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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
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CITADEL RATED HIGH.
Make Distinguished Record at
Plattsburg-25 Remain as Instruc-
tors.

The Citadel cadets made an admir-
'tle showing at the first session OF
ne Fiattsburg camp for members of
ne Reserve Officers Training Corps
hajor Stogsdall, professor in military
cience at the Citadel, has just return
III from the camp, and his report OF
ne work done by the cadets is en-
husiastic. a large part of the bat
anon was encamped at Plattsburg
from soon after Citadel closed until
recently. All Eastern colleges that
were members of the II. O. Il. G.. sent
large number Of representatives
The military work done at Citadel is
Of most advanced type. and so far
ahead of that which is carried on al
The average college that the corps did
DOT really come back with any furth-
er military knowledge, as the work
consisted for the most part of ele-
mentary courses. The cadets, however.
had the opportunity of coming i'm con
tact with mon from all over the Unit
ID States, and this, with the camp life.
proved most beneficial.
On reaching the camp the battalion
was split up. The men were scatter
ed throughout the various companies.
so the Citadel unit was not able to
act as a whole and show their Or
sanized ability. Before they were i'm
amp long they were rated as the most
efficient men present The whole
unit, almost to man, was given spe-
,ial honors.
The first session of the Plattsburg
Camp has closed, and q second one
has been opened, in which college
aen who have not had a r. O. II. G..
training can enter. About 20 Citadel
cadets have been retained as instruc-
tors at the second camp. The cadets
enjoyed their trip and have come back
IN good spirits. very fiattering ar
ticle was printed i'm New York pa
per in regard TO the efficiency of the
best known military college i'm the
Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
WIFE OF OFFICER ARRESTED
Hrs. EDWARD Is. SirCS Charged Will,
Violation OF Espionage Act ut
GrccnyiIIe.

Greenville, July 23.--Mrs. Edward
. Sires, wife Of IL captain of the
fhrce Hundred and Sixth Sanitary
frain. Eighty-first Division. wa, ar
ested mere today by federal author
ties on charge of violation of the
espionage act. The warrant was sworn
out before Commissioners CAN'T at
'partanburg. Mrs. Sires gave bond in
,he sum Of $1,000 and will be given
L preliminary hearing in a few days.
It Is understood that she is a native
)f Germany and has been in this cOun-
'ry only lhrce or four years. Her
husband is medical supply officer in
his command According to officials
d the department of Justice. Mrs
iires is charged with having made
statements to the effect that she did
not wish to see the Germans run
Wer.' That the Germans had q right
TO sink the Lusitania, that the ac-
counts or German atrocities are lies.
that the Gerard film MY Four Years
Germany" is n fake, and designed
q stir up the American people against
;ermany and other declarations of n
'imilar nature. Mrs. Sres is n wO.
nan Of about middle age. She claims
hat she is guiltless and that persons
'earin8 her i'll will have for that rea-
on reported her to the government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27

instant he thrusts his lever forws rd
and releases two bombs. A few sec
ends later he sees the flash of their
explosions, and above the cracking
Earrage' he can hear two dull roars
He signals to the pilot and the ma
chine turns and sweeps away from the
fiery ring of shells and searchlights.
Z a few miles away the airpane dies
to and fro at top speed. The puzzled
searchlights vainly feel the sky i'm all
directions and then, one by one. are
switched off.
Then the pilot quickly moves again
toward the target. Another bomb is
dropped. AS il explodes the search
lights reappear and the barrage is re-
newed while through the thicklv
grouped shelf bursts are threaded the
chains of green flaming globes, SO
much used by the Germans.
Again the machine flies away and
this time, to bewilder still more the
&oidiers below, the observer fires n
white verey light which slowly drifts
below and fades out. All the search
lights follow it until it dies.
Repeatedly the airmen return to
the attack. Bombs are dropped at in
tervals until the end Of the honr when
the machine departs, hickering fires
and clouds of smoke telling of the
havoc wrought by the bombs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
DesuitOry bombing.

Behind British Line i'm F~ance J,ina
Il Correspondence Of The Associat
ed Press One of the most oxcitinr
tasks to which airmen are assigned is
what is known us "desultory bombing
over one spot for an hour or more.
The object is to distract the atten-
ton of the anti-aircraft defenders Of
:" given district, and a machine car
rying Il dozen or more borabs is en-
ploycd for the work.
AT first the airmen, n pilot and an
observer, approach their target eau
tiously. With engines throttled down.
the craft glidcs nearer and nearer.
Below all is quiet. No German search
light sare sweeping the sky. When the
attackers are almost over their objec-
tive n rocket rises toward them and
bursts into a cluster Of red stars. The
machine has been discovered. At once
six Or seven searchlights throw their
beams aloft. The pilot locks at his
watch; it is time to begin his desultory
bombing.
He flies steadily on, although a bar
rage of bursting shells lies. now in
front of him. The observer looks
through the wires Of his bomb-sigbt :
to the ground below. AT the proDer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
PURCHASES ARE NOT HEAVY.
This County Is Sliding Down the
Column I'm War Savings Buying.

During the week of July 9th to
July 18th Sumter County lost one
place In standing i'm the buying o..
War Savings stamps to date. but lost
ten places i'm weekly buying. dropping
Ia 35th place with purchase OF
only si.i19.OO which makes the total
purchases through July 18th S95,515.-
rs.
Stamp buying is of two kinds; large
lump sum buyings as n patriotic in
yestment. and gradual accumulations
as savings. Both ways are good uses
loans the government large amounts
that are badly needed. bringing in
much revenue from comparatively
few sources. Gradual hut constant
buying as savings made consistently
bring to the government a large total
made up of small amounts that comes
from "a multitude of sources. There is
no reason why the same person should
not practice both. For instance a
man or woman of means pledges $500
i'm the June campaign and buys it all
then or during June and July. The
pledge is redeemed and the Obliga-
tion filled. but that same party could
make a practise of buying two or three
1T, ~
the year. The same can be said OF
smaller buyers. one for instance who
promised to buy four War Savings
stamps and has done SO. To buy one
stamp more each month during the
year will not work hardship, will
loan money to the government for TN
prosecution of the war, and will be
accommodating n saving for the buyer.
Just why Sumter is so low down in
the buying column is puzzling. sum
ter certainly is not poorer county
than Marion. yet Marion has bought
To per capita Of $4.19 while Sumter's
is only SEA. Sumter does not lik,
To be compared with Florence, yet
Florcnce's per capita is a dollar ahcad
of ours. Even u little poor county lik,
Jasper is zoe per capita ahead Of
sumter, while the rich counties ot
'harlcston. Spartanburg and Andcr-
son are more than twice ahead of II,
'h per capita as well as I'm actual sales
sumter people will certainly have tC
DC more liberal with it's purchases 81
war Savings IL Sumter is To live III
To the reputation already made fol
ranking near the top I'm all matter,
of patriotic endcavor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
BENET'S TERM IN SENATE.
Interesting Question Under Discuss
sion In Washington.

Washington,' July 23.--An interest
ing question has arisen here in con-
nection with the recent appointment
)f Senator Benet, OF South Carolina,
as to the exact time he will serve in
he upper house of congress in the
vent that ne is not elected for the
hort term which ends on March 4.
1919.
There seems to be n mistaken i'm.
pressiOn that the appointment of Sen
ator Benet by Governor Manning was
III the nature of a mandatory appoint
ment for not less than six months.
whereas, the law prescribes that il
hould EOt be for more than six
months
If Senator Benet is not elected for
his short term, according to the best
egal opinions in congress- he will i'm
nediately relinquish his seat upon the
presentation of the proper credentials
of whoever may be elected For in
tance, should Mr.. Pollock be elected
nd should he present his credentials
Immediately thereafter, provided con-
iress is then in session, or when the
next session begins in December, he
would, according to the authorities
iorc. automatically displace Senator
Benet, who. according 10 law. is ap-
pointed until his successor is elected
and qualities"
1t would not be reasonable to SUD
pose that man who is elected for
his short term would sit quietly down
md wait for the six month appoint
nent OF Senator Benet to expire. ON
the contrary, he will probably come
TO Washington Immediately, present
his credentials to the senate, and that
body being the highest judge of it,
own membership, will determine
whether this short term member shall
be seated or whether Senator Bene
hall serve out the six monhs term
for which he was named OF course
should Senator Benet withdraw in the
vent some other candidate is elected,
here would be n vacancy in the place
until the new man could present him
'elf and be sworn in.
one interesting phase of this situa-
tion' is that senate, from time imme-
mortal, has always held itself to be
he highest and best judge of the quail
iiications of it's membership and who
shall sit in ii. There are countless
preccdents for this position and the
supreme Court of the United States
has even gone so far as to say that
t would hesitatingly take cognizanco
of such cases, recognizing that the
senate is and desires to be the besl
5udge of its membership.
Whenever there is Il doubt as to
The legality Of n members election il
is referred to the committee on privi
leges and elections. where the mat
ter is investigated along lines Similal
TO those followed i'm case at law.
There is no doubt that if Senator
Benct should not be elected for the
short term he will Immediately with
draw and permit his successor to take
the oath of Office, according to tn
way the mater is viewed here, Inf,
desire, of course. being to do whatevci
is best for the State ana to avoiG
any Sembancc of conflict. Never
theless, the matter is being interest
inGly discussed here in order that
whatever may occur little later on
may he apprehended, so far as posi-.
bile i'm advance.
In,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27

~-t $50 --s 80 ias. rtt.4s-..
In his stead to supervise this polling
place. persons duly admitted for tn,
purpose of voting, police officers ad
mited by the managers to preserv
order or enforce law: Provided, how
ever, That candidates for public of
flee voted for at such polling plac,
may be present at the canvass of tn,
votes: Provided. Canvass OF tn,
votes shall be open to the public.
=. Interference With Election
II the watchers or officers of the Law
who are admitted to the pollint
place by the managers shall inter
fere with the managers or obstruc
the voting. it shall be the duty of tn
managers to suspend the election un
Ill order is restored, or as may bt
provided by the rules of the party
No person shall be allowed to ap
proach polling places within twenty
live (25) feet while polls are open
I'd. other than the persons herein
provided for.
y. Managers to- Account for Bal
lOts.-Upon the close of the election
managers shall account TO the exc
cutive committee for all ballots de
iivered to them. and make the fol
lowing returns: (a) The number
Official ballots furnished to each
polling precinct. (b) The numbc
III official ballots spoiled and re
turned by voters. (c) The numbe
of official ballots returned to the ex.
ecutive committee. (d) The mum
ber Of official ballots actually voted
D. Consistent Acts ReIeaied.-
Act (f8f5; SD Not AHccted-Tha
all Acts and parts of Acts in con
iiict with the provisions Of this Ac
are hereby repealed. except an Act
TO regulate the holding of all pri.
mary elections and the organization
of clubs in cities containing forty
thousand inhabitants or more, ap.
proved 10th day OF February, 1916
which said Act shall remain in full
force and effect.
10. State Executive Committee t.
Make Negotiations for Voting by Per.
SONS I'M u. s. Servicc--The State Ex-
ecutive Committee provided for un
Ter the laws regulating primary elec
lions i'm this State be and they are
hereby, authorized and empowered
o make regulations as may be neces
'ary to provide for the enrolment
md voting OF citizens of this Stat
lolding positions under the govern
nent of the United States, or any
branch thereof and resident tempo
'arily out of the State, but within
he United States.
II. Act Effective on Approval
That this act shall go into effect up
IN It's approval by the governor
Approved the 10Th day OF Febru-
lry. A. ID. 1918.
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THE COTTON SITUATION.
senator Benet Will Hold Conference
I'm Washington.


Columbia, July Ex-senator Chris
tie Benet gave out the followine
statement last night
Upon my return to Columbia Sat
urday night from the campaign in
the Pee Dee / found information
rom Washington awaiting me here
about the cotton situation which
made it necessary for me ITO stay in
Columbia today to put my efforts be-
mind the movement to get the United
States government to organize cot =
ton holding corporation to take over
such cotton as the farmers care to
sell. 1t seems fairly certain from
the reports of the agricultural experts
that the 1918 cotton crop will be be-
tween 15,0O0.O0O and 100000 bales
with a demand i'm sight for only H.
100000 to 12,OOO,000 bales This
means but one thing-that the price
of cotton will fall. If the financial
tained so that our people can not only
meet their usual obligations but do
their full part i'm the Liberty loan
war stamp. Red Cross. Y NJ. G, a. an
ether war subscriptions, it will be
necessary to work out some plan now
to meet a situation which seems likely
To come about
The plan which seems most feas-
ible is for the government to or
Ganize cotton holding corporation
which will agree to buy cotton at a
price which will give the farmer a
fair return for his labor and invest
ment. He will not have to sell at this
price but will have certain marke,
if he does want to sell. If the
crop is smaller than expected or tho
demand Is greater the government,
may not have to buy any cotton but
the fact that the government stands
ready to buy will maintain conf
dence and will enable the farmer to
hold his cotton and borrow on il him
self while waiting for a higher price.
1t may he that the mere announce
ment that the government is i'm the
market to buy>cOtton will be sufIicion,
but i'm case the government does hay,
to buy it will be a safe investment, rs
the government can easily carry it un
til after the war, when there will !
great demand for every bale.
Il am taking the matter up viror.
ously with the proper authorities nj
Washington and expect to go tber,
later this week for Il personal confer.
ence. AT this time nothing defnit,
can be given out but ] am hopefu
that some such plan can be pu
through. The matter was so import-
ant that although | did not like tc
miss the Georgetown meeting today
stayed i'm Columbia to work on th,
proposition. II Is likely that | viii
have to stay here tomorrow for TN,
same purpose, but expect to ioir
the campaign party again at Charles.
ton on "Wednesday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
He Puts Ideas I'm Action.

The Baltimore Sun is n little afraid
that the presiden is too idcaiGtic to
be practical Great scot, man, Isn't
that army of million Americans in
France a sufficient answer to such
foolish fears?-News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-27
TYPHOID IN BERLIN.

London. July 23,-An outbreak of
typhoid fever is reported i'm Berlin by
the Exchange Telegraph correspond
cnt at Amsterdam.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-14
Czlonkowie q. W. W." spis
kowall z Bolszewikanni
rosyiskimi.

F.. h. Ecbckcr, asystcnt proku-
ratora generalncgo, ktory jset g1o
wynn rcprezentantem rzadu W
proccsic 1l2 czlonk6w organiza--
cyl poi anarchistycznej 81. w.
w. toczacym sic pred sedzia
fedcra]nym Landisem, onegdaj
podniosl zarz,lt, ze rosyjscy re-
wolucyoniSci Il partyi bolszewi--
|ckicj knuli spisek 81 bolszeWika-
mi amerykanslimi' t. p. Z II. w.
w.. celem wywo}ania buntu, ably
uzySkac kontroli mad przemyslem
obu narod0w. Przed}oZono dowo-
dy, zc ubieglego lata prowadzo-
no czynna korespondcncye pomie
dzv Il. w. W. rosyjskimi Dol
>zcwi kami. Listy te wczoraj w
>adzie odczyta} prokurator Ncbc
kcr.
w tych listach sa twierdzenia,
IL "sabotagc' t. p. dcstrukcya,
jest logiczna bronia rewolucyoni-
sty, Ze robotnicy powimi wyra--
biac proch, ktory ME cksplodujc,
: ze powinni wbijac gwozdzie w ar
maty, zc powinni niszczyc mostly
Il ze jest tylko jedna zdrada, ia
jest lojalnosc dla pracodawcy Mo
wa jest takze W mich, ze bolszewi
cy rosyjscy biora w swe posiada--
ME ziemie maszynerye bez wzgle
du Ia to, czy to jest etyczne czy
nie, ze po wykonanym fakcic po
staraja sic o adwolat6w i Sc
dziow, kt6rzy bezprawie ulegali-
zuja, d wnet postaraja sic kilku
biskup6w ,kt6rzy poswieca tran
zakcye swiecona woda.
Odczytafa takze prokuratorya
wyjatki z wielu ksiazek broszur
pism artykul6w, pisanych przez
czfonk6w Il. w. W." wykazuja-
&C organizacyi, jak sic posluguja
strajkami co rozumieja przez
sabotage" Czytano wyjatki z
pism w. D. Haywoda, sekretarza
generahego organizacyi w. E.
Trautmana, Elzbiety G. Flynn, w.
C. Smitha, j. Hilla, j. E. Kenena,
kt6ry sic W bluznierczy spos6b
IWyraza 0 Chrystusie, Harrisona
George a j innych.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-14
Nova ista strat.

Washington, IL maja. = Nova
]ista STRAIT we Francyi 1ogloszons
przez Department. wojny obejmu
je IS nazwisk. Poleglych W bit
wach bylo ID, zmarlych wskutel
wypadk6w nieszczesliwych 2, Z
chor6b 3, ciezko ranionnych, II
lckko ranionych II, zaginionych
w bitwach 3.
Nastepujacc nazwiska polskie
znajdujemy ia liscie: Jan Derdo.
wski Hecla, Pa, polcgly W bit.
vie; D. Wctka Duluth, Minn.:
ciezko zosta} raniony; lekko ranie
nj Jan Kurtolik Z Wauseon, O.
Gustav Kalas Omaha, Ncbr.
J6zef Borowski Beseenler, Mich.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-14
Liczba rekrutow pod|ug
stanow.
Washington, D.. G. ~ maja

Washington, D. G. ~ maja -
General provost Crowder, wy
daf onegdaj ]iste, kt6ra oznacza
liczbe rekruta, jaka kazdy posi-
czcg6lny stan ma dostarczyc W
drugim poborze 100000 zolnierza
Minnesota ma dac 21,713.
Pob6r ten zabierze 40 procent
liczby popisowych W kazdym
stanie z klasy /. Wynosi ona obec
nie 2,421 ,4SO.
Wedlug stan6w dac maja:
Alabama 1881; Arizona, 2,255
Arkansas Is, 5,127, California 19, ,846
Colorado 6,264; Connecticut 10,
096; Delaware 1.719; District Of
Columbia 1920: Florida 9;;743 :;
Georgia 22,SS5; Idaho 1861; Hli-
nois 52,035; Indiana 2O,912; Iowa
1918: Kansas - 1882; Kentu-
cky 16,937; Louisiana 1906: !:
Maine 1926; Maryland 10, ,466Mas
sachusctts 27,422; Michigan 81,
i743; Minnesota 21,713; Mississip-
pi 14,137; Missouri 26,661; Monta
Ia 1914; Nebraska $685.: Neva-
|da 923; New Hampshire 1861 !;
New Jersey 22,521; ew MNexico
1928; New York 69,643; North
Carolina 1880; North Dakota 6,
3O7; Ohio 41,619; Oklahoma 49,
213; Oregon 6,245.; Pennsylvania
56, 7O3! Rhode Island 1858; South
Carolina 1867 1867; South Da
kota, 6,977; Tennessee II, ,154 Te
xas 34,204; Utah 1916; Vermont
1854; Virginia 1908; Washing
ton 1906; West Virginia u, 416 !;
Wisconsin 23,34O; Wyoming q
1874.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-14
Eksplozya " obozie.

Forth Worth, Tex, IL maja. -
W poblizu Benbrook, kilka mil
IA zach0d cd Forth Worth, oncg-
daj popolldnil wskutek eksplozyi
trzycalowcgo pocisku jeden Off
Ger i sicdmiu zolnierzy -zosta1o "a
bitych, a sicdmiu pokaleczonych.
SzeSciu zostafo zabitych Ia miej-
scu, a dwu umar}o wkr6tce potem
wskutek odniesionych okaleczen.
Zdaje sic, ze powodem wypadku
nieszczesliwego byfo pr6bowanie
wsuniecia przemoca do mozdzie--
rza pocisku, kt6ry okaza1 sic "a
duzym. Przynajmniej tax twier-
dzi sierzant Bow. Kanadyjczyk,
asystent instruktora, kt6ry opo-
wiada, re widzial jak pewien zol-
nierz robif te probe; Bow chcial
go ostrAedz, ale bylo "a p6zno.
Sam Bow lckko zosta} skaleczony.
Wszystkie ofiary nieszczescia
naleza}y do 141 i 142 pulku pie
choty. Nazwiska ich sa: porucz-
mix Alan J.. McDavid Overton
Tex, sierzant Louis A. Halphen.
z Austin, Tex: kapral Wharton
Jone re San Marcos, Tex. kapral
w. P. .Appleng 2 Elene, Tex, sze
regowcy Morgan G. Anders Eue-
lid Simonns, John Webber j Z. R.
Rangley.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-14
Rumunia podpisaia haktat
pokojowy.
Amsterdam, ~ maja.

Amsterdam, IL maJa. - Trak
tat pokojowy Ccntralnych Ru-
munia, stanoWi osicm punktow.
PicrWSzy. przywraca pokoj
Elru~i, dc,nobiIizuje armie rumun-
ska. wvjawszy 10ciu dywizyi, ia
ko o>}one granicy Besarabii iSmiu
" Moldawii. Si}a ta ME mozc pre-
noSic 10000 piechoty i 5000 kon-
ricy.
Trzeci punkt od}acza Dobuczt
oddaje ja Bulgaryi, a GEESE ia
po}noc od nowej bu}garskiej ]inii
40 ujScia Dmaju. - przypadnie
>Au>tryi.
Dominia panstwawo przechodza
bez Wvnagrodzcnia na w}asnosc
,!owych rzadow, ludnosci jcdnak
volno bedzie przeniesc sic.
Czwarty paragraf za}atwia spra
we odszkodowaii wojennych. Cen
tralni zrzekaja sic kontrybucyj
wojcnncj, lecz spccyalna komisya
zlikwiduje szkody wyrzadzone
przez wojne; piaty paragraf Ia
rzadza cwakuacye terytory6w; s.
II. armii okupacyjnej zas ME ma
przenosic 6 dywizyi.
Niemcy rzadzic beda az do cza
su ratyfikowania pokoju konco
wy paragraf, zapewniajcay Cen,
tralnym wolna zegluge po Duna
ju W terytoryum Rumuniii.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-14
Nema znaku ze przyszle ruszenie " wio-
sennejj ofenzywie bedzie czas rozpoczae.
Podczas gdy Nemcy traca ma zashodze, sprzmierzeni
wzmacniaja se gdyi wielke liczby wojsk Amerykai-
skch ciagna ma 'front.' =
Memcy niepokoja sic polozeniem ma wschod1e

filed thcpost Winona Mnn
May 49, 1918 required by the Act of Congress Oct 1917
DRlGI TYZEN przcszcdl bcz ponoviena niemc6w
rozpoczecj toa bya przed
wczeSne kwcniu pyala da oznaczonej przyczyny
>prawiewcj napsc pred flanrykch gdy
mics >iac maj sic rozpoczal.
koszowne porazzi armi gcncrala Won Arnm ego de-
>pe1ackim napadze pounowo
tygodic rozpoczcc nowych wsik6w przez ME
froncc oczekiwa1 odwetowy
sprostai ably wytlzmac zdajc
sic tulno i'm bedzic przyjSc do ko1ca
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1918-05-14
.FRANCUSKl L0TNIK ZE-
STRzELIt PIEC MASzYN.
Czyn wykona1 W jednym dniu i w
Motkim czasie..

Paryz, IL maja. - Szesc nicmie
ckich aeroplan0w zestrzelonych
zostalo onegdaj przez podporucz.
nika Reno Fonck, jak donosza Z
ofisu wojennego.
Wiadomosc brzmi:
'Wczoraj porucznik Fonck zrzu
ell szesc niemicckich biplan6w W
kursie dw6ch patrol6w. Zrzucif on
diva picrwszc W dziesieciu sckun-
dach, trzeci W piec minut p6zniej
a te try ostatnie w kursie drugie
90 patrolu.
Znamienity czyn, porucznika
Fonck, jaki wykona] wczoraj jest
niezr6wnany.
Porucznik Fonck, kt6ry zajal
obccnie pierwszc miejsce pomie--
|dzy francuskimi przewodnikami
nicdawno by} zaszczycony miesiac
|tcmu. nicoficyalnic, ze zestrzeli}
81 nicmieckie maszyny lotniczc.
Jest on opisany jako smia}y T.
zimna krwia walczacy. Obecnie po
|jcdynkujc sic Z dwiema niemiec--
kiemi maszynami w szcregu os-
miu, zwali} jedna Mich, Il d1'uga
zmusil do ucicczki.
Rok tcmu porucznik Fonck ME
byl znanym jako walcczny awia-
tor. Wstapi} on do s}uzby lotni--
czej jako sternik aeroplanowy re-
|gulujacy ogien artylcryi. Po pre-
szlo 500 godzinnym locie po "a IL
ME i dw6ch zwyciestwach mad ME
micckicmi planami kt6re pokusi--
ly sic stanac mu IA przeszkodzie
w piracy, by} pos}any do szwadro
nu poscigowych plan6w. Osiem
dni p6zniej, 13go maja, 1917 70
sta} tuzem, cytowany oficyalnie
ze zniszczyt piaty acroplan. Jest
on % lat starry.