Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-17
for like conduct when face TO face
with death.
Air Service Attracts Them.

for Ike conduct when race TO lace
with death.
Air Service Attracts Them.
Army officers have neted one curious
thing. Every time that there is print
ed detailed account of particularly
interesting fight above TIE front In
France, the number of Americans who
aspire to service in the aviation corps
increases. There is a lure about the
air service which some people per-
haps will find it hard TO understand,
but it exists and there is seemingly no
room left for doubt that America can
secure as many volunteers as 1t wishes
for the literally high service of fight
ing in flying machines.
1t is not permitted to tell, even If
one should happen to know, how many
aviators America already has sent to
France, but it can be said that already
some of Uncle Sans nephews who
have not been connected with the
French aviation service, as some OF
their fellow countrymen have, already
are being trained to undergo their first
ordea. of battle. 1t is real ordeal
and the fact that it is known to be
such makes the Washington officials
particularly gratified that so many
young Americans seem to prefer
branch of the service in which they
are to give battle with no foundation
of earth under their feet"
Statistics of casualties compiled by
the French and British governments
| 90 TO show that the aviation corps is
not the most dangerous branch of the
! service. 1t is understood that more
| infantrymen and engineers are killed
or wounded than aviators, with of
course due regard to the difference in
numbers of men in the three branches
! of the service.
! Neutral Diplomats Uneasy.
! Ambassadors and ministers accred-
tied to Washington by neutral coun-
tries are having unpleasant days of 1t.
The recent disclosures of correspon-
dence from Argentine and Mexico
! transmitted for Germany by neutral
diplomats have had their effect in this
city. Every representative of neu-
trail country here feels that he is I'M
der suspicion, whether he is or not,
and the whole thing makes for discom-
fort.
1t probably is hard for persons Nv
ing away from the sphere of Washing
ton life to understand thoroughly just
what IL means to have suspicion stalk
ing through the streets and sitting al
some of the dinner boards in war
time capital. Washington essentially
is a social place and as its society
largely is of the official kind, the sus
pected and the suspicious must meet II
not daily at least weekly in a social
way.
It would be altogether wrong I" SaN
1t is certain that the state DEPART, nj
suspects the neutral diplomats of any
acts which would violate their obliga
tons to America as a hostess country
but the feeling elsewhere Throughout
the city is one of suspicion. and thi:
fact cannot well be discounted. 1t Il
known that the state department keeps
searching eye out for diplomatic VIC
lations of neutrality.
MAKES HGIl NGS'Ns
It is easy enough to see, therefore
how uncomfortable some of the diplo
mats representing neutral countrie
must be in these harsh days.
should be taken for granted that non
Of them is guilty of having done tn
things which it has been proved on
or two of their brethren serving II
other countries did in behalf of Amer
ica's enemy, but so long as misdeed
are done here and there, just so LONG
, of course, 1t must be expected tina
suspicion even of the innocent will b
: kept alive.
: The hardest experiences which fal
2 TO the lot of some of these neutral Dill
lomats come when they are payin
social calls. which in effect are call
, of official duty, in the afternoons, @
attending dinners given by member
. of the residential society or by official
of the government living here ten
+ porarily.
. Since August, 1914. Washington o
, fetal or residential hosts never nav
q invited to the same gathering the dill
= lomats from any two of the warrin
countries. Therefore there never wa
a any danger that at an afternoon tea
i at a dinner Germany's ambassadt
= would meet the British Ambassador
Il or that the ambassador from Austri
n would meet the ambassador fro
! Italv: or that any other awkwai
/ meetings of like kind would take plac
& II always has been the custom, hoy
Il ever. TO invite neutral diplomats
functions attended by representative
of either the allied countries or Il
,. central mowers. This custom has
q no kept up because, as war does n
r exist between the United States al
% neutral countries nor between the
l. lies and the same countries, 1t
sunnosed that the representatives
r all can meet and be cordial one to a
s. other
RS To-day the difficulty lies in the ia
10 +bot the representatives of one neutr
in country in other lands have be-
" sbown TO have been dealing with L
he enemy in diplomatic way. Wh
re tho mission of a neutral country in 4
lie oantine consented 10 do something f
Germany that it ought not to ha
IN done If hurt not only itself but
of brother missions in every country
m the world. The act of one man ca
d. suspicion on the diplomatic lives