The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-05
DARING WORK (G TWIN AvIAT0RS
Makes THEM HEROES IN France
Navarro Boys, Both Mentioned in National Army Orders, Succeed ii
Destroying Many Enemy Battle AeropIanes-Mother Says ut
Is Not the Cradles, but the Tonbs, Which Attach Us
So Closely to Our Country"

'ln the month before the war began
Jean, with the authorization of his IA
Their, went to Crotoy to become trained
as an air pilot. He had not time to
begin his work when the hostilities be-
gan and Jean had to come back to
Lyons.
Was Rejected at First.
"He made every effort to enter the
army both here and at Bordeaux, but
could not succeed, as he was too
young. You are too small a boy to
fly they told him invariably, and poor
Jean vas heartbroken, but he is of an
obstinate nature, and he induced Sen
ator Lacroix, a friend of the family, to
obtain for him admission to the avia-
ton service at Saint Cyr.
"A few days after his arrival there,
however, the school was transferred
and Jean was again in trouble. BY
new exertions he succeeded in being
sent to Bron, but he found there was
no activity whatever, and finally at
Christmas he was allowed to go to the
front. He was given a few weeks
training with an air squadron and
then, on his very first flight, he
brought down q large German ma
chine.
Since then they tell me that air
fighting has been a daily matter with
him and that his exploits are almost
innumerable, and that the military au-
thorities have officially given credit for
the destruction of eight enemy ma
chimes, as careful investigation had
proved that at least this eight have
been entirely destroyed as a result of
his work.
II nc longer tremble for him. | rea-
lie that the death which he might
meet in this way is not dreaded or
even feared. France will be all the
dearer to me, even if l have to lose
my boy in his present work.
"They say that it is the cradles
which attach US so closely to our
try. No, it is not the cradles, but the
tombs. One can carry off the cradles
into other countries, but the tombs
remain. l do not tremble for my son,
but l have a certain feeling Of pity for
those whom he brings down.
Pities the Victims.
Zone day l said to the twins, The
poor devils speaking Of the enemy.
Jean simply shook his head without
saying anything, but Pierre corrected
me by saying the v%illains!'
II saw Jean recently in Paris.
where he had gone to get a new aero
plane. We went out for a walk and,
as he wore all his decorations, people
looked at us and l was very happy. /
Verdun.'
"'What can l tell you, mothcr?' he
replied, and that was all he said about
his aviation work. 1t was from the ma
chinists hat l obtained the news re-
garding all his movements, and. al
though l have more love for NY boys
than pride in them, still, must admit
that 1 am very proud of Jean and of
Pierre.
"Of Pierre people have not yet heard
as much as of Jean, because he has
followed a rather different line since
the war began, He was accepted as a
volunteer in the infantry service at
the very beginning and he was award
ed a decoration for q brilliant deed
which he performed in the early days
at Ypres.
volunteers had been called for to
remove the debris of a house which
had been shelle" and which had bur
led a number OF officers, including a
general. Pierre offered himself and
under a frightful Smelling by the Ger
mans. he helped to bring out the vic,
tins safely.
Again, at Notre Dame de Lorette
he obtained this mention in army or
ders: OF a remarkable bravery and
full of spirit, he led infantry troop
which had been deprived of their Off
GERS Then later in order to be near
Jean, he succeeded in obtaining a po.
sition in the aviation service.
Recently he went out with an. air
squadron to chase enemy aeroplanes.
He pursued and brought down an adj
versary, but as he was coming back
he saw suddenly come up behind him
a powerful German machine which be-
gan to fire IN him with a machine gun
at close range.
Pierre Is Wounded.
Before he could turn and face the
enemy he received a bullet in the arm
which cut an artery. AS it was i'm
possible for him to continue the fight,
he headed downward, losing blood rap
idly. He succeeded in landing near
where his brother was and fell ex-
hausted. Some soldiers carried him to
the ambulance.
Jean at the time was in the air and
after he had finished the career of a
large German %aeroplane he descended
and learned that Pierre had been
wounded. Almost crazed with grief,
be obtained an automobile and rushed
to the ambulance and found Pierre in
the receiving station in the rear of the
Verdun lines and he took him IN the
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