The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-28
French Filler TraYerses Length
Of Germany.
PROCLAMATI0NS ARE DROPPED
Aviator Is Captured Just Before He
Reaches Russian lines-In Notes to
Germans He Declares He Spares
Women and children-captors at
First lncredUIous.

FHSt InCrc0GIouS.
Paris, July 25.-Licutenant Marchal
OF the French aviation corps last
month left French soil and flew over
the German capital, on which he drop
ped proclamations, and then continu-
ed his fight, intending to land within
the Russian lines. He was forced TO
descend, however, in Poland. and was
taken prisoner by the Germans.
The proc!amations dropped by Lieu
tenant Marchal on Berlin stated that.
though it was possible, the aviator re-
Trained from bombarding the open
town and thus killing women and in
nocent children"
Lieutenant Marchal made a contin-
uous fight of about S07 miles, most
Of which he travelled in darkness.
Describes Audacous Flight.
The official communication, given
out. telling OF Aviator Marchals
achievement, said:
On June 20, at $3.50 o'clock in the
evening, Sublieutenant Marchal as.
cended at Nancy on board a Newport
monoplane of special type, taking
with him a supply of fuel sufficient to
last fourteen hours. His mission was
to cross Germany at a low altitude in
order to drop proclamations on the
capital, Berlin, and then to descend in
Russia.
This audacious flight was accom-
plished point by point, and after fly
ing all night Lieutenant Marchal was
compelled to descend at $3.50 o'clock
in the morning of June Fl near
Chelm, Russian Poland, sixty-two
miles from the Russian lines. He was
made prioner.
The proclamation which Lieuten-
ant Marchal dropped on Berlin began
with the words:
1--WE could lombard the open town
of Berlin and thus kill the women and
innocent children, but we are content
to throw only the following proclama-
tion," etc.
Lieutenant Marchal was interned
at Salzerback. whence he forwarded
to France a postal card giving these
details:
81 was made prisoner at o'clock
on the morning of the 21st at Chelm.
The Austrian officers did not believe
that I had accomplished my task, but
the proof later arrived and they were
obliged to bow to the reality.
Forced to Change Spark Plugs.
at was the failure of the spark
plugs which stopped me, and I de-
scended to change two OF the plugs
and to start the motor again. Unfor-
tunately it would have been necessary
to change two more plugs, and at this
moment l was taken prisoner. You
may judge my chagrin."
Aviator Marchal in the course Of
his journey covered the continuous
flight a distance Of about 1900 kilo-
meters (S07 miles,, most Of which he
travelled during the night.
Nancy lies on the French Alsace-
Lorraine frontier. Chelm is in Rus
sian Poland, fifty miles north of the
Austrian frontier.
British Extend Pozieres Front.
London, July 25.-Fighting in the
battle of the Somme centered around
the village of Pozieres, which was en-
tered by the British Sunday in the re-
newal of their offensive. Smashing
counterattacks by the Germans
throughout the day failed to drive the
Australian troops from the positions
they had won, and the British forces
added ISL captives to the number al
ready taken in the ruins of the town.
South of the Somme the French cap
tured a German battery near Ester.
ees. A total Of sixty German machine
guns captured since July 20 Is an
nounced by the Paris war office.
New Assault Expected.
Continuation of the heavy British
bombardment throughout the Picardy
front, announced by General Haig in
dicates that further infantry attack
by the British is likely at any moment,
hut Headquarters in France admits