Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

, from an adjoining building. followed
10y more flames. Tho airintn leaned
forward once more Another bomb
went over and then Il third. More
iiamcS RISE into the sky, more mason
~ crashed TO the ground. AMI more
. men came rushing out to escape death.
The British airman had finished the
| task. lie turned to 20. Three Ger
/ man machines were aStridc of his path.
/ Nothing daunteG, he made TO attach
! them. The first Hun WAS little in
advance OF his fellows. lie opened
! urc on our man. who drove straight
! at him rs though To ram him. Up TO
that moment the British dying man
had not used his machine gun. but
/ now h. hrough; ii into action.
Suddenly the German machine
seemed To wobblc Then it recoiivd
a few yards and iloatcd eastward. fin
ally dropping 10 earth ana falling III
the hanes coming from the Daimler
works.
After a most thrilling aerial duel,
the British aviator. shuol, off his op-
poncntS and rcjoncd tie squadron
The whole OF our detectives having
been attained. tho order to retire was
given. and We made off. pursued by
heavy Euniirc until VIC crossed the
enemy lines; after lending II hand with
another little diversion got up rs part
of the wecll-end's entertainment.
IN another part OF the Saturday pro-
gram our men had to attack enemy
, troops and positions at very inn
portaAt center, where they appeared
to be maSSinE mon and guns besides
other material. II WAS here that our
men descended as low as ono hundred
feet from the ground. and flew over
the heads OF the German infantry
picking them off With machine guns
and generally giving them as big Il
fright as ever they had got.
attacking Il group o. mounted t;e:-
man officers. who formed the staff OF
an enemy division that has been In
the line for some time IL anticipation
of something biz. Included iu the party
was thc general OF the division Thev
were having a quiet afternoon jaunt
among the troops. making plans tor
"ho knows what, ana litNc dreaming
what was in store for them
When We appeared overhead they
mus. have taken us ipr friends, for
ono OF 'hcnl pointed ~ us Tor Tho bcnc-
1T Of the General We swoopcd low.
aud opened fire with machine guns.
two OF our machines droppn2 bombs.
Some or the horses took fright. ANA
the whole party dispersed IA different
directions.
1t fell 10 my lot TO chivvy the Gen
cral, and il was AN exciting race be-
tween horse ana aorop!anc. believe
IL WIS INC hrsl race OF us "!Nl' ana
would almost certainly have ended in
an easy Win for the machine had not
the general been close to a building,
into which he ran for shelter. fired
as he ran, and then ! let the house
have Il boumb. Tho place was smash
cd TO bits. but whether tho General
was kiticd or managed TO reach the
duvout below cannot say
our next ;usslc was with q huge
convoy which was bringing Up ann
munit;on and food for tho Hun troops
We spread ourselves over this convoy
ana dropped homhs at four different
points. Tho explosions followed each
other in quick succession, ana panic
seized the troops escortins the con
voy.
Some OF the men signiticd their read
mess TO surrender. and we were then
i'm a position 20 crafty their wishes