South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22
j. 8. AVIATOR
BRINGS DOWN
GERMAN PLANE
ChaSeS BOChe II Kilometres
Inside Teuton Lines and
Drops Him With An In
Cendiary Bullet.
international News Service


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, May 22.-Lieut. Will
lam II. Taylor OF New York early
today shot down a German two
seated machine over the German
lines after one of the hottest fights
vet seen on the TOul front Lieut..
Taylor chased the German machine
L kilometres inside the German
lines before he was able TO down it.
This was only one of the air bat
ties in this section today in which
the Americans worsted the enemy.
Two of our machines attacked two
boches. one Of them fled in
hurry. The other went tumblins
down 1000 feet, but straishtened
out within 500 feet of the ground
and made his escape.
Active PatrOlling.
There was extraordinarily active
patrolling last night both in the
Toul and Luneville sectors. In the
Toul sector one of our patrols south
west Of Apremont established con-
tact with the enemy. After a fight
the Americans drove off the Ger
mans without suffering any casual
ties.
Another patrol north Of Apre-
mont put the cable which the Ger
mans used to charge their bar0ed
wire out OF business.
In the Luneville sector one OF
our patrols, consisting of an officer
and 20 men. met an enemy patrol
o. 10. a sharp fight resulted. The
enemy took refuge in an old trench,
but the Americans attacked vigOr-
ously with hand grenades and rifles.
They rushed the trench and cap
tured two boches. one was so bad
ly wounded that he died later.
A few hours later the enemy, by
way of retaliation, attempted 10
rush one of our oUtposts, but our
dOushboys were ready for him. The
enemy was driven off with casual
ties. one German body was brought
in from mo Mans land" by our
men after this engagement for pur-
poses of identification.
Artillery Fire Heavy.
The artillery activity on the Lune-
willie sector is slightly above nor
NAL.
Northwest Of TouI our batteries
fired many gas shells into Ger
man camp where "A large number of
Germans were concentrated. The
attack lasted half an hour. the
shells being laid down in intermit-
tent waves. II began at 1 o'clock in
the morning, catching most of the
Germans asleep.
The American officers feel Ger
tain that the punishment admins
tered the Germans was of consider
able proportions Definite informa-
ton. of course, of the exact dam
age is lacking.
Lieut.. Taylor was flying at "a
height of 5000 metres when he
spotted the German two-seater
which ne shot down. He immediate
In gave chase and the German
headed for his own lines. After 90
inc II kilometres inside the Ger
man lines. Lieut. Taylor got with
i'm less than a hundred yards of the
boche. He poured 450 shots into
him. lust before the end Of the
fight TAYLOR saw one of his lncen-
diary bullets penetrate the enemy
machine where the observer was
working a machine gun. The enemy
dre then ceased. Lieut.. Taylor then
directed his fire at the pilot In a
moment the enemy machine top
pied and went crashing 10 the earth
in a spinning nose dive.
Capt. Peterson, of Homesdale,
Pa. forced a German plane down
near Chateau Salins Monday morn
ing after pursuing the boche across
the allied line near Nancy.