The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-02

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- - ,ast . sI., tri,mnh.,, clan ,ouars 80
sn,res 81 the city. which shortly Is to witness ,hs
,i,as,,ost conflict Of al, times NV
oiooHies' ,nn, ,hs am has rjsc, ana =
-,... iich,. apd shadows IN tho lava ba,a., &c
go COR On IN yvork win a si,,,o 80
4, .nies every nook: IL ia no, forpctfui ms tho h,'
wan eve II makes a good catch on, Of IN. ~.
nmv csn,ps between Forest Ridge ana Tor,h
Rams ana keeps II fast. Its keen s,eh, ana a."
Do ~ hsin uinninr rho bati,es 81 ,neaa, ~ II"
Tsrror suddenly paralyzes Tho snies ~ ,ho a.
,,i, hi, has clutched two comrades Their ra
ohins "a torn to splinters and letters steel crr,r.
- ,,,rhs human limbs dron down Itioo, ar,n.
Srnr heaven. ~
T,.n rurv mobiIizes. Down tbera soos r.u
,..a ,roin i, seems To no CARRYING r,u,i,ior.
rhav Az ever II, and where eighty battla nianaa
IT, .hare ui,, no death and disnstor = : : w
!, nsrbans a troop TRANSPORT train? ~
IT.. dav clears To raro ,r,nsnar.,cy W.,
.ver erowine greed the shrannei missiles s,,.l.
vn st,n higher mount Tho r,achines
Pm. at, ,on,,,ro - III 49, -.
,a-a. : now tbev know his foureusbas arS
~. .rrnn. Another hour-and IJindonhura r,,,,
m.,d, VIZ"
r,rv h,eck dots show ,n on tb. ror,h.rn nu-
j, Th. ACT. .rov and ass,r. uinys rive ~,
eight twenty. hfty. a hundred . n siran,,o
squadron IL is.
"steer high" Capt. Brendecke's voice drouns
tho motor; he shows Lieut.. Proehl. who sits at
tho wheel. the swarms of the approaching planes.
ono hundred and twenty. he counts, such
souadrons the world has no, seen before. Hands
grin the steering wheel faster and the hearts
heat. 80
Jetzt 0eht's los! Carabin ready and ran an
den Feind! Up here there Ia no such thing an
position war, here only Bluecher's spirit wins!
"steer high" A mountain war is this battle
of the air; he who gains and keeps the height
is the winner. Almost to the height Of the Dome
of Cologne they now fly!
Now the sauadrons clash. They greet each
other with powder and lead. pass hard by the en-.
envy TO block his way; they fly sharp curves. form
hooks and by means of trickery and force en-
deayor to keep each other in check. The niers
Jerk their machines sharply around on the wing.
tops and when they lie in a curve the carabinss
seek their human aim.
That Is q wondrous. blood red. grewsono
witches Sabbath up there.
One Englishman succeeds In passing Capt.
Won Brendecke's machine at a moderate height.
He throws a bomb. BY a hairs breadth 1t misses
the tail end Of the German bird. once on the way
It seeks other victims within a few seconds
1t slaughters the horses OF "a Brltish squadron.
The English aerial sharpshooters have cold
blood and their aim is accurate; many a German
in field gray already grits his teeth. trying to
conquer the pain or MS wounds Nor do the
German machine guns. on their revolving turrets.
shoot into the blue OF the sky! Upon one
English pilot seat sits a corpse. The machine
reels. whirs nimlessly to and fro, falling II drags
a sister machine from out a battling swarm,
drags II along into the depths. afame.
firing, but against friend and enemy dashes
with ever growing violence the common oppo-
nent; furiously roaring rides over the land tho
storm from the ocean. II transforms the realm
OF the air into n battle sphere Of difficult OBJ
stacles. AS II they had built VOLTS traps Tor
themselves up there the machines slip into holes.
Jolt, sit fast for seconds. But the battle goes
on. Each tries to win the others height, SUI
pass n. The motors are set for maximum power;
gleamingly whirl the propellers. Eyes tighten
up. Every muscle Is strained.
Lieut.. Proehl receives a blow against the head
as If a club had been hurled at him. He fumbles
around his helmet. There II sticks" pro-
jectile' The steel sheets Of the helmet held Il
up; stu II must have wedged itself a few MILL
meters into the skull roof. Blood trickles over
the temple.
The Captain heard the short cry; he turns 70
Lieut.. Proehl.
The Lieutenant casually:
ter. 800"
Ana so they fsht on. Here nobody can drop
out, for it's two against three all the way through.
The battle OF the air consists Of individual dnels
of ma seed attach, md oS sr,rtal ,I,,c., 90 o,,,I
hard tournaments for life or death'
Revolver bullets craCkle against the air
cruisers hull, sizzling Carlbin projcctles pierce
the aluminium Of the cooler metal plates. Here
sphnters the veneer II "A eondo!a. there an alt!-
meter is crushed TO pieces. Sow ana then Skin
mishes of individual groups are transformed into
n massed battle. famed birds plunge headlors
into the depth. 80 Whether friend or enemy
that even those below VII have a hard time IN