Show PERSHING'S REPORT I I t GIVES STORY OF FIGHTS r 1 Yankee Aviators Get Huns While Waiting to Get War Medals By Un United ted Press WASHINGTON May Ia 18 Increased Increased I activity north of or Toul Tout an and In Lorraine 3 pud fighting limited to reconnaissance and Intermittent active artillery fire w were re reported b by Pershing's s 's May ay IS 18 1 cone made nU public tonight it II also amplified earlier del details ails o of American AmerIcan Amer Amer- ican aviators' aviators bravery on Mays May ln IB Hi and ana 16 and lI listed ted names of or ral lc rl dP I ignat- ignat nat nat- ed cd for or French decorations The rhe com cont- n unique adds Section A. A Today A.-Today Today fighting was limIted limited lim lim- to reconnaissance and nd intermittently Intermittently Intermit intermit- active artillery artiller fire There Piero was Increased aerial activity north of or Toul Tout and in Lorraine Section Further n.-Further R. R Further details hi hir mr bringing down hostile planes May Mar I American 16 and 16 arc as follows aviators were welo waiting waiting- at one o of our lar large aviation fields for the tine command commanding orn in general of the r French rench armies who t inn ing wa in to confer decorations on I th the s f following lJ i b officers rR 9 n l Capt Captain ln James Hall Ilan Cap Cap- r tRin David Mack Peterson Lieutenant I James A A. A Lieutenant Edward EdwardF Second Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- i SK r. r and ant Charles Char Chapman Of or these Captain Captain Cap Cap- Cap Cap- tain tale Hall hail was lost o t and Lieutenant 1 Chapman killed in combat over the enemy en enemy enemy en- en emy territory 1 PILOTS 11 HUNS U. USAll SAll S. S All these pilots have havo shot down nn en- en com mv aircraft as well as performed gallant and meritorious acts m rather tor to While waiting waltin for the ceremony s r commence Captain Peter Peterson on made de an r ascent and brought do down w n tn two o hostile previously reported The as planes ne following particular arc are now now- added The Tic planes were sighted h by Captain all ln Peterson flying at meters in III single sin sin- mIe m- m Pe- Pe le gle Ie file toward our lines linos Captain ln OO in n behind them at 6 and att atta attacked the rear plane firm firing fifty rounds lounds The hostile plane dove vertically meters and ho broke e into flames and fell Captain Peterson was meanwhile attacked by the second plane pane from the front He lie again attacked from above rounds firing seventy five WI INGS CS The ho hostile plane plant threw out a cloud cloudo oud LO o smoke and attempted a sharp harp turn but lut slipped The win wins wings s folded up anone and andone m one fell of off as the plane fell Both pl Planes Blares brought down about c ht kilometers kilometers kilometers kilo kilo- meters behind the hostile lines After the thc hostile planes were brought down the ceremonies proceeded proceed proceed- ed Nt before a guard of or honor composed French l infantry company one 0 or one In Infantry company and a band Planes of If the local aviation group roup lined upon up IT I on the thc field The decorations decoration were conferred in the presence oft of or the e 1 French I arm army corps commander me coon army corps commander and other commandIng command command- d In Ing officers of or Fr French n h find and American units nit and their staffs Continuous patrols patrol kept In the air and exhibition during curing the ceremonies an tion flight ht was given n at the tho end curl by bythe bythe the aero squadron to which officers officer decorated belonged II On May fay 15 lu Captain farr Marr f a rr attacked a hostile biplane flying at 2000 meters me me- behind the time lines of or the enemy I He e fired twenty rounds an and tho hostile t plane fell feU In flames t j- j t On the same day I Lieutenant C Chambers Cham- Cham h ambers am- am bers attacked tin art enemy observation baloon firing forty rounds A large cloud of black smoke was observed and nd when this cleared the balloon wano was wa no no longer seen On May la 16 Iti Lieutenant Messner Ie ner attacked at- at at attacked tacked hostile observation balloons fly fly- Ins InS' at 1500 1000 meters The observer wa was waa seen sten to jump from rom the tile basket In Lorraine May dray Ia i 13 i and 1 11 i hostile p patrols attacked small machine gun un poT poli po- po li T held by us from front and Rull rear i n M n The They were driven n off orr by hy pistol and andO k O grenade c fire Vl 0 o casualties to 10 our men |