South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
AIR FIGHTER
ASKS PEOPLE
To CARRY ON
Capt. Geo. Frederick Camp
bell of British Royal Flying
Corps Makes Appeal to
Chautauqua Audience.
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM.
Final Tonight.
Dunbar's Revue featuring the
grand parade of the allies.


back, And when / do go back l
want TO know that ms work will be
appreciated by the folks back home,
Dy YOU people of the United States.
want to know. and your boys want
TO know. that while we are lighting,
the folks behind the lines are car
rying ON. This stirring appeal
was made by Capt George Frederick
Campbell Of the Royal Flying corps
Ina his lecture on "A Soldier of the
Sky" al Tuesday evening" chautau-
qua
capt Campbell told OF his expert
ences from the time that he was do
ing service in the English army in
India. previous 10 the outbreak Of
airman got him and put him out
of the tight for the time being at
least. His lecture was full of the
punch and yigor which comes from
the recital of first-hand experiences.
Placed i'm Command.
AT the outbreak Of the war Capt.
Campbell was brought back from
India and put in command of 500
men. all unframed civilians. at Ant
werp. Outnumbered and out-ma-
neuvered the. were compelled TO
withdraw from that place and were
part of rhe historic retreat which
ended in a final stand, which result
ed in the formation If that western
lire. which though swayed and
bent will never break.
% of 200 Left
He then found himself one OF p
men lef, of the 200 who had come
from India with him seven months
before II was shortly after this in
the battle of Neuve Chappelle, where
the allied troops went over the
top" three minutes ahead OF time,
that he received the wound which
meant 'bHghty" for him. 1t was
while in England that he learned
that the war had taken his father.
mother three brothers and sisters
and it was then that ne began to
get lighting mad and determined to
get into service again by hook or by
crook
He succeeded IN getting into the
Royal Flying corps and the recital of
his experiences there were both fun
nv and tragic He answered very
definitely all those questions that
YOU want TO ask any airman as to
how il felt the first time he went up
and whether ne was frightened. etc
He was given his hrst flight by a
man who wanted 10 put the wind
up me. he said. or, in other words,
get his goat He was singled out
from a group Of Huns" a name
given TO students in the aviation
schools before they fly, and took his
nrst ride with man who did
stunts"
Describes First Flight.
His hrst solo fight came shortly
after that. and ms story of how
he managed 10 light without the
dreaded crashes Gut spoiled IL all
By attempting 10 jump over ditch.
was decidedly funny.
When he was finally told that he
was 10 so 10 France he was~' [ quite
sure that ne wanted 10 Try =, but
his wishes weren't conside j and
ii wasn't long before ne was actual
Is flying over the battle line in
France. My main ambition after
getting there was 10 get Hun. -
said Capt Campbell And then he
proceeded TO tell how ne got his
Hun.
He was made a mem Der of q pa
troll party Of five and told 10 stick
with them. Soon after getting up
into the air. however. he began
lodging the archie, the FIRE from
the German planes and became lost
from his party. 1T means death
to an airman TO be over the lines
alone. and instructions in that case
are 90 attach yourself 10 another
patrol or fly back 10 your lines. No
other patrol was i'm sight. said
Capt Campbell. SO I started back
90 my lines. But ] no sooner start
eo back than / discovered three Hun
machines almost directly below me.
] dove on the first one and succeed
ed IN sending IL daming 10 the
ground then became possessed
NJ ANll tine aAEd LllaA the OLllEL Nv ID
planes were AT my tail and began d
fruitless circling bout soon. how
ever. spied the Hun machines
headed for their own lines. and. not
having enough petrol 20 follow them.
was compelled 20 return You
Will fud 1t characteristic of the
Huns. he continued. If YOU send
down one OF them the rest OF the
party are apt TO start back for their
own lines
sent Down - Huns.
10 was only after capt. Campbell
had Is Hun planes officially credited
20 him. and four unorficialiy So that
he was attacked los two German
planes tamoudaeed 20 -esemble al
lied planes. and receit ed the wound
which necessitated his Withdra wal
from active service
And t IS TO the Red Cross that
: owe my life he said A fellow
can - shot all 20 the devil and the
Red Cross can patch him up as good
as new. That's what makes a fell
low think IL Is worth while To
know that IL he goes out there and
gets wounded nghting for the cause
he thinks is right there viii be
somebody who viii sake care OF him