The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-21
AMERICAN AVIATOR
 HAS GOOD RECORD
HAS SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM HIS CHIEF TO USE lNCEN.
 DIARY BULLETS

With the American Army on inc Lorraine Front, Sept 20.-The shoot ing down of two enemy balloons anil three aeroplanes in his recent patrol, instead Of two of each type. as has been reported, is claimed by lieuten- ant F. Luke, of Phoenix, Arizona. Incl destruction of these balloons has been confirmed by scores of witnesses whol saw them burning. one of the aero planes landed within the French lnesl and confirmation of it's destruction was secured by the aviator on the sp0. 1 His superior officers believe that con firmation as to the others wll soon bel available.
 All of the eleven balloons that the aviator has destroyed within four daysl were accounted for by the means of in cendiary bullets. Lieutenant Luke earl res special permission from his chief to use such bullets for this purpose. The majority of the attacks on the ba -- looms were made at the greatest per sonal risk 10 the flyer because he was the objective of quantities of the type of anti-aircratt projectiles called Flaming onions" which set an aero plane ablaze if they hit it accurately and which must be nimby dodged in the air
 Although it is only a week since the Franco-American forces delivered the St Mihiel salient with it's more than 150 square miles from the possession of the enemy, Q slendor stream of for mer inhabitants of the region has al- ready begun to flow into the liberated territory. The stream is a slendor one because the people who originally fled before the German advance have been gone for more than four years and many Of them have formed new ties and association, but every day sees several truck loads of peasants or of, dwellers in the towns and villages of the southern section of the salient re- tuning to search for their formerI homes.
 In a cemetery near Limy just with in the German lines previous to the attack of September F, AmerioanI troops have discovered German ma chine gun nests beneath the concrete pedestal of a large cross The Ger-l mans had dug in along the center Of the foundation and constructed ma chine gun positions at three places fac ing toward the French lines The cem- etery is on hill commanding a view of the country to the south and the Germans assumed that if an attack were made the cemetery would not bel subjected to artillery fire.
 When the Franco-American attack, started the Germans held these posi- tions as long as possible but were compelled to retreat in haste before they could use the guns. So hurried was tho enemy retirement that several machine guns were found in the cem etery by the Americans The cema- tery was not hit by shells and thel cross still stands.
 German troops recently were ordered to be more methodical in the destruc-, tion of property in the regions eyacu-I ated by them An order from the com mander of the l0Sth infantry brigade, to the rear guards, dated September 3. says
 "A recent army order demands that we proceed in the future with more. method and less haste in the destruc- ton of indicated property. The diyi- sions already have been notified that they will he held responsible for build ings not destroyed in their areas. In consequence all preparation should be made for firing (straw collected, etc). 'Iieutenant Kranse with his platoon already has received special orders re- garding the destruction of certain To- calities. He is to destroy the northern section of Commentator, Ugny -le-Gay, lNillequier- Aumont, LeGaisnel, Failouc', Frieres-Failoucl and the roads joining
 them with Nemesis as well as the bridges on the roads west.
 "All oldiers are bound to assist 10 the best of their ability in the execu- ton of thi mission. The rear guard
 battalions will select groups to com plete the work of destruction. The de- tachnnent will not set fire to things un- til the right moment It will be re- membered that there are means to de- i file all wells, Mines must not be ex- , plcdd too soon
 The villages mentioned in the fore ! going order are west of LaFere and are
 now held by the French. They were i given up by the Germans in their re-
 tirement from Ham carly in Septein z Der