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OCTOBER 25, I9I.7. HONOURS. Honours for the R.F.C. IT was announced on October 18th that His Majesty theKing has been pleased to confer the following rewards for gallantry and distinguished service in the field. The acts ofgallantry for which the decorations have been awarded will be announced as early as practicable :— Bar to Military Cross. 2nd Lieut. L. M. BARLOW, M.C., R.F.A. (S.R.), attd. R.F.C. (M.C. gazetted August 25th, 1917). Lieut. (Temp. Capt.) C. F. COLLETT, M.C., R.F.C. (S.R.) and Gen. List (M.C. gazetted September 26th, 1917). Temp. Capt. P. J. V. LAVARACK, M.C., Gen. List and R.F.C. (M.C. gazetted May 25th, 1917). Temp. 2nd Lieut. (Temp. Capt.) E. MANNOCK, M.C., R.E. and R.F.C. (M.C. gazetted September 17th, 1917). 2nd Lieut. (Temp. (5apt.) D. F. STEVENSON, Yeo. and R.F.C. (M.C. gazetted September 17th, 1917). Military Cross. Temp. Capt. R. N. G. ATKINSON, Gen. List and R.F.C. and Lieut. J. A. BORET, R.W. Surr. and R.F.C. Temp. 2nd Lieut. C. W. CUDEMOER, Gen. List and R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. (Temp. Lieut.) J. DIAMOND, K.O.S.B. (S R ) and R.F.C. Temp. 2nd Lieut. M. B. FREW, Gen. List and R.F.C. Temp. 2nd Lieut. R. E. G. FULLJAMES, Gen. List and R.F.C. Temp. Lieut. H. D. HARMAN, Gen. List and R.F.C. Lieut. S. B. HORN, D. Gds. and R.F.C. Temp. 2nd Lieut. H. A. JONES, attd. Wilts and R.F.C. Capt. G. J. C. MAXWELL, Yeo. and R.F.C. Temp. 2nd Lieut. K. K. MUSPRATT, Gen. List and R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. A. C. T. PERKINS, R.G.A. (S.R.), attd. R.F.C. Temp. 2nd Lieut. W. M. PIERCE, Gen. List and R.F.C. Temp. 2nd Lieut. (Temp. Capt.) W. J. TEMPEST, D.S.O., Gen. List and R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. (Temp. Lieut.) F. W. H. THOMAS, Yeo. and R.F.C. si ••* Capt. C. T. VACHELL, Mon. and R.F.C. 2nd Lif ut. (Temp. Lieut.) L. WALMSLEY, E. Yorks. and R.F.C. Temp. O. B. W. WILLS, R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. F. WOODCOCK, R.G.A. (S.R.) and R.F.C. Note.—All awards of the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross, conferred by Commanders-in-Cbief in the field and notified to War Office up to Septembsr 30th, have now been announced. The King has been pleased to award the Military Medal for bravery in the field to the following :— 7443 1st Air-Mech. F. A. BISCOE, R.F.C. . - 47936 2nd Air-Mech. W. HEWITT, R.F.C. 8009 1st Air-Mech. R. JOHNSON, R.F.C. 50104 2nd Air-Mech. 5. THOMAS, R.F.C. The King has been pleased to award the Distinguished Conduct Medal to the following :— 7769:1 1st Air-M-ch. A. W. CANT, R.F.C. 4965 1st Air-Mech. S. HALL, R.F.C, 3116 Sergt. W. E. SMITH, R.F.C. v 48027 Pnr. W. T. SMITH, R.E., attd. R.F.C. 4400 Sgt. R. G. TAYLOR, R.F.C. Brave Nurses Rewarded. IT was announced on October 17th that the King had been pleased to award the Military Medal to the following ladies for conspicuous gallantry displayed in the performance of their duties on the occasion of hostile air raids on casualty clearing stations in the field :— Acting Sister Ellen Byrne, Q.A.I.M.N.S. (R.) ; Staff Nurse Elizabeth Jane Eckett, T.F. Nursing Service ; Sister Winnie- ford Muriel Hawkins, T.F. Nursing Service ; Sister Alicia Mary Kelly, Aust. Army Nursing Service ; Sister Rachel Pratt, Aust. A.M. Corps ; Acting Sister Catherine Murray Roy, Q.A.I.M.N.S. ; Sister Minnie Wood, Q.A.I.M.N.S. Mr. Bonar Law on Air War. SPEAKING at the meeting at the Albert Hall on October 23rd, in connection with the new economy campaign, Mr. Bonar Law, after referring to the failure of the German sub- marine campaign, said :— " They have another hope. They hope to win by warfare from the air on defenceless women and children. But they have not succeeded so far, and they will not succeed. To read the papers sometimes, one would think members of Governments were quite different from other people. We are not. We share your feelings and, if you like, we share your prejudices. The Government realises the importance of the air service ; not merely now, but for many, many months it has had priority over any other form of supply, as, the result has shown. The members of the Government received a report the other day—I have not asked the per- mission of the military authorities to make it public, but I do not think it will do any harm, and I will risk it. During last month our air service at the front, among their other activities, dropped about 8,000 bombs behind the German lines. In the same period the Germans dropped about 1,000 bombs behind our lines. In the month of September, again, our air service directed the artillery on something like 8,000 batteries of the enemy, and they directed it against between 700 and 800 of our batteries. I venture to say to you, there- fore, that from the point of view of damage inflicted on the enemy what was done against them by us in September far exceeded all the damage that in all their air raids they have inflicted upon the people of England. But that is not enough. We share your feelings. You know that we cannot prevent these air raids, but it is our business to make them as costly as possible. But I think I know that the people of this country can bear hardships and dangers of death that may come more patiently, and rightly so, if they know that they are not all on one side. 1 wish to be careful in what I say. We are not going to lose our air supremacy on our front in Flanders ; we do not intend to tell the enemy what we propose to do ; we do not desire to boast or to raise false anticipations—but I say this, it is a kind of warfare which is detestable, we would avoid it if we could, but our enemy has determined on it ; so be it. It was not we who started poison gas—we should never have done it— but it is not by our enemy, it is by us and our Allies that that weapon is being used most effectively to-day. It is the same here. Let our enemy have patience, and he will find that what he can give us will be returned in full measure, pressed down, and running over." , French Tribute to Captain Guynemer. THE last mention of Capt. Guynemer by General Anthoine in Army Orders was as follows :— " General Commanding Army mentions Capt. Guynemer, "" commanding No. 3 Squadron, in General Orders of the Army. " Capt. Guynemer died on the field of honour on September nth, a hero of legend, who fell from the high heaven of glory after three years of ardent conflict. " He will be remembered as the perfect symbol of the highest qualities of our race. He showed indomitable tenacity, fierce energy, and blind courage. He was animated by the firmest faith in victory, and he has bequeathed to every French soldier an imperishable memory, which will stimulate a spirit of self- sacrifice and the noblest emulation." The Chamber has decided by a unanimous vote to place the name of Capt. Guynemer on the commemorative tablets of the Pantheon until his body can be found and buried in that famous hall. French Pilots Honoured. GOLD medals have been presented by the Aero Club of France to Capt. Personne and Sub-Lieuts. Ortoli, Noel, and Coupot. Sub-Lieut. Louis Noel, who is none other than the popular Hendon pilot, has a magnificent record, including raids on Bucharest from Salonica, is the holder also of the Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Military Medal, and the Russian Cross of St. George. Chemet Drowned in Escaping from Germany. IT was announced in Pans last week that Chemet, who had become well known before the war as a waterplane pilot, had been drowned in the Rhine in attempting to escape from Germany in company with a friend taken»>prisoner on the French front. He was interned at Dillingen, Bavaria. At the end of about ten days he escaped, and, after a tramp of 75 miles across Southern Germany, passed into Austria, near Bregenz. He then had to traverse the Rhine to the south of Lake Constance to reach Switzerland. Not being able to swim, Chemet, although provided with a swimming apparatus, was unable to battle against the strong current of the river, and being carried away by it was drowned. 1105
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