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13 Mar 1907
ENTRY FOR BALLOON CUP.
Cortlandt Field Bishop, president of the Aero Club of America, yesterday received an additional entry in the International Cup balloon race to be started from St. Louis next October. It was from Italy and entered the balloon Roma, of the maximum capacity allowed under the rules, and named Major M. Moris and Dr. D. Hilbig as aeronauts. The date for the receiving of entries has expired, but as there was a misunderstanding in Italy it is likely that a special ruling will be made to admit that country's representative to the contest.

Luies New York  
13 Mar 1907.

WIRES "REACHED THE POLE."
Intrepid "Captain Daring" Says He Did It in His Airship.
Special to The New York Times.
Milwaukee, March 12.-The north pole has been reached. "Captain Daring," the intrepid Milwaukee explorer, who some time ago announced that he proposed building an airship which was to carry him to the coveted spot from a point in British Columbia, to-day sent the following dispatch to the local newspapers:
Veni, Vidi, Vici, 90 degrees. Ascended ten miles north of Montreal, Thursday, March 7, 9 A. M. Reached 90 degrees or the pole 1:50 A. M. Sunday, March 10, 1907. Planted American flag and left record. Remained at pole 1 hour 45 minutes. Time consumed in going to the pole, 67 hours 15 minutes; return time, 40 hours 7 minutes. Solid ice field at pole. Will send particulars at earliest convenience. Am coming on to Milwaukee in balloon to-morrow if wind is favorable.
"Captain Daring" all along said he would beat Walter Wellman in an aeronautic expedition to the pole. It seems that he packed a balloon in a grip, left here for Montreal in an entirely unostentatious manner, and, lest pesky reporters should divulge his purpose, hied himself to a spot ten miles out of Montreal and there made the ascension.
"Captain Daring's" real name is not known here. He has evaded all inquiries on that subject, saying that when he had accomplished his great purpose he would reveal his identity.

Press Pittsburg 13 Mar. 1907

AMERICA BUILDING BALLON "NO. 10" TO BE THE MOST DREADFUL ENGINE OF WAR
Company of Army Officers and an Expert Aeronaut at Work on It at West Point-Secret Features Guarded by Secret Service Men
New York, March 2.- If there is a war with Japan or any other power, keep your eye on "No.10."
"No. 10" is the first balloon, other than stationary, that Uncle Sam has used for his army, and "No. 10" will figure along with the numbers of regiments, with divisions of cavalry and artillery, in the future history of the United States.
A company of officers are supervising the building of this new war machine on grounds of the military academy, and experimenting with balloons at the same time, in order that "No.10" shall be strictly up-to-date and formidable when finished.
The new balloon will have some distinct features which are as yet a secret. That they are important is shown by the fact that secret service men are guarding the balloon and allow only officers to closely inspect the parts.
The government is spending $12,000 on "No. 10" and two other balloons of like size and type. "No 10" will soon be ready, and it will be shipped at once to Fort Omaha, Nebraska, which is now officially designated as an aerial station of the United States army. The work is being done by Leo Stevens, the inventor and aeronaut of New York city.
The new balloon is unlike any of the others made for the United States army, and also differs from the types used by the armies of foreign countries. It is not cigar-shaped and is not to be steered by propellers or rudders. So far Uncle Sam's balloons have been captive ones, useful only to study the position of the enemy.
"No. 10" will fill its capacious lungs with hydrogen gas. It will weigh 1,700 pounds and have a lifting capacity of a ton. Such an unusual lifting capacity is said to have been required because of the war department's intention of experimenting with bombs and other heavy explosives.
From "No. 10" the army will be able to drop deadly bombs into the camp of the enemy. Experts believe that this will revolutionize the art of modern warfare ore completely than any other device used.
"No. 10" will have a capacity of 78,000 cubic feet of gas, and the netting over it will weigh 286 pounds. It will be 56 feet in diameter and the car will be 6 feet long, 5 feet wide and 4½ feet high. 


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WOMEN AT WORK ON THE BASKET CAR OF "NO. 10" AT WEST POINT.  LEO STEVENS, EXPERT AERONAUT, WHO IS HELPING TO BUILD "NO. 10."

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THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS "NO. 10" ON THE GROUNDS AT WEST POINT, SURROUNDED BY ARMY OFFICERS AND THEIR FRIENDS AND SECRET SERVICE MEN.  THE BAG IS BEING FILLED AND THE BIG PIPE IN THE FOREGROUND IS THE CONDUIT FOR THE HYDROGEN GAS.