The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-24

gan to emerge on the other side. counted nutil the tale was full, and then made off after them. The tale of German machines was four less than when the fight started.
 Pursuit was kept up for a. time, but from the earth our Archies were now sending up their respects to the Huns, and the latter turned back in a body, dropping few bombs as they retired, but doing little or no damage.
 A short spell of night flying close to the enemy's lines rounded off the Saturdays entertainment, and on Sun day we were off again. This time our objective was Stuttgart, and in some respects the program was much the same as the Mainz stunt
 The Huns put a lively display of fireworks as we approached, and here they appeared to have more warning, for the streets were almost deserted, and the factory chimneys were almost smokeless. At one end of the town was the great Daimler motor factory. At an other the wa ter works, and dotted at intervals were the military barracks, the rail- way station, and many sidnigs, be- sides numerous factories and other places of military value.
 All these were singled out for at tack, and to reach them in a way that would render. failure impossible our men had to pick their way be- tween the~enemy's guns
 To ride such @ barrage as the Ger mans put up thatrday required great nerve One of our men was right | over the Daimler works Shells were bursting below, above, and on each side of him. It seemed that if he moved a. fraction of an inch he was bound to be ,hiti, so close was the fire could see the figure of the airman leaning forward in his seat in the middle of this inferno as though he were going to drop a-handful of tracts I to a seaside crowd. Something went over the side of his machine and almost at the same time a great bright glare rose up from the middle of the Daimler works.
 There was a. terrifying crash of fall ing masonry from an adjoining build ing, followed by more glames. Airman leaned forward once more. Another bomb went over and then a third. More flames rose into the sky, more masonry crashed to the ground, and more men came rushing out to es- cape death. | The British airman had finished the task. He turned to go. Three German machines were astride of his path. Nothing daunted he made to attack them. The first Hun was a little in advance of his fellows. He opened fire on our man, who drove straight at him as though to ram him. Up to that moment the British uytng man had not uced his machine gun, but now he brought it into ac- ton.
 Suddenly the German machine seemed to wobble. Then it reccoiled a few yards and fioaed eastward, fi- nally dropping to earth and falling in the flames coming from the Daim- Ter works
 After most thrilling aerial duel, the British aviator shook off his op- ponents and rejoined the squadron.
 The whole of our objectives having then been obtained the order to re- tire was given, and we made off, pur- sued by heavy gunf1re until we crossed a.
 With another little diversion got uu as part Of the Weekend's entertain
 ment.
 In another part of the Saturday
 programe our men had to attack en-
 emy troops and positions at a very
 important center. where they appear ed to be massing men and guns, be- sides other material. It was here that our men desceneded as low os one
 hundred feet from the ground, and
 hew over the heads of the German . infantry, picking them off with ma
 nine guns and generally giving them as big fright as ever they had got Our squadron had the distinction
 of attacking a group of mounted German officers, who formed the staff , of an enemy division that has bner
 in the line for some time in anticip.
 ating of something big. Included ir , the party was the General of the di. ! vision. They were having a ouie4
 afternoon jaunt among the troops , making plans for who knows what and little dreaming what was in stor, for them.
 . When we appeared overhead the,
 must have taken us for friends. fo, f one of them pointed at us for bene fit of the General. We swooped low . and opened fire with machine guns
 two of our machines dropping bombs q Some of the horses took fright, an, . thhe whole party dispersed in differ
 ent directions.
 Q It fell to my lot to chivy the Gen
 eral, and it was an exciting race be " tween horse and aeroplane. be y lieve it was the first race of it's kind d and would almost certainly have end
 ed in an easy win for the machin, a had not the General been close to ,, building, into which he ran for sheI e ter. I fired as he ran, and then o let the house have a bomb. The plac = was smashed to bits, but whether tn o General was killed or n.anaged t ,o reach the dugout below I cannot say s Onr next tussle was with a hug
 convoy which was bringing up am
 mun1tion and food for the Hu
 troops We spread ourselves oye h this convoy and dropped. bombs a IT four different points The explosion Is followed each other in quick success s-7 ion, and pants seized the troops es