The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-01

on TIL: l:i;ITiSii FRONT. .iusy al.
American a.r,i,"n win III" British ar
S'iUaHrrrS destroyed approximately -"
German .n:Irhln">i r''""nt!y. man "a
them being Of uh' new type -! F"kk'>
lighting plan. They hHv" "rr"'!u'' q"
too for a number Of enemy hnli""n-.
FOR The nuInh,r If Americans 'ii='S""
AMI Tor the Sh"r, t.mr during "h'c"
they wcr" !ighiins, aca:nS: ~" enemy
IN r"mpuNy with crack l'r!il*h Hirh'h
thor record - i splendid ono. 'tnd no
OF" Is NOR" enthusiastic about tn" WORK
~ ;h,,s. alrru"n than Jii" Hr'tish '"m-
;nanlGr$ at these &Q;iGdrpuS. aS we'll Is
the hcn,I; &c IN" air service.
WAS given III" opportunity to-day 10
So. tn. stories &C n" Nmrr;,'an pilots "n
;ho tights in which. they had taken Tn
:,1"n$rIr,: OF tn" in". "Th"%'r' Nhr%
brief" said III" air force official win"
Showed tMrm to. me-. AZ! h" "dd""
."v!..y ha-" don" very we'll. but the!
htvr sarh very it'll" pho':: Il.
Ia :nrt. about -FOUR lincsi Of type
written nnitor ~ he most "ndramiitl'
fashion told how on" T.: thtS'' Amor
cans had destroyed w" enemy machines
in tho course "t 4 few r;rnUi"$ hEh''n%
when ~, I:ritiSh patrol. 81 which II" vas
:: part. was suddenly attacked s'E IN
Overwhelming force * ti"rmhrS Zee
i!rhi ended very successfully tor M
AuGlo-.trncricanS
Already Has RScord.
This same PHO; has three Germans :"
his r-.rl:t and several Of thu others ha''
two cacit whit" mHuy hrv" d'S:r"%"i
M. "n,,uy plano each. som" VII" h'1'"
!.rat"n German pla':"% Also hhr" d.
.s;!r,y.~l S;uiSa%" ltll"u't%.
~ dive! from, ;7uuH - Ahoo Goo" Sai'!
enc I-c1Hr; ll'uir how IN" -An!"'i';Li
rIin; had come down from Il" "i"ud$ ~
i terrific burst of speed I" destroy an
cnn!uy balloon which blow up Ike an
Ammunition dump when his machn" ru'
r:l,!ird Il us hr swcp: r"St >Nn"th''
American pilot hal div'd ~ VI about m
same Line and managed {" Scn'! S"E"ra
hurst uc machine gun rirr M" = AIS" a.
Tho. t;"rnrIn observers dropped rom u
n paracllutes.
pilot told how he hccl;ne sur" OF his
, ic- m by watching Rim go down E"rH
,.ar IA" Garth .inS"lu-"l! GU "i c"n'F"
following on. hGT-S; rom his ni'trh'u'
gun. British AIT r"ui'nailh"r$ ana r'''''
have Frequently told III" lately i!iiii -
American Grmcn. az wei as ne 1T -.
..i~i."n. lr.l"y.' IN IN" H:;+rf ~; r''i!'''
I:nnvthlnG. thry unjust h" - ~ 'i'". n'
-:,lis.t thu. arc impatient 10 b. &""UrIhS
tho skies all III" ;irno.
Are { Fiao Lot
."rhrv arc 4 tlnc lot ~ follows. ~"
PHI commander OF 90" Of N" -"
sn7t,dr-,nS on ;h' Er't;sh trri't wa
- had Americans uNd"r him :"r som
me pas.. He made Oh" american T. -,
,hr head &C II patrol after w" Hi'NS
nv;rc in which this American d'd EF,"
work straitn& convoES ~ l"w iu,n u'"S
and destroying n"w Fclii1"r hfH'l""%:
IF tho British tr" i'l'AS"d with TT
American comrades y" ar" H." Amer,
ans with thor H-i,rsh dying mon.
h:,yc rr,cntty had th". "itI'"rNlhitE "
So. American pilots S'andt'h; ~ I'm
w,.h British rti";s after $uc,"SS' y
low strafin- expedition With tr:''%t
SQUADRON handing IL 'h"ir reports -
r. tho, had been working ;"G'ih'' i''
scvnr,l y"ars irs' 49, Of months.
One OF the mo-, thrilling experience
tbc British airrlnu recently hay" h'''
was whom on n bombing 'r'T .,-,, m,'
chino had IL land Within IN" 'i"T'n'ti
lsnn>, n Tow days aC". Th"'- T"i,"r' 80
,ls incident ellis how ih"y ma ~
! shcI! hole and finally W"rE"H 'i''''
way b" night through ~" 'n'''N t"
| cncnv territory {" III" l'rtN~h IN
only 30 hc shot mt b? 4 fEiNSn S'"'r!
| who fortunately missed.