Flying With Shaffer
SHOOTS DOWN BALLOON
ILTLRS FROM A DAUPHIN BOY TO RIS MOTHKR
Escadrille Squad 3S.
Secteur Pastal 240,
O. C. 22,
Aug. 6, 1913.
Dear Mother:
Well we've got the hole in tho
line straightened out at last—to hear
me say that one would think 1 ac
tually was some help, which was not;
the case at all, unless letting the!
German army use me for a target!
could be called helping. They did!
that several times and incidentally
scored a few hits—not on me for
tunately but on my machine. And
while this pushing back the Hun
was going on lots of things were
happening, here and elsewhere.
One of the most" hair-raising hap
pened to my commander, who at
tacked seven of the new Boche
"Fokkers." He sent one tumbling
to earth, and then attacked another,
but as he did so his propeller stop
ped, owing to loss of air pressure
on his gas tank, caused by his quick
diving and maneuvering, and he fell
right among the remaining six. I
imagine they were six mightily pleas- i
ed Huns at such an opportunity to
shoot down a big "ace" but he did
•not give them much time to shoot. J
because he promptly went into ai
"vrllle," coming out at 300 meters.
Two Huns were still on his tail, so lie
went into another "vrille" and came
out of that one at thirty meters.
Lands in Woods
There was nothing under him but
a woods and since he had no motive
power he had to land. Sitting down
on the top of a forest in this way
he naturally smashed his plane to
kindling. Oh yes, he got away with,
it, only being bruised about the legs!
a little. j
I'll bet there was rejoicing in that J
Boche escadrille that night as they!
told how they had brought down the j
famous French "ace". And won't |
they be one surprised bunch when I
they see him in his red machine i
come tearing over the lines as dead-,
ly as ever before?
Machine Turns Over
One of the Lieutenants turnedj
upside down as he was "taking off " j
(running along the ground prepara-,
tory to jumping into the air) the!
other day; another Lieutenant's mo
tor stopped and he came down in the'
woods near the barracks; while 11
just to keep the jinx on the Lieuten- i
ants, nearly ran into another one j
who was "taxing" along the ground. |
while I was "taking off." At the
angles we were going we surely
would have hit, but fortunately the
Lieutenant seeing me Slowed up and
turned. As for yours truly he pull
ed on the rest of the gas and jumped
into the air. Incidently for allowing;
me to start while another plane was
rolling along the ground.
Had two more letters from you
yesterday which were very accept
ed. It certainly is a crime the way
you are spreading around that in
flattering picture of me. The good
old proverb is being proved again
that "love is blind" for no other I
tray can I understand why anyone
rants that picture.
Helen Miller with the sunny smile
has not appeared, and I'm tired ofj
the gloomy view. Last night we had
a young concert with a violin and
guitar. The musicians all played by
car, which made it very nice, as any
one with a favorite needed but to
ask and it was played. Frenchmen
you know ore noted as singers, not
artistically always, but like sketch
ing. nearly every one of them can
make a pretty good stab at It. so
several members had rendered a bal
lad when they called on me, I being'
the only American there, for a song. |
Want a Solo
Unfortunately we were in a tent.]
so I could not sink through the floor j
as I wanted to. They coaxed quite!
a while but I absolutely refused toj
spoil a perfectly good concert by any |
vocal effort. It wouldn't have been I
an effort. It would have been a,
fizzle.
To' get over the disappointment!
they had another drink all around!
and that with the music, making!
them feel playful, they resurrected i
a roulette wheel ( I guess that's |
what it was) and made a candle'
into a ball and proceeded to gam
ble away sous at an'enormous rate.!
One I '.hink lost nearly 20, equal!
to 25 cents and he was considered j
the star plunger. Me? Oh, I!
dodged the drinks by saying 1 was'
sick, and when the gambling started, ]
I eased up beside the guitar player |
and wheedled some more music out ]
of him.
Have a heart and don't mention ]
dances so often in your letters. It
makes mc wiid! What I can't un
derstand is why-France had to stop
the pleasant recreation—but of
course, you don't look at it that
way.
Grandpa is surely a patriotic boy,
going back to work at his age—and
now I wonder if it isn't the girls in
bloomers that are the attraction.
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THURSDAY EVENING,
Guts a Balloon
Under date of August 7 he wrttes:
It was us big a surprise to me as it
will be to you. I finally got one!
No, not a Boche —a balloon, and on
Sunday at that. I can see you held
your hands up in horror, but if you
could have heard the racket the
; Boche made over that one measlv
; balloon you would hold them tip
: some more. Many a prayer was dis-
I turbed that day, I fear, by my un
! heralded appearance from a big,
black cloud over that balloon.
You remember I wrote about at
tacking two in the same day in a
former letter and how disappointed
I was that they did not burn. Well,
two days later information arrived
that the second one 1 had attackel
burned which is a mighty long time
for even a "kultured" balloon to
burn, as ore pilot jokingly put it.
But what makes me so sore is that
I had not the pleasure of seeing
the bonfire, for I came back and re
ported no result except that the ob
server jumped, which accounts for
the delay In receiving confirmation.
[ Plenty of Fireworks
Considering what they were
chucking at me, shrapnel, flaming
I onions, machine-gun bullets and
i every other kind of fireworks the
German army could think of which
can only lie described as "Hell with
the lid off." you can well believe I
was quite busy enough in front with
out looking behind to see whether
some belated ball had taken effect.
I only got two bullets in my plane
too, which should prove how success
ful I was in putting the "lid" back
on again.
It is not boasting when I say I
deserved to get that balloon for you
have seen by my letters how often I
tried to knock something "kultured"
out of the sky—and failed. Twice
I attacked balloons with no other
result except a punctured plane, not
that I minded this souvenir ventilat
ing, but I did want to get a run for
my money, and it seemed the Huns
were having all the fun. At least,
they certainly helped me to run.
Hut-d to Got Balloons
You may wonder where the mo
tive was in making myself a target
so often, "so I'll tell you. Of course,
there was a reason, for attacking bal
loons is purely voluntary work, and
since one must go rather close to
the. ground in attacking it is not
what you might call a soft job, as
many machine-guns as well as
shrapnel and onion guns are placed
in commanding positions to protect
them.
Then there is the greatest danger,
that of your motor going bad—sev
eral bullets could easily put it out
of commission—and when one is at
400 meters he can't glide far with a
dead .motor. Yes ma'am, landing in
Germany strikes me as the greatest
danger—just think of spending the
next 15 years (who's that groan
ing?) in a German prison.
"Did You Get Your Hun Y'ct?"
Now for the reason of all my sud
den activity.
One day a girl wrote that she
had read of Putnam and was watch
ing the paper every day to see my
name appear for like reasons. The
same day two letters came from
home in which Donald, with his
youthful brotherly freedom wanted
to know why it was that Putnam
got so many Bochos and I got none,
and then Dad chips in his little bit
and "hopes I'll get my Hun before
I write again." By this time my
grouch against the Hun had risen to
the 20th power and was still going
up. Besides.every time I met an
American he wanted to know if I
had my Hun yet?
It seems—to be a slogan among
the Americans, that expression:
"Have you got your Hun yet." And
all I could say was "not yet". I
felt disgraced everytime I answered
that way, notwithstanding the fact
that there .are many, many pilots
in the same boat.
Wants Balloon Gun
Then came another letter telling,
about the reflected glory I was get
ting from being Putnam's roommate.
That was the last straw, for if there
is anything I detest it is reflected
glory, and right then I decided to
ask for a balloon gun. If I couldn't
hit a Boche I could hit a balloon.
This is a special gun which shoots
a ball somewhat larger than the
usual machine-gun. Being an in
cendiary bullet you can see why it is
used on balloons. My commander
had not lost his faith in the Ameri
can's fighting qualities and gladly
gave me the gun. And from then
on. as one of my American com
rades put it, "I began to run wild."
Plane Shot l"p
There was some foundation for the
remark judging from the results to
my plane. In a fight with a biplane
my plane was shot up so bad the
upper wing had to be changed.
The next day I jumped on a bal
loon, and came home with six more
holes in my plane. Two days later
I went Hfter two more and that's
when I got one. Only two bullets
In my plane this time, which I
didn't lay so much to my dodging
ability as to the bad marksmanship
of the Huns.
Balloon Is Popular NO\T
It's remarkable how popular 'he
balloon has become in this escadrille
since I began lifting the lid off 'he
Krupp factory—honest 1 think they
shoot a week's output at me every
time I go after a balloon —whereas
before, nobody wanted one, hairy
little faith in some, now there are
three others with balloon ambitions,
and it looks as if competition Is go
ing to be pretty keen.
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Draperies
Sunfast Madras cur
tains in all the popular ;
colors, iy 2 yards long,
plain-colored and two
toned. Friday sale, pair,
$5.00
Barred Marquisette in
white only, 36 inches
wide. Friday sale,
30c
36-inch Madras in
white and ecru, neat de
signs. Friday sale, yard,
19c
Figured Swiss for sash
curtains —36 inches
wide, Friday' sale, yard,
25c
36-inch Filet net in
white and ecru. Friday
sale, yard,
25c
Bowman's Second Floor |
Shoes
Patent leather shoes
cloth tops, also kid tops —
high heel and buttons
all sizes. Friday sale,
$3.98
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
Stamped Goods
A nice line of stamped goods, consisting of
pillow tops, table runners and centerpieces; also
a few odd sizes in children's dresses and romp
ers.
4 Off Regular Price
Bowman's Second Floor
White Goods
All linen table Damask
—5B inches wide. Friday
sale, yard,
$1.29
Lunch cloths—size 45x
45. subject to mill stains,
but no holes or tares.
Friday sale, each,
79c
Atlas dish cloths
made of best quality hard
twist thread. Friday sale,
4 for 25c
Bleached twilled towel
ing Friday sale, yard,
8c
Fancy white voile with
pink and lavender dots, 36
inches wide. Friday sale,
per yard,
50c
New Maderia Nainsook
—39 inches wide, 10-yard
pieces. Friday sale, per
piece,
$2.98
BOWMAN'S—Sacond Floor
Bicycles
Good make 28-inch
wheel slightly hurt.
Friday sale,
$25.00
BOWMAN'S—Basement.
The best undermuslin bargains
you've seen in months are here
for you now.
Wholesale prices on all raw materials and
laces and embroideries are advancing rapidly.
Yet we can and do offer these splendid under
muslins at much less than ouf former prices.
These envelope chemise are trimmed with lace
and organdy.
Every single garment is of first-class quality,
chic and dainty in style and perfectly made by
the best undermuslin makers. They have just
arrived and the values offered are the best we've
offered in months and it's not likely that we can
offer equal ones for a long time. Friday sale,
98c
BOWMAN'S —Second Floor.
SLAJFtRISBURG TELEGRAPH •
I have a wonderful commander
though, and he has a very good opin
ion of Americans as fighters, for
when he gave me the special gun
he wasn't backward about telling
me how successful he expected me
to be. Although his ambitions for
me were awe—inspiring they are
not unattainable, as he wants—no
"expects" Is tho word—me to equal
the rebord of Coifford, a famous
French flyer with some 20 balloons
to his credit.
A Large Order
It's a large order, but there is
nothing like trying. To-day one of
the Lieutenants, who speaks very
good English, and had a balloon
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Economical Shoppers Seek
Friday Bargains
Thrift Prevails At These Sales
If you wish to cut down on your weekly expenses, do not fail to pay this sale an early visit.
It will present to you ample opportunity to carry your intentions into effect. In other words, it
vill enable you to secure the many things you have been figuring on getting for much less than
the amount you had figured on paying for them. Because all the goods which it extends to
you for selection bear the stamp of prices that are less than the prices that goods of equal worth
usually sell for.
Though odds and ends from the various departments, they represent extraordinary values.
The green tickets indicate the special Friday bargains.
Special Sale of Handkerchiefs continues Friday and
Saturday—fine assortment to select from
Dinner Set
100 - piece American
porcelain scroll border
decorations, each piece
trunmed with gold. Fri
day sale, set,
$30.00
Lemonade Set
7-piece—consists of jug
and 6 tumblers, canary
color. Friday sale, set,
$1.39
Tea Set
15-piece Japanese China
tea set consists of 6
cups and saucers, teapot,
sugar and cream pitcher—
opportunity to get a rich
Christmas present at a
low price. Friday sale,
set,
$1.98
Traveling Bags
Genuine leather 18
inches long with brass
catches and lock. Friday
sale, each,
$11.98
Pennants
Club, fraternities, cities
and different colleges, all
handsewed letters suit
ed for any decorations.
Friday sale, each,
. 12c
BOWMAN'S —Basement
gun mounted so he could accompany
mo in my "sausage hunting." kept
lntroducting me us a balloon "ace" to
everyone he met, which not only was
embarrassing but just a little fre
vious seeing that only one bntloon
stands to my credit—and it is a long
and somewhat bumpy road to 20.
However, my commander e me
permission to go for balloons at any
time I please, which not only shows
his faith in my judgment, but gives
me a free rein us well.
Proposed For Adjutant Grade
And here Is some good news that
will please Dad. As a result of my
success I am being proposed for tho
grade of Adjutant. That doesn't
Jardinieres
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Good size they will
hold a 7-inch flower pot,
, with beautiful color
blend. Friday sale,
35c
Cereal Set
15 pieces consists of
6 cereal jars, 6 spice jars,
1 oil bottle, 1 vinegar bot
tle, and 1 salt box all
nicely decorated. Friday
sale, set,
$3.98
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Cut Glass Ware
Celery trays, fruit
bowls, and other useful
pieces. Friday sale, each,
$1.69
Electric Lamps
Mahogany finished
electric boudoir lamp
with oval silk shade in
various colors com
plete with cord and plug,
ready for lighting. Fri
day sale,
$2.75
Japanese laquer electric
table lamp beautiful
hand painted, parchment
silk-covered shades, two
light lamp, slightly hurt.
Friday sale, each,
$1.98
Lamp Shade
A lot of rich flowered
cretonne lamp shades
suitable for floor or table
lamps mostly light col
ored floral decoration
with fringe, your choice.
Friday sale,
$2.98
Pottery Cuspidors
Nicely embossed. Fri
day.sale, each,
21c
BOWMAN'S—Baaenaent,
mean, of course, I am sure of the
promotion, but its a protty safe bet.
Looks as if I'm starting up the lad
der, what? And now that I huve
proved I can really hit something
you would be surprised as well as
amused at the number of pilots who
want to uccompuny mo on my next
expedition. It just proves once
again the snying "nothing succeeds
like success."
It's quite easy to see why they
want to go along, since If two pilots
attack a balloon and one gets it.
th? credit is divided. See the point?
However. 1 prefer hunting alone. In
bad weather anyway, because 1 use
the clouds a great deal then, and
Gloves \
Kid gloves for small
hands one and two
clasp, in white, black and
a few colors; sizes to
6y 4 . Friday sale, pair,
90c
Ladies' fine silk gloves
—from one of the largest
and best mills that is
known for maufacturing j
perfect-fitting ladies'
gloves. Two -clasp,
gauntlet, and 16-button,
in white, black, brown,
tan, champagne and blue.
Some of them are made of
i fine Milenese Silk; some
have slight imperfections
—not more ,than three
pairs to a customer. They
sold at three and four
times the prices. Friday
sale, pair,
45c and 65c
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BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
Jewelry
10-K solid gold jewelry
in the following articles—
bar pins, brooch pins, La-
Valliere, bracelets, tie
pins, baby rings, etc. Fri
day sale,
One-Half Price
Watches
Ingersol watches
guaranteed. Friday sale,
$l.lO and $1.50
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Domestics
Duckling fleece 36
inches wide assorted
patterns suitable for ki
monos and comfort cov
erings. Friday sale, yard,
30c
90 - inch unbleached
sheeting cut from the
piece, will wash and
bleach easily, Friday sale,
yard,
69c
Bowman's Second Float
SEPTEMBER 26, 1918
aside from the danger of running
into my partner, I would lose him
anyway.
And now that I have shown you
how swelled my head is I had bettor
stop. WALTER.
PREPARE TO LEAVE METZ
Amsterdam, Sept. 26.—"1t is an
nounced that, owing to the long
range bombardment of Metz and
other places, preparations are mak
ing for the expeditious evacuation of
civilians and movable property from
places within range of such guns
when the evacuation becomes liec
Notion Specials
Odds and ends of but
tons can be used for
coats and suits closing
out for new lines; metal
and bone buttons in black
and colors. Friday sale,
One-half Price
Slipper trees. Friday
sale, pair,
7c
Colingbourne's crochet
cotton. Friday sale, ball,
7c
Clark's O. N. T. luster
crochet cotton. Friday
sale, ball,
5c
Boyd's machine oil. Fri
day sale, bottle,
9c
Machine oil cans. Fri
day sale, each,
8c
Silk shoe laces all
colors, 30 inches long.
Friday sale, pair,
10c
Snap fasteners. Friday
sale, card,
4c
Lindsay blanket pins,
No. 10 steel. Friday sale,
each,
4c
Darning cotton black
and white. Friday sale,
3 for Sc
Lawn Bias tape fold.
Friday sale, bolt,
4c
Buttons all colors,
for suits and coats, Fri
day sale, card,
4c
BOWMAN 1 S—Ala in Floor,
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Dress Goods
36 to 54-inch all strictly pure wool remnants—
blouse skirt, dress or suit lengths—all the best
. colors, plenty of navy and black, such as French
Serge, Poplins, Taffetas, Whipcord, Suitings
Storm Serges, etc.
These are ends directly from makers and af
ford an immense saving from the regular price
Friday only, yard,
$1.45, $2,25 and $2.55
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Men's Union Suits
Men's union suits
cotton fleece lined, ecru
color long sleeves,
ankle length. Friday sale,
each,
$1.69
Men's
Handkerchiefs
Good quality hem
stitched handkerchiefs
cotton and linen called
Union cloth. Friday sale,
each,
15c
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Hosiery
Women's stockings
plain black* and plain
white, double soles, wide
garter tops. Friday sale,
pair,
35c
Wlomen's extra fine
thread silk stockings
black, white and colors
double soles, high spliced
hels, silk garter tops
(seconds). Friday sale,
pair,
$1.50
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Silks
A dress manufacturer's remnants about 4,000
yards of fine silks and voiles consisting of Satins,
Crepes, figured Voiles, Messalines, Taffetas, and
fancy striped check or plaid Silks, in lengths of
2 to 16 yards—the larger lengths we cut to suit
the buyer, This is a surprise opportunity and
may not occur again In many a month. This
manufacturer Is entering a new field of work,
and considered a quick changes therefore, we
obtained these short ends at a price to sell them
quick. Friday only, yard,
$1.15
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
essary," says a dispatch received here*
from Berlin.
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Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator — Ad,' ,
N Cray Hair 1
y WkKs^"ih&
A very meritorious preparation for'
restoring natural color to gray or
faded hair, for removing dandruff and
as a hair dressing. Is not. a dye. Gen
erous sized bottles at all dealers,
ready to use when you get It. PHIIA)
HAY CO.. Newark, N. J.
Cotton Dress
Goods !•,
A special lot of 32-inch
finest grade American
madp ginghams over
100 styles to select from, i
| Friday sale, yard, i
39c r7 *
36-inch light and dark::
percales just a limited
quantity. Friday sale,
yard,
25c '•
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BOWMAN'S—Main Floor I
Corsets
A fine white Coutil cor
set in medium bust, long
free hip, "Wont Rust"
boiling. Some have a re
inforcement over the ab
domen, others elastic in
set across the back. Good
strong hose supporters—•
a good range of sizes,
very specially priced. Fri
day sale, each,
$1.95
A lot of dainty little
corsets in flesh, with elas
tic top. The popular
model of the day. Friday
sale, each,
$1.50
Bowman's Second Floor
Combs
Fancy back combs
an d pins Rhinestone
set. Friday sale, set,
One-Half Price
Toilet Needs
Toilet and baby talcum
powder. Friday sale, can,
4c
Hair brushes —. good
quality, black bristle. Fri
day sale, each,
39c
Nail scrubs—white and
black bristles. Friday
sale, each,
8c
Allen Wrisley, Oliviloi
soap. Friday sale, iake,
8c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Photo Frames
Sterling silver photo
frames—oval and square,
Friday sale,
One-Fourth Off
Regular Prices
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
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