The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-23

There Is going around the sporting
world a series Of 'tacks upon the repu'
tation Of Georges Carpenter. Whether
these attacks are inspired by persons
who resent the fact Carpenter Is
hero" while Dempseys war record IS
inpugned whetaer they enaaate from
the Dempsey crowd or not. l DO not
know.
Since the Frenchman arrived In Amer
lea 70 battle Dempsey. however the
charge has been made that he Is -FOUR
flush hero" tina; he did not enlist IN the
war until drafted, and that no never saw
service.
receive four TO ten letters day de-
handing 70 know why Carpenter IS re-
ferred TO as hero. and stating thai
Dampseys record IS as good The last
letter received waa received from 81.
Louis man whose name know. but VINO
uses the initials T. n. s. In Il he says,
among other things:
Mos, OF yo1r readers OF fair intelli-
gence resent your harp!nS on the Car
pentiNr hero bunk.
You don, shout Stacker at profess
sInna! bal players. Yet their records
were disgrace 70 sport.
Incidentally. va shouted until our
throatS were Sore.)
I'VE are getting pretty tired reading
ahou, this hero bunk. and why don't you
give an actual record OF Carpenters
Gotngs in n" war. and not make him a
hero by innuendo"'
What Carpenter Did In tho war.
Ca-p.a:jcr WAS IN his military class
prior 20 the outbreak OF the war. Al
the start OF the war August, 1914. he
was ordered 10 report rs q chauffeur
with the second aeronautic car.
Served. as "hau'reuv with the corps.
meantime training in aeronauticS thre"
months. until licensed to drive a Far
man ship May e. 1917.
Served three months at the front
with his escadrille until August Is. 1915.
when he was ordered back 10 general
reserve aviation A. a spare pilot await
ing assignment To another escAdr:i,r.
August 2S. injured in lcg in aero a"-
ciden,. In hospital.
September -. 1915. sent 10 front with
Farman eScadr:ile No 5S. on rcconnois-
ancc work in the French offensive In
the Chamn"'Sn-
Reported harbNd wire ertlnrl"mentS
durias Srou, work IN the offensive ot
Scpr.nrh.r -. Won Cr"tN 10 GIerre.
Citation ~ follows:
'pld no, n..l'e'" - ~ during misty
heather ana ran i"sH than @HH yards
above enemy i:..s. Never r"triruC .
- unit ,n!>~..a va, accomplished. ":r"u
with rs mlrn.n" ~ldihd w''h h.''"'S
e aud ~h"l. Sptlr'"r~.
N:.r,' "a 1HiG. t-ansCerrHd - Frrmtn
: cS,sldr:.,a N. y. rneSs"t MI French
q avjat"rS against crown prGre"'s attack
On N"rdun.
November 5, 1915 received MAtnii;e
Mill;a'rr rur heroic acton on Ie'uh"C
- IT,, he caytu-" OF Qua mon; NluN. MS
ci'aupu declaring No few :"ur Ennr~
, low above tho "u"my IN ""r'"ril 90
danger
pecrr,h"r. IGiS. s"rs 10 HOSPITAL IL
ness contracted p, the fyo"t Receives!
% re-r.,-s.nn - vl-i. United STAGES. rr'p
ahan,Iun.d rnr uuaa. y reasons
May Is. 1911. assigned :" "scadr'lIc
stationed in Algeria. Granted extension
= OF conyalesrenc" p"rI"G Declared ply
sically unit 60 r.-9u" H':"I. r~I do
tarhed and ordered r"p"r' - rhy>i.
cal instructor Jo!nyl'," -,N.oi
During summer - i'l- h">.uc ~
structor French army. touring French.
Belgian. British ans ~. r''s,u ;r'nts,
giving eXhihi'lur~ E.>,L - lbs" 3"s-
pItais tor wounded <,..H'"~ ~ 'r""'fs
sf.er HrIni-ti.a ~au' hrh 80 aviation
and deroh,'ize".
Record Is Clear.
. Sr,urc the stores c.rrUia'"d around
Atlantic CIV - one tina. rhr f'rruChman