The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
French field hospital station painted in notified colors to deceive
enemy air scouts.

momentum and bumps along to the far
end OF the field. Then. steadily. 1t
rises from the ground. mounts into the
air and gracefully sails away in the
direction Of the high hill. One by n
the others follow. In a short time all
are gone.
The noise .oses volume, s%oftens, ~
as the machines o a away toward tho
hill il becomes a drowsy din. They
grow smaller and resemble somewhat
a flock Of birds spread out in the air.
As they diminish in the distance the
fleet seems hardly to move. They VIII
soon be owe the trenches. They viii
meet the oncoming craft u the enemy
and their orders are u turn them
back. 1t will he a battle in the air.
Left behind at the grounds are sew
eral machines. They are there for
y1r:ous purposes.
Again at the hidden place On the hill
the lookout intently watches the dots
that now are considerably larger. have
various shapes and stand out in dark
silhouette against the sky. He wOn-
ders whether his own side will send W.
craft to try to repulse them. He can
hear the faint hum Of the engines now.
In the meantime word has been sent
to various batteries roundabout and
they have orders to be on the lookout.
All around II Is a tense moment. Down
in the trenches the soldiers OF both
sides watch the oncoming fleet. Fir
ing has ceased. and everywhere there
seems to be a suppressed silence.
TIL. ,~..l,t,a pn,., nra 90, mar that
the soldier can discern the various
types withoW his glasses.
As the fleet reaches "a position high
In the air above the trenches slightly
on the German side suddenly there are
sharp cracks and muffied reports Of
guns exploding at different distances
over the country in back Of the hill.
There is the quick swish " some shells
tearing through the air neal enough
to the hill to'be heard. Then high in
the sky In advance OF the Oncoming
craft a number IT little balls Of smoke
suddenly show out white against the
sky, grow larger and quickly become
splotches OF yeilow!sh white smoke.
and a second later the Sky. in front Of
the fieet is filled with them.
The little puffs dot the area Of the
sky like holes In a sieve and extend
In a great barrier that stretches away
on both sides Of the craft In a long
line. The lookout knows the batteries
below and within range Of the area
are working away at capacity.
The fleet Of Onrushing a%eroplanes
seems 10 shake for an instant. They
suddenly stop in their %headlOng flight.
turn sharply in different directions and
are thrown into disorder for the mo-
ment.
To go through the cloud OF fire and
ton to many. So they break up and
glide here and there, just outside the
barrier marking the range Of the
French guns. II they try to skirt
around the ends OF the barrier they
will meet the fire OF other batteries
along the line. also warned to he on
the lookout. As they glide around
the craft mount higher into the sky.
II In their intention probably IL
pass above the range Of the guns.
Meanwhile the French planes from
the grounds In the rear have mounted
into the air and are making their
way toward the smoke cloud. 1t IL
also a fleet and the machines are mOre
numerous than those on the opposing
side. Seen from the hill. Thea German
craft seem to he faster and quicker
The fingers of the lookout as he holds
| his glasses tighten, while down In
the trenches the soldiers look up al
| the sky In tense excitement.
Some distance before they reach the
smoke baryt0g ~ french planna