Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-11-14
GERMAN A|RMEN'S
WORK IS TOLD BY
[fOSS-W|NNERS
Sprayed With Shell ana Rife
Fir" They Hover Over Enc
my to Direct Artillery.
ARMIES HUNTED
BY AERIAL FOE

iHCh SnSueS Till One
or The Other Dies or is Driven or
-SraPhIc Description of the Dailv
Life of the Army Av ators.
BERLIN, Nov. ga pranhic do
1ilptloh or The hazardous daily lie
army aViators, particularly OF two
Germans who have gained Iron Cross.
. or both the first and second class,
ut who will not discuss specific
achievements, has been written nv
enrich B nder, one of the best
:ncWn German war CORES Donde,ts.
who met tie airmen at Antwerp. Thu;
is Mr.. Finders account of the ava.
tors wtrk for artillery reconnais-
'ance:
AT an average height of 5000 feet
cur avlators circle N huge elipses eh-
cen our batteries and the hostile
pos ton. The aeroplane vibrates.
The motor rattles and roars, huns
and thunders. This music soothes
le nerevs OF the aviators. 1t is so
1ud in the quiet upper air that it
;rowns the thunder of eevn the heay-
est artillery. With their field glass
IS the flyers observe the hostile posi-
IONS and note the effect Of our ar
-.llery. Signals are g:ven-'Fell to
he right fell to the left fell short
md 'oevrshot wark, but these sig
nails are a secret
"The French follow their we'll
>nown tactics Of changing their bat
terry positions continually. But the
Ivlators return again and again, dash
ng along at 60 miles an hour. and
export the new positions. 1t is a MUIR
ferrous fight. AS a hawk circling
round chick before Selling it. so
he aviator, high in the air flies
around the artillery positions Of the /
,nemy, heralding death and destruc-
ion When he approachs the hostile
position batteries spray their schap-
mel at his and the infantry concen-
rate their fire upon his areoplane.
The aviator goes higher and higher,
till he can no longer see a man, and
the trenches appear as mere scratches
On the ground. But those of the
french are more distinctly visible; a
sharp red line marks where the
French infantry lies Their fine red
trousers and bright colored caps be.
ray their position.
'The motor continues it's road and
Glatter. SUDDENLY a little French areo-
plane energies from a cloud. 1t is
smaller and lighter than our kind, Of
the type known as the peasants ter
TOR 1t makes an average speed of
rs miles san hour and it IS armed
Now there is a chase as Of ore bird
by another. They try to approach and
then to elude each ether. Ne thor
side hears the shots fired by the 9th
er The aviator can scarcely feel
WnPn q DulleJ SJTlkeS his own ma
chine
The two aerial cOmbatants soar
higher, till one or the other disapp-
ears in cloud. that closes white and
moist around him. If the danger be-.
comes to threatening a gliu ;ng land
ing brings the avatOrs within their
own lines. They must take care, how
eevr, not to get into the line Of fire Of
their own army. for some Of the big
motors throw their shells a mile or
more into the air"
cost Of maintaining man country high
ways has been greatly increased by
The presence of city-owned motor We
hicles. The general advance in facili-
ties for doing country business from
Town headquarters when roads are
improved IS no inconsiderab1o factor
IN the commercial life Of the COM