The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-29
BRITISH A|RMEN
KEEP,F0E ON JUMP
Constantly Harass Germans
Both in Air and on
the. Ground
READY FOR BATTLE
REGARDLESS OF ODDS

Fact That Enemy Is Present in Superior
Numbers Does Not Deter Filters from
Their bjectives-various Exploits
Told in London. ,N2N
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Some incidents
of typical character in the daily work
of flying men on the western front are
thus described i'll communications re-
ceiyed i'll London:
Owing to the nature of the recent
fighting great deal of infantry con-
tact work has fallen to the lot of Brit
ish machines. While engaged on this du-
ty two-seater machine observed a field
battery galloping forward to take up an
advanced position. The British airmen
had also spotted, right in the path of
the advancing battery, a German ma
.chlne-gun nest Ih,tantly realizing the
imminent danger of the British battery,
the airmeh dived low and signaling the
battery, directed it to turn back. which
it was able to do just as the German
machine guns began to open fire.
The same two officers later were at
tackled by seven German machines one
of which the observer shot down in
flames. At this moment another Ger
man machine was seen to be on the tail
| of British artillery machine working
| below. The pilot of the British contact
machine. regardless of his own danger
Immediately dived to the rescue and sue.
ceeded in driving off the attacking Ger
man. Then, his ammunition being ex.
hausted, he managed TO shake himself
clear of his aSsailants and returned
safely To his airdrome
! In another case. British bombing
machine returning from Il bombing raiC
developed engine trouble and lost toucl
with the rest of the formation A Ger
man patrol of about twenty machine
which had been following like jackals-
fearful of attacking the British forma
ton. but eager for Just such chance
as this wooped down on the PARTIAL,
disabled machine.
Almost Immediately his elevator con
, trols were hit and the British machin
was thus further handicapped. All tn
British pilot could do was to put dow
the nose of his machine and endeavo
to battle through to his lines. tirin
. from his fixed gun ON an enemy upo
whom he could get it to bear The oil
server, who had already been hadl
;, wounded stuck to the rear gun and suC
ceeded in bringing down one Germa
machine in flames. This was swift
followed to earth by another. entirel
out of control The pursuing machin,
were meanwhile pouring a hail of bu
lets INTO the British machine picrcin
both petrol tanks, perforating the plane
Il 80 that they resembled sieve. an
smashing most of the instruments {
the dashboard Immediately in front
the pilot who, by some mraculol
> chance, escaped being hit.
8 BY this time the observers gun Ia
/ damned badly aud he was again woun
4. ed in several places. At this momel
;. the pilot saw below him large clou
J. INTO which he diyed. This welcome GOV
enabled him to throw the Germans
IF his track. and on emerging he found
: was close to the British lines. where
I was able to land safely.
Another British pilot was attacked
several hostile machines. To avoid /
enemy's fire and in order to break
their formation, he put his machine in
spin The Germans followed, divil
after the British scout, who allowed |
machine to fall several thousand fe,
! Apparently this deceived most of f
= Germans, who, with one exception, ga
:, up the pursuit, thinking the British N
chime vitally damaged, The Britt
pilot, noticing that he had achieved |
object, suddenly pulled his machine o
of the spin and flattcned out. banki
stecplv around on his assailant. It
German, unable to pull up in tin
crossed right in front of the machl
gun fire. which sent the German II
chine crashing to earth. where it W
observed TO burst into flames.
On his way home the British pill
flying Just above the hedges, dcvot
his ammunition to scattering Sevet
bodies of enemy troops and transpt
by machine gun FIRE
The continual destruction of their
i servation balloons has made the G
- mans adopt extraordinary prccautio
:, One sausage apparently was dol
II some particularly important work.
H it was being guarded by a special
H troll of eight German scouts. A Brit
II pilot, noticing this, determined to int
II rupt its proceedings. Making his i
II chine and his purpose as Obstrusive