ism . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Brown ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁N orton - Har jes ▁Am bul ance ▁Corps ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁En ▁route ▁to ▁France ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ ▁he ▁met ▁E . E . ▁C umm ings . ▁Due ▁to ▁an ▁organiz ational ▁mix - up , ▁the ▁two ▁spent ▁five ▁weeks ▁together ▁in ▁Paris ▁before ▁assigned ▁to ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁unit , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁became ▁close ▁friends . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Brown ▁and ▁C umm ings ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁susp icion ▁of ▁esp ion age ▁and ▁were ▁imprison ed ▁at ▁the ▁La ▁F ert é - Mac é ▁det ention ▁camp , ▁Or ne , ▁Norm andy . ▁C umm ings ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁after ▁inter vention ▁from ▁his ▁father ; ▁ ▁however , ▁Brown ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁was ▁transferred ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁in ▁Pr éc ign é . ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁release ▁for ▁three ▁additional ▁months , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁sa iled ▁for ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁reun ited ▁with ▁C umm ings . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Brown ▁later ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bo hem ian ▁circle ▁of ▁artists ▁and ▁writers ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village , ▁New ▁York , ▁contrib uting ▁articles ▁and ▁reviews ▁to ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁journ als ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁New ▁Mass es ▁and ▁The