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The Wealif. Fair in west, showers in east portion Sunday; Monday fair. . r n n;'raifiii l - m inv, to osectio r VOL. CI-O. 343. 1 1918 WHOLE imMBBB 39,621 AUSTRALIANS SWEEB FORWARD CAPTURING TOGETHER Way Cleared For Occupation of Peronne and Important Advance East. 1)500 PRISONERS TAKEN French Break Down German Resistance Along Canal Du Nord. OTHER NOTABLE GAINS Chancellor Von Hertling About To Resign. (Ey The Associated Press). Mont St. Quentin, dominating Pe ronne and the angle of the Somme riv er, has been taken by the Australians, together with Feuillaucourt, lying .to the west. In this operation, which was in the nature of a surprise attack, more than 1,500 prisoners were taken. The way is now prepared for the occupation of Peronne and a further important advance to the east. Simultaneously the French have broken down the resistance of .heavy German forces along the canal du Nord and north of Soissons. In the Soissons area they are in complete possession of Juvigny and Crouy and have reached the western outskirts of Loury. Notwithstanding the fact that the allied progress has slowed down some what, owing to the reinforcements the Germans have rushed-, to i&eiiwatitn tn endeavor to hold the vital points on their line as long as possible, there has been no cessation of the allied thrusts along the entire 80 mile front, and with minor exceptions, these thrusts have been successful. A gain of great importance in the. Lys sector has been made by the Brit ish who are now in possession of that much-fought-over ground, Kemmel kill. In the south, near Soissons, French and Americans are keeping up their pressure against the German lines, which threatens to outflank the enemy positions along the Aisne and Vesle. Farther north the French have made gains, in their effort to reach Coucy- Le Chateau and capture the heights Which dominate th riA Rerman nnsl - tions along the Chemen des Dames. Westward from the Ailette, along the Oise and northward to the Somme river, west of Ham, the French ' are fighting hard, but their advance is 3l0W. .... s North of the Somme battlefield prop er, the Germans, seeing the danger to the entire army in further inroads of l T -r- ... . British across the Hmdenburg line southeast and east of Arr.s, have massed men and guns to hold that portion of their front secure. British forces have nearly broken through in that region and the danger to the Germans is not yet over. In the Flanders battle area, the Ger mans now are rapidly retiring to their hnes running near Carmentieres, from Rhich they stormed late in Anril. Mont Kemmel southwest of the Ypres has been taken by the British while Bail eul. where there was terrific lighting when the Germans were striving to reacn the channel ports, is again in we hands of Field Marshal Haig's inen. Further south the Germans are now east of the Lawe river, and the British neve taken more ground to the north east of Bethune. As nearly as it is Possible to measure the extent of the erman retirement during the day, it -eems that the enemy has abandoned 1 strip from one to two miles deep 9yer what would be equal to a front of about 12 miles. From Rapaume, south, to the Oise Br,tih are now within 10 or 12 to'les of the Hindenburg line. imperial Chancellor von Hertling, "o has held his difficult post since last November, is said to be, about to ?!?n because of his speeches. It is PortPfl ihat Dr. W. S. Solf, the Ger man colonial secretary, will succeed - Dr. Solf made an important ; an -noncemnt that the disposition of j-ermany's colonies after the war is of importance ana tnat uer- he -i PO,iCy mUSt be 80 BhaPd that Pa-t 1 r"tain her foreign possessions, is aS f his ar,dress were looked upon a veiled sujjestion that peace ten-. linn on thP ss fcolonial possei ions misrht be made. .. - ikolai Leninevthe Bolshevik prem is reported to have been wounded a wouM-be assassin. . No details - m,M oi ienine s injuries. tat! sports from the far east that Rr1VlOTr5V 1 V.. 3feat Pa by the. alHo. ilnn Va TT curi river lEt'T r. K- B. DERSON 'S AWARDED WAR CROSS W7.t. aaareIngt0n' Augr- 31. Names and awards8 tl officers . who have been crossoJ distinguished service fr'ade vV. nique for August 26. were tonieht Z Dy tne war department They include: Londo'-Edwara G- Fuller,-marines. ft. t '.cority, Va.: First T.1tTtna.Tit Second TrS01i' fantry, Wilson, - N. tVKyi?7' 727 Baldwin IJaceox- MONT ST. OUENTIN WITHFEUILLA UCOURT Lo of Mont ss riqus With thai-British Army in France, Aug:. 31. itty The Associated Press.) With Mont 'St. --Quentin. in British pos session, the Germans to the north and south for' a. considerable distance are placed in a precarious position. Pe ronne itself must be evacuated, and if this is not f done quickly, ; the enemy may lose many more men here. Starting out from east of Clery about five o'clock in the morning the Aus tralians fought their way forward despite the heavy fire from the Boche machine guns and swarmed into Feuil laucourt. They captured 200 Germans. About the same time another body PLEASURE RIDERS WILL WALK TODAY States East of the Mississippi Will Comply With Gar field's Request; SAVK MUCH GASOLINE Tiaxiemba bra' nmber of Cities Agree to Make Only IfecMry Tripi Graes to Fladlay, Ov Will Jf Closed -Washington, Attg: "SI. From each of the states east of the 'Mississippi assurances have been received, ' the fuel administration announced tonight, that the request of conservation of gasoline on Sundays through elimin ation of pleasure riding in automobiles will be respected tomorrow, the first day covered by the request. -Taxicab drivers in a number of filt ers have agreed to use their automo biles only for trips of necessity, the administration announced. A tele gram was received from Findlay, O., stating that all automobile dealers in that city had agreed unanimously to close their garages on Sundays as a means of aiding the conservation pro gram. t STRIKING PLUMBERS WILL RESUME WORK Forfeit Their Union Charter and Ac cept Lower Wage Scale Than Union Provides Newport News, Va., Aug. 31. The strike of approximately 2,000 plumbers and steam-fitters employed at the var ious military camps and other govern ment contracts in this section, w,hich has been in effect two weeks, was de clared off today. The men will, return to workSunday. It is stated the men decided to forfeit the .charter of their union here and to allow each of its members to return to work as a pa triotic duty. The forfeiture was nee cessary as the pay the men will re ceive is less than that allowed by the union . regulations, it is said. They will receive 75 cents an hour with double pay for overtime instead of 87 1-2 cents and double pay for over time as demanded by the strikers. i Government activities, which include camp construction work and erection of houses for shipyard workers, has been held up pending settlement of the strike. The resolution to return to work as a duty to the government was not adopted until after a stormy fight in which several of those championing the plan came- to blows with those who insisted on continuing the strike.. MEMORIAL SERVICES TO FIRST v. AIXIED SOLDIERS TO FALL Archangel, Tuesday, Aug. 27. -(By the Associated Press. Impressive honors-were paid today to the first sol diers of the entente allied forces killed In connection with the occupation of the territory south of Archangel for the new sovereign -goverhineftt of the northern region of Russia. ' Joseph J. B- B. Noulens, French 'am bassador to' Russia, an dother diplo mats, together with President Tschai- kovsky and memoers ot tne new gov ernment; marched to the funeral. cor tege behind a white open hearse , in which. Jay the bodies of a lieutenant and a sergeant. ' President Tachalkovsky, fin;, an ad dress in the little Catholic chapel at the cemetery, paid a tribute to ' "the first allied soldiers to die in the cause, of new Russian liberty." Ambassador Noulens also spoke. 4 vlfc f Admiral MeXrenn .Trnnsf erred Norfolk, Ya Aug. 31. Rear Admiral Walter McLean !today surrendered com mand of the fifth naval .district to Vice-Admiral DeWitt-Coffman, who has been transferred from duty with .the Atlantic fleet. - The only, ceremony was the formal r introdnctioa hot .the i new. Is Se Si. Quentin f Fo r the Enemy of Australians "silently" which means that they were unaided by artillery attacked Mont St. Quentin. The Ger mans were taken completely by sur prise, for they had no idea, that the Australians would dare such a feat. By 8 o'clock the Australians had fought their way to the top of the mount and soon after that signalled its capture. Mont St. Quentin was alive with. Ger mans, who came from everywhere and cried "Kamarade." Those who did not were driven from their, retreats or kill ed with grenades and bombs. Hundreds of prisoners were captured at this place. ' 4 - .While the hill was being mopped up, (Continued on Page Eight) GERMANS SEIZED WITH PEACE MANIA Those One Meets Along: Dutch Frontier Are Indifferent To Defeat. TWO REGIMENTS REVOLT Soldiers Stationed in Rmla Refused to - Go to the '- Wert era -Front and '. 30 Were Sfco-OtkeT Forced ' to . Surrender. Amsterdam, ' Aug. 31. -The Germans have been seized with a sort of peace mania, according to the frontier cor respondent of the" Telegraaf. The eye'nts, In France have made such a profound impression that the Germans one meets along the frontier are in different to the prospect of the defeat of the central empires and only wish to get peace as quickly as possible . The correspondent declares that two German regiments in Russia refused to go to the western front and that 130 of the soldiers were shot. Seven hundred of the body guard in Munich refused to go to the front and barri caded themselves in their barracks un til they were compelled to surrender, the correspondent, says. TO MOBILIZE STUDENT CORPS ON OCTOBER 1 Will Be Trained at More Than Three Hundred Colleges Selected hy the War Department Washington, Aug. 31. Members of the students' army corps, consisting of youths, between the ages of 18 and 21, will be mobilized October 1 .at more than 300 colleges selected for that purpose by the war department, according to details of the plan an nounced, tonight. The members of the students' army training corps will be "soldiers on ac tive duty," a statement issued by the war department says. Upon their in duction into service, their subsistence, quarters, clothing ,r and tuition will be provided by the , government and the student soldiers will receive the pay of privates Jn the army. High school graduates will be eligi ble to the collegiate training division Of the corps and grammar school grad uates may enter the vocational sec tion. , . . . , ; - , . . The war department, . in its state ment, advises youths ready for. college entrance or already enrolled Jn a col lege to adhere to tneir plans and ob tain voluntary' induction into the corps. AMERICANS GITE HUNS DOSE OF MUSTARD GAS Germans' Ieave 4the , Lowland Along the Veale In Search of More Ajrree- able Atmosphere. . With the - American"; Army on the Vesle Front, Aug. : $1. (By The Asso ciated; .Press).-7-The; ' Americans , early Saturday : agave the4 Germans" in Fis mette and its vicinity the heaviest dose of gas . sent over .since the Americans and Germans -tookfoothold along the Vesle. .. The- Americans; used -mustard gas and observers after daylight re ported; that t Germahsr individually : and Un -small groups . were leaving the low lands where the gas fumes clung. ; The Germans - answered ' with ) ma tard ga.e.- firing ! abotitn ;.a t -: thousand shells before settling: down -to" theneu-' alt artillery firingiThere was i no in fantry action, -'i. r&Tn- 5. f.?r (.TWo'Shipnn' Weeh- : . . Newark, N. J.) Aug. Si-The two-e-, week program- to' whfen employes of the Submartne !Bot,: corporation have pledged :. themselves,' was begun' today when the r Ingold' and Phoenix; - 700 ton ; rabricated vessels butrt 1 for the Emergency Fleet' B0LSHEIE FORCE ONUSSBRI FRONT S Red Cfuard is Defeated and Forc ed to Seek Safety Further -North. FIGHTING WAS SEVERE President of the "Government of the North" Pleads For More Men. Tokio, Aug. 25, Sunday.- (By The As sociated Press.)r Entente allied forces on the Ussuri-front in Siberia took the offensive against the Bolshevik red guard at dawn on August 24 and drove the enemy to the . north according to an allied official statement, issued to day bX the". Japanese war office. The! allies..- following t up dtheir- advantage, pushed forward to the, -nigh ' ground north of Shijnakofka . and launched an other attack a.gaiqs the. enemy ' posi tions.' The text of the statement reads: "On ' August 22", -the 'enemy "still re mained on our front. His airplane was . ....... . . observed in the afternoon.. Otherwise there was ' no change. ; The enemy's strength was about 8,000 infantry. The field guns actually observed numbered 14 and he also had some other heavy guns; ' "l: z ' , " "On August' 23,. our right wing, now guarded by the Japanese, was twice at tacked by the enemy numbering 1.00T), with field pieces and machine guna The enemy: was completely repulsed. '. "In' .the ? evening , the left wing also was attacked' by- 2,000 enemy infantry and six . machine guns. The Czecho slovaks stubbornly - resisted but were obliged retreat. ' The 12th .infantry division:krriin -'cnexe tvoveracLtbe. re treat of, the v Czecho-Slovaks. and' re pulsed the enemy. "The 12th , division, ; gradually con centrating in the direction of- Suiya gina, assumed the offensive at dawn on August 24. . After severe fightingi the enemy was driven to .the north ward. We then-advajced .-to the bluff north of Shimakofka and are now at tacking. "Oar booty includes one field -piece, three machine guns and two armed lo comotives. - The casualties on both sides are unknown " PRESIDENT TSCHAIKOVSK APPEALS FOE MORE TROOPS Archangel,. Thursday, Aug. 29. (By The Associated Press.) -More Entente allied troops are needed to aid in form ing a screen behind which a new Rus sia may be formed to join . Russia's allies in the war on Germany, Nicholas Vasilovitch Tschaikovvski, president. of the new "sovereign government of the northern, region of Russia," . told The Associated Press today. It was the first interview, accorded by the president to a representative of the foreign press and M. Tschaikov sky frankly . discussed the position, history and aims of the . new , govern ment. YAQUI INDIANS HAVE REVOLTED IN SLNALOA Fight An Engagement With Mexican Federal Garrison at Torres and Take to the Hills. No gales, Ariz., Aug. ,31. Taqul In dians have revolted at Ortiz and Culia- can, in the 'Mexican state of Sinaloa. .. .... ...... i.. .. . . An American - traveling man arrived here today by automobile from Torres and reported ' that 300 Indians at ' Ortiz on Monday fought an engagement with the federal garrison of Torres and had taken to the hills. This was officially confirmed today. ;, Three hundred ; Taquis of another command near Culiacan were - also re ported to have revolted . on the same day and attempted to loot the city, but were driven off. j ' General' - Alvar.o Obregon, former minister of war in the Carranza cab inet, and commander sOf-the constitu tionalist armies, pomposed largely of Taqui Indians, arrived :here . today from Los Angeles,.? bnt ; denied his trip , had any political -significance. He is living in Nogales, . Sonora. . ; . . r 22,000 POLICEMEN OF LONDON BACK ON DUTY Government Meets ; Demands of the Men for More Pay- Minimum Salary $1033 a Week ;" London, - Aug. 31. The strike of the London' policemen lepmposed'. of 1;more than 22,0b(j " men ihj the metropolitan district the city ; has been & setr tied. Agreement between the "govern-, meht and the strikers; was 'reached this. jafteTTOOOTaV the demands .of. the-, Npolicemen were mtetby- the 'government; .,;1 yityJZ$, 'Under the,- terms of ? the agreement the 'police. wIl "'.receive . a" minimum wage of 45;:hiUings10.32 weekly nnd , a" maxmum wage vof S3 " shillings 12.72) -plus war 'boihtls ot 12 shil lings1 ($2LS8) and alio an; allowance of 10 1 shillings for eki'dTenj 6f school age and two shillings 'and ; six . pence for other children.' After 26 years. of .scrv .vice the policemen will 'be entitled -to retire on.AJ jenknx4 of 35 blllingj DRIYENBYA LLIE irteen Million Men to Register For Service v In Army Next Thursday Week Washington,' Aug. 31. All, men' from 18 to 45 years of age in the con tinental United- States, except those" in the army cijp navy, or already register ed, were' summoned by iPresident Wil spn today to. register foP(milltary ser vice on Thursday, September 12. Machinery of the provost marshal general's office x was set in ' motion to carry out the second great enrollment under a presidential proclamation, is sued, soon after the pj-esident had sign ed "the hew: man-power act, extending the draft ages. The bill, completed in congress yesterday, had been sent to . the White House for the presi dent's signature today soon after the house and. senate convened. It .is estimated 'that at least 12,778, 758 "men will register this time, com pared with nearly 10,000,000 on he first registration of men from 21 to 31 on June 5, 1917. Of those who en roll "now, it is estimated that 2.300,000 will be called for general military ser STEAMER CUDAHY SUNK BY U-BOAT Survivors of ;Amearican Ship Sent Down? 700 Miles At Sea Landed. REACH ATLANTIC PORT Only One Member of the Crew . Was Lost, it is Stated Men Left in Boats Par at Sea and Later Picked Up. .Hi Ah Atlantic Port, AjUg. 31.-4 British steamer arrived helre today . bringing, 15 men, said to be survivors of the American steamer Joseph ' Cudahy, sunk by a submarine August 17, seven hpndred miles off the British coast. These men report a Greek steamer also picked up other members of their crew and they also - were brought here to day. Authorities here decline to deny or affirm that the " men are from the Cudahy. The number of men . picked up by the Greek ship could not be as certained. r The men brought here said their ship was torpedoed, without warning. Two torpedoes were fired, - the first putting the wireless outfit out of order and making it impossible to send out a S O S call. The steamer listed heavi ly; and filled rapidly. The crew were ordered to the boats. As the men pull ed .away the submarine rose to the sur face and sent 25 .shots into the sink ing steamer, completing the work of destruction: . , After the Cudahy had gone' down, according to the" story told here, the commander of the German craft sum moned the Cudahy's . captain aboard the submarine where he was question ed for' some time. Latlr pictures of the Americans were taken as they set in - their boats and the Germans left them to their own destinies after giv ing them directions to the nearest land. After three days and nights in the boats the. survivors, . thoroughly hungry and exhausted from exposure, were picked up -by the steamer which landed, them here. These men are quoted as saying the only member of their crew lost , was the second steward. Members of the navy gun crew, they said, were taken aboard a Greek steamer, which they said was due here today. All efforts to learn "something of this vessel to night were futile. Neither could a compr'eheneive " story of their experiences- be obtained from the 15. men aboard the Britisher as they were not allowed ashore. TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS OF ... . the NAVAL GUARD LANDED Washington, Aug. 31. Twenty-tro members of the armed naval guard 'of the American cargo steamer Joseph Cudahy, torpedoed and sunk off . the English coast August 17, have arrived safely , at an Atlantic port, the navy department tonight announced. , Only two of the naval guards were reported saved in - previous dispatches to tbe navy: department. " . . . irrivfli at another Atlantic port of 16 members of the merchant crew also was reported tonight to the navy de nartment. Only 13 of the 62, persons aboard the Cudahy remain " unaccount ed for.; The survivors landed today were. picked up. by. slow sailing west bound vessels. ;; - soLDisrks A1TO SAILORS TO PARADE WITH, THE WORKERS ' New York; Aug, 31. Reinforced by soldiers and sailonC fully 100,00 work erf are expected to march lh a monster demonstration to be .held here on Labor day., American, British, French and Italian airplanes, led by giant Capronls. will' drop 20,000 leaflets on . the march- ! er. ' Secretary -of Labor ' William B..- Wil son . will represent President ; Wilson " in: the reviewing stand. f. ,: 'iixP. I fX-i vBtn I,)reveiits Finals. ... : " Asheville, ; Aug. 3L Rain interfered with sthe fmals in the ladies singles in the tournament; at the Asheville coun try club this morning,. .and the game was " fialled : bef ore: it was, completed, jio- otlxer play ia4atteinpted. vice, probably two-thirds of the num ber coming from among the 3,500,000 or more between " the ages of 18 and 21. General March has s.id all regis trants called into the army will be in France before next June 30, swelling the American expeditionary force; to more than 4,000,000 men-expected to win., the war in 1919. The last to be called will be the youths in the eigh-. teenth year, but those of that age who desire and who have the neces sary qualifications may be inducted in to service "on October 1 for special technical! or vocational training. Registration this time will be con ducted as heretofore by the local draft boards. All federal, state, county -and municipal officers are called upon to aid the boards in their work, to pre serve order Lnd to round up - slackers. All registrants will be classified as quickly -as possible under the question naire system, and a drawing will be held at the capitol to fix the order of (Contiuued on Page Eight). MEN OF AMERICA f CALLED TO DUTY "Every True Man Will Respond With Pride" to the Draft, Says Wilson. HE ISSUES PROCLAMATION The New. Draft Wlll; Be Our Final Demonstration, of Loyalty Dcmoc- f racy and the Will to Win. ' . ; Declares President. .j ; . H Washington, August 31. The m an. power bill, was signed today by pre-- siding officers of the house and sent to the white house, for the president's signature which made the measure law. The president at once signed, and is sued the proclamation carrying the new draft provisions into action. . After citing the law, and stating, the regulations for registration, the presi dent's proclamation reads as follfws: ' "Fifteen months ago, the men of the country from 21 to 30 years of age were registered. Three months ago, and again last month, those who had just reached the age of 21 were added. It now remains to include all men be-, tween the ages of 18 and 45. "This is not' a new policy. A cen tury and" a quarter ago it was delib erately ordained by those who were then responsible for the safety and defense of the nation that the duty of military service should rest upon all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 45. We now accept andr fulfill the obligation which they established, a nobligation expressed in our nation al statutes from that time until now. We solemnly purpose a decisive vic tory of arms and deliberately to de- r vote the larger part of the military manpower of the nation to the accom plishment of that purpose. "The younger men have from the first been ready to go. They have fur nished voluntary enlistments out of all' proportion to . their numbers. Our military authorities regard them as having the. highest combatant quali ties. Their youthful enthusiasm, their virile eagerness, their gallant spirit of daring, make them . the admiration of all who see them-in action. They covet not only the', distinction of serving in this great war ' but also, the inspiring memories which hundreds of thousands of them will cherish in the years to come, of ! a. great day and a. great ser vice for their country and for man kind. . . "By the men. of thejolder group now. called upon, the opportunity now op ened to them will be accepted with the calm resolution of those who realize to the , full i the deep and solemn signifi cance of what fbey do. Having, made a Dlace for themselves, in their respec tive communities, having' assumed, at home the graver responsibilities of life, in many spheres, looking back upon honorable, recorda in civil and industrial life, they will realise . as perhaps no others- could, how entirely their own fortunates and the fortunes of all whom , they love are put at stake in this war for right, and will know that the very records they have made render their new duty the commanding, duty of their lives. . , , . TTbey know .how surely is this na- tion's war, how imperatively it de mands. -the mobilization and massing of all our resources of every . kind. They will regard this: call as the su-i preme call ; of their., day, and will an swer it accordingly , - ? ; "Only a portion of- those who register will be L called upon to bear arms.' . " .' V ' ii a am Those wno . are , noi pnysicaiiy , ni . wui be . excused: those . exempted by , alien- allegiance : those who. should . not - be relieved of their present responsibili- ties; above all, those iCwho cannot be spared , from- . the civil and , industrial. tasks at home upon whlch tne success of our armies depends as much as upon the fighting at. the front. But. all. must be . registered In .order, that . the selection- forj military service may be .made intelligently, and with full .information. This will be our final demonstration of loyalty, 4eoKcracyap.4 the will to win. our. solemn notice, to .all .the .world that we 'stand absolutely together in a com mon resolution and purpose. It ia the ; ;. - CJontixitted ;QP.. Pagft- Eight, ; . AMERICAN AIRMAN ; DOUBLY HONORED FOR DARING FEAT Lieut. Chamberlain Destroyed Five Hun Planes in Battle -With Twelve, i - V THEN ROUTED SOLDIERS Forced to Descend, He Captured a German and Saved a : ; Wounded Officer. t' . .. . . v . I . London, Aug. 31. First , Lieutenant ; Edmund G. Chamberlain,; of San An tonio, Texas, a graduate of Princeton ' and the University of Texas, and an aviator attached to the United ' States marine corps, has received , simultan eous recommenuations for the "Victor ria Cross" and ' the congressional med , al of honor for' an "exploit in which h . figured on JTuly. 28. , On that, day. oyer, the .British front, 1 Lieutenant Chamberlain ,took part 5 in an aerial battle with 12 German ma,' chines. He. deatrdyed five of. s theai,"' damaged two others and, . sweeping, earthward with a damaged .-plane,, scat tered a detainment of German soldiers. After landing, he bluffed three, others ; " into believing his compass' was a bomb and captured , one- of 1 them He then carried a wqunded French .officer . back to safety .and finally refused .'to give ' his name to the' BritisH' offfcer "in com mand of aerial' forces ' in that section of the front, because of his fear-of be ing reprimanded., . . .' . . ,y . i. The story, which is one of the most thrilling chapters in the drama of .the war.' also has been' cabled to 'America by : the London office of the committee on public information. j. I , .;: - - . Lieutenant Chamberlain appeared at ' a' British aviattnTi Mmn ati .Tulv 9.1 en ?ray.a v th ;malor , in command that ne naa personal, out not official, per mission to visit the camp. This ' Is borne out by Jtbe yonng, man's, superior. ' who says that Lieutenant Chameerlain'' had- asked to be ; permitted . to go up near the frdnt during a " furlough be- -cause he desired to get 8ome' more'' ex perience DefoTe resuming' his work. The Britisn commander was in need - of aviators and told .Lieutenant Cham berlain he could go. 'On this flight, the young. American'lprbught'down one German airplane' in- flames, and; sent another whirling down out -of; control. The next ; day he was Ipne" of a de tachment of 30 aviators, who ' went out ' over the; battlefield through which the ' Germans were being driven by' the 41-... lies. As the 30 machines .circled about ; over the fleeing Teutons; they were at tacked by an equal number of, German machines. 1 It was a hurricane !f battle from the first and almost at the, incep tion of the .combat, the .British "lost three planes. ' . '.. " In the tempest of machine, gun. bul- ' lets that rpared about, his . machine, Lieutenant. Chamberlain's , engine , was damaged. " One of his machine . guns became jammed and -.'he , seemed "to he out of the action. . Bnt instead of start ing for home,; he remained, to .off er. as-- sistance to two - other ' airplanes which ' had been attacked by "12 .German ma--chines. .. , . . . . . , - i . His machine had lost, .altitude,, ow- ing to engine . trouble, but, when he was . attacked by a - German, he opened such a hot fire that be sent the enemy into a dive toward -the earth. r,". His two campanions were now en- v gaged in a. life arid death struggle and Lieutenant Chamberlain .went , to .their assistance. . His action probably saved ;r the lives of the, two : Englishmen. His engine, was, now. -working' bet ter. He" climbed up-toward the ene my, and. with a -burst of; fire sent on ; of them crashing to the earth. - A sec ond . was - shattered with - another vol ley from his. machine gun. . . Then ' Lieutenant Chamberlain looped out -.-of -a cordon of enemy- machines which had gathered lo finish him. and, as he sailed away, he shot; the-wlngy off an-' other German machine. V;- x r ' The leader, of, the German squadron' came straight , at - him, but was met; with such -a -torrent of bullets that his'' airplane joined .the others cent to earth ; by the American. -. . - - ' . r f- rv The lieutenants then turned, for the? British lines. His engine - had v gone ' dead and ; he was ' forced to volplane, carefully picking his way through the smoke clouds of shells fired at him' by the enemy's anti-aircraft cannon.; ' . As he made a: wide sweep toward his, destination, he saw beneath him a coT-t umn vof German troop . and Into it he poured at gust, of machine-gun bullets from theun which; had been jammed : but which he had succeeded in -put-, ting into action 'again' The Germans scattered and lieutenant 'Chamberlain flew on for ran eighth of a mile (and came -to : earth. - He .found . that'' he ' could not carry off - the: equipment of his machine, ; so he. .toofc; his" compass : and started running across the fields. As he - did so he encountered . a' patrol of three Germans.t He- shouted to them -to surrender, waving1 a-compass above ? his . bead like a. bomb, Two of them ran. but the third surrendered. - ? - f The American "started t again for the j British" lines, but cameUpon a wound ed French5, officer whofti , he picked up and ? aurrieo driving ihisi prisoner- be fore him. He .waded, a. brook t under. -heavy fire Aand1 s finally;- arrived' t within -the British lines : in : safety with, the French officer nd;. the German .prisoner.- i , ff 'J-iip 'pj.r -;tHe .theTi trepoHed w?readyv'f or duty," ' and asked the, major In; command :o', the , British-airmen ;nOf 46 - make , any report of th affair: and refused to give c his . name. The . major was : unable to , .." .,. 4CTattane4 .on, PagQ CightJU ' & ; V it A ;
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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