East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-03

/ Has q Speed Of 1872 Miles an Flour.
> lat the same time. aud no one. wonld take
/, il into his room to sleep for more than
lone night The poor old dog had 10 gointo
lin different room every night And yet you
i wouldn't SAY that the men ever think Of
ldisaster. II Is matter Of course, and
!. nobody worries about II. When the noni-
tor is iastruc,iug over there he doesn't 20
up with his pupil as he docs here, bat
simply gives hin Instruction and sends
1 linn NJ II Tie pupil does not follow his
INSTRUCTION and falls those On the gsNnnd
do not ran 10 pick him np. The monitor
sends up the next man l,qfore directions
are given to pick up the man who had
fallen, and II lie refers 90 the accident Il
tis only TO advise the pupil not 70 make
mistake in following distractions IKE thar
foolish cadet over there" When one OF
our men falls or Is shot down we move NJ
ar the table where we sit in the order OF
our attainments
"TLe aviator who boasts nnduly Of hls
iattanmeDts. especially when his boosting
takes the form of cold print. has very
ldifficnlt time of il when the boys discover
it. aud they are bound to DO -, for some
Of the folks back homo always send them
clippings about anything concerning their
own branch of the service. suppose
the same is true of other branches. but
have seen for myself what happens to a
pilot who poses 10 the nninliiated a.
hero of the air when perhaps he II cply .
beginner.
"TheCafe CrllIon in Paris Is the rsther-
Ing place for all sorts Of Americans. and
| it is here that the young hero who has
been led into putting tcyer on the ppl'lic
by weakness for the liinellsht finds
himself in pprgatory. Esery. sort ct
army and navy man Is to be found M the
cafe at times, The Americans may 10.
officers sometimes including a general
airmen OF our own forces and ihoss Of
our allies and spruklins Of prisaie
citizens.
When Spoilighis Hurt
when it Is most crowded d man with
a fatal clipping will take the stage. get
up ON chair or otherwise make himself
master of the situation and, dragging his
wrctehed victim with liim. proceed TO
point him out 10 the crowd as lhc man
Of much achievement
This young man. he win call out,
pointing to the fellow who has been writ.
ten up FOR deeds he never did. this Young
man is the marvellous pilot Of the Frepch
.ir service OF whom you have no doubt
heard. He is one Of the greatest hefoes
of all time, deserving Of the plandits of
10 .a5f Of all -. IL
OF the world. My friends, II you doubt
IL listen 70 his story Ms II appeared in "a
certain American paper OH such date
Then he will read aleud the clipping
and call for three cheers from the crowd
OF course, the fellow that has brought
this down on himself enjoys this Some
times they send the hartendess to haul
him Mp where everybody can get a look
at him. OF course. the man tries to duck.
but he generally isn't successful. They
razz man In that place until his life
isn't worth living"
The other side of this picture Is the
conferrine Of the Medaille AiilitsIre upon ,
an aviator who has performed sosce val.
orous feat. This medal Is givru ealv u a
man In the ranks, and there 80 nskAtss
~'Nfh t'' fFkiVu ol tiOICr WuEn n H1un
p'ee desires 10 win. When the ceremony
of bestowing II is TO be performed every
man IN the squadron appears in fun drc~,
not only the aviators but all the. me.
rhanics as well. The mechanics are ali
drawn up in a square with the pilots In
'ront. Of them, aud the officers OF the
squadron in the centre with the genera,
who has come 10 confer the medal. Then
The man who is TO receive IL comes for.
ward and the general reads aloud what
he fellow who is getting the medal has
lone to deserve It This medal and the
.egion Of Honor are the enIy ONES which
ire conferred with kiss. As 4 rule
he men who get these medals have been
wounded in performinr Ae
leeds for which they are awarded ana
many Of them lose their lives, 80 that 4 IN
in extra distinction for man To MA
performed a deed Of this character ~
'till be able to come forward to RECEIVE
he medal Great stress is laid an thu
'trictest military order at such cere.
nopy. Mechanics. helpers, even the host
ers OF the squadron, are in full MARCHING
,rder, wearing their luggage rolls. GINS.
nc. 1t Is the intention Of the military
authorities to make tile ceremony aaiim
'ressiye one. and it never fails Of thh
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