Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 228, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1917 — AMERICAN FLYER ‘COOL CHAP’ [ARTICLE]

AMERICAN FLYER ‘COOL CHAP’

British Aviation Officer Tells How One Reported After Mixup With a “Fritz." London.—‘‘Those bally American flying chaps are a coolish lot,said a lieutenant of the Royal Flying corps, back with about a pint of German shrapnel in hls body. “The other day one of those La Fayette boys ran afoul of a Fritz ‘archie’ and had to get to the ground tn a hurry. He dropped near our aerodromes and mussed things up a bit. After untangling himself from his machine he limped up to our commanding officer: “ ‘Are you the big noise around this joint?’ he asked our brass hat. “ ‘No, sir, but lam the comm anding officer here,’ our chief countered. “ ‘Well,’ said the American, ‘l’ve just dropped in to tell you that I’ve sprinkled gasoline all over your grass plot.’ ”