The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-10-10
GERMAN AVIATOR DESCRIBES BATTLE
IN the AIR OVER HOSTILE ARMY

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I For hours, II seemed 70 him. the
| conflict continued until he saw the
German army in the distance. He
then sent his car rapidly downward
and descended beaide his army. The
Bristol and the Bleriot retired hastily.
The battle had covered. seventy-nve
| miles.
On descending Werner found his
plane riddled with bullets. but he
| patched up the punctures and later
| witnessed the battle OF Le Cateau over
| the position that he had discovered.
Here again the English. after plucky
resistance. were driven back. The
Germans attacked with two Ranking
movements and storming advance
against the middle of the English po-
sition. and through main strength and
the extraordinary spirit of the attack.
forced the enemy back. The army OF
100000 had in few days been re-
duced to 10000,
Drops Bombs on Paris.
Later on Werner was instructed to
fly over Paris. Here he dropped sew
eral bombs, some with good effect,
though others did not explode. He
carried two kinds of bombs. one
round shell about the size Of base
ball and weighing IL pounds, the 9TH
or shaped like small artillery shell
and weighing ~ pounds. These lat
ter, when they exploded. we're power.
full enough to tear up paved streets
and wreck houses. Werner also
told Of dropping notes into Paris. call
ing the French such hated names as
'cochon."
The flyers are the only men who
really are seeing this war They have
the enemy's position under them and
can study It to their hearts content.
Only lucky shot can dislodge them.
and their chief danger IL from the at
lacking aviators. The German scouts
usually ny at height OF 100 yards.
On dark days they fly at the edge Of
the clouds and slip in and out for OBJ
servation from this excellent screen.
Accurate Aim At 1000 Yards.
Extraordinary stories about Zeppel.
ins are to be heard In Germany. some
OF which are almost incredible. One
account is of the method used by Zep-
pelins in throwing bombs. A recent
invention. am told. permits Yep.
pelin, when there are clouds, to fly
high and unseen from the ground and
toilet down basket containing man,
who then, by telephone. signals the
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In cloudless times the bombs are
dropped from an apparatus hung di.
rectly below the airship. the bombs
being hung on two fingers. When the
position of the target Is determined,
the fingers open and the bomb falls.
These bombs are said to be twelve
inches in diameter and two feet long.
The damage they can do II terrific.
Houses In the neighborhood Of the ex-
plosion collapse ss though made Of
cards. and they can tear up -eets for
distance of scores of yards.
zeppelins to Attack Fleet.
am told that practically all Yep
pelins have retired from active assis-
lance in taking Notifications and are
centered around the North sea, where
they are to assist In an attack on the
British fleet. The outcome of such q
battle will be highly important, for II
will determine whether dirigible can
measure up against a warship. II II
can, the German fleet will not be badly
outnumbered in the conflict about to
take place. for the British feet IL In
sufficiently supplied with balloon guns,
a. only few Of these are in existence.
We hear too, remarkable stories
about the number of Zeppelins. At the
outbreak Of the war there were TWEEN
ty-two on record. Today the report
Of their number varies from ffty-six
to ninety. Material for Zeppelins 10
said to have been stored at points
throughout the empire. where II could
hc put together in . few days. and
this scheme has added Zeppelins to
the air feet at the rate Of two week.
This story Ii improbable. for the
German army does not possess sum
Client number Of men trained In oper.
ating dirigibles.
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The German aeroplanes have done
excellent service. There are several
hundred machines in operation, and
comparatively few have been shot
| down.
l know Of one young man. SON Of
one Of Germany's most prominent men.
| who new to Paris early in the war. He
was fred on repeatedly, and each time
descended gradually to prearranged
depot whence. after the enemy be-
lieved him to have been killed. he CON.
tinued his trip.
When asked II he had thrown bombs
on Paris. he answered simply: mo. !
don't carry bombs" This would indi.
cate that there may be differences Of
opinion In the army itself a. to the
ethics Of bomb throwing.
The astounding advance OF the Ger
mans has been analyxed by military
expert. who says that It II due "a
four points; heavy artillery. aviators
field Kitchens and pedestrian feats .ol
large troop groups. The nrst two
points are now generally recognized.
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