The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-03

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. sa~. ana kne~ hsd to SIT thesn frsl
and take ehsnce en ny stncs keld'
inx e1t
Fortunately sasne ~ my 1rst bullets
souad ,heAr marx. ard was shse 10
evna< OCT ~ my dive st about four
lhoasaad fe~s. They nsssr rane eat
~ thesrs.
B1s rtshs thea cane the hottest sit
sasAsa la the air | hRd sy~x expert
~nc~a up 20 that finae. TIE depth ef
say dtvs bad ereuxhs ne Within r~xeh
q ths saseAlns guns frum TIE Ervand
znc they also put hArruge srvuna ne
- sAr1F0el frusn sntialFvrsft Erns
sat dad an oE4-ortanisy to ride the
t.arrAge. xs they cali II an the X y. &.
TO aaaks tA* sssuntsan more interest,"
iAS they h<San shooting tanning On
tons az ne. ~ffAmlng o0ioas- are
reckefs shot frcta a recket gssn. They
arr u>rxf 10 ait a rnschrae When n 10
nying iow. and they are elective up
te ahoug tive Thousand feet Some
times thsy xE~ shot up ea~ after an.
osher IN strings of about eight. and
they are eae af the hariest shings 70
- rhrccsh. if they hlt the machine.
II Is bound 20 catch Are aud thea tie
iiS Is En
All the tine. too was being at
tackled by ~Archss~--the sntalrvrafs
gun. e>sspesi the nAchins guns and
the flaming onlens. bet "Arshle.~ the
snsialFvr2fi nre. sot me four or Eve
times. Every time . ballet plugged
Eae. or rather my machine. 4, made :
lc<sd hang o1 sccognr of the teassoa
co the material covering the wings.
None cf their shots hurt me Until
VAS shout mile from our lines. and
thea they hi, nay aietos. Fortunately.
ssill had attitude cough 10 drift oa
to cur own side os the ilnes. for my
usotor VAS completely out OF comEnis-
SION They tust raised the dickens
with me all the tfme I was de<r~od.
isx. ard | began 20 ekink I veuid
strike the rro<ad before crossing the
liEe. bur there Was Q slight Slnd -
nay fEvor. and n carried me two nlles
behind our lines. There the talioons
lad gone out 70 set had the sstisfac-
tea OK pin -p.olnting- me. ThrcrSA
the cirecricas which they were stleto
give 20 ,hetr artillery they ccrnecce1
shelisng my mschine where II isy. q
This particular work Is 10 direct TIE
IRE Of their artillery. and thsy are
,s~t jest a. the artillery ots<rsatiea
Alrpla1ss are. Usually two Usr are
IL each BALBOA They aSrsnd
o height os several thousand feet
Ihout Eve miles behint their own ifnes
nd 2e equipped with wireless ard
agnziing apparatus They vstcA fhs
'ursr q tAelr oun artillery. cheek up
ne pcsitioa. get the range. and dir~S
he nexr shot.
When coctltioas are favorable thay
ne stle 10 direct the shots % A<cs-
ztely that II Is quick work dessruysng
be object OF their attack. II vas such
oailooa as this that got my Position.
-srked ne cut. csffe1 sor ar artillery
hot. and they ccnrenced sheglinx NJ
where :, tar. II I had oDs
he two tellcons Instead a. tie afr-
lane. probably wozld not have iess
~ machine. for be would 10 all prots-
illty have gone 90 hone and net beth
red sboaf S~<siax my range aad eaus-
ag the trsrrucrfoa of my machine.
! landed IN part es the ccuneSy
bat vas literally covered wfsh sA<u
'oies Fortunately my rscttne wus
q tsciy damaged by tie forced land-
q. lsisursly so; cot. ssrk<t srunnd
to see What the damage yas. ald
accirt@t that II could be easily ~
aired 10 fact. I theaght u could
al sDsce long enough between ake1
oles 10 ge, q sssrt before iesvfng -
-O1nf that I would - able TO ~ "a
'urn sksre.
ras sin ersuinlng my plsas And
,rSterinx the matter q fe~ s,ixkt
'r&lrs. vffkout any particular thought
: ny ovn szf~ty IN TIT unproreted
~. wt~n q sheH s-m~ xfssrvf
Irccxh fls~ air. baorksd re - ,I
'pslrt end lsn<esi few feet az.
had b s.eerer struek fAan azSo
rga fcV e0Eer ard erzuied lnfo
seI kcie would have liked to +.
--.sr O. say. bu- tiint krox ~hssj
. II sh~H -oaid tur~s. ana
'o-sht ! ~ss fairly safe shsre. -
,ssttst dOsa and ls; them tsaa
-ny.
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AZ u 1rt wkicb splattered = b
J - ost over ny clothes IAs1
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a ! rrssvet rxAs there that - In
airy rsuff have al she sAesLosaej
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