Cheyenne record., 1916-06-08

ators, are for the moment the talk OF
France.
Several times both Of them have
been. mentioned in national ORDERS
one in particular on account OF MS
wonderful success in destroying Ter
man battle aeroplanes.
Jean Navarro. who has hitherto
been the best known as "Adjudant
Navarro (where "ad1udant" is not the
equivalent of "adjutant" in the Ameri-
can acceptation of the word, but cor
responds to sergeant major) Is now
sublieutenant. 1t was not he. however
as erroneously understood by the Ger
man newspapers, but the other twin,
Pierre, who recently challenged the
successful German aviator. Lieutenant
Immelmann, to a duel In the clouos'
which the latter refused.
While Georges Guinemer continues
to be the hero of the French school
boy on account of his extremely youth
full appearance and his delicate. boy
ish face. the Navarro brothers have at
tracted wide attention in most sur
prising degree, as they are equally
youthful, being only twenty years old.
and as they had already been noted
for their general ability as amateurs In
field sports. They are small. vigorous
bright and vivacious. T-
They had been in the military serv-
ice only a few weeks when both De'
gan to receive decorations. Jean was
the first to become an airman and thus
far has the advantage over his brother
of having already destroyed a suffi-
cient number of enemy machines to
warrant his name being used with
each fresh exploit, an honor which has
not yet been accorded to his brother
Pierre for aviation. work. as his DEEDS
in the air are alluded to without the
name being given.
Pierre already has been mentioned
by name. however for other military
service.
Mere Boys Become Aviators.
But it is not merely the popular IN
terest which the two young men have
aroused that makes their case inter
esting, but the fact that the military
authorities regard the advent of the
young men into the French aviation
service as an event of the greatest I'M
portance, and as proving that mere
boys can make great aviators.
One man like Sublieutenant Navarro
or Sublieutenant Guinemer can upset
the entire arrangements OF the Ger
man general staff when the latter pre-
pares a surprise movement and guards
its lines of operations by scores OF
fighting aircraft in the hope OF insur-
ing secrecy for all movements. Both
Navarro and Guinemer have spoiled
well-laid schemes to the east and west
of the Meuse river since the battle OF
Verdun began on February 21.
AS the war goes on the services of
highly skilled aviators are regarded as
more and more important and, when
the occasional man with the special
genius for the most important part Of
the work which the aviator can rem.
der comes forth. the French authori-
ties are very prompt in giving him rec
ognition and in setting him up as q
model for the other air fighters.
So much has been published of late
in the press of Europe regarding the
Navarro twins, and 30 much confusion
has arisen with regard to the identity
OF one or the other as performer Of
certain exploits, that Mr.. Jean Roger
decided to call upon the proud mother
of the two young men at her residence
at Oullins, suburb Of Lyons, to OBJ
tain from her details regarding them
She is the mother of ten children, five
boys and five girls, and is the daugh-
ter of q major of artillery. Her hus-
band belongs to an old French family
and Is a paper manufacturer.
The Mothers View.
What shall say about Jean?" she
is quoted in the Petit Parisien as say
ing. There is no story to tell; he is
simply my Jean. He never speaks
about his exploits and It is only from
the newspapers that learn Of them.
Jean and Pierre were born at Joui-sur-
Morin.
"They are good little boys. They
have always loved and worshiped each
other. They were always together
and had the same tastes and inclina-
tjous and we spared no trouble or ex-
pense in their education. They de-
yoted themselves to all kinds of sports
and are magnifcently healthy and
handsome.
f..It is true that Jean is more or less
undisciplined and does not understand
much about obedience. not through
wickedness. but because he is made
that way, for his is a lovely character.
His father desired to prepare him for
a commercial career. but the idea Of
having to obey SO many superiors was
irksome to Jean. and after he took his
bachelors degree at college he attend
cd an athletic school at Rheims and en-
tered, the aviation school at Paris.
Jean has always shown taste FOR
aviation. Ass children. few years
ago, he and Pierre had bought little
motor and had constructed an aero