Aviator Putnam Grows Quietly Into Leading American Ace
Lieutenant David E Putnam of Newton Mass the top American air ace recounts his career with modest tone He averaged three victories per month from December 20 1916 through June 5 1917 detailing key combats including a June 5 battle near Rheims where he shot down five Albatrosses and several other engagements while his guns jam and his aircraft suffers damage.
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France
Associated Press
David E Putnam
Newton
Mass
Aviation Encounter Summary Leading to Crash
The report notes ten shots, a fall of about two hundred yards, and a machine breaking in the air before crashing. Since then Putnam has accounted for an observation balloon and, on June 30, another enemy plane.
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Putnam
Ines
Wally Winter
Chicago
Sys
Winter
Germat
Putam
Pershing Honored by Star on Cheyenne Flag
In Cheyenne Wyoming a service flag flies with a lone Pershing star honoring General John J Pershing Commander in Chief AEF in France. The star was authorized by Pershing. Cheyenne links Pershing to his wife Miss Francis Warren whose mother is Senator Warren. Mrs Pershing and her three daughters perished in a San Francisco fire.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Middle West
John J. Pershing
France
Pershing
Francis E. Warren
United States
Francis E . Warren
Presido
San Francisco
American Flag Floated Over Ruins on July 4
Paris August 21 Arras, battered by bombardment, celebrated Independence Day with the Stars and Stripes fluttering from ruined buildings. The prefect toured Boulogne, noting fifty flags hung from collapsed walls as residents returned or stayed amidst the devastation.
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Paris
Arras
Boulogne
Advertising Reach of The Enterprise Highlighted
The Enterprise is praised for wide circulation and late-day delivery, urging advertisers to consider it for effective reach and better results.
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High Point Enterprise
High Point
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Rhea Mitchell
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