Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1911 — AEROPLANE TO OUST THE ARAB STEED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AEROPLANE TO OUST THE ARAB STEED

NEW YORK. —Sheik Hassan Ben All, an agent Of the government of Morocco, reached this city the other day on the liner Olympic. He has a couple of picturesque attendants with him and was himself habited in the garb of the desert and was met at the pier by a representative of the Curtiss aeroplane interests. For the sheik comes here to purchase two of the ma» chlnea.- The Arab is somewhat reticent regarding the manner in which his government proposes to use the biplanes, but admits’ that, for scouting purposes in a level country like Morocco, they would be found superior to the horse. So farewell, my Arab steed. r .