The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-01
Helene Dutrieu, just Before Making One of Her
Sensational Flights.

n Helene DUTR1EU. the "Girl
Hawk" upon whom appre-
ciative France has bestowed
the decoration of the Legion Of
Honor. is surely one of the most
modest Of heroines and is less in
clined to dwell upon the fact that
she has the distinction OF being the
first woman air scout in history than
she is to discuss generally the use
of the aeroplane in war. She re-
Gently was In this country in the
interests of the Red Cross, and is
sort Of Elzevir edition OF flying
woman, being about only five feet
in height, even with the aid of her
dainty French heels. and weighing
about 10 pounds. She is girl In
vivacity and enthusiasms. and. ac-
cording to one impressionable WON
an visitor, cher mouth is tilted In
an adorable childish fashion"-the
mouth that playfully uttered the
grim 1aconism in referring to avia-
ton: "It is the sport Of those who
would die young"
Mile. Dutrieu's complexion mas
the exotic charm of dead pallor'
which only goes to emphasize her
large and expressive eyes. You
might Justly mistake her for an
artist. a dreamer, poet, musician
one who has spent the best mo
ments Of her life amid lntanglple
beautiful imaginings and exqulsles
realities. Her well-formed hands,
with their tapering fingers, Suggest
nretty sentiment, lace, perfume, TO
nance more than the tense, peril
GUS work of guiding an aeroplane
through the blue seas Of night hlgn
above an anxious city.
An Unofficial Flyer.
She is not regularly enrolled IN
the army, and. though she gladly
would die for her country, she has
no desire to become soldier. That
the government receives her SER
vices unofficially gives her no Of
fence at all. She fully agrees with
the Frenchman's point Of view On
the sex question.
"He does not want his wife to
light" she explains. He will not
permit her life to be endangered.
He will not be responsible for her
death. Not that the French woman
is not brave. All women are brave
when the lives of their dear ones
are threatened. But especially the
French woman, I think, for she is
more emotional. All, people now.
lust because of this war, are be-
ginning to understand the character
of the French woman as she really
is! All the fables of her lightness
and easy frivolity are revealed now
In their true colors."
Gave Warning Thrice.
Mile. Dutrieu would make you
believe that some OF the pertls
through which she passed in times
OF peace far overshadow those OF
the war period. and laughs when
she quotes report that her duty
was to chase away the raiding Ger
man taubes that dropped bombs
upon Paris. ''All l did was to fly
up when 1 suspected that the Ger
man airmen were coming" she ex-
planned. land. then. If 1 observed
the enemy approaching, return and
report to the men, who Immediately
rose to give battle or chase to the
Intruder"
When word was flashed to Paris,
ehe boarded her aeroplane and took
10 the skies. mountias in spirals
higher ard higher until the plane
looked the size OF soaring dragon
dy. Then courageously would she
fly in the direction of the expected
danger, circling round. rising and
descending with eyes Keen to the
quest and nerves as steady us the
metal OF the mechanism that held