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Show GEffiL LIS IS GIVE! i W Utah Soldiers See SpectaCli lar Trip in French "Ace's" Plane. UTAHN ALSO FLIB Payday at Camp Kearnj Puts Men in Good Humor. By FLOYD A. TIMMERMAN, r Staff .Correspondent, CAMP KEARNY, Cal., April l.-u. Eoldiers were thrilled today when Brif dler General Leroy g. Lyon occupied" seat in a batteplane piloted by Lieut-ant Lieut-ant Malrese, when the French "ace" -the machine through the wildest str-ever str-ever pulled over the cantonment. . "I want to go up with you 'teV-said 'teV-said General Lyon, "and I want von -W put the old wagon through the bep't '-- .' w raisers you have on your list." "Witi'l few .moments he stepped into the battleplane, clad in leather helme and goggles and in a few momeii i' got his wish. While the entire soldier populaticn Camp Kearny looked on in silen.-.i;"Y pla ne !iot into tfr air and rapidly ciirr- J to a great altitude. When the planed-peared planed-peared but a tiny speck in the skv suddenly shot downward and over V over in full loops. It then slipped ways and turned over several times"'-til times"'-til it appeared to the spectators ' surely the pilot had entirelylost octroi. oc-troi. But the drunken maneuverin s--only an exhibition known as the fa: -leaf, and. with a sudden swoop forwV-" the plane was straightened o'jl -; came banks, side sliptail spins and eral other stunts accomplished only -the expert, until a low altitude hadV gained and the plane was but a few -dred feet over the camp. General Only Smiled. The French lieutenant turned q1:!".-about, q1:!".-about, expecting to see at least a -r"-look on the general's face, but he. only a emile. Suddenly, the pilot d.vi downward with the idea of giving i-passeneer i-passeneer a thrill. The plane just cik--. the telegraph wires near the ral-rV tracks, more than a quarter of a rr. from the landing1 place on the ran: grounds, and it was here that both r courted disaster. The plane had sto: so low that even with full power s"d:e:' exerted it was with difficulty tha; -j. machine could keep clear of the forest' tents below. The plane hit the para grounds with a bump not an eagy t:i-as t:i-as is usual for the jammed plane" L. i made this impossible. The officers piled from the seat;, still the smile remained upon the ii of General Lyons, but there was not s. a happy look upon the pilot's face. ' he had understood the peril in that tr space of time. The flight will beirr.; subject of conversation for Camp rx; for many days. Utah Man Flies. Lieutenant Paul Williams of the regiment, and now attached to Ge:-Y , Lyons' staff, also made a fllshr-jLv-with the French fiver. Lieutena-; liams also received his share; o: tn! when the pilot put the plane thro;: several difficult stunts. Nearly everr :: ficer in the Utah regiment has now fe: in" the air. Pay day blew in this mornir.?, lowing- reveille, and was welcomed the usual loud shout from the ar.- men. The ST or SS which is the aven: pay. after deductions have been rnadt " insurance, allotments and canteen ehe'r disappears early in the month, ana is a Ions' wait until the jovous tune it. bursts forth from the bugles. Theer-reariment Theer-reariment was paid off within two v..:. time during the afternoon. ftah led again in health in the e:" division during the past week, acorr: . to the health report issued today. T' winning of this is now becoming s.:: regular thins that there is little tion paid to it. But the divisional s: tary department never forgets & ; score, and 'ne sines his praise f?r healthv and husky L'tah men. The 2"" ae sick in the command for the j was 25.7 men rer thousand. The ::' machine frun battalion came next 31. S and the. 115th sanitary train with 31-S. Utah led by a big nu.- - To Undergo Training. i A new selection of men to vr.." : a course in physical training. io j act as instructors lor their units. ! ordered today. Men of perfect c:iys:: i were asked to be sent to the school.. j opens In the division Monday. T-fi--I lowing men were chosen: Supply company. Kmest C sen. headquarters company: Corivri. K. Lanham. A battery: Corooral Er'-P, Er'-P, battery; Sergeant E. S. Filigree. -tery; Corporal Koford Jarvis. P Private Grover Aneell, K battery, pora! Fersuson. F battery. Private IT. F. Kampton.-' itary detachment: Corporal Bernard?'' During their attendance at the s the men will still quarter with the nr- ment. but will be dismissed irom o.-v duties. .4 An S. O. S. rail was sent out oy t ..t visional quartermaster depart rrn?rtV;; cobblers, a few days aco. and l-'T'r Utah men answered. Thev will bv-"'" ferred to the quartermaster 1m:--; and given tho ranks of full-fhVtp1 f biers, receiving the same pay ;is ics. 536. Thev are: Private J',.'" h Flores. A Mttorv: IV.vate Abe ; hatterv, and Saddler C. Brown of V tcry. w. All mess sergeants in t.ie reptnH..t been ordered to prepare for a tr:? -J pnekinc house at Old Town to'v... for ins t ruction in the b. a no hits ' moat. They wiil leave camp ci' 3 the morning. |