Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-06
OUR AIR FIGHTERS
PLAY A FAIR GAME
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AVIATOR r. p. MAoouN RELATES
! AN INSTANCE OF THEIR REAL
sPoRTsMANshIP.
ONE FLYERS LUCKY ESCAPE
American infantsyman Has Advantage
Over the German In His Ammunition
9qulpmsnt-Finger Prints Of Ger.
man Allen Females to Be Taken.
Ffom Committee on Public Information.)
Washingt0n.-A committee on public
incarnation representative in London
says:
There are no better sportsmen in the
world than the allied airmen, and
American aviators now fighting in Eu-
rope always play fair game. as they
learn It from the allies. f. P. Ma
gosn. q former Harvard student now
. member Of the Royal air force, re-
cently wounded, tells how the lives Of
German observers escaping from bal
looms have been spared.
we caught three Hun balloons
above the allied grounds in a mist,
which prevented their gunners seeing
"a" said he. ut was cinch. You
should have seen them hustle out their
Dafachutes and abandon the balloons
~ they came falling down through
u air We circled about closely but, of
course. didn't open fire, as that's
against the rules Of the game. As
eoon % they touched ground they took
cover like rabbits"
(! Magoun Is the only American in his
squadron. having Joined in February of
last year. He has bagged five German
iplanes. While carrying bombs for low
attack In the recent offensive he re-
.ceived bullet through his left arm,
but managed to return to his own
lines. Magoun tells Of companion
n his squadron who had one of the
lucdest escapes during the war. He
was put out of action 1000 feet in the
air when bullet perforated his gaso-
tins tank. He was rendered uncon-
scious By the fumes and his machine.
took q nose dive to earth, but he es-
eaped without scratch.
= section Of the Royal air force op-
esating IN the Ypres salient has lost
~ only American member, who had
besa with the squadron only ten days
when he gent on bombing raid at
low elevation. He was hit by ma
cAtne-sun bullet and his plane fell in
Aahsi. He was taken prisoner.
TIE efforts Of newspapers to pro-
nots rood feeling between the people
ofsEnsland and the thousands of Amer
leans received official backing when
BIZ Hsndolf Baker, member of parlia-
ment, offered to take charge of the
American troops welfare department
of. the British government. His plans
coxltemplate continuous program of
healthfui recreation in every Ameri-
can rest camp and training camp in
Hngland. Special London theatrical
companies will be sent out. An or
1anixatton known as "Sammy's Blighty
league" is being formed. -
!; The American infantryman In the
expeditionary forces carries 200 rounds
of ammunition in the pockets of his
light canvas webb belt and his bando-
leers. Tho German soldier has only
40 rounds, and 80 Of these are in his
knapsack. To secure them at critical
moment he must lose valuable time.
! The American webb belts, according
to the. war department, are far SUI
perior to the German leather bando-
leen. They are not affected by pro-
longed rains nor torrid weather. The
manufacture Of these belts is one of
the most intricate of the operations in
the textile field. United States army
belts are made almost entirely of cot
ton.
The exact weight Of the 22O rounds
carried by the American soldier in
France 10 ~ pounds. With the Spring.
6eld ride 2S aimed shots can be fired
each minute. Firing from the hip 40
shots can be fired a minute. The new
United States model 1917 (modified
Enfeld) does even better.
The registration Of German alien
females, to begin Monday, June H.!
and end Wednesday, June 26, will be
conducted In cities or municipalities
having 5000 population or over by the
police ofncials. In communities hay-
ing population Of less than 5000 the
registration will be handled by post
masters.
In general the plan Of registration
70 the same ~ that followed in the
registration in February of German
alleA nAles. Each person who must
Iestster Win be required to register
her finger prints. This method Of
identiAcation 10 also used in the mill
tary ana naval services Of the United
s's Nj ri ssisk
| BOY scout organizations are active
IN Locating black walnut trees. Black
walnut lumber Is needed by the war
department. for use la making air
piano proDellers and gunstocks.
EnCnsh heavy Browning machine
j G1ns for Instruction purposes have
heen shipped to every National Guard
ttfaining camp and National army
tcantonmeAt In the country where
troops aro in training. Heavy Brown.
iingD fOra overseas training have been