The Glenwood post., 1914-11-21

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Upsa reaeAiag Rrisaea, anay q ahast
distance hFoo YDres. lnek eRsrsA -
. rare sesctaeaa. A. I aoproAeAsA
tie village I ns4tse1 IT, FsoneA rap6d-
ly hauling Aova ths eaSGive Aallssa.
which vas hardly i Q pAaoe u saSsGy
whea . Tauhs non00aans AsoposA
dowa fro0 . sseat AeigAA - vieAAa
1.eos ssst of ths sarth. tts ns4ar szun-
bling AisaSpeistnsot. I've ninnGss
later ths hallasa vsslA have hssa q.
stroyeA. Bat saAAsaly ost e tAs aAg
to the risAt apeearsA two HssncA
biplanss. N esew1 eolBaetsA n ths
village stssst aaw anA oseano eilsat
anA tease with eHeiAe0eat.
The thrss aeroDlanes mounted higA-
er and hisAsr. but II was svtAsat that
the German had the advantage. Whea
the three were nearly out OF sight We
heard the rattle Of machine guns. The
lower of the two French aeroplanes
swerved and dropped perhaps Afty
feet. but regained its balance and b.
gan descending rapidly. always in the
direction of the German lines.
We followed the injured machine
with our eyes and gave a gasp of re-
lief when within 800 feet of the earth
the biplane suddenly turned and came
back across the field, flying low and
heavily like wounded buzzard
Monoplans to Rescue.
The remaining biplane was clearly
outclassed by the speedy German and
probably would have suffered the same
fate as its fellow If relief had not
speedily come in the shape of a French
monoplane, which rose from a neigh
boring field with great whirring of
its motor and started in pursuit of
the Taube
The distant German gunners saw
it, too. as it passed over our heads
and shrapnel began bursting on all
sides. Soon its speed and elevation
gave 1t safety from such . distant fire.
When it neared the German. both rose
higher and higher, seeking to gain .
superior elevation. when the rival avi-
ator would be exposed to the fre Of q
deadly machine gun. The two dis
appeared from view.
slowly continued on my way. Sud
denly = roar burst from the throats
of the crowd. Glancing up. I saw the
Taube falling lower and lower, its en-
gine having stopped. heard the rapid
tat-tat Of . machine gun, while the
Frenchman above dived down upon
the enemy. But the falling was only
a German ruse, for when near the
ground the motor suddenly began to
roar and in . fash the aviator made
Flying low, he had almost disap
peared before the French aviator.
who was taken by surprise. was able
to begin pursuit The two remaining
French aeropaanes followed the Arst
and returned to the landing held.
Avisters Iossss ohrapnsi.
Near Ypres itself saw another
sight not less impressive. Three Ger
maa aeroplanes hung ever the town,
and fso0 all sides sAsapnel was hurled
ut the0 without staining it, mark.
White puf9s hoased on all sides and
Il seemed certain that the next shell
surely would striks some portion OF
the nearest machine. Yet the German
continued TRANQUILITY to maintain his
position, hardly bukgfng, while . per.
feet storm of shells burst O all sides
Fnm what l have 10 far seen and
heard of the work Of the German avia,
tors. it il worthy Of the greatest
prafYe.
When reached Ypres I found the
town had been In turn the seat Of both
the German and French division head
quarters. Soldiers AileA The streets
ind collected In puAlc places. The
cann1n placed on an sides never
ceased to thunder daF OF night
Th0 far the city has been only
slightly bonbardcd, though . certain
amount q damage haR heso 6oae by
bomb 6supptns aeroplEnss> WhicA have
Managed T. kill several civilians. II
seems . poey that tAa- 0esnn1 bsmb
arop1sss are not mose scc8sts, since
they tAns would be sDarsA sncA AMI
mostly. I am able 10 ~ t1aA NO
aFt1ly was placed witAia IL town
and ~ there wera - Wa1cAsn On
oIA 0skAfe towers, ths captive balloon
Just Sstsi6s tie city nmits 1skng used
instA1 ssr osssrvatsaa D1sA
0sa6fa0D Like TAaao - Lssvola.
0ha1iRI Of the WondeTfR1 old city
woah - perfectly sselas and could
~ Aaae saly in H. aolxiA - W1atsa d.
strOtseasss, for, ~ loss q tAe -
0ot1fe bsillings a YDR0 vs1aA sasal
IT, 1sas oe LouSa4A. TAe Germans
eoes0eo0 ths city TIVE AJs - lsvis1
tFf1AtA 6at tAs oANaaoo e ~ Eng.
naA wAo held IL pAnas tAEoe vssks.
Res1 them to 1st1sak Military law
Rovafb and tn toWA - almost com
DBto2y isolated. Yet 4 - ooG winter.
oge1e.
/ oanAay 1igA4 - I ny sleeping. I