FLYING WITH SHAFFER
Hot Work in the Clouds
LETTERS FROM A DAUPHIN BOY TO HIS MOTHER
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Somewhere in France.
March 27, 191 S.
Dear Mother:
The Boches certainly have been
raising Cain around herer lately. Last
righs they came over again and
making their usual tour of Chalons
sur-Marne, let go a lot more bombs.
However, the antiaircraft guns near-;
ly got one, for a shell hitting him
started a fire and down he started in
names, and then The searchlights
found him and we had a good view
of his enormous, llsh-like body. But
we were doomed to disappointment
if we expected him to crash, for his
steep dive put the tire out and when
oihe was almost over the treetops he
caught himself and turned on his two
• reliable motoqs. climbed up and
away toward the Fatherland.
This coming over to visit us seems
to be getting quite a habit with Frit*
lately, for every moonlight night over
he comes at a great height, shuts off
his motors and comes gliding down
as silent as an owl, drops his bombs
over Chalons, turns on his motors
and passing over our camp, goes
back home. Why he has not dropped
and expressive and explosive
messages on us is something 1 can
not understand.
There certainly would be more
military damage. Of course, measures
have been taken for just such visits
as to the planes, and even we avla—
tors have been ordered to go into
trenches nearly as soon as the siren
blows, something I Have no liking
for—one can't see the show for one
thing, and anyway, if one is to die.
why not get it above ground instead
of being cooped in a trench like a
rat in a trap.
Have Their Nerve With Them
Yesterday I heard from some,
American ambulance fellows about
the damage the bombs had wrought.
According to their stories the Oer-I
mans sure have their nerve with'
them, for they cotne down to within I
300 feet of the ground and sweep!
the streets (of Chalons> with ma-;
chine gun fire. Three of the ambu
lance fellows criwled into a hay'
pile, and having ensconced them-1
selves snugly in said hay considered
themselves as safe as a bug in a rug.;
But no sooner had they crawled in
than down came three bombs and lit |
tight near the hay pile. They chang
ed their minds about its safety "taute
de suite," and crawling out. star'ci
running up the road, when down
■ame the Boche sweeping the ground
with searchlights and finding these
three unlucky fellows, began to .ilay
the machine gun CR them. Behind
trees, and very small ones at th.it,,
they ducked, thus escaped injury, i
but not fright, for they sure were
one scared bunch—and I don't won
der.
The safest place in an air raid is'
supposed to r>e a cellar or a -'ave. !
but this seems to be disproved by
another tale these ambulance fellows
told me. A bomb dropped on one of
these cellars in which forty persons
-mostly kids—and caving it In, suf
focated most of them. These Amcr
lean ambulance hoys helped dig them !
out and while '.hey were down in
the hole digging feverishly to get
some of the people out before they
were suffocated, down comes a plane,
with the French tricolor rings on its'
wings, and turning its searchlights
on the tragic scene, came tearing by.
just skimming the house tops and
dropped three more bombs, for it
was a Boche using this treacherous
v.-ay of getting clo-er to his objective '
without being shot at. For their
work of rescue this section was cited
for bravery by the French army, but '
the things they had witnessed were 1
too awful to tell about, and even they 1
could find no words to describe the
horrors they had seen.
A Tougli Job
For protection'# sake this section
of the ambulance corps were ordered
to sleep in a bi< v**ne woods right
beside our camp, for the American
officials considered Chalons-sur-
Marne a little too hot for safety. You
should think they would be thankful 1
for such thoughtfulness for their 1 '
safety, but they i ertainlv are not. j
Hearing their woes I don't blame ,
them, as they have no tents, and to: <
keep the cold out are given eighteen ; 1
blankets apiece to sleep between. ! j
which will give you a faint idea how )
- hilly it becomes at night. I know
because although this is nearly the'
tirst of April there was ice in 'he :
water bucket this morning. And this. ,
is sunny France. 1 was nearly con- t '
\ inced that such was a fact lately, I 1
for it was quite v arm for a week on 5
end, and I. foolishly thinking spring 1
was actually here, put on my B. V.
D.'s—and nearly froze the dimples '
on both knees, for it sure turned !
• cold quickly thereafter. I ;
That was yesterday, and late in
the afternoon three of us were sent '
out on patrol. It was very windy ' '
and. the sky being full of clouds. '
was also some bumpy. Gollv: i '
bounced around like a cork: but, far' !
from scaring me, it gave me enjov- ! 1
Jiient, for just a touch on the con- )
trols and back we came to normal.
This sense of mastery over one's 1
touchy steed is some feeling, and onej f
naturally acquires it after flying' \
awhile, for we are sent up in al! j
1-inds of weather, wind or no wind.
Coming up to the start of clouds we
ran into a rainstorm, which seemed j '
strange, for the sun was shining!,
brightly when one wasn't in a cloud. 1
The clouds were not very high,
and since it's dangerous to fly under'
clouds, as a Boche might be hiding! 1
in one. we flew above them. Look- '
ing down, a •scene was unrolled be
fore us the like of which mortal man
never beheld unless he had wings,
tor the big. billowly. white clouds t
'ooked like big soap bubbles, with
the reflected light of the sun turn-d
on them. -
There were lota of holes in the
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silvery mess, and watching the
ground pass by with a cloud veiling
it now and then sure vvas some sight.
Incidentally it nire was cold, and
soon 1 was holding the controls with
IITT knees, with my hands under my
arms to keep them warm, although,
withal, watching out for Boche be
, low, but none showed up, although
; we flew around for an hour.
Hard Luck
There were only two of us. for the
third bird had returned with a bust
ed motor. Flying along 3.500 metsrs
high, sometimes diving, sometimes
climbing, we flew around over the
Boche territory, but saw nothing.
Once we started down after a lot of
planes but they proved to be French.
Immediately after I saw seven
•Boche— 1 knew they were Boche be
cause they were away over on Ger
man territory and no shrapnel was
bursting around them. Kow, when
one sees a Boche. he must signal liis
leader by shaking his wings up and
down, and I sure shook mine. So
much so. I nearly upset myself, and
finally he saw me signaling. But I
was too impatient to wait for him
j to start something, and I was sick
and tired of shooting my gun off (to
see if it worked) at nothing more
; exciting than the trenches, so, see
ing one Boche away behind the rest,
I started after him, and then that
darned gun jammed again. fc>ix
j times I fixed it and six times it
jammed, and thoroughly disgusted 1
turned around and started home. 1
hadn't got very close to the Boches,
so they didn't follow me. And to
think that every time I tried that
gun before it worked great!
The captain just called me down
proper for jumping on seven Bochc-s
alone and remarked smilingly that it
' was probably a good thing that my
' gun did stick, else there might have
been one pilot more missing. He
| further went on to say that 1 must
i not attack on my own hook, but
only when the leader does. So there
you are. and if I get a crack at a
I Boche again it will be up to the
! leader —and luck.
j Te day before this incident was
I the same kind of a windy, cloudy
and beautiful day, but no Boche
seemed to be out. My leader was a
venturesome old duck and shrapnel
was bursting around us most of the
1 time, as we were diving around on
| the Boche side of the line as a rule.
Once he started down, headed
straight into Germany. I didn't
know what he was shooting at. but
I was right behind him all ready to
plug the first thing that showed up.
Suddenly lie pulled up and turning
sharply started back. I had not
seen anything to shoot at. but I let
several shots go just for luck, and,
to see if my gun was working. It'
was.
When I found out what he was
shooting at it made me laugh, for.
seeing the Boche throwing shrapnel
all around me. he had watched care
fully to see where the shells came
from, and finally seeing the fire nt'
the muzzle of the gun as another
shell started to say "Howdy-do" to
me. down he swept toward it. uoth
guns going full blast. And the ft. t
that they stopped shooting immedi
ately afterwards he laid jokingly to
his skill.
No Papers But Much News
The paper man just came—with
no papers, but an enormous amount
of other news as to damage done.
And there were no letters to-day be
cause the train was held up by dam
aged lines, so the "Gothas" sure
were active. This morning early
five more came over, and I judge
took photos galore, which means we
will probably get it to-night. Only
the other day a Frenchman brought
down a Boche who had photos of l
all the escadrilles, which speaks lor
itself. However, since I don't know
I CORNS ACT LIKE
A PUSH BUTTON j!
? Tells why they are so painful ;
and how to lift them
right out.
If you push on an eiectric button
you form a contact with a live wire
which rings the bell. When your
shoes press against your corn it |
pushes its sharp roots down upon a '
sensitive nerve and you get a shock
of pain.
Instead of trimming your corns. :
which merely makes them grow, just
step into any drug store and ask for
a quarter of an ounce of freezone.,
This will cost very little but is suf- 1
ficient to remove every hard or soft ,
corn or callus from one's feet. A few |
drops applied directly upon a tender, I
aching corn stops the soreness in- 1
stantly. and soon the corn shrivels
up so it lifts right out. root and all. !
without pain. This drug freezone is
harmless and never inflames or even
irritates the surrounding tissues or
skin.
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' how much of this I dare tell I better
stop, else the letter might not pet
through.
Here Is a little poetry that arose
to the surface after one of our usual
meals:
IXMGKJSTIBI.F. FACTS FROM
THF FRONT
i There's garlic in the "vlande"
And pebbles in the beans,
1 And the soup is made of onions
And numerous other weeds.
And turnips aren't tilling
And carrots have no taste.
For the use of salt and pepper
They certainly think a waste.
, Thus we're sure fed up on carrots
And other things "pas-bon";
' Bjit we'll win this war, by golly,
| If our stomachs last that long.
Xo rniscr of Gout
All of which, unfortunately, is too 1
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true to be humorous, although It
may cause you to cease worrying
fbout any danger of my getting the
gout.
Putman just came home utter be
ing gone a week. He hud gone to
Paris to fly n new Zing here, anil (Sot
lost on the way, due to not watch
ing his map carefully. His gasoline
playing out. he came down near a
big town 200 miles from camp,
which shows how badly he was lost.
Replenishing his "gas" and oil he
started out again, and once again
got lost, only ihls time he wasn't so
lucky—or maybe, he was, according
to how one looks at it. for when his
"gas" played out the second Time
there was no nice snr.ooth field under
him to land on. He was right over
a wood, and down he came, a tree
tearing one wing off and spinning
him around in the air like a top.
All he got was a l ump on the head,
but as he remarked to me If ho
hadn't hit that tree he would have
gone down a steep hill and Into a
town below and surely killed him
self. I kidded him quite a lot about
getting lost, and told him he better
stick to shooting down Boche, as he
is more successful along that line.
WALTER.
HIKIAI. OF PAUL KISTER
Wormleyaburg, Pa.. May 14. —Fu-
neral services for Paul Kister, aged
21, who was killed when crushed be
tween two cars while at work in the
Alarysville yards of the Pennsylva
nia railroad on Monday morning,
will be held from the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kister.
to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Rev. S. E. Vance, of the Church
of God, will officiate and will be as
sisted by the Rev. A. B. Mower, of
the United Brethren Church. Bur
ial will be made in the Camp Hill
cemetery.
GERMANY SEES
U-BOAT DOOMED
AS SEA MENACE
Plans New and Larger Sub
marines to Withstand
Destroyers
Washington, May 14. Realizing
that America and the Allies have
gained the mastery over the present
type of submarine. Germany now Is
said to be planning a new series of
big U-boat cruisers, with which she
hopes again to assume the advan
tage In underwater warfare.
Announcement of the new German
scheme Is made by George I-ieygues.
the French Minister of Marine, In an
Interview received here yesterday In
an official dispntch from France.
No details regarding the new U-boats
were given by M. Leygues, but from
Information from other sources It
appears that the cruiser submarines
will be heavily armed and armored
and will be designed especially to
meet the torpedoboat destroyers,
which have proved so effective In
hunting down the smaller subma
rines now in operation.
M. Leygues declared that the Al
lies are ready to meet Germany's
new efforts, and that they will not
rest upon, the "line results obtained"
In the past.
"We shall not stop," he said, "un
til we have cleaned up the sea as
one cleans up a trench." .
•lust how effective has been the
war against the U-boats is shown by
figures on destruction of Allied ship
ping given to the Naval Committee
of the French Chamber of Deputies
Saturday by Minister Leygues. They
reveal that sinkings of merchant
men have fallen oft to the point
where new construction Is exceeding
the destruction even now before
American yards are In full swing on
the great building program mapped
out by the Shipping Board.
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