The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-21
HUN HUNTING IS
FASCINATING SPORT
SAYS CAPT. CONE
Arkansas Aviator, Back From
France, Tells Vivid Story Of
Battles Fought High Above
the Lines.

Hun hunting in airplanes is fasein-
ating sport, according to Capt. j. Car,
roll Cone, one of Uncle Sans intrepid
flyers, who has just returned from
Of Montrose, Ark, where his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. J. H. Cone, reside and
he left Thursday to spend q few days
with his relatives.
Capt. Cone wears wound cheyron on
his left sleeve, indicating that he hao
been wounded in the service, rsoeiv-
ing injuries in one of his several scraps
with the Huns in the air, He is Of
ficially credited with one boche air
plane, and says he is confident that
he bagged at least two more during his
career as an air fighter, He landed
several times with his plane full OF
holes from the antiaircraft guns.
Capt. Cones first trip over the lines
as an allied flyer, was q member OF
the third pursuit group. composed OF
Spads, which are single-seatefs. The
squadron was on duty over the st.
Mihiel sector and several scraps oe.
Cured between boehe aviators and al
lied flyers.
Gets Hun.
II got my Hun plane in Argonne be-
tween Verdun and Breulles," said Capt.
Cone. 1T was an Albatross, and was
occupied by the observer and pilot !
came along behind them running some.
thing like 1875 miles an hour. When ]
opened fire 1t was the first intimation
the boches had that l was on their
tail My machine guns were shooting
about $50 shots minute, and at the
first volley / noticed the observer had
been killed. The other shots .riddled
the machine, and 1t went plungina
down, falling q distance Of about lO,OoV
Capt. Cone made his first flight over
Metz, when his plane was shot full q
holes. He landed safely behind the
allied lines, however. He had his plant
shot down at Verdun, but managed te
keep the plane righted until he reached
the ground.
Some of the mothers, wives and sis
ters over here think we were starving
and freezing to, death over there" said
Capt, Cone But the opposite is true
We get all the necessities from Uncle
Sam and the Red Cross and other
kindred organizations see to 1t that we
get all the luxuries. We are well led,
have good places to sleep, etc, and
time Of it is when they are in the
trenches. The Red Cross is doing q
wonderful work over there, and 30 are
the other organizations.
Il ran into several Memphis boys
over there, among the. number being
the Armstrong boys, Howard StoVall
Proudfit, Deatheridge and others,
II also encountered Lieut.. George
Puryear before he had been captured
by the Huns, and after his escape. Al
len Wardle and Carlisle Dusty Rhodes
are over there and are o. K, according
to Puryear Puryear looks well ane
told me the Huns treated him o. K,
only the food was short, as the 'luns
didn't have any themselves. The Red
Cross helped wonderfully and sent this
prisoners many packages, Puryear told
me-
Capt. Cone was called in from tbs
fighting front to be sent to the United
States as an instructor The armlstiot
was signed while he was on the way
over, and he came by Washington
where he was given a 10 days furlough
He win 20 to Washington for further
orders when his furleugh expires.
Capt. Cone enlisted In Memphis ir
1917, and after training here, went tt
Chicago, Rantoul, Kelly field and Min.
cola before going over. He received
his commission at Rantoul.