The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28

And there's the question. What
counts?
Since that day the Ace has fought
forty combats, mostly alone, and thu
private notchcs OH his machine gun
mark nineteen victims. Yet his record
is but fourteen. What counts?
Earlier in the war it was the usage 10
IL only those brought down inside
tho French lines no matter how incon-
testablc the falls inside of German
lines. Later, the Frencl, going mora
and moro to fight inside the German
lines, especially To tackle Fokkers,
forbidden To- aunt bounds lest their
secret Ice discovered-they came to
count all falls hat have been officially
verified. OF such Navarro counts
fourteen; nine inside tho French lines,
five inside the German.
Garros himself when made prisoner
seeking enemy machines inside thu
German lines--hrd thus been credited
with but two.
was alone with the Aces brother.
Tell me a story" 7 said.
Pierre Navarro looked saucily out ~
The tail Of his eye.
"Once I started ont Will my guide
rop.-don't Won know we have a guide
rope"--a biz, long, strong rope, dam
Cling TOO feet beneath us. with q great
big anchor like n big fish hook.
What for" 7 asked.
why. to tish for boches. You
rush IN and dash above them cater
%cornered 80 that The guide rope graZes
and the great big itsh hook catches
firm and Jerks them
"Yess YES. heautiful,' I told him.
Flows Your arm"
Nasty he answered, but doing
quite we'll got those lead balls
through a fur roat and IT poisoned the
wound. they came unexpected from
an elephant n of those big new
double motor German biplanes. They
were new then. Now We know them.
But ] didn't. 7 Was used 10 single
motor German biplanes, which alwayS
shoot from behind--a stern shot, while
running. Thev must swing round to
attack, The elephant shot from itr
front. I was not expecting It and they
got me bv surprise
Are IN" elephants dangerous"
mot now-we know them. You
cant on an elephant. =.
cant 80 fast or high. The Germans
will not keep them Height and speed
are everything
"you brother flew low when NJ
dumped the German Captain" I SAID,
What that Pierre Navarro
prlcked up his care.
l told tho story as 7 had heard IL.
how tho ACc had been surrounded /:
how tho German Captain had hun
strapped 10 his seat and jumped in
behind him. saying Now we'll cX-
plore the French trenches and rear
ct was not my brother" exclaimed
Pierre Navarro, and my brother
must not have credit for a thing he
did not DO. He would be horrined ~
take another's glory, Give credit
where due"
So I mako the correction. II wa
commandment de W who spilled the
German Captain: and Il won him tho
Cross of War and a citation.
MY brother never landed INSIDE
German lines, never Was captured
never dumped y German Captain,
unused the wounded boy. but once my
brother stood tho drinks to German
nviators--and got arrested for it.
And he told mo tho story.
"Nou know my brother early In the
morning, before daybreak. has the
habit Of lying down ~ hts machine tc
take a nap and i" all ready 10 fy -
soou H. an enemy j. seen in the ar
That morning il was bad weather
They said: 'rherelI be no borhcs
But suddenly a n,echaniclap cani'
running, crylnc u OF breath: y
} hochc,' My brother started of IN.