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U. S. AIRMEN WIN IN DASHING ATTACKS
HON STORM ATTACK
IS EASILY STOPPED
BY ALLIED MASSES
I0GK TRODPS AREUNABLETO
PIT HEMES INTO PRIME
German "Five Finger Movement" Is Intended to Break
Through Entente Lines, But Allied Smoke Barrages
and Tanks Prove An Effective Counter to These
Thrusts; Tanks Are Especially Useful In Battle.
LONDON". Eng., Oct. 12. The German
method of storm attack, as ex
rlain"J by a military authority, oper--rs
like a giant steel band, the five
fi: :r- rs being the points of greatest
11 Following: a brief bombard
rr.it1 severe enough to break up the
, r.-'j wire before allied trenches,
s'nrm troops rush forward in waves
i points which, roughly, would
T.e indicated by the fingers of an out-Bi-
hfd hand.
These stormers make gateways in
t.c enemy line for the shock troops
t" pour through. The shock troops,
rmc through the "gates," veer to
the riant and left, joining up their
line and Taking prisoners between
the "fingers."
Then the immense "hand" is ready
to rrote forward again and repeat Its
performance again ana again.
Allies Have Defence-.
Tn nllies have found three ways
to nter the Hun hand. One, and a
1 1 r abie device, is the smoke bar
race, wh.ch not only hides the move
n.e'u of the allied forces, but also
-nr:'jse the enemy. Another method
i-- in meet the drive with numerous
tjnr, The third plan of eounter-;n-r
the attack is by a heavy artil
lerv barrage, which wttl disorganize
th- liock troops before they start
tl r assault, or deflect them so that
th. run up against sections of the
n'l.cd line which have not been
Victims Of Mustard Gas,
Hobbling Along Streets,
Cheerfully Tell Troubles
BT KOBEKT S. DOHAX.
PARIS. France. Oct. 1. "Hello,
there, mustard gaaser, hew are
oiV
A do'jghboy hobblfe&g along the
oulerard on a spiked trench cane,
hi: left side swathed in bandages
r : -h showed at neck and wrist,
lmly turned to see who was ra
j.ultin'r him. '
He saw hobbling after him another
Ti ar.lt r. ith his neck liberally band
sced except st one spot, which he
-i scratching.
h-r,-h." sneered doughboy one,
'u irot it, too, ehT'
Vah-h-h-h. HelL ain't it?"
' You're savin' something, kidJ
s--itoh. scratch from morning to
r.'-t Its worse than the cooties.
in., to emphasise his point doughboy
ore worked his good arm around ana
so -'ched his bandages.
'YTne-e did you get yours?"
' 'antigny.
Sn did L Say, what hospital are
'-ut at LioncrchamDS-
' l.ongchamps? Didn't know they
raa an American hospital there."
' Yep. Took over the old racetrack.
Tt fillin' up with beds now and they
. : a slew of ambulances bringing
t'-em m from other hospitals. It's fine
o-j t' ere."
now long you had year gas?"
i about three weeks. Vm getting
Tanks Are Becoming
Faster Than Before;
Riddle Enemy RanJs
Fti:nJ British Lines In France,
r . r (Correspondence of The-As-s-r
a'.ed Press). Tanks, cavalry and
armored motor cars have had a larger
part In the recent fighting on the
ro-ern front than ever before in
the ar. They have added greatly to
the driving weight and speed of as
sault of the modern intensive attack,
an.! their use has been developed tre
rrendously by the British command
s.nce last year.
The modern tank has twice the
eped of the earlier type, and more
than twice the radius of action. In
fantry is practically powerless against
tpem If infantry attempts to rush
an oncoming tank, they are machine
cunned In the onen. If they stay in
t.,eir trenches, the tank straddles the
line anfl enfilades them with direct
s'io-T range fire: if ther retreat to the
sreliholes or dugouts. the tank
lumbers along right over them, crush
ing them into the ground and caving
in the dugouts.
QUEENST0WNIS HOME TO SAILORS
If ff
IRISH TOWN WELCOMES YANKEES
QUEEN'STOWX, Ireland, Oct. It
Cfueenstown is the American
--cKies' "Mighty." Daily these
-ihant American sea fighters
nv-mbers of United States de
troers" crews arrive here for
rt . reation and rest from the grim
t ik of riddine the high seas of
the Hun submarine menace.
ytirnnp are the tales many of
-: em carry locken in their breasts.
. t modest and reserved, they re
' e to talk of the exploits of
emselvFS or their crews. They
r ' .ir.'l won't "talk shop." They
' .rood wholesome amusement
- r-ef shore lea es he-
(kt at rrttz. Qurens
. - .irni thrown Tride open
broken by the German artillery or
stormers.
Tank Are Effective.
A word about the tanks. The rea
son the allies have had such success
with their tanks is because they have
developed the land warships to be
simply well protected mobile machine
gun detachments. They attain their
importance not only because of their
speed, but also because they are very
light when compared to models in
use eight months ago. permitting their
employment in great numbers on
ground over which their predecessors
could not travel. The German tank is
simply an armored car carrying ar
tillery, so heavy and slow they are
not comparable either for offence or
defence to the French and British
tanks.
As a matter of fact, the German
use of shock troops has sever justi
fied the creation of these bodies of
elite" troops Air picking out the best
men from the regiments for ""shock
troops" has tended to demoralise the
weakened remainder so that the al
lies, whose regiments were held at
normal, had an easier time to dispose
of their enemy after once checking
the shock troopsj For the past sev
eral months, in fact, the allies have
had little trouble in dealing with
German troops of any description.
The allied advances since July IS
have effectively put an end to all
German plans for offensive and have
made the Huns rely entirely on de
fensive, warfare.
up and around now and doing some
sightseeing. I see you're wearing
"Yeah, got some of it in my eyes
Swelled 'em up like the coos with the
grenade."
"What d'ye mean?"
"Ain't you heard that chestnut
about the coon with the serenade? No?
Well they was breakin' this gink In
try in' to teach him to throw a gren
fle. The coon lodked at his grenade
Tr one long minirU and then heaved
"'Here, whafre iou doin'? What
did you throw that grenade away for
like that oeiore 1 tola you tor" me
cantain veiled.
"Cap'n.' the coon said. 1 couldn't
stand it no longer. I felt that there
grenade Just a-swellin'. a-swellin
and a-swellin' right there In my hand.
No. cap'n. If you was to have frown
me out of the army right then and
there I couldn't of held on to that
there swellln' bomb another momenV
"Well, that's about enough for you.
remarked doughboy two. "That's
about the hundredth time I heard
that. However, yon give it a new
twist, so 111 let you off this time. So
lontr ."
"So lone: come over and see me at
Neullly sometime. Cs mustard gassT
ers have got a quartet now and go
around singing In the daytime to the
poison gassers me oreaine-nara..
you know.
Airplanes Circle About
Lieut. Blair Thaw's'Grave
With the American Troops In
France. Oct. 5. Correspondence of
The Associated Press. Airplanes
swung In circles above . the little
Chanel behind the firing line daring
the funeral of the American aviator,
Ueut. Blair Thaw, of Pittsburgh. The
aviators permitted their airplanes to
circle lower as his body was lowered
into the grave near a little cemetery
not far behind the trenches.
Lieut. Thaw was killed when hie
plane developed engine trouble ZM
feet from the ground and lelL, strid
ing telephone wires and tipping over
before it struck the ground.
Every aviator in Lieut. Thaw's
squadron who could obtain leave of
absence attended his funeral. His
mother and sister who were in Paris
at the time of the accident, also
were present.
A solid phalanx of aviators from
Thaw's squadron preceded the body as
it was borne from the chapel by six
American aviators. Serried ranks of
aviation officers and men followed.
The burial was in a cemetery where
.lies the body of Ma). Raoul Lufbery,
another noted American aviator.
to Americans, sees that they
get it.
"Jackie" is the "beau brummel"
of this great port town. He is
the "apple" of the Irish maid's
eye. There's a lure to Americans
that touches the hearts of the
Irish girls and many's the ro
mance here.
Skating is the favorite sport of
the American sailors here. When
granted shore leave they jump
on the Irish jaunting cars and
ride, singing and yeilinir with
characteristic American ginger, to
the roller skating rink, wbere
they glide for boars with pretty,
buitum Irish lassies. The Jackies'
lavish expenditure of monA' for
refreshment for the srirls stands
him head ar. shoulder ver tlie
Irish ewjms.
KING GEORGE REVIEWS HIS ANZAC ARMY;
HARD FIGHTING WARRIORS
'HWlllislll unmnwm WiiiHliiliilWlWllllllini.il inn iTmrrmTm .i-twih-i'it m mn hp i. m mini hi -i mm he-h i-n u t iiiiHiMmimimi.t uimrmm.tim.ii-aip-.--ja.
... -- - -oacviaaAT-.vvy ari..n.i. -mf..i - , j. --
ttntiah e?r oire has no harder
1 defenders than the "Anzacs," the
lian-Kew Zealand army corps, the initials of which form . many a stiff encounter.
the word Anzac. The picture shows King George, reviewing a contingent
These are the men -who bore the brunt of the assaults I of Anzacs that has taken part in many hard fights.
simns
TERRIFY TURKS
Ghurkas and Sikhs Are
Quick and Quiet In At
tack; Very Deadly.
With the British Forces In Pales
tine. Oct. 12. (Correspondence of the
Associated Press.) Silent death in the
blackness of night, the fate of un
numbered Turkish sentries surprised
at their posts by patrols of Indian
troops with the British army, has tan
posed upon the Ottoman soldiers a
wholesome respect for these dark
skinned fighters who have replaced
many white contingents sent to other
fronts.
The cleverness of the Gurkhas at
stalking has had a terrifying effect
upon the minds of the Turks, who
are constantly finding their men dead
at advanced stations, with nothing to
betray the cosnitur and goiBg of the
foe. The result has been a 'case of
"nerves" among the enemy.
Gurkhas and Sikhs, eager for active
fighting, are continually suggesting
raids and sectional attacks.
Keen In Action.
in action, tne Indian troops are as
keen as in anticipation of it. Their i
annmi -h even after thA varnlnr of
a barrage, inevitably is so swift as to
tak the Turks completely off their
guard. Recently. In broad daylight.
Gurkhas reached unobserved a point
within close range of the enemy
trench. They rushed it and, without
firing a shot, killed 15 Turks and
brought back as many prisoners. Only
one of the attackers waswounded.
A Decapitated Turk.
1 rtilMltm In ,h, nf wnrtv mt
the Indians had an extraordinary ex- 1
rt.. i. .k. u. v.j -. k-
his bayonet into a Turk, but was un- j
uiK. out was un-
able to disengage it, owing to the
narrowness of the trench. Another
Turk nearby Mgan jabbing the butt I
cnu vi a iiiu iuiw me vitnxri noa. 1
auaaeniy tne jsngusnman saw nis as
sailant's head leap from his shoul
ders, a Gurkha having dexterously
decapitated him with his kookhri. an
invaluable weapon in close Quarters.
Thousands of. Jews
Starving In Poland
London. 'Eng.. Oct. 12. Thousands
of Jews in Poland and Lithuania. Idle
and destitute, are described as in a
"sorry plight" by a representative of
the Dutch Relief committee in the
Jadische Press of Berlin.
Shortage of raw materials and lack
of machinery have cut the means of
earning a livelihood from a vast pro
portion of the Jewish population In
both countries, he says, and the mor
tality Is exceedingly high, particu
larly among the yonng.
Conditions in VUna are said to be
unusually bad, more than half of
the 57.090 Jews there being in ab
ject poverty. Deaths which nomi
nally were s percent have risen to
44.4 percent.
Great Britain Breaks Away From Old Policy
Of Secrecy And Follows American Methods
LONDON", Eng., Oct. It The first
thing resulting from America's
aviation program was extensive
pressagent work. Serene and some
what bombastic statements were
made about mammoth fleets of air
planes which soon would be hiding
the sun from all Germany and now
towns were to be bombed off the
map.
The British air force, which Is In
conjunction with the French, lias es
tablished a marked superiority over
German airmen, after four years bril
liant service, has Just gotten its press
agent. No more apt illustration could
be cited to show the difference in
British and American methods. While
the general British attitude is to do
a thing and then not talk about it at
all, or if anything Is said let It be
something Irrelevant, and let it go at
that, British officialdom is gradually
seeing the advantage of proper pub
licity. A few days ago a news editor of an
afternoon London newspaper at
tempted to get details of how a Brit
ish aviator brought down seven bos
tile machines before lunch. He
thought it a pretty good story. But
details were refusef by the air min
istry. What the ministry was after
was results, not publicity. But it- has
decided to give out certain material
hereafter.
Al'.mt a -ver the mlniyrrv of
information nas established to putinone who disputes that lie certainly i
.-
fiphtin?. more loval en
men of the Anstra-' to the French front,
Dutch Dread
Criticism Of
U. SPeople
Believe Americans Consider
Holland Asleep to.
Issues of War.
Amsterdam Holland. Oct. i:. (Cor
respondence of The Associated Press).
Hollanders have been told by their
friends in the United States that
American opinion is undergoing a,
change adverse to Holland. To com
bat this a Netherlands society Is pre
paring to send a special mission to
America in the hope of more firmly
cementing the friendship of the two
nations.
Friends of Holland In the United
States, according to the Handelsblad.
which Is regarded as the leading
newpaper in the kingdom, have sent
word to Holland that tne reeling mtprfne, Kupprecht has been command-' "les mat tne ngnt -aawr was an ei
America is that the people of the , feetlve and efficient arm.
Netherlands seem "indifferent" to the,
tremendons issues of the war. I
The paper declares that the "; 1
sensns of American opinion Is that
the Dutch fail to appreciate the purity
of America's motives, that the Hol
landers thinking of nothing but to
keen out of the war and enrich them
selves and that the loudness of their
pratests against any Inconveniences
they may nave Buffered as a result of
- nH,.w,--
tlonate to the moderateness of their i
complaints against Germany's crftnes!
on land and sea. 1
Some Ground For Criticism.
The newspaper freely admits that
there is good ground for reproach.
"Many persons in Holland." it says,
"judge the war and the leading states
men of the various countries, espe
cially America, in a captious, pre
sumptions, even synical spirit, which
ls calculated to
sorely. America
grieve Americans
can Justly expect
Holland to believe in the good faith
. j. , . , . . , . v. n
fro .-ntim, ic,i or ifSh
war not from egotistical
,- h, , th. wni-M from
tne cancer of militaristic Imperial
uim.
"Holland has not done nearly
enough to enlighten public opinion
in America regarding the true feel
ings of the American people. The
spirit of the Dutch people is largely
misunderstood and misinterpreted
abroad."
Says "War Marriages"
Are An Eoil In Germany
Berne, Switzerland. Oct. 12. Re
strictions of war marriages in Ger
many is demanded by the New Saxon
church paper. The material advan
tages which a young woman obtains
by the war marriage are so alluring
that only a few resist the lure, says
the paper, adding: "The war divorces
thro a bad light on the moral con
ditions in our people. They have not
been numerous thus far but we fear
that they will increase after the
war "
According to the Cologne Gaxettei
100 actions for divorce were begun
within a period of four months efore
one court in Berlin.
By FI.OYD
Great Britain's cause before the
world, particularly in neutral coun
tries where German propaganda had
gotten such a hold and exerted so
much influence. Its first activities
consisted chiefly in printing and dis
tributing tracts and pamphlets broad
cast Discloses The Truth.
But under the administration of,
lord Beaverbrook, a Canadian, who
ls minister of information, the de
partment has expanded In many di
rections, overcoming the prejudices
and historical training and habit in
many government offices. One of his
chief accomplishments, so far as al
lied nations are concerned, has been
to make available considerable Infor
mation in various quarters, allowing
the correspondents to write it in their
own way. Lord Beaverbrook is a
great believer in the maxim that let
truth be known and It shall conquer.
There is no attempt to "color" news,
so that it will reflect only British
opinion.
So. during the past year, the peo
ple of England, as well as those In
neutral and allied countries, are beginning-
to know something of why
England is In the war and how she Is
fightinp. The people of England are
beginning to know more about their
own government, policies and activi
ties. Drop Kitchener Plan.
This Ih a great change since tho
lime nf Kitclu-ner. Durini? Kitchener's
management of the war for there is
ALL VETERANS
. . .. . j I
uipoli r.r.c ;iterara many oi mem were iiimicn,
where they have won fresh laurels in
E
OF L
Citizens Kesiding In Paris
Demand Dethronement
of the Duchess.
Paris. France, Oct. 12. (Corre
spondence of the Associated Press.)
. , . , ... I
Aaeiarae. ot uixemDurg. a no. u
tablishment in the grand duchy of a
democracy 13te that of France, was
i.i ,n . . .
1
recently at a mass meeting of sub-
jects of Luxemburg residing in Paris.
The meeting was called principally
to Drotest against the announced en
gagement of crown prince Rupprecfct. j
of Bavaria, and princess Antoinette.
youngest sister of the grand duchess. I
northern part of the western front In
France. Recently It was reported that
he had been displaced, bat later re
stored to his command.
The grand' duchess was character
ized, by several speakers as being en
tirely Germanophile. one dec la ring
that when Luxemburg was entered
by the Germans, she telegraphed to
emperor William, "I pray God every
day that our army may be successful
and soon bring hack to Germany
heavy harvest of laurels.-
Two Trips to Crown Prince.
Another speaker declared that she
went twice to Longwy. personally to
congratulate the German crown prince
Frederick on having captured it. The
first time, he said, she was too early
and had to hurry back under French
fire. The second time, she presented
the crown prince with a bouquet in
Funck Brentano. the historian, pre-j
sided at the meeting and made the:
principal speech, expressing indigna
tion at the engagement of prince
Rupprecbt and princess Antoinette,
and declaring it was a political af
fair, "devised by Berlin, and readily
accepted by the grand duchess to
please the Germans."
here can be no question of love
in such a marriage." he declared. "The
princess Is but 1. while the Bavarian
crown prince, whose first wife died of
sorrow at his conduct towards her. is
SO and looks like a man of 60."
Ambulance Headquarters
Is Wiped Out By Bombs
Havre. France. Oct. 13 (Corre
spondence of The Associated Press).
The headquarters of the Friends'
Ambulance nnit. an organisation of
230 workers from all sections of:
America sent to the western front byj
iiw American owieiy oi r ncnua. nna
been almost completely wiped out'
by bombs dropped from German air-l
planes. Two of the staff were killed
and four Injured. The others were
safe. '
SIACGnlFF.
did the running of it the people
were more or less in Hie dark about
all war activities. This is explained
"by some is due to the fact Kitchener
was Implicitly trusted by tbe mass
of the people, who permitted him to
be the greatest autocrat in a com
munity of democrats the country has
ever known. ivitcnener baa oeen
identified with affairs of war which
always resulted successfully for Brit
ain. Hence the implicit trust.
After Kitchener disappeared the
nation began to wake up. The Ger
man government, adopting American
advertising methods and utilizing
them as a war asset, made certain
British officials open their oyes. The
action of France in letting the peo
ple know more about the war. and in
inspiring the newspapers on certain
subjects, also had weight. Then came
the liussian revolution. This was the
turning point
Events in Russia showed British of
ficials not only the advantage of
publicity as propaganda, but also the
necessity of educating the masses in
the right direction. in letting the
people who had been paying In blood
and money for the war know more
about It.
Publicity's greatest asset wjs
Lloyd George, who when in l!t07 he
became minister of the crown as
president of the board of trade, cre
ated a furore and epoch in London
journalism by taklnz the reporters
into his confidence. Durins the na
tional railway strike he saw- 'he re
porters standing out in tlie cold. wait-
RULER
HEIGHT TANKS
HELP ERE1H
New Light War Engines
Are Better Liked Than
! the Heavy Ones.
OPINION ABOUT
THEM CHANGES
w
ITH the French Armies. Oct. 12.
(Correspondence of the Asso
ciated Fress. The armored cater
pillar motor car or "tank" which is
now In high favor as an engine of as
sault against the enemies' lines, al
most fell Into discredit In France in
1917. The most successful type has
been the new lighter car with a
stringlner turret from which an inch
and a half caliber cannon or a ma
chine gun can fire in any direction.
v hue the British were manuractur-
. t . immense, heavy "tanks." the
French, withont knowing of the work
their allies were doing, experimented
with lighter cars, one type weighing
12 tons and another :z tons: The 13
ton cars made their appearance In
April. 1S17. taklncr part In the French
offensive between Reims and the
Aisne. as an experiment.
XXMe Seemed Exceasilve.
The losses appeared to be excessive
and the report spread that they
caught fire every time they were hit
by a projectile. The death or com
mandant Bossnt while leading an as
sault with one of the cars created a
profound Impression.
Two later operations, however.
modified military opinion regarding
them and they proved to be most ef
fective. Iuring the winter other experi
ments were made and toward the last
of May. ISIS, the light "tanks" made
their appearance on the battlefield
in greater numbers. They were as
signed to the defence of the forest of
Villers-Cotterets when the Germans
made their rush between Soissons and
-jReimlI. During the first 15 days of
i June they made more than 2s counter
attacks and kept the forest clear of
the enemy. The medium weight cars
,cans take Cantlgny.
in the meantime had helped the Amer-
! Their ftrat net9Mi1sr f e t vsfl In
mobilizing in 12 hours south of Mont-
didier to precede the infantry in
successful counter attack that stopped
the advance of the Germans on the
These and .ubseommt
convinced the French military author-
Uses Mud To
Plug Wounds;
Keeps Firing
By EIIXEST P. ORR.
Paris. France. Oct. 12. Two ma
chine bullets got him at the same
time; one in each leg. McCreerey
toppled over beside the gun. where
five members of his platoon already
lay. severely wounded or dead. His
order had been to hold that corner
until relief came, bnt the Germans
had returned in force and were try
ing to brush the thin line of khaki
back from a dangerous wedge It bad
,orfS3 in their lines.
McCreerey bis first name Is Ed
ward, and he lives in Union Hill, N. J.
was in charge of the machine gun,
and had no intention of leaving It.
even with two bullet holes through
his legs. He couldn't stand, and he
I knew the loss of blood would soon
put him out of action. While his two
? "l?5- compn,r,a wor,td, lh.!
piece. McCreerey coolly unrolled his
woolen puttees. The blood spurted
from both wounds as the protecting
wool was pilled away, but the Ameri-
can was eaual to the situation.
of the
Ourcq. one of the muddiest streams
in Franc, and with two handrails or
mad. McCreerey first dammed up the
holes in Ms legs. Then, twisting the
spirals above his knees, he cot off
the flow of blood into bis numbing
lower limbs.
Itmnmev FlEhtlng.
"Gimme that gun." he said to his
buddie. and resumed firing whenever
field gray uniform showed Itseu
for two hours and a half McCreereH
lay m the corner until neip Iinaiiy
arrived. Then the German shells
were falling so thickly, while machine
gun bullets continued to hall down
on the position, it was Impossible for
streatcher bearers to approach.
tng for some secretary to come out
with a statement so he Invited the
newspapermen into the building and
made the various flunkies. Including
the door attendants who bad super-
ciliously kept the reporters off the
STriTS- Wr-SS
since.
As a result of this opening up of
cloistered officialdom, an operation
only partially complete, since offic
ialdom generally looks upon a British
journalist as anathema maranatha.
certain conferences have been ar
ranged for them to fret news from
certain departments periodically sep
arate conferences beintr arranged for
the foreign press, -which generally is'
accorded more courtesy and consider-1
ation. ;
Polly Meeting Xoir. i
A staff member of the war office;
discusses military maneuvers with;
the American Journalist at 4 p. m.
dally, except Fridays, when it Is at
2:4i; a representative of the foreign,
office sees them on 'Thursday andi
Friday afternoon: the air ministry
has arranped a Friday conference,,
and lord Robert Cecil, minister of t
blockade and under secretary for for-'
eign affairs, sees his "Journalistic am-
bassadors" most every Friday at 5 1
p. ni. The ministry of information j
has opened a club for foreign news- 1
pap-rmen Just off the Strand, where :
most current publications of France. I
England ami America are availaMe,
together with mans and facilities for
conferences; !
FORWARD
I
SjslTMfflCANS
HARD
SWEEP LOW Olltfi GERMAN LINES,
POURING BULLETS INTO ENEMY
Lieut. Schaeffer Carries Out 15 Bombardments at Low
Altitude; Lieut. Hoeveler Takes Part In Nine Bom
bardments, Wrecks An Enemy Airplane and He
turns With Nine Bullets In His Own Machine.
PARIS, France. Oct 12. (Corre
spondence of the Associated Press)
Americans who Join French esca
drilles can from the moment of their
arrival take part in bombarding ex
peditions, thanks to the sound train
ing they have received, say French
aviation authorities. The work of a
single gronp. that under MaJ. Tulllle
mtn. may be taken to Illustrate this
statement.
During the bombardment of a
battlefield. 2nd Lieut. Bonflls. the ob
servation officer, having been killed,
his pilot, Snd Lieut. Halley. an
American, although himself severely
wounded in the arm, succeeded in
bringing the body of his companion
back into the French lines. Halley
brought down a German plane that
day.
Makes 15 Bombardments.
Second Lieut. Lloyd Scfaaffer. ob
servation officer. was severely
wounded in a fight, gaining a citation
which spoke of him as "an American
observation officer of the very first
rank, giving fresh proofs of courage
and admirable coolness each day. In
full' battle he carried out 15 bombard
ments at low altitude."
Ttxi. Tuillemin has cited Harold
Wilson Andrews. Snd lieutenant, ob
servation officer, as "remarkable for
dash and skill. Always in the breach
since the late German offensive, he
Oklahoman Declares Huns
Prefer Death To Capture;
He Gives Thtm Their Desire
T-JARI& France, Oct. 12. "They
J7 chained 'em to the trees with their
machine guns beside them. Of course,
they fought."
That's the way a wounded dough
boy from Oklahoma described the
German resistance through the 'Fere
woods and beyond, a res lata nee which
the communique has described as
"lively" or "stiff."
"I know what it was because I
killed some of them and I captured
some more," the doughboy went on.
He was lying on his side on a
stretcher In the great reception hall
of the American hospital at N'eufUy.
just outside Paris. He had a piece of
shrapnel in his back, right up be
tween the shoulders. The doctors said
the pain must have been excessive.
But with a dgaret In his month he
talked as cheerfully as if he had been
sitting on the cracker barrel of the
town of . Okla, whence he came.
"Some of them are brave and some
are not." he remarked, unconsciously
reiterating the phrase of Kipling's
"Fuxxy Wuxay."
"Some of them, when you point your
bayonet throw up their arms and yell
, .r,,. , -Kamerad.' and yon hive
to m pri,ners.
-But say. some of -em are brave,
of nx WBen if s all up with
r.i. j,,.m.. .m. ..--j
gun at em or go Tor em with
Hand of Germany Worlds '
Obscurely in China
Pekin, China, Oct 12. (Correspond-
ence ef The Associated Press). The
hand of Germany, working to lower
French prestige In China, is seen by
tbe Freqch legation here in the re
cent attempt to open diplomatic rela
tions between China and the Vatican.
The legation says It has collected'
evidence to support the charge.
When it was announced, several
weeks ago. that the Chinese govern
ment had appointed a minister to the
Vatican anj that the papal delegate
to the Philippines, Monsignor Petrelli.
had been appointed papal nuncio to
('hina, the French minister immedi
ately lodged a protest The protest
was based on the claim that the ap
pointments were made in contravene
tion of the Tientsin treaty of 1S58. 1
wnicn recognizea rrnicn protection
of Roman Catholic missionaries in
China, and that they were against the
spirit of the alliance between China
i and the entente nations. - sale,
REMIT AN KING PLATTDR AMERICANS
PRAISES WORK IN
By FRED J.
AItIS, Franee Oet.
2-"The ef
niaklng Is
X fort America
I
marvelous r
That epltomli the opinion of
Helglnn leaders In everything
America U doing; to vrln the war.
Appreciation if the part the
Lnlted States l playing iras ex
pressed by king Albert, baron de
BreqnevMIe retiring prime minis
ter, and other nfflelal. both army
and civil. In talks -with Ft. W. A.
Hera mirk, af Washington Mho
ha Jnnt returned to Paris after a
visit to the Kelarlan front.
KTeryvrhere Kr. Memmlck found
keen appreciation for Imerlea.
preildrnt AVlIsun nml the Ameri
can army. With klne Albert. Bel
gian officer declared that Ameri
cans In France were of a fine type
FIGH
TING
has taken part In several fights. Hs
returned from one with 19 shell
splinters in his plane." Andrews ru
attacked In one Instance by It enemy
machines bat succeeded in getting
away. The next day hs brought dews
an enemy place.
"Officer pilot of great courage and
high consQJentlousness." says a cita
tion of Lieut. Edward King Kae
Donald. who took part in tea battle
field bombardments during the fight
ing on the Aisne and In Pleardy. Two
victories are credited to hlza."
From Ambulance To Ai.
Lieut, pilot William Hoe.ve.ler. aftir
seven months' work, with the Amer
ican ambulance enlisted In the avia
tion, won a citation for his work: In
nine bombardments on the battlefield.
Having brought down aa ensmy In
one fight, he returned with nine
bullets his machine.
Lieut, pilot John Glover Is another
American cited by 3faJ. Vnlllemis. as
"always ready to start, and always
volunteering, has given every day
fresh proofs of the wonderful quali
ties of his race."
Lufbery's Medals To Home Town.
Medals which Mai. Raoul Lufbery.
the noted American aviator and aee
who was shot down on the western
fronUlast spring, had received during
his flying career, probably will be
given to Walllngford. Conn, the home
of his parents. This ls the Intention
expressed by Edward. Lufbery. the
aviator's father.
and took at yon. Asa when you point
the gun at 'em they Just shake thei
beads. like they wanted to say: 'Go
ahead, kid.' And. well, you Jast sho:
'em dead, that s atl. because yea knoiv
theyd rather be killed than taken
prisoner.
"No, it don't bother me a bit I
shoot 'em. I know that's the way
they-d rather have it. It's the way I'd
rather have It. If Heinle ever got me
In a tight place If s what Pm going
to do. Ho prison for mine. FlI shake
my head and let 'em shoot. But when
they do get me they'll know it. They
know Pve been In this war already
No. I lost count when this here shrap
nel from an airplane busted in the
middle of my squad. But I know Pre
get a lot. Say 12. I gness that's a
pretty good score.
"How did it set rae? Wei!. I don't
rightly know, we were moping along
at night In the middle of tho fields
over a little road like a fans track
back home. Either side were nettle
hedges. And. believe me. getting Into
them nettle hedges in the dark was
worse than the shrspneL This French
nettle stings something fierce. Well,
we were moping along when we hear
this airplane overhead and. of course,
we all dock for the bushes. But our
squad didn't like nettles We stayed
In the road. And here's the whole lot
of us. But well ail be bank again,
never be afraid of that. Every man
in the squad was wounded and we've
got a tS pool on the man that gets
hack to duty first."
Entire English Toion
Is Sold, Including the
Homes of 2500 People
London. Eng.. Oct It A -whole
town of 2SM inhabitants, with a
recorded history dating back to the
time of the Saxons and Danes. Shaftes
bory. in Dorsetshire, has been sold.
The greater part of the mnnlclpaUty's
acreage and buildings, part of the
estate of lord Stalbridge. has been
purchased by James White. & nation
ally known sportsman, for 210.00
pounds.
In the terms of sale, lord Stalbridge
announced, was a provision that thf
town be offered to the mayor and
corporation at a reasonable price, and
if they were unable to purchase it to
the tenants. If neither option was
taken, each Individual tenant was to
1 oe given opportunity io ouy nis aoajr.
! Another section of the Stalbridge
estate, the market town bearing the
. family name, also has been offered f o--
WAR AND PEACE
BOLLMBYKK.
and big things could be expected
of them. The king also expressed
hi deep appreciation for the work
of the American Red Cross In that
part of Belgium not occupied by
the enemy, lie spoke of the hos
pitals ef the organisation and of
the vast amount of work among
the ref ogees.
King Albert, said Ft. Ilemmlck.
Is tne of the most democratic otT
men. lie spends his time In the
trenebes irlth his soMlerm, chat
ting with them and lending them
every eneenragement.
Tfae kin; alo said he had a
high admiration for cardinal Gib
bon, whom he knows, Fr. Hem
nilek Haiti. 'The last time car
dinal lb bona ttus la Brussels he
railed r-pon king Albert. The lat
ter dee la red the eardlnal was one
of the greatest statesmen and
churchmen.