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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
KENDALLVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Easier took their
daughter to Mercy Hospital last Thurs.
day, where she had her tonsils removed
Mrs. Ida Young returned from Cres-
co Friday, where she has been the last
week for medical treatment.
Mrs. VIM. Stetler, from Davenport,
is the guest Of her mother, Mrs. M.
Davis.
Ellen Ellingson returned from Spring
Grove the last of the week, where she
went to attend the wedding of q cousin.
Matte Burton, Eunice Ellingson,
Maybelle Ellingson and Frances Curtis
spent last Thursday and Friday at De-
corah at the teachers institute
Oliver Soltow visited in Cresco few
days last week.
The L. A. S. will serve a Chicken
Pie Dinner in the hall on election day,
Oct. 18th. Price of dinner, 25c.
Chas. McNally and family, of Cres-
co, spent Sunday at the Steve Todd
home. ..
w. A. Clink and wife called ut the
John Clink home, Sunday afternoon.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
SARATOGA.

Lou Brietsprecher and lady friend
were visitors at the Charles Vie
brock home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Henry Kraft and daughters
Alice and Anna spent Friday evening
at the Kate Aberg home.
Chas. Viebrock autoed to Riceville
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones, accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Will Ball, au-
toed to Waterloo Friday, the Balls
remaining there and the Joneses au-
toed to Cedar Rapids, returning home
Sunday.
P. Kraft called at the C. F. Baethke
home Saturday afternoon. G
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kakac and
Charles Sigler autoed to Lime Springs
Friday.
Mrs. F. Wallace called on Mrs. Hans
Witzke Saturday.
Martin Aberg and sisters Inger and
Josie were entertained at the George
Enos home Friday evening.
After spending a few days visiting
friends and relatives, Mrs. Bert Miles
and daughter Gladys, returned home
Saturday.
| Anna Aberg and friend Mr. RakoW
were visitors at the Aberg home Sun
day.
Geo. hackney was a caller at the
Ernest Erbe home Wednesday morn
| ing.
Mrs. Hans Witzke spent Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Henry Foss.
Grandma Locke, of McIntire, spen
several days of last week at the home
of her son A. j. Locke and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marshall ant
son Erwin were callers at the Locke
home one day last week.
Chris Graham was a Riceville call
er Monday.
Martin Aberg spent Sunday evening
with Riceville friends
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
ALBION.

Quite reminder of winter in the
form of a lively snow storm visited
our locality Tuesday.
c. V. Johnson spent last week at
Cedar Rapids "courting."
Mrs. Elnora Richards and son Roy
spent Sunday with Harmony rela-
tives.
John Riggs recently purchased a
Ford car, as also did Frank Gilchrist
Rev. Grabau, Of Bonair, attended
church at Albion Sunday.
The c. B. Ashley household is en-
PERTAINING a nephew and cousin, Mr.
Wormley, of Aurora, Ill.
Needless to say our community is
glad to welcome our minister, Rev.
Ferree and family in our midst for the
coming year. He now visitc the diff
ferent appointments on the charge in
a new Ford car.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
'RIDGEWAY.

Mrs. Will Nessct and son of Vern-
dale, Mimi, came one day last week
for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paley.
Nick Schuetz and Dorothy and Ada
Griffith autoed to DEBORAH last week
Monday.
The Standard Bearers of the Ger
man M. E. church will meet Wednes-
day night at the Ernest Vatthauer
home.
Rollie Kratz and wife spent Sunday
with the Tom Moe family.
Fritz Ramseyer and Mr.. Ernest au-
toed to Cresco Sunday afternoon.
There was a surprise party Monday
night at Mr.. Hornberger's in honor
of his three nieces who left for their
home in Indiana Tuesday night.
Mrs. Kratz, of Cresco, spent few
days last week at the Win Kratz and
John Kirschman homes.
Rev. Klaus took Sunday dinner
with the Henry Butt family.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Libbey and fam
lily spent Sunday at the Otto Ernst
home.
Preaching services next Sunday
morning at the M. E. church at 1920.
Sunday school 1880. Epworth League
GAS with preaching services in the
evening at 1880.
Mrs. Wiedeman of Cresco visited at
the home of her son Harry last week.
Rev. Lacour and wife, who have
been holding revival meetings down
at the German NJ. E. church for the
past two weeks, left Monday morn
ing for Charles City to visit Mr.. La
cours parents, and from there they
go to Kansas City and expect to hold
revival meetings there.
Rev. Klaus, Of Charles City, dist.
supt. of the German conference,
preached last Sunday morning at the
German church.
and Mrs. Arthur Johnson autoed to
Calmar Saturday afternoon.
Nick Schuetz and family and Bculah
Libbey autoed to Cresco Sunday af
ternoon.
Rev. Sylvester of Lanesboro, auto
ed here Sunday and called on old
friends.
Mr. and Mrs N. SchuetZ and Lavon-
ne and Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Lihbcy au-
toed to Calmar Saturday to attend
Farmers Day.
Minnie Halverson, who has been WIS.,
iting in Montana for the past months,
returned home one day last week.
The Missionary society Of the Ger
man M. E. church will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Henry AL
bers.
Mr.. and Mrs Gordanier were call
ers in Calmar Saturday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
HOWARD CENTER.

Mary Dotzler is spending q few
days with home folks. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shafer and fami-
ly visited their daughter, Mrs. Edw.
Dotzler Sunday.
R. Pearson and v. Nelson visited r..
Long Friday evening. ~.
Edw. Flaherty and family, Of Wa
terloo, visited old friends and neigh
bors the first of the week.
Mrs. J. Lathrop visited Grandma
Shields and family Friday evening.
R. Long and family and J. Dyer
and family were very pleasantly en-
tertained at the w. Coughlin home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Shea and family
and Mrs. Edw. Fiaherty and family
were entertained at the George Hop
pie home Sunday.
Mary Long spent Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. H. Windmiller visited relatives
in LIE Roy over Sunday. 81
Chas. Long called at the R. Long
home Sunday. ~@
Mrs. Fred Leffler visited her mo-
Their, Mrs. S. Dotzler, Wednesday,
Esther Long and daughter Hulda
and Mary Ellen Collins spent Tues
day with Mrs. Windmiller.
Willie Shea spent Sunday with
home folks.
J. Long called on John Dyer Mon
day.
Helen Flaherty visited the Howard
Center school Monday end all the
children were glad to renew old
acquaintanceships with Helen.
Little Lloydie Pearson was on the
sick list last week. '.-
Fred Hoppe was New Hampton
caller Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Johnson called at
the r. Long and H. Windmiller homes
Thursday of last week.
Chas. Long is assisting Chas NAL
elk to haul hay this week.
Mrs. A. Albertson visited Mrs. H
Windmiller Tuesday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
ELMA.


The Study club met with Mrs Jer-
ry Conway Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Spau,f-
ing and Mrs. Curtis entertained the
Lace club at the home of Mrs. Spau d.
ing. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy, Mr.. and MIS-
J. w. Mahoney and Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
O'Donnell attended the Dairy Sh Wv
at Waterloo last Saturday 4
Mrs. Elsie McGrane has been visit.
ing at Charles City for the past few
days. .-
H. A. Pardee returned from Cedar
Rapids Saturday.
The foot ball game last Saturday
between Cresco and our boys was vic.
torious for the visiting team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weaken were
up from New Hampton last Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Maruska have moved
in Mrs. Hoppie's house.
Bert Dunton went to Waterloo or
business Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding were al
Cresco last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Biever, Mavis and
Elmer Hyberger cutoed to Protivi1
and Cresco last Sunday.
Several Elmaites went to Cresco or
Wednesday evening to hear Fiske
O'Hara.
The Werham family have moved
in the house recently vacated hx
Amos Hodgson's
Mrs. Brandmill was shopper ir
New Hampton Monday.
Bob Adams is having :. serious
time with the govt.
There was no school Thursday and
Friday, the teachers having to attend
institute at Cresco.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12

pasture Monday end returned with q
nice bunch Of cattle and calves.
VIM. Thielen and family entertained
relatives Sunday. =
Sorry to say Madge Eldridge is laid
up with the asthma.
James Montague assisted William
shock corn Monday and Tuesday.
Master Roy Woods spent Sunday
with his cousin Gerald Woods Of
Cresco.
Minnie Pankow returned from hel
Ossian visit Saturday.
Willie Burnickel spent Sunday with
home folks.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
LOuRDES.

Philip Sheridan transacted business
in Elma Monday
John and Kristine Peterson were
pleasant Saturday evening callers al
the Frank Buckley home.
Regina Koshatka, who had been as.
sisting her sister, Mrs. Charlie Elf.
Ter, with household duties for the past
few weeks, returned home Tuesday
Esther Beaumaster called on Korine
Knutson Saturday. &c
Ernest Loverein and sons, of ELS
worth, Mimi, are visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Loverein.
John and Kristine Peterson autoed
to Elma Thursday to do shoppings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Buckley, Mrs
Frank Buckley and daughter Clari-
bel, accompanied by Francis Dvorak
and wife and son Truman, of Cresco
took a pleasure trip to DEBORAH last
Sunday, enjoying the beautiful seen
cry surrounding the town immensely
Gerald Fitzgerald is on the sick
list at this writing.
George Heigle autoed through here
enroute to Cresco last Monday to
serve as juror, but on account OF
pressing farm work was kindly ex-
cused.
Mrs. Louis Fisher is listed among
the sick at present. r
Philip Sheridan attended mass at
Alta Vista Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Capouch drove
to Elma one day last week.
Joe and Wence Shatek autoed to
Elma Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Haskovec
spent Sunday with the latter's sister,
Mrs. Albert Kidding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Koshatka autoed
to Protivin Sunday to attend the fu-
neral Of Tom Cenek, also to visit rel
atives near there. -+.-
Kristine Peterson assisted Mrs. Ed
Hogan cook for the threshing crew.
Florence Friedhoff is visiting her
grandma, Mrs. Lansing, of Waucoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Dvorak, of
Cresco, assisted the latter's parents
in threshing Thursday and Friday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
PROTIVIN.

Jas. Andera and Jas. Horky autoed
to Cresco last week Wednesday,.
The funeral of Mr.. Cenek, Of near
Maple Leaf, was held here Sunday af-
ternoon. The body was laid in the
Holy Trinity cemetery.
Edythe Mikesh went to Schley Mon
day to visit her sister, Mrs. Benjamin
Bouska.
Mrs. E. ]. Polashek and daughters,
Evelyn and Dorothy of Alta Vista are
visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chss. Chyle and Helen
Jira were at Cresco Monday.
Josephine Kovarik departed for &C.
dar Rapids Saturday after visiting her
sister, Mrs. Mary Andera. She was
accompanied to Jackson Jet, by Mrs.
Mary Andera and son Frank.
Mrs. Mary B. Landa and Mrs. Ed
war Lukes autoed to Cresco Monday.
w. M. Kalishek was a business call
er in Jackson Jet, Monday.
VIM. Fencl and wife were in Fort
Atkinson Sunday. =.
Attend the dance in Beseda Opera
House, Tuesday evening, October 16.
Music by P. B. Orchestra of six pieces.
Come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Novak, ST., and
Mrs. A. j. Mikesh visited their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Novak at
Cresco Friday.
Mrs. Wenzel Cisar and daughter,
Mrs. F. J. Zahajsky. were Cresco shop.
pers Thursday last week.
An announcement has been made at
the Holy Trinity Church Sunday of the
marriage of Mary H. Chyle and Frank
S. Asdera. Wedding to take place
Get. 23rd. ~.
Myra Mangan, of New Hampton, is
teaching in the public school southwest
of town. "
A lecture will be delivered in Be-
soda Opera House, Saturday evening.
Oct. 18th by Volta Bene. Do not fail
to attend. :,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
COUNTY NEWS
SCHLEY.

sCHLEY.
Zen Bouska, accompanied by his
father-in-law, A. J. Mikesh, autoed to
Des Moines one day last week, also
visited Camp Dodge.
Ed Derr motored to Cresco Mon
day.
Lillian Svestka returned home on
Friday from Chicago.
Anna Lentz, of Mason City, Is
guest at the Malek Bros homes at
present.
Edith Mikesh, of Protivin, visited
at the Ben Bouska home Monday and
, Tuesday, also took in the dance Mon
day night.
Cornelius Barnes cut corn Tor Joe
Barnes Monday.
Emmett Nelson was an early caller
in town Monday. w..
Harriet Doherty called on her aunt
Mrs. Mike Barnes, Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bouska and son
returned to their home Monday.
Frank Harris accompanied a car
load of cattle to Chicago markets for
his brother George Friday.
Bernadette Barnes has been visit
ing at the Frank Harris home the
past week.
Some of John Barnes folks were
Cresco visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Walker autoed
: to Cresco on business matters Tues
day.
Norbert and Les Doherty enrolled
as boarders at Our Lady OF Lourdes
school at Lourdes Monday.
Ed Cenek was business caller In
this burg Monday.
Mrs. Abbie Fitzgerald was gather
ing donations for the Soldiers Ii
brary Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Chas. Decker is numbered among
the sick but is improving at this
writing.
Lloyd Fosse visited his parents at
Ridgeway Sunday. >.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. v: sNestka and
son Reuben visited at the Slama home
near Protivin Sunday.
Quite number of our young folks
plan on attending the dance at
Lourdes Friday night, Oct. 18th.
b. Mrs. Will Hyke was shopping in
town Monday morning and called on
her sister Mrs. James Ondrasek.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Frank accom-
panied their daughters Minnie Mae
and Ruth to school Monday morning
Mrs. Frank Woods with daughters
Beatrice and Irene spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the JoeD oherty home.
Mrs. Mike Barnes spent Saturday
and Sunday in Cresco visiting rela-
tives, also her father who is patient
at Mercy hospital.
Wilbur Walker visited his mother,
Mrs. Will Walker Tuesday.
Irwin Ferrie was a caller in our
burg Tuesday.
Joe Barnes and daughter Angelina
were Cresco visitors Saturday.
Reuben, Lillian and Grace Svestka
and Lloyd Fosse attended the dance
in M. J. McCarville's new barn Fri
.dayday night.
Lois and Leona Gassett and Mona
Walker were callers in town one ev-
ening last week.
Catherine Fravel was business
caller in our burg Monday evening.
Peter Kovarik played in Deane's
orchestra Monday evening for the
dance.
Andy Barnes and Frank Ferrie of
Lawler visited in our burg Sunday.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
LIME SPRINGS.

Fl ! stsS L4t56
Mrs. G. "A. Rowland and Mrs. John
Williams of Tacoma, Wash. were
guests at the home of their brother,
Robt. H. Jones, at Granada, Mimi,
the past week, returning home Mon
day. IS. .@~.f
3. F. Davis was up from Cresco
Friday.
Maurice Owens, of Minneapolis, Wis.,
tied relatives here Wednesday while on
his way to Chicago.
Frank and Chas. Schacht and H. P.
Anderson left Sunday for Des Moines
for visit with Chas. Anderson who is
stationed at Camp Dodge.
MIR. and Mrs. H. P. Anderson and
their little son Clarence and Miss Myrtle
Kerr motored to Cresco Sunday.
Mrs. D. L. Bishop, of Minneapolis,
who has been visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Drake,
went to Cresco Friday for short visit
with relatives.
Cora Woods returned Tuesday from a
short visit with Mrs. Frank Terry at
Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Terry may be bet
ter remembered as Miss Burnah Hall.
Albert Peterson and Rachael KNIT
autoed to Cresco Saturday.
Grace Jones came down from Leroy
! Friday for an over Sunday visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Jones.
-. Jack Lean is seriously i'll. -~--
Mrs. Patterson and children, who
have been visiting at the home of her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. w. C.. Brown,
returned Friday to their home in Chi
cago.
Vincent Horton returned to Fayette
Tuesday after short visit with ::rela-
tives.
Mrs. DR.. Plummer and Mrs. A. J..
Baerman autoed to Leroy Monday.
Paul Maggie came came Friday from
Elberon, Ia, for q short visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Augusta Jones was q Cresco
visitor Friday.
Henry Viebrock and Mrs. John Lloyd
and children returned Saturday from a
visit with relatives at Princeton, MINI.
Mrs. Bertha Maehling of Buffalo,
Mimi, who has been the guest of her
son Carl the past week, returned home
Thursday. Carl accompanied her as
far as Minneapolis.
Mrs. Speed and children returned
Friday to their home in Chicago after
u visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. C. Brown.
Grace and Marcella Jones, Laura
Horton, Alice Williams and Dana Frost
and Ward Hueserman autoed to Cresco
Sunday. 49,. .....
Harry Woods and Rose Kskac re-
turned Sunday from visit with
friends at Rochester, MINI.
Anthony Piekenbrock, of Dubuque,
was q business caller here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cray and Mrs.
Jane Gates visited Mrs. Will Cray at
Chester Tuesday. T..
Harry and Cora Woods were bust
ness callers at Chester Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymaker and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Tom Davis, left Tuesday ev-
ening to visit Fred Raymaker at Camp
Dodge.
Rev. Perry came up from McGregor
Tuesday to finish packing up.
$ Mrs. Greedy Henderson and Mrs.
Ralph Lucas went to Des Monies Tues
day to visit relatives at Camp Dodge.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12

The Z. A. S. met with Mrs. Alison
Daskam, last Wednesday. 3
Frank Hunter, an old time resident.
was visiting friends and relatives here
few days last week.
Lowell Steller was an over Sunday
visitor at the Davis home.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
For Sale or Rent.

Two farms near Cresco. Good i'm
provements. Dry land. Also house
and lot in Cresco. E. F. Belts, Phone
1888. Tiff
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
For Sale.

A good mechanical frame building in
one of the bestsparts of West Market
street., Cresco, by L. E. Eaton. Office
under postoffice. TIT
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12
For Rent.

A good 160-acre farm in Winneshiek
county with good buildings. Enquire
at this Office. sr-... .
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-12

nrivate Roy H. Walter, aged 70, OF
Marshalltown, who died IN france OF
spinal meningitis. g
'Coasting down a hill in new au-
tomobile at Hampton, John Murphy.
wife and son escaped death by Jump
ing from the car which stopped Oh
rectly in front of passenger tram
and was demolished.
The Rev. John Reichart, pastor OF
the German Evangelical church o
I,owden, was held to the Federal
grand jury in $4,000 bonds, Deing
charged with preaching treasonaoie
sermons from his pulpit He gave
bond.
ON August / Iowa completed her
ouota for the regular army by enlist
ing Al recruits. Since April Iowa
has enlisted 4,466 men. while her
Quota was 4,44S. Since April l Iowa
hos contributed LAO recruits to the
U. s. navy.
Government experts estimate That
lax 900 new residents will have en-
tered Polk county's borders ana taken
mn their residence there, some per-
manent and some temporary, when
the cantonment opens at Camp Dodge.
Torty-fve thousand of these Will %
in uniform.
Frank Henderson of Des Moines, or
the American Silo company, and
native of England, has 120 direct reia-
tiyes Ar military service in the pres
emf war. He and a brother-in-law are
the only two male members OF tne
family not in service, both being
physically incapacitated. He has q
ION IN Battery F of Dies Moines.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
By WILLIAM pHLIP sIMMs.
United Press stan Correspondent.

United Press STAFF Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AflELD May 10 by NlaiD.-A fool.
y That is what SERIOUS airmcn called
NE chap who did stunts with his ma
elinc before this war began. The aerial
acrobat pgadoNically was looked down
upon Today the whole game has
-nglgcd aud the more circus stunts a
pll0t can do the safer he is in the air.
nldss a man can loop the loop fly up
slde down, bump the bumps and do "a
general topsy-turvy, wine-ielly wobble
while never missing note with his ma
chine gun. his life is apt to be a short
and slightly agitatcd one.
With the advent of long, bright sum
MGR days. battleplancs march across the
sl,y. patrol the clouds aud do post duty
there in Just the same way as soldiers
a. on the ground. There arc machines
corresponding 20 infantry which 30 IN
drovcs aud attack Oh rcpcl attacks.
others are like cavalry and do scouting.
Still more are comparable To the artil-
lery. Some are like tanks, some like ar
niured nhotOr-cars and some do sniping
among the creamy thundcrhcads. But
the pilOtl of each machine must Know
how to fiy as human bcings never flew
hcforo. Otherwise the crackcr-hoX ON
v hich he sits az mcaltimc IL sure % play
the role of n vacant chair at some not
very distant date.
from AZ gm-pit near Monchy -le Prem
have iuist witnessed some of the most
terrific lighting of the war Aside from
he savage attacks and counter attacks
r infantry throughout this region anC
artill5ry activity thus far unswpass
anywhere. the battle was just a.
Co n 6n the air as ON the earth.
dleet of Is wide-Wiuged bomber
sN'M across the line high mp. accom-
naniN 10y light fighters dartng abou
lN, wks, keeping hostile machines al
ne Patrols guarded the British
-lHe oi the line. sailing zap and down
-Ne,Nn bud turning. ready for attacl
or oelena while air scntiuel- KEEP
"nl'h ANT The observation balloon
's5 oH~ q the cloud PuiIs should dar
Y@stroyeIbpo German plane aud pa
inc sausage down. Now and then. a
l'ri>,ian anaon attempted to fore
their way o'r To- the English side t
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-25
AVIATORS SOMERSAULT In
HEAVENS AS MEN DIE

give their artillery the range on batter
les and troops. fierce fighting developed
in which machines were brought down
crashing.
Between Monchy and Guemappe the
German infantry suddenly appeared in
the open, coming from behind Vert
Wood southeast Of Monchy. and the
enemy artillery increased their shclllire
on this hilltop town until il was buried
under white. yellow and black smoke.
Shrapncl filed the air with their twin
pufs of smoke. one white puff and one
black. and. lest the British should throw
in their reserves, harrage of light and
heavy explosives raincd down on the
slopes TO the west.
Hero British battleplanes rot in some
of their stunts. stunts which would have
set n arandstand wild with mixed awe
and delight ono pilot swooped down
almost perpcndicularlv as though about
TO crash into the shattered roof tops of
smoking. soothing Monchy, hut. Just a.
hc seemed about To touch he carcencd
ON tho tin Of one wing. turned al sick
ening speed 10 the right aud disappeared
into the smoke of battle few Yards Al
mo.tfovcr the heads Of the madlv at.
lacking Germans. For few seconds
hi- sudden appearance and the deadly
work of his machine gun must have
caused something akin TO panic in tn,
one,nv ranks. then he shot mp and ava,
! again at 1870 miles an hour Round anf
! round he turned. swooping on the bacI
/ stretch Of every round. until completed,
lost To view. lie looped. twisted. wob
! bled and dived so that only a chanc,
| shot might touch him. II looked as d
he had gone mad. yet only this scemin,
madness made his escape from dealt
possihlc. But for his aerial acrobatic
he and his machine would have been rid
died with bullets. As it was he CAM
c1t successful and unframed Tho Ger
mans were hurled back. smashed anl
dcmoralized and part Of the glory Of DE-
feating them was his.
In the meantime n battle was helm
fought out in the clouds above the field
west of Wancourt southwest Of Mon
chy Further TO the north another Ger
man was hit AZ 5000 feet and dow
he nuttcred like a dead leaf foliowe
by the British aviator who had downe