Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-06
Boosted GERMAN
AIR PROWESS NOT
PROVED BY FACTS
Won Hoppner'S Claim of ST.
periority Knocked Int o
Cooked Hat by French Air
men on Very Day He Made It

PARIS, June 2S.-(By Mail.)-POssi-
hly General Won Hoppner, Germany s
aviation chief, IaiIeU - Nnock wood
when ne gave an interview 10 the Ter
nan press recently about the alleged
superiority OF herman AIrmen, says 4
rreacn OFFICIAL statement, IN eneC,.
ror Just about the zine Won IIOpp-
ner was DOasUng aUouI the proves VI
German DIrdmen, me recoru uaJ lOr
.ren.II avlatlUn was IN the process VI
ueVeIopment. On ms Jay Guy ncUIef,
yUu.nIuI champion Oh french AVIATION
urousnl GOWN iOur OF Won hOppner 5
1llers, Two III less than minute, mus
breaking all records IOr single day III
the ms, cory OF aviation.
Guynemers quaurupIe victory DAY
broushu the record Oh enemies destroy
Gu Tor MS escadrllIe, known simply as
No, TO 100, not counting the scores
OF machines brought DOWN benInu the
enemy lines, wnicn are never counted
III onlciaI nk ures. fhe nearest approach
10 Guynemer reculd was made ny
himself last year in Lorraine, wnen he
uowned lnree enemies in single uay.
NuHgeSser, anotner French ace
holds the record of having destroyed two
enemy aeroplanes and a sausage bal
took the Won hoppner interview TO
oring to France her pest DAY aI "Nl@-
zion.
Inc official statement relating Guy
nemers victories takes strong issue
with a statement b. Won hoppner that
French aviators never fight unless they
are sure of victory.
ION the morning of.May 25, the state
,nent adds, Guynemer saw three enc
nv machines flying together toward
The Flrench lines He bounced on the
three and they took to flight. he 1lr-
ed and the first shots sent the enemy
machine toward the earth in flames
Then Guynemer turned his monoplahe
about and saw another enemy maheu-
vering for a chance to attack from the
rear. Guynemer lost no time in taxing
the initiative. His second adversary
like tine first took fire and fell, leaving
the sky marked by two trails OF Ger
man smoke instead of one.
Guynemer returned to his hangar al
ter his double A short stay on th+
ground and ne took to the air again.
Toward noon an audacious German aF-
iator appeared to scout over the AVA
ton field. All the machines had re-
turned from their work of the morning
but Geynemer. To ascend would mean
for the others that the German would
take to his heels before they could cl.mp
to his level. Suddenly someone cried
Here's Guynemer!"
1t was Guynemer. and everyone knew
that the German was playing with
death The young. French aviator ar
rived like a tempest. y single shot from
his machine gun was heard; the Ger
man tumhled, the motor running at full
speed FASTENED his frightful fall. Guy
nemer had fred one shot, and that
pierced the enemy's head.
Guynemer descended and Joined his
fellow aviators. During the evening he
assembled again. Toward I o'clock, over
the gardens of Guignicourt. he met his
fourth adversary. Like the others, th;!
German aviator soon went tearing dowT
in flames.
The news of the young aviator:
fourth success preceded him back tC
the aerodome. AS he returned he fin
shed the day by executing above tht
camp the most remarkable acrobatics
looping the loop and spiraling about