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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
N. Y. Police Driver
Under German Fire
Sergeant Owens, With Depart
ments Ambulance, Designat'
ed a Second Lieutenant

Two reports from Detective Sergeant
,r,r,i, { Owens, who is driving inc
New York Police Honor Lcgion's am
hr,oncs in France, we're published yes
,o.dov in the Bulletin" issued by lhe
Gnnartment. Owens and his mecnahic
have suffered no mishap with their car
and have not had TO carry any WouHueu
on their backs. The New YORK police-
man has been under fire anc mas &c
ceived ten-day designation as SOU.
Cbief. or second Lieutenant Ihey
nicknamed me the Big Cop, ne say ,,
"and all of the boys in the section "''
my boosters" ,. o,,e,.
tells of his early work, consIuei"D''
distance behind the line.
while on duty one night, ana na.,
ing nothing to do, ! went 70 PEG -
me- car" he wrote. "and a little later
heard very heavy shooting snor' 20 u,i
tonce away. The next morning an ON
cor asked me why | didn't come INSIDE
informed him that | thought II was
inst "a safe in my car as any place
lo agreed with me and remarked tne.
7 would make a good soldier. dian !,
tell him that | was New YORK COP
and that cops were supposed 20 steep
through anything" T..
Recently he has been kept busy oy
& French attack at Verdun. ,
"The first night | was on duty
was baptized by fire." he wrote, end
| was glad when It was over. You
think that every gun you hear is aimed
At YOU, and the shells seem TO drop
eyery place you 60 However, you &c.
used to this condition and can Steep
with guns going all around.
"One Of our front posts Is only aDou'
200 wards from the German mont line,
and TO get there in car you have 20
mass an open road which is IN full
view of the German gunners. Al such
A time all speed laws are broken. Dur-
ING one of my trips through here last
week | was giving a ride 20 a French
aviator. and when passing me place
mentioned pieces of the shells strucN
ON the road near me. We thought we
we're the object Of the fir. but the
aviator later discovered French ma
chine flying over US. The Germans
we're shooting at the machine, so we
cased up bit"
Owens would like TO get letters from
his friends. His address is 5. 5. I.
s Convois Automobiles, Par. b. {. NJ,
Paris, France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. Sept. 25.-In the Monte Nero
region the enemy exploded I powerful mine
under our position. upon which he then con
centrated violent artillery fire. Our prompt
and effective barrage prevented the enemy
from gaining any advantage. The damage
was very !.ght.
On the Bainsizza plateau local enemy nt-
tacks were repulsed with hand grenades.
Yesterday four tons of high explosive bomb:
were dropped by our airTcn, causing de-
struction and setting fire TO railway estab.
lshments and stations at Podberga, in the
Bazza Valley. and RifenbergG, on the Carso
A. night one of our airshps surprised in the
Chiapovano Valley an intense movement OF
troops and motor lorry columns. and dis
persed them by dropping ton Of projectiles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Official Statements
West
BRITISH

LONDON. Sept o. DAY).-Wc' carried
out successful raid last night east of Epeh,
and captured few prisoners hostile at
tempt to rush one Of our forward posts north
east Of Lens was repulsed after bombing
fight.
(NIGHT) Under cover Of a thick mist
the enemy launched q powerful counter at
tack this morning against our positions on
the ridge east of Npres. between Tower Ham
lets and Polygon Wood On the greater part
of this front the enemy was rcpulscd. but al
two points. one Just north or the fpres'
Mcnin road and the other Immediately south
Of PolyCon Wood. he succeeded IN penetrat'
ing our lines for short distances on mario"
fronts.
Fierce fighting continued during the morn
ing and az midday the enemy launched an
other heavy counter attack Despite his 81
forts, the enemy was unable 10 make further
progress. and. early in the afternoon. our
counter attacks drove his troops from the
positions into which they had entered. Our
line has been rc-cstablishcd on the whole
front attacked.
The enemy raidcd one Of our posts early in
the morning south % Qucant; two of our
men are missing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
The Great War-1152nd Day
Guynemer, Greatest
Filler of War, Killed
Lieut.. Vosse, Leading German
Aviator, Slain in His
Fiftieth Battle

PARIS. Sept. %. - Captain George
Guynemcr, the famous French aviator,
is dead.
Captain Guynemer was thought TO
have been killed during rcconnois-
sancc flight over Flanders, on which
he left Dunkirk on September II.
Nothing had been heard of him since,
and it was assumed that he had been
lost, but not until tonight did army
Headquarters issue contirmatory re-
port.
GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH CHARGES IN FRANCE
Sept. % (by The Associated Pressl.-
Up to September 20 thirty-seven living
French aviator aces had destroyed
1893 German airplanes in air combats.
Eleven other "aces," who have been
killed, accounted for ninety-one Ger
mans. The list is headed by Captain
George Guynemer tsince reported
dead.
An airman obtains the rank Of "ace"
when he has destroyed five enemies:
The list of German "aces" numbered
fifey-seven. of whom Twenty-Five have
been killed in the course Of fights on
the Franco British front.
Captain George Guynemer, with fifty
victories officially to his credit, was
regarded IA the most brilliant aviator
of the war. Only twenty-one years
old, he achieved some Of the greatest
aerial feats Of the conflict. and won
nearly every military honor which his
country could bestow in the two years
he fought for France.
Guynemer Joined the French Avia-
ton Corps in 1915, after brief service
as a private In February, 1915. he
brought down his ffth machine, anc
became an "ace." Other and greater
victories followed in rapid succession
His most spectacular achievement
was the shooting down OF three Ger
man airplanes in two minutes and
tnlIlN StCOUuo, III ptpbtHlpNi' is'N
At the same time he established an
otner record. accounting for five hostile
machines in three days. He had scores
Of narrow ESCAPES from death. He was
the object of a great demonstration
during the parade in Paris last July.
The death of Captain Guynemer
leaves the individual air supremacy
once more TO a German Baron Won
Richthofen, d member OF the famous
"hying circus" which has brought
down seventy machines, according to
German reports. Captain Boelke
yielded the crown to Guynemer when
he succumbei to injuries received in
bringing down his fortieth machine.
A German aviator is credited with a
victory if he forces an enemy fier to
TIE earth, however, while the British
and French services require that a
hostile machine must be put out or
action entirely to be counted. For this
reason it is probable that Captain
Guynemer's record is the greatest Of
the war and will stand for some time
to come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Isu-clal Corr,spondencel

BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD
(via PARIS). Sept. 25.-"They are fly
ing it higher in Flarders-higher,
higher, higher every day" This is the
British aviator paraphrase Of the Ha-
waian skirt song, and il Is based on the
greater and greater altitude to which
the battles Of the air are going as the
war gets into the fourth-year stride.
The fighting airman's race for the
higher levels is the logical result OF the
advantage that is now gained unques-
tionably by an air position above ones
adversary. Time was when the war
hawks wheeled their hlgats below the
5,000-foGt air lanes and man9uvred for
positions under me tail" of the enemy
birdman. From such position the lower
airman could direct stream of lead
upward into the pGper-thin belly of the
plane above him, and most frequently
bring it down.
But that was before the development
OF the acTlal ACGODhLs tHul NO" pun W
shame the performances of natives of
the upper ether. The superior height
now means a distinct advantage Of all
the speed that grayitation can lend to
the high powered motors, illus the bene-
fit of direction and facilities Of aim
In the air these days the man on top Is
better man.
Germans First to Fly High
The Germans, IN an effort TO over
come the numerical superiority OF the
Allies in the air, were the first to carry
these flights to the dizzy heights where
they are now conducted. With light
and powerful climbing machines
equipped with remarkable long range
instruments Of observation, the Ger
| man fiers are cndeavoring to supply
vision to their blinded guns by directed
air dashes over the Allies lines at
heights ranging from 10000 to 23,O0C
feet, where quick observations might
be snatched and carried back to the
German lines before the lower Tying
and slower climbing British hghtlng
planes could rise TO attack.
In spite of the improvements which
the war has brought in the aero
plane the present trend OF all
fighting involves engagements which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Siam to Send Troops
Government Calls for Volun-
teers to Aid the Entente

LONDON, Sept. 25.-The Siamese
government, according to dispatch
from Bangkok to Reuters, has called
for volunteers who may be sent to the
Western front. The volunteers, the
dispatch says, Will be commanded By
officers trained in Belgium.
Another Bangkok dispatch to Reu-
ter's states that a prize court has con-
demned six German steamers of a total
net tonnage of 8.02l. Siam, on July y,
seized nine Austro- German steamers,
aggregating 10000 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Russians Drive Back
Foe and Hold Gains
German Counter Attacks Near
Riga-PskoH Road Are
Repulsed

LONDON. Sept. German counter
attacks against the new positions won
by the Russians south Of the Riga
Pskof road featured the fighting TO-
day on the Russian front. All the at
tcmpts of the enemy failed completely
according to the Russian official state
ment.
On the remainder Of the front there
was little fighting Of importance. The
Russians carried out a successful local
raid southeast Of X mpolung, and Rus
sian fiers raided the enemy store
houses and cncampments northeast OF
kovcl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Major Bunau-V arilla Loses
Leg at Front; Lauded by Petain

PARIS, Sept. 25.-Major Philippe
Bunau-Varila, former general man.
ager of the old French Panama Canal
Company, who is serving as major
OF engineers, has been commended by
General P6tain in general orders for
splendid services in the reorganization
o. French positions in the Verdun
fighting.
Major Bunau-Varilla was wounded
AZ Verdun on September 3, his right
leg being so seriously injured that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Only White Men in Second
Draft Quota Of Bay State

BOSTON, Sept. PA notice inform
ing all local exemption boards in the
state of an order from Washington, to
the effect that the second 10 per cent
of men selected under the army draft
law would be composed entirely OF
white men, was issued to-day by the
adjutant generals Office. The men o.
the second 40 per cent will begin lesv-
ing for the National Army cantonment
at Aver on October 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
East
RUSSIAN

PETRoGRAD. Sept 25.-In the Riga
region. south of the Pskoh highroad. near
Rumeni farm. the "aemy twice counter at
tucked positions taken by US the day before.
Roth attacks were repealed.
Rumanian Front. in the region southeast
NJ Kin,nolung our volunteer. after artillery
preparation, daringly raided the enemy
trenches, killing many and making fifteen
urisOners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
FRENCH

PARIS. Sept % DAYJ o. We checked
surprise attacks on our small advanced posts
east of Teton and north Of Hil 800. On the
right bank Of the Meuse the enemy continued
the bombardmcnt in the region north OF
Chaumc Wood. and renewed his attacks in
our trenches near Beaumont. Notwithstand-
ing the intensive employment of name-throw-
ers. he was repulsed with heavy losses with
out obtaining any advantage.
Three German airplancs were brought
down yesterday by our pilots. .,
tNlGHT.-ln the day OF september -
and last night 10000 kilos of projectiles
were dropped in the course Of aerial eNpedi-
tions, notably on the railway stations AZ Cam
brai Luxembourg, Longuyon and BrleuHe.
Several fires broke out in the structures bonn
ba-ded.
BERLIN. Sept 25.-In Chaume wood
north of Verdun) bitter hand-to-hand fight
ing developed, which did not alter the situa
ton. Near Bazonvaux an advance into the
enemy lines met with complete success. Over
$50 prisoners in all were taken from the
French. During the night cur shock troops
broke into an enemy positior near Malin-
court and returned with prisoners.
On the eastern nank of the heuse the
artillery activity was violent aQd local in
fantry fighting occurred between the Nacher-
awhile ChaUmont road and Naucourt. South
of Reaumort our troops ~rested trenches
from the French on Z width Of 400 metres
and maintained them against several counter
attacks.
NIGHT Local infantry encounters took
place or the Menin-Yprcs road, which termi'
mated favoraby for US.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Italians Stem Attacks
In Tyrolean Alps
Mine Blows Up Portion of
Defences, but Barrage
Prevents Advance

LONDON. Sept. 25.-Fighting in the
Tyrolean Alps continues on large
sca<e. with the Italians resisting all
attempts of the Austrians to strengthen
their positions in the mountains. In
the Monte Nero region the Austrians
exploded a powerful mine under the
Italian positions yesterday, and fol-
lowed this up with an infantry attack,
but the barrage raised by the Italian
gunners prevented the aggressors from
gaining any advantage.
On the Bainsizza plateau. northeast
of Gorilla. local fighting took place.
Cadorna's troops repelling hostile as
saults with hand grenades. On the
Carso there also were increased activ-
ity at certain points.
Four tons of bombs were dropped by
Italian airmen on enemy works yester-
day, causing great destruction. Rail-
way establishments at Podberger, in
the Bazza Valley, and at Rifenberger,
on the Carso, were set on fire. Last
night lone Italian airship surprised
big movement of troops and motor
columns in the Chiapovano Valley and
dispersed them with a ton of high-ex-
plosiye IToJectiles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
British Losses 23,C35
Battle Week Casualties 4,l29
Less Than Week Before

LONDON, Sept 25.-Total casualties
in all British ranks in all theatres for
the week ended to-day are reported Of
ficially to have been 23,O35, as follows;
Officers killed or died of wounds, 1903;
men killed or died Of wounds, 4,430; Of
ficers wounded or missing, 432; men
wounded or missing. 1900.
For the week ended September IS
British army casualties aggregated 81
1854. The report for the present week
includes the operations in Flanders last
Thursday when the British made con-
siderable advance, while in the previous
week there was no marked infantry &C
tivity on any British front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
War Hawks at Dizzy Heights
Fight for Victory in Flanders
BATTLES Now Wased 10000 Feet in Ar-lnventions Ease
Labor of Flers-Germans Contrive to Keep Oh from
Freezing-U. S. Aviators Get Latest Devices

tax the skill OF the ayiators to the
utmost. At present the ingenuity OF
both the German and Allied camps is
being heavily taxed to quickly create
mechanical contrivances which VIII
give the airman a necessary advantage
over his adversary. The necessity OF
these mechanical advantages IS short
lived, because the capture OF one OF
the newly equipped planes gives the
secret away TO the captor, who imme-
diately copies the development or
improves upon it to his own greater
advantage.
The endurance, both physical and
mechanical, of fiers and planes that
ply the higher levels has mothered
inventions to make it easier for. the
airmen and planes TO stand the IN
creased labor Of high flying. The ex-
trcme low temperature Of the air four
miles above the earth has caused many
difficulties.
Germans Overcome Cold
The fliers have become numbed from
cold. Oil in the cooling apparatus on
the machine guns even has been con-
gealed, making the weapons useless.
German planes have been captured IN
which the machine guns oil cylinders
were bound with strips of asbestos,
through which ran fine electrical re-
slJtance wires, supplied with hot
current from the dynamos, run by a
wind motor on one Of the planes. The
/ heat from the charged wires keeps the
/ oil i'm fluid form and makes the ma
chine gun available for use at any OF
the higher attitudes.
For some time now the German air
men on observation duty have been
declining fight and taking extremely
| high attitudes. This has necessltated
carrying oxygen tanks on their planes,
/ from which at frequent intervals they
, take lung-flling inhalations.
I Every day new tricks and devices OF
/ the air are being developed, and to
an American observer it drives home
a serious question. American aviators
are learning the flying game in Amer
lea, with the advantage of knowledge
and instruction based on the latest
DEVELOPMENTS in their hazardous work.
But the question is: Will flying have
progressed to such an extent by the
time Americans reach the aerodromes
/ behind the European lines that they
will have TO start in and take neces-
/ sary postgraduate course in number
/ less and ever-increasing new wrinkles,
necessitated by the race for height?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
American Killed in Air
Fight Over French Lines

FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, Sept.
25.-Douglas Macmonagle, of San Fran
cisco, member of the Lafayette
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
FHtieth Adversary Kills
Lieut.. Vosse, the Second
Greatest German Altman

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 25.-Lieutenant
Vosse, leading German aviator. has
been killed in an aerial fight with his
iiftieth adversary, according 70 re-
port received here from Berlin. Vosse
was considered the greatest German
airman, after Baron Won Richthsfen.
He was credited in German official re-
ports with having brought down forty
two enemy machines up to Septem-
Der 10.
LONDON, Sept. 25.-The British of
fetal report tonight contains the fol-
lowing statement:
cone of the machines brought down
Sunday proved to be that Of Lieutenant
Vosse, who, 1t is claimed in enemy com.
muniques, had brought down many Al
lied machines"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26

amrutation was necessary. He recent
" received the decoration Of the Le-
gion OF Honor, with the rank OF COM
mander.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Fighting Exhausts Foe

Desperate fighting at close range
continued all morning, with the Ger
mans still in possession of their new
positions. At noon Prince Rupprecht
again sent his men forward, but they
were unable to make further progress
Reduced in numbers and exhausted by
the constant lighting. the Germans
were unable to stand up under turl-
Gus counter attack launched by the
British late in the afternoon. Ihey
we're not only driven out OF the posi-
tions they had taken in the morning
but lost 6 few sections of their own
line when the British started out TO
reastabhsh their front.
This attack was the most powerful
effort made by the Germans on the
Yprcs front in weeks, and their utter
inability even 20 hold on to the posi-
tons they had taken gives proof OF
their growing inferiority to the Brit
ish on this vital front.
While these operations were gong
on in Flanders the Crown Prince was
extending his efforts 10 pierce the
Frcnce line north Of Verdun, where he
again met with complete failure. eX-
Cept for minor gain near Beaumont,
which is disputed by the Paris Official
report. In their new attacks on the
right bank of the Meuse the Germans
made use of LIQUID fire TO a great cX-
tent, but General Petain reports that
they succeeded in advancing nowhere.
Berlin claims the capture of French
positions on a front of 400 yards near
Beaumont, and successful advance
| into the opposing trenches near Bezon-
vaux, where $50 prisoners fell into
| their hands.
German local attacks east of Teton
/ and north of Hill 304, in the Cham
! payne, and northeast Of Lens are de-
| clarcd to have been repealed.
French airmen carried out destruc-
tive raids against the railroad stations
at Cambria, Luxembourg. Longuyon and
Brieulle during the day, dropping tons
of bombs and setting fire TO many OF
their detectives. Three German ma
! chimes were brought down during these
operations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26

SGuadrilla, was killed in an aerial fight
Yesterday. He arrived at the front on
May and was promoted TO sergeant
on August %.
Douglas Macmonagle was student
at the University of California. He
was decorated with the War Cross for
bravery under fire on August 9. He
Joined the Lafayette Squadrilla last
June, and participated in various dan
gerous operations by American airmen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Making it warm for Army

I'LL
Y Making it warm for Army
officers!
An "undercoat" of camel S
fleece" designed for added
warmth specially practical
, for wear under rainCoats
which are usually unlined.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
al 18th ST. THE at Saith St.
Four
Broadway Corners Filth Ave.
al Warren at 4lst st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26

Cut it out! We do. Out
of the worlds best woolens.
Not only civilian clothing, but
Army officers uniforms.
But in civilian wear we
don't believe in mimicking
the military any more than
you do; have too much re-
spect for the Boys in Khaki.
The real thing or nothing.
Uniforms" regulation.
Civilian styles conforming
strictly to the standard of wei
dressed men and boys. Not
a thing that's bizarre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Germans Driven Back AT.
ter Winning Trenches
on Menin Road
Liquid Fire Fails to
Aid Crown Prince
Furious Assaults on Yer
dun Front Crushed by
the French

LONDON, Sept. 25.-Crown Prince
Rupprecht made a violent effort to-day
to drive the British out of the positions
recently won by them on the 1pres
front. concentrating his attack against
the sector of the Menin road. Though
at first successful in penetrating the
British lines for n short distance, the
Germans lost all their gains in the al
ternoon when Haig delivered powerful
counter blow that swept them off their
feet.
The German troops advanced IN
massed columns shortly after dawn,
under cover of thick mist, against
the positions of the British on the
ridge between Tower Hamlets and Poly
gon Wood, two of the important posi-
tions won by Haie in his offensive OF
last week. On the greater part OF TINS
front the Germans met with sangunary
defeat, but at two points north OF the
Menin road and south of Polygon Wood
they succeeded in occupying the for
ward British positions on narrow
front
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-02-03
Die Deattae cage.

uniere Megierung bat Die biplo=
matifben 9eaiebur1gen 81 Dentib=
LAMB abgebroden unb @raf 8ern-
Itorff feline 9aiie 5useiteat. 8etde
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fann man nit g~eltimmtbeit nod
nidt iagen. Gin &rieg lit mog-
lid, aber ni6t iider; bod 1T nidt
GIT leugtten, oaB Die @efabr groB tit.
Son ben Sbladtfeloern tit nidts
8eioftoeres gemelbet poroen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-02-03

Die aapitdne Der i'm Meip gor'
fer Safen internierten oelitifeu
9ampfer beiteben nad,oriidlib nno
cntidieoen auf ibren &edten unn
baben benz Standardization MaIone.
Ser bic Sdiffe inipi5icren mol
te. Sic Grlaubnis bier5lt pertpeigcrt.