IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 17 April 1917, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

A GALLANT AIRMAN. REMARKABLE DEVOTION TO DUTY; LONDON, April" 16. The Times' correspondent relates that one of the most gallant deeds was that of a solitary airman. When returning from a distant trip, he was attacked by a large party of enemy machines, but he fought until his ammunition was exhausted and himself and his machine almost shot to bits. One eye was literally shot out, he had a bullet in his body and a foot was smashed. Despite all, he made his report and apologised for making a rough, landing because of his smashed foot and impaired control. Then, his duty done, he died. No honour, whether Victoria Cross or anything, else, could adequately measure such a deed. . ..

GERMAN INTERNAL AFFAIRS

HOW THE DEAD ARE TREATED.

"NOTHING MUST BE WASTED."

LONDON April 15

The Lokal Anzeiger's war correspondent publishes the first German admission as to the treatment of the dead. He says: "We passed through Evergnicourt, where we experienced a dull smell like burning lime. It is the great corpse exploitation army group. Here the bodies are treated. A fat one is turned into lubricating oils. Everything else is ground down by bone miils into powder for pigs and manure. Nothing must be wasted." RUSSIA'S DfTERKAL AFFAIRS BRUSILOFF APPEALS TO THE NATION. PETROGRAD, April 16. General Brusiloff at a banquet to Duma delegates, appealed for national unity to defeat German militarism. He exhorted the army to support the Duma.

CRISIS STILT ACUTE

PETROGRAD, April 16

The political crisis centres in the personality of Kerensky (who is a Republican Socialist) and Luoff, Milianoff, Lodzianko and Gutchoff (representing the patriotic Moderate Liberals).. Kerensky continually in-' sists on the necessity of defeating the enemy, but he has many enemies including the extreme anarchfal elements. It is impossible to say what will happen if Kerensky is forced to resign.