The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-11-30
THRILLING FACTS ON
THE battle fronts.
BRITISH AIRMEN DO REMARK
ABLE STUNTS IN THE FIGHT.
ING IN EUROPE.

= Inc great NlctOIy Nun w tno Dhitiah
over n front Of 81 miles. mentioned IN
the NEWS last week has been extend
"a somewhat since that, by very Bit
ter and bloody fighting. The Germans
rushed troops from ether places 10 this
front and resisted Btubbornly, but have
not get entirely stopped the British
II Is said 10 be thu greatest victory yet
achieved for the nllies.
The tanks. the cavalry and the In
fantry played strong parts.
TIE work OF British airplanes dur
Ing the present offensive forms :.
graphic chapter IN itself. Despite ths
vile weather. which compelled them to
operate within few feet OF the ground
they kept steadily at their task and
rendered inevitable assistance both in
reconnaissance and offensive opera
tionf.
There have been almost continual
battles between Gcrmrn infantry ard
british nirmen. flying as low as 80 feet
above the ground. Never before mas
this kind OF warfare been carried out
on such large STALE. Pilots have at
tucked infantry and gun crews indis-
crininately wherever they encounter
ed them and have inflicted heavy casu-
alties on the enemy with bombs and
machine gunn.
The nature OF the fighting can lie
seen from tho experience Of British
pilot whose machine was literally shot
20 pieccs ny rifle and machine.Euu
IRE and who finally crashed down be-
hind his own lines with 10 bullet holes
through his clothing. although he him
self was unhurt
Another young airmAn Slturda, pre-
ncnted himself AZ headquarters afte.
having been shot down for the third
time within two days. He was delight
"a over his experiences and Immediate
" applied for another niachins ~ that
Ne might 60 cut rgain.
one aviator attacked . column OF
German infantry marching In close
formation and hurled two nigh power
bomba directly among them. Th4
troops scattered and az the airnaah
whiried away he saw two heaps OF
dead about bueo crnters which the
bombs had torn In the road. There
were innumerabie cases OF airTnen sky
bombing aeIodromes. troop transports
and gun crews. A large number or arr
tiilery crews have been ohliteratcd eth
OF BY machine-gun IRE nj close range
or by bombs.
Naturally many OF the airInen had
narrow escape from death and some of
course paid the full price md have
gone % swell the toll OF brave men
who. have given their lives for their
King and country.
AmorF the hairbrcadth escapes re-
ported II thai OF an aviator whose ma
chine was torn 20 pieces while he was
aghfing German infantry with his ma
chino gdn. He was caught In the shell
IRE ana all The wings OF his machine
were shot away.
Fortunately he wns flying only 20 or
30 feet above the ground and close To
his own lines. He crashed IN No Mans
Land and found himself unhurt. He
Immediately came under rifle and ma
chlne-eun FIRE. but he found German
rifle with some ammunition ano en-
gArcd the enemy single handed. As he
fred he worked his way back until he
reached ore OF his own patrols,
There Is OF much humor In hYhtiug
nj INF ID nature. but one incident occur
red which IL making the whole British
air service laugh to-day.
one OF tit youngest British Sirmer
was fiyIng3f low altitude. when four
Aieny macdIne-guns opened or him.
He snooped down and shot three of his
opponents as he swept by. The fourth
machine gun kept firing and che avn
ter. IN a apisst OF boyish mischief. lean
ed cver tilt side OF his car and wrig-
glen HIS ngers IN joyous deri1ion at
ne Crilaa1. lust as he was IN tNr
midst OF his interesting performancs
HIS orr,of"nt put a bui.st squarc'y
toruugh tee palm OF thu sir'ann's oI.'i
hand
Tho aviator presented himself at a
dressine station and when queried ad-
mittcd the trt tn with crestfallen face.
HIS consolation for his wound VS.
rnnrs OF laughter and advice to be
more polite TO Boche in the future.