The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
TO HONOR LITTLE HERO
Who DIED FOR FRANCE
TradpSman Aided Allied Sol
diers to Escape. Knowing
lie Must Pay Penalty.
SPECIAL Correspondence. 10 THs SIS

IoSpoN. Feb. .6.-Thc League ~
Rights % Man in France Is arranging a
ceremony to De held next month la Paris
TO honor the memory of Camille Eugene
Jacauet. n ,radesmau OF Lille. II per-
formed an act Of herolsm similar To that
lone by Edith cavell. the English nurse
at Brussels. and paid the same penalty,
The story is told In the following order
OF the day issued by Gen. Joffre
Camille Jacquet. tradosman at Lille,
was sentenced 10 death by the Germans
and was executed AZ LII" fortress FOR
having concealed, kept ard cared for
| French sold ers and helped them to eS-
cape. He died like a hero. refused 10
be bound or blindfolded aud fell With
cries Of 'Niye Ia France WV" Ia lse-
publiaue" on his lips"
.J,cuuet. herure tire war. was an oh
scure tradesmau and had been settled
in Lille for some ten years with his
wife. four daughters and a son, Nh" ~
now /. years old, Nj ar" stil shut mp
a, Lille. Nobody SUSPECTED, himself
piohably least Of all. that thor" was
aught Of heroic stun in the man. hut ""
discovered his vocation -u"u after the
urHItltVltl tI Line, W llflls W - ANs -
French officer who had determined not
TO be taken prisoner, sought refug" in
Jacuuet's house and was taken in an
hidden. other French soldiers fol-
lowed.
Jacuuet. his wife and children then
devoted all their energies 4" IT." sole
work OF harDoring allied soldiers aud
arr their escape. WIN as muci
skill as courage they found hiding places
-, ,tN,,1 ,,n - az lilo kAl,aT,s flIL
concealed their wards, and where some
member OF the family every night
brought them food and assiStan""
The work. Of devotion was carried ON for
months aud il was long before JtCuj"l
was found on, and shot. MI that time
/ he had harboi.d scores of soldiers. ana
Gen. Won Heinrich, German military Gov
ernor Of Lille. though having certain
Information of the numbers of Freu' h
soldiers and aviators in hiding, never
found them. An those hiddcn hy l;.ulIct
escaped. When at last he was betrayed
all the men he had helped were safe in
the French lines and Jacquct atone was
left for Won Heinrich Ia punish
Three equally brave men helnrd lac
au.t and his family IN their work and
all three were shot. They consisted OF
another small tr~adesinan, Martens. "A
commercial traveller. who took food and
'lptli'F ~ - wv - ''NfH - ''
torial Sub-L.ieurenan named l'econyuCk.
who. in disguise. acted as messenger for
the men in the various hiding places, and
finally, a young Belgian called Nerhulst.
a smuggler IN peace times. who, knowing
the frontier. got the escaped prisoners
across.
Among the men saved by Jacquet were
sonre aviators. ON March ~ last three
aeroplanes bombardcd wireless German
posts at Lille, Two got ava safely. the
third was brought down.
when the %aeroplne fell the aviator
had fed in search Of Il hiding place,
which Jacquet, always on the alert for
such work. soon found, and the sane eve
ming the, aviator was taking tea will,
JacQuet. lie remained a fortnight with
the family, during which plans were
made for his escape, which was success
fully carried out on March ~, ,Jacquot's
eldest daughter accompanying him part
OF the way.
81 must pay n return call to thank
you" said the av!atoI, on parting. Sure
enough. on April - the %arroplano cirrlcd
over Lille and dropped polite notes TO
the General commanding the German
forces Al Lille. presenting the a%viatorr
compliments and regrets Al not having
had the pleasure of making the Cen
erals acquaintance during his sojourn
In Lille.