Show BRITISH AVIATORS CAPTURE BATTERY I Two Fliers Frighten Horses Away Then Germans T Take alee Cannon v WITH THE A AMERICAN ARMIES ON THE BRITISH FRONT Sept 14 The H.-The The capture of a German battery by two British airplanes was was- one of the unique incidents of the fighting In this area The two airplanes fighting scouts sent out to harry the German Infantry Inthe in inthe inthe the course ourse of an important local action undertaken by t the British s and American Amen Ameri er t tatt tatter i can call er troops had iad d dI dispersed I P a battalion of German Infantry when they sighted a quarter of a mile mUe behind the German line a suspicious group of objects under some trees Near the group of objects were forty or fifty horses which were evidently evidently evi evi- dently being harnessed to something The secret was ms soon out The Germans were trying to remove a battery of field guns before the British and American Infantry appeared on the scene The airmen dived down clown until they were less than feet from the ground Then they opened fire aiming at the guns and the demoralized gunners but seeking chiefly to frighten the horses The horses required little encouragement for their drivers deserted them in search of cover and soon the animals were galloping or off oui For nearly a mile the airmen followed them then the airplanes were turned once more toward the battery It was surprisingly easy e to drive off the remainIng remaining remaining remain remain- ing men of the battery for only a short distance away across the ridge the tho BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish and American vanguards were advancing ad ad- The two scouts landed in the field nearby then walked up to the guns and in a few minutes calmly handed them em over to the British commanders |