The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-28
AIRMEN WATCH
CHICKENS COME
HOME TO ROOS7
Gather at Twilight TO See il
All Their Comrades
Return
ANXIOUS HOUR DAILY
Who's Still Out1' First CUES
ton Fliers Ask as They
Land

II Nioil FHcih hhk as Hey
Land
BY VIM. G. Shepherd
United Press STAFF Correspondent
Il tCapytish'ed isit By the United Pres.
ropytishted in Great ntifain
HEADQUARTERS OF The
BRITISH ARMY. Northern
France. April 28--(6y Mail TO
New York. - stood on the NY.
Ing field at dusk this evening
with q score OF Gen. Freneh's
young men and saw the chick.
ems come home 10 roost" OF
all the tense hours on the fly
inc grounds. the one hour OF
twilight and dusk. before night.
tsil, Ia the hour that tugs hard.
eat az the nerves OF the flyina
men.
Wherever Tying man may
be. you Will see a CERTAIN ncrV-
ousness and distraction come
over him about sunset. Soon he
Will bes;ir himself Whether
he walks along the French
roads TO where his fylng
grounds are situated, or wheth-
er he 10 lucky enough 10 get q
I'm In q passing automobile. you
Will find him. some time before
darkness begins 10 fall. on his
own particular flying field.
10 IA. tfs..altI.a O..
ens TO come home to roost." as
he calls a.
walked out OF the town this
evening With two nying men.
I've got a couple OF pals who
have been up ali afternoon" ex
planned one. 4 want to see wheth
er they have come In or not"
When We got 90 the field We
found 30 or more of the young
1.-THE Hritishers who make up Gen
French's flying squad At this place
They stood about in knots, chat
tlnE. cutting neryously a. the gras,
With their canes. or sitting In the
lee OF the hangers 10 protect ,hem
s"iNFh lIpm Va" VIM
There's ---. | think. said on,
young fellow
followed bis gaze and saw a dol
Ia .he SKI. no larger than the heat
Of a pin
No. that's -" said another
youth
Right you are" said the frs
one. 4 was mistaken
How he knew he wRs mistaken
could not understand
| Neither could N. flying men er
plain the ability 10 distinguish on,
aeroplhne from another
They have developed u. that
all
The spot grew bigger. suddenli
the machine tilted aud spiralc,
down diHElly Within a minute o
two. II had slighicd. aud two heav
| iiy furred young nritishers cilmbe,
| from Il.
One after another. spots appeared
| In tho sky. we're recognized. ans
swooped down TO us
AZ last they were all In but one
Night was almost upon tvs
A man in an aeroplAne must Sc,
the grass TO aiight.
There's clever little throw o
the lever which he must give at tn,
last moment that will bring him {,
earth lightly. instead OF In n smash
He's young fellow. and a new
fller.' explained an officer. and
am rather worried about him
Better get out the flares" n.
said 20 an attendant
Tho flares are white lights tina
are placed about the field when
. filer Ia out at night by them n,
can trace his way thru the nigh
sky to his own flying field
Suppose the ilier did not com,
, back. Where might he be-
This was not any ordinary pcac.
flight. II was war time. He nigh
be a wreck OF broken bones anC
bleeding flesh men had been try
Ing TO kill him all afternoon: the,
had been shooting at him like hunt
ers shooting at bird. they hac
, hunted him In packs. II he had son,
near the trenches. II was certain
that n thousand German rifles hat
potted him.
We we're waiting for n man who
, might be dead There we're the sol
diers setting out the flares and ge,
ting ready TO light them. No one
was speaking now
That's him" said an officer.
Yes" answered three or -four Of
the young men at once.
Where" ! nsked.
Cant see him yet. but that's his
propeller" explained one OF my
friends.
Their trained ears had caught the
hum OF his aeroplane engine
Soon he came into view. II was
almost dark when the machine set
tied down onto the field. Two
young fellows piled out of Il ant
walked over 10 us.
who is not in?" asked one o.
them.
Every body's here" said the cap
tain.
Good said the chap for whom
we had all been waiting. Then W,
dispersed