Show CAllA GALLANT NT 8 DOCHE H FLIER SPARED rA O OI LIFE Of fAN fANIN I IN ClO CLOUDS D American Ac Ace Now Visiting Salt Lake Says T Theres There's eres ere's One Good Hun Sport Refused to Kill Cripple By Kayem Grier HP THERE HERE was at least one good 1 sport in the tile fighting ranks of the kaiser This fact may be known to only one one ma man but to to that one it itIs itis itis is so well known that Its It's a matter of at pride Of course there may have been more German sports and good fellows but if It there hadn't been one one one- Well VeIl Sam Harris who is appearing with his wife in an original little skit entitled At the End of ot the Line at atthe tho the Casino theatre this I I II I I be here that's all For tho actor Sam who Is making his living now as al a s souse tc on the stage was until a few months ago Captain Sam II H Harris Ninety Ninety- sixth aero squadron A. A E K 1 P. P an AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican ace and one of ot the best known aviators to survive the war BUSHEL OF MEDALS Ho lIe has hns citations galore and one of the most profuse collection of medals and honor emblems ever brought back from the war But the most abundant thing he has is modest reticence He lie doesn't want to talk talle about his war warr r record cord lIe He says it is all over now and ho only did what any one else would have done cIone I Harris was in l France rance two years four months month and eleven days And he ho says I Ithe the only reason he se is back is because there was one good sport In the German German German Ger Ger- I man air service In an aerial battle over Mont Faucon Harris was wounded wound wound- wound wound-I ed cd by a German Fokker pilot The Tho Hun birdman came down upon him In a straight dive Harris Barris was taken by surprise and was an easy mart mark for the enemy A SPORT AND A GOOD ONE But Dut Instead of or turning his machine gun loose and sending a a. stream of ot l lead ad I 1 Into tho the American the tho German Gennan fired once and withdrew He lie knew he had hit his mark and wounded tho the pilot I Harris says that as the tho German sheered off oCt to one side he smiled and waved his hand Ho lIe knew know I was wounded and un unable unable unable un- un able to to put up a n. fight said Harris Barris He lie could easily have shot me down downin in flames but ho he was a n. good enough sport to give Ive me a chance for my life life- I came down flown and landed hard In a marsh I was bleeding badly from a I IRha Rha shagged Jed wound In my back A few months in tile the hospital and ond I was inthe In Inthe Inthe I the air again But nut whenever Germans were near I always k pt n a close lookout look lookout look look- out for that one good fellow I Isome- Isome somehow somehow some some- I how wanted to thang thong him and prove I I too could be a n good fellow j I AMONG FIRST OVER Harris was an exhibition flier fUer for the Curtis Curtiss Airplane company for three i f years ears before the United States Statts entered entered tho the war At the outbreak of or hostilities he was offered a commission and wu wal woe among overseas the tho first Americans sent I I Nine Nine- German planes were officially I c edited credited to him four more than necessary necessary 11 essary to make mako an ace Ho lie re received received re- re unofficial credit for three more Tho The most notable of 0 his aerial achievements was the tho destruction of ot a I giant Taube bombing plane at Serges This great ship hll carried a pilot lIot and I nine observers and nd bombers ThE They has Una been en engaged aged in bombing hospitals Harris Barris was given official credit for tor I bringing It down unassisted For this one feat he was awarded the croix de deguerre deguerre guerre and the French legion l of ot honor I a citation by the tile Belgians the cross of St. St George by the tho British and the dis- dis disi i service medal by the United United United Unit- Unit Uniti i ed States tea I j FOUND LOST BATTALION I While flying over oer a small forest one day Harris discovered the famous ramous lot lost I battalion of ot the Seventy seventh division divi- divi slon sion Believing him to be bo a German Gennan they opened fire upon him with ma- ma I Continued on pago page 8 S. SAM H H. H HARRIS American ace and former captain in inI inthe inthe the U. U S S. S air air service who got I official credit for nine GerI German German Ger Ger- man planes overseas I I i r L GALLANT BOCHE FLIER Continued from page 1 chine guns As he descended however however however how how- ever they discovered him to be an American He lie returned to his base reported their location and later flew back and bombed them with toma toma- toes The battalion had been without food for three days and the tomatoes carried over by Harris and other aviators aviators avi avi- aviators who went to their rescue sustained sustained sustained sus sus- them until the land forces came cameto cameto cameto to their aid ald REGULAR FAMILY MAN Harris Barris is the father of five children During the time he was overseas Mrs Harris Harrl was in vaudeville earning a JivIng living living liv liv- ing for herself and kiddies She also took an active Interest in war work The of San Francisco recently re recently recently re- re presented Harris with a diamond diamond diamond dia dia- dia- dia mond studded pin and an elaborate gold emblem of the order In addition to these he was given a life membership membership membership member member- ship in the lodge The Philadelphia lodge of Elks' Elks also presented him with a life membership in recognition of his services in the war |