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Evening star., 1928-06-21
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MRS. BAILlE GOES
ON TRIAL BY D. A. R.
IN "BLACK LIST" CASE

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Views on Pamphlet.
Concerning circulation Of the pamphlet,
entitled "Our Threatened Heritage"
Mrs. Battle insisted 1.-The pamphlet Is In
defense of the society and not against
1t and that It's publication and cifcula-
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SEVEN SELECTED
FOR JACKSON Jury
Full Panel Expected Today
in Trial of Indiana
Governor.

nv the Associated Prss.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 9.-Seven
men-three farmers. two business men.
colored lsborer and a structural iron
worker--had been tentatively picked to-
day to try Gov. Ed Jackson on charges
Of attempted bribery.
with selection Of jurors In the hands
Of the State for. the third time since.
the trial started yesterday. Indications
for the impaneling OF full jury before
adjournment today we're excellent. Each
side, however, has exercised only 2
If the 10 peremptory challenges allowed.
The governor and two co-defendants,
George v. Coffin, Marion County Re-
publican chairman. and Robert l..
Marsh, attorney, are charged with Offer
ing former Gov. Warren T. McCray
10000 and immunity from en1bezzle-
ment charges then pending agair.t him
II he would appoint their choice as
prosecutor OF Marion nndianapolis)
County. All three defendants pleaded
not guilty yesterday. Coffin and Marsh
were granted separate trials.
Gov. Jackson, former prosecutor and
Judge OF the Henry County Circuit
Court. studied closely each talesman ex-
amined. The defense questioned tales
men as to their religious and political
connections. The governor Is Re-
publican.
The State was more interested in
whether prospective jurors were mem
bers Of any fraternal organizations o.
which the governor also Is a member
~ lac
cred over the proceedings
The indictment against the three men
was returned by the county grand Jury
which had investigated charges Of Do
litical corruption for more than a year.
d. c. Stephenson. nov an inmate in
the Stale prison for life for murder. but
political power when he was grand
dragon OF the Khan several years ago,
was named in the indictment as nav
Ing been co-conspirator with the three
defendants. He was not indicted.
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bptfkg os the Pan.American Congress
b hssSer the applause OF the crowd
~ LkrebeTgh beft the balcony. ne re-
esiyto n1otl1erIy blessing In English
kron Nine. Power Terry, wife on
prominent Cuban. who made hef way
b nh SIDE
% great xaS the desire Of Cubsns IN
- The Lime kzgie arrive that they
baAt aside an ancient custom The ira
t3taHn that an UnesnoYi@d woman must
tOts seat herself bssjde man IN sny
eaoER conveyance wss dtfed by dark
MED Cuban s<noriiSs ana women of all
kes9, VINO uayeis1 the miles W the
fyiAg f1ejd
f3sikSergh said the Spirit II ~. louis
80 covered nearly 4elaD9 miles alnte
p 1opk OH from San D'e23 ior rev
Fese hnc ultimately. Paris i, wss es-
AMAZED that some sy001 miles II his
Ysft part ~ the sooc VIII tour IL which
y *kited MfHIco. Guatemala, ESsi lssi
hoacprss. Salvador. H6nduray MIA
ne9es Costa RIA, Panama CoiosHl3ia
Fesk Nleia. - Thomas. Pcrf0 Rpo. the
bosHthesD Republic and Hsit
yfsns sttH sesyiceabIs.
"Htet N The mo'hf ana plane IL uoy
p " least 81 pr nSHt II jte Original
pnNttou AMI The plane is espshfe NJ
ty5hg naore thsn the distance already
tos4f LannDtrgh said 'pjsnes Of this
~ mould tse gDpd for 400 fle.Is
HtH proper care 4"
ESa1i plsns fDf his fisht u, ~ Louis
host1sy have MT yea BEEN sG1nliete6
i plan, h0SsveF ", ~ sL8lg tite West
kozsi ~ Florida IndbeigiI ezplsifle6
= sspset 70 Rave via D estaDs Esitv~Iy
IEiN ba6 In fact the Spiti, ~ 81
kesAt mas In u INV sIDaIsn gasoline 10
ktt n 10 ~ I/gUis
.TlS fFst eli asi erwin asi wren Tie
Es9ds III tfIF hHLjiies war iHsugutsLpd
w t4IIsdDeTa34 arrival Two Aalks af
- BON BsHL0 Domingo and one fofn
FORT 81 Primer were delivered ~ Es-
pn4 by tis plane
flyers prog sm Leasy eslisd tn
gaA|seon Ut Camp Columbia ~ the guest
\ Army ofsEsTs ana aviation s.stIst#ls
- sttsehs1 ~ TIE camp Ambassador
ks1s h sad Mira. judah ISSUED seYsfsi
koessIld invitations 10 n,enfDeTs ~ the
tmfstfsU e1iony ann visiting Amfftsns
~ d reception 10 Ao1aof ef tis Eyes lalS
k1f aftxEIG1eA, ..-... ...-- ...~.x..n.-
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ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 9.--Fl-
neral services for AurelftsS Sullivan. As
wear odd night Waterman. who commit
ted suicide here Wednesday. have been
DELAYED until word can he received from
his brother. Richard Sullivan, postnss-
ter OF Logan, Va who is said to BIZ his
only survivor. The body Is At Wheat
ley's rnortuary chapel. City Coroner Or
r. Marshall Jones Yesterday issued
certificate Of death by suicide. Sulli-
van. a native Of Suotsvivania County.
shot himself through the head after at
tempting to XIII Mrs. Mary F.. Richards
IN her apartment at 3io south PITT
street because OF jealousy They had
planned TO marry following divorce pro-
ceedings against Lester l.. Richards.
Sullivan was divorced and met Mrs.
Richards December n. last. Mrs. Rich
ards two girls Melba. .. and Ruth. S.
are being cared for by Mars. Olive Flor
ence. 81 South Fairfax street. Her
son, Vincent Edward Richards. II years
old Is with friends In Potomac. Va. Mrs.
Richards Is recovering from her wound
School ExpenseS Shown
A report made by Harris Hart State
superintendent Of public schools. shows
that $3.50 l3246 was spent IN the pub
tic schools Of this city for the 1861
session OF that total S467l570 was
contributed by tho State. $50 200 by
Alexandria and s4l6.76 was donated by
other sources
| City Manager Paul Morton today
started work on the route TO be fol-
lowed by the parade here February 20,
In observance OF the anniversary OF the
birthday OF George Washington. City
Engineer Dunn will begin work on the
xtass-i,,cIoaed and electrtc-hcated re-
viewing stand tomorrow or SATURDAY.
Fifty price from the District Of COMM
b'a will aid local police and Boy Scouts
that day.
A list OF $50 business and professional
men Who have not paid their lieenss.
due January /. was turned over to the
police today Each will be notified to
pay BY the end Of the current week
Those uho fail will b. summoned be-
fore Police Justice William s. Snow ON
Monday morning.
the toxin -ar1ti-tOxfyr treatment at the
Alexandria Public Health Department
yesterday afternoon.
An informal rneeting Of the City Conn
Gil will b held today In the council
chamber OF the Municipal once Build
Ing. The meeting will be called at 2
pm.
The old Jackson Hotel. the tolored
hosiery which was considerably
damaged by the tornado November II.
will be razed Monday. The annex re-
Gently constructed on the west of pey-
ton street will remain.
Rev. ~ A. Swicord OF Korea ad-
dressed the third session OF the Mis-
sion Study class OF the Second presoy-
terrain Church last night, Rev. r. "A.
Delaney. pastor. presided.
A meeting Of the Eaymes League Of
the Episcopal Churches OF Alexandria
will be- held at q o'clock tonight In the
Christ Church parish han DR.. l.. w.
Clazfbrook and DR.. Brown. laymen ~
the diocese of Washington. will address
the meeting
A meeting was held In the George
Mason Hotel last night by Or, r. W.
Buck, executive secretary OF the Federal
Dispensary Tax Reduction League. Inc.
who hopes 10 brinH about amendments
IN tho national prohibition law.
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pilot q SCAT. Ths swert ing Of ths PfAlZ'S
course indicate6 that is rudd"r was no
longer held b7 q directing hand, At
1000 feet above the enemy's line
pulled UP my headlonz dive and watch
ed ths enemy machine continuing on
It's cnnIrse. Curvffg slightly to the left
thu Pfalz circ,eh hJtfe tn the south
ana cranhcd into The ground Just At
the edge Of the woods, mile inside
th>ir own lines had brought down nv
first airplane and had not bsen Sub
jccted to single shot"
Meissner Scores.
On May 2 Jimmy Meissnnr Of Brook
lyn went out with another pilot 10 pro
tect French photographing plane
north OF pont "A MollSson. both flying
Nicuports The French cameramsn had
jast started on his work WHEN two Al
batroas planes bumped the Americans.
diving on them out of the SIN Meissner
zoomed swiftly above the nearest Ger
man and shot burst after burst into his
ship The German pilot twisted and
spun to keep out OF the line OF nre and
MeiSsner opened up his throttle and
dove at top speed. finally getting In q
burst that hit the Germans gas tank
and set the Albatross afire. Meissner
straightened out q thousand feet above
the ground and watched his adversary
crash and AT the same time looked
around for his companion and the other
German. Neither wa3 In sight. but
Meissner saw something which took his
mind of any airplane but his own.
Under the strain Of the long and
swift d.ve. the fabric had ripped OF his
entire upper left Wing~-and the fabric
on his upper right wing was loose and
Tapping IN the wind! His ship was al
ready beginning to slide down and II
the right wing fabric let 20 he would
drop like q stone Knowing that he was
going 10 fan and preferrin2 10 drop be.
hind his own lines so that he could have
q military funeral. Meis&ner "babted"
his disintegrating plane. with the motor
barely turning over. and eoaxed IL cut
Of German territory, across No Mans
Land and over the American lines. The
plane sailed slowly On. dropping lower
and lower as II went. and the polit dared
make no effort to climb or change his
direction for fear that any added strain
would strip away the ioosenine fabric
and bring the Fight TO q. sudden and
tragic enc
The ground came nearer and nearer:
Jimmy Meissnef sat tight. prayed and
waited for the end. The landing wheels
swished through the top Of bush
struck the ground -- bounced with n
rending crash and the ship turned over.
sirattering itself intn a complete wreck!
Surprised TO find that he was stiiI
alive. Meissner realized that he must
b. terribly nanaied~~but samely strus-
gIed out NJ the wreck and climbed 10
his feet--to find that he had escaped
without 4 scratch!
Instead OF a military funeral. M"iss-
ner got Distinguished Service Cross
The Americans were stu flying
French Nieuposts and the promised
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PRISON LABOR hit
BY BLIND LEADER
Brooklyn Man Reads Testi.
mony From BraaIe Before
House Group.

Reading with sensitive finger tips
from perforated Braille sheets laid be-
fore him on the House labor committee
table yesterday. Peter J. Salmon at
BROOKLYN. who il totally blind and has
read ouN by the Braille system sir1ce
the age Of II. protested against Unfair
competition OF the products Of prison
labor in the markets OF the country
with those Of free labor.
Take away the broom making In
d,lstry from the blind and you will undo
the work Of half a century" he said
addressing the committee as q repre-
sentative Of the American Foundation
for the Blind, In support OF the Halves
Cooper bill to restrict the sale Of prison.
made goods
A. T. Davenport, general manager OF
the Sweet-Orr Co. OF New York. and
BENJAMIN Berman Of Cincinnati, a rep
resentative OF the Union-Made Oar
ment Manufacturers OF America. agreed
with Salmon that 1t was impossible TO
meet the competition OF undcrpaid
prison labor. They also protested
against the "viciousness OF the prison
contract system"
Opposing the bin before the Senate
Interstate Commerce. committee. john
S. Norman president Of the Indiana
State Prison Bosrd, also condemned
the present system Of contracting with
private interests and said that the
practice of Indiana state Prison false
iy labelling and selling shoes as United
states Army shoes. which was ordered
discontinued by the Federal Trade
Commission, had been corrected
He suggested. however. that 4 sohl-
tion of the problem OF competition
might he obtained by an agreement
between state prison wardens and SUI
perinteudents to pay convict labor the
same wage scale ~ free labor. thus
raising the price Of prison made goods
Senator Hawss, Democrat. Missouri.
ss;d such solution would BE- q direct
violation of the Sherman act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
CHORAL CLUB FORMED.


ORGANIZATION Of the Petworth Choral
Society was effected. under the direc-
ZION of the Petworth Womens Club
Mrs. II. If. Test. chairman Of the music
section. at a meeting In the Petworth
School last night Prof. Otto Simon
vocal instructor and ch0rN director IN
Washington and New York, was named
director OF the chorus.
Mrs. Test and Prof. Simon, In ad-
dresses to the assembled singers. told
Of the benefits to b derived trOnn Arci,
an organization and stressed the need
NJ choral society In Washington.
twenty charter members were present
The organization is to inset the sec
oy1d and fourth Wednesdays ri c""h
month. Offlcers will BE- elected At the
next meeting.
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NAVY SEEKS TRACE /
OF LOST AWAT0RS.
Search|ights Of Destroyers
Play on Sea After Two
Fall IN TaiIspin.

Rv the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO. Calf. February O.
Searchlights OF the destroyer fleet
SWEPT the waters 81 miles Of Point
Iona, near here, during the dark hours
this morning In the hope Of spotting
the wreckaee OF a Navy airplane which
plunged 900 feet into the sea yeSter-
day. carrying Lieut.. Fitzhugh Lee Rhea
and Radiosasan Leo Richard Lnnnergan
to their death.
A sudden and unexplained tailspin
the terror Of all ocean flyers. swept the
plane and its occupants into the sea
a. they were "spottiilg" torpedoes. The
destroyer feet was engaged In battle
practice and the plane was assigned to
follow and observe the course OF tor
pedOes
Several OF the destroyers abandoned
practice and crutsed about the area
throughout the night. white their lights
PLAYED over smaller craft In the search
Whether Rhea and Lonner9an es-
caped from the plane as " fell or when
It struck the water was not learned.
Lieut.. RI1ea was born In Virginia In
1903 and was APPOINTED to the Naval
Academy from that state He made
his home In San Diego Tonn~raan was
~ years old and also lived here.
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Marriage Licenses.

Msrriaxs hrenrss have beer issurf ~ the
following.
Lawrence l.. PS1l.r and EVELYN Na7frick.
Arthur rang and Mary r. Wright.
Jnstth r sprman Of Ct. foHts and Wary
r. Grrhani Of this city,
Wt,.y Jackson and RUBY v. ashoe.
tSygeF.
John w Ira ~ Danviile Va. and Dorathe
Sstln,ann ut pttt-hurgh
Etiu ard Domaine 81 Ridge~ood y. j.
ART F4iaA 6. Strols~ of this city,
E.u~ws r. psacher Of iris "'tr and Hs'"n
Dave Asncraft amt Jos~rhine pcsrah"~.
r. James Mitchell az South Washington
va ard Elizabeth n, Gray ~ this city.
Frank Manual and Edith Jenkns
Rarsti NJ Briggs ana Nav v. Stnswsom
Willie Wood. and Maftte fhHnsnrs
Rsrnss b. warfeid ard n"tsvta l.. I'rsthsr.
irving v. D. Foot" ~ th,. ~" and Norma
n Crawford OF B.oahien y. Y.
". after q aeEyasaksr III 81 IsrTis Mo
ard Florence Richards ~ v~li.s"fo. Pa
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little fun with the German arches
and teasing them into wasting several
thousand marks worth or ammunition.
the two tiyeys climbed into the sun Just
a. German PfaIz plane came into
sight. A. Rickrnhacker came cert Ut tire
suns rays the German pilot saw him
and commenced TO climb TO the Yank'S
level to offer battle Then Hall flashed
into view with his guns blazing. The
German. who had not seem HALL dove
for home with Rickcnbacker on his tail
and Han right behind. The three plsnes
rosrcd toward the earth with motors
wide open. At 1850 yards Fickenbacxer
pressed the triggers Of both his ma
chins guns.
The tracer bullets cut streak OF
LIVING fire into the rear OF the Pfal2s
tail" writes Rickenbacker In his book,
Fighting the Flying Circus" Rails
Ing the nose OF my airplane slightly.
the fiery streak lifted itself like the
stream OF water pouring from a garden
boss Gradually 1t settled in:o the
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LIFTS BAN ON HORSES.
Army Will Permit Shipments From
s Philippines.

An order which has exiled Army
horses sent to service in the Philippine
Islands and prevented their return to
the United States because Of the fear
Of CHAMBERS and other horse diseases
has been modified In Army regulations
Just issued on the recommendation OF
Maj. Gen. Fred W. Sladen. command
ing the Philippine Department. The
old order has stood ever since American
occupation OF the islands. and worked
particular hardship on officers who de-
sired to take their private mounts
when they went to duty In the Philip
pines
Under the modification Army horses
may be returned to this country under
certificates issued by the Veterinary
Corps showing that they have not been
exposed TO these diseases for 60 days
preceding shipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

Long Resident Here. Woman Sue.
cnmbs In Ohio.

Mrs. Hattie L. Davis. ~ years old.
widow OF Or. Charles A. Davis. who
practiced dentistry here. died in Akron
Ohio. Tuesday after a short Illness Mrs
Davis. who was q resident OF this city
for many years. In recent years had
been living with her daughter. Mrs
Myrz Gelink. in Akron
Funeral services will be conducted a:
the residence of her son, Dr. Llewcllyn
r. Davis, 1843 Park road tomorrow aft
ternoon at 2 O'Clock. Interment will he
private.
Mrs Davis was a member OF the
Seventh Day Adventists She Is sur
vivcd by her daughter. Mrs. Gelink. and
three sons. George r. Davis. local at
tOrney Dr. Mark Davis. dentist and DR.
Llewellyn r. Davis.
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Bill Would Provide
"SmOke House" for
Kentucky Governor

FRANKFORT. KY, February o.
II Ia matter Of deep concern TO the
commonwealth when 1t suddenly is
discovered that q governor Is with
out the convenience OF smoke
houss." A bill prepared for intro
ductiOn In the Kentucky General
Asssmbly by Representative Will
liam McClave would set aside S25,-
900 for the erection of barn. smoke
house and chicken house FOR the
convenience Of their excellencies"
whereas the Governors of Ken
lucky have no place TO keep their
meat. and whereas they have no
chicken house In which to keep
fowls. the buildings would prove a
great convenience" the bill. points
out. A model dairy also would be
provided.
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behind the German without apparently
attracting the Iatter's attention. just
as the Yank was about TO launch his
ship into q shooting, dive which would
send the German down In flames. he
took the precaution OF looking behind.
He turned rlst In time TO zee q huge
black Albatross fighter diving on him
out OF cloud The lover plane had
been bait" RicksnbaeIer was the
game" and the German higher up was
to gather him in.
Rtckenbacker shot his plane straight
up into the air lifting 1t by prayer as
much az by engine power. As he climb
ed out OF his danger hts ezgerneSs To
shoot down the German who had given
him such a scare. In a few minutes the
superior climbing ability OF "Rick's"
plane had put him above and behind
the second German and his fingers were
just closing on the trigger OF his
machine gun when he looked back TO
see that he was safe from any more
planes.
Kickenbaekes Surrounded.
Once more he blessed his foresight.
A few hundred yards away were two
airplAnes. both rushing at him at fun
speed. With enemies above and below
and With no friends IN sight. Ricken.
hacker was In q pefilous position and
nothing but miraculous luck could bring
him home in safety.
Forgetting Is3s quarry below. Ricken-
hacker again sent hts plane straight up
into the air. but the new arrivals could
climb just as fast as he could. Ricken-
hacker ducked zoomed. circled, side
slipped and employed every maneuver
he knew-but the two pursuerx stayed
right with him. initiating his every ev0-
luton Ia q sort Of grim game OF follow
the leader"
Just as Rick. WAS expecting the Ger.
man bullets 10 tear through his back he
came TO large cloud Eagerly he dived
into its neecy protection. changing his
direction part way through and ctr.,
cling within the misty shelter for half
an hour. When he ventuYed forth the
sky was clear Of airplanes and he has
tened 10 his aiTdrome 10 tell the details
Of his narrow escape
AS he landed Doug Campbell and
Charley Chapman came over TO his
plane
why didn't you watt for ux?" they
demanded We chased you all over
France trying 10 get into formation,
with you--and then you 90 and hide In
cloud"
As iie realized that his last two ZEN.
emies" had been members of his own
squadron. RiekeubackeY decided no, TO
make report Of the details Of his mar
selous escape"
kIckenbzc ksr's First Vtetssy.
On the 29th Of April Rickenbacker
and our old friend Of the Lafayette
EEadrilis, james Norman Hall, vent
out in search Of German two
scatter reported TO be above tho French
lines near Beaumont After having a
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: PRESIDENT. IS INVITED.
--tt-tt n 49, -,
Asked to ,DisaF,ied Americas ves
erans, Convention In June.

President Cpoff3ge has taken under
adyisemert an Initiation extended 10
day by National Comdr. william e
Pate OF Atlanta Ga, tn attend ths
eighth annual convention Of the Dis
abled American Veterans at Denver
the last week in. June
During his conference with chs
President. Comdr. Pate discussed pro-
posed legislation for veterans Of the
World War He urged completion Of
the permanent hospital construction
program at emergency speed. pointing
out the steady rise IN the number Of
mentally disabled veterans who are tn
need Of inetitutionai care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
LAYMEN TO GATHER.
Church of Advent Group to Spon-
sor Meeting Tonight.

The Laymens Service Association OF
the Church Of the Advent has invited
members OF all iaymen's associations
and mems clubs in the Episcopal Diocese
OF Washington to a meeting tonight at
4 o'clock at the church. Second and
u streets. Capt Curtis r. Dickins.
chief Of chaplains. u g. NJ. will make
the principal address
The Young Peoples Service League
win have a dinner tomorrow evening
In the parish hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09
Robert CULLEN III.

BLACK MOUNTAIN. N. c.. Febru-
airy . P).-Robert CULLEN. author and
humorist of Fountain Inn. s. c., has
been III ct s,.natorium here for sew
eral days. Physicians today were hope
full Of improvement In his condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-09

20. 900 American built planes had not
yet appeared in France. At home the
Government and the aviation industry
we're facing a storm Of criticism and the
language being expended at the front
on the subject OF American ariplanes
was not thing to reproduce In fam
ny newspaper Something was evidently
very wrong and somebody was TO blame
-~blit who? Tomorrow ! win try to
tell you a few hitherto unpublished
facts about what was called THE Great
American Steal"
fCopyrtrht 1878
Tomorrow II Read the truth about
American airplane production during
the war--and learn what there really
was behind the charge that "airplane
manufacturers stnle twelve hundred
million dollars ana never sent a single
airp'ane to France
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| ACES UP! = JOIN z73z
The Fact Story Of American Aviator. the World War
Part 4-T'he Air Force of the A. f. F.

hma,is viii"
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CHAPTER III.
a Wild Chase-and Victory.
@N April "a RickenbscSer was
sent up to drive away or shoot
down q German plan" flying
~ above ST. Mihiel. He flew
across the German lins and
approached the region In which the
enemy ship was reported from the Ger
man side to gain whatever advantage
there might be In postponh1g the
enemy'S discovery of his hostile inten-
tons, until the last moment.
As result of this strategy, Ricken-
hacker was able to slip up above and