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New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
the Winged Sword Of France'

was brought down within our lines. One
hour so minutes, 5000 metres.
From 5th to cath trying out my aero
plane.
May 25, 1917 - Hunting circuit, four
fights. brought down two-seater at $50.
which lost one wing and crashed into the
trees some 1,20o metres " Of Corbeney
AT s:3l brought down another. a two
scatter, on fire, near Jusancourt To
gether with Captain Auger forced two
scatter TO dive from 500 meters to kilo-
metre within our lines. No more cartridges
Two hours
Hunting circuit. Brought down D. F
w on fire a. Courlandon. Forty minutes
hunting circuit. Brought down a two
scatter on fire between Gugnicourt and
Conde-sur-Suippes. With Captain Auger
scattered a group of six single -seaters. Two
hours.
May 26, 1917-Hunting. During a fight
my motor baked Landed in the fields
Arose again. Brought down a two-seated
Aloatross at 10 o'clock to the west of Conds-
sur-Suippes. Two hours fifteen minutes
$500 metres
Hunting circuit Four fights. one Of
(which was against four single scatter Alba
trosses. Gun jammed One of the single
seaters carried a No. black gun. seen be
fore at Nancy. One hour
May 27, 1917 Hunting While alone
attacked six two-seaters over Auberive at
1900 metres. l forced all SIX down to $500
metres three fights. Then attacked eight
Boches, forcing one down from 1000 to 500
metres, tearing OFF the canvas from nv
fuselage. He was taken up by Spad and
crashed down in she'll crater Taken pris-
oner One hour ten minutes, 1900 metres
May %, 191T-On hunting circuit At
tackled a two-seater over Bienne at S:45
Attacked a two-seater. which landed Gun
Jammed at the second shot fired at single
scatter surprised at pont-b blank range, paint
ed white and black, longitudinai}y, in stripes
about five centimetres wide. One hour forty
minutes.
"On hunting circuit. Two fights. Jammed
gun. One hour thirty minutes
May 20, 1917 8onne- Maison C Corbeaulieu-
One hour, 900 metres.
May 80. 1917 Returned Fight with four
sngle-seaters. Gun jammed- One hour fif-
teen minutes, $500 metres.
OOHne-MalSOn- flllacoUbiay. Pans. One
hour, 500 metres
Return. One hour, 500 metres"
Thus" concludes his chronicIer, "in
the month of May Guynemer had added
to his list his thirty-seventh, thirty
eighth, thirty ninth, fortieth. forty-tirst,
forty second and forty-third victims, of
which four had been secured in one day
and one on the next day. an exploit never
approached in French aviation. (Since
that time Lieutenant Fonck, on May 9,
1913, brought down six aeroplanes, two
Of them in ten seconds, passing from his
thirty-sixth to his forty second victory)
Other successes only probably went to
make up this almost inconceivable rec
ord"
On Tuesday, September II, he depart
ed on patrol. The writer observes at
this point: He never came back
again" The account Of another COM
panion officer in the fight notebook closes
the story Of his career as it had been
recorded in his own way:
Captain Gnynemer left at % on patrol
with Second Lieutenant Bozon Verduraz;
disappeared n the course of combat with
two-seater over Poelcapelle Belgium"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

~ OLDIERS call Guynemer the
Ace of Aces but in France
~ natriots call him the Winged
Sword of France" He stands out
.be early history of the war, more
-;~;t than man, an indomitable and un-
.uorerable will Aerial warfare is
.~n,er and more effective thing now
-, i was year and two years ago.
o,+ueen 1915 and 1917 Guynemer Off
s.nv destroyed ffty-three enemy air
.,a,es. Many others received marks of
.;s daring invasion of the skies. Jacques
uor+aue, friend of the aviator, has
..+-en book about him, compiled
:.orn notes taken from the aviator's own
,..cr;utions Of his flight and from his
,o+ebook Of fight. A translation by
clifton Hardy Levy has just been pub
G.bed in the United States by Motfat,
Yard & Co
The writer first met Guynemer near
aourget. They went to a small cafe to-
cstber. Guynemer talked vaguely, in
,srestinclv, but not with precision. Nor
.sne writes that the f1ier seemed indis-
,sed to talk before so many people
The account continues:
Al want to write an article about YOU
said TO him
he looked at me with those piercing
sves Of his, as if he we're taking counsel
With himself, and, after several seconds,
said
"An right, but on condition that you do
not mention ny name!
Such was MS modesty He would not
q. me publish a name which soon there
,..er was 10 be pronounced with venera-
ION BY the entire world.
With that understanding let rs get
lose together at another table, where we
:saIl be perfectly at ease as we converse
aHs consented, and seemed to be relieved
:, rot having 70 talk publicly. Difficult
Is he had seemed TO interview before, and
dow of speech. when we were smoking n
zach others faces, he went into all details,
!ald me stories, not omitting d single fact
W which we could follow completely his
.riier combats- And every time saw him
dterward | found him thus: rather silent
md even taciturn before a gallery, but a
brilliant, precise talker when alone with
ne
1As soon as he began to talk aviation,
md especially pursuit, he did not stop, and
vas always charmed with his conversa-
ion he was inexhaustible. passing from
one subject TO the other, citing fight Of
one Of his comrades, admiring the courage
ef smother, protesting with conviction and
anger against the lack of knowledge of
ahers, returning to the subject of conver-
Ston and then taking up another
With inexhaustible energy he seemed to
,s afraid that he would not have time
nough to tell me all that he wanted to
ell He advised me to write an article
lpOn certain subject, suggested al idea
to begin with, begged me 70 urge a reform.
and finally consented to take up again the
purpose OF our conversation, which inter
ested ne most-hs victories. When | left
hin | had a notebook almost filed. one
pencil worn down and cramped
hand But what harvest,'
This was in 1915. His early battles
showed already the qualities of daring
and originality which enabled him to
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

Here are a couple of speci-
men pages from Guynemer's
log or official "enpioi du
temps" The daring hier is.
seen again in the photograph
above, which affords an in-
feresfing glimpse OF some of
his medals. To the left is a
picture of Guynen1er at the
age of ten
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
N Lady With Her Hat Off

ll UsT to talk to a woman that
becomes a privilege when a
man has been shut up in a
camp for months.
And after he has gone across, it is
double privilege to talk to a woman who
speaks his own language Al anony-
nous writer in THE London Daily Mail"
tells of doughboy who had that as
piraton:
"Where are you from, Bud >" asked him
az slid into seat next him in the Tn
derground.
"Me?" he said, surprised from his reve-
RIGS. "Im from Texas. sab"
He had been on thus SIDE three months,
he told me, and was stationed at flying
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

find the honored place. he achieved.
Guynemer tells of two of his early ex-
periences, unique in their way
"On September 80 when l was in sin
gle-seated plane at $500 metres lit Is
notable that all my duels in the air took
place al this altitude, more than thirty
kilometres within the lines of the enemy,
I was challenged by Fo6ker. My rapid
fire gun jammed and could not get it
working. was in position where | could
not reply to fire. The enemy. when fifty
metres from me, fired no less than 200
times, and by miracle did no more than
puncture one of my tires. But the stua-
tion might change from one moment to
another, and the chance was that the
Boche would finally hit me in less kind
ly way. I had to find some speedy solu-
ton. A sea of clouds foated some 500
metres beneath US, and / did not hesitate,
notwithstanding the advice always given
US, to avoid clouds and mist to plunge at
full speed into the expanse Of cloud and
@disappear from the eyes of my adversary,
who certainly had already counted me as
beaten down, to be added to the list of his
conquests
This disappearance, which was much
like the dropping of the traitor through
trap-door in melodrama. must have upset
all the calculations of the Boche For ten
minutes I lay hidden in that sea OF mist
could see nothing, but-and that was the
main point was not seen. The Fokker
had to stand on guard and had to avoid
falling foul of him. Hero again luck
helped me; l shot up. climbing rapidly
When l reached the open air found my
self leaning on one wing, but soon regained
my equilibrium. The enemy was no long
er there, and did not wait for him;
hastened to regain our lines, breathing
more than one sigh Of relief
ION November there was new Incl.
dent for my eighth fight, and this too on
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

The photograph at the ex=
freme left and the one at
the top in the centre show
Cuynemer right in his shop,
the first preparing for flight.
and the second about TO 0et
away for combat with Hun
airmen. The small boy
(abOve) is the ace Of aces ar
six years of age.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
It's All in the
State of
Mind

The following verses were given
to the editor of Trench and Camp"
by Lieutenant colonel Of the Brit
ish army, who said he caused copy
TO be placed in the hands of every
soldier coming under his com
mand):
" YOU think you are beaten,
you are,
If you think that you dare
not, you don't,
II you think you'd like to acin, but
you think you can't,
It's almost a "cinch" you won't.
II you think youN lose, you've lost.
For ont IN the acorld you find
Success begins mith feuow's yiu:
It's all in the state of mind.
Full naany race is lost
Ere eueas q step is run,
And many coward fails
Ere erem has aoork;'s begun.
Think big, and your deeds ,cju
grOW.
Ih1nh small, and you'll faU behind.
lh''1f that you can, and you aciU.:
It's oil an the state of mind.
II you think you're outclassed. uou
are
I ou're got to think high to rise:
You oe got to be sure of yourself
before
I on can ever acin q prize
Lies battles don't allcags 90
10 the stronger or faster man.
BIT soon or late the man acho w'iS
Is the feIIolc cho thinks he can.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

~ OLDIERS call Guynemer "the
Ace of Aces but in France
~ patriots call him the Winged
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19
SELL NO GERMAN GOODS.
More Than 700 Stores Said to Have
Joined the Boycott

More than 700 stores in New York
have agreed not TO sell German made
goods and are displaying mo German
Made Goods Sold Here" signs it was
announced yesterday by the Woman's
National Committee OF the American
National Defense Society. of which
Mrs McAIlister Smith is the head.
James McCreery & Co. Best &,
90, and Lord & Taylor are among the
larger stores displaying the signs, but
We have not concentrated on the big
stores only" said Mrs. Smith. we
have obtained the corporation Of
smaller stores turnout the city. The
stores in the neishborhood of 125th
street have been thoroughly Canvasscd
and the greater number are display
ing the signs. The Broadway Asso-
citation has written us that they are
heartily in accord with the movement
OF the society to boycott German made
goods and stand ready 10 aid US in
every way possible"
German made toys will come up for
discussion at the annual convention Of
the Toy Manufacturers Of the United
states, which is to be held in the Nc
Alpjn Hotel on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19

these cannot De found AZ points where
the fires may occur
Wisconsin Mr. Writ says, tried the
atrpluucs prior TO the war. Minnesota
which has a large area Of forests to
care for. IS discussing the use Of the
planes. British columbia, which has
miles upon mics Of forests recently
purchased an $4,000 plane. Its initial
experience was not very gratifying
ON the first rip the machines motor
became detached and the aviator
dropped through a roof in Vancouver
and both landed in bath room OF
building
Massachusetts has the same plan lor
lighting fire that Pennsylvania chooses
hut the question or airplanes has been
taken up by The forestry division.
I. {. Williams, deputy state forestry
commissioner said today that the air
plane as a forest fire scout in theory
would be perfect, bat in practice II
would not be feasi5 BILE at present The
instability of aircraft and the question
Of landings are two II the greatest
prOblcms The cost OF one machine
would build twenty i've towers, th-
uphcep OF which would BE only an oc-
casional coat of paint. The aviator
would have employment for only five
months in the year, he said. and would
have to oe paid By the year
During the time an aviator. after
locating fire, would De looking for
landing SAD Deputy Williams, the
man in the tower could telephone to
numerous points and have a force
lighting the ire. II wireless telephony
IS perfected the use OF the airplane
will be more practicable. but still an
expensive proposition"
At the coming session of the leg
stature the question OF adding air
plane service to the forestry bureau
viii DC taken up and advocates OF H."
flying machine believe that at least one
or more planes will be authorized as
an experiment.
Chief Writ declares that on account
of the failure to provide the funds
that are desired by the department the,
number of fire wardens must be limit
ed. With airplanes in use, however.
the advocates OF the plan declare the
department could get along with fewer
men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19

swine" he was saying, Shall II como
to pass that they will escape punish
ment Is it possible that the German
population will not suffer any of the
hardships that their soldiers and ofi-
GERS have inflicted upon US? Shall
they not salute our officers, descend
into the cutters as our soldiers prom
enade on their sidewalks? Is it con-
ceivable that their women will he
spared the humiliation Of humbly beg
ging of our officers q passport 10
travel between Aix-la -Chapelle and
Cologne as our wives and daughter
had to do TO go from Bruges to
Ostend? II we end it now they are
beaten militarily but they are not van
pushed in their pride. in their
hearts"
He is hotel keeper. The Germans
requisitioned 2T,6D0 bottles Of wine
from his cellars volunteered one OF
his audiences standing near by.
OF ALI the allied soldiers the Belgian
was the one who appeared to have the
greatest desire 10 enter Germany. His
county is strewn with the wreckage o.
former happy homes. perhaps the very
one where the soldier dwelt is now a
heap OF ruins. But these soldier BOYS
display no hatred. They have not
been robbed of their cigars or theit
wine. They have merely risked their
lives in rain filed trenches and bullet
swept fields for the past four years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19
NEW USE FOR Al9PLANES
Would Aid Wardens to Detect an
Check Forest Fires

Harrisburg. Dec. lg.-The sugges-
ton has been made that airplanes be
used by the bureau Of forest fire pro-
lection instead Of the towers that arc
now in service in all parts of the state
It is contended by the advocates Of
airplanes that =. fire warden could cas-
lily distinguish a confederation at
distance Of twenty to twenty five
miles; that he could get to the scene
In a short time and crGId summon
l,help much quicker tnan is now done
Through the watch-toWcr system.
In view Of the fact that the latest
style of airplane can carry from twen-
ty to forty men, it i argued that a
force of fire fighters could be rushed
to the scene with greater rapidity
than is now the case, and much val
liable propertT saved thereby.
According 10 George II. Writ, tn"
chief forest tire warden and head OF
the bureau Of protection, the depart
,nent has never seriously taken up the
question Of using airplanes. Mr.. Writ
says, however, that when airpIanes
become more stable it viii be Il good
agency The principal objection ii1
has to their use is that numerous
landing places must be provided anu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19
U. S. MAKING MANY GUNS.
Director CrowelI Sees Huge 16.'neh
Weapons Fired.

Washington, Dec. ls.-F'aced by "A
program OF producing 1000 guns OF all
caifbers per month. without disturb
ing the flow OF guns to the allied ma
.ions OF the navy's prior right the
ordnance bureau of the war depart
ment, had achieved an output of about
500 guns a month when the armistice
ended hostilites. BY June of next
wear. production would have been in
full swing. ...-r
These facts were revealed by Assist
ant Secretary. CroweIl director OF
munitions, at a demonstration at the
proving ground at Aberdeen. Nd.
striking feature of what was ac-
complished was the fact that in the 1SS
put had been reached that exceeded the
estimated needs of the American
forces. even on the basis of four mil
lion men in France. Six hundred
howitzers were sold to France as ex-
cess. .-. ..... .. ,..s scr. s.-
At the demonstration today among
the guns fired we're a lS-inch mortar
and a 16-inch howitzer, mounted on
specially designed railway carriages
which could be moved quickly. evad-
ing return fire. A l4-inch rife OF
extreme raneg and power. also rail-
mounted and go designed the recoil Is
taken up in the backward movement OF
the whole massive carriage along the
tracks. also was fred. 1t is purely
American output. ...
The tank demonstrate today was
the three ton, t%o-ma1 type OF am
erican design. A production of loo
dav OF these swift, machine gun
armed landsnips was almost ready TO
start when the war came to an END.
Mr., Crowell said that 5000 Of the big
tanks were in process 81 manufacture
in the United States alone.
Mr.. Crowell showed that the Unit
ed States has on hand now an ehor-
| NOUS stock of reserve ammunition lof
all the army's standard guns. For the
75s alone more than 15,0t0,0o0 rounds
are on hand and this VIII be doubled
before the contemplated reserve Is
completed. 1t is planned to keep -
percent of these loaded.
| When the great German drive start
| cd last March, Il was disclosed, france
Rad 63,O00000 rounds Cor her los IN
| reserve Wnen the armstice was
signed her reserve stock had been TO-
duced to 100000 rounds.
call was made by the French on
the United States for 100000 rounds
for these guns a month In Octooe.
tho United States delivered 2.0oo,oVO
| rounds in France and had announcer
5000 900 waiting at the docks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19

from Its az patty to Pan An 'r'"' -
Ism, that German schemes were hoh va
'he NOV, III pVposal has h3cN h pt
alive In ms tCu try ever a,nc y pro-
! r;Caus and Span ards N..u have
mad no a'trElp. to g tho "ct N
lhc,r vrr y - are direct i QSa..,st Tn
United States,
The principal ar"umont g. '"1: SOU T.
America NUS =. %" e Il :" m Am
crican imperialism" spc'n Is pointed
10 as thu. great m.tA,r country tha'
can supply all the needs ard at IN
same time the sympathetic urd re- ana
ing that comes from common l'n-
guagc and common rcEIIon. Tho
spanish CLERGY is aiding the pro2agand-
.sts IN their Campa'Sn,
one OF the articles publrhcd today
stated tllt the war hnd hrnU"h' g '"'f
new forms of International friendship
and that this friendship in the future
will he hased on mutual gain ana ad-
yantages. Questions Of LANGUAGE
race and religion. II ADDS, may SOW
the seeds OF new differences tomorrow
and IL therefore behOovCE the twenty
Spanish speaking American nations. TO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19
JAPs SUPPORT ALLIED LOANS.
Devoted Money Obtained From Abroad
In Aiding Allies.

Toxic. Nov. 15.-Japan generally fol-
lowed the plan Of devoting the money
obtained from abroad during the war
TO giving financial support TO her al
lies, either by subscribing to the loans
issued by them or by purchasing
their bonds, says an official report OF
the department of finance. The total
amount invested in all these securities
Preached about 1919, 100000 at the end
Of 1917, including s265,0N0,0oo in Brit
ish government bonds, ST. 500, 900 in
French bonds and sl27,000.Qoo in Rus
sian bonds To this should be added
$4,000, 900 representing japanese for
eign loan bonds and company deben-
lures redeemed in foreign markets.
Japans sea borne trade was greatly
effected at the beginning of the war
says the report. but her export trade
afterward became very brisk There
vas pronounced increase of Japan's
shipments to nearby markets and to
the South Seas to take the place OF
comm odities that had ceased to be
shipped from Europe. This was es-
pecially conspicuous as regards China
where there was a large demand for
Japanese made goods, Larger ship
ments Of munitions and food sent to
| the allies Increased the volume Of eX-
ports. In 1917 these amounted to
| 1901 ,50o,0 900. an increase of 1921, 760.-
! 900 over 1916. Japans imports for
1917 were s517, 100000, $139,00o,0 to
more than 1916. The excess Of ex-
ports over imports in 1917 was $685.
! SOC, 600 an increase of 80 per cent o:er
! this balance Of trade in 1916 Tu4
apparently has paved the way for ar
| EXPANSION Of Japan's industries an I
| trade in the future, said the report.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-19
SOME GOOD ADVICE.
Strengthened by MarshaIItown Export.
enceS.

Kidney disease is too dangerous to
neglect. At the first sign Of backache.
headache, dizziness or urinary disord-
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take things easier and use reliable
kidney tonic. There's no other kidney
medicine so well recommended as
Doans Kidney Pills. Marshalltown peo-
pie rely on them. Here's one Of the
many statements from Marshalltown
people.
Mrs. John Stanstrom. 303 8. Second
Ave, says: MY kidneys were weak
and acted irregularly. also suffered
from Inflammation Of the bladder and
headaches. A friend advised me to use
Doan's Kidney Pills and got some at
the Mcbride & Will Drug Co. This
medicine quickly removed all symptoms
Of kidney and bladder trouble"
Price%oc. at all dealers Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Stanstrom had. Foster Mtlburl
Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N. Y.