The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-28
GERMAN PLANES
RU|NEDBYD DARING
FEAT Of French
Dragons Attack Teutons
Within Enemy's Limestone
Platoon Annihilated.
SURPRISE BUT PARTIAL.
Destroy Flying Machines and
Motor Convoy With
Axes.
SURPRISE BUT PARTIAL.

PARIS. Nov. - (Associatsd Press).
Tho French War once supple
msntsa ~ oaloiAl statement to-day
win a. account Of the exploits Of q
squadron Of dragons.
'Esutsnaat Of drasoons." the &C
count reads. swho had become iso.
latsA With aais squadron IN the midst
Of the German iioss ana had taken
refuge ~ farm. learned Of the pres
enos Of German aeroplanss on the
reaA leading from viviers 70 . factory
between ooissons ga Compicgne.
Psasants said me asropianss had
landed about O'Clock IN the evening
and had been Joined about 10 o'clock
BY an automobile convoy Of seven TO
nias maGhinsA
Tho lieutenant decided upon an I'm
mediate attack. u vas thsn 10 A. N.
Il was proposed that two platoons on
foot should approach - near a. pos
sibie to the convoy and nrs three
shots. A mounted platoon. Fronting
by che conssovsos Disorder. would
hurI Itself upon the automobiles and
charge thoss who sought TO escape.
Another mounted platoon was TO r.
naia h reserve q The factory.
The two platoons on foot succeeded
In approaching 70 within forty metres
Of the automobiles. and the challenge
Of the German ssntinsl was the Gig.
nal for opening nss. Scarcely had tho
are ceased than the lieutenant In
eommAad Of ne mounted platoon
ehasvsA - . OaAIep q NE head a
~ 0sA sApstla6 vivs u yfanes.'
'Un8ostunAtAly ths Germans wsrs
only partially surprised. end . rapid
NE gun stationed at the hsad Of the
automobile convoy opened Ore. The
y5onch o6lcsrs wsre killed. and the
plakooa literally apnihilatsd Not one
Of Tie troopers reached the automo.
Bile. SEEDING this. the Lieutenant II
command Of The two dismounted pla.
toons also attempted IN assault The
0sruAa machine gsn was silsnt the
gunnsrs having been killed at their
positions.
The Preach troopers hurled them.
selves upon the Aviators In small
avsxps and ct oncs began . fierce In.
tsschaA0e Of shots at . distance Of
afssea yasdA The Germans, who
were crouohins along the sdSs OF the
rsal. ssplisd WITH courage
while ~ w. OoinS on . dstach.
msnt q sAOlnsees armed With thsiI
toels tAesW thsmsslvss o. ne aseo.
planes - Destroyed the motors. the
gasollAe rossrvoivs and the running
scar TArss avtomobilss which con.
tainsd saDD,y % easolins caught on
~ anA tAFsw . glare OF light over
The seseA.
"psfoes closing ths engagement IN,
eenmAadiag omesr wanted 70 engag,
tAs automobile which seemed to b
eeoupisd ~ ~ German commander
while he rsssrvs platoon VA
drawing back With the few men 70
|. I tAaMn1>hsO - So 49, EbVu00 StO0VOSuou
esllsvea ~ only three oAvalrymen
oads bis way up 10 this automobile
:. and t0sar hiasslf facs 10 facs Will
, TIVE msa. one an odAesr. The once
Immediately epsnsd Ore on the fou
, nsa With an automatic pistol. IN,
three oavslrymen fell.
The lieutenant received Q bulle
through the arm, but not before h
had been able 70 shoot his adversary
who aAAk 70 the gPound.
"Ths German Who was In the auto
mobile sent the French lieutenan
spinning into the gutter with Q blov
from Q rAe. There he lay semi un
: conscious for Q few moments but, re
; covering. With he Asststanos Of an
} other man. he succeeded In draggln
D himself TO shelter.
"of tAs thrss peatooAs engaged onl
, IN men came out OF this sngagemsu
J. uAocathsd. They hid In q villag
and for three days lived within III
J German lineA. Their dsliveranc
came when division Of French In
!. eAntry. victorious over the snsm,
marched into the town."