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Show At i In Al lLlwl 3-11 liL AfPIDFNT French Army Officer and a Passenger Are Injured Hyers, Franco, June 2. Lieutenant Lieuten-ant "Lucas of the French army and his passenger, M. Hennequin, had a narrow escape from dtah today while attempting to conclude the first stage of the Paris-RomeVTurln aeroplane race Each man sustained a .broken leg. The acroplano was demolished. The lieutenant was under orders from the ministry of war to accompany accom-pany the contestants in the air race on the first leg from Paris to Nice On leaving Avignon yosterdny, he lost his way in the fog finally, after wandering for a considerable distance out of his course, landing at Marseilles Marseil-les This morning the lieu tenant resumed re-sumed his flight toward Nice. Ho mado a superb start and tho aeroplane aero-plane was going well as It passed over this city. A short time later, however, tho aviator returned to tho aeroplauo at Hyers for the purpose of adjusting his motor. When a short distance from tho ground, tho machine ma-chine veered sharply and was capsized. cap-sized. Attendants rushed up and1 tho two men were taken from undor the wreckage and sent to the hospital. oo |