The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
NORMAN HALL IS
REPORTED ALIVE
coLFAxAvlAToR WOUNDED AND
A PRISONER OF WAR.
HONORS PAID TO LUFFBERRY
Hun Plane Responsible For His
Death, Brought Down During His
FuneraI-one Iowa Boy on the
American Casualty List.


OF Colfax, Iowa, who was brought
down behind the German lines May z,
is alive and in German hospital, 1t
was learned officially today. He was
wounded but not severely.
London Raiders Drowned. -
London, May 21--Beside the four
raiders already announced as having
been destroyed during the air raid on
London Sunday night, a fifth was
brought down and fell flaming in the
sea. Two others also are reported to
have fallen at sea, but definite con-
frmation of this is lacking, according
to supplementary statement issued
by the war Office tonight.
One Iowa Boy Wounded.
Washington, May 21.-General John
J.. Pershing's report today contained
forty-one names in the casualty lists
divided as follows:
Three killed in action; two dead of
diseases; one from wounds: seven
from accident; eighteen wounded Sc
verely, eight slightly and two missing
in action.
Among those killed in action were
Lieutenants Angeel of Massachusetts
and Emerson of New York.
Captain James Norman Hall of Col
fax, Iowa, previously reported killed,
is now reported to have been captured
by the Germans.
In addition to Hall the only other
l.. he, iet ard
f. Shetland of Hutslcy. Iowa, who was
wounded severely.
American Field Army Formed.
Washington. May 81. Americas
first field approximately two
hundred thousand men-has been
formed in France.
1t is understood that it consists of
two army corps, of three divisions
each, with commander, and A. w.
Djornstad as chief of staff.
Major General Liggett is under
stood to be the commander of one of
the corps.
Major Luffberry is Honored.
(By Frank j. Tay!or)
With the American Armies in Lor-
raine, May 21.-American and French
soldiers paused yesterday afternoon
in their war game to pay homage to
Major Luffberry, the great American
Ace who was Killed in an air fight
Sunday morning.
The funeral services were held in
a hospital within the sound of the
Of hirr
guns.
French Share in Tributes.
French and American companies
stood at attention, while an American
band played. Both French and
American aviators were present in
great numbers.
A French General and an American
General also paid tribute to their fall.
en- aviator. .
The coffin draped in large Ameri.
can flag was carried to a tiny GENE
terry behind the hospital by four
French aviators.
Infantry companies were lined up
on one side of the road, while officers
and ayiators were drawn up on the
other.
A group of American aviators how
ering above the grave showered the
coffin with flowers after the chaplain
had completed the rites.
German Plane is Downed.
During the services report was
received from an American observer
in the front lines that a German
plane had been brought down by one
of Luffberry's comrades.
ut is as Raoul would want it," said
the American aviator He would
care far more to have Bocbe plano
brought down than to have an elabo-
rate service in his honor"
Later 1t was reported that the Ger
man bi-plane which was responsible
for Luffberry's death had been
brought down by French aviator
This has not as yet been officially cs;
tablished
Another Daring American.
by William Philip Simms. With the
British Armies in the Field May 21.-
An American aviator from the region
of Philadelphia fought German
plane over the lines east of Ypres
with broken leg from machine
gun bullet until his machine was
completely disabled
Descending in No Mans Land he
unstrapped himself from the seat and
crawled into shell hole.
4 A German patrol fired at the dis
sbled machine and scored hit
which smashed it.
The captain crept through the
bursting shells from crater TO crater
along the line until he reached the
allied front lines near the juncture of
the Belgium and the French armies,
The aviator was taken to hospital
where he is reported to be improv-
ing.
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