Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-21
Expect Reinforcements TO En-
able Them 10 0verwhelm
Invaders if Present Lines
Can Hold Long Enough.
STARTLING COMBAT
BETWEEN AIR SCOUTS
Frenchman Riddles German
Craft With Automatic Gun
and Kills Man in Charge Of
Machine.

MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL AAthtu NtHsl
From the Battle Front. Sept. 20 tvia
Paris 5ss6 p. m.)--Thc bulk of the
allied armies remained today In the
trenches waiting while their artillery
exchanged a furious cannonade with
the strongly placed German batteries
Some brilliant feats OF arms were
performed at various points on the
lines extending along the oise' the
Alsne and woevre. The seasoned Al
gerian troops made a gallant capture
OF another German flag.
Jues Vedrines. the noted French avi-
ator. was credited with a courageous
fight In midair with German avia-
tor. whom he brought to earth. The
German was daringiy accommodating
the position OF the allies when Ne-
Idrines ascended.
Kills German Air Scout.
Moving swiftly upward until he was
above the German. Vedrines gave
chase and as he skinned along. fusil-
Iladed the air scout with his automatic
gun. The German machine was rid
died and the aviator Killed. both col
llapsing TO the ground within fifteen
minutes from the time Vedrines took
to the air. Vedrines has accomplished a
similar feat once before.
These incidents. however. are inn
portant only for their influence in en-
,couraging the allied troops. and do
not affect the result OF the great bat
tie which already has lasted a week
and promises to continue for many
days longer.
Allies Gain by Delay.
Military experts here believe that
the longer the battle endures the bet
ter il win be for the allied armies. who
will thus be able to pass strong forces
of fresh troops to places where they
are needed along the front.
At the western end OF the battle line.
Rheims has been the object Of the
greatest attention from the Germans,
who, time after time. have unsuccess-
fully attempted to break through the
allies lines. after subjeetIng the town
10 an intense bombardment. II ls the
Germans Intention. il Is understood,
to capture Rheims. which i an i'm
portant railroad junction. the posses
sion Of which would give them COM
mand OF another road to the north.
They have made an especial mark Of
the magnificent cathedral. which has
been in flames since yesterday.
Position strongly Fortified.
The allies. meantime. have made
for themselves strong position on
the right bank Of the Aisnc where
they occupy all the heights The Ger
mans have taken advantage of the
sites of the forts which were intended
for the defense of Rheims. but which
were abandoned by the allies when the
invaders made a rapid dash southwark
from Belgium
A heavy hailstorm. with cold wind,
added today to the hardships Of the
enfrenehed troops. who are entirely
without tents. but II did not affect
their spirits. which are high. All the
commissariat departments Of the al
lies are working splendidly. the men
are we'll fed and clothed and are con-
tented
The German army when il evacuat-
ed Chalons left one OF its chief sur
gcons and a corps Of nurses in charge
OF hospital filled with German and
French wounded The French medi-
cal officers found the hospital so well
managed and the French wounded so
well treated that the German surgeon
was left in charge