The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-21

present tlfn6 on account OF the ueClklOH
Of the Government not to use women in
the war she mad decided to visit the
United States to deliver war lectures in
the Eastern cities-in this city. Newport,
Bar Harbor, Philadelphia n other
places. She has brought with her an
interesting collection OF war pictures.
many Of which she too herself from her
Farman biplane while flying high above
Paris, the surrounding country and
above the German lines In the north OF
France. She believes that many of these
are the most interesting war pictures
that were ever obtained.
What prompted you TO volunteer for
air scouting after the war began Mile.
Dutrieu was asked.
Three things she replied instantly.
~ love France. | love adventure. !
knew my business. Most OF the men
fiers were needed Ut the front in
strictly military reconnaissance work.
There were comparatively few aviators
available for guarding Paris. I told the
military Government ! wanted to do my
part. They told me that | could not be
entered upon the army rolls, that ] could
not have any official position, but that
! might work privately. SO from the
day the war began / was in the air
practically every day. sometimes arts
ing early in the morning and scouting
for hours. sometimes flying In the after.
, moor or late evening. | had the good
! fortune on numerous occasions to detect
Taubes on their way to visit Paris and
] was able to descend and warn the
aviation corps commanders so that they
had ample time to send up ~squadrons
and fight of or frlghten away the in.
vaders.
EIuded Bombs and Bullets.
II am sorry ! cannot say that the
shot at me. But | never let
their feirs get close enough to shoe;
at my machine or to drop bombs on
me. circled around and around. keep
ing watch with my glasses, and the
instant | detected a German machine
I darted TO earth and gave warning,
Usually | flew at n height OF from
1900 to 1000 meters, but sometime =
rad to go much higher because OF fogs
and mis,s that yelled the lower att
tudes."
You didn't find the work very COM
Portable. surely
'Comfortablec" laughed Mile. Du-
,rieu. Did YOU ever leave a warm
bed at ) O'Clock In the morning. pad
! yourself in heavy woollens and leather,
assis, a ~mechanician prepare an aero
| pane 1oT llknl WIN 10 llSHl 'Nh'IN
that afforded by a small lantern. and
then. in such cold as chilled to the bone.
leave the earth behind and hy to YOU
know not what II was surely not com
Portable. but 1t was delicious | love ex-
element. You cannot imagine how /,
thrills one TO discover an onconirH
enemy who may be able to fly much
faster than yourself and who would he
sure to kill YOU II he could That is
life. But the Germans never caught
me. II they had brought me down
alive | suppose they would have pu,
me in one OF their gloomy concentra-
ton camps and fed me on beer and
sausage. I would not have thrived upon
such iarc-me :"
NO Mems Monopoly Of Nolor.
why not?" she asked. Men do not
have A monopoly OF cnurl-" and skill
and mechanical ability. Aviation does
not require brute strength. l. needs
aiertness. a light and sure touch OF
the hand or foot, presence OF mind AT
all times and a reasonable familiarity
with simple motor ngines The time
will come. is not Tar distant. when ser.
vices such as mine will not he unique
Their will be- thousands OF women ayia'
tors in the days to ON. II this wal
endures for years, women a yet he
recognized as useful fighters for their
countries"
Mile. Dutr!eu is so girlish in app-ar-
ance that she does not look her age
which. as she remarked very niircly
lis between 25 and so" Certainly tie
reporter who talked with hsr At ;hs
Hotel Knickerbocker would W beer
perfectly willing TO accept the snallei
figure. She has been. as she UNITS IL
trying to die young ever since she
was in her teens.