The Wahpeton times., 1918-04-11

:, tenber, as ola Lieutenant NIulzer, VINO
had shot down ten atlversaries.
! Since August, 1914, 35 German "aces''
have been killed, and only % remain
ali,c. The Boche leaders today are
Lieut.. Hans Muller. with % victories /;
Lieutenant Bcrthold, 2S; Lieut.. Cheva-
lier Won TuScheck, 23. etc.
French Lose Thirteen "Aces."
All told, but 13 French "aces'' have
been killed or made prisoner. They
are:
Capt euyny%ep vaaeD''.si s. Capt Anger :::::::
second Lieutenant 80 I'd ,,ol Lieut.. Lansue. :
Adit, 6s'me nenoir: ::i2d HGL Lieut.. Pesoud::
sergt apst I sauSage.... S serst. Hauss ...::. S
2d Lieut.. de Rache Captain lie Lecour-
caef'. a9ft i:::: Doumer::::: e'a"o'"A's0A '''''
F0rty-five French "ace" pilots are
still on the battle front:
commandant Nun sd q Lieut lieut. Montrion. ns,s
Capt Heurtaux.. ssrgt TIC Guss'r ss Ronns
"a Lieut.: Madon.. l5Gapt: per9ds e,,9;l ......
"a Lieut.. Lufbery.. Is Ad5t; HerSsiin , ...
ID Lieut.. Jaiiier. .l2 Ad1t. Bloch ........ 8
d Lieut. Tarascon.1l Lieut.. Gastin ..:::.. 8
"a Lieut.: Boyan...1 sergti Rosssau -.
Lieut.. de la Tour. eiCommandant Mar .
q hd1t Lieut. Casae.. .s,, anronTt Wer,s.on
ID Lieu, Wallet. Silent. Marty :..:... S
Adjt vltalis. gun m Lieut. de Roche
ner :. 3; y chonart de Morte-
"a a,re Lieut. ria"n. ssrst. msff oaette ::::::
"a % 1.ieHt nei Lach: ,,i: % Lieutenant Reg
I'd Lieut.. IIugues.. 4
Newest French "Aces."
A. word about some of the new
French "aces."
Second Lieutenant lie Rochechouart
de Mortemart. Prince de Tonnay Char
cntc. is the first prince to become an
"ace." although there are several no
hlemcn among the "aces" in the
French English. Russian. italian, Ger
man. Austrian and Turkish armies.
When the war began the Prince de
Tonnay-C -Charente was serving in a
light cavalry regiment. After much
campaigning on horseback and in the
trenches, he passed into the aviation,
going to the front with the famous es-
cadrille N %. Shortly after he arrived
Mt the escadrille. on June 4, 1917. he
came back from sOrtie with two
stay wires cut by bullets. Every day
in May and June he delivered combat
to enemy machines. On June 16. after
a combat in the course of which his
airplane was riddled by bullets. he
shot down his first victim. His second
victory occurred near Dannevaux on
September 3. September 1S he prob.
ably destroyed German plane near
Bethincourt; the Goth. his third Of
fetal Boche fell near Douaumont; his
fourth near Comieres on September %
and his fifth in the FORCES wood, Octo-
ber 20.
Quette's Wonderful Climb.
Sergeant Quette's station in life be.
fore the war was entirely different. he
Is typical Parisian "chiid Of the peo.
pie" and is a lover of stirring sensa.
tions, brave in every sense of the word
He was first a machine gunner with
the escadrille "a, where he always vol.
unteered for the most perllous mis-
sions. 1t was Quette who, on January
8, 1915. while in full flight, crawled
out on the lower plane of his airplane
to reattach magnetic wire which had
come loose, allowing his pilot, by this
heroic balancing feat, to continue Lis
mission. On July 2. 1915, his pi';;.
having been wounded during combs. {.
QuettS aided him to land safely with:
the French lines, just back of t.:
trenches.
After training as a pilot Quette was
soon awarded the military medal, will
a fine citation: "A young pilot, full %,
courage and sangfroid. Has distin
guished himself in many circumstance.
and delivered numerous cOmbats, dur
ing which his machine has been Otter
hit by the enemy's fire. Shot down al
enemy airplane July %. 1917, after {
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