The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-05-10

On both occasions the caucisses well de-
Tended by their mitraiileuses. and antiaircraft
guns also were active against the French scout
To get the second Drachen Soulier had to de-
scend to altitude of 400 meters, and attack
very close to the enemy. His machine was sheed.
but he succeeded in forcing the enemy to earth.
The enemy observer sought to escape. but was
killed because his parachute failed to work
properly.
October 10 proved be of the busiest days
of Sergeant Soulier's Since entering the
service he had been engaged in working in the
region of the Somme The wood of Saint Pierre
Vast then favorite meeting ground for ae
rial combats. Since starting out in the morning
on this particular occasion Souer had engaged
in six combats with enemy machines. and had
forced one of them to make Il landing near Bour-
chavesnes At the conclusion Of this series of com
bats he suddenly encountered three aviatiks. BY
the adrot manipulation of his machine, for which
he Is famous, and which has led his government
send him to this country exemplar Of
stunt flying, Soulier succeeded in keeping out OF
the way of the other two of these machines while
attacking and forcing to earth the third.
On this occasion luck was with him in every
way, for the aviatik was brought down within the
French lines and the infantry recognized the
French scout, that there was no difficulty In
obtaining official confirmation.
In the of reconnaissance with a COM
rade to the east of Peronne over enemy terri
tory Soulier suffered reverse Of fortune a few
days later. Three airplanes launched themselves
in the direction of the two French machines. and
Souers comrade badly wounded was soon
obliged to abandon the combat. AS Soulier pre-
pared to attack, his machine shivered violently.
blade of his propeller had been broken by
charge from the enemy mitrailleuse. The en-
counter took place at height of 5000 meters.
Souliers damaged machine spiraed and fell more
than thousand meters.
Feeling himself lost If the motor detached it.
self the pilot cut OF the power corrected the ma
chine and let himself fall vertically as not to
involve the motor. BY good luck wind from the
east carried him within the French lines and
he succored by the infantry and brought back
to camp under enemy fire.. His injuries were
merely bruises from which he soon recovered.
The good luck Of the Benjamin Of the aces did
not desert him. for some time later in returning
to camp In the darkness at four o'clock In the
morning II necessary for him to make a
landing without a light His machine crashed
to the ground but he again e1trcated himself from
the debris practically unhurt.
In December. 1916 Soulier was again cited In
orders for operations against the enemy In Cham
payne including the bringing down OF an en-
envy machine and firing an enemy column
In the spring of 1917 Brocards scouts were sent
to the environs Of Fisme and Coulter, with the
other members of the N28 went into quarters
near Bonnie Maison. large number Of enemy
ayiators, well equipped with new machines. were
operating in the vicinity.
May g. 1917 was another busy day for Souer
His work began In the morning by starlight while
he was patrolling the region Of d'Anifontaine
and Pronvais. Seeing enemy airpane. he
brought it down with few charges, but a. %