YANKEES DOWN RIG IN MONSTER PLANE TAKEN GOOD CONDITION AFTER OPERATORS HAD FLED With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Thursday.—(By Associated Press.)—Americans captured an immense German armored battle plane Wednesday north of Brieules. The machine was virtually intact, but the pilot and gunner escaped. It is presumed that the battleplane was downed a day or two ago by American aviators. Just when the machine landed in unknown territory, the American gunners endeavored to protect the plane but the American guns let down a counter fire upon the enemy gun enclosures. When a lull came, the safety trays were stopped. A number of valuable instruments and two machine guns were captured. The battleplane was equipped with a bombing device and had a gun and a sighting instrument so fixed that the gunner can see to shoot directly beneath him. This gun was for firing on roads. So far as known, this is the first plane of this type captured by Americans. Half the fuselage was covered with quarter-inch armor. The committee in charge of the mailing of soldiers' packages for Christmas has opened headquarters in Postmaster Morgareidge's office, to the right of the south door of the post office, on the ground floor. Persons wishing to mail packages to the soldiers in the army can do so by calling there and will be given instructions and assistance. The postal authorities have made rules for mailing packages to the soldiers for Christmas and this committee from the Red Cross has been put in charge of the work. The  Rules laid down by the postal authorities must be observed or the package will not reach its destination. SOLDIERS' PACKAGES COMMITTEE IN POST OFFICE Advertised Letters. 