The evening world., 1920-11-13

IN that four years / saw Georges
but twice. ! will tell you of those
two times. The frst was on a day
when l was or duty. l heard that
Carpenter was in camp not far
away 1 walked seven miles through
the woods and was fortunate enough
TO find him, for he was having a day
Of rest too. His plane was with him.
Idle for the day. He was glad to see
me and we talked of old times. You
know we were very great friends, for
once. when Georges was a very little
fellow, we fought hard fight in the
ring.
THE next time was on day az
Verdun-a very hot day. Georges
had been stationed at Fort Douau-
mont, l at Outrage Thiaumont"
Here LedouX stopped TO sketch
swiftly rough plan of the forts and
trench lines at Yerdun.
''The artillery fire was tremendous
that day and we knew We were about
TO make desperate attack II was
in August We were to try to retake
trenches 4the Germans had taken
from US the February before.
SAW CARPENTER WIN HIS
DECORATION.
'Of q sudden my comrades and |
saw a French plane flying over the
German lines. Shrapnel burst all
around 1t and from the trenches be-
low was a fierce rife and mnehine
gun flre. High above a number of
German planes Circled and swooped
down to attack. In a moment the
French plane, already partially dis
abled, was surrounded by enemies
trying to bring II down with bursS
,of machine gun fire. The French
plane lodged from side to side. find-
ing no escape. Suddenly It reeled
and fell, slantng steeply toward the
ground. But before the Germans
could follow II Strengthened out and
came limping toward US, almost hid =
den by bursting shrapnel.
1--WE shouted, as II the pilot could
hear US There Is one who will earn
a decoration we said to each other.
''The French plane, shattered and
out of control, crashed when II
redehed our Lines. 1t seemed SAT
ending TO one who had fought sC
yahantly to return. II was not unit
the next day shat l knew the tiyei
was Carpenter. that hc had liVeC
through the crash and was In th'
hospital, with no injury more serious
than a wound in the foot II was fol
that exploit he received the Medals
lGilitaire-highest honor for a soldie
OF France!
eat that time Carpenter was ar
aviatuer dHaison'-which mean
that he was on duty covering con
Meeting ground between attackinl
French forces and the German linei
In ha "a ha hn
been sent out over our lines and tn,
German lines TO photograph our ad
vance. You see, when we advances
In different places We spread red ant
white fiags on the ground at the point
we reached. Then our flyers photo
graphing the battlefield, took picture
that showed where our advance hat
gone all along the line. II was don
quickly. Five minutes In the al
speeding along the front with cam
erRs working, the films dropped Int
tanks 10 develop as they We're taker
and In ten minutes more the plan
had returned and the pictures wer
in the hands OF our commanding oth
GERS.
"Then. II. for instance, our advanc
was held up at one place by hidde
machine guns OF perhaps one hidde
machine gun, several OF our flyeI
would be sent sWOOplng over the lin
at a height OF only twenty or thirt
metres, directing a series OF burst
OF machine gun fire or droppln
bombs on the obstacle 20 destroy
And then we would move again.
Elm the morning this was Carper
tiers work. Later he was sent OF
again over the German lines on whl
is cahed a high mission task
great danger. like locating the hid
den German batteries by flying ov'
them at very low height, when II
neceBsary to return with importaI
information. II was when Carpenti'
returned that he was nearly d.
stroyed But he returned and d,
livered his message. II was for IN
ahey decorated him"
LEpouN SAW PLENTY Oh
ACTION.
"And what did you do that da
I.edoux7" ] asked.
LedouX, who was smiling, becan
sad.
''That day" he said, my compar