Show I I YANK AIR SQUAD DOWNS 3 GERMANS American Patrolling Party Engages in Fierce Combat With Crafty Foe Dy Cy Associated Press WITH THE A AMERICAN ARMY IN INFRA FRA FRANCE CE Jul July 2 An 2 An American air squadron composed of or nino nine machine machines had a thrilling half hour fight I hl this morning north of ot Chateau Thierry with witha a German flight squadron of or the same sam number At least three of or th the German planes were driven down plunging tc the earth and up to 6 o'clock tonight two of oC tho the Americans had not re re- re turned The Tho American airmen acting as a patrolling party came upon the enemy shortly after aCter 7 o'clock in the morning and Immediately attacked With the advantage antage of ot the offensive the tho AmerIcans Americans Americans Amer Amer- succeeded In getting above th thir ir adversaries and after atter furious exchange et at an altitude of more than two miles mUra drove the Germans down a a. mile Two of oC the American aviators srm one of tho the driven en bv an American pilot go into a dive and d disappear disappear dis- dis dis lIs- appear but three American pilots h hays hav v. v reported that they observed tracers tracer go through tho the of or three enemy machines within a few minutes of or each eath other the planes crashing earthward The fighting was fast and All alJ kinds of maneuvers maneu were brought Into play Finally the tho Germans made maJo off orr hur hur- When the tho Americans returned to their field the they found two of ot the patrol missing and they have not b been beon n heard j I from so 50 farOne far One machine had been struck thirteen thirteen thirteen thir- thir I teen times s one one- bullet grazed tho gas boll tank another cut a strut while he he e was like hike a a. sieve The Am American pilots credited d A ith bringing down tho the German planes are William J. J Hoover of ot Harts Hart Hartsville 3 C. C Alfred Altred A A. Grant Denton Tex anti and John MacArthur Buffalo r- r N. N rY Y |