El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-23

his score mounted TO 80. Tn June DC
was 49,
Immediately after baGEing his fsrh
enemy he became i'll and had 10 De
invaded 20 Paris. on July 2N. though
still in. he returned to the front and
went up
Ii was Guvnemer who led the IA
nous "Srork EscadriIie." formed early
in 1916 I'm fact. he came on the scene
just at the time the squadron forma-
tion was becoming popular with both
armies After q short time as MEM
ber of the escadrille me formed
taste for fighting alone. Eyer ail l7-
that his fighting was done alone i-
fired his own guns and managed his
own controls.
Bore own Expense.
He travelled i'm his own automobile
and carried his own chef He was
free TO 90 20 any front. though ore
accepted the advice OF the officers in
regard 20 his presence on sectors
where his action might be strlnEentiE
needed All the valOr awards the
French army conferred were ms. In
Guiding the Legion OF Honor There
were no houors he could further at
tain But ne knew the admiring AMI
thankful hearts OF many French
pOilu and many a French cottage were
praying for him and We're happy. IN
deed. I'm the thought that their France
produced such q breed
Brings Down - i Belief.
At the beginning OF September. lsl q,
Guyuemer's record was 50 enemy
planes destroyed. though experts
credit him with at least - others
which were not officially recorded.
Parallel with the career Of this
Guvuemer a similar career was being
carved out on the German side OF the
line.
Baron Capt. Won Richthofen, q
young German aviator. had attained
a record of l3 allied planes shot down
His tactics. however, were quite dis
similar from those Of the Frenchman-
Therein lies the claim TO distinction
for Guynemer as King OF the Air"
hofeu cammand a squadron and he
fights an easier game.
10 is this baron Capt. Won ROchtho-
fen who is responsible for the loss OF
Guyuemer.
The German authorities cudeavored
TO match Won Hichthofeu against
Guyuemer many times When news
came that Guynemer had moved to a
certain portion Of the French front
Won RichthOfen was promptly trans
ferred 10 meet him Their last meet
ing came only after an amusing series
Of evolutions behind the lines in an
eudeavOr to have Won RichtnOfen on
a certain spot when Guyuemer would
appear They knew they must over
wheIm the Frenchman.
on September IL. 1917. Guyuemer set
out from Dunkirk on q reconuoiterinE
expedition over the Flanders front
Won Richthofen was ready
Is seen 10 Fall
once engaged Guyuemer started
about cleaning up the air He was
progressing very wei when the whole
Travelling Circus" under EOu Richr-
hofeu. came dashiug down from a
high altitude like vultures TO carrion.
Guyuemer. no doubt. noticing the trap.
promptly sailed into the squadron AMI
engaged them in lively battle A Bel
ciau squadron began 20 come In from
the right 10 create diversion that
they might save the Freuchmau- They
were too late. for Guyuemer had been
already hit. When last seen. his plane
was dropping gently 10 earth. It was
not aflre. nor did it seem 20 be out
OF control, but exhibited every evil
deuce Of being hit
No Record of His Death
There seems TO be one very siEnifi-
cant point about the whole thing.
Although the French war office re-