The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-09-10

With Il eat breali very lightly spread
with butter. No cake Ia served, be-
cause cake Is an extrsvagance ~ they
view II. and moreover to leave II alone
Ia TO practice selfdenial. Anything
that the French woman can do TO save
monsy she does. and the money shs
saves she gives to the cause Of her
county.
The readers OF correspondence from
Paris will remember the tragic death
by fall from an aeroplane OF Henry
Beach Needham. the wsll.kDovn writ
or for American magazines. Needham
was my close friead. Ae was man.
and writer OF sterling stuff. He al
ways was keen for story. and when
be got Il he knew how to write Il.
He stuck TO the truth and he always
rfade the truth atttacifve, " '''-"' -
Just before Needham was killed
dined with him and he discussed with
me the aeroplane trip which he hoped
to take, His plan was. and the mill
tary authorities had assented to IL. to
make trip over Paris at night In q
military machine with military avi.
ator. II was his wish 10 write q de-
scription of view OF a great city
partially hidden under the blanket OF
night
Tribute to Henry Beach Needhann.
he wanted to determine whether or
not II was possible for an enemy avi.
ator TO pick out specific objects upon
which to throw his bombs OF course,
II was not Needhapn's intention to tell
what buildings could be discerned. and
separated from their fellows by the
eye OF the sosrer His thought simply
was to answer the disputed question
as TO whether or not an aviator could
tell hospital or military barracks
from the peaceful residence OF ci.
william.
Needham was full Of his project,
He knew absolutely nothing Of fear.
He had been at the front where the
bullets were flying and the shells were
failing. His courage was proof. His
whole plan was changed by the ar.
rival In Paris OF Lieutenant Warne-
ford, an aviator OF the British army.
Warneford had won fame, the Vic
toria cross. and the cross Of the Legion
OF Honor by his daring flying exploit.
when he destroyed Zeppelin In mid
air.
Henry Beach Needham asked the
military authorities to let him so up
In new aeroplane on q trial trip with
Lieutenant Warneford. He rose from
the ground waving his hand to the
bystanders. In lesa than two minutes
the machine collapsed and both its oc.
eupants were hurled 10 the ground and
killed This newspaper man had gone
through almost every form OF danger
that Europe's war Geld holds, He met
his death In what was believed 20 be
an absolutely safe adventure. He cx.
pec,ed to return to America imme.
dia,ely after this. his last wartime
story getting assignment. He was a
close friend and a loved companion.
censors Are Helpful.
The French eensors are not very
hard on a correspondent. When YOU
go to the front you always are accom-
panied by an army ofticer who almost
invariably also acts as censor Of what
you write, He gives you some words
OF advice concerning what you may
say and what YOU may not say. and
thus makes yc3r writing very easy.
He gives You great deal OF liberty
and the only thing that he requests. Is
that nothing shall be put 10 your ar.
ticles that may be of assistance to the
enemy.
The censor has been painted as 4
very formidable and frequently very
grouchy dictatorial person. He is not
More than hall the time correspond.
ent Is allowed to sit by the censor
and to watch him while he goes over
the manuscript with blue pencil.
The pencil Is infreQuentiy used
The military officers who 40 to the
front With the correspondent all speak
English and everyone OF them has n
keen curiosity concerning thing