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A remarkable artigle from the pen of M. Paul Hyacinthe Larson, editor "Lis Droits de l'Homme," appears in the "Sunday Times Writing from Petrograd in September, he describes
HOW CAPTAIN BALL
WAS KILLED
NOT BY THE NOTED CAPTAIN RIGHTHOPEN.
EOK KING BA
[Mr 4. M: Abst Me and Mrs W...
Mr D Abraham Kilman Mr G. E. Andersyn Me and Mrs Lander- Miss. A. G. "AndersonCapt. T. E.Larson” Mr Geo. 8. ArchbuttMr and Mrs C Mr R. Murray Hain Lauritsen
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Mr S.
Mr T. L. Lopes MrE GordonLowder
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Captain Baron von Richthofen, the the shame and remorse that fil Russians head of the famous German morial at the sight of Allied uniforms which "circus" which was "over scouring the femind them of the sacrifices made by skies, in search of British and French Mister the British and French on the Western armen," has published a book entitled Mr FL. 7. Ball front, to save the important Russian The Red Battle Flier," in whher Q. D. J. Bell
Mr and Mrs D. M., Laibes, revolution."The Russians," he says, tells the true story of the heroic de of
Major D. Macdonald
and Mrs F Birbeek Me recognise their responsibility towards Captain Ball, V.C..
and thair Allies, but for these semi-fatalists | The book, of which 200,000 copies Bonet.
Mrs A. L. Maitland
Ms Mr and Mr J. W. the
greatest difficulty is to pass from a hava, already been sold in Germany, Capt&Mea Branch Manpin
Dr. and Mrs” O. clear conception to a frm determination contains 185 pages of brag and bombaste M. Brennunl
Mr G. M. Brous Marriott which they seem incapable of forming concerning the achievements of Richt Mr W. G. Browell Mr H. E. Maalin - The national malady is weakness of hofen himself and of his former chief, Mr and Mrs A. J.
Van Bonren will" M. Boysen darotes the rest of Captain Boeleke. It is written for the
Mr N.
BUFTB his article to the Russian officer mort in a style of self-glorification Mr A. Calderon Mr H Molden who, by thoir self-sacrifice, hare
Mr HP Carey Mr A. B. Moulder redeemed the honour of Russia, seating from the Bentish point of Mrs Carpmael Mr L
Myatro and in deing o Lave suffered view, but his story of Captain Ball's Miss Carpmael
Mr Thos. Neilson martyrdom. The mischief in the last fight in the air is worth transistion, Mr G. W. Chandler Mr R. S. Nelson army, he says, has arisen from the if only for the circumstance that it
MR. Plunkett Mr & Mrs. T. Nawell
Mr J. S. Nicolson admission of Leain and his traitorous reveals for the first time that it was not Mr Ms B. Cooke Mr J. S. Nielsen propaganda into Russia, and the famous
Ur & Mrs J. CoronelMe
Odell Circular No. 1".abolishing chiscipline at Richthofen's hands that he met his D. gurtney De
Mr. G.
we
Mr H. van Meines Mr J. Merocki
Mrs Mitchell
death, but at those of Richthofen's F. T. CUM young brother. This portion of the Me W. R. Davenport. MJ. H. Parded narrative Haris as follows
Mr HeDent
Miss E E. Pencilla Mr J.
J. Donaldson Mr P. LL Potts Me and Mrs W. G. Prichara Mr H. v. d. Dounser Mr. and Mrs. X.
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in the army. There is no more magis cent, on more pathetic page in history than the martyrdom of the officers.
"At Petrograd during the insurrection
"My brother's twenty second adver I saw bordes of rebel soldiers compelling gary was the famous Captain Ball, by their officers to march in front of them far the best English dying man. The without their swords--nay, with empty equally well-known Major Hawker I scabbards dangling at their sides to mark had already taken to my bosons some the depth of their degradation. Oh the months earlier. It gave me special step of a tramcar a Russian colonel lit joy that it should be my brother' cigarette, and a soldier zuntched it from luck to down the second of England's his lips to smoke it himself. Whereupon champions. an English officer indignantly boxed the soldier's ears amid the plaudits of all the bystanders who had witnessed the scene without daring to utter a word of
remonstrance.
TORN TO PIECES.
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H. J. Fruia
Mr.
Mr M Ganjoin
orman Gibb Goulbourn
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Mr & Mrs J. Goeld Mr H. C. Graves
Hannibal
Miss F.
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Reay
Ray
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MrC H.A. Reiros
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Mrs E.
Slight
Mr and Mrs W. O, Shiner and child
Mr F. B. Simmons
Mr H. F. Starratt
Mra M. Blade
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Mr W. H. Smith
Haliced
"Captain Bell was flying a triplane, and encountered my brother alone at Mr P. E. Grosse the Front. Each one tried to grip the Mr H. Gombart other, and neither exposed any vulner Mr and Mrs W. Cape. T. H F. Hall able part. It proved a brief encounter. Naither of the two neceeded in getting behind the other... "Such was the Calvary in which the "Suddenly within the brief moment Russian officers were compelled to stand of mutual frontal attack both managed after the Leninist riots Calvary, to fire some well aimed shots. Both indeed, with a cross on the summit few at one another, both fired Each And the cross was this: Two officers had a motor before him, and the chances told me. We have just run away from of a hit were vary slender, the speed our regiment, for our ren were about being doubly as great as the normal. to massacre us because the regiment There was really little probability of was abort of sugar! A colonel sair to either hitting the other. me, with sobs. I also have escaped. said to me, "Tomorrow in your house, My men had imprisoned me. They
OUT OF CONTROL.
"My brother, who was somewhat we will kill your wife and children." lower, had banked his machine too much, Then the next day but
ons and he lost his balance. For a few mo-
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they told me, "It is done. We meats his machine was beyond control. killed the mother fires, under the eyes Very soon, however, be regained com of the children, that they might see her mand, bas found that his opponent bad suffer" "Again, three officers in a rail shot both his petrol tanks to pieces. To way-station were literally torn to pieces and was, therefore, the only resource. because they had cared to say that the, **Quickly! Ogt with the plug or the war must be waged till victory. Ten body will burn: The next thought Miss G. de Journela II. Woods young pupils from, the military school, was: What has become of my opponent? Miss E de Journel Miss M. H. Woodinde Mra.TylerWybrandi arriving, with their commissions, wers At the moment of casting he had ob- Dr. T. Keyt
Hr D. H. Wythe attacked by the mob and blinded with served how the enemy also had swerved stabe of knives! All the things I have aside. He could, therefore, not be very related took place before Kornilof's far from him. The question arose: “Is revolt, during the perfectly peaceful be over or under me. He was below. period of the Soviet rule. Since My brother saw the triplane awerving Korniloff's repression the butchery ha again and falling ever more deeply. been complater.
Captain Ball fell and fell until he reached the ground." He was on our territory.
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"Both adversaries had in the brief restoration of the monarchy was by theca moment of their encounter bit each put aside: they heartily embraced the other with their powerful machine-guns, cause of the revolution, and they are and Captain Ball had received a shot in blmost the only patriots who have served the head
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the fire of the enemy in front and the sad newspaper cuttings from bis home Sames of treason behind-they remained country in which he was greatly praised. firm at their posts In the sector of an He appeared to have been home on leave army in fight they went down into shortly before.. ! the trenches with the last of the men: "During Boelcke's time Captain who stood by them, there to fire, Ball had destroyed thirty-six German Mrs Garlick shoulder to shoulder, on the victorious machine. Now he, too, had met his enemy. Nay, officers of severaldisbanded master or was it a coincidence that regiments have been soon to uzite, and, great one such as he should also die the Jorming regiment of their own, & usual hero's death 1
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respect his motives But Korniloff failed Had not my brother been wounded, because he was appopalar, and he was I believe he would on my return from unpopular because he would have the lears also have been granted his leave, soldiers fights fault anpardonable!" with fifty-two Englishmen to his credit.
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