Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-23
BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
Especial Cofrespondsnss Of The Stai
and Chicago Daily News.)

| and Chicago Daily News.)
PARIS. France, July so.-A really
gripping story Of one OF the most re-
sx q sas We; Hanr
Rsservat. = hero Of the French aviation
corps. who recently succeeded in cscap-
Ing from . German prison camp and IL
France. I Wish I could convey in writ.
manner in which xdjutant asservst
speaks Of his strange experience.
tho famous nss,ins s:sadr,is g.
which was one Of the first flying groups
to 70 to the vsrdun front last year.
After many successful reconnotssancss
! 1915. to attack and destroy a German
| observation balloon. Tho attack was
successful and Ressrvat sent the
'drachen" flaming to earth. But while
stroying It four German aeroplanes
came up behind him and began Kidding
his machine with bullets.
Reservat was eight kilometers CAS-
miles) within the German lines. and
subjected not only to the attacks Of the
four aviators. but to a grilling shell fire
from nnti-aircratt guns. Yet he did not
lose hope Of getting back homo. He
headed for the French lines with his
four assailants after him. firing all the
time. Reservat's machine gun was a
fixed one and could only be fired in the
direction in which his machine was
headed. Several times he tried to ma
| neuver go as to return the German FIRE.
All his efforts were in vain. A number
of bullets pierced the motor and he was
forced to land in German territory.
Congratulate Reservat.
The four German pilots who had been
attacking Reservat also landed They
congratulated him upon his gallant
struggle. then wrote a note confirming
his having destroyed the drachen as
signed him, and telling of his being
captured after heroic attempt TO es-
cape. The note was carried up by
German aviator and dropped into the
French lines Reservat was put on
train and taken away TO German pris-
on camp near Mayence (the German
Nainz).
Captivity was not agreeable to this
eagle. who loved the free air, and
Reservat at once began planning his
escape. The camp at Mayence was too
well guarded, however. Then he was
| moved to Weilburg. where the regime
was even more strict. Seeing that there
was little hope of getting safely away
/ from this camp. Reservat volunteered
to go to work in a great agricultural
camp and succeeded in being trans
ferred to Giessen.
Here there was more freedom. The
prisoners were even allowed an hour a
| day in which to go out into the little
| village near by to purchase conee and
other bits. Reservat made the acquain-
| lance of an old peasant woman, and.
pretending that he wished ii as pro-
lection against the cold. asked her TO
| sell him a civilian overcoat. The wom-
an consented to sell the coat on con-
dition that it should be paid for with
\ chocolate, tea, canned goods and other
eatables, which Reservat received in
weekly parcels from France The ex-
| change was made. and the old woman
| also sold a civilian coat to young
zouave sergeant, who was to be Reser-
watts comrade in the dash for liberty.
For several cakes OF chocolate the
| scheming Frenchman also bought from
| a servant girl two rough felt hats.
Road Map in Parcel.
| Many months before one OF the prison.
| ers had received. hidden IN a parcel from
| France. a good road map Of Germany
| Reservat and his conrade made trac-
| ing OF It They also laid by a little store
| of chocolate, biscuit and canned foods sent
| them from home and finally. on March
IS. 1917 all was ready for the departure.
| Of ba hours late