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like flying on that day than l had
ever done, but l went nevertheless
/ went because / had no choice, OF
course
1t happened to be a clear day IN
May. We got % the German lines,
and they were waiting for us It
seemed AS o as we stuck our
noses over their lines they started
TO shell us for all they were worth.
l had never seen such Smelling of an
aeroplane before, and / confess that
l was thoroughly frightened-almost
frantic. The pilot was intent upon
making good photographs, and he
had to stay within the 1000 feet al
titude in order TO get them.
There being no German plane UP, l
had little TO do. l was kneeling in
my seat and looking for Germans,
but not a one came, nor was there
any reason why they should in all
that Archie" exhibition. The chances
wore very good that tho anti-aircraft
batteries would get us dow without
some Heinie having to take the risk.
We circled and circied over the Ger
man lines until Hyatt had taken
Sc photos, as fine a collection OF the
enemy's first, second and THIRD Lines
as had ever been made
When Hyatt had done that he had
20 prolong tho agony by photograph
ing the Germans reserve positions.
not that he wanted to. for no was as
frightened as l a After that we
concluded that We might just as wOu
fly back home.
Well, when we counted the holes
In our planes in the aerodrome we
discovered that ninety-six holes, OF
various sizes, made by high explo-
ENNn ahTn nal haN EAhlaI nNur VIa na
or much OF their carrying capacity
A few more and the old bus would
have settled down no matter how
much speed the motor might kick up,
MAS interested in the course
which some OF the shrapnel balls had
taken and discovered that many OF
them had come too close for solid
comfort One OF them, for instance,
must have missed n ankles by the
veriest fraction OF an inch. Another
one had gone through the plane neat
the pilot and accounted for a slit nine
inches long in Hyatt's leather coat.
l must make another remark about
n holes In our planeSJ They were
not small by any means. One OF then
was large enough for a cat TO bt
thrown through. l guess that a whole
shrapnel case must have gon'
through the plane Shrapnel holes II
the planes and the smaller perfora'
lions left by machine gun bullets hac
ceased - be of any consequence u
the boys, however.
When first entered the arr servici
men still counted such things, and OF
the aerodromes they used To estab.
lish records based on the numoer O
holes In a machine But hat got u
be an old joke. The only Performance
which counted at this time was Il
come hurtling through the air 70
several thousand feet, land on tn
nose Of the machine, and hen &c
from under the wreck with enougN
Inc left in you TO make patching VI
worth while. II that could De dom
from ten TO hftocn thousand fec;
well and good. and II en- route IN,
gasoline tank took IRE. goodnight
Nothing short OF that could get
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PZz" let him get up a ways, then
zen upon him like a hawk. bringing
MN down on his own 'drome- "fizZ"
went very low ove the German han
CARS and fired the rest OF his ammuni-
ton at the frightened men, who ran
all owe the place looking for cover.
After putting the fear of the Lord
int the Germans at the aerodroIne,
-Pizz" started for home. climbing all
the time to o the Lines at a good
height But the Arches got a line
on him and started to explode high
explosive shrapnel all around him
Just as he was crossing the lines
homeward bound, a -woolly bear
burst right nea him. knocking his en-
CINE put of the machine The ma
chine was completely unbalanced by
this n now uncomfortable, but
'PiZz" kept his head and got ready
for the crash. II came all right, and
poor old Pig was pretty badly
damaged, having four ribs broker,
his face cut and bruised, / n addition
10 sustaining several internal IN
jurieR-
He went to the hospital for a while,
but soon recovered. He was sent TO a
famous fighting squadron and there
he was tust as wild as ever. lie went
up one day, and while on patrol
tackled the Red German, so called
because his machine was painted rsd.
They fought for twenty-five minutes
and finally poor old Pig was shot
down.
Another scout came along and soon
the German was engaged IN another
battle. He was a good pilot and
showed il by the way he played for
position, darting hither and thither,
but the Allied airman proved too
much for him, and before long the
German came Town in a spinning
nose dive and on fire. He descended
30 fast that one could hear the ma
chine whistle as 1t came hurting
through space, then the sound oi
crashing wood and rending OF fabric.
And in two minutes nothing was lett
but a small heap OF burning wreck
age.
I was summoned TO appear before
the commanding officer one day, lie
needed a gunner Tor a pilot who was
going TO take Photographic felt less
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thrill out OF the tough lot they had
around the aerodromea
We used to have considerable run
with the captive balloons OF the Ger
mans. The purpose OF our attacks
on them was To set them on nre, for
nothing short of h a could e hurt
them unless you shot them full or
machine gun bullets These captive
balloons went up rather high, so u
machines had n fair chance II they
could surprise them.
The bombs we used To drop on the
captive balloons were of a deadly
nature not only in that the phos-
phorus they contained would ignite
tho gas, but in addition to that they
were deadly IL dropped on the men in
the trenches, as they produced III
durable burns, and the fumes we're
horrible To breathe, as they con-
tanned a sort OF gas Old Randie, one
OF our pilots, was tent over one day
TO get a German sausage. He went
up three times before he finally got
1t.
This particular sausage had had a
great deal of our attention. II never
came up twice in the same place, but
moved up or down the road a hun
dred yards before IL assembled Cen
orally. II was from two or three
miles behind the lines
We all wondered what this Ger
man was up to. and Randtc was sent
up 10 nnd out With his load of
bombs aboard he started UP. The
German watched him come. for TO
the German an Allied flying machine
death in various ways
This one knew that Randie was
after him, SO he had his balloon
pulled down as soon as fGandie came
at all near him
But the German seemed very anx-
ious to continue his observations and
went UP again Randie, who had re-
turned, started for him once moro.
In That manner they played hide and
seek for about two hours.
Finally Randie climbed up and
found a hiding place behind a cloud.
The other thought that his tOrmentor
was gone.
When the balloon was up about
half way Randie took a dive from his
hiding place and made straight for IL
and then pulled the plugs 10 release
the bombs, The two Germans In the
captive balloon saw him coming. but
there was nothing that they could
DO. Randie was upon them before
they knew II. and as soon "a the
bombs hit they both jumped. II Is
not the prettiest sight In the world
10 see two men jump out OF a balloon
at four thousand feet. from the
ground.
The parachute OF one OF the men
opened after a fall OF Ave hundred
feet or 50. That stopped his rapid
progress through the air and he de-
ycended safely enough. But the par
achute of the other never opened
and he looked like a Weighted rat az
he sailed earthward. A speck OF dust
showed where he hit. He was a Ger
man. but he was game, and old
Randie afterward told me that he felt
sorry for him. And Randio knew;
ne was an old-timer and game to the
core.
Randie made the supreme sacrifice
a short time later when he was hi,
by 4 high explosive shell while nying
at about n thousand feet
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CHAPTER X.

~ NE Of tho most consistent COM
oinations OF pilot and good
fellow was to be found In Phil
Prothero. He was a dare
devil Scotchman. He was wild; that
is to a y. he would do anything in
the world
"P1zz," as we called HIM. Jew a
little scouting machine and spent the
greater part Of the time keeping the
guns and sights on his machine in
order. He had brought down four
Germans. but of late he had had a
streak of bad luck. He would get UP
at three in the morning. go down to
the 'drome and have his machine
pulled out of the hangar by the
sleepy mechanics. Then he would
pile into his flying clothes, get up
about nifty feet from the ground and
come rushing over the camp, waking
the rest OF Is up on his way 20 the
lines in search OF a German who
might be doing an carly patrol. But
he eve got his chance until he had
lost many a good mornings sleep.
One morning, after he had been do
ing this sort OF thing for about two
weeks, he happened to be a few miles
behind the enemy lines and was
dying low, since the ground mist
made it hard to see from a great
height
Pig was saatng along when he
was suddenly surprised by the rata
tat-tat OF the machine gun u a Ger
ma who had settled on his tail. He
sized the situation up in a fash,
looped over the enemy and fred
about ten shots, when his we'll petted
gun jammed- Pig simply went
Wild and had 10 drop out OF the night
There was nothing TO do. but return
home for Repairs
He landed and had the jam recti-
fed by the gunsmith of the squadron
and away he went again 10 the lines
looking for his German.
But the German a no lonreI
loft, so Pig went over TO a Gennar
l'dnome and there he found one who
was just getting up into the air.
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Seeing America
BY Uncle Harry
GaIDeston.

GotDe0tOn-
-rhe beack Gag with the sarufl ar4
crossbones of tho pirates once ne.-
over Galveston" said Mrs. Martin an
ahe. Tnx and Teddy sat at breakfast.
when II va the headquarters OF tho
Buccaneers. led by Jean Laatta
Many other ffngs have been raised
hero- Tho city was named in honor
Of Count Bcrnhardo de- Galvez, Vice.
roy OF Mexico whom that countr be.
iongod 70 Spain 90 " was once un-
der b Spanish banner. Then came
tho nag Of Mexico. the nag OF tho
Ropublo OF Toms. and last and best
% al. tho Starr and Stripes"
The city looked beautifully fresf
and green after tho Arixonn desert
they had haft q TOW days beSoro. They
won't 10 tho docks. where doxens OF
ships being loaded with bale. m
cotton. moro OF which ts shipped from
Galveston ann from any other mort
IN h world uhs stsvcdores war,
negrocs. many al fhcrn bsx. 1--WE
fui men
TT doesn't seem posufbfo that al.
eiy was once destroyed by tho sea-
Mira Martin told them. -but In 1900
. terrible hurricane pied ND tho
waters of b Gulf until they covered
tho entire Inland More than 1000
people were killed and thousands Of
buildings wero OH to pieces. Tbosa
who were left would not DO disooup.
aged The whole country sunE
to hefp. n . finer city was butrs.
with q huso senwaka 20 prctecs a
from future stormA-
'Ohl how beautifuIl- CRIED TrfxLfUs
they had reached ths YAH Beso.r
lay q smooth. whfts beach, and boz
yoDd Tho btue wators OF tho Gun on
Mextco~ Aftsr . swim. Tho e.raI
youngsters hurried into their oao<heo
TO SEQ the aubo noa Tho hard. frm
beach. thirty miles1oug. makesa f1nv
racing coursa.
Presently a distant shot shs seus.
Ing signal was heard. and after Z
while tiny black objects, looking M
beetles. came In sight The caro-
came closer and II could DO seen mr.
were travelling at lightning sp.0d
Two were 4 tho lead. running Gd1
by side.
As they nearod our party. somc.
thing went wrong and the inside ear
swerved quickly. An held thssr
breath. for 1t seemed there would
surely be a collision. but by a miracha
the damaged, missed It's riva1
and dashed into tho water. Out y
went until M waves almost COW
cred IL
-Whew!- exclaimed q man. mat
was a narrow escape They wero
lucky To run into the water So n
proved. A rescue party brought tho
but safe and sound
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daredevil plot best known as k
K-is n ambition was TO touch
the wheels of his under carriage
on the ground somewhere DO
hind the German hnea
Generally when a man does things
that arc forbidden something hap
pens. Fate seems to punish one for
the things that are foothardy. And
II fate had punished X on this special
occasion I might not be here TO ten
the tale But fortunately fate waited
until our return To the aerodrome-
We were up on an early morning
patrol, having started at dawn, and
there was no action behind the Ger
man lines, as was usually the case at
that hour in tho morning. The sun
was rust starting 70 show itself over
the norzon and with II came the
promise OF a hne day, which meant
lots OF work
1 was busy looking for a battery Of
German guns which had been re-
ported active the night before, when
h enemy aircraft batteries opened
lire on US. The explosion OF the
O.IAhS OF IAANh anu htAfy NA1N
our machine vas tossed around by
the conclusion as II 1t were a cigar
cite paper. X shut off his power.
and l kept watch TO find the batteries
that were doing the shooting, | found
one on the way down. but | soon lost
all eagerness To put IL out OF action,
for X made no attempt at getting
back 70 our lines.
| looked over To make sure he was
not wounded. and. as the engine still
turned, I wondered what Was hap
pening.
We vent down behind the German
lines until we were Just over the tree
tops. X then opened the throttle and
the engine responded all right, but
he closed It again. and ] can't de-
scribe the strange sensation had. I
swallowed my heart, and made up my
mind that l was to be a prisoner for
the duration OF the war.
That thought was not pleasant. es-
peoially after hearing the hair-reis-
ing tales which were told NJ the way
u prisoners were being treated by
the Germans I shouted TO X that
he engine was all right, but he
merely looked at me. | put a drum
OF ammunition on my Lewis gun, FOR
] had made up my mind 10 KIN him
II be were a spy. and then I would
make the attempt TO. hy tue machine
back myself.
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Randfe was an EnBiishman-an
English public schoorboy. well brought
up. There Is something In tho train
ing those boys get In one Of those
schools which they never forget
They arc gentlemen and they show
this quality. An Engiishman who
has been through Eton. oxford or
Harrow can be spotted as o o as
you start talking 10 him. and he Is
generally as game as they make
them. I have met several In my
travels and they nearly all pan out
alike.
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JUNE DRAWING AND WRITING
CONTEST.

Subject: The Fourth OF July Spirit
Ten prizes Of 81 each will be award
ed Kddie Klub members-ageS from
six 70 fifteen years inclusive-who
make the best drawings or write tho
best essays on the spirit OF our
American Fourth OF July.
Drawings must be done in black
India ink or black crayon pencil.
Essays must not exceed one hundred
and hfty U50) words. Contestants
must state their name, address. age
and certificate number.
Address Cousin Eleanor, Evening
World Kiddie club. No. 6S Park Row.
New York CITY.
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Sails Into a Storm Cloud That
Is a He'll of Lightning and
Thunder

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CORN MEAL AND HomlhT
BREAD,

TRY this variation OF corn bread
cup corn meal. / cup boiled hom-
iny grits. 1 cup milk. ! tablespoon
matted fat | teaspoon baking pow
deT y teaspoon salt. ] egg.
Beat milk and q n the honinS
rita add melted tat and dry lngred-
Tents and mix we'll
mis- batter may be AXE In a
rreased par and served with a spoon
S-om the dish in which It Is oake1
% a spoon bread, or II may be cooked
an q ghddle and served as Srladls
o.kes.
III cups cooked hominy grits' cup
stswed a~pricoLs. "a cup apricot Juice.
4 tablespoon sugar. u tablespoon
butter. o.
arst a layer of the homlny grits
hitch have been mixed with the
,ruit tuice, then a layer OF the stewed
sruit. Rep I until dish is nearly VI
not aver with the butter and sprinkle
.Itb 1 tablespoon OF sugar mixed with
cinnamon. Bake until brown. Serve
~ or cold with ssuce or top milk.
T1rted or canned fruit can be used.
roru syrup a be used to sweeten
% truit
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HoMINY MUFFiks.

4 cup cold boiled hominy grits l
-. swact milk. l egg. Ia cups
or aour. . teaspoons baking pow,
der. y teaspoon salt, / tablespoon
melted fat ,u
Beat milk and egg into the hominY
grIts- add melted fat and dry lngred-
EMS, Mix we'll and bake IN wei
creased muffin pans for 80 minutes
N.ka 10 mullins.
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How to Earn a Riddle Klub Pennant

A TWENTY TWO INCH felt pennant made In the Kun cdorS blue nd
\ gold. and bearing the words "Taddie B1ub,- will be given free to evuy
K1ub member who secures Ho rev members and to every nw nuo
member who brnRs In four other mcmbers- Six coupons Numbered
in rotation must 30 sent with e@h mama toscther with Tn signature 20
and address Of each o member. Just as required when individual hdnos
apply for membership.
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SEALING THE JARS.

Remove jars from the bath at the
end OF the canning period prescribed
for the particular vegetable or fruit.
Instantly clamp tightly or screw
down the lid on each jar as it is taken
out Make certain there Is no leak
Store jars TO cool in a draught-free
place. Test for leaks again next day.
III any Jar shows any signs OF leaks
replace faulty rubber, cap. OF con-
tainer and reboil-
n the product Is one that a be
canned by a single period or boiling
in q hot water bath. your product. II
tightly sealed and thoroughly cold Is
now ready for storage. Whore only
one boiling Is required screw-top'
Champion or s~elf-sealing containers
or cans can be used
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
A single period OF processing in the
ysater bath has been found generally
satisfactory for the canning OF fruits
ana such acid Vegetables a. tomatoes.
lama beans, peas. corn and certain
other vegetables having a high pro-
tan content or which, because OF
tsstr thick consistency. do not allow
u, heat to penetrate TO the centre OF
tbs can readily. are more dihicuit to
ksrtfine and hence, where the not
v~ker bath Is used, either by the
sanxie-continuous or by the intermit-
s>u2 q small percentage OF
los by spodiage may DO expected
Hsvsver. scrupuious caro- In the Sc
lection, preparation and processing Oh
tbese products will reduce his loss 70
. minimum
single period processing Win
stsam under pressure OF ten to nfteen
pounds In a pressure Gamer OF
oooker Ii strongly recommended iof
the handling OF such products. Tor oS
N. uss loss due TO insufficient ster1h-
: z.sson may DO largely eliminated
For the beneht OF hos 10 whom
n. intermittent boiling or processing
nav not be familiar. 1t may be e1'
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onne. N. J.: Marie Sorrento. No Nh
wost 18th Street. Consy Island
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How to Can and Dry
Fruits and Vegetables
AN AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE o HOUSEWIVES
=. WHO ARE CONSERVING SURPLUS FOOD

rae mId Of a series Of articles issued bv the Uated states Department
ofArScsItnre explaining canning and drying methods found BY experience
Dc productive Of the best results.
s'Tsot Packing and Sealing the Jars.
= mdoVB from the water bath the jars and covers, which must have
Zee boxing or 1t least Is minutes. As quickly a q possible pack
ne oianchcd tand dipped product into tn boiled jars Pack quick
" and carefully using q Dat and narrow wooden paddle or wooden spoon.
mfaanats all bubbles Pack tightly but n 10, % as o mash or onAh the
product
I'm the jar TO within N haf inch of re top with hot brine Y water
~ tsce n you ae canning vegetables. Dr. with hot syrup, fruit Juice or
ruer1y clean hot vnter II yu ire canning fruit
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Z Az each Jar u filled and while II In
sun hot place a rubber ring cleansed
In boiling soda and water on the jar.
Screw down the boiled top. II a screw
too tar Ia used, but do not screw 1t
tsfG II gias top jars are used put
on eover and slip wire Yer II. but do
nst press down side spring. Do not
delay In putting on tops until the jar
ana top r cool
Do not seal jars dght ut this stage.
M packed product will expand
I ,mewhat when tho Jars are boiled
p-rocessed), and there must DO an
sunet for the expanding air.
A each Jar Is partially scaled put
N back In the hot water bath from
witch some OF the hot water has been
removed and 10 which cold water has
besn added until the water Is merely
wnxm- Do not put cold Jars directly
INTO bot water. They will crack. Try
to have filled Jars and the water In
ths bath about the same temperature
a ire start.
FIJI and partially seal all the jars as
rapidly as possible and place them in
the bath See that when all are in
the water comes over tops OF the jars
Put n tight cover oil the vessel TO
Keep the steam around the tops OF the
Jars.
Allow the jars to remain in the boil
ing water for the time specified for
the product Begin counting the time
Cor processing when the water around
ae jars In the water bath starts to
oil.
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CHAPTER XII.

II USED to ny as observer Tor a
daredevil plot best known AZ X
K.is one ambition was to touch
the wheels of his under carriage
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. NE Of the most consistent com
oinations OF pilot and good
fellow was to be found In Phil
Prothero. He was a dare
The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
MATMEN WILL MAKE
RINGSIDE WEIGHT

Local graphing fans who have al
ways doubted whether Joe Turner, the
middle-weight title holder, can make
the weight limit Of 15s pounds, will be
given an opportunity on Thursday
night at the Lyceum Theater to see
for themselves. Manager McGeorge
signed Turner for finished wrestling
bout with Con Albright. the Roches-
ter mailman, for finished bout with
no time limit.
The articles call for the middle
weight poundage at ringside. Turner
consenting to step on the scales after
Albright had insisted on this claim
being In the articles. p. F. O'Connor
has been agreed upon to act as the
third man on the mat. The bout will
be governed by strict Police Gazette
rules, barring time limit. and should
prove one Of the best of the season
as Albright recently put up a great
bout with Turner, although he was
not in shape to do himself Justice.