Mercedes a and d the he Benz lienz motors but he produced the deadliest type typo of lighting fighting machine tho time world has hus ever over seen In the 1917 single seat seat- er Likewise In launching the thirty heavy bombing machines on London July 7 1917 he lie ex ox- exhibited exhibited to the Allies the tho best best defensive war piano plane pIano tho Gotha that that has been devised and ItIs it itIs Is rumored that the coming coining spring will see flying tanks and a a. sup superior typo type of of Fokker fighting air all piano a ng a further re results results re re- of the constant experimentation tation so an wisely encouraged by byon byI von on Hoeppner Hoel With ono one I competent mind to direct It tho the Iron clad rules to 10 protect it tho German Jerman air service like the Gorman German machines day to-day easily thin Iho world opposed The sooner this unpalatable but relentless relentless re re- Is realized the sooner wo coo will adopt methods to cope with those of oC Germany and then tho the sooner will our peace peace with honor come como II |