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Show HUPJ LORRY RAIDED BY BRITISH AiRIVEl Fliers Who Run Short of Petrol Force Germans to Furnish Supply. i Teutons Are Given Com- i plete Surprise and Are ! Compelled to Obey. By Universal Service. LONDON', Ieo. 7. German munition factories had been bombed with excel -effect, but on the homeward jour--Tiey tlie British squadron encountered a r heavy thunderstorm, in which several machines lost thefr formation. One of them, a two-seater, of which the compass had unfortunately been smashed by a stray bullet, emerged from the densest part of the storm cloud, and its oceupa7its looked anxiously toward the ground for a recognizable village or cross-roads, from which to get their ' bearing-. Viut the ground was hidden in the mist nf rain, and with no compass or sun to guide them' the two airmen knew they were in for a rather anxious time. Vor nearly an hour they pushed on blindly and at Inst the pilot decided to land, as his tanks were practically empty. Below was a wide expanse of deserted heath, and in spite of the mist he made a perfect landing1. Climbing out of their seals, the airmen now held a council of war. There was absolutely nothing to tell them on which side of the lines they had landed, and finally it was decided l hat while the pilot mounted guard over t he aeroplane, the observer should rec- : unnoiter the adjacent country. Makes Good Find. Drawing his pistol, the observer moved off a nd quickly d isappeared in-the in-the mist, which every minute seemed to grow more dense. After walking a few hundred yards, he struck a road quite a well-frequented one, by its appearance and here he decided to hide and await events. J le was not kept waiting long, for soon the loud but irregular tug-tug-tug-tug of a heavy motor struck his ears. Crouching low in the ditch the J-higlishnian could hear the lorry slowly a pp roach i ng, a nd soon be could ma ke out its unwieldy form looming like sonys strange primeval beast through the mist. Thj engine was complaining badly and suddenly it stopped completely. A very viuieni string of Teutonic curses broke the silence that followed, and the airman '.rasped his pistol. Jf Judging by the sounds that reached r him, (here were apparently only two mechanics in charge of the lorry, and they had stepped down from their seats and were tinkering with the engine, mrsing most heartily as they did so. Wasting no lime now, the Knglish observer stepped forward and pointed his j istol at the two astonished Huns. Hands Up Ordered. "Mauds up, gentlemen!" he. said, v. They did not hesitate, and, watching them cart fully, he looked at the lorry. One glance was sufficient to tell him the nature of its load. It was petrol! "Come on!" he commanded, in the most authoritative tones he coulI muster, mus-ter, and, pointing to the tins, he soon made his meaning clear. The mechanics meekly obeyed, and soon they were moving mov-ing toward tho a crop la no, each with a load of petrol, the airman -following closely behind. leaving the pilot to superintend the filling of the tanks, the observer returned re-turned alone to the lorry. Opening several sev-eral of the tins, he sprinkled their contents con-tents freely and applied a match, with results naturally quite fatal to the lorry. The mist was now lifting and by the time he had rejoined the pilot a large village could be seen only a mile away. There was no time to be lost! The engine was quickly started, the two air- ' men covering the Huns In turn, and as the machine darted swiftly forward, the observer waved them farewell. |