Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-29

and for three days lived within the Ger
man lines" Sass. e,
" Their deliverance came only on Sep
tember 49, when division Of French in
fantry. victorious over the enemy.
marched into the town.
Toward half past six of the morning
OF November Is, sergeant of one OF our
air squadrons. having on board his aero-
plane a lieutenant observer, was return
Ing from reconnaissance along the
front. He was about over the French
lines when he perceived a German flying
machine going in the direction Of Amiens.
He at once started in pursuit, but the
speed OF his machine was slightly In
ferior TO that OF the German and It was
impossible for him 70 overtake the enemy,
In front OF Amiens the German executed
a series Of evolutions TO make possible
the throwing of bombs. These evolu-
tons made 1t possible for the French ma
chine to come up. The lieutenant opened
fire on the German and discharged about
100 bullets from his machine gun. This
fire slightly damaged the German ma
chine. but the lieutenant. was not sue
cessful IN striking either the pilot or any
vital part OF the mechanism. Neverthe-
less, the Germanmachine descended to
| ths ground.
'"rhe French sergeant then approached
another German aeroplane. this one OF
the alabatross type. which was flying
over cailli, preparing to attack. The
pilot OF the aiabatross. In a sklllful and
desperate manner, made a rapid half
turn and precipitated his machine at full
speed on the French aeroplane. The
French sereant TO avoid a collision, throw
his machine back TO such an angle that
the rapid fire gun was detached from It's
fastenings and fell down inside the car.
By the time the Frenchman had reeov-
cred his equilibrium the German machine
had flown away.
Second rrenchmRn Takes Hand.
| A. aoout TINS uple anotner French
aviation sergeant. who had ust landed
on the aviation field OF Almens from ,
RECONNAISSANCE along the front, perceived
the machine of the enemy in the air owe
the city. Accompanied by a meehanician
he took the air again and. lifting at one,
to considerable height, he started il
pursuit OF the German machine which
had eluded the Frenehman by the des
perate expedient of charging him. Tn,
second Frenchman's machine came al
with this German just as he was gettinl
away and was successful in preventing
him from setting within the German
lines.
He followed him as far as the regioI
OF Mont Didier. The mechanism in thi
car fired ten rifle shots at the German
machine without success. In the mean
time the French machine had receives
three bullets, one OF which had gon
through the gasoline tank. Lack OF am
munition made it necessary to abandon
tho pursuit
one of Hand FrOAen.
''on reaching the ground the pneehAn
ioian, who had gone aloft in such a hurr
that he had not properly dressed. foun
one OF his hands frozen.
This same day a French aeroplan
carrying a corporal and lieutenant oh
server went up TO reconnoiter In the en-
virons Of BOmbierre and encountered
German aeroplane.
THE pilot and the lieutenant. althoug
armed only with revolvers. Al once deliy
cred an attack. but = ballet from a ma
cine gun fired by the German machin
crippled one OF the wings OF the Frenc
/ flyer. which was compelled 20 come {
the ground with speed II was only b
the exercise OF great ability on the PAL
OF the pilot that a successful landing o
} the Amiens aviation ground was mAd'
! The French machine was not seriousl
, hurt