Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1916 — Page 3

DARING WORK OF TWIN AVIATORS MAKES THEM HEROES IN FRANCE

Navarre Boys, Both Mentioned in National Army Orders, Succeed in Destroying Many Enemy Battle Aeroplanes—Mother Says “It Is Not the Cradles, but the Tombs, Which Attach Us So Closely to Our Country.”

Paris—The Navarre twins, as aviators, are for the moment the talk of France. Several times both of them have been mentioned in national orders, one in particular on account of his •wonderful success in destroying German battle aeroplanes. Jean Navarre, who has hitherto been the best known as “Adjudant’ Navarre (where “adjudant” is not the equivalent of “adjutant” in the American acceptation of the word, but corresponds to sergeant major) is now a sublieutenant, it was not he, however, as erroneously understood by the German newspapers, but the other twin, Pierre, who recently challenged thesuccessful German aviator, Lieutenant Immelmann, to a duel in the clouds, which the latter refused. While Georges Guinemer continues to be the hero of the French schoolboy on account of his extremely youthful - appearance and his delicate, boyish face, the Navarre brothers have attracted wide attention in a most surprising degree, as they are equally youthful, being only twenty years old, and as they had already been noted for their general ability as amateurs in field sports. They are small, vigorous, bright and vivacious. They had been in the military service only a few weeks when both began to receive decorations. Jean was the first to become an airman and thus far has the advantage over his brother of having already destroyed a sufficient number of enemy machines to warrant his name being used with each fresh exploit, an honor which has not yet been accorded to his brother Pierre for aviation work, as his deeds in the air are alluded to without the name being given. Pierre already has been mentioned by name, however, for other military service. .—. ——

Mere Boys Become Aviators. But it is not merely the popular Interest which the two young men have aroused that makes their case interesting, but the fact that the military authorities Regard the advent of the young men into the French aviation service as an event of the greatest importance, and as proving that mere boys can make great aviators. One man like Sublieutenant Navarre or Sublieutenant Gulnemer can upset the entire arrangements of the German general staff when the latter prepares a surprise movement and guards its lines of operations by scores of fighting aircraft In the hope of Insuring secrecy for all movements. Both Navarre and Guinemer have spoiled well-laid schemes to the east and west of the Meuse river since the battle of Verdun began on February 21. As the war goes on the services of highly skilled aviators are regarded as more and more Important and, when the occasional man with the special genius for the most important part of the work which the aviator can render comes forth, the French authorities are very prompt in giving him recognition and in setting him up as a model for the other air fighters. So much has been published of late in the press of Europe regarding the Navarre twins, and so much confusion has arisen with regard to the identity of one or the other as performer of certain exploits, that Mr. Jean Rogier decided to call upon the proud mother of the two young men at her residence at Oullins, a suburb of Lyons, to obtain from her details regarding them She is the mother of ten children, five boys and five girls, and is the daughter of a major of artillery. Her husband belongs to an old French family and is a paper manufacturer. The Mother’s View. "What shall I say about Jean?” she is quoted in the Petit Parlsien as saying. “There is no story to tell; he is simply my Jean. He never speaks about his exploits and it is only from the newspapers that I learn of them. Jean and Pierre were born at Joui-sur-Morln. “They are good little boys. They have always loved and worshiped each other. ~ They wer'e always together and had the same tastes and inclinations -and we spared no trouble or expense in their education. They devoted themselves to all kinds of sports and are magnificently healthy and handsome: “It is true that Jean is more or less undisciplined and does not understand much about obedience, not through wickedness, but because he is made that way, for his is a lovely character. His father desired to prepare him for a commercial career, but the idea of having to obey so many superiors was irksome to Jean, and after he took his bachelor’s degree at college he attended an athletic school at Rheims and entered the aviation school at Paris. “Jean has always shown a taste for aviation. As children; a few.--yeaxs-ago, he and Pierre had bought a little motor and had constructed an aeroplane. In all the letters which they wrote us at that time hardly anything was mentioned except phrases about aeroplanes, such as the ‘curving of the wings,* the 'stabiliser,’ the ‘steering from below’ and all sorts of technical terms. They thought of nothing but aeroplanes and were already aviators.

“In the month before the war began Jean, with the authorization of his father, went to Crotoy to become trained as an air pilot. He had not time to begin his work when the hostilities began. and Jean had to come back to Lyons, ••.. ■’ - ——J—_ Was Rejected at First. “He made every effort to enter the army both here and at Bordeaux, but could not succeed, as he was too young. ‘You are too small a boy to fly,’ they told him invariably, and poor Jean was heartbroken, but he is of an obstinate nature, and he Induced Senator Lacroix, a friend of the family, to obtain for him admission to the aviation service at Saint Cyr. “A few days after his arrival there, however, the school was transferred and Jean was again in trouble. By new exertions he succeeded in being sent to Bron, but he found there was no activity whatever, and finally at Christmas he was allowed to go to the front. He was given a few weeks’ training with an air squadron and then, on his very first flight, he brought down a large German machine. “Since then they tell me that air fighting has been a dally matter with him and that his exploits are almost innumerable, and that the military authorities have officially given credit for the destruction of eight enemy machines, as careful investigation had proved that at least this eight have been entirely destroyed as a result of his work. “I no longer tremble for him. I realize that the death which he might meet in this way is not dreaded or even feared. France will be all the dearer to me, even if I have to lose my boy in his present work. “They say that it is the cradles which attach us so closely to our country. No, it is not the cradles, but the tombs. One can carry Off the cradles into other countries, but the tombs remain. Ido not tremble for my son, but I have h certain feeling of pity for those whom he brings down.

Pities the Victims. "One day I said to the twins, ’The poor devils,’ speaking of the enemy. Jean simply shook his head without saying anything, but Pierre corrected me by saying ‘the villains!’ “I saw Jean recently in Paris, where he had gone to get a new aeroplane. We went out for a walk and, as he wore all hiß decorations, people looked at us and I was very happy. I said to him, ‘Tell me what you do at Verdun.’ “ ‘What can I tell you, mother?’ he replied, and that was all he said about his aviation work. It was from the machinists that I obtained the news regarding all his movements, and, although I have more love for my boys than pride in them, still, I must admit that I am very proud of Jean and of Pierre. --■ - "Of Pierre people have not yet heard as much as of Jean, because he has followed a rather different line since the war began. He was accepted as a volunteer in the infantry service at the very beginning and he was awarded a decoration for a brilliant deed

PREMIER OF TURKEY

A new photograph of Talaat Bey, the premier of Turkey. Germany has drawn large forces of her Turkish allies from the Balkan front to assist in attempting to break through the British lines along the Yser. -

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which he performed in the early days at Ypres. "Volunteers had been called for to remove the debris of a house which had been shelled and which had buried a number of officers, including a general. Pierre offered himself and, under a frightful shelling by the Germans, he helped to bring out the victims safely. “Again, at Notre Dame de Lorette he obtained this mention in army orders: ‘Of a remarkable bravery and full of spirit, he led Infantry troops which had been deprived of their officers.’ Then later in order to be near Jean, he succeeded in obtaining a position in the aviation service.. “Recently he went out with an air squadron to chase enemy aeroplanes. He pursued and brought down an adversary, but as he was coming back he saw suddenly come up behind him a powerful German machine which began to Are on him with a machine gun at close range. Pierre Is Wounded. “Before he could turn and face the enemy he received a bullet in the arm which cut an artery. As it was impossible for him to continue the fight, he headed downward, losing blood rapidly. He succeeded in landing near where his brother was and fell exhausted. Some soldiers carried him to the ambulance.

“Jean at the time was in the air and after he had finished the career of a large German aeroplane he descended and learned that Pierre had been wounded. Almost crazed with grief, he obtained an automobile and rushed to the ambulance and found Pierre in the receiving station in the rear of the Verdun lines and he took him in the automobile to the hospital at Bar-le-Due. Then he went back and within a couple of hours performed one of his most brilliant exploits in the air. “A colonel who knows Jean told me that he met him the other day in Paris and, touching him on the shoulder, said: ‘Jean, they can’t give you anything more. You have the military cross with seven bars, the military medal and the Legion of Honor. Really, there is nothing more that you can receive. You are going to live on now without any prospect of reward.’ “ ‘No,’ replied Jean, ‘that is not my view. It is true that they may not have anything more to give me, but I on my part can still go on working to be more deserving of what they have already given me.’ “Was not that a charming remark for a boy who is fighting for his country?” asked the proud mother of the most-talked-of airman in France.

SHOT IN HEART, RECOVERS

British Doctors Perform Unusual Operation Successfully on Wounded Soldier. London. —The proudest wounded soldier in London is the man who has just had a jagged piece of shrapnel removed from his heart by an operation that has excited the greatest interest among doctors. The shrapnel, whose edges might have torn through the adjacent tissue on any exertion of the sufferer, was lodged in the pericardium, in a position apparently so inaccessible that it was thought inadvisable to operate. The patient was able to leave his bed, but was obviously permanently unfit Then an Australian surgeon suggested how the operation could be performed. It involved most intricate surgery and at the end the shrapnel was to be picked out by the surgeon’s delicate fingers. The soldier, who is well on his way to complete recovery, now cherishes a mounted piece of shrapnel destined to become an heirloom.

MEN ARE TALLER IN MORNING

Marine Examiners Say They May Measure Half an Inch More After Breakfast. Washington, D. G. —Men are taller in the morning than in the evening, medical examiners for the United States Marine corps declare, and the applicant for enlistment who is of medium or small stature has a better chance just after breakfast to meet the height requirements than at any other time during the day. The discs of cartilage between the vertebrae of the backbone yield considerably to the pressure due to the weight of the body, when it is erect, and expand themselves while the body is in a recumbent position. This effect may amount to as much as half an inch in the case of a heavy man of say five feet ten inches in height, according to the marine corps medical examiners.

INITIATION FEE, ONE HOG

Lodge Now Owns Porcine as Result of Offer and Acceptance in Joking Spirit Albany, Ore. —A pig was the unique initiation fee which Walter Miller, Jr., paid to join the Knights of Pythias lodge here. So, as the result of an offer and an acceptance in a joking spirit, the lodge now has a good hog which is worth more than the customary initiation fee. Miller had ex- t pressed a desire to join the lodge and was signing an application for membership when he asked the amount of the initiation fee. “I've got a lot of good hogs and will trade you one of them for my initiation fee,” he remarked jokingly, and members of the lodge promptly accepted the offer. He volunteered later to kefep the hog and feed it free of charge until the lodge desired to sell it, and this he is doing-

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

The housekeeper who wears clothing suited to her working hours knows that it adds to her comfort. Such dresses, however, are not always attractive in appearance, and the woman who Ignores neatness and a pleasing effect in her costume while busy with her routine household tasks makes a mistake —and is apt, moreover, to acquire habits of The design of a housekeeping dress shown here is neat, attractive, stylish in cut and convenient. The two little pockets in front not only are orna-

Attractive House Dress.

mental, but they save much time that might, without them, be wasted in seeking for keys, pencil, note pad, handkerchief or purse. A housewife may need any or all of these things at unexpected moments, and many an hour is rescued during the week when the little necessities of housekeeping are collected in a pocket.’ A charming way to make up this frock is the following: Use a gingham with a general effect of blue or pink—whichever is the more becoming. Get a small piece of.plaid, of the ground color of the dress, and use this for pockets, belt, cuffs, collar. If the aim is to be rather dressy, also make bands of the plaid around the bottom of the skirt. A band three inches wide above the hem is attractive, and about two inches above this place another band about half the width. Any pretty color combination gives a smart effect, and this simple dress can be made exceedingly attractive. A ruffled net or lawn collar will add greatly to the general effect. If the frock be of thin lawn, for summer wear, little ruffles are charming in place of bands, and are little trouble in ironing.

USEFUL TO HOLD THE PINS

Case for Which There Is Constant Use May Be Made in One’s Spare Moments. ■ 11 “ < This Is a useful little article that can be made in spare moments, and it is intended for holding ordinary pins and safety pins. For making it, cut out two pieces of thin card, each measuring five inches in length and two and one-half

Useful Case for Pins.

inches in width. The cards are covered on the outer sides with dark green watered silk and on the inner sides with thin flannel. The flannel is plaited down the center so that it forms a rib into which the pinrf may be fastened. A glance at the small sketch on the right of the illustration, which shows the case open, explains this. The material for covering the outside of the case is cut out in one piece, and so is the flannel; the cards are placed between them and the materials are sewed together at the edges and across the center, where the ends of the two cards meet. On the front of the case the word “Pins" Is embroidered with scarlet silk, and the case lai edged with a fine

silk cord of the same color, which is carried into little loops at the corners.. For hanging up this handy little article a piece of some of the same silk cord is fastened round the center and the ends of the cord are knotted together and frayed out into a tassel. Well filled with pins, this would make a salable article to prepare for a bazaar.

KEEPING DRESSES IN ORDER

Mother’s Idea of Arranging Little Bfarments Is Worth Trouble of Keeping in the Memory. ■ - . . - -- ■ ■ - . . Where to keefi my baby’s dresses when not in use was a never-ending problem. They took up so much room in the clothes press or dresser drawers, the one I wanted was always sure to be at the bottom and they were always mussed and crumpled from handling. I purchased for a nickel at the five and ten-cent store a wire coat hanger which had two spring clothespins attached and Which were intended to hold the skirt of a suit For another five cents I procured an extra dozen of these spring pins, had my husband untwist the wire which held the two on the hanger, slip on the extra 12, and twist the wire back into position. I can catch from one to four dresses on each pin, and the hanger holding about two dozen dresses hangs on a single hook in the clothes press. I can see the one I want at a glance, and they are always fresh and dainty. We have since made similar affairs for colored dresses, skirts, and the like, and should think this would be a great help to mothers living in small apartments and flats. —Good Housekeping.

CASE FOR THE NIGHTDRESS

Dainty Receptacle That Need Not Cost Much Is Simple Task for Any Clever Needlewoman., One of the sweetest of nightdress cases can be made and at hardly any cost. Get the muslin of a nice quality, it is quite cheap to buy and always a good width. To make the case, cut out a strip 18 inches ‘wide and 40 inches long. Make a hem on the two sides of the muslin and the top and bottom of it; turn up a third of the length and seam the sides up; thus the pocket is made. The portion that is left folds over the pockets tq form the top cover of flap. Now about four Inches from the edges of the flap sew on some white

Dainty Nightdress Case.

insertion, lace or needlework, that will allow of ribbon two Inches wide to thread through. There are many pretty suitable headings to be bought. All around the outside of the flap sew some very pretty and dainty lace, it may be fine crochet, fine knitting or machine lace. Through the slots of the insertion thread some silk or satin ribbon and tie into a bow at the top left-hand corner. The ribbon should be a delicate shade of color, such as pale mauve, blue or shell pink. If liked, of course, it can be white, but a touch of color adds greatly to the effect. Remove the ribbon and the case will wash beautifully, and is starched and got up in the ordinary way.

Lingerie Dresses.

White net is being used for lingerie dresses this season. The washable white net is selected, and when the pretty frock is soiled it may be sent to the laundry along with white dimity and lawn costumes. These white net dresses are rather simply made, with ruffled skirts, or full, gathered skirts tucked in groups. Shirrings are lovely in net, but they do not launder very satisfactorily. Neither do net plaitings. So it is best to use narrow white lace or frilled footing as a trimming on bodice and sleeves. Snap fasteners close such a frock invisibly, and usually there is a slip of accordion-plaited daphne silk, or of pussy-willow taffeta to go underneath. Such a frock may be worn at a very informal afternoon affair, or —with handsome sash, tinted pussy-willow lining and dainty slippers—at a formal evening affair in summer.

Blackbirds Decorate a Parasol.

Why the insistence on birds in this summer’s styles no manufacturer has yet paused to explain, but birds are there all right, and in flocks. A pretty parasol now exhibited in a show window is decorated with them. The parasol is of a lovely shade of pink and of the new shape; that is its ribs are much straighter than were those of the old-fashioned parasol, so that it forms less of a mushroom and the underside is more clearly exhibited to the public. It is this underside which i» decorated with skimming blackbirds, their wings outstretched in most artletic fashion. \

The Guarded Heart

By REV. B. B. SUTCLIFFE

Extension Department Moody Bibl* Institute of Chicago

TEXT—The peace of God shall guard your heart and mind.—Phil. 4:5-7. These three verses should be read together to get the thought the apostle

"don’t worry.’’ It means, as Conybeare and Howson put it, “let no care trouble you.” A most surprising exhortation when we think of the sin. within us; surprising when we think of the many painful experiences we meet, the hard surroundings, the bitter circumstances, the unexplained disappointments; surprising when we think of the constantly Increasing difficulties that strew our paths. Yet in spite of all of these he says “don’t worry.” We need' not worry, it is wicked to worry, it is against the lessons of nature revelation and our peace in the Lord. It is disobedience*, too, because it is the Lord himself who says "Be careful for nothing.” It is well known that worry will kill where work only makes strong. But how are we to avoid that which is so common among us? The next sentence tells us. Simple Method. "In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Here is the simple method of avoiding the useless, wearying worry. Take everything to God in prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear— All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer.

The small things or the large are to be taken to him, the joyous, glad things as well as the sad and bitter things, the simple things as well as the difficult, the personal and private as well as the public affairs —everything is to be carried unto the Lord. And they are to be taken to him with thankfulness. The thankfulness will be there in the measure of our trust in him. A little boy takes his broken toy to his father. After seeing it the father said, "I’ll fix it for you, son." The boy says, “Thank you, daddy,” and goes off content because he trusts his father’s word. To the measure of our trust in our Father when we bring our affairs to him will be the measure of our thankfulness. Only let us be as children before him and the outcome will be certain. Sure Result. “The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ" The heart as a fortress will be guarded by the peace of God and the mind, the entrance to that fortress, will be kppt by the same peace. It is the peace of God, not merely peace with God. The latter is for the conscience and comes by faith in his work; the former is for the heart and mind and comes by faith in his word and his presence. We cannot conceive of God being worried. Nothing can overcome him, nothing the future holds can ever take him by surprise. No evil the past holds that the blood cannot blot out, no distress of the present that he cannot relieve, and no darkness of the future that his presence cannot lighten. And to the measure of our trust will be the measure of our peace. Unbelief and an unsurrendered will are the two great hindrances to the enjoyment of the peace of God which passeth all understanding. '

A child came close to his teacher’s side. His book tight clasped in his little hand. “Teachey.” he said, with wistful eyes. “We’re coming to words that I don’t undei Stand. ■■■■■-■ I’ve turned the pages over and over, And the words are so big and they’re all so new, ■ When we come to the lessons where they are put, O teacher, I don’t know what I'll do!" The teacher smiled at the troubled face. And tenderly* stroked the curly head: "Before we reach' them,” I think you will learn The way to read them,” she gently said; "But If you shoudn’t. I'll help you then. And don’t you think that the wisest plan Is to learn the lesson that comes today, And learn it the very best you cant” -I And it seems to me: it is so with us; We look at the days that are still ahead. The days that perchance may never be ours— With a pitiless longing and a nameless dread. But surely the Teacher who gives the task ; Wm lovingly watch, as we try to read With faltering tongue and tear-dimmed eyes, And will help his children in time of need." We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.— Seneo .

has to give us. Someone has epitomized them by saying we are meant to have c ar -of u 1 ness fas nothing, prayerfulness in everything, thankfulness for anything, and it. might bo added, peacefulness in all things. “Be careful for nothing;” or, as the R. V. says, “in nothing be anxious;" or, as we would say today.