The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-02
CAPT. R0|III||I.l|II, is ESCORT II
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If HIjNLAiID 10000 FEET II. iii iii
| Considers Hazard
Preferred Batting in Trenches and Considers S
NTininized Clouds

rom Tho .crv FIRST M ,,.it.;,t !"Ul.d
:hc:r warl and c",:li ,i1'"'v $50 th"7,
.-n,r,s- INTO Tho "nrl;u' nAc..l!" and tUS-
Lag. f:rir:- n.w H. IL" I:;;n'' / w;ts ~
tr,,r,inl,. generous and gave !" 'n| -
D,rc: the whole contents Of one drum
co. c1rtrdC"s.)
While Wis tir;nG rHn'::'"G ;'at i"
AZ any rate had ceased - fire, and D.
for,> my drum was empty | c"Ii" $50
tn" smoke that bntckc""d his CERTAIN
doom. issuing from his nr1"hin" N'''''
ruy gun stopped :or want ~ 'ar'r!H:'''.
I rapidly took off N" "t::1!y 6'7in ann
stopped to Ert Il full on" from TIC COG"
pit and whom 7 St--light":Hd NJ rom
this lob T had tNo S:LttSta,'' n'N -; '''>.:iE
nly enemy sriuntn: "ari'l";l"'s ~
flames. Sat; s:act:r:' PERHAPS. IS alTi'&
tho CORRECT NV, a. rs. f"r c"n!l h"t
holm feeling sorry fu:' 4 bray" enemy.
Our rrach;nns hnd gotten r!Uch closer
together and tho ,!tSiaa-' met S"ye!r-I'tri
us vz,z not rnuch NOR" thncl fifti, wards.
Az the tfnrurd Inarhin" started t""Tr'''
thu. earth. cuu!h ptau:N $50 ~" hrfF.-
fed eSor,>S.si,n on ;n,' :a"H * HS pilot
For SOM. r'Elso1 \" Ind ''''-1 his E''Gs7i"E
and c7ln off. anil WITH Nr'" :tTr' ''N'"'r'~!
1t full frngth h" WIS :lpIEsT"1;iN frE'hS
r., ward Oft tHr flames. Dark lri""c! ard
s,r;trthv c4rrnplrx!rn,h. u" locked 71nrr
Eh, L Spa,liard than = IiHn-
His two cuupaniru$ W." Still tirinE
rrpZ;ly- at our machine M; ~ s''or rs r';'
drum wis on hal Opened FIRE or In"
ono OF, MY left. rs n. prosecuted NOR" -
q target After firing :lt~"ut tv>lr"
rounds 7 hid Il gun jam. rT'rkr~n cart
r;dsn guido spring. bat fortunately f"r
US about that time tha Huns decided :"
~ S-hF Il-ffl down
They headed for home.
Afte-- T had fixed my t7rrl. tTrTr"d :"
Scr, how Daily Wis and found his fare
covered with blood.
'.Are you badly huT!" 7 shouted -
him N'H '"''sns
vet 1t ar he called back 1t IS only
tro41sn glass from tho Compass" (Which
is fixed Just ;.h-rvr our n"TI''S. and had
been carried away by = burst Nc frullcNTD
On surveying tn" damage. fcurl that
besides the compass tn" :lih'rr1 control
cahks had been cut one inner strut ma
bccr shot M so~hadly thai il had parted
at tho bas-c DHR"'s rnlchin" sun Had 4
burst .: dorm bullets or r1o:" th7"7~h
r. and WIS of course. out Of cnTnNElSSl"n:
ono ground ard two flying wires hal
been cut ard tho Ni:lu" :LTri iuS1laSc were
Absolutely riddlel
"
,,rB1fnces Tint tho rnac'lin" would stick
roerthcr until VIC landed. which luckily
It did.
After vqo landed ana received e." cry
s-rat1Ilatinns of tho SQUADRON "ncnn7-"icr
Cor being alive. We found that bullet
nd entered clean through paliy's ciSa-
rS.sta case which he carried IN his breast
pocket.
During thc scrap had fctt 4 sharp
ND on my leg nclE1rry Silintsonc and mad
figured il was n ballet making n cl"an
flesh wound When We landed lnoEr!
md found that it Wis q piece OF cHpi"-
Sivc hullct. aud it WIS still sticking in
NV lor-. Ono bullet roo. had CONC through
nv leather coat and tTnic at tn" shout
dor and Ind just I.raZcd my shoulder.
Nv leather coat at tho knees WIS pretty
we'll shot to rars.
Tho inhos pitnbin Treatment or tn"
Huns on my first trip int" th"ir terri
tory WIS probably thr CAUSE that enabled
mo IN v-eat her seven months OF aerial
lighting. I h:td learned III that one trim
that il is necessary 70 keep = good look
out. learn aerial tactics md kc'ep 600!
formation II ono Is anxious to i've 10
r.rrcn old age.
Poor Daily. n=n sorTv to Sly. tsr1ed TO
t,ornc hack about q week OF 81 later. and
all tho information -ve ever received
about him WIS from onc of our ;utt-air
craft batteries. and they reported having
seen bristol flying il n scrap with
cour Hun machines. resulting in one OF
tho Huns and the Bristol fighter crash
lug to Eunlaud-