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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-20

He wanted to learn both military and
naval aviation.
In March, 1915, he joined the naval
aviation service in the Baltic, and the
CULTS of Riga and Finland were to see his
principal exploits. He was on scout duty
there. On July Is, on returning from an
expedition, he had just made his landing
when one of his bombs exploded, killing
his observer and tearing off his own left
leg. ..
He had to stay in the hospital for eight
months, and it was only on July z, 1916,
that he got an artificial leg and was sent
back to SebastOpOl as an instructor for
other officers, his days Of flying ,inglor-
iously over, he was told.
At the aviation field it was customary
for the men to have breakfasted and to be
at their hangers ready TO be of at 8 A. NJ.
Seversky had begged to be allowed to try
to fly, but they wouldn't let him on &C.
count of his artificial leg. "As if" he
said, "that would make any difference.
You fly with wings, not legs"
He had that same Impotence usual
with our own young aviator David Put
nam, who last May wrote to his mother
when he was waiting for a new machine
that Everybody is bringing down Boehes
and here I sit doing nothingi"
In spite of refusals Seversky was not
content to SIT safely on the ground in
structing others how to fly. Russia, he
said, needed experienced pilots; he was
one. Accordingly he arose early one
morning, stole out without anybody know
ing il, overhauled machine be liked ana
was off for an hours flight before the
others were awake. At first he didn't
know If he could manage the machine or
not, but it went beautifully, and he made
an expert and dramatic landing at the
very hour that the other men appeared on
the field.
Commander Mad, but Relent.l.
When they saw him coming in they did
not know who it could be, and the COM
mander was furious to see some one out
without orders. Severely remarked as
he was telling the story that he was very
sorry to have to break regulations, but
that they never would have let him try
otherwise. ...',. g. .--
my commander" he said, "was Scher-
batchof. He said, Il must arrest you be-
cause you break my orders.' You can
imagine how felt to hear this, and ] said
him back nothing. Then he said; 4
should arrest You, but you do this so fine,
I give you permission to fy.'"
After that he flew continuously, but al
ways under orders. In that same July
he flew from Petrograd to Oesel Island,
opposite the Gulf of Riga, and to Reval
scouting. On August, 10 he few to Runo
Island, and there with Lieut.. Didericks
raided q German seaplane station on Au-
o. lt11 W AGf al Nll ~ - .assctts1t1S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-20

germ LAKE, lHey orOppeu Doinoo anu
were engaged by seven enemy planes.
They forced two of the enemy to land
and Seversky defended Diderieks, who
was hard pressed. The fight lasted one
hour and forty-fve minutes, and when
Seversky landed he discovered thirty bullet
holes in his machine.
my father was in a restaurant when
the newspaper telling of our fight was
brought in,' the aviator went on. "He
said to his friends when he learned that
Didericks and had been engaged by seven
Germans: Read it, can't; | know my
son is killed. They told him that i hadn't
been killed, and he snatched the paper from
them and read aloud himself" For this
Seversky was given st. Georges sword,
which in Russia confers special honors
and privileges upon its possessor, inelud-
ing a pension and the education of his
children by the State
Whole Summer in Gulf of Riga.
Seversky spent that whole summer at
the Gulf of Riga. In September be be-
came q submarine observer, flying in the
neighborhood of Reval, on the Gulf of
Finland. During that time he invented
q new. kind Of seaplane SKI, and In De-
cember went to superintend its manufae-
ture in the factory.
The next February f1917) he was made
chief of q squadron Of airplaneA BE was
testing machines on the field just before
he went to assume his new command He
was obliged 10 60 with all speed TO the
general headquarters and started on q
motorcycle. As he met q heavy motor
truck it skidded and threw him off. The
wheels ran over his right leg and broke it
While he was in the hospital recovering
from this accident his little sister, ten
years old, was permitted to visit him. She
brought with her small brown cloth
monkey. This she left with her brother
so that he wouldn't be lonesome. And
this Prokolieff- Seversky brought safely
with him to America. He proudly ex-
hbited the mascot which, not without
sears, had been with him in many i'm
portant skirmishes with the Germans. He
showed a bullet wound in the monkeys
foot
"You know" he said, che was most
funny, for whenever was wounded and
in the hospital the nurse always bandaged
his foot after she had finished with me.'
After the motor truck accident be was
able to leave the hospital on May q, 1917,
and went to Moscow, where he took an
other high pilot examination. Now he
flies the Spad and the Newport. Indeed,
he tested the first Spad built in Russia.
He looks over the machine first; if he
likes it and believes in it he tests it. Other
wise nothing would induce him to try.
In July he was made chief Of squad
ron of destroyers to defend the Twelfth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
Game Losers Hard To Find;
Gundy Laughs At Defeat

Seventh Rider Proves Bigger Than Ordinary Excuse
Hunters; Plucky Boxer Amuses Friends by Describ-
ing Wonderful Sights Seen in Kayo Nelson Hits
at an Ant; Pink Elephants and Pretty Girls.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
By ROY EaIIK

my condition just set the hell out Of
here"
Il saw had made a mistake but ]
couldn't back up so I said; What
happened, anyhow, when you went
down.?
7 thought sure at first that I had
made another mistake for Nick looked
angry. Then he smiled and replied
You noticed those lights above the
ring? Well it was a warm night and
those lights attracted a lot OF bugs.
Tommy and / were boxing along nice
~ When Dig flying ant attracted by
the light lit on my nose. I crawled
down alongside my chin and bothered
me quite little. / never could box
right with ants or centipedes crawl
ing on me. / said Tommy, there's an
ant ticking me under the chin and 1
can't box well IL it keeps IL up He
said; Wait minute, Nick, and I'll
knock him off so we can 90 on with
the bout You see Nelson is really a
very polite boy and very accommodate
ing. so what does he do but take a
rap at the flying ant, forgetting that
my chin was just back Of the ant. The
Glow didn't knock me down at al but
went down TO see what became OF
the ant
Just then a band began to play and
what did j see up over the Studorium
but a flock OF pink elephants doing
the Little Egypt and Il Of the pref
test girls I ever saw. mOtiOnirE for
me 10 follow. You couldn't blame me
for forgetting about the ant, could
you2 ] can't say that ] paid any par
ticular attention 10 the elephants.
either The girls were all singing ]
went round and round with them
finest bunch OF girls ever met. eX-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
JITINNING % points out Of 142 a

WINNING % points out OF 142 and
w cinching the ball game by q
score Of III. company B. 21st battaI-
ion. United States guards, national
army. was returned winner OF the
first track and field meet held Thurs
day by the battalion by a comfortable
margin.
The meet was promulgated by Of
ficers with a view Of improving the
efficiency Of battalion athletes that
they may compete more successfully
in the next big regular monthly track
and field meet at Bliss Considering
the fact that the athletes of this unit
have not been training. having not
vet hal the opportunity for consistent
work. the results attained were most
gratifying to officers and contestants
Track and field events we're held
Thursday morning In the aftern Oh
B company pill tossers easily proved
their superiority over the nine OF COM
pany ID by knocking the bail TO the
farthest corners Of the diamond al
most at will
As a token Of appreciation OF the
work done by his men, Capt William
Klausser has announced that ne viii
treat his athletes Of 3 company Sun
day TO such a dinner as viii do JUS
tice 10 such a victory.
Events and winners follow:
one hundred yard dash-First place.
Corp. Rogers, company A; second,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
COMPANY B. WINS FIRST FIELD
MEET HELD BY FIST BAT TALON
Athletics of Victorious Company to Be Feasted by Capt
Klauser; u S. Guards Prepare to Enter Next Big
Track and Field Meet at Bliss; Baseball Game
Won by Heavy Smuggling Of B Sdckmen

Pvt. NeeIy. company B; time. Il sec
onds.
Wall scaling-First, company A
second, company B. time IS seconds
Sack race-First. Kropinski. com
pany B; second. Nelson, company B
time 20 seconds
Running broad Jump-First. Man
dich. company D; second, Neelys COM
pany B.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash
First, Rodgers. company A: second,
Duncan; time IS seconds
-Four hundred and forty yard relay
race-First. company b second, com
pany d; time minute.
Shoe race-First. Corp Levy, COM
pany B. second, Sergt- Seamans, COM
pany B.
Running high jump-First. first
Sergt- LoOmas, company B. feet 9
inches; second, Corp Woodward, COM
pany 3. 4 feet s inches
Squad drill-First company B; sec
ond. company D.
Tug Of war-Tied between compa-
MES A and B and c and d.
Officials serving at the meet were:
Honorary judge. Mai. Thompson
Referee, Capt William Klauser-
Judges. Capt F. II. Bell and Capt
E Z. Skirvin.
Starter. first Lieut.. r. Burmeister.
Timekeeper. second Lieut. ]. z
Minor. second Lieut.. o. G. LOOMS.
Clerk Of course, first Lieut.. H n
Sager.
inspectors. first Lieut.. F. Schmidt,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
Short To Enter
Training Camp

Friends Of Sergt- Charlie Short,
Ninth engineers. mounted are pleased
TO hear that SergL Short, by efficient
service, has earned the privilege Of
attending an officers training camp
and VIII leave for Louisville, Ky,
within a few days.
Short first came into prominence
at Bliss as an athlete when he put a
duietus TO Cave Man Carlson, then
the reignlng star in the Bliss light
weight division at the fort Later he
gave valuable service on relay teams
for the engineers. His most valuable
service to Uncle sam, however, has
been as an instructor in mass military
boxing. Contrary TO the general rule
in case Of successful ring stars. Short
proved even a better teacher than
ring artist
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
.HOOSIER TAXES
GRAND AMERICAN
Wins in Shoot-off With
New Yorker; Mrs. Almert
Is Woman Champion.

Chicago. Ill. Aug. S.-John D.
Henry. OF Elkhart, Ind. won the
premier event Of trapdom, in the
Grand American handicap trap shoot
ing tournament today after a shoot
off with H. J. Pendergast, Of Phoenix,
New York.
Henry shot from Is yards and Pen
dergast from % yards. making the
second year in succession that a -
yards shooter tied for high honors
in the handicap only TO lose out in the
shoot off Each broke 81 targets.
The Columbus. Ga, trophy for high
averages resulted in a tie between
Frank Troeh Of Vancouver, Wash,
and Mark Arie, Of Thomasboro, H.
each dropping IS targets in 500.
Mrs Harold Almert OF Chicago and
Miss Emma Nettleaf OF Nicholas, Ia,
tied for high hOnors for woman shoot
ers and on the shoOt-off Mrs Almert
won the women's championship OF the
United States, 10 TO Is.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
BLISS STARS
TAKE CAME BY
GOOD MARGIN
Team Scheduled to Meet
oath Infantry Nine Round
ing Into Great Shape.
TODENHOFF WILL
TOSS FIRST GAME

ALL doubt as TO the condition Of the
n an star aggregation Of Fort Bliss
CHOSEN 10 meet the fast Columbus
boys Of the gath infantry was dis
PEELED Thursday afternoon when the
stars rolled over the trial boss base
hosnitaI team and came out at the top
end OF a ls-4 score. Both fielding and
hitting was a real pleasure TO base
bali fan-especially Bllsser-anQ
the pitching staff showed up IN a
manner calculated 10 inspire the
,.rsatest confidence as 10 the outcome
Of Saturdays and Sundays games
ssTodyn n Winner
TodenhOff the heady and steady
hurler from the 18th division, has
been chosen TO pitch the first game.
'-Todvf has been an earnest, hard
working player and one OF the hard
est TO connect with OF any tWlrler
who has been seen in this section for
MANY years. Some OF his pitching
exhibitions have been very creditable'
indeed. such as leading the Bliss team
10 victory against the oath infantry
at Columbus the tanning Of l6 men in
a Bliss game and winning Of the same
game by a home run and tvo-bagger
from his bat. II is the general belief
at Bliss that with the excellent sup
port shown by the stars in practice
games. that Tody viii hurl a winning
game
Williams and Gertz, for the sec
ond game, are both In better
shape than for the former meet
ing of the mines and viii both give
n good account Of themselves.
Both saturdays and Sundays games
viii be called promptly at 2-3O o'clock
on the Fifth cavalry diamonds. Music
for the occasion viii be furnished by
an army band As usual the games
are free and FL Tasoans are invited TO
witness the contest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

cepting some about FL Paso-and fin
ally they all caught hold and carried
me about I had decided to stay
when one Of them reminded me that
was looking for an ant and had
better go back and finish the job. or
the thing would get away entirely
They tried TO let me down but I held
on TO a couple of them When / came
to I had hold OF each OF my seconds
great big roughneclls instead Of pretty
girls. At that time I forgot all about
the ant. I went back the next day at
noon. but 10 was gone
Il laughed at Gundy's account and
asked him II he had suffered any real
inconvenience from the bout No,
replied Nick. Ny foot did get worse
and I couldn't walk for a couple OF
days and my jaw was so sore that 1
had 20 such my meals through a straw
but no real inconvenience Any
more damn fool questions
Il thought IL a fine time 10 keep
still and Gundy added: II you weren't
q friend Of mine there would be a
horse without any rider over in II
trOop.'"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
ms not so hard TO be a 90


4 4 .
1 Good losers are rare.
whatever may be said Of Nick
Gundy's ability in the ring. he sure is
a game loser, said a Seventh cavalry
man Friday. And this is the story the
rider told;
4 always hate 70 meet a boxer
after he is defeated because it means
listening TO excuses for an hour or
half day. But being a member Of the
same regiment and a friend Of Nick
I concluded that 7 would brave the
excuses, call on the little Giant
Killer" after his battle with Tommy
Nelson. He grabbed my hand as
warmly as ever and with the same old
pep and prepared for the avalanche.
1 saw his foot was wrapped and ex-
pected 10 hear IN a few minutes that
he had lost every bone in one leg an
hour or two before the bout.
when he didn't begin 10 load me
up with excuses after some ten min
utes OF conversational which he
evinced more interest in horses than
in boxing began TO feel uneasy and
preached the subject myself Nick, said
/, you were not right on the night OF
that bout, were your
d" Not after Nelson got through with
me- said Nick and I didn't know what
to say because YOU can't console
man when he's that honest. But
I thought I ought TO let him know 1
knew he was not IN condition and
said again: I mean you were in poor
condition, were you not2"
Now look here snOrted Guudy-I
II you came here 20 hear me lie about
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
.REPAIRMEN
. TO CAVALRYMEN
314th Division Team Win
in Near Errorless Exhi-
bitiOn at Bliss.

The 514th riders took a close game
from mechanical repair unit No. 500,
Wednesday afternoon on the Seventh
cavalry diamonds. So. While eight
hits were made off Koftsnbadsr and
four off Richards, for the most part
they were scattered. the game being
a close one from start 10 finish. Only
two errors were made, one by NeviIl
and one by Lyons.
Features OF the game were two
base hits by Lyons and Race: double
play Barker to Nevill to Burns. Rich
ards struck out nine men. Koften-
bader four. Good fielding by both
teams was also a feature.
Lineups:
31fth czNalry-Barnett n. Burns.
1b; Lyons, CT: Nevill. Oh: Barker. Sd:
Lloyd, II; Shaw. IS; Bethtold. c: Rich
ard. p.
Repair unit No 3o4-Lipstren. CT;
Milhken. 3b; LeiEhtman. #; Hovsrson.
%; Parks, c. Thomas. ss- Race. u.
Heiken, ID; Koftenbader. p.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

New York, Aug. 9.-Hal Chase, cap
tain and first baseman OF the Gin
cinnati Nationals. has been Indefinite
ly suspended by manager Nathewson
because OF Indifferent playing. Chase
was under a similar charge in 1913
while playing on the New York Amer
leans. and was traded by manager
Frank Chance TO the Chicago Aueri-
cans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

, Chicago, Ill, Aug 9-Because
Of the refusal Of the police to
permit boxing the athletic
, benefit for the salvation Army
, overseas fund. scheduled TO be
held at Comiskey park Satur-
, day afternoon, last night was
, transferred to Fort Sheridan,
, So miles north of Chicago.
, Jess Willard. Jack Dempsey.
, the conQueror Of Fred Fulton.
, Charlie White, Eddie McGorty,
!, Ted Lewis. the welterweight
, champion and a dozen other
, boxers viii compete.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09
~ REcoMEs AvIAToR.

Boston. Mass. Aug. 9-Walter Pipp,
first baseman Of the New York Amer
lean league baseball team, was en-
rolled in the naval avition school at
the Massachusetts, institute Of tech
nology yesterdy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

first Lieut.. c. E. Waterman, first
Lieut. @. B. Compton
Scorer and reporter. first Lieut.
Martin B. Russell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

STOCK Ill OF BLOOD POISONING.
Third baseman Milton stock. OF the
Phinies, has been out OF the game re-
Gently with badly damaged foot 1t
became infected and had to be oper-
ated on
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
Club Boy Purchases Farm.

Willie Johnston, a member of sew
eral of the boys agricultural clubs in
Coal county, Oklahoma, has made
enough money for his mother, since
his fathers death, to buy a farm. At
the same time he has been helping
other boys of his neighborhOod to grow
better crops. Maybe there is a les
son in Willie Johnston'S experience
for other boys-whether on the farm
or in tOwn-who would like to enroll
in club work. Ask your county agent,
the state agricultural college, or the
United States department of agricul-
ture to tell you how you can enlist in
such service and make money.
In the fall of 1915, when his father
died. Willie was left to support his
mother and five younger sisters. The
family was farming rented land and
had no money with which to buy a
home. Willie was fourteen years old.
Early in 1915, w. T. Yoakum, the coun-
ty agent, had enrolled him in the Corn
club, and that year he won a prize
at the county fair
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

;, Have you ever stopped to reason why
I1 Is That so many products that are ex-
Censlvely advertised, all at once drop out
OF sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applles more particularly to a medicine
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy in
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says, '"Take for
example DR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root a
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy that l know of
has so large a sale."
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DIR.
hllmers' Swamp-Root is due to the fact
that, so many people claim, it ful6ls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur-
mary troubles and neutralizes the uric
ACID which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle Of
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post. Address
Dr.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
AMERICANS REPEL 20 AIRPLANEs
Heavy Artillery Fire Kept Up Day and
Night on Enemy Trenches.


With the American Army in France,
Feb. 7.-Twenty enemy airplanes
which endeavored to cross the Ameri-
can lines were violently shelled by
the anti-aircraft batteries and driven
off.
British fliers on Monday dropped
three tons of bombs and accounted
for eight enemy aeroplanes, with the
loss of one machine. On the Italian
front Italian and British aviators have
brought down thirteen enemy ma
chimes while the Germans again have
bombed Padua.
Raiding operations and artillery
duels are increasing on the western
front as the time for the beginning of
the spring operations approaches.
Two years ago Germany began her
drive on Verdun Feb. 13, while last
year the British captured Grandcourt
on the Somme front on Feb. z, and the
Germans two weeks later retired from
the Ancre, the first step in the re-
treat to the Hindenburg line
All official statements report great
artillery activity. The big guns have
been busy around Ypres and before
Cambria, on the British front, on the
right bank of the Meuse, on the
French front, and on the American
sector.
The British have made a successful
raid northeast of Ypres, and French
raiders brought back prisoners in the
Argonne German attempts near
Cambrai and near Corbeny, in Cham
pagne, were repulsed.
There has been lively aerial and ar
tillery fighting on the American Sec
tor, northwest Of Toul. The skies there
have cleared, and the Germans are re-
ported to be bombarding villages un-
touched for many months.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
One Sorrow.

John Mitchell, chairman Of the food
commission of New York, told re-
porter Christmas slum story.
Il visited hall in Pittsburgh one
Christmas" he said, "where 200 chill
dren from the poorest quarter were
fed on turkey, cranberry sauce and
mince pie.
1.-TWO scrawny little girls attracted
my attention, and l halted near them
to hear how they were enjoying them
selves. This is the dialogue 1 heard (:
"'Say, Name, amt this grand?'
"'YOu bet it is! Only I'm sorry for
one thing, Lizzie
"'What are you sorry for, Manner
"'Pm sorry 1 went and got me cor
sets mended.'"